Lucy

My friend D'Anna from work called me one night and asked if Jarom might want an Iguana. Of course he did, and that was fine with me - I figured it would be a little thing like you see at the pet shop...NOPE! It's HUGE! She's actually very pretty and looks like she has turquoise beads on her so we named her Jewel. At work, we were petting her and D'Anna was picking her up - nothing. We got her home and she tore Heber and Jarom up - she scratched Heber and whipped Jarom with her tail - it even left whelps! Well...her name was changed to Lucy - short and feminine for Lucifer! She's calmed down a lot, and she really is beautiful. She eats spinach leaves and a romaine lettuce blend.

In The Garden

Jace loves to go to the garden and see the corn. It has grown so much it's even taller than he is now! We planted thirteen or fourteen rows of sweet corn - can't wait till it's time to pick!

Flooded In

As you can see the water was just about up to the mailboxes a couple of weeks ago. We couldn't see the bridge and couldn't even drive the trucks across - it was too deep. We had to walk across "the river" - the boys had a fun time with it!

Going For The Dunk!

Jarom loves to play basketball, and used to practice by himself for hours. Now that Heber is here he gets to play a lot of one on one. These were taken one afternoon when he was playing around!

Our Little Nerd!

Jace put Megan's glasses on one evening, and had us cracked up!!! The more we laughed - the more he hammed it up!!! He's a cutie!!!

14 April 2009

This is one of my favorite pictures of Ashlei

I got a phone call at about three o'clock in the morning on April 14th - Ashlei had coded. I remember I didn't even really react because in my mind it was another obstacle we would overcome. The second phone call was that she was stablized and in ICU - I told Milton, "I knew it! I knew she was still here!" The third phone call was that they couldn't keep her stablized, and the last phone call was from Heber. The doctors told him they had to stop - what should he do. It was at that moment that I knew...we had to let her go. I had made the decision to keep my faith strong; I would not falter; I would not doubt - until the last breath was drawn - and I didn't. I miss Ashlei so much that at times it is overwhelming. The heartache and the sorrow and the pain are almost too much to bear at times. But where else? Where else can one feel such peace and comfort, and even joy in the midst of such overwhelming sorrow? Only in the Gospel of Jesus Christ ! I have never been more sure of Heavenly Father's very profound and personal love for each of us. I have never been more sure of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. There is never a moment of depair that is not tempered by a sweet peace and comfort from the Spirit. I am thankful for the Plan of Salvation, for my testimony that life is eternal, and that families are forever!