tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54438552123441592332023-11-16T04:47:35.437-08:00 The Germ'sDooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-50161179589476950332015-05-06T10:15:00.001-07:002015-05-06T10:15:51.015-07:00Dearest Samsonite<div class="MsoNormal">
Dearest Samsonite,<o:p></o:p></div>
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I still can’t believe you are going to be a year in a few
days! You are such a wonderful little boy and this past year with you has been
a joy (for the most part). You no longer want to spend hours being snuggled
like you used to but you will come lay in my lap while I try to do yoga.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ever since you started crawling in December
you have been sneaking into everything. You may be the reason we have to climb
over a fence to get into our kitchen. You started taking steps in April and
have been an official walker for a few weeks now. Each day you walk a little
further and faster. Currently, you can walk from the living room through the
dinning room and into the kitchen in one go. Granted, this is when you and your
sister don’t sabotage your path with toys, books, and/or forsaken snacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As excited about walking as you are I don’t
think you forehead feels the same way. You currently have four bruises on your
face from walking tumbles. Usually, you pick yourself back up and keep going
but there have been a few times when you need a snuggle to feel better like
when you tried to wrestle the chair yesterday that ended with a line shaped
bruise across your cheek. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You love playing with your sister and doing what ever she
does (she doesn’t always feel the same). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she is not around you like to look at
books by yourself<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(cardboard books –you
enjoy ripping regular books too much at this time), playing with bocks, chasing
balls around the house, and sneaking into anything new. While packing for our
move for rotations I have had to be careful about how boxes are stacked because
you can scale them as flawlessly as a professional rock climber. The one flaw
is that your still not very good at the most important part…descending down the
boxes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other than eating I would say
your favorite thing is when your Daddy wrestles with you! You don’t like being
tossed around like your sister did/does (although that fear is quickly
vanishing) but you love playing rough. The instant he sits on the floor you
start climbing on him to get him to wrestle you. You’re a pretty easygoing kid
and as long as there is food and chances to take naps your pretty happy and willing
to doing anything. <o:p></o:p></div>
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You have an aptitude for physical activities. You’re curious
and am always exploring or investigating things you don’t know about-this can
lead to trouble thus, the earlier mention of the kitchen being gated off. You are
observant and watch your sister carefully so that you can learn from her. For
example, last week you were watching her color with the sidewalk chalk and then
did your best to imitate what she was doing. You were excited when you saw the
green line show up on the sidewalk. You’re also stubborn and will keep trying
something until you figure it out. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your
stubbornness also makes it hard to redirect your focus when you are sneaking
into things. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would say your best
quality of all if how friendly and charming you are especially to the ladies at
the grocery store. We always meet new people because you are flirting, smiling,
and flashing your big blue eyes at them from across the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You also lay the charm on pretty thick when
you get caught sneaking. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Basically, San-man (as your sister calls you) we love you
and your funny ways! The way you splash like crazy in the tub, the way jabber
all day long, the way you sneak your sisters food when she isn’t looking, and
the way you show joy and excitement for life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I hope this next your is a great one for you but your welcome to not
grow up so fast<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you to the moon and back,<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Mom or Mamamamam as
you call me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Ps. We also call you San-Storm because you have the ability
to make huge messes really quickly!<o:p></o:p></div>
Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-35364430235567914432015-01-13T05:57:00.000-08:002015-01-13T09:04:24.673-08:00early morning ramblings<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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It’s 4:53 AM and I have already been up for two hours. We have been hit with a horrible cold that causes bad coughing and
gallons of boogers. Nena wakes up wanting her nose wiped. This last time I
wiped her nose I realized I was using one of Sans onsies. It was then I
finally just showed her how to wipe her nose on her blankets. Am I desperate or
am I just practical? Maybe a little of both? I just know that she gets
frustrated trying to sleep because she has “boogies” running profusely out of
her nose and cries because “nose noises” AKA the sound her noise makes when
sick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course as soon as Nena got back
sleep her brother felt like it was his duty to pick up where she left off. He is
about two days behind his sister with the cold and got his shots yesterday. My
little fat man just wanted to be snuggled so I obliged. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally, I had to let him fuss to sleep
because I was afraid I would drop him because I was so tired. For anyone
wondering why I didn’t have him sleep in my bed it is because The Germ and I
share A full size mattress. You read that right A. Full. Sized. Mattress. There
simply isn’t room for excess fat much less a baby on that bed (it does keeps us from
gaining weight). When I am pregnant my poor husband gets about a foot wide
space to sleep on. Anyway, San’s exhaustion kicked in about 4 minutest into his
protest and is now asleep. I couldn’t stay awake holding the San-man for the
life of me but as soon as my head hit the pillow insomnia kicked in. My mind
started racing, which is how I ended up writing this.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish there was a switch that I could flip
to turn my brain off but then I would end up “Sleeping like a Dad.” My husband
is great at getting up with the kids but he doesn’t hear every inhale and exhale in
the next bedroom like I can. So even when he gets up with the kids I still wake
up so I usually just do it. Besides we are investing hundreds of thousands of dollars
into his schooling and would rather him do well at school and me try and catch
a cat nap during the day. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So long story short: Today will be a day of cartoons and blessed left overs and thats alright. </div>
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I am often asked how we are doing with Justin in medical
school. Our first year was pretty great <i>after</i>
the first couple of months went by. We were able to find a good balance between
school and family life. Justin was learning how to best study and take tests
for school. Also my morning sickness was easing off after a couple months and I
was able to be a productive member of the family again.<br />
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The same time second year it felt like life/school was
trying to swallow us whole. The school schedule was more difficult for me to
get used to, Justin had even more credits and other responsibilities at school
(i.e. Student government, tutoring, etc.) and I was trying to learn how to be
on my own with two kids one of whom was still getting up multiple times a
night. I felt drained and frustrated. I felt like everything I did was almost
useless because as soon as I cleaned it up someone would mess it back up again.
