tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89812196795412358762024-03-12T17:22:59.523-06:00Martindale NewsMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237735471746262827noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-42684131236961428952011-04-23T10:48:00.000-06:002011-04-23T10:53:57.911-06:00Life changesWe are making lots of life changes in the next few months. We are moving after 23 years of living in the same city, retirement, new grand babies, traveling, new home, and hopeful more blogging. The other change is I am going private with my blog, so if you are interested in following let me know by leaving your email address.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-60344852027541946142010-10-03T16:31:00.000-06:002010-10-03T18:17:29.103-06:00Thanks, I needed that!We watched General Conference this weekend and were so inspired and touched by the spirit and the messages that we heard. President Monson spoke on gratitude and I feel like recently I have not shown gratitude for what I do have. I have been focusing on what is wrong in my life and not what God has blessed me with. So thanks President Monson for writing that talk and delivering to us. I needed that! I am sorry to all those who I have whined and bemoaned to. Our daughter Celeste told me the other day "mom life is just what you make it". That made me think but I continued to complain some. Sorry Celeste. I now have heard it from a prophet too and have to try to be more grateful. So here are some of the things I am grateful for in my life: <br /><br /> For the creations of God and all His miracles and tender mercies, His Son Jesus Christ that makes it possible to return to our Father in Heaven (Plan of Salvation) Life itself, Family...(Husband, children, grandchildren, parent, siblings etc) though we are very far from perfect I feel privileged to be a member of it. Gospel of Jesus Christ, Health, Friends, Country, Bounties of life, technology and modern conveniences, good music, good books, hobbies and many other things that I have been blessed with. <br /><br />President Monson said this quote this morning and I love it "Live in gratitude and you will touch heaven". And he said it in a way that only he could say, he paused after the word you. I will try to always remember this. The examples he used in the scriptures helped me realize that I need to do better in being grateful. I love conference I always come away wanting to be a better person. I am glad we have it every 6 months to remind us. <br /><br />I called to talk to our son Derek today and he said that he went to every session (all 5) at Temple Square. Oh how wonderful and how blessed we are to live in this day.<br /><br />Grateful for family and friends who leave comments too :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-80613100379380338932010-10-01T22:03:00.000-06:002010-10-02T05:52:47.170-06:00So now I wait...My last post was about the fun we had this summer. Now for the rest of the story...<br />I started wearing a boot about the end of April this year. The doctor thinks that I have a torn tendon in my left foot. MRI shows there is a problem and so they want to see if they can help and correct it some with the big old ugly black boot. I wore that thing until August and I changed doctors in July. (My first doctor just wasn't very proactive or helpful and I didn't feel confident with his decisions). First visit with new Doctor he did more tests and said yes I do need surgery. Date is set for the surgery and I told by said Dr that I can NOT FOR ANY REASON put my foot to the ground and put ANY weight on it AT ALL. He repeated it at my pre surgery appt too. I got all the "stuff" to help me out during the 6-8 weeks, like walker, wheelchair, crutches and shower chair. Aug 17th I had the surgery. The doctor was really excited about what he found. He said "I have never seen anything like that before, it was sooo cool" Really I am glad that I could entertain you Dr. F. He found that the tendon was not torn at all, there was an extra bone in the foot that was actually growing into the tendon. Well how cool is that? NOT... It would have been better to be born with an extra something else, like metabolism or something like that. During this time Celeste and Joe and little Lizzie were getting ready to move to OK. They left on Aug 20 for their new home. (I mention this because Celeste and Lizzie and I spent every day together and they are greatly missed around here) Doug could only take the day off that I had the surgery so basically I have been home all day by myself since then. Doug has literally had to do EVERYTHING around the house and to help me when he gets home from work. I don't like being a dependent person, but have not had a choice. Doug has been such a wonderful husband and has never complained.<br /><br />It is a treat when I get out of the house and I enjoy the simple things in life. I love it when I have a visitors and I have been blessed to have good friends drop by once in a while. Tammy (dear friend) has taken me to all my doctor appts every week. I have watched a lot of tv, read a couple of books, crocheted and I learned to knit (thanks Kathleen). Today I sat out on our little patio and watched over the golf course. We have 2 ponds right in front of our house and we can see 4 of the greens and flags on the course. I like sitting out there and watching the golfers. It is fun watching when they hit the ball in the water and they go after it... I know I need to get a life.<br /><br />I was told last week that I could start to walk in my boot ONLY. Still never putting my foot to the ground without the boot. I was so excited and so started last Sat. During the last 6 weeks my foot has been wrapped with many different dressings and splints and 2 casts. Both casts had to be cut off within a couple of days cause they were too tight. A couple of the wraps were too tight and I started losing circulation in my toes. Well I believe because of that my big toe got infected (on the same foot) and on Monday of this week I went to the same foot doctor (Dr. #2) to have him look at it. The toenail was all infected and he said it was abscessed all around the nail. He determined that the whole nail had to come off. Because it had so much infection he couldn't get the dumb thing very numb. I don't need to tell you how bad that hurt right? Oh wow, I have had 6 children, 4 shoulder surgeries and many other surgeries and never have I had anything hurt like that. So the one day I decided I would try to drive myself to the doctors was that same day the nail came off. NOT a good idea. So it put my healing time back some and now I continue to wait and wait to heal. I have to be better cause in a couple of weeks I am going to meet with our daughters for a fun weekend and baby shower... then off to Utah to visit with family and friends. I have to be better. So I wait (I am trying to be patient) And I am sparing you any pictures.