Thursday, February 19, 2009

More News

So I hope you all will forgive me for the emotional outburst earlier this week. I know my friend didn't mean any harm. I have to remember that people handle good news differently, and me, I'm a little more private than she is. Life has been a bit overwhelming at our house, and I guess Sunday just pushed me a little over the top and I didn't react well. I should remember to act and not react. I Love her and know she loves me too.

So now that "L" is home and "P and J" are engaged, things are again changing. "M" is moving to MOAB for the summer on Thursday. We will miss her dearly and will just have to go and visit her and run the river again! (That sounds so relaxing right now). So along with the adjustments of the boys, I'm going to be missing a daughter. And as if this wasn't enough, we got an offer on our house on Saturday. I've been an emotional basketcase with all of this change. I don't seem to handle change as well as I'd like to. That will have to continue to be a goal that I work on.

The core of the family (S, Me and H) will be moving to the Tremonton area. I'm looking at this as a new adventure and a new beginning. The sale of the house looks like a pretty sure deal and I'm happy about that. I thought we'd be going through the sale process for quite a while with the economy so unstable. However, we will miss our friends and neighbors so much. We've live here for 12+ years and have love it. We will be back often to visit, but I'm also hoping that with the blog, texting, and email I will be able to stay in touch (a lot!).
We will let you know dates and times of: Parker and Jamie and when the wedding will be as well as when we are slated to move. I Love you all dearly and want to say Thank You so much for all of your love and support.

Monday, February 9, 2009

YIPEE!! He's Home

I can't tell you what fun it's been to have "L" our son home. He is doing so well. Well, except he still wants to talk in Spanish. He says Good-afternoon to everyone and he is so polite! His mission was a huge success. We've had so much fun doing family things. But first things first.

We arrived at the Salt Lake Airport on Thursday. We had to wait about 15 minutes before his plane came in. Our youngest daughter "H" kept inching forward toward where people come out of the secure area in hopes of grabbing him first. We had to show her the sign that says "NO ENTRY" and told her that if she went beyond that point they would arrest her. That was enough to keep her back a few feet. Needless to say - she was the first to grab "L" and hug him. He was totally shocked, no blown away at how tall and grown up she is now.

We all had a fun time being with him and just seeing him again. The people at the airport were great and just stood back and let us at him.



He came in with one of his companions, Elder "D" who is from SLC. It was great to get a picture of them together one last time. They both were giving their Homecoming reports on Sunday and so weren't able to attend one another's reports. However, I think they will stay in touch as they good friends.

All in all we have been very blessed and are so happy to have our family together again. I know it won't be for long as "M" is moving back down to MOAB where she loves to go for the summer and river guide.
As a mom I couldn't be more content than this. It is one of those times where you just close your eyes and take a deep breath and know this is a blessed time. I look forward to many more such days and times with family. I look forward to our family growing and many more days of contentment. I love this. . . .