Family Search

This is what I did last night. I got set up on Family Search!  My Mom and my Mother in Law will be so proud of me.  I was so excited to find so many names and so many lines done and even some names to do.....I could spend hours and hours on this site.  I cant wait to take my Grandmother's name to the temple to do her work this month.  This is so much fun!

Ammon and Stephen

I just have to say that I dont enjoy working all day.  While it is interesting seeing lots of high school students, it isnt so interesting working with heavy textbooks all day.  I am thankful that I get to work though.  Going from being home all day to being on my feet all day is pretty tiring...  Anyway, the week is flying by quickly.   On Tuesday night we thought Stephen broke his collar bone or separated his a/c joint( like Michael did a few years ago) playing dodge ball, but today I was able to take him in to the doctor and he felt that it was either a minor chip in the collar bone or a slight dislocation and either one will heal on its own.  Thank goodness!  After the doctors appointment we went to El Meson for dinner and then back home to enjoy a role-play at scripture time...I wish I had pictures.  We were reading about Ammon defending King Lamoni's flock of sheep and how he cut off the arms of the bad guys and then gathered them all up and they were delivered to King Lamoni.  Stephen's arm must be feeling better now...he sure did put on a show for us.... of course he likened the incident to a game of baseball and an action movie all in one....  It's night's like these that I really miss Michael being with us...it's fun but just not the same without him. Oh, 18 months is a long time.....back to work tomorrow.  Nighty night!

So Long 2009 Welcome 2010!

Okay, can I just say how happy I am to welcome 2010! I mean, I dont think I have ever been happier to start a new year. I mean, I am the kind of person who loves, I mean LOVES starting a new year! I absolutely love the feeling of putting away all of my Christmas decorations and taking down my tree because it just marks the beginning of something new. A new start, new resolutions, new memories, new adventures, new dreams, and new goals! Yay! But, this year in particular I am espeically ready for a new year. 2009 was quite an adventure in so many ways. "It's been the BEST of times and the WORST of times."

We started out the year with me quitting my "2 1/2 year long all consuming job" for School Specialty and Mike in Utah working for his Dad which he started doing in November of 2008. He ended up being there for about 9 months total. Michael recieved his mission call in early February and then joined Mike in Utah around March and they worked side by side for a couple of months. I think that was a great experience for both of them. Shortly after Michael had recieved his call he went to the temple and recieved his endowments and so he and Mike made it a weekly visit to one of the many temples that are there in Utah including going thru the newly dedicated Draper Temple. That was probably the highlight for both of them while there in Utah. While I was home with Stephen and Bryce playing Mom and Dad and taxi driver and peace maker and everything else that was needed. I also found it necessary and extremely helpful visiting the temple on a weekly, sometimes bi-weekly basis myself. To make a long story short, I will just say that due to the fact that so many changes were taking place in our lives at this time including, but not limited to having our first missionary leave for his mission, this year afforded me many, many growing and learning opportunities. Honestly, I found myself crying most of the time on and off for a few months. This is where the temple was most helpful as it brought much peace and also personal revelation into my life.

Mike's visit's home were about once a month and I found that they proved to be so short lived that I basically felt like a single parent. Well, after a while the spirit prompted me that my husband needed to come home...for good. And that did happen in September... Halelluia! It's been so nice to have my husband back home again. 2009 also marked 20 years of marriage for us. That sounds like such a long time but really does'nt feel like it at all. I am convinced that something magical happens after 20 years of marriage. It is truly a lifetime and yet, it has been like a rebirth for both of us.

Very personally, I have found myself reflecting on my life's journey much of the time over the past several months. You know how sometimes you have these experiences in your life that just sort of shake you up and you go..."wow, I didn't realize how blessed I was until now". I think much of the time I go about my life thinking," I have to do this" or, "I dont have time to think about that" and then suddenly something happens that makes you have to stop and think about those things...well, that is what 2009 was all about for me.  And I have discovered that I am extremely blessed in my life!

Here's to a great 2010!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2010!

Family is the best Christmas Gift

I have a Family here on Earth

( Mom was shocked to see us at the door!)

They are so good to me

I want to share my life with them through all Eternity

Families can be together Forever

Through Heavenly Father's Plan

I always want to be with my own Family

And the Lord has shown me how I can

The Lord has shown me how I can

Families can be together Forever

Through Heavenly Father's Plan

I always want to be with my own Family

And The Lord has shown me how I can

The Lord has shown me how I can

(Mom and Dad Nelson were also surprised)

It's all about Family!

(We had a great Christmas)

Elder Nelson Chritmas Eve

I recieved these pictures from a sister from the Missionary Mom's email group that I am a part of.  She lives in the neighboring Ward where Michael is serving and the Elders from her ward asked if they could bring the  Elders from the Harbord Ward to their Christmas Eve

She says she invites a bunch of people over every Christmas Eve and she usually has the Elders take part in their Nativity story. She said she would try to send me some pictures and ....She did!

Elder Nelson still entertaining people even on his mission!  We also had a great chat with Michael and his companion on Christmas Day.  He is doing fantastic and this picture sure proves that!  Sister Biddle said..."you're right he sure does like acting and singing"  This was a great Christmas gift!

Still playing in Utah

Well, here we are in Utah still.  We had planned to leave this morning but we found out last night that the weather conditions were not going to be suitable to drive home in so we decided to stay another day. Good thing I made sure we packed our sunday clothes just in case.  We are staying here in West Jordan at Mike's brother Mark's home with their family.  We always have a blast with them.

Here's my favorite neice Devyn showing us a good time!  She is a crazy girl and always gives the boys a run for their money....what little money they have anyway lol!. (she just added the "favorite")

For some reason whenever we get together with the Mark Nelson gang we always end up in a pile up of some kind.  Here's one for this time.

And me and my sister in law Coleen like to talk about everything we've missed out on over the past few whatever time there has been between our visits....we enjoy playing together!

And here are Jordan and Taylor with Bryce an Stephen this morning all ready to leave for church.....We just love them, arent they cute?  So, for now we are here and planning to stay the night and leave first thing in the morning for home.

We have had a great time here in Utah.  I took lots of great pictures over the past few days but then I did a really stupid thing and deleted them ALL! I of course had a major melt down about it and then Stephen suggested we have a prayer to help me deal and after that I felt a lot more calm and peaceful about it.  I know it may sound silly to some but pictures capture memories and this was our Christmas and those pictures were everything to me.  So, at least we were able to stay another today and make up for some of the lost pics. I was able to enrole  our family members here who took some of the same shots to send me their pics.  I still have more pics to post and will do that when I get back.  It's been a great Christmas.