Tamy's tales

Locks of Love!

2012-02-11T15:37:00.003-07:00

"Locks of Love"

I was so surprised when Posey walked in the house today...holding her pony tail!

Posey's hair is on its way to Florida.

I am sure you just made someones day just a little brighter!!!

Posey you look beautiful!

Love you sis!

Phoenix Open 2012!!

2012-02-09T18:17:00.000-07:00

Tom was invited to play in the Phoenix Open!! Tom golfed with Hunter Hauss! It was so fun for Tom!! He had to have a caddie and Kent Shumway who works for Tom was nice enough to caddie for him!!!

I just might say that Tom looks like a pro to me in these pictures!!!!

Good Job Tom Scheurn!!!

Love you!!!!

Almost There!!!!!

2012-02-01T19:39:00.004-07:00

Tamy Scheeeeurrn and Thom Scheurn!!!!
Im almost there!
100%%%%%%%% =]
Do you need something from brazil?
My airplane going to get in phoenix at 9:18 tomorrow!
LOVE LOVE LOVE YOU!

I love this kid!!!!
We can't wait to see you!!!

Thankful For Pisa!!!!

2012-01-28T22:08:00.000-07:00

Dear Sister Scherun,

i justed wanted to write you and send you a big hug!!!!
your son is incredible...he is like a younger brother to me!!!!
i 'm sure that you are really proud of him......and you should!!
he has an incredible, and let me repeat it, an incredible heart.....
he was here for a long time...and we all felt blessed...it felt like he was part of the family.
it'll be sad to not see him in church on sunday......
but i'm sure Bolzano is waiting for him!!!
thank you for having raised such an incredible son.....
he loves you and the family a lot....
he always talks about his family......nieces nefews....etc
hope you have a great day.
a big hug
P.....

Sister P..... T......, that wrote me this email and her family were so extra kind and helpful to Rhett !! Rhett ate holiday meals and many more with this family and I know they feed the Anziani often!!
I can't thank you all enough!!!! Pisa and MANY people in this area, will always hold a special place in Anziano Scheurn's heart and Tom and mine!
I know it is hard for Rhett so say good by to Pisa and everyone he has grown so close to in the past over six months while serving there....But I also know he is excited to hit the ground running in Bolzano with Anziano Warren! Rhett has been so extra blessed to serve in Pisa and get to know this wonderful family and many more!!!I am also thankful for the many other amazing wonderful people in Pisa Italy that have loved Rhett!! A special thank you to the T..... family for all you have done for Rhett!!! We all love you!!!

"Mr. & Mrs. T. Walker Scheurn"!

2012-01-23T22:32:00.000-07:00

Walker and Melanie were sealed for Eternity in the Mesa AZ Temple, January 14, 2012!

I KNOW, I KNOW, only a very proud mom would post this many pictures on her blog!! I just could not help my self! Melanie and Walker looked so beautiful! I loved having all my children and grandchildren all together, it was just to hard to pick a few pictures!!!!!!

I remember the first time Tom and I met Melanie....Tom and I had to doubt Walker would marry her!!! They both are very simple in many ways and have so much in common!! I think Walker fell in love on their second date or so when Melanie whooped him on the basketball court! Walker said he let her whoop him but...But we all know different!! I think if Melanie really wanted to, she could have made him cry and go home with her skills!! Melanie gave him just enough of a challenge to get him to come back to the basketball court again! Melanie played basketball and volleyball for Mesa High! I feel pretty sure Walker and Melanie's kids will be tall and athletic....But most of all.... DARLING!!!!

We are so happy to have Melanie join our crazy family!!

Tom and I are most thankful that Walker and Melanie chose to be married in the Temple....They are now ready to start their eternal journey together!!!

Walker, Melanie, dad and I love you both very much and we are so happy for both of you!!

Congratulations!!!

Melanie was simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!

One of the first few things I found out about Melanie was....Pink is her favorite color....I knew in that moment I would love her because pink has been my favorite color forever!!!!

Melanie's toenails looked so cute!!! Teal was the other color she choice for her wedding!!

Anziano (Elder) Scheurn had to have a picture with his new sister-in-law!!

Emma, Joe and Erin's daughter was so excited for this day!!! Emma is a real girly girl and could not wait to see Melanie in her wedding dress!!!

There truly is not one kid in this picture that does not LOVE their uncle Walker!! As Walker and Melanie have been dating they all have gotten close to Melanie as well!! The little girls especially LOVE Melanie and some times they just smother her!!!

As I looked at my family this day....I was humbled and so very thankful! Tom and I are so very grateful for the love we have for another...For each one of our children and their spouse and these beautiful grand children!! Each one of these kids have their own little personalities and are so cute and funny in their own way! Some get along better with me and some get along better with Pops. The one thing I do know is we love each one of them and we are so thankful for each one!! Who would of thought in 1973 when Tom and I starting dating and then married in 1977 we would be here today with all of these darling grand kids!!

My mother,and her husband Ralph!Walker has always been a favorite of his Grandma Cita, and...Cita has always been a favorite of Walker's!! Cita we LOVE you!!!

Joe and Erin, Blake, Tanya, Posey, Ben and Anziano Scheurn!!!

Our five Children!!

Welcome Mel!!!

Blake and Tanya's Family! Lucy, Gage, Ellie, Gavin!!

Ben and Posey's Family! Brogan, Vance and Grey!

Love my Posey girl!!!

Paul, our exchange student from France!! Paul for so excited for the wedding!!

These boys have all been best friend FOREVER!!! Taylor Conway, Mark Lindblom, Garret Riffey, Devon Winters, and Jared Hatch!! They all went to school together and played sports together!!

These CUTE girls are the wives of the boys above!! Jenna Winters, Megan Conway, Sadi Lindblom and Colby Lindblom all were there to welcome Melanie!! Jenna, who help me cook for the wedding and Melanie's shower, and Colby, went to school with Walker! Megan did all the flowers for the wedding and reception! It was so great to have them at the sealing to support Melanie and Walker!! It has been great fun to see these young people that I have know so long grow up and start their own families!! Love you cute girls!!!

As stressful as some days were prior to the wedding and reception....I think everything turned out so perfect! How could they not with a beautiful bride and groom!!! Melanie made many wonderful decorations for the reception, she is so talented, we are so lucky to have her in our family!!! Many many many thanks go out to my family and friends that helped with cooking, set up and cleaning, we could of not done it without you!! THANK YOU!!!

I want Melanie and Walker to know how very much I love them!! We are so happy for both of you!!

Congratulation!!

Walker you have now received your finale companion!!!

AND.....

Welcome to our family....

MELANIE SCHEURN!!!!!!

WHOO RHAAA....Eric Is Coming Home!!!!

2012-01-20T11:25:00.002-07:00

Tamy Scheurn!!!!
so ... I got my visa in Rio de Janeiro on January 11, and arrived here at my house on January 18, but I was not here,
I arrived in my town yesterday afternoon, I was there with 3 friends (kentish farewell) hahahaha
I got my visa for 10 years, I do not need to return it until January 22, 2022.
As my flight was free because my mom got some miles .. I'll know tomorrow the day of my flight! I'll let you know! Probably will be between February 1 and February 15
hey 100%
would you send me the size of your feet and Thoms feet?
guess what?
I love you very much!
with a lots of love,
eric kentish !!!!!!!!!
very happy?? nooo not very happy! just the happiest person in the world! haha

Just Some....

2012-01-17T19:03:00.000-07:00

....Cute Grand kids!!!!

Posey got all the grand kids together and took their pictures as a gift for Tom and I!! I never thought that would happen!! The more grand kids you get the crazier things get! Tom and I were so excited to get up dated pictures!!!

I have to say....These are some cute kids!!!

Thanks Posey so much for pulling this off!!! Dad and I love you!!

"Love One Another"!! Most of the time!!

Attitude!! Some of these kids have a big one, But it make them who they are....Right???

"Cuteness at its BEST"!!!

Blake and Tanya's children! Lucy 7, Gage 3, Gavin 9, Ellie 5!

Joe and Erin's children.. Emma 7, Noah 5, Gwen 3 and baby Max 3months!!!

Posey and Ben's children. Vance 6, Grey 2, Brogan 5!!

(lets hope I got their ages right)

Mr & Mrs T.Walker Scheurn!!!

2012-01-14T15:48:00.000-07:00

Walker and Melanie were sealed for Eternity in the Mesa AZ Temple, January 14, 2012!

We are so happy to have Melanie join our crazy family!!

Tom and I are most thankful that Walker and Melanie chose to be married in the Temple....They are now ready to start their eternal journey together!!!

Walker, Melanie, dad and I love you both very much and we are so happy for both of you!!

Congratulations!!!

Melanie was simply BEAUTIFUL!!!!

One of the first few things I found out about Melanie was....Pink is her favorite color....I knew in that moment I would love her because pink has been my favorite color forever!!!!

Melanie's toenails looked so cute!!! Teal was the other color she choice for her wedding!!

Anziano (Elder) Scheurn had to have a picture with his new sister-in-law!!

Emma, Joe and Erin's daughter was so excited for this day!!! Emma is a real girly girl and could not wait to see Melanie in her wedding dress!!!

My mother,and her husband Ralph!Walker has always been a favorite of his Grandma Cita, and...Cita has always been a favorite of Walker's!! Cita we LOVE you!!!

Joe and Erin, Blake, Tanya, Posey, Ben and Anziano Scheurn!!!

Our five Children!!

Welcome Mel!!!

Blake and Tanya's Family! Lucy, Gage, Ellie, Gavin!!

Ben and Posey's Family! Brogan, Vance and Grey!

Love my Posey girl!!!

Paul, our exchange student from France!! Paul for so excited for the wedding!!

These boys have all been best friend FOREVER!!! Taylor Conway, Mark Lindblom, Garret Riffey, Devon Winters, and Jared Hatch!! They all went to school together and played sports together!!

I want Melanie and Walker to know how very much I love them!! We are so happy for both of you!!

Congratulation!!

Walker you have now received your finale companion!!!

AND.....

Welcome to our family....

MELANIE SCHEURN!!!!!!

I Received my Visa!!!!

2012-01-14T08:01:00.001-07:00

Wowww! I got my visaaaaaaaaaaa how many porcent the best?
Im at rio de janeiro, i will be here until january 18.
I love youuuuuuuu!!!

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SO HAPPY!!!! LOVE YOU.... SEE YOU SOON!!!!
Love,.
American Mama

Melanie!!!

2012-01-08T15:30:00.000-07:00

Melanie went through the temple today! Congratulations Mel!!!!! What a beautiful day we all had!! Melanie's mom Vayla, her sister Amy, Mels's Aunt and Uncle, Joe and Erin, (they had to go get baby max before we took the pictures) Maria Elena, and Tom and I we all there to support Melanie and Walker!!!

Tom and I were so THANKFUL to be at the Temple with Walker and Melanie!!! When Tom and I were sealed April 29,1993....I thought that was a miracle, and it was in many ways! Now fast forward to 2012 and our fourth child is being sealed to his ETERNAL companion ..... almost 19 years later!!! Never in my wildest dreams did Tom and I ever think we would be so blessed! We feel so extra thankful as we start this new year!! We are so very grateful that Walker and Melanie has chose to be married for not just time but ETERNITY in the Temple to one another!!!

Walker and Melanie we LOVE you!!! WE are so thankful for both of you!!

Thanks Maria Elena for all the love and support you give me and our family!!! We love you!!!!!

We all went to El Ricco for Mexican food after the Temple!!!!

Christmas 2011!

2011-12-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

Christmas 2011.....Where do I start!
I should start with I am thankful!
First and far most I thankful for why we celebrate Christmas! Without Christ birth and His Resurrection none of us would have eternal life! How thankful I am for this gift! The biggest gift we all can enjoy! Christ is the central most important person in our Heavenly Father's plan! So to just say I am thankful does not sound sufficient! I guess you could multiply that by eternity and maybe that would explain my thankfulness a little better!!
As hard as it can be to get the whole family together....I was so thankful to have all of my family here in our home for dinner with the exception of Rhett! But I felt like he was here anyways with us! Being part of a big family there will always be ups and downs. I once read where President Hinckley said, the best part of a family dinner and get together is seeing the tail lights of the car and waving goodbye! I think this is somewhat true!! It is always a little stressful!! But I would not change anything!!
Tom and I received many lovely things from our children and friends and we thank you all!! Lots of fun yummy treats and the list goes on! But I have to say at the end of the day as Tom and I reflected back on the day....We would have to say what we will remember most from Christmas 2011 is Rhett sharing his testimony with us in Italian!! The spirit we felt, as it was just Tom and I in the room with the door closed listening to Rhett speak in Italian and express his heart to us....will be something we will never forget!!! We understood few words but....We completely understood Rhett's heart, his love for us, his love for his Heavenly Father, his love for his Savior, and his love for the people in Italy and their country in which he lives.... and forever will part of him!
Rhett said in his letter home today.....

"I love my family so much! There is nothing in this world that I would trade for them! They really keep me going! I know that when the family is united, there is noting that can stop them! Nothing! Satin will try to do all that he can but, I know that through this gospel and the teachings of Christ, that families will be blessed. I love you all so much and am so thankful for the opportunity I had to speak to you all! Thanks for all that you do for me! I pray for you all constantly! I am thankful for everything, for all the support that you guys give to me!! It was good to see everyone's faces! To hear everyone's voices! But anyway I don't know if it a bad thing or a good thing but you know, after I hung up the phone with you all, it was crazy I wasn't sad at all! I was happy! Happy in the fact that you all are doing so great and the fact that you all support me! I think it is because I realized a lot more on why I am here and my purpose of serving a mission! It truly is to bring the world or Italy, the truth of Jesus Christ our Savior"!

What more could Tom and I ask for! We have been blessed with FIVE beautiful children! We are so thankful for each one of them!!
We set our alarms for 3:00am to wait for Rhett's skpe call! Joe and Erin woke their four children up at 3:00 am to come and speak to Rhett! I tried to explain to Joe there was no need to wake his whole family up to come in the middle of the night not to mention Christmas morning with Santa presents, we weren't sure what time Rhett would call! He said it could be between 3 and 4! But sure enough Joe, Erin and their kids came! Joe explained to me how important it was for his kids to be there to talk to Rhett! He said....Mom, my kids love their Uncle Rhett and pray for him in EVERY prayer and miss him!! Joe and Erin wanted their kids to see how happy Rhett is! Joe said they would always remember this Christmas talking with their Uncle Rhett in Italy! When I thought about it....I realized that those kids will probably never remember what they got for Christmas this year but they will remember, loading up and bundling up to come to Grammy's and Pops house to wait for their Uncle Rhett to call them on Christmas!! The one bummer of it was....Rhett did not call until 9:30ish!!!! But they were not about to leave!! Blake came at 3:00 am as well but had to go about 6:00 am, and Posey and Walker were the lucky ones! Three of Rhett's friends came at 3:00am as well and ended up having to leave, but two of them did get to come back and talk! Rhett's cousin from Phoenix, Forrest was able to get to Gilbert in time to talk as well! It was so cute...You could just feel the love these two boys have for one another as they each hugged the monitor!! SO PRECIOUS!!!! These two cousins have a very special bond!!! One they will forever have!!! This Christmas will be one we all will remember! One Tom I will forever be THANKFUL for in so many ways!!

Recruit Scheurn....11-2!!!

2011-12-16T11:00:00.000-07:00

Recruit Scheurn graduated from the Scottsdale Fire Academy Friday night! We are so proud of him!! He has worked so hard!! I was talking to Joe about the academy and I said to him..."I am not sure if anyone knows how hard it is to go through the academy"! Joe said...."mom it was hard sometimes but I enjoyed every minute of it, I would do it again"! That is my Joe!! So disciplined and honorable!! Not only were Tom and I so proud of Joe but Erin and the kids were so happy and proud as well!!

Recruit Scheurn WE LOVE YOU!!!!! Your dad and I could not be happier for you! We are so thankful to call you ours!!!!

Joe was asked to present an award to his Captain.

Academy flag!!!

One very PROUD dad!!!

One thankful mama and dad!!!

Joe invited his grandfather to his graduation and was so happy he was able to come!!! Thanks Papa, I know Joe really loves his Papa!!!

Red Hot Balls of Holly!!!

2011-12-14T15:15:00.000-07:00

Love, Your Bishopric and Wives!!!!

Are you there!!!!!

