I guess it is about time to posst something again. Life has been somewhat busy these days for me. We went to California for a week and when we came home Austin RAchel and Kyle were taking the missionary disscusions and they were baptized July 11th. I never thought I would see this happen in my lifetime but then again so many things around me that are happening that I never thought would. So many great things have been happening to me recently that I am just waiting for something to happen to make life crazy again. I know I shouldn't feel that way but I do. Pretty pesimistic I know. I plan on posting some pictures here soon I am still trying to figure out how to post and pictures on so it looks the way I want it to. Any who.

GREAT DAY!

Today Rachel won a $50.00 education savings certificate she will start a savings now for college. It was so great. Last Friday the xchool called and told me she had won a big prize for the reading program and that her parents should be there to see her get the prize but that we had to keep it a secret. Well okay now I had to figure out how to get her to want to go to the school on a day she doesn't have to go because she is off track. I was trying to come up with things to want her to go when last night out of the blue Kyle says Mom are you going to take us to the reward assembly tomorrow. I didn't think he even knew about well as soon as he said that Rachel wanted to go. Amazing.

Another amazing thing was memorial weekend at Mikes Family cabin. For more about this and some great pictures go to mandmsplayground.blogspot.com

I'm a Mom

I am so glad that I've been so lucky to be a mother I don't know what I would do if I hadn't had this wonderful opportunity. And it is so true that they grow up to fast. They say you can never get this back but today I beg to differ. I had a wonderful dream the other night. I was at Disneyland with my older children and instead of being adults like they are now they were young kids and I was helping them in and out of rides. They were so cute I got to remember and relive those special feelings I used to have in their younger years. It was a most wonderful blessing this dream was.

SPRING

Spring is here I hope no really it is nice to have some warm days I really enjoy feeling some sunshine on my face. I finally got my computer fixed so I can update my blog. I am doing my laundry and waxhing my dishes and writing isn't technology terrific. For those who don't know out there it will soon be Mothers day and it got me thinking about how long I've been a mother it has been since 1981 so that's 28 years WOW! I'm not sure anymore what is like to be foot loose and fancy free but I would like to try it some day. I love being a mother to watch these tiny little alien creatures turn into grown adults making a lot of the stupid mistakes you made is so fulfilling. No really if I could get my kids through childhood without screwing them up to much that is quite an accomplishment. I must say I think my children have turned out much better than I did. I think I turned out to be quite a disappointment to my parents but maybe someday I'll make it up to them and do something extrodinary like, oh I don't know, um, make my bed. Who knows it could happen. Any who, for those of you who have become blog stockers like me I am proud to say I've given birth to another blog if you wish to visit it, it is a blog about Mike and I and I will try to keep up two blogs from now on. So visit mandmsplayground.blogspot.com. Happy blogging

Valentines Day

Megan wrote a blog about her most difficult weekend she had and asked if others could top her weekend. Unfortunantly I truely thing I could top it. This week I reflect back to one of the most awful weekends I ever had. Meg's birthday is on the 17th and she was supposed to go with her Dad on the 20th for her birthday. (this was in 1993) but he called and said he was sick. So this was cancelled. And then later that evening I got a phone call from the phone operator she wanted to know if i would take an emergency call from a bishop. My number was unlisted so the operator could not give out the number. So I was connected with this bishop who told me that Curtis the kids Dad had just passed away. I was in shock. I called a dear friend of mine and asked her how in the world am I going to break this news to my kids they had already lost some connection to their Dad due to divorce and now this. She said she would come over if I wanted her to but I said I should tell them alone. So I sat three children down one 11, one 9 and one nearly 7. I told them what had happened. The two older ones cried uncontrolably and the youngest one didn't know what was going on. That would have to be one of the worst weekends of my life.

Oh no stitches

Yesterday Rachel was opening a spaghetios can and cut her hand open between the thumb and the finger. It was pretty bad so we took her to the instacare and they put 5 stitches in it.She was so scared and crying and shaking. Poor little sweetie. After it was all done and we were home she asked do I have to do my homework? Of course not I said I think your teacher will understand. The doctor and the nurse at that center were so good at treating her and so empathetic. I was surprised. Well she is on her way to recovery and will get the stitches out on the 15th.

RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS GET ME DOWN

Rain and fog yuck. Trying to find the bright side of this week has been really hard for me trying to stay upbeat when you feel sorta low. Went with Corbin to see his doctor yesterday and he so needs someone to help take care of things but he won't let me and sister is not stepping up to the plate and doing what needs to be done. I think if things don't chenge soon should I take over maybe even legally if I have to? What do you think out there?

Just Another Friday

So this is Human Rights weekend when we get to do whatever we humanly want to right? What a mouthful. But I am so happy that this week we have had nice weather here. It boosts your spirit when there is sunshine.I've been taking walks at lunch-time in downtown Salt Lake City. I work close to the Temple so it is always a pretty site. I've been watching them take down the Christmas lights what a big job. I kinda took for grantite just how much work went into making Temple Square so beautiful during the holiday season. I hope everyone else is enjoying this nice weather.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY

So today is my 7th anniversary of my 40th birthday. I know your only as young as you feel and the way some of my life is going right now I actually feel pretty young. So much has happened this year. I got seperated and divorced and I moved twice. My oldest son got married to a terrific woman and my second oldest son moved out to live on his own. Now that was a hard one I've taken specail care of that one to keep him healthy and alive for along time to relinquish control was very difficult. So first getting seperated I in no way expected to date or have much to do with that sort of thing for a long time. i have kids to raise and to me that was enough to worry about. But then I got this job and there is a man who works here and he and I started dating and I didn't espect to ever feel this way. But it has made me so happy I feel about 10 years younger.