We have been saving for this shed for months, and it is finally together (except for the shingles and paint). yay! Thank you to my father-in-law, Ethan Mower, Ryan Richins, and John Holder for helping us put it together!
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Monday, October 27, 2008
On Behalf of a WONDERFUL Family...
A few months ago on a Saturday I got a call from my mom. She told me she was outside irrigating when she heard a big crash a few houses away. That crash was the airplane carrying Christian and Stephanie Nielson as they were trying to leave my hometown of St. Johns, AZ to return to their own home in Mesa. Since that day, and for the past few months, I have been following the story of the sad event and have fallen in love with the family behind this amazing couple.
This is a family that has suffered amazing tragedy, and yet have pulled together to make sure the four adorable kids left behind are loved and cared for. Reading their story day after day has made me hug my kids tighter, and love my husband more every day. It is a story of patience, incredible sacrifice, undying romance, and pure Christlike love.
Please read these amazing articles that were published in the newspaper. Yes, you will cry, but you will also be uplifted:
www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/10/26/20081026sisters1026a1.html
www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2008/10/27/20081027liv-stephanie1027.html
This is a family that has suffered amazing tragedy, and yet have pulled together to make sure the four adorable kids left behind are loved and cared for. Reading their story day after day has made me hug my kids tighter, and love my husband more every day. It is a story of patience, incredible sacrifice, undying romance, and pure Christlike love.
Please read these amazing articles that were published in the newspaper. Yes, you will cry, but you will also be uplifted:
www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/10/26/20081026sisters1026a1.html
www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/articles/2008/10/27/20081027liv-stephanie1027.html
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monsoon at the Gardner's house
We are having all the luck in the world at our house. Madilyn has had a nasty cold so Todd and I haven't been getting a whole lot of sleep this week. Between Madilyn waking up at night and Evan's bad dreams, there is a plot against a good night's rest for us.
Tuesday night Todd told me his car made a clicking sound 4-5 times before it would start. Wednesday morning, his car wouldn't start at all, so he took my car to work. We scheduled an appointment with the repair place for Friday morning. On Thursday Todd stopped to get breakfast before catching the bus to work and MY car wouldn't start! Luckily someone had jumper cables and he made it to work on time. When he got home we went out to jump his car so we could take it to get fixed and MY car wouldn't start again! So our friend John jumped my car, but Todd's car wouldn't start at all. We took my car in instead.
We fell dumb because all my car needed was a new battery, but there was also a leak in the fuel pressure regulator! How dangerous! We should get my car back tomorrow and then we'll tow Todd's car in to get fixed. What a mess! The icing on the cake was that Todd got to work on Thursday and got in the company truck to go fix a computer and the company truck wouldn't start! So if Todd asks to drive your car... beware!
Tuesday night Todd told me his car made a clicking sound 4-5 times before it would start. Wednesday morning, his car wouldn't start at all, so he took my car to work. We scheduled an appointment with the repair place for Friday morning. On Thursday Todd stopped to get breakfast before catching the bus to work and MY car wouldn't start! Luckily someone had jumper cables and he made it to work on time. When he got home we went out to jump his car so we could take it to get fixed and MY car wouldn't start again! So our friend John jumped my car, but Todd's car wouldn't start at all. We took my car in instead.
We fell dumb because all my car needed was a new battery, but there was also a leak in the fuel pressure regulator! How dangerous! We should get my car back tomorrow and then we'll tow Todd's car in to get fixed. What a mess! The icing on the cake was that Todd got to work on Thursday and got in the company truck to go fix a computer and the company truck wouldn't start! So if Todd asks to drive your car... beware!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
6 months has flown by...
Madilyn is 6 months old, can you believe it! It seems like they don't stay little long enough. She is such a light in our house with her cute smiles and big eyes. I am really enjoying having a little girl to doll up.
This week has been busy for me. I have been wittling away at the huge pile of gravel in our driveway. We've spread most of it now! Yay! I have also been working hard to find ways to motivate Evan to want to learn. He is absolutely in love with preschool and we are so proud of him. Of course cleaning occupies a lot of my time, although I haven't done a lot of it this week and our house doesn't hide that well.
Madilyn May at 6 months:
21 pounds 15 oz
28 inches
Looking back:
5 months
4 months
3 months
2 months
1 month
newborn
This week has been busy for me. I have been wittling away at the huge pile of gravel in our driveway. We've spread most of it now! Yay! I have also been working hard to find ways to motivate Evan to want to learn. He is absolutely in love with preschool and we are so proud of him. Of course cleaning occupies a lot of my time, although I haven't done a lot of it this week and our house doesn't hide that well.
Madilyn May at 6 months:
21 pounds 15 oz
28 inches
Looking back:
5 months
4 months
3 months
2 months
1 month
newborn
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