"Date Night"

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!

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!!

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!!!

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...

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"

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!!!

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!!!

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"!!!

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"

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"!

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!

"I LOVE SNOW"!!!

This is the church that has been built not long ago that is used evry Sunday! The memorial that stands 38 and a 1/2 feet tall! It weighs over 100 tons and is one solid peice od granite!

Jan
and I at the country store in Sharon, Vermont!

What a great week it has been!

I LOVE THE SNOW!!

I know for all of you that live in snow are are thinking.... "If she only had to live in it"!

I have had the opportunity, with much thanks to the Scheidels ,to come for a visit to Connecticut! Walker served his mission in the Hartford Connecticut Mission and to this day he will tell you it is the best mission in the whole world! I might have to agree! One of the reasons why he will say it was the best mission is because this is where he met the Scheidels!

Walker met many people on his mission but as he served in the town of Canton he met two wonderful people who now over the last four plus years have became our good friends as well!

Their names are Janet, we call her Jan and her husband is Hal!

Jan knows I love the snow as I have talked to her over the years! I kept telling her one day I would come to visit them when it was snowing! Hal and Jan have been to our home and over the last three years when Walker and I have come to visit... we have gone to New York with the Scheidels and we have grown to love them very much! But when we have been here, it was never when it was snowing!

About 2 month ago Jan calls me and said "Do you want to come out in January or February"! She continued to tell me she had a plane ticket that was going to expire soon and she needed to use it! I still do not beleive that... And I know one of their kids could of used it as well and.... I have to say I was not sure if I could travel across the U.S again since I just got home from Georgia four weeks or so ago!

BUT sweet Jan someway talked me in to coming for a visit! It was not that I did not want to come but... for all that know me it is hard for me to travel out of Gilbert! Finally Jan called and said "I just need to know when you want to come because I need to let my work know what days I need off,so when you come I will not have to work!! At this point I think I really do want to see the snow and Jan is not talking a no at this point and who would not want to be with the Scheidels... What am I waiting for!

Before I knew it, Jan had me on a flight1

This week has been fantastic! We drove to Vermont and while we were there they had a HUGE snow storm in Vermont where the schools were closed and the town we were in was pretty much shut dawn! I LOVED IT!!! We spent Thursday through Saturday there! IT WAS BEAUTIFUL! I have NEVER seen so much snow!!!

We were not on any time frame so it was nice to relax and just enjoy the snow! On Saturday Jan took me to Sharon Vermont where Joseph Smith was born! AGAIN.... I LOVED THIS TOWN!! Jan was so kind she had been to this memorial several times but she let me have the tour and take all the time I wanted! It was great usually when you go it is in the spring and summer and there are lines you have to wait in to get in and have a tour! But on this BEAUTIFUL SNOWY day we were the only ones there so it was like I had a private tour!!! I found out things I never knew before! These grounds and this memorial was BREATH TAKING!

We came back on Saturday and Jan has continued to do SO MANY nice things for me! She has gone out of her way to show me where Walker lived and where he served, when he was here, she has driven me to different towns to see the history and.... Jan made "Fondue" for dinner one night! It was delicious! I have never had this before! Jan said that was Walkers favorite meal always! Now mine as well!

This trip will be one I will never forget!! I am so thankful to Jan and Hal in so many ways! I am so thankful for all they did for Walker while he was on his mission! I am so thankful for the love generosity and time she has given me! I am especially thankful for the special love and friendship we share! I can't thank her enough for everything she has done to make this a perfect fun week! I will treasured the hours of conversation Jan, Hal and I have shared over the past week!

I am so thankful for the snow.... I know you are still saying "if you lived in it you would not be thankful for it" BUT.... I think I still would love living where it snowed! I am much more of cabin in the mountain and snowy days , sipping hot chocolate in front of a fire girl than.... sitting on a fancy beach or cruise boat sipping virgin Pina-Colada kind of a girl! Again thank you Jan and Hal for a wonderful fun chilly week!

I LOVE YOU BOTH DEARLY!!!

"So Tom when are we going to move to the snow'?

"My Forever Valentine"!

For some reason I have ALWAYS LOVED Valentines Day!

I hate my birthday and I think the true meaning of Christmas gets lost BUT.. I love Valentines Day and Mothers Day!

Over the years Tom and I have spent Valentines Day in different ways! One year I made a huge banner and went to his work late the night before Valentines Day and hung it of on the second floor of the Show Room at his work! It was about twenty feet long and it read..."TOM SCHEURN, I LOVE YOU, WILL YOU BE MY VALENTINES"? I think that was one of his favorite Valentines day!

