Father's Day

Father's day what a great day. After my Dad passed away I did not look forward to Father's Day and I hated Sunday when as a primary child I would have to go in front of the congregation and sing all the father songs. I am grateful for the father's in my life and for Matt's side of the family. I treasure that he still has one grandfather living and I appreciate the time we have with him. Grandma Lois and Grandpa Jack (they are in the eighties) are planning a camping expedition up 12 mile canyon in their sheep camp, just the two of them. So Grandma gave him a new quilt, towels, and said she was going to make curtains, to fix it up a bit. They are going to visit sites where Grandpa Jack ran his sheep in the past. He said he marked a lot of the trees "Jack Madsen" and someone who worked in that area later carved in an extra word so it said "Jack Ass Madsen"...he just laughed about. When I was going to take their picture, Grandma says "put your arm around me like its father's day."

Matt's family always gives him a hard time for being in school for so long...and I kind of join in it too, I guess because it has been a long time. Matt told everyone that I said I would leave him if he didn't get done this year (which I didn't say in so many words, jk, I would never leave him). I was thinking about that last night and I feel kind of bad about what I said and that I didn't say anything positive. I am very proud of Matt and I am amazed at all he has accomplished no matter how long it takes (and really he is right on schedule...bachelor: 5 yrs (part time first couple of years), masters: 1.5 yrs and PhD: 3 yrs). So instead I say "Matt rocks". I am sticking with him forever. What a great Dad he is to our kids. It has been fun to see a new side to him with our baby girl. He is always telling her how beautiful she is. I am one lucky lady. Life is good.