2011-12-09T09:49:00.001-07:00

I had not received Rhett's letter on Wednesday and was so sad thinking, maybe he could not email that Wednesday. Anyone that knows me well, knows that Wednesday has became my most favorite day of the week, since this is the day Rhett emails.
I was up early and first things first I checked for Rhett's letter! NO LETTER! I WAS SO SAD!!!
Now it was about 9:00am, so it would of been about 6:00 pm for Rhett in Italy, So I felt pretty sure Rhett would not be emailing! My phone rang and I could not get to it. It just kept ringing and ringing. So finally I ran in to get it and it was Tom saying an email just came through from Rhett! He said if I hurried maybe I could catch Rhett on the internet! So of course I hopped on my computer and emailed Rhett! All I said was...
ARE YOU THERE!!!!
To my surprise this was his response....
im here i love you!
So of course like a disobedient mother, I continued to try and email him with NO RESPONSE!!!! I tried several time! Tom had text me and told Rhett had just emailed him, so I knew Rhett was still on the computer!!
Like a crazy missionary mom I continued to try and email him for the next 30 minutes with...NO RESPONSE!
I have to say I was some what ticked that I knew he was on the computer but yet would not talk with me!
Now that I think about it I am so grateful for such an obedient son! As I have thought more on it his few word,
im here i love you....I thought about my Heavenly Father and my Savior! So simple. There have been so many times when I have said to THEM...ARE YOU THERE!!!!!! Even though I know they are just a prayer away.... If I would stop and recognize THEIR arms I round me,...If I would listen to THEIR will....If I would surrender completely to THEM!! If I would just stop and listen....I would hear both my Heavenly Father and Savior say...im here i love you!!!! Yet lately I have a hard time hearing!
I am so thankful for....For my Savior! There are no words that would be adequate, to express my gratitude to my Heavenly Father for sending his only Begotten Son to atone for MY sins! How could I ever think....ARE YOU THERE...When I know without my Savior I would not have ETERNAL life! How could I ever think ARE YOU THERE....when I look around and no matter how hard things can be....I AM SO BLESSED, with a wonderful earthly family, with dear sweet friends! I am blessed to live where I live!! I am blessed to have a temple so close! I am so blessed to have a son that is serving a full time mission with a extra happy heart and that works so hard to bring the people of Italy to Christ! I am so blessed to have five great children! I am so blessed to have 11 beautiful grand children! I am so blessed to have a wonderful worthy son bless his new baby last Sunday! I am so blessed to have another son be married in the temple next month! Every where I look BLESSINGS!!!! Most of all I am so blessed to have the gospel of Jesus Christ in my life. For the knowledge it gives me! That I am a daughter of God who LOVES me, who knows me and my desires, who knows my heart and will forgive me when I am ungrateful and wonders sometimes...ARE YOU THERE?
I know my Heavenly Father and Savior do live...and they are right here with me! I know THEY both are telling me.... im here i love...I just need to stop and listen!!

A Special Day For Melanie!!!

2011-12-03T21:49:00.000-07:00

We had a fun wedding shower for Melanie! We had a crowed of about 60 people and everything went so nice. There were several people who helped me and I am ever so grateful for their help!

Jennifer Wittmann come over and helped me with the decorations!! She also made the Reeses peanut butter cups!! Not sure what I would of done with out her! The one thing I could say is...If Jennifer did not help me with the decorations there would have never had any "high-low" areas!! Jennifer is for sure about the presentation!! Jen I adore you, THANK YOU!!!!!!!! Posey made the cupcakes.Yum-Yum!!!! Tanya made Oreo truffle balls that were ....fantastic!! Joe and Erin was kind enough to do all the meat in their crock pots!! Jenna made the cowboy caviar, salsa, and Oreo balls!! I just want to thank you all who helped make Melanie's day was so sweet and special!! I know this will be a day Melanie will never forget!!!

Mel we are so excited to have you became a part of our family!!

We love you!!!!

We had so many yummy desserts! Several different Oreo truffle, Reeses Peanut Butter brownies, mini cup cakes, German Chocolate Cheesecake, and Banana Strawberry Cheesecake!! Everything was just celestial!

Melanie loves mexican food so that is what we had!! Chicken and beef soft tacos, home made re-fried beans, shrimp ceviche, cowboy caviar, home made salsa and chips...with all the fixings!! SO SO SO yummy!!!

Just a pretty girl!!!

Melanie's future Grandmother and "Sister-in-love"!

Our sweet Jenna Winters made the delicious salsa and Cowboy Caviar" and the Oreo truffles! Thank you Jenna they were a hit! I love and appreciate you so much!!!!!

Melanie received so many nice gifts!! She said she can't wait to use them!!! Hannah, Melanie's sister sat next to her the whole time supervising the gifts!!!

T. Walker, My Birthday Boy!!!!!

2011-11-28T21:48:00.000-07:00

25 years ago this sweet boy came into the world! What a blessing he has been ever since!!!

I wish I could go back for a short time... Actually I wish I could go back and raise Walker again, because it was so fun to be his mom!!! Walker has brought such PEACE, FUN, LAUGHS and BLESSINGS to Tom and I in the last 25 years, We are ever so thankful for him!!!

Walker, WE LOVE YOU...More than you know!!!

Happy Birthday my sweet boy!!!

Melanie made Walker this cute Birthday cake!! So CUTE Mel!!!

Yep, you are right 25!!!!

Thankfulness and Foley Catheters???

2011-11-13T16:33:00.000-07:00

I was listening to a young man today in church talking about things he was thankful for and I could not help but to really think about his talk! The whole talk was fantastic! I do have to say I was not sure where he was going with his talk for a short time! Tom and I have learned so much from these young single adults!! BUT!!!!
When he first started his talk....He was telling us of things that had happened in his family from a medical stand point that sounded very sad!!!. There were other things as well that I kept thinking how will he tie all this in on the subject of thankfulness!
By the end of his talk you could of heard a pin drop and I am sure you might be thinking well...YSA Wards are very quiet but let me make this clear...They can be very "chatty" at times!! I will not try and explain all of Wes's talk but I will share some things his mom sent him that she was thankful for and made him think, and all of us think too!
I Am Thankful For....
....the mess to clean up after a party because, it means I have been surrounded by friends!
....the taxes I pay because, It means I am employed!
....the clothes that fit a little to tight because, it means I have enough to eat!
....my shadow who watches me work because, it means I am out in the sunshine!
....the spot I find at the far end of the parking lot because, it means I am capable of walking!
....all the complaining I hear about our government because, it means I have freedom of speech!
....my huge heating bill because, it means I am warm!
....the lady behind me in church who sings of key because, it means I can hear!!
...the alarm that goes off early in the morning hours because, it means that I am alive!
....the piles of laundry and ironing because, it means that my love ones are nearby!
....weariness and aching muscles at the end of the day because, it means I have been productive!
So back to Wes's talk I will share one of the first things he shared in the first few minutes of his talk, that I was not quite sure why he was talking about this from the pulpit! He talked of many things that was stressing him out! One of the many was, his dad had just had prostate surgery and he had really been worried about him! Wes had said his dad had to come home from the hospital with a foley catheter and since Wes is almost a PA....His dad called him explaining to him that he was struggling trying to remove the catheter as he was instructed! This made Wes feel even more sad that he was not close to home to go and help him!! As the story went on Wes told his dad to just go to the E.R. and they would do it for him! But he went on to explain how thankful that his dad was home, no more cancer, and he is ALIVE! Wes said after thinking about his week and all that happened he was so thankful for each thing that happened because it meant EVERYONE was still ALIVE!!!
Who would of thought Wes would of tied in a Foley Catheter to Thankfulness!!!
I too have thought of trials lately and I just love when I get to the point in a trial where I can say....I am so Thankful! Sometimes it takes me a long, long, long time to be thankful! I will say some trials I have had... I am yet to be thankful for!! I hate when Tom says to me "we need to grow and learn"!!! I often tell Tom...I would rather be "short and dumb"! He hates it when I say that but, I hate it when he reminds me! It goes both way for us! But the one HUGE thing I am thankful for is an honorable wonderful husband that I LOVE very much!!

Just Some Thoughts!!!

2011-11-11T14:11:00.000-07:00

Everyone has strengths and weaknesses.

It’s wonderful that we all have strengths...

And it is part of your mortal experience that we all have weaknesses.

*******

Don’t look back unless you plan on going there.

Focus on the Savior and on the Good and go there.

******

We can be Bitter....
or
We can be Better!!!

Happy Halloween and FHE!!

2011-10-31T22:00:00.013-07:00

Max Just Could Not Wait!!!!

2011-10-24T22:32:00.015-07:00

Maxwell Kapono Scheurn tried so hard to wait to make his arrival on Pops's (tom's) birthday and his due date October 25th but,,,,Max came about 5 and 1/2 hours to early!!

Max was born at 6:41 pm! He weighed 7lbs 11oz and is 20 inches long!!

He is just PERFECT!!!!

What a CUTE CHUB!!!!

After Max's mom and dad had some special alone and quiet time with him, Pops was the first one to hold him!!! Not sure who was more proud....Pops or Erin and Joe!!!

Pops snuggled for quite sometime with baby Max!! For sure, "love at first sight"!!!

Two PROUD Papas!!!

First family photo!!

The VERY proud "biggest" sister Emma!

Noah is SO excited about his new room mate!!!

Max loved getting a "tight" hug form his big sister Gwenie!

I feel sure Max's feet will never hit the ground with his older siblings!!! They all love him so much and have waited for this day!!!

Max, Pops and Grammy love you so much and we are so thankful you are here safe and sound!!

side note...all of Joe and Erin's children have Hawaiian middle names. Joe served his mission in Hawaii. Kapono means Righteous!

CHICKEN, CHICKEN, CHICKEN!!!!!

2011-10-19T16:45:00.009-07:00

Zaycon chicken is back so I thought I would take advantage of it again!!!! I bought 120 pounds of it and they were such nice chicken Breast! As always HUGE!!! I do not can or bottle things but my close friend Brenda Sanders does and so she helped me! We bottled chicken once before and it was so easy and I thought I would try it again before I invested in my own pressure cooker!! We had a great day visiting with on another!!! We made a great team!!!

I cleaned and cut the chicken and Brenda filled the jars!!

This is what the jars looked like prior to cooking the chicken! It really was easy! You do not have to put water in the bottle, it makes it own both! We just added a little salt!!!

We heated the jars up a smidge in hot water before we put them in the pressure cooker!!!

It was great to get the chicken home and put on my pantry shelf and just look at them!! Brenda said I am sure Tom will really thank you when the time comes that we might have to use food storage. She said I am sure he will be happy to have some nice moist chicken instead of rolled oats!!!

And yes I did go on line and bought a fantastic pressure cooker for me!! Can't wait to get it!!!

My SWEET Brenda, thank you SO much for all the help!! I had a great day with you!!!

We Just Might Be.....!!!

2011-10-15T16:27:00.015-07:00

This week has been fall break for all of our grand kids and "Frenchie". So needless to say things have been somewhat hectic at Granny / Mima (the Cowart kids call me mima and all the rest, granny!) and Pops house!! We have tended kids here and there and we have had a few sleep overs as well!!! Noah had a dental appointment as well, I will come back to the dental appointment. But I was thinking "we might be rednecks if", your grandson is playing tackle football at age 6, and if three kids in the same family have all lost their front tooth long before it was suppose to come out. Since the three kids that lost their front tooth to early are Joe and Erin's kids, I knew I could tease them and post pictures and they would laugh with me!!!

But I will start with Vance who is six! Yes he is playing TACKLE football at age six. Now I am not sure but I think the helmet weighs more than his own head, and he can hardly see out of it.! The pads are huge!! The hip pads meet together in the front and the back of him!!! Knee and thigh pads go to the ankles on some kids! All in all I think the equipment weighs more than Vance!! He has his coaches yelling at him and his dad from the sideline, so he is receiving about 20 commands in the first minute he lines up on the line for the play! PLAY...What is that!!!! It is one thing for a older child to have a coach grab him by the face mask or jersey, but when a six year old gets grabbed like that, I am sure he is thinking...What is going on here, I not allowed to grab anyone like that!! I have to say Vance was a STAR and did really well for his first game, even though he yelled to his mom who was on the sideline..."Its freaken hot out here" and it was!! Vance...Mima LOVES YOU!!!!

Noah wears an old cowboy belt I had made for Joe when he was a little boy so he had been REALLY wanting cowboy boots for quite a while! Since he was a STAR at the dentist office, Granny bought him new cowboy boots!!! I had to tell he to walk with his head up because he kept looking down at his new boots and was running into things! Noah was so happy because he feels sure he is just like Pops now!! He is now a REAL cowboy!! Noah just needs to learn to saddle the horses up by him self!! Cowboy Up Noah!!!

When Emma was about 4, she was at the gym with her her mom! As she was jumping with a hula-hoop she tripped and fell forward. She bumped her lip so the girl that was watching her went and got Erin to tell her what had happened. As Erin was walking over to the kids gym...The girls said...."Emma had already lost her front tooth right"??? " WHAT"!!! "NO, SHE WHAT"??? So first child, Emma looses her front tooth!! Then Gwen! She was 2ish and was climbing up in her high chair and bumped her mouth and knocked out her same front tooth!! AND finally Noah! He to bumped his mouth and just loosened his front tooth and the dentist said it might be okay it might jsut tighten back up! It did tighten back up but it turned gray in color after a while!! So all three times the kids were rushed to the dentist and all three times it was the same result...We are sorry but there is not much we ca do!!

During spring break it was time for teeth cleaning so Erin took the kids in to Dr. Creech. When Noah was check by Dr. Creech he informed Erin the tooth that had been hit needed to be extracted!! I got a call from Joe and he informed me that soon ALL three of his kids would soon be missing their front tooth!!

This is where I informed Joe he might just be a "redneck if....ALL THREE OF YOUR KIDS ARE MISSING THEIR FRONT TOOTH"!!!

I can only hope that baby Max that will be here in 2 weeks can keep BOTH front teeth until the time they come out on their own!!!!

Another toothless wonder is our little Lucy. As you can see she is missing a few teeth but she lost her teeth naturally so I will exclude her from the "redneck" group of grand kids!!! Lucy and I had a fun sleep over!! She is for sure a girly-girl!!!

Love you "Lulu-Bell"

So all in all we had a fun week with our little "rednecks" and...I will have to say I have the CUTEST little "rednecks" in the world!!!!!

2011-09-29T10:22:00.010-07:00

Soon to be....Mr and Mrs T.Walker Scheurn!!!!!

Melanie makes the CUTEST desserts as a second job!!!!

We were not quite sure it was going to happen but...IT DID!!!!

Walker and Melanie are engaged!!!

We are so excited for both of them!!!

The big day is January 14, 2012!!!

Walker met Melanie in the Young Single Adult ward! They have a lot in common! They both come from big families and both Walker and Melanie have little brothers serving a mission! Melanie's brother is serving in Mexico and will be home in the summer!

It was so fun to go with Walker to our jeweler about 5 weeks ago, in Scottsdale so Walker could design her ring!! Melanie described what she like and Walker did a great job! Melanie LOVED it!!!

Walker and Melanie both love sports! Melanie played volleyball and basketball for Mesa High! They both enjoy the outdoors and they both are such hard workers!!! I love many things about Melanie but one thing I love about her is...her favorite color is PINK!!! Just as a teaser, I would venture to say there will be some pink in their wedding colors!!! SO FUN!!!

Walker took Melanie out to dinner where they went on there first date and had dinner! He then asked her if she would like to go hiking since they like to do that! They hike South Mountain and it was there he purposed!! We received the text that mission was accomplished about 10:00pm, with pictures to follow!!! We could not be more excited!!! I think Walker knew he was in love the night Melanie "whoop" him on the basketball court!! GO MEL!!!!

Walker and "Melly-Belly" we LOVE you both!!! Congratulations!! I wish you both so much love and happiness through out "Eternity"!!!! We could not be more excited!!! ! We look forward to their special day!! I know it will be perfect no matter because of the love they have for one another!!!!

WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY SWEET GIRL!!!!

Some more yummy treats Melanie made!!!

Queen Creek Bulldogs???

2011-09-27T18:07:00.008-07:00

So I never thought that I would say...."GO BULLDOGS" but now I guess I have to support the bulldogs a smidge!! Lucy and Ellie were mini cheerleaders last weekend at the football game!

So I will say it just "once"

"GO QUEEN CREEK BULLDOGS"!!!!

LU-LU...You are getting SO big!!! You are my sweet girl!!!

This girl LOVES to sing and talk so.... cheer just might be perfect for her!!

"Go Miss Ellie"!

"GO BULLDOGS"

Ellie for sure has the attitude!!!!

These two cute girls just might convert me!!!!

Lucy and Ellie you both are the cutest cheerleaders ever!!!

Granny LOVES you both!!!

The Birthday Boy!!!! 20 Years Old!!!

2011-09-20T22:14:00.006-07:00

Today is Rhett's birthday and I can not believe my baby is 20 years old!!!!!!!

It truly is a "mother thing" to say but....Where has the time gone!!

Rhett has brought much happiness to his family's lives! I don't just say this because he is out on his mission and doing well but he really has blessed our family in many ways!!!

Since there is kind of a gap between Walker and Rhett, I have had many people ask me or say to me....I bet Rhett was one of those late in life surprises! This could not be further from the truth! It is true, he came a little later, and I had had some medical challenges but Tom and I always knew that there was another baby waiting for us after we had Walker! The pregnancy was somewhat of a challenge! The doctors took Rhett 6 weeks early! They told me what to expect and it was not so good and had me so scared! What do doctors know...Rhett was born without any complications to him or me!! We stayed a little extra time in the hospital but, Rhett has been strong ever since he was born in all ways!

Rhett was always a very intense and at time very stubborn! There were times when he was younger that he would be quick to anger! But I have to say as a small child he was always my "Precious"! He was like having a only child with the age difference and we would get to spend the day together just the two of us! He went everywhere with me! I know I have told this story before but it is one of my favorites, so please indulge me!!!

