Soooo, the vet and our very experienced ferrier were wrong!! Red Star foaled less than 24 hours after they each said it would probably be another week! Hooray!! She is beautiful! Smoky brown head and legs, with two white hind feet. She is VERY sweet!! It's been rainy the past two days, so the corrals are a bit boggy, but Red Star foaled on the fresh straw Nat had put down for her, and Stormy was perfectly clean when we came down a little after 9:00 a.m.
NAT AND STORMY GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER. . .
April 9, 2011
April 6, 2011
Relentless in enduring trials...
As most of you have observed, Dad reads books between his naps (or he naps as he reads!) after school and while watching TV that he's not interested in. One of those books is very close to his heart. It's called "Relentless" and it's written by one of Dad's high school friends and fellow teammates, Richard Crum.
I want to give you my condensed version, knowing bits and pieces of this story over the 31 years Dad and I have been married, plus the tidbits Dad has shared since reading the book.
Richard and Dad were part of the basketball team playing for the 2A State Championship Basketball title in 1972 in New Mexico. There were only a few seconds left when Richard stole the ball from the opposing team and drove in for the easy lay-up and the winning points . . . but he missed, and their team lost the championship game by one point. What a tremendous disappointment that was for the entire team, but especially hard for Richard. I am sure there were countless hours of "if only" thoughts on Richard's part. I remember hearing this basketball story a few times and wonder how Richard dealt with that.
Fast-forward several years after Richard is married, they have a few children, and then a son is born to Richard and his wife, whose hand is deformed, basically a stump. I wonder if they had "if only" thoughts then.
(How do we handle adversity in our lives? Do we mope about what we didn't get, or what COULD have been, or what SHOULD have been?)
Apparently Richard and his wife handled their "trials and adversities" well, teaching each of their children they could accomplish what they set their minds to: Dax Crum, their "one-handed" son, "walked on" at SUU, was relentless in his work ethic and desire to play Division I basketball. After five years of continuous effort, heartache, disappointment, and struggles Dax became the first one-handed, full-tuition scholarship starter on SUU's basketball team!!
Because Dad grew up with Richard, he knows him well, and knows some of the struggles Richard has faced. The book tells some of "the rest of the story." Dax is a great example of never giving up and overcoming what we, and others, may think of as our weaknesses. If he would have quit every time he had a coach who thought his one-handedness was a problem, he would never have played.
"Tough times never last, but tough people do." I hope you will be "tough" when discouraging times come. Keep your eyes on the things you want to accomplish, and then GO FOR IT!!
Love,
Mom
P.S. The book is called "Relentless" The Story of Dax Crum as told by his father, Richard Crum and you can find it online! ^_^
I want to give you my condensed version, knowing bits and pieces of this story over the 31 years Dad and I have been married, plus the tidbits Dad has shared since reading the book.
Richard and Dad were part of the basketball team playing for the 2A State Championship Basketball title in 1972 in New Mexico. There were only a few seconds left when Richard stole the ball from the opposing team and drove in for the easy lay-up and the winning points . . . but he missed, and their team lost the championship game by one point. What a tremendous disappointment that was for the entire team, but especially hard for Richard. I am sure there were countless hours of "if only" thoughts on Richard's part. I remember hearing this basketball story a few times and wonder how Richard dealt with that.
Fast-forward several years after Richard is married, they have a few children, and then a son is born to Richard and his wife, whose hand is deformed, basically a stump. I wonder if they had "if only" thoughts then.
(How do we handle adversity in our lives? Do we mope about what we didn't get, or what COULD have been, or what SHOULD have been?)
Apparently Richard and his wife handled their "trials and adversities" well, teaching each of their children they could accomplish what they set their minds to: Dax Crum, their "one-handed" son, "walked on" at SUU, was relentless in his work ethic and desire to play Division I basketball. After five years of continuous effort, heartache, disappointment, and struggles Dax became the first one-handed, full-tuition scholarship starter on SUU's basketball team!!
Because Dad grew up with Richard, he knows him well, and knows some of the struggles Richard has faced. The book tells some of "the rest of the story." Dax is a great example of never giving up and overcoming what we, and others, may think of as our weaknesses. If he would have quit every time he had a coach who thought his one-handedness was a problem, he would never have played.
"Tough times never last, but tough people do." I hope you will be "tough" when discouraging times come. Keep your eyes on the things you want to accomplish, and then GO FOR IT!!
Love,
Mom
P.S. The book is called "Relentless" The Story of Dax Crum as told by his father, Richard Crum and you can find it online! ^_^
April 3, 2011
Mom's Travels. . .and then some!
