We are so excited!

The news is official, on January 30th Sara Catherine Winward became engaged to Scott Chadwick!  We are so happy for them.  Scott is from Utah.  He is attending USU in mechanical engineering.  He went to Italy on his mission, I foresee help in family history here, he plays in the band and enjoys dancing.  We haven't met his family yet, but if they are as nice as he is, I am sure we will all get along fine.  The wedding is in May so we have a lot to do.  The best part is they are so much in love that it just shines out of their eyes.  We are just happy.

I just found an old friend

Chrissy got online and found my friend Jan from when I was in 5th and 6th grade.  Now how fun is that.  These pictures are from our open house when Calvin and I were married.  Jan and Terry are in the first photo, the second is Carla, Me, Jan and Chrissy.  How exciting!

Janelle and Christopher have moved

Daniel, Calvin and I went to help Janelle and Christopher move yesterday.  The ward members came and helped and Jason came by too.  He and I struggled with getting things downstairs as both of us have knees that are not stair friendly.  Hopefully his will heal soon.  He came up about three steps and I went down about three steps and we got the boxes down.  Daniel helped Christopher install the washer and the dryer and with Christopher and Calvin hauled a lot of boxes out and then in again.  Even the little ones helped.  We didn't get everything done, but at least now it is manageable.

Weather is crazy

Today the wind is blowing, the snow is melting, the air is nearly warm. The snow on the front lawn is nearly gone and there is a huge puddle out front. Calvin, Bruce and Clark have been outside trying to unclog the drainage ditch, but the warmth hasn't gotten that deep yet. This is our January thaw. It won't last long, but I think it has a purpose, to let us know that there is hope, that winter will not last forever.

There are times I am in winter, when it is cold and dark and deep and I am not sure that I am going to find my way out. And then God gives me that little spring thaw to help me get through the hard times, just enough to strengthen my faith and help me keep going.

Visiting family

Daniel, Calvin and I were able to visit Thomas and Cynthia and get to see our little grandson. He is so cute and we just love being able to hold him.

Babies and more babies

James is supposed to be coming home from the hospital today. The doctors are not understanding how he is responding so well when they look at his brain. Faith and prayers are the only thing that seems to be working.

Janelle found out that she is expecting a baby in June. She was a bit disappointed as she really really wanted twins.

Camille, Jason's wife also is expecting. She had her first ultrasound. When the doctor told her she was having twins she didn't believe him, till she saw the pictures. She went home, calmly and told the girls to come so she could show them and Jason the picture of their new baby. Jason was watching a game and growled a bit, but was fine. Then comes the picture. Camille says here is the baby, and here is the 2nd baby. I guess Jason exploded

out of his chair in shock. They never even considered twins even though, when you look at it, Calvin's nephews and nieces have quite a few, 7 or 8 sets. We are adjusting to the shock - fortunately it will be in the summer so Jason can be home to help and we can help too. God is good.

Tuesday

James is slowly improving. He is still in NICU. There will be an EEG tomorrow and hopefully we will get more information. We hope he is home by Christmas.