All About the Argyles

The Girl in a Whirl By “Dr. Sue” aka Vickie Gunther Look at me, look at me, look at me now! You could do what I do if you only knew how. I study the scriptures one hour each day; I bake, I upholster, I scrub, and I pray. I always keep all the commandments completely; I speak to my little ones gently and sweetly. I help in their classrooms! I sew all they wear! I drive them to practice! I cut all their hair! I memorize names of the General Authorities; I focus on things to be done by priorities. I play the piano! I bless with my talents! My toilets all sparkle! My checkbooks all balance! Each week every child gets a one-on-one date; I attend all my meetings (on time! Never late!) I’m taking a class on the teachings of Paul,But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all. I track my bad habits ’til each is abolished; Our t-shirts are ironed! My toenails are polished! Our family home evenings are always delightful; The lessons I give are both fun and insightful. I do genealogy faithfully, to...

Jensen sang at her first UIL competition yesterday. She sang with the madrigal choir and then again in the solo category. They got a "1" which is the highest possible score. She got a "1" on her solo too. I am so happy with her for trying something new. Way to go Jensen! We love you so much and are so proud of the girl that you are.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett My rating: 5 of 5 stars loved this book LOVED IT! there are 34 chapters and about a dozen uses of profanity so beware to the squeaky clean readers. I loved it. Very well written. Loved the characters. Interesting premise. Never read anything like it before. Listen to my book club girls: I am picking this next time it is my turn to host so please dont steal my thunder!!! View all my reviews >>

Just had to post this picture of three really cute "pink panthers".

Ever since Tanner came on the scene we have been laughing. He cracks me up constantly and gets funnier with every year. I adore my son. Whoever the girl is that finally nabs him is dang lucky. He has such a great disposition and he knows how to do dishes and clean toilets to boot. Last night he celebrated his 14th birthday with a few of his buddies at the Mavs/ Jazz game. Happy birthday baby boy! Thanks for 14 fun filled years!

My little sister, Lindsey, came over Thursday night to help me get Jensen and her friends ready for the big NYE dance! We did hair and makeup for two straight hours but it was fun! Just look at these beautiful babes. It was Tanner's very first Stake Dance. Just for the record, he said he danced 16 times. (His mom gave him a lecture before he left about the importance of asking girls to dance - I guess it worked!)

McKinley is our animal LOVER. Currently she is the steward of 3 hermit crabs, 2 frogs, and 1 very large dog. Add to the mix: 4 bunnies that she is taking care of for a Future Farmers of America project. On Jan 9th she picks the three best bunnies to take to the Collin County Fair to be judged. She is doing such a great job! Every day she feeds them, waters them, exercises them, brushes them, and "handles" them so that they will be socialized for the judges when they are evaluated. It makes it especially nice that so many of her friends from school and church like to come over and help with the care of the bunnies. BTW, anyone interested in adopting a bunny after Jan. 9th, call me. We have homes for two of them already. :O)