Just Rambling On and on and on

Okay so this comes from the Heart and yes I know I will just be rambling on and on...so much has happened to me and in my life in the last 4 months...Today as I sit here I want to say that on this Day which just happens to be my Mother's birtday I want to hope that she is smiling because my Sister Anne and I have reconnected and now after 45 years we have such a wonderful loving, sisterly bond and rapport with each other. I know my mother had a hand in it from the beginning getting us back together. There have been so many strong women in our family from my grandmothers on both sides and then my Beautiful Mother. There are also many strong women who are an extentsion of her...namely my sister Anne and her beautiful daughters, Gina and Brigetta who are also very loving. We also have a new up and coming generation of women starting with Brielle (Anne's grandaughter from Gina) and then to baby Kyleigh (my grandaughter from Nathaniel)... It is a testament to my mother that my sister and I managed to raise 5 wonderful children between us who are so amazing...and both of us as single mothers for way too long! The love and respect we have for our children could only have come from our mother. She was and always will be the force within us that has allowed us to love beyond measure no matter what life has dealt us personally. I will always remember sitting in her hospital bed and watching her color in a coloring book for me before she died and knowing that I was loved. Happy Birthday MOM...I love you lots and lots and bunches of lots!

Oh my goodness the laughter that my sister and I share is incredible... There are so many times that we are laughing at a phone so hard that we both have pee'd our pants. It is so funny that two women can live 2000 miles apart and yet chat on the phone like they are next to each other for hours on end. I know my son Dylan and my husband Paul think I have lost my mind at times...and it must look hysterical too, because usually I am cleaning the kitchen or baking while I am talking to her. Most would think I was talking to myself I am sure. I have so enjoyed having my sister be a part of my life and to be able to share so much with her. We have had 45 years of making up and catching up to do too...and it has and is so much fun. With everything else we have had to deal with concerning my dad this has been such a blessing to reconnect the way we have. Lord help anyone who tries to come between us again...LOL Now I just have to get a picture of her from Gina and then I will post it on here too...Thank you Thank you Thank you Heavenly Father for my Mother and my sisters and all the women in our family!
Oh yes and one more thing can someone please tell us how to use our new cell phones before we both lose our minds...and why oh why does it tell me that Anne is "null" when ever I try to send her a text message...LOL

The Men in my Life!!!

Oh Heavenly Father thou has blessed me beyond imagination...with three wonderful SONS and one amazing HUSBAND! I do not know what I ever did to be so blessed but I am and will be eternally grateful. They are all so kind and loving and smart! Most importantly they love you LORD and have honored their covenants with thee!
This picture was taken in Monterey after Kyleigh's blessing and it was so beautiful outside. To have everyone together for such a wonderful occasion was such a blessing in and of itself. I know this sounds corney to many of you but...these boys all came with no instruction manuals and a no return policy...and inspite of this they turned out all right with me as their Mother...that only happened one way and that was because the Lord blessed me greatly! I could in no way have raised them without the Lord's help. He sent Paul to us to put on the finishing touches and be the wonderful loving father to them that he is. Sometimes amid all the trials and tribulations that we have in our lives...the LORD makes sure he sends us Tender Mercies so we can make it through all we have to endure. He does this to make sure we know that he loves us and knows each and everyone of us and all that we go thru. Oh Dear Lord I am so grateful for my family words can not tell...

Mommy and Kyleigh

Now it just wouldnt be fitting if we did not include a picture of Mommy and baby Kyleigh! This day was very special for this wonderful lil' mommy who got to watch her husband give their daughter a blessing from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Baby Kyleigh's Blessing Day

Okay so this has been too long in coming...This day was so very special and important to all of us but especially Nathaniel, Ashley and Kyleigh. It was December 28th 2008 and it was the day that Nathaniel gave Kyleigh a "Babies Blessing" at Church! It truly was a blessing in so many ways as Kyleigh has been such a blessing to us all. We are so grateful that Heavenly Father sent her to our family. She is beautiful and just absolutely wonderful but then I guess I might just be a little prejudiced. She brings such joy to all her family but especially to her mother and father. To see the look of pure love and joy in the eyes of Nathaniel and Ashley as they care for her is really wonderful. What a blessing a baby is! We are so grateful that she and Ashley were both well and had no complications during or after the delivery. Ashley was a Champ! Nathaniel helped by being a loving husband but Ashley you did all the work honey and the Lord has blessed you greatly for it. We are so proud of you and so grateful for you and Nathaniel bringing this wonderful bundle of joy to our family. Kyleigh is such a beautiful little girl and we love her lots. Okay so I have gone off on lots of tangents but here is a picture of Kyleigh and her family on her blessing day. Nathaniel gave the blessing as her Daddy who is a worthy Melchizedek Priesthood holder and Pappa (Paul) and Uncle Roman also stood up for her blessing as additional Priesthood holders. Okay so Dylan just got to be in the picture because he is her handsome Uncle and an Aaronic Priesthood holder...