15 Years!

I can't believe that I have been married fifteen years today! Time has gone by so fast. I am so lucky to be married to my best friend. I have 3 wonderful sons that mean the world to me. I am one very lucky girl!

Long Time Coming!

So it's been about 8 months since I have posted anything new. Life has been a little crazy around here. It's always hard to move and start over but I never realized just how hard it was going to be for me. All of the kids are doing great. The move has done wonders for Clayton. He has made lots of new friends and is doing great in school. Wade has been so healthy the past 8 months. No pneumonia or shingles or scarlet fever (did I miss anything else) :) So for that reason alone the move has been really good for him. He is loving school and enjoys going to scouts every week. Luke is growing up so fast. This is the first year I have been alone during the day in 12 years. I was really enjoying it at first but I do miss my little crafting buddy. Luke loves school and is making friends slowly. Justin's business is doing great. He is happy to be where there is work available. He also loves being by the mountains again. We have done a lot of camping and hunting since being here in Utah. I think that the only person this move has been really hard on has been me. Growing up I had a few friends here and there, but when I got married the only friend I had was Justin. All of my GIRL friends disappeared. Being all by yourself away from family trying to raise your kids the best you know how has been hard. Moving around the past 7 years has taught me how important friends are and how much they can bring into your life. I was so blessed in Kingman to have so many great friends that were willing to help me in anyway. I don't have really any friends yet and that has been HARD! Sure my family is around but you miss having friends that listen and don't judge you. I appreciate those friends that have made an effort to come and stop by to visit when you are up here. You are always welcome! Also those friends that never give up on me and keep calling until I answer the phone. You mean the world to me. I will start posting more so that we all can stay close through the years to come. Here is our new family pictures. Love you all!

Utah here we come!

We are off tomorrow morning for Utah! I can't thank my friends enough for all of their love and support. I couldn't have made the move without you. I will miss you all. Come and see me as soon as you can. My door is always open. Love You guys!

We Are Moving!

Yes it is true! After 7 years we are moving back to Utah. I have made such good friends here in Kingman. When I first moved here all I could think about was how soon we could move somewhere else. But now that the time has come I've found out I'm really going to miss this place. I think that I have cried off and on for about 6 days now. I know that this is what is best for our little family but it doesn't make it easy. I will be happy to have Justin around everyday helping me with the boys. It has been a long 5 months without him. I will have to be better at keeping up with my blog. Thanks to all of my friends here in Kingman. You all have taught me how to serve and help others graciously. I don't know what I'm going to do without you guys. I will never be able to express my love for you all. I will miss you all!

Happy Birthday Luke!

We decided to meet Justin in St. George for Luke's 6th Birthday and had a blast! Luke was able to to his favorite thing, FISHING! We also went to the Wildlife Museum which he loved. I can't believe that he is already 6 years old. I love that little man so much. He is always by my side ready to make cards or crafts. I couldn't ask for a better son. I am so thankful that Heavenly Father sent him to me. In Luke's words we are "The Bestest Friends Ever."

Halloween

Better late than never! Here are the boys' Halloween pictures. Wade and Luke weren't able to go trick-or-treating because they were still recovering from the flu. But they dressed up anyway and I gave them each a bag of candy. Luke wanted to be Mace Windo. Love the Jedi stance!

Wade wanted to be Jango Fett. I've had this costume for about 2 years and he's been waiting to grow big enough to wear it. Finally the time came.

Clayton wanted to be Darth Maul. Of course he picked the one with the most complex makeup job. But I think that it turned out alright. Clayton was able to go to the ward truck-or-treat with my friend Andrea. Thank you for taking him.

Mom is ..... Tired!

Here are the reasons why I am so TIRED!!!

1. JUSTIN IS GONE!

2. Wade was diagnosed with pneumonia 4 weeks ago. Yes, that is his 3rd time just this year. He had it 3 times last year too. He missed a whole week of school! The doctors don't know why he keeps getting pneumonia so often.

3. JUSTIN IS GONE!

4. Two weeks ago Luke woke up barely breathing. So I checked him for bites or rashes, fever, anything that might let me know why he was having trouble breathing. NOTHING! So I put him in the car and went to Urgent Care. The doctor took one look at him and told me to get to the hospital. So off we went. In the ER they took x-rays, gave oxygen and a breathing treatment. He was diagnosed with bronchial and lung spasms. It was just a fluke thing that he caught. It is usually seen in elderly patients. So I had to give him breathing treatments every 3 hours no matter what for 3 days. Yes, even at night!

5. JUSTIN IS GONE!

6. Yesterday Wade started having trouble breathing and had a really high fever. By this time I was so tired of taking care of sick kids I could just scream! So I waited all day trying to decided if I should take him in to the doctor again. As I was waiting the spirit whispered to me that Wade needed to go to the doctor. I thought I was just being an over-reacting mom. The spirit whispered to me again to take Wade in. So I put him in the car about 5pm and we went in. At this office they automatically do a flu and strep test on who ever comes in. The doctor listened to Wade's lungs and sure enough, he has pneumonia again. The nurse then tells the doctor that Wade's flu test is positive. The nurse and doctor started moving real fast. They make Wade do 2 breathing treatments right then. Then we had to run and have x-rays done. Needless to say Wade runs the risk of having serious complications with the flu. The doctor thinks that we caught it in time but I need to be on high alert. So yes, breathing treatments every 3 hours night and day and adult strength of antibiotics. If he shows no improvement in 2 days off to the ER we go.
Oh by the way Luke has the flu too! He is doing really good and should be better in a couple of days.

7. Did I mention that JUSTIN IS GONE!!!

And that is why I am just a little bit tired. BUT, I am so grateful to have the gospel in my life! I am also so thankful to have good friends that take care of me and my family! THANKS!