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Here are some examples of my thoughts I would have multiple
times a day:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How many freaking
times do I have to wash this counter off?!?!?” <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Why do I even bother sweeping it gets dirty almost instantly?”
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Then I would skip sweeping the floor for a day and realize I
why I swept everyday. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“I just can’t seem to get a head!”<o:p></o:p></div>
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I questioned our decision to go to medical school multiple
times because sometimes it would be nice to actually see my husband. That’s why
I married him!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I got sick. I got horribly sick and ended up being
hospitalized for several days. When I got home I couldn’t take care of myself
let alone my kids. I eventually recovered but it took over two weeks for me to
be able to take care of my kids and almost a month for me to feel back up to my
normal self. As awful as those weeks were I am grateful for the lessons I
learned from it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even though I am afraid
the stress of those weeks might have sucked two years of the Germs life away (I
may have just watched The Princess Bride). <o:p></o:p></div>
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The first lesson I learned was how much I loved being a mom
even though I would get frustrated at times. I remember being stuck in the
hospital being so sad that I couldn’t hold my babies. Someone else was rocking
San-Man to sleep and reading books to Nena. I never yearned to have a normal
day where “nothing gets done” more in my life. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The second lesson was how amazing a support system is
especially, my ward family. When we moved to Washington I was nervous because I
had always lived close to family. When something happened they were the ones
that came to help. In Washington it wasn’t going to be that way. My one comfort
was knowing that the church was there. I would have a ward family to help.
Little did I know how amazing my new ward would be and how grateful I would be
to be apart of it. They have welcomed and taken care of us since day one. When
I had San-man they took care of Nena for several days and brought us dinner for
a week. They provided us with friendship and love. When I was sick they took it
to a whole other level. They took care of the kids even bathing and dressing
them. They brought meals for several weeks. They checked in on us. Wrapped
Nena’s birthday presents, made a birthday cake, and called doctors for me. They
even drove me to doctor’s appointments when Justin had school. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was my first time being utterly helpless
and dependent on others (a difficult pill to swallow) and they made sure my
family and I wanted for nothing. This generosity and true charity was so
humbling that I still get choked up thinking about it. It’s an example I have
been trying to emulate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The third lesson I learned was how important it is that I
take care of myself. I realized how truly important my role is in our little
family. If I am not functioning my whole family suffers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The weeks and months before I got sick I was
slowly allowing motherhood, medical school, and every other responsibility
slowly swallow me up. I was losing myself in it all. I had stopped exercising
because an injury caused during San-Mans birth and I was extremely exhausted
(later to learn not only was it from multiple night feedings but I was also
anemic). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also wasn’t doing anything
that was fun and fulfilling to me. Then I got sick and was forced to take care
of myself and focus on what I need. I realized I wasn’t doing anything that
fulfilled me as a person and individual. I started simplifying some areas of my
life so I could make time for the things I needed. I started to take better
care of myself spiritually, physically, and emotionally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have been making more time for exercise
(and receiving Physical therapy to help fix the injury), scripture
study/listening to talks/meditation, and making time for art. In essence I
became more conscious about my life focusing on those things that are most
important which includes myself not just my family.<o:p></o:p></div>
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These changes have made a huge difference on how I feel
about life and how I would answer the question “how is medical school going.” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Right now I can honestly say medical school is
going pretty good. </div>
Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-82589794375126489132014-12-08T12:44:00.004-08:002014-12-08T12:44:59.165-08:00Let us be Gentle<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
When I was in kindergarten there was a boy in my class who
peed his pants and for years afterword whenever I saw him my first thought
would be, “he peed his pants in kindergarten.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sadly, I have very few other memories of him. All I can remember is what
he looked like, that he was teased a lot in school, that he lived with his
grandma, and he moved away before 4th grade but would come back to visit once
in a while. As an adult whenever I think of him my heart breaks for that little
boy who was treated so unkindly. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t a bully in
school and I got a long with pretty much everybody. For the most part I enjoyed
school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With that being said it doesn’t
mean I was always the kindest to people or the most understanding, like most
school age kids.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Since graduation I have learned more about what some of my
fellow classmates had to face while in high school. The loss of a parent(s),
their parents going through a vicious divorce, mental illness, drug addiction,
sexual abuse, life threatening illnesses, the loss of a sibling, and so on. I
wonder how I would have treated my fellow classmates if I had known the
struggles and trials they were facing. Would I have been more understanding?
Would I have mourned with those who were mourning?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Would I have treated them more gently?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tried to not to solely define them by an
accident they had in kindergarten? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
know my heartaches for the challenges they face now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So often we become solely focused on our own victories,
burdens, and challenges that we forget to look around at what is happening to
those around us. We rashly make rude comments too or gossip about people
without knowing their full story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Honestly, we may never know the full story because people only tell you
what they want you to know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This doesn’t
mean we can keep tearing people down because we are ignorant of their
challenges.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It means we need to start
treating others more gently and recognize we are all struggling with challenges
seen and unseen. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I will probably never know why that boy lived with his
grandma or even why he peed his pants that day in school. But what I can do is
start thinking of him as whole person who grows and changes and has trials just
like me. I would hate it if someone judged me solely on how I was in high
school or when I was getting off some medication that made me feel like I was
losing my mind. I would want them to see me for my whole self. My talents, my
strengths, my weaknesses, my growth over the years, and the trials I am facing.
