Restoration

Lately I've been keeping a lookout for cheap house decor to repair.  It's really fun for me to imagine something's potential.  Here's a mirror\table I found for 8$ total.

Before 

After

Final table

Here's Maren and Andy dressed up for the Stake Daddy-daughter date.  This is kind of a mother's dream come true to see her daughter excited and fancy for a date with dad:)

Ice Cream on the front steps.  Do any of your kids seem to get messier than others?  No matter what the food, Lauren seems to get some on her..notice the dish towel and bib:)

We're making plans to move into this cool place.  Hopefully by the end of June we'll get the keys.

On Saturday we said goodbye to a really great Elder from our ward, Elder Robison.  He served here for 6 months!  When I was recently returned from OK, I vowed my future family would feed the missionaries weekly.  Although we haven't done this weekly, whenever I see them I wonder, "are they hungry Elders?"  I think mainly they are hungry for people to teach! 

Andy got to help babtize a new humble member of our ward on Sunday named Raymond.  He rides around in a wheelchair, without the use of one leg temporarily.  While Raymond was in the water, 2 other missionaries dressed in white helped him to lay back to be completely submerged.  It created a really neat visual representation of something spiritual...someone trusting in the Lord's servants, etc. 

Hope you all are doing well!

Mother's Day/Mother's Lifetime

Here is my mom's mom-Grandma Burke.  I never had the chance to know her, but in a way I think I have known her through my mom.  Erma G. Burke died of breast cancer while my mom was a young mother.  She was a remarkable, fun-loving lady.  Growing up, my brothers and sister would try to convince me(lol!) I was adopted because I'm the only one with red hair.  I later learned that in fact, I was born into the Iverson family-and that my red hair came from Erma:)  Someday I will meet the woman who raised the amazing mother I call 'Mom'.

Erma and my mom.
My mom wrote the girls in our family this email yesterday:
"Hi Sweet Daughters, ...today I have been out shopping a bit and watched some mothers and daughters together. I got a bit sad, wondering if my Mommy still remembers me and loves me.  Then I immediately thought of you sweet girls and I want to reaffirm to you that I love you all and appreciate the FINE mothers you are and appreciate the kindness and love you show to me. Love, Mom (Kathy)"

The above email made me cry, and reminded me what a central role my own mom has played in my life-she has shown a lifetime of sacrifice and love.

I'm trying to pass that on to Maren.

Thankfully, I married into a lifetime of love and sacrifice as well-my wonderful 2nd mom, Barbara J. Hall.

This is her beautiful mother-Alberta T. Jensen.  Even in her last days of Alzheimer's, she was as sweet as can be.

Here is Barbara and Alberta.
To quote Victor Hugo:

“She broke the bread into two fragments and gave them to her children, who ate with eagerness. ‘She hath kept none for herself,’ grumbled the sergeant.

“‘Because she is not hungry,’ said a soldier.

“‘No,’ said the sergeant, ‘because she is a mother.’"

I think the sacrifices are great for mothers-but so are the benefits.

Happy Mother's day.

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It's been a wonderful 5 years of marriage to this guy....here's to many more.

 

We enjoyed the Carlsbad Flower fields, kayaking at Mission bay, yard-sales on Sat. AM, and an awesome
book on CD.

 

 

United States flag if you look closely.

San Diego temple-always a sight for sore eyes;)