February - May 2004

February

February – Dan Biedenbach helping Gwen with MEPS landguideline

Feb – 6-7  Region Wrestles at Ben Lomond.  Landon took second place.  Wrestled Zac Mau for the championship round.

Feb 12-14 State Wrestles

Feb 17 – New Beginnings, Lori London and castle/temple great job !!

Feb 21 – Mom and Dad home from down south

Feb 23-25  Computer meetings in Tooele for Gwen

March

Landon had a good wrestling season.  He qualified for the State Tournament by taking 2^nd in Region.   He didn’t do too well at state, and did not place.   He’s now started baseball.

March 11, 2004

I’ve been going in early to work at 6:30 a.m. when I take Landon to Driver’s Ed.  I have a lot to do at work.  I went to Manda’s last week to pick up her car we bought (1999 Hyundai Accent)   She has bought a 2004 Saturn Ion.  Flew down and drove back to Hurricane and met Rog and Landon who were there with the High School baseball team playing in a tournament.  Landon plays both Varsity and JV.  He has another game tomorrow (Friday).  I got to see Manda’s baby girl Camryn Dee in an ultrasound 3-D  It was so neat.  We are getting ready to give her a baby shower when she comes into Utah in a couple of weeks. 

Zac and CJ are buying a home in Morgan.  Scott and Kim Dawson’s old home.  It will be so good for them not to be throwing away rent  money.  They will be moving in with us for a little while, while they get it fixed up. 

March 12, 2004

I think I’ll go into work at the regular time today.  Rog is off work today.  He’s got a lot to do.  He’s got to run to Ogden and get Landon some new sliding shorts because the others he had were stolen.  I was really upset about this, and had hateful hateful feelings towards the thief – who ever that is, I guess we’ll never know.  I don’t like to feel that way.  I felt ashamed about myself afterwards, because of some of the thoughts and feelings and things I said.  I need to learn to control my feelings better, and try to be more like the Savior at all times.  Usually, I am pretty good at this, and have been better, but I really flew off the handle yesterday. 

Rog also needs to move the tractor from over at the shop so that Zac and CJ might have room to move some of their things out of their apartment in preparation for moving into their apartment.  I hope all goes well, with them moving in here.   Landon has “graciously” consented to move out of his room so that they can have the bedroom adjoining the bathroom. 

When Manda comes on the 25^th – I guess we’ll have the kids all home again – at least for a few days.  Hope we can keep the peace !!

March 15, 2004

Landon played a great ball game (JV) today.  He went 2 for 2 with an RBI and a double.  He is an awesome catcher.  We played Box Elder, and the kid that was in the hospital with Landon who had his appendix out at the same time, played first base and pitched.  His name is Ryan McArtor.  Mark and Carrie and Mom and Dad and LuAnn came and watched.

Zac and Chip Covill came and installed a new water heater for us.  Our other one was leaking

Manda and Jim are doing fine.  I’ve been going into work at 6;30 in the mornings.  I’ve got so much to do it makes my head spin.

March 17, 2004

We are having a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at work today.  I guess I’ll have to wear something green.  I also have to go to Ogden for a meeting on the Snowbasin issue at work.  Landon and Roger head to Wasatch for a baseball game.  I won’t be going because I need to get a bunch of work done at work.  If I go in at 6:30 and stay until 7-8 tonight I should be able to get a lot done.  We went to a ward party last night, me and Landon.  It was great.  Several people performed Cowboy Poetry.  Stan Pentz, Dave Streadbeck, and Jason VanTassell.

March 24^th 2004

This past weekend we got Zac and CJ moved into our house.  They were supposed to close this week on their new house.  Haven’t heard anything yet!  I still have this fear in the back of my mind that something is going to mess up and it won’t happen.  And here they are – out of an apartment………….  I don’t mind them living with us though.  It’s been good.  Manda comes tomorrow for 5 days.  We’ll have a houseful !!  I have a surprise luncheon/shower planned for her on Friday at Taggarts, and then we’ll have the family shower Rich/Dickson, which she is aware of on Saturday.  On Friday night we’ll go see Savior of the World, on Thursday night Landon has a baseball game.  We’ll be really busy !!! 

Work is going well.  I’ve got the land guideline applied to all of the properties EXCEPT the ones with homes on them.  I’ll start on that today.  I’ve been going in at 6:30 or 7 a.m. and working until 7-8 p.m. at night. 

Landon had a baseball game last night at Granger High School.  He played ¾ of the Varsity Game in the outfield.  We think Wade Murdock likes his hustle.  He fielded the ball really well – no errors.  BUT – when he came up for bat in the 10^th inning (score was tied) they pulled him (he had previous gone 0 for 1) and put Keysto in to bat.  Why didn’t Stan pull Derick who had gone 0 or 4, or Scooter, who had gone 0 for 3?  It is really disheartening when he is not given a chance to prove himself. 