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-39181296465560069842010-08-31T12:51:00.000-06:002010-08-31T19:59:37.059-06:00blog updateI have really been lazy about updating my blog. I have a good friend that reminded me that I need to write more and tell the good and the bad. I choose to write the fun things that happened this summer.<br /><br />We did get together as a family in July. Not all the kids were able to make it. That is the challenge of having a large family, it is really hard getting together. We spent a couple of days doing some fun activities in Salt Lake this year. It was the first time where we actually had all 7 grandchildren together. We made an attempt to take a picture but one child was asleep and a couple were just very unhappy. We took the picture anyway. <br /><br />We also went to a huge arcade with an "all you can eat buffet" for as long as you want. The kids and adults had so much fun. I love to see the grand kids having fun.<br /><br /> We missed having Aubrey, Kyle and Joe with us at the family events this time. We hope that we can all get together for one of the holidays soon. Aubrey and Kyle are expecting their first child (baby girl) in November. So I am sure more pictures will be taken of those fun times. It is nice to have these great times to look back on and look forward to. I love the times together with the family. 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGWyM3IQclsGSbG9qn0stIyIl_YDIPVVqqFqvLNNyLGfCWCWSdwvOz_6uow_rlRl82ccWwCZp4181DwrreMDzDbeHCwFWYxBs0i7qpGCMus64-TZ29nCZ0OklTGmsiJSgHPplAMJUqknn/s320/P1010650.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482536963263811378" /></a><br /><br />I have two sisters, one older and one younger and one younger brother. My brother was a guy's guy. He has always loved motorcyles, boats, trucks, radios, and he lived his life having fun, working hard and loving and taking care of his family. He was the only son, only boy and my dad's best friend... all of our best friend. He loved to make things pretty and green and keep them that way. He used to tease us (his sisters) all the time. He's very handsome and has been told he looked like Tom Cruise. I have been told that I look more like him than I do my sisters, and without makeup I do... I always said that I would have been a better looking boy. He was always laughing and was very funny, his favorite word to say was "flip". Ahh he could make me laugh and was quite the gentleman. I remember when I had one of my daughters and my life was very hard, I got a very sweet card from him, and he said all the right things to make me feel better and make me smile. He was my hero so many times in my life and oh how I love him!!! <br /><br />So it is with great sorrow and saddness when I learned that he passed away tonight. <br /><br />I love you Don and pray for peace and God's tender mercies to attend us as we learn to cope without you. May you rest in peace dear sweet brother of mine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj80XdjHa1SjFqYAbFHvC8gzKVz03o08LFkliOQCyEbaoD25Sp5ooUlZHiGE8wWfZXujMaXtEdOW-jPYQD58CWflAMwWiI437Pa47VbJFcVpPvZ4cko4t5Fx_BAaTP2TKj5hgNVIsOWyG/s1600/P1010649.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkj80XdjHa1SjFqYAbFHvC8gzKVz03o08LFkliOQCyEbaoD25Sp5ooUlZHiGE8wWfZXujMaXtEdOW-jPYQD58CWflAMwWiI437Pa47VbJFcVpPvZ4cko4t5Fx_BAaTP2TKj5hgNVIsOWyG/s320/P1010649.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482536329203004610" /></a><br /><br />This is Don with his wife Rae Jean when they came for a visit for his birthday in Oct of 2009. It was his first visit to Arkansas and he was so excited to see the beauty of the state. The Old Mill was his favorite place that we visited.<br /><br />Family picture of my parents and siblings... <br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn6wos4afwl6gM23x1MLEB2_ead04_vJE5IfPGzJJfV8WRQscyk2-TWtyuqx6qaHUxuyfwXpBCADgZWdUz_uxJH50GmAl0ZYaLKKR63474us_iJoEaXhYctoCNw0wpWuXN1h3uUCBjqRD/s1600/P1010311.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn6wos4afwl6gM23x1MLEB2_ead04_vJE5IfPGzJJfV8WRQscyk2-TWtyuqx6qaHUxuyfwXpBCADgZWdUz_uxJH50GmAl0ZYaLKKR63474us_iJoEaXhYctoCNw0wpWuXN1h3uUCBjqRD/s320/P1010311.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482532875229746978" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-86608083930896424742010-06-10T07:51:00.000-06:002010-06-10T08:03:28.374-06:00An Eventful SummerOur house is Sold and the people that are buying the house want to close June 28th. That means we have to move on June 26th. We are busy looking for a place to live. I didn't realize how hard it would be to find a place! It is hard to downsize and live somewhere else. I have some issues about where I live and I guess I might be rather odd or a bit OCD. Is is too much to ask for a place to be clean?<br />So today the search continues... Celeste, Baby Lizzie and I are out on the hunt again. <br /><br />Today I go to the Doctor to find out if I have to have foot surgery. An eventful summer!<br /><br />More exciting news is Derek our youngest son is going to Dubai for 3 months to over see the landscaping for the tallest building in the world. It is an awesome opportunity for him. Way to go Derek!<br /><br />Happy summer blog friends!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-54315388935832935412010-06-03T10:13:00.000-06:002010-06-04T06:05:04.728-06:00Blog updatesI have not entered anything on my blog for a long time, not because there isn't anything going on in our life... just haven't wanted to.<br /><br />I started taking piano lessons a few weeks ago. It has been years since I quit piano lessons. I think I was in 5th or 6th grade. I took for 4 years and really didn't like to practice and I didn't like the dreaded piano teacher. My mother warned me that I would regret quitting... and I do. Julia gave me piano lessons for a Mother's Day gift and I find it exciting to practice and pass off each piece. It is nice to learn the info all over again. Life is funny though, my teacher is one of my Mia Maids that I taught when I first moved here 22 years ago. She is patient with me and all my bad piano playing habits that I have acquired.<br /><br />Aubrey and Kyle came this past weekend for a visit. We had a great timeand went shopping for Aubrey's maturnity clothes, Aubs and Celeste got pedicures, we went to the new Yogurt shop a few times, went swimming, went to breakfast and had barbeque with friends. It was a nice weekend!<br /><br />I am sporting a really awkward (and ugly) air boot. I tore a tendon in my left foot. Not really sure how or when I did it. I do remember last summer Doug convincing me to prepare for a half marathon (yes it is the same 1/2 marathon that Doug ran and fractured his leg and was on crutches). I was doing quite well with that and got a little to over active and remember pulling something in the left foot. It has hurt since then and no amount of physical therapy and ice has helped it. Probably looking at wearing the thing for 4 more weeks, then check it and probably do surgery then wear it another 6 weeks or so. So I will sport this all summer. I took it off last night and my left leg is much thinner that the right leg now. Wonder if I could get velcro and use it on my whole body?