In loving memory of our Prophet President Gordon B. Hinckley

Our family just wanted to express our love and appreciation to our beloved prophet Gordan B. Hinckley. He was such an example of what a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints should be. We loved our prophet. JJ and Emma both were sad by the loss. They wondered what we would do without a prophet. It was a nice moment to be able to explain to them that the church will still go on and that we will soon have another prophet. The Lord will always provide a prophet for us to follow. I had the opportunity to meet President Hinckley when I was 19 years old. He came to our singles ward Fast and Testimony meeting. He just came to listen to the testimonies of the future leaders of our church. The spirit he brought into that room was one you long to feel, and never want to let go of. When he had to leave I was sad to see him go. He was a warm and caring man. You knew that even though he didn't know you personally, you knew that he loved you. He will be missed. We thank thee oh God, for a prophet that truly did guide us in these latter-days.

The Heimlich really works

The other night we sat down for a nice family dinner. I made rolls, broccoli cheese soup, and cinnamon rolls for dessert. Ellie started taking bites of her roll and not swallowing, taking drinks, and more bites of the roll. The roll started turning into putty. It filled her whole mouth and I knew she was going to choke if I didn't get it out. Ellie has the jaws of life. She has the most wicked teeth in the world. So this stopped me from putting my finger in. I knew it would become a jumbled mess. So I kept asking her to give it to me. She thought this was funny so she kept eating. Sure enough she took a breath in and down it went. NO air. I have had my kids choke on things before, but never has it been NO air. I immediately went into action turned her upside down and gave her 2 solid thrust between her shoulder blades. It went flying onto the table. (Stopping JJ from eating because "Sick, That was so gross I can't eat now. Thanks Mom!" Like this was my fault) I was so excited that I turned to Jeron and said "I just did the Heimlich." I started bawling after that. I couldn't control myself for about 3 minutes. Emma's face was priceless. She just looked at me like I had maybe just gone crazy. To make a long story short, It worked but never do I want to have to do that again. Ever!

Help! This baby needs a name! Or else she will be named Beegee Not after the group, but for Baby Girl Snow

We are getting down to the wire. I am due in 12 weeks and we don't have a single name. We have a lot that we like, but none that we love. Actually we have one name that we love but it is really similar to Ellie. So any bright ideas would be much appreciated.
Maybe if you come up with the name we use, I could do some kind of tribute to you for saving this poor little girl the horrible fate of being named Beegee.

In loving memory of Marie Snow

Jeron's grandma Marie Snow passed away on December 27, 2007 We went to her funeral on December 31st. It was a really nice funeral. She wrote a lot and one of the things that she wrote is what a family is. It was so beautifully written. I want to get it and post it for everyone, because it was so neat. She loved family. I think that is one of the most important things that Jeron and I can learn from her. It was a good day. Jeron and his sister Julie mended the trouble that they had been having. I know this means a lot to Jeron (and Me). We will miss Grandma Marie.