Looking Back at 2010

I really should have done this a week ago but its just been so crazy here. I really never have a minute where im not at work or running around doing something or other. The year has been a real roller coaster for us. We had such a wonderful christmas and new year the end of 2009 and then the new year just hit a very hard patch for us. My mum went into the hospital right after new years last year and passed away Jan 11th 2010. That week she was in hospital was a total roller coaster. Every day was different and even parts of the day. She was doing better, she was doing worse etc etc. So much hopes that were destroyed so easily. I will never stop missing her. She taught me so much. I admire how she handled herself during the time she had cancer. So much dignity and strength like ivd never seen anyone do before. I truthfully never saw or heard her cry about what was going on. She was always there to comfort us and help us accept what was going to happen. Only once was she on the phone in tears to me and that wasnt even about herself. It was when the stress of it all gave my dad a mini stroke. He had held up so well but when we learnt the pills were not working and it had spread to her liver it was too much for him. She cried her eyes out on the phone to me. Not about herself. But she was so worried about what would happen to him once she was gone. She was so worried about something happening to him and her not being there to take care of him. That was the only time i heard her cry. Saying goodbye to her was the hardest thing in the world at the airport and again at her funeral. I will never stop missing her and wishing i could see her one more time. Thank you Carole for being our travel agent and sorting out not only passports but everyones travel arrangements last min to get 11 or so of us to england in a week. And Hayley from Hawaii to England. My Uncle passing away on christmas eve. Luckily the lord gives us good things in our life to help balance out the bad and we had some great events this past year. Two new grandbabies. One born early but healthy nonetheless. Lucys drill team won state after being cheated out of it the year before and she proudly wears her state ring. Cory gave us all a medical scare with his lungs in Sept and spent two weeks in the hospital having surgerys. Heather and Hayley both met amazing boyfriends and there very happy. My mum wanted them to both meet nice boys so much, moreso Heather as she felt Heather needed a good guy in her life. She talked about it a lot the last week she stayed with us and so its no surprise that Heather met Dan two days after she passed away. Im sure she searched for him. lol. And Hayley met her guy Aaron on our anniversary. What more special day can there be then that? lol. Lucy made the drill team at her college and shes had fun doing that and the different pace it has then the minerettes did. We also got a doggie grandaughter from Heather and Dan. We went on a nice trip to florida with the minerettes and watched them win Nationals. My Dad came out in June and we went on a very fun trip to New Mexico and Lake Powell with him. He also came out and spent six weeks with us over thanksgiving and christmas. Lucys graduation. Heather and Dan moving back to slc utah. Hayley coming over for a visit in July. Heathers surgery, Ralphs surgery. Lucys drama in the hospital on New Years Eve and her hitting a deer at 82 miles an hour on I-15. Corys ambulance ride beween two hospitals. Whew so many events. Im sure theres many more im missing and will think of later. We had a lot of stress and heartbreak in 2010 but also a lot of very happy moments too. What have we learnt from it? Too love and cherish the people you care about. To spend your time with those that treat you right and to let the people around you know how much you love them. I think entering this new year we need to count our blessings for the good in our life and to cherish the memorys of those we have lost and to remember them and the happy times we had. To try not to let the people that may try and cause us grief to bother us. To learn to shake it off and give it the attention it deserves, which is none. There are so many good people in our lifes, thats all we need. Hopefully this new year 2011 will be a good year for us. I am so grateful for my husband Ralph who is such an amazing person. He is always there for me and i know he will always stand by me and never let me down. It wonderful to have such a great person and best friend to share my life with. Im also grateful for all my kids and there wifes and boyfriends and grandbabies. They are all such a blessing and bring so much joy and happiness to our lifes in so many ways. And im very grateful for my Dad and hope that he will take care of himself so he will be with us for a long long time. I am also grateful for friends and co workers and everyone else that helps make my world go round. I love you all. Lets help make this year 2011 start off with a great bang and lets help it be the best year ever.
Happy New Year.