CATS!! What Would We Do WIthout Them!!

You never realize how expensive pets are until they get sick and you can't get them better. Tucker my male cat has been sick for 5 months. Right now they think he either has a tumor in his sinuses, or he has chronic sinusitus. Hopefully it is the last one. So our daily regime is I go find Tucker out of hiding and put eye drops and nose drops with steriods in him and then give him an allergy pill. Oh it is so fun.. However, we just went to the vet last week and he got a steriod shot and antibiotic shot and he is doing better which is wonderful. However, doing the medicine is never fun.

Snowflake is staying well. She will come wake me up in the morning to let me know that it is time for treats. She definately stays on top of everything to do with cat stuff. If the cat food is to low she let's me know. If it is time to go outside she makes sure I know.

I sure love these two cats. They can tell when something is wrong, and they come and cuddle with me, and they won't leave me by myself. They just know when I need something. Especially when Neill is gone to work. Pets are wonderful to have.

Memorial Day & a Graduate

I have had an interesting month So many things are going on. Can you believe I have an 18 year old Step-Daughter that is Graduating from High School on the 31st of May. Then we are bringing her home to live with us. That is where she wants to live. It blows my mind. I've been struggling with a few things, and I was on the computer and I came across this quote. "Sometimes Courage Is The Little Voice At The End of the Day That Says, "I'll try again tomorrow."  By President Thomsa S. Monson. I know I came across that quote for a reason. Sometimes you just want to give up but we just need to "try again tomorrow."

I want to tell my Dad how much I love him. I won't be able to come home on Memorial Day, and it really hurts. Dad, you mean the world to me. I love you so much. You and mom taught me so many things and you and I had so many talks and you gave me so much advice. I want you to know that I Honor You. Even if I can't be at your grave you are in my heart. I love you.  Emily

I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day!

Emily

The Temple

I'm so excited. Last week we got a letter from the First Presidency saying that we could get Sealed in the Temple. We have waited 5 years to get Sealed in the Temple. We are going to get sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. The reason we are getting married in the Idaho Falls Temple is because both our parents were marreid there. It will be a very special day.  I'm so excited this is something we have waited for, for a long time. and I think it will be that much sweeter and more special. We are going to get Sealed on Aug 11th at 9:30 a.m. Our Anniversery Date is Aug 8, but that happens to fall in the middle of the week. Aug 11 is on Sat. We figure people will be able to make it on Sat. This is such a wonderful blessing. I've been waiting for this my whole life, and it has finally happened. What a special time. You just don't know what it feels like when you finally get that letter from the First Presidency with all of their names indvidually written on the peice of paper saying, "We give you persmission to be married for Time and All Eternity in the Temple of our Heavenly Father." I get to be married to my Sweetheart for Time and All Eternity!

ALWAYS BELIEVE SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN

Life has been very hard lately. So many procedures, so many predicaments. I have a Affirmation I read every morning and this is what it says, " ALWAYS BELIEVE SOMETHING WONDERFUL IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN!!" Sometimes that is the only way I can make it through life. My life has taken a different turn. I'm not working right now. I am trying to get some things taken care of. However, things are moving slowly but surely.

Neill has a great job working for Lamb Weston in American Falls. He works Swing Shift, and so we are both trying to get used to that work schedule. We still live in Pocatello and keep very busy.

Snowflake and Tucker both had surgery this month. They are both 12 years old in human years. They are both recovering nicely except for when I have to give them their antibiotic. That doesn't go so smoothly but they are doing better, and they are starting to act like themselves.

Got to go to church now. Everyone have a great week.

Emily

LOVE

This week Snowflake had surgery. She had some teeth pulled as well as some biopsy's. She is starting to heal again, but it is a slow process. It's amazing how much I love these little animals of mine. They have been by my side for 12 years. Especially mentally and emotionally.

I also really miss my kids. We aren't going to be able to see them for about two months. I am going to be having some procedures done, and I have to be off my seizure meds. I don't want them to see my have a seizure. I am too embarrassed about the whole thing of being vulnerable to having seizures. It is very scary. I don't want the kids be scared either.

I feel like I am in a predicament. I hate being vulnerable and letting others see my seizures. On the other hand I miss seeing my kids. I might just need to give in to the vulnerability. Family is so important. The kids want to see their dad so badly as well. What to do! That is the question.

CATS: Medicine and more medicine

Well, this has been an eventful couple of weeks. Snowflake and Tucker our two cats who I have had for 12 years now have both been to the vet within two weeks of each other. I found out that Snowflake had infected molars and she is on antibiotics to get rid of the infection. I took Tucker into the vet today. He most likely has a Sinus Infection, and he is on antibiotics.

Have you ever tried giving medicine to your animals weather it be a dog or a cat. I don't know how dogs take medicine, but cats don't take medicine well. For me I go get them and as soon as I try to give it to them they are not happy. I then see how many different angles I will have to hold them to get the medicine down them. After a 10 min ordeal of getting it down one I begin again with Tucker. However, after each of them get their medicine they get treats so I am trying to so them they take their medicine TREATS follow.

In the morning this is how it goes Pack Neill's lunch, see him off to work, then I give Snowflake her medicine, then it is Tuckers turn for medicine, and then it is my turn for medicine. YIPEE!!!!! I'm just glad Snowflake and Tucker are getting better. Thank goodness for medicine.

Emily 

Snowflake

Tucker

Real Steel

Neill and I went to a movie called "Real Steel." It's about a Robot who is found in a scrap heap that they make into a Robot Boxer. This boy makes a connection with this robot, and everyone has "Adam" the robot counted out of every match because he is smaller, weaker, and to as advanced technologically. This doesn't put the kid down. He keeps believing in his robot and that he can do all things.

The thing that I thought that I could take away from that movie is that that boy never gave up. He saw something special in that robot, and no matter how many people told him his robot was worthless it didn't matter. He had Faith in that little robot, and he believed in him. When all odds were againist him he never gave up. There are many different morals you could take from this movie.

I think the ones that I want to take away from this movie is #1: Never Give Up. No matter how hard things get always remember to rely on my Heavenly Father. #2 Believe in Myself. Know that I have worth. Heavenly Father would make anything that didn't have any worth.

It's amazing what you can take away from wholesome movies. Many of them have a moral to them. I would recommend this movie. It was a wonderful movie.