Change is in the Air!

Wow! Can I just remind you all how much I LOVE this time of year? The sunshine is like an automatic shot of Prozac to my soul :) I don’t even mind the times we experience “Sprinter”-the time when Spring and Winter get in a fight and can’t decide who should win….like today! It is beautiful outside today…not as nice as sunshine, but it makes for a great day to cuddle up and watch conference and catch up on blogging!

The title of this post is changes. Sometimes I am a creature of habit and I can’t handle change. Most times though I truly enjoy fun spur of moment change that allows my family to have fun. This past week was lots of that!

I kept very busy last week…I don’t quite remember with what though. For once I had a break from my cleaning duties because there were 5 Tuesdays and Wednesdays in March. It felt great to have three days when all 3 kids were gone so I could get things done. I really wanted to snuggle up and get some rest, but I was completely booked with busy-ness the whole time.

I caught a quick picture of my kids playing so nicely with each other on Friday afternoon. Just being outside with them and seeing them run and play made me so so happy. I think all my blog readers know how much I hate winter for the fact of being cooped up inside. It was a huge change to feel completely released from the chains of winter. We also had our first fire outside at my parents' house.




Saturday was no exception of changes. My brother Kris and his wife were in town so we planned some fun things. After watching the morning session of conference, I had a bridal shower to go to, then we headed up to my parents to start the fun.

There is a really cool canyon literally minutes from my parent’s house. It provides a great hike filled with lots of beauty. The kids love playing in the cool sand and rocks. We were so glad to see that the 2 red tailed hawks that had their nests there last year were back again..screeching at us to stay away from their babies.(there is a picture...you will have to look REAL closely!) My mom took some easter eggs to hide and let the kids find them. We mostly enjoyed the perfect temperature and joy of being together as a family enjoying nature.






The fun didn’t end there! We went to our secret swimming hole and let the dogs and kids dive in! The water is basically the same temperature all year because it comes from snow run off. The air was warm enough that the kids didn’t even notice the frigid water. The dogs were in heaven! Poor Mollee looked awful after her swimming adventure! It was just so funny to think….the 2nd of April and there we were wading/swimming! While we were there I notice my favorite bird ever! There were 3 Sandhill Cranes. I got a picture, but not very good. Look very closely on the left hand side of the picture about half way in the middle. They are amazing. I included a picture of one close up I found on the internet. THey fly through Vernal this time of year and they make the coolest sound!










We left in the nick of time….seriously. As soon as we did the wind picked up, and these nasty clouds appeared. We enjoyed a BBQ, and finished the night up with a trip to the newly redone park in town….in the dark! It was so fun, it was just our family there. I think the adults had more fun than the kids! After a while I sit there having to catch my breath…it felt like I had been at an amusement park all day!
We finished the day by a cute sight of georgie reading a story to 3 VERY tired kids!:




This is the sight we woke up to this morning....see how quickly things change! Swimming in the afternoon and snowballs in the morning :) :



It was great having a day seeing my kids truly enjoy the beauties of this beautiful town we live in….all for free. My dad always told me that true fun never costs any money, and I know that is true. I look back at my childhood and all the adventures that I enjoyed living where I did. There was always fun waiting for me just by walking outside. That leads me to “announce”….lol, our next HUGE Change-


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I kind of laugh at how shocked people appear when we tell them our house is for sale. It has been on our mind for years. The timing has never been right until now. I will be honest….I am scared to death. I have such fear with the whole real estate process and the “game” that is played. In my past experiences…I learned that most times that game isn’t played very fairly! Luckily we have a great friend and ward member as our real estate agent.

I have an overload of fear when it comes to this whole thing. What if nobody comes and looks at our house?, What if everybody hates it?, What if we never sell it? What will the neighbors/ward members think?, What if our plans for the future don’t work out quite right? What If, What IF, WHAT IF!.....

Then I was brought back down to reality by my sweet husband and brother. They both reminded me that fear is of the devil, faith is not. All of the reasons for my fear of this process were based on what others thought of me and my house. G.J. and I know that this is the right thing to do at this time. We have felt good about it the past several years, but like I said, the timing wasn’t right. So just recently through prayer, visits to the temple, and thinking and pondering, we know this is the right thing to do.

We are very lucky to be able to have a place to live rent free for a year or so while we save up money (G.J.’s parents condo). We are very blessed to have our choice of land to build on up in Maeser by my parents. Now…just the faith to trust that this will all work out in the end! So, I vow to be cautiously optimistic….having faith that whatever is supposed to happen will, and try my hardest to be patient in all things.

So here’s to change….

If you or anyone you know is in the house buying market…send them our way or to our realtor!