Eagle Scout Mom

Eagle Scout Mom

This weekend we finally had Zachary's Eagle Court of Honor. It was a hectic day trying to get everything together but it turned out great. We put together a powerpoint slide show of all of his years in scouting starting with his cubscout years. I won't bore you with the whole slide show but I thought I would put a few pictures of him on here over the years. I am so proud of him. Statistics show that only 10 percent of Scouts get there Eagle. Also, the projects they have to do are really hard. Zacahry's project was to build two picnic tables and a tree bench for South East Park in Columbia. He had to gather the funds and pick up the material and figure out the plans all on his own. He was in charge. He could delegate but he had to figure that out. Like Boyd said the night of his Eagle Court of Honor, "I don't know if I could have completed this project I would have given up, but Zac stayed with it and I am proud of him." We are so proud of Zachary. This is something that will stay with Zachary for the rest of his life. I am proud to say I am a Eagle Scout Mom. And let me tell you I earned that pin too. ;)

Oh,What a Beautiful Morning ....

I haven't written on my blog for awhile because I have been really busy. I have been busy auditioning for a musical at the fine arts center in Camden. I am so excited after two callbacks I found out today that I made it in the musical. I am one of the women of Oklahoma. I am just happy to take whatever part they will give me.


Anyone who knows me really well knows that I love the theater. I remember my first acting lesson when I was five years old. My Mom took me to this class in Salt Lake City and I stood on stage for the first time and I loved it. I even remember everything we did in that class and the comments that the teacher made to me. That is when I knew I loved the theater. I did community theater when I was younger and I did some stuff in High School and then College. Now that I look back at College I wish I would have just majored in theater.

I have always watched musicals and loved everyone one of them. Boyd buys me a musical for Christmas every year. I especially like the oldie but goodie musicals. I listen to soundtrack muscials all the time. In fact Nate told me if I was on Jeopardy and all of the questions were to do with musicals I would totally win. What a son!

I told Boyd I had been just itchin' to get back on stage. It has been about 20 years. In fact when I met Boyd I was in a summer theater group that performed every Monday night. We did a melodrama in the park. I still remember the night Boyd came to see me I was so nervous. After the show the director told me that was my best performance, he asked what the difference was that night. I told him some guy I liked was in the audience. Ever since then I have called Boyd my good luck charm.

After talking with my family about me being really busy if I make it they decided to support me 100 percent. The whole time I auditioned I thought about my goal word for this year "perservance". I just kept thinking I have got to see this through. There have been so many times that I have backed out of things like this before. I was nervous, excited all at the same time. We did some singing, dancing and readings. I did find out that it is still in my blood. I feel like I am five years old again and walking on the stage for the first time with just as much excitement.

So in April I will be in Oklahoma. The director did email us today and tell us that the musical director backed out and they are still looking for one. If they don't find one soon then the show will be canceled. I hope everything works out because I have a wonderful feeling everything's going my way.

Happy Valentines Day

I am a true romantic. I love a good romantic movie. A movie that will make me sigh, cry, and wish for a happily ever after. I realized twenty years ago that I didn't marry a romantic. Boyd and I are complete opposites. He is the type that says " I told you the day that I married you I love you and if it changes I will let you know". We both realize that we are opposites so I think we have realized we have to compromise.
Now I have found what is truly romantic to me is

When Boyd tucks the boys in bed at night
When he does the dishes for me without asking
When he calls on the phone just to say "Hi"
When he gets excited for me in everything I do
When he tries hard to do tasks that he doesn't know how to do
When he watches those "chick" flicks with me
When he cares about what I am doing
When he puts on a certain aftershave because he knows I hate cologne
When he tries to dance with me (I love to dance)
When Boyd cleans up the throw-up (never have done that in all these years)
When he listens
When he supports me in my calling and just doesn't ask questions
When I lay in bed asleep at night and he comes and tucks me in..
Boyd you probably think I am asleep but I know that you are taking
care of me. Thanks for caring!

Blues and Pink

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Mr. LE

All of the Mr. LE contestants

Emily and Zachary

It was a great night Saturday to see Zachary compete is Mr. LE. (Lugoff-Elgin High School). It was about 32 boys who were nominated by there student body and then they compete. They do casual wear and formal wear. They have a escort with them when they do formal wear, that is where Emily comes in. When they walk across the stage they say different things about them. Zachary wasn't nervous to be in it he was more worried that they were going to say my name wrong. ( he knows how that bothers me) When they first come across the stage they say son of Boyd and Laresa Campbell. They didn't pronounce my name wrong so Zachary was happy. I thought that he was sweet because he was more worried about me then him. Also, I was proud of him when they talked about what he was going to do after High School. They said Zachary plans on serving a two year mission for his church after which he plans on attending Brigham Young University. There are only about 12-15 members in that school. Only two active members graduating this year and that is my two sons Zachary and Nate. It just sent chills up my spine when they said that about his mission because I don't think very many knew that about him. I am proud of him. Good job Zac even though you didn't win you will always be number #1 to me.

