Soft ball anyone (too soft)
Grapefruit (sorry too gross)

3rd boob (missing parts)
Bunch of fatty benign tumor (I’ll take that) I did ask to see it.

After waiting for 7 hours, I guess there were cases that went bad before mine, thankful they were not me, 6 IV attempts, no food or water,(I really didn’t feel hungry, good body reserve), lots of old nursing friends stopping by, then 3o min. from sleep to awake, I was finally home by 9pm.

I have such a great support team, loving kids, family and friends and not to forget the best, a fabulous care-giver husband who had to do a lot of sitting and talking all-day with me, who knew we had too much to talk about.

Thankful it’s over, now I just have to finish a report by Friday, take a test on Friday morning and finish preparing my Relief Society lesson for Sunday. I guess not too many pain pills for me.
The worst part…not being able to pick up and hold my littlest care-giver, Hyrum. He and his mom are coming to baby sit.

I’m off to see the wizard, the wizard with the scissors and scalpel, o- my- gosh! I keep wondering why again, should I expect this once a year, make plans to be put-out and cut up, I don’t think so! Soon I’ll make a road map of all the scars and see where they lead me.
Awhile back a very large lump was noticed on my left middle back. Finally I had it looked at by my Dr. who sent to a Surgeon, who immediately said it needs to come out, sooner rather than later. It is hopefully a Lypoma which is a benign Tumor, “I don’t have a tumor” funnier if Arnold Schwarzenegger says it. I will be in-and-out without even having eaten French fries and a hamburger. So those are my plans for the day, what are yours?

3/14/xxxx

Wishing my beautiful daughter a very Happy Birthday. These past few months have been tyring but you are always looking ahead and you know you and your sweet little family have great things in store. One year older is a great thing! We Love You and hope you have a great day!

Valentines day, one happy kid with one of his favorites uncles. He has the cutest hair cut ever! (The little guy, not the hairy one)

Gordon and Hyrum.

Hyrum's very nice and cute parents ( I have to say that so they will bring him around)

Matt and Jennie, the lovely bride and groom to be.


Gordon and Jess the happy 3 year old newly weds

Jodi and Trevor, the new little couple, he doesn't look so happy at the moment, maybe he didn't like his valentine treat.

Interesting Monday night. I was planning on 3 for dinner and it ended up dinner for 8, do I know how to stretch the soup or what?

We had a 3-some exercising (none of them looked like they needed flatter abs) but they did them anyway.

I'm not sure what is being exercised here!

Gordon working on taxes, I don't think he is smiling.

Matt and Jennie working on Wedding stuff.

We missed the other 3, but we wish them a happy Anniversary and speedy recovery. See you all again on Sunday.

Life is great!

My day started last night at 9pm.

9:00 PM I was tucked into bed, shower, teeth brush, 1/2 sleeping pill, prayers and alarm set.

9:10 PM remembered I needed two baby shower gifts to take to work. Got up ran around putting together 2 gifts that were equal in quality and expense, but they needed a toy or something, o-well back to bed.

9:25 PM still awake, decided I'd ask Kim tomorrow to stop and get me 2 little baby toys and bring them to me at work. Looked last at the clock about 9:45.

3:05 AM Awoke to what I thought was my alarm (set for 03:45), got up, dressed for work, once ready, looked at the clock and realized I was ready about 45min. early. I have no idea what happened.

4:10 AM Went to Harmon's to buy the little toys for the gifts myself. Went to the middle night door, wouldn't open, went to the south door, sign says use middle door, went back, decided I shouldn't be wondering around alone in an empty parking lot, in the middle of the night, headed to Wal-Mart.

4:15 Pulled over for speeding on Riverdale Road. Told a little white lie, that I was heading to work at the Hospital and was ASKED TO COME EARLY ( the lie part), only given a warning.

4:20-4:45 Wal-Mart, to Work were the real Day began, but I won't go there. :( Home at 7:10 PM to my wonder husband and quit home with no alarms, phones, reports, things bleeding, BP's falling, ER calling, no beds left, my name literally being said by 3 people at the same time, laughing until it hurt, no lunch, very few potty breaks, pulling lines out and putting others in, Dr's wanting to TALK TO THE CHARGE NURSE (never a good sign),great friends and wonderful people working together to do what we do best.

I do not write as poetically as my daughters, and I certainly do not have as mush to say, but my emotions are getting the better of me today or again as I struggle with school, work, church, home , family, wedding stuff and just day to day living.

