Fund Raiser Chance

Please show support for Chance Wallace as he recovers from a major spinal injury.
 During an annual family ski trip to Colorado Chance Wallace was in a terrible snowboarding accident on March 9th in which he shattered his C6 vertebrae. Chance was care flighted to St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, CO in which he immediately underwent emergency surgery. He spent several days in ICU and has since been transported via medical airplane to Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas,Texas where he can be closer to home and begin his journey to recovery. The medical expenses continue to mount and this has been a life changing event for Chance and the Wallace family. Every little bit that we can give to support Chance will help to ease this traumatic situation. Your support and prayers are greatly appreciated. Chance, a junior at Tarleton State University, is a stand out athlete, a loving son, awesome brother, and caring friend. All of your donations will go directly toward his fight to overcome this setback, and we thank you in advance for your support.

Picking up our blinds

Craig and I needed to get of the house for a bit.  It has been a week since his knee surgery.  He is doing better and no having to take as many pain pills.  I couldn't keep him home yesterday.  He went to the office and pit in a full day.  He  came home about 3pm .  He was beat and in pain, we iced him up and gave him a pain pill and let him rest.  Today he he stayed home to work. We needed to get out of the house for a bit.  Our blinds for the bonsus room are in so we have picked them up today .  Our carpet was laid yesterday so we are anxious to drive up and see how it looks.  I don't think Craig's ready to be hanging blinds , but he really wants to drive up to the lake soon!!

Get Well Grandpa

 Saydee gave Craig the cutest Card, I love it!!

Love all the animals bouncing on the tramp.

Our Saydee bug is so thoughtful, they came over Sunday to give Craig a get well card they made for him.  It is so darling.  Here  are some pictures of their fun art work

Taking Care of My Dear Husband

Craig had his knee surgery last Monday morning.  This has been a busy week for me taking care of him.  It has been a week since I last made a post.  The surgery went well, now the healing process.  It has been a hard week for Craig.  He has been in a lot pain.  The doctor does not want him doing anything for two weeks.  This has been very discouraging to Craig.  He did not expect to be laid up so long.  The doctor said it will be at least a two month recovery.  Craig is not happy about that.  Ramona's husband Robert flew in on Monday.  We have had them here in our home all week.  Tuesday Sarah went to the Mount Timp Temple to take out her own endowments.  I went with them.  I was gone 4 hours which Craig was not happy about.  Craig called on my way home to inform me I had been gone 6 hours!!  I laughed because I had not been gone that long, but it sure felt that way to him.  He wanted his wife.  Wednesday I had to leave him while I served my shift at the Draper Temple.  I called Shannon and she came to sit with him and fixed him dinner while I was gone.  Thursday was the wedding of Sara and Taylor.  Craig manage to get dressed so we could attend the wedding.  We left at 10am and got home about 1:00 pm.  He was in alot of pain and had over done it.  He told me during the wedding that their is no way he can go back to work, like he thought.  The wedding was lovely!!  Sarah is marring a very nice young man.  We were the only friends to represent the Montgomery family, other than their stake president and his wife flew in from Florida for the wedding.  Ramona asked him to be a witness for the wedding sealing.  I was really glad we were able to make the wedding.  Craig rested for a couple of hours and then Tracy his secretary picked him up for an appointment he felt he had to go to.  He got home and then had to have me drive him to Aunt Cheryl's  home to deliver her policy that had come in the mail that day.  I knew he was over doing it.  Thursday was a full day for him.  We go home about 6pm and called it a day.  We rested the night and watched TV.  Ramona and Robert left to drive to Idaho for the wedding reception held Friday night for Sarah and Tyler.  Friday I spent the day cleaning the house.  It had become very clutter from my busy week of caring for my dear husband.  It felt good to get the laundry done and have the house feel clean again.  I was beat by 1:pm.  I had put a full morning in getting it all done.  Craig wanted to get out of the house so we went to the bank, post office and car wash and picked up something to eat.  The rest of the day we watched TV lots of netflix's.  The kids have all taken turned to come visit.  The Burbridge family stopped by Monday late afternoon.  Tuesday evening Stacy and Natasha stopped for a few hours,  Shannon on Wednesday.  Saturday, yesterday Sharlena and the kids stopped by for a few hours to visit.  It has been fun to see all the sweet grandkids.  I really missed being with them all on Easter this year.  They all each did their own thing with their families.  I enjoyed seeing the pictures they posted on facebook and video clips.  The Noriega's got a new trampoline!!  They are so excited!!  Saturday, yesterday flew by.  Robert and Ramona got back by evening and brought us dinner from Cafe Rio.  They bought me so lovely flowers from the wedding reception.  I took Craig to get his hair cut yesterday and he was wore out from that trip and had to come home sleep for a bit.  He did go over 8 hours yesterday without a pain pill.  So the pain is lessen for him.  Today is the Sabbath day.  We will be staying home today.  It is our stake conference for our stake and the Chaudhry family this week too.  I would like to go to our stake meetings but need to stay home with my dear husband.  Friday I needed something to do so I started working on my family history again.  Trying to clean up my family files, and get all my research notes added on Ancestry .com and Family Tree.  I talked to my cousin from West Virginia yesterday to see what she knows in extending our Bailes family line.  I have so much work that needs to be done.  In looking on what has been contributed to ancestry.com,  the 24 family trees I have found they have not documented sources for the family info listed and I have found several mistakes.  So I have found the info is not all accurate.  I have to be very careful in what I added to my family records.  I don't want incorrect information.  This is a  huge project and is going to take alot of time on my part to get it all completed.

