Heaven's Finest

I don't know why, but for some reason I am really into taking pictures of sunrises and sunsets. I just think we don't appreciate what Heavenly Father has given us. So I have put some of my pictures on the blog, hoping that once in a while more people will sit and appreciate the show from our heavens.

The Love of My Life

One thing about my husband that I love is his willingness to be crazy once in a while and put away his Army attitude gruff exterior. These are two pictures of a night when Sierra and I were playing around with a blanket and being models and practicing our walks. Ok, don't laugh. We were practicing our walks because Sierra had entered into a beauty pageant type of thing and needed to walk on stage. So as we were practicing our walks with the blanket Dale comes up and acts like a lady screaming. It was so funny, I added my slip to his head and took some pictures. Truth be known, he would not be happy if he knew I put these on my blog for the world to see. This was certainly a moment in time when I go... ahhhh... and revel in the love I have for him.

Motorcycles Don't Have Windows!!

So, I know this is crazy however one of the most important lessons I learned while driving my motorcycle is that things I say can be heard by other drivers with their windows rolled down. I learned this lesson a couple of weeks ago. I was driving down the street and I looked at the car next to me and he was texting and driving at the same time. I suddenly blurted what are you thinking texting and driving at the same time, do you know how dangerous that is!!! He suddenly looked at me and stated he was sorry and I turned red as can be. I motioned for Dale to come up beside me at the stop light and I promptly told him I forgot that we don't have windows and I have to be aware how loud I talk when I am on the bike. He just laughed. A lesson learned for sure.

My Boy Shadow

I found these pictures when preparing for a photo book. I just had to put them on my blog because they are the cutest ever. It was Halloween and I just dressed Shadow in Dales Army PT uniform. He loved it and greeted the door everytime to give little treats. He thought he was king of the neighborhood. I am actually surprised that he wore the hat.

Aftermath

Well, it has been a week and one day when I decided to stop breathing. I am still bruised and battered a little, however, indeed grateful that heavenly father granted me my life. Going to work was like a fog.. my memory was not good, however through time I have worked my way through the fog and now see blue sky. I have had a really tough time. I feel like I am going through detox. They had given me 3 pages of meds that I had been given during my 3 days in the hospital. It has affected my eyesight, balance, emotions, sleep, and just plain feeling yucky. I have been told that it takes almost 2 months for all the drugs to pass your body. I am indeed grateful for to be alive and grateful for the ability and determination that has been given me to get through what I am going through.

Blessings

There never has been a time that I have felt so glad to be alive as I am now. It's a long story and I may have to do this in small increments due to just getting out of the hospital and really shakey. It all started last Thursday. I was getting pretty sick and decided to go to the doctor late to get hep with my heavy feeling chest and cough. I thought about Saturday I was feeling pretty good. I woke up Sunday feeling worse than ever. I told Dale that I needed to go the the emergency room. So he got up and took me. When we got to ER they took me straight to the room, 2 hours later someone came in to find out what was going on. Dale explained what had gone on and that I was really dehydrated and needed some strong antibotics. The ER was really crazy and busy. All I really remember is Dale being patient and just sitting with me. We were watching the Jazz games, well Dale was I was not and the nurse came in and asked if I was in pain, I told her my throat hurt due to not being able to get water... later the nurse came in and said she was giving me something for the pain. Dale thinking motrin or something, the next thing I know she was giving the meds through the iv and i remember looking at Dale wanting to tell him to have her stop and I passed out. Dale noticed immediatly that something was wrong. The bells and whistles were going off and no one seemed to care. Dale came over and was shaking me, looked into my eyes and realized I had stopped breathing all together. Dale started yelling, my lips were turning blue and i was not alive. They moved me to another room, and got me back, the first thing I know is that I wanted Dale. I wanted Dale holding my hand, they would not let me and i pulled the shirts of people around me and pulled them to me and told them I am ok, get me my husband. They finanally had him in the doorway and moved him to me. I can honestly say that I am grateful for a husband that was there with me and was the one who realized I was gone. They moved me into the ICU and then told me that my enzimes were off in my liver. It just seemed that I have gone from worse to worse. I was upset I could not even talk. Getting a second chance in life gets you thinking a lot. I don't know, I am grateful that I am finally out of the hospital. I am black and blue and beat up pretty good. All of this they put me into a sort of diabetic. Something I am grateful that I am not. I have lived that life for 2 days and do not want to do it again. I am grateful for a loving husband that loves me no matter what and has actually saved me. I am pretty shakey right now. I will explain more.. just felt I wanted to write something down before these thoughts became dull.

My New Bike

Well, I have finally done it. I got me a bike. I calculated all the gas I would save if I had a bike to ride in the summer. I figured i would save 200.00 a month. So, with the help from my dear sweet husband, I got me a 2007 Yamaha Virago. The picture is exactly like mine to the T. Black Cherry sparkle color. Its a 250 CC engine which is perfect for me. I am taking a class at the college to help me learn to drive the bike better. Ahhh.... nothing better than to feel the wind on your face....

Friends

I just wanted to give my good friend Aim recognition. I have known her for almost 25 years. We were roommates many years ago. We have been through similar things in our marriage and have relied on each other through the bad times. Even though she lives in Oregon now, we speak often and visit each other as much as we can. These pictures were in St. George when we were visitng our other friend Doug. When we get together we are doing crazy stuff like this often. Remember my motto??? Let your hair down and ... act your shoesize! Yee Haw!

The A to Z Tag

Ok, this is my first tag and I am a little behind in getting it on my blog. Well.. here it goes.

A attached or single = Attached to the love of my life, I am lucky because it is forever and all eternities.

