First Day of School

So today was the first day of Kindergarten for Joey ..... one of the first things, if not the very first thing, he said to me when I picked him up was , "Mom, I didn't get sent to the principals office!"

Way to go Joey we are off to a great start!

Sweet Sixteen

Aug 13, 1992 -- Provo Temple

Wow! 16 years can sure fly by quickly!

Funny how it seems the polygamist look was so in fashion back then ....

Is Joey a Smarty Pants?

So today Joey and I had an appointment to meet his teacher and go on a little treasure hunt to get acquainted with different areas of the school and his classroom. One of the stations was a math area where each individual student, at separate times, was to guess how many dinosaurs were in the jar. Joey looked at it and guessed 28 and then wrote his answer down on the paper with his name and put it in the basket. I just happened to notice that the other students had written numbers like 4, 8, etc. Then the students were to dump out the dinosaurs and count them ---- Joey was exactly right! I was feeling so proud of how smart he is and how good he is at math.

A few hours later .....
I mention to Joe that he should ask Joey about the dinosaurs at school. Joe asks him about them. Joey then tells him the story of how he "guessed" the right number of dinosaurs. Joe asks him how he could guess so well. Joey then replies, "I heard the other girl count the dinosaurs so I already knew how many were in there."

My other favorite part was how he showed his teacher his back pack and how there was a place for his Ipod headphones. The teacher looked at me and him and let us know that Ipods weren't allowed in school. Just for the record Joey doesn't own an Ipod ....

I just keep wondering what his teacher's first impression must be of Joey and our family.

One Year Older and Wiser Too

Yes .... I am now one year older and wiser, too. Thanks Renae for finding such a great picture of me. The 80s were a great era ..... wish I still had that outfit. I always wanted to be able to feather my bangs better.

Jay's Obituary

The Salt Lake Tribune did a nice article on Jay click here

Here is Jay's obituary from the Deseret News click here

My sister Renae posted this and I couldn't agree more and she said it so well that I just copied it ....

It seems like every so often, we are reminded that the world around us is not quite what we think it should be, and that we are not the ones in control. Sometimes these experiences are amazing and wonderful. Sometimes they are exhausting and heartbreaking.

"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."Proverbs 3:5

Nothing Like Being a "Good" Mom

So today about 3:30pm on our way to the store Joey says to me, "Mom, you forgot to feed me lunch!" Wow! He was right. Good thing we were on our way to Costco and they had tons of samples.

The Search is Over

My cousin's body was found today in a deep ravine. He seemed to have plenty of food, water and his insulin kit. He was fully prepared to hike, but seemed to slip and fall. It is believed he didn't suffer and died instantly. I have had many memories flood my mind about J.C. during the past couple of days. When he was younger we called him J.C. (John Clifford) and as he got older we called him Jay. My heart aches. He left behind a beautiful wife Marcie and their 6 children.