Roger, My Hero

I hate Diabetes with a passion. The disease is on a rampage and more and more people young and old are being diagnosed. Roger has had it since he was 9 years of age. I look at my cute grandchildren and can't imagine them having to deal with what goes along with diabetes.

Each day I see him try so hard to deal with it. Lately he has had such a hard time keeping his blood sugars in control. One day he's in the 500's then the next it's 33. I worry so much when I'm at work or away. If I happen to call him and he doesn't answer his phone then I'm thinking the worst such as he's lost consciousness. There have been times when I've called a neighbor to go and check on him but he's been ok. I go to bed at night and always ask him what his blood sugar is and if he got a snack. Some of his worst lows have been in the middle of the night. So I go from this deep sleep to my adrenaline running high to try and help him get something in him to eat.

I am grateful that he tries so hard to do his best. He has so much to live for and he knows it. But I know how down he gets about all the health issues he deals with. I'm so grateful that we can still do things together and pray that he will always be able to do so.

Our kids have no clue what he has to deal with each day. I wish they would appreciate him just for that fact. He's such a hard worker and a wonderful husband and father and grandfather. He's my hero.

Happy 3rd Birthday Easton

This little tiger turned 3 on March 30th. What a funny, funny kid he is. He's quite the character and has a mind of his own. Sometimes he can be a little meanie lol. But he has to hold his own since he has 2 sisters.
I think he loved his presents he was opening lol. We sure love this young man and glad he had a nice birthday. He's growing so fast and learning so much. He is really into hunting like his daddy is. They lay together on their bed in their cammo shirts and play guns and watch a hunting show together. He even uses his fake gun to shoot the deer on the t.v.

What a doll! Happy 3rd birthday Super Tucker Pyne!!

A Visit to City Creek Mall

City Creek Mall opened the middle of March so Roger and I thought we'd make a day out of it and go to lunch and then hit the mall shops. What a huge place! You could get lost so easy. I love that the Salt Lake Temple is in the background. We didn't buy much but we sure enjoyed the day just being together.

Moms Funeral Program

I came across moms funeral program and wanted to put it on my blog. It brings back so many memories of this day. She had wonderful speakers and singers and the songs she had chosen were so fitting for the type of person she was. I miss her so very much and wish my children could have known her and had the opportunity to form memories of her.

Makinley's Baptism Day!

This little princess was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on March 24,2012. She is quite the beauty in her white dress. Grandpa and Grandma are so proud of her for choosing the right. I pray she'll always have the Holy Ghost with her to help her make decisions and choices in her life. Makinley had asked me to give a talk on the Holy Ghost and I was honored. She had lots of support from her cousins on the Cook and Pyne side and we all enjoyed a nice lunch afterwards at her parents home.
Makinley and her daddy. I'm so proud to have a son who honors his Priesthood and is able to perform these important events for his children.
Gardners and Grandpa waiting to see Makinley baptized.
We gave her a few things for her baptism. One was this beautiful frame for her baptism picture. Something she can always have and cherish. We also gave her a CTR necklace and some wood blocks for her bedroom that are CTR.
What a beautiful family.
Little Easton is dreaming about the day he's going to be baptized in 5 years. I love his pant leg tucked into his boot. What a sweety.
Grandma and Grandpa with their sweetheart.