We had a blast on the farm with the Jacksons. Some hard work in the mornings, swimming in the afternoons and ending the evening with a bang! We even got to sneak away to their nearby Lake Tyler. We swam and the kids rafted. It was a blast. Afterwards we went to Jacque’s house to …
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The day after Andy’s final shift, Andy’s family arrived. The next morning we left for Myrtle Beach for seven days of fun! Beach, shopping, pool, card games, and lots of laughs. It’s a semi-annual tradition that we look forward to! I was so happy Andy could join us this time. It was also the easiest …
The past three weeks we’ve got to celebrate Andy in a number of ways. First with the military graduation, then with father’s day, civilian residency graduation, and finally his last day as a resident. He was the last third year to work, which was probably due to the fact that he was one of four …
This week was a celebration of long awaited events, as well as a few mishaps. Let’s start with the good stuff. Andy is FINALLY coming to a close of his medical training. Four years of undergrad (not to mention his military medical training, four years of medical school, and three years of residency! It is …
Previous to this Memorial Day, I truthfully thought little of the meaning of the holiday. My family and I would go put flowers on Tom’s grave when I was younger (they still do, I’m just too far away to join them). Once my parents moved to Utah, I believe they occasionally take part in placing …
This week’s blog post is going to be a tad lazy, since most of my time is spent entertaining the kids for summer vacation. We’ve been to the pool nearly every day, the lake, and had lots of fun at home. Here is my talk from Sunday and I’ll tell you more about the beginning …
Last week, I found myself complaining about a little extra work due to extenuating circumstances in other’s lives that meant they couldn’t do it all at the same time fighting some new virus in our family. I am a firm believer in allowing others to excel or fail at their responsibilities, but these particular individuals …
A darling lady in our ward made a comment in church today that got me pondering. She is in her mid-sixties and has been working on a scanning project of the last forty years of her life. She said, “I looked back at these photos and remember how I felt about myself. I didn’t think …
To all the women in my life- Happy Mother’s Day, you mean the world to me. You have not only set an example of what the nurturers can do and their influence on the world, but your love has built and shaped me. The selfless years of sacrifice my own mother gave to me during …
We had an amazing Easter family vacation last weekend, but I was so wiped out from the drive I didn’t get a chance to write a blog post. I felt a little bad taking the kids out of school for two days the week after spring break, but when your dad only gets a limited …