B best friend= Hum... this is hard. First of all my sisters, my husband are my best friends. I have a friend Aim, she and I have been through a lot together, we have known each other for over 25 years. I consider her one of my many best friends.

C cake or pie= Cake Angel Food with Strawberries my favorite.

D day of choice= Well its tied Thursday because its close to Friday. Sunday is my rejuvenation day.

E essential item= my camera. Heavenly father has blessed us with so many beautiful things. I need to capture it all.

F favorite color= Its a 3 way tie Purple, Yellow, and Pink. Tough choice.

G gummy bears or worms = neither

H hometown = Riverton, Wyoming

I indulgences= cooking magazines, chocolate covered strawberries...gotta have them

J january or july= July for sure

K kids= no kids yet many.

L life isnt complete without= family, friends and my heavenly father

M marriage date= well for the first 15 years I thought it was a different date... the real thing is 9-11

N number of brothers and sisters= 2 brothers, 6 sisters

O oranges or apples= oranges

P phobias or fears= extreme fear of spiders, fear I am not being the person heavenly father wants me to be.

Q quote= No one can make you feel inferior by Elenanor Roosevelt.

R= reason to smile= family, the beautiful sunrises, when my customers get a job, a funny movie, my husbands laugh

S season of choice= spring for sure

T tag seven: well since everyone I know has done this tag...hum.. I have no one to tag.. yippee

U unknown fact about me= I love to cook, photography, and I have only got one speeding ticket my driving career...and that was erased.

V vegie= trees, aspargas, beans, corn, all vegies except squash.

W worst habit= hitting the snooze button too many times in the morning

X xray or ultrasound = hum.. i have had so many xrays in my lifetime.. oh well

Z zodiac sign= Aries

Sea World

So I am running a little behind in my adventures in Life. I have yet to post our Sea World pictures from our vacation in November. The one thing I absolutely love about Florida is the flowers that are in abundance. Its the most amazing thing ever.

Seal Lions are the most energetic and loudest animal in Sea World. They were just too cute to pass up getting a few shots. I have more pictures and exciting things to talk about on our adventure through SeaWorld. I will have to come back and add when my pictures are working better.

My dear little Sunbeams

I have to tell you about my little, sweet sunbeams, the dearest children in the ward.... hum.. little is true.. sweet.. well I will tell you about them and you make your decision. One darling girl is 3. She first came to sunbeams and during opening exercises she decides to go running. Well I being the only teacher at the time, for these darling little kids... tear off running, this little girl is too heavy to lift. I end up kicking off my shoes, and tearing down the hallway. She proceeds to run into sacrament meeting of the other ward. All the while I am just wanting to tape her to the wall (not really, I was actually wishing I would have gone out for track in high school). I finally grab her after making a couple of loops around the building running at high speed (which I didn't know I could run) and finally get her back to primary. Oh I didn't tell you that I had kids screaming and crying running after me because I had left primary. I put her on my lap, and she head butts me. Of course my nose feels broken in two, I am seeing stars and asking myself what I did to deserve this. I am ready to lose it. The primary counselor takes her and holds her and she gets head butts also. The counselor eyes are watering and she is just done. So I have not had her in primary for a couple of weeks... so I breathe a heavy sigh of relief.... and then two weeks ago I get this cutest little boy. He has been a little bit of a problem, but nothing like the little girl. So this Sunday, I come in and sit next to him when he comes in because I talk to all the kids before primary begins.. just to get them warmed up and stuff. He reaches over and feels my skirt and then he says in the sweetest voice "nice skirt, you look cute in your new Easter clothes". I just loved it and thought ahhh... this is going to be a great day. So I was enjoying the sharing time and noticed that this sweet little boy is climbing over the piano. So I go and grab him and he spits at me. The proceeds to yell in his loudest voice in front of all the kids... DON'T TALK BACK TO ME!!!! I grabbed him and sat him in my seat.I told him he is not to spit. He again in his loudest voice told me not to talk back to him. So finally after he tore off running through the hallway, I told the primary president I am done. She proceeded to drag him out and he was spitting at her and told her the same thing. Finally, we ended up getting his mom. He was good in class, because I have lots of activities to do. Anyway.. what a time in primary.. always an adventure.

Just Heavenly

I just got me this incredible camera... a just because gift for me. I am loving it. My passion is taking pictures at all times... and yes I am so behind in my scrapbooking big time. So I have been really impressed with what heavenly father have given us, mostly I have been paying more attention to the sky. These are a few pictures from my new camera.

Pink Eye... who knew...

So along with everything else, I have had the pleasure of getting pink eye again!!! I have never had pink eye until the last year and now it seems to be my fury to fight. So I took a picture of my eye.. I must say its not pretty and I am not sure why I am putting it on here, however, if my friend Katey can put a picture of her first thing in the morning, I can put my pink eye on here too. Some facts about pink eye you may not know.

1. You can catch it from just putting your finger in the eye.... interesting because of course I poke myself in the eye all the time..heheh

2. It's highly contagious, however, we all knew that.... and...

3. You can have it... get rid of it... and have it again in a matter of weeks... This was the one I had no idea on.

Life....I wonder sometimes!

So it has been so long since I have added to my blog. It's been a crazy couple of weeks. Dale got sicker than a dog and of course dealing with his grouchyness... aghhhh. He is feeling better though which I am very thankful for. I was quite worried there for a while. Then with teaching my cute little sunbeams and putting my all plus some into their lessons it has been a very busy time. So I am making a goal to try and put something on my blog at least once a week. We will see how that goes. You know what an adventure life is!!!