One time I had Rhett with me at the grocery store and I was checking out and he was in the front of the grocery cart! I had looked down the aisle right behind me and noticed I had forgotten something down that aisle! He was about three at this time! So I told him I could see him but I had to quickly grab an item and I would be right back! As I walked backward down the aisle, I got about 3/4 of the way down, he must of thought I was to far and he YELLED at the top of his lungs.... "PRECIOUS WHERE ARE YOU"!!!! I grabbed the item and hurried back and he said again , "precious where were you, I thought you were lost"!!!! I always called Rhett "Precious" so he would call me that too as a little boy for a long time! I did not give it much thought except for the fact that I scared him and then the man behind me said....."excuse me"! In that moment I thought the man would give me grief for leaving my child for a minute or so even though I could still see him!! He went on to ask me...."Did he just call you PRECIOUS"? I said yes and he said that was the cutest thing he had heard in a while and it was! Rhett was a climber! Tom use tell everyone that he had a disease called..."Alz-Climbers"!! Rhett also use to climb out of his window at nap time if the alarm was not set!! My neighbor across the street would call me to tell Rhett had escaped again! Once Rhett was at my mom's home and she was watching him! She thought he was down for a nap BUT...He quietly got out the garage door and open the big garage door and started to walk home! He was maybe only "fourish" at this time or less! A friend of my that happened to be on her way home on a busy road picked him up, at about this time my mom realized he was gone and called me in a HUGE panic! Neither of us knew that this friend had him and we were out searching for him and 911 was called! This girl had been trying to call me and go to our home but we were not home and she could not get a hold of us! My friend had no idea who my mom was either to go over to my moms house which was only about a block away! My friend was confuse as well, she could not figure out why he was out on this busy road....BY HIMSELF! I am sure there was only about 15 minutes of ciaos but it felt like ETERNITY!!! Rhett was fine but my mother was NOT!!!!

Rhett's strengths have helped him in many ways! As hard and stubborn as he could be a times I think it has made him who he is today!! We have had so much fun with Rhett over the years of sports! He has always been such a good little athlete! There were times on the football field and the wrestling mat where he would get SO MAD, that I would think if this kid does not pin him, I will when he gets home! But somehow or another he would get through the moment and be back at practice the next day! He has always LOVED sports! These were such fun years!

But the thing I love about Rhett the most is his choices he has made that are the most important!! Rhett made good choices in high school when it was not always easy! He has now chosen to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! We as his parents could not be more thrilled for this choice! He has served with such happiness and GREAT FAITH! I know that his mission president has said that many people think that a mission in Italy is an "impossible dream" but in Rhett's heart and the Presidents heart and all the other missionaries serving in Italy.... they KNOW it is not! Rhett and many others have proofed it is not an "impossible dream"! Rhett has loved every minute of his mission, even the hard times! I am so thankful for Rhett's humility and his desire to serve the Lord for two years full time! Rhett has expressed his gratitude to Tom and I for supporting his decision to serve a mission full time! But it is Tom and I who are so very grateful for Rhett and the choices he has made always and now! We are so thankful for the service he gives so freely!

I am so grateful for the love he gives to us as his parents! I know Rhett has learned more on his mission than Tom and I could ever teach him!

I could not be more thankful for this "Cute Birthday Boy"!!

Rhett I love you so much! You will forever my "Precious"!

Happy Happy Birthday!

Mama

Emergency Preparedness... FHE!

2011-09-19T21:07:00.006-07:00

Every third Monday of the month FHE is split up between the Bishopric in our Young Single Adult ward. The 3 groups rotate in between the 3 homes! So the first group only comes to our home once every three months! Last month, Tom ask me if I would do the lesson so I said sure but... He would be in charge this month! I can't tell you what a good job he did! When Tom was on the High Counsel, one of the things he was over was "Emergency Preparedness"! He felt like he should start small so he taught about our 72 hour kits we all should have. Tom him self was well prepared for the night with even his print outs stapled all together!! He talked about some of the situations where these kits might could help us, where they should be kept in case we need them! Tom had printed out information for all the kids so they could go on line to our Stake Representative and learn so much more! www.iwillprepare.com This man teaches all over not just in our Stake and is a wealth of knowledge and AMAZING ! I learned so much last night! One of the points Tom mentioned was where to keep certain things! I Always had our 72 hour kits all together in our storage food but...Tom said to keep it in our bedrooms close. Because, if you need them in the night, there is a good chance you will not be able to see to go get them! OR...If this is not possible at least tape a flashlight to the underneath side of your bed so you can have the light to go and get your 72 hour kit if needed!! Tom even went to Big Lots to get some soup, candles, water, suckers, and a small flashlight and we made a little starter kit for everyone one who came last night! FHE was a HIT last night and the kids were so excited to go and finish up there kits! We have decided we are going to have the same lesson for the next two months on our third Monday night FHE here at our house so all the kids in the ward will be able to start a kit!! It was a great lesson for the Young Single Adult Ward who do not have a lot of room where they are living now! But now they can at least be prepared for a few days until help could come or they were instructed where to go!

GOOD JOB, TOM SCHEURN!!!!

After our lesson Ton made up the fun-est get to know you game with a few different angles on it!! We had a few prizes as well!! The kids loved that too!

And then it was on to dessert!

It truly was one of the best Family Home Evenings I have been to in a while all because Tom, was SO PREPARED!!!

Tom, you are the BEST!!

I adore you!!!

Who Doesn't....

2011-09-07T16:54:00.009-07:00

It's look like that Rhett is having a good time there! I know when Rhett Scheurn is having fun, I miss him so much!

In Brazil everything is ok! I got a job, so im working on a place close to my house

I'm studying between 7 am to 11 am.. and after this, I go to my job at 1 pm to 6 pm... Im getting Tired! but it's ok, I can do it!!!! =]

about my college I'm really worrying about it! I dont want to do civil engineering, but my mom wants to, I reaally want to be a Airplane Pilot, what do you think about it?????! I'm kinda of confused

could you send me some pictures from the new exchange student? I want to see him! is he the best? because to live on the Scheurns family got to be the beeeeeest 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hahaha

so! Walker Scheurn is the worst ok? I know this guy! I sent him an e mail and he never answer me back! WHY NOT? how the worst is he? yeah, I will fight him when I get back there!.. I will ask him... fight with me? or do you want to play football on xbox with me?... he i

s probably going to answer lets fight, because I have a little chance on fights, Im not going to play football with you Im scared because you always beat me on football hahahaha I miss this guy!Im crying right now.. how the worst am I ? show to walker scheurn this song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT-5NY83OYI&ob=av2e I always remember about him and Rhett Scheurn when I listen it..Tell him that if he dont answer me in 10 day he will know what thom Scheurn going to do with him! is the same that if he eat downstairs!hahahaha cut he knows what! heeeeeeeyyy wach out how you talking to mee!!

I was looking how much is the ticket to go in the UFC in Brazil. they are reallyyyyyyy expensive! it is $600 dolares for each day! expensive??? NOOOO NOT EXPENSIVE!!

tell the exchange student to do the most hard he can do it! to get this family happy because you guys are the best!

you guys are really my family

last Friday night I was talking to my friend about my mom and dad and brothers in america, and she ask I didnt Know that your family live in america! so I said!

yes! I have 2 moms 2 dads 4 brothers 3 sisters! and she say whaaat??? howw? and I say I dont know! I just have the best Family in the whole world!

My friend took a picture of me yesterday, because she say that I was looking handsome hahahahaha!

So tamy Scheurn! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

send me some news about my american family!

WITH A LOTS OF LOVE,

ERIC KENTISH SCHEURN! =]

Just asking....Who does not love this kid!!!!! Eric is always sending me song

for me to listen to and I think this is one of my new favorites!!!! I think Eric is a little sad we have Paul here, so he sent me this picture too! BUT....No one will ever take Eric's place!! Eric Kentish Scheurn....you will forever be, 100% forever in my heart!! Eric Kentish Scheurn ...We ALL WILL FOREVER LOVE YOU!!!!!

Love your American Mom

Costco Christmas Ribbon!!!

2011-08-31T16:08:00.003-07:00

I was so excited when I stopped by Costco and saw their Christmas ribbon was out! I know it sounds odd that I would be so excited but I am telling you when I saw it I had to excuse my self for a moment and go do a back flip....Well not a full back flip! But you might wonder why I was so excited! I do love the spirit of Christmas! I love to reflect on the Savior and his birth! I love the cooler weather! I love the Temple Christmas lights! You can crack out the "white vanilla hot chocolate"! I love that I can stock up on ribbon for the year from Costco! I buy ribbon that I can use all year round instead of just Christmas colors!! So I was so happy to see the ribbon out already!! BUT...I have to tell you the real reason why I was so excited to see the Christmas things out! Last year at Christmas Rhett left for the Mission Training Center, ten days before Christmas! I remember thinking I just want Christmas to be here again so Rhett will of served a year and he will of reach his one year mark, his half way mark, or should I say his "hump day"! Then I could start the "count down" That seemed so far away! I am so excited for Christmas to be here so we can talk with Rhett on the phone! We were only able to talk with him a short time at Mothers Day! Since he was in the MTC at Christmas time last year, we were unable to speak to him at all last Christmas! So I know I am being overly excited but I am just saying, I can't wait for Christmas!! I think we will be able to skpe with him and Tom has promised me he would connect his computer to the big screen so we all can be there and have a great Christmas visit! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

So stock up on your Christmas ribbon before they are out of the good colors! For all of you that have a missionary in the field....HOLD ON!! Christmas is on its way!!!

I do have to say I would not change anything! It is such a blessing to have a son or daughter serve a mission! No matter how tough things are for the missionary or the family at home, the blessings come in many different ways! In ways you do not or, will not ever even realize!! Tom and I are so thankful for Rhett...For his desire to serve his Heavenly Father. We are also so thankful for his enthusiastic, happy, loving spirit he has for his mission, his companions and the people of Italia!!

Birthdays!

2011-08-22T13:03:00.005-07:00

Anyone that knows me well, knows.....I HATE MY BIRTHDAY!!!

If is was not for Tom reminding me about my birthday I would not think twice about it nor

would I know what day it would fall on!! My little sister Nena is the only birthday present that I have ever wanted and, that was important to me!! Nena was born on my 9th birthday!! Happy Birthday my little sister! I love you!

We also had another birthday in our family this month and that was Emma Poliahu Scheurn! Emma's Birthday is the 16th of August! She had a swim party at Granny and Pop's house on Saturday!! AND in the words of Emma it was FANTASTIC!!

I had a very nice birthday on Sunday! Tom and I went to church as usual with the exception that Tom announced in out Young Single Adult Ward that it was my birthday! I thought for sure I would not speak to him again!! During Relief Society....They said there were two birthdays that they wanted to say Happy Birthday to! Sister Scheurn and....President Thomas S. Monson...The Prophet of our church, and I share the same birthday!! Who else better to share your birthday with other than your baby sister and the President of our church!

We had a linger longer after church and we had a really fun time!

Joe made a great birthday dinner for me! He made chicken rolled tacos and tostados, homemade salsa and guacamole! It was delicious!! Walker and Melanie made my birthday

cake....It was a upside down German Chocolate cake and it was SO YUMMY!!! We had a hula hoop contest at Joe and Erin's and Emma won hands down!! I came home to some very special treats at my front door to top the day off!!

I hate birthdays but...If I had to rate this birthday on a 1 to 10 it was a 10! Tom and I top the night off with a box of chocolate dipped strawberries he got me, that were out of this world!! Thanks to all of my kids and grand kids and friends for all you did and all of the wishes and gifts!!

Love,

Tamy

Part 2.. Most Needed Vacation!!

2011-08-13T12:32:00.050-07:00

We arrive at 7:30 am, this morning from our MOST need vacation ever! We had a non-stop week and I have to say it was one of our most favorite, peaceful, relaxing, yet busy vacation we have had in years!! Like I said in my last post we were staying at the Fairmont Orchid Hotel, which is about 30 miles north of Kona!! After our activities ended with Hyundai on Wednesday, Tom had decided we needed to stay a few more days! One of my sweet, dear, treasured friends, Maria Elena, just happen to be vacationing on Ohau at the same time we were on the Big Island of Hawaii. Maria Elena had never been to the Big Island so we talked her into flying down and spend a few days with us!! We had more fun than I could ever imagine! I HATE my picture taken but Maria Elena LOVES her camera so she took to many pictures to even count! It worked out well because, she flew in and picked up our rental car at the airport for us so we could drive to the other side of the island....The Hilo side! This is where Joe served his mission for the first 6 months or so and the last four or so! It was great to go back and see how things had change BUT...The best part of us going to Hilo was the drive there!! It is hard to describe the BEAUTY we saw!! The colors, the lush tropical rain forests, the volcano's moving down the side of the wall, the ocean in different places, the cattle ranches and the wild goats and pigs and the list goes on!!! Tom was a champ! He drove and we just "OOHED and AUHHED" the whole way there!! The views were breath taking! Ton and I have been on both sides of this island but we had never driven from side to side!! We always just fly into either Hilo or Kona!! We Have so much fun on the drive and laughed the whole whole way there!!!

The night before we left to go to Hilo...Maria Elena just had to get some dusk pictures and of course.... that meant Tom and I would be her help!! I am actually thankful for all the pictures...Even though I did not have make-up on or my hair done but... It was beautiful! The ocean looks fake in all of these pictures!! All of these pictures were taken at our hotel!!!

Some how or another we ended up some what matching!!! Thanks, M.E. sweet girl. for all the fun pictures!! We LOVED every minute with you!! POP-POP!!!

With Maria Elena's arm TWISTED behind her back....We got a few pictures of her!!

ONE CUTE BOY!!!!! I LOVE TOM SCHEURN!!!!

I wish that was my sexy leg that is in front of me but...NOPE...That is Tom's!!!

Tom snapped a few of us girls....

And then we grabbed a innocent by stander to snap one of the three of us!! WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!!!!

My favorite drink matched my shirt! It was YUMMY!!!!!!

Each night we had special little treats that were brought into our room!! SO CUTE!!!!!

King Kamehameha In the park in Hilo!!

These pictures really do not show the beauty but this drive from Kona to Hilo was so interesting! It is funny to see how it goes from lava to such a tropical beautiful place as you go up the mountain and then back down into HIlo!!!!

Coming around a corner on the way to Hilo!!!

This Banyan tree was HUGE!! This is one tree!!! You can see the size compared to the car!

Tom showing us how big it was! It was massive!!!!

Same tree, I just moved back to get more of the tree!!!! It was gorgeous!!!

This is the Stake Center in Hilo where Joe served in 2000!!!

Down town Hilo!!!

This is one of Tom's top two Sushi restaurants that he has ever eaten at!!!! Ocean Sushi!!! Of course Joe told me to have a "Downtown" roll and is was by far the best roll I ever have eaten!!! Thanks Joe for that inside information!! It is nice to know a local!!!!

Tom had a smile ear to ear when this first plate came!!!!

The Kona Temple was closed but we went and walked around it! The grounds were perfect!!

We did not want to leave the Temple grounds!! You could just feel the spirit!!!

Maria Elena is a huge blessing in my life!! I love you sweet girl!!!!

Of course by the end of the day my battery died in my camera so I did not get but a few, not so good pictures of the helicopter that Tom and M.E. took around the island!!! Yes that is right....You could not pay me enough to get in a helicopter!! It was the end to a great few days! Or should I say a perfect, fun week!!! Thanks Tom Scheurn for making everything SO NICE!!! Can we go back next week??? Did I hear you say YES??? Okay my bags are packed!!!

Love,

Tamy

A Much Needed Rest and Vacation Aloha....Mahalo!!!

2011-08-10T15:49:00.026-07:00

San Tan Hyundai is one of the top Hyundai dealerships in Arizona and since Tom is the General Manager we get treated to some fun get-aways! Hyundai treated Tom and I to a fantastic trip to the big island of Hawaii! We are staying on the Kona side about thirty minutes away from Kona! It has been perfect weather and we have had a great relaxing time! This is one of the islands that Tom and I went to on our honeymoon over 34 years ago. We came back to this island on our 25th wedding anniversary when we picked Joe up from his mission!! Joe served on the Hilo side of this island for about the first six months of his mission and then returned about the last four months of his mission! I think this is Joe's favorite island out of the four he served on for two years!! We all love the "Big Island"! It was interesting we met a very nice couple who own several car dealerships in Utah and their son served his mission here as well!! We always say "it is a small world" but I read once in the paper that the world is really huge but, "The Lord just makes it small"!

The Orchids everywhere were just thick and beautiful!!

We had a small Luau on the beach the first night!!

We had several different views from our balcony of our room that were breath taking!!

We had a Koi pond right out side our room, and there were several through the Hotel!! This one was where we ate breakfast every morning!!

Some more beautiful views from our room!!

This is the Koi pond just directly below our balcony! The sound of the water falls were so relaxing!!!

Tom and I ate dinner on the beach the second night and it was "Delish"! We then took a walk on the beach!

I think I must have been thinking....I never want to go home EVER!!!

Why does fruit ALWAYS taste better in Hawaii???

Early Wednesday morning we got up about 6:00 am and we went to our favorite spot!

I LOVED all of our flower arrangements!! They do not even look real!!!!

Tom on our balcony in "ONE" of the four new golf outfits he treated himself to!! I told him that "I hoped he could back those outfits up with his golf skills"! Not sure if he was honest!!

This was a four inch dragon fly that was on the wall of our hotel!!

Tom surprised me and signed me up for a very special..."Kona Coffee Sugar Scrub", pedicure and manicure! It felt like Heaven and the smell was even better! A hint of of coffee with lots of cream ans sugar!! It was wonderful!

We only have a few days left but this has been just what the doctor ordered for both Tom and I!!! It has been a time to just enjoy one other and try to not think about the world and what is going on EVERYWHERE!! We will come back to reality on Saturday but until then.....

Aloha!!

2011-07-27T12:45:00.005-07:00

The will of God never takes you to where the grace

of God will not protect you.

Do what you think is right for those you love and then TRUST God.

Sometimes RIGHT is hard

When you think you have answers!

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There comes a point in your life when you realize:Who matters,

Who never did,
Who won't anymore,
And who always will.

So, don't worry about people from your past,
there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.

Time Will...Pray Will...?

