Roosevelt Lake

David came to visit Lisa and brought his boat.  He invited us to go boating with him at Roosevelt Lake.  Jim, Angela, and I went boating that day.  Lisa's whole family came and left at different times.  Joseph even drove the boat for a couple of hours.  We had such a great time and I was on the boat for hours.  I love boating and loved every minute of being on that boat.  

Fun times on the lake

David and his dog

Four Peaks

The Bridge

Cardiologist

My sweet Angela had an amazing cardiology appointment.  We discovered a few months ago that her heart was really fast.  For the past 2 months, she has had some heart tests.  We monitored her heart for a month and did an echo to find out why.   Her heart looks good, so no worries.   The doctor mentioned that perhaps she is not sleeping well.   Do 22 yrs get enough sleep?

Angela was very brave, she stressed over all the tests and appointments.  I can't even imagine how hard she felt as a patient.  I felt that everything would be okay.  She did have any cardio systems other than a fast heart rate.  Angela never complained about it, so it was not really bothering her.  So I wasn't going to worry unless the doctor found something.  They didn't find anything, so I'm glad that I didn't worry.

Guardianship Day

Today is Guardianship Day - It's been 4 years since the day we went to the courthouse. It's also a day to celebrate the day that Jim and I became Angela's guardians.  It was a great decision that we made to protect Angela.  I was nervous at first to go through the process but it was the best decision.  I love celebrating the day with Angela.  We went to lunch at Firehouse subs and Manny came with us.  

Out traditional guardianship picture

Angela with Manny's hat

Manny and his meatball

Emily’s Art

Emily drew this art either with a pencil or with her iPad.  She is a very talented artist.  It seems she is always drawing something.  The top right is one that she drew of Danni.  What a striking resemblance of her.  Good Job Emily!!

Memorable MondayKid's 12th Easter

​Looking back at my kid's 12th Easter.  Dressing up for Easter Sunday has been a tradition for me.  It's nice to get new church clothes, especially on Easter Sunday.

Josh

Danni

Angela

Emily

Memorable MondayEaster 2005

Since I started blogging in late 2007,  I wanted to blog about past Easters so they would be available to my blog and books made from my blog.  My kids were young and it's so fun to remember those days, especially now that they are older.  This Easter, Josh was 8 years old, Danni was 7, Angela was 5, and Emily was only 4 months old.  

Girls sitting down

The girls and I

Danni

Angela

Girls on Easter Sunday - Love how Ang looks at her big sister.

Emily

Danni

The kids

Danni and Emily

Josh

Josh

Easter Sunday - the boys

Josh having gun

Angela and Joey looking through their eggs.

Danni dyeing Easter Eggs

Danni on the hunt for eggs

Josh on the hunt for eggs

Memorable MondayVernal

Pic of Jeff's Marco Polo Video

​Jeff and Lauren took their kids to Vernal to see the Dinosaur Museum.  While they were there, Jeff drove by and took a video of where our house was in Vernal and sent the video to us.  It took me back to the '70s when I lived there with my family.  I had to show pictures to my siblings about the house where I spent my years.  I lived there for 5 years, 3 of which I attended Masear Elementary School.  Lisa and I remember Mr. Tingy as the principal.  I remember visiting him, the Easthopes, and the Lucks just to name a few.  I remember having a cow on our lot and hearing about it jumping over the fence. 

Husking corn in the front yard

Grandpa Shaw adding a roof

Meyers came to visit us in Vernal

Our back yard

Picture take awhile back