School: So much for going at your own pace. 6 months is 6 months, and what isn't done goes as incomplete and is added to next semester, I do think I'll be done, if I pass everything I turn in the next 3 weeks, but the pressure is more than I can stand most days. I do like learning, I just hate dead-lines and pressure and not being able to work the computer like I need to.

Work: Everyday new responsibilities are being added to what I have to do but nothing is ever taken away. I know everyone faces challenges in their jobs, and people rely on you doing what you should, but when life and not death is what the expectation is, then there is just a bit more frustration involved. I know I am not lazy, but I pray everyday that I make it to retirement, and can enjoy life without being so on edge all the time about getting it all right and never forgetting to get it all done.

Church: I have a testimony and this is where I want to be and learning more and more about our Lord and Savior is a focus I want in my life. I can't add a BUT here, so I'll just add that in 3 weeks I have about 25-30 sisters coming over to my kitchen to watch me make Chicken Gnocchi soup, I wish I could just say "NO, not at this time", and not feel guilty.

Home: I don't cook, clean, do laundry, watch TV (much), shop for food or anything else, leisure read for book club, (they still let me come even though I haven't read a fun book for months), O ya book club is at my house this month too. Things just seem to be piling up and getting dusty thus the worry over soup night.

Family: I will never be able to stop worrying about each of them, and that's just what comes with willingly having children and being married. Mel and Justin are hurting right now for a miscarriage, and we all hurt for them too. There is a wedding in the works that I haven't done much of anything for it, but I know they'll tell me when to get my act together on that. Praying for each of them helps with the worrying and being willing to do what ever they might need is about all I can do. Having a loving and understanding husband help too.

Life goes on and I am grateful I can get up each morning and be apart of each day, and able to say thank you at the end of each day.

This past weekend, Thurs, Fri, and Sat. Kim and I took the kids up to Bear River Lodge in the Uintas and went snowmobiling and stayed in a 5 bedroom cabin. The weather was absolutely beautiful. As we would sit around and talk we thought how wonderful it would be to own a great vacation home like that. But since we don’t I am grateful for the opportunity and the means to just rent one and enjoy the weekend. I was telling the kids that when they were little, money was always so tight, that I never imaged even being able to provide fun vacations like this. We played games, ate well and enjoyed being together and playing with Hyrum. The poor kid probably has such an over-load of attention when we are all together that he just can’t wait to have his space back when we’re all gone.

Hyrum in one of the 3 huge Love Sac's

Up in the loft, it could easily sleep 10 or more people
Boys playing in the loft, Gordon even jumped down onto one of the Love Sac's once and his parent's greatly disapproved

This table sat all 10 of us

Gordon pumping up the tubes that we never did take out

Lots of food in the big kitchen

Hyrum loved the snow and when ever he was outside he only wanted to walk on the snow and hated the sidewalk. Yes he is very bundled up

Mel and Hyrum getting ready for a ride?

Matt and Jennie

Gordon, Jodi and Jessica. We had to go in shifts we only had 6 machines and someone had to stay with Hyrum, so Mel and Justin didn't go out on the first run of the day

Kim and LeeAnn

Relaxing at the home front

Who is under there?

It was a great time and hopefully we can do it again. We did miss Jodi's friend Trevor, who couldn't get away from work, so maybe next time.

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For the whole month of Jan. our wards Relief Society is in charge of providing Heritage Care Center’s Relief Society each Monday. I have had this opportunity many many times over the years, either with the RS or with the Young Men and Women who help when wards takes turns providing the Sacrament meetings. It’s a great and humbling opportunity for both adults and youth. Last week when we got there a gentleman who we've knew from the 13Th ward was there in his wheelchair waiting for the meeting to start. I knew as soon as I saw him that it had to have been one of the hardest things his wife ever had to do to place him there. She has cared for him for the many years he has suffered with MD or MS and has been wheelchair bond for as long as we’ve known him which is at least 24 years. When she got there and we talked afterwards we both just cried for the situation he is in. There is also another man there who was in that same ward, and his wife was here with him and he has Alzheimer’s and no longer knows who his wife is nor does he speak, but it took all my control to not cry at seeing her sit by him and hold his hand during the meeting knowing that she still loves him no matter what!

My lesson this past Sunday was on the Creation, our eternal possibilities, the Lords plan for us here on earth and being able to Pass the Test and return to Him again. When we stop as see the full circle of life and know of the struggles we have to face and the lessons we must learn it is hard sometimes to remember we choose this opportunity to come here and go through all of this, but the reward must truly be splendid for us to continue only on faith.