Barry Pie: November 2008

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Thankful Tag by Brooklynn

List 15 things you are thankful for.
1. John-his righteousness, sense of humor, his willingness to work hard for his family and to serve with all his might in and out of the Church
2. Motherhood-My 7 children and their spouses (the six that are married so far)The wonderful people they are and the times we get to spend together.
3. Being a grandma to 11 of the most amazing grandchildren ever! The way they yell "GoGo!" when they come over, their singing, funny things they say, to see their accomplishments-first smiles to going to kindergarten!
4. My parents and mother-in-law and my siblings
5. My Relief Society sisters
6. The Savior, Jesus Christ and all He did for me
7. Heavenly Father and His love that He allows me to feel each day
8. The guidance and comfort of the Holy Ghost
9. My Faith and testimony of the true CHurch
10. My friends
11. Good food, water
12. Healthy body and strength to serve
13. The comfort of reading the scriptures and knowing I'm heard when I pray
14. The peace that surrounds my life even though peace in the world is hard to find
15. Getting to bed early so I can read before sleep!

I am glad that Brooklynn tagged me. Counting a few of my blessings is so uplifting!

I tag Anya, Alli, Greg and everyone who wants to feel happy!

Monday, November 10, 2008

happy, happy, joy, joy, joy!

Rich and Treslee are getting married November 29th! This is a joy to us all since we have been waiting for another situation to be resolved before they could set a date. Now to get busy-er!!!

Introducing Sam William Barry

Precious little son

A sweet family!

The grandmas.

An Angel floated down from heaven today and joined our family as Allison and Devin's son. He arrived right on his due date (Thank you Sam) at 1:09 PM after a c-section. He wanted to come bottoms up (Breach) but the wise doctor said "no"! He weighs a whoppin' 8 lbs 13 oz. and is 20&1/2 in. long! He already has rolls on his legs and chin! He chose to have Allison's eyes, mouth, and forehead but he picked Devin's nose!!! :) He is our 11th grandchild, 4th one this year because we get to count Rich's 'two new daughters' and Trevee (Brian and Scottee's daughter). We feel blessed beyond words.

My Happiness Producers

1. Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints It brings joy-pure and simple! 2. John 3. Greg, Bastian and Ande 4. Brian, Scottee, Charlee, Oaklee, Jaxson 5. Adam, Anya, John, Ella 6. Rich, Treslee, Nina, Elle and Camilla 7. Mindy, Ryan, Ashlyn and Carter 8. Devin, Allison, Sam and Mollie 9. Brooklynn 10. My parents 11. My siblings 12. Herbie 13. My Red Hots :) 14. John's family 15. My heritage 16. My Young Women 17. My YaYa's 18. Not cooking 19. A good book 20. Getting in bed early to read 21. Surprises 22. Giving gifts 23. Helping others feel happy 24. A clean kitchen 25. Family photographs 26. Memories 27. Traveling-seeing new places 28. Keeping track of memories-Blogging-people leaving comments on my blog 29. The Utah Mountains-Timpanogus 30. Waking up and seeing that I get to stay in bed awhile longer. 31. Seeing wildlife in the wilds! 32. Sunday afternoon naps-any nap! 33. John's one-liners 34. Adam's laugh 35. Seeing spiritual growth/happiness in my children 36. Feeling Heavenly Father's love 37. Staying in my jammies all day! 38. Getting my workout overwith! 39. Taking a long drive when I am not driving 40. Playing Scrabble, Upwords, Balderdash 41. New clothes-a size smaller is even better! 42. Hugs from my grandchildren and hearing them yell "GoGo" when they arrive! 43. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, (anytime) dates with John 44. Organizing 45. Dancing with John 46. A good joke 47. Music-oldies, hymns, Primary songs 48. Learning a new skill 49. Having the ironing done 50. Relaxing to a movie with John or the kids 51. Singing 52. Beautiful flowers, birds, rainbows 53. Being able to breath deeply-asthma-less! 54. Donny :) 55. Pedicures 56. Winters in Phoenix 57. Homemade cookies 58. The night sky when you can see millions of stars and shooting stars 59. Devin's 'goof-ballness' 60. Computers, cell phones 61. Choices 62. Chocolate Expreme-DQ 63. Feeling the Holy Ghost 64. Teaching the gospel 65. Having uplifting conversations 66. Not wearing panty hose or closed in shoes 67. Rain 68. Laughing 69. Writing my personal history 70. American Idol 71. Greg's smile 72. Heart to heart talks 73. The daily crossword puzzle 74. Shoes that don't pinch 75. My bed 76. My healthy body 77. Beautiful sunsets 78. Serving at the temple 79. The blessings that come from doing my best to live the way Jesus Christ did. (Have a long way to go, but He still blesses me!) 80. Knowing my life is in the hands of our Savior. 81. Talking to my mom on the phone for at least 45 minutes at a time! 82. Our i-Pad!! 83. THe lazy, crazy, hazy days of summer! 84. When John dresses up like Santa for our annual Christmas party 85. Spending time with Mindy 86. Responsible and dependable people 87. Finding answers in the scriptures 88. Reading the Ensign-Latter-day Voices 89. Peace in my soul 90. Digital cameras 91. Videos of grandchildren 92. Talking with LaBelle 93. Rich's quick wit! 94. Blasts from the past (visits from long-time friends) 95. Cruising-everything about it-eating when and whatever I want, mints on my pillow, new sights, relaxing, learning about the places we see... 96. My grandchildren's laughter 97. Keeping in touch with my siblings and extended family 98. Brian's thoughtfulness 99. Knowing I can depend on the words of our prophet 100.Spending time with Brooklynn