Ethan is sick today but the rest of us went to the concert tonight. These kids sounded so good. I am super impressed every time I hear them sing!
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Choir Concert
Ethan is sick today but the rest of us went to the concert tonight. These kids sounded so good. I am super impressed every time I hear them sing!
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Friday, December 15, 2017
Good things
- Ethan had a soccer game. He played most of it and they won so happy day!
- Grace performed at LPAC with AVCC and Pat Boone. The concert was surprisingly sweet and entertaining and the kids did awesome!
- and Hannah made it home!!!
25 years and 1 day ago
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| tiny feet |
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| 4 months old |
I was 24 years old when Jenna was born. Ironically I felt so old and J seems very young to me (again with the weird time thing). I was in my 6th year of community college (sadly not joking), serving as our ward relief society president (to the chagrin of many of the older and much more capable sisters in the ward), doing daycare so I could be a “stay at home” mom for Dani and Sierra, 1 year cancer free, and in a hard & sad marriage. There were lots of hard things in my life and 3 delightful, happy, joyful blessings!
Grandpa Palmer (Jenna's great grandfather) died and everyone in the family was coming to town for the funeral. It was the day before the funeral was to happen and we were up early in the morning getting ready for the many things we had to do with family in town, and a funeral to get ready for. Mark was at work and I was giving the girls a bath when whoosh, my water broke. That was the first time it had broken before I started having contractions so I was very surprised! I finished getting the girls bathed and dressed, called Mark to come home, called Mom to have her get ready to take Dani and Sierra and got myself together. When Mark got home we drove to mom's (super close by, a blessing I didn't fully appreciate until years later when we started living far from family) and then drove to the hospital. At this point I still hadn't had any contractions and was beginning to wonder if I just wet my pants. I was checked and found to be at 6 cm so we got a room. I got changed and we got settled in and not too long after that things got moving. I am a fast laborer (for which I am ever grateful) and an hour later we welcomed our sweet baby girl into the world.
Here's the thing about being a mom. It is the most amazing thing ever. I love my parents, siblings, friends, even husband but those children, that is something different. Something in your very body chemistry, all the way down to your DNA, literally changes when you become a mom (or at least that's what it feels like). Each time my brand new baby was placed in my arms I was overwhelmed with love. I was obsessed. Everything about that baby was/is a delight. The texture of their skin, the intoxicating smell they have, the softness of their whole being. Everything is a wonder. Jenna was tiny and perfect. I remember looking at her feet and hands, her sweet little ears and tiny, tiny nose. I drank in every bit of her and never tired of watching her. When you hold your child a sense of well being, peace and joy just floods your senses. Still does but even 100x more when they are small. What is a 100 times infinity? That math doesn't work out but the eternal love and family bonds are real none the less.
So J was born and all was well. We went home the next day and began our life as a "girl family”, 3 was the official number that made us a girl family ;). Jenna has always been such a great girl. She was an easy, sweet, although determined baby and toddler. She was a good, cheerful, quick learning student. She was an adventuresome, fun loving, out going teenager. As an adult she is responsible, caring, faithful, fun, goal oriented, beautiful woman. I so grateful to be her mom and consider her a great blessing and kindness from the Lord. (the only problem is those thousands of miles between us).
I am looking forward to seeing how the next 25 years of her life unfold. (and eternity after that, I truly know and believe that we will enjoy that family relationship, the joy of being mother/daughter, and the friendship we have now forever. God's kindest gift)
Happy birthday!!
Grandpa Palmer (Jenna's great grandfather) died and everyone in the family was coming to town for the funeral. It was the day before the funeral was to happen and we were up early in the morning getting ready for the many things we had to do with family in town, and a funeral to get ready for. Mark was at work and I was giving the girls a bath when whoosh, my water broke. That was the first time it had broken before I started having contractions so I was very surprised! I finished getting the girls bathed and dressed, called Mark to come home, called Mom to have her get ready to take Dani and Sierra and got myself together. When Mark got home we drove to mom's (super close by, a blessing I didn't fully appreciate until years later when we started living far from family) and then drove to the hospital. At this point I still hadn't had any contractions and was beginning to wonder if I just wet my pants. I was checked and found to be at 6 cm so we got a room. I got changed and we got settled in and not too long after that things got moving. I am a fast laborer (for which I am ever grateful) and an hour later we welcomed our sweet baby girl into the world.
Here's the thing about being a mom. It is the most amazing thing ever. I love my parents, siblings, friends, even husband but those children, that is something different. Something in your very body chemistry, all the way down to your DNA, literally changes when you become a mom (or at least that's what it feels like). Each time my brand new baby was placed in my arms I was overwhelmed with love. I was obsessed. Everything about that baby was/is a delight. The texture of their skin, the intoxicating smell they have, the softness of their whole being. Everything is a wonder. Jenna was tiny and perfect. I remember looking at her feet and hands, her sweet little ears and tiny, tiny nose. I drank in every bit of her and never tired of watching her. When you hold your child a sense of well being, peace and joy just floods your senses. Still does but even 100x more when they are small. What is a 100 times infinity? That math doesn't work out but the eternal love and family bonds are real none the less.
So J was born and all was well. We went home the next day and began our life as a "girl family”, 3 was the official number that made us a girl family ;). Jenna has always been such a great girl. She was an easy, sweet, although determined baby and toddler. She was a good, cheerful, quick learning student. She was an adventuresome, fun loving, out going teenager. As an adult she is responsible, caring, faithful, fun, goal oriented, beautiful woman. I so grateful to be her mom and consider her a great blessing and kindness from the Lord. (the only problem is those thousands of miles between us).
I am looking forward to seeing how the next 25 years of her life unfold. (and eternity after that, I truly know and believe that we will enjoy that family relationship, the joy of being mother/daughter, and the friendship we have now forever. God's kindest gift)
Happy birthday!!
Thursday, December 14, 2017
Grace day
This afternoon she wanted to make cookies to bring to school tomorrow for her friends. I didn’t want to because it takes a long time, makes a big mess, and would require a trip to the store but she talked me into it and stayed in the kitchen the whole time and was super fun and helpful and creative. She was an awesome cookie partner!
Also she started clarinet lessons with a teacher she’s been waiting to have an opening for.
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Wednesday
After school Rob and I went to Ethan’s game. It was very beautiful and warm out, until the sun went down and then it was chilly. The game went poorly. We lost. The other team played rough and E got benched early in the game. Kind of stinky all around.
At school I had the same class as yesterday. We had another good day together. One little guy, Tyrese had a sad day. Last night his twin sister fell off the balcony at their house and had to be air flighted to childrens in LA. He doesn’t know how she is and was a little tearful throughout the day. So sad. Sad stuff happens every day:(
In the evening we went to Grace’s band concert. It was really good. Their songs were awesome. Grace and two friends did a trio and sounded fantastic.
Unfortunately Lu lost her ligature in the dark. So after the concert we got to search around the campus for it. We did find it...squished in the parking lot. She was able to borrow one from Mr Bastidas and was still able to play.
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