<br /><br />We plan on a vacation to Utah this summer within the next month. We are all getting together for a family reunion at our eldest son's house. We are excited to be together again. Hopefully the weather in Utah will stay cool for the summer. I am excited to get out of this heat!!! While on vacation I have some high school friends that I haven't seen in a long time and we are planning a lunch date. I am so excited for that too! Also Julia is moving into her new home in a few weeks so I want to be there to help her out. <br /><br />Our house is still for sale. The market is picking back up so that is a good sign. We are getting rid of "stuff" and it is so liberating. Celeste and I did a big garage sale a few weeks ago and got rid of furniture and just stuff. Now to sale the house and we will be set! Our plans to downsize will be complete.<br /><br />Can I just say I love summer, spending time with kids and grandkids, I love sitting by the pool, and I love to eat fresh fruits (melons are my favorites) oh and ice cream/yogurt. More blog info to come later.<br /><br />Have a great summer!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-49460401780801070592010-04-08T06:04:00.000-06:002010-04-08T06:08:04.795-06:00Power OutageI received this email from my aunt a couple of weeks ago. I loved it and laughed so hard. If you have never had a mammogram then you might not appreciate the humor but either way I found it very funny so I thought I would share:<br /><br /> POWER OUTAGE<br /> <br />At my recent assault trial, I offered a plea of "Guilty with an explanation." The judge asked me what my explanation was, so I told my story.<br /> <br />"Your Honor," I said, "I had a mammogram appointment, which I actually kept. I was met with: 'Hi! I'm Belinda!' This perky clipboard carrier smiled from ear to ear, tilted her head to one side and crooned, 'All I need you to do is step into this room right here, strip to the waist, then slip on this gown. Everything clear?' I'm thinking, 'Belinda, try decaf. This ain't rocket science.' Belinda skipped away to prepare the chamber of horrors. <br /> <br />With the right side finished, Belinda flipped me (literally) to the left and said, 'Hmmmm. Can you stand on your tippy toes and lean in a tad so we can get everything?' 'Fine', I answered. I was freezing, bruised, and out of air, so why not use the remaining circulation in my legs and neck and finish me off? My body was in a holding pattern that defied gravity (with my other breast wedged between those two 4 inch pieces of square glass) when we heard, then felt a zap!<br /> <br />Complete darkness and the power went off! 'Oh, maintenance is working. Bet they hit a snag.' Belinda said, and headed for the door. 'Excuse me! You're not leaving me in this vise alone are you?' I shouted. Belinda kept going and said, 'Oh, you fussy puppy...the door's wide open so you'll have the emergency hall lights. I'll be right back.' <br /><br /><br /><br /> <br />Before I could shout 'NOOOO!' she disappeared. And that's exactly how Bubba and Earl, maintenance men Extraordinaire, found me ... Half-naked with part of me dangling from the Jaws of Life, and the other part smashed between glass! After exchanging a polite 'Hi, how's it going' type greeting, Bubba (or possibly Earl) asked, to my utter disbelief, if I knew the power was off. Trying to disguise my hysteria, I replied with as much calmness as possible 'Uh, yes, yes I did thanks.' 'You bet, take care' Bubba replied and waved good-bye as though I'd been standing in the line at the grocery store.<br /> <br />Two hours later, Belinda breezes in wearing a sheepish grin. Making no attempt to suppress her amusement, she said, 'Oh I am sooo sorry!' The power came back on and I totally forgot about you! And silly me, I went to lunch. Are we upset?'<br /> <br />And that, Your Honor, is exactly how her head ended up between the clamps....."<br /> <br />The judge could hardly contain her laughter as she said 'Case Dismissed!!'Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-16099259857531345382010-03-15T06:11:00.000-06:002010-03-15T06:32:49.165-06:00Happy Birthday DougHappy Birthday Doug! I love you and hope that you have a great year. I am so blessed to have you in my life! <br /><br />I just love how much you love our kids and grandchildren, what is even sweeter is how much they love you!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzptSFvNGK_j0z2Bor9_ztcbaGaU6RuEZU9AxrrsoRgaCohV0365A1mJ9BsTJ8NwWRjghKnp1Z84lTpXrFW6RqEhtyuJr0jdW4PI379vGpi4VjoR5m1Rz5um7xrEwKy8QhkJaWmpcoo_jK/s1600-h/P1010601.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzptSFvNGK_j0z2Bor9_ztcbaGaU6RuEZU9AxrrsoRgaCohV0365A1mJ9BsTJ8NwWRjghKnp1Z84lTpXrFW6RqEhtyuJr0jdW4PI379vGpi4VjoR5m1Rz5um7xrEwKy8QhkJaWmpcoo_jK/s320/P1010601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448836916074039474" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouEkl9LUcbWHewml740AG6gQyGaVXnIYRQtRSoCJNZF14ITKyLdKAhifSKJMhuLIvztK_xpNYgeune1K369fOOrLdcZD-tJ5MQKvkmGz-1Y1fbtLQSyWKtzcfrWfUiVyzYCh0F5cQ2ZUp/s1600-h/P1010119.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouEkl9LUcbWHewml740AG6gQyGaVXnIYRQtRSoCJNZF14ITKyLdKAhifSKJMhuLIvztK_xpNYgeune1K369fOOrLdcZD-tJ5MQKvkmGz-1Y1fbtLQSyWKtzcfrWfUiVyzYCh0F5cQ2ZUp/s320/P1010119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448836044694388754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgVsAo9_ClmpV2VwVgt_1qYsXhRO1yvGgYutliZi3wjK87nflaXf07OPdCaD522SB1RwKBbFTbe-71OaceDaPWaN2V3r4xRMFyjwlCXKFaEx9WcLKpgVBeo_8enZtrfrcfvrRnTQx1b7o/s1600-h/P1010126.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgVsAo9_ClmpV2VwVgt_1qYsXhRO1yvGgYutliZi3wjK87nflaXf07OPdCaD522SB1RwKBbFTbe-71OaceDaPWaN2V3r4xRMFyjwlCXKFaEx9WcLKpgVBeo_8enZtrfrcfvrRnTQx1b7o/s320/P1010126.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448835585480308930" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-2007691970931929332010-02-07T06:45:00.000-07:002010-02-07T09:11:18.577-07:00I have my life back (almost)!!!Things are looking up and I am finally on the road to having my life back. The doctors are not sure what brought all this on but possibly through a series of events and my already medical condition (brain tumor), something happened that they cannot explain. After talking to about 6 doctors (specialist mind you) I found one that was willing to do tests, he was persistent in the diagnosis and treatment. I am not going to go into all the details but he told me the day he released me from the hospital "Mrs. Martindale, I am giving you your life back". I do not have epilepsy, I am off the high doses (in fact all doses) of the seizure medication. I am to take it easy and go back into things slowly, I will be able to drive, go back to work and function as I did before but not take on quite as much. I have not had an episode for 2 weeks now and have been at home getting my strenth back and basically hibernating to get back to my old "normal". <br /><br />Now we know that this awesome doctor found all this information out but we realize that I was being blessed to find the right doctor who would listen and take action. Heavenly Father has blessed us beyond belief (yet again) because of everyone's prayers and faith. The strength and support that we recieve is amazing. Thanks to all of you for your love, prayers, food, flowers, notes, visits and phone calls. We as a family felt that power and never wanted to give up even when I was told (by one crazy doctor) that my life was just going to get worse and I needed to deal with it. Prayers are very powerful and we know who these wonderful blessings come from. It was a trial and we look on it as a growing time for all of us! Our family was amazing too, our children were so supportive and just jumped in to help even when it was a difficult and required much sacrifice on their part. We are blessed to have each of you in our lives. God gives us others to not only share in our burdens but to help lift us up when we are down. <br /><br />Love ya'll and thanks again. whoot hoo, yeeehaa I am back (almost)!