Hi everyone! We have been doing pretty good here at the Taylor home. Life seems to be busy, busy, busy, all the time.

Here is all the updates. John is doing ok except that his eye isn't healing very good. The white part is healed good but the colored part doesn't seem to want to heal. They are trying some different medicine hoping it will stimulate the stem cells to grow. If it doesn't heal they will have to do a surgery where they either use donor stem cell or some from his other eye to transplant there. The best would be his own because it isn't as likely to reject, but they don't want to do that because it could mess up the vision in his good eye. He still isn't back to work yet because with the surface of his eye not healed if the dust from the soda ash out at work (and its everywhere) got in it would just eat up his eye. They are estimating June. He still can't see anything except close up outlines and white fog.

I have been just all sorts of busy. Subbing at the school (2nd graders are a pain in the back side, but first grade is fun), Relief Society making quilts and recieving blankets for weddings and babies (we have 12 babies coming in our ward 3 have been born), sisters that have been injured from falls and car accidents, enrichment night & groups. Whew!! that makes me tired just typing it. I really do love my calling in the RS though it keeps me running.

Ashley is working for the town again this summer and is busy with her horses for 4-H, she is kind of a junior leader so helps with everyones. Wedding plans are coming along good except that she is having trouble with bridesmaid dresses. She found some that she just loved and when she finally got ready to order them they were all sold out except for XL and bigger. The big day is getting closer and closer.

Josh has been in track and enjoying it. He runs the 100m, 400m, & 200m sprints. He comes in dead last by quite aways but he has improved his time each race. He is a winner in my book. Yesterday was his last meet and he was sick to his stomach and had a fever so couldn't go. He was a little sad but thats the way life is.

John and I went in to Evanston on Friday to do some stuff and came back with some little chicks, I have been fighting against getting more chickens for quite some time but guess I didn't win :( :)
I told John I should have left him home or at least not let him go into Murdocks by himself. He just smiled at me.

Well it is a beautiful Sunday morning and life is really great! I love my family and I especially love my Heavenly Father for letting me have them. I know the Church is true and that we can be together as an eternal family. The challenges we face each day can either get us down or lift us up. It is our choice! I choose to be lifted up because down isn't any fun AT ALL. I am so grateful for the strength my Heavenly Father gives me, he is ALWAYS there for me and holds me up when I wobble and start to fall.

I Love You All and pray for the very best in all your lives.