I would want them to say “Hi” to me at Walmart even if they thought I was a
weird cross country runner in high school and recognize I am not that same
person.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over the summer while visiting family in Utah, we decided to go to Bear Lake
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drive up through Logan, UT to get to Bear Lake we were <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">forced</i> to stop at Herm’s for breakfast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seriously, this one of the best places to eat
in Logan and you would be silly to not go there as frequently as possible. My
personal favorite is the Greek skillet with steak added to it. I don’t have a
pictures of the skillet because my food was devoured so quickly. In addition to the great
food is the fun atmosphere; the building is a restored and revamped gas
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When we finally got to Bear Lake we had a blast playing in
the water and sand. We rented stand up paddleboards (SUP) and a kayak. I was
introduced to SUP’s a few years ago when The Germ and I were in Hawaii for a few weeks. We found them more fun than surfing because the don't take as long to master. They also add a fun technical challenge to paddling not to mention the great abdominal workout caused be the constant balancing. My mom may or may not have lost a
pair of nice sunglasses in the lake after losing her balance on SUP. On a
side note have you ever wondered how many keys, sunglasses, and wallets have
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Samson like the water for a little bit but was mostly
content napping on the beach. Sienna loved the sand and liked the water. She
only liked the water when it was below her knees and not splashing in her
face! The instant the water touched her face she would have a complete
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Our day was cut short when a big thunderstorm rolled in with
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Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-34701637580829456532014-09-03T15:06:00.000-07:002014-09-03T15:06:41.113-07:00Samsonite at 4 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Samsonite is 4 months! He is really smiley and LOVES "talking" to men with beards! Maybe is has something with the Germ not shaving for the last 4 1/2 months before he was born. He is a super laid back little man that is regularly sleeping through the night (hallelujah!) I could kiss his cheeks all day long!</div>
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<br />Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-61659168005673390942014-09-03T14:37:00.001-07:002014-09-10T08:25:51.783-07:0022 months<br />
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Peanut is now 22 months. She loves to color, play at the park, help cook, and ride bikes. She is talking up a storm and is so feisty. While taking her pictures I would ask her to look at the camera, she would reply, "No Mom."<br />
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Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-90661055510477896462014-05-31T07:18:00.000-07:002014-09-04T08:35:51.999-07:00The Little ManThe past three weeks I have been enjoying snuggles from our newest
family member. He is a dream baby and I can get enough of him. Here are
some pictures I took of this sweet little man when he was just over a
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He was a little stressed about the Germs finals<br />
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<br />Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-76182794612693491472014-05-03T15:58:00.001-07:002014-05-17T18:23:34.842-07:00Dearest Peanut #9<br>
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Dearest Peanut,<br>
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You are now almost 19 months old and full of zest! You are learning at such a fast pace that we can hardly keep up! This is both exciting and scary for Mom and Dad. For example, you have have grown tall enough to easily reach items on the edge of the counter. I learned this when you tried to grab the chefs knife I was using to make cut up vegetables. Lets just say Mom is now very careful about what is set close to the edge of the counter. You can also close doors both by pushing and pulling them closed. Although, this skill has made you a little obsessive - no door shall remain open in your presence! You are trying very hard to open doors but haven't mastered it just yet (thank goodness). <br>
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You are also learning several new sounds and words a week. This week you started making the "wa" sound and started saying words like Water and Walk. You can say about 40 words. Your favorite words are Mom, Dad, Bike, Bird, Dog, Baby, Shoes, Socks, Hat, Please, and Bottle. You can comprehend a lot of what we say to you and can follow simple instructions.You love it when we read to you. Currently, your favorite books are "I Love You Stinky Face," "When Marcus Moore Moved In," "Lama Lama Red Pajama," and "Hello Biscuit."<br>
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You have recently discovered how much fun it is to draw. We spend several hours coloring with crayons and sidewalk chalk each day. Speaking of outside you love playing outside on the neighbors scooters, tricycles, and electric four wheelers (that have dead batteries). When you get tired of riding them you will get of and push them around the sidewalk saying "GOOOOO!" You also enjoy going on walks to see various animals with your favorite being birds and dogs.<br>
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You enjoy playing with friends, going places, and saying "Hi" to everyone you meet! Thanks for being such a sweet little girl!<br>
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Love,<br>
Mom<br>
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Since I never got around to taking Peanuts 1 year old pictures I decided I really needed to take some. So here are some pictures I snapped of Peanut a few days before valentines.<br />
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Goodness gracious it was hard getting Peanut to stay in one spot! I thought it was hard when she was crawling but walking/running was a whole new challenge. I finally bribed her with cheerios! Next time I will probably have to recruit my husbands help!<br />
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**** I am by no means a professional. I am just a wife trying to stick to a tight budget while documenting her child's growth. Hopefully this summer we will have some family pictures taken. Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-25437606712161520172014-02-04T13:46:00.001-08:002014-02-04T13:46:10.113-08:00I'm The Toddler In The Box<div style="text-align: center;">
Ever since Peanut started crawling she has loved boxes! She would climb on and in any box she found. She would also beg her daddy give her rides around the apartment in them. She even used them to hide her special treasures in like our phones, shoes, Tupperware lids, etc.. We usually would let her play with the boxes we got from Costco and fruit stands and would throw them out after a few day.</div>
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After our Utah visit Peanuts love of boxes has grown even more! Since returning home we have had at least one extra large box to play with/in. The first two boxes came with her new car seat tucked safely inside. Seeing these boxes I immediately wanted to use them to build forts, castles, and pure childhood joy. I put the Germ in charge of cutting out the windows and doors while Peanut and I decorated them (aka I colored while Peanut ate crayons). Below are the finished result:</div>
