The last week of August is filled with family birthday memories for me. Yesterday, August 25, was my mom's birthday. I wrote a long post last year about her, so if you want to learn more, please look it up. I miss her and wish I could tell her happy birthday. I had good intentions to celebrate her special day, but as usual, the day was so busy with school starting that I didn't even get up to the cemetery at all. And perhaps that is the way she would want it to be, keeping myself busy instead of dwelling on missing her. Although I am sure she knows I was thinking about her a lot during the day. Her birthday has always been synonomous with the start of a new school year.
Along with my mom's birthday, it is the birthday of my nephew Todd. I pray that he can have as good a birthday as possible. I have been thinking of him as well and hope he feels my happy birthday wishes for him, and knows I am thinking about him.
Today is my little Nancy's birthday. She is busy in Arizona getting all her belongs packed and ready for the move back to Utah. We are excited to have them back home and closer to us so we can see them, but especially Tyler, more often. However, I will miss the trips to warm Arizona. I guess we won't be there this October. And I only got to shop at Catherine's once. Oh, well. It was a great two year experience. Hope you have a happy day and eat all the shrimp scampi you can get! (See, I already read your blog and facebook!)
Another special birthday is my Grandmother Olsen's on August 28. I have great memories of fun birthday picnics in Ferron Canyon the weekend school starts, as we celebrated her birthday. I remember playing in the river and eating watermelon. Later, when she moved to Orangeville and we didn't seem to take the time to go up the canyon, we all met at her little house and celebrated on the front lawn. Great memories of family and cousins sharing her special day with her. This year we are getting together again, the Olsen family, for a family reunion in Orangeville. Not many of my own family will be there, really just little old me! Garth will be there for a little bit, but he is flying off to Arizona to help Nancy and Dallas drive all their stuff back home. Of course Nancy, Dallas, and Tyler won't be there. Barrett, Chantel, Morgan, and Max are in Missouri; Tammy, Josh, Lexi, Kayden, and Koy will be in Salt Lake because work keeps them busy; Nicky will be in Salt Lake but is getting ready to fly to Arizona on Sunday to help the movers. But I will be there and hope to have a fun day visiting with family. I am looking forward to talking with them all. I missed some special family occasions earlier this summer, so I am glad to be able to be to this. Although I feel guilty about not helping Nancy move. (The helping Nancy, not the moving part!) But with school just starting it is too difficult to miss a few days already, and face it, what good would I be there? Maybe just to keep Garth awake while he is on the road.
Anyway, happy birthday to everyone!
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How well I know what you are feeling, missing your Mom. I keep wondering if I will ever get to the point that it is any easier. For some reason this year on my birthday I couldn't help but think about my parents. I even took flowers to the cemetery. It is just a strange feeling having both parents gone. I hope that the move goes well. Keep smiling in school. Just think we have many, many months ahead of us. I start on Thursday.
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