Well our families 4th of July was memorable. I had a stroke at 1:30 in the morning.It was the scariest thing I have ever been through. I blacked out and when I woke up My bath room was filled with paramedics. And I realized that My Right side was numb I couldn't feel my arm, leg or my face. My tongue was numb. And I couldn't speak. I could hear my self moaning but I couldn't make any words come together. They took me to Dixie regional hospital. Where they decided to life flight me to Provo where there is a Nero surgeon that can do a special procedure to break up the clot with less risk of hemroging. But there's a 6 hour window to have it done in and we made it to the hospital in 5 hr 50 min so he couldn't do it after all. But the clot started to dissipate after about 6 1/2 hours. And my speech started to come back slowly. We were very blessed and watched over. I have right sided weakness which is coming back slower then I hoped but it is coming and I'm thankful for that .The doc said with in 6 months I should get back 75 % and a full recover by a year,And hopefully out of the wheel chair within a couple of months. So off to rehab I go. I'm so glad the therapist are so nice, if they were mean it would be hard to go back, they put you in so much pain. We want to thank every one for the prayers and help. Our family have felt so loved through this very difficult time.Thank you every one ex specially our family and friends. WE love you

Hi Everyone who might follow my highly neglected blog, or would follow it if I would write.
Life is going pretty good. I got in a bike accident in May and am still on crutches. I crushed the cartilage in my SI joint. The doctor said it would have been better to break a hip. So off to rehab I'm going. The Physical Therapist are some really nice people I think they have to because they put you in so much pain people wouldn't come back if they were mean on top of putting you in pain. The girls are great. They have been doing swimming lessons and are doing great with it. David is working like crazy but still loves work thankfully. We are going on family reunion hopefully over the 4th and the kids are so excited. I'll write soon again

What I've been up to lately

Well Lately has been a little crazy. I recently got back from a week in Washington D.C. with my littlest sister. Who just had a darling baby boy. But I was so wrapped up in the trip I did not get one picture so I'll have to just tell you what a great time I had.

The entire family drove down to Las Vegas to pick me up from the airport and we stayed over for the night. This is the girls in front of the coolest attraction in Vegas ,Chief Eagle Feather. the only kid appropriate thing to do in Vegas. They are all very pleased with them selves as they were just about to be turned loose in a gift shop with a entire dollar to spend. Wow we are so stinking cheap. Do you ever wonder what horror story your children are going to come back to tell about you. Ours is going to be Mom and Dad sent us in to a store with so little money we couldn't actually buy any thing in the store except for the shot glasses and ashtrays that said LAS VEGAS WHERE EVERY THING IS SEXY written all over them from the clearance section.

Good thing Grandma Jumped in and saved the day with .75 more per child to boost the prize to a sparkle pencil that just said Las Vegas which they promptly lost and cried for the next 2 hours about.

No really we had a great time with G-ma and G-pa and the kids had a great time. It is good to be back in Good old St. George though.

This is a picture of Dan and I running through our Cooking show before the camera crew starts filming.It's all smiles and giggles ,until they haul in the big filming lights and then the nausea sets in. No, my nerves are getting much better and it is not as intimidating as it use to feel. But I have gained a new appreciation for having to smile on cue, and being happy and perky all the time , because true fully some days just aren't thous days.

Talking about things I've learned or relearned , I had a funny experience at a family get together, where the subject came up whether or not I should laugh on camera or not. I should note I was not in the room when this came up, but walk in a while into the conversation, and could not figure out for the world why my personality and laugh became a discussion firstly, and secondly why they would rip it apart in front of me. It was a very funny moment . So I tell you all this experience for the simple reason if I laugh on camera and any of you happen to see it, and you are all terribly embarrassed to be my friends or family. I'm so sorry! And I don't want to hear about it! But I'll keep laughing anyways , I wouldn't be me with out it.

Sorry it's been so long since I last wrote I'll try to do better .

Here we are teaching how to make home made croissants. Trust me they are worth the effort.