Sledding in Saint George

Emma Rose so brave first one down 

Mom and J.J 

Uncle Chuck and J.J so cute

Final talked him in to doing it  a lone 

My brave J.J final going down a lone

Emma and Mom (Me)

SO sledding there not much I can add to this only it has been year from the time I lift for school let only been married that I had been sledding. I didn't realize how I missed it till got invited to sledding that day. By the way Thomas was there in his only little snow suit. Should got picture of him in that he couldn't move at all. But sad to say we were having to much fun with all of this, going down hill our selves.  It sure helped with the home sickness I felt that day. 

moister snow what ever you call all that white stuff it can be fun somethings

home in Saint George

Grandparents in Boston

Moister That word makes me laugh giggle snicker whatever you want to call it when your trying hard to not to laugh during someone opening or closing prayer in a meeting at church. Be from Boston we call it what it is Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail it all has it own fun name because some it worse the other to us. But whatever it is coming from heaven ye it is moister but please call it what it is man it's got different name for good reason. I mean you say so now at home ok how much depends on weather there is school. Some not all but a lot of native don't know how to drive in a inches or less so if we got more on man they would there would be massive confuse n. Also if does stick there the need to play in it with as long as it's here like you seen with our snow men. So moister weather it's all that white stuff or rain it can be trouble if get to warm to fast here. We have bad flooding that just a short five and half year ago almost took out my in laws house. Not to meant those who sadly did lose there homes. Even so when it he creek or river whatever you call the water running though the area before the flood. After it's been rain like does at home for just a day or even a couple have a raging river that for  whatever reason people have seen before have to stop and look at still on the high way no less. I sorry drive me crazy if I was behind you on the high way I am sorry but I started scream yelling to move out my way. At which my five year daughter asked me what wrong mom are you ok. Yea I am ok it's must the rain making everyone think they have to stray at it. I like the smell of rain and snow they smell different here then they do at home don't believe. Live here and there ( Boston) you will know the differences.  Either way I like both but please call it what it is.. :0)

Where my heart want to be for the moment

I  have been a little home sick lately and not so much home sick as I am family sick. Wanting and needing some time with the girls. Time with my Mom and Aunt Edie, My Emma and Alicia my sister. I miss each of these women so much Emma is with everyday but there are days I fight to send her to school. When I rather keep her home with me. Why do I miss these women out everyone in the world they know me in way that sometime I wonder if I know my self that good. Kind of how the lord know us and we think we know our selves really well till  he give us a calling and shows he know us better then we know ourselves. That is these women and my daughter. We have have not had any girls time for a bit and so I wanting to go home it's a year from the time I was last there. An I just want to be in a home were most a best time were spent together laughing. An it will not matter really what we do as long as we are together. We have taught each other some life lesson that have changed us forever. I am expecting such learning to take place every time we get together it just happens when we together all on it's own. Out all the women in my life I have learned so much from each of this girls wonderful daughter of God. I have learned to love way beyond my self and right now needing a lesson in that. Lately I have been feeling selfish and not as giving. When we were together it just happened on it own and loved that we just felt it and went with it together. We are all still together on the phone a lot but in some way that isn't enough I feel so far a way from them. I hope that we can be together when money and lords see is best. I so much just want to be spiritual up lifted and laugh with them there laughs are the best sounds in the world it make me laugh and feel light and want laugh all the time. Which I haven't been doing enough of lately. Plus there is a special power that comes from Heavenly Father daughter getting together to be with each other that you can't get anywhere else it's amazing and testimony to how important it is we are there for each other everyday if can be. So that it with this long weekend a head I want a girls weekend to go play together. But it will have to wait may be I post all the other enter I have in the works by Monday may be if I am that bored ha ha not likely my family will keep me hoping. I love my family and love the Women in my family that help me stay grounded when I feel like just flying  a way some days .

Saturday is the day to get ready for Sunday

Welcome, Welcome, Sabbath Morning, Now we rest from ever care Welcome, Welcome, is thy Dawning Holy Sabbath Day of Prayer.

I love my dad :0)