Message from Ramona on Easter Sunday

I learned today that the reason Mary did not recognize Jesus when he appeared to her at the tomb was because Mary was focusing on the empty tomb

So in turn we should not focus on our own personal "empty tombs" or trials, fears and anxieties but rather put our focus soley on Jesus Christ and then all will be well

Thought this might be of help to you and Craig , from my dear friend Ramkna

Easter bunny came to the Chaudhry home

 Happy Easter love you mom and dad finally done This  bunnies is  ready to go to bed . got my special lesson planned with the eggs u gave me last year.  the Scriptures are laded out to Mathew . Know  let's see how the boys do with this in the morning . Lol love u . 

Our Thursday Counseling session

Our counseling was a huge shock for us and did no go as I had hoped.  I was reaching out for help, the counselor we meet with, said is is required by the state for her to make a report with what we told her.  We could file a report, or it could be Shannon & Ryan.  They would have to call the Child protective services to file a report and it would be better that it came from the parents.  I can't explain the pain we felt when she told us this. This is the one thing we were wanting to avoid.  Come to find out any Bishop or counselor has to file a report in the state of Utah.  Even though we are dealing with two small children.   The kids are going to be just fine it is my adult children that are having the problem and we are trying to find a way to heal this. Shannon and Ryan felt they had a bomb dropped on them too !  We all had a slept less night over all this.  This counseling session cost me $300.00 and I don't know that it has helped!!! Craig and I feel are feeling so much pain, going to the child protective services was the last thing we wanted to happen!!  It is out of our hands now.  This has been a huge learning experience for us. Shannon and Ryan did file a report on Friday. They have nothing to hide.   We drove out to drop off our Easter treats for the boys and wanted to see how thing went for them. I was afraid I would find Shannon flat in bed from all this because I was not far behind her.  She was actually in good spirits.  The case worker told them this was child's play and considered exploratory and that most likely there would be no investigation.  He did ask lots of questions. There is no easy solution for all this.  At least this will send a message to the our family that we are trying to find some answers and try to mend bad feelings in the family.  We did not want to involve the state.  Craig called our attorney and he advised us this was the last thing we wanted.  He said do not call them!  He has had nightmare stories to deal with over the years and it is much better to deal within our own family circle if all possible.  So this is one reason we were so upset!!  We had a sleepless night.  The pain Craig and I have felt over all this has been unexplainable.  Our hearts are just breaking.  We have felt a huge black cloud hover over us since the end of December.  We have both been fighting depression and just trying to hang on!!

