Catching up!.!.

So it is almost Christmas and this will truly be one of the most different Christmases. Melissa and Noah will be leaving to live in Rexburg Idaho soon and that will make 2 children living far away and 4 grand children
living far away. I am so happy for them though because Noah can go forward to his educatonal goals and find a good job. I will miss them so so very much that I can't even think about it.
My sister Joyce passed away Sunday which is hard but I am so happy for her to be able to be free of her illness. Mental illness is a hard thing to live with for so long. To make it worse she lived so far away it was diffacult to
be there very much. We were able to visit her 2 months ago and she was not good then, but she was able to see mom again and my sister and I, I knew then she wasn't going to be with us very long.
We will miss her and pray for her adjustment to a new wonderful place with our dad and many other relatives.
Our visit to Omaha was very nice and mom went with us and she did amazingly well. Our Emelia is beautiful. We just loved her and held her and enjoyed every min. Sara and Brian took such good care of us we thank them so much and love them.

The end of a long week

So this week has been a long week but a good one. The girls and Mel and Noah found an appartment in Sac. So things will be changing. That is one thing that is certain and that is change!! Brian took his test for the leagal part of the pharmacy test today he said he would rather take the first test twice rather than take this next on. He called and said he passed
the first one he said "I Aced it" the results came in the mail. Congradulations!!

Boy Oh Boy!!

How do I express my feelings today, SO MUCH has gone on this past week. First I just want to give my testimony of How much our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ loves us and we see that everyday in our family. This past week Brian took his pharmacy test to get his license,
and so many prayers from all of our friends and family went out for his sucess and to be calm as he took the test. He is pleased to say that he felt he did well in his words "didn't ace it but did well" Oh how prayers work. Brian we are so proud of you!! You da man!

Within the past two weeks we have had aunt Drue here with us to visit with her sister, well I will say how fun it is to have two sister together. I am so thankful to have such a wonderful mother and be able to have aunt Drue here also she is a sweetheart.

Thursday night we were treated by Dr Art with his office to the Rivercats game in Sac. He went all out to take good care of all of us going back and forth to buy us all anything we wanted to eat.
It was such a cool beautiful night to be outside. As I have said before Ken & I were disapointed that the Boston Celtics lost the champoinship game. So tired of the lakers always winning.

Father's day is tomarrow I feel awful that I can't get anything for my sweet hard working husband. What an amazing man he is. All these years he has worked so hard so that I could be home taking care of our kids teaching them all of the values he and I felt were so very important. Then always allowed me to take in anyone who needed a place. Anywhere he goes to work he can pick up and make his work a better place and learn so fast. But the most important thing is that he is an amazing Priesthood holder and honors his Priesthood in all he does. He Loves the Lord and would do anything for others. Happy Fathers day Ken. I love you so much. You are doing an awsome job here on earth.

New things

Boy it has been a hard week, realizing we have to move for real. I have been just hoping it was just a bad dream :>( I know I can go where ever the Lord leads me but we have worked so very hard here and I love this place. All the fruit trees are so full of fruit this year more than ever at least since we have been here.

We have moved so many times so why is this even harder? Because life is so much more different than ever so unsure, and for sure all of our family is now going to be in different places.
I know, I know that is the way it is but I don't have to like it. Where do we go and what do we do now??? if we were 30 it wouldn't seem so hard. Ken and I pray everyday for Travis & Janeann to understand just exactly what they are doing and what they have done to 4 of the most important people in their lives, people who have taken care of him loved him through so many hard things and still love him.

Anyway I am so thankful for the Lord and his peace that lets me know he loves me and is there for me when things get tough. I am so thankful for just having a job for Ken so we have food, and to have such amazing children who daily make me so proud to have been able to be their mom.

He did it !!!!!

Well such a wonderful time in Omaha! We just finished Brian's hooding ceremony we all are so proud of him! He had accomplished something amazing. We love you Brian! We are so thankful we could be here.

A afternoon with the grandkids!!!

What a nice day being able to be with grandkids!! They are so cute. So we go into the 7-11 to buy a slurpie and we get to the check out and the nice east Indian man and I are talking and Alyssa so sweet but (has no volumn on her voice says) grandma do you speak spanish and I say no as I am paying for it, she says well then how do you understand that man? I said because he speaks english, and she says no because I don't understand him. Yea, it was intresting. She really didn't understand him and I will admit he did have a pretty heavy accent. Gotta love the pure honesty that comes from children. Had a nice afternoon with all of them. I love them so much.

Scary huh

Holy Cow

Oh my goodness the mother of all huge massive trees just fell in our backyard!!!! yea we were sitting down to eat dinner and our back neighbor that we NEVER see or know came to our door and said kinda in a drunk way aah a branch just came down off the big tree in the back and It is going to come down I am calling my insurance company so you better get anything out of the yard you don't want hurt out. Ken came from the door looked out side and saw a branch had fallen but the tree looked fine, sat down and maybe 3 mins later crash. Right on the swing set and Abby our dogs run and kennel. It was a miricle she was not hurt, we were able to cut her out of the small space in the kennel . This tree is massive!!!!!!!!! and very very old. For sure if Ken would have gone out to move Abby out of the kennel he would have been under that tree.
Thank you so much Heavenly Father for your watchful eye. What a miricle. We have been so blessed no one was hurt.

A new week

Well here's to a new week, what will this week bring? Birthdays, thats what Will's is this week and little Elijah's is the 30th!!! Oh yea weight watchers today ah well lets just say it hasn't been the most successful 4 months but each day and week is a new one so I still keep at it. Travis and Janeann had a new little girl last week so happy she is here and a healthy little one. Tinnly I think. No matter the twists and turns life takes or the actions of some we love all of our family. Congrads Travis and Janeann!! So thankful for my Hubby for his consistant love and hard work. He is a great man. I love you Ken. You did an awsome job on the dutch oven peach cobbler!!!!

