So July started out really well. We had a great Fourth of July weekend. We had a BBQ then went to the Fairgrounds to watch the fireworks. We acutally were so close that we had actual pieces of the firworks falling on us, and I think I probably blackened one of my lungs with all the smoke I inhaled. Josh and Ryan thought they were really cool, but I wish everyone could have seen Zacks face, he was very serious lying by me on the blanket and if I looked at him he would just clap his hands and say "WEEE" and maybe crack a slight smile and then he would point up and it was back to business!!
We then had a little spell of strep throat go through Josh and Ryan. Ryan woke up one morning saying that his mouth hurt, but he wouldn't let me look inside, and both him and Josh were being so crabby all morning and kept falling asleep, and I realized they both were burning up. So after some medicine and naps, Josh was feeling better but Ryan said that now his neck was hurting. I looked at his neck right below his ear and he had like a golf ball sized bulge! I like freaked out and called my mom and she right away said uh oh its gotta be the mumps. MUMPS??? What the heck was that, didn't we go through the torture of having our kids vaccinated against that? So I called and made him a dr's appt, and decided I better take Josh with us just in case it was contagious, and it turned out they both had strep, and Ryan's glands had just really swelled up on the one side as a side affect. So they both had to get shots in their buns, and they were so mad at me, I felt so bad for them. But they both felt better the next morning and thats a good thing for the whole house hold. It still took at least another two weeks for Ryan's gland to go totally down, so weird!!
I was glad that we found out early enough about the boys having strep because a few days later, we had my brother Andy and sister-in-law Shantelle and their twins Drew and Megan down for the Pioneer day celebration. It was a lot of fun. We went and watched the rodeo and the kids had a blast trying to chase down the little pig. Then enjoyed the parade on Saturday and had just a really relaxing time at the football field eating dinner and listening to all the entertainment they had. And then came the fireworks, once again I found Josh and Ryan really loving them, and Zack ran and sat up on my lap. Some of the fireworks were loud, so I covered one of his ears and held the other ear against my chest, and when the loud ones had stopped I moved my hand off his ears, and he very quickly moved it back on his ear. He gave me a quick smile and snuggled back close to my chest. He is just such a character, love him much!
Then came Callie's 18th birthday!! I can't believe how fast time fly's by!!! We had made plans to head down to Mesa the next week because my brother Gary was moving to Flagstaff. So we decided to go along and hang out with Marcie and her girls for a few days and get out of the heat! So Willey headed out early with a load of stuff, and Callie, my boys and myself were going up later in the morning following my parents and 2 of my neices. This is where the story gets good, and scary (for me) I had put the boys's dvd players on and they kept saying they weren't working, and Callie was trying to figure out why my ipod player wasn't working and I was trying to help her find the remote to the dv player, all this time following behind my dad. He got into the turn lane, and turned left and all I saw was that he turned and the light was green. I was so distracted with everything that was going on, I didn't even pay attention that it wasn't an arrow just a light, and I turned and looked up in time to see a white truck coming straight for me. I had no reaction and the next thing I knew, we were facing the wrong way and the air bags had deployed. There was smoke everywhere and the boys were crying. And in a flash people were there to help. They got the kids out of the car, and Callie got out. I was totally frozen, my dad was there and just asking if I was ok, I asked if the boys were hurt, he said he didn't think so, and that was my release! I just broke down, and started to say that Willey was going to kill me, I had just wrecked the car that he drove every week to work!! I finally was able to get out, and let me tell you, we definitely had heavenly father looking down on us. Our car was totalled. The truck hit on the front of my side and smashed in the whole front. The truck had part of the bumber attached to its back bumper. The boys didn't have not one scratch on them, and Zack was the only one in a 5 point harness car seat. Ryan and Josh were in booster seats and they ALWAYS put the strap that goes across the chest behind them!! Callie was bending forward, so the airbag hit her face, but no serious damage, and I was just shooken up. The air bag hit my arm, so it has a pretty good size bruise, but again no serious damage. It has taken me a good week to feel back to normal physically, but mentally it will probably take me a while!! The boys haven't had any affects from it, they just like to say we don't get to go to Flagstaff because mommy crashed daddy's car. This accident really shook me up to the point that it is really hard for me to drive, without getting sick to my stomach, but it also really made me think. Think about life and my spiritual preparedness. Am I letting all of these distractions in life stop me from hearing the spirit, or from realizing the things in life that are really important? My dad told me later the day of the accident that he heard the spirit tell him not to turn, and I think the spirit was trying to tell him because I had to much going on to be able to hear the spirit talking to me!! That is not something I want to happen again! I hope that I will be able to live everyday so that I will be able to clearly hear the spirit and his promptings that he gives to me. I am grateful for my husband, he had a really hard time with all the thoughts of what could have happened, and he was so overwhelmed with gratitude that we were all ok. I am so grateful that he is a worthy preisthood holder and was able to give me the comfort I needed. I love my little boys so much and thank my heavenly father for those angels he sent down on the day of the accident to hold each of them so they wouldn't be harmed!! I am overjoyed to be alive, and think that i have been complaining WAY to much about the everyday stuff life has for us to do. I am glad to be able to wash the dishes and cook for my family and wash laundry.
