Dream Big

What a surreal moment! I am in Copenhagen, Denmark listening to Beyonce on my ipod and blogging on a computer that is in Danish but yet I can pull up my blog from another part of the world and pictures that were taken before I even left home. Technology is crazy!!! We encourage our kids to set goals for themselves but sometimes I wonder if it is possible for them to dream big enough for this ever changing world we live in. Certainly as a teenager I would not have been able to comprehend the amazing opportunities that were in my future...let alone understand such technology that had not yet been created such as ipods, blogging, digital cameras, texting my kids before we taxied down the runway to say I love them again, checking my e-mails in another country, etc. And so I wonder what amazing opportunities still lay ahead for myself and for my kids. I guess that will give me something to ponder as I lay awake jet-lagged tonight. Then tomorrow we climb on a ship to travel through various ports throughout the Baltic and so for the next week I will leave technology behind and explore the history of some amazing European Cities.
Note to Readers: My teenage daughter thinks I am the ONLY mom that listens to Beyonce so if you too love Beyonce, give a shout out so my daughter can knew her mother is NORMAL.
Note to Burglars: Though I am not at home...our very large & scary guard dog is along with a housesitter that is a Green Beret, martial arts expert and a member of a local SWAT team.

My New Love

I am so in love with this little guy. This is my nephew Zachary Kevin Warner. I have been able to spend so much time with him these past few weeks. I first saw him on July 3 when we arrived in Utah and it was love at first sight. He is named after my brother Kevin who passed away 7 1/2 years ago. There is something in the way he smiles that reminds me of my brother. He is such a sweetie and we've had lots of good cuddle time together. And my sister is amazing! This is her 5th baby and she is such an organized Mom. Her house is very calm, always clean and she makes entire meals from what they grow in their garden. She is my sister that lived in Arizona until two years ago. We parked our RV in front of her house during our visit and it felt like we lived near each other again...walking in the front door without knocking, making ourselves at home, treating each other's kids like our own. I miss them living in Arizona SO MUCH but I love how happy they are in their new location and know that is what is best for them.