Happy Birthday Kelly…

Dear Kelly,

Happy Birthday to you on this day.  My wish for you today is a long life of happiness and joy.  May all you wishes and desires be centered around God, letting Him lead you in paths of righteousness.  May you take the hands of your little ones and teach them of your love for our Heavenly Father.  Walk with them along this path of life holding tight to the desires in your heart.

We love you dearly and will miss you so much.  Sometimes in life our hopes and dreams just don’t always turn out like we wanted them to.  By taking hold of Heavenly Father’s hand, we can walk and not be weary, run and not faint.

We are so thankful that you are part of our family.  Derek made a very wise choice when your paths crossed.  I fell in love with you from the first time we met and you have always been  a special daughter to me. 

We hope that this day will be as special for you as you are to us.  Happy Birthday to you!!!!

Happy Birthday, Danielle

Danielle had her birthday on Friday and we met her and Tony for lunch in Salt Lake.  It was good to spend a portion of her special day with her.

Danielle, we are so thankful that you are our daughter.  When you were a newborn, I called you Rosebud.  Your little face was so pick, perfectly round and had the most delicate features.  You just reminded me of a newly opened rose bud.

You have been a delight in my life and brought lots of joy to my life.  You are a very dear child of God and I thank Him daily for letting you be an important person in my life.

I hope this years brings you much joy and happiness and that all you dreams are silver lined.  We love you very much.

Table Runners

I have been making table runners for my family the past few weeks.  They are so fun to create for the loved ones in my family.

  

This is the table runner that I made for Mom for Mother’s Day.  I love the colors and since blue is her kitchen colors I thought she would like this one.  And she did!!!

Danielle had a birthday on Friday, May 25th and we met her and Tony for lunch in Salt Lake City.  This is the table runner that was made for her.  She is my purple girl so of course hers had to have some purple/lavender in it.  I love this block  and want to make a quilt using this pattern in the near future.

 

Kelly’s birthday is on the 29th but we gave her runner to her early.  We had intended for it to be on the table as her house was being viewed by potential buyers, but the day we got there with it her house sold.  She loves greens and browns and this matched her display colors perfect. Now it will be on her table in Louisiana.

I am in love with quilting and can hardly wait to start my next project.  With the table runners, I used, for the first time, the clear upper thread and a matching bobbin thread.  Wish I had been smart enough to do that on the quilts I made.  It makes the stitching so neat and tidy.

Well my next project will have to wait for a few weeks, as we are moving on June 5th.  After getting all settled then my machines will be working again.

Our New Home…

Well….it is done.  We are moving on June 5th to our new home.  We will be renting this home for the next two years and are retiring for good.

Our new home sits on the golf course at Magic Ranch in Florence, AZ.  It has been completely remodeled so it will be like moving into a new home. The remodel was finished last week.  What a treat this is going to be for us after living in a home that is over 100 years old for the last five years and it was needing tons of works still.

The decision to go to Arizona was so hard for us to make.  One day we were going to do one plan and the next day still something else.  It was getting depressing for us and we both started having stomach problems from the stress we were under.   We had looked at homes to rent in Louisiana, Utah and Arizona.  We had considered staying in Brigham City, but didn’t feel like that was where we were suppose to be. 

I kept holding back because of the temple, but finally I realized that just because I was only two blocks away now, this beautiful building would always be a memory in my mind and heart and I could take that with me.  So with a very broken heart, tears in my eyes and upon my knees I got the answer as to where my next phase in life was to be. 

We became serious about finding a home in Arizona and on Friday, May 18th, this home came up. I would not look at it as I was wanting in a different area, but Dick wanted more in the country than city.  The home sat on the market for four days, I called on Tuesday and it was still available.  I immediately got the paper work going and in less than 24 hours the house was ours and best of all, they would hold it until we got to AZ on June 7th. 

So this is where we will be…..I know that we will be happy.  It is my hopes and dreams that family will come to see me.  I will make sure that now we are retired that we will visit our loved ones near and far.  Give us a few months to recoup from the move, then we will be able to start traveling.

Thanks everyone who kept us in your prayers during this most trying time.  I have personally felt your love and concern for us.  When times become hard, the ones you can count on are always there holding you up. My love goes out to all of you.