My Opinion!!!

Okay...so now I know this might not be a popular post with some of you but as you all know, I have an opinion about things so here goes. While I do believe that Governor Romney would have been the BEST choice for this country as President and when he didn't make that, then Vice President, I am happy with the choice that McCain made. This morning after I scoured the internet for clues before his VP pick was announced and saw that it was becoming very clear who it was going to be, I was at first upset then I decided to make it a matter of prayer because I take these things so to heart. I prayed that I would know by my feelings the will of the Lord and that I would get a feeling one way or the other about Sarah Palin. Well, as I listened to her speak today a good feeling came over me. I know that she has negatives about her and I have heard them all but I also believes that she has a lot of positives as well! I like how principled she is, I like how she continues to be a mom while she serves her country in this capacity and I like that she has some fire in her! I think she will be able to hold her on and I believe that she can be a quick learner in things that she isn't experienced in. She balances McCain's ticket and I will be voting for McCain because I can't stand for Obama to win...it is scary for me! I know there will be some that disagree with me and I guess that is what I love about this country....we can all have our points of view and express them! In the next few months we will get a clearer picture of Sarah Palin and I hope I won't be disappointed but I will follow Romney's lead and throw my support to this ticket! I believe it is the best one and as a woman and a mother I like that she can multitask so well! So...there you have my opinion for what it is worth! I'll keep following things closely and will be fair (not balanced probably...hahaha...but fair) and I think we should all give her a fair shot!!!!

Yeah for the new Family Search site!

Beth thanks for telling me about this site! I went on it and was so impressed once I re-registered and saw how easy and great the church has made it for us to find our ancestors and coordinate who has found who! It is so wonderful and I had a great time filling out information and thinking about how much family history I have left to do but also how much more organized we will all be now! This is a wonderful tool that I hope everyone will use! I'm going to get busy now.....

My 2 Cents!!!

Okay...so everyone knows how much I get into politics every year and this year I have had very mixed emotions about this election! I was very disappointed when Mitt Romney did not get the nomination and have been practically uninvolved ever since! I have been reading a lot lately though about how a lot of people regret their decision of not voting for Mitt and now are hoping beyond hope that McCain picks him for his VP! That would be great and if that comes to pass then I will go and volunteer my time and effort to help McCain win! It will re-energize me in this election year and I get really excited about this stuff sometimes to my kids dismay because I don't mind speaking up about how I feel! So...with that said, you all know where I stand! Not that anyone cares one way or the other..hahaha...but I do like to have an opinion about things and I have an opinion about this for sure! I guess that is my 2 cents worth!

SISTERS!!!!!!

For the last two weeks I have been able to have both of my sisters come up and stay with Momma to help her in her recovery from back surgery! I have so enjoyed their company as well! I don't often get to spend one on one time with them as our lives are all so busy and we live in different states so it was a real treat for me to spend some extra time with each of them. We talk on the phone almost everyday which I love to do as everyone knows and it keeps us close but getting to visit with them in person is so much more fun! I realize as we get older how much more alike we are and how we all think alike. I love being able to finish their sentences and laugh with them about nothing! Even when we have had our differences we are able to see the others point of view and love each other no matter what! I am so blessed to be the youngest because as I have always said, I have three mothers! I am grateful for our honesty, openness and our ability to love each other unconditionally! I am thankful that in my worst moments, they are only a phone call away and I know because I have seen them do it that they will drop everything to come to me when I need them most! I have always felt like I had "built in" best friends that have seen me at my best, at my worst, and know all my secret dreams and my insecurities and love me just the same! I am so thankful I have daughters that I can pass this unique and one of a kind relationship on to! If there is one gift that God gave me early in my life....it is my sisters! They are the ones I turn to when times are too difficult to bear alone and they are the ones I look to for an example of how to handle situations. They are also the ones I laugh with, cry with, scream at sometimes, and emulate always! Libbi and Kim...I love you! When I hear the word, sister...I always smile and am grateful that Heavenly Father sent me the best!

Good Friends are gifts from God!

