May 10, 2012.
HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY!!! This was my project I did for Tyler for our 10th anniversary.
I put together some of my fondest memories over the last 10 years. 10 memories in 10 categories = 100 memories. I enjoyed reminiscing as I put this together.
I rolled up the papers and stuck them in his laptop bag so he would get these at work.
The
things you’ve taught me…. You’ve shared your BIT O HONEY with me
1. “I
am not playing what’s fair or not fair with Heavenly Father.”
2. Whenever
we serve it always comes back to bless us.
3. Generosity
in all things. I admire your soft heart,
especially for single moms.
4. Dedication
and Determination. I have watched you with
all of your projects over the years and know you are the most dedicated and
most determined human being I know.
5. To
be on time.
6. You
taught me the simplest schedule for a newborn.
Change the diaper before you feed.
You gave me encouragement that I needed to be a first time mom.
7. Be
positive. The kids know when I am
frustrated so I should try to stay as positive as possible.
8. Be
polite.
9. To
be ambitious in all things. When you
set your mind to it you can accomplish anything.
10. Don’t
be afraid to try. Anything you want to
do you read about it, study it out, and then do it. You are always successful too!
Tougher
Times…Some of them little and some of them WHOPPERS
1. Our
first miscarriage at 12 weeks. We had
been trying for years to have a baby. We
went to your mom’s and finished the laundry room tile. We didn’t even speak to each other. Only cried.
2. IVF
#2 failure.
3. Justin
having to stay in the level 2 nursery for a few additional days and not coming
home with us.
4. Loosing
$1500 on couches that we bought and paid for but never got.
5. I
had a twitch in my arm for a week before I told Leslie Johnson that we were
selling our home in American Fork.
6. Giving
and getting progesterone shots time and time again.
7. Learning
patience as we watch Hunter work on and reach milestones. This is a bitter sweet thing for me but it
has been humbling.
8. Watching
Hunter go through his kidney testing every 6 months. However, we did discover his love for Mickey
Mouse Clubhouse during one of his testing days.
9. 10
weeks of bed rest! You were so
supportive and took such good care of me.
10. Surviving
on very little sleep when the twins were born.
I think we barely survived.
Things
we will SNICKER about forever
1. Hillary’s
chest bump.
2. You
trying to be acrobatic and imitate Hunter.
You pulled a muscle in your leg.
3. I
thought Goliath could help us place the rocks in our American Fork yard.
4. I
hid in my garments behind the boxes on the island right in front of the family
room windows.
5. My
mustache buffer. I had a scab for a week
I think.
6. Hillary:
“Just close the garage so someone doesn’t see me.” I splattered on the garage floor coming home
from the temple not long after my knee surgery.
7. Insurance
agent: “As long as you didn’t do more than $750 damage we should be ok.”
Hillary: “I hit 5 cars.” Insurance agent: “Oh. I’ll have to call the
underwriter.” You thought this was much
funnier than I thought.
8. Justin:
“We got tickets!” He was so excited about the tickets for the Alpine Slide.
9. The
make-believe man in our basement in American Fork. I was prepared with a weapon in every room.
10. Your
Dad’s “Dirty Hairy” Pistol.
Those Marvelous Moments (M&M)
1. Our
sealing. I don’t remember a single word
spoken to us that day but will always consider that one of my happiest
memories.
2. Justin’s
birth. I was at peace knowing you went
with him to get his 1st bath.
3. Fisher’s
and Hunter’s birth. I was scared to
death but you seemed so calm. I remember
looking at them for the first time from my hospital bed and not being able to
hold them.
4. Name
blessings for our 3 little boys. I’m so
blessed to have a husband that can do these things for our children.
5. Priesthood
blessings –specifically with progesterone shots and dog dreams.
6. Justin
slept by you the first night home so you could keep your protective eye on him.
7. Dr.
Hatasaka: “I see two. Now let’s make
sure there’s only two and not three.” Slight panic for a moment.
8. You
got so emotional when you wanted our families see Hunter sit by himself at his
1st birthday party. Everyone was so touched, including me.
9. The
day we brought the twins home and our entire family was in the same place.
10. Naming
our children. It’s been all you. You came up with Justin when I was having the
second lung shot in case he came early.
You came up with Fisher and Hunter while we were having dinner at
Chili’s. Those names had to grow on me
for a while. Justin started calling his
boy dolls Hunt and Fish.
SKOR for Hillary - Things you’ve
surprised me with
1. A
Surprise 30th Birthday Party in the park. $150 cake that tasted oh so good.
2. Taking
a day off for my birthday and scheduling a pedicure for me and taking all 3
boys to Motor Class.
3. A
much wanted bike and bike trailer for my birthday.
4. You
bought me a video recorder for Christmas the year after Justin was born.
5. Flowers
on numerous special occasions.
6. A
beaded watch with interchangeable bands for Valentine’s Day.
7. I
was so surprised the 1st year you planted my pots for Mother’s Day.
