February 12th Sunday

I haven't written in this blog in so long and I know that I need to do it.  We had a wonderful Christmas.  Everyone was here.  Next year that will not happen.  Emily is moving to Houston where her and her husband and little family will live.  Here husband has a job there after he graduates.  That will happen in May.  I hate to see them go.  There little girl is getting so big.  Lisa and her family will move if her husband can find another job, so that he can get out of the debt they are in because of dental school.  Michelle is doing great but you never know where the future will take her and her little family.  Phillip I am sure will look for a good job once he graduates in April and who knows where they will end up.  My family is important to me and I count them a great blessing in my life.  I love each one of them and there spouses and my wonderful grand children.  I will hate to see them when they go.  Soon Kim and Tam will be getting married and will be heading out to new lives.  I and my husband will be empty nesters.  That will be different for us.  I love being in our home.  I love having my children close by.  They are important to me, and I can't believe that they have all grown up and are almost all on their own.  I love being in our ward.  We had a progressive dinner this week and we really enjoyed it.  We went from the Lamoroux where we had dinner, to the church for refreshments.  It was fun to be there and get to know people in the ward better.  It was a wonderful evening.

December 25th Sunday 2011

It has been a very special day!  Today is the greast Christmas ever, because it is on a Sunday and we were able to go to Sacrament Meeting and celebrate in the birth of the Savior.  I loved being at church this morning.  After church we as a family opened our presents.  The wonderful thing about that is all my children were here from out of town and we were together as a family. I had the privilege of seeing all my grandchildren at some time during the day and all my children.  I don't think there is a greater blessing in the world, then being a part of such a wonderful family.  We all had a great Christmas.  All day I have felt like an abundantly blessed person, just watching all my children and grandchildren, as they opened their presents and were able to be so excited about what they received.   I heard the comment a couple of times made by some of my children, I just can't believe that I have another present to open. I think that they were all so grateful for what they received because it was given with such thanks and heartfelt love. It was a great Christmas for all of us and mostly because we were all together and shared in the excitement as each person opened their present.  Thank-you everyone for this beautiful day, I am just so grateful for each of you and for the Savior of the World who made out this all possible, and gave us the wonderful gift of repentance and life its self.

December 23rd Friday

It has been at extremely busy day at the Bosch Kitchen Center. We just run all day long.  We have had some extremely busy days.  I get home at night and I just want to fall in bed.  But I want you to know that we have had some extremely humbling blessings. Kimberly and Tamara work with me at the Bosch Kitchen Center, sometimes it can make life a little bit better because these 2 are my last.  I know that the time will come when they will leave our home get married and move on.  I am a little concerned about that day because I know that my children and grandchildren want to come see me because Kim and Tam are here to entertain them, but when that changes I know that the visits will be much different.  It will be a change in all of our lives.  I know the time will come soon when all my children will be married.  I hope that they pick men who will love them and take care of them, who will do anything for them.  I received a wonderful Christmas present today.  We will soon be able to enjoy our home even more because we will be able to continue to pay mortgage payments on it, and enjoy being here for a long time.  I know that the Lord is in our lives and I am so grateful for that.  Tomorrow is Christmas eve and soon my children will all be here to enjoy that special occasion with us.

November 22, 2011 Tuesday

I started this blog because I wanted to reflect back on family memories and I wanted to remember the tender mercies of the Lord.   It is only 1 in the afternoon, and we have already experienced several tender mercies.  Tamara dropped her HP pad in the tub a strange story.  She was watching a movie in the bathroom.  She stepped out of the tub and kicked her cord and the HP pad went flying.  She was sick.  She got it out of the tub and tried to turn it off but that didn't work, so she had to let it die.  She put it in rice.  It has been a week and she tried her pad this morning, but it wouldn't so on.  But it was dead, so she plugged it in a left for school to take a test.  A miracle happened and the touch pad went on.  Another miracle I just found my best scissors and I found the top plastic square that goes on my sewing machine.  We receive tender mercies throughout the day and I am going to try harder to recognize them.  It is a miracle that 4 in the family got HP touch pads.  My husband had heard that they were not being made anymore, so he got on the internet and tried to order some because they were only 99 dollars, but they were not available.  My children  persisted and one of them stayed on the computer pretty much all day ordering them.  Finally after hours they were excepted.  But we just kept hearing they didn't  have  them in, but weeks and months went by, they said the order we be filled an we received them a few weeks ago.  Miracles certainly happen.  They make school  easier for my college children.  We know it is a blessing to have them.     Thanks to the Lord for our tender mercies this day.

