Sunday, June 20, 2010

And Happy Father's Day

I Determined I ought to make some mention of Father's Day while I am at it as it IS Father's Day. Kerry however is in London and so it just seems like a kind of super quiet not much going on day around here........... So happy Father's Day to you in England honey and happy Father's Day to our darling sons who are really quite extraordinary dads and to my father who is an example of the believer's who has lived a long and service-filled life. Kerry and I were just talking the other day about how we can see that 'enduring to the end' might simply be much more difficult that we might want that it will be. Maintaining momentum and enthusiasm is tough! Then as I look out at folks who have lived into their eighties and nineties, I have nothing but admiration for those who are able to do it well and keep their chins up. So chin up and thanks for teaching us the gospel dad, and know that we are grateful for the heritage of faith and hard work and dedication that you have devoted a lifetime to leaving us.

Mundane and Ordinary

I simply can never think of anything interesting or exciting to post. I love reading the kids posts and seeing their photos. I love reading other people's facebook entries that detail some of the daily and possibly mundane details of their lives but struggle to feel comfortable posting or publishing some of the mundane details of my life. They seem overwhelmingly mundane and uninteresting. It has almost become a mind block. I guess I am fairly certain that there is not a single interesting thing to report in my little day to day world. And yet I view blogs in particular and facebook a little less so as a valuable tool to record family history and share feelings and events and experiences and life! So I am going to attempt to post an entry. My last entry was May 5th...we are now into June. May was a crazy and overly busy month that bore much fruit in the memorable category. Chris and Ella had birthdays. Chris and Marisa were home for Corey's graduation. All five of the kids were here and that is something that isn't mundane to a mom in any way. What a delight to have all the kids together with their lovely families (we missed those cute Caden and Coleton boys and Chira and Ethan) but were delighted to have the kids together. They are the blessing and joy of my life...maybe that is why things feel so mundane now; after all these years of busy family life on a day to day basis, EVERYTHING will always feel mundane. I appreciated the effort that the kids made to get here. Supporting each other over time and distance is a challenge but one that I hope they will never give up on. Mabel was able to come and spend her 85th birthday with us. It was Corey's graduation day and made me wonder what I will be doing on my 85th birthday? Hmmmmmmmmmm............careful about the comments y'all!! Corey and Stephani sold their home and moved into an apartment downtown. Then Lisa and Ragnar and Natalie and Kerry and I took off for Hawaii. I was running a little low on gas for that trip and so I hope that we didn't slow down everyone's experience there. I have been running on empty for a number of weeks now and am trying to figure out how to get the energy levels moving upward a bit. Hawaii is a beautiful place and makes you appreciate the lovely world we live in not to mention the fun diversity of cultures that exist in the world. The polynesians are a beautiful and graceful people with a quiet intensity for living that I think may be contagious given some extended time with them. We came home to a lonesome dog and a house that needed (and coninues to need) a bit of attention and a trip to London for Kerry and a jag to Idaho for me. The next big event will be the advent of little Mr. Scharman. We are so excited to add a little fella to the family. How can one grandma possibly have ALL of the adorable and delightful grandchildren on the planet???!!! While I am in Idaho I am hoping to spend a bit of time figuring out how to download photos and organize pictures. Maybe this post will be the beneficiary. Till then...........