U, Me, and OUR 3!

Dan's new job ot Oklahoma Tank Lines

2011-02-08T10:52:00.000-06:00

Last weekend was the yearly get together of employees at OTL-UPT.
The Schedule...
Thursday night - a reception that Dan attended while I went to Garret's Court of Honor..

Friday all day - Breakfast first then meetings for the guys and spa day for the wives. We received chair massages and Brighton Braclets... Then, lunch with the guys. After that, more meetings for the guys and us wives had a culinary class on how to cook Sushi. We received the mat and spoon you make Sushi on as a gift. Following that we had dinner at Owen Stadium. It was Delish. We also had a private tour of the OU locker room and the Switzer Center.
Saturday all day - The morning was spent at the Casino, which Dan and I opted out of. Dan worked on my car and was able to get it running (no thanks to wal-mart). It was the battery after all! We then dressed up and went to "The Banquet". They took professional pictures so when I get one, I will add it to this post.

We had a blast and I am grateful for the family atmosphere and welcome we received from everyone :)

Traditions

2011-01-16T21:22:00.000-06:00

We had a wonderful Christmas at my Twin's house! Beautiful tree :)

Ashley was so excieted to be up at the break of dawn...

Who would have thought that a pillow pet would make Kerri
so happy? Must have been that it was PURPLE!!!

My Sister was SOOOO excited at her present from
my brother-in-law! A phone she
can text on... (with me of course!!!)

James in his "funny gift" from us... CLOWN SUN GLASSES.
He refuses to wear sunglasses so I thought maybe he would
wear these for our cruise in August...We shall see...lol

Garret sporting his new swim shirt for the cruise...
Opening his "funny gift" .... A toy medical kit...hahaha...

Kerri is sooooo excited that Victor Hearman
gets to come on the cruise with us! Her
Funny gift from Aunt Sonya, Uncle Larry and
James was a roll of Saran Wrap for Victor to have a
"swim suit" on the cruise...Bahahaha
For those of you new to my blog...Victor is Kerri's
hearing aid :)

Ashley flew home from Idaho for Christmas. She was so excited for her "funny gift". Believe it or not...She actually
is using them!

My twin's funny gift!! We made an awesome one for her...
Glasses said..."And so the party begins again"... We
tease her all the time about the things she does while
cruising... I am sure you all know that everything is G-rated...lol

We went to my mom's for Christmas Day
and she dressed up for us!!! CUTE

A great time was had by all!!!

One of the favorite traditions we do as a family is have the last gift opened by everyone be a "funny gift". I love this tradition. We can buy or make things, but it is so much fun being creative! We never spend much on these gifts and they turn out to be the gifts everyone remembers from year to year! Hope you all had a wonderful holdiday!!!

The end of an era...

2010-12-31T10:54:00.001-06:00

Dan's last day with RDS was yesterday (RDS is closing their OKC office). He is officially unemployed! Well, at least until Monday :) He starts his new job with Oklahoma Tank Line on Monday. Dan worked with RDS for 21 years and it was hard for everyone to say good-bye yesterday after so many years. We are excited for the new things to come and for Dan to get opportunities to put his Master's Degree to work. Dan will be the CSC Manager at OTL...

However, before Dan starts on Monday, we have to so something that Dan HATES to do...go shopping! Dan has plenty of Suits that he wears on Sundays and plenty of jeans as that is what he wore at RDS. However, His new job requires business casual so we must hit the stores this afternoon! So much for football :) Sorry Dan...lol

PS... Dan's cell number will be changing. It was a RDS work cell. We will get his new number out as soon as we get it. Hopefully today!

Christmas 2010

2010-12-31T10:38:00.001-06:00

We had such a fabulous Christmas!! Ash flew in from Idaho on the 19th and flies out today (the 31st). Dan and I both had Christmas eve off so the evening of the 23rd we drove down to my twin's family and stayed a couple of days with them. It was a wonderful time and we had a blast!! We even made time for visiting friends and relatives on Friday. Then we went to my mom's on Christmas Day and had a WONDERFUL time visiting with family and playing Catch Phrase (this is a game that can be played with the kids). It was soooo fun! I am missing my family and Dan's family and am ready to go see them again!! It is a good thing they are only an hour and a half away.

