Wright Family Valentine's Day

Before family:

After family:

We traditionally eat a "hearty" Valentine's dinner together:
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Artichokes
Stuffed Twice Baked Potatoes
Cornbread Stuffing
followed by a dessert of:
Chocolate truffle cookies
Chocolate surprise pastries.
During our dinner, we go around the table and tell each other why we love each other...it is so nice. One time in the year when the kids don't fight and are inspired by the holiday to be loving...

Happy Birthday, Sophie!

My Baby turned 5!

Her Birthday was on a Monday, so Sophie was super excited because she got two parties: a family one on her actual birthday and one with her friends from Church on the following Saturday.


Sophie had two requests - a tea party and a pinata.



Sadly, it was raining so we had to have the pinata inside, with Chad holding it up high.
I was in fear for Chad's life at first, but we quickly found that little girls don't swing very hard! Chad had to cut the pinata open.













It was a pretty crazy time with Sophie's little friends: Kiki Deir-
mendjian, Taylor Altom, Kitty Pratt, Emilie Weymouth, Jadyn and Kate Pinneo, and Brooklyn Emery. They drank hot chocolate "tea" (and only spilled a little bit), ate strawberry cupcakes and fancy cookies, and played with the puppies.
















They REALLY loved the take-home goodies: feather boas, feather crowns, and lip-gloss in a ring!

One of them said on the way out, "That was a fun party!" We thought so too!

Inspired

So I sat down yesterday to steal a few moments with my scriptures. I am really trying to get some reading in everyday, even though it is hard for me and not the first book I would choose to pick up. Yet.
Anyway, I said a quick prayer beforehand, and basically asked the Lord to lead me to the page that will tell me what He wants me to learn. And I flipped the book randomly open and started to read D&C 88:119: "Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God." Wow, that really spoke to me! I have been a somewhat disorganized person for most of my life, although circumstances sometimes force me to get things in order (for example, my finances, when Renae Rollo started doing our taxes). And since Heavenly Father answered my prayer so quickly, I immediately jumped up and planned out meals for a week, wrote up a shopping list, cleaned out my freezer and fridge yesterday and my pantry today. I am obeying as well as I can. And being better organized feels so good! Maybe I'll be able to sleep better now...
I had to laugh last night, though. I was killing time waiting for Top Chef to start and was flipping through the channels - found a show called, "Help me, I am a Hoarder." They showed this lady whose apartment was nothing but junk, piled on every surface, and she had a psychiatric problem that made her hoard. A professional organizer came in and tried to help her go through her things. It was nuts. I don't know if that was a subtle message for me or what, but I'M DOING IT!!! Next will be my closet.