February....

It is now 3/22 and I am just sitting down to write about our February. It was TOUGH. On Feb, 18th we "celebrated" my mom's life. It has been 17 years. The crazy thing about that, is that next year, she will be gone as long as she was in my life. That truly breaks my heart. This year, we all met up(minus Stacy and Amy) and took her flowers. Daniel asked Chris to give a prayer before we left. My brothers are amazing and I am so glad they are in my life and such good examples to my boys! It was perfect! We then went to dinner and enjoyed being with each other. The Lord knew that losing mom would be difficult and I know in my heart, that is why he sent us all to this family. We need each other, we rely on each other, we love each other. If I had to think about not having any of them here with me...I just couldn't do it! I am blessed.

Sandy fell off of a stool and had surgery on the 18th. We were all very worried for many reasons, but of course, due to the day, it made it even more tough. She is a fighter and did really well. She was in the hospital and in rehab for about 3/4 weeks. She is home now and doing really well.

My Beautiful Grandma went back to our Heavenly Father on Feb. 19, 2015. Though she was 94, and we had been preparing for months, it was not easy to get that call. My heart has yet another hole that will never heal. She lived a beautiful life and was such an example to me and everyone she met. She lived life to be happy and have fun. I miss her with all of my heart and soul. We went down to St. George for her funeral. It was really nice to see all of our family. My kids had a great time at the hotel, swimming and playing with cousins. I am so grateful for our Savior and for the knowledge we have of eternal families.  I, again, am so blessed to be a part of the family I have. We are large in number and I wouldn't have it any other way.