Where has the time gone?

I am not even sure where to begin. The past 3 months have been full. As you know Kaden left for the MTC on Nov 2. I could write about that for a few blogs. But it might be best to just give you the best parts. Preparing someone to be gone for 2 years is not an easy effort. All the needed items seasonally and for Kaden bedding where crammed into 2 suitcases. Hopefully he can figure out how to pack it all back in there when he leaves the MTC for Texas. Once you get the packing stuff figured out there is the setting apart. Can I just tell you how grateful I am for a Stake President who prepares for setting apart on bended knee. He sure made us all feel so comforted. It's weird because in that few hours of having a missionary in our home we had such a enveloped feeling of peace and calmness. The spirit was strong. I called it the bubble feeling it lasted for about 2 weeks till the feeling of I can't last, this has been the longest 2 weeks of my life feeling took over.

When we arrived in Provo we went to lunch with Klint's brothers family as they were also dropping off a missionary. We took our pics at the temple and said our last goodbyes. Dropping him off wasn't that bad and you can get out of the car. People had told us you can't you can get out and give a last hug.  The next few hours were difficult as we thought of not having Kaden around for the next 2 years. Yet we all knew he was going to be doing a greater service and would be a blessing to so many.



Thanksgiving came this year and boy was it different. We normally have dinner with our moms and Klint's brother and wife and there 4 children.Well his brother has a son out and we have Kaden so down 2 right off the bat. Kevin, Klint's brother, has a daughter Diane who had come hom efor the holiday and woke up with a fever so she stayed in St. Georg with her dad Kevin. And to top it all off Kyra had just had her wisdom teeth out the day before and had a little snip off the frenum ( the skin that connects your lip to your gums) on both the top and bottom. Boy was she miserable and so so swollen. So we had myself, Klint, my mom, Susan (Kevin's wife) their daughters Kimmie and Miranda. With Kyra sleeping in the basement.

With both of us having missionaries out I thought it would be the perfect time to put together a 12 days of Christmas for the boys. It was so much fun to wrap these small gifts for the boys. When we finished Kimmie took the boxes down to the car and locked the keys in the trunk.HAHAHA! If you know us and know us well you know this kind of stuff just happens a lot. 2 hours or so later they were headed back to St. George.  You should now that this was the only key they had as the car was a rental because Kevin had gotten in a car accident just a couple days before.

Kyra hasn't had an exactly easy time healing from all that she had done. The first day was hard, she went into a bit of shock since she didn't have anything in her stomach and a lot of meds to anestitize her etc. With a little food she got better that day. Her face swelled from top to bottom. We didn't take any pictures because she looked so sick and pale. After a few days and some bumps along the way she is getting better, but still has a lil bit to heal.

Klint has had this radio frequency done on both sides of his back. Can I just tell you there's always hoopes to jump through and they can really stress a person out. Wheh you do radio frequency it takes 4 or more appts to do one side. First they just  meet with you then the next appt. they shoot you with lidacaine in the nerves they are hoping to affect. It lasts for 15 min. THe killer part is you get a call the night before usually saying the insurance co. might not pay. Then you go back this shot lasts 6 hours. you can really tell with this one if it's gonna work. If it does you schedule the big one where they burn the nerve. Again the call comes saying your insurance says you don't need this and you wait for a Dr. to tell them you do. Now Dr.'s are busty people so as the clock gets closer and closer to 5 you hope to get a call saying alls a go. Then you get that one usually in the morning or at 5:40 pm. then it's the day they burn your nerves. One more appt to see if all is good. If it is you start the whole process again for the other side. Klint has had both sides done.  The last side didn't take as well as we'd hoped. So hopefully they can do it again. Since the 6 hour shot worked really good on that side.

People always ask me how Kaden is doing and then say now how are you? Well I have good days and bad days. I miss his voice I miss the peacefullness he had about him. Letters mean a lot to us now. Thursdays are his p-day. So that day is good and bad. I changed his stocking to look like a shirt and tie and pants. I have a missionary tree with tags on it. I know he is safe. I wouldn't want him anywhere else. I am excited to hear his voice on Jan. 3 when he leaves the MTC. But there's this gnarl in my stomach. They grow up so fast. These little boys don't come back as little boys they come back as men. It's just gonna take some time to wrap my head around. He will always be my little boy. Family is so important.

So that has been what we have been up to. I am sure I missed some stuff as usual. Here's some photos of whats been goin on.