the tuckers

Thursday, July 28, 2011

ogden river parkway

i have been teaching a summer scholars program with incoming fifth and sixth graders.

we, two other teachers and myself, were able to use the parkway as our classroom for the week.

what a grand adventure!

the article about our adventure can be found here....

I have been thinking alot about the concept of time.
Where does the time go? It's about time, dontcha think?

One of my favorite places to think is at the beach, so Iwent on a quick trip to Cali. Unfortunately my cutie patootie sweetie was not able to go with me, but I had fun nonetheless. I dragged momacita along with me instead. Thanks momacita!

We went to the Korean Friendship Bell to get a great view of the ocean, kayaking, and surrounding beauty. Ahhhh...!

Next we went to my Grandparent's former home. SO sad to see the loss of roses, trees, and beautiful plants that they had worked so hard to maintain and cultivate.

When I lived in Cali, I had been to the L.A. County Fair but never to the Orange County Fair...so we went.

I couldn't believe all of the fried things! So CrAzY!!

Fried butter?! Chocolate covered corndogs with sprinkles?!

Yup...I tried it.

And it wasn't too bad, for something fried and odd... Kool-Aid donuts with a sprinkle of
Kool-Aid powder on top.

Following the adventures of the Fair, we visited with friends and family in the area, had breakfast with Mama Becky and Daddyo Larry, went to the 24th of July activity in Palos Verdes, Hung out with my besties Teesha and Mike their kiddos, and had a great time in general!

Time...on with the adventures associated with this time in our lives.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

{learnings of late}

Much has taken place in the last few months, not all of the peaches and cream variety either.

But I have come to an understanding, kinda late in the game, I know...

...but...

...even though the road may be rough and the way covered with thistles and thorns...

...i have so much to be thankful for...

Friday, December 31, 2010

...wow...

the passing of a decade! so much has happened in the last ten years!

*graduation from Weber State University*

*marriage to the one and only Gailon Tucker*

*the loss of dear loved ones...papa, grandma sokoloff, and grandpa sokoloff*

*discovery about true friends*

*change in employment*

*change of home site*

*purchasing our first home*

*with so many changes and events of the past decade, here's to hoping and praying that the goals and plans for 2011 come to fruition....*

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

{goodbye fall}

I guess that we can officially say that Fall is over here in Ogden.

We had quite the storm last night! I got caught in it at the grocery store and then at Home Depot. But I got all of the fixins for a great Thanksgiving dinner and snow melt! What a combo!! If you need a place to go, come on over! With usual Tucker flair, we will surely have plenty!

The one thing that I have noticed this year is that we have had some of the most amazing sunsets! This one was so amazing, the picture does not fully capture the brilliance of it all! This is straight out of the camera too! BeAuTiFuL!

Friday, November 19, 2010

great photography props and such giveaway!

check it out!

Friday, November 12, 2010

yup...

...i am grateful that we have good insurance!

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“I believe…that the Lord’s tender mercies are the very personal and individualized blessings, strength, protection, assurances, guidance, loving-kindnesses, consolation, support and spiritual gifts which we receive from and because of and through the Lord Jesus Christ….I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and that the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us.”

~David A. Bednar “The Tender Mercies of the Lord,” April 3, 2005

"It is often in the trial of adversity that we learn those most critical lessons that form our character and shape our destiny." ~Elder Uchtdorf

"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy, they are the charming gardners who make our souls blossom."

"Have hope. Be strong. Laugh loud and play hard. Live in the moment. Smile often. Dream big. Remember you are loved and never give up!" ~unknown

"So, the great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life. It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage." ~ Henry B. Eyring

“A grand adventure is about to begin.” Winnie the Pooh

"Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones
and when you have laboriously accomplished your task GO TO SLEEP IN PEACE.

GOD IS AWAKE."
~ Victor Hugo~

“I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars.”
--Og Mandino

"God is closest to those with broken hearts.”

~Jewish Saying.

...when I found him whom my soul loves I held him, and would not let him go...Song of Solomon 3:4

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ~Dr. Seuss.

"Happiness is what you make it. Always has been. Always will be." ~ unknown

"You rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing you by, because you know you hold tomorrow tightly in your arms."
~Neal. A. Maxwell

"Once in awhile,
Right in the middle of an ordinary life,
Love gives us a fairy tale."
~ Anonymous ~

"Sometimes you're the windshield. Sometimes you're the bug."

"There are some people who take the heart out of you and there are people who put it back." Elizabeth David

“Promise me you'll always remember: you're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

~Christopher Robin

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~ Thomas Edison

"Be the person you want the world to be." ~Unknown

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails.
I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp
I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor’s children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my
fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden.
I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder.
I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."

~Marjorie Pay Hinkley

"If you live to be 100, I hope I live to be 100 minus 1 day, so I never have to live without you."

~ Winnie the Pooh

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.

-Yiddish proverb

"If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

~Wayne Dyer

"A house is made of walls and beams a home is made of love and dreams." ~Unknown

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" I think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity"

- Eleanor Roosevelt

"You did not come into the world to fail. You came into the world to succeed. You have accomplished much so far. It is only the beginning. As you move forward on the trail of life, keep the banner of faith in self ever before you. You may not be a genius. You may not be exceptionally smart. But you can be good, and you can try. And you will be amazed at what might happen when in faith you take a step forward."
~Gordon B. Hinckley