I'll bet you think I have forgotten my blog. I have two reasons for not having time to blog, namely Clara and Dallin. They are so cute and so much fun and WORK. It takes two grandmas and the parents to take care of these twins. But it has been worth it. I have very much enjoyed being a Granee again, my other grandchildren are 25 and 23 and have given me 4 great grandchildren. Tiffany had a son last year making it 3 girls and 1 boy. I haven't been able to see him yet, I hope to do so in the summer.
News: Mason was laid off from his job last Monday, but Chuck called him on Friday and offered him a position in Carlsbad, NM. They prayed about it and felt it was a good move so they are packing like crazy and getting ready to depart next week. Mason will fly down on Monday to check out the place and Risa and I will leave Thurs. to drive down with the babies.
That's what is new with me. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Week 35 Update
Marissa Update:
The babies will be induced on the 5th of December. They will be 37 weeks at that time. Marissa says, "I'M DONE", but the Doctor said the 5th. At least she (the doctor) has a sense of humor. With Dr. Lonni's help we did get Marissa some medea (SP) lotion for the bleeding stretch marks and very thin skin. If Risa will let me I will post a before birth pic, she isn't too anxious to have pic's taken at this point. She is planning on a hair cut ASAP after birth, she has been letting her hair grow and it is beautiful, but I do understand liking short hair. If you have a few, give her a call and cheer her on. Notify me if you want me to email you pic's of the new little ones.
More news later.
Denise and George moved to Bishop CA as he is now Chief of his Tribe. It has been a big job, but I am proud of him, he is trying to do the right thing. Keep up the good work George.
The babies will be induced on the 5th of December. They will be 37 weeks at that time. Marissa says, "I'M DONE", but the Doctor said the 5th. At least she (the doctor) has a sense of humor. With Dr. Lonni's help we did get Marissa some medea (SP) lotion for the bleeding stretch marks and very thin skin. If Risa will let me I will post a before birth pic, she isn't too anxious to have pic's taken at this point. She is planning on a hair cut ASAP after birth, she has been letting her hair grow and it is beautiful, but I do understand liking short hair. If you have a few, give her a call and cheer her on. Notify me if you want me to email you pic's of the new little ones.
More news later.
Denise and George moved to Bishop CA as he is now Chief of his Tribe. It has been a big job, but I am proud of him, he is trying to do the right thing. Keep up the good work George.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Update
I was reprimanded yesterday by Marissa for not updating my blog. I have been very busy here and haven't taken the time. An Update on Marissa, she has passed the time when the babies would have been at risk. They are both about five pounds now so if they come they will be fine. She has another bladder infection and is still in a lot of pain but she had been a valiant trooper trying to do the best to get these two babies here safely. In my opinion at risk to herself. Mason's Mom is here to help her and this is really good. I was wanting to take a leave of absence from the mission but she didn't want me to. Sometimes it is difficult to sit her at my desk knowing she needs me, it is a good thing I have been very busy with work. It is Friday and all of the directors are at the Motion Picture Studio (MPS)in Provo and so it is a bit quieter than usual.
On Tuesday of this week I was fortunate to go to a devotional with the young missionaries who work at the MPS studio. There are 12 young men and 2 couples who came to our office for a devotional with one of the General Authorities. He opened the meeting to questions from the missionaries. The young men were the focus of the meeting and they had plenty of questions for him. One of the questions was about all of the opposition the church is receiving from the California vote and were the brethren concerned. His answer was a simple quote from Joseph Smith "No unhallowed hand can stop the work..." There were many questions about marriage and the future. Elder ... Said that if you had a check list that was "Spiritual Arrogance" he said if they wanted the best wife, they had to be the best kind of husband and she would be attracted to them. Someone that was true to the faith and together the could honor the covenants and to be equally yoked spiritually. One of the young men said how do you help a companion who is unwilling to do the right things. Elder... said to pray for your companion, get outside of yourself, ask is it I, provide a worthy example and provide service, and to seek for spiritual gift of love. He gave some examples of the rocky beginning between him and his wife (she was there too!) and how you have to work to get on the same page. All in all it was a great experience.
