Happy Mothers Day

I am not a big fan of this day. I love my mom and sisters, it's just hard when it is dedicated to all mothers and I am not a mother. I want children SOO bad!

I have an amazing mom who is there for me whenever I need her. And I have 3 amazing sisters who I don't know what I would do without them. They have brought 6 of the most precious gifts into my life, each one a little different. I was getting a little stressed because the stuff for the gifts I was making hadn't come until Friday. So I stayed up until 11 pm to make them. I know, 11 pm on a Friday night.. WOW. But the next day I had to get up early for the Race for the Cure Breast Cancer walk.



I made this craft for my mom and dad. It is for their birthday/mothers day/fathers day (I will still get them something for fathers day) I also made one for my Aunt Linda. I know how it feels not having kids of your own, so I thought of her and made her a Mothers Day gift.



This was my Mothers Day gift for my 3 sisters. I wanted it to be JUST PERFECT! Since the stuff didn't come until Friday, Chantel's will be late getting to her (sorry Chantel)


While I was doing the Race for the Cure walk, I couldn't help but think of the ladies in my own family. Breast cancer runs in the family. When my Grandma Nell died, her cancer had metastasized and they don't know the original origin. But over the past few years, 2 of my moms cousins have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Walking for this GREAT cause with almost 17,000 people just had chills down my spine. According to the Susan G Komen website, $215,918.23 Raised. And that wass just raised in Utah. This is a nationwide event. On a side note, that's why I enjoy working where I work. I work at Myriad Laboratory where they do genetic testing for Breast Cancer. I know, that I gave Grandma Nell a great gift for Mothers Day, walking in the walk. All the money raised goes to help find a cure for breast cancer.


Happy Mothers Day to my family! I love you all!

Happy Birthday, Tammy

Happy Birthday Tammy. Man, you are OLD! :) Koy tells me you are 4! (but I am 6) I hope you have a good birthday. I am glad you live just down the road and I know I can rely on you guys to help me out when I need it (or the other way around) You have been a great, big sister to me. Glad you have the day off work, not for your birthday but for mothers day hehehe. Happy Birthday Sis! Love ya!

Happy Birthday, MOM

Yes, it is ANOTHER birthday! This time it is moms. That's why I had to let Dad get all the glory of a birthday for a full day before Mom got the glory of a full day of a birthday!



Mom is always there for me. I know sometimes when I call, I will be on a "can I talk to dad" kick. And mom will say yes. I hope she doesn't take any offense. But she knows that then there are those times that I will be on the "can I talk to mom" kick.

I love you mom so much. I know I don't tell you enough. I know this past year has been hard for you. I know it made you so happy having all your kids together at Thanksgiving AND Christmas. That was probably the best Christmas present anyone could have given you. I know it wasn't under the best circumstances, but I know you were so proud to have all your kids together since it has been forever since that has happened.



You are so proud of all your grandkids. Each one holds a special place in your heart. You are so talented and I really am proud of that, I make sure to tell everyone at my work how talented you are! (the lady at my work is so grateful for you of sharing your cross-stitching secrets)



You and Dad are the best parents anyone could ever ask for! You guys show so much love and support. I know my friends tell me all the time that I am so spoiled by my parents, what is a girl supposed to do when her parents love her so much.. RIGHT? :)

Hope you have a great birthday. I love you!

Happy Birthday, DAD

Yes, it's time for another birthday! I am posting this now so it can be up for a full day for his birthday before we have ANOTHER birthday!


I just want to tell my Dad happy birthday. I love you dad. You are wonderful. You are a great support to me and the rest of the family. Growing up, you always did whatever needed to be done to make sure we got what we needed/wanted. You worked so hard and you still do. You work 2 jobs now and I never hear you complain. Dad, you always give us good advice and you are always there for us when we need you. You have been there for all of us, we have lost count how many times you have helped us move.


All the grandkids love to be with Grandpa or PAPA (as Max calls you).


You are a kid at heart when you are with them. You teach them all to fish. You take time to read them a story or play with them in the swimming pool. The 6 grandkids love their grandpa, and the 7 kids you have love their dad.



Dad, you always give us good advice and you are always there for us when we need you. You have been there for all of us, we have lost count how many times you have helped us move. You are a great dad and I love you so much! I'm so glad you're my dad. I feel I'm the luckiest girl to have you as my dad.

Happy Birthday Dad
I love you so much
Love,
Nicky ....Peanut

Happy Birthday, Lex

I can't believe she is 10! She is such a big help to all of us. She is growing up to be a beautiful young lady. I am so glad I have had the chance to spend a lot of time with her since they live so close. I even got a phone call from her a few weeks ago, she needed my help to open a can of peaches because she couldn't get the electric can opener to work. I'm so glad she knew she can always call me when she needs something. I will always be there for her no matter what. I hope you had a good birthday Lex. Enjoy your time at Disneyworld! I love you!

Happy Birthday, Josh

I meant to this earlier but I didn't wake up early enough and my work computer will only allow me to read blogs not post on my own (weird I know). Want to wish Josh my brother in law a happy birthday.

Happy Birthday, Chantel

Happy birthday Chantel! I hope you have a great day! I'm glad you're in the family and you make my brother so happy. Thanks for being there for me when I need someone to talk to, it really means a lot. You seem to "get it" since you're the youngest in your family :)

Hope you do something fun! Happy Birthday!