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These boxes were the center of Peanuts life for a couple of weeks. She would go in them to play peek-a-boo, throw a tantrum, look at books, horse around with dad, and if she had any "serious business" to do (if you know what I mean). The first box to give up the fight after life with a toddler was the "tunnel" box. It just couldn't handle Peanut trying to sit on the top of it. Apparently, it wasn't build to toddler OSHA specifications. A week later the tower box was starting to show the tell tale signs that "retirement" was imminent. I tried to help it limp on a little longer with a duct tape face lift but knew we would soon be parting with a dear friend. I was starting to wonder what we were going to use to fill the void in Peanuts imaginative play when that box finally got recycled. I was also wondering what I was going to do because that box made things like dishes, dinner, and using the bathroom by myself possible. </div>
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Over the summer I decided I wanted to learn to make delicious bread. I have since learned to make English muffins, french bread, Baguettes, Pita bread, Italian bread, and various types of rolls. I have really loved making bread and have enjoyed eating hot bread smothered in butter even more! Goodness I sure love my Carbohydrates and saturated fats. </div>
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Baking my own bread has been awesome for reasons other than making my butt size expand. The first being that I have control over the ingredients used. This has been great with Peanut since she has milk and soy allergies. It becomes frustrating when you read the label and find that soy is in almost EVERYTHING! Most store bought items like bread and crackers are out of the question because of soy. Another benefit of making my own bread is that it is a lot cheaper to make bread especially, specialty breads such as English Muffins and Pita Bread. Finally, it is helping me build a skill that can be used to help create memories with my children (hopefully positive ones to boot). I have so many memories of eating warm bread with my Grandma and helping her make cinnamon rolls for Halloween. Some of my most cherished memories are those of time spent in the kitchen cooking and baking together as a family. </div>
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Lately Peanut has been wanting to help as I bake and cook. So I let her help while making bread by giving her some utensils and a big pile of flour to play with. I think the following pictures show how much she enjoys it!</div>
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Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-74959016701447107312014-01-22T20:34:00.004-08:002014-01-22T20:42:10.015-08:00A Winter HikeWhen I was younger I used to think winter was really ugly unless the ground was covered in freshly fallen snow. I am sure it wasn't helped by the constant inversions that plague Utah winters. The inversion hovers over the Wasatch front sucking any hope of blue sky's and fresh air with it. I vividly remember flying back to Utah in early January after spending three weeks in Hawaii and seeing the grey smoggy layer floating eerily below the airplane. It reminded me of horror movies when an unsuspecting victim walks in to the fog and then is ferociously attacked by some scary animal. Thankfully, we were only attacked by -10 degree weather that day (which was horrifying enough after the beautiful 75 degree weather in Hawaii). Here in Washington inversions are very uncommon and most people have no idea what an inversion even is. I can honestly say I have not missed them at all. It may be my favorite thing about the state thus far. I am however trying to get used to the humid cold. All I can say is BRRRRRR!!!! Humidity makes everything feel about 10 degrees colder in the winter and 10 degrees warmer in the summer.<br />
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On Monday we were able to venture out in the cold and go for a family hike because The Germs classes were cancelled for Martin Luther King day. It was fabulous! Between the humid heat of summer, medical school, and morning sickness not much hiking has happened around here. It was so nice to get out of the house and explore. Since there has only been one light snowfall here we sadly left the snowshoes at home. Here is to hoping we will get a big snowstorm soon.<br />
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We decided to do a pretty simple hike since we haven't hiked in a while and Peanut needed to get used to being in a backpack again. The trail had a barren beauty about it. The grass was yellow, gigantic black boulders bulged out of the grass, snow was on the edge of the river, and the trail was lined by leafless bushes with crimson red branches. Something about it made me think of Lord of the Rings but I am nerdy like that. <br />
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Peanut was a great for most of the hike and loved looking around. She has become very talkative lately and jabbers all day long. She is only quiet when she is really focused on what she is doing (AKA Sneaking) or when looking at something new. When this happens she becomes very quiet and will only whisper. She was quiet for most of the hike and would whisper excitedly when she saw something she liked. For example, she was fascinated by the river we crossed and kept whispering excitedly while pointing at it! It wasn't until she got overly tired and her hands started to get cold that she became grumpy. She insisted on holding her bottle which meant we had to pull her hands out of the "Gumby suit" she was wearing . This caused her hands to get cold and make her unhappy. Next time we will bring some socks to put over her hands for an extra layer so she can do things like hold her bottle with out sacrificing warmth. <br />
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Even though the hike ended with The Germ running back to the car with Peanut, it was still a blast! Here is to hoping that I keep feeling good so I can enjoy a few more hikes before we become a family of FOUR! <br />
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*** The "S" word is the Six letter one used to describe a poorly taken self portrait. <br />
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<br />Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-89921857329789938422014-01-16T19:25:00.002-08:002014-02-17T09:28:48.802-08:00Hello My FriendHello! Okay its been a little over FIVE months since I last posted on here. I could fill you full of a million excuses why I haven't but I will only give you two: 1- I am pregnant which means I was throwing up and laying in the fetal position for about three of the last five months. 2- The holidays rolled in once I started feeling good! Need I say more? Between Thanksgiving, being in charge of the ward Christmas party, packing and traveling to Idaho and Utah to spend Christmas with family, and making the trek back to Washington, and prepping for the new semester there has been little time for anything else. As I am sure you are well aware of a lot can happen in five months so I have butt load of information, stories, and pictures to share with you. By the way "butt load" is my favorite unit of measurement. I am excited to get back to sharing whats going on in the grand state of Washington with our family and friends.<br>
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In the meantime here are some cute pictures of Peanut to entertain you while I work on some posts.<br>
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Is it just me or is it rude how much babies change in just a short amount of time? Once sienna started walking she has lost most of what little baby fat she had! The changes happen so gradually I didn't fully realize how much she had changed until I looked at the pictures I have taken. The good news is that with all these changes I get to see more of her funny little personality! Goodness how I love my Peanut!Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-68949526982271886192013-08-30T12:09:00.001-07:002013-08-30T12:10:09.015-07:00Ten Months and cute as can be!<br />