Jerimiah's 1st Birthday!!

What a fun time we all had watching him eat his cake. He was slow at first but once he got the idea he was into it. Happy times

Ken's try at peach cobbler in the dutch oven!!

Great job my honey, yummy, yummy good. We will tweek a few things but all in all it was Great. Thanks Ken for the yummy stuff.

Changes and decissions

I guess I am a true gemini in that I need change but the inner me never seeks for it. Now that I am older I find it so hard to have life change. I so miss the days of being a mom and keeping the house on a even keel and having all my sweet little ones around me, learning daily why the Lord allowed me to have each one of them. In those days they taught me so much, not that they don't still do. I find I have had such a hard time letting loose of those precious children and friends. I know that is the Lord's plan and I am so happy they have found people who they love.

Now I must learn it is time for me to move to the next step in life and i am truly trying. It doesn't take much to bring a tear to my eyes when I think of our little family and all the good times I miss, but I am truly trying to do better and love life in the now.

Also it never seems to get any easier to make decissions in life. I always thought that when you get older it gets easier, yea, NO. In all things i have always tried to make decissions based on what I know is right and if the Savior were standing right in front of me it would be a choise that would be pleasing to him. Now as the days get more complacated the economy gets more unsure making financial decissions are not so easy to make. For months we have been faced with having to make some important financial decissions that seem to be more complicated that usual. I cling to my faith in the Lord and his son Jesus Christ to help us make these choices. Still it is one of the most diffacult things.

Why I love my life

Well I guess you can see some of the reasons I love my life. How richly blessed I have been.
He is always right there with me and knows when I need something, the Lord never lets me down. Just when I need him the most he helps me. He knows what I need to help me to grow and then allows life to do that for me. I only pray that I will in every test make the decissions he would want me to make and always be found following his example of kindness, and doing what is right. I am daily humbled at his love for us and me. One of the big ways he has shown me his love is by allowing me to have such an amazing family, family is everything.

why I love my life

why I love my life

More reasons why I love my life, I love being with my kids, so much, they help me to want to be better than I am.

why I love my life

Because I have children who want to be with me, they take me with them to fun places like
Disneyland!!!! You are so much fun girls.

why I love my life

Alyssa, so cute and is always asking WHY? But that is good she is always thinking. She makes me think too. Such a sweetie.

why I love my life

Natalie, Such a wise soul, swinging at grandmas.

So smart already about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

why I love my life

Sweet grandchildren, make life even better. Connor having fun in the sun at grandmas backyard.

Having a Best friend forever.

Life is so much easier when you have a true friend,someone who loves you no matter what, knows just what you like and sacrifices for you everyday of his life. He is such a good man and Priesthood holder I am so thankful that the Lord put him in my life.

Some of the Reasons why I love my life!

Because we have so many peaceful moments of love and sweetness. Whitney and Elijah having a few of those moments. Such a sweet picture.

Dress up night!

whitney brought home some Dental garb and Natalie and Alyssa loved it, they took turns checking everyones teeth for us. They had a great time. Thank you Aunt Whitney.

The Book of Mormon

I have been reading the Book of Mormon and I am so amazed at how our country and our people are following the same course as those in this book. I read as the kings and judges allowed the bad people and secret combinations to come into their government and then began to take away the most precious thing they had freedom. I see our country and its leaders doing the same thing and it is so very clear to see the bad people they have within their staff. I pray somehow they will decide to make better choices or we will be in for some awful scary times ahead.

I love this country. This is the land the Lord set aside for his plan of happiness to spring from and it requires freedom. May we be strong and stand up when the need and time may arise.

A great day!

We had a wonderful day today, we went to the church cannery in Sac. WE canned Salsa and we had such a good time. What a blessing to be a part of the the Lords church here on earth one that teaches us to help ourselves by preparing for our needs. When we go to the cannery we not only help provide for our own needs but give service to others by helping there. Knowing that the food we cann there goes to those who are in need. It is so nice to be there with all of the ward members.

Amy came along with us for her first trip to this cannery, she really enjoyed it and will be ready to go back again. We are just so thankful to be apart of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day saints and the truth of the gospel. Boy this week went so fast ready for another sabath day.

Happiness

Happiness comes in so many ways but for me there are 3 main things that bring me happiness. First this is not in order, Being with my husband and family, Good Food,
and knowing I belong to the same church that Christ organized when he was on the earth. What a comfort and a joy not to speak of great peace that comes. With so much bad stuff going on in the world today, I feel so humbled at all the many gifts of happiness the Lord has given me and our family.

As I read the Book of Mormon and see in Ether where the people of that day made such big mistakes such as allowing bad people to get into thier government by voting them in I see how we are no different than them in that we have allowed some of the same people to get into our government also. The kind of people I am talking about only want it their way and want power, and want to tell us the choices to make instead of allowing us to make our own choices. This is NOT God's way!! The whole reason we are here on this earth is because we wanted to be like our Heavenly Father and by comming here to the earth and recieve a body we could show him by the very gift of happiness he gave us Agency to choose.

I am just so thankful that I have the truth of God's plan of Happiness and pray for our country and our leaders to make better choices than they have thus far, for if they don't and we of this country don't stand up we sill have the same fait and those of the scriptures both the Bible and the Book of Mormon we will be in sore shape. Read the history books.

I daily thank the Lord for the gifts of happiness, he blessese me with and I pray for all of us.