what I have been up to lately.....

so I realize I have not updated since my last post, but I will get there, eventually when I feel like it and have time....it is just that I have gotten so far behind on blogging and that these past few months have just gotten away from us.

this past weekend we celebrated my 24th birthday which was a blast! we just had a small party, but all the people I enjoy being around were able to be there, and my dad was able to even be there. I just wish I had some pictures on my computre from my party. I had such a great day on the 20th, it was a wonderful day! I got a lot of wonderful things that I have been using since then.

I received a new electric mixer with a bowl from my mom and some new cupcake cook books to use, which I have used to the fullest already! I just hope I don't wear the pages out too fast... :)

since I got my new cupcake cookbook I have made three recipes out of it, and they have all been a success! my next thing to try is frosting with my new mixer, and see if it does well with that!

also on my days off from work I go over to our friend teresa and wade's house and help teresa with her kids, and I was over there this weekebd helpng with sweet william. he is such a doll, I just think he is a cutie :) he is almost three months old, and is such a good baby.

Ashley is getting so big, and she is so cute, she looks so much like teresa! she is a total doll! it is fun spending time with these two little ones, and playing with ashley....she sure does keep you on your toes!

here are some pictures over the last little while that I have taken of both ashley and william....











I hope everyone hs been having a great summer!

Neurologist Appointment

today I had an appointment with my neurologist up at Primary Childrens Medical Center, right now I am a little too tired to write everything and am not feeling so well, but I will come back and update this in a little bit.

I found out some news that I am kind of unsure of what to think of, but in the end I know eveything will all work out :)

My Kitty....Bobbi

so let me clarify a few things, I know I haven't been the nicest to my kitty and I teased her quite a bit. and I may have somplained or said that she was a pain, but I have had my kitty for 11 years and I have nver been one full day without her....but today I have been two full days without my kitty.

she went missing on Monday Morning, and my mom hasn't seen her since, and I haven't seen her since sunday night, so it has been three days since I have seen my kitty.to say I miss my kitty is a HUGE understatement, I miss her terribly.

and to make things worse, she dissappeared one year to the day of my grandma passing away...so I am really having a rough time. I miss my kitty so bad, I wish I could find her, or find out what happened to her.

tonight my mom and I put posters in our neighborhood to make people aware, so hopefully we will hear something soon...if not I am going to really freak out!!

we have looked in every space imaginable in this house and my kitty is truely no where! it breaks my heart.....where ever she is, I hope she is okay. I love my kitty so much and I miss her a TON! if someone took her, please return her to me...that's all I ask!









I LOVE YOU KITTY....I HOPE YOU ARE SAFE AND WARM WHERE EVER YOU ARE, AND PLEASE COME BACK!

An Amazing Sunday once Again......

you know I just have to keep record of these wonderful sunday's that my mom and I have in our ward, we have the most wonderful ward of people and people we can call friends. they are such great people and we meet new faces each week, my mom and I go home and just hope that we can remember their names the next week.

there is this cute, sweet, little old lady in our ward, her name is sister shivaleyae(I know I didn't spell that out right)it is pronounced ( sha- valley-aeee)she always talks about how she is a wonderful listener or people would say she is a wonderful listener.

today our lesson was on talents, and there was a variety of talents in that room from musical talents to baking, to sewing, to organizing, to sports, etc....it was so neat to hear everyones responses...today was an amazing day.

(Pictured below is Paul Cardall at one of his previous concerts, this is to illustrate a musical tallent as I have listed above in my post) since I do not have a picture of me playing, he is the next best thing.... :)





I woke up at 7:30 AM and was ready by 8:15 or so, at least half ready, then I finished after my mom was ready so then we were a little behind schedule, maybe next week we will actually both be ready at the same time! that is the only thing about 9:00 church, is that to both be ready by 9:00 is sometimes a stretch, but it does happen...and it can happen, and it will happen. if there is a will there is a way.

so next week, I know it is going to be a good week, and we are going to be on time!

have a wonderful week everyone :)

Going to our Church....

so for almost the past mmonth my mom and I have been attending our ward every sunday. I have to say it is the best ward I have seen yet! we have some of the greatest people there in that ward. they are amazing people that make you feel welcome and loved, and accepted.

every sunday just seems to get better and better, every lesson is always a great one. and the teacher who teaches it is always wonderful! I wish I could have this experience everyday in my life all the time!

one thing I do know is that by reading my scriptures and praying daily I can become closer to heavenly father and feel of the spirit of the holy ghost, and feel of that presence when I am not at church. and do kind things for others throughout the week to make me feel good.

oh and I forgot to add that our building was dedicated today in a combined sacrament meeting with one other ward which was so amazing! it was the most wonderful experience today! I wish everyday was this good! oh and today I took my tithing to the bishop of our ward for the first time!

we read a little bit from doctrine and covenants today, and here is a verse I would like to leave you with about service. it is D&C 81:5 Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the febel knees.

I would encourage you this week to go and do something good for someone and be an example to others around you.

have a wonderful week!

Lindsay Dean Passed Away.....

pictured above is lindsay at age 3

so far all of you who know me, I follow quite a few heart kiddo's blogs. well last friday the 17th of june, two days before fathers day lindsay suffered a seizure which led to cardic failure and she returned to heaven on the evening of the 17th.

please pray for the difficult time that their family is having. a few days after lindsay passed away her grandpa also passed away, so their family is dealing with a lot of loss right now. if you would like to help out with funeral costs you may go to lindsay's blog at http://lindsaysheart.blogspot.com and click on the "donate" button to the right hand side of the screen. they could use all the help they can get.

as her mom had just gotten out of the hospital that week, so their family is dealing with a huge medical bill overload right now. they could use a lot of extra prayers for some time..

