A Great Year...so far

Can you believe it is already the middle of March. Time seems to speed by as each year comes. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever be able to board the train before it takes off. Life....so busy yet so wonderful. We are truly blessed.

Can I remember anything outstanding about our year so far?....not really. I just know that I am so happy and love life. I have the most amazing husband and he truly is my best friend. I will say that we have not been home many weekends together so far this year. He has been at lots of airshows, helping friends move or I have been away too. I am so glad our weekend trips are finally over. We can not settle down and enjoy being together ----- and we get to work in our yard!! I know that Rob can hardly wait for that bonding time.

We have Brittnie living back home with us now as she was not able to secure a job in Cedar and we could not afford to pay for her apartment as a storage unit. She kicked her brother out of her bedroom and he is now back in with Skyler. Boyd was not too happy about all of that. In fact, he wanted us to set up a bedroom for Brittnie in the garage. Isn't he so loving? It is fun having her home but it is never quiet now. The minute she comes home from work, the teasing starts. The funny think is, her brothers egg it on so they can't complain when she teases them. She has worked hard to find a job and actually had four offers at one time. She is trying so hard to earn the money needed for her trip to Japan in May. She even did dirty janitorial work. For now though, she is working in the afternoons at charter school and will start this week working for an eye doctor. It is nice to see her working and I think she is loving the paychecks.

Brittnie and I were able to go to Orem for my nephews wedding in February and that was wonderful. There is nothing comparable to a temple wedding. To see a bride and groom kneel across the alter to be sealed for time and eternity is tear jerking. I look forward to the day as a mother when I can witness that for my own children. It was great to spend those couple of days with my family just relaxing and having fun. We even went to my niece's baptism while we were there so it was awesome. I wish I could be there right now as my mother just had another shoulder surgery to repair the first surgery she had that fell apart. She is finally out of rehab and everyone has been assigned shifts when they are available to help take care of her. My wonderful daughter, Cortnie, has offered to take my spot and fill in whenever she can. She loves to take care of her grandparents and is such a help to them. Now to just get mom healthy enough to go on vacation with all of us in June.

The boys, well, they are boys. They love to play electronic games and watch TV. The weather is so perfect outside right now that I hate to see them stay in the house all the time. Boyd is getting better at driving even though he still scares me. To think he is suppose to have his license in two months is really scary - but they all grow up.

We are in Panaca right now for the weekend visiting Rob's parents. We don't do a whole lot while we are here so we bring stuff to keep us busy. Rob's father can not do much anymore so we just try to stay close to visit with him. Mom does all that she can to take care of him but I worry that it is wearing her out too. How we love them. They gave me the best gift anyone ever could and that is my husband. They raised a righteous son and taught him to honor me and love me. For that , I will be forever grateful.

So, life is good. We love to help people and love to be with our friends. I look forward to the time with Cortnie can come home for the summer too and then we can all be together again. My house is not complete when there is an empty chair.....