so i went to the fair last week. one of my assignments in photo class was to take some "motion" shots. i had a blast with this one as you can see. first off i was so excited to go to the fair. fairs are one good memory i have of childhood. it was something we did every year and always looked forward to. you have to realize i grew up in a town the size of a gnat so the fair coming to town was wicked cool. first you have the killer rides--and i do ride them all, then you have the good food that only a fair has--yep, i'm talking fry bread and cotton candy and candy apples and corn dogs. that's good eatin' folks. and all for the bargain price of $100. pretty sure that's what we spent. oh, and to see haley totally diggin' all the rides--priceless...L

Well its been a while since Ive done one of these. Well I had a pretty fun experience last week. We went to this investigators house and a man gave us this flyer for a interreligious prayer for the peace in the world. We took and we were just like ok we gotta get to this appointment. So we went and read Enos and talked about prayer and hungering or desiring the anwser. then we after the lesson we asked the investigator if she wanted to go to the pray for the peace event thing and shes like yea lets go. So we went and there was muslims , scientologists , cattolici, protestant and buddihists all doing there prayers and talking to us about peace. Then something in my heads like what would you say if you had to talk about the peace. So I thought about it and finished thinking about it then this guy that help raise this event grabs me and is like your the mormons right? Would you like to come up and tell us about the importance of peace in your church. I was like o... ok. So I went up there and they introduced me and I did a little speal on peace and how we should pray so that we can be instruments for the peace and that we need peace in the family with husbands and wifes and children before we can go outside and pray for world peace. Yea maan I kow that was the prompting of the spirit that helped prepare me for the oppurtunity to get our church known over here and if it werent for the spirit I would have peed my pants in front of everyone and ran away crying. Yea the spirit rocks. D&C 8:2-3

con affetto
Anziano Gilbert


that was my email today from my son. you just have to know dallas--so anti public speaking! so proud of him and all he has done and learned on his mission. i'm telling you--this is not the same boy that lived in my home!!!! :) so i of course had to post the pic with him holding the cutest little girl and a peace sign. peace out everyone--it begins at home...L

just a few of the photos i have done for my photo class...L

can you believe it? seeing is believing! i actually got a picture up!! Thanks, beth and firefox!! and thank the man in this picture with the mohawk for getting the firefox up and running for me!! love you...L

more pictures to follow now--i am a happy girl! :)

well, due to the underwhelming response to keep my blog up i decided that i would keep blogging come hell or heinous computer. i love the word heinous--can you tell? anyhoo--big news--i can see the top of my scrap table--it's white!!! see what taking a few minutes off of blogging can do for a girl? ok, now the trick is to not stop the organizing--cuz usually i see some white space on my table and i want to do a layout. never mind the piles on the floor. if i can see my table i think all is right with the world. so i am going to forge ahead--with my organizing and blogging...L

first--time for another deep thought by jack handey: I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?" "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet. You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times." It was all true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach. He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.

psssst--anyone think that kerry's been to target yet? anyone? anyone? bueller?

well, this is my last post for a little while. i am really sad about not being able to load pictures up--i have tried a lot of different things but to no avail. i even tried the free typepad and couldn't get pictures up there either. sorry to disapoint my 1.5 readers but it's no fun w/o being able to put up pics and layouts--which i can't stitch anymore anyway cuz the new computer puts my scans somewhere heinous that i can't figure out either. i am not a computer whiz. anway--this frees up about 10 more minutes to work on the other areas of life--like cleaning a scrap area that looks like a major tornado went through and then came back again cuz it didn't do enough damage the first time!

lisa out

ok--just realized that my spelling check won't work either--bloddy heel!

Lukas, you're our boy!!!!! YEAH!!!! All's right with the world...L

ok--LUKAS rocks!!! tune in tomorrow night to see him win! i do have to say that Dilana is a close second--her Roxanne song was off the charts! if she wins i might forgive 'em. but toby and magni gotta go!

on a funny sort-of-related sidenote, and as a shout out to beth, i have my own supernova rock star--it's anna--my always singing child--a few days ago she is singing her own version of "video killed the radio star" but to let all of you know--it's "video killed the radio STORE" just in case you didn't know--FYI beth--let your kids know asap!

