Yost

So, for those of you who don't know, I was born in the boonies. My mom had all of her kids at home. I was born at my grandparent's house in YOST, Utah in the middle of a snowstorm and the doctor was late. Although I visited Yost a few times as a young toddler, I didn't have many memories of it and hadn't been back to visit since earlier this year. John and I just took a trip up there again this past weekend. My step-grandmother lives there and John had built some beautiful bookcases for her in exchange for her painting us a few paintings that are just lovely. Anyway, so I just wanted to make a little posting about Yost, because like it or not, that's where I'm from! It's just so odd to me whenever we've gone there to drive around and think, "this is where I was born." Okay, so about Yost. Yost was first settled by a few people around 1878. By 1887 the town merited a post office and was thereafter officially called Yost after the postmaster Charles Yost. The early settlers opened a few kilns, mills and mercantile stores. By 1892, the population was 91 and as babies were born and some more adults moved in, the town grew in size to 251 people by 1910. And that's as big as it ever got. I asked my grandma just about how many people live in Yost today and she said, "oh, about 26." Now, you've got to understand that Yost is out there. It's about 50 miles out on a dirt road to get there from the nearest town off the highway, Snowville. In fact, the road actually takes you over the Idaho border and then back down into Utah. Yost is just about 3 miles south of the border of Utah and Idaho. And nope, there's not much cell phone service either. I took pictures of the house and room I was born in. Don't laugh. (okay, just kidding, you can... I do!) By the way, this isn't the house that my grandmother now lives in. (thank heavens we don't have to stay here when we go visit!)

Ring Around the Rosie

Today I sat down and figured out how to get my videos off my camera and onto YouTube. Yaay! Here's a little video I created that shows a small GLIMPSE of the fun we have around our house...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QlshH5WPg84

Dreamers

Here's a new one. I was recently inspired by my husband to write down my dreams! It's usually the other way around and he never does it! The other day I came out to see what he was up to and he told me that he had been writing down his dreams and having a really fun time doing it. I was so thrilled! His action inspired me to write mine down as well, which I did this morning. I've done it before, but was in need of an updated list. I want to share both of our dreams on here and hopefully it will inspire some others out there to pull those dreams out of the closet, blow off the dust and start the dreaming again! :) It's so much fun.

JOHN’S DREAMS

· Not have to worry about money

· Spend the time with my family that I want, not what someone else wants

· Have a cabin

· Be out of debt

· Do a lot of service

· Have several four wheelers

· Be involved with my kids

· Be involved with my wife

· Have food storage

· Have a garden

· Be a good father

· Be a good husband

· Go on a lot of vacations

· Go on the Piute trail with friends and family

· Help people achieve their dreams

· Own rental properties

· Be a successful business man

· Helping people become debt free

· Attend all General Conference meetings at the Conference Center

· See and attend all temples world wide

· One day I can just wake up and decide I want to go to such and such a place and not worry if we can afford it

· Go to all the amusement parks in the US

· Sit on the floor for a Utah Jazz game

· Have an art room/meditation room in our house

· Be more outgoing

· Feel smart… no, KNOW I am smart

· Do all I can to be an instrument at all times and places for God!

· Have a big wood shop in my back yard

· Have a basketball court

· Be able to surprise Lindsay and not give it away eagerly

· Be a living example to friends and family

· Be able to dunk a basketball

· Always be healthy

· Have home evening every week

· Teach my wife to play pinochle

· Take field trips on things that our kids are studying

· Be an example of always being happy no matter what happens

· Always be a missionary

· Have one sleep in day a week

· Have a boat

· Have jet skis

· Have a snow mobile

· Have a pick-up

· Be VERY knowledgeable in the scriptures

· Learn to drywall

· Learn to plumb

· Learn engineering

· Have a big backyard

· Be a good neighbor

· Do home teaching every month

· Always be humble

· Not be prideful

· Always be grateful

· Always be cheerful

· And if I never do receive the material things in life, it’s okay because my biggest dream is to always remember God is in control and if I’m doing what He wants, then He will provide on those things.

LINDSAY’S DREAMS

· Be a powerful wife and mother!

· Be able to spend all the quality time with my family that I want to

· Never have to worry whether or not we will have enough money to do the things that we want to do

· Have an abundance of investments that will provide for my family and I for the rest of our lives

· Be completely financially FREE!!!

· Experience freedom and abundance in every aspect of my life

· Adopt a lot of children who are in the foster care system and just want to be part of a family, but feel that no one wants them. I want them!

· To continue to have the best group of friends in the world!!

· Be a powerful motivational speaker

· Be an instrument in the Lord’s hands at all times

· Publish an inspirational/self-help book

· Publish an inspiring novel

· To teach my children in the home

· To be fully prepared for emergencies – with food, water, supplies, and money

· Be a scholar of the scriptures

· Model a wedding dress

· Be an actress in a powerful movie released by the LDS Church

· Own a ranch with horses in a beautiful mountain valley and be able to go horseback riding whenever I want to

· See the world from space

· Run a marathon

· Be famous

· See the great wonders of the world

· Live in China with my family – teaching English, serving, and/or doing missionary work

· Learn to speak, read and write Mandarin Chinese

· Be free from depression

· Read all of the books that I own

· Serve the way the Lord expects me to in all of my Church callings

· Go on philanthropic missions worldwide with my family

· Make a difference in this world!

· Live my life’s mission with purpose

· Take family and friends on Church history and American history tours

· Become a world traveler

· Help people put together their life’s histories for their families

· Improve my photography skills and use that talent to bless the lives of others

· Improve my drawing skills and use that talent as a way to express what is in my heart

· Learn how to paint

· Do secret service for people and give them whatever it is they stand in need of

· Have a live-in cook and housekeeper so that I can spend my time with my family and serving others

· Always be reaching out to others and helping to brighten their day and ease their load

· Have the BEST marriage ever!

Pachelbel Bedtime

John found this really cute song played and sung by this guy on YouTube. We watched it a few times last night and loved it! Even though we don't have kids yet, we thought it was so cute. We can't wait to relate. :) John wants to learn the song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uISuvTiTYJA