I was able to snap some decent 10 month pictures of Peanut. This was a miracle because she doesn't hold still and for some reason it's frowned upon to duct tape your children to a chair. So here are the latest pictures of my Strawberry/Peach Blonde girl with the personality to match!<br />
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Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-47319147164072778572013-08-30T11:41:00.003-07:002013-08-30T11:42:34.928-07:00Dearest Peanut #8<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Dearest Peanut,<br />
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The past few months have been some of the best months of your life! We finally figured out what was causing you to be fussy and grumpy all the time and why it was getting worse. The evil ingredient is Soy (and maybe dairy we wont know for a few more months). Dad and I feel so bad that it took so long for us to figure out what was causing the fussiness. We were finally realized it was food related when the projectile vomit started and got exponentially worse each day. Once we changed you to a Soy free formula (practically had to take out a loan just to pay for it...but its worth every penny) you turned into a who new person! You have been happy all day, you giggle all the time, and mom can walk out of the room for a minute without there being a total melt down. <br />
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Can you please forgive us?<br />
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Love you lots,<br />
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Mom or<br />
MAMAMAMAMAMA (as you call me) <br />
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PS. How can you be 10 months already? That is only two months a way from being a YEAR old!<br />
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PPS. I know you love climbing the stairs (and everything else) but we really need to work on your ability to descend the stairs without going head first!<br />
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<b>5</b>- is the number of weeks we have lived in Washington!<br />
<b>4</b> -is the number of weeks The Germ has completed of school<br />
<b>3</b> -is how many boxes of fruit I have frozen and dehydrated the past two weeks <br />
<b>2</b> -is the number of times I have driven our stick shift on the road since moving here (sick peanut = stuck at home)<br />
and sadly we have only eaten at miners <b>1</b> time (soon to change)! <br />
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I cant believe that this week we have lived in the grand ol' state of Washington for a month. Some days the time is goes ever sooooooo S L O W L Y but sometimes it seems to fly by! Overall, we have loved living here, meeting new people, and going new places.<br />
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The first week and a half we lived here we only had what could fit in our little car. We slept on an air mattress in the living room, sat in camp chairs, ate a LOT of tuna sandwiches, washed our clothes in the bath tub, and just enjoyed the Germ's last few days of freedom. I was a nice break from the back to back vacations we went on right before we moved here. By no means would I want to live like that forever but it was nice not unpacking before the Germ started school. The other nice thing was that the first week of school was mostly orientation so when our stuff finally arrived the Germ and all of our extremely awesome and wonderful neighbors (who are also med students) were able to help! Making it so my Grandparents and my Mom didn't have to worry about helping unpack when they got here! Double win! That same night the Germs parents, 2 brothers, and sister in law arrived so they could go to the the White Coat Ceremony the next day. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;">taking a break to <span style="color: #0000ee;">eat lunch on our way up</span></span></td></tr>
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We felt so blessed to be able to celebrate the Germs hard work thus far (and the hard work he has left) with family. Often the love and support we have received from our family made it possible for us to jump all the hurdles life has thrown at us. After the White Coat Ceremony we went and ate some dinner as a big group. <br />
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The next day Peanut and I went with my family to eat our way through Seattle while the Germ stayed home to start his first intensive week of school. I eased my conscience about leaving the Germ behind by eating more food! You might think I am exaggerating on the eating part but I am not. Often our day consisted of waking up, going to pikes market, eating, walking (to burn calories thus creating more room for food), eating again, more walking, eating, walking, eating, and going back to the hotel so sleep to start it all over the next day. It was GLORIOUS! BLISSFUL! and a taste of HEAVEN! Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Although, it was probably in the best interest of my arteries and pants that this good thing ended! Besides I always go through Germ withdrawals after a day or so away from him (I try not to think about what life will be like during residency).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High fives from Seattle</td></tr>
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I then said goodbye to my amazing grandparents, practically perfect Mom, and my two wonderful sisters. Words can not even begin to describe how much we appreciated them loading our belonging in a trailer and driving them to Washington for us. The hardest thing for me has been not being close to family (I have always been within walking, biking, or five minute driving distance from them). Thank goodness for texting, face-time, and phones in general.<br />
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Since then I have been unpacking, organizing, and taking care of a sick Peanut (probably from licking the Light Rail's windows). Side note: I am happy that we were so organized when we packed up because all but 3 boxes ended up in the correct rooms. Thus making it so all but five boxes were unpacked and put away within a week (and I was out of town for 3 of those days). Our apartment is starting to feel like a home! I have also been working on items for my Etsy shop that I will be opening soon:)<br />
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-Dooney<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My hunka hunka burnin' love</td></tr>
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Son, Husband, Father …..These are the three most important
titles that a man can have in his life (eternal and temporal). I am grateful
for the brothers, husband, fathers, and grandfathers in my life whether they
are related through blood, marriage, or even friendship. I am truly overwhelmed by the
gratitude I have for these men. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I feel
that the importance of these roles in families are too often belittled in our
over zealousness to support women and women’s rights. I wish we would spend
more building up the importance of both men and women!<br />
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Yes, women can do anything they set their minds too! I spent
most of my childhood with my Mom being a single parent. I also spent time with grandmothers,
aunts, and neighbor women who are strong, determined, and capable women who
were not intimidated by gender roles. So<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>why do we need to put men down in the process
of elevating women?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Yes women were and sometimes are still treated as second class citizens. Thankfully this is happening less and less. </span>Yes. there
are men who were and are cruel and horrendous towards women BUT there are also many
men who are kind, loving, and respectful of women. Men who take being a son, husband,