2011-07-23T09:03:00.005-07:00

I have had so many questions lately, but even more questions in the past few days!! Sometimes I spend so much time trying to determine what I did wrong in the past to deserve the unpleasant happenings of the moment. I know if I lock my self in a prison of failure and self-pity, I also know I am the only jailer…who holds the only key to my freedom. I know I can let my self out of prison by turning to the Lord for strength. But why is this so hard!!! I know with HIS help I can use my trials as stepping stones. The keys are in my hands. I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise. If I am offended and resentful, can I believe that HE is bound to help me in my disappointments and challenges? My challenge is to endure, it is not easy sometimes!! There will always be tests and trials along life’s paths. MUCH Heartache!! No one gets trough this life without! But we are told... God’s promises make things worth it. Sometimes I am just not sure! I guess a good attitude for me to have would be to remember the love HE has for me and my family and try to feel the strength from HIM...BUT when my eyes are blurred with tears of sorrow.... my vision is limited. I truly feel that we all are entitled to question. “What did I do wrong? Does HE not see how hard I am trying? How come I did not know? Why are people so mean? Why do people want to destroy someone? Who could even think that way? Why do they think they are in charge my salvation? Why do people say they will do something and then just don't? Why do people have such serious health problems? Why can't people wake up in the morning and ask them self what they could do for someone else? Why do I have to feel this way? Is this fair? How can someone be so judgmental and say they are entitled to righteous judgement? Who truly knows what righteous judgment is and who are we to say if it is or isn't? Why are there truly evil people in this world? How can people be so self serving and non caring? Why do people say things that can be so irreversible? Why does someone stay imprisoned and be a victim? Why do we continue to carry burdens and baggage? Why do people want to blame others for EVERYTHING!!! Where have I failed? Why can't people TRULY forgive? Why are the answers to my prayers and pleas withheld? WHY, WHY, WHY!!!! I can say I am guilty to all of the questions at times, and I am sure others have asked the same questions with me in mind!! As I have been reading and searching for answers, praying for peace, that I am yet to find.... these thoughts have helped some what!

I do want to be a Disciple of God, this I know for sure! I want to embrace each day with joy. So when I am faced with physical sickness and despair...I know I need to try to steer my self away from this! This is hard for me to do for some reason, not always but for sure lately. I know I need to direct my thought on the love and gratitude I have for my Heavenly Father, and the love has for me. In this life we have to have challenges, I know they can either bring me closer to HIM and make me stronger or I can use them to destroy me! It is only MY decision to choose the road I want to take! I know I am a child of God, I know if I neglect to feed my self spiritually, I will be completely distracted and this world and people in it, will destroy me!! It is so hard for me to ask for guidance when it is most needed! I do not always hear it! I know I can not communicate with God unless... I can give up the "natural man" and come to the lowest levels of meekness!! I have to be completely surrendered to HIM.... to feel HIS light. This too is very hard for me! I know I need to put all of my hurt and pain into an eternal perspective for the hope and light to return to my soul. I feel so selfish when I stop and ponder and think about what Jesus Christ has done for me! God knows I am so far from perfection as we ALL suffer with imperfections. But again I try and remember that HE will give me strength and suggestions of where I need to improve! I can only do this for my self and no one else. I know God knows better what I need than I do. I have to try and just do my best to listen and I know things will fall into place. We are in charge of our own feelings and our own salvation no one else's!!! I need to not fear nor should anyone else but do know there are consequences for EVERYONE! For those who wronged you and those who truly do not forgive!!!! Saying you forgive is different than showing it!!!! I think you can truly forgive if you can look into someones eyes long enough to see the child of God in that person!! When you honestly do not judge...You will finally be free, and will have forgiven!!! In the case of my own family and extended family the one thing I wish we ALL could become is...OUR OWN JUDGE and NO ONE ELSE'S!!! I know at times we all have been hurt so badly that we feel as though we have been choked...BUT I do know I have to forgive and I will! I also know that many will have to forgive me too! It takes some time in certain situations!! I know I have to avoid and or get rid of the negative critical thought I carry because they are only hurting me! Again this is hard. I know on my road to salvation it is normal to have questions arise but.... what I do not want is.... DOUBT and to loose faith. I know with Heavenly Father and with me trying to put one foot in front of the other I will find clarity, forgiveness and hope. I will continue to pray that doubt and the love for anyone... will not come into the equation. I will continue to pray not to react or feel hate....I will continue to seek the LIGHT. I know there is light in everyone somewhere!! I know sometimes I just need to stay in quiet peaceful place by my self for a time. I know if I can just stand still and hold on to my peace the Lord will fight for me!! There are many that say they want to be good and do good and that is commendable but...their actions say different. I guess the only way to achieve this is to live a life that is COMPLETELY influenced by the Holy Ghost. Again I will pray for this and try to do this. I know then, HE will then be able to tech me what to do and say! We ALL need to be grateful to serve but we all need to realize when we serve someone else that we are truly the ones who is receiving the service! This is the only time we should serve our selves is when we are truly serving someone else. I try and remember when someone says something hurtful or with hold something that is dear from me....or someone wants to judge me or a loved one....I will continue to try and remember these are just life lessons to be learned! When anyone might think me or my family needs to be refined in some way and want to judge or feel like it is their place to take charge...Instead of letting God be in charge, and letting us be judge by HIM....I feel like one day they will come to know that....They to are not perfect....and in time their families will have some struggles along the way. But...One thing I want them to know is...I will pray for peace for them and not ridicule them or their religion or render so called righteous judgement.

The reality is every thought, every feeling, every action contributes to who we are and what we are becoming! There is forgiveness FOR ALL!! It is up to us and only us how we want to meet HIM, when HE returns or when we return. I look forward to the day HE will come and we all can glory in HIS presence if we choose to!!! It is our choice...NO ONE ELSE'S!!!

Love, Mom...Sister....Auntie....Friend

“MY SON, PEACE BE UNTO THY SOUL; THINE ADVERSITY AND THINE AFFLICTIONS SHALL BE BUT A SMALL MOMENT; “AND THEN IF THOU ENDURE IT WELL, GOD SHALL EXALT THEE ON HIGH; THOU SHALT TRIUMPH OVER ALL THY FOES.”

LOVEEEEEE!!!!!!

2011-07-17T22:06:00.003-07:00

Wooow Tamy Scheeeuuurnnnnnnnnnn

I looooooooooooooveeed thee shirts I loved the letter I loveed the tortillas I lovved the candys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!100%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

I lovee youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!! I ate a bag off toritillas!!I used a shirt yesterday the green one hahahaha

In Brazil everything is ok! My mom is kind of mad... because I dont want to be an engineering anymore I want to be a Pilot! But she think that is not a good job! Im really confused!

Im going to travel, im going to RIO DE JANEIRO!!! hahaha with Tuzara and another Friend his name is Igor

I will take some pictures and I will send to you!

Last week I send an email to Rhett and he told me that he will answer later because he was really buzy

guess what? I did a test to be a english teacher here in braazil... the result comes in agost! Im wating for hahahahaha would be fun

I know Walker Scheurn!!!!!! he forgot about eric kentish! i got figth him when I come back to arizona!

I was looking your blog.. Thom is ok? He got hurt hun?tell me about your knee?

My mom asked me about the rock... could you send me a picture of one?

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH

AND THAAAAAAAAAAAANKSS SOO MUCH!!! FOR EVERYTHIIIIING!!!

WITH A LOTSSSS OF LOVE

ERIC KENTISH the besttttttt

Next Please!!

2011-07-13T14:32:00.005-07:00

Tom and I come home from a fun week at the beach to our air conditioning NOT working!! We have three units in our house but of course the one that has gone out is the one on our side of the house with our bedroom!! So that includes Rhett's room as well and the play room!! We were suppose to have a new unit put in about a month and a half ago but the guy that was to fix it did not show up and the anti-freeze he put in it seemed to be holding it pretty well! We have called several times and he keeps telling us he would get to it! NOW he says it will be two and a half weeks before he can come! Well we know that will not work so mean while we have called four or five other companies and they are not much help either!!So that has been since Saturday! My chap stick on my night stand even melted! Then starting Sunday the pump and the electrical all went out on the well that provides water to our house and all the neighbors houses, that we share the well with!! So we have had very little water!! Pug as been using one of his big water trucks to get water out of the fire hydrant and filling the well up so we can have a short shower and the toilets to flush and other than that not much else! Then on Monday...I went to the doctor for a infusion and I thought I was going to die!! The drug that Dr. Swarup used is one I have been on for along time for my Rheumatoid Arthritis and Sjogrens Syndrome! It is Remicade and although I was off of it for a year and a half or so....Due to some unfavorable lab work...I was told that I needed to start back on it!! The regiment starts with it every two weeks for six weeks and then it goes to every 3 weeks and then to four weeks ect...! So I had my first treatment the week before California. Other than the standard fatigue and nausea and muscle and joint pain for a few days I seemed to do well with the first round!! So this Monday my appointment was scheduled for ten and I was to be done around twelve thirty! My port was accessed and I was given the pre-medications so you do not have a reaction! The steroids and benadryl and zofran. I have never had any problems before other than some severe hives in the middle of the night only one time quite a long time ago! As I sat and read....about a hour into the infusion,I felt somewhat sick to my stomach which is not unlike me. The nurse monitors you very close as the medication is given while there! Tina had just done vitals on me and all was well when...maybe five minutes passed and I seemed to not feel so good. I kept thinking....Oh this is just anxiety and I just need to relax and take a deep breath or two! I quickly realized I could not get a good breath and I felt like my head was going to blow off!! I put the recliner down and was trying to get up but was so weak and unable to get up... and the two nurses were in their office! I remember thinking...HELP! About that time the lady sitting next to me called for Tina....I knew something was seriously wrong!! Tina and Barbara came in a hurry and called for more help! All I remember was people moving very fast! Drawers and cupboards flying open and many people around me hanging different things on my I.V. pole....taking vitals and hearing them say SHE IS HAVING A REACTION....STOP THE MEDICATION!! They all kept saying you are going to be fine BUT....I was not sure if that was true!! I just kept saying...I CAN'T BREATH!!! I have had a lot of health scares but none that scared me like that!! After about twenty minutes or so I started to come back around! I was breathing much better but all I could think about was that I needed to get into the bathroom because I was just wretching so hard!! They finally got me up to the bathroom and when I saw my self in the mirror I thought I was going to faint! I was SO RED head to toe....Even the whites of my eyes were red!! The nurses kept reassuring me I was going to be fine but...I still was not sure!! I still felt like I was going to explode from the heat I felt in my head! The zofran began to kick in as well and things were somewhat settled by then! BUT let me make this clear I thought I was dying for that thirty minutes or so!! Once I got back to my chair Tina told me they would start the Remicade back in a hour!! WHAT!! Not NO but HELL NO!! She reassured me that they would start much slower and that they would run it over a much longer period of time and they would be ready if I would have another reaction to it! I am not sure who was more scared me or the lady sitting next to me!! She kept telling me "you looked SO BAD"!!! "I was so scared"!! "I knew something was very wrong the first glance I saw of you"!!! She was scared!!! Tina seemed to think since I had never had that happen before that it would be fine and she would go slow! Tina said she had seen this kind of reaction before! Well if I could not breath before I felt sure I could not breath now due to anxiety!! The rest of the infusion went without any problems other than the medications they gave me knocked me out which was good and bad! Good for anxiety but bad because I had to drive my self home! I did not call anyone because I felt like I had worried enough for everyone that would of been involved!! Several hours later when I was done they had me stay longer and drink some seven up and eat some crackers and later on that afternoon I was able to drive home!! Actually I stopped by Posey's and she colored my hair!! Who would of ever know that all happened if I would not of spilt the beans today!! Tina said next time she would have me come very early and pre-medicate me more!! G-WEEZE....I can't wait!!! Yesterday I still felt not so good but.... I do feel like things are looking up though! I think that Tom got a hold of a reliable air conditioning man and the pump for the well should go in on Thursday or Friday!! Posey was sweet and brought me some new special hair products today.... What a treat....Who would not love that!! Tom brought a big fan home that is suppose to cool things down in our room! I also have had a little extra water to get some laundry done...Like the sweaty sheets and then some!! AND I got a email from Rhett!! So things are for sure looking up!! I really do have to look on the bright side of things!! ALL of our air conditioning units could be out and I could have NO water and no special hair treats from Posey and NO EMAIL due to zone conference and NO BREATH due to my infusion!! So all in all I feel much better about everything after blogging my thoughts and realizing things are not that bad!! This is nothing compared to so many!! But I do want this week to be DONE PLEASE!!!!

SIDE NOTE~~ It is now Friday and one of our hot water heaters went out on the opposite side of the house! So no cool air on the west side of house and no hot water on the east side of the house!! Who cares.... we sure do not need hot water in the summer!!

I LOVE MY SISTERS!!!!

2011-07-12T11:15:00.005-07:00

Julie, Jami, Kim, me, Stacy, and our baby sister Nena!

What would I do with out my sisters!!!

I feel sure I have the BEST sisters and sister-in-laws ever!! It is such a blessing to now that I can call any of them for ANYTHING!!! It is funny how their kids are mine and my kids are theirs!! Each of us are different in some ways, but in so many other ways we are so alike!!! I feel sure I have been blessed with the very best sisters in the whole world!!! Kim, Stacy, Nena, Julie and Jami....I love you all so much! I know the Lord put us all in the same family for reasons only us know and for many reasons that everyone knows!! I LOVE you all with all of my heart....FOREVER!!!!!!!

Good Byes!!

2011-07-08T12:00:00.003-07:00

Gavin and Lucy had such a great time in California! I feel sure the best part of the trip was being spoiled by their Aunt Stacy!! They LOVE her more than words could say!!!! Saying good bye to Aunt Stacy was traumatic to say the least!! My sweet sister Stacy always for years when we leave to go home..... She runs along the side of our car for about a block or so WAVING good bye!!! This morning as we left I was going to take her picture! The first ten miles or so are always so sad as we leave to go home but this time... I look back and I see Gavin or as Aunt Stacy calls him... Gavilies, he was sobbing!!! I could not help but to take these pictures to send to Aunt Stacy!! Then I hear Lucy sobbing as well!! Man.. This was a tuff morning!! It is a good thing Tom held it together as well as he did!! Aunt Stacy WE LOVE YOU!! !!!! Thank you for EVERYTHING!!! You are the best Auntie and Sister EVER!!!!!!

Gavin and Lucy cried them selves to sleep BUT not until outside of Alpine!!!!! :(

Watching Aunt Stacy run along our car!!!

Good Bye Aunt Stacy!!! We ALL love you forever!!!!

Big Hugs!

Tamy!

Location:Kumeyaay Hwy,Ocotillo,United States

A Week At The Beach!!!

2011-07-06T15:31:00.016-07:00

Tom and I took a quick week at the beach!! It was a little warm but all in all we had a wonderful time!!! Tom is a beach kind of guy...I perfer the Mountains, But we had such a nice time with my family and grand kids....Yes grand kids!! We took Gavin and Lucy with us and they had a great time!!! The best part of there trip was being spoiled by their Aunt Stacy!!!!

What a CUTE boy!!!!

My oldest sister Kim and my brother-in-law Bubba!! Kim and Nena made a beautiful pasta dinner on Wednesday night and with all of us thee was over 30 people!!! Kim I adore you and Bubba you are my favotrite brother-in-law!!

My nephews Forrest Jack and Grayson and my sister-in-law Jami AKA JANE!! This picture is for Rhett!! Rhett LOVES his cousins!!!

My sister Stacy who we stayed with! She is amazing!! Stacy took care of Tom, Gavin, Lucy and I all week at her house! She made things so nice for us!!! Stacy I LOVE YOU FOREVER!! Madison is my brother Kip and Julie's daughter> We were so happy they come over to the coast to be with us!! Corley is Stacy's daughter and I will say she is the sweetest girl EVER! Corley my sweet girl you are a precious to me!!

"The Girls" Kim, Julie, Stacy, Jami and Jami!! LOVE THEM TOO!

The girls can talk forever!!

Cousins and my nieces!!!! Corley, Valentina, Madison and Grace!!

Stacy's Son Reese!! This kid keeps us on the ball!! I think he is part fish!! Reese never comes out of the water!!

Surfer Boy Gavin! Gavin...Pops and Granny loves you so much!!! Your surfing was AWESOME!!!

Lu-Lu!! Gavin sister was a champ all week!! Lucy is so excited because Aunt Stacy took her to have a feather in her hair!! And did I say AUNT STACY SPOILS these kids!!!!!

New bathing suit from Aunt Stacy!! DID I SAY...AUNT STACY SPOILED Gavin in Lucy ALL week!!!!!

The boogie board queen Lucy!!

Corley and Lucy!!!

Not sue what this van was all about but...I is a Christmas van like you have NEVER seen!!!

The best sisters in the whole world!!!! Sis-in-law Julie, Jami.Kim.me, Stacy and Nena!!!
A Little rest and relaxing time!!! Corely curled Lucy and my hair!!! Notice the beautiful

Nena!!!

Bull, Tom and Jim Babe were able to enjoy a nice round of golf at the Del Mar Country Club!!!!

Of Course they all can have what they want, WE SAID!!!!!!!!! Reese, Valentina, Grace, Natalie, Gavin, Lucy!!!
Lucy, Gavin and Grace Tignini!!!

Pisa Italy...July 3, 2011

2011-07-03T22:40:00.004-07:00

I love the leaning Tower behind Anziano N.Rhett Scheurn!

This morning I a woke to my phone "dinging"! I check to see who was trying reach me AND... I look and what do I see!!!! Anziano Scheurn!!!!

