siouxz72

Hey! Thanks for asking! i like to read. i like to cross-stitch. i like to weed my weed garden. i like to go shopping. i like to watch tv. i like to talk on the phone. can my kids be counted as "hobbies"? they really should...they take up a lot of my time.

Hi Deb! Welcome to the boards! Like everyone before me has said... please ask as many questions as you like and we'll ALL give our two cents! :) It's how we roll around here! Man...I'm so jealous..MorningStar never asked me about my hobbies... -siouxz ps. i have three kids, too... but they're a bit older.. 16, 14 and 11

Let's just make our own definitions up! UMW stands for Unique Mormon Women :) your turn!

ohmygosh!! you're totally my hero!

I added this to my little intro, but wanted to put it over here to....just to make sure you see it! :) I mean that I greatly admire every thing I read that is written by you and so I was very happy to see you here!! :) I really look forward to getting to know you!

I mean that I greatly admire every thing I read that is written by you and so I was very happy to see you here!! :) I really look forward to getting to know you!

I love the part that says...be still and know that I am God. how comforting is that? :) have I told you yet today that I love you checker?! you're an inspiration to me all the time.

We set up this post to let the Prez know what smilies we want. He said to include links...but all ya'll know that I have no idea how to do all that. If we let him know what we want, he'll get it for us! please please gimme a sparkly grin! like i said before... i NEED it!

My favorite was a smoothie social where we were given recipes for all the smoothies that everyone brought and tasted. It was good because there was such a great variety! some were high protein (peanut butter). We had one made with soy milk and berries for the vegans in our ward. There were a few others, but those were the two stand outs for me! And obviously it was great fun to sit around and chit chat for an hour and a half! :)

Hi Prez! Thank you for all your hard work and doing what you do to make this board work for us! This truly is a great place to be! A word on smilies.... i NEED my sparkly grin! need it i tell you!

okay...this is so gross, but true! it happened a couple weekends ago when my son was spending the night at his friends house.. no tp in the upstairs bathroom so one of the younger brothers actually used the shower curtain!! grody!!!

My little brother's two favorite jokes to tell when he was a little kid were these.... Q: What do you say to a blue monster? A: Cheer up! Q: Where do sick boats go? A: To the Dock! haha! i know...corny...but still funny!

Welcome Douglas! I most heartily concur with Juliann... I want to hear story no matter what! I was lucky enough to have been born to member parents and was baptized when I was 8. I gained a real testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel and that the Lord is my savior, though, in my late teens and early twenties. I love the gospel! I love the scriptures. And I would just like to take this quick opportunity to let you know that I know this church is true. I know that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God and that Gordon B Hinkley is a true prophet today. I know that Christ died for me and my sins and through his atoning sacrafice I can one day live with Him again. I feel so blessed to live in this day when we can know the fullness of the gospel and can share it with those around us. Good luck on your journey, my brother! :) -Siouxz

Hi Maya...welcome! I think that you keeping ties to both sets of parents is wonderful, as well! We adopted my little brother and his birth mom was a big part of his early years. After a while though, she dropped out. It was hard on us all, but my little brother is one tough cookie and we're all so thankful that he's part of our family. hmm...i think i need to add you to my "friends" list! :)

Hi! Norway, huh?! That's one big pool! :)

I just loved the idea so much I hijacked it and brought it over here. Everyone, please feel free to quote a scripture, a passage even a chapter if you'd like! And please tell us why it is a favorite of yours. Here's mine to start it off... D&C section 110: 1-5 1 The veil was taken from our minds, and the eyes of our understanding were opened. 2 We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber. 3 His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying: 4 I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father. 5 Behold, your sins are forgiven you; you are clean before me; therefore, lift up your heads and rejoice. I love this passage because of the wording in verses 3-5. I can just picture the Lord standing there. And his voice. And really, can you imagine Him telling you that your sins are forgiven and you are clean before Him?! It's so compeletely awesome!!

I too, swear by a chiropractor! The other thing that helps me when I get a migraine...you know the kind where any light makes you want to vomit?.. is massage. If my husband will just work on my neck and upper back for a little bit, the pain starts to go away. Finally... whenever I feel a headache coming on I head it off at the pass with my own special remedy. Excedrine with a Pepsi chaser! It really does fix everything. Especially the Pepsi part... head hurts? drink a pepsi.. tummy ache? drink a pepsi.. having a bad hair day?! drink a pepsi!

It's just because I'm cool like that! Jealous much?!

welcome simply_d! I do hope you have lots of fun over here! and please...it's killing us! for the love of pete....what does UMW stand for?!

First...I love the Doctrine and Covenants! And here's my favorite... Can you even imagine what it would be like for the Lord to speak directly to you and say what he does here in verse 5?! It gets me every time! D&C section 110: 1-5 1 The veil was taken from our minds, and the eyes of our understanding were opened. 2 We saw the Lord standing upon the breastwork of the pulpit, before us; and under his feet was a paved work of pure gold, in color like amber. 3 His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying: 4 I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father. 5 Behold, your sins are forgiven you; you are clean before me; therefore, lift up your heads and rejoice.

Yay! The Sparkly Grin!! I so totally miss it!!

tee hee! well...i'm glad you don't want to kill me. i'd hate for our friendship to end like that! Morningstar...enlighten me!

lucky girls! i've shrunk to a 32B!!! ack! I was a 42verylargeC... No more floaties for me!

did you read yours? i did good on my apology!

Hey wait!!! I take it back!! He's not a dork! Here's all his "cool" qualities! 1) He listens to awesome music..so we already know he's cool! 2) He's a super cool dad! How many dad's would trust their six year old with their guitar? And he wants to make sure his kids are brought up in the church. Awesomeness times four, right there! 3) I'm his best friend (here, at least)... need I say more?! 4) He's an artist. Ooh la la! 5) He's a college grad.. that's gotta be good for something. 6) His favorite movie of all time is Star Wars. very cool. 7) He's a big fan of the tv show Lost. that means he like mysteries...and mysterious people. sweet! 8) umm...umm.... little help here! checker...am i back in?! please?! don't replace me! i need to work. you pay me in chocolate chip cookies! how many other bosses would do that?!