THANK YOU, MANDY

For all the wonderful meals you have been preparing! Sat night she made a bar b que pulled chicken meal in the crock pot and then made a huge lasagna from scratch. For Father's Day she made roast, potatoes, corn on the cob, rolls, and I cut up watermelon, honey dew melon, and cantelope and we had grapes and Chocolate cake and ice cream. We had Jeanine, (JR's mother), Whitney, Archie, Marin and JR over. They had been at the hospital keeping a vigil over James, JR's dad, and had not eaten a good meal for days. Mike and Marcie and Austin and Devan came over later for desert. They had been at the Motorcycle Race in Monticello for the week-end and had taken Carden with them and had just returned. He loved it!

Also I would like to thank her for staying at the hospital throughout Sun night with me to watch Collin while Marin and JR stayed by his dad's bedside. This has been a most unusual visit for her but we've had some choice experiences. It's hard to describe how hard it is when your children are far away and how complete you feel when they return. I remember how hard it was when Misty lived in Idaho and then Calif. I felt so relieved when they moved back to Utah, just to have Mandy and then Marin move away! It's true what they say, Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder.