The White House: April 2013

So, like I said last month, this month started with the funeral of my Grandma Francell “Suzie” Boman. We got the news late Thursday night and then my brother and I were headed out on Friday night with three kids in tow (a 1-yr-old, and 2 10-month-olds). We drove all night and met up with our parents in Cheyenne, WY to drive the rest of the way together. By the time we finally got there on Saturday afternoon we were all pooped and I was SICK. I still haven’t figured out if it was sleep deprivation + a 5-hour energy drink that did it or if I just got a stomach bug. Either way, I was miserable! The next morning (Easter Sunday) I felt a little better, but not much so I asked my dad for a blessing and then went to bed for a while. When I woke up I felt much better and decided I had better make good use of my time and go see some family. So, Chett and I got ready and headed out. The girls called me and told me all about their Easter morning and how the Easter Bunny came and left them movies and candy and hid eggs all over the house and even outside in the yard! They had a lot of fun with daddy! I am so glad I married that wonderful man! He is so supportive and willing to jump in and do anything necessary to make my life just a little better and easier. Anyways, I made a stop by my grandma’s apartment. All her knick knacks were sitting in the window (I cried when I saw them). I wanted to stay for a little while, but some of the other tenants were giving me funny looks for just hanging around, so I left. I stopped by my aunts house in Brigham, and my cousin’s house in Roy. I was so glad to be able to see my cousin, Cass! She is so much fun and I just love to spend time with her! Then I headed over to my BFF’s house to meet her baby boy (who was already a year old, almost, by the time I met him!). He is such a little cutie! He did NOT like Chett being around his mommy though, HA HA! It was so nice to catch up and reminisce with Katie and her family. Love ya Katie!! Then I went to my aunt’s in Pleasant View and had some “girl talk” with my aunt and cousin (Cass again). Good conversation, ladies…Ha ha! By then it was about midnight so I figured I better head home (an hour drive) and get Chett into bed…poor guy!

The next day we did a little shopping in Logan and then had the viewing in Brigham. It was good to see family and be together. Grandma looked good, at peace. It was hard to go to the viewing, and even harder to go up to the casket, but I am glad that I did.

The next morning (Tuesday) was the funeral. It was a beautiful service filled with music and singing. Just what grandma loved! She had requested that the grandkids and their families sing “I Belong to the Church of Jesus Christ”. I’m so glad other people were singing too because if it were just me up there, everyone would have been listening to the piano play. I had no voice, just sniffles. The gravesite was beautiful. Grandma is buried by her son (my dad), her grand-daughter (my sister), and her parents. I am so glad that they are all together now and that Grandma Suzie is happy and in a better place. I will miss so many things about my grandma: her laugh, her smile, her humming, her generosity, the way she would call to talk and want to know every little detail about everything that was going on, her testimony, and most of all spending time with her. She is a woman that I very much admire and hope to be like her in every way possible. I can’t wait to be with her and my family again and I know it will be a sweet reunion.

Francell "Suzie" Brown Boman
Always an Inspriation of Love and Faith

Turquoise and pink were Grandma's favorite colors.

After the funeral, we wasted no time in getting on the road to head back to MO. I had to be back the next day so that Brevin could get back to work on Thursday. Also, he had been watching my daycare kiddos for me while I was gone and he had HAD it! So, we drove all day and all night again (this time with our mom in tow too) and got back home Wednesday evening. The girls were so happy to see me. They were pretty upset with me for going to Utah and not taking them with (there weren’t enough seats in the car for everyone).

This month we have been able to spend a lot of time outside. We went on a walk at the Wildcat Glades Park here in Joplin. It was quite a long walk for the kids, but they had a lot of fun.

They dropped their flowers in the water and then ran to the other side of the bridge to see them float by.

On Saturday, the 27^th we had a Color Me RAD 5K run that Brevin and I had signed up a while ago to do. We were going to take the girls and Chett with us and just kind of walk/run it for fun as a family and then we were going to take the girls to Silver Dollar City, but it was rainy and yucky. So, Brevin and I headed to the run and left the kids with Grandma Johnson (good thing we did too, Aspen got sick while we were gone). The run was so much fun!!