Old Lamp Lighter

I am sure that everyone is sick of this song. Well, not everyone because I'm not. I love this song. My siblings and I grew up singing it all the time It was a staple at our house.

I was having a rough day and wanted nothing more than to talk to my mom. I miss her so much and the other day I felt like I was falling apart. Joseph didnt know what to do with me. I started going through picture and videos.

 

I found this video from November 2009. Who knew that 3 months later she wouldn't be there anymore. Mom, Dad, Heather and Mikaela had come to visit me. I am so glad that they did. On this trip mom brought me a tape of her practicing the piano. I had misses being able to listen to her play.

The last couple of days

Have been awesome!

The evening of June 1st

Dad, Dedra and I went and did baptisms for the dead. Dedra hadn't done that in 20 years. It was awesome to be able to do that with them.

The morning of June 2nd

Dedra ironed my dress.
I curled my hair.
Dad packed his bag.

We went to the Temple. It was amazing. Dad, Dedra and River were there for me. It was wonderful. After our session we were able to be do a sealing session! So within a 19 hour period I was able to do everything possible from Bapism-Sealings. It was amazing! And to end it all they let Dedra and I change in the bridal room! We ate cookies. It was awesome.

River couldn't make it to lunch but Spencer could. It was nice to have him with us. My high for the 2nd was when we picked up Spencer. I went up stairs to get him. He met me on the little landing. He put his arms around me. He kissed me. Then he told me how proud he is of me. I love him so much.

June 3rd

I worked. That was lame. My family went home. They are lame! (I mean that with all the love in my heart.) {this is a secret message to Dedra. You poop your pants. That's a compliment.}

Spencer invited me over for dinner. It was yummy. I spent most of the evening sitting next to Spencer in his room as he is resting. I love being able to just sit and hold his hand. It makes me happy. He is always the best part of my day. The saying goodbye almost
Brings me to tears everyday. The seeing him is always worth it though.

I am so thankful for the last few days. It has been amazing and very eye opening. I can't wait to go back to the Temple. It's such an amazing place.

My pictures are Spencer sleeping and one of him as an old man. This was the site I wanted to wake up to for the rest of my life but don't get to. He was supposed to grow old with me. I looked forward to us being grandparents. I will miss him. I love him.

Happy Mothers Day

This morning I called dad to wish him a happy Mothers day. Since mon passed away and I don't have kids, I didn't know it was mothers day until one of my sisters told me.

I went to church with Spencer's family. I didn't hate the talks. I was numb. I like hearing people talk about their mothers because I know mine was so much cooler. It does make me miss mom like crazy though.

I was a mess all day. I cried because I missed my mom. I cried over Spencer. I cried when I'd talk to Calli. I cried when I talked to Spencer. I cried. It's a mess!

I am so thankful for mothers. I have a few in my life that I couldn't live without. I have amazing women that I can talk to and ask advice. They teach me and are patient with me. I am so thankful for these women that have stepped up to the plate and are helping me be the woman I know I should be.

I look forward to being a mother so I can teach my children the things that I have been so lovingly taught.

30 days

I am stealing the 30 day blog challenge idea from my brother, Garen and sister, Dedra. Here's how it goes...


I'm going to post everyday for 30 days and below are the topics I'll post about.


Day 0: The 30 Day Challenge Explanation and Description
Day 1: Introduce, recent picture of yourself, 15 interesting facts
Day 2: Meaning behind your blog name
Day 3: Your first love
Day 4: Your parents
Day 5: A song to match your mood
Day 6: A picture of something that makes you happy
Day 7: Favorite movies
Day 8: A place you’ve traveled to
Day 9: A favorite picture of your best friend
Day 10: Something you’re afraid of
Day 11: Favorite tv shows
Day 12: Something you don’t leave the house without
Day 13: Goals
Day 14: A picture of you last year – how have you changed?
Day 15: Bible verse
Day 16: Dream house
Day 17: Something you’re looking forward to
Day 18: Favorite Place to Eat
Day 19: Something you miss
Day 20: Nicknames
Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why?
Day 22: What’s in your purse?
Day 23: Favorite Movie
Day 24: Something you’ve learned
Day 25: Put your iPod on shuffle, first 10 songs
Day 26: Your Dream Wedding
Day 27: Original Photo of the city you live in
Day 28: Something that stresses you out
Day 29: 3 Wishes
Day 30: a picture of yourself this day and 5 good things that happened since you started the challenge


Stay Tuned for Awesomeness.

