Greener Pastures

So I would like to say that the only reason I have not updated in a while is because I have been busy moving to our new apartment, but then what would be my excuse for all the other times I have not blogged. LOL. We are off to the green pastures and really bad drinking water of North Salt Lake. Yes I said bad drinking water as of right now we are buying flats of bottled water until we can come up with a better solution because the water is terrible. But other then really bad water and a really tiny kitchen I love my new apartment. Its two bedrooms so its nice to have some extra room and it has an adorable fireplace. I hate living out of boxes so I am the task master getting my husband to help me unpack everything. We had our first day in our new ward and It was wonderful. I really enjoyed it our ward is very friendly and it turns out that there is someone that I already was acquainted with so that was a fun surprise I did not expect. We feel really good about this move and are looking forward to new opportunities. :)

And Fun Was Had By All!

So this last week we went to Big Sky Montana! Eric's Sister Christine lives in Butte and she was gracious enough to host us for a week! We All had a fabulous time. Butte was so interesting to me. Full of rich and fascinating history. We went on a tour of the underground of butte! So cool they had all of these business all built underground!!! We saw the barber shop, which doubled as a Minors Speak Easy. We saw the Butte Jail which was in service for 80 some odd years and even housed Robert Knievel Quite a few times Actually! We also saw the coolest Speak Easy ever called The Rookwood Speak Easy. It was so neat they had it all decorated in original pieces. It was so neat. I decided that I wanted to throw a Halloween party there it was so worth the 10 dollars :)! We also got to go to the Lewis and Clark Caverns. Wow talk about adrenaline pumping. Dark and tight and scary but still saw some really awesome formations. And I never would have been able to make it thru 90 pounds heavier. I was so proud of myself. We had a very entertaining Camping Adventure ;) and we got to celebrate my nephews birthday. So as previously stated A Fun Time Was Had By All!!!

The Flake has Returned

OH MY HECK! I am such a flake. I was looking at my blog today and realized I have not blogged since FEB. I am soooo sorry. so i guess it is catch you up time. since February I Officially made my job at Mrs Fields Permanent. (that was a huge relief) I had a birthday that was great and not so great. The idea of me getting older was horrifying but as usual my husband made me queen of the day and did everything he could to make it special. I survived mothers day by thinking of others. ( I thought about how it would be difficult for my dads family to have there first mothers day without there mother) I made up husbands day! Which my husband totally loved. We spent great holidays together Easter, Memorial Day, the 4th and the 24th of July. And I learned the most important lesson of my life 2 weeks ago. You want to know what it is? okay I will tell you! ITS NOT ABOUT ME!!! I know shocking right? LOL but it is true I was talking with my husband and we were talking about not being able to have a baby and I said something about how after 5 years I still must not be very faithful if we still have not been able to conceive. Eric patiently and lovingly expressed how faithful I WAS and that it took A lot of faith to go thru what we did and come out on the other side of it together. stronger and happier! So I thought Ya that's True! So what lesson am I missing? And then it hit me like a bolt of lightning! YOUR BEING SELFISH!!! Having a baby isn't supposed to be about us! It is supposed to be about the baby! And for the past 5 years all we have been thinking about is us why we cant have a baby how much we want to have a baby how a baby would enrich our lives! GEESH in retrospect No wonder it hasn't worked out for us because we are making it all about us! Sigh.... I have spent 5 and a half years wasting time and blessings thinking about me. Well those days are over now. Its about the baby and the baby only and we will get ready for the baby and wait and enjoy our time together until that baby is ready to come to us. I am determined to enjoy my life. And when that sweet baby graces us with its presence we will welcome it with open arms and we will know that its right because we are not praying for us anymore we are just praying for the baby!

Utah author MarDeane "Polly" Carver Jordan dies in Bountiful

By Marc Haddock

Deseret News

Published: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010 7:01 p.m. MST

BOUNTIFUL — MarDeane "Polly" Carver Jordan traveled the world with her husband, a U.S. military officer and diplomat, often interacting with heads of state, but she never lost touch with her small-town roots.

"I'm sure that my mother has been on six contents, personally knew four U.S. presidents and visited well over 100 countries, usually with my father on a mission for the State Department," David Jordan said. "She was totally unaffected by any of that. She was just as comfortable in Pocatello, Idaho, as she was in Beijing, China."

The devoted wife and mother served two missions for her church in Hong Kong and Hawaii and was the author of "Brigham Young: Covered Wagon Boy," a children's biography written for the Childhood of Famous Americans series.

Polly Jordan died Tuesday, Feb. 9, in Bountiful, where she and her husband had lived for the past 15 years. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Mueller Park Stake Center, 1800 E. Mueller Park Road, Bountiful. Interment will be in the Preston, Idaho, cemetery.