And you continue to do it every year.
8. You
bought me a nice camera for one of my birthdays.
9. A
mini vacuum for the stairs.
10. You
haven’t yet but I am sure one day you will surprise me with a 4-wheeler for you
and the boys.
Our fun TWIX (trips)
1. St.
George before we were married…remember, it took me 4 hours to read your palm.
2. For
several years we had our Thanksgiving weekend overnights in Salt Lake. We need to start doing this again.
3. Sweden
4. Escape
to San Francisco
5. Family
vacation to Park City for a week (thanks to Investools and your hard work) and
visiting the track hoe park every day, sometimes twice a day.
6. 1st
Father’s Day camping trip to Diamond Fork.
7. Ophir
every year.
8. Our
1st deer hunt as a family.
You shot your 1st deer.
9. St.
George …. Remember Justin’s fit when we went on our walk/hike with my
family. You packed him back to the van
and it was a long ways away.
10. Newport
Beach with my family. We went to an LA
Dodgers Baseball Game. We got lost in
the hood of California.
Those
MENTOS I never would have guessed we would experience
1. I
had to carry our marriage certificate all over Sweden so I could get home.
2. We
had to take pictures of the hi/low thermometer on the footings at our
Silverlake house in the middle of the night.
3. We
visited the Salt Lake County Jail every week for about 8 months.
4. Spending
an evening in the ER blowing a rock out of Justin’s nose.
5. A
child having surgery at 2 years old. Hunter’s kidney surgery.
6. TWINS
. . . remember being in survival mode, especially the first several months. We survived on about 3 hours of sleep for
about a month.
7. Living
with your mom. I would have never
thought that I would enjoy it so much.
8. Helmets
on the twins. I was so overwhelmed by
this but once they got them it was really no big deal.
9. We
built a house before we were married.
10. Owning
an RV. I would have never thought I would love camping so much.
Odds
& Ends Memories - ROLO because I am out of ideas and this is my random
section
1. You
would find me and baby Justin asleep on the couch when you got home from work. Tyler: “Justin grew today.”
2. Hours
and hours making Justin’s 1st year birthday cake. We’ve gotten faster each birthday.
3. Tyler:
“Why is a manhole round?” You were
surprised I knew the answer.
4. Justin:
“Girls wear make-up and boys wear pants.” And “Boys wrestle and girls do
bills.”
5. All
of our boys love “Ma Clark’s” swing.
6. When
we were first married you worked a full time job, drove tow truck for Vern and
went to school full time. I just worked
one full time job.
7. You
gave my parents a salt lick for Christmas.
8. Justin:
“Hey Dad, you want to hear the alphabet backwards.”
9. Fisher
is a Daddy’s boy. He likes to climb up
on top of you when you sit on the couch and lay on you to watch TV.
10. You
went to school every Friday and Saturday night until you graduated with your
MBA. I’m so “lucky” that my husband has his education and has a career.
Tyler
is to Service as MIKE is to IKE
1. Tying
8 quilts in 14 days with your mom for Christmas gifts.
2. Giving
a single mom the exact amount of money she needed because you felt she needed
some help.
3. Sub
for Santa we did for the single mom in Brad Sunderland’s ward. She was so humble and gracious.
4. Fixing
things up for your mom: garage, drive way, laundry room, porch.
5. Cleaning
out Haylie’s nasty fridge when Cole was diagnosis with diabetes.
6. Cinderfella. You took care of us so well while I was on bed
rest.
7. You
are always willing to get me an extra blanket after we get in bed.
8. Your
work doing baskets for Primary Children’s Hospital. I know I didn’t have much to do with this;
but, you really took this project personal and you wanted to make a difference.
9. We
gave our couches to your sister because she needed them.
10. In
all my years in Relief Society, you switched your night at work so that I could
attend my activities.
Projects … We’ve spent at least 100
GRAND
1. I
was helping you with the deck stairs in my nightgown and having complete
strangers come out back and see if they could have a tour of our home.
2. Putting
together the new play set upside down.
Taking it apart more than once to fix mistakes because of poorly written
instructions.
3. We
had the nicest garage in our American Fork neighborhood. I think the grey base trim really made it
‘pop’.
4. Enclosing
your mom’s garage. I helped you hang the
siding.
5. You
dug for hours in the dark for the walkout basement. I helped you form the stairs in the
dark…twice.
6. You
spent hours upon hours studying for the CFA.
I don’t know how you worked all day and then studied all evening.
7. I
helped you hang sheet rock in our American Fork basement with a cast on my
hand.
8. You
sewed up our big blue denim bean bags on my surger. I was pretty impressed you knew how to do
that.
9. You
had to ‘talk’ me into doing the butcher block in the downstairs kitchen and I
love it.
10. And
of course the most recent, remodeling our kitchen. We have been burning the candle at both ends.
1 comment:
That is so sweet! Seriously, between this and Hunter riding the horse, I'm a little teary :)
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