Zac has been working on the Willys.  Got the two front doors on.  He’s having a hard time trying to find someone to put the glass in the windows on the two side sliding windows and the front windshield.  On Sunday he hammered a piece of metal through his finger !  It hurt really bad.  It’s kind of hard to explain, but it was a thin, clean, piece and it hurt really really bad.  He was shaking and white.  It hurt him, but it’s getting better. 

May

May 2, 2004

I need to write in this journal better.  Manda’s trip here was good.  The two showers went great !!  Zac and CJ living here is going good also.  They closed on their house on March 31^st and have been working the whole month of April.  We have helped out a lot, and so have my dad and Bret Kimbal.  They had a dumpster ordered up for 2 weeks, and we filled it full !!  The upstairs is not too bad, only need to replace carpet and paint.  But downstairs, they completely gutted the bathroom, right down to the crawlspace under it.  They dug all of the junk, wood, etc. out from under the whole house, and have replaced all the heat ducts.  They have stripped out all of the old plumbing, and installed new.  They have redone a lot of the electrical, and all of the phone lines on the main floor.  They have replaced all of the windows, except the kitchen window, and they put in a new back door with a window.  The electrical (redo) on the main is almost done, and then they will be ready to redo the floor on the back porch (for tile).  Also almost ready for sheetrock.   Landon has been a big help to them.  He is almost always ready and willing to help Zac when needed. 

Manda goes to the doctor tomorrow, and we’ll probably get a baby this week, or at least within the next 8 days.  We are really excited.  Manda and Jim are READY for this baby to be here !!!

Landon is through with Driver’s Ed, and is now driving with us in the vehicle.  He is almost through with baseball, and it has been a good season.  Only one more week of it.

May 3, 2004 (Monday)

Well I’m back on the Pepsi, and I feel rotten.  Why can’t I learn??  Manda called tonight after her doctor’s appointment, and she’s pretty bummed.  I guess she’s not dilating, and is only 50% effaced, and so no going today…..  She has another appointment on Friday, and the doctor will see if there is any more progress at that time.  She told Manda to walk, walk, walk, among other things……. So Manda is heading to the mall (can’t walk outside in 100 degree weather).  I hope she can get things started.  I know she is pretty miserable.

Zac is sure onry lately.  Don’t know if the house if wearing on him or not.  I guess he got the dryer vent put in, and also the window well.  All the windows are in now.  He now has to worry about the floor in the back room.  It needs to be cemented up some how for the tile.  Also, the electrical in the back room needs to be finished and he needs my dad’s help for this.  It’s almost ready to sheetrock, but he seems bummed about something……….

May 7, 2004 (Friday)

Today Manda had her doctor’s appointment, and they are going to induce her tomorrow night (May 8^th) a 10 p.m., so hopefully little Camryn will be born on May 9^th – Mother’s Day.  What a nice present for Manda and Me.  I was born on Jan 9^th, Manda on April 9^th, and maybe little Camryn will be born on May 9^th !!  Manda is sure ready.  I’m going to fly out tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. 

Tonight we got the back cement floor in Zac’s back porch (enclosed) cleaned and ready to be cemented tomorrow. He and my dad got all the electrical done the other day.  Zac seems more happy.   CJ is with her mom and sister up to Park City to a scrapbooking party.  Landon is sleeping over night at Mikey Eddy’s.  Landon played in the last baseball game of Morgan’s season on Thursday at Carbon High School in Price.  Roger drove down for the game.  It’s about a 2 ½ hour drive.

I only worked about 3 hours today, I was waiting for Manda’s call, and then I’m too excited !!!  I’ve got to get up at 5 a.m. (6 a.m.?) tomorrow morning so I’m ready to leave by 8 a.m.  I’ll just leave the car in long term parking. (ended up costing me $60.00 – won’t do THAT again !)   My stomach’s been giving me fits the last couple of days.  It seems all I have is gas (burping).  I worry because that is what Colleen Wiggill had – and it turned out to be cancer and she died in 5 weeks.  Something just doesn’t feel right in my stomach……….  Or maybe it’s just nerves with this baby.  I need to make me a doctor’s appointment when I get back from the baby.  Until then, only Rog and I know there seems to be a problem. My gut is so big, it look like I’M the one having a baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (turned out to be nothing !!  Must have been nerves)

May 20, 2004

Well I’m a grandma now.  I wish I had taken my journal to Phoenix with me, to record my thought ant impressions, but I didn’t and so now here 8 days later I’ll attempt to recapture the moments.  