So, I left Thursday evening after teaching lessons and made it into Mapleton before 10 p.m. Enjoyed sleeping in "my room" at Dan's & Janet's; the next morning I headed to Clinton. I washed and styled my mom's hair and then we took a short road trip up to Logan for her birthday. While we drove Grandma Barton read the "Memory Lane" gift I gave her. It was eight pages of memories I had typed up last week from my childhood. It was so fun to share those memories together as we drove.
When we got to Logan we got the rest of Natalee's stuff in my car (she had already packed her car to the hilt!), then Grandma, Natalee and I went out to lunch at Sizzler's, then we headed back to Clinton. (Nat just kept driving so she could get home quicker!) I took my mom to get her hair cut, and made it back to her place in time to meet Brandon, Tannya and Nikki there. We had a short visit, then they left and so did I. Linda, Dawn and I went out to dinner at Iggy's in Layton, then said our good-byes, and I hit the road back to St. George. Whew!!
Saturday morning Dad and I did some yard/garden work while we listened to conference. Then I took Alex, Elizabeth and Megan horseback riding out by Lava Ridge and Ivins. On our return, just past the intermediate school, we were turning our horses to go across the desert and suddenly there was a loud bang! Hank (our other dog) got hit by a car!! I have no idea how it happened because the sound and the yelping freaked the horses out and I was solely concerned about the girls staying on their horses and getting the horses under control. The girls did GREAT, but Hank was writhing on the dirt, yelping away. I wasn't sure what to do because the horses were very fidgety. After a minute, Hank got up and limped over to me, but blood was coming out of his mouth. I covered my mouth with my gloved hand, trying to hold back the sobs. All I could think was NOT AGAIN!! And I had to hold it together for the girls' sakes, too!
We walked very slowly, and gradually the bleeding from Hanks mouth stopped. The short version is: Hank seems to be okay...sore and a little slow moving right now, but okay. HOORAY!!!
When we got to Logan we got the rest of Natalee's stuff in my car (she had already packed her car to the hilt!), then Grandma, Natalee and I went out to lunch at Sizzler's, then we headed back to Clinton. (Nat just kept driving so she could get home quicker!) I took my mom to get her hair cut, and made it back to her place in time to meet Brandon, Tannya and Nikki there. We had a short visit, then they left and so did I. Linda, Dawn and I went out to dinner at Iggy's in Layton, then said our good-byes, and I hit the road back to St. George. Whew!!
Saturday morning Dad and I did some yard/garden work while we listened to conference. Then I took Alex, Elizabeth and Megan horseback riding out by Lava Ridge and Ivins. On our return, just past the intermediate school, we were turning our horses to go across the desert and suddenly there was a loud bang! Hank (our other dog) got hit by a car!! I have no idea how it happened because the sound and the yelping freaked the horses out and I was solely concerned about the girls staying on their horses and getting the horses under control. The girls did GREAT, but Hank was writhing on the dirt, yelping away. I wasn't sure what to do because the horses were very fidgety. After a minute, Hank got up and limped over to me, but blood was coming out of his mouth. I covered my mouth with my gloved hand, trying to hold back the sobs. All I could think was NOT AGAIN!! And I had to hold it together for the girls' sakes, too!
We walked very slowly, and gradually the bleeding from Hanks mouth stopped. The short version is: Hank seems to be okay...sore and a little slow moving right now, but okay. HOORAY!!!
March 27, 2011
Nikki and the Babysitter
Nikki came to visit and she brought her parents along, too. We had a FUN time having them here!! One of Nikki's favorite things was the chickens, also known as DUCKS! She loved seeing them in their cage, and would scoot them back in when we'd let them out for a bit. She wasn't too impressed with touching them much, but really liked watching and shooing...We discovered something else. . . Hank is NOT a very good babysitter!! While I was at class on Tuesday two of the chicks "disappeared," and THIS is is the sight I came home to . . .
Hank says it is all "circumstantial evidence" and that he was only keeping an eye on the chicks with his nose pressed against the cage.
However, the facts are, we now only have EIGHT chickens and Hank sure gets interested when I bring them to the backyard!
Sweet Nikki was so fun to have around, and it was nice to visit with Brandon and Tannya. They just didn't get in any of the pictures. . .
Nikki loved keeping everyone entertained, including Gomo Kristy. . .
And now that everyone is gone, there's nothing much to do. . .
. . . but SLEEP on a Sunday afternoon!!