and father seriously! Too often we as women say we can do everything ourselves
and rob men of the importance of their roles. We (intentionally and unintentionally) strip them of their identity
and lower our expectations for them and then wonder why men are only meeting our low expectations. Thus, reaffirming stereotype that men our “useless and
worthless.” It’s a type of self-fulfilling prophesy: we lower our expectation
of their importance’s and capabilities and then act mad when they only meet
these expectations. For example, on TV married men with children are often portrayed as over weight, lower IQ's, and lazy. While their wives a fit, cute, smart hard working women. What kind of message does that send to the rising generation of men? What kind of message is this sending to women?<br />
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their value and importance’s in the family. For the men who respect themselves
and those around them especially, the women in their lives. I am grateful for the
men who believe that marriage and family is a team effort where everyone works
together. I am grateful for my grandpas, dad, step dad, and father in law who
have been examples to their sons of how men should treat and respect ALL they
come in contact with. I am grateful to my wonderful husband who supports me in
my roles as a wife, mother, daughter, and friend. I am grateful for his never
ending support and encouragement as I tackle new challenges and cultivate new
skills. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of all I am grateful for a
husband who takes his titles of son, husband, and father seriously.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Daddio and I on my wedding Day</td></tr>
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I hope that we all remember the importance of honest, kind,
and loving men who willingly take on these roles. I also hope that we keep our
expectations of what we expect from men high.<br />
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Belittling and negativity never helped anyone reach their full
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Peanut has been able to crawl for a while but yesterday she decided to use that skill to go more than a few feet. She loved exploring and getting into EVERYTHING! She was so happy throughout the day that I just had to take pictures all day long. The following pictures of <i>some</i> of her adventures throughout the day!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waking up daddy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">only letting her feet get in the cold water</td></tr>
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Dearest Peanut,<br />
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I know you were born with fiery red hair, extra helpings of independence and stubbornness, and a flair for the theatrics BUT could you please take your medicine? I REALLY dislike the whole weeping, whaling, and gnashing of teeth bit (OK just one tooth) while I pin you down and practically force medicine down your throat. I tried giving it to you nicely but you would just scrunch your nose, clamp your jaw shut, stick your bottom lip out about a mile, and turn your head every which way. I even tried the special Binky with hole for the medicine and also mixing it with your bottle. The first would end with you spitting it out as soon as you tasted the medicine. The second only worked the rare times you felt like eating which coincidentally happened to be AFTER we forced medicine in you. I may have cried a few times out of frustration. <br />
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Between teething and this ten day virus that causes a fever, throw ups, diarrhea, pinkeye, and runny nose we are both exhausted.We are finally on the down hill slope and all that remains is the runny nose, goober eyes, and long naps (heaven!). I am happy to finally see your smiles and hear your giggles again.<br />
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Next time please remember that even though the medicine may taste gross it does help you feel much better.<br />
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PS. Dad thinks you were just holding out for bubble gum flavored medicine. Please say it ain't so!<br />
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PPS. You are going to be eight months old this week!<br />
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PPPS. After weeks of kinda crawling you finally feel good enough to crawl all over the place (even when we are watching).Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-68166796805059436892013-06-13T07:55:00.000-07:002013-06-13T07:55:26.671-07:00Moab 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
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This year for spring break we kept with the family tradition of going to Moab. The Germ and I started this tradition over our first spring break as a married couple. That first year we went, my awesome friends Jennica and Jennifer accompanied us down. We hiked, ate s'mores for breakfast, cooked pancakes on a griddle over an open fire, and used an emergency shovel to flip the pancakes (pancakes were a spontaneous breakfast idea).</div>
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Since that trip the Germ and I have hiked and biked many miles in Moab and the surrounding areas. While hiking we would often talk about how we would like going to Moab a family tradition. We wanted it to become something that us and our children would look forward to each year. This was the first year we could fulfill that dream! We did have to change the types of trails we biked and hiked on. We also had to camp in the cheapest hotel we could find because the nights are too cold in March for a baby to camp. It wasn't our most adrenalin packed trip but it was truly wonderful.</div>
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Along with being fun this trip was a much needed break from school and life.It recharged my system so I could finish my last semester and handle all the emotional ups and downs that occurred shortly after our return. </div>
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Here are some pictures of our trip. WARNING: that feeling of freedom might have gone to our heads.</div>
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Peanut was so happy and excited about everything we did! She loved hiking and riding on the Slickrock (double wide family friendly bike trails). She is truly our daughter because she was happiest being on the go! She would squeal with happiness looking out from her backpack.She would also get mad when we would take her out when she was not ready for it! HOWEVER,
Peanut was not a fan of being in her car seat. She
had ridden to star valley, Wyoming and back the day before we left for
Moab (we had to attend Grandma Slatter's funeral). She then had to
endure the long ride to Moab. Needless to say that I rode in the
backseat with her for most of the trip. Other than that it looks like Moab is officially a family favorite.</div>
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We hope we can come back and visit during medical school!</div>
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Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-90242484887881892582013-06-06T15:26:00.004-07:002013-06-06T15:26:59.667-07:00I Am Back!<div style="text-align: center;">
Okay I know I have not blogged for almost a century but life has been crazy lately for us ( I'm sure it has been for you too)! Between finals, graduation, vacations, work, peanut growing at the speed of light, and prepping to move I have just wanted to sleep when I have free time. I am trying to do better but it may be touch and go until August (after the move). I know my blog will be an important way for you to keep tabs on what is happening with us in the grand state of Washington and for me to keep my sanity!</div>