Happy Birthday Mom

I have the most wonderful Mom in the whole world. I just wanted to say a little something in honor of her today. Today is her birthday and she is "60". She doesn't even look like she is 40. My boys think I look older than she does. As many of you know my Mom is an author and she has a wonderful blog called "Good News". So go check it out and she loves comments so go wish her a Happy Birthday today.
Also, I wanted to write 60 things about my Mom you might not know.

1. I have the most fantastic Mom
2. she is very patient
3. she has the most amazing amount of Faith
4. she taught me how to pray
5. and how to find answers to those prayers
6. I love her advice-even though when I was younger I didn't
7. I wish I was more like my Mom
8. when I was little I thought my Mom was so pretty
9. now that I am older I think she is gorgeous
10. I want to look like her someday
11. when I was little I loved to go shopping at Dick's because
she would always buy me an eclair
12. She always thought I could do anything even when I didn't
believe in myself
13. she wrote a story about me in The Friend Magazine
14. I loved it when she would write letters to me and leave
them on my bed (I still long for those letters)
15. I kept every letter she wrote to me while I was at Ricks
College and I still have them
16. I am the oldest and I made her a Mom
17. some of my friends are my Mom's friends
18. she is so friendly to everyone
19. our house was the house you could play at all the time
20. even when I was a teenager we loved having parties at my house
21. she always made the house so inviting
22. I just want to know what her secret is to keep going
23. she always stays so busy
24. she has always exercised
25. even as a little girl she would exercise while we watched TV
right besides her
26. she loves to serve
27. she loves to do kind things for others without anyone knowing
28. she loves to read
29. she read to me many books as child while I would fall asleep in my bed
30. she would wake me up for midnight snacks with her and Dad
31. I loved when she would check me out of school and we would
go out to lunch after we did our appointment of course
32. she always made birthdays so special
33. she had some great traditions growing up
34. green milk and green pancakes on St. Patricks Day
35. Pick your favorite birthday meal for your birthday and eat
on the special plate
36. Trying to play practical jokes on April Fools
37. The best one was waking up Dad way early for family pray and him
thinking it was 6:00 in the morning really I think it was 4:00.
38. Having orange juice on Christmas morning
39. She always helped with dances and party ideas
40. I am the oldest of 10 kids and she always had time for me
41. She never complained about being so busy
42. she always wants to do what is right
43. she puts her children first before herself
44. one time we went shopping while I was in college we each
bought a dress
45. well my Mom bought both of them because I didn't have any money
46. when she left to go home she gave me her dress (always thinking of
others)
47. she is great teacher
48. she loves the scriptures
49. she has been a life-long learner of the scriptures
50. as a little girl I always saw her reading her scriptures
51. as a little girl I would always see her praying
52. even though I feel asleep during family scripture study
I still felt the spirit
53. my mom after she got married got her Bachelors, Masters
and Doctorate degree way to go Dr. Mom
54. she has been an example of perservance
55. if you are still reading this I love you more than you will
ever know
56. I wish I was there to give her a hug on your birthday
57. she always wishes she had more money to help us out
58. she has given me more than money could buy
59. she has instilled in me a love of the gospel of Jesus Christ
60. without that Mom I don't know where I would be today, thank
you for always sharing your testimony !

I love you Mom... what more can I say! (excuse me I need to go
get a tissue)
your #1 daughter Laresa

Hinckley Challenge to Read the Book Of Mormon

If you haven't heard of this challenge then I recommend that you go to the website and sign up today, www.hinckleychallenge.com. In tribute of Pres. Hinckley they are trying to challenge people to read the Book of Mormon in 97 days. I think I can do this one. I have also posted a little progress in my sidebar. That way I feel like I am keeping track of things. You can get this link when you go to the site.
Also, if you have neer read the Book of Mormon I challenge you to do that. Please go to mormon.org to see how you can pick up a copy for yourself. What better way then to start today.

The Magic of the Printed Word

The other day when I was helping Samuel with his homework I noticed out of the corner of my eye these sweet boys. When there quiet I worry because that usually means trouble. But I had to take a picture because it was priceless. Jeremy is really taking off with his reading and he is teaching Luke how to read. Luke would try and repeat every word that Jeremy would say it was so cute. Just this week I was having a hard time thinking how neglected Luke gets. Sometimes I call him the orphan child because I don't know what he is wearing, if had breakfast or not, and when he falls asleep at night. I am so glad I captured this picture because he is not neglected he is just learning and growing with his brothers.