Tagged By Emily!

OK, here's what I got:

Hymns: page 123, 5th sentence:

"Oh, may my soul commune with thee and find thy holy peace."

It really was just as close as any other book, up in my bookshelves, above the computer...it's a little better than a "How to" computer book!

I tag: Kat, Leslie, Tricia, & Cecily--I don't have that many people!!!
Here’s what you do:
a)pick up the nearest book
b)turn to page 123
c)find the fifth sentence
d)post the fifth sentence
e)tag 5 (or more) people. Fun, fun, fun!!

The Nicolichs Come To Utah!!!

I haven't even looked at any blogs for a while, because Emily was in town, and used up every minute! That's more than ok, though, I loved having most of the grandkids around for a week! Here's some pictures of some of the things we did:

This was at Wheeler Farm. Sally put her fingers in the turkey's cage, and he nipped at her. She was not pleased at that.

These were taken at the Children's Museum. The kids loved all the things to do there, even going out into the helicopter when it was snowing.

This is Sally and Cameron in the Dimple Dale Pool. Sally had purple lips, but still wanted to stay in the pool!

This is the train at the zoo. We waited in line for at least 45 minutes for that. Carson said it was the best part of the zoo.

We loved having the Nicolichs! We just wish they lived here, so we didn't have to cram everything into one week.

Has David gone crazy?

Some of you know about this, but I think it's worth telling. A couple of months ago, David discovered Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream. He bought a few, and we enjoyed them. Then one day, I was talking to Emily on the phone, and glanced into the outside freezer. It was filled with Ben and Jerry's...Cherry Garcia, Cinnamon Buns, Half Baked, Karamel Sutra, etc. etc. etc. I counted, and there were 30 pints!!! OK, I can keep away from things when they aren't in my house, but this is impossible. To make up for all the ice cream eating, I have added a day of workouts, and some extra running on the treadmill.

Grandma Day

Marlene Johnson, a friend of mine, told me that she had instigated "Grandma Day" once a week, which means that any grandkids that are in the area are required to spend one day a week with her. I decided that I needed to do that too. Amy has been very cooperative, the others moved away. I love when the kids come! We go places, do crafts, build trains, etc. etc. Last week we dyed eggs, even though no one likes to eat them. We had some sparkle stuff that went on top. One egg turned out black...yuck! But then Sophie put some green sparkle on it, and it turned into the most beautiful egg that we had.

Life is Tough

Wow, it's been a rough week. We found out last week that my sister, Ginny, has liver cancer. She was told that there is too much to be cut out, and that chemo isn't much of an option. They are giving her the option to try something new, called TheraSphere treatment
where millions of tiny, radioactive beads are implanted into the cancer through blood vessels. It could slow or stop the blood flow to the cancer. It is very new, and is only used when there is no other viable options.

What I'm amazed at, is how Ginny is taking all of this news. At first she thought that she would only have a very short time to live, maybe as short as 6 weeks. Now, she has been told that she has 1-3 years, and the TheraSphere could extend that, but they really don't know by how much. She does know that there is not a cure. She is very upbeat about it. She feels great that she has a lot more than 6 weeks, and is going to make the best of it. She's not afraid to die, but she's glad that it's not quite yet.

Wow, what an attitude! I'm thankful to have a sister that can show me how to be positive, even during the hardest trials. I can see that with the knowledge of the gospel, all things can be dealt with. Thank you, Ginny, for being a person I can look up to!

Look how cute!

Here's the latest pictures I have...Coleman just got back
from Costa Rica. Sally is coming to SL in April. YEA! Carson likes to wear his cousin's hand-me-downs more than anything else. And Cameron has a new way of getting around. Sophie carries him all over the place, and he loves it. He loves anything Sophie does!

Becky = Sunflower?

I was sick of the pink layout! The sunflower caught my eye because of something a friend said to me recently. She said that a sunflower is like me because it is very bold and out there. Sometimes the filter (that most people are born with) doesn't work on me. I think that's what she meant. You never have a question where you stand with me...