What a great Mother's Day

May 4th is a rough day for me. It was 9 years ago that my mother passed away, so the 4th is a day where I do alot of reminiscing about my mother and all she did for us. This year was a easier year. I only cried once. The last few weeks I have had some car problems, which doesnt help my mood in May. I sat down and analyzed the budget and moved things around so I could come up with a way to buy a new car, I am tired of putting money into something that had 224,000 miles on it anyway. It seemed like I would just get things caught up and another car repair would happen. Of course the repair wasnt a quick reasonable one, it was expensive. So I finally bit the bullet and found a bank that would fianace a new vechile with a reasonable interest rate. My credit isnt the worst in the world as the bank says my credit score is decent just not enough credit history. I must be the only person I know that doesnt have a credit card. I find that credit cards are too tempting for me. Well today on my youngest brother's birthday I test drove a few cars and came off the lot with a 2009 HHR LT
trying to decide if it is a Mother's Day gift for me or maybe a birthday gift for him. I have deceided it is a Mother's Day gift for me. I was thinking a little while ago, I have never had a new car before at least not one that has very little mileage on it. But it is ironic my mother didn't have a new car until she was in her 50's. She enjoyed her brand new Plymouth Horizon back in 1989 when she passed away in 2002 the car only had 25,000 miles on it. I find it funny how even though I grew up not wanting to be my mother, I have. I bought my car in my 50's I am telling people what I think when they make me mad. Sometimes when I talk I hear my mother's voice. But yet I am still me.

Number Two Post for today

Thought I would answer a jar question for today. I find it ironic that we did our baptism preview today and the question ties into that subject.

What do you remember about your baptism day? Who baptized you? Were any of your relatives there? Describe the feelings you had that special day.

I remember that I was baptized on May 18, 1974 in Albuquerque, New Mexico by Joseph McKay Crayne and confirmed a member by Donald Clyde Halverson. Bishop Ramsey was the bishop in the Albquerque Fourth Ward, It was the Albuquerque New Mexico Stake. I was almost 17 at the time.The church was down near the football stadium for one of the high schools. It was a small building I believe it was called the Spruce Street Chapel. As far as I know that building is no longer used for a church. (I just remembered I gave my first ever talk in that building during a singles ward sacrament meeting.) There was not a font at the Haines Street Chapel at the time so baptisms were done at Spruce Street.
It was a beautiful spring day. At the time I was baptized they did stake baptisms, there was probably about 8 baptisms that day. None of my relatives were there because I became the only member of the LDS church on that day. I had a few friends that I can remember there, Cherie Cronin, Lucinda Pace (I had the discussions at her family's home)and her family. I was actually in the boundaries of the Second Ward but I attended the fourth cause that was where my friends were. I didnt attend the second ward until about a year later. After I was baptized we went to Dairy Queen for a ice cream cone. I can remember my daughter's baptism more. She did have family there, my mother, my aunt and uncle, and lots of friends.

I may not remember what my feelings were at that time anymore, but I know now that being baptized in the church has been a blessing in so many ways, I may have been the only member in the family at that time but now I am one of 3 that I am aware of. Who knows how many it will be when I am older. My daughter is getting married and she has been more willing to attend church activities than she was before, her fiancee has attended 3 activities at church since the branch was started in Feb 2010. We have a new couple missionaries, they came to visit the other day and Dylan (the fiancee) was here and he visited with them. They really liked him, everyone who met him at the pinewood derby the other night enjoyed meeting him and were impressed with him. I just figured it out I have almost been a member for 37 years, amazing how much my life has changed in those years. Until I joined the church, I wonder from church to church, now I feel like if I attend another church that there is something wrong. I do on occasion attend other churches with friends for weddings, and other church related activities.
No pictures for this post. Sorry

It is over........Now I can catch up....

Brownie Pops best presentation.
Pinewood Derby cub scout winners




Eight is Great cookies






Today we had our Baptism Preview in our branch. Since I am Primary President,we just had our "Great To Be Eight" fireside. I wanted it to be a time for the children who are 8 or going to be 8 this year to come and learn a little bit about the Faith in God program, cub scouts, Activity Days and since we don't have a font in our building we had the missionaries show the children how they hold them when they are being baptized. We are a small branch we do have a few children that are older that are not baptized yet and 2 boys who are going to be 8 soon. So this day was for them. The table was decorated with these cookies and a cookie bouquet that was 8-shaped sugar cookies decorated in the Primary colors(I got the idea from a website I use quite frequently called sugardoodle.net)I did one cookie in a white frosting. I am not sure why, we were at the end of decorating and there was some white frosting left and an smaller number 8 so I just used it. Today when we were done with the presentation since there was only the two boys and their parents I let them take home cookies for their family members. One of the boys came up to choose his and he told me that he wanted a blue one because it is the color of the water they are baptized in. Then as I was leaving with a few of the cookies that were left he says to me."Sister Cole I know what the colors stand for of the cookies" I asked him what he thought they meant.Because I hadn't thought about what the colors meant." The white one means you are clean when you come up from the water after being baptized, the red is for Christ's blood, and the yellow is for the sun from Heavnly Father. I was so proud of him, Tucker was adopted from China he is 8 already and his family has been teaching him about the gospel, he has come a long way since December. Sometimes I feel so inadequate as the Primary President,(this is my first time in any leadership role)then it is days like today that make me realize how very lucky I am to not only teach these young spirits but to also learn from them. my life has been so blessed by this calling.
Friday night we had our first ever pinewood derby for our cubs in our branch. It was a great time. We had made it a branch activity and let anyone who wanted to make a pinewood derby car race the classes were cub scouts, young women/young men,and open class. We also had a dessert contest so we had refreshments the four catergories for desserts were, best name,(there were some good ones)my favorite was my attempt at making a blueberry pie,(the pie didn't set up,so it was more like blueberry soup)also the other catergories were, most original,best presentation, and overall favorite, I made brownie pops and yes they won for best presentation (and they were popular with the kids) I have to give credit to the internet for the idea cause I don't usually venture away from the box. (I am not a cooker anymore).

So since we as a Primary Presidency have been planning these two events, I have been very busy,plus at work I am getting ready for our gradutation ceremony, so I apologize to all my blog readers for not keeping up. . Now I will go back to being a carefree person, NOT my daughter is getting married June 25, 2011 so now I need to finish up invitations and start getting busy on that adventure,good thing it will be a smaller wedding.