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By the way we have <b>SIX</b> can you believe it <b>SIX </b>weeks till we move out of our apartment and just over <b>SEVEN</b> weeks till we move to Yakima (we have a last vacation in the middle). I keep experiencing the same feelings you get when your up next to ride a super fast and super high roller coaster. I'm excited, nervous, scared, daring, freaked out, full of anticipation, and trying not to barf at the thought of all the stuff that still needs to be done. How did we acquire so much stuff in just a few years????</div>
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Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-84329686927695003082013-04-11T21:36:00.001-07:002013-04-12T11:21:28.143-07:00The Sad Reality<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
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Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, Benjamin Terry Gallegos, 62, died Monday, April 8, 2013, after a year long battle with cancer.</div>
He was born December 20, 1950 in Brigham City, Utah, a son of Benjamin and Mae Maxine Cottle Gallegos.<br />
He married DeNae Stone in 1971, they have three children: Jared, Sunny, and Carlie. They were later divorced.<br />
He married Stephanie Mund in 2002, they have two children: Chloe and Abbey. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Brigham City LDS Temple.<br />
He was raised and educated in Brigham City, Utah, graduating from Box Elder High School in 1969. He enjoyed all sports especially football. He served in the National Guard for eight years. He was very patriotic and loved his country.<br />
He spent most of his life working construction. He worked for Whitaker Construction for many years before starting his own company, BT Gallegos Construction in 1985. He loved his company and his employees many of which have been life long friends. <br />
His hobby was his man-shed and anything he could fit or park in it. He loved his 66 Chevelle, riding his Harley, and watching high school football. He loved being outdoors whether working or playing. <br />
He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He had a strong testimony of the gospel and loved the Book of Mormon.<br />
Surviving are his wife, Stephanie of Willard; one son and four daughters: B. Jared (Megan) Gallegos, Fielding, UT; Sunny (Jim) Keller, Perry, UT; Carlie Gallegos, Perry, UT; Chloe Gallegos and Abbey Gallegos, Willard, UT; two step children William (Amoryn) Mund, Ogden, UT; Lauren (Justin)Watkins, Brigham City, UT; nine grandchildren. His wife, children, and grandchildren were his life and love.<br />
Ben is also survived by two sisters and one brother Tina (Hank) Evenhuis, Marriott, UT; Patti (Robert) Young, Honeyville, UT; Mike (Tami) Martinez, Corinne, UT; and many Uncles, Aunts, and cousins.<br />
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Amber Jean Gallegos.<br />
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Willard 4th Ward Chapel, 80 N. 100 W., Willard, UT.<br />
Friends may call on Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 205 S. 100 E., Brigham City, UT and Saturday from 9:45 to 10:40 a.m. at the Willard Chapel.<br />
Interment will be in Willard Cemetery.<br />
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Dooneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10360143347620252330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5443855212344159233.post-39749003761286276682013-04-05T16:36:00.000-07:002013-04-27T21:34:18.552-07:00A Truly Bittersweet Experience<br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">For over a year my </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">step-dad,</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> my wonderful friend, has been battling cancer. I remember listening to the voicemail my mom left, “Hey Dooney, call me back.” I could hear in her voice that she was upset. It was Valentine’s Day and I had found out I was pregnant just two days before. When my mom told me about the diagnosis I was really upset, Ben had always been so healthy except for the last few months. That night I went to bed thinking about the yin and yang of life and death; in the span of two days I had learned a lesson of the joyful promise of new life and the bitter realization of our mortality. We remained hopeful of the outcome as they learned about the HIPEC treatment and the chance to have a few more years with such a wonderful man. We fasted and prayed for a miracle, the miracle with the outcome we wanted. We said goodbye at the Fourth of July celebration as they left for their journey to Pennsylvania to </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">receive</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> this radical treatment. We watched as they walked away together, toward an uncertain future, with many mixed emotions. We saw the hand of the lord protecting them and the rest of family during that month that they were gone (and the months since). Tender mercies manifested with flight lay overs being shortened, upgrades in flights, and </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">inspired</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and qualified doctors.</span></span></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">We prayed for his recovery, knowing it would be a long road to travel down. We saw him as he began to improve and our hope in the future began to brighten even more. He could walk a little further each day, he began lifting light weights to start building up his strength, he began to gain a little weight, and he even felt well enough to drive the car again.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> Although, I </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">didn't</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> want to believe these thoughts. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Whispering's</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and promptings would come to my heart telling me, “Give your sister an extra hug,” “Send that funny picture of Peanut to you mom she needs a smile,” “</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> Accept</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> the job offer from your Aunt you need the </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">flexibility</span><span style="line-height: 18px;"> ” and other such promptings. Recently, as I babysat my littlest sister, I received several promptings saying, “Be extra loving to Mae she is going to need it in the upcoming days.” My nightly prayers gradually shifted from asking for “my will be done” to prayers of “thy will be done.” My prayers also started asking -even begging - that my mom, Ben, and my two sisters would be able to make it to the temple to be sealed for time and all eternity. I am grateful to say that with many prayers, tender mercies, and outright miracles that blessed and highly emotional day came. April 3, 2012 Ben, My mom, and my sisters became an eternal family. While in the temple I thought again of the Yin and Yang of the sorrow of death and the joyful promise of new life. The difference this time was that I reminded of the joyful promise of eternal life through our saviors atonement. I was reminded of the promise of the resurrection and the eternal covenants of the temple. I was taught that the veil that separates us from our loved ones is so very thin. They watch over us and rejoice in our triumphs and good choices. Those loved ones, our angels, also come to strengthen and support us when our heads hang low. This was never as apparent as to me as during that bittersweet sealing in the temple when the promise of eternity became ever more real. The host of family, seen and unseen, created a powerful spirit felt in that beautiful house of God that was truly overwhelming. I learned the true meaning of bittersweet and am so grateful to know that bitter only lasts for a small moment and through the atonement the sweet will be eternal. </span></span><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrOcIAzvme09sZOpe7U2ppOkFi9PaJdJ0V9mXPTc1yY1zAyIfTaIkB0ml9w5EMGxCboePcW2jrzfKZ1SFsZO74Mqn5DxbFcNlQnVbIRvU1RGzh40Pim65OFzitXxhUwc8q42UWPDOwKQI/s1600/IMG_0525+edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrOcIAzvme09sZOpe7U2ppOkFi9PaJdJ0V9mXPTc1yY1zAyIfTaIkB0ml9w5EMGxCboePcW2jrzfKZ1SFsZO74Mqn5DxbFcNlQnVbIRvU1RGzh40Pim65OFzitXxhUwc8q42UWPDOwKQI/s320/IMG_0525+edit.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Dancing to the Beatles "In my Life" at my wedding</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"></span></span><br />