! The text read.....Hi!!! I just met your son in Pisa!!! He's a great young man. -Heather Brown, Salt Lake City UT (on vacation).....WHAT.... HERE COMES THE TEARS!!! They would not stop!I quickly text Heather back back and said...."Oh my goodness!!!! How thankful I am for this text!!! You are precious and so is he!!! Thank you thank you! Did you go to church with the anziani? THANK YOU!!! FOREVER!!!! I love you and I don't even know you!!!Thank you more than you know"!!!

Her and I continued to text back and forth!! What a special Sunday morning treat!!!

Tom has always said "why do you take pictures of any random missionaries AND then send picture to their moms that you do not know"??? Tom now understands!!! The tears were flowing when he saw the pictures!!! I now can add Heather Brown on my list of people I love!! Heather thank you for taking time on your vacation to find the Aziani and take their picture and send them to us moms!!! Have a great vacation with your beautiful family!!!

Big Hugs!

Tamy!

Location:California 79,,United States

Basketball Gets Rough!!!

2011-06-29T23:49:00.016-07:00

Tom plays basketball at the church at noon on Wednesday with Joe and several of Joe's friends! I know things can get rough but today....Tom really took one for the team!! Tom was a little late when he came home to change but hurried up to go play what he calls...some good fun exercise! They usually play 4 to 5 games of full court ball up to 25 points!! I have always know it is slightly more that just exercise and just getting your cardio in for the day!! I KNOW TOM!!! After Tom left he came back 20 minutes later and when I heard him come in the house, I hollered....Whats wrong? I knew he would of only come home for one reason early....and that would be because he was hurt! The one reassuring thing I had to hold onto was at least he could drive him self home!!! Right!!! About the time he walked into our room, I say his white shirt was RED!!! He went on to say he was.... MAD!! When Tom gets hurt his reaction is MAD! The real reason why he is mad....He knows injuries can slow you up and he just does not have anytime for injuries!!! But the things he enjoys in life are fast things! His horses, motorcycles, quads and fast sports!! So Tom.... here we go....If you do not want to get hurt.... maybe you should slow down and...ACT YOUR AGE...But.... then again this is one of the things I LOVE about you!!! I am so sorry you had to "take one for the team"....But I am so thankful you were not hurt really bad!!

I am also REALLY thankful for Doctor Karl Hiatt who I use to work for!! I guess that is one of the blessing of scrubbing for a plastic surgeon for several years!! I was able to call on a back line during lunch. He was in surgery but was more than happy to have Tom come right in!!! I think Karl was just happy to see Tom and plan there next diving trip to Mexico!! WHAT....Did I say diving??? Yes, Tom and Karl love to dive...WOW...I think I took the hit on that one!! Again I was happy Tom was not hurt to bad AND....I would not want Tom to change anything about him except...Next time let someone else "take one for the team"!! I LOVE YOU TOM SCHEURN!!!

Karl Hiatt...Your the BEST!! The BIG "Y" shape laceration now looks like a small thin line!! ALL internal stitches!! Much better than the emergency room where you come out with "Frankenstein" black nylon stitches!! Good Job Karl!!!

On to visit about the Mexico diving trip!!!!

Just Because...

2011-06-28T15:54:00.003-07:00

"Just Because I Love You and You Need a Little Cheering Up"!

I LOVE YOU!

"Thank You Tom...I LOVE YOU TOO"!

Our Brown Principessa is 3!!!

2011-06-16T21:00:00.006-07:00

Today is Gwen Scheurn's birthday!!! She is THREE!! We celebrated her and Noah's birthday on Sunday! We had a fun family party and as you can see Gwen is our "Little Brown Principessa"! She is so cute! Since Gwen was 17 or 18 months, Tom and I have had a on going joke she is a genius!! That is what Tom thinks. She is not but...This girl is so funny! Gwen has the blackest eyes, the darkest skin, and she for sure did not get any tall genes...but she is for sure our little "brownie"! As little as she is...nothing seems to stop her from keeping up with the big kids! Since she has been 18 months she has played "duck duck goose", "Simon says" with pops and so many other things that we would not exspect her to do at this age! Walker once said to me.."Mom do you think my kids will be as cute as Gwenie"? I reassured him they would be! Gwen has stole many hearts! Some of Gwen's favorite things to do is... swim, love on Boone and Milie (pops's dogs) ride on Pops's horse, wear jewelry, sleep with her big sister Emma, put perfume on, go work out with her mom, go anywhere with her dad, and go to primary! I can say this little girl LOVES her Pops and Pops think she is pretty special too! Gwenie, Pops and Grammy want you to know how much we love our "Little Brown Principessa"!! Happy Birthday SWEET GIRL!!!

" I AM SORRY...I DO NOT THINK I HEARD YOU RIGHT"!!!!

2011-06-12T00:02:00.010-07:00

Some of our kids skipped out before pictures!!
"I am sorry....YOU SAID WHAT"!!!! "But President Andersen...I thought you prayed about callings"!!! President Andersen says. I have.... over and over and it saddened me to soon release Tom from the High Council!! I felt like he had a few more years of serving on the High Council but....The Lord has called Tom to serve else where"!! "But Tom...You will continue to serve on the High Council with his new calling until further notice".....WHAT DID YOU SAY!!!! This was pretty much the first three minutes of Tom and my interview we had with President Andersen about a month ago as we met with him!!! Tom and I knew for two weeks we had a up coming interview with President Andersen and felt sure he was going to release Tom from the High Council.... since he has been serving there for so long.... and call us both....as service missionaries in the addiction and recovery program of our church! I was wrong as always! I was not released nor was Tom... but we were called to serve in the Williams, Young Single Adult Ward! Tom Vanderwalker was called as the Bishop...Tom Scheurn was called as the First Councelor and Bud Neilsen was called to serve as the Second Counselor in the Bishopric!! It has been a crazy last month as we have led up to this day!! Try keeping this news of everyone including your kids....for a month! Well we didn't! We did tell Rhett and a few other close family members! But we did invite our kids to church at noon in the Williams Field Stake Center so....I feel sure they knew it was the YSA ward but they did not know exactly what the calling was until today!! There have been mixed emotion in so many ways!! We do know Tom Vanderwalker and his wife Pam...But we do not know Brother Neilsen and his wife Robin. We look forward to getting to know them. We were asked to arrive at 11:59 and church would start at noon. I have to say Tom and I were never so nervous! I had a feeling all of the wives would be asked to speak at this time....and for once I was right!! It is so hard to talk when you know how difficult it is for this ward to get a new Bishopric!! We were welcome by many in this ward. I was so thankful for that! I was so thankful for my family to be there to support Ton and I in our new callings! It was cute to hear some of our grand kids, in what they asked and said! After sacrament the new Bishopric was set apart and it was quite a spiritual time! President Andersen read the letter from our First Presidency...of our church, authorizing this Bishopric!! President Andersen also spoke to us three wives and told us that Heavenly Father had been watching us through this process. It was quite humbling as we sat and listen to our Stake President!! After the Bishopric was set apart...there was no time to spare when President advised us on our first training meeting that would come this week!! After church we were all drained The new Bishopric met with the old Bishopric, us wives met for a short time, and tithing and many other things had to be done before Tom could come home!! We will have our first family home evening tomorrow night with the ward!!! I am thankful that Heavenly Father has much faith in Tom and I!!! I hope I do not disappoint HIM!!! I am thankful to serve with Tom in this ward! I know Tom will be AWESOME...this ward will LOVE him! Rhett has told us how excited he will be when he gets home to have his dad in his Bishopric!! I not quite sure if he know what he is saying!!! WHAT DID RHETT SAY.... HE WILL BE IN THE YOUNG SINGLE ADULT WARD.....HOW CAN THAT BE ....RHETT YOU ARE OUR BABY!!! NO!!!! I do need to thank our kids again for the support today and the love they show us!! They know this will take up our family dinner time on Sundays most of the time but our kids have been to excited and supportive!! I want each one of our kids, their spouses and grand children to know how much we love them all! Tom and I anxious to serve with all we have and are so thankful for one another as we have shared many conversations with one another over this last month and prior to this day!! All I can say is HOLD ON WILLIAMS WARD....WE WILL DO OUR BEST AND.....WE ALREADY LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

"120 Pounds"

2011-06-11T16:44:00.008-07:00

For those of you that were asking me about the "bulk chicken"....Here we go! My friend Karen Lee was kind enough to think about us when the "bulk chicken" come around this time! Many of you were asking exactly what it looked like and how it came! You pay for it two weeks or so in advance! It comes out to be about $1.64 a pound. It comes in a 40 pound box.Inside each box there is four bags of ten pounds each! It is really nice because about four days before the BIG truck comes they email you and let you know where to pick it up! The great thing about the pick up is you do not even have to get out of your car! You bring your receipt you print off...You drive up in a line...you give them your receipt...They put a the number of boxes you bought with a number on your windshield...You go another 30 feet and they put it in your car where you want it....With plastic bags under the box just in case they leak! The chicken was only 3 days old and had never been frozen! It was quite cold though...Almost frozen! They do tell you to go home and re-bag it in to smaller bags!! I called Tom on the way home and he say that he would meet me at home to bring it in! I re-assured him I could carry it in...Not such a right idea...Where is Rhett when I need him!!! (I miss him.... another post) Once I got it in and opened it...Like Karen said these chicken breast were HUGE!! They are more like small turkeys!!! There was hardly any fat on them! I ended up cutting each breast in to four pieces! Erin came to help on the last 40 pounds or so...which was nice! The kids helped put a 6 or 4 on each bags and Erin bagged them!! We made a few bags of just four breast so if was just a 3 or 4 people you would not have to thaw out to much!! The bonus came when I drop Karen Lee's chicken off at her house for her...She had made me a BEAUTIFUL loaf of bread and....A bottle of home made peach jam she also had just made!! I told Karen I would pick up anything she needs and bring it to her anytime for such a delicious loaf of bread and fresh peach jam!! Karen Lee... I LOVE YOU and thank you for letting me in on the chicken and..... THANK YOU SO MUCH for the bread and jam!!! IT WAS THE BEST BREAD EVER!! THANK YOU AGAIN!!!

What Was I THINKING!!!!

2011-06-09T11:23:00.028-07:00

Not quite sure what I was thinking....I guess I wasn't....But Vance and Noah had a birthday and my baby sister Nena, was going to the Grand Canyon with her daughter Grace....and my sister-in-law....Jami and her son Grayson. So I decided I would take the two birthday boys along with Nena and Jami! It was a quick trip...We left Monday morning and returned Tuesday night! Unfortunately I lost my camera while on the trip so our pictures are just from our cell phones! We stoppedd by Montezuma Castle and Montezuma Well on the way up! The boys earned a Ranger badge and love the cliffs and castle! From there we had some yummy sandwiches so we took them to a picnic area by Montezuma Well/Spring and enjoyed a fun cool breeze under the huge Sycamore trees! There was a running stream where we put our feet in and played in the water! Us girls were admiring our pedicures under the cool crystal clear water!! SO FUN!!! We then headed up to Williams where we stayed in the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel!! We arrived just in time for the kids to swim for an hour or so before we got them ready for bed! We decided in route to get something to eat...To stop and watch the shoot out on "Route 66"! The little boys were scared to death and did not want to get out of the car....Not to mention they were in their PJ's...But we finally made them get out and they enjoyed it a lot!! By the time we got to dinner Noah cold not stay awake!! We sort ate without him as you can see! The next morning we got up or should I say we had to wake the boys up...To catch the train! They were exhausted from the day before!! It is only 65 miles to the Grand Canyon BUT....It takes two and a half hours to get there!!!!!! There was some entertainment while on the train!! I do wish it could of gone a little faster! The little boys got pretty restless...And the women in front of us did not seem to understand!! Especially on the way back!!! Once we got to the Grand Canyon It was some what nerve racking trying to make sure no one went over the ledge!! That is including me!! There was a moment where I thought I might just jump....After trying to hold on to two little boys who had been on a SLOW train for two and a half hours!!! We had a ice cream while Nena and Jami took their kids on a little hike! When they return we grabbed some quick lunch and we headed back to the train for our SLOW ride back to Williams!!! We did run into some bad cowboys that jumped onto the train and try to rob us!! As they come into our train...Vance was terrified! I told Vance they were not real so....He pulled his head up from hiding and YELLED to them..."MY POP'S IS A COWBOY AND HE CAN BEAT YOU UP"!!! It was so funny and cute!! I feel sure Pops could of took them all if he were there!!! Tuesday morning as the kids were eating Noah lost a tooth or should I say....Grammie pulled Noah's tooth...That was excited as well! He dropped it on a white speckle floor and it took a while to find it but we did so he was happy for the "Tooth Fairy" to come and visit him!! Once we got back to Williams at around 5:30...We went to Safeway and grabbed some fruit, cheese and crackers and headed back down the mountain!! We listen and sang our favorites songs on the ipod. Noah made it to about 20 miles outside of Flagstaff and was out like a light and Vance...Did not fall asleep until about 20 miles from home!!! It was a great trip and I was happy I took the boys BUT...I think before I ever take another grand child on another short rode trip....I need to make sure it is age appropriate!! All in all...I know the boys had a great time!! That is what is most important!! It will be a trip they will hopefully remember!! Vance and Noah...I love you both ever so much....I am thankful that we were able to spend the time together and...Thanks for trying

to scare off the robbers and protect me!!!

"Ruby!"

2011-06-08T15:19:00.004-07:00

Tom's dog Ruby, that he had for nine years....Had to be put to sleep! She was completely blind! Tom knew she was having some issues with her sight about a year ago when she quit wanting to go feed the horses with him.... and run with him! The vet said.... as long as she was eating well and happy she would be good and Tom would know when the time would be to put her to sleep! You would of never know she did not see if you say her in the back yard! She knew where everything was and was so happy! Unfortunately she follow Boone out a gate that Tom accidentally had left open after mowing the grass! We did not realize she was out for about 1 1/2 hours! We looked for her, from nine until midnight and could not found her! As Tom and I had prayer that night about 12:30am...As Tom prayed he asked for Ruby to be able to return home safely! At that time I thought to my self...She is blind...Tom why did you ask for that she cannot get home! I kept thinking that she must have been hit by a car or maybe fell in a ditch and could not get out! Sure enough when Tom went outside at six the next morning SOME HOW she was home! She did not look well and it was obvious that she had suffered some sort of trauma BUT.... She was home! Tom was going to clean her up and then take her to the vet....but know how much Ruby hates baths and the water...Tom loaded her up on a blanket on the back seat of the truck and took her to Dr.Ron Tenney. This is what Tom texted me..... She didn't look the same after she got lost at night. It really was a miracle she found her way back. At least I could say good bye and was able to put her down in a peaceful way. She fell asleep with her head in my hands. I know that gave her allot of comfort!

There Are Pirates in Glibert Arizona!!

2011-06-04T14:53:00.009-07:00

Today we had five little Pirates in our pool and backyard!!! Our Noah Kai turned FIVE!! It seems like it was just a few days ago when Noah was in a cute little sun hat as his mom and his dad had him in pool and..... Grammie was telling his mom and dad...."JOE...ERIN...Two months old is to young to be in the POOL"!!! Now he just swims like a fish!! Some of Noah favorite things are....Fishing with his dad, football, basketball, sports class, bugging his sisters, SNACKS,,,and,,,,FISHING WITH HIS DAD!!

Noah LOVES his Pops and.... thinks he is so funny!! The kids were so good at the party but...It was Pops that had poor behavior!!! "Hey Noah...Can you eat a cupcake in one bite like this"???? Maybe Pops will not be invited to the next party!!!
Case seemed to love his cupcake....He was quite serious about his cupcake and did not waste a crumb!!

Noah did not feel very good....But was a great sport and put the best smile on he had!!Good job Noah....AKA SNACK!!! Noah....I hope you feel better!

Noah's two best buddies...Crew and Case Larsen!
Noah, Pops and Grammie love you so much and we are so proud of you!! We are so happy you had a fun Pirate Birthday Party!!! I know you will do so well in school this coming year and we pray you will have a few less time outs in this year to come!! Thanks for helping Pops do chores always!!! WE LOVE YOU EVER SO MUCH!!

"Vance Turner Cowart is 6!!!"

2011-05-31T22:56:00.014-07:00

Vance Turner Cowart!!

Pops...."How much do I love Vance"?

Vance...."Very Much"!

Vance...."Mima can I spend the night"!

Mima...."Yes if you promise not to go outside in the morning without asking"!

Vance..."Okay, Mima can you comb my hair like a missionary when I get out of the bath"??

Mima...."Sure, I LOVE MISSIONARIES"!

Vance...."Mima, I am going to Mexico on my mission"!

Mima...."I hope not, maybe you can go to Italy like Uncle Rhett"!

Vance...."No I want to go to Mexico"!!

Vance...."Mima can we go to the mall"?

Mima..."NO"!!

Vance...."Please"!!

Mima..."I guess, it is your birthday"!

Vance..."Can I play on the toys'??

Mima..."No you catch germs"!!!

Vance..."I like germs, they are good for you sometimes"!

Mima..."What ever, don't take your shoes off, hurry up five minutes"!

Vance..."Mima everyone has their shoes off"!

Mima...."Vance you are going to get fungus on your feet"!

Vance...."What is that"!

Mima...."Never mind, hurry up"!!

Vance...."Mima can I have a birthday ice cream"!
Mima..."You better not waste it, do you really want it"?

Vance..."Yes, I pinky swear I will eat it all gone"!

(he did, every drop)

Mima..."Vance, how about a piece of pizza"?

Vance...."No I want McDanalds"!

Mima..."No that is crap"! (not that pizza is not)

Vance...."PLEASE"!!!

Mima...."Now I know why you wanted McDonalds"!
(he did not even eat his cheese burger)
Vance We love you SO MUCH!!! We are so thankful for your big blue eyes, your combed missionary hair, litttle dirty feet, your enthusiasm, the cute songs you sing, and for ALL the love you give Pops and Mima!!!

