It was one year yesterday since my car accident. I think I should magically be ok now. No more residual problems (especially the craziness when I am riding in a car). I thank the Lord all of the time that he allowed me to live and enjoy my family and life this past year. We definitely have had some challenges but I can't imagine not being able to be with my family.
Meg is waiting for our Monday night show. We have all gotten hooked on "24". I know that is not the ideal family home evening activity but at least we are pretty much together. She hung out with Ali and the kids today while I was at work. Ali is so great to come in and spend Monday with Meg. I think that has helped Meg mentally more than anything.
Sammie is never with us because she works on Monday nights. She loves her job and is doing great in hair school. We are so hoping for scholarships for her so she can continue school through the summer and finish that part so she can move on. She is thinking at this point (things change continually) of going to Weber State College to get her bachellors degree.
Kaysha decided not to do dance company next year at Murray. Instead she decided to try out for cheer. She made the varsity team and is so excited. The advisor of the dance team told her she wished she could do both because she is such a beautiful dancer. It really is nice to have such talented kids. I think my kids are doing all of the things I would have liked to have done but was either too dumb, too broke or too scared to try for.
Colby continues to plug along at his consulting business. We keep praying that things will happen as they are supposed to and that we will have an income again. I am sure we will. We have always been taken care of and none of us are going hungry and we are able to meet all of our obligations. It always amazes me that when you put a budget on paper and can't imagine how it will work, as long as the tithing is paid somehow the miracles happen.
I had a shower for one of the girls in my ward on Saturday. I need to have more things like that so I can have an excuse to clean my house. I am easily distracted. It was a good turnout and it makes me happy to do things like that.
Colby had his birthday a couple of weeks ago. After racking my brain to come up with something fun to do for this birthday, I decided to call his friend from high school. We haven't seen Kevin and his wife Gerri for at least 15 years. Colby and Kevin used to get together to jam. I have Kevin and Gerri meet us at Texas Road House for dinner and told Kevin to bring his guitar. We came to our house after dinner and Kevin and Colby had a chance to play for a while. I made pies for dessert. We had a great time and had a lot of laughs and a change to reminisce.
Easter was fun. I loved it being on General Conference. I love General Conference. I even stayed awake through all of the Sunday meetings this year. My dad came out in the morning and had breakfast with us and we watched the morning session and after the afternoon session, the kids all came and we had dinner and an Easter Egg hunt. I'll need to add pictures when I figure that part out. I was so grateful to be here for that this year.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
March 30, 2010
Five months since I last posted. WOW!! I can't believe how quickly time passes. Other than tiring out more easily and having arthritis in my neck from my injuries, I am doing great. I still don't care much to get in the car whether it be me driving or someone else driving.
Meg and I went on a business trip with Colby to Phoenix in October. We drove and for the most part I really enjoyed the drive. We stayed in a beautiful hotel and had a wonderful time.
I flew out to see Haley the first of November and drove with her and the kids to Richmond, Virginia while she ran the Richmond marathon. She did so well. I watched the kids while she ran. While she was in the race, I tried to find a place to take the kids to get something to eat. We walked forever and finally found a place about 1/2 block away from the hotel. We hurried and ate and made it back with our sign and clappers to watch Haley run through the finish line. She said it would be at least 4 hours and I knew the kids wouldn't last too long a time at the finish line. We waited and waited and finally got a telephone call from Haley saying she was in the hotel room. After all of that, we missed it. Her time was so good she made it in less than 4 hours. It was great to be with her and the kids.
Sam is finishing her hair school. She is getting really good and I have been surprised at how much she loves what she is doing. She is also working and keeping very busy.
Kay is busy also in school. With the economy the way it is, she has not had many hours to work but she is still on the schedule. Hopefully things will pick up.
Meg is happy. That makes us all happy. We have learned that the key to keeping her happy is just having something for her to look forward to each day. Seems easy enough, huh?
In November, just before Thanksgiving Colby was laid off of his job. Have I said that 2009 was not our finest year? It has been four months now. He would like to start his own consulting business and has been working towards that. He also applies for jobs when he sees something that sounds like it might work. We just continue to pray and know that when the time is right, something will happen. But in the meantime, we truly are in the Lord's hands. I am grateful that I have a job and it has insurance benefits. Being part time,the benefits are very expensive but at least we have them. Christmas was great because all of the family was here. Haley and her family were able to come.
We continue to plug along like everyone else. Luckily, we love each other. I am so grateful for the love of family.
Five months since I last posted. WOW!! I can't believe how quickly time passes. Other than tiring out more easily and having arthritis in my neck from my injuries, I am doing great. I still don't care much to get in the car whether it be me driving or someone else driving.
Meg and I went on a business trip with Colby to Phoenix in October. We drove and for the most part I really enjoyed the drive. We stayed in a beautiful hotel and had a wonderful time.
I flew out to see Haley the first of November and drove with her and the kids to Richmond, Virginia while she ran the Richmond marathon. She did so well. I watched the kids while she ran. While she was in the race, I tried to find a place to take the kids to get something to eat. We walked forever and finally found a place about 1/2 block away from the hotel. We hurried and ate and made it back with our sign and clappers to watch Haley run through the finish line. She said it would be at least 4 hours and I knew the kids wouldn't last too long a time at the finish line. We waited and waited and finally got a telephone call from Haley saying she was in the hotel room. After all of that, we missed it. Her time was so good she made it in less than 4 hours. It was great to be with her and the kids.
Sam is finishing her hair school. She is getting really good and I have been surprised at how much she loves what she is doing. She is also working and keeping very busy.
Kay is busy also in school. With the economy the way it is, she has not had many hours to work but she is still on the schedule. Hopefully things will pick up.
Meg is happy. That makes us all happy. We have learned that the key to keeping her happy is just having something for her to look forward to each day. Seems easy enough, huh?
In November, just before Thanksgiving Colby was laid off of his job. Have I said that 2009 was not our finest year? It has been four months now. He would like to start his own consulting business and has been working towards that. He also applies for jobs when he sees something that sounds like it might work. We just continue to pray and know that when the time is right, something will happen. But in the meantime, we truly are in the Lord's hands. I am grateful that I have a job and it has insurance benefits. Being part time,the benefits are very expensive but at least we have them. Christmas was great because all of the family was here. Haley and her family were able to come.
We continue to plug along like everyone else. Luckily, we love each other. I am so grateful for the love of family.
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