Family Pics

Took some pictures with the family when Joel came home and just got my CD in the mail. Dion Seneca was the photographer - she is super talented and made it easy so if you are in the St. George area and need a good picture, check out her blog and get in touch with her.

And the WINNER is...

What a great Tuesday we had. I'm feeling terrible that I haven't posted the results and I know that there may be a few of you out there who just might be afraid to ask...you know, for fear that it will make me start crying or something.

I will keep you in suspense no longer...SUCCESS!!! I received the 2nd most votes out of the seven candidates which means that I go on to the General Election on May 17th. It was great day and I am just thrilled with the results. Less you think I will now have time for scrapbooking and more blog posts, I must dissapoint. We now have 9 MORE weeks of campaigning and NOW the REAL WORK begins. I am not afraid. I am not discouraged. I have more resolve than ever that this is something I NEED to be doing. But... I also know that I cannot do it alone. I do know that WE {that means me + all of you} can do it together!!!

So...thank you for all the support and WE will keep working HARD!

Can't Hardly Wait till Tuesday

It is 11:11pm as I write this. In less than 24 hours I will have a pretty good idea if I'm still going to be a candidate for Gilbert Town Council. TOMORROW {actually in 48 minutes} it will be Election Day and I'm very excited about the day, the voting, the unknown opportunities, all to be born on March 10th. You see, I've never been to the polling place to vote for myself - it is a bit surreal, a bit overwhelming, and a bit nail-biting jump up and down exciting!

Regardless of the outcome, I've never been so glad that I took on such a humongous challenge. It brings new respect for that old saying, "If it wasn't hard, it wouldn't be worth it." It's TRUE!

I'm feeling like ONE lucky girl - no matter what happens tomorrow.

Lessons from Peter Pan

Just before dinner tonight, after I had called all boys to the table, told them to wash their hands, verified beverage choices and finally asked someone to give the prayer, Drew said,

"GIRLS TALK TOO MUCH."

When I gave him my dissapproving Mom look - I've been working on it a lot lately - Drew said,

"WHAT?!! IT'S FROM PETER PAN!"

The things that stick - never ceases to amaze me.

Daniels Family by the NUMBERS

{3} sick kids

{9} days till the election

{2} hours that Drew will spend in speech therapy each week starting tomorrow

{1} eighteen month old who is absolutely the

most work of any of our kids put together

{32} cadbury mini eggs consumed by Jenn just today

{11} number of projects on Eric's honey do list

{85} degrees today - the pool is heating

{217} friends Eric has on facebook

{4} average hours of sleep nightly for Jenn

{29 and a half} Jenn's age published by the East Valley Tribune - seriously

{4} dinners Jenn cooked last week

{0} dinners Jenn will cook this week

{7} loads of laundry to fold tonight

{3} baths to give, jammies to put on and kids to snuggle

{1} productive day in March so far - not bad