Happy Coronavirus Thanksgiving

Since Ben and I both had Covid this month, we decided to have a cozy little Thanksgiving of our own at home.  I'm sure we saved lives😏.   We have so much to be thankful for!

We started the morning off right!

While Ben smoked the turkey, we played puff ball

Just 6 of us

We make a good team

Nobody really likes pie around here
so we went with zebra popcorn for dessert.

#givethanks

This year the Prophet invited us to flood the internet with messages of Thanksgiving.  This was my post on day 7:

 I #givethanks  for my Heavenly Father and MY Savior Jesus Christ and for everything that has brought me closer to THEM.  They have comforted me through heart wrenching experiences.  They have strengthened me when I felt the load was too much to bear.  They have sent angels to protect me and lift me when I''ve been down.  They have performed miracles in my behalf.  Even when I have made terrible choices, they were still reaching out to me.  They have been patient and given me infinite chances to start over and do better.  I've been blessed by their love and encouragement throughout my life.  I look forward to the day when I will be reunited with them again.

The prophets and Apostles don't know it, but they are some of my very best friends.  I listen to their words almost daily.  they have gotten me through some of the most difficult times of my life.  I hear the voice of the Savior when they speak and I grow closer to HIM.

I was taught that If I want to talk to God, I should pray, if I want Him to talk to me, I should read the scriptures.  Through the Book of Mormon THEY speak to me.  Sometimes the words I read are just the answer I was looking for.  Sometimes it's just the peace that comes when I pick up the book.  There is power in the Book of Mormon.  It draws me nearer to THEM.

My mission was an incredible opportunity to draw near to THEM .  As I served I tried to say and do what they would do if they were here.  Without other responsibilities, I was able to focus completely on bringing others to Christ.  The sacred experiences I had in Argentina have anchored me to THEM.  

The moment I step foot in the Temple I feel THEIR peace.  Of course I do, it is THEIR home.  I believe Christ walks the halls of the temples more than we think.  Even when I'm just on the temple grounds I feel like I am in a sacred place.  When I perform work for those who have passed on, I feel joy.  I also feel like every time I perform a vicarious ordinance for someone on the other side,  I am amassing an army of angels to watch over me and my family.   What a blessing it was to be sealed to Ben and Qyntn in this holy place.

Surviving Covid-19!

We made the news!

As if the devastating presidential election wasn't bad enough, the day after the election I started feeling awful.  It began with painful muscle aches and fatigue and escalated to a sore throat, headache, nausea, vomiting, congestion and cough.  Ben started getting symptoms about 4 days after me.  I was in bed 7 days straight before we decided to get tested.  We both tested positive and we're surviving!  It would have been so lame to go through a global pandemic and never get sick.  We were lucky to have the full pandemic experience!

President Donald J. Trump

4 years ago Donald J. Trump, a businessman and Washington D.C. outsider, became President of the United States of America.  I had my concerns about voting for him.  He wasn't what I considered a good role model.  His language was inappropriate at times, there were questions about his behavior toward women, and he often came off as a bully.  However, his political platform was more in line with my values, so I gave him my vote.  

He ran against Hillary Clinton, a previous first lady, senator, and secretary of state with lifelong political ambitions.  The polls showed that Hillary was poised to run away with a victory, but in an astounding turn of events, she lost, and lost big.  The liberal left and the mainstream media went into a complete meltdown and never recovered.  

Before Donald Trump was even inaugurated, the left was plotting his removal from office.  Instead of accepting the results of the election, they fought against him every. single. day.  The media constantly demonized him and spread hatred, anger and vitriol for 4 years.  They blamed him for colluding with Russia to win the election (a complete fabrication), even impeached him for it in the House.  But the conservative leaning Senate did not remove him from office.  

The amazing thing, is that President Trump fought for our country every.single.day!  Against all odds, Mr. trump went to work and accomplished more than any other President in my lifetime.  He had made promises during his campaign, and kept them.  By early 2020 our economy was booming and President Trump seemed on track for an easy re-election.  Then life was turned upside down when Covid-19 hit.  Faced with a global pandemic that shut down the economy and brought death and despair to families across America, Trump was once again blamed for everything.  The left saw an opportunity to capitalize on the misfortune of the American people.

By summer of 2020, a Trump re-election seemed impossible.  Although the polls showed Mr. Biden up double digits in most polls, President Trump campaigned day and night, pulling in thousands and thousands of Trump supporters at each of his rallies. As the economy began to recover, the polls seemed to tighten, but on election night Donald Trump came up just short.  73 million Americans were deeply disappointed. The loss was hard to take, I shed a few tears for sure and then decided to share my gratitude for his service on social media... 

Dear President Donald J. Trump,

MILLIONS of Americans LOVE YOU!🇺🇲  THANK YOU for fighting day and night for the American People!  THANK YOU for not being a typical politician!  THANK YOU for DOING what you said you would DO.  Your WORK ETHIC and ENDLESS ENERGY are inspiring!  THANK YOU for using your God given TALENTS to improve the economic situation for families across America, and for fighting for trade deals that benefit our GREAT country!  THANK YOU for fighting to protect us from evil forces that conspire to destroy our freedom and prosperity.   THANK YOU for promoting PEACE across the world!  THANK YOU for fighting for the UNBORN,  RELIGIOUS FREEDOM and for standing up for our law enforcement officers in BLUE!  THANK YOU for fast tracking the process of producing and manufacturing a VACCINE for Covid-19 and for closing the border from China which saved MILLIONS of lives.  DESPITE astounding opposition from democrats, the media, big tech and others who tried to UNDERMINE your Presidency, YOU and your administration accomplished much in just 4 YEARS!   PLEASE know that we APPRECIATE your service in behalf of the United STATES of America.  

Sincerely,

Shannon Fuller

I don't know how President Trump will be regarded throughout history.  But to me, he was a true American hero!

Repeat Super Bowl Champs!

We are the Champions!

Qyntn had some key pulls!

He was definitely the defensive player of the game!

Silly String to celebrate

Congrats Q-man!

Happy Halloween!

Ben, Tiago and I repeated.  Reyn's disco outfit was adorable.
And Q made it easy by picking a
glow in the dark skeleton outfit
he bought for school.

Alyssa and Holly had multiple costumes.

Alyssa trick-or-treated as a T-Rex with her friends.

Holly picked the croissant dude from a vine

My favorite part of Halloween,
the candy tax...I get all the Almond Joy!

At school, Alyssa was a unicorn.

We brought in over 20 pounds of candy.
It was a lot of fun hunting for bowls on porches
 toward the end of the night. 
Once we got home came the sorting and trading.

Pumpkins, Parades and Parties

Alyssa and her friends went with an "Among Us" theme.

Q's favorite animal are wolves, so he went that direction.  Holly's was super creative as usual.

 

Halloween swim party for Holly🎃

An a-typical Halloween parade.  Just his class, outside.

Pirate party with their dad.