Easter Morning

Craig & I came to lake Friday night after we dropped off our Easter treats to all the grandkids.  We are not getting together as a family this year with all the emotional drama going on.  It breaks our hearts as grandparents to not have our family gather as we have always done over the years.  But this to will pass and hopefully in the near future things will calm down and we can bring some unity back to our family.  Craig  & I have enjoyed our time at the lake this weekend.  Spring  is here and the birds are chirping away.  I love the sounds of all the different birds.  Craig and  I got up early and attended sacrament at the Bear lake ward.  It was a nice meeting to reflect on the life of the savior and look so forward to the glorious day of the ressurction.  I'm so thankful for this gift the Savior has given to each one of us, We will live again after we depart this mortal life.  This is very comforting to me to know this life is not the end, just a small part in the eternal plan our

Heavenly Father's plan for us,  to

Bring to pass the immorality and life of man.  Picture Craig took to the sun rising Easter morning 

Handyman coming today.

I have a handyman coming today to work on the things that need to be repaired in our home in order to get it ready to sell.  It will be nice to get the water leak damage repaired and all the other little things around the house.  When he is done with our home having him go out to Shannon's home to get all the damage done out there in their home.  She has water damage too from the tub leaking and one of their toilets leaking.  Shannon has a list that is very long.  I've got to go out and help her clean her house so the repairs can get down.  She had her new washer delivered yesterday.  Excited to see how she like it.  I have not been able to visit with her yet this morning.

The drama doesn't end!!

 Last Sunday, I had to tell Shannon about the family meeting back in December and that family members would not be coming to any family parties if they were there. Easter this weekend left me no choice but to tell her.  We are not getting the family together due to all the highly charged emotion going on.  Well since Sunday Shannon has time to let all this boil inside her and she is lashing out at her siblings.  She sent a text the other night speaking her voice which did not go well and then last night she sent a very hateful text to Bridger.  They called us last night and read the text to us.  They are very hurt that she is lashing out at them,  when their little boy has been the one that has been offended.  Bridger and Natasha said they did not agree with how the other siblings have been reacting and that are willing to go forward and know that they have to watch Lincoln at all times while playing with Landon at any family party from now on.  They were not harboring bad feelings toward the Chaudhry family.  Well with Shannon attaching Bridger last night, this did not go over well.  So now we have the Thomas family going on the defense side with hurt feelings.  They don't even want to be around the Chaudhry family with how this is going right now.  Even trying to get the family together this weekend would not end well with all the emotions flying round and Shannon is on the war path!!  Thank the Lord we have a counseling meeting today scheduled.  I have invited Shannon and Ryan first to attend with Craig and I and see if we can talk this out and get a better game plan.  Throwing blame on  one another is not good and only adds fuel to the fire so speak, which is what Shannon did last night by attacking Bridger.  Our scheduled counseling meeting is at 3pm today and it couldn't come any faster for me.  I'm so upset over all this drama!!  Not getting our family together for Easter is very hurtful to me and I'm trying really hard to let myself fall apart over all this again, like I did last week.  I bought Easter eggs for all  of the 15 grand kids yesterday and guess we are going to have to just deliver them to each family separately.  There is no way right now we are going to be able to get them all together with out the daggers flying!!  This is all so heart breaking!!

Chaudhry's Ward split on Sunday!!

