Ashes

While my sister was here visiting we decided to spread my Dad's ashes. His mom is buried in Shelton Washington and never had a tombstone, so us kids decided to pay for a tombstone and add my Dad's name to the bottom with the idea that his ashes would rest there was well. It was a strange trip.....not quite sure how I feel about it. It was a bit emotional when we left because it was like the final good bye......I think. I miss him. My kids miss him. I hope that he is enjoying his time with his Mom right now. She died when he was only 13 yrs. old and when he talked about her you could tell that he really loved her.

Here's a pic of the tombstone


















Yeah, well my husband and sister didn't think the ashes should be clumped up like they were so they tried to spread them out more. DISGUSTING!



















The kids didn't really understand anything about the ashes. They thought we were just there to see where Grandpa was "buried".

Visitors

My sister and her family came to visit at the beginning of the month. She has four boys and the youngest is Jaed's age, but my girls get so excited to see them every time we get together. The boys love chasing my girls around and tickling them which puts them at the top of the "Favorite Cousin" list. Here's a couple of pics from their visit:

Here's Brett holding Zoey. They loved to carry her around!
























This is Adam holding Zoey. He just graduated from High School and is off to BYU Idaho this fall!





















I went out to go to the bathroom at about 2:00 a.m. one night and this is what I saw. Kai did not start out on the couch with Brett but at some point during the night she climbed up there and snuggled right in!

Interview with my kids

I saw the following questions on a friends blog or facebook (I can't remember) and thought it would be cute to ask my kids the same questions. Here's their answers......

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Jaed: "No"
Josie: "Enough"
Indi: "I love you"
Kai: "Don't go in the kitchen"

2. What makes mom happy?
Jaed: Sewing
Josie: When I'm doing the right thing
Indi: Doing good things and doing what is right
Kai: When I tickle her


3. What makes mom sad?
Jaed: When she wants a hug but no one gives her one
Josie: When I'm doing the wrong thing
Indi: When we don't do what is right
Kai: When I don't give her kisses


4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Jaed: Tickles me
Josie: By telling funny jokes
Indi: Tickling me
Kai: tickling me


5. What was your mom like as a child?
Jaed: She looked like a boy
Josie: She was like me
Indi: Blonde hair and shiny eyes
Kai: she was little

6. How old is your mom?
Jaed: 33
Josie: 48
Indi: 36
Kai: 5


7. How tall is your mom?
Jaed: 6 feet
Josie: 8 feet
Indi: 10 feet
Kai:This tall (showing me with her hands...about 2 feet tall)


8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Jaed: Sewing
Josie: Sew
Indi: Sewing
Kai: Build clothes


9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Jaed: Play Left for Dead with Dad
Josie: Makes lollipops
Indi: Sewing
Kai: Play


10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
Jaed: Cookcing
Josie: Making suckers
Indi: Sewing
Kai: I don't know


11. What is your mom really good at?
Jaed: Cooking
Josie: Exercising (hehehe, only if...)
Indi: Cooking
Kai: playing the computer


12. What is your mom not very good at?
Jaed: Playing video games
Josie: playing some games. She never wins at some of the games we play.
Indi: teaching (hmmm....well that sucks since I'm homeschooling them!)
Kai: not taking things from me


13. What does your mom do for a job?
Jaed: She doesn't have a job
Josie: Work on the computer (hehe, yeah I surf...that's about it!)
Indi: Work at the Children's Museum (I volunteer there once a week!)
Kai: Working in the kitchen


14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Jaed: Chocolate
Josie: Cereal
Indi: Spagetti
Kai: Crabby Patties

15.What makes you proud of your mom?
Jaed: She loves me
Josie: She does nice things for me
Indi: Making clothes
Kai: she's my mom


16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Jaed: A Queen
Josie: A Queen
Indi: A Princess
Kai: SpongeBob

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Jaed: Play Counter-Strike together
Josie: Bake cookies
Indi: Play games
Kai: Go places

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Jaed: We both like the color Red
Josie: We both have lips
Indi: We both have blond hair
Kai: we eat food


19. How are you and your mom different?
Jaed: Different color hair
Josie: She has glasses and I don't
Indi: She has long hair and I have short hair now
Kai: different voices


20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Jaed: Because she's my mom and I'm her kid
Josie: Because she always tells me
Indi: Because she always kisses me and hugs me
Kai: she tells me


21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Jaed: He loves me
Josie: His beard
Indi: that he takes care of us and her when she's sick
Kai: that he doesn't touch her stuff


22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
Jaed: to the store
Josie: Shopping
Indi: to the store
Kai: to the store