This  January 23, 2011 Sunday I gave a lesson on keeping the sabbath day holy and it took me back to the Saturdays that we worked hard to get ready for the sabbath day. So we were on time and keeping the day holy as best we can. It was a Summer day on Saturday and we were out working in the garden weeding and cleaning the house to get ready for Sunday. We my brother and I didn't feel like working that day but with the promise of dance that night we were willing to do what we had to do. So as grumbled about our work my daddy happily sang  Saturday is a special day it's the day we get ready for Sunday we clean the house and shop at the store and weeded the garden and don't do again till Monday. This we know, but man we did not feel in the mood. But my dad so positive and up beat he was so good getting me at least excited about working to get ready for the sabbath. So as he made us laugh working hard and when we wouldn't stop complain he would do the little red hen thing putting his hand high up on his ribs saying he would do all by him self and get the reward him self. Seeing him do that and waiting for him to start strutting down one the rows like a chicken. It was funny to watch. It was really important to him and he wanted us to know it. When Sunday morning would roll around if we were at a dances or fireside late you could never till . He was up before any of us singing us a wake with Welcome Welcome Sabbath Morning Now,We Rest From Ever Care!! When we all could keep our eyes open even if was with out growling at him or each other. We would then ask both parent and dad would always say  Jason " Is it fast Sunday ?" Dad and would always say no it a SLOW Sunday so get ready. Mom would just say no. The there way you always know it was Sunday was that my dad took the time to make eggs. He would do it some week day morning but on Sunday if he wasn't sick he always made Eggs& toast. It was so nice and something we could count to fill you up and keep you full though church. I loved and Sunday morning something they were the most stressful even now. But my dad attitude made the difference for me. One last thing that made us all laugh was one morning we were late by my dad standard would just walk in five minute before normal we were there a half hour early. So we were stuck behind someone going slow and dad would say come on people we not going to church for a funeral and we thought was funny because we were head to church but not for that reason. Sunday now aren't quit the same at our house a little more stress I think for me this time because I am the parent and we just have to walk around are fence to get to church. But being late still bugs me so bad. An if we were late we sit out in hall. Odd I know but like my dad had habit or ways doing things that made him my dad so it is with my husband. An as I learn to never forget the things that my dad taught me and adds those to our everyday work and life. I am writing down my husband and my way of raising our family and adding a little bit of both our dad's and idea's and making them our own and changing what want for us and what best. But I will never forget that my dad attitude I try so hard to have the same wonderful attitude.

Muppet Treasure Island: Cabin Fever!

I am total copying Ginny blog about the whole cabin fever, but I wanted to share with you all how things been at my parents house. Every time I call this what it sounds like to me. An I am not joking I remember what was like to be stuck in the house because snow so glad I don't have to do this anymore but I know this tune all to well. Happy Early Spring Everyone :0)

Melissa

Happy Wort hog day !!!!

Happy Wort  hog day Tomorrow Everyone
Yes, that was I said and why well this why
Emma" Mom tomorrow it Wort hog day and we, the whole school and my class are going to see it."

Me " Really what is Wort hog day, or you mean Ground Hog day, (Laugh) O your cute."
Me " Emma I don't know how you will see it you have dentist appointment tomorrow."
Emma " Mom I have to see why is that tomorrow...everyone will see it and not me, start crying and ran to her room.

I got her to claim down and dry her tears I told her we could do something special for it tomorrow if she wouldn't cry. So I am hoping they post what the Ground Hog ( Wort Hog) has to say early afternoon so she can see him and know that we are having a early spring I pray. Why well when you know that your dad and brother get extra work when it snow great. But that much snow that much extra work my family never see's, each other. I am not even there and pray that it stops now this Ground Hog see his shadow means nothing to me really. But being raised  in England they are superstitious and they believe  it all the way, so whatever comes I am going to love it and know that the Wort Hog I mean Ground Hog means well.  I just had to share my daughter excitement and total cuteness for all to know I have the best Miss Emma Rose in the world she is one of a kind. 


Love Melissa :0)

What do I want????

Dear Friends Follower and Who ever visit. What do I want  for this little blog well to share with family and friends my life and also my testimony. Granted there are some of the blog I been follow that have way more talent in writing idea's etc. But I hope to up lift them as they have me and point it out and send other friend to go and see there wonderful works. I started this out because I wanted a way to get out and be social on a level I don't always get as a stay out home mom. Which rocks but can be lonely when your children are sick with the flu and the chicken pox and all the other things we have gotten one after another. An the biggest reason to write so when I am old and don't remember all the things I said or did or don't remember everything about my family I came from traditions I have some where I can go to show them what there all about. An who some these people were. Because my brother's and my dad really don't keep journal neither does my husband someone has to write about them if I don't who will. An then there is the hopes to link this with those of my past I don't know great great great grandparents I want to learn about and hopeful write about and find out about so I can learn how it  all got to me here and now. SO that is it there you go come and go as you please and let me know if you like or not whatever but that's why like it doing and what I want for this blog :0)

Read the B.O.M before Easter

Here I am trying to measure up again, but if I fall short of what I want the lord will help me make up difference one day I will be perfect like him but for now I like learning from mistake there good for me whatever they may be :0)

So the more time I spend journal online and blogging I am find all these cool blog that have been giving me great idea's, laughs and just make me smile though out the day. Well one of these blog gave challenge of reading the Book of Mormon by Easter. I have been focusing on trying to read the Conference Ensign one each day if possible that and the New Testament trying to stay on track with Sunday school. But also because it was my favorite year in seminary and it's a been a long that have gotten all the though. Plus Sunday we get talk about and enlighten one another I always love that part. So why am I sharing this here well for all of you who would like to try this with are welcome. I really loved doing when prophet asked not to long a go to read though it and with fourth ward Relief Society. An  I find my self staying on task when I have starting and ending time. Other wise I get lost in pondering and sometime with everything that going on lose time to do it at all. But this helps me get done and make a must just like my goals I put up here on my blog and so far they are sticking. Well as best as can with life just being what it is always one advantage after another.
Any who, join in the fun and read with me I know that life is always getting  in the way with these kind of thing but this make life, my life sweeter it will do the same for you if you let. 

