Sunday, June 22, 2008

Wonderful week, for a wonderful woman!


As many know, Paul's mom passed away last week.  It was a sad, but good thing.  She has suffered from Alzheimer's for the past 7 years.  Before the disease she was an amazing woman.  I always felt very luck to have her as my mother-in-law.  I was lucky to grow up across the street from them, and to have know her my whole life.  I am sad that my kids will never know the woman I knew and loved on this earth, but look forward to the day they will get to know her in the life here after.  She was a fun lady, who knew how to have  good time, and knew how to make people feel loved.  We will miss her, but know that she will be more involved in our life now, then she has been in the past few years.
Diane's 6 kids and incredible husband Willard



The whole week was
 such a wonderful week.  I have been so blessed to get into a the most incredible family.  I have the best sister-in-laws in the world!  Monday we went to the funeral home an made all the preparation for the funeral. (Which I hope not to do again for a very, very long time!) Wednesday was the viewing, and Thursday was the funeral.  It was such a nice service.  Paul spoke and did an great job.  Everyone who spoke did wonderful! I'm pretty sure Diane was happy with it. Friday night the boys and Willard all went golfing, and the girls had a GNO at the Cheesecake Factory.  It was so fun.  Saturday night we all headed up AF canyon for a picnic.  The grandkids had fun playing while the adults chit chatted.   It was a really nice week.  We all enjoyed ourselves, and I'm pretty sure Diane enjoyed it all with us.


   
Finally posting a picture of Ellie's broken arm
I thought this was post worthy!

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Paul's Mom Diane Passed away



Diane has been fighting Alzheimer's for a long time. Here is a copy of her obituary, and I also copied the link if you want to go see it.




Diane L. England 1944 ~ 2008 Diane Lewis England, 63, died peacefully Sunday, June 15, 2008 at home due to complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was surrounded by her family who loved her dearly.She was born October 18, 1944 in Salt Lake City, UT, a daughter of Raymond and Ruth Brown Lewis. In Junior High School her family moved to Southern California where she helped with the family catering business. She married R. Willard England on February 4, 1967 in the Los Angeles LDS Temple. They resided in Sandy, Utah for 28 years, where they raised their six children before moving to Highland, Utah in 1997. Throughout her life she was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She held many church positions including: Primary Chorister, Ward YW Advisors and President, Stake YW President, and Stake Camp Director. She was most currently a member of the Highland 13th Ward. She attended BYU and graduated with a degree in Child Development and Family Relations, and later earned her teaching certificate. She taught 1st grade ALPS in Jordan School District, loved her students and was a highly respected teacher. She is survived by her husband, R. Willard England, Highland; six children and eighteen grandchildren. Her children are, Deborah Hillock (Stephen), Lehi; Ronald England (Cindy), Helotes, TX; Edwin England (Shannon), Sandy; Jeffrey England (Cindy), Highland; Paul England (Sarah), Draper; Russell England, US Army. Also, surviving are two brothers and six sisters, Wendell Lewis, SLC; Rose Neeleman, Sandy; Cindy Karrington, SLC; Gayle McNeal, West Jordan; Connie Davis, SLC; Ginger Hawks, Toquerville; Penny Brown, Ephraim; Scott Lewis, Ivins. Diane, you will be missed in so many ways. You truly will be remembered as a caring and loving mother, grandmother, and wife. You touched many lives with your optimistic love of life. You lifted us all and made us better. Thank you for your Christ-like example. We love you. A special thanks to all those who provided countless hours of love and service. Funeral services for Diane will be held Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in the Highland 13th LDS Ward Chapel, 5848 West 11000 North, Highland, Utah. Family and friends may call on Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah. and an additional viewing at the church on Thursday morning from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment at Highland City Cemetery. Published in the Deseret News on 6/17/2008.
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Summer is off to a bang!

Summer is off to a bang!  School is out, Ellie has the first broken bone in the family, we are up in snowbird on our annual trip, and I finally made it to the Cheesecake Factory!

Caleb had his end of the year preschool program this week.  After years of teaching preschool and laughing at the "class clown" in the performance, my kid was the "clown".  Not so funny when it is your kid!  He poked the eye of the kid to his left, and pretend chok
ed the kid to his right.  Paul and I sat in the back shaking our heads NO to him.  He did sing though.  I talked to him about that before he left.  Next time
 we will talk about personal space.  We do love that kid!  He does bring lots of joy to our life, most the time!


Kid to the right choked, kid to left blind

Ellie also broke her arm this week on the monkey bars.  That girl has the biggest pain tolerance ever!  She cried for a bit, then was done.  Slept through the night and went to her last day of kindergarten with a broken arm!  I could see in her eyes that she was in pain, so for my piece of mind I took her to the doctor after school.  It was broken and she picked out a cute pink cast to match all her pink cloths!  She has yet to c
omplain or let it stop her from anything.  And for those of you who don't know, as I didn't, cast are now waterproof so she can even swim!

We have been enjoying a fun few days up at snowbird.  I
t has been so nice to sit and relax and enjoy the kids.  We've spent a lot of time at the pool, which the kids love!  



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