Happy Birthday my sweet Cute boy!!!

"A New Mental Illness"???

2011-05-28T12:47:00.014-07:00

I have heard and read in the past year or so about a new mental illness call......"HYPER- SEXUAL -MENTAL DISORDER"!!!!!!! I am not a doctor...But I did learn in college about different mental illness and had a year of medical terminology,Psychology and many other classes as I was preparing to work in the operating room along the side of a doctor! Does this make me an authority in mental health issue...NO! I am sure I am wrong BUT..... I also feel there is not a new mental illness that is called Hyper-Sexual Mental Disorder! I understand addictions! Yes there are people who struggle in sex and pornography addictions! In my calling of eight plus years....working with Family Service and ALL of the addiction and recovery programs.... I do know that addictions can be very hard to over come no matter if it is a natural processed addiction or a chemical or alcohol addiction! BUT.....I think they should name this new addiction, "NOT HYPER SEXUAL DISORDER"! I think they should name it HYPER-I HAVE A HUGE EGO-DON'T CARE WHO I HURT-PRIDE-I CAN PAY ANYONE ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY-NO STANDARDS AND MORALS- I AM A DOG AND I FINALLY GOT CAUGHT-DISORDER!!!! SERIOUSLY.... Every time I hear this term "Hyersexual Mental Disorder" I literally see red flames!!! I know their have been women who have cheated on their spouse and they are just called.....How do I put it......I will leave it at immoral and a tramp!!! Even in Hollywood!! But when it comes to a man in Hollywood or a big sports star or in government places....It is now called "Hypersexual Mental Disorder!! Yes I will agree that they have a mental disorder....But it is not a hyper sexual disorder!! It is that their head is just way to big along with their prideful non-caring ego!! These men do not think that they have to have ANY RULES, STANDARDS and MORALS!!!! THEY DO NOT CARE!!!! These men just KNOW... that standard and morals just do not apply to them!!! I really think....they think they are of a higher law!!! AND THEN....When they are caught...... They stay in their house until there publicist can find a "SO CALLED" rehabilitation center that will build tunnels and canopies all around so these men can enter like cowards!! Do you think they really have a change of heart???? UUHHMMMM.... NO!!! They are just buying time till things die down a little and then they get a "HYPER SEXUAL MENTAL DISORDER" diagnosis AND THEN.... The publicist gets them to say"SORRY" and no one is allowed to ask any questions of them at this time either!!!!!!! REALLY..... HYPER SEXUAL MENTAL DISORDER!!! The only real diagnosis that these men have or should I say caused is....Complete trauma and betrayal! They have ruin their wives and children's thought of a family! It causes such long tern mental issues for their families and sometime they never recover from the hurt and pain!! It is hard for wives and children to ever trust again!!!! The daughters of these men will think this is what could happen to me if I get married, and when and if... they do get married they have a relationship where they feel like they have to be a detective instead of a wife!!!! The boys standards are weakened because they think well if my dad did made bad choices and eventually remarried and come out okay so.... if I get caught I will still work it out some way OR they never marry!Kids that come from these kinds of family have a higher rate of alcohol and drug abuse!! The wives and mothers end up taking the hit ALWAYS!!! They are left trying to forgive the husband for not only what he did to her but their children and their whole family!!!! The wife is left wondering what she did wrong!!! Let me make this crystal clear.....If a man cheats on his wife or a wife cheats on her husband....It has nothing to do with the spouse that was cheated on!!!! NO MATTER WHAT!! If a spouse is not happy and they can not find it in their hearts to try to find happiness some way and hold their family together.....GET A DIVORCE!!!! WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE FAMILY UNIT!!!????Young men look up to these jackasses that are ruining the family unit!!!It is up to our selves to make our own selves happy!! I understand we find joy being with our spouses but it is a choice to be happy and find happiness! If you do not have trust in a marriage...you marriage is weak and unstable! It is also a choice to have standards and morals!!! The Lord has set guidelines for ALL of us BUT.... HE has also given us our agency!! We are only in charge of our own agency!! Being a mother I can teach my children and grand children standards and morals BUT...It is up to them to choose how they want to live their lives!! I really think now a days parents need to talk to their children about some of these men that their kids know and hear about! We need to make sure our kids have a solid foundation of the family unit! Have open conversations with your kids! So back to this new mental illness.... "HYERSEXUAL MENTAL DISORDER"....Is it real or is it an excuse for completely..... inappropriate.... non caring..... bad behaviors!!!

How Do You Read This Without Tears??? You don"t!!!

2011-05-25T22:53:00.008-07:00

"Our cute, sweet handsome Brazilian son... "Eric Percy Kentish Scheurn" as he says"!

"Proud American Mama and Pops"!

"A bond that will never be lost"!

"Brothers in the heart"!
How in the world could you not LOVE this kid!! I receive emails from Eric our exchange student from Brazil and...I swear...It takes me a few days to recover from them! We can only pray he will be able to get a visa and come back!! As you can read he needs to work on his English but it will come when he comes back! WE MISS HIM and LOVE HIM! Eric is right he will always be part of our family!!! We are in the process of getting a student this August but... No one will ever come close to our SWEET, CUTE, DARLING,TENDER Brazilian son!! Eric we love you more than you know...FOREVER SWEET BOY!!!

Tamy Scheurn!!! Today I woke up a little sad and I was thinking the whole morning, and started to cry. you guys did not calculate how I miss you! it seems like an addiction to remember about you guys!everything I look, smell, feel remind me about you guys! every time I lissen "WHEN I LOOK YOU A MILEY CYRUS-" I remember you! when I lissen "toes-zac brown band" I remember walker! when I watch the Suns game I remember Tom! Rhett always remember when playing any sport or watch any sport everything i do! I remember that I AM A SCHEURN! Eric Percy Kentish Scheurn!!! I cried so much! and so came here to tell you how much I love you! you guys made me grow up, helped me until the last second! I love you guys so much, and thats my love doesnt decrease cause Im far away, on the contrary, my love grows a lot! he grows to know that everything around me reminds me about of you! yesterday I made nachos weren't the best .. I wish were like yours! I wish that you were here to make it.. I wish that Tomm was here to make pancakes! I wish that all the scheurn was here so that I could hug and say how much I love !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I went to wall mart las week, to buy tortillas to make Mexican food but guess what? cost $ 10, five tortillas! could you believe that? you guys are trying to recive an exchange student? how long? 1 year? would be cool! tell me the news about it! I'm a little sick these days My body's aching, headache, runny nose but im getting better! send me news about you guys! I really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really miss you guys and love you!!!!!!!! send a bear hug to all the scheurns!

much love you! with much love and care,

your child always,

eric kentish

"What Is In Your Purse"??

2011-05-21T12:33:00.018-07:00

1~ Rockin Rose lip liner....(the $2.00 brand that I have worn for 38 years)

2~Fruit Lip Gloss..(a must)

3~True Religion perfume, "Hippie Chick"...(a new favorite)

4~Huge hair pin and scrunchy....(for the summer)

5~My cute PINK make-up bag...(if it is pink I LOVE it)

6~Nail file...(this has been in my purse for at least two years)

7~Three of my Favorite pink MAC lipsticks...(*Plinky, *Syrup, and*Via Glam)

(All of this was in my WALLET...Plus My debit card, driver license and American Express!!!)

8~ Extra house keys... (when my kids lock me out)!

9~ $ 16.53

10~ A mother's Day letter from Anziano Scheurn... (my most treasured possession in my purse)!
11~ A special made silver coin that Joe gave me from his mission...(I have carried it in my wallet since he gave it to me in 2009, very special to me)
12~ Gift cards...( one is from walker to TJ,Maxx from x-mas, Starbucks from Tom, Bath and body from Tom, Walmart, I always forget about them)

13~ I always keep Rhett's Current Address for his mission!

14~ My Big Lots VIP card...(love big lots!)

15~ My ID bracelet for my "Power Port".... (I actually have had nurses ask for it, I guess they think because I am old my port is old!)

16~ My favorite pens!...(Jo Earl gave me the nice pink and purple ones, love them)

17~ Mail box key...(I always worried I will loose this little key)

18~ 3 handkerchiefs....( my close friends and family knows my nose ALWAYS has a clear drips, hate it, my mom gives these beautiful hankys to me, they were my grandma's)

19~ Flashlight... (for the grand kids in church)

20~ My TMJ splint case...(self explanatory)

21~ Two pairs of glasses...(one pair of readers and one prescription in case I loose a contact)

22~ Medication box... (self explanatory too)

23~My mail box key...(I am always worried I will loose this because it is so small)

24~ Gum....(who does not have gum in their purse, And you wonder why I have TMJ issues)

25~ Wintergreen mints....(Never go without)

26~ Christmas candy....(See's krispy mints and butterscotch, from Christmas)

27~ Bath and Body sanitizers... (love these, Monya turned me on to these and the cotton scent)

28~ My new favorite color of toe nail polish it is called "Nouveau Nuevo"! (for when Vincent does my toes, love the polish and Vincent!)

29~Mini tooth bushes with picks...(Posey showed these to me and they are fantastic, you should try them!)

So I was given a challenge to dump my purse and write down EVERYTHING that is in it. I guess you are suppose to be able to tell what kind a girl you are from the contents of your purse!Since it is Saturday and Tom is at work and Vance just left awhile ago from spending the night last night...I thought I would try it and see what my friends says about my contents!
I will say I LOVE PURSES!! Tom just can not understand that! My purses are kind of part of my family!!! I LOVE each one of them! They all mean something to me. I can tell you when and where I got them and with who I share my new treasured purse with at the time! I take such good care of them! I would never think of setting my purse on the floor of a bathroom and in certain places, I would never put them on most floor period!! But on the other hand I would not set one of my purses on my bed because that is a whole other issue! I don't even let my grand kids on my bed UNLESS.... They had just got out of the bath and they were spotless!! I would let them then BUT.. only for a few minutes! My issue with that is for another post on another day, I change my sheets quite often, and I LOVE nice sheets!! I know it is weird but I don't even let Tom touch the bed unless he is spotless right out of the shower!! But Tom is a freak about sheets as well...But I will leave the sheet issue for another post!I look forward to hearing what kind of a girl I am!! I would say I LOVE the color PINK, fun writing pens, gum... there for I have TMJ issues...Have to keep my hands clean and my teeth picked and brushed...Love Missionaries, Love "Minty" things, obvious I have long type hair, can't live with out my cell phone,...(It has my pictures on it) I need to get out and shop at the stores where I have gift card,....(since I have had some for over a year or maybe I remember to use them) and even though I do not wear a ton of make-up, I love pink MAC make-up! AND...I like BLINGY things! So I guess I will be tinkled-pink to hear what kind of girl I am!!! (excluding the sheet issue!)

One thing I do want you to remember is....."Give a girl a FANTASTIC, CUTE purse and a FANTASTIC, CUTE pair of shoes and she can conquer the world"!!

A LOVELY... Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T21:01:00.006-07:00

Dear the Best Mom Ever!

You are the best mom in the world. I give thanks to my Heavenly Father night and day and even afternoons and all in between. I know everyone says they have the best mother in the world but, like the fact of the matter is, I really do have the best mother in the world. You brought me into this world because you had the faith and knew that our Heavenly Father had a plan. You have done so much for me and still continue to do and do some more. When I think of all the pathetic hissy fits that I threw, I think of how inconsiderate I was. This mission is really turning me into this man beast. I know when I get home I will be a changed man. This mission is just all the better because I have a wonderful and caring mom who supports me! Not to mention how strong you are in this gospel,it is amazing as well!! I brag to everyone on my mission how my mom is better then their moms and as well as my mom doesn't take crap from anyone! Mom I am truly thankful for you! You honestly have no idea how much I look up to you and what I would do for you!! I know that after my mission you will help me with all the decisions I make! You will always be there for me and I will always be there for you! I hope you enjoy these pictures as well! I love you so so so so so so so so so much and I take that heart everywhere I go. Thank you so much again. Lots and Lots of Love. Have a Lovely Mother Day!

Love your son and Missionary,

Anziano Scheurn

Precious

In the words of Rhett... I had a LOVELY Mothers Day!!! How could I not with a letter like this! Isn't it great that my kids can look past ALL of my flaws and imperfections and show such a love!! I had a great day... All though I was some what disappointed that we only were able to talk to Rhett for about twenty five minutes via skyp and that was shared with Tom and Walker... and then on the phone for about 15 minutes and again shared minutes with family!! But it was great to see Rhett's sweet face and to hear his voice! With Rhett and my other boys when they are on their missions... It is somewhat a bitter sweet time on Mother's Day because you miss your kids as they are on missions and then you talk to them and then somehow when you could not think you miss them anymore... you find out you really do miss them even more than you did or thought!!! I MISS THIS KID!! But I could not be more happy for him and we could not be more proud of Rhett either! I know it is not easy for any young man or women to serve a mission but... I do wish Rhett had at least one member in his city to invite him in for dinner!! I know he will be a stronger person when he returns and he will be blessed as well for his hard work!

Keep "LIFTING" Anziano Scheurn... and "SPRINT" to the end...You are doing a FANTASTIC and AMAZING WORK!!

It was great to see all of my kids and their kids on Mother's Day too! Posey and Ben's little boys made me special cards and were so excited to come and give them to me. They are so funny! Vance gave me a big hug as usual... "Happy Mother's Day Mima" he said with a LOUD raspy voice! Brogan gave me a... I really do not want to give you a hug...hug but... I knew he knew it was a special day. Brogan only has real hugs for his mommy and daddy!! He for sure is a true mama boy and Grey-bie Baby was cute as well!
Walker.... LOVED my new Ed Hardy perfume... I think it is now one of my new favorites! Melanie...How did you know I LOVE nuts and chocolates!! You two are darling!!
Blake had called a few days before and asked if he could make Mother"s Day dinner for me and... It was so good! He made my favorite tacos and I have to say they were "Delish"!! Thanks Blake ever so much for sweating your _ _ _ off for me! I know it is not easy frying tacos for a group! Tanya thanks for sharing your Mother's Day! Their kids were so cute as well! Gavin had his Strippling Warrior out fit strapped on when we came in and Lucy of course had a dance for me... Elli had a few songs up her sleeve and Gage did not disappoint me with his cute....If that is what you want to call it... ATTITUDE!! That kid is funny!!
The big news came from Joe and Erin!! I was unable to go to Erin's surprise birthday dinner the night before so... Tom went for both of us! So at the end of the dinner as Tom video the toast Joe gave to Erin... At the end of the toast Joe said AND.... "we are pregnant"!! What!!!! So Tom never showed me the video until he played it for Rhett on Skpe the next morning!! So as I thought Rhett was hearing about this new baby for the first time... as well as Walker and I were hearing for the first time... I said "Rhett did you hear what they just said"?? There was loud clapping in the video so I was not sure if Rhett heard because he just sat on Skyp with a "big smile"!! Again I asked "did you hear Rhett"??? He finally just said with that "big smile"... I already knew a long time ago!!! WHAT!!!! ALONG TIME AGO???? Rhett continued to say Joe had written him to tell him that they were pregnant and since Rhett is usually the last to know that this time they wanted to let him know first!!! So then I was thinking so... How far along is Erin??? She is over four months along!!!! This Thursday they will find out what the sex of the baby will be!!
WHAT A SURPRISE!!! A NEW GRAND BABY!!!!
So in the words of Rhett...
I had a LOVELY Mother's Day... One I will not forget!!

*** ITS A BOY!!!!***

"The Big Tough Girl Club"!

2011-05-08T02:02:00.013-07:00

Eternal parents Jim and Dara and Katie the Birth Mother of Azyln and Liam!

"Chelsey is a Big Tough Girl"

Two "Big Tough Girls"! I love these girls so much! Two Moms!