St. George Trip......

so this past weekend around my grandma's birthday we went to st. George. it was such beautiful weather up there, and we had such a fun time up there enjoying it!

we spent a lot of time outside, and got some sun. I spent some time in the pool and hot tub. it was a blast! they water was so refreshing, especially on the second day in the pool.

we shopped at a ton of stores, and had a fun shopping spree of our own (which we never get to do at home) so we enjoyed ourselves that weekend while we had the chance.

we so did not want to have to come home. I got skme cool new clothes which I love! and I have loved wearing! now it is getting too warm for the pants I bought and they might be too big for me by winter, we will see :)

but at least they are one more pair that is long enough for me until then.

my mom and I had such a blast, we so did not want to come home. when we were driving home we drove home it 100 miles of rain which was really bad, and a nerve wracking ride, and drive for my mom since the drivers in utah either speed in the rain, and ride your butt because you are going a safe speed, and they don't care that you are being safe, or they speed and go off in the ditch and therefore create rubber necker drivers in the rain....lovely! so that is what we dealt with some of the way home.

over all we had a blast and so were not looking forward to coming back to reality, and our real lives back home.

we are for sure going to go visit there again, or even better we are going on a bigger trip later this year!

Concert, Inventory and More

since my last post things have been pretty busy around here, and around work. at wal-mart we were getting ready for inventory which happened on May 12th. I am so glad it is finally all over with...it was a lot of hard work to prepare for. I find myself still straigtening and reorganizing things from the left over mess that the overnight people did during that time. but at least I know my way of doing things is the correct way to do them!

before inventory I had the opportunity to go to a benefit concert with my mom that paul cardall was hosting for his cousin who just received a double lung transplant not too long ago. it was an amazing night! my mom and I had a great time! we had the chance to hear from a variety of musicians, polished, and new. we heard from a 15 year old girl who was just being introduced by paul cardall who lives in lehi, utah. and one other young woman.

this concert was so much fun, with the variety of music that was there that night. it was an amazing night. my mom and I wished there would have been more of paul but it was still great hearing all the wonderful music, and just being able to sit back and enjoy it for an evening.

especially since I knew I was going to have a somewhat overwhelming week ahead of me. I wish I had pictures to show for that night but I don't it was a blast though!

Test results are in.....

so today I called and left a message for my GI doctor this morning for them to call me back with my test results. then I found out they had called my mom, so they I called them back again, and I got the nurse who helps my doctor, and she said that I have no mini gallstones, which is a good thing....but, I do have fluid in my abdomen, and we do not know what is causing that. ti could be a bad thing. she also said that my hip pain could be because of cysts on my ovaries, but right now my hip pain is not my concern.

as far as I am concerned, the fluid in my abdomen is no good, and the pain in my hips should not be happening either, so what does this mean??? well we really don't know..but maybe more doctors appointments in our future!

my shunt could be having a problem, or my liver could be having issues (I looked that one up)it is a possability, and a few others, but until we get to the right doctor we won't know for sure what is causing the fluid in my abdomen....just one more thing we have to figure out!

I am still having hip pain and abdominal pain, so until we get this figured out I am sure it will be hanging around....

I just want to feel better! that's all I want. one day!! at least we are one step closer to getting things figured out, thats a plus!

I will post a little later tonight. we have a concert we are going to and then I have more I want to write about on a different topic.......

have a wonderful night!

MRCP/MRI Done!!!

a few days ago I called Jordan Valley Hospital and was able to get my MRCP moved up a few days early since I have been in so much pain, and today proved itself to be no easier on the MRI table.

the first hour of being in the tube I was in such great pain that when they were done with the first set of tests they suggested coming back a different day and doing the tests. they went and got my mom and we talked it over and I went to the bathroom to take a small break, and then came back and finished the second half of the test. I was just sobbing before I got up to go to the restroom because I was hurting so bad. I just can't wait to figure all of this out!

so then I came back and felt better, but then as the second set of tests went on I started feeling that burning feeling in my left hip again and I started to get uncomfortable, but not to the point to where I was in tears, but pretty close!

so today when I was on the MRI table, I saw a familiar face, and I told this lady I recognize you, you took care of my fragile grandma while she had her MRI down here in the hospital I went on to tell her that she was 80 and little, and she said oh yeah you guys had the big family. and it just brought tears to my eyes that she remembered my family, and my cute grandma. I wish I could have told her what happened to my grandma, but we couldn't get that far, and I wish I would have gotten her name, but of course I didn't she was so wonderful though!! I just loved her!!

so I posted this excerpt on facebook earlier today "So today I was taken care of by one of the wonderful MRI techs at Jordan valley hospital who took care of my grandma while she was there! It was so nice to see a familiar and sweet person there :)" and one of my friends from facebook replied to that post and said that she works at Jordan Valley hospital and is the director over the HR department and she could recognize this technician for her wonderful service. she was happy to hear that I was so well taken care of there.

I had a great experience today, wither I was in extreme pain or not, I know my grandma was watching out for me, because the technician that helped her helped me too! it was the most amazing and pleasant experience I had today, besides the check-in person who needed a personality transplant horibly!! but other than that my whole experience was wonderful :)