family

I just have been thinking abt family tonight. what an amazing blessing family is! I am so glad we have the technology we have to keep in touch! even when Zane was in Iraq we could still talk to him on the phone or hear from him in a email!
I am so thankful that we have him home safe and sound! who would have thought that my pesky little brother, who used to hog the tv and watch dragoon ball z, would become one of my very best friends? and yes he did get bigger than me mom, but he is nice and dosen't pick on me! lol! he is my boys hero too! Jeremy told me today that when he grows up he is going to help uncle Zane keep the world safe by being a police officer. Preston now wants to work construction in the airforce instead of being a jet pilot for them. just so he can work with uncle Zane!
My mom is one of the women I look up to in life, I call her almost everyday either with questions like "how long should I cook a roast in the oven and at what temp?" or just to see what she is doing and share whats going on at our house! My boys get so homesick for her! They like to talk to her on the phone and tell her what is going on in their lives. She is so good at making each of them feel important, loved and uniqe! even spencer talks to her on the phone! there are times when situations come up in life and I ask myself what she would do and it helps me know what to do, it helps to remember that I come from a long line of strong, capable, creative women who can handle anything god and life throw at them. sometimes you just have to pull yourself up by your boot straps and keep going! when i count my blessings I defenitly count my sweet mom twice!
our family has grown so much in the past 9 years! I always wanted to be part of a big family, and now I am one of 9 children, so when you get all of us plus our spouses, children, aunts, uncles, Grandparents, cousins and close friends together it fills Mom and Dads house and spills out into the garage and yard! :) its great! I love it!