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***<span style="line-height: 200%;">excerpts</span> from a talk I gave a few weeks ago****</div>
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My most recent and favorite
calling has been becoming a parent. Since
becoming a parent my understanding of heavenly fathers plan has greatly
increased. Now I often wonder how heavenly father feels when he sees his
children struggle, make bad decisions, experience pain, when they overcome a
great personal challenge, or when they become a loving parent. I also have gained more understanding as to
why he allows us to face challenges.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When Sienna was
two weeks old she had to have the PKU screening done. This involved Justin
holding our new little baby while the nurse made a small cut on her foot and
collected several samples of blood. Sienna with her limited understanding and I
being in my postpartum state were both emotional wrecks. Every fiber of my body
wanted to grab her and protect her from this pain. It also included a strong
desire to smack the nurse for hurting my baby. So why did I not do that? It was
because I understood the importance of the PKU test and its vital role in
protecting Sienna. The pain she experienced from the test is nothing compared
to the pain and heartache she would face if <span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Phenylketonuria</span> went undiagnosed. These few moments of pain were in essence
protecting her from suffering greater pain in the future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Likewise, Heavenly father has
allowed us to face some challenges now in order to prevent us from facing
greater trials later. The word of wisdom may be difficult to follow especially,
when your peer group (at any age) is constantly tempting and tormenting you for
following it, but it is there to protect us. It protects us from the greater
trails, pain, and heartache that can be caused by substance abuse. The other
second type of trial involves strength.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Until recently
Sienna hated tummy time. She would scream bloody murder entire time. Why did I continue
to subject her to this if it made her upset and my ears ring in consequence? I
did it because she needed tummy time to build the strength and coordination
required to hold her head up, crawl, and eventually walk. She needs this to
build up her strength so she can progress, grow, and to experience greater
happiness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are times
when heavenly father gives us our “spiritual tummy time” to help us build our
spiritual strength and coordination required to return to him. As a result we
will eventually experience incomprehensible joy and happiness. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Like any parent
would do, when sienna experiences the pain I hold and kiss her, sometimes even
shed tears with her. When she is doing tummy time I lay on the ground next to
her trying to make to the experience more bearable for her, maybe even
enjoyable. Heavenly father does not
leave us leave us comfortless. He provided us with a perfect savior to comfort
and strengthen us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Deuteronomy 4: 30 and 31 state:<o:p></o:p></div>
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When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come
upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the lord they god, and
shalt be obedient unto his voice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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(For
the lord thy God is a merciful god;) he will not forsake thee, nor destroy
thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In a quote by Elder Bednar he
states:<o:p></o:p></div>
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The savior has suffered not just
for our iniquities but also for the inequality, the unfairness, the pain, the
anguish, and the emotional distresses that so frequently beset us. There is no
physical pain, no anguish of the soul, no suffering of the spirit, no infirmity
or weakness that you or I ever experience during our mortal journey that the
savior did not experience first. You and I in a moment of weakness may cry out,
“No one understands. No one knows.” No human being, perhaps, knows. But the Son
of God perfectly knows and understands, for He felt and bore our burdens before
we ever did. And because He paid the ultimate price and bore that burden, he
has perfect empathy and can extend to us his arm of mercy in so many phases of
our life. He can reach out, touch, succor,- literally run to us-and strengthen
us to be more than we could ever be and help us to do that which we could never
do through relying upon only our own power.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Sienna can
choose to accept the love and comfort I provide or reject it. We similarly can
choose to accept, ignore, or reject the saviors’ perfect love, comfort, and
strength. <o:p></o:p></div>
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While going through
trials we understandably think: “why me?” “Why my dad? He is so kind and
understanding. Why does he have to experience so much pain?” With our limited
view we don’t fully understand the “why’s.” Many times during our trials we
forget about the strengthening and enabling power of the savior. Often we pray
to have the trial to be removed instead of asking for the strength to endure
and learn from it or even the strength to change it ourselves. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Elder Bednar said,<o:p></o:p></div>
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“As you and I come to understand
and employ the enabling power of the Atonement in our personal lives, we will
pray and seek for the strength to change our circumstances rather than praying
to have our circumstances to be changed. We will become agents who act rather
than objects that are acted up.” <o:p></o:p></div>
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Mosiah 3:19 says,<o:p></o:p></div>
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“and
putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of
Christ the Lord, and Becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient,
full of love, willing to submit to all things which the lord seeth fit to
inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Even though trials may rage
against us, the Saviors’ all-encompassing atonement will strengthen and enable
us to overcome and change it. The atonement will remind us that these trails
will be but a small ripple in the grand view of the ocean of eternal life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the words of our savior in
John 16:33 <o:p></o:p></div>
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“These things I have spoken unto
you, that ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be
of good cheer; I have overcome the world”<o:p></o:p></div>
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If we turn to our savior we too
shall overcome. Faith through affliction is always pointed with hope toward the
future.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I know the savior will comfort,
sustain, and strengthen us during times of trial if we allow him too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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