Nana

Nana and the boys, Halloween 2007

Nana, Catcher & Grami sitting in the golf cart

Last week, we lost Dustin's Nana. She had a massive stroke. We are so thankful to Heavenly Father, she didn't have to suffer long. He took her home quickly. I love going to visit Dustin's parents, and it was always a plus to have Nana come in and join in the conversation. I think it is so neat to sit and listen to stories of the way life used to be. Nana was 82 when she passed, but you wouldn't know it. She didn't let much slow her down. I loved her smile, it was always present when we were around. Waiting for Nana was her sweet husband Leo, and her little dog Missy. What a reunion I am sure! I am grateful to know the Plan of Salvation and to know that we will be with her again. We love you Nana.

We are blessed with WONDERFUL Family!

In my previous post, I said this " The Bad Guy's Win....," and boy was I wrong. They in no way win, I do. They have lost because they will never know the blessings of a Family, our Family, a Family that comes together in a time of need, and does their best to pick up the pieces and put it back together. Would it be wrong to say that I am somewhat thankful that my bag was stolen? I don't think so, because I have learned such a greater lesson, a lesson greater than "don't leave your purse in the car!" I have learned a lesson of selflessness, of giving, of pure love, a lesson of FAMILY. We have been given a new diaper bag, loaded with stuff for my boys, and a few perks for my own beautification, and an envelope (with a prize inside), and a sweet note reading, "You are loved very much! Love both your families." So you see, I win, my little family wins, We have won so much more than this person who chooses to take from others could have ever gained from taking my bag. To those of you, and you know who you are, who did this for our little family...

You.
Are.

Amazing.

We love you so much! Thank you!

The Bad Guys Win......

(Not actual Picture of my Purse)

Lesson learned the hard way. Saturday was going to be like any other Saturday...WAS going to be. Let me tell you what happened. Dustin was gone working with his brother, and the boys and I got up, after a short sleep in, and got ready to go to Catcher's meet the Teacher. He was so cute and excited to meet his teacher and to move up to CTR 5. We went, had a great breakfast, and a great time. After that was over, we ran home, grabbed our library bag, and off we went for books....one of our favorite things to do together. Well, here is where the day turns from good to bad. I, stupidly, just grabbed the library bag, sat my diaper bag on the floor of the truck, grabbed the boys and off we went to find some new adventures to read. After about 15 minutes inside, my phone rang, and it was my mom saying she was ready to meet us for lunch. So we checked out, and headed out to the truck....only to find that my window was broken and my bag was gone. My heart dropped. I was parked in the middle of a CROWDED parking lot, not very far from the front, and someone had done this, and no one had seen?! Long story short, my bag is gone along with my wallet, and so much more. I had that diaper bag loaded for my boys, and had personal items of mine inside that were important to me. I had my boys shot records in the back zipper...I always carried them because if I didn't, I forgot them when I went to the doctor. Well needless to say, it is all somewhere else right now, along with all of my money that I had. As many of you I am sure, we are tight right now, and what we have is what we have. Well....someone else thought I had more than them and took what I had. Little do they know, I am worse off then them. We work hard for what we have, and I cannot imagine what that person is like, a person who can steal from someone so easily. GO GET A JOB....LIKE THE REST OF US! Anyway, I could go on and on. I have had a very hard weekend, I feel very violated, as silly as that may seem. I feel like a very personal part of me is out there. I am considering going private on my blog, only for the fact that my boys names were in my bag, and so was my drivers license with our address. Not that I think anyone is really coming after us, but if they were to choose to use identities or anything like that, I feel my blog gives out maybe to much information to them. I will let you know if I decide to go private...thanks for listening to me VENT!