October 8th saturday

Many miracles have happened today. Frank, Lisa and l went to the temple today, while we were at the temple our miracle happened and we received our apples from my dear sweet neighbor Sister Hales So many apples.  Rain, and all my sons went out and picked 5 huge  boxes of apples. They were still picking by the time that we arrived home from the temple. Michelle was working hard trying to get everything ready to start the applesauce.  It was a long day  but  we all pitched in.  We ended about 2 in the morning by the time we got all the bottles filled and the kitchen clean.  We  did all together 240 bottles of applesauce 35 bottles of apple pie filling,  48 pint bottles of baby food.  It was hard work on everyone's part, but well worth it for all of my children to take home some fruit.  It was a miracle every thing turned out where the apples were concerned and they were all done before my children had to go home.  Thank-you everyone for your help, for me it was all about building relationships.  It was great.  I love my family they are a blessing in my life.

October 7th Friday

It has been a day to remember.  I got off work half of a day today and I don't have to go to work tomorrow.  My children all came in from out of town, and we spent the time putting up applesauce.  We got 95 quarts done tonight.  One broke so you can really only count 94.  The problem was, I agreed to pick grapes at 3:00 today.  So off to pick grapes Frank, Tamara and I went. It was raining hard, but if you got under the grape vines it was rather fun.  We did come back soaked.  We also picked some tomato's we were given those too.  We were given them by Paul's sweet mother.  Trust me she was an answer to my prayers.  I have spent the last week working because of a sick employee.  So I have been working full time for 2 weeks now.  It has been OK, but very exhausting.  In the evenings I have been making my daughters blessing dress.  I have been working on it for a week now.  Tonight I have got to get all the finish work done, so that it doesn't interfere with the applesauce tomorrow.  So my dear sweet husband keeps sending me out of the kitchen. I also plan on going to the temple tomorrow.  We ran out of the apples for applesauce, and I know my children want more than we have.  So I will call a lady in my ward about apples and tomorrow a miracle will happen.

September 16th Friday

Today has been a day of reflection.  Sister Ruby Stratton passed away and we attended the funeral today.  It was a beautiful funeral.  It brought me to tears many times.  I remember back when I was pregnant with Emily.  I had a horrible cold and I couldn't seem to get rid of it. I had it for months. I even rapped my ribs because I was in so much pain.  Every time I coughed I doubled over.  It was terrible.  I went to the fruit stand.  Sister Stratton heard me cough.  She insisted on giving me some liquid vitamins.  I think they were a Shakley product I don't know, but she told me they would help make me get better. I know they were at least 20 dollars but that is just Ruby, she cared about everyone. She insisted that I take it, she will never know how much that meant to me, and she was right with in a week I was well. She was a miracle for me.

I went there many times to pick up my daughters from work, because 2 of my daughters worked for her at different times.  She would always give us something.  Some fruit or a fresh gallon of apple juice.  It was amazing because I always walked out of there with something.  She insisted on me taking some juice to my parents, or she would give me a deal on fruit.  I will miss her greatly.  I miss the fruit stand and the wonderful surprise bags that we bought for our children there.  When my children would walk to the fruit stand for a surprise bag I was grateful, I knew who would be there, the lady with the sweet smile and always a kind word.  We will miss our dear friend!!!!!!  Good-bye, Sister Stratton.  As the song said at the funeral today.  God be with you till we meet again!!!!!