7TH DAY

WELL SO MUCH FOR WRITING EACH DAY! I HAVE NOT GOTTEN MUCH DONE THIS WEEK. I HAVE BEEN IN A DAZE STILL. I HAVE DONE A LOT OF CRYING AND QUESTIONING. KEVIN ASKED IF I WOULD HAVE ANY TEARS LEFT AFTER THE MEMORIAL SERVICE AND I TOLD HIM I HOPED I HAD FINISHED CRYING BY THE TIME LOREE GETS HERE! I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MOTIVATED TO GET SAM'S ROOM CLEANED OUT SO LOREE AND MASON HAVE A REAL BED TO STAY IN. SINCE THEY AREN'T NEWLYWEDS ANY MORE I FIGURE THEY WANT MORE THAN 1 TWIN BED. HE HAS THE DOUBLE BED IN HIS ROOM. WE TOOK A 30 GALLON TRASH BAG OF SAM'S UNWORN CLOTHES OUT AND A 30 GALLON BAG OF KEVIN'S UNWORN CLOTHES OUT OF THE DRAWERS AND CLOSET. THEN MOVED THE TRUNDLE INTO THE PLAYROOM SO KIDS, WHICH ARE GIRLS AND BOYS DON'T HAVE TO CONGREGATE ON THE BED IN SAM'S ROOM TO WATCH MOVIES. WE MADE A LOW DAY BED/COUCH IN THE PLAY ROOM. NEXT IS TO REALLY CLEAN. THEN IT IS ON TO MAKING MY SEMINARY STUDY ROOM. ETC. SAM APPLIED FOR A JOB TODAY AT LONG JOHN SILVERS AND HAS 2ND INTERVIEW TOMORROW. HE ALMOST DIDN'T GET INTERVIEW TILL MGR. SAW WHERE HE HAD WRITTEN "THIS IS THE BEST LJS FISH I HAVE EVER HAD". HE IS WORKING AT KINDERCAMP WITH UPCOMING KINDERGARTENERS. HE IS HAVING A GREAT TIME. THEY CALL HIM MR. SAM. THERE ARE 18 KIDS IN HIS CLASS. THERE IS A TEACHER, HIM, AND A GIRL THAT JUST GRADUATED. CHARLES SAID "WHAT A GREAT WAY TO MEET GIRLS!" CHARLES WAS OVER FOR DINNER TONIGHT, WE WENT OUT TO LOGAN'S ROADHOUSE. IT WAS REALLY GOOD. AARON'S MEMORIAL IS NEXT WEDNESDAY. I EXPECT THERE TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE. SHE WAS LOVED BY MANY, MANY PEOPLE. TOMORROW I GET TO TAKE MOM TO GET HER HAIR DONE, AND NAILS DONE, AND A LUNCH DATE. THEN SAT. WE ARE DRIVING TO MEMPHIS TO TAKE MOM, I KNOW I SAY THIS ALMOST EVERY DAY.... WELL ACTUALLY NOT ALMOST.....I SAY IT MANY TIMES A DAY. BY THE 9TH MONTH I AM SOOOOOOO VERY TIRED OF TAKING CARE OF HER. THE 10TH MONTH IS VERY HARD. WAITING FOR LOREE TO CALL BACK I'M GOING TO GET READY FOR BED. WILL WRITE MORE TOMORROW.

4th day

today is better. i talked to loree, and am not as worried about her. cameron is surviving. the boys are fine physically. mallory is with them on the way to utah. there is going to be a memorial service here which will help everyone here. we had a memorial day breakfast at church this morning. and we have the missionaries for dinner. it was to be a cookout but since it is pouring down rain we are having pizza instead. charles is comming over. the boys are so glad. charles wants to return to church and go back to college and i am very happy! i take mom to memphis on sat so i will have a 2 month break. thank goodness! will write tomorrow.

3RD DAY

TODAY AT CHURCH WAS HORRIBLE EVERYONE WAS CRYING ABOUT AARON. WE ARE ALL SO WORRIED FOR CAMERON AND LOREE. I WANTTO PUT MY ARMS AROUND LOREE SO BAD. I WANT TO DO MY BEST FRIEND JOB AND I ALL CAN DO IS TALK TO HER ON THE PHONE. MY EYES ARE SO SWOLLEN I WANTED TO WEAR MY SUNGLASSES THE WHOLE TIME AT CHURCH BUT I DIDN'T. I'M JUST IN A DAZE.

TERRIBLE

THIS AFTERNOON I GOT NEWS THAT AARON WAS IN A CAR WRECK. AARON WAS KILLED. THE BOYS AND MALLORY ARE IN THE HOSPITAL IN DENVER. THIS IS SO UNREAL. I CAN'T BELIEVE SHE IS GONE! NOT A GOOD DAY.

2nd day of summer vacation

well we survived another tornado warning at 6 am this morning. This is the 1 thing I hate about where we live! Dana wouldn't get out of bed and go to the bathroom. Kevin & I were scared. We let Mom sleep. We didn't have to wake her up thank goodness. Sam was spending the night at a friends and they had a basement to go to but they had to go outside to get into it. He said they got soaking wet. I have never seen it rain so hard. Aaron & Mallory had to drive through it last night. There wasn't anywhere for them to stop all rooms were full. They were in Denver @ 8 our time this morning. I'm off to get mom's hair fixed and to do grocery shopping then on to the laundry since I taught all week and Dana had surgery thursday and I helped Aaron Friday I am way behind on my household duties. Only 6 days till I take mom to Richard's. YEA. Break for 2 months for me!!!!!!!!

1ST DAY OF BLOG

TODAY I HELPED MY FRIEND, AARON PACK BECAUSE SHE IS MOVING OVER 1,000 MILES AWAY. HER MOM MOVED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO. HER MOM, LOREE IS MY BEST FRIEND. NOW ALMOST ALL TIES TO HER ARE GONE. ONLY HER SON IS LEFT HERE, HE IS MY SON'S BEST FRIEND AND HE IS PROBABLY MOVING THIS SUMMER. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE MY FAMILY IS BEING RIPPED APART. MY HEART IS VERY SAD. AARON'S LITTLE BOYS WERE A PAIN BUT I LOVED THEM VERY MUSH. AARON IS SUCH A LAID BACK MOM SO OPPOSITE FROM ME. I ADMIRE HER ABILITY TO LET THE BOYS BE BOYS AND GET DIRTY, ETC. I NEVER COULD DO THAT WITH MY BOYS. I KNOW SHE IS EXCITED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO STAY HOME AGAIN WITH HER BOYS BUT I AM GOING TO MISS THEM BEING DOWN THE STREET.