Ever have too much to blog about?...

Whew! I am just now recovering from a crazzy two weeks! Pictures forthcoming....Barbs, please email me the pics :) Some hints...dog, Halloween, Disney, and I am on facebook. I have been warned about identity stealers, but if someone wants my identity go for it...just make me slightly thinner in my new license picture..oh yeah...we are pretty screwed on credit, so I would not even try that purchase--Hee Hee!
I will talk about the most important thing I can think of right now...if you can't take it, well, your prideful. :) Gee, I am starting to sound like our Bishop! :) I know I am preaching to the choir, but it is important....

A comforting email with the words of Elder Neal A. Maxwell has passed among Latter-day Saints in California with these prophetic words delivered in 1979 while he was a member of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy.

“Make no mistake about it, brothers and sisters, in the months and years ahead, events are likely to require each member to decide whether or not he will follow the First Presidency. Members will find it more difficult to halt longer between two opinions. President Marion G. Romney said, many years ago, that he had 'never hesitated to follow the counsel of the Authorities of the Church even though it crossed my social, professional or political life.'

“This is hard doctrine, but it is particularly vital doctrine in a society which is becoming more wicked. In short, brothers and sisters, not being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ includes not being ashamed of the prophets of Jesus Christ. . . . Your discipleship may see the time when such religious convictions are discounted. . . . This new irreligious imperialism seeks to disallow certain opinions simply because those opinions grow out of religious convictions.

“Resistance to abortion will be seen as primitive. Concern over the institution of the family will be viewed as untrendy and unenlightened....Before the ultimate victory of the forces of righteousness, some skirmishes will be lost. Even in these, however, let us leave a record so that the choices are clear, letting others do as they will in the face of prophetic counsel. There will also be times, happily, when a minor defeat seems probable, but others will step forward, having been rallied to rightness by what we do. We will know the joy, on occasion, of having awakened a slumbering majority of the decent people of all races and creeds which was, till then, unconscious of itself. Jesus said that when the fig trees put forth their leaves, 'summer is nigh.' Thus warned that summer is upon us, let us not then complain of the heat."

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CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISM-THEOBALD STYLE

Drill,

Baby

Drill! WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO! One more thing checked off our "TO DO LIST" before we die! We have attended our very first political rally! Our next thing to do is... let's see (walk on moon, cliff diving, WWE mud wrestling...oh! here it is.. picketing...We are such conservative activists!I also want to be thrown in jail for a good cause like picketing an abortion clinic, but Todd is not too keen on that idea. I told him I am sure he would make friends quick in the big house... Anywho..It was exhilarating! We saw Sean Hannity, Elizabeth Hasselbeck(what's her name from that leftist show, "The View"), and I ACTUALLY heard the crowd chant "Rush!" "Rush"--I almost fainted as the women did in the early days of Obama's race....I thought Rush Limbaugh had shown up..!!! I ADORE HIM! It was not him....:( Todd was cheering for his guy, Todd Palin! Todd likes Todd. I think it is a name thing. Sarah, delivered an inspiring message. I really like her 'cause she reminds me of, well, me! She has a funny accent, likes to shoot guns, holds onto religion, loves children, is a straight shooter, and used to host a news show. Ok, Ok, I did not host a news show, but I was on the staff of my high school and college newspapers...close enough. I looked dazed in this pic--I was "High" on capitalism! :)

SIX FOR THE ROAD--TLC

Our family is SOOO excited! Friends of ours that lived in our ward for about 3 months last year have their own reality show!Kati and Vern spent the Christmas Eve with us last year as they are living on the road in an RV. Our annual Christmas Eve party is pretty fun :) Auvi is a good friend of Vanessa and Adrien, and I taught Zoe in Sunday school. Vern is a pretty cool dude--he travels around the world catching rare butterflies. Kati is awesome! I accidentally chipped her dip serving dish, and she was like "No big deal". They are really easy going, nice people! We were sad to see them leave our ward, but realize that they needed to use their RV! We just heard via Vanessa that they are planning on coming back to our ward for a few months!Yippee!

The Office--Freaking LOVE that show!

The Theobalds are OFFICE FREAKS!We love the show....Todd kinda looks like Dwight K. Schrute, too. :) Every Friday we watch this show on the Internet! We don't have cable because we think it is a satanic tool used to corrupt our minds, and, well,..OK... we are trying to save $$ Hee Hee! Our family owns Season 1 and 2 and we watch it over and over and over..we need to get season 3!My favorite character is Stanley/Jim...I think I am a combo of the two! Adrien likes Todd Packer...reasons are obvious! Todd likes Dwight..Vanessa likes Jim and Bretty likes Michael. The show reminds me a lot of when I worked in several offices...and the pranks I used to play on people! Sigh! Those were the days! Saran wrapped toilets, swapping out people's lunches, Limburger cheese wrappers placed strategically under chairs, popping off keyboard letters, and generally getting no work done! Those were the days!!

Sir Walter Raleigh..Our Esteemed Hound

Our ONLY favorite kind of dog at the Theobald house is the English Bulldog. We don't like "sissy" dogs,"poofy" dogs, "dumb" dogs, or "tall" dogs..just slobbery, slightly asmatic, low maintence, Good old American Dogs! English is close enough!
I have been amiss at not introducing the Theobald hound, Sir Walter Raleigh aka "Rahls" He is not a very active dog unless you are a missionary over for a visit or a meal...watch out for your leg! He tends to slobber a bit especially when he shakes his head...it goes flying! He also snores, sleeps, and farts a lot and likes his butt scratched...kinda like my 75 year old Dad. (Love ya POPS!) He is really not a great watch dog unless you have his favorite chew toy in hand then he growls. He really does not like to play catch. We think it is a stupid game too!He would rather growl at the blow-up pool toys and get angry when you dive in the pool. I also think he is a Republican dog...he never urinates on our McCain/Palin yard sign, but he sure craps all over the neighbors Obama sign...Man, I love that dog!

"Brett's" new T-shirt--Every Kid Needs One!

Sometimes it is just nice to be alone..

I am just sitting alone in my living room. Everyone is asleep. The tv is off. All I can hear is the gentle snoring of Raleigh, our English Bulldog and the squeaking of the clothes dryer reminding me I have one more load to do. I am so relaxed with the feel of the ceiling fan's gentle puffs of air on my skin....what a gift to be quiet and alone for just a few minutes. Totally quiet, relaxed and serene. Ahhhhh. No demands are being made on me or my time. I am not worrying or feeling any kind of emotion other than absolute peace. Thank you, Jesus Christ, for this moment of peace.