Sunday, June 10, 2012
Life flies by....
So, it is a quiet Sunday afternoon and I am here at my
parents house in Orem, Utah. All of my brothers and sister will be here later
today with all there children so with 30 people in the house, it will no longer
be quiet. I am trying to keep myself entertained so I dont snack all day, and I
really don't want to take a nap. I suddenly remembered that i have been wanting
to post few a while now but life has been so crazy....so, hey, lets do it now.
It will keep me awake and I will feel good about myself. Our lives have been so
crazy busy since Britt's graduation that time just flies by. We have had lots
of exciting things happening during that time, so hopefully I can remember them
all.
I am here in Orem with the two boys. Boyd is heading out to EFY tomorrow for another wonderful week. I get jealous that I can't spend a week doing nothing but feeling the spirit and learning about Christ. We have sent our children every year and will continue to do so as long as we possible can. They come home with such strong spirits and wonderful stories. He is so excited to go...always a little hesitate about finging out who his roommate is, but excited just the same. Boyd turned sixteen a coupld of weeks ago and has matured so much this past year. He still does not have his drivers license as he needs another six hours of driving time before he can get it. He tells me all the time...."if I had my license, I could go do this or that". Hopefully by the end of June he will have it. Turning sixteen also meant he becamse a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood. We felt bad that none of our family could come down for the ordination (another downfall to living so far away). His ordination was wonderful. Rob has such a knack with blessings. I love to hear him give them. The first Sunday that Boyd blessed the sacrament, he was very nervous. He was able to have Rob at the sacrament table with him though and what an honor that was. I teared up to see them both there with the sacred ordination. Boyd's voice was very trembly as he blessed the water, but he did a great job. He has yet to have to repeat the prayer - knock on wood. He is very honored to prepare the sacrament and loves perfoming his duties. I still can't believer how quickly they grow up.
School is out for the summer already which is unreal. Again, life flies by. The boys finished with good grades and were ready to be out. Skyler was given the award for the top sixth grader in the school which is quite remarkable. He is such a smart kid if only he would channel his mind that way. He thinks that he can do anything and get straight A's without having to study. He learned the hard way that is not possible and did better after that. I know I am his mother, but I think he too has matured in the last few months. He behaves better and minds better but he is still a little bit spoiled. The best part is though, he still loves to come running to me to give me hugs and kisses. I hope he never grows out of that one. I love those moments. Our summer will be spent here in Utah, then a trip to California topped off with the boys all going to scout camp. Hopefully maybe we can go on a weekend campout too before school starts.
Brittnie had a wonderful trip to Japan. I created a blog for her while she is gone that you can read here.. brittniejapan.blogspot.com I felt so bad for her when we picked her up as she had only had about 2 hours of sleep in 30 hours. She was way tired but stayed awake until midnight as she wanted to tell us stories and pass out presents. I have not seen my daughter so happy in so long. I dont' know if it is the fact that she graduated, that she is older, that she has a good job, that she went to Japan...not sure. It matters not though to me as long as she is happy. I love having all of my children home and enjoy the times we have together. We have lots of long nights and lots of laughs. She loves to tease her little brothers (well, Boyd is not so little anymore as he is taller than all of us - including his father). Hopefully she can continue to enjoy being home. She has gone to a single adult activity and hope there will be more. The bishop in the other ward has a really cute son that I keep telling her I am going to line her up with. She only laughs but I know deep inside she would like to date.
As for Cortnie, she is Cortnie. She still likes to stay up really late and spend money on her primary class. She was suppose to meet with the bishop today to start the mission process, but he did not have the papers he needed so they could not meet. Hopefully he can get her in before we go to California so she can meet with the stake president after that. Her papers can go in on July 11th which is only a month away. I have such mixed feelings about it all. We went to the temple last week and I could not stop thinking that I would be taking her there soon. Then I think about it during church and start to cry. It is so bittersweet. I want her to fulfill her dreams, but I am going to miss her sooooo bad. I try not to think about it, but it does not work. When Brittnie left the first year for college, I practiced saying good- bye. It did not help but I think it prepared me a little bit. I am doing the same with Cortnie. However, it is never easy and this will be no exception. She managed to get through her doctor's appointment on Friday and only need 3 shots, a TB test, her blood drawn and a finger poke. She is paranoid of needles and was crying before they started. I held her hand tried to comfort her, but she still screamed. She made it through though and now just has one more step...the interviews.
