A Simple Review Of 2009

A year of saying hello to many new things & saying goodbye to old.

Got my 1st fishing & hunting license

Went fishing & hunting for the 1st time

My divorce after 15 years was final

Was blessed to remarry

My Grandfather Jack passed away

Spent a little bit of time back in Utah

Grandma Tate came out to Pa for a visit

Guy was laid off as an Executive Sales Manager

Blessed to have Guy hired by the competitor

Bought a new 2009 car

So many things have happened in 2009 both great & bad, happy & sad. But through it all we have been greatly blessed.

I was very sad to have my grandpa Jack pass away. He was a kind, loving, gentle, honest,fun,witty, loving man who worked his whole life till his frail body could no longer handle the constant beating. 
He would always say to us children "shhhh you don't want to scare the neighbors" when we were too loud for him, he thought we were too loud for them too.

My grandfather requested that he be cremated and then buried in the Lindon Cemetery in Lindon Utah next to my sister Aimee. I wasn't able to get to Utah before he was already taken care of but being able to say a final goodbye to him, to remember the things he said or did, to hear the different things each one of us children had of him was great. We spent awhile at the cemetery and put flowers down then headed to my sister Katherine's home where she had taken such time and effort to put some video together of him. We were also blessed with a wonderful keepsake of him answering questions from a book he was given years ago about his early memories, his likes, dislikes, who influenced him in his life etc.....

It was a great way to honor him and the life that he lived. He always told us "That Your Word Is Your Life"

I was somewhat sadden that my brother Aaron decided not to join our family in remembering him and his goodness. Even though there has been severed ties with Aaron and his family (we don't know his family and they don't know us) I would of thought being with our family to honor such a great man who did so much for our family would come but he didn't. Maybe one day he will come back to the fold of our family, if not that is sad but his choice.

I was blessed to marry my sweetheart Guy this year. He is my best friend and I his, we compliment each other to the tenth degree. Always knowing what the other one is thinking and feeling, being able to talk about everything and anything that comes up. I know that he is a true blessing in my life for he keeps me grounded and real in this life. He reins me in when I am loosing it, or am just being a bit flighty he is there for me ALWAYS!!!

Even though our religious beliefs are different to a degree that is not an issue in our home. I listen and ask questions in regards to his religion and he does the same with me ( thank goodness for the missionaries, some of them I can't answer). I know at times people weren't too sure how we could be in such a committed marriage and NOT be of the same religion, we LOVE & RESPECT each other and that is how we do it. I know I won't have that "Temple Marriage" (at least to Guy) on this earth but there is so much beyond this veil that will revile itself and make things the way they should be.

He is an OUTSTANDING father to my three children. He runs them around when I can't, tucks them in at night, reads to them, cooks for them, cleans after them (not his favorite thing to do) he loves them as if they were his own. He disciplines strictly at times but with love that they know they need to correct their errors. He loves to spend time with the boys and looks forward to teaching them things ONLY a dad can. Lindsey is his princess, she can't do anything wrong and she KNOWS it! He knows just how tender her heart is and being at the age she is. He is delighted to be a Father, I am glad to know that I was able to do that for him.

With all that said and done this year has been a challenge in many areas. Trying to figure out how to blend as we merged into a new home with Guy and sharing his life as well as testing the waters on where each one stood in the family. We have shared many memories from going down to our little place in Chincoteauge Island , to the beach, seeing wild ponies, going to Gettysburg, fishing, crabbing, swimming in our pool, playing with the animals, getting new animals, making new friends, friends moving away, hanging out down in Washington DC all these many wonderful things we did this year. I hope that one day the children will realize just how much they are a part of in this family.