Happy Days

Mom and I had great birthdays... We received visits from Jan, Chet, and Megan, the week end of Mom's birthday, they stayed with us for about two and a half days.. Then the following Fri. Mindy came down for her birthday... She stayed until Mon. morning when she left for her home in SLC.. Mom and Mindy did some shopping and went to a couple of rock shops and hiking out by Hilldale /Colo City.. Then Sat. Christi and her family all came down and stayed until Wed morning..We had a great visit went out for Mindys birthday dinner at the pasta factory.. We had a chance to watch some fun movies, the girls got to go to two different splash pads to play in then Tues they went to Festia Fun center for the morning while mom and I went to her office.. a couple of men took me out for my birth day lunch...That afternoon mom went with me to Play it again Sports to look at and buy us a recumbunt bike to put down stairs so I can hopefully get to ride it for some exercise and hopefully help get my legs stronger..
we had a very good time and wishe all of you could have been here with us we miss all of you, and pray for you protection and well being always..
Love Dad

Happy Birthday Dad. Love you!

Stinking Snow....

Well, we ended up being able to go to St George for the weekend. A short and snowy visit!

The snow chased us down and then hung around like it thought we wanted it there! Stinking snow! We ended up not really being able to do much of anything because it was so cold. We had made some tentative plans to go out target shooting on Saturday, but with the weather, it would not have been fun at all, so we scratched that plan.

In stead we took Mom & Dad to breakfast and then drove out to see Gunlock res. It was coming over the spillway, but not as much as I had been a week earlier. Still, neat to see it coming over the top. The wind was blowing and making it very cold so we didn't stay to long, and then we drove out to Beaver res, and Chet was able to take some pictures out there. Hopefully some of them will turn out good and I will post one so ya'll can see how much it was really snowing. It was crazy for St George, but especially for St George this time of year.

We did get to go out to dinner for Moms birthday. We went to Samurai 21 for dinner. It is a Japanese grill, where they cook the food as you watch. It was fun, but a bit pricey. Still, there were enough leftovers between Dad, Mom & me that I think there was enough for them to both eat again later. When we all got back to the house, we had picked up Narnia 3 "Voyage Of the Dawn Treader" so we sat down and watched that. All in all a good time.

Then this morning as we were packing the car to leave, the sun finally made an appearance, just to show us what we will be missing this next week, had we had any time to be able to stay and play.

Thanks Mom & Dad for having us down. Love you all and hope you are all doing well!

Wonderful....

Hey everyone! Hope this post finds you all well and good!

I thought that the secessions of Conference were wonderful! as usual! This year we did something a bit different. At least for us. We usually just sit home or take a drive, but the weather has been crazy weird and not really fun to be out in. So we had some friends of ours call and invite is over for lunch with them and to watch the last secession of conference. It was really nice! Ford got to be there for lunch and the secession of conference, and Megan got there after she got off work. Just before the secession got over. Then we had dessert and Ford left for work.

Then we popped in the movie Tangled and enjoyed the movie with them and Megan. What a great way to spend the day!

I wish I lived closer to family so that we could do that as family, but as it is I don't see much of anyone, any more than they do either. Distance and fuel hinder things even more at the moment, but we are trying to get down to see Mom and Dad. Hoping it is going to work out that we can go down for Mom's birthday!

I Hope Everything Is well For All Of You

Dear family,
I hope that all is well for everyone.. Mom and I are doing great, Mom is working very hard at her new job and spending long hours.. She seem to like the interaction with all the people she is meeting and helping to learn about Hospice and Home Health.. She drive to kanab, Cedar city, and some times Page AZ.all for the purpose of educating folks about Zions Way Co.
we are both feeling well and greatful for that blessing.. My last Lab draw was good.. I am scheduled for another one this Monday right after my early morning dentist appointment to start fitting me for four front teeth caps..It should be a fun day..
I miss all of you and wish I could spend more time with each of you and the grand kids.. I guess Mindy will becoming the weekend of her birthday and staying until Monday morning.. Christi and her family are planning to come about the same time and stay with us until tues morning.. I think that sounds fun, and hope to see the rest of you all very soon.. I love each of you very much! I pray for the the Lords greatest blessing upon each of you... LOVEDAD

Since I really have nothing else....

So here I am again entering another bolg post. Since there really hasn't been much going on these last couple of week (other than the usual) I figured I would tease you all with yumminess of the food I made for dinner today!

First off I made a ham cooked in the fryer. It's like a turkey fryer, except that is doesn't use oil or grease! BONUS! but I have found it make some of the most tasty and moist cuts of meat! I have made a turkey, a pot roast, a pork roast and spiral cut ham twice now! It is amazing! I love it!

Next on the menu is the ever tasty, green bean casserole! Yummm!! I add a few extra onions on top simply because they are one of my favorite things!

Next I boiled some red potatoes and heated up some cream corn to put on top. (If you have never tried it, don't turn you nose up till you do! It's very tasty, if a bit more starch than one should ingest in one sitting!)

beautiful dinner rolls with butter and for dessert Red Velvet cake with cream cheese frosting! OH MY!!

Ok, First of all I have already eaten WAY more than I should have! I didn't even have room for cake! YET :) But typing that all out I think I gained a few pounds all over again!

Wish you all could have been here with us for our mini feast! Love you all! Have a great week!

Jana

UP DATE

Dear Family,
I hope everyone is doing very well to great.. Mom and I are doing very well.. Mom is working extra hard trying to get the right start in her new position as nurse educator.. but she realy seem to enjoy it a lot.. She went to the Celebrity Concert Series, last night with some friends here in the ward, and saw Romeo and Juliet and Chopiana Ballet, she had a a very good time and really enjoyed her self..
I had my Dr's appointment last Wed. My blood is staying in the low high range, which means that I am almost normal but not quite.. The doctor reduced my one med by one pill, that may not sound like very much but to me it felt like a gaint step.. we are trying to reduce the med very slowly to allow my body to make a slow adjustment.. The last time they reduced my med they did it one lump sum, this made my body start to react funny and I got really sick and my blood went down very fast which caused me to have to be transfused several times before everything started to turn around...
Our weather has spoiled us the last month in the middle 60's, well tonight we are having winds in the 30-45 mile an hour range and bring us some rain and a cold snap.. Reports are that more rain and cold weather is due on sat./sun.. oh well!!we must learn to take a little bad with the good..
My family It would be so nice to have some one beside Jan, and I, do an entry on our family blog.. If you could find the time it would really mean alot to me..
Jan, I really did enjoy the thoughts you shared on you personal blog and on the family blog.. You are very right when you reflect, it is not easy to be a Mom.. there are times when you ask for the wisdom of the ages to help protect your children from the pains of growing up.. Parents would do almost anything to keep them from going through the hurtful things we went through as we grow up.. The one thing I have learned over the many years is, our children often want to expeirence the chance to see if they can do it better than we did.. And sometimes they do because they may have watch us closer than we knew.. As for when our children want to move out on their own I know there was never a good time.. I know I was wrong to feel that way because everyone must learn to make it in this life on the own.. just like you did when you turned eighteen.. I don't think you will ever know how many sleepless nights I had worrying about how you safe you were etc.. but you did great, and learned life was not all fun and games,but also filled with alot of hard work..
Well my special Family, I want to tell each of you how very much you each mean to me, I am so very proud of each of you for the great example you are to me by the way you live your lives... LOVE DAD