A quick update...

I spent this last weekend in Cali with Michael and Roxann. The good weather that I had been lucky to have down there ended. It rained pretty good one day and felt like Oregon. It was wonderful to watch General Conference; the talks were great and just what I needed. It was a little bittersweet not being with Kadence on Easter but I don't really think she knew what was going on. She was a bit upset with me though because my mom would ask her if she wanted to talk to me and she would shake her head. She would talk to Michael though. And whenever she heard his voice she would smile. I see how it is. :)

Saturday we cooked a big dinner and had a lot of fun doing it! Michael (with a little help from Roxann) made asparagus wraps and then we all pitched in with chicken fried steak, loaded mashed potatoes and flaky biscuits. I made an ice cream pie but we were too full to eat it then. Later we watched the Phantom of the Opera. Such a great flick! Now I have the soundtrack stuck in my head.

Sunday night Roxann made us breakfast burritos, which were great! And Michael and I dyed eggs. It was a blast. We had green (which were the favorite), red/pink and purple/pink eggs. I haven't done that in a really long time so it was fun to find the inner kid again. After supper we watched New Moon. Had to get my vampire fix. :)

I flew back home on Wednesday. I was there a bit longer because Michael had been scheduled to have a surgery on Monday but that was moved so we just hung out and had fun. Michael still had to go to class though. Roxann and I were able to soak up some sunshine and read outside for a while. I loved it. It has been so long since I have been able to just sit and read. Normally I am chasing a toddler around or she is ripping pages out of my book.

It was great to get home and see Kadence and Jayce (my dog). Jayce practically jumped on my lap when I opened the car door. He is a 100 lb. Labrador so it would not have been so great for me. Kadence was squealing when she saw me so I guess I am forgiven. Now I am just back to my crazy life. I have quite a bit to do now since my mom is moving and I have to go with her until I make my final move.

Last night there was a concert type thing at a church where Josh's family lives so we went to that to support the troops. It was also in honor of Joshua and was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I am glad that there are people who do support our troops and realize the sacrifice that they and their families make. During the event Kae saw me crying and reached over, plucked a tissue from the box and started drying my eyes. It was the sweetest thing. She has never done that before but she is so astute. It touched me so deeply and broke my heart a little because I realized that she sees me cry a lot. I was hoping to shield her from my emotions but I think now maybe it is okay. She has such a tender heart and always wants to help.

I hope you all had a good week. And I pray that you all have great weekends. I have a new picture progam so I am currently trying to figure it out to reduce pic sizes so I will get some up when I can!

Love, jess