Scrapbook Challenge

So, I took the Scrapbook Olympic Challenge that was made at Scrapbooks, Etc. I made two pages using 3 of 8 of the supplies they assigned. My pages are fairly simple. I entered them yesterday afternoon. Sometime today they will announce the winner. The winner gets $25 in store credit. I doubt I'll win, but I am happy with the results. The first one is my favorite. I made a matching one of the second page with a picture of Uncle Willard. I didn't enter it because it is basically the same as the one of Mom and Dad. It was fun and quite a challenge for me. I don't have a real creative mind. I can copy anything, but to come up with something on my own, is another story. So, here they are:

This one is my parents "engagement" picture.

This one is my mom at about 5 yrs old.

While we were at the scrapbook store, there was a bad accident in front on University. A guy hit a light pole and the power went out in the store. Tanya took off running to see if any of her newly aquired nursing skills were needed. Unfortunately, there was an off duty fireman and a respiratory therapist there too. When the police got there, they made everybody move back because the pole was split and could come crashing down. The guy hit at least 3 other cars (we're not sure about a forth one, but it's possible). Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. We had to leave the items we were going to buy at the store since they had no electricity. I guess we will have to go back today. Oh, no, not that! Gotta go for now.

A Month Later

Well, I decided it was time to post again. It has been difficult to even think about it for the last month. Things are getting a little easier for me each day. The viewing the night before the funeral was easier than I thought it would be. At least until my cousin and his wife brought in the casket spray. I took one look at it and the dam burst! They were absolutely beautiful! We had told her that Mom's favorite color was all the colors in the rainbow and the brighter and more vivid the better! WOW! She did a wonderful job! It was perfect! I'm sure Mom liked it.

Speaking at Mom's funeral was definately harder than I thought. I guess things went well. I learned some things about my mom that I didn't know before. When she was about six, they went to different churches. Whenever anyone asked her what church she belonged to, she told them she was a Mormon. She didn't join the church until she was about 13 or 14!

My dad is very lonely now. I think that is the hardest part for me at this point. I try to at least talk to him every other day if not more often. I don't have a car much, so it's hard to go see him very often. He didn't realize how difficult it would be after she was gone. We all know it was best because she was in so much pain and in such poor health. But, until it happens, you don't realize the hole in your heart!

It was good to see some of my Aunts and Uncles that I haven't seen in years. We had some good visits with lots of memories being talked about. I think everyone in the family was there except for a grandson who lives in Washington and a sister who lives in California who is in poor health herself.

Here are a few pictures:

My sister Mary, Me, Dad, my sister Linda, brother Bob, brother Doug

Aunt Carol and Uncle Karl

Rick and Mary

Well, I think that's it for now. I go back to work in 2 weeks. The party is over!