Come back and see us soon Nikki!!! (You too, Brand and Tann! ^_^ )
Enjoy the rest of the pictures!!
March 17, 2011
AGED. . . but not OLD!!
Nothing quite like a good WHINE and some smelly cheese to make me feel okay about turning 55 today...thanks D'melia!! ^_^ Actually, Dad and I had a really fun day, in spite of his bad cold! In 31 years of marriage this is our absolute FIRST birthday we have celebrated alone!! I thought it might be our second, until I remembered I was pregnant with Denzel when we celebrated my first birthday married. Since Kristy and Dal were camping at the beach for a couple of days, Dad and I were alone today. It was so much fun as Dad made fried eggs, hash browns (perfect golden ones!), toast and orange juice; he did five "heavy hang over thy poor head" and I wished him five different things!; and then he even did "tradition, tradition!" It was a fun morning!!
This afternoon we drove to Zion (yup, we got a year pass!) and ended up driving out to Orderville, hiked a little on the east side of Zion, and also drove out to Grafton and looked around there a bit. It was lots of fun being together and just going wherever we felt like going!!
Dad got me some nice shirts, a cologne I really like from Aeropostle, AND a cordless hand vacuumn! Hooray! It was also my one day to eat cinnamon bears and a couple of Hostess Chocolate cupcakes! They were SO good!! (Next day off will be Amelia's birthday!)
This afternoon we drove to Zion (yup, we got a year pass!) and ended up driving out to Orderville, hiked a little on the east side of Zion, and also drove out to Grafton and looked around there a bit. It was lots of fun being together and just going wherever we felt like going!!
Dad got me some nice shirts, a cologne I really like from Aeropostle, AND a cordless hand vacuumn! Hooray! It was also my one day to eat cinnamon bears and a couple of Hostess Chocolate cupcakes! They were SO good!! (Next day off will be Amelia's birthday!)
March 13, 2011
Armor of God
We often hear about putting on the armor of God, but do we REALLY think about it? Do we recognize that we are TRULY at war against the adversary? I was not aware, or had forgotten, the scripture that follows the one we're familiar with about putting on the whole armor of God in Ephesians 6:11. In verse 12 we are told by the Apostle Paul:
We DO deal with this in our lives. If we are careful and listen to the counsel of prophets and apostles by putting on the WHOLE armor of God (read Ephesians 6:11-17), we will be protected ourselves, and will be able to assist others to know what they need to do in this fight against evil. I hope you will each heed the counsel we receive through scriptures, through our prophets and apostles, and through personal prayer. It may not be easy. Sometimes it may seem monumentally impossible. It isn't. Trust Him. We can do it with His help!
Love,
Mom
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of the world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
We DO deal with this in our lives. If we are careful and listen to the counsel of prophets and apostles by putting on the WHOLE armor of God (read Ephesians 6:11-17), we will be protected ourselves, and will be able to assist others to know what they need to do in this fight against evil. I hope you will each heed the counsel we receive through scriptures, through our prophets and apostles, and through personal prayer. It may not be easy. Sometimes it may seem monumentally impossible. It isn't. Trust Him. We can do it with His help!
Love,
Mom
Empty Nest???
Sooooo, what do you do when nearly all of your kids have left home???
Get some new kids!! My little flock is SO cute right now, and I can keep them right under my wing!! I can protect them from the "bad guys" (yup, that would be YOU, Hank!!)
However, they will grow up even faster than you kids did!! And then they will be "on their own" down at the corrals where they will have to be more careful. . . hmmmm sounds like real life!!
I love you all LOTS!!
Love,
Mom
Get some new kids!! My little flock is SO cute right now, and I can keep them right under my wing!! I can protect them from the "bad guys" (yup, that would be YOU, Hank!!)
However, they will grow up even faster than you kids did!! And then they will be "on their own" down at the corrals where they will have to be more careful. . . hmmmm sounds like real life!!
I love you all LOTS!!
Love,
Mom
March 8, 2011
California Get-Away
Dad and I had a fun couple of days in California. Thanks, Nat, for the hotel arrangements! Dad's workshop was very helpful to him, and I LOVED my day by the pool, eating strawberries, swimming, sunning, and eating more strawberries. On Friday evening, and Saturday afternoon we went to Huntington Beach and then to Seal Beach. Walked on the beach, the piers, and explored a shell shop too. AND enjoyed dinner at Sizzler's both nights! Yum!! Too bad we couldn't stay three weeks longer! However, it was fun to come home to a clean house and dinner on the table! Thanks Dal and Kristy!!
March 4, 2011
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