I traveled down on Saturday morning, May 8^th.  Manda I went shopping (for me some clothes, since I have NONE).  Then we just relaxed around the house.  Jim was very emotional tonight.  He’s really excited for this little one to come – with all the emotions of being a daddy that come with it.  He is such a great guy, and it’s obvious he loves Manda and Camryn very much.  Amanda was scheduled to go into the hospital that night (May 8^th) at 10 p.m., and they gave her a pill, both vaginally and orally that was supposed to soften, thin, and open her cervix.  If and when her cervix had reached a “2” – then they would start her on Pitocin to induce the contractions.  Well this never worked, and so about 9 p.m. Sunday night we came back home.  It was sure disappointing.  During the night, Amanda awoke with contractions that were very painful.  These lasted throughout the day (Monday) and about 6 p.m. we headed BACK to the hospital, just knowing that this was IT !!  She was still just a “1”.  Talk about disappointment !!!  AGAIN !!!.  So back home we went, we some Ambien (sleep aid) and Tylenol to help her make it through the night, and all the next day (Tuesday), and through the night until Wednesday morning when she had another doctor’s appointment.  At this point, Amanda was pretty upset, depressed, and feeling like she was not going to be able to make it through two more days of hard contractions without going out of her mind.  By Tuesday, the pains had eased a little, and were only about 10 minutes apart.  She had been able to get a “little” sleep Monday and Tuesday night, but was READY to head to the doctor on Wednesday morning.  At this time, Dr. Reynolds checked her and she was almost a “2” !!  Happy day !!  The doctor stripped her membranes, and checked with the hospital, and told her to go right over, so she would get a bed for sure !!!  I think her water must have been leaking a little, and the contractions started up BIG TIME, when we got to the hospital, and she was in quite a bit of pain.  They doctor came over and said that she could have her epidural, even though she was only dilated to a “2”.  After she got this – she was feeling much better.  Four hours later she was at a “4”, and four hours after this she was at a “9” !!! It looked like we were going to have a BABY !!!  At 11:35 p.m. little Camryn Dee Schutt was born into this world.  She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces, and was 21 inches long.  Manda was such a trooper, and did so well with the delivery.  She’s a great pusher !  Little Camryn popped out (her head) as the doctor literally walked into the room. And the doctor barely had enough time to get her gloves on to catch the rest of her !!  She’s a beautiful little girl – of course grandmas are prejudiced.  It’s amazing the love that you can feel for such a tiny little thing, and the tears of joy you can shed.  I have a lot of mixed emotions about this little one.  I hope I can be an example and influence in her life, but living 750 miles away it is going to be hard.  It was really hard to leave them and come home, even though I was missing home a lot.  I stayed down in Arizona for a few days.  We brought Manda and Camryn home from the hospital on Friday, and they settled in really well.  It looks like Camryn is going to be the great little nurser that her mom was.  Breast feeding is going great.  I came home on Monday afternoon, and was able to help a little “Mormon mom” with two kids (3 years and 9 months) on the plane, as she was coming home from San Antonio after visiting her parents there. 

I made a Photo Show (slideshow) of Camryn, and Manda and Jim.  It is beautiful, wonderful, and I just love it.  I watch it daily, and show it to anyone who’ll watch.  I love them so much and am so proud of all of them.  The music that goes with the slide show is Billy Joel’s  “She’s got a way about her”.  It brings tears to my eyes just watching it.

Monday, May 24, 2004

Yesterday I taught a lesson for Young Womens.  It was on Family History, and the importance of binding past and future generations together through temple ordinances.  Amanda Thackeray is no longer going to be in Mia Maids with us. I’m sorry to see her go on to a different job.  

Landon had a “feast” at Sister Burwell’s home last night.  All of those who “feasted” on the scriptures were invited.  He had a great time.  

Zac has found someone to “tape” the sheetrock, and so the work is coming along on their “new” old home.  

Roger is probably going to be getting that new job at work, and he will be the Supervisor over Transportation/Shipping for the Ogden and Salt Lake Bakeries.  It should be about an $8,000/year raise, along with a car and gas card and cell phone.  He is not really that excited about it, because of the responsibility.  But it is one of those things you HAVE to do.  He’s worried about the farm, and getting all of the farm work done.  

Zac is so into his new house that he is not interested in helping out there at all.  We’ll just have to see how things go.  

I’m still missing my grandbaby.  I love her so.  I wish they were closer, but I can’t do anything about that.  We are going down there in June, and they are coming back in July for a visit, and I’ll go down in August/September and Manda will come home for Thanksgiving in November.  It sounds like they are getting along just fine.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004

Tonight I went visiting teaching with Megan Porter Wilkinson to Penny Porter and Liz Wiscombe.  Linda and Bruce came up and saw the photo slide show of Camryn, and visited for a little while.  CJ is down to school, and Zac ran to Ogden to pick up some mortar mix (for his foundation).  Landon and Roger are at baseball practice.  I got all my wash done today, and also vacuumed the whole house, and mopped the floor, dishes done, a beef stew made for supper.  I did great!  Also went to a meeting in Ogden concerning the values at Snowbasin.  Talked to Manda today and yesterday.  Camryn’s belly button (cord) fell off yesterday, and she is getting her first “real” bath tonight.  I just checked on prices for plane fares to get Manda and Jim and Camryn here in July, and it will cost about $203.40.  I hope we can swing it !!