california love !

this song sums it up the best.

i have A LOT of cali pride !

excuse the crazy intro ..

CALIFORNIA LOVE

[i cant figure out how to upload a video ! help please. hannah i know you would know !]

one month !

it is now april 5, 2010.

one month down.

i cant tell whether its gone fast or slow.

i am really grateful to be reunited with these two wonderful ladies.

big sister & sister.

they are my life. they keep me grounded. they keep me going.

and also i have FINALLY met the boys in their lives.

brother alex & brother braden.

both who i have only known for one month now.

they have both been in the family for over 16 months though !

they are keepers. good for my sisters. very nice to me. good brothers. i approve.

see.

Easter Morn ..

what a glorious day.

it is the day we celebrate the RESURRECTION of the Savior Jesus Christ.

i know we have a Prophet and Apostles on the earth today who are special witness' that the Savior Lives.

i know with all my heart that HE LIVES. it is true.

i KNOW Jesus is the Christ and that only through Him can we return to our Heavenly Father.

what a gift He gave us.

i love the gospel of Jesus Christ.

april 1st, 2010

today is april fools day.

i really don't know why we have a day to pull pranks on each other.

maybe i should wikipedia it.

i have no good pranks to play.

all i have is this ..

april 1st, 2009 .. i was in Wisconsin and i met my 4th companion .. Sister Virginia Johnson !

that was a day to remember. not in a joking way. it was a really good day.

especially b.c. gary did not cancel or april fools us.

thats all i got. no jokes. just memories.

MY LIL' SISTER PLUIM !

this is SISTER ESTHER KLAASKE PLUIM. she is my 4th daughter [i trained her !] in the WMM.
she is AMAZING.

today is her day of birth. she turned a big 22 !
she is so young yet. she makes me smile in so many ways.

this is one of the many ways.
 her crazy smiles. her laugh when something is funny.
also her dance skills are fabulous !

i helped her over come the fear to cut her hair !

it WAS good lookin long. now ITS good lookin short.

we had many ADVENTURES in the snow. she taught me the NORTHERN UTAH way of shoveling and having fun in the snow. we got to spend thanksgiving, christmas and new years together. JOY.

then we got seperated for my last 6 weeks in the WMM.

we cried as we hugged each other goodbye.

i learned so much about love, family, scripures stories, service and really KNOWING the Lord was THERE and He was watching over us and was with us.

oh how i love sister pluim. she has a year yet in the WMM and she gots it on lock !

magical !

i LOVE wind chimes.

they sound MAGICAL.

my mom has about 5 of them on our front porch.

mother like daughter ?

i think so.

beautiful.

i was sitting on our front porch yesterday talking to some of my wisco folks and from where i was sitting the sun was shinning through this particular wind chime.

it was so beautiful. breathtaking almost.

one thing i am obsessed with when it comes to photography is LIGHT.

i love the sunlight and the glow/feel it gives.

the sabbath day !

"Come Unto Jesus"

Come unto Jesus, ye heavy laden,

Careworn and fainting, by sin oppressed.

He’ll safely guide you unto that haven

Where all who trust him may rest.

Come unto Jesus; He’ll ever heed you,

Though in the darkness you’ve gone astray.

His love will find you and gently lead you

From darkest night into day.

Come unto Jesus; He’ll surely hear you,

If you in meekness plead for his love.

Oh, know you not that angels are near you

From brightest mansions above?

Come unto Jesus from ev’ry nation,

From ev’ry land and isle of the sea.

Unto the high and lowly in station,

Ever he calls, “Come to me.”

as i sat in church today this song really touched my heart. it helped me to remember that the Savior REALLY is there for me. for everyone. for ALL. i love the healing, restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

smile.

i love taking walks along the streets.

since i dont have much else to do.

this fun sun was on Lemon as well.

i saw it the other night while i was on the phone walking around.

i had to wait till morning till i could photograph mr. sun.

that happened yesterday.

he enjoyed his photo shoot.

what a good day yesterday was too.

it was the first time i went to the beach in 1.5years.

it felt awkward to wear a swim suit and be on sand with bare feet BUT the california girl game back to me pretty fast and i adjusted really well.

plus doesn't mr. sun just really make you smile ?

i know he makes me. smiling = happiness. try it.

friday.

in Monrovia there are certain days where you cant park on a certain street during certain times.

this is so the street sweepers can clean the streets. 

nice for the community but bad when you forget to move your car.

i've gotten lots of tickets due to these signs.

i think this person was angry with it too.

as i walked along the street of Lemon today i found this sign down on the ground.

interesting. what ever the story is behind it.

interesting that today was also friday. 

well as i am blogging this it is now saturday. but same thing right ?

i like it. i like Monrovia. i like the street sweeping.

the warner home.

this is our tree. marmie just told me its a PINK TRUMPET. i love it. she doesnt love having to clean up after it. the beautiful pink flowers fall on the cars everywhere. but it is pretty amazing to look at though.

our house is on a pretty main street in the little town on Monrovia. i love our little cozy home. its small but its perfect. the little white fence and amazing pink tree is how i tell people to find it. also Monrovians know it as the duck house. my sister owns them. they shall have a photo shoot later.