Currently Craving

       Currently Craving

You know the old saying that goes "what's is one man's trash is another man's treasure."  The same could be said of my current craving: old doors, old shutters, old door knobs with old plates.  of course, I prefer the term vintage to old.  And these are the items I seem to be craving lately.  In my mind, I am plotting several "wow" projects with these items.  Vintage doors become rustic headboards.  Vintage shutters become the focal point of a room, old door knobs with plates become the best ever towel hangers, and the keys...ohh I am so in love with them...imagine the possibilities for Valentine's, adorable invitations, or a collection placed in a shadow box.  Yep, these are my treasures!

 

 

 

 

       Ice Fishing Fun-- click on Meanderings

Birthday Bonanza

 Our Emma Anne was born on January 17th at 3:17 am.  She weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and her labor was 17 minutes long.  At age 9 she is a little "sugar" and a little "spice."  Our lives would not be complete without her.

Birthday celebrations have turned into birthday week celebrations at our house.   It seems we just barely finished celebrating daddy's birthday and then "TA DA"  its Emma's "birthday week."

Her celebration went as follows:

Monday- delivering of birthday invites

Tuesday- lunch with Presley and mom at Artic Circle followed

by a grandma date with gma Weaver

Wednesday- cookie Wednesday

Thursday- bowling/reading date with dad followed by night at the movies featuring FROZEN with mom, dad, and Maleck

Friday- Birthday breakfast with the family

Birthday lunch with mom and dad

Birthday party with 17 of her closest friends-- breakfast crepes in PJ's, piñata, and movie-- a late night

Saturday- Birthday dinner with Gma and Gpa in St. George

Sunday- After Church head to Panguitch-- dinner and birthday cake with the Englestead family

Monday- Ice fishing with the Englesteads

Her weekend  was complete of course with cousin time with Adelaide!

 

We love you Emma Happy 9th birthday!

 

Pics from the birthday photo gallery

We love to celebrate around here and #9 with Emma was SPECTACULAR!  We love you Emma!

Vintage Finds... remembering Zina Lunt Rigby

 

 

You'll never guess where I found my latest vintage find.... click on Vintage finds to find out...

Ice Fishiing- Meander with us on the ice

This Monday is Martin Luther King's Day that means team Rigby will be heading out ice fishing.  Click on Meanderings to see pics from our ice fishing photo gallery and the "how to's" of ice fishing.

Power and Protection in Heeding Prophetic Priorites

Power and Protection in Heeding Prophetic Priorities- Canyon View Stake Challenge 2014- an Invitation to act. -  At the very essence of who I am as a woman, a spouse, and a mother is my belief in a loving and all powerful Heavenly Father who sent his only begotten son Jesus Christ as the Savior of the World... for you and for me.  It is this knowledge that guides my life daily.

I feel so very blessed to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  My husband and I can trace our ancestral roots to the time of Joseph Smith, the prophet of the Restoration.  We feel so very blessed to live in a stake where our Stake Presidency heeds the counsel of our living Prophet Thomas S. Monson.  This year they have issued us a challenge... we the Rigby family accept that challenge.... that invitation to act.

President Harold B. Lee, (The 11th President of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) stated, "  The only safety we have as members of this church is to... give heed to the words and commandments that the Lord shall give through his prophet."

Goals: (Through goals and plans, our hopes are transformed into action.  Goal setting and planning are acts of faith."- Preach my gospel, pg. 146) As individuals we will continue to work on a faith inspired action this year as well as a Christlike attribute.  As a family, we will strengthen our family by studying the words of the living prophets from the most recent Conference addresses.  Each Sunday during family home evening, we will choose a talk for the week to study and then the following week, we will each take a minute to share our thoughts and feelings.  This week we will study the Conference address of Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the 12 apostles.  We will record thoughts in a family journal.

As parents we can't and won't always be there for our children, but the words of the prophets will.  In the end our ultimate goal is to help someone else feel the love of the Savior through each one of us! 

Delicious birthday memories

So much of what we remember about holidays, and family gathering is associated with the food we eat.  Birthdays at our house are no different.  Click on tasty traditions for you own taste of Rigby's 40th.

Birthday adventure

Join us on Rigby's birthday adventure click on meanderings for all the details!

Happy Birthday Rigby- call it luck?

Sometimes you just get lucky... maybe luck is not the right word.  Maybe sometimes you simply get blessed beyond measure.  Perhaps, it is when the stars shine a little brighter or the planets align just right.  Whatever it is, it happened to me. 

Like, when I was sitting in my sophomore geometry class and I look over and I saw those lips- his lips and I simply wanted to kiss them.  Strange for the girl who only wanted to play catch with the football with any boy up until this point.

Or Lucky. like when you say good-bye in airport for two years.  You walk him to the boarding door and you say I love you- and he comes back two years later and that love is still there.

Or blessed to welcome five beautiful spirits to your home- each one so unique and such a great part of him- a portrait if you would.

Then there is devestation when no heart beat is found and he holds you close and catches the tears- his love envelops you- more blessings.

Or more blessed like the night he has a stroke at 35 and throughout the night you hold your breath every time the nurse checks his vitals and makes him do funny tests like touch his nose.  Heaven is so close you feel it lift you higher.

And then there was the next blessing- my heart stopped and yours beckoned it back. Their five faces were the last thing I saw before each test and yours was the first one I wanted to see afterwards!

I know that the prayer that is always answered is the prayer for strength.  I love you Travis.  Thanks for helping me become stronger.  Happy Birthday- you are my luck, my blessing, my star and my planets aligning!

Our 40's will be a great decade!

A Little more of Mexico- Christmas in Cancun

We woke up every morning in paradise.  The beach front was on our resort's edge couple this with pools and more pools swimming, playing volleyball, king of the hill, or Maleck's version of soccer.  We did however do a bit of exploring... Tulum was our first adventure out and it was breathtaking (I will make a separate post on Tulum).

The landscape of this sacred ground coupled with its location at the ocean's edge simply took our breath away.

Madsen marvels at this ancient ruin.

Did you feel that?  It took your breath away too... didn't it?

What a joy it was to travel with these guys!

 Seleck: "Check out the thickness of these walls...

We fell in love with the coconut trees.  Travis and I were convinced we were on Gilligan's Island.

My Five Favorites!

When I was 18 I traveled to Europe while Rigby was on his mission.  I never thought I would do much more.  Thanks so much for making my dreams come true... I love you Rigby!

Little boys grown tall.

Maleck and Emma do a little bartering at the local swap meet near 5th Avenue.

Our Christmas Eve dinner-- a little Americanse.

Our Christmas Eve Jammies.  This was one thing the kids were worried they would miss.  I couldn't disappoint them. 

My Boys!

"Baby Sister"

Our Christmas décor!

My sweetheart

Christmas morning at the Mayan Palace

Every Christmas morning we read, "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey."  It is a cherished tradition.  Our Five made sure to pack it.

Seleck went shopping in Mexico for Christmas presents.  He found Maleck this adorable hat!

Thankfully Santa found us in Mexico and delivered the wishes of all five.

We spent Christmas morning enjoying toys and playing in the pools, and just being together.  It was such a great day.   Truly a Christmas we will not forget!