Sweet 16 and 5 children later!!

Kid are so honest!!!! Kawai made me a birthday card and drew this picture of me! She was so cute and Nickie said she was so excited to give it to me!!!! FYI good idea, they made birthday cards out of manila folders, I am going to use them to file things and then give them back to the kids when they are older!!! Thanks!

Another Sweet 16(+15) birthday has come and gone! It was a wonderful day! I was reminiscing of birthdays of the past and how I always have loved my birthday! My very favorite part of my birthday and the thing I miss the most was the call from dad. He would always start out singing "I just called to say I Love You"!!! Of course I thought about that all day and cried, yes cried not surprising!!!!!



One of my favorite moments now is when my children sing "Happy Birthday" to me and end the song with hugs and kisses! What a joy that brings to my day! They truely put everything they have into such a simple song! They do special things like make cards, do their chores, are nice to their brothers and sisters, things that make mom happy! And with the help of their wonderful dad, they make breakfast(mom's favorites) and serve it in bed!!!! I love my husband and children! I can't imagine life without them!!!



Another highlight of the day is the phone calls from my family! It's ok if I didn't get to talk to you, I know you were thinking of me!!!!!!(I'm probably the worst)! Family is one of the most important treasures in my life! I have the most wonderful, caring, kinda weird but mostly normal, fun, loving, ETERNAL family. Thank you for being my family!



I got up early and had to go to class, was late as usual and was glad there weren't any police occifers on the road. Our teacher wasn't in a good mood but I have to admit that we have a bunch of whiners in our class! In between my catnaps, I learned about different respiratory diseases, ventilators, how to be a leader, etc. It's interesting the diversity of people in our class, mostly caucasians, one African American and me, with an age range from 20-55. I don't know where I was going with that.



I actually got to take a nap today! I've forgotten what those were like! My bed didn't want me to get up, but I forced my way out of it!!!!! Kiana and Derena had a basketball game in Kanab and it was fun! They won 22-6. They really are ballers!



Anson stayed home with some of the kids to cook my birthday dinner. We had Stuffed Chicken Parmasean with noodles and homemade marinara sauce, stuffed mushrooms(notice we stuff everything, just can't get enough food), spinach salad, garlic bread, cake and ice cream! It was delicious! Loren, watch out, Anson's the next Iron Chef!!!!! He loves to try new things, watches the Food Network and then makes it! I haven't disliked anything yet!!!!! We went to mom's, Mitch's family,Thele's family and Jen were there. The kids ran wild, grandma tried to keep them occupied by making up games for them to play. We watched American Idol, isn't that girl from Mesa(lives in California) awesome? The night grew late fast and kids were getting on Aunty Jen's nerves, kidding, so we cleaned up and came home. My kitchen was a sight from the wonderful creation Anson stirred up. He said he would clean it in the morning but I thought it was close enough to midnight and my Queen for the day pass had pretty much run out. Kelly helped me with the dishes, Koa swept and it was done in no time.



Now I sit here, it's about 11:49pm, I can barely keep my eyes open, the kids are angels(they are sleeping) and I'm going to end.



What a wonderful day! I truely couldn't ask for anything more! I have a wonderful life and am greatful for every blessing that our Heavenly Father has given me! I need to count them more often and do less complaining!! I have a wonderful life!!!!!!