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47 years old
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RELIGION: Mormon / LDS / Christian
MARITAL STATUS: Married
MEMBER SINCE: 07/30/2008
LAST LOGIN: 01/09/2009 10:32:42

Studied German in high school, but most of the time I only use it for genealogical purposes.

Of course, the scriptures are always No. 1 with us. They stay by the bedside and we read something from them each evening before retiring.

My husband is very interested in space exploration so, of course, his favorite book is Apollo 13. I've never read the book, but he says it's very different from the movie. So what's new?

I absolutely loved "Great Expectations" as well as "A Tale of Two Cities". Charles Dickens has a gift for being able to appeal to every sense a person posesses when describing things. By the time he's finished telling you about a room, or a place, or a thing you can smell it, taste it, feel it, hear it - it's amazing to me. If you desire to see a good film version of "A Tale of Two Cities" get the one made in the 1920's. Sydney Carlton is so perfectly portrayed. You'll love it.

"Ivanhoe" was another unexpected thrill. I actually hated to put the book down even to sleep at night. I love the character of Rebecca. She's so full of integrity. One could certainly describe her as true and faithful in all things. (By the way, read the book! No movie ever based on it, at least that I've seen, has ever done it justice. The one with Elizabeth Taylor is especially dumb.)

Of course, any Tom Clancy novel just leaves both of us sitting on the edge of our seats, though I wish he'd clean up the language. I have found myself not reading them in more recent years just because I can't stand all the swearing.

Right now I'm reading "The Secret Garden" to my niece. It's such a wonderful story my mother ends up sitting in on our sessions, too. Again, read the book. I'm sorry to say it, but Hollywood slaughtered this story as well when they made it into a film.

Little Women is a must read for anyone. There's so much more to the growth of these young sisters than any movie has ever been able to portray. The heartaches and triumphs of all the characters will leave you laughing one minute and crying the next. Every one of them will leave a deep impression upon your heart.

My husband loves all the rockin' oldies - groups like Creedance Clearwater Revival, REO Speedwagan, Deaf Leopard, Electric Light Orchestra, Led Zeplin, and Pink Floyd. He also enjoys certain songs by Elton John, Cher, Madona, etc. And before anyone starts assuming he's a bit one sided, he also likes the music of Yanni.

This will sound dumb, but I love Mitch Miller, the Four Lads, the Carpenters, Barry Manilow (especially his Singin' With the Big Bands), and most anything by John Denver. His music was always simple and inspiring. In fact, the headline at the top of our page is the chorus to one of his songs.

For anyone who hasn't heard it, the soundtrack to Jonathan Livingston Seagull is wonderful. Neil Diamond never did anything better.

Last Christmas we were introduced to Josh Groban. My sister gave us his first Christmas albumn as a gift. It's wonderful! What a perfectly clear voice he has!, though I think my husband gets a little tired of hearing Christmas songs. I sing, hum and whistle them all year long.

Dennis O'Day was a terrific Irish Tenor. "Dear Old Donegal" would really get your foot tapping.

Danny Boy is special for my husband because it brings back sentimental memories of his grandfather who used to sing it all the time.

I would like to see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir produce more albumns celebrating our American heritage since I love those songs, too. They made a very good albumn years ago (I think in the 1960's), but it's definately time for a new one.

Of course, I also love any Christmas carol, any patriotic hymn, Primary songs, and, if truth be told, any church hymn in general.

You can probably tell from the "Video" segment that we don't go to the movies much. The last movie I went to see in a theater was "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". My husband's having a tough time recalling the last film he ever went to see. They're all so violent. Either that or they're filled with a bunch of sex I don't care to see. I tell you, Hollywood is reducing the entire population to nothing more than a bunch of peeping toms. Of course, I trust that no one using this site knows anything about that. Right?!

I'm very lucky to have a husband who agrees with me on this issue, though his favorite films are still macho enough, I guess. They are, of course, Apollo 13 and Hunt For Red October. Plus he loves documenteries about space and World War II.

My husband loves fishing and camping. He also loves watching the deer that roam all over the neighborhood and any fireworks display. As mentioned before, he loves watching documenteries about space, but also about animals and sea life. He also has an interest in aircraft and must observe every plane that flies by overhead. He buys several newspapers every day and must read every one of them before retiring in the evening. He loves college football, but doesn't care much for pro-football.

I like a lot of things. Gardening can be a lot of fun. I've taken the Earth Boxes we had outside over the summer, brought them indoors and re-planted them for the winter. We have a little of everything growing in every available window.

Genealogy can be a lot of fun, though I don't think it would mean nearly as much to me without the opportunity to go to the temple for my ancestors as well. I'm really enjoying this new website the church has. If used properly, I think it could really help coordinate the work ahead of us.

Poetry has been a hobby of mine for many years. My best experiences with it have always been when I was hoping to help or inspire someone else. I remember meeting up with a friend at the library one day who wanted to write a poem for her Mother for Mother's Day. She thought she didn't know what to say. In truth, she knew exactly what she wanted to say - she just didn't know how to make it rhyme. We teamed up and by the time we were finished we'd written together the most beautiful tribute. It actually brought tears to our eyes.