I am not quite ready for Ash to leave, but know that College awaits her! She is in her second semester of her Sophmore year and has a job on campus so I know she's busy and is ready to get back to her life... Kerri will be going to visit Ash in March for Spring Break. I am thinking I may need to stow away in Kerri's luggage...haha

I can't wait to post pictures! My camera broke :( but my Brother-In-Law took pictures and I am waiting for him to send me copies and then I will attach them.

Hope you all had a fabulous Christmas too!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

2010-12-19T14:48:00.000-06:00

From our house to yours,

we wish you and yours a very

Merry Christmas.

May you enjoy the peace found in

gratitude for the gifts given each

of us by our Lord, Savior, and Redeemer throughout the

New Year.

Love, The Silfies'

IT IS OFFICIAL

2010-12-15T16:40:00.001-06:00

It is official!!! The Silfies are staying in Oklahoma! (For now anyway...lol)

More details on the new job to come but for now just soooooo grateful to a loving and kind Heavenly Father for this wonderful and generous gift of a job for Dan :)

HAVE FAITH!!!

2010-12-03T14:55:00.000-06:00

So last week was Garret's turn to teach Family Home Evening. However, we found out some disturbing news that day. Dan's job of 21 years will be coming to an end on Christmas Eve. We had no prior warning and were in total shock. So we sat Kerri and Garret down and started to explain to them the changes that were coming to be. Garret then stood up, put his hand on Dan's shoulder and quietly said "HAVE FAITH" and that concluded our FHE... Enough Said!!!

Time Flies!!!

2010-11-13T23:22:00.001-06:00

Is has been several weeks since my last post...WOW, how times files!!! Since then we have had celebrations and heartbreaks. But for today I will post on the celebrations.... Kerri had a birthday!!! She turned 17. I feel old :) Also, Garret had a birthday!!! He turned 14. I used to tell Dan that I was not sure that I was ready for this part of my life when all the kids are self sufficient and I am not "needed" as much in the mom role but surprisingly I am enjoying seeing how much my kids are growing in their own independance and seeing their ability to make the right choices. I looooooove my kids!!! This includes you too Ash ;)

Welcome Victor Hearman!!!

2010-09-29T22:14:00.000-05:00

Hip, Hip, Hooray... We welcomed "Victor Hearman" into Kerri's life yesterday!!! Kerri has been blessed with a new hearing aid and has named it Victor Hearman...lol. We are all excited for her. It was a very emotional day as she heard things she had never heard in her life like crumpling paper! She can not hear low tones at all and only has half of her hearing in her left ear. She has a little more than that in her right, but for now the doctor said to just put a hearing aid on the one ear. When she was given the hearing aid yesterday she said her fondest wish was to hear her dad's "real" voice. She was able to do that for the very first time EVER!!! Wow... Such joy on her face!!! As she turns 17 this next week we are excited for this new discovery of the hearing world as she has had some loss since birth, but the loss got a lot worse this last year... She has discovered in a very short amount of time that she loves bass on the radio! I bet I have to start telling her to turn down her music now...but I won't mind :) We are grateful and truly feeling blessed that Kerri has been able to start this new relationship with Victor Hearman!!!

Ashley's 20th Birthday!!!

2010-08-22T22:25:00.001-05:00

I can't believe my Ashley turned 20 yesterday! What a fun birthday we shared. We traveled to my Mom's house and had a yummy lunch and cake to follow. We all celebrated!!! My twin and I had a birthday on Friday and Ash's was on Saturday but we have not been in to my mom's in a while so we celebrated everyone's birthday since March... It was fun and we all took new pictures. I will post them when my brother-in-law e-mails them. I was not able to take my own pictures because the kids had swiped my camera batters...lol...