Ensign Ranch 2012 AWESOMENESS!

There was no sleep but there was lots of fun!

Spencer and I got to Dad's hide on Thursday night. We had Christmas. It was awesome. Spencer got a bunch of treats in is stocking and then a $20 iTunes card. I got candy, a journal and a 16 quart stock pot that didn't fit in my suitcase. So it's still ad Dad's.

We arrived at the Ranch on Friday afternoon. Out cousin Angie came for the night. She is so fun. We played games and laughed until we couldn't breathe!
Fun was put on hold when Angie's daughter took a nose dive off the top bunk and broke her arm. We have all done stupid stuff but that was our first ER trip. Carmon is doing fine now.

We played Loaded Questions! Ryan's career at The Mustang Ranch and Butt Pimple were two running jokes. With Spencer being our official reader of the answers we were able to get him to broaden his vocabulary. Haha.
Rhonda is a klepto of socks.
Dedra and I are world famous opera singers that not only get standing ovations, we clear the room! Hahaha!
We are all minions.
Everyones nails got painted. Even the boys. No exceptions!
Payton is in love with Spencer.
We did floating lanterns.
We played pool.
We played the piano.
We talked.
We played in the snow.


We ate amazing food and a lot of it! We played games until 3am. We woke up early. We all have Mormon hang overs.
(Tummy hurts from laughing head duets from all the sugar and achy from no sleep.)

I love my family so much!

I can't wait until next year!!!!!

Ensign Ranch

This is my first blog of the year. Sweet!

For those of you who are not cool enough to be an Anderson, married to an Anderson, the spawn of an Anderson or the parents who started it all, good luck getting through the doors. We have an army of kids who won't let you play.

This is the best weekend of the year! There is too much food, too little sleep and if you say it's too loud you might get beat.

Only at the Ranch is Ping Pong a full contact sport. Only at the Ranch will you see RYAN sing opera. Only at the Ranch will you see the adults get in trouble by the kids. Only at the Ranch...

We play games. We talk about things we did as kids. It's always fun to see how many times you can hear "That was you who did that!" from your parents. (We're adults. What are they going to do? Ground us?) Dedra, I Wore the house coat.

Spoons are broken, people laugh until they can breath, talents are shown, food is eaten and sleep is for the weak!

Its so fun and I can't hardly wait. Spencer and I will be flying out this afternoon. We will return Monday and I hope to have pictures for your viewing pleasure by Tuesday... And maybe the stories that go along with them. Hahahahaha

Better late than never... right?

So I dressed up as my Mom for Halloween. It was so awesome. It was also weird. When i'd see myself in the mirror I was get kinda weepy. I looked enough like her that it was playing tricks with my mind. So, here are some pictures of me and one of my Mom. Tell me what you think. :)

Family Picture

Olivia, Spencer's little sister drew a family picture. From left to right: Stephen, Calli, Spencer, Me, Alexis, Matisse, Sam, Chris, Hannah. Olivia is the artist. When Spencer sent me this picture I was all smiles. It made me happy.

Memory Monday - Christmas

Monday.... It's been a while...

So this memory Monday is going to be about Christmas.
Christmas was a big deal at our house. We didn't do birthdays. 
Mom would shop all year for Christmas. 

We open presents youngest to oldest. So Kyle and I would open together, Adam and Garen, Dedra and Heather, Ryan and Wendi, Mom and Dad. We had out spots in te living room. And on Christmas eve mom would tack a sheet up over the hall way so we couldn't peek. The we would all try to sleep with our head poking out of our doorways. There were many times Mom would give us a sleeping pill or tea to help us sleep. Haha.
One year we all got skates from Santa. As soon as I opened mine I thanked Mom. The said "...I mean Santa" Dedra and Heather didn't want to go play with outside. (It was Washington. No snow and not that cold.) So they skated in the kitchen while the rest of us were in the drive way. 

