No Boredom Today

Well this summer is going by fast, although we have days where I don't know what to do with myself or the kids. So Jeremy has Fridays off which is nice so we can go do things together that normally on the weekends could be really crowded. So yesterday we decided to go for a drive up the north side of the island to the church bookstore. On our way we stopped to help a stranded couple with their truck. Although their truck was sort of in a ditch.....it was a challenge to maneuver the van close enough to the truck so we could reach their battery. They were a very interesting couple to say it nicely. I will spare you the details. Shortly after we finally got everything hooked up the police arrived. It was a relief to see them, he asked us if we were ok and that if we still had all our belongings. I thought that was interesting..........then thought I wonder if we were putting ourselves in danger by trying to help. I felt bad sort of, but then realized these people didn't take anything and even though we couldn't start their truck (because it had major issues) I know we were being watched over. For Jeremy and I it is just in our nature to stop and help no matter what, not always sure we should but we do.
So we continued on our journey up to the bookstore, did our shopping and then headed back home. Then "bamm" our car over heated.........way out in the middle of no where.
As Jeremy started to make phone calls to get help, I wondered if anyone would stop for us today, like we had for someone else. Then maybe about 10minutes later after I realized we were completely out of engine coolant, someone stopped to help.
It was a nice sight to see a man with a uniform get out of his truck walking toward us. He was on his way to his nephews kindergartner graduation and decided to see if he could help. It turns out he had a huge container of water in the back of his truck. Oh and our car was thirsty........almost all of it went into the radiator and overflow. But it was good enough to get us home. We wouldn't need the tow truck and the cab we were calling. He was an angel to me that day.........and maybe it had something to do with what comes around goes around.
It's never fun to be stranded on a two lane rode 50 miles away from home.....with kids and dogs. I'm so thankful to my Heavenly Father for taking care of us. We love him and we never go a day without telling him this and how thankful we are that he does watch over us. For the last ten years our activity in the church hasn't always been steady. We made a decision when we moved to Hawaii that we would change that cycle. So many good things have happened for us since we have made this decision. I'm not trying to sound like a cheese ball......but I know Heavenly Father is so happy with us and he is blessing us. I don't always feel like we deserve everything he does for us, although that is what pushes me to grow. I want to serve more and give more so he knows that we truly love him and when we serve it is for him we do these things.
This weekend I will be called to Relief Society as a counselor in the Presidency........this is my third calling I hold. I feel so fortunate to be trusted with all of my responsibilities, now I just have to not let him down. :)
Alright enough of all that.........I hope everyone had a great day!

Home Sweet Home

We had such a wonderful vacation. I love going home to see everyone, especially when everything goes smoothly. I also like coming back home to see that my wonderful friends took care of things while we were gone. The dogs were well fed and loved ;), all my plants and garden were watered and even sprouting strawberries, green beans and tomatoes. Such a wonderful feeling and relief to have wonderful friends that help make our trip so much easier.
We hoped on a military mac flight Saturday and we were lucky enough to get on a DC-8 (commercial plane). It was a nice fast easy flight. We were welcomed by surprise at my mom's house by Amy and the crew. So we headed up to good'ol Yuba City for some rural living. Typical weather forecast for that area is hot, so we went to a great pool that belongs to some members of our church. Since Amy and I were able to be together so close to our birthday we decided to celebrate. Happy 33rd to us....Jeremy made me homemade carrot cake muffins and for Amy she had her favorite strawberry shortcake. Stacey, Mom and the girls were able to come and join us for a our little so called birthday party.
Perhaps the biggest adventure was going to the Science Museum in San Francisco. Typical forecast there.....foggy, cold and windy. We all loved the museum, especially the kids. We saw a "Big and Old Sea Bass", an albino alligator, butterflies of all colors and sizes, tons of beautiful fish and even a bunch of fake stuffed animals. As we left the museum first big oops was loosing Kya, and second we lost our cars. To make a long story short, Kya was thirsty and wanted a drink although never told anyone that was where he was going. We eventually found him....but my heart was going to explode. We parked on a street......which street and how to get back to the street was a mystery still to be figured out. We all walked about 3 miles (even the kids) till we found the cars...not cool at all.
That night Jeremy and I had to make a decision to stay or try and get a flight back to Hawaii. We decided to stay and go see Grandma Jeanette. We ordered pizza in and enjoyed a nice visit, I know she would have liked us to stay longer, we are sorry we couldn't.
Before we flew out on Sunday we spent Saturday at the movies with our cousins and then bowling. It was just a great trip and one that I'm sure the kids will never forget.

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