It was hard to narrow down, but here are 20 Fun things I remember about Ash...
1. Favorite toy was the glow worm
2. Her first word was Dad and I thought her second would be mom but it was not. Mommy was her 4th word (see where I rated)...lol
3. When she decided to give up her bottle, she threw it in the trash herself and said "NO MORE!" and never asked for it again...
4. She loved to swing and would spend hours in her Meema's and Peepa's backyard.
5. She loved to watch movies. Her favorites were "The Kind and I, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, and John Wayne Movies"...No kiddy movies for her :)
6. When Ashley was 3, she decided to run away so she did not have to pick up her toys. So she got her suitcase and went and sat on the steps between the house and the garage and decided that was far enough...lol
7. Ash plastered stickers on the entire screen of the TV and I could not get them to come off. Dan had to use cleaner from the shop...
8. As a toddler Ash's favorite and only cartoon she would watch was Barney. We had the WHOLE collection.
9. When she was elementary age, her favorite thing to watch was "Mary-Kate and Ashley videos" because she had the same name as one of the twins.
10. Ash loved having younger siblings... She loved even more being their boss. (SHE STILL DOES)...
11. Ash's favorite color was pink.
12. Ashley refused to learn how to ride a bike until she was 7 years old. When she saw her cousin riding a bike then she finally got on and decided she wanted to try. She was riding on her own about 20 minutes later.
13. Ashley's favorite food was her Meema's Spaghetti. She still loves Pasta above anything else.
14. Ashley's nickname came from her Aunt. She used to call Ash Booger Bear and it was eventually shortened to Boog....We still call her that :)
15. When Ash was in elementary school she seemed to be having difficulty with assignments so her Nanny was asking her one day what color the tree was outside and when she said she didn't see a tree we knew right then she needed glasses. The poor girl was so near sided she could not see across the street... Still can't without contacts!!.
16. Ashley got into a huge shouting match with her 5th grade teacher at school...AND WON!
17. She also got into a disagreement with a teacher in middle school and won. She informed the teacher she was NOT eating off of a dirty reused paper lunch tray and was throwing it away and if the teacher did not like it then she would call her mom and I would be right there to talk to the teacher... Needless to say, although the teacher didn't want to, they let Ash throw the tray away!
18. As Ash reached high school, she wanted a car and so we bought her a 1973 Superbeetle that was not running. She spent a year and a half helping her dad rebuild it. She knows more about cars than some men!
19. Ash received her Young Women Medallion at church. She was so excited! It takes many, many hours to complete, but she finished hers 3 years early and was to first one to get the medallion in several years in our ward... She glowed when they gave it to her!
20. Ash has traveled extensively over the years on vacations, being a foreign exchange student her junior year and now as a student in Idaho.

As she gets ready to leave again next week I just want her to know how much we love her and miss her when she is gone. HAVE A GREAT YEAR BOOG!!

Stomache Pains again

2010-08-22T22:13:00.000-05:00

UGH... Every 7 days like clockwork Garret has spasms in his stomach to the point of needing to go to the ER. Our latest episode was yesterday. Unfortunately we were out of town... He was hurting so bad that I drove over to my Mom's in Tulsa and borrowed some medicine from her. She and Garret are on the same med's but for different reasons. What a blessing to be able to go get it. I then headed back to OKC and while Garret was screaming, moaning and crying in the back seat, the medicine finally kicked in and he fell asleep... The spasms finally passed after about an hour and we didn't have to make an ER visit this weekend (first weekend in 3 weeks we weren't at the ER or admitted in the hospital). He had blood work on Friday and we get the numbers back on Tuesday. Then I am making an appointment with the GI doctor that he saw when he was in the hospital. He can only eat a few bites before his pain starts and a 13 year old boy has trouble with that! Supposedly, we will see drastic results with the meds in another 3 weeks, but with one week down already I don't see any changes... I know he is ready for his pancreatitus to be healed, but it may take longer than expected...

