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was grateful to have a nice house to live in while we built but it wasn t home we didn t unpack or decorate or make it feel like home i really missed having a home for that year rhett rhett came home from his mission early shortly after we moved to onza where we filled the only other bedroom with storage stuff leaving only the loft for him to occupy i ll go into the details of his struggles in a different post but in short he was very depressed and suicidal so along with trying to build the house i spent a lot of time tears and energy trying to get him well and he is glade and i were not on the same page with the course of action so i was basically alone on this many many dr appointments and late nights and being on watch till we finally got him stable glade during this time glade had a personal trial that kind of threw him into a tailspin he was angry and confused and then pretty depressed like you wouldn t know he was the same guy kind of sad nothing i did or said helped him get past it and he wasn t willing to reach out for help from anyone else i m not trying to out his personal stuff but his stuff is my stuff and it s been a really tough year trying to figure this all out throw in that he was out of town practically the whole time i was building the house and actually the week we moved in as well and it just added another level of stress to the situation actually having him gone was probably a blessing i was able to just focus on the house and get things done he flew home for 2 days to help us move all the big stuff in and then had to leave again christmas brought another level of contention as he was home most the time still really sad and very unsure of his place here at home since he s been gone the better part of 6 months and we were in new patterns and a new house same thing with friends and at church i kind of used up all my strength and fortitude getting through the last year dealing with everything and i was just too tired to be the strong one so we were both weak and sad and unsure it was the worst finally through some unpleasant interactions we were able to put it all out there set a plan on how to pick ourselves up and work on ourselves and for each other there were a few months where i just wanted to stay home and be sad not talk to anyone not do my church stuff or serve or really talk to anyone but close friends and family but finally after reaching out for some advice i decided life was too good and i was too blessed to be sad glade still has his things to work out and i have lots to work on doing for myself i ve been trying to go to the temple weekly read and pray more i go for a walk outside almost every day i feel so much better and like the fog has lifted me i m so fat i ve eaten all my stress and sadness i ve never weighed so much in my whole life but i m feeling sort of strong again i feel ready to get back to strong and happy and in control i m not good at it and i don t know how long it will last but i m trying for me i m down 5 lbs this week and am trying to exercise i have plantar fasciitis really bad keeping me from doing much it s very frustrating but i m doing everything i can it s made a world of difference in how i see my family myself and those around me when i m not worrying about what s not perfect in my life and look at what is it s been a really trying year and a half with more emotion and trial than i may have ever had in my life i don t know how i was able to get it all done but i did i m proud of myself for being where i am even if all my moments along the way weren t my personal best i m ready to not do houses and just live for a while we still have family stuff that continues and kids that struggle but it s ok we got this posted by laurie at 10 14 am 0 comments madagascar and track this week we got a new set of baby chicks including three meat chicks from joe s easter gifts my big chickens of which i started with 10 are now down to 4 the white ones have basically killed off the rest of the flock once these babies are big enough we will probably get rid of the mean big ones and just start over bo and katy were in madagascar jr which was super fun to watch bo was a lead penguin and katy a lemur with a few lines they both did so well and have come a long way in such a short time bo is the one with the headband kowalski sawyer lyndon thatcher and bo whitley and andrew came to see the show on a date night bo and his theather bff scotty hagan katy as lee the lemur these three were the cast favs and inseparable at rehearsals bo katy and dalin all did track this season however because of the show and dalin s work schedule it wasn t really that great of a season they would go to track straight after school then dinner in the car on the way to rehearsal this lasted about 4 weeks they are so tired and they miss playing with friends and chilling i m all for keeping them busy but they definitely need a rest bo threw shot and discuss and katy ran the 100 and 200 they both had foot injuries as well which kept them from fulling participating hey at least they tried and stuck it out i love that this boy will get on my lap and snuggle in late show the night before early rise to get to the meet he s beat katy giving it her all it was also my mom s birthday so we spent that day at lunch with the girls and grandbabies at barros the next day she and i had a nice dinner just the two of us at texas roadhouse didn t take one picture either day posted by laurie at 9 34 am 0 comments monday april 2 2018 easter week we finally got our onza house on the market this last weekend glade spent a lot of hours trying to get everything finished so i could get in and clean monday i did just that 18 000 steps worth it was a long day but in the end it was finished mostly and they were able to come take pictures so it could be listed on thursday sadly it was a holiday weekend so it was slow going for showings but i m done just for fun i took this picture of a hot air balloon right in front of our house because we have so many wide open spaces out here they take off and land close by we regularly get to see these beautiful things up close and personal bo decided he was going to propose in a hot air balloon when the time comes katy s school had a breakfast with mom day so we went and enjoyed some juice and cinnamon rolls together i sure love this little gal on a whim glade and i ended up at the opening game for the diamondbacks we have season tickets through his business but they are shared with two other companies to my great surprise and luck no one had claimed opening night so we went we ate hot dogs and cheered and in the end we won this is easter sad i know but i m so done with easter baskets we canceled the easter bunny awhile ago because we didn t want the mess on easter sunday so now it s my job well this year we didn t do baskets and the kids each picked out their own stuff that was a fun shopping trip brooklyn s is still due to arrive via amazon