Sewing is something I tend to do on a "need to" basis only. Quilting is the same way. I don't do it because I love quilting; I do it because I need a blanket.

It's fun to work with tools. My husband rather hates doing it, so we sort of balance each other out in this area. When we needed our balcony door replaced a few years ago, I had a lot of fun redesigning things. We got rid of the sliding glass door and replaced it with a tall window and a wide swing door. My husband is from Idaho so this was a totaly new experience for him. He's not at all accustomed to seeing a woman swinging a hammer. Since the door was an odd size, it was a project that had to be done from scratch. I think I liked doing it all the better for that reason. I was able to use my own imagination instead of going with some prehung design. It was great! And it changed the look of the entire room.

Canoeing is another favorite. There's nothing like it in the world.

Rock climbing was another surprise. I wasn't even sure what it was when someone invited me to join a group of people going climbing for the day. It taught me a lot about faith.

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We have a number of videos we enjoy. I'm sure many of you are familiar with "Rigoletto". The music extends far beyond beautiful. Joseph Paur's voice is so amazing, he makes me believe there are truly four tenors, not just three. My husband loves the little song, "I love these pigs..."

I also love the movie "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn". I know it's an oldie, but it's a great story. My husband thinks it's o.k.

And every now and then we throw in "Same River Twice" just for fun. We especially love the ending, but just in case you haven't seen it, we won't spoil it for you.

Musicals are great, too. For anyone who has never seen "Singin' In The Rain", I highly recommend it. Even my husband enjoys this movie!!

We don't think we need to write anything here. By the time you get finished reading the rest, if you don't know anything about us by then, nothing we write here will help.



Displaying 10 out of 47 comments
From: MormonMema
01/04/2009 12:14:27
Yes, I am very thankful for the Plan of Salvation.  It comforted me much to know that I will see my sister again sometime in eternity.  I had the great joy of being able to do her temple work.  The gospel is so perfect, and it's just so overwhelming sometimes to think of all the love that went into it,  the sacrifices made by our Savior, Jesus Christ, most of all, but also the sacrifices made by Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and the Pioneers, and so many others...all for the love of the whole world, and the benefit of those of us who were blessed to be born in the latter days.


From: MormonMema
01/04/2009 11:31:34
You have a wonderful understanding of the Plan of Salvation, and a beautiful testimony.  Thank you for sharing it.

I have had experience with the battle against cancer, too.  I am a 27-yrs. survivor of breast cancer.  I lost my sister four years ago to the same thing. I pray that someday the researchers will be able to find the cure, and the preventive for it.  It has caused so much suffering in the world.



From: eternalpromise516
12/15/2008 08:33:12

thanks for the comment :)


 


i'm doing pretty good. college is over for the semester, so it'll be wonderful to have a month off. i'm a music education major.


 


how are you doing, ready for Christmas?



From: Kevinew
11/13/2008 12:18:08
Well thank you. Have a great day. 


From: Marsha8
10/21/2008 08:51:01
We are moved and finally have internet again. We are renting untill our house sells. It worked out really nice that my husbands uncle had a big roomy home to rent to us and we can help pay the rent by fixing it up (which my husband is very good at). Thank you for thinking of me.


From: LdsNana
10/19/2008 10:15:51
Thank you.  Thank you for thinking of me.  I hope that, you, too - will have a beautiful day of rest...

tDMg
LdsNana



From: LdsNana
10/09/2008 09:41:05
Thanks for asking:-:

 tDMg




From: Taryn
10/06/2008 22:19:22

Hey Rose,


      I have decided to call you Rose, when i was 5 i was really mad  at my  mom for not naming me Rose lol anyhoo, Im not to sure how I got that many friends...I know when I was first a member i was a Senior in High School (that wasnt very long ago) and i was going to school and working 6 hours a day it was killing me and i needed a lil time to relax and I was also feeling very unproductive, (ironic i know) but i couldnt shake the feeling so at nite i would come on here and I started talking to people about the church having both awesome spiritual converstations and some debates. And of course random fun conversations. Anyhoo it really helped me to escape the stress and felt like i was at least doing something other than work school and playing. So yeah i dont know It was really good for me and i made some friends that I hope to keep, there are some awesome people on here. lol So haha thats kinda how it happened i guess now i just come on ever once in a while.


 


I love Montana! It is beautiful and I love hiking, camping, swimming and being able to go somewhere where i am alone and only have to go a couple miles to do so. We also live pretty close to a bigger town its like 10 miles or less so that is really nice to have that option too. Yes it gets very cold in the winter, at least i hear it alot colder here than other places but i have lived here my entire life. lol I dont think i ever want to leave Montana maybe for a couple years but i have a hunch i would be back before too long. lol


 


Thanks Im glad you enjoyed my blog i see you made a comment on it i will have to reread the blog and then your comment lol Well have a fabulous week!



From: dreamcatcher01
10/06/2008 22:18:22
things are great. life is good, i enjoyed conference like always its such a joy to hear from the brethern. every one is doing great in the family. hope you had a good weekend.

dc




From: LdsNana
10/01/2008 21:05:02
Thank you for visiting my profile.  Stop by anytime:-)

tDMg
LdsNana





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