I might should explain this for those of you who are not familiar with the "Big Tough Girl Club"! The girls who are in the "Big Tough Girl Club" are birth mothers! The Saturday before Mothers Day is a holiday to celebrate as well!! It is Birth Mothers Day!!
I could talk for ever about birth moms , because I love them so very much and have a deep respect for each one!! I have been blessed to be a part of and witness miracles and a love I can not describe!! In order to be a birth mom you have to be tough because it is by far the most selfless loving act I have ever seen! These moms love their babies so much and want to parent their baby more than anything...But yet know they cannot give their baby a mom and a dad and give them all they need when facing a out of wedlock pregnancy! As I have witnessed in placement ceremonies birth moms PLACING their beautiful babies in the arms of their Eternal moms arms... I can say I have never felt or witnessed the spirit in that way any other time! I have always tried to share this experience with Tom but he just never understood until he went to a placement ceremony! Tom has said he wishes everyone one in the world could be at a placement ceremony because this world would have far less abortions and people could also understand adoption much better! Years ago adoptions were closed and birth moms would not even get to see their babies! It is no longer like that! It is amazing to see the relationship between birth mother and their baby's eternal parents! The love, respect from both sides is truly hard to describe! Am I saying that "Tough Girls" don't have some hard days??? NO!! But through the healing powers of the Atonement and their Heavenly Father's arms around these tough girls...all is possible and you can go on and be happy knowing you gave your baby ALL you could! I know for sure birth moms knew prior to coming to earth they would carry a baby for an Eternal mom that would not be able to carry a child! As I see birth moms receive pictures and videos from their babies eternal moms and dads quite often....and as I see the respect and boundaries that birth mothers give the baby's eternal parents it truly is a slice of Heaven! As Katie sat next to me in the sealing room at the Temple on Saturday....I feel sure I could feel her heart beating! The spirit in the room was palpable! I watch the tears roll down the cheeks of Azyln and Liam's eternal mom and dad...I could not help but to feel their gratitude toward Katie that Dara and Jim have for their birth mother and the over whelming love from Katie has toward Dara and Jim, the Eternal parents! As the baby was brought into the sealing room... the Sealer asked who would be holding Liam at the alter! As Katie sat in her white dress she raised her hand ever so slightly... and the Sealer quickly asked are you Liam's aunt?? I happened to know the Sealer and he is a pretty tough kind of a guy! Dara quickly said no... Katie is Liam's birth mother! He was kind of caught off guard but... with tears coming from his eyes he said "Oh how wonderful"! I later spoke to Brother Heywood and he told me in all of the years he has served in the church as a mission president, in high callings and a long time Temple worker.... He had never been apart of something like this and he said he felt SO blessed to share such a beautiful sacred spiritual time of each of these mother's lives! It truly was so amazing!! All of Katie's family were there to support her and all of the Eternal parents family were their to support everyone as well! I brought another birth mom with me to be somewhat a part of the experience and as she sat waiting in the Temple at the front... She to was over come with the spirit as well! I feel sure she was feeling what we were as well! Chelsey's baby will be sealed to his eternal parents in June and she and her mother will fly to Utah to be a part of that sealing also. So back to the "BIG TOUGH GIRL CLUB".... It takes a TOUGH selfless person to be a birth mother! I know I am not that tough!! I am so thankful to be able to have dear, sweet friends who I love and respect more than words can describe!! This group of birth moms are so loving and supportive with one another as well....I love to watch the bond they have... Birth Mothers are AMAZING and "BIG TOUGH GIRLS'!! I love you ALL!!
you would like to know some more about "BIG TOUGH GIRL CLUB" you can go to www.blessingsinabasket.blogspot

"Date Night"

2011-04-29T20:57:00.022-07:00

Tom and I thought we were babysitting but ended up that we were not so... Tom made no plans for date night and was not sure what we would do...But in the mean time he asked me if I wanted to go out and check the garden and visit with him while he cleaned the horse stalls really quick! Tom knows I like to pick the vegetables but... Not a huge fan of weeding or watering the garden. Our gardens is out at the back of our property and out by the horse stalls so I am thinking he thought he would kill two birds with one stone. It was a beautiful evening so I decided that I would take him up on the offer! When I was checking the garden I was so excited to see we had a few beautiful vegetables to pick!!

Tom was done cleaning stalls and thought it would be a good old fashion date night and decided we should just go for a nice horseback ride. As I said before Tom has a new horse... Sorella ( her register name is Sana Verse, who names a horse like that) and he had been wanting me to ride her! So with my "Roxy Slippers" and all, Tom had both horses saddled before I knew it and we were off !!!! Tom had been telling me how GREAT Sorella is and about five minutes into the ride Tom said well she is a little GREEN so be a little careful with her and... be ready for anything!!!! I am sorry WHAT DID YOU SAY???? So Tom's GREAT broke rope horse I am finding out is a little GREEN... and I am on her!! Sorella ended up doing really well out on the street and in the fields and I was quite impressed with her! We rode till sun down and had a beautiful fun ride!

Thank goodness for cell phone pictures! Tom on Jaylee! I bought Jaylee for Tom on Tom's 40th birthday when she was only six months old!! I will not tell you how old she is now!!!

Seriously who rides horses in your "Roxy Slippers"!! Tamy Scheurn!!

We would pretty hungry by the time we were done riding So.... We got the horses put up and after enjoyed a beautiful sunset we headed into the house! My good friend Zenia had made us so homemade scrimp saveche and it was DELICIOUS!! I had gone to Ranch Market earlier in the day and we had some fresh tortillas and salsa and it was so good! As Tom and I went to bed we said that, that was truly like one of our first dates as teenagers because.... We use to go on horse back rides and then go out for Mexican food when we were teenagers! I had to explain to Tom it was sort of like the old days but the only differences was... Our horseback ride was longer... the chips were better from "Georges Ole" AND we use to sit in his truck and make out at the barn! AND I will leave it at that!!!!! Thanks Tom for the fun date night...

Ti Voglio Bene!!!! I Love You!

P.S. And I did not speak Italian to you!!!

Easter, Garden, Puppy!

2011-04-25T13:17:00.008-07:00

Tom has wanted a garden for quite some time now and we have tried in the past to grow one to know avail but.... I think he has finally figured it out! We have always had wonderful neighbors that have beautiful gardens and they always shared with us so I always told Tom we really did not need a garden! But I do know it is not the same as going out to YOUR OWN garden and picking things! Vance helped pops get the ground ready and then they planted! I thought Tom had loss his garden when he left the water running but no.... It is looking pretty impressive and beautiful!! I thought I would share the FIRST vegetable to be picked from the garden this year!! A banana pepper!! Good job Tom Scheurn.... I am for sure impressed!!For anyone that knows Tom Scheurn you know he LOVES his animals!! So recently he bought a new horse so Jaylee his other horse could have a sister! Who does that!!! Yes in fact Tom named his new horse "Sorella" which means sister in Italian! So I thought we were done with new animals at our crazy farm for awhile but.... NO!! Tom's favorite dog "Ruby" is blind and her hearing is going as well! So I am sure Tom does not want to face the reality of this situation SO... My brother Kip who also has Queensland Heeler had a litter of new puppies and gave Tom a new puppy!! Thanks to my little brother Kip.... Tom now has a new puppy! Thanks Kip??!!! Can't wait to see what Tom names her! I LOVE hearing her cry all night....It is great!!!!

(If any one has any good idea for a name let Tom know!)

Now to Easter! We had a wonderful Easter! I not sure how many Easter baskets I made but... By the time I got Rhett's and a few of his companions baskets off to Italy, starting a month ago on those... and then our ward missionaries baskets and the sister we visit teach and the families that Tom home teaches and then all the family baskets and a few extended family members... I am so done with Easter baskets! I did go to the book store and bought what was most important for my grandchildren! A new book for each family! These books had big pictures of the Savior on each page! I loved looking in these books and thinking about ALL HE has done for me and my family! It was fun having the kids and grand kids over for dinner and we had a fun little softball game out in the front yard! Granny even hit a triple!! The weather was beautiful! Where would I be without the Atonement?? I would for sure be hopeless! I am so thankful for the Atonement! I would not have a mortal body nor would I have Eternal life with out the Savior and my older brother Jesus Christ!! And for this I am truly ETERNALLY thankful for HIM!!

The Easter Bunny brought me lots of new "Bath and Body Works" fun things! Love that... Good job "Easter Bunny"!!All in all we had a great weekend and we are so thankful for this time of year and the knowledge we have of our Savior Jesus Christ!!

"Vi Amiamo Tutti, Buona Paqua"!!!

"We Love you all, Happy Easter"!!!

34 Years....Who Would of Thought!!

2011-04-16T20:39:00.007-07:00

Today is Tom and I anniversary! This and Mothers Day are my two favorite days of the year! Without Tom, I would not celebrate them and these days would not matter as much to me! I am so thankful for Tom... My sweet companion!!As usual Tom made dinner reservations at Don and Charlie's and as usual the liver pate was fantastic and everything else was just as impressive! This is our favorite special place! We love going there sitting on the same side of the booth and just looking out at all the people! It is funny to watch different people celebrating different things and wondering just who is who and what is what! Tom and I try and guess are they married or dating or if they are celebrating an anniversary how many years ect... Usually you hear but this night I could only hear a couple down a few booths who were sitting on the same side as we were and they were older than us but they had not been married for anywhere near as long as Tom and I had been married!

Tom and I just celebrated our 34th wedding anniversary! I still remember my dad asking me "Why do you want to marry a dumb cowboy"? I remember how much I loved him then! I never would of thought that I could of loved him more at that time! I was so wrong!

Tom and I have grown over the last actually 38 years so much! We dated for four years before we married! I never thought that my life would be what it is today! I did not go to church and knew very little about the church and Tom was not a member of our church at this time! Who would of thought after 16 years of marriage, we would be sealed for Eternity in the Mesa Arizona Temple! Who would of thought that when we went on our two week long honeymoon in Hawaii in 1977, when we were married, that would would celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary by picking our son Joe, who served a mission in Hawaii 25 years later! Who would of thought that we would have our youngest child Rhett serving a mission in Italy on our 34 and 35th wedding anniversary! Who would of thought we would have five kids and ten grand children!!! Who would of thought all of this!!! NOT ME!!!! I am so thankful for my Eternal companion! No one else could put up with me for this long! I think he would say the same for him that, no one could put up with him for this long either! I have heard that there is no such thing as a soul mates and I think I believe this because.... When you get married you are head over hills in love and you have to nurture that relationship so it will grow! Raising kids is rewarding but also can be hard! If you do not have a loving nurturing spouse these years can be hard and you can lose the love and companionship in your marriage! There is always ups and downs in finances, work schedules, illnesses and just plain stresses in life! So you have to really be in love to endure these things and some how find joy! I have had many people ask me why do you think your marriage has lasted this long??? It is easy for me to explain but not all get it!! Tom and I have endured because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ! Without this we would be no where! This ever lasting gospel has taught us to forgive and love one another!! We have family members and friends that think being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a odd or difficult religion to live. I will say there have been times in my life where my faith has been shaken but... I am so thankful to know that my Heavenly Father knows me and LOVES me and that HE sent his Son to show me and my family the way! With out this knowledge I would not be where I am today! I could not be more thankful for my ups and downs, for the stumbling stones on my path, that I have learned from and still learning to pick up and make building blocks out of them! I could not be more thankful for the Priesthood that Tom holds and the way he honors it with such grace! Tom has been such a great example of hard work to his children! I am thankful for Toms years of trials prior to him becoming of member of our church.... He is who he is today because of those years! Tom is a wonderful companion and dad and who would of thought!!! Not my dad!! This has been a fun anniversary and who would of thought that I would get a little "Snowy" that shaves ice better than Bahama Bucks and Tom would get a brand new SADDLE!!! Who would of thought.... NOT US!!!!!! Tom you will always be precious to me!!! I am so eternally thankful for you and I love you more now than I did the day we got married!!! WHO WOULD OF THOUGHT!!!

My Italian and Brazilian Sons!!!

2011-04-15T13:21:00.006-07:00

I am so thankful for my Italian son and my Brazilian son!

I love getting letters from these boys and hear the joy that comes from them! They both are working so hard in different ways!

Eric sent us an email a few days ago, it read...

Tamy scheeeeeeeeeeurrrnnn AND Thom Scheurn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here in Brazil it's alright, I really missed you guys!I was doing a video about my days here in Brazil .. but I lost it because the laptop burned the board.other day I talked to joe scheurn, and IvanI told Ivan to send a big kiss to all the scheurn!did he told you?you guys do not measure how I miss the Scheurn family the best family!! 100% FAMILY CAN BE TOGETHER AND FOREVER gave a ride other day to the missionaries I will send some photos from my trip for you!aaaaaaaaaaaaaa almost forgot!I've marked the day of my interview to get visa to visit you guysmost will take a while yet = [very saaaaaaaaaaaaaaadHow are you? your knee is better?and Thom, how is he?how's it working in hyundai san-tan? hahahaWalker is working on at the police department still ? I'm working on events for children .. just to get some money. College beem this hard! but I'm getting better!I'm not dating the girl anymore .. she is not the beest! Send me news!I miss you guys soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo muchhhhh!with love Brazilian son eric kentish "kensack"the beesst! 100%

(We got to get him back here because his English is "not the best" as Eric says!)

We miss this kid SO much we can hardly stand it! Who would of thought that an exchange student could became such a part of our family! He always tells me never take my picture off your blog, I will always be your son forever! It is so hard to get emails from him when he tells....I may be in Brazil but I left my heart and love with my American mom and dad! I love when he tells me he calls his family together like Tom taught him and prays with them! He says "I pray for my Brazilian family in Portuguese and pray for my American family in English! Eric is in the process of trying to get a visa to come back and live with us! We are praying he will be able to get it! He has been trying for quite sometime and he is still working on it!! He has met with the missionary several times but... His parents will not let him get baptized! So until he can get out here his hands are tied!!! Eric keep working on it we are pulling from this side! We will continue to pray for you!.... And yes you will always be part of our family forever!

Now my Italian son! After only six weeks with his trainer... Rhett's mission President called him a week before transfers and told Rhett that he was transferring his companion / trainer to another area! I know Rhett was completely stressed over this seeing that his companion felt very sure he nor Rhett would be transferred! His trainer and Rhett were brand new to the area! Anziano Anderson... Rhett's trainer said that normally he would always stays in an area for several months at a time so he told Rhett he did not see either of them going anywhere!

Rhett LOVED Anziano Anderson and it has been great fun emailing and talking on the phone with Anziano Anderson's mama!! They are from Lubbock Texas. Rhett was his first American companion in a year! It was so fun because I always felt like I got two letters on Wednesday because Anziano Anderson's mom would always send his letters to me as well! I will miss this so much!!

This is what Anziano Anderson share in his letter that he sent to his mama.....

I know Anziano Scheurn will do a great job. Hes actually getting an older Italian companion. So he is a little worried about the whole communication part, but at least he'll learn Italian very good this way.

This week has been alot of fun. Anziano Scheurn and I have just been having way too much fun. Laughing alot. Yesterday was pretty funny too. We were just walking through like a trailer home area and this little wiener dog just kept barking at us. He was cute but really annoying. Well after awhile I just hear Anziano Scheurn scream in anger at the little wiener dog who had actually bit him. He wants to tell everyone it was a pit bull or a big dog, but nope it was a little wiener dog. haha. He ripped a huge whole in his pants too. Anziano Scheurn was screaming at the little dog. It was hilarious to watch the whole thing. Anziano Scheurn was screaming... "You are a....really dumb dog!!"

I'm going to really miss Anziano Scheurn too. Hes a really good kid and will have alot of success. We had a really good lesson last night that really made me think. We did a really cool lesson on the atonement. I had a jar of Jelly Beans that my mom sent to me and I told the family to start eating them. The dad took one and ate it, then Anziano Scheurn got on the ground and started doing Push-ups. 10. Than the wife ate one 10 more. And it just went like that until they finally realized what was happening. Then they didn't want to eat more because they noticed how Anziano Scheurn was sweating and wasn't enjoying the push-ups. I forced them to eat a few more and I ate a couple too. He was worn out by the time we were done. Just totally wasted and the members felt really bad realizing what they had done. Its the same with Jesus Christ. He suffers for every single sin that we choose to make. That WE choose to make. Even at times it may look fun or sweet like the candy, so we'll go ahead and eat it all up. But someones paying the price and that is our brother Jesus Christ. We just have to realize that we make the decision. We make him suffer. Why not choose the right choice that will keep our brother from suffering and make us more happier in the long run. Why not? Its pretty simple. You could say its a win-win situation. I know that it's true. There will be trials in our life, but if we just endure, it will be so worth it.

It was pretty hard to say goodbye to Anziano Scheurn, but it happened and everything went fine. Its always hard saying goodbye to your trainer, so it was pretty hard for him. I also had to say goodbye to my trainer from the very beginning. Anziano Hirsh. He went home. That was pretty hard too.

I am so thankful for these two boys! They have made such great choices and continue to do so! I could not be more proud of them and their choice!

It will be a grand reunion when both of these boys are home and we can all be together again!

Rhett and Eric, keep up the hard work your Heavenly Father is well pleased with both of you AND.... WE LOVE AND MISS YOU BOTH MORE THAN YOU KNOW!!

The Difference Between...

2011-04-11T16:08:00.003-07:00

In the past few weeks for some reason or another I have been some what....

Stressed, confused, depressed and sad and just physically not feeling well at all!

As I try and talk to Tom about things, he just does not seem to understand what I am saying! He thinks I just worry way to much for no reason at all! If the truth be know we have even just argued over several things! This is so unsettling to me because usually Tom will eventually understand things when I take the time to explain my feelings to him and when he sits long enough to listen to me and.... my reasons for my concerns. When he takes the time to explain to me.... sometimes I do understand and some times I don't..... Why is this!

I have always know that women and mothers think completely different than men and fathers! In the Family Proclamation it states....

The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.

I have read this many times! When I read this I see that as men and women and fathers and mothers we both have some of the same responsibilities but yet.... There is a difference as well!

Men and fathers are to provide for there family and women and mothers are to nurture. Even if you do not have your own children it is just what women do.... most of the time.

I know there are many women that have to work outside of there home as well and I commend those that do both! But I feel like our roles as a women was a divine gift given to us. Women and mothers are just more in tuned to the needs of our children and others! In our calling as a women we have the ability to act on the prompting of our hearts! We as women just know when something is wrong with one of our kids or someone who is close to us!

I know there are some men who try and do the best they can BUT... Men and fathers just do not always get things the way women do. Not saying this is such a bad thing because like the proclamation states it really is not their role.... Men play a different part in rearing a family.

This has really been on my mind for the last few weeks!

I did not really feel like going to church yesterday but decided I needed to go.... There was a young man, who I do not know and new in our ward.... that bore his testimony about this exact thing. He was one of the last to share his testimony. He spoke of his wife and how much he loved her! He said that he had met her when she was 14 and he was 15 and by the time they turned 16 they started dating. He went on to say from that moment on they either spoke everyday or wrote everyday. He did not go into details of his mission at all or details about their children but went on to say how without his wife he would be unable to be in the Celestial Kingdom. He referred to her as a divine gift. He said with out her he would not understand his children as well and that she helped him be such a better person because of the insight she had as a great women, wife and mother! This man was soft spoken but felt so strongly about what he testified of! There were no tears, he spoke with such strength and knowledge. He referred to Elder Scott's talk from conference! I too LOVED Elder Scott's talk!

