Spring Break

Today was a very special day. Jessie turned nineteen and we went to the Provo Temple to do sealing and baptism ordinances for mine and GW's ancestors.  The spirit was so strong in the temple, I didn't want to leave.  Jessie will be leaving us for eighteen months on May 13th and I'm going to miss her very much!!  Since Julie isn't old enough to do the sealing ordinances she did thirteen baptism ordinances for GW's Norway family and one for my great Aunt Margretta Black Netzel. 

I am so grateful for Temple's and eternal families.  My dad asked me to do his mothers work over twenty-three years ago.  It was finally finished today.  What made it even more special was doing the work with my family. What a blessing to be sealed and be together in the House of the Lord.

A Perfect Spring Morning

It's been over thirty years since I have gone through a session at the Salt Lake Temple.  I'm so glad I got to go with GW and our two oldest daughters yesterday morning. Now I have a memory that will hopefully stay forever in my heart and my mind.  If I start to feel sad or down I hope I remember yesterday and be forever grateful for families. I thought of my mom in the temple and hoping she was there since she loved being with my children when they were young.  

I was also very impressed with the temple workers and their service helping others who are going through for the first time. All the workers had their parts memorized for a live session and most of them looked over seventy. Amazing.  My daughters were beautiful and filled with light and happiness. 

Another first was eating in the temple cafeteria after the 8:00 am endowment session. The food was very good and we enjoyed tasting one another's desserts. I believe heaven is here on earth. I felt so much gratitude and love to my Heavenly Father. The experience of being in the Lords temple was so wonderful that I felt it was a perfect spring morning. 

Lost Photo Found

Photo taken General Conference Fall 2013
Jen's not in this photo because she is on her mission in Florida.

Speaking of Jen, she got a letter from UVU today. She was accepted in the Secondary Education Program! Her focus will be teaching Science. May the Force be with her!!

Al Fox Carraway

With Julz, Hanna, Jes and Jen

California San Diego Mission!

Young Women

Julz in the middle

                             GW in the very back.

A great group of young women and awesome leaders!

Christmas 2014

Spending time with Grandpa before we go back to school and work.

Other fun things that happened during Christmas break:

The coolest was snow on Christmas Day!
Singing Christmas carols together as a family Christmas morning before opening presents.
Favorite movies:  Hobbit, Into the Woods, Intersteller.
Jessie got all her mission papers in and had an interview with her YSA Stake President.
I got a new crown tooth!
Julz got a camera/ipod for her Washington DC trip this summer.
Jen got temple clothes, her dress looks beautiful on her.
I bet you can't guess what Jessie got for Christmas.
Jake got lots of tools.
GW got a nice new temple bag but it has a funny chemical smell inside so we might have to take it back.
After Christmas we walked around in Sears and I found a stationary bike on sale.
Cooked bacon and eggs with hash brown potatoes every morning.

One thing that wasn't so fun was that I had a bad cold. Singing for the Christmas program  was difficult.  I had to mouth some of the songs but I survived.  Luckily I wrapped all the presents three days before Christmas so Christmas Eve all I had to do was put the ham in the oven.  My cold is all gone now so at least I'll be ready for work on Monday.

2014 was a good year with lots of experiences to learn from and wonderful memories!