Wow what a surprise for us on Sunday!!  The Porter Crossing Ward at Eagle Mountain, where were have been taking the boys to church was divided and the Chaudhry family is now in the new ward, the Chilton Park Ward.  Michael is not happy about it at all!!  All his friend our in the Porter Crossing Ward and Michael is in the new ward.  This is a hard time to be splitting  the ward for him.  He is really going to miss seeing his friends at church.    Shannon has been thinking about moving, but did not want to separate Michael from his friends.  Now it doesn't matter.  So moving to another home is back in the plans.  I took Shannon with me yesterday to look at the Field Stone homes.  There is one she would love to build and the price range is in their area.  They would be staying in Eagle Mountain, just a new home and upgraded home, which would be really nice.  Shannon wants me to help her get her home ready for sale.   We have been talking about it for the past months.  So now with the ward splitting, this just gives her a push to get going and lets make something happen!!  Craig and I are thinking about selling our home too and building a new home by them in Eagle Mountain.  This will be a  huge change for us.  The Ward change is a huge thing to deal with.  Craig and I felt so sad last Sunday after hearing about the changes.  We just felt we have had so much emotions on our plate  to deal with and now this!!  I even looked at a home in their area that was for sale of Monday.  Thinking of buying it so we could have Micheal and the boys stay in the same ward.  Shannon has loved her Bishop and does not like having to change wards either.  As I look at the home, I felt it need to much work.  I would rather buy a new home if I'm going to move out there by them.  If Shannon moves that would work out great to be able to buy home right by each other so we would be in the same ward for church on Sunday.  We have been taking the boys to church for 4 years now and we are getting tired of doing the two ward thing.  I just want to be in the same ward with them as a family.  Time will tell how this all plays out.  We are entertaining the idea of moving to Eagle Mountain.

Helping Shannon

Shannon has called me several time to come up her clean and sort her house.  She is very overwhelmed and does not have much energy to do it by herself. I had to put her off last week, busy working in my own yard and then I had my emotionally break down last week about getting the family together for Easter, which is not going to happen.  I tried moving it up a week and the weather ended up being cold and raining last Sunday.  This Sunday should be nice, but just don't know if we will be able to get the family together under the current circumstances.  I was able to go out Monday and yesterday to start helping Shannon.  Her washer died, so she has not been able to wash their clothes.  Things were piling up.  They were sick and Landon threw up all over her bedding.  I brought home all her laundry last night and have spent the day washing clothes for her.  We did go to RC Willey's last night and found a new washer and dryer for her they are delivering it this afternoon.  She had been over a week without it working.  There has been lots of clothes to wash today.  Shannon is so excited to have her new washer and dryer delivered today.

Craig is having Knee surgery again!!

Craig's knee has been acting up again!!  It has been bleeding and swelling in the knee.  It is very painful and the same thing that happened in 2009 about 8 months out from his complete knee surgery.  The doctor put him off until the January 2010 to operate on his knee.  They have been hesitate to do anything for the past month.  It is not getting better for Craig.  He has had to lay low the entire month from the pain and swelling.  The bleeding comes on at such odd times.  It does not matter if he is active or not.  He went again to the doctor this morning.  They scheduled for him to have surgery on Monday April 21st.  This time they are going to open up his knee and try to see why this problem keeps returning.  So next week I'm going to be busy taking care of my dear husband.  It is not the best timing.  Ramona is flying in this Friday night and Robert is flying in on Monday for Sarah's wedding on March 24th, Thursday.  This surgery is going to limit  spending time with them next week.  I also had to cancel hosting book club next week.  Life always seems to throw us curve balls.  I need to get what I can down before next week.

Looking at a New Home

Craig and I have talked about moving for the past year.  We want to down size and have a smaller home and yard to take care of.  Yesterday I looked at some darling homes built by Field Stone builders.  They are actually clients of Craig now, so maybe we can work some kind of a deal with them in building a new home for us.  This will be a new adventure for us to work on.  I have a handy man coming tomorrow to start working on the things we need down in our home in order to get ready to sell.  I feel it is time.  I have loved this home but I'm ready to move on.