Some time ago when I was helping Marissa one afternoon, Bruce dropped by and so did Ashley. On accident Ashley locked her keys and baby Benjamin in the vehicle. Bruce wisely told us to call 911, which we did and they were there within 5 minutes and all was well. Here are some photos to share with you. Hope you enjoy them. Don't give up on me, the blogging must go on. Ha! Ha! Ha!
Oh Rats! I can't get the disk to download the pic's. Will try later..
On Tuesday of this week I was fortunate to go to a devotional with the young missionaries who work at the MPS studio. There are 12 young men and 2 couples who came to our office for a devotional with one of the General Authorities. He opened the meeting to questions from the missionaries. The young men were the focus of the meeting and they had plenty of questions for him. One of the questions was about all of the opposition the church is receiving from the California vote and were the brethren concerned. His answer was a simple quote from Joseph Smith "No unhallowed hand can stop the work..." There were many questions about marriage and the future. Elder ... Said that if you had a check list that was "Spiritual Arrogance" he said if they wanted the best wife, they had to be the best kind of husband and she would be attracted to them. Someone that was true to the faith and together the could honor the covenants and to be equally yoked spiritually. One of the young men said how do you help a companion who is unwilling to do the right things. Elder... said to pray for your companion, get outside of yourself, ask is it I, provide a worthy example and provide service, and to seek for spiritual gift of love. He gave some examples of the rocky beginning between him and his wife (she was there too!) and how you have to work to get on the same page. All in all it was a great experience.
Some time ago when I was helping Marissa one afternoon, Bruce dropped by and so did Ashley. On accident Ashley locked her keys and baby Benjamin in the vehicle. Bruce wisely told us to call 911, which we did and they were there within 5 minutes and all was well. Here are some photos to share with you. Hope you enjoy them. Don't give up on me, the blogging must go on. Ha! Ha! Ha!
Oh Rats! I can't get the disk to download the pic's. Will try later..
Monday, October 27, 2008
Bubba Birthday #2
OK, so it didn't work out so well, somehow I got the pictures flipped and didn't want to mess with it in my limited time. But you see there is an extra pic and it is Bruce's good friend who came over to sing "Happy Birthday" to him, it was quite a pleasant surprise for everyone. Anyway, he looks healthy and happy and we all had a very nice time. Thanks for the good food Viv...
Bubba's Birthday
Here is a picture of the famous now 60 year old Bubba. You will note he is making a wish before he blows out his candles. When you are 60, you hope all of your wishes do come true.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
New Newz
Greetings, Marissa reminded me that I hadn't added to by blog lately. The news has been just one darn thing after another so who wants to hear anything about that. The good news is that Marissa is still pregnant, and that she has survived the ordealssssss and with a great sense of humor. The mom was the one having the difficult time. When something is happening to my kids I worry too much. Oh, ye of little faith Mom.. It's ok though, I got the message in conference, I am not the one in charge. Perhaps it is because my favorite time of the year is coming to a close, in case you haven't notice, the leaves are changing, it is getting colder out there, etc. On Monday, right after conference they started cleaning up the beautiful flower beds, I had grown to love the flowers so much. Oh, I know they will all be frozen by the weekend, it is just the close of the season I resent. It comes after living too long in warm country where you just replace summer flowers with winter ones. How quickly we become spoiled. I am looking forward to getting a new Great Granddaughter within a week or so. My granddaughter Tiffany who lives in California is having her second girl within the next week. Denise is going to go and stay with her there. I hope they send pictures, I will include one for you. Lets see, what else has happened. Oh, Marissa's' shower. It was great. She received so many nice things. There were many family and friends that sent money in for the twins. She was able to get both car seats, both mattresses for the beds. Baby swings, clothes, sheets and so many other things thanks to the very generous family and friends. Sarah Marissa's very good friend made two quilts, and the bumper and bed skirt for the cribs. The absolute best was the rag rug that Mason's mom made for their bedroom, it must have taken her over 3 months of working on it and it is absolutely beautiful. My thanks to everyone for you generosity. I will try to be better at keeping up on the blog, and I so much enjoy every ones blogs, if you are reading mine and I haven't commented on yours, I probably don't have your blog address. Please let me know, I love keeping up with our great family. Much love to all....
