Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Monday, December 27, 2010

December 27th, 2010

Once again, time has escaped me! Well, we made it through another year!
Terry is still out of work. His back is not co-operating at all. Time will only tell what the future brings for us.
I have decided to go back to school to obtain my master's degree in Education and a certificate to teach online courses. My goal is to be able to work in my pj's if I so desire! Classes start on January 31st!
So.... life is never boring! Always so much going on. We keep taking baby steps to getting the remodeling done around here. Bought a brown leather sofa for the living room. It looks grand! Tore up the kitchen floor and emptied most of the cupboards and took one down from the wall. Now I just have to decide on a layout!
So... on to my New Year's Resolutions... This is truly the year I will conquer the weight problem, once and for all. I have been incorporating exercise into my daily routine again. This is a good thing!
I'm on vacation through January 10th, 2011! Getting kitchen plans organized, bills organized, completely incorporating a new schedule in to my life in order to keep up with my life and all the plans I've made for
the future! 
Of course, God is first and foremost in my life. I sometimes stray from the path by not praying daily, nor reading my scriptures daily. 2011 is the year I plan to change my life back to those things that I know ground me. My Father in Heaven is my guide and my guardian. My Savior is my strength  and the source of my joy and happiness, as I follow the path I was sent her to take. My rewards for following this path may not come until the next life, but I cannot worry about this life any more. Men are that they might have joy. That does not mean that life will be perfect and we won't have any challenges. It simply means we will have 'moment's of great joy and happiness. I have been blessed with those moments in my life.
My family is second in my life. I hope to have many opportunities to see my family members more this year. I hope to help my mom get out a little bit and maybe make some memories before it is too late for her.
Andrew will be moving out sometime this year to start his own life in his own place. He and Marissa postponed their wedding but are still planning on a future together. Jared is starting school this year also. Cameron is in Cub Scouts and moving up in the ranks. He loves participating in Scouts and is looking forward to participating in a team sport soon. Matthew and Kelly are in school now and moving toward a brighter future. Fayth and Bubba are both thriving in school and in dance and sports. They are indeed a busy family! TJ and Nicole welcomed little Aaron Liam into their family and they are all doing well. Nicole is a very busy, but awesome wife, mother, and homemaker. TJ is busy with traveling for work. Hannah and Adam are loving school and helping mommy with their little brothers, Caleb and Aaron; who are doing very well!
So, my life is full; crazy busy; but full of love and opportunities to create myself into the kind of person that Father in Heaven will be proud of. God bless you all in the new year!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Wow!  Time is flying by! News updates on the Shelby Front!
Terry has been out of work since June 1st, 2010 with his back pain again. He was diagnosed with Arthritis in his spine. Once again, the doctor's are taking forever to do anything that might help. (Yeah.. It has been an early morning again... negative nelly....Terry woke me up with his snoring at 3:30 am. *Sigh* )  The good news is that we have a new grandson, Aaron Liam, born July 8th! He is our 5th grandson and 7th grandchild. What a blessing!
We went to Utah for vacation in August to visit TJ and Matthew's families and to see our newest grand baby!
Cameron spent the summer with Uncle Matt, Aunt Kelly, Fayth and Bubba! He had a blast playing with his cousins again. School has begun again and this year Bubba and Adam started kindergarten! Time is flying by! Grandma and Auntie Nicole took Fayth and Hannah to the beauty shop for a manicure! Good times! They loved it. They felt like the princesses that they are!
Our little Caleb, (Aaron's big brother and Hannah and Adam's little brother) was having trouble with his breathing and sleeping. While we were there he was diagnosed with obstructive apnea. Bless his heart! He is such a happy little boy, in spite of this problem! He had surgery on September 7th to remove his adenoids and tonsils. Nicole informed me the surgeon said the tonsils were huge! Again.. bless his heart!
That is all I have time to write for now. Will try to do better about keeping up!

Sunday, February 28, 2010

The POD

I just had to write this down:

The POD is empty and leaving my driveway this week!!!!!!
WAHOO!!!
Thanks Jared & Andrew!
Love you bunches!
Mom

Monday, February 22, 2010

New Beginnings

Life is so very interesting. We start out full of hopes and dreams until something dashes them down, splitting them into pieces. So, we begin again. We pick ourselves up, brush off, and make new goals (or start over again with old goals), beginning a new. This is life. None of us is perfect. None of us will ever make it through without scars and wounds. It was meant to be this way. In order to achieve perfection, we must embrace our weaknesses and just keep moving forward.
As I strive, yet again, to move forward, I reflect and review my life thus far. I have made so many mistakes in my life. I wanted to have a 'classic' LDS family. I had anything but. I thought if I could just teach my children the things I did not know as a child and young woman, they would embrace what I know to be truth. So, I set out with so much hope and determination to make it happen. Well, it obviously did not happen quite that way. With that came depression instead of hope; sadness instead of happiness; but through it all, we had love! Our family members made so many mistakes. I was too hard on my children. I had a difficult time trusting anyone. My husband became an alcoholic, and withdrew from our family for seven years. This was a very difficult time, but a time of love still, in spite of our surroundings. My children taught me about unconditional love, as they continue to do today. They taught me about forgiveness and moving forward in spite of disappointment. Aren't parents supposed to teach their children? Each one of our sons has turned into very wonderful men. They have their problems also. That is life. But, there is love. Always so much love. For which I am eternally grateful for!
Start again? Yes, I think I can... because of this love. It is the driving force that keeps me going. I am so blessed!