Shannon's Voice

I have come to know the things that I have often worried of that were being said or thought of me and my Family. But I kept trying to keep my head up and tell myself that I have a loving family who cares for me and my family.  its no secret that my life here in mortality has not been an easy one for I have had many hard and trying times to overcome I do believe my loving father in heaven has spared my life many times as a young girl that I may have the great privilege of being a mother a wife a sister a daughter a friend and having a brother for I always wanted one for some reason. Fitting that I ended up with all the boys for they bring me much Love laughter joy and also a lot of hard work and many teaching moment for me to become a better mother to them . I am trying my hardest I have always tried my hardest anything I've ever done  or tried . I don't think any of you understand how hard I try it seem like I can keep up with everybody else . doing the same things everybody else is whether that's school keeping a clean house being a good mom wife sister friend . I have always been with some challenges for me to overcome . It's just now I can't fake  most of what I tried so hard to do . know without a doubt this time has been the most trying hardest time for me and my little family . Just trying to keep up with life has been very difficult on so many levels. I'm only telling you all this because you all feel like you are entitled to an opinion and judgment upon what is going on in my family yet Many Of u  I have not heard from four months weeks  or years if you want to know something ask Who you should be really asking taken the time to come see the real picture or don't bother with it at all. Many of you have no idea of the challenges my family has faced and suffered from many of the challenges I've been dealing with. I know I have a loving heavenly father who loves and knows where my heart is and what is right for me and my family who is caring me and guiding me at this time. Feel so much sorrow because I have not learned by example form  those who I have looked up to . I have formed a very close relationship with my  father in heaven lack of your example to me and my family we are being blessed we are getting answers it is been a hard and lonely at times for me and I have mourned for my sisters and my family to understand the things of which I am struggling with and having to deal with, Or the need of help in some way that I would not ask for, not knowing how to ask for help. Feeling that there was someone else more deserving of service then me . We are faced with many financial struggles as Ryan's paycheck has-been garnished many times over the last year all due to medical expenses  yet we have insurance have been paying co-pays but yet we still can't afford health care for me . We have been sued about 10  times or more medical expenses again and even had a date where the sheriff was going to come collect valuables from my home. Yet there wouldn't be much value we don't have much that would be of value . Again I'm not telling you this so we can be painted as the needy family who takes all of mom and dads time and money I'm just asking for a little mercy and understanding to the lack of sensitivity that mom and dad have received from you knowing who you are. they have been the ones who knows all our dirty laundry and out of respect for Ryan and me  had not made it for everybody to pick a piece,  If not for their love and support I don't know where I'd be .

I am not trying to hurt u any more than I have . I just needed to have a voice . For it is me and my life that's being attack .   (I have had to tell Shannon all the family drama that is going on because we were not able to get the family together for Easter this year due to all it.  It has broken my heart but I had to tell her.  She was figuring things out in her own just by the bits and pieces of information she was getting from family members.   I have not be able to accept all that has been going on myself nor have I agreed with the course of action they were requiring of us as grandparents , I'm not going to excluded anyone from our family unit 

Boston at ER

The Burbidge  family went to St George on Friday for spring break.  Buck texted us last night to let us know that Boston had fallen at the playground. Boston just fell off a playground set and messed up his front teeth.  Please say a prayer for him.  We r at the ER right now.  Love ya.  Picture of Boston after the ER , he lost 4 teeth.  Buck called later to let us know they would be coming  home early from their vacation ,  Boston needs to see their children's dentist and have exrays to see if it has effective his permanant teeth,  poor little guy !!

Micheals new hair style

Stacy text message

Stacy I'm in a lot pain and clan hardly function , hurt my shoulder we will come over another day with a present for Jude , just got home from the dr.  No problem. Take care mom! It will be alright;) I know you are hurting emotionally too. We will get through these hard times as a family. We need more time to heal and we need to communicate more and seek to understand each other. As a family we can comprise and come up with a solution that we all feel comfortable with. Love you Mom! You and Dad and our family are in my prayers. 

Trisha's text message

Hey mom, just wanted to let you know that I love you and dad very much. I know our conversion wasn't great today. I want to try to be better and not let these issue pull us or the family apart. I am continuing to pray and listen for the right answers. Wether I am wrong in my thinking and actions. I am trying to do the best with how I am feeling.  I have always wanted you and dad to be proud of me. Today I  don't believe that to be the case.  Its not a great feeling:( Sorry it's late hoping this doesn't wake you. Can't sleep,and just felt that I should let you know I love you both very much. Love tgirl 😘

I had a break down this week

Thank you so much , we need lots of prayers as well as many of other families in the ward ,  I feel the gates of hell have been open up and destroying my family before my very eyes,  I have mourned all week with a broken heart , Craig and I are trying to be strong as grandparents and figure out how to bring our family of five daughters back together as a family unit, I can't even host a family Easter dinner this year,  our hearts are breaking right now  sorry to burden you I'm sure you already have so much on your plate,

