Elder Romm

It's what you plan for your whole life. It's a good thing, a great thing, yet still I will miss him something aweful! I can't wait to hear from him and experience his growth and love for the gospel through his letters. Thanks to Aunt Lisa we have some pictures of him arriving at the MTC. She is an amazing lady!!! We love you Aunt Lisa!

Good News!

I can now walk and move and bend, without crying! Woo hoo.. time to do it again!

Gung HO!!!!

Ever been so excited to start a new project and you give it your all!! Then you puke!? Well, OK that is gross, but I worked out so hard I did just that. I am now so sore that I can't sit or stand or walk or.... anything! Moderation... following the "one little word" from Passionista, (by the way I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her blog) I think that "moderation" is going to be mine for this quest! I know Brad I'm a nube...

Missionary Mom

The count down is now single digits. I'm so excited, yet so scared. (not sure if that's the right word) I just really don't know what to expect. I know this is what he needs to be doing and he is an awesome boy!! He loves the Gospel and loves teaching it. He has been teaching me a lot this past year! Going through the Temple with him was a neat experience. I am excited to hear of his experiences in the mission field.

A visit to Nammy's

This wasn't just any normal visit. I brought Quinn home so mom and dad could do some shopping... .well on the way out the door.... I must have been sidetracked and put down the diapers. So when we got home and Quinn did the duty in his pants, there was no diapers. So being as smart as the next guy I decided it would be OK to just clean him up and put his sweats back on so he could be clean. He is potty training after all. Well, getting busy and playing we kind of forgot we didn't have a diaper on and wet the sweat pants. It was cold and we were going to go play at GG's for a little while, so I went to look for something his size, I was sure there must be something left from when Clark and Gordon where here..... alas, NOTHING!.... I found a pair of size 12 and Jesse helped me engineer a pair of pants that would fit with the help of a safety pin on the back. They worked for a while, but he was busy and having to stop and pull up his pants all the time. I saw the pockets sticking out the side and a brilliant idea, cutting the pockets out and putting his arms in will keep them up for him. So Jess and I set out on a new design. This is what we got!

When mom and dad got back, Dad was a little concerned, I think the comment was, "What in the world is my son wearing" LOL Quinn decided it was pretty cool and didn't want to change, so he sported the new outfit the rest of the night!

Busy, Busy, and more Busy!

I love watching my boys play basketball, it brings us to a really busy time of year. Work, Christmas, kids, and grand kids! I love, love, love it all. I have really enjoyed my new job. I really do LOVE my bosses.... crazy huh.. well really not .. since its Jani and Jami ( my sister and brother in law) I get the benefit of getting know their kids and be a part of their family as well. So it's an extra bonus for me! I have been so blessed this year, and look back to see the blessings of the gospel in my life. Jake has received his mission call, Sarah has moved over here, I have seen the Young Women in Burbank grow and Jessica be baptized, I now get to listen to Angels sing each week(Primary Chorister), I have had the blessing of the support of my family in may ways. I could go on forever... but for now, these are a few of the things close to my heart. I love the Gospel and hope every day to be able to live it better. I have such a love for my Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ.

and again!!

Grandkids!!!! Oh the joy!

Changes...

I don't know if any of you saw that I was going to change the heading of my blog, but I was thinking about it today, and it is still my story. So I will continue the story as it goes ... day by day. It's still once upon a time, I have a fantastic family and children that I love with all my heart. I have been going through some changes in my life as most of you know. There are many different emotions that come to the surface through trials and heart ache, I have found that when I fall it's because I have not yet learned to control my emotions. I have a great need to learn patience and am striving every day to be a better person. I love the scriptures and the conference talks, they have been a blessing and my strength.


My Visit to Alabama!!


I walked in to an awesome sign... it made me cry!


We had many activities to keep us busy.. new projects and everyone loves to help!!

Taking naps with Nammy!! .............................. Or waking up Nammy! Loved it!




Going to the park, or playing games... I had such a great time. Thank you Steph and Jared for letting my crash there for awhile!




I had the most amazing time getting reacquainted with Gordon and Clark... I think about my visit and cant help but smile, it was a sad thing to leave, but I missed my kids here soooo much I had to come home.

Lifting Burdens

Very good!

Lifting Burdens

Finding Joy!

Life seems to just continue even when you don't feel like you want it to. I have been very blessed to have such a warm and loving family. My mother, father and brothers and sisters are all amazing! I love them very much. Times seem to just get harder and harder... but as I sat today at the edge of my bed wondering if I wanted to even put my feet down, I got a call from my sister..... and then my mother... and messages from my daughters.... yes... Finding joy with such fantastic family members is not even hard to do on the worst days!!

Happy times!!!

These faces say it all!!! I love it!!

I LOVE BEING A NAMMY!!!

Wow, I didn't know the mail could bring me such joy!!! Today I got a fantastic card and pictures from Clark. It made me so HAPPY!

Then as I returned a movie..... it brought me to Quinn and Marley.... another happy place!!

There is nothing better than being a Nammy!!

Family picture fun!

I loved having all my kids together! It helps to remind me what life is all about. I love my husband and his special talents. We all have so much fun when we are all together. I am grateful for the knowledge of Eternal Families, I just can't imagine a life without them.

I immediately changed my screen saver to my family picture, it's so hilarious to walk past and see which one it is now, everyone keeps changing it. It's a fun way to see them all too.

Quote of the day:

Don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.

General George S. Patton

Junk shopping!

I love junk shopping! Oh the treasures there are to find! I find it very calming and I love to speculate on how it was used, I would love to have the history on some of the things I find. I have always loved the years gone past, there is always a story to be told.

Salsa, Salsa, Salsa, Zucchini bread!!!

My mom is an amazing woman!! She has given me so many veggies this summer, I have loved it. I'm sure she could supply the whole town! I had a lot of help when I was grinding and bagging the zucchini......

Making do!!

We didn't have the time to do a camping trip, but what kid doesn't love a campfire with smores!!! So Grampy went to work on helping us again. He works so hard to make things work out for me, I appreciate all he does...even when he bites his tongue and just does it.



We all appreciated his work for us!!!




Clark and Quinn could hardly stand it.. they wanted to help build the fire.....


Hot dogs for all, Clark got a lesson on where to get the best roasted dog!!
Quinn decided that he would just have his cold!



After all was done, Clark sat at the fire with me and talked. It was so wonderful to watch him and have him share with me how he experiences life!

Grampy!!!

Grampy is great fun and everyone loves him... and makes all the moms say...

OH.... Be careful!!

But the boys ate it up. They all loved the lift that took them way high!!!

The weather wasn't very nice to us so we didn't get to go out on the boat much, but had a lot of fun and great visits with the Hodgson's!! What a great family my daughter is now a part of! We loved having them over.

Update

This past month was an exciting one. We had special visitors from Alabama.......so we decided that special visits should get special attention. Aunti Shell showed off her skills from cheerleading, making awesome signs.


So we posted them around the neighborhood to guide them to us! It was fun making them.
We did have signs for Jared and Steph too, but we didn't get pictures of them before the sprinklers got them. We were actually happy to see them too! The time spend together was short but sweet! It was fun to get reacquainted with Gordon, he changed so much. Clark was talking up a storm and letting us know about everything! Life is good! I have a fantastic husband, who puts up with my craziness, beautiful daughters who are so willing to help each other and me, amazing sons who run to and fro to help me get things just so...point and they go!! I love you boys! and fearful son-in-laws (that they might actually start to understand this mess!) My grand kids are the best in the world! No joke!!

I LOVE MY FAMILY!!