COUNTDOWN TO VACATION.....

Well, it seems like each year we are racing the clock to get on vacation and here we are again...Lauren was brought back into the hospital last Wednesday for hopefully what would be a short visit to get her stomach pain under control...well, I don't know why I EVER expected it to be a short visit! Bless her heart, her stomach just does not cooperate with any of us. Today the doctors are planning to scope her (upper and lower) to see if there is anything there that might be new or they missed. If they don't find anything, then they will reassess her and try to figure out how to get this stomach pain under control. At any rate, I told Dr. M yesterday that we are on the countdown to vacation....as of today it is 26 days to vacation.....we are gonna make it...everyone count and pray with us!!! :) Hopefully Lauren will be up and feeling better very soon....that's what I am praying for! Love you all!!!

Ready for the Summer!

The last month has been a rollercoaster in our family and definitely has me looking forward to summer! After Lauren's snafu with the med port on the j-tube and getting thru that, then Michael got sick with a bug and his blood sugar dropped dangerously low which required us to rush him to the hospital by ambulance in the wee hours of the morning....grateful for priesthood blessings and for our wonderful specialist at Chapel Hill! Mikey and I spent 5 days in the hospital while he recovered from the virus bug he had and he bounced back wonderfully! His mother, however, is VERY VERY TIRED and worn down from the recent events but am finally starting to recover! Our annual vacation to Lakewood Camping Resort is a little over a month away and and I can HARDLY WAIT! I need some time to retreat, soak up some sun, spend time with my family and feel the solace that the ocean brings to me. I am very thankful for the blessings the Lord continually showers me with and for good friends who remind me of all the good things in my life! I went visiting teaching today and came home feeling not only grateful for the wonderful women I have the privilege of visiting teaching but for my adorable companion who I share a wonderful bond with. I am grateful for my fantastic husband who's strength never ceases to amaze me. His enthusiasm for his "crop circle" garden is infectious and we are all working together in our family to make it a success! Below is a picture of our growing garden...I'm so proud of it and look forward to getting lots of produce this summer! Bring on the canning....let the Summer begin!!!!