Piano Lessons

Did I ever mention that someone takes Piano lessons?
Well he does. and this cute girl is his teacher!
She does a great job!!!
She really knows her stuff!
Someone is really good at piano!
I am so glad that I signed him up!
(Thanks for the info A.C.!)

Our Family Aug. 20th 2010

For what ever reason, We can never have everyone
together all at once! (Our Grandson was with his dad on this day.)
We had a Great time all together! This time we chose to
have it be just us...
The Girls both voted to have it that way.
It was Great! We need to do it more often!!!

Jean's Funeral

Here we are at round 2.
Stunned is how we all were and still are!
It was very much a Groundhogs day
kind of thing! Very surreal!
I don't know where Chris was
for the center picture?
The weather was fitting for such a
sad occasion!
I have said it before,
Death needs to take a Vacation!

Kolob Sept.2010

My Sweetie and his Funny Family!

Someone has turned 9

We have had a fun week! Someone turned nine and had a Friend Party and a Family Party.. Not to mention taking stuff to school for more fun there!!

We have always felt that this Guy is someone special!
We were told that we would not have any more children, and here
he showed up anyway!!! What a Blessing!!!! WE JUST LOVE HIM!!!

Happy Birthday Big Guy!

Do you Remember?

This picture was taken just earlier this year.
Who was to know it would be the last time
I would see Jean?
Jean is the shortest one in the picture.
They have the same configuration of
people as My Family.
The Brother in the Middle.

I have nothing but Great memories of these 3!
Nothing but Great memories of their Parents!

Jean is the Oldest of the First Generation of Grandchildren.
I am the Youngest....

So that means that I have now lost both of the Oldest on Both
sides of my Family..Quinta and Jean..
They were the beginning and I am the End..
I had not really thought about being the end..
What a strange thing to be!
Also.. Will I really be the end?
My Sister thinks she might live
for a long time...

I have wondered if I would ..( you know the be good to your Parents thing..) I was never very good at being very good!
Hated to be told what to do...(still don't like it!) My Siblings on the Other hand were like living with Nephi and Sam..
So you see all it leaves for me is Laman and Lemuel! (Well that is how it felt!) HA
So what are the odds of a Long life? Ha Ha

Something about them always reminded me of us.. my Brother and Sister and I..
So the Death of the oldest cousin has touched my heart in a way I had not expected!
I am Heart Broken and totally devastated ..
Just look at them! This is how they always seem.. Just HAPPY!

I am so Glad that I went to Kents Funeral.. Not just because he was a Great Guy.. But to see Jean again.
Time is passing fast.. It reminds me of the Song titled "BLINK" ..
Blink and you are 5.. Blink and you are 16.. Blink and you are 25 and so on.. How life really just flys and
how we need to really see and be in the present, because in a second you are going to Blink and the moment is gone.
(The song is a lot better than my words..)
Just try not to BLINK!

This year is full of Ups and Downs!

This has been the year of Death! But also, it will be the year of life!
My Mother, my Aunt, 2 cousins, a cousin's husband, A neighbor's Mother with whom I had had the opportunity to get to know, a Friend from my old neighborhood, a Family friend and neighbor from my child hood, must I go on??? I think you get the picture!!!!
I know that the Lord does not give you more than you can handle, but COME ON!!!! REALLY!!!
I am not SUPER MAN!! or Woman..! I have one Aunt on my Father's side and two Aunts that were married to Uncles that is left of that Group of People! These people need to hang in there for a while! My nerves are SHOT!!! I am sorry to say this but this type of stuff just sends me off to Dairy Queen! It is such a UNFIX ABLE problem!!! So comfort food (ICE CREAM!!) is my solace!

Now on the Flip side.. I will be a Grandma again in OCT!!! around the 29th! A Girl!!
I am sooo excited! That so makes up for the yucky year so far!!!
I was able to See a 3 D picture of her Friday!! WOW, Amazing!!!
It has made me so excited to really see her and to hold her!!!!
This new Baby will help HEAL my Broken Heart!!!!
I can not Wait!!!!

So what am I to learn from all this???
I have been wondering what it is all about?
I realize we all have problems...
But most people are not losing everyone
that they have loved! it is CRAZY!
Also, Then the Lord Blesses Me with
another Grandchild!!!
I am an emotional Mess! Both UP and Down!
I guess the real thing I need to always remember
is that he is always there for me!
We are all tested but he also Blesses us!
you know the cloud with the Silver lining!!!

Sorry about the whine! It has just been a Crazy Year.....

Your story..

My dear sister has a wonderful friend who posted this on her blog..It is from another woman's blog that she reads..I so found it GREAT that I had to lift it from her blog!!
I hope you enjoy it too!!


How does the story end?
"You do not know the end of your story."That's what I told an impressive group of girls today.We were in the midst of one of the prettiest spots on the planet.God was there.

The theme, "There Once Was a Girl", was planned to help them understand that they are writing their own story and the need to understand their potential to create the story they were meant to live.

I had them close their eyes and I asked them questions:

Raise your hand if you think you'll get married in the temple.

Raise your hand if you think you'll graduate from college.

Raise your hand if you think you'll serve a mission.

Raise your hand if you think you'll be a mom.

Raise your hand if you think you'll return to God when you leave this life.

We talked about how easy it is to make assumptions about our lives. We see where we are in the middle of a story and we assume we know how it's going to all turn out.But, we aren't the only writers of our story. We are partnered with God.And the reality is that HE is the only who actually knows how the story will end.*****

One of my favorite stories in the Bible is the story of Joseph, sometimes referred to as “Joseph of Egypt”. You know the story.Joseph was the favorite son of his dad. He was so favored that his dad gave him a fancy schmancy coat and everything. Joseph was given a couple of dreams that let him know there was something special about him. He didn’t think twice about sharing his dreams with his brothers. They got tired of his fancy coat and his “I think I might be a ruler one day” dreams and sold him to a company of Ishmaelites going to Egypt (and then lied to their dad and said Joseph was dead). Joseph ends up as a servant in Potiphar’s house. Potiphar’s wife tries to get Joseph into trouble. Joseph is smart enough to run. Potiphar’s wife accuses Joseph of trying to get HER into trouble. Joseph ends up in jail. And then seems to get forgotten.

Now, that’s not the end of the story. But, the thing I love about this story, is that Joseph didn’t know it wasn’t the end of the story. He could have thought the story was over when his brother’s threw him in the pit and sold him to the Ishmaelites.He could have thought the story was over when he ended up as a servant to one of the Pharaoh’s chief captains.He certainly could have assumed the story was over when he ended up in jail.But, he didn’t.He seems to have never stopped believing. Sure he had dark times, but “the Lord was with [him]” (Gen. 39:2, 21) and we can actually read that in the story. But, Joseph didn’t have the benefit of reading the story. He was LIVING the story. And He chose to trust God.And look what happened.

So, wherever you are right now, whether you feel like your world has been turned upside down (like Joseph in the pit) or you feel like things couldn’t be better, what you must understand is that your story is still being written.Every day. *****

Funny.As I was talking to the girls, I realized I do the same things they do. I make assumptions all the time about how things will turn out.I look to the end of the story when I'm still at the beginning.But, I'm not the only writer here. I am partnered with God.

And the reality is that HE is the only who actually knows how the story will end.And I trust His ability to write a really great story.

I do.