GAS! WHO'S GOT GAS?! I DO....THAT'S WHO!!!! YIPPEEEE!!!!!!!

This is the gas I am talking about!! I finally got gas in my kitchen. It works great!! It has that griddle burner in the center so now I really can cook pancakes and have them be brown all over and not just have brown and have white!! And notice my matching microwave/convection oven!!! I am catching up to technology finally!!

ALL WIRED UP...........STILL!!!

This is how I first saw my sweet little Nephi.

It was so sad to see him so tiny amongst all that medical equipment. It was the first time I got to touch or see him. I had just barely learned that he had Down syndrome and that they were going to life flight him out to Primary Childrens Hospitol. That was how I was told about him being born with an oomphalocle (bowels outside the belly).
Next time I saw him he was all wired up on all kinds of equipment. Surgery to repair his belly was complete and it was now up to him to heal and grow!!

I think him being attached to a wire from the start gave him a start to having many wires since..............

From heart monitors for brady cardia (slow heart rate) to severe sleep apnea, to hypertension of the lungs. He is by his own nature a "wired" little boy with the switch turned to ON all the time. He is such an angel while he gets all the medical tests with the patience of Job, but any other time he is CONSTANTLY on the go!! He is quite the ball of energy!! Hence, wired up Then.....and wired up STILL!! I love that little boy and hope that he keeps going and going for many years!!!! Love ya Nephi!!

This is how he gets to sleep for the night for all of his sleep apnea tests!! In January 09 he even had a tongue reduction surgery to remove one third of the back of his tounge and he still has severe apnea!! So...he gets to sleep looking like a fireman without the hat of course!!

NOW, this sweet girl Carmela would let you do anything to her and love you even more.

She could definatly take Nephi!! We miss so much her sweet gentleness, but not the shedding hair, eating all the tomatillos, raspberries and apples off the tree she could reach!! She liked running off way to much for comfort too.

Getting the yard cleaned up was a challenge for the boys which didn't make dad none to happy when it came time to mowing lawn.

Not to mention ALL the destroyed flowers in my flower bed because she liked climbing in them to peer in the boys' bedroom window to snoop.

When she decided she wanted to sit on your lap because pico did that made for a lot of adventure of 'GET OFF NOW' from everyone.

King of the castle!!

This is Pico, the king of the castle, atleast he likes to think so!! He is tolerable of everyone except Nephi sometimes. But, he's the only one who gets in his face. Pico will make a little noise to let him know to back off, when he doesn't listen he nips without biting and then acts all innocent like nothing happend!! He loves to sit on your lap or a pillow. He really hates sitting on the hard floor and will sit on your legs, back or any other part he can lay on! He has a sweet disposition but he is rather cowardly atleast with other dogs. I think he actually forgot how to be a dog. He's a good member of the family and things wouldn't be the same without him!! Even the kids who gave us "BRING THAT DOG HOME AND I AM LEAVING " speech all love him and are his biggest spoilers!!

SHE'S BACK!!!!

She's back!! Lo and behold, She came back!! Let her self back in the yard and was happily waiting to be let in! Her name is Tika but maybe we need to change it to houdini.

I hope she doesn't make this a habit because it is a really bad one!!

WHAT TO DO, WHAT TO DO!!!!

That cute little dog who adopted us just ran off!! Do I chase or not to chase?!
I don't want her if she is going to be a runner, but I have already gotten her shots and she was schedualed to be fixed in the am. So....What to do, What to do!!!

Wish me luck that things will work out the best!!!

Long time no change!

For my blog that is!! Life has definately changed for me!! I've had several changes in fact. From having neck surgery to remove 3 discs and a tri level fusion, to adopting a sweet dog and having to return her due to running off, and then catching a dog who had run off who adopted us!! Both were females jus a lot different in size and hair!!

This beuatiful girl's name was Carmela! To bad we couldn't keep her. She had the most gentle personality, but liked to run and not come back.

oh where is the ability to make a post by others and have it appear!! some one way smarter then me needs to clue me on how others can add comments especially if there not on google.

Here is our Family!! All of us!!

We are excited for our new addition Steve!! It is amazing to see how much they grow in such a short time. Enjoy the days you have because before you know it they seem to fly by and everyone is all grown up!! I must admit though it is very exciting and very hard to see your little ones leave the nest. But it is also exciting to see them grow and become there own families!!

2 Beautiful Ladies!!!!
Here are my two sweet daughters on the most joyous occasion of Estella's wedding!!
The smiles were boundless and the happiness even more!!

I hope my girls know how much I love each of them and how proud I am of them both!!!

what a week!!!
I have been playing a single mom for the week while my sweet companion was away on a business trip!! Long week!

I realized it is very hard to sleep well all night while he has been away. I guess it has to do with knowing all the responsibility is laying on me. I know I have always loved and needed him, but you never know how much you rely on them in even the most subtle ways until there not here!!

But.....the time of holding the fort down on my own is almost over!! My sweet heart will be home today!!! Yah!!! The kids and I are all anxiously awaiting his arrival!!

Thank Heavens for a good night sleep tonight!! I am so greatful for having such a great husband in my life. I truly can't understand why Heavenly Father has blessed me so much!!

WELCOME HOME SWEETHEART!!!! WELCOME HOME!!!!!

The Blessings that come from Tragedy!!

It has been a VERY interesting week!!
Sadly, Daniel lost his aunt and we had the funeral services this week.

It was so sad to see the heart break of his uncle as he mourned the loss of his sweet companion of 50 years. It was wonerful seeing the comfort that came to them by relaying the gospel message to them. No matter what faith you are, everyones spirit feels the yearning of a life beyond this one where we can all be together again!!

The blessings that came were ones we have needed and wanted for a very long time!!

And that was the reconnecting of family we all shared in!!

It was amazing being in a room full of people and knowing that each and every person was a realitive!!

One can only hope that it is a relationship that will carry on, and not be like those of before you know it and another 20 have gone by!!

Lets remember not to let the time slip by that we can't get back!! Just like the saying goes........IF YOU LOVE THEM TELL THEM!!!

No truer words were ever spoken!!!

sorry it is blurry but such is life. When you think that are things are clean and spotless, life throws you a curve and obscures your view!!

The good thing is that even though it seems blurry you can still see the cleanliness of it!

I am very greatful for the fact that we can keep seeing even if the view is obscured, because i think that helps us keep going.

Kitchen clean, kitchen messy doesn't matter so long as we can all gather there and keep our families strong. Sometimes filling the belly is filling the soul!! In todays world that is more important!!!

Thanks Andi, for being such a good friend, inspiration, and blog mentor!! Your the best!!

Isn't it amazing how good a clean kithen feels?!! It seems so funny but it has been on my mind about that!! Since it feels so good, WHY does it seem so hard to keep it that way?!

I guess the good thing about the kitchen being messy is a sign of life and love in our home. For that I am very greatful!!

So.....If the price for that is the kitchen being a bit messy more than I would care for, then it is worth the price!!

Thank Heavens for pictures that stay spotlessly clean!!

Estella and Mosiah

Estella and Mosiah in the yard on a nice summer day!

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