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-24671955895611482862010-01-12T07:29:00.000-07:002010-01-12T08:33:42.744-07:00There is a silver liningThe silver lining to being gimpie and sick is having awesome adult children that will come and help take care of you. I have been truly blessed with adult kids that rally around and help out when needed. These are opportunities to spend time with them and grandchildren that I would not have had if "all was well". <br />Aubrey gave me a gift that has the words written "The most important things in life are not things". So very true. <br /><br />I am learning that there is a "new normal" for me in my life. I just have to get used to the "new normal" and help others around me realize what that is and how to deal with it. <br /><br />Here are some of my new normals: I need help walking sometimes, I need someone to sit next to me at church and realize that I might end up resting my head on their shoulder, I need people to help me with transportation because I can't drive etc. So life goes on and we accept "new normal" and make the best of it.<br /><br />Just so this is upbeat I wanted to add pictures of some of the silver linings and greatest blessings in my life.<br /><br />Family that we shared precious memories with last year:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63hMeKKu2Bi8Y_l1b7WfdIGUgex8PWTY4QM_xrw5aAcQgUo8VQcya_rmqU9OvIUdMeQ-K5CxAr7Q3ujl_i8st7aLmNB4ROud53ifVCkF2wz0y6lN1Eab5hmhS-uWzF-fTy5tiiWaGQjMF/s1600-h/P1010598.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi63hMeKKu2Bi8Y_l1b7WfdIGUgex8PWTY4QM_xrw5aAcQgUo8VQcya_rmqU9OvIUdMeQ-K5CxAr7Q3ujl_i8st7aLmNB4ROud53ifVCkF2wz0y6lN1Eab5hmhS-uWzF-fTy5tiiWaGQjMF/s320/P1010598.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425865463279041426" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUmrl6g0-JUEdO0E1P4XFi9pCL9mAPVZMq4QpbFBFowZLAyPqjo4qhI0BX0EUx2NJw3159-tQMKT0LU68EGbRYNGxE-sPy_uQxZbreHlwolHbhol1pPN57KRvdWSls5yYiMj5yAz635_Y/s1600-h/P1010663.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaF3b_e6VEY9_RNZRJmYOYf39oMnqnSZQomgkjMTKcTzf5NwVAh714o-qqYLrNLz0zmOpFXXUdBtyePPQunt6tN6QYXc90VFYrqamQxFEKbe1kkEYry6LYlqAdOr0SG9FUDaRhVJOy0e75/s320/P1010504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425873234201403490" /></a><br /><br />My sister Michelle and her family with Mom and Dad and sister in-law Rae Jean.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh25InzK12iPUsLCovT0STw2zOG1lrOmvMwt1TFeHqfsiJHAeaTXl8RvKmvMOqzr_K8xBDPtWshm2mBvMQmBd5-qlSGRPTD1lACRfEynLWThRHFpT3hSoqx_YLpVJXhLGA8csH84daLOxx/s1600-h/P1010782.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh25InzK12iPUsLCovT0STw2zOG1lrOmvMwt1TFeHqfsiJHAeaTXl8RvKmvMOqzr_K8xBDPtWshm2mBvMQmBd5-qlSGRPTD1lACRfEynLWThRHFpT3hSoqx_YLpVJXhLGA8csH84daLOxx/s320/P1010782.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425869720282982098" /></a><br />Extra special treat was my institute class doing a surprise Christmas Carol visit. Yeah I wasn't dressed.<br /><br />Family and friends are the silver lining to every life of every day :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-32611361394560798692010-01-01T20:03:00.000-07:002010-01-01T20:11:20.382-07:00Got any ideas?We are getting ready to sell our house. We are downsizing pretty much everything! What do you do with all the stuff you have accumulated over the years. Like: church books (fictional) that have been read and probably won't be read again in this home, wedding dress slips that are in perfect condition, a wedding vale that has never been worn (put those on Craigslist and in the paper and didn't get any response I would probably do better sending somewhere in Utah to sell huh?) just stuff. I keep telling myself that it is "just stuff" so it will be easier to get rid of. It's just stuff that I really don't need. So if you have ideas on what to do with all this "stuff" let me know. (We are having a moving sale as soon as we sell the house) but don't want to put the above items in it. <br />I am open for any suggestions!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-36081387546945182332010-01-01T12:48:00.000-07:002010-01-01T20:03:22.713-07:00Happy New YearWe spent a quite evening at home last night. Our friends the Green's came over to help bring in the New Year. Had Derek, Celeste, Joe and cute little Liz here to help celebrate too. Nothing better than family and friends! <br />Good bye 2009 Hello 2010.<br /><br />Started the morning off by saying goodbye to Derek as he starts moves to a new state and new job. He has been a life saver for the past month, driving me everywhere and taking good care of the family along with Celeste. <br /> <br />Wishing all my friends and family a very Happy New Year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-56562797059912232922009-12-19T06:29:00.000-07:002009-12-19T07:14:14.107-07:00Mistaken identity can be dangerousThis is funny but I have to set the scene up!<br />So I finally got into the Neuroligist (seizure specialist) on Tues of this week. He is very good and has been highly recommended by many people. He wanted me to be hooked up to a take home monitor for 3 days so they could find out if these "episodes" were seizures or something else. So I came home with this funky nylon cap over my head that covered electrodes that were GLUED to my head. I had a main cord that came down the back of my head and I had a few EKG wires on my chest as well and all of those were then attached to a box that sat in a fanny pack that sat on my hip. Then there was another wire that went from the box to a little monitor that watched me all the time. So when I would have an episode a button was pushed and then it would monitor what was happening and then my family would talk into the monitor giving more information. Anyway it was interesting to say the least and the Doctors office gave me a choice of which cute little bandana that I wanted to wear to cover all the cords and nylon cap up. So now that you have a visual of me with a funky wrap on my head and a cute little fanny pack on my hip, and my friend the monitor sitting beside me at all times you can hear "the rest of the story".