Busy, Busy, Busy

FINALLY, I am a busy woman!! Seriously, I have been in sort of a "funk" for the past, well, while. Lately, I have really immersed myself in church activities, activities with the kids, involving their school, their friends and such. I spend WAY less time watching television and now my family and I have even started up a great nightly meeting. We read out of the Family Book of Mormon and we have a family prayer. Can I tell you how much this has affected our nightly routines?? It is such a cool experience having the spirit dwell with us in the hearts of our children every night. I do not want to go back.

I received a new calling as a Visiting Teaching Supervisor. I couldn't be happier! I know I am going to LOVE it!!! I really love my ward. I truly know and am friends with the most loving and kind hearted, funny, and creative women. They are not only fellow ward members, they are my dear friends. :)

ALSO, after weeks of wondering when my new job would get moving along, I check my schedule tonight and EVERYTHING is available. I made my own schedule for the week.:) AND, its all incoming calls and I take them from home. NO COMMUTE! :)

Life is getting busy over here in the Schrader home and I couldn't be more excited!
I LOVE my life. I LOVE my family.

Here are some pics from our weekend in Phoenix with family

Exciting News!!

This is just a fun post because I am excited about it! Remember
when I told you about my mothers friend, Theresa, and how she found me on facebook??
well, I have been in touch with her and her daughter, Leilani, through phone calls and Facebook. Leilani wanted to surprise her mother for her birthday in March and fly me out to meet her in person!!

Theresa wasn't suppose to know about it until I showed up in Seattle and surprised her. BUT, she ended up getting an email from the airline with my name as the passenger and she was SO SURPRISED!! It is touching how excited she is to meet me. I am staying with her and her family in Kent, Washington. We are going to go and see my mom and spend time together and get to know each other. I am excited to hear stories about my mother and show Theresa some of her writings. It will be such a great experience.

Leilani and I are "cut from the same cloth" says Theresa. I have to agree. Leilani is really fun and outgoing and funny. She and I are always on the same page and we are only a few months apart. I am SO excited for this meeting and I cannot wait to see the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I LOVE it there!! YAY FOR HAPPY NEWS!

XOXO
Kylie

All because two people fell in love....

 

"Mom, there are LOTS of angels in heaven."

This is what Ashtyn said when we had to give her and Kai more bad news yesterday. Tyson's Lovely Grandmother passed away. It wasn't necessarily bad news for us, I mean, she is out of pain now and she is happy. We selfishly want her with us, of course, but we knew she had to go soon and she left us yesterday in her own home with her beloved sweetheart of 65 years.

Beverly Curtis was such a good woman. She was direct, she would tell you exactly how she felt about things and she gave LOVE to everyone, without judgement, without prejudice, just love.

She NEVER left anyone out! Grandma would send us each a yard sale find on every birthday. We are talkin grandkids, great-grandkids, married-in grandkids (like myself) and everyone in between. She sent us gingerbread house kits to every family for Christmas each year without fail.

I never thought of her as "Tyson's Grandma" she was MY grandma too. She wanted it that way as well, we got very close the last 6 years and I am SO thankful for that.

She left a wonderful legacy. Her last words to everyone were, "I Love You." Does it GET any better than that?? :)