Bloggerific

So, I've been jealous lately of other people's blogs. You know the ones written by witty people who are excellent writers and always have funny/interesting things to say and post (you know who you are). Blogs that are always so interesting and fun to read; blogs that are way better looking then mine. After being jealous for quite sometime I decided to try to improve my blog by changing it's layout and color scheme. The internet is such an amazing tool. I found a great website with some fun layouts on it and, after trying out quite a few, decided upon the one you see here. Now, this has been a learning process for me and I'm still trying to figure out what colors I want where as far as my font goes and such, but I feel starting with a new layout is a good step in the right direction. Now, I just need to figure out how to be more interesting and witty...

Sundays and Sunny Weather

 

 

 

 

What a wonderful Sunday we've had. Church was good today; relatively no major meltdowns from any of the kids and the opportunity to listen to the Sacrament talks=a good day at Church. We also had a great afternoon involving naps, snacks, a yummy dinner, a walk to the park and some splashing in the puddles. The sun is shining and life carries on. We are happy.

Scotia is three months old in these picutes. Where does the time go?

My Grandma

On February 28th my grandmother passed away. I loved my Grandma. She was a fabulous woman who lead a life filled with many great things. This past Friday we held her funeral in Raymond. She was buried in Magrath beside my grandpa. I know their reunion was a very happy one; one my grandma has been waiting for for 22 years. She will be very missed by all of us. Much comfort has come from knowing that we are eternally sealed as a family and that we will be together again one day.

These are the things I've learned from my grandma:

1. Soup tastes so much better when it's homemade. My grandma made the best soup and shared it often. As a teenager, me and my sisters used to go to grandma's house for lunch almost everyday. We'd almost always have homemade soup and sometimes homemade buns. I'll never forget the cozy feeling of entering her home to the smell of soup on the stove and a warm hug. She was always so happy to see us.

2. Family is wonderful. My grandma loved her family; she was so proud of all of us. She was the grandmother to 12 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. She loved each of us and showed us in so many ways.

3. Being independent is a good thing. My grandma lived in her own home all her life. She was 85 when she passed away. She loved her independence and was always busy with something. I hope I am as spry as she was when I'm 85.

4. Geneology is important. My grandma wrote in a journal almost every day of her life. She also was an avid geneology worker. Tracking our family ties was something that she was so good at and she kept maticulate records of everything she did. She left wonderful picture books full of photos that each have a caption and a date. She wanted us to know where we came from and who we belonged to.

I learned so much from her steadfast example in the Church and her willingness to serve. It seems as though all that knew her, loved her.

These are the things I've learned from this experience:

1. Never take for granted the time you get to spend with the people you love. I always just assumed grandma would be around, and now that she's gone I wish I would have asked her more questions about her life and done more for her while she was here. I would give almost anything for just one more day with her.

2. Life keeps moving along, even if you don't want it to. This fact has always amazed me. In the moments my life changes forever the world outside just continues on. Sometimes I wish I could just hit the pause button and have everything stop while I adjust to what's happening. I guess in a lot of ways this is a good thing.

3. No matter how old you are, you're never ready to loose your grandma. I turned 30 last month and have had my grandmother as an active part of my life for all these years. When you really love someone, it's never easy to say goodbye.

4. Heavenly Father's hand is in all things. I have truly felt the love of my Father in Heaven through this experience. As a family we each have seen some amazing things happen throughout this whole process and have grown closer because of it. There is no doubt in my mind that He knows each of us and loves us individually.

5. I really do love my family. Knowing that we are sealed eternally gives me so much hope and strength to go on. One day I will get to spend time with my grandma again and I'll get to ask her all the questions I now wish I had. What comfort this knowledge has been to me over the past week. I am so grateful to know that families are forever.

5. You can never take too many pictures, because once the moment is gone...you can never get it back. I wish I had more pictures of my grandma.

6. Last, but not least, in time of sorrow people can be so kind and generous. I have been truly amazed at how kind and giving people have been to my parents and our family. Flowers, food, cards, words; hugs. What a difference this has made to all of us in this healing process.


I miss my grandma.