The Mirthful Morgans: May 2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011

My Husband Never Fails Me.......

A tall order i know, but among the many things John is amazing at, one inparticular is being thoughtful. He is thoughtful ALL the time (and no, i don't mean he remembers things....silly, he is a man afterall), i just mean he is fantastic at putting thought into doing things for people to make them feel good.

Mother's Day this year was no exception! I got spoilt rotten and i am glad for every second of it! :-)

My Sunday morning started with my traditional English breakfast in bed: sausages, fried eggs, stewed tomatoes, toast, and he even added his own idea of a fresh fruit cup with nutella as a side for dipping (boy does he know me!). Mum was also given the same and she hopped into my bed and we sat and had breakfast in bed together.

Then as i was eating breakfast i was overwhlemed with multiple glitter card creations from my darling children. I have to admit my favorite was Eden's that said, "I'll always love you no matter where we are". That note has so many meanings to me on so many different levels and was definitely a tear jerker for me.

Then John apeased me by taking lots of photos of me and the kids and also me and mum on the front porch before going to church. The night before John also had bought me tulips (my favorite) and chocolate covered strawberries. My mother bought me zucchini plants for my gardern which she planted for me and a mini double headed putunia plant. I also got this special jewelery we had seen at the Knoxville Farmers Market the day before at Market Square, where the lady puts a photo into glass and makes a pendant out of it. John was sneaky and ordered one for me with a photo of all four children in it. She is in the process of making it for me now. :-)

Then Sunday afternoon we went to the Schutzes/Claytons to spend time with some of our most favorite people in the world and had dinner, which John and Vaughn made for us all. That was topped with key lime pie that Amanda bought for me. ;-) Man was i spoit or what? I told you i was.

I am truly grateful to me married to my husband and to have the kids i have, they are such a huge blessing in my life. I am grateful for my mother who is constantly teaching me. It was such a wonderful blessing this year that i got to be with my mother, who i had previously not seen in almost 2 1/2 years. It is a huge blessing to us all here that she is now living with us (hopefully she won't leave any time soon, ;-)) She is amazing in many ways and i am glad that through all of the day's celebrations she was there with me.

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All about John & Nicola

Well, John is the extremely handsome red-head, of course, and I'm the little one in front of him! John is a marriage and family therapist and I am a domestic engineer as well as a dental hygienist. We met in June of 2000, were engaged by the very end of September 2000, and were married December 16th 2000. We have four lovely children as you can see below and love life and all that it has brought and taught us! We love to talk, have friends over, cook and eat food, camp, and pretty much do anything as a family.

All About Edy

She is fun-loving and pretty much always wants her way (who doesn't) and 90% of the time it works out well as she's a good girl with righteous desires and is extremely responsible and mature for her age. However that 10% of the time where we actually don't agree on something, she can be a little devil! She is a huge help with Jack as these two are best buds! Jack likewise adores her and she is the only one out of his other siblings that he'll let parent him. Eden is also in the fifth grade and loves to read. She has a passion for horses and all animals really and also loves to cook and bake.

Top 7 Favorite of "The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book"

{Why 7 and not 10...because I haven't found three more I really like the best yet. AND these are in no particular order either.}

1. Remember that life's most treasured moments often come unannounced.
2. Hold puppies, kittens, and babies any time you get the chance.
3. To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.
4. Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
5. Watch for the big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
6. Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.

The Duty of Mothers...

The duty of the mother is to watch over her children, and give them their early education, for impressions received in infancy are lasting. You know, yourselves, by experience, that the impressions you have received in the dawn of your mortal existence, bear, to this day, with the greatest weight upon your mind. It is the experience of people generally, that what they imbibe from their mothers in infancy, is the most lasting upon the mind through life... Children have all confidence in their mothers; and if mothers would take proper pains, they can instill into the hearts of their children what they please. You will, no doubt, recollect reading, in the Book of Mormon, of two thousand young men, who were brought up to believe that, if they put their whole trust in God, and served Him, no power would overcome them. You also recollect reading of them going out to fight, and so bold were they, and so mighty their faith, that it was impossible for their enemies to slay them. This power and faith they obtained through the teachings of their mothers.

-Brigham Young