Home Sweet Home

I have been trying for days to post a photo of our home we are staying in, but our internet is not working so great out here!  We are enjoying our little cabin! It is pretty small, but has what we ned for now. It is great that Terry is letting us stay here for as long as we need too, since we can't seem to find a house that any one wants to sell right now! We have had our eyes on a sweet little cottage in the woods for a few weeks now and we have even made an offer on it.  Now we are just waiting for the bank to decide what they want to do! I guess the house is in the process of being forclosed. With the situation of the things going on in the world nothing seems to be happening! At least not fast enough for us!  So we will continue to wait for the right home to come along that we can actually buy. We are still hoping for this one to come through. We think all of you would like it when you come and visit us here in Colorado! We miss each of you and all of our friends back in Preston. Life is good here and we are doing just fine!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BETTY LOU!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the woman that has influenced my life most of all! Thank you mom for always being here for me! Thanks so much for the wonderful example you have always been. You are truly an amazing woman. I love you so very much and am so grateful for you and our relationship. Please don't ever change! Thanks for saving my life! Thanks for  your wonderful son! Thanks for accepting my new life and helping me move on.

 I love you Betty Lou!

I have survived!

I can't believe like the rest of you that it has been TEN YEARS since the worst day of my life. Time sure does have an interesting way doesn't it? I often wonder how the same ten years can seem just like yesterday or like it has been an eternity. I thank my Father in Heaven each and every day for each of my children for the love and support they have been to me. We had a wonderful life didn't we! I love to think of the crazy times your dad created for us. All the trips and the "let's go!' times we had. I can't think of happier times any family could have had. We had it all! I am so grateful for those times. They often help me make it through these times. I miss my Cordell so much. I have loved him since I was thirteen years old. I used to go to church and sit by myself only to hope that he would come and sit by me, and he would. He was always so funny and so energetic! Everyone loved him! We had such a great time. I remember the thrill I would get to just have him talk to me or look at me. I remember the smell of him as he would stop by and see me after work at the tire shop, it was kind of stinky! I loved it though. We would have a special relationship every summer. We grew up in the same ward so we spent a lot of time together as youth. Once while on an outing to the dessert he jumped on the rope swing with me and made the swing go the bottom and hit in the sticks, he had the pull a stick out of his rump! I will forever be grateful for the many wonderful things he taught me! How to love the gospel, how to drive a car, how to have confidence in myself, how to be a parent, how to have patience, how to love life, and more than anything else how to love and be loved! How I miss this wonderful man in my life! He always made me feel secure. I will NEVER be the same without him. Thank you my wonderful children and grandchildren for your love and support. I need you all.

It was a long ride in the Penske truck! Tay got to ride with John and he loved every minute of it! Each time we got out John had to lift Tay into the truck. One time Tay was struggling to get in and John had to really work hard to lift him in, John looked down at his arm and he had a toenail sticking in it! Poor Tay! Poor John! Dog hair was all over the truck, but it was well worth it to have our dog with us! This last photo is the final drive up  the drive way of our new temporary home! It is beautiful here!

Things we will miss!

How we will miss the good 'ole days in Preston, Idaho! Life has been so good to us there! Here are a few things that we miss about this wondeful place! Our wonderful home with the beautiful view. Our great neighbors! Our garden that the deer enjoyed! The wonders of Cache Valley.

Betty Lou!  John's tractor. My SUNFLOWERS! The little pickup. Walking with Amy. The snow on the mountain. Us being there. Our Cub River Ward. Our friends. Family coming home. The sprinkler system on the yard and garden! The fire pit. Our awesome back deck. Sitting in our rocking chairs on the front porch. The rocking chairs! Watching the storms come over cache valley. Being above the fog! The autumn leaves. The beautiful springtime! Willow flats. The short trip to Jackson and Yellowstone. The rock chucks on the road. Knowing people on the street! The laid back drivers. Going to Logan! Eating at Pizza Villa and Big J's! Window painting. Working at Photo Villa! All the workers there! Our church callings. Our great Stake Presidency!  All my cats! The view from our  bedroom. My SCRAPBOOK ROOM! All the colors in our house. My BEST friend Nancy! Lori and Traci. The cemetery and the peacefulness there.

Moving Day!

The day finally arrived! After two weeks of packing and a lot of stress we finally made it! It has been a crazy couple of weeks! We never could have made it without the help of Aaron and Hannah and the kids! They really pulled us through! They drove ALL night to get here and then worked REALLY hard getting us packed and the house cleaned. THANKS SO MUCH! It was so nice of Emily and Lexie to help Aaron with the cost to come and help us move.  John and I were really grateful for each of you! Thank you so much!  It has been a hard transition and we will miss Preston very much! I'm sure we will adjust! It was nice to have Brett and Angie and the kids come and see us too! 

             

We will miss our beautiful home and our wonderful friends!