HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY...WE LOVE YOU!!!

I LOVED THIS TIME IN THEIR LIVES AND MINE.  THIS BRINGS BACK THE BEST OF MEMORIES.

IF YOU NOTICE....MOST OF THE TIME, TASHA HAS A CHILD IN HER ARMS AND IS ALSO EXPECTING ANOTHER CHILD.  I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT.....TRULY!!

HERE SHE IS AGAIN...AND WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE AS USUAL.

AND THERE YOU GO...EXPECTING BRYANT AND CELEBRATING ALEXIS GETTING HER FAITH IN GOD AWARD!

THIS WAS TAKEN AT BO'S BAPTISM.  SHE HAS A LOT TO BE PROUD OF WITH ALL OF THE KIDDOS AND ONE MORE.

AND THERE YOU GO...WITH ALL NINE AND STILL A SMILE.  I APPRECIATE THAT TASHA TALKS TO ME.  WHEN SHE WAS READY TO HAVE BRYANT, SHE FELT BADLY THAT I HADN'T BEEN MORE EXCITED OR SAID MUCH ABOUT THE BABY.  I WAS THANKFUL THAT SHE TALKED TO ME.  I LEARNED A LOT, BUT SHE ALSO LEARNED THAT I WAS VERY DEPRESSED AT THAT TIME.  I HAD BEEN DOWN FOR 4 MONTHS WITH SHATTERED BONES IN MY BIG TOE AND READY TO HAVE SURGERY.  I HADN'T SAID MUCH BECAUSE I KNEW I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO MORE THAN COME AND SEE THEM AFTER SHE HAD THE BABY AND I HAD BEEN HOME ALONE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME....THAT I HAD NEVER FELT LIKE THAT.  I WAS NOT COPING AND AS WE TALKED I THINK IT BROUGHT US CLOSER AND WE UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER.  I'M NOT EVEN SURE I KNEW HOW I WAS FEELING UNTIL I PUT IT INTO WORDS AS I CRIED TO HER.  THANK YOU TASHA FOR BEING SO OPEN AND COMMUNICATING WITH ME.  I TRULY BELIEVE THAT IT IS THE KEY TO A GREAT RELATIONSHIP.
SOMETIMES HEAVENLY FATHER BLESSES US IN DIFFERENT WAYS, AND I WOULD HATE TO GO THROUGH LAST YEAR AGAIN.....AS I KNOW SHE WOULD HATE TO GO THROUGH IT ALSO.  HOWEVER,  I DID LEARN TO SEE THINGS AS SHE WAS SEEING THEM AND I APPRECIATED THAT.  HOW DO WE KNOW HOW ANOTHER PERSON FEELS IF WE DON'T TALK ABOUT IT AND TRULY OPEN UP.  I APPRECIATE THIS SO MUCH.  IT HELPED ME MORE THAN YOU KNOW.  I HOPE IT ALSO HELPED YOU.

INTERVIEW
COLOR: GREEN
GAME: LITTLE TRAMPOLINE AND UNO
FRUIT: RIPE PEACH
TV: STUDIO 5
LUNCH: SWEET KALE SALAD (OH...WE HAD A LAUGH ABOUT THIS ONE)
SNACK: LARA BAR
ANIMAL: CAT
BEST FRIEND: JUSTIN
SONG: I FEEL MY SAVIORS LOVE
BOOK : WORK AND GLORY (BOOK OF MORMON)
CEREAL: CHEERIOS
TO DO OUTSIDE: WHEN IT'S HOT....SWIMMING
DRINK: WATER
HOLIDAY: EASTER
BREAKFAST: OATMEAL WITH PB AND HONEY (I'M GOING TO TRY THIS BUT NOT THE KALE SALAD)
BIRTHDAY DINNER: SOMETHING HEALTHY ON HALLOWEEN....HER MOM USED TO MAKE DINNER IN A PUMPKIN
WHAT SHE WANTS TO BE WHEN SHE GROWS UP: SPEAKER AT WOMEN'S CONFERENCES.
IF SHE COULD BE INVISIBLE SHE WOULD SPY ON HER KIDS.....I SAID, "ME TOO" AND WE HAD A GOOD LAUGH
SHE IS HAPPY WHEN HER KIDS ARE DOING GOOD THINGS
IF SHE WERE THE PRESIDENT SHE WOULD MAKE CHANGES TO PROTECT AND HELP TRADITIONAL FAMILIES.
SHE IS AFRAID OF HER KID'S DYING (EVERY MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHERS FEAR)
SOMETHING SHE DOES REALLY WELL IS READ HER SCRIPTURES DAILY,
A GOOD FRIEND IS THERE FOR YOU IN THE GOOD AND BAD TIMES.
HER FAVORITE TIME OF DAY IS EARLY MORNING.
HER FAVORITE DAY WOULD BE TO HAVE THE HOUSE TO HERSELF AND JUST WORK ON THE PROJECTS SHE WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON.
HER FAVORITE HOBBY IS CREATIVE WRITING AND COOKING.
CLIMBING A TREE IS FUN
SHE IS SAD WHEN HER KIDS DISOBEY
SHE LOVES A NIGHT WHEN THERE ARE NO EVENTS SCHEDULED OUTSIDE OF HER HOME.
IF SHE COULD FLY ANYPLACE SHE WOULD GO BACK TO OMAHA...IT STILL FEELS LIKE HOME TO HER.
SHE WOULD NOT CHANGE HER NAME
SHE WOULD LOVE A VACATION TO CHURCH HISTORY SITES AND HAWAII
HER FAVORITE THING TO DO WITH THE KIDS IS TO COOK.   THEY HAVE LEARNED TO COOK AND IT IS COMING BACK TO HELP HER SO THAT IS WONDERFUL.

I WROTE MY FEELINGS ABOUT TASHA BEFORE THE INTERVIEW BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD HOW BLESSED WE ARE TO HAVE HER IN OUR FAMILY AND HOW MUCH WE LOVE HER AND HOPE SHE CELEBRATES DURING THE WEEK BECAUSE HALLOWEEN WITH NINE KIDS HAS TO BE EXHAUSTING!!!  HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK!!!!!