This a message I sent to my bishop 

yesterday.   The reality of what we are dealing with in our family is acting out since our family meeting after Christmas.  Dave and Shar as the spoke person for them and the other siblings is they will not come to any family activities with the CHAUDHRY family.  Our family meeting did not end well !!  Craig & I left very angry,  we are not going to cut out the CHAUDHRY family when we are all they have as family.   They have no other family in Utah and our family is their only cousins, they have none on the Chaudhry family and they all live out of state,  I have had some positive responses from the Towner, Thomas , and Burbidge family that they did not agree with what Dave said.  In conversation last Thursday Trisha told me they were going to be out of town for Easter this year , so I asked her if we could get together for Easter this weekend because I knew the Noriega would not be coming from the conversation from our family meeting, I have been praying that hearts will be soften in time.  We have been very angry at the noriegas.  We have been mourning over this for 4 months now.  It has felt  like a huge dark cloud looming over us as parents.   We have not had one family gathering since that family meeting , which did not include the Chaudhry parents.  Craig has talked to Shannon about Landon and that we need some answers and follow up on her part, she has done nothing at this time to report back to us or the other siblings.  I'm not going to tell her about this family meeting it would break her heart and build even a more divide with her siblings and their families.  I have jiust been in shock over all this and how it has exploded in a huge problem.   This is the text message I sent out on Monday:  Our family Easter egg hunt and dinner this Sunday at 4pm , some family will be out of town for Easter for spring break , so would like to invite everyone this Sunday. This is the response I got back from Shar: Unfortunately under the current circumstances we will not be able to come.   Which is tearing me up that I'm won't be able to see them on Easter , I have loved doing our family Easter egg hunt and there will be no hunt with no grandkids.  Trisha later in the day response was: Hi mom, missed your call. I was taking a nap. We will be gone this weekend. So we won't be there on Sunday. Love you :).  I was so up set I had just talked to Trisha about this last weekend and then she tells me they are going to be gone  both weekends now.  I called Trisha Wednesday to see what is really going on, obvious she has had a change of plans.  We had a heated conversations. I felt Trisha was very hard hearted toward me and she is still holding in a lot of negative feelings toward Alec that happened six years ago.  This last mishap with Landon has raised a whole new set of issues that they are not letting go of.   I emotionally broke down after my conversation with Trisha.   I feel it is not going to heal and I'm left with years of unresolved feeling in the family that I don't feel are going to heal for years and maybe never.  The flood gates opened and all I could do was cry .  I cried for hours.  I was so broken up I had to go to bed . I could not function.  I could not even get my self dressed to attend my temple assignment for the evening.  I had to call to let them know I would not be there .  I cried the entire night in bed .  I could not stop crying,  I felt my heart is broken in a million pieces.  I'm praying for answers on how to just deal with this myself.  Why do I have this beautiful home if my family can not gather.  It has no meaning to me any more. With out my family it is just an empty house!!   How can I exclude one family from another ?  It is more than I can bare right now the cloud of tears just keeps flowing.   I don't  know how to even go forward. I have not been able  to even function the past three days I have felt so much pain inside I can't even describe the pain and sorrow I feel.  Stacy was having a birthday party for little Jude's 3rd birthday Wednesday , but cancelled because Jude was sick .  I  was not not even able to attend emotionally and then Shar  had invited us for Friday night a party for Jacob's 4th birthday party. She cancelled on Thursday for reasons unknown but a relief to us at this time.  I'm emotionally not able to attend.  Yesterday Jaxon CHAUDHRY called and asked me to take him to a movie.  I had told him last Sunday I would take him to a movie while he was out of school for spring break all week.  I made my self get out of bed and get dressed for the day by 3pm I was able to pick up Shannon, Landon, and Jaxon to go see the 

New movie Rio 2 .   It was a darling movie .  I didn't get home until 8:30 pm. So tired all I could do was lay on the couch with Craig and watch TV .  When I left the CHAUDHRY  home yesterday Jaxon smiled and said see you on Easter!!   Jaxon loves getting together with his cousins.  I don't have the heart to tell him what is going on in the extended family!  I came home feeling so sad!!   These are innocent children !   I woke up this morning mad as Hell!! About all this !!  I'm not going to let this family dictate who can come to my home or not ,  everyone is welcome!!  I'm still going to host my Easter dinner here and they can choose to come or not !!   It most likely will only be the Chaudhry family and so be it!! I'm not going to let this over take me in despair and sorrow!!  

