True family spirit!

I found this blog through a link at Chantal's website. This is the true example of family. This is how people react in a crisis. I grew up in the Mormon faith. These are people truly understand how to honor and live by the beliefs they study and talk about daily. This is the type of reaction I hoped for from my extended family in Utah and the type of reaction I received from my family and friends here when Grandpa fell again and all financial resources needed to be saved. This family embodies the Mormon religion as far as I am concerned. This is what families are all about. I wish more people (especially those who I have to deal with) would realize that. Please donate to this cause if you can. Christian and Stephanie seem like very special people!

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Not another test!

Grandpa's still on the mend. School has started and it seems to be a calm class who listens (so far). That's something new and different.

Some of you may remember my post when I was on myspace.com about the movie Evan Almighty. In it the wife of Evan, who is the mom from Gilmore Girls, asks that her family become closer. In response God (Morgan Freeman) challenges their family with building an ark and the neighborhood thinks they are crazy so she gives up. I like this idea of earning things you asks for through being tested. I haven't have many big tests in my life and never claim to have the huge tests that others do, but it makes me appreciate the little things I do go through. I'm proud of myself for coming out the other side with integrity and dignity intact. I didn't stoop to levels of hurting others or saying negative things. Being positive and only taking in positive things helped me handle the situation with a higher standard than others and set an example for others around me. What did I gain? Financial security for my grandparents. It's a war that I don't think is over, but it is worth the fight.

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Down with toxins!

Being 30 years old come with some clarity. Anyone that is being hurtful on purpose is being physical, financial, mental, verbal and/or emotionally abusive and no one should have to take that from anyone including family members. A person is not being a good relative if they are abusive. You have to protect your well being and if dealing with that person becomes a toxin in your life, ending the relationship is okay.

I'm going to buy a time share at the hopsital.

Grandpa Edmunds is back in the hospital with a fractured pelvis. He was at water therapy on Tuesday and fell in the dressing room. Yesterday he had an appointment with his surgeon to look at his hip because he could barely move. They called to cancel and said they could fit him in Friday. I took the phone and said that wasn't an option so we went to the ER for x-rays. There is no surgery that would heal this kind of a break, so grandpa will just have to wait for the break to heal on it's own. That means more therapy. They are saying 2 weeks but judging by the last time he was in rehab, I'm guessing a month. SOOOOOO all the things I've been trying to discuss with my parents and grandparents over the last four months (i.e. looking for nursing homes just in case, saving more by not letting family members steal it, medicare supplement bills need to be paid and not three months behind) are becoming reality. An ounce of prevention.....so on so on. The best lessons I can take for this whole situation is not to have children because ultimately they will use, abuse and not appreciate you and do the exact opposite of whatever my family does. I may need the therapy after this one!

Which Disney Princess are you?

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

Tuesday in Iowa

Tuesday we went to the Blank Zoo where the Magellanic Penguins are! We also got to walk through an area with free roaming Wallabies ad Emus. The funniest animals were these monkeys called Gibbons. They were chasing each other and make rally loud calls. As we were leaving a news crew was setting up in the lobby. Seems a boy found a baby alligator. A zoo worker was holding the gator in the gift show I got really close to him. I love the zoo!

Iowa shopping!

On Monday in Iowa we went to Archiver's. It's as big as A.C. Moore, but has only scrapbooking stuff. I've been wanting to visit one of these stores for years. I always saw the ads in Creating Keepsakes magazine, but there are only stores west of the Mississippi River. After spending a hour (and blowing my scrapbooking budget) I went next door to a creative toy shop, which had an adult door and a children's door. Then on to the Cheesecake Factory. Yum! While waiting for lunch, Marla looked up the Science Museum is Des Monies on her ipod touch (you'll notice a theme throughout the Iowa blogs) through the Wi-Fi next door at Panera. We decided to go to the 3 pm show where you could touch reptiles! We also saw an IMAX show and played in the exhibits. It was a great day!