CRAZY WEEK....Grateful week :)

2010-08-15T10:53:00.000-05:00

This week was soooo crazy and yet I have had sooo many things to be gratful for. First Garret had 4 ER visits and 2 hospital admits with one of them lasting 4 days. He had a severe rash that was treated in the ER with steroids and the steroids caused him to get pancreatitis. So much pain for him...YIKES. We now have him home on a couple of different meds that are keeping him in good spirits and no pain. I was also grateful that my mom was in town during this time and she sat at the hospital with me for all 4 days. Some great bonding time... (even if we were at the hospital!) Our family was blessed with surprise meals for the week and I am so appreciative of great friends and food :)

Second, Kerri's car broke down and we had to call in reinforcements (Dan)...lol Anyway, it was just a leak in her radiator hose and all is well now. I am grateful it was nothing more serious and for a husband that is mechanically inclined!!!

Third, my sister took my mom to the ER yesterday for a massive pain in the back of her head. She is doing ok now and is at home with meds. She has to have an MRI but ER doctor said she is doing well.

Finally, School starts next week and we have been able to get the kids enrolled in between every other crazy thing going on... YEAH!!

Whew.... What a week :)

This should make you smile!!!

2010-08-03T22:21:00.000-05:00

A little girl walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that morning was questionable and clouds were forming, she made her daily trek to school. As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with lightning.

The mother of the little girl felt concerned that her daughter would be frightened as she walked home from school. She also feared the electrical storm might harm her child. Full of concern, the mother got into her car and quickly drove along the route to her child's school. As she did, she saw her little girl walking along.

At each flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up, and smile. More lightning followed quickly and with each, the little girl would look at the streak of light and smile.

When the mother drew up beside the child, she lowered the window and called, "What are you doing?"

The child answered, "I am trying to look pretty because God keeps taking my picture."

MAY GOD BLESS YOU TODAY AND EVERY DAY AS YOU FACE THE STORMS THAT COME YOUR WAY!

Garret's tooth... Not so good :)

2010-07-05T14:41:00.001-05:00

Garret was supposed to leave for scout camp this morning, but had a mishap instead. The scouts were all running outside on the wet, slippery grass at the Church so Dan told them to stop or someone was going to get hurt. So the boys stopped and went inside to wait. THEN... the scouts started messing around on the stage at church and Garret fell off the stage and hit a table that was next to the stage with his front tooth and broke it off. The dentist put a temporary cap on it. The tooth may die... Dan took him on to scout camp and we will see how he does. The dentist said to expect him to be in excruciating pain in a couple of days if the tooth does go ahead and die... UGH... Why does it always have to be Garret???

Our blog stalker is gone!!! YEAH

2010-06-29T12:08:00.000-05:00

For over a year now I have had a blog stalker from China (I think... I can't read the writing). I am hoping that they are not following my blog anymore. So I will try once again to blog and if they show back up I will go private...

Happy Birthday Garret!!!!

2009-10-11T22:13:00.000-05:00

So our youngest turned 13 yesterday!!! I can't believe it... I think I feel another hair turning gray, hahaha...

Anyway, we had a wonderful day... We went out to eat and had given Garret an I-Pod touch for his present (We still haven't figured out how to get the music downloaded yet, but Dan is working on it).

Today Kerri made him a special dessert and everyone loves her cooking so he had extra :)

We had went to my mom's a week ago and had a big family birthday party while we were there so now I think we will just have a few guys over to have a WII tournament in a couple of weeks when things slow down...

I can't believe I have all teenagers now... I am grateful that Garret is a wonderful and thoughtful teenager :)

Happy Birthday Buddy!!! We love you!

Happy Birthday Kerri !!!

2009-10-04T21:58:00.001-05:00

Our Kerri turned 16 today!!! What an exciting day this was....

Kerri asked for an old fashion bicycle for her birthday. One of her teachers thought this was absolutely toooo funny since she was turning 16 and most kids her age would want a car, or at least a different one than they have. (she has the bug for now)

Kerri wanted a purple bike, but we looked high and low and found this pink bike. She fell in love with it and so we brought home "Lady Katherine". She is so excited!

