A week in Millard

This past week I took the boys and headed to Fillmore for swim lessons. But we learned so much more . We stayed with Terri and Ross. My moms sister and husband. They had big plans that when their kids graduated with my mom and dad they would buy a condo in mesquite and spend every weekend there. Dad put a little kink in that plan , and it was fun to hear Terri and Ross talk about things my dad and mom had planned in their future, but at the same time it was sad that those dreams never did get to come true. It was fun to have ross tell the boys about their grandpa John and some of the crazy things that he had done. I enjoyed a dinner with all of my grandparents. I spent nights at the show house helping grandma Edna, and enjoyed a nice ride with grandma Marlene and a talk on the rocking chairs on her porch until dark. Wow they are all great people. I also loved how laid back everything was. No one was in a hurry and I loved it. I got to go visit with my dad everyday. It was peaceful to have time to sit and visit and look at the mountains. My cousins have kids my kids ages and we slipped and slide and rode bikes, and played until we were exhausted . Terri was amazing giving the boys one on one attention and helping them with their swimming. She is so much fun, and the boys are ready to go back next week. After the long week we went to the ute Stampede rodeo. By looking at the picture of the three boys can you tell which one just ate dust and his leg was bleeding.

But fun was had by all and I had the best week of the summer of 2010.. Thanks to all the fillmore cousins for entertaining us and making us feel so loved.

A true Fisherman!!

SO I have been thinking a lot about my dad lately. Fathers day was hard , but the 4th of July was our holiday. It was Grandpa Deans birthday so we flocked to Fillmore for fun and games. We spent many night up the canyon four wheel riding, family very competitive volleyball games. But dad loved to dutch oven cook for everyone. He would get up early and cook a great breakfast be the last to eat, clean the ovens and then start preparing for lunch. He loved it. But we loved the food. That is something I really miss about my dad. I also miss a his jokes. I won't share them with you but it is really funny how I will run into one of dads old friends or a family friend and they will say remember when you dad would say this or do this. Yea how can you forget. One thing I can say about dad is he is one of a kind. But lately I have spent time with each of my siblings and each one of us has some of my dads characteristics in them. SO I guess he is still going to live on. I think he would be proud of us and how we have handled things and kept going. I also feel really bad that the grandkids didn't get to know him. They would have loved him and he would have loved them. Dads classic joke was if it would have happened to anyone else it would have killed them. I think that statement is so true. Many people having that severe of strokes it would have killed them. But he toughed it out and was a tough guy. Sorry for the whiney post but just wanted to remember dad on this holiday season. It is the best.