Where Have I Been?

When I returned from Brig's blessing, I got to have

lunch with this little cutie for a belated

Mother's Day celebration!

And I spent a little time with this little

sparkly eyed sweetie and her sister,

otherwise known as the "pink tornados".

Paige and Brig flew into town for the Clark ladies

retreat and we got to be with them for a minute

before she headed to Midway.

Notice Paige discreetly nursing in the background?

And of course, we spent the time eating...

love us a little Olive Garden!!

Then I was off to Colorado to share a special moment
with these three adorable people!

It was really wonderful to be a part of Nate's

graduation celebration. What a milestone for

this little family!!

Do you think Sandi was proud of him at all?

I love these two kids like they were my own!

They are terrific young people and their Mom

has done a stellar job raising them.

Here's the whole bunch of us Ausman clan right after

he got his diploma!

Sandi had done this great "Memory Board" with

photos of him as "the Baby", "the Boy" and

"the Man" and somehow she managed to get

a picture of him with EVERY family member!

She rocks!!

This is documentation that the Ausman overkill

lives on! The food was delicio-so!!

It was great to spend a little time with these three

darling boys as well! Man, they are changing so

fast!! And hello...Jordan is gorgeous!

This is a great family and kudos to Sandi and

Adolph for sharing in this wonderful moment and for

putting parenting ahead of all else! It's

paying off big-time!

Some of the best part was watching Nate interact

with all his friends...what a cool role he plays of

quiet, calm leadership. It was also wonderful

to meet all these great people in Sandi's life

that I don't know and who play such a big role.

She is a rock in so many people's lives...no

surprise there. She has always been all

sunshine and so many great people are drawn

to her...young and old alike. I loved the time there!!

Then it was a quick flight back to Utah and

hopping in the car to go retrieve Granny.

Poor woman needed some serious TLC

and sweet Paige volunteered to drive with

me to Phoenix so I wouldn't be alone.

We had a great time chatting all the way

and loving on Brig whenever we could.

We stopped off for the night in St. George

so Brig could meet the Lamoreaux clan.

Boy, oh boy, did they ever love him!!!

Then on to Phoenix where Paige spent the night.

Brig got to meet his Great-Grandma Billie

and then Paige and Brig flew on to California

from there. She and Brig saved my life!!

After taking care of a few odds and ends at

Mom's house she and I loaded up and headed

out on the road. I took this picture of her outside

her house. I wonder if she will ever be able to

return to it. I guess time will tell!

(Just getting her hair done made her feel better!)

Once again, we broke the trip up by stopping

in St. George. Robyn is an angel to

act as our weigh station! The big bonus

was that I got to be there for Gwynnie's

5th Birthday party!

This girl is a Princess Supreme

and her party did not disappoint!

Isn't she beautiful??? And her

little group of girly friends were

darling! They went to Paul

Mitchell Beauty School and all

got manicures, pedicures, and

hair-dos. What a great party!!

The kids got to see Granny Billie and

that was good for them and for her!

Where was Abe???? At a friends, of course!

Sweet Robyn...9 months pregnant and still the

perfect hostess! She is so sweet with Granny.

Love this girl!

So....the goal is to get to the bottom of

what is going on with this little lady and

to get her out of pain and back where

she isn't frightened of life.
I'll keep you posted on how that all goes!

So, in a nutshell, THAT is where I have been....