<br /><br />Celeste is here with her baby to stay with me and I am laying on the couch. There is a knock at the door. Celeste goes to the door and a lady dressed as a nurse walks in the house. I don't have my glasses on so I can't see her face. The lady walked up to me and sat down at the end of the couch that I was sitting on. I said hi to her. I looked at Celeste, she looked at me and we were both confused. (we both thought the other one knew who she was) She was nice and friendly and asked how old the baby was. Then she opens up her notebook and says I need to check on you and check your pump. She continued "Crystal was here earlier this week to put your pump in and I need to look at it" I said, "Crystal? I don't know what you are talking about, I don't have a pump? She then said "yes, Crystal was here and put in your pump and I need to check it. I said "Who are you? She stopped and looked at me and said I am from Home Healthcare and I am here to check your pump. Celeste and I gave a blank stare, Celeste said "She doesn't have a pump and no one by the name of Crystal came by this week". She said, Are you Ms. Edwards. No! She pulled out her phone and called her office. She said to the person on the phone, "I am at the house (verified my address which was correct) but this lady says she is not the right person and then she asked me to tell her my name (several times), conversation continues... well she clearly has a medical condition but she says she does not have a pump". Well they finally figured that they were at the wrong house and were supposed to be at another house on our street. Well the poor lady got off the phone and said, "let me explain, then I will leave and we will pretend this never happened". She drove from Jacksonville to get to Conway, called the house that she was supposed to be at, it is our neighbors sister that is staying with her that has cancer and they put in a pump a few days ago. When they verified that they were coming out to check the pump our neighbor told her that her sister wasn't doing well and was very delirous and didn't really know what was going on. (She didn't verify the address though). So when she came to our house, Celeste opened the door, she saw me sitting on the couch with a bandana on my head, and something on my hip that looked like a pump and I didn't know who she was and I denied having the pump cause I was confused... she thought it all made sense until Celeste cleared up who I was and that I in fact did not have a pump and was not the lady she was looking for. <br /> <br />Celeste and I were laughing so hard... she wasn't! She said she was really going to let her office have it for sending her to the wrong house. I pity that poor person that gave the wrong address! She said that in 30 years that she has been doing home health that had never happened.<br /><br />The more I thought about it the more serious it became. If Celeste wouldn't have been here she would have hooked me up to a pump with some Chemotherapy or something because I looked like a cancer patient and was confused and delirious! <br />And I got it all on my monitor! LOL<br />I needed a good laugh just glad it turned out the way it did.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-32647680204558693682009-12-11T23:14:00.000-07:002009-12-12T10:27:37.191-07:00ThanksWhen life gets hard then there is one thing to count on... the Lord blesses you with people around you to bouy you up and give you strength. <br /> <br />Every morning I wake up i tell myself that I am going to try very hard to have a normal day, just like it used to be. Get up and shower, get ready for the day... drive to work, put in 8 or more hours at work, come home make dinner, spend time with hubby and family and read, do hobbies and just be normal again. As soon as I put my feet to the ground I know I Can't MAKE that happen. I have to be careful just walking, have to have someone there to shower, can't drive or work etc... and now Doug is on crutches too so it has made it a little bit more of a challenge for both of us. So we are really a sight to behold. But here is what we have been blessed with. <br /><br />Gospel... to know the whole plan of happiness and what it is all about<br /><br />Family... our adult children have flown across the country or driven hours to get here and have helped with every need, they have done things that I thought would have to be done when I am much older and they have been absolutely wonderful! Celeste has come to the house with her 3 month old baby every morning and stayed all day until after 10 pm to help take care of us. Our boys have done all kinds of chores around the house (inside and out) to get our house ready to sell, our kids just rallied around and decided what had to be done and they call daily to check on the progress. My parents call every single day to check in, they have their own health problems and this is when I need to be helping them. <br /><br />Friends...have visited, called, brought in meals, sent cards and packages, and taken on my responsiblity at church and work. A few of my Institute students came by a couple of nights ago just to hang out and it was some of the best medicine ever. I haven't been much fun to be around lately but it is nice to have people around to bring a smile and help forget your cares. You know how people mention that you are in their prayers. Well, I think that this is how I am being blessed. I can't say that my health is better but having people in my life that care, makes all the difference in the world. I know that this is the time of year where everyone is busy trying to get everything ready for Christmas and yet extra time is given to lift someone elses burden. You know that you are being blessed when you spent the day crying and the mailman knocks and waits at the door until you answer and he hands you a care package from a friend. How did she know? How did any of them know what was needed and when? <br /><br /> Christmas will be different this year. I don't care about the shopping cause I can't do it this year and it isn't important anymore. Christmas will be better because it will be centered around the most important blessings I have and that is family and friends not things that can be bought at any store. I just want to feel the love of the season and have it Christ centered, lots of Christmas music and the "real reason for the season". <br /><br />I am truly blessed with angels for family and friends. So, thanks to Heavenly Father for placing all of you in my life! All of you have been my blessing and a answer to prayers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-86756059509597589712009-11-30T05:29:00.000-07:002009-12-01T06:10:34.301-07:00Life happens!I have always thought that blog posts were supposed to be informative, but fun to read. I love hearing about other people's experiences and ideas and daily lives. I like happy thoughts and happy blogs. This time I am going to tell about something that is not so happy. Something that is happening in my life that has made a huge effect on everything that I do.