easter happened to also land on general conference weekend we did our usual big breakfast of french toast and then gathered to watch conference i love love hearing our leaders counsel us this round of conference had a few big changes including combining high priest group and the elders quorum also turning home and visiting teaching into one program known as ministering we also had a solemn assembly to sustain our new prophet russell m nelson was a great conference that evening we gathered at amy and tyler s house for family dinner and managed a pic of all the hooligans this is max our dog i have a love hate relationship with him most the time i love him he s a good dog but he also smells and chews up our favorite shoes today he drug himself through the mud and it was cute so i took a picture it was 90 degrees lastly our good friends the rapiers came to visit for the weekend sadly i took very few pictures friday we joined them for a temple session and lunch saturday they came for lunch and watched conference with us and then the boys went to priesthood session while the boys were away we squished in my tv room to watch the greatest showman which several had not yet seen once the session was over the adults went to dinner and ice cream i sure love that family and am so grateful for their friendship posted by laurie at 10 50 am 0 comments sunday march 25 2018 chicago trip 2018 because i m a weirdo i really like to spend time in the cold at least once a year glade had a bunch of points from traveling for work built up and it was our anniversary so we decided to go to chicago for new years i didn t plan on it being on a sunday so that messed with our plans a little but we still had a really good time we only had our feet to take us places so after a few freezing treks around town we got familiar with the public transit system the very first day we were there we had to go purchase warmer outerwear it was crazy cold like in the negatives even some of the normal attractions that stayed open all winter were closed due to the cold we ate pizza at the place right next door to our hotel we cruised the magnificent mile in downtown and of course i awwed and gooed over all the christmas lights still up we visited the tower formerly known as sears tower and waited 3 hours to get to the top not worth it in my opinion but it was fine after we did that we walked to go see a movie jumanji we were hungry and cold and thought a movie would be perfect after the cold walk to get there we realized the way they offered the timing of it we weren t an hour early we were barely there on time it was a theatre that offered dinner while you watch so we decided to do that what i wanted they were out of so i chose the next thing and ended up paying 17 for some mac and cheese we also found out that our seats were not in the back row but in the very front i was about to cry at this point luckily they were reclining seats so laying all the way back wasn t too bad the movie was awesome and the mac and cheese well i wasn t hungry anymore one of those things you can laugh about later one day we went down to navy pier to see what was what but that was kind of disappointing so we just walked around and had lunch after that we decided public transportation was going to need to happen even my eyes were cold and they were the only thing exposed pizza place with graffiti all over beautiful magnificent mile all lit up view from the top of the sears tower standing on the clear platform at the top of the tower on sunday we got up grabbed a small breakfast and headed to church it was a brand new church and it was actually multiple levels the people were very nice and pretty much everyone but me kept their coats on the whole meeting have i mentioned i like being cold after that we went back to the hotel to just nap and chill for awhile when it was dinner time we bundled back up and walked to the cheesecake factory which was delicious including this very large piece of chocolate cake we left there and went to visit the bean it was really cool at night and there was hardly anyone there we were so cold we took a bus back to the hotel and spent the rest of the night cuddled up in pjs watching the ball drop in new york it was a really great day monday we woke up and went back to the bean to eat at the wildberry cafe that we had read about it was so crowded and by the time we got in it was borderline lunchtime but it was so good no seriously they sprinkle magic in their food heavenly then it was time to go so we took the train back to the airport to end our journey chocolate cake at the cheesecake factory so cold at the bean happy new year posted by laurie at 10 50 am 0 comments spring break 2018 week 2 the second week of spring break we spent at home brooklyn and rhett had to go back to school and work so it was mostly just me and bo and katy dalin is big now has a girlfriend and a drivers license so he had better things to do we went to see the new movie a wrinkle in time which was surprisingly good we also went shoe shopping and ate a small lunch we spent a day at the zoo with whitley and her kids which was fun and the weather was still cool enough bo jumped off a playhouse and hurt his foot though and now that s causing problems for him in track and the show that he is currently doing i spent one day doing big girl stuff with my friends meaning we all went to a movie together to see i can only imagine it was only a few hours but it was nice the last few days were spent at the dentist with only 1 out of 5 having cavities bo is hopefully more committed to his oral health after the scraping and torture he endured to get his teeth cleaned rhett is going to start having to pay for his own cavities if he doesn t get moving saturday was spent at the track with bo and katy they both did well and i will blog about their season later poor glade has spent every night this week and all day saturday trying to get our onza house ready to put on the market we are so close zoo day all clear of cavities posted by laurie at 10 17 am 0 comments older posts home subscribe to posts atom stephen s mission to hawaii letters and pictures new blog i decided to start a new blog to document all my new projects it s strictly about domestic stuff visit if you like but no making fun its here and called homemaking for dummies about me laurie arizona i ll never be too old to love sparkly things view my complete profile my true love forever followers friends and family amy and tyler stephanie and chris rebecca and alan diane and vaughn whitney and marc chelsey and friends lauren and ryan raegan and joey tomena and marlin todd and diana yve tammy and john todd and catherine craig and margaret jim and krista chris and amy matt and shelli jake and jenny ann and ryan camille and jerel cyndi and steve heather and thayne jason and julia jenn and sean john and tairi leslie and christian trevor and gena digital scrapbooking freebies blog archive 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