Our tradition is to go out to eat wherever the birthday person wants to eat, but since it was Sunday, we did not do that today. Kerri's favorite meal is Steak , so we bought all the fixings and made her the best birthday dinner ever!!! Steak, baked potato, salad...etc...

And on top of everything, we got to stay in our jammies all day and watch conference.

It has been a great birthday. She celebrated all weekend long. Kerri was "kidnapped" by her friends yesterday morning at 6:30 am and taken to breakfast then we took her to her grandmothers in Tulsa for the day where we had a birthday party with lots of family.

I can't believe she is 16!!! She gets her license on Tuesday. She can't wait!!! Excitement is in the air ;)

Happy Birthday Kerri... We love you MORE :)

Dan Graduated!!!!!

2009-08-23T13:39:00.000-05:00

So my sweet and dedicated hubby graduated with honers this weekend from OCU. Dan ended his school time with a 4.0 National Honors "Delta Mu Delta". We were very blessed to have lots of family come in for the graduation.

Dan started and completed his undergrad at Phoenix then went to
OCU to do his Masters.

He had promised the kids that his school work would never interfere with their time with him. You would often find Dan doing
homework after 11pm at night, but more often than not he would get
up at 3am and do homework before work, school and kids activities..
oh, and did I mention Bishopric duties :)

He never tired of the school work and may even teach in the
Masters program at OCU during the evening this semester or next.

We are so thankful to all of our families and friends for their support and love!

WOOOOHOOOOO..... IT'S TIME TO CELEBRATE... CONGRATS DAN!!!!!!

Time for reflection and celebration... Part 2

2009-07-16T22:56:00.000-05:00

16 years ago tomorrow....On July 17th, 1993 I was sealed to my eternal companion in the Dallas Texas Temple. Ashley was almost 3 and I was pregnant with Kerri. I truly believe it is because of this wonderful gospel that Dan and I have such a strong and blessed life together. I love my family soooooo much :)

Dan took me to the Temple this past Tuesday night for date night. It was so peaceful there and I was able to totally relax and focus on the work being done there and reflect on that time 16 years ago that I made those sacred commitments and covenants and celebrate the blessings I have received over the years by abiding by those covenants.

I pray that each of you (my online buddies) will be blessed with time to go to the Temple this week.

Time for reflection and celebration

2009-07-16T22:27:00.000-05:00

I can't believe it's been 20 years today that I joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. What a wonderful and marvelous experience this has been. I was baptized along with my niece, Kiamitia on July 16th, 1989 by Nathan Sams. Now, twenty years later I look back at the moment that changed the course of my life and the blessings that my family and I have received from that one choice I made so long ago....

The words from this song say it best....

I WILL

I've made my choice
You can mark this day
The day I pledge
To take His name

I will be strong
I will be brave
Standing for Him
As I take my place

I have felt the Spirit
Burn Truth in my heart
It's in my heart

Chours:
I will stand
I will not fall
In a world that's weak
I will be strong

I'll be true
I will choose His way
I know what's right
And I will not change
In a world where so many will not
I will

I may be one
But one becomes two
When you stand with me
And I stand with you

As we unit
Our cause is great
We're not just the candle
We are the flame

I will Take the light He gives me
And I'll hold it up high
I'll hold it up high

Chours:

From the cd..."Be Thou an Example"

Sister Hess

2009-06-02T20:13:00.001-05:00

Do you remember Sister Hess????

We had a surprise visit today from Laura and her husband Gordan Cooper. We were so excited to get to see her again and meet her husband. Dan gave Laura a ride on our Harley before dinner. She loved it.... Here is a picture of her and her husband. They will be moving from Delaware to Utah in the next couple of months when Laura has finished her internship for Gordan to finish his schooling at UVU and he will be doing ROTC also.

Have fun and good luck Laura and Gordon!!!

Our Graduate....

2009-05-24T22:16:00.000-05:00

So graduation came and went... it was a whirlwind week. Ash had 21 family members attend her graduation and 3 more were on the way but had a wreck (they are ok). It was wonderful to get to see everyone. We are glad that Ashley has done so well in accomplishing her goals and ended her year with straight "A's"...

