August ~School is beginning!

 August 2

Super!!! We will try this again! Awesome credit to the company , Preferred, that delivered the wrong crutches.

We have been doing crutches with my daughters cerebral palsy for several years and we tried a new company this year. LOL! So far two wrongs, third one’s going to be the charm! At least they’re not giving us a terrible runaround and they keep trying to show up with new crutches.

August 3

If you expect that your project will go smoothly and perfectly, you're always going to get discouraged. Embrace those failures and use them to your advantage! Loren said if it’s right doing it the first time, it’s right doing it again! So much mud! But not going to complain about the rain loving it!! He had to pull all 6 back apart even after getting cement in place and replace them all. He’s a rockstar! Excited to have this beautiful pond in place!

  

August 4

Happy birthday Grandma Pember we love you! Hope it’s been an absolutely wonderful day! You deserve the best

August 5

Yay!!! Celebrating my nephew Brodee and all those who saved his life! And his amazing parents and family who have supported him! And thank you to all those who have also been a huge support!

Oh my heart I love this man more and more every year. He gets handsomer (is that a word?) and cuter each year and still not a gray hair!! I love how young at heart, funny and how incredibly hard working he is Sometimes we get a bit too creative together

Thank You Loren for loving and leading our family. Happy Birthday to one courageous awesome man!! Love you sooo much!!

     

August 7

Happy Birthday to Austin! We sure love you and the wonderful young man you have become! Amazing big brother and soon to be Daddy

August 8

I love watching my children be excited and proud of each other!! I even more love that my son is learning and making great success! Playing the piano and music isn’t just beautiful for the brain, it’s doing wonders for his fine motor skills for his hands too. Awesome hand and eye coordination! He is taking off!

August 9

Yay!!! Our College in the White Mountains has a basketball team, Northland Basketball Club and some really amazing athletes! If you have been following through out the spring, you might have noticed some of our players that were scouted out to play with NPC.

Come support our local college and new men's basketball team tonight at George Washington Academy Gym, playing East Fork Semi-Pro Team at 6:30. $10/donations tickets at the door, still earning funds for our new uniforms! Can't wait!!!! This is incredible! It's happening!!

(Women's team starting up in the fall!! Yay!!!) #npcbasketball

Yay Northland

August 10

This little girl Caroline is such an example of showing gratitude. She teaches me so much!

Excited to get back into routine tomorrow as we read scriptures in the morning before school and start our day off with gratitude. Gratitude is everything. Start every morning with gratefulness and your day will follow with a positive mindset. What you're grateful for today?

Love my little brother!!! Happy Birthday Sparky!

August 11

Happy First Day of School!! If you could only see the rushing and chaos around these “cute” pictures But, my momma heart is so full, looking at these pictures Both my oldest girls are link crew leaders and fully involved in leadership and loving on the freshmen. They were both excited to wear their Link Crew shirts today!! (Charlotte didn’t have enough fingers to hold up 12 she said, tried holding her toes up-lost balance) Harrison is going back to school full time with his Batman back back and my sweet Caroline turned into a teenager this summer with makeup and all!! #madnesswiththemerrillbudz

 

August 13

Road tripping with these crazies

August 14Getting some big brother time

#bowling

  

August 15

Cedar City

Sunday is the perfect day to refuel your soul, and to be grateful for each and every one of your blessings. I have three beautiful blessings right here in my arms and they make me sooo happy

August 16

Oh my!!! Such a wonderful evening, some of our Nauvoo Family, from our 2019 mission. Awesome Reunion!! Friends, family and connections are so truly important. Love you all so much and missed those that couldn’t make it.

August 17

Just at the beginning of an incredible week!! Resilience is such an important part of the four pillars of health Personal Awareness, what are my triggers? how can I use those as a tool to be more aware? Love that these girls are doing this adventure with me or that I get to do it with them What a special time with my daughters

August 18

Wow!!! What an amazing few days and only half way done. I’ve walked over 20 miles the last couple days running from class to class on this ginormous campus, wore better shoes today

so glad my children and I are activated. Glutathione is up It’s wonderful to see Charlotte getting around a large campus, either by wheelchair or crutches but she’s learning and making wonderful relationships right along with her sister, they go strong into the night, learning

August 19

….the knowledge at Education week has been incredible and still one more day to go But…. Oh those relationships!! I had know idea the friendships I would make and the reunions I would have!!! Fun to run into long life friends and family, even from childhood I just lit up when I saw all these wonderful people!! Loved watching my girls get excited to see long time friends.