So, life flies by. I love all the blessings that we have and I love time with my family. Summers are really hard for me to work as everyone is home. The girls working this summer though has helped some but I hate the boys being home with nothing to do. I work only 9 days this month and will only do 4 days a week in July. MOney will be tight, but I want to be home. I prefer that over anything. I just pray that I can fly as fast as life is and continue to be happy. Life is really good for me right now....
I am here in Orem with the two boys. Boyd is heading out to EFY tomorrow for another wonderful week. I get jealous that I can't spend a week doing nothing but feeling the spirit and learning about Christ. We have sent our children every year and will continue to do so as long as we possible can. They come home with such strong spirits and wonderful stories. He is so excited to go...always a little hesitate about finging out who his roommate is, but excited just the same. Boyd turned sixteen a coupld of weeks ago and has matured so much this past year. He still does not have his drivers license as he needs another six hours of driving time before he can get it. He tells me all the time...."if I had my license, I could go do this or that". Hopefully by the end of June he will have it. Turning sixteen also meant he becamse a priest in the Aaronic Priesthood. We felt bad that none of our family could come down for the ordination (another downfall to living so far away). His ordination was wonderful. Rob has such a knack with blessings. I love to hear him give them. The first Sunday that Boyd blessed the sacrament, he was very nervous. He was able to have Rob at the sacrament table with him though and what an honor that was. I teared up to see them both there with the sacred ordination. Boyd's voice was very trembly as he blessed the water, but he did a great job. He has yet to have to repeat the prayer - knock on wood. He is very honored to prepare the sacrament and loves perfoming his duties. I still can't believer how quickly they grow up.
School is out for the summer already which is unreal. Again, life flies by. The boys finished with good grades and were ready to be out. Skyler was given the award for the top sixth grader in the school which is quite remarkable. He is such a smart kid if only he would channel his mind that way. He thinks that he can do anything and get straight A's without having to study. He learned the hard way that is not possible and did better after that. I know I am his mother, but I think he too has matured in the last few months. He behaves better and minds better but he is still a little bit spoiled. The best part is though, he still loves to come running to me to give me hugs and kisses. I hope he never grows out of that one. I love those moments. Our summer will be spent here in Utah, then a trip to California topped off with the boys all going to scout camp. Hopefully maybe we can go on a weekend campout too before school starts.
Brittnie had a wonderful trip to Japan. I created a blog for her while she is gone that you can read here.. brittniejapan.blogspot.com I felt so bad for her when we picked her up as she had only had about 2 hours of sleep in 30 hours. She was way tired but stayed awake until midnight as she wanted to tell us stories and pass out presents. I have not seen my daughter so happy in so long. I dont' know if it is the fact that she graduated, that she is older, that she has a good job, that she went to Japan...not sure. It matters not though to me as long as she is happy. I love having all of my children home and enjoy the times we have together. We have lots of long nights and lots of laughs. She loves to tease her little brothers (well, Boyd is not so little anymore as he is taller than all of us - including his father). Hopefully she can continue to enjoy being home. She has gone to a single adult activity and hope there will be more. The bishop in the other ward has a really cute son that I keep telling her I am going to line her up with. She only laughs but I know deep inside she would like to date.
As for Cortnie, she is Cortnie. She still likes to stay up really late and spend money on her primary class. She was suppose to meet with the bishop today to start the mission process, but he did not have the papers he needed so they could not meet. Hopefully he can get her in before we go to California so she can meet with the stake president after that. Her papers can go in on July 11th which is only a month away. I have such mixed feelings about it all. We went to the temple last week and I could not stop thinking that I would be taking her there soon. Then I think about it during church and start to cry. It is so bittersweet. I want her to fulfill her dreams, but I am going to miss her sooooo bad. I try not to think about it, but it does not work. When Brittnie left the first year for college, I practiced saying good- bye. It did not help but I think it prepared me a little bit. I am doing the same with Cortnie. However, it is never easy and this will be no exception. She managed to get through her doctor's appointment on Friday and only need 3 shots, a TB test, her blood drawn and a finger poke. She is paranoid of needles and was crying before they started. I held her hand tried to comfort her, but she still screamed. She made it through though and now just has one more step...the interviews.
So, life flies by. I love all the blessings that we have and I love time with my family. Summers are really hard for me to work as everyone is home. The girls working this summer though has helped some but I hate the boys being home with nothing to do. I work only 9 days this month and will only do 4 days a week in July. MOney will be tight, but I want to be home. I prefer that over anything. I just pray that I can fly as fast as life is and continue to be happy. Life is really good for me right now....
