Well this morning we started school once again. This year Jarrett is in the 5
th grade, Isabelle is in the 3rd, and
McGregor will be doing preschool. First of all I can't believe Jarrett is in 5
th grade, this is his last year in elementary! I don't feel that old. Dropping them off this year was so much easier than last year. I remember being physically ill last year. None of us knew what it was going to be like in Vegas. This year they couldn't wait to get there and neither could I. It is such a great school with awesome teachers.
It has been awhile since I have posted anything. What has happened this past month? Well, we had Isabelle's 8th Birthday but because of the passing of my dad we had to postpone her baptism. She will be getting baptized this Saturday. Then we had my Dad's funeral, it was awesome, a real tribute to my Dad. The viewing the night before was amazing, so many people, at times the line was a 2 hour wait. My Dad touched many lives and was a friend to whomever he came in contact with. We left Utah Saturday to come home and Monday Ben was laid off. Our life has been turned upside down this last month. Ben has interviewed for a job in Logan and has applied for so many jobs. We think it is a very good chance we are going to have to move. Ben has applied for jobs across the country. Myself, I don't want to go any farther from family, Vegas has been far enough. But just as the hymn " I will go where you want me to go dear Lord". We are going to take whatever comes first. I can't thank our families enough for all their support and love. You are truly amazing and we are blessed with the families we have. I want to thank everyone for your friendships and support through this difficult time as we said goodbye to my Dad. Yesterday was a month since my Dad made his journey home. It went by fast, but it feels like forever since I have seen and talked with my Dad. Today my Mom and Dad have been married for 39 years. I love both of them and am blessed to have such examples as they have been to me throughout my life. Life has taken on a different meaning to me this past month. I am so thankful for the Gospel and the knowledge that I have. As hard as it has been to let my Dad go I know without a doubt that I will see him again. I also know that if Ben and I just have faith Heavenly Father will take care of us and Ben will find a better job than he had and we will be better off than before. I am so thankful for Ben, I would be lost without him. He is my rock. I was looking at my kids yesterday and feeling so blessed to have them in my life. Each one of them brings something special and different to our family. I am thankful for Ben's family and all that they do for us. I am thankful for the phone calls and prayers on our behalf. This last year I have had the chance to get to know Jodi better and become closer with her. You have helped us so much. You have been there for me through the toughest times. Thank you, and I love you. I am thankful that we have lived in Vegas, because it has given me the opportunity to get to know Ben's McGregor family better. I have loved our visits. My Mom, what can I say. I am so blessed and thankful to have her as my Mom and my friend. I have watched her go through so much. I cannot tell her how much it touched me to watch her take care of my Dad that last week of his life. She was so loving and gentle. Mom your strength amazes me, it always has. My heart aches for you. I love you. To my siblings, thank you for being you and helping me through all the hard times. I couldn't have made it without you. Life is definitely a learning experience, I hope that I learn what I am supposed to and become the person I am supposed to be.
I have been so excited for this weekend. We don't get very many visitors. This weekend we had about 13 on Saturday and 5 for the rest of the weekend. We love when family comes to visit. Our weekend consisted of Isabelle's baptism, good food, Mt. Charleston, Lee's Canyon, lots of Wii, and a good card game. Oh and some swimming.
We were so excited to play with Grandma! I think we had some fun. We even went 35 miles on empty in my car. That proved to be an adventure, but we were blessed and made it to the gas station. Myself, I thought it would have been easier to get gas before we left, but what do I know. Everybody from the north was melting down here so we took them up to Mt. Charleston to cool off. We didn't do anything spectacular, but it was just fun to be together and have some good family time. Thanks everyone who came, we needed that:)
