Kara LuLu is now 4

My little LuLu is now the big age of 4!! All Kara wanted to do on her birthday was to have "BBQ chicken and a cake like the one that Bruce eats on Matilda, you know the one the Trunchbull makes him eat"(Chocolate Cake) she told me that morning! So all day when family would call her and wish her a Happy Birthday her would she she was still 3 because she hadn't had cake yet! That just reminded me of something she said this summer. She was sad that Oakley and her friend were playing and she wasn't big enough to do what they were, she came to me crying and told me to just go make her a cake so so could be big!! I wish that was the answer to not ageing then I would ban birthday cakes forever for me!!{[WINK]}Kara also had her day care Christmas party on her birthday, what more could a kid ask for then to see Santa on your birthday! As we were leaving the party, Kara kicked something on the sidewalk on the way out it was a jingle bell off of Santa's suit! Her face lit up and she turned to me and said Mom I just got my secret wish!! Then we had to make a mad dash back inside to tell everyone what she had found!! Then we had to call Dad, he didn't understand a word she said because she was so excited!! It defiantly was a birthday to remember!!
Kara LuLu,
I want you to how grateful we are to have you in our family!! I love all of the funny little things you say, and do! You are so special! I love how you get so excited to go help your dad at the dairy, so you can ware you poop boots! I love that you like to be home and no where else. I love that you miss Oakley when she is gone. I love how you try to wiggle you ears, but only your eyes blink and your nose gets all crinkled! But most of all I love you!!
Love MOM

Change is always Good!

Well I guess I can share this with everyone, Greg quit his job! I can't even tell you how excited I am!! I know you all are thinking that I must have lost my mind with the way the economy is and all. But yes, this is a great thing! Greg is a work-aholic! He was working for a man raising Holstein heifers for the local dairies around Delta, that is what he called his day job. Greg also does the AI work for a few dairies, runs our hauling business, and manages our Mama cows, to name a few of the side things that occupy his time. So when Greg said he wanted to cut something out, I was so happy and when he said it was his day job. I was bouncing off the walls with joy! Greg and I will have been married for 11 years tomorrow Greg has had to go to work on Christmas all but one of those, it was our first Christmas. We still lived in Draper at the time! So to have Greg home for all of Christmas morning, we wont know how to act!! So now Greg's main job is doing the AI work for the dairy, which will only take till early afternoon to do. Now he will have time for all of his other side job's and still be able to make it home for dinner!! With change always comes sacrifices, but what we have give up is very minimal to having my Greg around more!!

"Who Needs Snow"

So today was decorating day for the Festival of Trees! My Family and I have been working on our Tree for a few months now, so it was fun to see it all come together! This year Our theme was a beach or tropical kind of tree. You have to name your tree, so we gave our tree the name of "Who Needs Snow!" We have done this in the memory of my niece Ashley. She loved the summertime and always wished that she could go some place warm during the cold winter, I imagine the cold was hard on her but she never let you know how much it really bothered her! This was our second tree and we plan on doing it every year, we enjoy it so much and it helps ease the hurt and heartache a little, knowing that our time and effort is going to help children at Primary Children's Hospital, the same place that our Ashley spent weeks at a time, receiving great care and hope! Ashley My Angel
By Randie Smith

I have a guardian angel now,
She was sent to me from above.
With eyes so warm and caring,
They showed me of her Love.

Her laughter I will always hear,
The fun times we had I hold so dear.
We had a friendship that was so strong,
I know her love will go on and on.

A smile she would always wear,
Even when life, seemed to be unfair
She would always give me that sweet look,
And in no time she was off the hook.

Her heart was full of music,
A song I could always hear.
It told of her joy and love,
And so often she would share.

She has taught me of so many things
Like what it means to fight,
And live for everything.
I don’t know who I would be,
If my guardian angel, hadn’t been sent to me.

I read this at her funeral. We were more like sisters then anything else! I will miss her forever until that time comes when I get to hug her once more, till then all I have are fond memories that always bring a smile to my face and tears to my eyes! Love you Ash!