"It's About Time"

So it's been years since I have blogged.  Which I don't think it matters since I'm the only one that reads this!   The past few years have brought happiness and sadness.  I'm going to start with Lynn.  BYUI contacted Lynn and offered him a job to be a online teacher, teaching business which he loves doing.  He works very hard for our family.  I couldn't ask for a better husband I know he loves me and try's to always show me!  I feel very blessed to be his eternal companion and wife.  I also feel I really don't deserve him or his love sometimes.   Let's just say I could be better in everything.  Now to what's been happening with me.  I got a new calling almost a year ago "Young Women's President".  Ya it took me by surprise but I love it.  I love serving the young women in my ward and I love being with Meg!  It a blessing to be with my daughter and to serve her.  I think it had brought us closer as mother and daughter.  It also keeps me very busy along with all my wife and mother duties.  The past 6 months have also been very hard for me because my oldest Josh left for his mission.  My family has changed and moved on forever, never to be the same again.  I love that Josh has chosen and is worthy to serve a mission but it still hasn't made it easier on me.  I miss him coming home after a long day and laying on my bed and talking to me for a couple hours.  Or the way he calls me Momma.  It's just not the same spelled out in his letters.  Elder Joshua Squire is serving in the Georgia Atlanta North Mission.  He left August 21, 2013 and will serve 2 years.  He will return August of 2015.  God speed Elder Squire!   Travis made variety on Taylorsville High School football team.  He is such an amazing young man.  He to is counting down to when he leaves on his mission.  He wants to leave in June 2015 right after he graduates from high school.  Can you see why I've had a hard time lately with not getting overwhelmed and depressed as my family is growing up way to fast!  Josh and Trav have been such great blessings in my life.  They have turned into such amazing, strong young men despite their mom.  They love the gospel have strong testimonies and are kind, thoughtful, loving and respectful.  Now my Miss Meg, well this winter she got braces and just loves them
(NOT).  She also is very involved in school, she is on PLT and loves it.  She is a strait A student and she loves to shop.  What more does a mom need in a daughter.  This past year she and I have become closer in so many ways.  I love having such an amazing daughter.   We have finally found Jake a great fit in school.  After paying a lot of money  to put him in a special program we were able to give him the right treatment he needed to succeed in his life.   My baby, my Bug, my Ben he is just growing up to fast.  He is in 1st grade now!  WOW where has the time gone.  I just don't feel very old yet I don't feel old enough to have teenagers and be called a missionary mom.  Yet here I am!!   I just feel very blessed for my life and my family that I have!

It's all about Travis...

Today has been a very special day in the Squire family.  If I think about it this whole past week has been a very special and big week.  My second oldest Travis turned 16 on the 14th of November.   To celebrate we ( the whole family) woke him up at 5:00 am to take him to breakfast.  As much as Lynn thought Travis would be upset I knew better.  I knew this is something Travis would love and love he did.  We were the only people in IHOP that morning.  We made Travis a great hat it read "King of 16", and King he was.  Afterwards he went to school and we had a great dinner all planned for the evening.  Now this was just the beginning of Travis' great big 16th birthday we still of days of greatness planned out.  This past Saturday we had his birthday party. It's really no fun planning out a boys 16th birthday but I managed to do it and do it well I'm guessing from the non stop talk about it with him and his friends.  It was go carting and FastKarts in salt lake city, it came with pizza and all you can drink soda, a teenage boys dream. Within 2 days of Travis turning 16 he was asked out to Sadie's and already has another date planned for this coming Tuesday.  All this dating and Travis really doesn't want to date, but he is a good young man and doesn't tell the young woman no. I knew this day was coming, I knew the girls were just waiting for Trav to turn 16.  Well that brings us to what went on today.  Before I tell you all, I'm sure everyone is dying to hear.  Trav has always been an amazing person.  When he was born he was so happy by the time he was 2 weeks old he was smiling, not just baby gas bubble smile, but smile at mom because she is talking to me smile.  He has always been happy.  He is an amazing leader and has always been so.  Everywhere Trav has been he makes friends, invites them to church, he has been a great deacon and teacher president, he takes his priesthood duty very serious.  He can make me so happy and laugh so hard with his little ways of saying and doing things.  Lets just say it's been hard the past 16 years to be mad at Trav.  Today Travis was ordained a priest. I cant believe I have 2 sons that are priests.  To make it even more special Josh was able to stand in the circle as his little brother was ordained.  Yes, right now I'm in tears, comes with being a mom.  Josh felt the spirit he was in tears when everything was done.  Travis I love you, you are such an amazing person and leader your love of the gospel and knowledge and wanting to obey your Heavenly Father puts me in awe of you everyday.  Son, I love you....