Cory, Katie, & Ashley in front of the Sydney Opera House.
Manly Beach, Sydney Australia.
Dad & Katie on the Fairy Boat in the Sydney Harbor.
I have no idea what I am doing here..... probably talking to Ashley and she snapped a pic. (I know we were in an airport) But, wow.... holy DARK hair!
Best Vacation EVER. Great Memories.... with the BEST people.
She did a great job and I am excited that she is experiencing and finding out these things that she enjoys.
Skip ahead 3.5 hours and you get THIS.
A 17 year old girl pulled out right in front of him in Roy on his way home. Right in front of him is a girl, looking at him coming at her in a truck, and he knows it's going to hurt her, but has nowhere else to go. His truck hits her broad side at her door. She was knocked unconscious, and Dad was afraid she was dead. She was pinned between her door and the console of her camaro. So far, Dad is fine, just a sore shoulder from the seat belt. The girl had some internal bleeding, ruptured spleen, and a broken pelvis. (we found this out after Dad called the hospital and spoke with her Dad)
So today I am thinking about our choices.
We have heard the statement: "It's My life", and yes, we were all given the gift of free agency.
We are free to make our own choices.
But our choices effect our friends, family, and loved ones.....
and perfect strangers.
Am I blaming or accusing this girl?
No, not at all.
Dad is lucky, this won't effect him much, physically he is fine, and he even is lucky enough to have another truck. (Which is much bigger and heavier, so we are grateful he wasn't driving it yesterday)
I am asking myself today, to pay more attention to how my choices affect those around me. Not just the obvious like my family and friends. But perfect strangers. (And I am not talking about the way I drive!)
So today I am asking this question..... Yes, our Father In Heaven is aware of us, and wants us to be happy. But is our life mapped out for us? Do we have a pre-determined destiny? If we have our agency, and are fee to make our own choices.... wouldn't it make sense that we need to remain close to our Heavenly Father, do what we can to stay close to the spirit so that we can make those little choices every day that will determine not only our futures, but those around us?
We are reminded of this many times. But for some reason when it hits closer to home, we pay more attention.
We NEED to be ready for it.
Some friends and I went to Vegas for our senior trip. Had a blast.... and did things I can't believe I did. How freakin stupid.... Like picking up these guys on the Las Vegas Boulevard, going for a ride with them in their hot mustang convertible, and then back to their hotel room at the Luxor. Seriously.... I would strangle my 18 year old daughter if she ever did anything so stupid. We are lucky we survived.
Again.... the trip to Vegas. What a blast. Great memories. Awesome friends. Let's do it again girls!
Checking out the new OR with Layne and Michael in the green scrubs.
We had a Personal Tour from Mr. Layne..... (he's not at all excited:)
It was fun, and really beautiful... you'd never know you are in Tremonton.... It feels like Ogden. We are lucky to have such a great facility so close to home. And all of those great employees deserve to work in such a great place!
It's always nice when someone else recognizes the qualities that you see.....
Congrats Kassie!
We happen to agree!!
Senior Pictures..... taken in the fall of 1991.
Fall of 1992 (I think)
After Chemo.... had this taken as a little momento of what it did to my hair.... but hey, at least I still had some left! Most can't say that!
What a difference a year makes..... I can see it in my face too... but maybe that's just because I know what it did to me.
So I made the appointment with one of the Doc's I used to work with. And yesterday was the day..... and yes, my poor girlie is Nearsighted!
Just a little right now, but geez.... I really didn't think she would be needing glasses or anything.
So, just a mild prescription.... and just needs them when she wants to see things farther away really clearly. So yeah, when the dreaded day comes that she is driving, she will definitely need them.
The thing that really caught me off guard was how hard this appointment was going to be for ME. I has been 2 years since Lamont died, but dang that was hard! I wanted him to be there....
looking at her eyes....
sitting in that chair....
making his jokes about what things he could see in her eyes...
and talking to me.
I spent countless hours with this man in that office.
Thousands of eye exams.... and that just doesn't go away.... I re-played memories in my head the whole time... I could "hear" him talking and know exactly how and what he would say.
I could "see" the way he held the slit lamp, indirect, and the lenses that he would use for examinations.
I saw his writing on Kristian's previous exam forms.... and I could picture just how he would hold the pen and his writing technique.
I wasn't prepared for the memories...... but so grateful for them. That's all I have left.
And Thank goodness my Beautiful Green Eyed Girl will be seeing really good again....... SOON!