I also wanted to say thank you to my friends who really helped me out by just being here. I just feel very blessed and if it took a car accident to make me realize it I guess I am grateful for that too!!
I was glad that we found out early enough about the boys having strep because a few days later, we had my brother Andy and sister-in-law Shantelle and their twins Drew and Megan down for the Pioneer day celebration. It was a lot of fun. We went and watched the rodeo and the kids had a blast trying to chase down the little pig. Then enjoyed the parade on Saturday and had just a really relaxing time at the football field eating dinner and listening to all the entertainment they had. And then came the fireworks, once again I found Josh and Ryan really loving them, and Zack ran and sat up on my lap. Some of the fireworks were loud, so I covered one of his ears and held the other ear against my chest, and when the loud ones had stopped I moved my hand off his ears, and he very quickly moved it back on his ear. He gave me a quick smile and snuggled back close to my chest. He is just such a character, love him much!
Then came Callie's 18th birthday!! I can't believe how fast time fly's by!!! We had made plans to head down to Mesa the next week because my brother Gary was moving to Flagstaff. So we decided to go along and hang out with Marcie and her girls for a few days and get out of the heat! So Willey headed out early with a load of stuff, and Callie, my boys and myself were going up later in the morning following my parents and 2 of my neices. This is where the story gets good, and scary (for me) I had put the boys's dvd players on and they kept saying they weren't working, and Callie was trying to figure out why my ipod player wasn't working and I was trying to help her find the remote to the dv player, all this time following behind my dad. He got into the turn lane, and turned left and all I saw was that he turned and the light was green. I was so distracted with everything that was going on, I didn't even pay attention that it wasn't an arrow just a light, and I turned and looked up in time to see a white truck coming straight for me. I had no reaction and the next thing I knew, we were facing the wrong way and the air bags had deployed. There was smoke everywhere and the boys were crying. And in a flash people were there to help. They got the kids out of the car, and Callie got out. I was totally frozen, my dad was there and just asking if I was ok, I asked if the boys were hurt, he said he didn't think so, and that was my release! I just broke down, and started to say that Willey was going to kill me, I had just wrecked the car that he drove every week to work!! I finally was able to get out, and let me tell you, we definitely had heavenly father looking down on us. Our car was totalled. The truck hit on the front of my side and smashed in the whole front. The truck had part of the bumber attached to its back bumper. The boys didn't have not one scratch on them, and Zack was the only one in a 5 point harness car seat. Ryan and Josh were in booster seats and they ALWAYS put the strap that goes across the chest behind them!! Callie was bending forward, so the airbag hit her face, but no serious damage, and I was just shooken up. The air bag hit my arm, so it has a pretty good size bruise, but again no serious damage. It has taken me a good week to feel back to normal physically, but mentally it will probably take me a while!! The boys haven't had any affects from it, they just like to say we don't get to go to Flagstaff because mommy crashed daddy's car. This accident really shook me up to the point that it is really hard for me to drive, without getting sick to my stomach, but it also really made me think. Think about life and my spiritual preparedness. Am I letting all of these distractions in life stop me from hearing the spirit, or from realizing the things in life that are really important? My dad told me later the day of the accident that he heard the spirit tell him not to turn, and I think the spirit was trying to tell him because I had to much going on to be able to hear the spirit talking to me!! That is not something I want to happen again! I hope that I will be able to live everyday so that I will be able to clearly hear the spirit and his promptings that he gives to me. I am grateful for my husband, he had a really hard time with all the thoughts of what could have happened, and he was so overwhelmed with gratitude that we were all ok. I am so grateful that he is a worthy preisthood holder and was able to give me the comfort I needed. I love my little boys so much and thank my heavenly father for those angels he sent down on the day of the accident to hold each of them so they wouldn't be harmed!! I am overjoyed to be alive, and think that i have been complaining WAY to much about the everyday stuff life has for us to do. I am glad to be able to wash the dishes and cook for my family and wash laundry.
I also wanted to say thank you to my friends who really helped me out by just being here. I just feel very blessed and if it took a car accident to make me realize it I guess I am grateful for that too!!
2 comments:
I am so glad everything turned out okay with your accident and that nobody was hurt. I have been in three accidents (the last one about 3 years ago) and it is still hard for me to be in a car (even if I'm not the one driving) I just have a hard time relaxing now. I am glad you found that inner strength to help you get thru it. I just don't know how people who don't have the understanding of how much our heavenly father does for us, gets thru any situation. That is what I lean on so much to get me thru things. Give the boys a hug for us.
I was over at Cassie's house on Saturday and she told me about your accident, it made me feel sick to my stomach. I'm so sorry that happened to you guys. But i'm so glad your living right and you were all okay! If you need your hair done anytime just call me.
Joni
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