Fall 2011

We finally had some professional pictures taken. Here are some highlights:

I thought they turned out well :)

My House

Here she is: My House. Incomplete, but looking "nice":)

I can say it is looking nice because someone today complimented me on our "nice" roofline. (That or ridgeline,) And he said it was looking, "nice." I take it as a compliment, especially because he said it with such a tone as to imply that he views himself an expert on the topic. So, from the self-implied expert, it is looking, "Nice." Thank GOODNESS. Because I think the squirel I stole all the walnuts from (when I was cleaning out our yard) just took up residence in our less-than enclosed attic. Knowing it is looking nice might make up for at least a little of the hassel. Maybe.

On a less sarcastic note, Breanne did her own hair today, "Like a princess."

Oh the little things in life!

House Upd8

We had a busy summer.

Well, I guess Chad had a busy summer :) More pictures to come- it looks more comlete now. I'm just out of batteries!!!

A Page and a Chapter

I turned another page in my book.

We layed my grandma to rest 10/31/2011- 65 years from the day she was sealed to grandpa.

We laughed, cried, ate, spent ($), drove, cried, and laughed again.

We said goodbye to mortal remains. We coped with her spirit's new adventure.

We thought about seeing her again someday.

We grieved Mormon style, I suppose.

It was Oh so good. And difficult.

My grandma sang at her own funeral. She sang in her strong, beautiful, meaningful voice of her testimony of our Savior and reminded us of the day we see Him again. (O Holy Night)

My uncle sang. In his powerful, purposeful, rich voice of his testimony of our Savior.

We all cried.

It was oh so good.

But at the end of the day, as we embarked on the 3.5 hour drive home, I felt myself not wanting to let go. And reminding myself that it was her time now. Turn the page, Laura. Re-visit it later, but turn the page now and start your new chapter.

So I begin my new chapter.