<br />As most of you know in Sept 2005 I was told that I have a tumor in my left sinus area in the brain. It is benign and inoperable. I was told it is the best kind of tumor but in the worst place possible. Any surgery could be fatal, or cause horrible side effects such as damage to all facial nerves and stroke. I have been doing fine except for a few horrible headaches here and there and some other treatments to my face that are symptoms of the tumor.<br />Earlier this month (Nov 5) I woke up feeling pretty dizzy and off balance. I got ready for work and went to do my job. As I was sitting in the office at work I had a seizure. Of course everyone was alarmed and an ambulance was called and I was taken to the local Hospital and then transported to St. Vincent Hospital and was there for about 3 days. They did many tests and told me to contact several kinds of doctors to . I have the best Neurosurgeon in the world but now I have to add more doctors to help with the symptoms. I called the doctors they suggested and couldn't get in until Dec 21 2009. Good thing it wasn't an emergency huh? I had about 11 episodes in the hospital in St. Vincent but nothing was really done to help me out. I was exhausted from the seizures and it took me a good 2 weeks to get my energy back. I went about 2 weeks without any problems, a slight dizzy spell here or there but I had started working a few hours a day and started driving again. Then Tues the week of Thanksgiving when all my family was here, we were all having fun together and I had another seizure. This time they were more frequent and lasted longer than before. So after having a great Thanksgiving dinner sitting around with neighbors, I had another one, and then another one. It was decided to take me to the Conway Regional Hospital that night. They started me on a seizure medication that very night and they clocked the frequency and time of each one, I had 24 in 4 days but 18 of those 24 were in 20 hours. So they were getting worse and more frequent. Thankfully a Neursurgeon came in and was there when I had a seizure. They have upped my meds 3 x the normal amount now. Now I need to go to be monitored at a hospital soon to find out if there is any damage and what they can do to help me. <br />This is a life changing situation for us. I should have someone with me at all times and I can't drive. I am probably not going to be able to work at this point. Last night we sat as a family and had to make some hard decisions of what changes have to take place in our lives. <br />I have hope that things will go well but I also have to accept reality too. At this point prayers are what I need. My sweet family had a special fast and prayer for me yesterday, it was much appreciated. <br />I know who the Master healer is and have faith that he will heal. Even if that means that things will be different than what I had planned. He is in charge.<br />I will say that it was wonderful having family here for Thanksgiving! They are awesome. They helped me SO much. I was sitting in my hospital bed not happy that I couldn't be with them and my cell phone went off about 6 times in a row. They all texted me telling me that they loved me. It was awesome. I got visits from them often and the Doctors were willing to release me so that I could watch our little Liz get blessed on Sunday. That was a blessing! I realized even more now that family and friends are the most important thing we can have. Nothing else really matters! I missed Black Friday and all the deals and it doesn't even matter cause all of that is just stuff I don't have to have. This Christmas will be quite with a small group of family gathered around and that is just what I want. <br />Love ya'llUnknownnoreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-29571848718140677362009-11-08T21:56:00.000-07:002009-11-09T05:47:10.626-07:00I am thankful for...November is that special time of the year when thoughts are turned to being thankful for our blessings. This past week has been tough and I have had time to reflect on those things are are most important to me. <br />First of all... my Heavenly Father and His Son who created all. The knowledge of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, to know who I am, why I am here and what happens after I leave this life is so comforting. <br />Next... my family. I was blessed to be born in a home with good parents and siblings and to have an awesome husband and wonderful children and adorable grandchildren. My family is my whole life they are my greatest joy! <br />Next are my good friends, I have really been blessed with many loving, supporting friends of all ages, and backgrounds.<br />I have been blessed with a good job and employer, and good co-workers.<br />And then all the comforts of life... home, food, clothes etc. <br />I have been blessed with good health. When you lose this one you realize just how much you have taken it for granted. I guess that goes for all our blessings though. <br /> <br />I thank God for my blessings and maybe I won't ask for as much as I usually do but just thank Him and truly appreciate the goodness of life that He has given me! <br /> <br />So what are you thankful for? <br />Love ya'll!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-12729669079043272362009-10-13T15:19:00.001-06:002009-10-13T18:43:46.100-06:00Dessert Diva'sOur daughter Aubrey always tells me about some of the things that they are doing in their Relief Society in Kentucky, so I thought I would use one of their ideas. Once once a month the Relief Society ladies get together and visit and eat desserts... YUM! They call themselves the Dessert Diva's, I thought this was a cute name so I am going to use it too. I checked with our Relief Society President and she gave the go ahead. So one night a month we will meet at a different place either a restaurant or a house, so if you have a favorite place to eat at that serves awesome desserts just let me know. <br /><br />We start our first Diva night this Thursday night October 15th at 8pm at Stoby's. <br />Pass the word, oh I will need you to let me know if you are going to come so I can get a count and let Stoby's know. Hummmm wonder what Stoby's will think when we all come in for dessert?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-68101728937727419042009-09-09T20:12:00.000-06:002009-09-25T09:47:37.107-06:00Our newest granddaughter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-Qux8hRAmid2gghzmeYem6peB-UZ2ari7PvgXzpqSsG4MmT9xFwNpC2Lun6GeOqy-_WD89F1mS8WgJMcqq3C5pqUteFtuW828ZJjPUcrEEXGraErtek6oJ33BSThlzmGkgZ8R49R6YR0/s1600-h/P1010596.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8-Qux8hRAmid2gghzmeYem6peB-UZ2ari7PvgXzpqSsG4MmT9xFwNpC2Lun6GeOqy-_WD89F1mS8WgJMcqq3C5pqUteFtuW828ZJjPUcrEEXGraErtek6oJ33BSThlzmGkgZ8R49R6YR0/s320/P1010596.