So back to the difference between men and women and fathers and mothers! I just want to say to men and fathers when a women or a wife says something is wrong with a child of theirs or someone that is close to them.... Know that as women and mothers we have a divine calling from the Lord and we have a insight that men do not have! When we say we have a "gut feeling" usually we are right! We feel our children's pain. We as women, mothers, wives, sisters have been blessed with a divine calling and I am so thankful for this calling! Even though it is really hard sometime I would not change my role as a wife and mother! I have been so blessed with five wonderful children and a wonderful husband who I love very much and I am so thankful for my life and calling as a divine daughter of God!

"Katie's Day"

2011-03-27T21:12:00.011-07:00

I remember as I went to church for many years by my self with my kids before Tom was a member of our church! I always wondered if I would ever go through the Temple! Tom always told me he loved our church but had been baptized so he did not feel like he needed to be baptized again! I never pushed Tom to join the church I am a member of! Tom loved the Mormon Church....Mainly because our church main focus is around the family unit and our Savior Jesus Christ! After 14 years of marriage and a few stray paths off the narrow road and lots of studying.... Tom realized he was not baptized by the proper authority and wanted to be baptized just as his Savior was baptized! By complete immersion of his whole body under water. This was a forever changing day of Tom's life!

A few years before Tom was baptized My Bishop had counseled me to go through the Temple! I always wondered why I would do that when Tom was not even a member of my faith! My Bishop kept telling me if I go through the Temple my family would be blessed! Some of the hardest times and years of my life were... Right after I went through the Temple! "I thought I would be BLESSED if I went through the Temple.... But yet these few years were hard! Little did I know that these few years were part of Tom and mine journey to get us to where we are now and where we need to be! I will say I am truly thankful for Tom and mine ups and downs! I have truly come to embrace these difficulty times! In those hard years I felt some what forsaken but.... I never was... HE ALWAYS knew my needs and Tom's needs!

I am so thankful that my Bishop was inspired to council me to go through the Temple for my self! I remember the day so well! I had had my recommend for several months and still had not gone! One morning I woke up and called my girlfriend, Brenda Sanders and said I would be by in a few minutes to pick her up so we could go to the Temple! She explained to me I needed to make an appointment and I.... Explained to her that I did not have to make an appointment that the Lord would not turn me away due to the fact I did not have an appointment!

So off we went! I told no one I was going and so it was just Brenda and I one morning! It was a beautiful wonderful spiritual morning..... One I will never forget!

I was so blessed for attending the Temple! This next few years is when Tom and I grew so much! Through all of his trials he became closer to the Lord and with much studying and prayer he was baptized! One year from the day he was baptized Tom and I were sealed for Eternity and our children were sealed to us that day as well for ETERNITY!!

I will never forget our five kids dressed in white as they entered into the sealing room with Tom and I! They all looks so beautiful! As we all knelt at the alter and were sealed together as an Eternal Family.... I will never forget the feelings I had! I can see Rhett's as a little tiny toddler looking into Tom and my eyes! I remember Posey in a beautiful white dress my mother had made for her! I too was in a white dress my mom made for me! Rhett look like an Angel in a beautiful white European style outfit that my mom had made him too! There were a few people there but not many!

This is a day I will never forget the visual part or the spiritual part of this day for EVER! I felt like the most blessed person in the world! A day I thought would never come but yet.... Heavenly Father had answered my prayers at the right time.... HIS time..... And for this I am Eternally Thankful to HIM for the biggest blessing in my life which is.... An Eternal Family!

So March 26, 11 was Katie Koutz DAY!!!

Katie is a young girl who lived with us as she was facing a out of wedlock pregnancies! With Katie's permission I would tell you that this was Katie's second unplanned pregnancies and she had struggled since the age of 13 or so with alcohol and chemical addictions! Katie also struggled with choices of friends and boy friends as well! Katie came from a wonderful family who had done all they could to help her in every way! The drugs and bad choices sent her on paths that her family was not sure she would come back from!

I know these difficult paths that Katie took over the past several years was part of her journey as well! I know she said she would takes these paths that were hard so the family she placed her last two babies with could have the blessings of an Eternal Family! They are an amazing family as well and Katie will be forever their Earthly Angel that gave them two beautiful kids for eternity!

I know these last several years have been so hard for Katie's parents and her sisters but through the struggles and pain they have ALL endured.... Katie has come full circle and has done all she needed to do to pay restitution to her Heavenly Father and prepared her self to enter the House of the LORD!!

As we all gathered in the Celestial Room of the Temple with Katie I could not help but to feel the spirit that was there as I looked into Katie's eyes! The thought came to me who would of thought a year or more ago we would be in the Temple with Katie! I know her father said to me.... if you would of asked him a year ago if this day would of ever came he say .... He would of bet his life it would not of come!

The joy and happiness I saw in her sisters, father and brother-in-laws eyes was just the pure love of Christ! It was a tender moment as they all embraced and ALL the hard bad feelings that they all might of had were gone in that moment!

I am thankful for the love and patience Katie's Family has given her! I know it has not been easy for them to watch Katie make bad choices as they have all done all they could to help her! The power of forgiveness is an amazing feeling as well!

I hope Katie will never forget the love, charity, prayers and forgiveness her family and friends have shown her!! This is all part of the Temple ordinances and covenants she made that day in the Temple!

I have to tell Katie how much I love her! I want her to know that this day will always be the most important day of her life! The covenants she made in the Temple are life changing! This day is the crowning covenants that she needed to have to return one day to live with her Heavenly Father!

Katie do not take this day lightly or forget the feelings you felt this day ever! Go to the Temple as often as you can! I know Kade is so very proud of you as well! It is wonderful you can now share the Temple with Kade! I know because of your desire to go to the Temple Kade will have a desire as well to go! Kade will be blessed as well for your worthiness and desire to go to to the Temple! Talk to him about your experience as often as you can!

This day will be a day I will never forget! I was thankful to be able to be there with Katie as she made sacred covenants with her Heavenly Father in the Temple! I am also thankful that Katie had the opportunity to live with us as she placing her baby in the arms of his Eternal Mother and Father! Katie showed us such strength! I loved seeing her change each day as she progressed toward her Heavenly Father! With ALL that Katie has overcome.... I am so thankful to know that she has turned the pages of her life that were bad choices and turned them all into good productive situations! Through these trials she has been blessed and so has many others!

Katie never forget how much I love you and how proud I am of you!

You have now made real life changing covenants and promises that you will for ever be so thankful for them in the Eternities!

Again My Sweet Girl..... I love you and I am so happy for you! Thank you for sharing this special day with me!!

I will ALWAYS treasure "MY DAY" that I went through the Temple and....I hope you will always remember and treasure your day that you went through the Temple! Always remember it is not about NOW.... BUT..... ETERNITY!!!

I LOVE YOU!!!!!

The Beautiful Flowers at the Temple

Why WORRY If You Have FAITH!!!

2011-03-23T11:47:00.008-07:00

Nate, the miracle worker has never given up! He too has much FAITH that Genell will walk!

WORRY!!! Sometimes worry has become such a habit...(worry is one of my bad habits) that we can't shake it off even when our minds are convinced that it serves no purpose! We think about what happened yesterday and we are sure it is a clue to the awful things that are sure to happen tomorrow! We can , if we work at it, free ourselves from yesterday and tomorrow. Today is only one little set of 24 hours, a reasonably manageable bit of time that we can concentrate on using well! I will not allow myself to be swamped by thoughts of things that are past. I will not concern myself about tomorrow until it becomes my today. The better I use today the more likely it is that tomorrow will be bright!

I read this quote this morning and I loved it!

My mind went to a few people for different reasons but.... One person my mind went to was Genell Bridges, a dear friend for many years!!

Why Genell you ask??? My thought was Genell has been in a hospital or nursing home now for over four years! I have written about her before! Genell went from a full time wife, mom, she worked as well outside her home, served in the Stake Relief Society Presidency, as well as being a Temple worker! In a week or so she went from this life as she knew it.... to a hospital bed with strokes and seizers for the last four years. She has not walked and can do very little for her self for over four years!

Last week when I went to visit her I made sure I got there doing her "Gym" time as she calls it! (she always use to work out at the gym before she got sick) It is actually physical therapy! She has been so excited because she has been walking in her words, and she wanted me to see her progress! She will call me during the week and tell me how many steps she took that day! She is now up to 42 which takes about 45 minutes to do! She takes about 8 to 10 steps with the help of TWO physical therapist... with on of them actually trying to hold her foot in a forward position and with him picking her leg up to move it for her!! She also has two braces one on each leg! The other leg she can kind of shuffle it a little! She has to rest in between each 8 to 10 steps for about ten minutes!

Genell ALWAYS tells me she was promised a full recovery in many blessings she has had.... and knows she will walk out of the nursing home!

In the time she has been sick she has had her first two grand children born, her bother-in-law passed away, and recently her husband passed away and there have been much more happen that she was not able to be part of! Genell was not even able to go to her husbands funeral!

I have asked her many time do you worry about different things like, walking, learning how to transfer from her bed to a wheel chair with out being hoisted out, her TTP coming out of remission , her children and the list goes on! Genell"s answer is always the same NO!!!! Why would I WORRY when I know Heavenly Father knows me and LOVES me and is aware of my needs! HE has made promises to me! I need not WORRY because of my FAITH in HIM!

Genell always tells me why WORRY if you have FAITH!! She always goes on to tell me if you have FAITH in your Heavenly Father you should have no WORRIES!!

I am so THANKFUL for the example Genell is to me! Seldom do I witness such STRENGTH and FAITH in my life! Not only does she have FAITH but.... She has JOY beyond words!

I will do all I can to surrender my WORRIES to my Heavenly Father and work on my FAITH in HIM and in my SELF!!

Genell I love you so much! You are amazing! I will continue to borrow from your flame! You strengthen my FAITH and I will continue to work on my WORRYING!!!! Thank you for sharing your FAITH with me!

Again, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH PRECIOUS GIRL!!

Happy Father's Day!!!

2011-03-20T11:54:00.007-07:00

President and Sorella Wolfgramm!
Anziano Scheurn and his compagno, Anziano Anderson!
He made it to "Italia Milano"!

The Gangster "M" for Milano!

Tom and I received our first package from Rhett on Saturday!!!!

We were so excited AND.... Yes there was a cd of pictures! Also in the package was a tie and a letter!

On the outside of the letter it said "Happy Father's Day"!

My thought UUUMMMMMHHHHH isn't Mother's Day before Father's Day????

Well come to find out in Italy Father's Day is March 19th! So Happy Father's Day Tom!

Rhett said in his letter.... "I bet you thought I forgot Father's Day but how could I forget with such an amazing father like you, impossible to forget"! "Words can not explain how much I love you dad"! "Literally you are my hero"! " Just wanted you to know how much you mean to me and how much I love you"! "It is tough some days but I know the Lord gives us trials to test us". But we need to stay strong"! "I can't imagine if we gave up on something that was difficult and then in the after life, Moroni comes up to us and calls us a sissy for giving up, when he was the last righteous Nephi"!

I loved this paragraph of Rhett's letter to his dad!

It was a beautiful letter and I know Tom will treasure it for ever along with all the other letters Rhett has sent AND..... THE PICTURES!

Patience is a virtue AND... Something I need to work on!

"Mercoledi"!!!

2011-03-16T19:04:00.003-07:00

Lo amo il Mercoledi!!! ( I love Wednesdays!)

I guess I should say I love Wednesdays BUT.... It is a bitter sweet thing as well!

This is why I love Wednesdays!!

Mercledi, Wednesday is the day Tom and I get an email from Rhett!!! So about at 10:00 pm Tuesday night is when I start thinking about Rhett a lot!! Because I know that is the time he is getting up and having personal scripture study and getting ready for the day which is P-DAY!!! YAYYYYY!!!

So P-day also means Rhett gets 30 minutes on the computer to write Tom and I! Rhett is not allowed to write anyone but parents and siblings but we are thankful for the 30 minutes he gets!

So I love to get up and do a few chores and wash my face and brush my teeth and then take a quiet few minutes to read Rhett's letters alone! This is truly a mothers "Paradise"!

The first few letters Tom and I received... we read together before Tom would leave for work BUT... We quickly figured out this was not working because we would both end up in tears! So now once I have read Rhett's letter I send it on to Tom! This works much better! When we are together reading we both just sit there and say over and over how happy we are he is doing so well and then we both cry harder together! So this is much better to read on our own!

The bitter part of the Wednesday is when I think to my self.... Now I have to wait a WHOLE WEEK FOR ANOTHER LETTER!

So now I have to ask for forgiveness for my bad attitude about having to wait another whole week!

I am so thankful to be able to hear from Rhett once a week! I know there are missions that do not even have email and they have to use "SNAIL MAIL"!!!

So from now on I am so thankful for the one SWEET email we get every Wednesday and.... I will be more patient in waiting for pictures!

Ciao

"Top Citizenship Award"

2011-03-11T23:28:00.007-07:00

IT is time for the book fair!!! Do you know what that means???

All you have to do to find out what that means is ask my SWEET Gavin!!

He will tell you that this is the day Granny goes to his school and we buy a new book!

Gavin told me Monday night while we were out for dinner that he would be receiving TWO awards at school and....THE BOOK FAIR IS AT HIS SCHOOL! He also told me this would be the last day of the book fair and asked me if I would come to his assembly to see him get his awards and then by the way we could hit the book fair! I told him right in that moment...."It is a date"!

I could not ask for a sweeter date!

So early this morning before his award assembly at 9:15 we met at school and found some new books and then from them I visited in Gavin's class and then we were off to see Gavin get his two pins for his award!!

I was so proud of Gavin he received an award for no absents and for citizenship!

Gavin was so cute after he received his award he asked his teacher....Mrs. Horst if he could sit by me in the bleachers! She gave the go ahead and I have to say I loved every minute Gavin had his head on my shoulder the whole time! I will take every minute of this because.... I am sure the day will come when he might not be so loving to me in front of the whole school!

Gavin... Granny is so proud of you! Always stay the sweet, kind, loving, caring, tender, young boy you are!

Gavin, Granny loves you more than you know and I am so proud of you!

"Paths"!

2011-03-09T11:22:00.003-07:00

In the past few weeks or so I have thought a lot about the Priesthood in our home and what an honor it is to have in our home! I have also thought a lot about the priesthood and the healing powers that come with a honest worthy Priesthood holder! I have also witnessed the FAITH in those who are struggling with life and death situations who have relied on the priesthood to heal them through our Heavenly Father!

It has been a very very heart warming, faith building and many tears of happiness to see the Priesthood powers at work through Rhett as he serves his Heavenly Father full time!

As Tom and I took a quiet moment this morning to read Rhett's email for this week we both just wept as we read! What a special tender few minutes we had together as the spirit testified to us that Rhett was an honest worthy priesthood holder! Rhett's faith is tangible! I could see his face in this email! It was the face he had every time he made a great play on the football field or when he pinned someone in a wrestling match! It is a face that says "I can do anything"!! Tom said their is nothing in this world that could give him more joy and happiness than to hear Rhett's amazing testimony of the people he loves in Italy and the love he has for the gospel!

I did post parts of Rhett's letter on his blog but certain parts that were more personal I kept for Tom and I!

I had an email this week from someone in my family that made me feel mad, sad, and several emotions at the time! Basically the the email said that if you are not working outside your home with several degrees you were not worth much! (in a nut shell) I responded to the email but it took several hours to write an email that I could send and not be ashamed to send if the Savior read it before the person I sent it to could read it! The first few that I wrote I would not want the Savior to read! I tried in this email to explain the important role, of a mother and what her priorities should be! I also explained the role of the father! I went on to say there are situations where the mother has to work outside of the home but.... her most important calling in the world is to be a nurturing loving mother!

I would give anything to go back and do things different! People say this life is a test but... I feel like it is more of a journey trying to find our way back to our Father in Heaven! HE has provided a way but also has given us our agency to choose what paths we take! NO ONE is on a straight perfect path!!! We all have to found our way on our OWN paths! We each have different paths but we all want them to end up back with our Heavenly Father! HE LOVES US SO MUCH that HE also sent his SON to help us through the hard times! HIS SON plays a HUGE role in our path back to our Heavenly Father!

Unfortunately I have had to rely on the Savior to many times to count on to help me! I know HE sent his SON for this purpose, But.... I struggle knowing how imperfect I am! I will be an Eternal work in progress!

I was so blessed to be able to be a stay at home mom and not have to work outside my home! Then when Rhett was in school and I went back to school and started to work out of the home..... I realized it was easier to work outside the home than it is to be a stay at home full time mom!

Tom was not thrilled when I was working outside the home but supported me with my decision! Do to health reason I no longer work out side of my home but... with the calling I have had for eight years! I seem to be more busy now then when I worked in the operating room! I am sure my calling was part of his plan to help me in my life path!!

I know we need to gain all the knowledge we can while here on earth but.... that does not mean for it all to come from a University! I am thankful for that knowledge but what I am most thankful for is the knowledge I receive through the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I am so thankful for the chance I have been given to be a mother even though I am still trying to figure that out after almost 33 years!

I could not be more thankful for Tom and the way he exercises his priesthood and the example he is to his boys!

I am so thankful that Rhett has surrendered his self to his Heavenly Father's will and is in tuned to hear the spirit to guide him on his mission path! I know Anziano N. Rhett Scheurn will make miracles happen on his mission through the priesthood he holds! I know he will rely on his Priesthood the Savior and his Heavenly Father as he serves the people of Italy!!

What more could a mother and father want for their child!