Mothers Day

James and Comps/Andies in the background.

This Mothers Day was a great one!  I can't deny it. At BYU Womens Conference with my Sister-in-law I met up with a cute girl my Missionary James is writing.  We worked it out, well she and her mother really worked it out to come up to Logan from Las Vegas to talk with James on the Mothers Day call. A complete surprise for that young man!! A good one I will add.  Also my beautiful sister Kaisa and her husband drove from Kemmerer, WY to see Matthew and talk with James and my mother and father came up from Sandy.  We had a great visit with James, of which he totally broke the rules of 'no crying etc' on the call when he sang in Argentian Mother I Love You from the childrens songbook.  It was the prettiest thing I have ever heard!  We sang Happy Birthday to him since he will be 20 on Sunday!  No longer a teenager, but he promised never to grow up.
And my wonderful Matthew brought me yellow roses!! My favorite! and even included Josies mother with a boquet of her own.  He is such a sweet man!  How did I end up with two men who are so thoughtful and wonderful?  It is their father!  They are who they are because of his example.  Who he learned from his father.  It touches my heart deeply.
I am grateful for my mother, whom I look so much like.  It does irritate me, yet she is my mother who gave me life, taught and cared for me.  Times were not easy for her I am sure, but we always knew she loved us.  And still does. 
Womens Conference was a completely great time and proved yet again how much our Father in Heaven knows us, loves us and watches over us constantly.  The spirit was strong, lessons wonderful and the beauty of the sisterhood of the church still amazes me.  Also the weekend proved tome how COMPLETLY out of shape I am!!! They 'old' ladies were out walking and stairing me.  I was gasping for air!! Totally embarrassed I might add.  Enough to work out?  Well that remains to be seen..... ;)  I also spent time with his friend Josie and her mother.  They are great people and I am glad of the support they have given James.  He has a great support system.  It says much for the caliber of person he is.
I also need to say that even though motherhood is the HARDEST job ever...it is the very best job ever and I am so happy to be the mother of four beautiful children!! I love them with every bit of heart and soul!!! Te amo!

April Beauty

I L-O-V-E Spring!!! It is my favorite season.  Everything is new and turning green and blooming, albeit my allergies are going to go nuts!  But all is fresh and clean.  Like everything taking a big yawn and stretch to ready themselves for the upcoming months. 

I have enjoyed Utah for the season for sure.  I enjoy my job.  It has given me time to stretch back into the business world and also to do my homework from school.  Yup you read that right, school.  in 35 short months I will have my Bachelors in Business Administration.  Continuing education is very important.  Not only to earn more mentally but to make myself more valuable to the employer.  Being unemplyed that long has taught me that.    And by the age of students, I am not the only one.

Dana and Matt went on a road trip this past weekend to get him in school in AZ and settle what they could.  Then they went to Vegas for the NHRA races.  Andapparently had a great time.  Both are sunburned I hear.  I can't wait to have them back, the girls and I were lonely I think.  We did nothing exciting.  Which sort of blew.  But what do you  do?

I did color my mothers and I hair.  I added some addative to cover the gray, we both now have a strawberryish blonde color hair.  But it is ok.  I talked to Susan and she was going to church as Karson is nearing 8.  I hope they were welcomed nicely.  I love our ward.  We had ward conference yesterday and the choir sang.  It was beautiful if I do say so myself. 

It has been 9 months since my friend died.  Her girls seem to be doing ok.  Better than I could've, it sure has brought them together.  And their father. 

The economy seems to be slowly slowly recovering, it still may get worse- who knows.  My tendonitis is acting up again.  I hate it. 
We were able to go to a live session of conference two weekends ago. WOW the conference center and the choir are so much more in live sessions.  And to see all those of the same faith!! heart warming. 
My heart was full- an then reality always seems to catch you and chain you back.  UGH!!!!  Bbut it all must go on.  Pray pray pray for comfort and help.....

Been A While

I realize today as I sit and play Bejeweled that my blog has been ignored.  So here I am to update, more for me than anyone who reads I am usre of it.  Matthew has been home about three weeks.  I realize that he is a man now, not my little blonde boy.  I knoew this would happen to all of my children, but how strange for it to happen without you there.  His experience in the NAVY has been good and bad, but he grew up into a wonderful man!  I love him so very much!  We cooked breakfast today together, and he has become very handy in the kitchen.  Not just bachelor food, but his mates and he traded skills.  Also his musical talent has grown.  Some is the Heavey Metal type, YUCK!!! But when he plays Bob Marley or messes with his acoustic guitar there is such talent and peace.  He has even used the electric piano I bought to learn to play.  You may say to yourself, "I didn't know she played."  Well She doesn't, that is one bee in the bonnet that was squished before flight.  I was even thinking about selling it, but maybe I'll gift it to my son who does.  By the way, he plays by ear. 

James is in Argentina doing a wonderful job with the Lords work.  He had a baptism last week and and we thrilled.  He has seem many times the Lords hand in his mission so far.  His letters are him and yet there is a strength there that is amazing!  His spirit is so missed within the walls of this home, but I am happy to share it with those in South America.  He says his clothes are like tents and no one taylors in Chileanos, I think that is the town he's in.  We miss him daily but yet he is here.  It's hard to explain.  He was very insistant to take pictures when Matthew got home so here is a fammily photo, minus him of course.  So I can't or rather won't change the main photo until we are all together again. But here is what we sent him.

Great and scary news . . . .

I have signed up for a BA in Business at Stevens Henager College.  I an very anxius about the whole thing!

If I have any regrets of my life it is that I never got a degree, I quit to start the family and all that goes with that.  But now after a year and half without work, I find that the desire is here so I latched on!! I start o Monday!!! Yes that's right this Monday.  In 36 short months I will be a college graduate!!  I have a great support system and I know it will only add to my current 'real world' skills.  Something that I found I needed in the last year or so.  I will be more valued. By the employer that is, not to those who love me.  As I know they love me for who I am now.  On that thought, why are we so  hard on ourselves in our younger years?  I had such a low low self esteem, and I do say deal with it still.  But not as bad most days.  Why does the worlds opinion count to us?   I have grown closer to my Father in Heaven in the past few years and I have seem a side of me I am not proud of.  And now know that no matter what those who truly love you are there regardless.  So pishaw on the world and it's opinion!!!!! 

And can I just add I have the best husband in the world?  I do I really do, I feel for those of you who don't have him.  He is my strength and rock.     Even when I am mad with him, I know he is the best ever!!