Jennifer McDonald considers herself a woman of mystery. Who is this socialite from Spanish Fork, Utah? Mother of three? Wife of one? Conqueror of the laundry and all spilled milk? Would anyone seeing this mild-mannered mom-about-town realize that after giving birth to fraternal twins while still a student in college she would wait nearly ten years before adopting her youngest son? And that today, she can tame the two teenagers' appetites for fashion and Honey Nut Cheerios, while at the same time starting Backyardigans on Netflix for the toddler? Can this biography handle any more questions without bursting at the seams? Probably not, so we move to swift conclusion with this inspiring quote from one of Jennifer's favorite philosophers, "yes, those birds are very angry, aren't they? And nothing calms an angry bird like being shot across the sky at a bunch of laughing pigs."
The finished product! Can't you tell we had a lot of fun?
Here's cheerful Emily working on an egg design of her own.
We colored eggs yesterday too. I decided to try something different than the traditional dye. It's called speckled eggs. The kids had fun with it too. Jason's working on an egg here.
We went to a rock and gem show yesterday since the kids had no school. (their choice). We may have some future rockhounds now. They are both excited about the rocks that they purchased.
Sunday, March 13, 2005
Here's a family picture for you all to see. It's from last Spring so it isn't totally current. Hopefully we'll get another taken soon so we have a more recent one.
This is Emily after she blew out the candles on her butterfly cupcakes. After years of sharing parties they finally wanted their own parties this year.
Here's Jason blowing out his birthday candles last month. That was my attempt at making a soccer ball cake.
Ever since I cut my hair Emily has wanted to cut hers too. I finally gave in and let her do it. She loves it.
I chopped off my hair about a month ago. Here's the new me.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.