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This is Blaze and his Daddy taking a bath. He always gets excited to take a bath, his nightly routine.

Some sad news. Brother Westover passed away today. When I think of this it makes me realize how important family truly is. I'm so thankful for the gospel in my life that it has given me guidance and keeps me on a straight course. My prays are with the Westover family. They are wonderful people.
Cody and I we're talking about this. Some times it is good to know what the other one would do if tragedy took place. Cody always jokes that I would party because of the insurance money. In truth I don't know how I could make it through the day without hearing his voice on the other end of the phone. He is the one I go to for everything. He is my best friend. But also to know that we will see our loved ones again is the greatest blessing the lord has given us. So say a prayer for the Westover family, and Donna, because she has lost her friend and companion.

Valentines

Sunday night the family made valentine cookies. Dad took a nap with Blaze. We had lots of fun. I just wonder if those sprinkles will ever disappear from the floor. I have to admit I love sugar cookies. And Valentines, with the pink, whtie and red colors. So the kids get to take a cookie to school, and I try my hardest not to eat to many. I wish I had pictures, but it was a nice evening.

With every thing going on in my life I find it hard to find time for myself. Having a baby and then taking Jacob out of school to teach him has thrown me a curve. The one thing that has given me comfort is that I get to perform the play the "Ten Virgins" for the upcoming Relief Society conference. I so enjoy singing and performing. It is my one outlet. It reminds me of my High school days. Those we're fun times for me. I did so much performing and traveling. I kind of miss it. I wouldn't trade my life for anything. I have been blessed with a great spouse and four amazing children. I just need to find the me time in between.

I go out for a girls night out. This is what I find that the boys we're up to. Yes they are feeding Blaze an apple. Like he has any teeth to chew. I did have a nice evening out with the ladies in my ward. Yummy Chocolate!!! I'm thankful that the boys and Cody look after each other and have lots of fun.

Just another day at the office. This is a flashover chamber. In essence a shipping container with a 50 gallon barrel and a bunch of plywood to simulate walls. We all tromp in there with our gear and our baked potato covered helmets(without the covering our helmets would melt to our noggins). We are there to experience what a flashover is like. Our gear is so good that if we are not careful we could get in too deep in a flashover environment(this is bad even with our gear). We are taught once we see the signs of a flashover we have mere seconds to react. Oh, a flashover is when all contents in a room reach the point of ignition simultaneously. This is a very bad situation in a real fire but quite fun in a controlled environment.