August 20

Oh fun!!! I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since I started our YouTube channel. My kiddos crack me up and teach me sooo much!!! Life is not easy, as we all know!! But we can make it fun and learn from each other. Our family is full of madness of all kinds some bad but mostly good (it’s all perspective and attitude)

Madness With the Merrill Budz some good, some bad, but mostly GOOD

“How do we increase in Intelligence?” We ALL have the same goal to progress -Learning -Growing -Improving -Progressing -Brightening Wow! If you have never experienced Education Week at BYU…. My heart and mind are so full Every subject from law, health, art history, gospel, science, psychology, potential, history, political, relationships, money, science etc. was available 10 classes a day for a week, 1,000 to pick from. What a wealth of knowledge my teenagers and I have received and now let’s use it and turn it to wisdom. (I loved the picture Caroline and Harrison sent to me to let me know they made it on the bus safely, melted my heart how I miss them) Still two more classes to go…

August 21

Congratulations Maddy and Travis

“Together is a beautiful place to be.”

MRI fun for Kalicia's ankle

August 23

Yay!! Got home just in time for a delivery!!! 3rd time is hopefully the charm

She’s Resilient!! Problem solved awesomeness Caroline way to focus on the solution rather than the problem.

August 25

Oh goodness!! What a day!! Home for a day…. Anxiety sets in, drink my Axio… love on my kiddos and off with my honey Beyond glad I got that special week with my two oldest daughters. Such a treasure!

August 25

Yay!! We made it and my kids are still alive

 San José del Cabo, Mexico

Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos
 

 

Ummmmmmm……a FRUIT cart with spicy toppings

. Oh #MOMMA…yesssss please

    August 26

….just a little bit of a farmers tan Love my best friend Thank you to my kiddos supporting us to go and those who are watching them to make this possible. Paid trip to Cabo from our company Lots of big thank yous!!!

Aug 28

Quick little beautiful morning excursion before the Hurricane Nora is supposed to hit amazing waves Wow!!! We saw a seal swim right by

I could have touched it  

Aug 29

Yay!!!! Made it home, so glad to be with my children. While passing out souvenirs over dinner, Charlotte got teary eyed and said she needed me. (But, I know and others reminded me how good it was to see what she could try to do independently.) it was a bit of a rough week for her, but nothing that a mother’s hug couldn’t fix and comfort. She said it made her stronger. (All my kids stepped up and filled small important roles for each other. -so precious.)

Veronica Wiley

You know what though, honestly, she did ok. There were some struggles but she figured it out.

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  Veronica Wiley Thank you so much !! You are and were amazing while we were gone. I read your message to Charlotte and it made her feel good. Thank you again!!

Happy Homecoming week! good luck Snowflake lobos at the football game tonight! Love that we’re celebrating our country

 

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Lots of love and prayers for Todd’s family. He was and is a good friend to so many!! We were blessed to have him a part of all our lives.

I was extra blessed that I got to spend time with all his family and his beautiful wife this last couple days. Thank you for staying with us. It was fun staying up late looking over pictures, letters and memories.

 

  

into Sept with funerals....

What a heartbreaking week with funerals…. We had 3 more funerals today of dear friends and loved ones. My Sunday school teacher, Butch Ramey, as a teenager and we all know how important our leaders are as teenagers. How I looked up to him. He was one of my very first introductions when I moved to St. John’s as a teenager. Then sweet Mr. Wiley Johnson, father of one of our favorite athletes on our Unified team. He always was so wonderful working with Warren and helping to adapt equipment for our Unified Bocce team. Loved our Star Wars State event with him And then our beloved Jenkins family, lost a brother and son. They are like family to us. We are sad at the loss of and suffering of loved ones and family members. Please don’t make the last word you say to someone be regrettable. Let’s love and be kind to others, even through rough times when it’s hard. And my love and prayers goes out to Michael Sacco on our Unified Swim team as well, who just lost his mother to Covid. love each other and let’s please boost our immune systems. And let’s pray for those who are sick and suffering at this time.