Another tradition we have is we usually go to "Don and Charlies" to eat!

Tom and I have had the flu so we did not feel so well, so we thought we wait for Don and Charlies until the weekend!

I do have to say though that even though we did not feel good and the day was some what hectic we had a wonderful tender Valentines Day!

I awoke to a sweet note taped to my mirror! It read...

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Tamy You KNOW YOU ARE, AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY
SPECIAL VALENTINE!

V- you are the Very Very,Best!

A- Always the greatest!

L- the one I will LOVE forever!

E- Eternally bound with you!

N- NO one will ever fill your shoes!

T- so THANKFUL our paths crossed!

I- I'M happy you're mine Valentines!

N- NOT a day goes by that I don't think of you!

E- EVERY day I count my blessings as I think of you!

I could of not had a more BEAUTIFUL note written to me! Now you know why Tom Scheurn is my Sweetheart!

Since we did not feel good... I picked up some Pollo Loco Chicken and brought it home! So we had a quiet little dinner together and then sat on the sofa and exchange our treats we had for each other!

As we sat hand in hand just enjoying the quiet... We had a special treat come to the door!

Blake and Tanya had brought Gavin, Lucy, Ellie and Gage over to wish Pops and Granny a Happy Valentines Day! They were so cute and excited to bring us what they had made for us!!! BIG Homemade Sugar Cookies! They were so cute and they had decorated them for us! They were in the shape of a BIG heart with pink icing and one had a "Pops written on it, and the other one had a "G" on it for Granny! It meant so much to us for those cute kids to think of us and want to share their Valentines Day with us! They stayed for just a short time but...It meant a lot to Tom and I!!

I am so thankful for..."il mio PREZIOSO compagno di San Valentino per sempre eterno"!

I am so Thankful for my Eternal Valentine! Tom I love you more than you know and Yes I will be your Valentine for EVER and you will be my Valentine for ever!

"Ti Amer'o Per Sempre"

"I Will Love You Forever!!

"Struggle= Strength"

Why is it when you feel like you are being faithful, obedient, serving, selfless and just doing all you can to be the best you can be...Adversity comes along in many different forms!

WHY... I think, we need to struggle to grow!

As I study this I still question certain things BUT... I know I have come to an understanding that this world is painful BUT... we have been given tools to get through these difficult times!

Adversary comes in many different forms. Such as a wayward child, health issues, all kinds of addictions, a trauma of some sort, financial issue, spiritual issues, and the list could go on! But the thing I have found out is "Where there is Pain there is a Purpose"... "Where there is Struggle there is Strength' if we choose to look at it in this way!

I am sure you are wondering ... What is going on in Tamy's life that I would write this post! I can tell you what is going on.... Joy and Happiness! I could not be more thankful for all I have in my life! It is full of joy!

I had a training meeting a few weeks ago where we (agency representative for family services...ARs) were trained by a area Seventy, Elder D. LeSeuer. I have to say he rode us pretty hard in our calling as ARs! He talked to us about our roll from the churches standpoint and even though I have had this calling for eight years....I learned so much! Elder LeSeuer answered so many questions in my mind and confirmed so many things that I questioned in my life! Elder LeSeuer has been a huge tool in mine and our family's lives over the years!

I would say in the last year I have felt more mentally and spiritually healthy than I have ever felt! I have felt a clarity in my heart that I have never felt before! For once in my life I feel good about me in my role as a woman and a daughter of God!

In my calling I see SO MUCH pain BUT... I also see so much happiness when people decide to surrender their life to their Heavenly Father and their Savior and take the pain that they are going through and realize the purpose of their pain and struggling! You don't always realize the whys and the whats at the time but then you can look back and see the answers. Sometimes you will never get the answers and you have to rely on your Heavenly Father and just except things the way they are! I do know at some point in your life whether it is in mortality or in the Eternities you will have an answer to ALL of your whys and whats!

I received a call last night at around 11:30 pm from a family that was in need of help! It was a single mom and her children. By the time I arrive to help the police came shortly after I arrived and I did not get this family home until 12:30am. The reason why I am talking about this is because this family has been given much help and tools BUT YET... this mom chooses to not use the tools and help they have been given! This is difficult to watch! If was not for the kids I would in a loving way say to this mom... "We all love you and we and the Lord have given you many tools and help and since you do not want to use them and move pass your addiction and your past we can no longer help you. How long can we play the victim card?

