Britney Winkler .....

Britney passed away this morning (6/24/10) around 5 am, she was surrounded by family both here on this earth and in heaven where she was welcomed with open arms. I am a better person to have known and loved her ... she is the example to me on how I should live my life ... I miss you Britney, our long talks, and the things you have taught me. I will see you again love .....

On Matters of the Heart

I posted on FB this morning,

"Can a heart break and heal in the same moment?"

I do not know if I have an answer for that right now, I guess I will see. My cousin Britney is on life support right now and all though the plan is to let her go and take her off today (I have not heard yet if or when it will happen) I will know once I am there and know she is in a better place. You can read her story on her blog here

*** http://britneywinklerupdates.blogspot.com/ ***

I do not have time to recount everything. She has been sick for a year now and it seems finally time to let her go. I feel like I have been saying goodbye for a year and also holding so much hope for a miracle or change. Not seeing that the miracle was her being here with us for a year to say goodbye and the change being her getting sick so that the "letting her go" part will be quick and humane. I loved her like a sister, she helped me at so many points in life I can not count. She knew the right thing to say and when to say it, she was an example of the kind of wife/mother/sibling/daughter/friend I want to be and should be. Britney I know I will see you again and have faith that Heavenly Father has a greater work for you to do and need for you. Please tell Grandpa HI, take care of each other. It will but a moment to you, but will seem like forever to me until we are together again. I will love on your babies and tell them fun stories of you growing up and what a mother you were. Thank you for all you taught me in my life, I hope that I can feel you around me. Wish you were here right now to help me heal .... always in my heart, in my prayers, in my mind ... I love you ...

Please forgive me ...

I know that I have not had time to post lately but hold on to your seats because tomorrow brings so many fun moments and so much to share YAY! all worth the wait!

First day at the Pool

Meet ** BUDDY ** in the second grade they study bugs (thus the bug play) There were four lizards and you could sign a permission slip for your child if it was OK for then to be in the drawing to bring the lizards home as a pet. Joey did not even know I signed the slip, so when he won one of the lizards he was not sure if I would let him keep it .... LOL! Well he named him Buddy and we have had fun with him. We got a good deal in a tank set up and even got him a girlfriend :) Gavin wanted a lizard also and these were only $5. Gavin named his LIZABELLA (pics to come later) easy pets really. The second day we had Buddy Gavin got freaked out cause he pooped on him while he was holding him, so he tossed him on the couch, proceeding to loose the poor guy. I figured Beau ate him or I would find him in a dry shriveled hump. 2 days later Joey was eating breakfast and yelled because Buddy was climbing up the back of the couch. Crazy Lizard, he is safe and sound now, lesson learned .... he he he!

May 13th 2010 * Joey's bug play

Every year the 2nd graders do a bug play for Celebration of Learning at the boys school. Joey was an army ant, he had a lot of fun. Sorry the video is not great (we were in the back) but it was fun! Joey is in the front in the army green clothes, he has an army helmet on with antennae but I do not think you can see those .... ENJOY!

Easter 2010 Part 2

Easter morning the kids woke up to baskets from the Easter Bunny, and we got ready to head over to the Mike's parents. We had a lot of food, fun, candy and family. We even got a little birthday cake from Kaeli's birthday. It was a nice afternoon.