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I have been putting this off. Some of you have already found out and some of you have not. There have been some BIG changes around here the past couple of weeks. Some I have dealt with well, others...not so much.

As of 2 weeks ago Clint is no longer in the Weber State Nursing Program.

We don't know what's going to happen now, or where we will be.

So much emotion has gone into all this and I can't express the depth of it all to you, there simply are not words.

After the storm though there is always a calm and an awakening. Clint and I are so very grateful for a loving Heavenly Father.

When one door closes another one opens. I have learned so many important lessons through all of this. It has been a huge lesson for both of us. Before, during and after. Clint is grateful for the time he spent in the program and doesn't regret trying it, even though it was an expensive lesson to learn. He has learned a lot about himself and what he is capable of.

So, what now? I'll let you know when we figure that out.

The past few weeks have been a challenge for me and I found this quote today while doing some searching for comfort. I liked it so much; I wanted to share it with you.

"Our challenges, including those we create by our own decisions, are part of our test in mortality. Let me assure you that your situation is not beyond the reach of our Savior. Through Him, every struggle can be for our experience and our good. Each temptation we overcome is to strengthen us, not destroy us. The Lord will never allow us to suffer beyond what we can endure."

~Elder Robert D. Hales

Swimming with Grandparents

On Monday Kaily was feeling better so we decided to go down to SJ and enjoy an FHE with my parents. They have a membership to the community center there and invited us to go swimming. The kids had so much fun. Kaily's favorite thing was the alligator slide and Conner's favorite thing was all the falling water. He loves to splash! We had a great time, thank you Grandma and Papa Kemp for a great time!

A new perspective

Before I got married I was known to just carry my DL and debit card in my back pocket. I didn't own a purse, I didn't want a purse, even though I was told all the time that I should get one. Before the back pocket I had a day timer that I carried around with me everywhere I went, but it got bulky and I hated caring it around, it left me without a hand to do things and then it was the matter of putting it down when I was someplace b/c I hated leaving it in the car. I also had one on my mission that I loved. After I got married my husband was appalled that I would just use my back pocket for things. He tried to convince me that I should be like all the other woman out there and get a purse. I dug in my heals, I was NOT going to have a purse.

You may be asking yourself, "Why is she so adamant about NOT having a purse?" Well, that is a good question but it has a silly answer, it was TOO girly. I have never tried to be a girly girl, just the opposite, I was trying to NOT be one those girls. I would say that as if I was going to catch something, like it was a disease.

What does this all have to do with anything? The wallet has lived a great 5 1/2 years and is now dead. I am at a loss of what to do now that it is gone and won't hold anything I put into it anymore. My day planners that I once had have also died. What to do, what to do. I have been looking for something for weeks to replace my wallet. But there is always something wrong with the ones I look at. I got online the other day and found this day planner that has an adorable purse that goes with it. I LOVE IT! I was shocked that I would want this purse, but really, I do. Why don't I just get it? The planner with the purse costs more $ than I can justify. Clint told me to just get it if I like it so much. I think he likes the idea that I want a purse. SO, I will continue to search for something I love as much as I love this, and hopefully it will cheaper, but in the end I might just end up getting it.

Pictures...WHY?

I wanted to get some good pics of Kaily and Conner in their Easter outfits. So here is how the photo shoot went, in order...

Conner didn't want Kaily touching him and Kaily was trying to be a good sport. I got tired of trying to get Conner to cooperate with me so I let them go their different ways.

This is my little poser. She told me she was going to be a model when she gets older....We'll see.