ok. so-is anyone reading these? all i get for comments-all 3 of them-are like-"cool blog-check out this ad". argh. what about me?!? comment on what im saying!!! whoa-a little anymosity?!? doh. so, it's that bad? no one likes me? im dumb??? you dont agree and are afraid to tell me?!? *sigh*

im having a little pity-party over here, obviously. so...it' s been beautiful here in Saint George! the BEST fall we've had since we've lived here, seriously. im LOVING it. thanks, God. i needed. i was DREADING more of that blisteringly hot, evil, sun, burning down on me maliciously. so, this weather-overcast some days, even raining!, and a couple days of sun, then back to cloudy. i LOVE it.

my folks are coming for a surprise visit this week-YEAH. my kids dont know-so dont tell. they are in Brigham City, UT, (whereever that is!) for a pastor's retreat-they're vineyard pastors-and will come down here for a couple of days. speaking of them-they are doing an awesome job with "church"...facilitating a community of believers (and some unbelievers) and really loving people. i hold their efforts in my heart as a hope of what we may someday be involved in doing...and as an antidote towards what sort of churchy/religion thing ive seen here (and im not talking about the LDS church, btw).

i SO dont think Jesus had our western churches in mind when he died on the cross for us, do you? my favorite verse in the bible is Galatians 5:1..."Christ set us free for FREEDOM'S SAKE-dont let yourselves be bound by the yoke of slavery again". YES!!! exactly. my other favorite section of the new testament is the story of jesus at the well with the samaritan woman. it's SO cool-i love how he is constantly breaking the social norms...YEH JESUS!!! my main goal in life is to be like him...

well, my kids are doing a chicken mummy tommorrow. im not really looking forward to it, but a friend of ours is doing it with her kids, so i thought i'd participate. ew...my kids are loving the thought, though i dont think it'll be as gross as they're hoping! ah well. the friend we're doing this with lives part time in San Diego, and i must say im extremely jealous about it! im just not stoked about saint george. waaaa...sorry for all the whining.

i'd also like to say that my 10yo dd is a GENIUS. bragging? yes-but...it's true. she DOES have a "mind like a steel trap". im proud. and im glad she's not in public school dealing with crap. i realized she doesnt love Little House on the Prairie like my dh and i did as kids cuz her life is SO DANG GOOD!!! laura's life seems not as good. my life and my dh's life was so not good (generally), that LHONP was like nirvana! 2 parents who consistently LOVED their kids and listened to them and did stuff with them?!? what-impossible. ok, our moms did love us-but...well...it was tough, to sum it up. oops-more waaa? nah-just realism.

anyways-i babble on! ive already written 4 pages in my journal-isnt that enough?!?!