Happiness

Man oh man it makes me happy to see all the post. I don't blog throughout the week but I check it daily and it is great to hear about you. Where to start? Marcus Aerilious made me cry. That's uncalled for. But I am grateful to hear my siblings talk about Mom and express their feelings. It is a tender mercy for me and I'm sure Mom as well. Sher, we are anxious to hear about Kenna. When you get the call, we want to be on Skype. A young man who is such a genuinely nice good kid got his call this week. He is 20. He wasn't too excited to go on a mission. His dad is in Afghanistan working and he has been going to school and working full time helping with is family. He is the oldest in his family and had a girlfriend. He always comes to play ball and comes for Sunday dinner occasionally. He decided one day that all his friends from high school were not happy because their poor choices and all his friends that he plays basketball at church are so happy because they served missions. So his call came and we all met at the church for him to open it. He is called to serve in the Utah St George mission. I'm so pumped for him. He will be great out there. Elder McLean is his name. Missionary service is the best. Like Mark said, we think about it daily and it truly molds who we will be. Kenna will be a better mom, wife, daughter, sister, and person because of it. Chad is becoming normal finally. He was holier than thou for a bit. He has a girl that is incredible he is talking to. She lives in Payson and he is moving there in 3 weeks to go to BYU in the summer. She served in Argentina with him and left the same day. He said they never served near each other but when he was home he looked her up on Facebook and they started talking. Then he flew there last week to see Elias and they went on a few dates and they are very cute. His parents are freaking out a bit but I think he will take his time. Mark, about Zion hikes. I will hear next week about the Subway. If we don't get it, Orderville is very fun. Josh liked it better than Subway. I think we have to fly into slc. Vegas is the second hardest place to fly on standbye. And because we are a family of 5, slc is easier to get on. I had my first phone interview with this company. They asked me to submit my resume to two different departments. I won't hear anything for a few weeks. I am torn, I want it because it's way better than anything I have now and a bird in the hand...you know. But the company I'm trying to start is called blazerate. It's almost ready and when it is ready I won't be able to dedicate the right time they will both deserve. Just grateful for the Lords watchful eye and know if I stay close to the spirit that He will provide. I have watched his hand in my life as a kid growing up like we did. Hard work, sweat, sacrifice, and selflessness goes a long way. I thought a lot lately of Cedar Point. Mom worked all year putting away a bit from each check for us to go for one day a year to keep the great tradition her father stated. I remember leaving so early to get up to Sandusky when it opened or an hour after. I remember waking up after being squeezed onto the floor of the car to certain houses that were different colors. I want to say purple or green. Anybody know? Then we would start seeing seagulls and we would all be excited. I loved the tradition of pizza, red soda, and the fast merry go round where the horses raced then off to the cars where kids could drive on that track. I loved everything about those days from the food, the rides, thunder mountain, the car rides, the sun going down and the lights all over the park, the sky ride thing, and just being together as a family. What a sacrifice it was. Thanks Mom and to each of my brothers and sister for being a part of it, except when Sherri yelled at me when I got lost, or when I was too scared to go on the magnum and a few people poked fun. If my kids get scared of stuff I force them to do it. That's why they can all cliff jump and are part crazy. I make them because I don't want them to be made fun of for being scared. I will say I'm still scared of old names in the Bible like Malachi and kids dressed old school in corn fields because of scary movies at a young age. Watching Halloween at dad's condo and y'all fell asleep and the tv was blue and I was petrified for weeks. Still gives me bad feelings. Still hate michael Meyers. Mom, I'm so excited to all go to the temple this summer and do work for our loved who are waiting in the spirit world. I'm glad you are tearing it up. I have not caught the itch yet. So are we or are we not related to Sir Issac Newton? Just so everyone knows, Mom is not the only nurse in the family. Kayla was a nurse on Army Wives this week. And other than cleaning bed pans, cleaning or seeing blood, helping sick people, or giving meds, Kayla is a great nurse. Gives a whole new meaning to "Hello Nurse". Love you all.