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379664446738404578" /></a><br /><br />Liz Aubrey Tribett was born this morning 09/09/09 at 9:53 am. She weighed 8lbs 14 oz and is 19 3/4" long. She is a beautiful and has the definite traits of both family the main trait is "cheeks". She is the apple of her parents eye and is doing just great for her first day in this world. She is really alert and is already lifting her head. <br />Celeste did a great job and her labor wasn't very long at all and the meds she had made her pretty much sleep through the whole thing. Until after it was all over then she was pretty sore. Celeste and Joe are happy parents and they have started Parenthood out right they are both very "tired". We are all excited to have her join our family. She is our seventh grandchild and we are elated.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6shQxAxHOZTr9pvpQyoUHdYBKdqH6FmtdEXQecc0_oWZMbG8U2d-IvRqz_ZrQo8cGjmiLfJOnkLAlzY9jhtWLydbFHmsCkPukXGWW8w9U8hXuae_ILRBFoVLmzOdvfclLLeYe3o1orItQ/s1600-h/P1010552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6shQxAxHOZTr9pvpQyoUHdYBKdqH6FmtdEXQecc0_oWZMbG8U2d-IvRqz_ZrQo8cGjmiLfJOnkLAlzY9jhtWLydbFHmsCkPukXGWW8w9U8hXuae_ILRBFoVLmzOdvfclLLeYe3o1orItQ/s320/P1010552.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379663493742930786" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-81635374814720359782009-08-17T11:12:00.001-06:002009-08-17T14:47:19.182-06:00Half Marathon???In a previous post I mentioned that Doug has been trying to convince me to walk the Conway's half-marathon in Oct. I have said "No" so many times but I went to their kick off meeting (with a poor attitude I must admit). I sat there with all those runners (obsessive runners) and thought no way. Well then a man gets up to tell where all the money for the race is going. It is called the Soaring Wings Ranch. It is a home for abused, neglected teens, kids that don't have anywhere else to go. My heart melted, I figured even if I walk a few miles I can pay the money, put the shirt on and walk as far as I can to help out these kids. <br /><br />I started the training and now I am on my 3rd week... and I walked 4 miles twice last week. I told the girls at work that I didn't want to walk the race all by myself so they offered to do the race with me. All but one of my co-workers is younger than I am and they are all working to get into shape to do it with me. We all live in different towns so we all have to train on our own.<br /><br />Last Sat I went and walked with the walking group that is set up to train for the 1/2marathon at the Fitness Center, there was only one woman that was younger than me. The other women were in the 60's & 70's. They walk everyday and are in pretty good shape. And yes I kept up with them, in fact I started walking faster and then the oldest little lady seemed to be having a hard time so I walked with her until we got back to the Fitness Center. What was I supposed to do leave her there in the dust... don't think so. She just kept saying "it is so hot" and it was. The humidity was a killer! The ladies kept reminding me that the Sat walk is for endurance not for speed... so tomorrow I do the speed and I will be doing it on the treadmill. <br /><br />Amy Routt came and talked to me the other day while I was finishing my first 4 miles. She was cheering me on, it is good to have young, thin, and athletic friends while you are training for something like that. She showed me exercises to do after the walk, and well... they hurt but they helped. <br /><br />I guess I will keep training and see what happens. Crazy I know, but hey it is for a good cause and if I can lose a few pounds in the process then I will be thrilled!!!<br /><br />Wish me luck!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-68179800389605664142009-07-26T11:50:00.000-06:002009-07-26T13:37:56.933-06:00Note to self: Watch who I am texting!I have been having problems with my mouth getting dry and feeling numb lately. I feel like I have just been to the dentist and had shots, my whole mouth has been very sensitive and I haven't been able to figure it out. I had to teach a class at Youth Conference last Friday and I was worried about being able to speak because of this problem. I thought it was new medication that I had been taking for a couple of months but it didn't make sense that it just started. Doug said yesterday that maybe it was the toothpaste that I was using... hum, I never thought of that but every time I used it my mouth would burn... Dah! He went to the grocery store last night quite late (11 pm) and I remembered that I forgot to put toothpaste on the grocery list. I had just taken my glasses off and was getting ready for bed and thought I better text him to remind him to get some different toothpaste. I text the words quickly "Get new toothpaste please". I pushed the send button and as it was processing I realized that I was sending it to a different number, not Doug's cell phone. I tried to stop it but it showed that I had sent the message. Oh wow, who had I just told to "get new toothpaste please". It was my brothers cell phone. Now you have to know that I love my brother dearly but he lives in Utah and we don't really talk to each other very much, no reason we just are busy and don't visit much. I just wondered what he thought (after not hearing from me for a few months) why I would send him a text telling him that he needs to get new toothpaste. It was late, and I was tired, but I just pictured him and what his reaction might have been to see that message come across his phone. I just sat down at home (all by myself) and laughed so hard I was crying. Doug came home at that time and wondered what was wrong with me. <br />I did send my brother another text trying to explain but I guess I better call him today and let him know that I don't think he has bad breath, or poor oral hygiene. <br />And I will watch to make sure I am texting the right person when I send any message from now on!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-64410565106773302542009-07-09T15:28:00.000-06:002009-07-10T07:44:44.100-06:00Trip to KentuckyDoug and I took a quick trip over the 4th of July weekend to Kentucky to see Aubrey & Kyle. The drive to KY is beautiful! I have to say that the South is soooo very beautiful with all the green rolling hills. We had a good time with Kyle and Aubs, we went to breakfast at I-hop, they then took us to the 4th of July Parade in downtown KY, it wasn't a big parade but it was fun to see the patriotism of Lexington. KY is a huge horse state so there were plenty of horses and heard some bands play. We didn't stay long cause it started to rain. (Last year our whole family got together in LA and had big plans to go to Disneyland, beach etc. Well it rained the whole time we were there except the day we left to fly home. Doug and I went back out to LA at Christmas of 08 and they hadn't had rain since we were there in May... well it rained most of the time we were there. It rained when we went to St. George UT in Feb too. Ryan (our oldest son) says that we need to market that and find out where there is a drought and see if we could fly to that particular spot so they could get rain. I am beginning to think he is right). Anyway, we went shopping while it rained, then took a couple hours to nap, then went to Saul Good (a very good place to eat), grabbed a ice cream cone and saw a little bit of the fireworks they were shooting off in the rain. (I have never seen that before) Sunday we went to church and met the fine people in their Ward. And it rained most of the day. Kyle made us a delicious dinner and after the rained stopped we took a little walk around their neighborhood. <br /> <br />It was so fun to see their place, how they have decorated their cute Town home. They have an adorable little puppy that is just a ball of fur. He is so much fun and they have worked so hard to train him well. He runs to the door when he has to potty and when we were walking around the neighborhood he would stop at the end of the sidewalk before crossing the street and he would sit until they started to walk. It was adorable. They have a balcony that overlooks a house that has an amazing garden, every where you look you see green plants and flowers and it overlooks a body of water. What a view!