so onto fun news about my missionary boy--(yeah--i can so talk about rockstars and missionaries in the same post!) my son emailed us this week that he got to take a p-day and go and see the formula one car race. it's very loud in case anyone was wondering!!! then later him and his companion went to mcdonalds to eat and he felt impressed to stick around after they had finished eating. he ended up running into a woman that he had taught in his very first area with his first companion and then she had moved and they lost contact! she was so excited to see him and ran over and yelled "anziano gilbert!!" he was extremely happy to see her and they now have an appt. to go see her. so proud i am of that one!

not much else--got the big scrapbook convention to go to this weekend. must get sleep. and shanna you are sooo lucky--still can't get my pictures to load to this piece of crap blog!!! i even changed browsers and disabled the firewall. such is life...L

oh yeah--any ideas whom won't be winning rockstar supernova? yeah, that would be shanna belting out "you light up my life" at creative escape--um, she even did it again after i threatened to put a paper piercer in her heart! so shanna will not be touring with tommy lee this year(even though she's sportin' enough tattoos to look like his love child!) ha ha

(go lukas!) :)

so i am back from Creative Escape. Holy hell that was a good time! Can't believe how much "free" stuff we got--except Shanna kept reminding me that it wasn't "free", we actually paid for it!! well, party pooper--I still think it was free! Everything was sooooo thought out--such cute little details and fun stuff--pink popcorn, pink bubblebath, fun RAK's in the class, cute nametags. my favorite thing was the ice cold pop with GLASSES and ICE in every class room. thanks--can't live without my soda fix. also loved the fact that they gave us 30 minutes in between classes which was nice so i didn't feel rushed. great classes and wonderful roomie and what else--oh, just wait until i get my pictures up--i feel i might have a few BAD ones of shanna that might have to go up...Shalom...L

i'm heading out for a scrapbook weekend tomorrow. Shanna and I planned and paid for this like, a lifetime ago and it's finally here! Can't wait!! No cooking, cleaning--just a weekend of fun girl time!! Extra special thanks to my hubby for taking care of the kids and letting me do something fun for me on HIS birthday!!! Happy birthday sweetheart--here's to another um, 30 years...L

well, today was a good day. labor day indeed. 3 trips to the nursery and i am now the proud owner of a small orchard in my back yard. apples. peach. plum. cherry. all trees in my backyard! so fun. then we bought some new plants and flowers to plant in front and back. rosemary, strawberries, aster, roses, butterfly bush, pansies, rose trees and wisteria!! yummy. i love the nursery. next to a bookstore that would be a fun place to own. I love to look and touch all the flowers, trees, shrubs. get my hands in the dirt.. have fun. i even did a little weeding. all in all a good labor day...L

well, i have been tagged! a first! so here goes!!

IF YOU COULD BUILD A HOUSE ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE? Gearhart, Oregon—someday…
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ARTICLE OF CLOTHING? Shoes!
FAVORITE PHYSICAL FEATURE OF THE OPPOSITE SEX? smile/hands
WHAT'S THE LAST CD YOU BOUGHT? Red Hot chili peppers
WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE? On the ocean or close to it
WHERE'S YOUR LEAST FAVORITE PLACE TO BE? hospital
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE MASSAGED? Head and shoulders
Strong in mind or strong in body? Definitely both—I’m no wimp
WHAT TIME DO YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? 6 a.m.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE KITCHEN APPLIANCE? the faucet above the cooktop
WHAT MAKES YOU REALLY ANGRY? hypocrites
IF YOU COULD PLAY AN INSTRUMENT, WHAT WOULD IT BE? DRUMS!
FAVORITE COLOR? Brown—green is next!
WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SPORTS CAR OR SUV? I would die for a cobra!
DO YOU BELIEVE IN AN AFTERLIFE? Yes
FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK? Goodnight, moon
What is your favorite season? Winter and huge sweaters!
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE HOUSEHOLD CHORE? Well, almost all of them suck equally!
IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPER POWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? To fly
IF YOU HAVE A TATTOO - WHAT IS IT AND WHERE IS IT? I so wish I had a tattoo, but pain and needles are things I try to avoid!
CAN YOU JUGGLE? I have 6 kids and a husband—of course I can!
THE ONE PERSON FROM YOUR PAST YOU WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TALK TO? No one I can think of (history is my least favorite subject!)
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE DAY? quiet and productive.
WHAT'S IN THE TRUNK OF YOUR CAR? A huge thingy that makes my stereo sound good and a jack.
WHICH DO YOU PREFER, SUSHI OR HAMBURGER ? sushi
WHO DO YOU TAG NEXT? Nicole and Tammi