She was born in Preston on June 27, 1924, one of seven children of Hazel Smith and Parley Leonidas Carver. While attending the University of Idaho Southern Branch (later to become Idaho State University) in Pocatello, she met Amos Jordan, whom she followed to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where they were married on June 5, 1946.

The Jordans spent many years at West Point, where "Joe" Jordan was on the faculty for two decades, eventually serving as chair of the department of social science.

"She took a raft of cadets from Idaho and Utah under her wing," David Jordan said. "She also had to do a great deal of professional entertaining."

Over the years, Joe Jordan, who earned the rank of brigadier general in the Army, served as deputy undersecretary in both the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of State with many foreign assignments.

David Jordan said his mother "was just the ultimate supportive wife who made my father successful in all his work. My father always thought of her as the co-author of his life."

During two missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Jordans were responsible for church humanitarian services in east and south Asia.

"My mother was handing out rice in Bangladesh when the floods were there in 1998," David Jordan said. "She always put the needs of others for whom she had responsibility ahead of her own."

The Jordans are the parents of six children, Peggy Hughes of Provo; Diana Paxton and David Jordan, both of Bountiful; Keith Jordan of Franklin, Tenn.; Linda Mabey of Farmington; and Kent Jordan of Wilmington, Del.; 24 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

MARDEANE JORDAN

MarDeane (Polly) Carver Jordan 1924 ~ 2010 MarDeane (Polly) Carver Jordan passed away peacefully, holding the hand of her husband of 63 years, on February 9, 2010.She was born June 27, 1924 in Preston, Idaho to Hazel Smith and Parley Leonidas Carver. She was one of seven children. Polly met the love of her life, Amos (Joe) Jordan at the University of Idaho, Southern Branch, and followed him to the US Military Academy at West Point where they were married on June 5, 1946. They were sealed shortly after in the Idaho Falls Temple. Polly and Joe had a lifelong love affair. They lived and travelled around the world, making homes and friends in England, India, Hawaii, New York, Washington DC, Aspen, CO, and military posts throughout the country, finally settling in Bountiful, Utah where they have resided for the past 15 years. Polly's world revolved around her family. Popcorn balls, gingerbread houses, family reunions in Jackson Hole, black licorice, Sunday tapioca pudding, a love of books, music, and dancing, long walks, and homemade Halloween costumes are memories we will always cherish. Polly loved the Savior and serving in the Church. She was a Relief Society president, Young Women leader and tireless primary worker. She was the last one to leave the ward house after cleaning up following an activity. Polly and Joe served two missions together in Hong Kong and Hawaii. She left a legacy of faith for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Polly is survived by her husband, brother Con Carver, and her six children Peggy Hughes (John), Provo; Diana Paxton (Dan), Bountiful; Keith (Judy), Franklin, TN; David (Holly), Bountiful; Linda Mabey (Dan), Farmington; Kent ( Michelle), Wilmington, DE and 24 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and two on the way. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mueller Park Stake Center, 1800 East Mueller Park Road, Bountiful. Interment will be in the Preston, Idaho cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund.

Bitter Sweet

Last night my Grandmother passed away peacefully holding her husbands hand. We had a unique opportunity to gather together last night before she passed and have a family prayer. It was a very spiritual experience. and as death of a loved one always is Bitter Sweet. I have spent alot of time this week and espessialy the last few days thinking about my grandmother. All the memories I have with her are priceless. It was fun to talk with cousins and here there memories of her and how a lot were the same but some of them were ones I had not even remembered until they were talked about. We are all going to miss her but know that she is on the other side of the veil with her mother and her father and her sisters and maybe my babies too. Maybe it is foolish but I sort of hope that she will be there to shu those little ones on down to me. I love her so much and although it is a great loss to us, I know that it is s0 much better for her and that our seperation from her will only seem but just a moment. Thank you for all your prayers on behalf of my family. Her Legasy of faith lives on in us.

Christmas Fun and Tender Mercies

Okay so I am typing this on my In Laws computer. Listening to the laughter and the talking and the playing and grumping and I'm Loving it! What a wonderful time of year this is. A time for reflecting on the wonderful gift that we have all been given the Birth of our Savior. A birth that took place in the most meager and lowly of circumstances. Everything about the savior was humble from his birth to his death and I feel so greatful that he did. As I was driving to bountiful this morning to look after my grandmother it was foggy. I could barely see anything in front of me and then out of no where this light cut through the fog and as I looked up to see what it was. I Saw a Star! It was from a Video Marquee of the 2600 South exit but I thought it was so amazing I felt so impressed that this same star guided the wise men who traveled far and long to see him. I felt such gratitude for that star that was a constant for the months that they traveled to praise and worship him. What A tender Mercy.