General Conference

170 temple when all are completed, Fort Lauderdale  temple 144 temple in May.   Brother Holland : remaining true to the faith,  keeping on the savior side there has been along history of a world  that rejects the gospel and persecute the followers.  The gospel is worth it if not the fight we will be left desolate,  discipleship is difficult.   What will Jesus do?  Will not always bring a popular response.  Christ like love is the most needed thing on this planet,  warning condoning sin,  true and living gospel will change the world  , be strong live the gospel ,  defend the gospel with kindness & love. You can not fall.   Ronald A Rasband :  large storms in oaklahoma last year,    Tell them I love them, I'm praying for them and thank them  for their service.  Confort the lives of others,  we need love, prayers, to share their burdens, we are the lords hands , to serve and lift one another.   We have the responsibility to bare one another's burdens.  Carlos Armando:  brother Quenton cook is to have family tree gatherings with family, should be a priority.  Morning session,  I loved all the talks given look forward to reading and studying them this up coming month . 

Conference Weekend.

This weekend is General Conference Weekend.  We plan to go to the lake some time today.  So I've  got to get myself going for the day.  I wanted to take the time to type in my blog.  I look so forward to the talks given at conference and pray for the holy spirit to lead and guide me with the inspiration I need at this time in my life.  Craig has been in a lot of pain the past few days.  Wednesday night while at the temple his knee swelled up and became so painful that he had to come home early, he could not finish his shift for the night.  For him to come home early, I knew he was in a lot of pain!!  He stayed home yesterday and worked at his office at home.   It is doing a little better today.  He just walk in and is ready to go to the lake.  So guess I need to get myself going!!

Today is Friday again!!

This past week has gone by so quickly.  Yesterday I was just not feeling well!  My left shoulder is killing me.  It is just aching in pain.  I hold all my stress in my shoulders and the left side is out of control.  I have a gift certificate from Christmas I have not used yet for a massage, so I called yesterday and scheduled an appointment at  10:30 am.  It felt so good.  I really needed it.  I'm still hurting today, but it does feel much better.  After my massage I went and got a pedicure.  That was heavenly.  Jada saloon does such great pedicures.  I ended up having a pamper me day!!  Taking time to care for myself!  I went and visited Trisha for a bit.  She wanted me to come see their basement they are working on.  They have it all sheet rocked  It is going to be a really fun family room.  She told me they are going to be gone for Easter this year, so I will have to talk to the other girls and see what their plans are.  I might need to have a family party the week before Easter this year in order to get them all together.  I came home and had to take a nap.  After my nap I started reading a book Links are forever.  It is about family history stories of other people and how
miracles have opened up in their family history lines, to help them accomplish this great work.  I'm wanting to write a book about my own family history miracle stories.  Something I want my family to have.  Wednesday night for my temple prayer meeting,  I had signed up to give the devotional for the night.  I shared with the sisters some of my family history stories and that I knew the Lord had answered my prayers and in guiding me in the great work of Salvation for those who have passed on. Many of the sisters came up to me during the night to thank me for my devotional thoughts.  They loved my stories!!  They asked me if I had written them down?  Yes and no.  I have really felt I need to talk the time to gather up my stories and put in some type of book form to pass on to my family.  It has been my life's work and I want them to know the many miracles that have taken place in my life as I have strived to learn about our ancestors, that have pass on and then doing the temple work for them.  It has been such a blessing!!  Reading this book has given me encouragement to write and share my very own stories.  Last night I woke up several times with thoughts that I could include in my book.  One thought that repeated several times:  As a young girl growing up I wanted to be an archeologists.  I wanted to discover hidden treasures, and solve mysteries in foreign lands.  As my life history has evolved, I have become the family history historian for my family lines.  I have truly discovered hidden treasures and solve mysteries in my own ancestral family lines.  I have become a Genealogist!!  The journey is not over, I have so much work to do.  Just this month finding out my own grandmother Rachel Dicky, this family line migrated from Ireland.  We went to Ireland in 2008 and I loved it there, I felt I had come home in a way that I could not understand.  I felt I must have some Irish blood in me.  Sure enough I do!!  My dear friend Tiffany Alleman called Wednesday to tell she is moving to Ireland in June and that I must come and visit her.  Wow this is a trip I do want to make and discover more about my ancestors that came from Ireland.  I have lots to do this year to complete my work.  I'm on a new adventure in discovering more about the Dickey family line.  I'm inspired to start  writing a book about my family history stories.  This will be a project that I'm sure with take several years, but is well worth the time. I'm inspired to get to work!!