So Congratulations Boog, we love you!!!
Dad, Mom, Kerri and Garret

Time to go back to work....

2009-05-12T22:32:00.001-05:00

Well after recovering for 2 full weeks at home, I go back to work tomorrow. I am still on restrictions for a few weeks. I can not lift, push or pull heavy things but overall I am much better. The doctor told me that I would love him in another 6 weeks :) We will see! Right now I still have so many stitches in my throat and nose that need to go away ASAP! Thanks to all that brought me slushies and popsicles... I love you all!!! You along with my family made my recovery much easier. I was truly a pampered princess during my recovery ;)

She did it!!!

2009-04-08T21:06:00.000-05:00

It is official! Kerri now has her drivers permit. I can't believe she is 15 1/2 years old... I feel old :) She has driven around the neighborhood the last couple of days and is doing great. She will drive with Merkleys next week and then there will be no stopping her! What a great week she is having. Congratulations Kerri!

Scary things!!!

2009-03-22T20:49:00.000-05:00

Ashley has been working late during spring break helping reset displays at VS in the mall (midnight to 1am) every night. She has brand new tires, I mean that they are only 2 1/2 weeks old!!! She went to work on Saturday around 1pm and got off at 6pm. She only worked half a shift that day because we had plans that evening... This is what she found when she came out to her car. Someone had slashed one of her brand new tires. At first I asked her who was mad at her, but then upon thinking about that comment I told her that if someone was mad at her they would have probably slashed all four tires. Therefore, we are thinking that someone has been watching her and knew that she had been working late every night and thought that she was not leaving until midnight again and would be out in the mall parking lot by herself at midnight... What a SCARY thought! Now mall security is escorting her out every night, thankfully:)

PS... We are also getting MACE for her to carry!!

Spring Break

2009-03-22T20:37:00.000-05:00

So spring break came and went!!!! Here are the highlights...

Our nephew James came down on Sunday evening and stayed until Thursday morning. We had loads of fun. He is the little boy in the red. We get to spoil him every year during spring break and then again during the summer.

On Monday evening the Muir kids came over and we had a blast!!! We taught them things that were very EDUCATIONAL!! Can't you tell???
But then again... "what happens at the Silfies', stays at the Silfies'" hahaha...

During the week we each had the flu bug and took turns passing it around. That was not so much fun. But we are all well now... Hope you all had a safe and healthy week!!!

A family that plays together, stays together ;)

2009-03-08T20:35:00.000-05:00

So a couple of weeks ago Dan and Garret went to the young mens get together at Jordan and Amy Williams' house. They had the Wii band and everyone loved it including my son and husband! Jordan told Dan that the Wii band would bring all families closer together and so therefore wanting our family to be even closer, we immediately went out the next day and bought it! (ha-ha) What fun we have had on it. Even with Dan's leg up on a chair from having knee surgery last week, he can still JAM with the young ones!!! Thanks Jordan for the tip...

2009-02-21T19:07:00.000-06:00

The girls are at the Church Winter Formal tonight and they look absolutely gorgeous!!! Kerri and I went shopping for her dress this past week and it was quite an experience. The very first dress we tried on we both LOVED but just to be sure we proceeded to go to 3 other stores and try on another 43 dresses. Then we went back to the first store and continued to try on more dresses. I finally convinced Kerri to try on the first dress again and we both still loved it so we bought it! You can't really see it, but the dress has beading all the way down it... She looks so gorgeous!

Today was a whirlwind of activity. It started with Kerri having a nail appointment. Since we could not find a purple dress, she got purple nails ;) They look lovely.

Then I took Kerri home and proceeded to take Ash prom dress shopping. I had seen a dress the night I took Kerri shopping and thought Ash would love it so I took her to the mall and we went from store to store trying on dresses and then I took her to where I had seen the dress I thought she would like and guess what...She loved it!!! She has it on :) She looks so beautiful!

Then I proceeded to go home and straighten Kerri's hair for her and feed both of them while they were getting ready and off they went....

The pictures attached show what lovely young ladies we have... We are truly blessed!

