Cowboy baseball

Wow!! Our Grantsville High School baseball team (in which my very handsome husband is the coach.lol) is really lighting them up. We have started the season with an impressive 4-0 win streak. Loren has decided not to shave as long as they keep winning. I am hoping that he looks like Moses by the end of the season. Go Cowboys!!

The Big Jr. Prom

As most of you know, the last child that I sent to the prom did not have a fairytale ending. Hillary got into a terrible car accident the night of her prom and gave us all a scare. She never made it to the prom, she spent it in the emergency room. I was the one who talked her into going and I have felt very guilty since.

So when it came to my handsome son (Kyle) I was not going to push him into going to his Jr. Prom and boy was I surprised when he decided to go. Don't get too excited because he still refuses to Promanade. He has asked a really Cute and sweet girl to go with him, Melissa Baird.

I wanted to share the cute way that he asked her and her cute response back. Before I do that I want to tell my niece Krista, Thank you for all your help in finding limos, flowers and your cute creative ideas. You see Krista has been planning Ty's prom for 17 years and so she was right there to help me get everything together at the last minute. You are awesome, Krista. Love Ya! This has already been so fun and exciting.

Finishing 4th grade for the 4th time

If you have been around me lately you have probably heard me say, "I hate the 4th grade."lol That is because I have felt like I have taken 4th grade four different times with me being first, then Hillary, then Kyle and finally J.D. I will not miss the fourth grade. Sorry to all those teachers out there. Each month we are asked to do a book report not an ordinary book report. One month it was a mobile another month it was a scence in a shoebox and oh my favorite a puppet. Don't get me wrong I am all for education but I do wonder who is getting the education repeatedly. Then there is the big 4th grade county float which has gave me great stress. As a born and raised Grantsvillite it is a known fact that this is a big deal just as the 1st. grade circus was. I asked all of J.D.'s friends how many of them actually did their own float only to get the same repeated answer, "I didn't even touch my float my mom, dad ect. did my float." The real sad thing is for the people that have just moved here and have no clue of the 4th grade float's importance. It is indeed exciting to go to the program and gaze upon these floats only to ohhh and awww over them. Then you come to that one child who's family has no clue of it's importance and it is only obvious that the child was left to their own to create. I am so glad to finish fourth grade for the final time.lol Oh and by the way, thanks Kyle for your creative hand in doing J.D.'s float. I guarantee you it won't be your last. tee hee

My how you have grown

On march 27, 2009 my beautiful daughter who I always referred to as princess turned 20. I marvel at what a beautiful young woman you have turned into both on the inside and out. Hillary you have so much to look forward to in your life. Remember to always smile because it makes your eyes twinkle. I love you! mom

You never know

Have you hugged your children today and told them that you love them?

That has been my thought today after that terrible accident Saturday that took three young lives and after I received my own scarey phone call this morning. Hillary my daughter called me this morning to tell me she had been in a car accident. For those that know us well you will remember that this is not the first time I have received that dreaded phone call. Hillary got in a real bad accident going to her Jr. prom a couple of years ago. So when I received the call this morning I lost it. She is totally fine. Her friend was driving and lost control of the car. They fish tailed and went into a spin across lanes of the highway and hit a cememt barrier. Other than being very shook up and a broken tail light they were ok. My heart goes out to those families that received that dreaded phone call Saturday. I knew 2 of the families, One of them I know well and it was her only son, he was my daughter's age. I will pray for them and my heart aches for them. I will also make it a point to hug and tell my children I love them.

Take time to hug your children!!Love Ya all Jo

Survived cut week

Survived

This past week is a week that I dread every year. Yea, we survived cut week!! Baseball has officially started. Every year I hold my breath as Loren does baseball tryouts wondering who will not acknowledge me in the store or at church because their son was cut. I am happy to say that there were no friends or family or ward members involved this year. Yea!!! I am so looking forward to sitting in the sun (?) relaxing and watching a good baseball game. Today is suppose to be our first baseball game but I do believe that may not happen with the weather.

Lets go Cowboys-all the way to state

WoW is MoM spelled upside down

My beautiful mom in her younger days

My favorite family picture

I was asked to speak at an Enrichment night in Stansbury. Brooke Castagno asked if I would take a few minutes and talk about being an adoptive Mother. Her mom, Gaye Shields had put this program together and it was fantastic!! The program was all about moms and being a woman. It was fashioned to fit with Janice Kapp Perry songs. There were segments from a young couple losing their baby to adoptive moms and people who had to give a baby up. Jody Cook talked about losing her mom at the age of 26. The program talked about friends, moms and Grandmas. It ended with a woman who has lived her full life and now her husband (love of her life) was dyeing and she is looking forward to seeing his face again on the other side. I took Hillary with me and she sat in the audience and I had to sit on the stand. We would look at each other and smile then cry all through the meeting. It was such a spiritual meeting and it really touched my heart. After the meeting, the Grandma that talked about having to give up her granddaughter for adoption came and gave me a hug and thanked me for reassuring her of their decision. I am so thankful for the gift of motherhood. I love being a mom and I treasure my children. I am so thankful to be the daughter of one of the most outstanding moms that was ever to be. How blessed I have been.