You know that feeling, the one you get when you are at the very tippy top of a new roller coaster looking down, just before you plunge down into crazy loop-de-loops at insane speeds? The excited anticipation mixed with a little adrenaline and fear, after all, you have never tried this one so you have NO idea how bad it will be - or if you will survive. That was me going into this summer. I usually LOVE summer, but this one was a crazy one. We knew it going into it, and tried to enjoy the calm before the storm, but WOW is all I can say. Here it is in a nutshell, and I will promise photos that may never come, please try not to hold it against me! Please note that I am not necessarily complaining, most of these activities we enjoyed, but it was one thing right after the next, so it was CHAOTIC! That's all I'm saying. :) ...itty bitty ball at the rec. center (coaching every day and leaving my house with 2 kids by 8:15 am...my kids don't wake up until 9 usually...fun...my sister's wedding in CA....car broke down...Matt's mom had surgery to remove cancer tumors...my neice's wedding in Utah...Matt's dad diagnosed with Melanoma...plan youth conference...found out Matt's dad's tumors were in his brain...found out we were pregnant...Orlando trip...Matt's dad started radiation and chemo...4th of July party...car shopping...tired and prego...Matt called as 1st counselor in Bishopric...3 days later youth conference...kids passed around to family and friends while we were gone - thanks to all who helped!...get home Saturday night...Matt sustained and set apart with all the family there Sunday...temple open house Monday...get kids ready for church by myself...drive the kids to church by myself...sit in church by myself (and wrestle the kids of course) while Matt sits peacefully on the stands :)...Bear Lake week...still tired and prego...itty bitty ball at rec. center again - coaching every day and leaving by 8:15 am...with 2 kids...car hunting(still)...rock climbing in Provo Canyon...desperately car hunting...rock climbing in American Fork Canyon...bought new car (finally!)...Matt's mom started chemo...good news about Matt's dad - radiation is working...Mason's 3rd Birthday...bishopric night at Girl's Camp (wives included - SO much fun!)...called to cub scouts...know nothing about cub scouts...learning about pack meetings and den meetings...and 9-year-old boys :)...while still serving in nursery (just released!)...dr.'s appointments...and Matt's b-day and our anniversary coming up in the next couple of weeks...along with more chaos... >>> ... >>> ... well, you get the idea. Finally *(HUGE sigh of relief)* - I thought I would NEVER say this (because as I said I USUALLY love summer) - fall is almost here and we should be back into SOME sort of a semi-normal routine...well, as normal as we can expect to get with all of the chaos that has nothing to do with summer...but at least (yes, I always say this) life should calm down a little in the next few weeks, although I know this roller coaster ride that we are on is never REALLY over, we are just climbing another hill waiting for the crazy thrill ride down to start again!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Please keep your hands and arms inside the car at all times...
You know that feeling, the one you get when you are at the very tippy top of a new roller coaster looking down, just before you plunge down into crazy loop-de-loops at insane speeds? The excited anticipation mixed with a little adrenaline and fear, after all, you have never tried this one so you have NO idea how bad it will be - or if you will survive. That was me going into this summer. I usually LOVE summer, but this one was a crazy one. We knew it going into it, and tried to enjoy the calm before the storm, but WOW is all I can say. Here it is in a nutshell, and I will promise photos that may never come, please try not to hold it against me! Please note that I am not necessarily complaining, most of these activities we enjoyed, but it was one thing right after the next, so it was CHAOTIC! That's all I'm saying. :) ...itty bitty ball at the rec. center (coaching every day and leaving my house with 2 kids by 8:15 am...my kids don't wake up until 9 usually...fun...my sister's wedding in CA....car broke down...Matt's mom had surgery to remove cancer tumors...my neice's wedding in Utah...Matt's dad diagnosed with Melanoma...plan youth conference...found out Matt's dad's tumors were in his brain...found out we were pregnant...Orlando trip...Matt's dad started radiation and chemo...4th of July party...car shopping...tired and prego...Matt called as 1st counselor in Bishopric...3 days later youth conference...kids passed around to family and friends while we were gone - thanks to all who helped!...get home Saturday night...Matt sustained and set apart with all the family there Sunday...temple open house Monday...get kids ready for church by myself...drive the kids to church by myself...sit in church by myself (and wrestle the kids of course) while Matt sits peacefully on the stands :)...Bear Lake week...still tired and prego...itty bitty ball at rec. center again - coaching every day and leaving by 8:15 am...with 2 kids...car hunting(still)...rock climbing in Provo Canyon...desperately car hunting...rock climbing in American Fork Canyon...bought new car (finally!)...Matt's mom started chemo...good news about Matt's dad - radiation is working...Mason's 3rd Birthday...bishopric night at Girl's Camp (wives included - SO much fun!)...called to cub scouts...know nothing about cub scouts...learning about pack meetings and den meetings...and 9-year-old boys :)...while still serving in nursery (just released!)...dr.'s appointments...and Matt's b-day and our anniversary coming up in the next couple of weeks...along with more chaos... >>> ... >>> ... well, you get the idea. Finally *(HUGE sigh of relief)* - I thought I would NEVER say this (because as I said I USUALLY love summer) - fall is almost here and we should be back into SOME sort of a semi-normal routine...well, as normal as we can expect to get with all of the chaos that has nothing to do with summer...but at least (yes, I always say this) life should calm down a little in the next few weeks, although I know this roller coaster ride that we are on is never REALLY over, we are just climbing another hill waiting for the crazy thrill ride down to start again!
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Holy cow!! I am sure you are doing great through all of this. Sorry to hear about both of Matt's parents. They'll be in my prayers :)
I actually think you left out a lot of craziness in that post-- you had way more going on than just that =). You do a great job with your rollercoaster.
You're amazing. What a crazy summer. So sorry about Matt's parents. I know first hand how hard that can be. Hang in there. You're doing great!
Wow! You just made me really tired.
Like Janette said, you do a great job with your rollercoaster. You would never guess that you have stress about anything. Keep up the good work :)
I know it must be hard to share Matt with all of us. I know he is where he is supposed to be and in turn I know your family will be blessed.
Love you guys!
Wow, crazy busy is right!! Sorry about your in-laws. Cancer and everything that go along with it are pretty scary. I will definitely keep them in our prayers.
Wow, that does sound like a busy summer! I hope things slow down a bit for you in the fall. I am so sorry to hear about Matt's parents, they will both be in my prayers. By the way, YEAH on baby #3. With the craziness that was my summer, I don't know if I ever told you that :)
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