2009-02-16T06:46:00.000-06:00

AMY'S VALENTINE'S TAG!!!
For all you married people out there! I am tagging all my married friends!
1. When is your "engagement" anniversary: June, 1986
2. When is your "marriage" anniversary: October 25, 1986 and our Sealing anniversary is July 17th, 1993
3. How long have you known your spouse: 24 years
4. How long did you date/court before you were engaged: 14 months
5. Where did you meet your spouse for the first time: At work
6. What is your spouse's full name: Daniel Garret Silfies
7. Do you have any children yet: Yes
8. How many: 3... Ashley 18, Kerri 15 and Garret 12
9. Do you have any house pets: No
10. Do you own a house or rent: Own
11. Do you live in the country or town/city: City
12. What is one of your favorite activities together: We love watching football, exercising and just spending time together.
13. Do you have a favorite vacation spot: We love Smithville!
14. How many siblings (including in-laws): 10
15. What church do you attend: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
16. Is this the church you were married in: Yes
17. What town is your current address: Edmond
18. Do you work or stay at home: Work
19. Where did you honeymoon: Branson, MO.
20: Leave a piece of marriage advice: Never go to bed mad at each other....

In Memory of "papa"

2009-02-12T18:14:00.001-06:00

So this week was very hard for me and my family. My step-father passed away last Friday. He was at home, which is where he wanted to be. He had only been out of the hospital for 2 days. It was an unexpected but expected death. We thought we were going to loose him last year when he was in the hospital for almost 2 months and the nurse called us in three different times thinking it was over. But, he surprised us all and we had another full year with him. Peace was made among those that needed it and for the rest of us we were blessed with an additional year with "papa" (that is what all the grand-kids called him).

In Loving Memory... Harvey "Nolan" Carrell

God saw he was getting tired,
And a cure was not to be,

So He put His arms around him
And whispered "Here, come with Me."

With tearful eyes we watched him suffer,
And saw him fade away.

Although we loved him dearly,
We could not have him stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands to rest,

God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best!

With deepest gratitude and thankfulness to all of you that have sent thoughts, prayers, flowers and cards our way.

...Tonya

2009-01-25T21:34:00.000-06:00

Hope you all
Have a
wonderful
week!!

2009-01-13T23:03:00.000-06:00

This week we had a special treat. An old friend of Dan's that he grew up with in Owasso found Ash on facebook and got a hold of us. It was great to catch up with him and his family. They live in Indiana now and we miss seeing them. So David, when you see this entry...here are a few pictures just for you!!! It was a great blast from the past. Can't wait to hear from you guys again!!! Keep in touch.

2008-12-27T22:11:00.000-06:00

What a wonderful and fun filled Christmas we had. It was a whirlwind week starting with Christmas last Sunday at my Mom's in Tulsa concluding the day by bringing my nephew James home for the week. On Monday, Dan's sister from Ft. Worth and her family arrived and stayed through Tuesday evening. We had a wonderful time. They will be driving back through next week on their way home and we are excited to get to spend more time with them. Wednesday brought my twin sister and her husband (we already had their son here.) They stayed until Saturday. We went to look at the Christmas lights in Yukon on Wed. night and then on Thursday, of course, Santa came and brought our family a Wii. I am so sore! on Friday we went to Eischens for Chicken with 22 of us in all. It was a blast! Thanks to the Graves for introducing us to that place!! We hope your family had just as much fun as we did!!!

2008-12-17T22:14:00.001-06:00

Hello to everyone!!! I am so excited to be a "blogger". Now I just have to figure out how to do all of the layouts and editing. It will be such fun. Just wondering... How do I add music?

Merry Christmas to all!!!

Tonya

The Beginning!

2008-12-09T20:50:00.000-06:00

My mom works everyday and tries to be a wonderful example. Her only fault, that I will openly admit is she never finds time for herself! She has told me repeatedly of her desire for a blog! She currently does not know that SHE NOW HAS ONE!

I LOVE YOU MOMMA!!!

love,
Boog! (ash)