Okay don't pass out I am actually blogging.
Mothers Day is always a little bitter sweet for Me. I am incredibly blessed to have had the Mother I was given. My Patriarchal Blessing says I did not choose my Parents I was appointed to them because they would be able to instill within my heart a love of truth and righteousness.
If you were to sum my Mom up in five words I do believe Truth and Righteous would be at the top. Now I know my Mom was not perfect. In fact this is what makes some of those parenting moments that I might not have been on my game bearable. I am thankful for her example for her insight on parenting when I am stressed or not sure of what to do some how a example comes to mind. I love you Mom and forever grateful that you did instill Truth and Righteousness in me. Thanks for being my Mom!!!
This is a picture of my Mom that she had taken while my Dad was on his mission.
Seriously the glasses were Hot!
Not the greatest picture of me However my Mom is smiling just how I remember her.
And last but not least to my children thank you for being the kids you are. I am in awe that I get to be your Mom. I hope each one of you know and understand the love I have for you. Being a Mother is one of the greatest blessings in my life. I never had big dreams for myself all I ever wanted was to be a Wife and Mom. Who would of known being a Mom was bigger than anything I could of come up with. Glad we are on this adventure together!
Love you, Mom!
Oh and don't forget to do the dishes on Sunday!
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Andrea and Chuck on May 10, 2012 02:26 PM
We received our little Max. He is seven years old and is a Bischon. We got him from the Bischon Rescue in San Diego and a sister taking her daughter to BYU delivered him to us. He and I go for about a 30 minute walk each morning and night. He and I are both over weight and this walking is beneficial for both of us.
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Kay and Karen Cleverly on September 14, 2010 09:13 PM
We found this little guy walking across the street in front of our house after a rain storm. Of course everyone wanted to keep him. Our compromise, we keep him for one day and night and let him go in a pond near our house. The poor little guy was probably relieved to go after being man handled for 24 hrs.
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Clev Clan on July 18, 2010 01:58 PM
We went up to the mountains on a little hike near our house. It took us about three and a half hours round trip. It was so much fun to go up into the mountains. It is so beautiful this time of year. We didn't realize that we were going to have to walk through the river to see the waterfall. I should have had them wear shorter pants. I wish I would have taken a picture of them after the hike. Danielle's pink pants were pretty much brown from the knee down and all of our shoes were a nice dirt color. They are still in the garage waiting to be washed.
Chad, Mckenna, and Danielle went on this hike a few weeks ago in the rain, and Chad did it in the early spring. It was a little hard on Aleaya because we had to do some climbing and river crossing a few times. She did very well for her age and I was impressed with all of their ability to climb the mountain as quickly as they did. Chad had to carry Taila part way up and part way down. She loved it though. She said, "Dad can we do this every day?"
Aleaya had a different opinion. She said to me, "Mom, maybe I don't want to get married," I said, why? She said, "because then my husband will make me come on hikes like this with him." I will have to say it was Chad's idea to come on this hike. I had to laugh at her perspective. She also saw a young family with mostly little girls coming up the trail when we were almost back to the car and she said, Mom, should we warn them about this hike?" I had to laugh at that too. I said, no, maybe they will like it. You never know". She actually talks fondly of the hike now, but she was a little nervous crossing the rivers and climbing the rocks. She definitely has my careful anxious genes.
Mckenna and Danielle are strong hikers and had a great time.
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Melissa on May 24, 2009 09:37 PM
1. The holiday music
2. A Car that works
3. Laundry is almost done
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Kyle and Melissa on November 20, 2007 02:14 PM
We are way behind on the Blog, but we are going to catch up. As most of you know, Taylor was Baptized this month and as part of his experience we went to Palmyra, Kirtland, Winter Quarters, and the couple of days before his baptism to Nauvoo. We have been there many times because the Nauvoo temple is our temple, but this visit was different. Taylor was very excited because of his pending baptism and because his Grandpa and Grandma B, Grandpa C & Karen, Uncle Parker, Aunt Whitni, Asher (cousin), and Aunt Char were going to go with us. Taylor loves his family and when we visit with them no matter where that is. We had a great trip. We rented a house that slept all the adults in beds and was just a block and half from the temple. We started off by going on a wagon ride through the west side of Nauvoo. We than hit the family living center which is a lot of fun for the kids. There are games and you get to see how a lot of the crafts and trades of Old Nauvoo were performed. After that it was on to the Scovill Bakery (free ginger snaps) and down the street to the Post office, John Taylor home, Print shop, and Blacksmiths. There is a ton to do in Nauvoo and they continue to restore new homes and shops. We took a pit stop and than off to the Brick Yard and School. That made for a full day so we went to the house and cleaned up for Dinner at the Nauvoo Inn were Jaxson was very happy to have the waitress spill two ice cold sodas on him. After drying off Jaxson we went to the Nauvoo Pageant. It is a very good production and everyone really needs to go at least once. The theme is "When you're here, We're here." In the morning some of the Adults went to a session at the temple and the rest of us hit the Jonathan Browning Gun shop. The temple goers caught up to us at the mansion house, JS home, cemetery, and Red Brick store. There is a lot to do in Nauvoo but there are some things that you can't miss. One is the walk down the trail of hope. At the end of the trail is the crossing the saints took and a memorial of all those who died between Nauvoo and SLC. We have ancestors on the list on Grandma and Grandpa B's side. We listened to Grandpa tell some stories of those on his side. We later found out that on the Cleverly side we had a relative living in Nauvoo. The next thing you have to see is the movie "Joseph Smith, Prophet of the Restoration." On the way home we visited Carthage and reflected on everything at a hole in the wall mexican restaurant in Macomb Il. It was a good trip and really prepared us for the Baptism the next day. Baptism post will follow in a couple of days. Sorry for the very long post enjoy the slide show.
Love the Cleverly's
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BClev on August 27, 2007 02:26 PM
