Brett surgery

Hello family! Tomorrow morning is Brett's back surgery. Wanted to ask you all to please keep him in your prayers. It's nice knowing I can count on family:) Dr. says its a 95% success rate, so I'm sure all will be fine. He has been busy today getting done all the last-minute "honey-do's" for me. Haha. We have te be at the hospital at 5:15 AM...holy moly, that's early:) I wish you were here mom to hang with me at the hospital:) But I'm sure you are having  a blast at Yellowstone! Hope everyone is having a great week. School is out for us...summer fun begins! Love you all!
SIS

JULY 14

Hello family! Yes, July 14...this is the date of McKenna's farewell! Holy cow... I still can't believe it. There were 4 other people in our area that got their calls the same day. Two of them go Aug. 28th, one goes Sept. 1st, and one goes Sept. 11th. I did not expect Kenna to go so soon. But, it will actually be better than just waiting around. She has been so excited. We had a neighbor bring over some Filipino food yesterday. Pretty tasty. We have had fun looking up lots of fun details about where she is going. Her city, Bacolod, is nick named the City of Smiles! Fun huh?! Lots of friendly people. I never imagined having a missionary since we don't have any boys. I feel very blessed. Thank you all for being such a great support and example to each of my girls over the years! I've been so excited for her that I haven't thought about the reality of saying goodbye for awhile. She is literally my buddy. She goes EVERYWHERE with me!! It will be an adjustment for this mama for certain. Kam better step it up... unfortuantely, she is in 100% teen mode:)) My girls get out of school next Thurday, May 23rd. I seriously canNOT believe this school year is over!! All four of my girls have gone to Sunset Elementary and we have had some incredible teachers and great experiences. It is a little sad to me that my baby is leaving elementary. An end of an era for me. Kam will be a freshman. I feel tears in my throat as I'm typing. Better change the subject.
Ok, this next part is for Mark (and Angie)... I am seriously a horrible, lame, loser sister. I even thought about calling and telling you we were going to Lagoon. But talked myself out of it. We had an employee give us free tickets (which ended up not being free by the way). It was a quick trip and last minute decision. BUT, that is NO excuse!! We are lame! I'm sorry!! I will never ever do that again!! Forgive me brother??!! Also, whats up with dangling some big news and then saying we shall tell you later???? You're killing me smalls. We are so excited to have you stay with us in July!
Now for Jeff (and Kayla)... thank you a million times for coming out on Mother's Day. What a treat. I still keep thinking about how kind it was fro Kayla to sacrifice her day for us. It was so neat. Mark... you and I are just going to have to get used to being out-done. I mean, it was Jeff who did this whole blog too!! We may have to combine our efforts Mark!! Haha. It was a fun time and I am grateful we had a couple days to visit.
Well, I'm signing off. Let me know your travel plans everyone! I feel like summer hasn't even officially started and its already going fast. We have so much to get done by July! Take care everyone and love you all bunches!
Sher

A travesty!!

I refuse to be upstaged by my younger brother, I refuse! So it is time Angela and I reveal our big news...Angela is pregnant. We are hoping it is a boy, but regardless of its gender we will be naming the child Shay (or if a boy, Shea) Hannum Hall. Take that Jeff, and Sherri!!

Okay okay, I am just kidding. I am glad Jeff was able to come and visit, mom deserved a Mother's Day surprise like that. I wish I could have come down to share in all of those wonderful memory making days. We are looking forward to Jeff and Kayla's visit in July as well. I am also looking forward to a visit from Mike and Catherine and David and Ethan. I am salty with my sister since I see pictures of all of her girls and Justin at Lagoon a few weeks ago, yet I do not remember a call, text, or visit from my sister a few weeks ago, hmmmm. Facebook can destroy families...when posted pictures reveal visits to my area without saying hello, Sherri Remund!

In case the last paragraph was not obvious, Angela is not pregnant. Truly there is not a lot of news to report. We did move last weekend to Eagle Mountain Ranches, which is on the East side of Utah Lake by Saratoga Springs. Now the real fun begins, unboxing all the junk. Yuck! Other than that, all is well with our family. The kids get out of school June 6th, Angela and I are continuing to work hard with SelectHealth, and we are all healthy and happy. As a family we are currently working towards something that may be huge for our family, but in the spirit of Jeff's teasers the further details will come at a later date. Alright, I guess that about wraps up this weeks info. Jeff what is the update on the websites, the job interview you had, and do we know what dates you are coming out here? Sherri, what is the update on Justin and Ashley? Has he found a job after he graduates? What are their plans after graduation? I look forward to hearing some updates to these questions. Take care Hall, Remund, Mayfield family! Come visit Eagle Mountain Ranches!!

best mother's day surprise ever

Jeff has definitely outdone himself...what a surprise he pulled on Sherri and I for Mother's Day. Just as we sat down for dinner Sunday, he walks right in the front door. I am quite sure my heart skipped a beat or more and I was speechless. Sherri was screaming, I was stunned, I was crying, just not sure it was really happening. We had a wonderul 2 days....but alas, it all came to a screeching halt this morning as I went to work and he headed home. It was fabulous, but now I am very lonely. He is gone and I miss him more. But it was worth it. I enjoyed having him home if even for a few moments in time. We ate, laughed, cooked, talked and tried to get caught up on the past year. I guess that is how it is meant to be. Just try to get caught up and know it will have to be enough until the next time. I will look forward to Kayla and boys coming in July...then our whole family can hopefully be together for a short time. I love it. Thanks to everyone of my kids and Ethan as well for thinking to call me and visit me on Mother's Day. And thanks to Kayla for sacrificing Jeff on Mother's Day weekend so Jeff could spend it with me and Sherri. I appreciated it very much. I love each of you. I am so proud to be called Mom or Grandma by each of you. A grateful mom.