I know everyone in this world either has a family member or it has been them self that has struggled in some sort a way. THIS IS LIFE!!!

We are in charge of ONLY OUR OWN SALVATION AND CHOICES! It is sad when A mother and or a father chooses thing that make their children lives so hard! I have seen addict parents that would step in front of a train to save her child BUT... Won't save her self or himself for her kids! Tom and I have talked a lot about this! We can love the person and not the problem, and some times you just have to do this and continue to pray for that person!

There is a missionary in Posey's ward who I met when I went to visit Posey a few weeks ago! He is a kind, sweet, big handsome Elder and has been in the field about nine weeks! I enjoyed my visit with him. A week or so after I came home.... Posey called me to tell me that Elder Fife was hit by a car from behind and never saw it coming! He has now had two brain surgeries another surgery to try and rebuild his leg along with many big lacerations and severe road rash everywhere! He is finally coming out of his coma and he starting to breath on his own somewhat and is now motioning to different parts of his body trying to ask what happened! Through this HUGE trauma as his parents have sat by his bed 24/7 except to came share their testimony at church.... Never once has Brother and Sister Fife asked WHY! They have just continued to ask for prayers and they have shared that they have clearly witnessed Heavenly Father and the Savior's hands in this entire journey they are on. It has now been a little over two weeks since this happened and.... Elder Fife's parents have also said as of last night he has started trying to console them now! He will motion for his mom or dad to come closer and he will put his big arm around their backs and gentle pat their backs! They have said they just need to get Elder Fife back up and running so he can finish his mission! This is called EXTREME FAITH and STRENGTH like I rarely witnessed! Not sure how I would handle this one?

Elder LeSeuer said to us sometimes we need to be careful in our calling with people we try to help because..."Sometimes when you help the needy you make them poor, and sometimes when you help the poor you make them needy! Enabling people is not what we need to do! We need to love them and again give tools to them so they can help them self!

I will say I was worried about Rhett as he left on his mission! I was not sure how he would handle the MTC and the language and being home sick. I am so thankful for every letter we have received! Never once has he murmured! He has only sent letters of joy and happiness and thankfulness! He spirit is amazing! I know it is hard to learn a language and then when you think you are catching on you get in to the field and you realize you don't know the language and the people speak so fast you don't understand anything! But this is okay because.... Rhett continues to tell us that he knows it will all come just fine because Heavenly Father will continue to give him the tools to learn the language and he has been promised if he does what he has been called to do and be obedient he has nothing to worry about!

I know I will have days that are hard because this is life!! I know I will have down days! But I will try to use my tools! I will try not ask the whys and whats of life! I will remember I am powerless with out my Savior and my Heavenly Father! There is nothing the Atonement cannot make right! I am thank for the Atonement! Unfortunately I use it often! It is a big part of my life!

Rhett shared a scripture with Posey, and Posey shared it with me and it has really stuck with me over the past week or so! It reads..

And I will also ease the burdens which are put upon your shoulders,that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as a witnesses for me hereafter,and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God do visit my people in their afflictions.

And it came to pass that the burdens that were laid upon his brethren were made light: Yea: the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.

So I will continue to try and pick my stumbling stones up and gather them together, and try to make building blocks out of them!

I could not be more thankful for all I have!

"Cowgirl Up"

This is a scketch of the picture below! It was drawn by Lari Smith!
Goat Tying! Me!
Me!

Tom enjoyed the reunion so much I just had to post of few pictures of my CUTE Cowboy!!

Fran Bodine

Lori Jo Giddings

Reed Anne Richards Eisentraut

I always thought that old cowboys were the only people that sat around and told old "re-ride" stories about old broncs, mean bulls calf's you can't get tied, steer that run to fast, bull-dogging horse, team roping horse, calf roping horses, what horse or bull bucked which ones that didn't buck , broken bones and the list goes on BUT... I now know that old cowgirls sit around and tell old re-ride stories too!

So with the help of the "Locator" Reed Anne Richards Eisentraut. who lives in PA.... we had a minni reunion and it was fantastic! some of us had not seen each other in over 30 years! We laughed for two days solid and I have not laughed that hard in a long time!

So let me start with a few of the cowgirls names....

Reed Anne Richards Eisentraut / "The Locator", Lori Giddings, Kathy Addy Stevens, Fran and Wren Bodine (twins) Sharon Little , Michelle Howel and me! There were many other old cowgirl names that came up as well!

