To many, this will sound beyond silly, but to another working mom that misses a lot of the things her kids are involved in, it'll make perfect sense. Cam's class was slated to go caroling through the streets of Panaca. She called me and said, "'K, mom, be ready. We're leaving in five minutes." An hour and several classes later she called again. "'K, mom. It's real this time. We're going. Watch for me, 'k, mom? Promise you'll wave when we go by." With the promise given, I returned to my vigilant watch through the windows. They had two stops to make before they drove past our house(just like all of the classes before), the Panaca Market, then Dr. Klomp's. I saw them pull into the market, then on to the dentist's. To my surprise and utter sadness, they whipped it around right in the middle of the street and went the other way, Cam sitting at the back looking confused and waving at me just the same! I spent the next forty five minutes running to the windows every time I thought I heard the hum of a four wheeler engine. To no avail. With tears of frustration and knowing that I'd once again let one of my kids down, I returned to scrubbing the toilet. Between the tears and the flush of the toilet I thought I heard another engine. I ran to the window. Nope, just another sick-sounding truck. Returning to my duties again, the Spirit whispered to me to grab my camera and run to the door. I couldn't believe it! Just as I got to the door, Mrs. Roden and her entire class rounded the corner opposite our house...and there was my beloved baby sitting in the very back with relief to see that her mom had followed through. For those of you who understand, it won't seem strange to you at all when I tell you that tears of gratitude were streaming down my face as I clicked the shutter. Gratitude that, for once, I could share this moment, really be part of something that was important to
her. I was part of her story, not just another listener while she relayed events.
Ryan was given his patriarchal blessing tonight. Oh, the gifts he was given! We've always known what a special boy he was, but the promises Heavenly Father gave him were amazing. I pray that he will have the strength to live up to his beliefs so that the promise of those beautiful gifts can be fulfilled. How I love this boy!
Isn't every girl a princess...old or young?
Cheesy girls!
Yummy Doritos!
Somewhat hard to put it up when there are so many guys hanging on you.
Nice board, Ry!
Sink it.
Wow, Ryan, are you overwhelmed by the estrogen?!
Dave and Aubrey cheesing it up for the camera.
The kids enjoyed trying out the rockers at the Cracker Barrel.
Happy Birthday! Life got so crazy that we weren't able to do anything for Danny's birthday. We wanted to show him how special he is, so a week later we posted signs all over the house that said "November 30th" and rolled back the clock. Our surprise party was really fun. Danny's certainly worth the effort and aren't we lucky to have him?!
