Grandma Dot...

My wonderful Grandma Gough died this morning at 3am... Its bitter sweet, I am so glad to see her completely out of pain and back in the arms of my grandpa... however it's sad to see someone we love move on. My grandma Dot hasn't known who I am for many years however i still remember her and how sweet and wonderful she always was to me.. She seemed at times to be the only one who understood me as i was growing up.. Oh how i love her, I never went to visit her when she was put in an Alzheimer hospital because i couldn't bear the thought of her not knowing me I wanted to remember her like she was before. With her face all lit up because she was so happy to see me we would talk for hours about anything and everything.. I'll treasure those days forever. But for now I am happy for her she is whole and happy of this i have no doubt. Good-bye grandma until we meet again you are forever in my heart.

I'm back....

It's beging to look a lot like Christmas.....
It's been a while I know... I meant to post a couple of months ago but life took hold and hasn't given me a break but I decided that today was the day to start again although I only have about 15 mins before I need to get back to school with the kids. So I'll make this quick...

Most years I dread this time of the year because we never have enough, of you know what, to buy the things we'd like. However this year has a different meaning for me.. My perception has changed, this year I realize how much I really do have, and that all I really want is my husband home and my family safe and sound. I look back on the years of my married life and I am so grateful for all the secret Santa's, gracious people, family and ward members who have come to our need whenever we wondered when our next meal would be or how we would buy diapers or buy clothes for our children.. Today I have a special prayer of gratitude in my heart for the thoughtfulness of others and the many, many blessings in our life... Although our life has taken a totally different turn than I ever imagined I realize that it has made me a more happier, loving, forgiving, faithful and compassionate person then I ever was before I married and because of this I wouldn't trade all the heartache and trails we've had for the world. We are truly blessed, I am truly blessed...
It is my hope that this year we all focus more on giving more kindness to those in our wards or neighborhood not so much material things but a genuine hello, or a hug or even just a phone call to let them know your thinking of them. Believe me I know how much that would mean to know you haven't been forgotten in all the hustle and bustle of the holidays.. Merry Christmas every one and be safe this season....

Life is Crazy Busy!

Life is crazy busy, between all the traveling I'm doing, kids to take care of and a business to build... All of my effort and focus is toward bringing Chad home so be patient I'll post as soon as I can but right now I'm taking a sabbatical from the blog world!! Have a wonderful Summer EVERYONE!!!Life is Good, God is Great and we are learning!!!

Week # 9!

Chad won't be home again this weekend because when he gets into SLC on Monday he has to turn around and head back out for the 9th week in a row without a break... It's been hard on all of us but we are grateful to have income coming in that allows us to build our business pay our bills and buy our food.... So I'm not complaining too loud I just miss my honey...And the kids miss their father... but on the up side we are blessed and excited for the wonderful changes going on in our life... life is good God is great and we are learning...

Back Home!!

We are back home after a quick trip to Peterson on Saturday... Chad and I got to go to a business training yesterday in Provo that was so Amazing! We got to meet so many successful people that live here in Utah and to hear so many wonderful stories as well and of course we learned how to be successful business owners.... I can't wait until next month when we go to Cleveland Ohio for the International training! That is going to be more than awesome because we'll get to meet and hear from some of the most successful people in the world.... Can't wait... Anyway we had chad home (well at his moms house) for a whole 24 hours and then he was off again for the 8th week in a row with-out a break... Oh how I can't wait until we can bring him home for good... Won't that make just the best Christmas Present EVER! to have our kids with a full time daddy and a wife with a full time Hubby!.... Can't wait for that day what a wonderful wonderful day that will be Oh and how I'm going to make as big of a deal as I can about it.... Life is Great, God is wonderful and we are learning....

Happy Birthday!!!

Yesterday was Chad's birthday he is now 34yrs old wow it's been almost 10 years since we met.. Life has been quite interesting that is for sure... Anyway yesterday was a very trying day for him at 12:00 am exactly chad was driving on his way to CA for work to drop off a gun trailer when at 65 miles per hour his front wheel and axle passed him on the freeway!!! Luckily no one was hurt however it had to be very scary to have that happen he says he felt Heavenly Fathers angels watching over him and keeping him safe. He kept his cool and was able to pull over and take care of the matter. I didn't sleep well that night I kept feeling anxious I figured this must of been why I was so restless... Anyway I am so glad that he was safe and no one got hurt... This is just how Chad is every time we have a major thing happen to us I'll freak and he'll just stay calm and collected and get the job done.. This is something I have always admired about my husband he is always able to stay calm when it comes to danger or life and death situations... Me on the other hand panic and start thinking of the worst case scenario... Life so far has been full of these kinds of things for us but we are always kept safe and secure through it all... We are truly watched over and blessed... I have noticed in the time we have been together we have always, in every situation, been able to balance each other out when I'm down he's up and vies verse... We usually choose to laugh when things go wrong because if we don't we'll cry and we all know where crying leads.. (red eyes, stuffy nose and a head-ache. Who ever wants that) In fact the other day I took my sister in law Shelly out for dinner and she said that one of the things she has noticed about us over the years is that we are always there for each other and we are always able to lift the other up... That made me feel good. There have been and still are many people out there that thought we were completely crazy to get married as quickly as we did and that we would never make it..(from the time we met until we got married was 4 months) Both of our parents were some of them..they didn't think we were being wise and that we didn't even know each other.. But the fact of the matter is that we both knew we were meant for each other and that we are completely compatible for each other. I am so glad I listened to the spirit and not to the nay sayers back then or I would have missed out on a wonderful life filled with adventure, change and love. Chad is my Knight and shining armor the one I always dreamed of, the one who would come and sweep me off my feet... I love him with all of my heart... Happy Birthday Babe.....