I have gone to many many rodeos with all of these girls! I was the youngest of the group and I have to say I learned a lot! But I also was able to share some of their horses! Mainly Reed Anne and Lori's horses!

All of us girls would use each other horses depending on where the rodeo was, what event it was and availability of the horse we needed! So if Lori was using her barrel horse I would ride my barrel horse even though her horse was a better barrel horse! I have to say though out of all the barrel horses we all had.... I think Reed Anne's mare "Sis" Was by far the best barrel horse out of all of our horses! Pet ran a close second! I am not sure if Lori would agree with that!

I do have a story about Sis that I will never forget! I was about 17 years old and I had qualified for the High School Final Rodeo in Douglas, AZ and I decided I would ask Reed Anne if I could take Sis down there to run on her! I knew this would be a tough rodeo and I needed to bring my game...I needed a first round pick for this rodeo! So the month and a half or so before the rodeo as would practice on Sis, she seemed to just not be running her best! This mare loved barrel racing and we could not figure out why she was just not giving her all! As the rodeo came closer I had my concerns that maybe I should ride my horse! Sis was very lean and athletic and she did not seem to have gain weight but she did look a little full back through her flanks! My back cinch was a little tighter but did not think to much about it! Well about 3 or 4 weeks before the rodeo Reed Anne went out to feed her one morning and standing next to Sis was a brand new baby foal! We were ALL shocked! Some how or another their stud horse "Driftwoods Ike" got out and got to Sis without any of us knowing! Well let me tell you this mare had heart and so did Reed Anne! A few weeks after Sis foaled, Reed Anne said lets take Sis over to the arena!We started her slow but she had no problem running! So what ended up happening..... I went ahead and took Sis and Reed Anne kept the foal home and bottle fed her. I would get up in the middle of the night at the rodeo and milk Sis and then I would milk her just before I ran! Sis had so much heart she was fantastic and did not miss a step And I ended up doing really well on her! I will never forget that mare! Reed Anne thanks for trusting me with your best horse!

When it came to Lori's horses now they were a little different story! Lori had horses that could skid to a stop on a dime and then she had horse that could RUN! But... we all laughed as we visited because...Lori's horses did one or the other. She never just had a all around horse! They either STOPPED OR RAN FULL speed! Lori would always buy horses off the race track that were fast and that was great and good BUT not a ton of control! Lori was the one that was never scared of any horse! She never rode a gentle horse! They ALL had some kind of issue! But I can tell you anytime I could use her "Flaxcy June" mare to tie goats off of...That was a good day for me! Lori's horses were always high powered horses and BEAUTIFUL! But we all loved each others horses and we always shared!

Sis, Angel, Rena, Flash, Pet, Sadie, Siggie, Ike, Kamata, Billy Chalkta, White Eyes, Faxly June and the list of names of horse could go on but we always felt like we were well mounted by all of these horses! I should mention the main goat we practiced on... Her name was Janie! I will never forget the day that Lori and I thought we could de-horn her! I will spare you the details of that!

We all use to run Quadrille! That was so fun! It was fast and sharp! We worked in pairs of two horses that looked the same in color and markings!

I will not go in to detail of Rodeo Dances, Boon-dockers, Harvey Wallbangers, sleepovers, traveling to and from rodeos, me driving when I did not have my license, age 14 or 15, and the list goes on with those kind of thing BUT... I can say that we had some of the funnest times of my life back in those days!

Tom has been out of town the past few nights and sense Rhett is gone I have had to do chores! I will tell you that I enjoyed going out opening a big bale of hay to feed! I love the smell of the hay and just being part of the chores as Tom has been gone! Let me make this clear...I enjoyed a few nights BUT...I will be happy when Tom My PRECIOUS cowboy comes home! I will say that I am so thankful I was "Good Hand",when it came to horses and a rope! I feel sure that is why Tom married me!

I would LOVE to go back for a weekend or two! These girls I will forever hold a place in my heart! I am so thankful for the "LOCATOR" Reed Anne for getting this reunion together! I feel sure there will come a day when we all get back on our horse and ride off into the sunset together laughing our heads off like we did for two days!!

To ALL MY COWGIRLS.....I will LOVE you forever! Lets do this more often!

NEVER FORGET...." COWGIRL UP"!

One small hint for anyone reading this post... If you want your horse to look like he is running faster than he is....Put his forelock back under the headstall of your bridle! This is a inside joke!

And never forget to "Ride- em hard BUT...Don't put them up wet"!

I LOVE ALL YOU COWGIRLS FOREVER!!