Snow White and Red Rose

Many years ago I remember Mom (Nena) referring to her oldest granddaughters, Leah and Kendall, as Red Rose and Snow White when they were little girls ... Leah being dark-haired and Kendall a fair blonde. If Nena were still with us, she would see history repeat itself and might very well also refer to her youngest two granddaughters, Katie and Rachelle as Snow White and Red Rose. Katie with her startling blue eyes and blonde hair and Rachelle with her velvety, chocolate eyes and a cascade of brunette hair. Whatever you call them, Nena's granddaughters are ... well ... just that. No other title or description can top the name of "Nena's granddaughters." (To those who are not familiar with the fairytale of Snow White and Red Rose, may I suggest a trip to the library?) :)

General Conference; October 2008

General Conference had a bit more personal meaning to me this year. Not only was it a joy to attend a session in the Conference Center , but even more delightful was that I got to go with Reggie, Katie and Miki's entire family, including Miki, Tom, Thomas and Rachelle. It was a rainy Sunday morning and all of us girls had blisters from the walk to the parking lot to the conference center, but we took it in stride, taking heed to Elder Wirthlins' appropriate topic on using laughter to temper life's challenges. :) (Ah, those pesty high heels.)