Today has been a good day and I have been in a reflective mood. I have thought back today over the last year of my life and all that I have experienced. I think one of the sweetest things that has happened to me is the joy I have experienced in having good friends. I have been blessed to have many good friends and find great joy in my bonds of friendship and love with so many. I have thought today about 2 friends in particular who have walked a very long and lonely road with me this past year. Teri and Jane have gone above and beyond even what a good friend is and have experienced every high and every low with me along the way. I have called them at all hours and they have responded. I have received phone calls from them at the moment that I most needed to hear another voice. They have come to me no matter what was happening in their life and they have stood by me as I have shed tear after tear and have cried with me. They have celebrated the days when I was able to laugh and smile and they have buoyed me up on the days when I felt like the world was closing in around me. They have cheered the smallest steps I have made and they have walked with me down into the lowest lows that I could go. They have not left my side for a minute and they continue to be a great source of strength and love for me and they remind me of all that is good in this world! Thank you both for being the most valiant friends I could have and for never giving up on me. Thank you for giving with all of your hearts and connecting with mine! You will always be my heroes and have set for me a perfect example of what true friendship is all about! I know we will be friends thru eternity and I love you both! Thank you for this past year...I would not have made it without you both by my side! I will be a better friend because you have showed the way it is to be done!!!!!! Friends are wonderful!!!

Jean and Jane

Jean and Teri

A THANKFUL HEART!!!!!

I have some really great news....Jeff got a GREAT job which he will be starting on August 25th! Along with his new job he will still be continuing his consulting job until its completion and we feel totally blessed! We are so grateful to Heavenly Father for hearing and answering our prayers in a most wonderful way! Thank you to everyone who has prayed, fasted, put our names in the temple and been a complete support to our family. We know that your prayers combined with our own have brought about a wonderful miracle for our family! I am counting my blessings today and am thankful for the faith that Jeff has displayed this entire time. We are better off than before and we see the Lord's hand leading our life in this new direction! All I can be is thankful!

MIKEY!!!!

LaNelle suggested I take some pictures of Michael's badges and beads that he earned at day camp so I took a couple of him and then of he and Jeff because they went together! Jeff said and I quote, "Why do we need pictures...we both know we were there!"....gotta love my sweetheart!

Michael with his badges, belt loops, and bead necklace

Michael and Jeff

Mikey's Cubscout Day Camp

Michael had a great time at day camp this year. He and his dad left early Saturday morning and were gone all day. They played softball, used a compass, did archery, worked on Faith in God, and other things that I can't remember. Michael came home with lots of badges, beads and great stories to tell. He and his dad had a fun filled day and were pretty tired when they came dragging in! Michael enthusiastically shared all the events of the day and I was happy that he had a great time. I sent the camera with Jeff but he said he didn't have time to take pictures (now I know why I am never in any pictures because I am the picture taker in our family...hahaha!) Oh, well...I probably should have gone for a little while so I could have gotten some pictures of Michael but I don't like to stay outside all day....I know, I know...lazy!!! It was a great father/son day!!!!

Update on Momma!

Momma's surgery went very well. Nathan, Libbi, Kim, David, and I all went with Momma to the hospital at 6 am on Thursday morning for her surgery. They gave her a shot before surgery to calm her down and we all got to go back and see her before they wheeled her off. She was very happy after they gave her the shot. Her surgery lasted about 4 hours or so and so we went to the surgery waiting room to wait. Since we were the first ones there we put all the comfy chairs together and made like a little living room. Bro. Pete Deaver and Teri Hanna came and joined us. The surgeon came out and talked to us and told us that Momma had done very well during the surgery and he felt like she would get a lot of pain relief from the procedure over time. We waited another 2 hours before we got to see her but when she came up she was awake but very pale. Even though she was really out of it, she still wanted Kim to brush her hair and put on her eyebrow pencil. Libbi took some pictures so she will have to put those up on her blog as I forgot my camera. Libbi stayed with Momma around the clock from Thursday night until today. Nathan and I went back to the hospital yesterday. Libbi told us that they were giving Momma blood because her blood pressure and hemoglobin were too low. She had more color yesterday which made me feel better. She sat up yesterday and walked around the room which was VERY impressive because that was fast after the surgery. They told her that she would not need to go to rehab because she was doing so well. I spoke to Momma this morning and she sounds much stronger. Libbi said that they were going to give her two more units of blood because her hemoglobin is still low but that she is doing really good. She sat up this morning and walked so we are happy she is doing so well. Nathan will spend the day with her today and then I will go spend the night with her tonight. They have now switched her from IV pain medicaton to oral so she is definitely moving in the right direction! She may even get to go home by tomorrow and at the latest on Monday! Thanks everyone for all the prayers for my mom! The Lord is surely watching over her and we are so very grateful!