Brittany Mcpherron's Funeral

Today we are attending the funeral of dear friends Steve & Jill Mcpherron, their daughter of 29 past away from cancer.  She is the age of our Stacy Lee.  Craig & I have expressed the pain we would feel if we were to have one of our children pass on before us, it would be very difficult!!  Our hearts go out to the family in this time of mourning.  Steve McPherron and  his wife Jill have been such good friends for over 35 years.  Steve and Craig started in the insurance business together working at Pacific Life.  Rolland Gee hired them both to train and begin their careers in the insurance business.  From there they moved downtown Salt Lake City to work for Dick Issacson at Specialized Benefits.  We have such fond memories in the early days of their career.  Craig and Steve both qualified for theri first convention trip to attend in 1981.  It was a trip of a life time!!  I felt we had died and gone to Heaven!!  The trip was amazing!!  We stayed at the most beautiful hotel, the Hyatt resort on the island of Maui, Hawaii.  One night we ate until we could not eat any more, the food was so delicious, only to find out this was the first course for the night.  We were invited into a grand ball room for an 8 course meal!!  We looked at each other and burst out laughing, where are we going to put it all?  From that trip we have attended many more convention trips over the years with our friends the McPherron's.  Our hearts ache with them at the loss of Brittany.  They had two sons then Brittany.  Our first three children are the born the same years in age. Jill & I both became pregnant with our fourth child together.  Jill gave birth to a 10 pound baby boy that died at birth.  The cord wrapped around his neck at delivery and choked him; he died while she was delivering the baby.  Our hearts were broken for their loss.  How can they lose a baby at child birth?  The funeral was very difficult to see a beautiful baby boy that could have lived if he had been delivered by C-section.  He was two weeks past due, living inside Jill up to the delivery.  They have now seen the death of two of their children.  Thank the Lord for the Plan of Salvation!!  The faith that we know we will each be resurrected and live with our love ones again.  This life is not the end!  It is only part of our eternal journey.  Brittany's funeral was very uplifting by all those who spoke.  I was very touched by Brittany's mother -in- law, she was the last speaker.  She talked about our faith in life and after death.  She shared feeling about Brittany living in their home for the past three years and what a joy she was in their family.  She was sunshine to everyone she met, even in her final hours she was thinking of others.  Brittany had been diagnose 5  years earlier with cancer just shortly after she had married her best friend.  They loving fought the battle and went through chemo, she lost all her hair.  Finally the cancer was announced to have gone in remission.  She was told she would not be able to have any children due to all the radiation. 

Just this last year Brittany became pregnant with her first child a miracle baby.!  She was able to spend two months with Grayson as a loving mother and a dream come true, when the cancer came back.  Brittany was admitted to the hospital in July and never came home.  She fought the battle for 8 months.  We have been touched by the example of an Angel.  In her 29 years of a short life she was light speed head of us in many ways by her untiring faith and kindness to others.  At the end of the mother-in laws talk she started to cry as she said, "Good night dear Brittany, see you in the morning."   I was so touched by her words I began to cry myself.  We have been touched this day by the life Brittany lived and knowing she will live again!!