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Extra Prayers Needed
Fall is sneaking up on us, yesterday was such a beautiful day, I so much dread the coming winter. I truly have enjoyed the Summer here in Salt Lake City. It is beautiful here, especially here on temple square where there are so many lovely flowers. What a blessing to be here abounding in beauty all around. I'll want to head south when the 20 degree weather hits us though.
It has been an eventful past few weeks. Marissa has had a kidney stone and she has been dealing with all of that pain. The doctor really doesn't want to do much to help her as he says there are too many babies. They won't do surgery, and the only other alternative is a stint. The last two times she had a stint she was on heavy pain medication for the week to 10 days she had it. You can't be on heavy medication with two babies in the womb. So, if you have any extra prayers, please feel free to supplicated Heavenly Father on her behalf. As her mom, I am trying not to get to anxious and trying to trust in the Lord, sometimes it is difficult we want to have our difficulties solved immediately and must wait. A difficult thing in a world of instant gratification. But, I must say that Marissa is quite a trooper, and so cute all pregnant. We are running out of maternity clothes as the babies are growing too fast. The large size doesn't have enough tummy portion left. What is a mother to do... Today is 26 weeks and we only have to get through today, and try not to worry about tomorrow. The doctor said she is doing fine, and she now wants to see her every two weeks, and she is on a two week schedule with the urologist to check the condition of her kidneys unless she had tremendous pain again. The babies are growing so they are fine, we just hope the stone goes away.
The rest of the family seems to be doing well. Linda, my roommate and I went last Saturday nite to see my cousin Bruce and his band playing at a 1968 class reunion. It was fun to see everyone dancing to tunes I knew most of the words too. Bruce and the band were very good and a great time was had by all. Chuck was here last weekend to see his children and grandchildren, and to go to the BYU/UCLA slaughter. He went with us to the Conference center on Sunday for Stake conference, President Monson was the speaker, with Elders Ballard and Hinckley and Sr. Lant of the General Primary Presidency. It was broadcast to 34 stakes here in the valley. It was a good experience and it was even more special because my brother was there to share it with me. President Monson told us to get our homes in order. Looks like I have work to do. More to come.
It has been an eventful past few weeks. Marissa has had a kidney stone and she has been dealing with all of that pain. The doctor really doesn't want to do much to help her as he says there are too many babies. They won't do surgery, and the only other alternative is a stint. The last two times she had a stint she was on heavy pain medication for the week to 10 days she had it. You can't be on heavy medication with two babies in the womb. So, if you have any extra prayers, please feel free to supplicated Heavenly Father on her behalf. As her mom, I am trying not to get to anxious and trying to trust in the Lord, sometimes it is difficult we want to have our difficulties solved immediately and must wait. A difficult thing in a world of instant gratification. But, I must say that Marissa is quite a trooper, and so cute all pregnant. We are running out of maternity clothes as the babies are growing too fast. The large size doesn't have enough tummy portion left. What is a mother to do... Today is 26 weeks and we only have to get through today, and try not to worry about tomorrow. The doctor said she is doing fine, and she now wants to see her every two weeks, and she is on a two week schedule with the urologist to check the condition of her kidneys unless she had tremendous pain again. The babies are growing so they are fine, we just hope the stone goes away.
The rest of the family seems to be doing well. Linda, my roommate and I went last Saturday nite to see my cousin Bruce and his band playing at a 1968 class reunion. It was fun to see everyone dancing to tunes I knew most of the words too. Bruce and the band were very good and a great time was had by all. Chuck was here last weekend to see his children and grandchildren, and to go to the BYU/UCLA slaughter. He went with us to the Conference center on Sunday for Stake conference, President Monson was the speaker, with Elders Ballard and Hinckley and Sr. Lant of the General Primary Presidency. It was broadcast to 34 stakes here in the valley. It was a good experience and it was even more special because my brother was there to share it with me. President Monson told us to get our homes in order. Looks like I have work to do. More to come.
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