Another year we all got bikes. We went to the school and played. It was so fun.

I got baby dolls one year... We poked out the eyes and taped them to out foreheads and told mom we were aliens. We were brutal to those dolls. Mom said we were killers in training. 

After Dedra was Married Mom would send us to her house and we could come home in the morning. That way they could sort the presents and go to bed early with out having to fight the kids. Haha. It was always a party at Dedra's house.

The Christmas I got my midnight blue Ren cape Mom was so excited she told Kyle and I we could open a present on Christmas eve. She picked the ones we could open. She grabbed the wrong one for me. She swore and then told us we could open 1 more because mom wanted me to open a specific one. She got it right the second time. 
Kyle tried to talk Mom and Dad into opening them all at midnight. He was told no. We went to sleep. In the Morning Mom came and woke us up at 6. At 8 Dad came down the hall pounding on the walls saying "Let's Rock N Roll!"  when we came down the hall (Kyle and I were the only ones at home at this point) Mom told us that it was more fun when we were kids and we would wake her up. Hahaha.

I haven't been home for Christmas in a couple of years. Last Christmas I spent with Spencer's family. When Mati wouldn't get up Sam started playing revelry on the trumpet. Then Calli sent me up stairs to walk down with the other kids. They go in birth order. I am older than Spencer so I was at the back of the line! It was so different going from being one of the youngest kids to being the oldest. I wanted to stand by Hannah and Olivia. That's my place at my house. Haha. It was a really fun day. I loved watching everyone open their gifts. It's a free for all at Spencer's house. It was so neat!

Happy Monday. :)

The crazieness is genetic

 These are my parents. Kent and Charlet Anderson. They had 8 children. Wendi, Ryan, Heather, Dedra, Garen, Adam, Gina and Kyle. I have gathered a few pictures that I like of me and my siblings. The pictures are in random order. These are some good times.

 Kyle got the chicken pox when he was 17. Those are pox not zits. We were on our way home from selling a parade. I think I had a date that night. That's why the rollers.

 This was a dinner at Wendi's house. I really have no explanation for this picture.

 I was in Kansas City with Dedra to see Wicked! (SOOO GOOD) We're Pretty.

 Kyle is a Civil War junky. His beard is eyeshadow. I drew it on myself. :)

 At a festival. Dedra and I are just awesome.

 Dedra was trying to drown me. She's rude!

 At Ensign Ranch. 

 Garen was in town because he had to go to the Hospital about a heart thing he has/had. After a day of being poked he came to Mom's house. Dedra, Garen and I played with the camera for about a half hour. FUN!

 After we shipped Kyle off to the MTC Dedra and I drove for 3 hours to have dinner with Adam. We then drove home. haha

 Same Dinner Trip... I don't know...

 Family Pictures! The 2005 Edition. Garen, Adam and I. I heart them.

 Heather Graduated! Yay her! This is Dedra and Heather making their Pretty smiles for the camera!

 Because My Blog is Private I can say this. These are the fun sisters!!! Wendi, Gina and Dedra!!!

 Wendi isnt a fan of having her picture taken. Dedra and I were Really holding her there. haha

 Ryan and I. I dont know how old we are.

 Me and Adam. 

 Garen and Adam. Partners in crime from day one.

 Adam and I. I am a fan still of annoying him! 

 Myself, Ryan and a doll. I think the Doll did his make up. Either way he's pretty.

 Garen, myself and Adam. I was 3 Adam 7 and Garen 8

 Adam, Myself and Garen. We were trouble.

 Kyle and I just chillin'

 Dedra and I. I think this was just random before church.

 Myself and Adam

Kyle and I last October. I HEART this picture!

Garen, Adam, me, Ryan and Heather. The Penguin was Kyle. He was on his mission. Ryan had tried to pinch my butt and then Adam did it! I was so picked on! haha

You'll hear people say "they are a product of their environment." Truer words were never spoken about me and my siblings. We are all loud, crazy, funny, AWESOME people. I heart them Mucho!