<br /> <br />We were only able to stay 2 days but we really enjoyed seeing them, where they live, work and go to school. It is so nice to see our kids as adults doing good things! <br /><br />On our way home Doug and I stopped and checked out a bit of history at the Homestead of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield KY. Very interesting. It was a short but very nice trip. Oh and no I don't have any pictures. sorry, Aubrey promised she would share.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-30701545654596150092009-06-21T19:38:00.000-06:002009-06-21T20:17:19.710-06:0025th Anniversary<div><embed src="http://widget-4b.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2738188573467068747&site=widget-4b.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2738188573467068747&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-4b.slide.com/p1/2738188573467068747/bb_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2738188573467068747&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-4b.slide.com/p2/2738188573467068747/bb_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&amp;at=un&amp;id=2738188573467068747&amp;map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-4b.slide.com/m/2738188573467068747/bb_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide9_1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2738188573467068747&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-4b.slide.com/p4/2738188573467068747/bb_t021_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div><br /><br />Happy 25th Anniversary Mom and Dad! We love you and your loving examples. I loved to always see you guys showing your love for one another whether it be sneaking a kiss or holding hands every chance you get. Love you guys! -kidsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-55922398267394828742009-06-18T13:49:00.000-06:002009-06-18T14:11:01.030-06:00Weigh inI had to go to the Neurosurgeon's yesterday. Everytime I go they do the dreaded weigh-in... and I am thinking, what does my weight have to do with my brain tumor? I stepped on the scale and looked at the nurse and said "I would rather have the shots in my face, than step on these scales"! (I was actually there for the shots in my face and I waited 2 1/2 hours for those blasted shots). She laughed and told me a story about a lady that went to a resturant and when the waitress asked her what she wanted to order she replied, "Well I am going to order 1 chicken breast with a salad, and you are going to mistakenly bring me lasagna and cheescake". I love it, then she told me another one about a lady who got up to go jogging and she thought she would check with her body if that was a good thing to do and her toes were against it 10 to 1. Yeah I know it is cheezy but it is pretty funny too. <br /> <br />I have made it to the gym every day this week, I saw Amy Routt there yesterday, she was on this machine that strengths arms, it helps you do pull ups and push ups. And as Amy said, "it strengthens your core". Well I come from a family that has a problem with bone loss so I figured this is something I could really use. I watched her and it didn't look too bad. I told her that I had never used that particular machine, she offered to show me how to use it. Sure, sounded good. I did it and she stood there and told me how many reps to do of each one. OK, at first it was alright, but of course the more I did, the worse it got. By the time she walked away I was DYING! She said as she walked away, "Just do another set of those". NO WAY! And today, I am hurting, but they say that pain means that weakness is leaving the body. I like that, it helps me get thru the pain. I will go again tomorrow and do that same machine, I will probably change the weights a little bit. <br /><br />Another funny about the gym, this guy goes to the doctor and is told that he needs to go to the gym and start exercising but start out slowly. The guy gets up in the morning and starts out by driving slowly in front of the gym. Yeah another cheezy one but it is kind of what I have been doing everytime I drive past the Fitness center, thinking I need to get in there. Now I am going IN again.<br /> <br />Doug is thinking about running the Conway half marathon, he keeps trying to get me to do it. I think I am with the 2nd joke, 10-1 saying that I won't. But maybe ?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8981219679541235876.post-31165897004072749312009-06-08T21:40:00.000-06:002009-06-08T22:30:40.275-06:00Our homeDoug and I like to have people in our home. Joe and Celeste were here for a few months,it was nice having them around. I had to get used to the idea that they were moving in to their own home a couple of miles away. It was exciting to help them get their home ready to live in. 2 weeks ago the big day came and Celeste wanted, no, insisted that they be in their house for her birthday. We all worked hard to make that happen... the house was lonely again. <br />A month ago I got a call from a lady in Utah. Her son was moving here to start a job with a new company in town. His name is Kirk, he is getting married in July to a girl from Idaho. They are making some big changes in their lives. 1. Moving from the West to Arkansas... for all of you who have made that move you know what a culture shock that is! 2. They are getting married and are coming here directly after their honeymoon... that is a big adjustment too! 3. They are both starting new jobs! No need to say anymore about that one. <br />He needed a place to stay before he gets married. We were more than happy to have him take the extra space on the other side of the house! He has been here about 2 weeks and has been the perfect house guest!!! His fiance' just flew in tonight and we just met her, what a cute couple and what a great asset they will be to our Ward! She is staying somewhere else in town and is going to go on job interviews, and help find a place to live. It is fun to see how happy and excited they are to make their new life together and be willing to make all these changes at once. If you see him at church say hi. They are a very sweet couple and hopefully we will make them feel welcome to good old Arkansas!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4