Love Melissa  

My little Super hero's

Emma's Cape is one her baby dolls blanket. An the laundry like said they make all the work we get done or not done worth it. We had been doing laundry all day.

J.J Cape is a pillow case, that was till he found an old baby blanket Thomas out grow to use for a cape.

Poor Thomas his great super power for me is sleep so we both get it more then we do right now . Or when these picture were taken this was right before the chicken pox started to show.

My Little Super Hero as they race around trying to help clean and make the baby laugh the brighten my day and make hard times so much easier. Super Emma & Awesome J.J & Fanatic Thomas there the ones that make all the work we do or don't do worth it.  I so glad that heavenly father would give me such wonderful children to call my own. 

Chicken Pox really it's the Chicken Pox

Well here we are a new year and already going in to an area some Doctor's haven't seen in so long they don't know what it is. I had some how not something I really want to tell everyone but got Impetigo and well from where not sure. But with all the children I have been around for the holiday who know where.  I had done quit well not giving to any of my children but a special Thomas who is nursing and teething well, I thought about Sunday I may have given it to him. So called his Doctor first thing Monday and got him a well child check for six month crazy it been that long from the time I had him.  So got appointment but was not till Tuesday worry of him itching and spreading it I asked if they could call in something for him to help with the rash. That was until about noon I saw more and they were spreading so fast it look like chicken pox. So ok made a choice not waiting till tomorrow we are going to the Inst-care and getting him look at to see if it is Chicken Pox. Low and behold after being told a half hour was all it would take to see the doc. Well an hour later waiting out in waiting room a half hour the in the room in walks the Doc and he looks at him and says it could be from a verse or what you have. After looking at mine that what he deiced but before he said that the words that came out his mouth made him look and sound like a bone head. "I am not sure what it is". Wow think that don't say it when your a Doc he said he wasn't good at his rash. Well the study up. He sent us home with something for impetigo and said that if not this call me I would like to know what his Doctor has to say. Well took him in the next day to our family Doctor o yeah that is chicken pox. An well we can't take him out anywhere really because he is contagious till the last pox is scab over and there a lot. An he is still getting new ones or I find one have not seen yet. Then this morning Emma woke up with a spot on her cheek she had little cold the last three days. so she didn't go to school because I have a feeling she will get a mild case of them but she is getting it. But today will tell us, sadly she has a birthday she wants to go to this weekend. I don't think so. That it there are fun advantage to start the New Year.

Snow men in Saint George and snow in the house

The day I thought Emma was meant to go back to school we woke to the coolest thing in the world snow. An to be honesty when you shovel it and work in it and freeze in it you don't like it. But after living here for seven years man you miss playing it . So you get the best of both worlds but living her. It snowed enough so we went sledding in Gunlock it was really fun. Beck my mother in-law got picture of that I didn't can't wait till she post those on face book they were so cute. Then there was my wish when Emma wanted to make a snow man and the snow out there wasn't the right kind of snow. I would know coming from Boston. So Snow no school good breakfast then out to build the first snow man as family. Kern didn't have gloves so he took the first pictures then the other two in front of the house I help build with Emma and J.J because Kern was inside with Thomas who was napping.  The snow in the house well that was from the Styrofoam that j.j and Emma got in and made look like  snow in the toy room. So not as fun as the real thing.  

just two inches not much already melting

we named him thomas

Emma& J.J. these are more saint george snow no complete white 

because there so little snow they were named after them

Toy room and snow inside

2010 Christmas was so much fun the best day of the year

The Kern and Melissa Bowler  Family Christmas was the best day of the month spending the month reminding each other way we celebrate the holiday to simple things that corals and wanting it to snow so it would all be the perfect day it was wonderful.  The help of our family from there gifts to the family actives together and sharing our testimony with our children made it the holiday everything it was. I love my three little ones there faces faces as they saw the tree and the gift is unforgettable. I got a surprise of my own.  An I got to enjoy and remember the gift of how Jesus Christ came in to the world and how that changes how I want to be or choose to be each day.

our little Santa baby, yea hat doesn't fit

New P.J.

our sad little ginger bread house

stocking first yahoo

waiting to get the web cam up for grandma Sharie to watch present opening

gifts from the Santa Gunlock traditions

Emma favorite gift a pillow pet from Uncle Spencer

JJ favorite gift the fire truck from uncle Spencer

My surprise lee Sophie jeweler

my lovely earrings

 

Merry Christmas!!!!