Life as it goes...The next chapter begins...

Before surgery So...Cassidy had to steal Scott's surgery thunder. After a lifetime of strep throat the doctor told us " those tonsils are beasts and HAVE to come out:. Less than a week later , Cass was on the operating table. She handled the first 2 days just great. She ate McDonald's and pretty much anything she wanted. She was saying " this is so easy". Then a week into it, it all changed. She was crying and hurting and so sad. I could tell she was exhausted ( only sleeping 2 hours at a time so she could take pain meds) and feeling pain, and alone. It was breaking my heart. She was pitiful honestly. Well 17 days later she is out on a date and doing fine. She lost 12 lbs and is almost too skinny. Hope that she puts a couple pounds back on. I am glad she is feeling back to her silly. crazy , random self . I missed her! I just hope we can go a while without anyone being in the hospital!

What a Christmas Eve...I am at work and I get a call from Scott " I am in the ER and I need to have my appendix out". I rush over to the hospital and there he is, in bed in pain. I instantly felt like he was 5 years old. It made me almost cry. I wanted to take over, and take care of him. I had to step back and let his wife be a wife. She did a GREAT job! She was so sweet to him and stayed with him. It was hard to hand over his care to someone else but I love Jen and I know she loves Scott. He survived and was home on Christmas Day..a little drugged but still there. Merry Christmas to us !

My little girl (ok she is almost 22 but still) is ENGAGED! December 8, 2011 my soon to be son in law, Josh got down on one knee and made my daughter cry. Taylor and Josh have been together for 3 years. they are a great fit. I would never have picked him for her, which goes to show you that mom does NOT always know best. Taylor is a bright, articulate , amazing person. She makes smart choices and knows what she wants. The two of them adore each other and respect each other and I am so happy for her. It is a strange feeling to know that she will move away and have her own family. It makes ms sad and it makes me happy. I could not love her more.

Why in the world does he write to my daughter? He is serving a mission and did nothing but hurt her for the 12 months before he left. His family has no idea he writes her and tells her he loves her still..but I see how this will end. She will be the one who will be hurt, while they all look at him as the perfect one. If they only knew what he really does. It makes me so angry. He tells her he loves her and misses her but he would never admit that to anyone else. I can only hope that she is strong enough to see what kind of man he will be...never ever good enough for her. If you are reading this and you assume you know who this is about, you are probably right. This is the end of my rant but not of my anger.

so I have been meaning to update but just have not gotten to it. Life just happens... Scott and Jen are all settled into married life in Eugene. I miss them stopping by and watching TV on my bed. I am so proud of them though and think that life is going to be a wonderful journey for them. I love Jen like she is one of my own. It is strange how quickly that happened. She is a great girl and I am thrilled Scott has her in his life. Taylor is busy with school and life with Josh. They are so compatible. They have zero drama, never fight and just have such respect for each other. I am glad to see that for her. It is hard to find. Cassidy is dating all of Logan haha JK ....but not really. Her social life is great and she seems so happy. She started cosmetology school. She is doing really well. She even had me come in for a facial last week, and she cut Brady's hair. He even let her give him a shave with a straight edge razor. She also got a new SUV which she is loving. She wrecks this on...

This morning, my son Scott and his wife Jen moved back to Oregon . Scott will be starting his second year of law school at the University of Oregon. He left Logan a year ago, unmarried and going to a town where he did not know a single soul. He goes back this year with his wife. Ready to start a new chapter in his life. He has grown up so quickly all of a sudden. It makes me sad in many ways. I miss the little boy that I one time spent all day with. That made me fall in love with being a mother. I have 4 children, all of whom I love and adore. Scott has a different place in my heart, not better or worse just different. There was a time it was just the 2 of us. I have only had that with him. I beam with pride at who he is now. Even through his silliness and sometimes inappropriateness I see a man I am proud of. I will miss him here in Logan but I am happy to see he has Jen with him to continue his journey. I love them both and I am excited for their married life in Oregon to be...