Life is busy

We went to my Grandmas funeral on the 11th. It was nice and really made me remember what a good person she was. Her whole life was nothing but a sacrifice for her husband and children. When I look at pictures of her as a beautiful young woman, I think of the dreams she probably had for her life. But she was true to her family and sacrificed her life for them.

We've been watching American Idol faithfully- pretty much the whole family likes it. Our favorite is the funny weird audition weeks. We're rooting for the boy from Murray--David Archuleta. He is SOOOO good and very cute too.

Went to the "Maturation Program" with Bailey. She was funny as she looked at me with a weird look at embarrassing comments and pictures they showed. We went out to eat together afterwards at Wingers.

Valentines Day was nice. Brian bought a flowers for me, and for each of his daughters like he's done since they were little. I love that he does this. Our whole table was covered in flowers from all the flowers from Bri, plus ones from BOYS that gave them to my girls!!

On a sad note, the mother of one of Jessie's best friends, Stephanie Bigelow, passed away from cancer. I am really close to this friend of Jessie's, and it has been really hard for me to see this.
The funeral was really sad; each of her children had a part in it. When Bigelow said the closing prayer, it really made me cry. It's so hard to know what to say in these situations. It breaks my heart to know how sad this family is.

I went to lunch Wednesday with one of my very best friends Kim McDaniel. We have been buds since we moved to Riverton in 1994. I sure love her and think she is great. She has been through A LOT with her divorce and stuff, and I just think she is great person. She's always positive and happy.Our kids have been friends since they were so little---Micah and Jared since they were 2 years old! And Bethany and Shayn since they were 4. Jameson was perfect through the long lunch and chat we had.

The past few days have been BUSY! Food to a funeral, food to a lady who just had a baby, me in charge of Activity Days, Blue and Gold banquet with Brig, Brooke's orientation for Jr. High, dog groomed, basketball game,Brooke and Bay to that Hannah Montana concert movie and then today, Parent Teacher Conference for Brooke, Bailey and Brigham. They are all doing very well and I was so happy to hear this. All at the top of their class. All good readers. Brig has a little trouble being quiet and not being rowdy with friends, but that's a little boy for you.

Jameson is sleeping through the night basically every night now. It has been nice to get a full nights sleep and actually feeling like getting out of bed at 7:00 a.m. now. This is way earlier than my other babies---they were like one before they slept through the night!! (he's 5 months) And I'm learning more about him--like, he is content to sit in his bouncer IF he can see me. I just had him on the kitchen counter for an hour while I did dishes and cleaned and he was happy the whole time. So I know now he just doesn't like to be alone. I sang to him while I cleaned and he was good for that long. Also, the other day I cleaned with him in a Snugli baby carrier, and he was good then too. He just loves to be held, and with people. Can't blame him for that.

Jess is doing much better. She has done more with friends and that makes the time pass faster and helps her keep her mind off it. I'm glad because it was really hard for me to see her so sad.

It rained a lot today, which I loved. Rain is my very favorite weather. When I wake up and see it is a rainy day, I am in a GREAT mood. People think I am weird, but I have just always loved rain.