Friday, February 5, 2010
Thank you Thank you Thank you Maggie
Thursday, February 4, 2010
After the surgery!!!
Here is a photo of my wounds. I think they will heal nicely. I also got a video of the surgery if anyone want to watch it. It really isn't too bad. Not a lot of blood! Thank you everyone for your prayers and concern. I've definetly felt loved. Hopefully I will feel well enough to come home soon!
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Kidney Donation
I just wanted to let you all know what’s going on with me. There have been a lot of questions and I wanted to share with everyone the details. My mother in law, Debbie, is in bad shape. She has had only one kidney since before Brian was born. She now has what’s called Cystic Kidney Disease, which means her only kidney is failing. Currently it only functions at 8% of what it should be. On January 28th I will be joining her in surgery to donate my left kidney.
We have known for quite some time that she would need to get a kidney transplant. Upon hearing the news, and since, I have felt that the person who would be the donor would be me. Debbie was not going to let me apply to be the donor. While there were many people who volunteered and were tested, none was found to be a viable donor for her. Finally, after months and months of searching and testing, she had to be put on dialysis. She has been going 3 times a week, 2 hours at a time, for the past six months (approx). So, I finally got them to send me the paperwork. I’ve been through the testing and have been found to be about as genetically perfect a match as they could find for Debbie.
Again, the surgery is going to be January 28th. We will be in California for 3 weeks. 3-5 days will be spent in the hospital. For 6 weeks after the surgery, I will be required to take it easy…lifting nothing heavier than a gallon of milk. I’m not spending 3 weeks away from my children, so they are coming with us. We’ve had family and friends offer to help with the kids while out there and here at home. In fact, Maggie (my sister) and Chelsy (Brian’s sister) will be coming out as well. We gladly accept any and all help with the children as Brian will still have to work (started a new job last week). He’ll be with me the whole time, and of course I will be his priority.
I want everyone to know that I chose to do this. NOBODY (not Brian, and certainly not his parents) pressured me to do this. As I have prayed and fasted, I have grown more and more comfortable in this decision. I am not nervous about the surgery at all. It will be lathroscopic surgery, performed in a hospital in San Francisco that does 300 of these every year. They have a perfect record pertaining to the health of the donors after surgery. So I am comfortable and at peace with the decision. I only worry that Ellie and Trevor are taken care of while Brian is so focused on helping me. So again, we are grateful for the offers of help, and any more that come.
My mother in law is one of the most amazing women I’ve ever known, and I’m excited and humbled to be able to serve her in this way. Hopefully, this will insure that my kids get to have their wonderful grandmother around for many more years!
I love you all,
Emily
Friday, January 8, 2010
We've moved
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Noelles post
Monday, November 9, 2009
Our Trip to St. George
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Halloween!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Reflections contest
Photography. She took this all by herself. She did the set up and everything. I wasn't even there. She is amazing! She called it "Flower Eyes". cute huh?
Her 4th entry was Musical. She practiced the guitar really hard. I don't think it fits under the Reflection guide lines very well, but we thought we'd try. Isn't she cute though?
I would like to thank Janet for all her help and kind words to Ellie in this process. We had a blast!!!
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Nice Car, but it must go...Daddy wants the money....and a truck!





Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wheeler Farm
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Ellie's first day of School
Friday, August 14, 2009
Swim Lessons
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
One of my favorite videos
I love this video. I was just looking through my pictures and came across this. I forgot how funny it was. Gotta love Hannah Montana. Apparently Trevor does.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Blogging
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Ellie lost her first tooth
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Hailey's wedding
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Our Christmas trip to California
We had the chance to go to the Oakland Temple and to San Francisco to see "A Christmas Carol" at American Conservtory Theatre (aka ACT) during our trip. The kids stayed with Brians uncles family.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I screwed up
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Large Post... for me!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Snow
Friday, November 7, 2008
Halloween
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
I Love my Wife and Kids
I love Emily more than anything in this world! She is my Angel...as Elder Holland expressed in this last conference. She is the most wonderful and beautiful wife; and I often feel that I haven't done nearly enough to deserve her.
Ellie is a beautiful, feisty little 5 year old and, thinking about it, I wouldn't have it any other way. We definitely have our work cut out for us as she grows.
Trevor is such a soft hearted little kid. The way he says "I love you too" is awesome.
I'm so blessed!!!! Just wanted to express it.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Didn't get the house
Speaking of selling something....since we didn't get our other house...the GINORMOUS entertainment unit with book shelves that we were going to use is up for sale. It doesn't fit our current home, so if anyone wants to buy it....let me know
Monday, September 22, 2008
Babysitting Maddness
Friday, September 12, 2008
Fun Day - Sep. 11
Of course, there's nothing like celebrating the fact that mother nature has beat up on you for yet another year...haha.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Ellie's 1st day of Kindergarten
I tried to put a video of her answering the questions, but it wouldn't work. It tried for over 2 hours. I wish I could have gotten it on here. It was really cute. If you want to hear her answers just let me know and I will email you the video.
Dance Dance Revolution
Mountain Biking at Sundance
Rock Climbing
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Fun Weekend
Friday and Saturday were spent camping up at Current Creek with the Pantons and the Willes's. Pretty uneventful and relaxing...with the exception of Coco (our beagle) taking off in the woods for two hours, Emily and Ellie worrying themselves sick as a result, and then Coco returning covered in fresh cow poop! UGGHH!
Em and the kids are awesome!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Day 2 of Emily at Girls Camp
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Day one of Emily at Girl's Camp
I helped Emily get off to Girl's Camp for our stake today. It's weird being on the "staying" end. I'm usually heading off on a business trip or to some camping trip with the scouts. I have to say...no fun. I'm busy, of course!
- Got the kids up and dressed
- Fed them breakfast
- Did laundry and cleaned up the house (in case anyone came to see it)
- Took Ellie to swim lessons...Trevor and I played with cars while we waited for her.
- Dropped the kids off at Emily's sister Maggie's house
- Went to work (realized I forgot my computer and had to go back home to get it...ended up working from home)
- Picked up the kids and took them to Bajio for dinner...then picked up some milk at Macey's
- Mowed the lawn
- Bathed the kids and watched the movie Cars with them
- Did some work to clean up our hard drive on the laptop and now I'm on the blog.
Most of this is all in a day's work for Emily...who is the most amazing woman that I could ever have hoped to marry. Which brings me back to the fact that it's only been 15 hours and I miss her like crazy.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Camping with the Family (End of July)
We spent 3 days camping up near Strawberry Reservoir with Chris and Shelly Willes and their kids, Steve and Deelisa Panton and their children, Harold and Melanie Becht and crew....and, of course, Keira!. Tent Trailer, Crayfish fishing, kayaking, swimming, campfires, log teeter-totters, strange animal noises and a very funny snipe hunt. All-in-all it was awesome and we're ready to go again...after Young Women's Camp!
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Home from Zion's Camp
Pictures are forthcoming!










