Kensley's Birthday

Busy week.
Sunday we had a family Birthday party for Kensley and today, her real Birthday, we took her two friends Carlie S and Carly B to Chuck E Cheeses along with Aunt Debbie and Zachary.

They had fun eating pizza and cupcakes, playing the games and getting pictures playing. Three hours later they were sad to go. Kensley got spoiled and I hope she had a great Birthday.

We even had to take Kaylen to the doctor and Kensley talked about her Birthday there to everyone and showed off her new ear piercings.

Hard to believe my baby is 6 and going to Kindergarten. Seems like she was just born.

Feed them to the Lions!

I guess it is just the fact that I have been there before. Or maybe it is hearing the voice over the Jr. High Schools intercom and realizing that the voice, one I had heard before a long time ago, brought a lot of lost memories that I wished would stay boxed up. The voice belongs to Kysons School principle that happens to have been my Vice Principle in High School. I Know! Very crude!

I feel like I sent my son into the lion’s den by sending him off to 7th grade today. Worst of all, he would not let me take him there and he left his cell phone so I had no contact with him until he was home. I worried sick all day. Did he make it? Did he find his friends? Did he make it to his classes? Did he find his classes?

Then there was Kaylen. Who for the last 10 days has done nothing but cry in anguish over the thought of having the teacher assigned to her for 5th grade? According to Kaylen's friends who have had this teacher in the past, she is very mean. And unfair, and yells and everybody does not like her and she eats in front of her class all year long! Gasp! I hardly cared about most of the rumors, and told Kaylen she had two choices.. "Go in with a Positive attitude, or go in with a negative one. Either one you choose, your going in."

The elementary school this year had back to school night this morning before school. So, I went to Kaylens class first. Introduced myself to her new teacher. (The teacher already new Kaylen from science from last year.) Then the following words came out of my mouth, " You know the last 10 days has been pretty bad. Kaylen has really been dreading this day."

Teacher: "Why? Because of 5th grade or because of me?"
Me: "Well, both"
Kaylen is horrified at this point and chimes in... "I have heard rumors..."
Me: "Yes we have heard rumors and Kaylen and I have discussed these rumors and decided that we can't believe everything that we hear, so we will be coming to your class and look forward to a great year."
Teacher: "Well, I hope we plan to have fun this year, Kaylen do you want to stay in class with me before school starts?"
Me: "I have to go to two other classes and she wants to see her friends class so she will be back."

Then we left.

Kaylens friend and Kelsey were waiting for us. Kaylen turns to her friends.. "That was so embarrassing!"
Friend .. "What?"
Me "I told Kaylens teacher that we have heard rumors and that Kaylen was not excited to be coming to her class. Did I hurt her?"
Friend.. "OH WoW! That would be so embarrassing!"
Me.. Shocked utterly, I thought I did her a favor!!
Now the rest of my day WORRIED that I made a mistake with Kaylen.

Thank heavens, Kelsey had Kyson's old teacher, and all was well there. And Kensley went with OMA, and from what I hear they had a blast.

So I leave my kids and go to work. And, I have to say, I was emotionally upset. Worried about my sweet boy, all alone, eating his lunch, lost without his friends. And Kaylen to be left embarrassed and scared of her teacher even more. WHAT HAVE I DONE!

I did not even feel this emotional when I had to send my first child Kyson to Kindergarten, it was a joyful thing. And this year I have them all in school and I am so upset that I have fed them to the lions.

Once 3PM hit I left work for lunch, speed home to find, all smiling, excited and had a great day.

Me? Now after balling all day, how do I change to happy and excited for them? It is such a switch around. I think age has taken over my ability to change emotions quickly.

Kyson, he did walk to school with his friends and had lots of people he knew from other schools and ate lunch with a group of friends. And he will not stop speaking in Spanish.

Kaylen, thanked me for talking to her teacher!!! Said that she was really nice to her and that when she talked to some kids in her class at recess who said they were so afraid of this teacher, and Kaylen told them what I had done. They all told Kaylen that they were glad that I said something, so she felt glad to have me for a mom.

I cannot count how many prayers I offered today in my heart all day long. I can say, the angels really do hold the mouths of the lions. My babies are home safe, happy and Oh boy... We have to do this tomorrow?!??!!!

Just Thinking of My Miracles

I went on a walk last night, by myself and with no iPod. I rounded the corner of the track and was facing West. The sun was setting and a couple stars were starting to appear. Just as I looked up at the sky, I caught right in front of me the sight of a gliding white light with this pink center. A shooting star. I could not have had better timing in my position of facing it. It was something that you do not see every day.

It got me thinking of other miracles I have witnessed.

Driving to work, a flash of lightning hit the power line in front of my car. That was right in front of me but a few feet. Amazing sight to see the power and the strength.

Seeing Haley's Commit when I was a child. My dad woke me up at 4AM and took me to a place where they had all these telescopes set up. .

The birth of my third child who was a perfect pregnancy, I was very active, yet when she was born we found that she was just inches away from death due to the way the main blood line grew on the wrong side of the placenta. I felt very humbled and blessed, because my pregnancy with her I had two other children sitting and bouncing on my belly and they could have at any time caused it to rupture.

Being with my dad at the doctors as he was told he had no choice but to go on dialysis or die, and then having my sister fight to have them give him a transplant and then her being the absolute perfect match for him. 6 years later he is doing great.

Speaking of dad, I was told at a young age that he was to going to die and only had a few years left to live. A lot of my childhood I was scared of the day that I may loose him. Seeing him today as the OPA to my children. They all four spend time with him every week, they all have a relationship with him. Even my kids friends call him OPA! He is a walking miracle.

Miracle of learning Service by having someone serve me. Last pregnancy was a mess with all my broken bones and early labor problems. But I was overwhelmed to have my friends and family take care of me and my families needs.

The spirits prompting. Which has saved my families life. By prompting both Matt and I to turn off the Water Heater. The next morning revealed that the thermostat was broken on it. It was up in the trailers and it was a very old water heater. A miracle made only because we listened to the prompt.

The houses. Need I say more. In a downed market, we were able to sell them. It was a miracle to come out without having a mark on our credit or a foreclosure.

Having been born to my mother. Who as a child had the miracle of living through WWII. She had escaping the iron curtain with her mother and father. After witnessing much death and destruction. She made it here to Utah, met my dad and now I am because of her great miracles.

There are probably way more that I cant recall at this moment, or that I fail to acknowledge. But at least I know that they still exist on earth. And they are in my life as I am sure they are in yours.