Have you seen this hamster?

we have lost a hamster in the Nulton home
if you have any idea how to catch them

WITHOUT killing them please,let me know

The midst of April

No pictures this time...just thoughts...
Monday is my birthday...I will be, never mind, it really doesn't matter. Let's just say another year older. With another passing year, I like to take an account of where I am and where I've been and of course, where it is that I am headed! Although we are temporally challenged! We have so much! We have so many wonderful blessings. I think about all those who have come before us, even my parents and marvel at all the "things" we have that make our lives so full and easy and fun. It truly is a blessing to live in these times. I look at all the things that are happening in our world and can't help but believe that these are indeed the last days. Earthquakes like Haiti, China, the midwest. Tsunamis, floods, volcanoes, and the many more things happening, all point to the coming of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In any case, HAPPY BIRTHDAY ME!!!! Congratulations on making it this far! Life is tough and it sure has been a ride! (I need to go helmet shopping!)

My Baby is 6

With the passing of days came the 6th birthday of my baby Gretta. It was a month before I got pregnant with her that my own momma died. And, I was 5 months pregnant with her when my daddy died. It was a Thursday morning when she made her grand entrance into the world. She was a whopping 10 pounds 10 ounces!!! She has been the sunshine in my days ever since. I cannot imagine life without this angel girl of mine. She is beautiful...sweet...kind...caring...helpful...creative...thoughtful...fun...and funny! How my heart and soul love and rejoice in her. Here are some pictures of my Gretta girl...

A New Year...

WoW! So much time has flown by since last I wrote. Here we are together in 2010!
I've started my own little business of cleaning and organizing for people to help make our ends meet financially. I am now also a boro council woman in the town of Newport. I am teaching the adult Sunday school class and am a ward missionary working with new members, inactives and potential members...we are seeing good success...and it is very exciting! Our family continues to press forward with the hope of being an eternal family. Gretta will be turning 6 in a few short weeks. Hard to believe that my baby is not actually a baby any more. Emma and Sally are now 5th graders, learning, changing and growing way too fast for this momma. Robbe has started a new job after losing his managers job at GNC at Strawberry Square two weeks before Christmas. Becky is growing as a great mother and wife, and little Jack is so incredibly adorable, I can't help not kissing him! As for Stephen, he has tested for a manager position at the post office and we are hoping he'll be called in for an interview any day now.

Update on "A Blink of an Eye"

Sunday after church we checked out email to find an update for Michael...the update was there. He had passed away Sunday morning at 2AM. Saturday they had to put him on full life support. Needless to say, Robbe was shattered. Today he is in Utah after flying out last night. You see, they had a pack between them to attend each others wedding...Michael kept his end of the pack, now Robbe is doing his best by attending his funeral. The timing, the elk, the collision, the injuries, if only comes to mind...I am very good with wondering about "if Only's". Perhaps Michael will look up Pappy...in any case, HURRRAY for Michael, he finished his part here! May the Lord bless and offer substancial comfort to his loved ones.

In The Blink of an Eye...

We received word that a friend of ours, Robbe's best man at his wedding, a missionary companion, a son of God who came on the very day Robbe did...was in a terrible freak accident last Friday a week ago. An elk was hit by a truck that was traveling in front of him, throwing the elk into the air and propelling it onto their car. With such force, the car was flipped and Michael Booth and his best friend Amanda Hoins were thrown from their vehicle...
For nine days now they have been fighting for their lives. It's been a terrible fight. Michael has severe internal injuries, even blowing a hole into his heart. He's had several surgeries, unable to close him up because of all the swelling. Now we've been told that his heart is working so hard that it may fail...
On my way to heritage days today, we passed the site of where I used to live with my mom and dad and Robbe back in the early 90's. The house has since been torn down, yet as we passed I swore I could almost see little Robbe and my dad picking up chestnuts and then with another glance I could almost see little Robbe gliding down the snowy hill on his sled.
Keep up with me as I ramble on...
6 years ago this weekend, my daddy died. It was 6 months after my momma passed. It was a Friday evening, a homecoming night for West Perry. I asked Rob to go visit Pappy because I hadn't gotten over that day. He was anxious to get to the game, but agreed to cross the mountain first to see him. Awhile later I got a call from Robbe saying that Pappy was lying in bed and wasn't responding to him. He had a major stroke. While at the hospital they pulled us into a room to tell us he would die from this. Robbe spent the evening sleeping in the bed next to him. Sunday morning before we were going to leave for church I called to check on him. The nurses said that we might want to get there soon as his vitals were failing. We found someone to set with the girls at church and went quickly. By the time we entered the hall of the hospital, the nurse met us to tell us that he had died at 9:02AM. Part of me was relieved that I didn't see it happen. Part of me shouted for joy that He made it home and the journey here was over for him. Part of me was terribly sad that my daddy was gone...
Life is good...the Lord lives...I am so very grateful for all the blessings that I have been given...most of all I thankful to know my Savior personally. I am a recipient of His ever outstretched arms.

It's so hard to BELIEVE!!!!

YEP...It's true...we are officially grandparents...actually, I am a grammy and Stephen is a grampy. Jackson Ulysses Nulton arrived by c-section Thursday, August 27, 2009 at 10:22PM. He weighed in at a whopping 6lbs. 7ozs. and was 18" long.
After a long labor Jack was having trouble. They found a knot in his cord and it was wrapped around his tiny neck. How grateful we are for the intervention on his behalf.
He is three weeks old already. Sunday he will receive his name and blessing. He is a beautiful little boy. Becky...is a great momma. Robbe is stepping into daddy role well.
Here are some pics of the little fellow. Enjoy!