McKenna's call

Wow! What an exciting night for our entire family. Sherri's little girl and my 1st granddaughter is headed on a mission. I think we were all shocked when she said the Phillipines. And who has heard of Hiligaynon as a language? My goodness, can I even imagine her being a missionary so far from us and speaking a language that I cannot pronounce? Well, yes I can because McKenna is a young woman that can do anything she sets her mind to. She has shown us so many times that she is dedicated, determined, and devoted. No one will cry more than my little girl (and I suspect Grandma) when McKenna pulls out of here, but no one will be more proud. She is just a great example of all that is good in life. I am so happy for her as well. When she comes home, wow, she will walk even taller than she does now. McKenna, the Phillipinians are in store for a real treat. They will love you and love that red hair. I suspect some might even join the church because of that gorgeous red hair. I am still workig hard on family history. You Hall boys will not believe this; I shared it with Sherri already. I put in your Great Grandpa Hall (your Grandpa Hall's Dad) Reverend Valentine Hall. Guess what? Someone had already entered his name and done the work for his parents and 4 siblings. They did not do your great grandfather and great grandmother. I have finished their dates by looking them up in the cemetery where your grandparents are married. Now you guys can do their work and have your grandpa sealed to them and them have them sealed to each other. Is that ever so neat. I am working on getting your Dad's family sealed so he can not be mad at me any more. And I now have Denny's card ready for you to take in July. I went to the cemetery on line and found his grave. As I say, I am "on fire". Rick and I are even more excited about serving a mission now that McKenna actually has her call. We are still hoping for Kirtland. We are going to Ohio in June and are going to talk to the missionaries while we are there. Afterall, Ohio might need us. I have a son there that needs converted. Right, David? Of course, we will go anywhere the Lord wants. I hope everyone is getting into the spirit of missionary work. This is our family's time to let the Lord know we love Him and we support His work. McKenna will need to hear from Hall of us on a regular bases. No slackers allowed. Mark and Jeff will testify that news from the homefront is important when discouragement sets in. Love my family. A grateful Mom and Grandma!!We must get firm on our family plans now. She will be gone before we know it!!!

Exciting Week

Hello there fam! Well, it is family night and most of my fam is gone for a bit. So I thought I would connect with my other family for a few minutes! I had a great weekend, starting with Women's Conference at BYU and then weekend with all my kiddos (I'm relishing the times I get them all togther now).  Food for thought...we sisters (and mom) should all go to womens conf. together sometime. It is so uplifting, I just love it! We are SO excited for this week...especially McKenna.They told her Wednesday or Thursday, but the cute girl looked today! I have a feeling she will stay state-side. I only hope that she feels good about where she goes. She is nervous about being too close to home and being hoemsick. We will be in touch wednesday or thursday for sure.
Ok now, a few commnts. First of all... JEFF, I never yelled at you for getting lost. Why must you have negative memories against your only sister?!?! I don't even know about that at all. Second, you made up for it by your sweet Christlike service at Trek. Thank you so very much for sharing that Kayla. It touched my heart a 1000 times. Third, MARK...your last blog was the most touching thing I have ever read.As I sat reading it,  an overwhelming feeling of the Spirit came over me! Thank you so very much for sharing your feelings!!! And finally, I will be on the look out for Elder McLean. We actually just got two full-time elders in out stake for the first time. How is the job stuff going for you Jeff? We keep you in our prayers as well. We will be excited to get together this summer with everyone. However, you guys know that I shall never hike the subway again!!So count me out on that day. We are going to Rexburg July 23 for Justin's graduation and are hitting Lava Hot Springs. I shall not be breaking my tail bone again either as I will not be doing the high jump. I have faced the fact that I am OLD! HAHA. Well, hope everyone is enjoying their family night. I'm signing off for today. Thanks again for all the sweet posts! Love you all. Have a good week. You will all be hearing from us soon:)
Love- SIS

love it

I sure have loved all the posts lately.. Kayla, thanks for sharing the story of Jeff washing the feet of your daughters on Trek, while he did share quite a bit of Trek with us, he failed to mention that storing and I have been unable to get it out of my mind. Like you, I will always think of him doing that. I have had quite a week as I continue to work on family history. I have had new doors open up. I was going through some old papers that I had filed away and found a note I made at least 20 years ago mentioning that my mom's mother had had a baby girl die at age 2 back in 1907. I found it on an old tombstone long before my grandparents were even married when my grandmother was married to someone else. I can now have that little girl sealed to her parents. That work might never have happened if I had not jotted that note down when visiting the cemetery one day in Caldwell and just made a note of it. I am amazed of things that are happening. I read of things like this, but now it is happening to me and it is quite unbeliveable. Rick and I continue to move towards retirement and a mission. I confirmed with my boss this week and I will definitely be retired by end of year. I am meeting with a realtor on Tuesday. There are 2 other houses on the market right on my street. Darn. May make it harder, but I will not stress...the Lord will help us. We know McKenna will hear this week on her mission. We are so excited for her. By this time next week, she will know and be making her plans. Can you believe it? Just yesterday, she was in diapers...or so it seems. That is how fast the time goes. Mark and Angie will be in their new home. My family is on the move. David and I had a nice phone visit last week. I wish he weren't so far away. He needs us. June 29th is the Hannum family reunion in Belle Valley. Rick and I will be going. Sure would be fun if some of my kids could go. I would love to show you off but I know it is so far away. Jeff, let me know what you are thinking for your trip here....we want to get making plans ASAP. Well, getting ready for church, but wanted to send a quick update. Rick and I are speaking tonight to the elders Quorum and their wives on balancing our lives...church, family, work, school. I don't know if I am a good one to address those topics, but will give it a shot. My kids might tell a different story. I love you Hall. MOM