Big Plans for Next Week

Next Thursday we will be in Arizona attending Kendra's high school graduation. We are so proud of Kendra and how she has grown into an intelligent, sensible and beautiful young woman. For each of our children we have purchased a laptop for their high school graduation that they can take with them to college. Kendra is the last of Scott's children to graduate and that means and end to the court ordered child support he has been paying for 18 years, every month without a single missed payment. When I met Scott that was one thing I really admired about him. He put his children first above everything else. There were times when we worked together (before we dated) that everyone in the office went out to lunch and Scott would not be able to because his ex-wife called and needed grocery money, so he would send her his grocery money because he did not want his kids to go without. There was another time a group of us went to the mall for lunch and Scott came along to buy a winter coat for his daughter, because her mom could not afford to. I could not believe how much he sacrificed to make sure his kids were taken care of. Once we began dating, many of our dates included driving three hours one way to pick up his kids in Heber and take them to Show Low to go bowling, to movies, to get hair cuts and anything else they might need. We took the kids on trips to Disneyland and Sedona and I really got to know what great kids they are. I can't believe they are all grown up now.

February 2009: Chelsea and Kendra

After we see Kendra graduate on Thursday, I will spend Friday preparing for Chelsea's baby shower that Whitney and I are giving on Saturday. We had to plan the shower for the same weekend because Scott and I will already be in town and can't afford to come back again. I know this is frustrating for some of our family to have a graduation and a baby shower in one weekend and I apologize for that. I can't believe the baby is coming so soon and I will be a grandmother! Where does all the time go? Chelsea, make sure you enjoy every moment because before you know it you will be saying this same statement to your own daughter.