MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We want to wish all of you a 

wonderful Christmas, and a fantastic New Year!

We are so grateful for the support our friends and family give to us, and we feel blessed to have you in our lives.

As you may know, this blog is named in honor of my mom Sally.  This past year has been so difficult for her, and during the Thanksgiving holiday we nearly lost her! She is improving now and working to get her strength back, and I want to thank everyone for their good wishes and prayers.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED 

NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU!

~Love from Amber~

(update: Sally passed away on July 16th 2012)

We miss her, yet know that she is divine.

Strong Women

I LOVE THESE PASSAGES FROM THE WORKS OF L. FRANK BAUM...

This is absolutely true and funny!

For all of the strong, wonderful, creative, intelligent, hard working, self sacrificing, dedicated, loving, compassionate women in our world, THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO YOU! 

"As they passed the rows of houses they saw through the open doors that men were sweeping and dusting and washing dishes, while the women sat around in groups, gossiping and laughing.

What has happened?' the Scarecrow asked a sad-looking man with a bushy beard, who wore an apron and was wheeling a baby carriage along the sidewalk. 

Why, we've had a revolution, your Majesty -- as you ought to know very well,' replied the man; 'and since you went away the women have been running things to suit themselves. I'm glad you have decided to come back and restore order, for doing housework and minding the children is wearing out the strength of every man in the Emerald City.'

Hm!' said the Scarecrow, thoughtfully. 'If it is such hard work as you say, how did the women manage it so easily?'

I really do not know,' replied the man, with a deep sigh. 'Perhaps the women are made of cast-iron."

L. Frank Baum
Of course I have to admit I am also a HUGE FAN of the Wizard of Oz movie, and this post would not be complete for me without a homage to Margaret Hamilton...

Margaret is a personal role model of mine (LOL), I love her wickedness!  Can't you just hear the music? Da da da da da....
(these pictures were posted strictly for my own pleasure, plus it's Halloween time, right?).

This is me...dressed like Margaret...again...

Testimonial of a grateful grandaughter

This blog is dedicated to my mother Sally Robison. She is the sister to my Aunt Peg, (hence the titles of all 3 blogs). My mom has had a VERY difficult year, her health has been so bad that we almost lost in in June.  She continues to fight the good fight, and carry forward, and each day we have is a gift she gives to us.  This blog makes her happy, and it helps to make her feel wanted, loved, and cared for.  When I read the post done by my niece about her grandparents I HAD TO REPOST IT HERE!

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I just want to share a great blog post done by my niece Staci.

She has written a wonderful experience she had with her Grandma Sally and Grandpa Carl.

Exactly why we dedicated this blog to Peg's sister Sally!

Adorable!

Theamazingstaci.blogspot.com

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

My Amazing Grandparents

So if I am The Amazing Staci my amazingness has to come from somewhere right? Well I have found out where. Unfortunately for my parents amazingness skips a generation. I am just joking. they are amazing too. But where all this amazingness started was with my grandparents. You want to know an example of why or how they are so amazing? Well I have been saving my pennies to buy a laptop. Working my fingers to the bone pulling weeds, having birthdays, and just being awesome. Well any way the day before last I was having a rough go of life. (Ya see me and my friends are not getting along so well. =C ) Any way my parents had gone golfing (Who does that? Well my parents do because they are amazing. DUH!) and I was sitting home all alone being sad when the phone rang. Who might it be? Well it was my mum and my pop. Well my dad says to me,"Staci, I have a HUGE surprise for you. But I won't tell you what is it. You'll just have to wait until me and you mom get home in about an hour. We have some running around to do first." Well I asked him the obvious questions. Is it chocolate? His reply, "This is ten times better than chocolate!" Is it a call phone? "Do you have a steady job of which can support your cell phone bill?" me: no. "You really thought it was a cell phone?" Me: no but is does not hurt to dream big. Well anyway our conversation went on like this for a while and he would not budge. He has his mother's stubbornness. (Yes my grandma is as stubborn as and Ox and a Donkey. She is so stubborn she makes them look like they give in too easy.) So i an sitting home alone wait ing for my parents to get home driving myself nuts. Well finally I hear the dog bark and run up the stairs to fast you would think my fat little frame would go supersonic. Any way it is them. My mom had gone to Pirate O's and picked up some of the best chocolate on the planet. Kinder. It is German and amazing. You have to try it. So if you Fancie yourself a true reader and follower of my blog you have to try it. (By the way, I only have one follower. That would be my aunt. What is that about people? Maybe it is that I am so amazing I scare everyone away. Yeah that's it. :D apparently only my own kin can stand my amazingness and the only reason why is that she is amazing too.) Anyway I got the chocolate, and some of those wax bottle things that have some otterpop like liquid in them and ate made of wax that you are supposed to chew on. Then my dad gave me a laptop case. He said, "This is for when you buy it. You'll have a place to put it in." Of course I was close to crying. I hugged him and thanked him. Then he told me to grab a box for him out of the front seat of the car. This is just another one of my daily duties as the daughter of my parents. So I ran out there to get this stupid box they had not bothered to bring in. Then I notice that both of my parents are "taking out the dogs." By this I mean that the dogs were...doing there business and they were watching them so they don't run off. I thought to myself since when do they both take out the dogs? Then i get to the truck. I am barefoot and my dad had to park in the rocks on the left side of the drive way. So I am muttering curses at the world by the time I get to the truck. I open the door and there sitting on the passenger's seat is a big black bow with nothing on it other that the two little letters HP. I was stunned for a second and then I thought: it is probably just one of dad's computer programs. Then I think, but he gave me a laptop case. Do you see a connection? Well then I am getting excited and I run off (very carefully for I was holding all my hopes and dreams in a big black box in my arms.) towards the front door totally unaware of the rocks stabbing into my feet. I get there and my parents are smiling at me. By this time tears are running down my face. I ask them, "You didn't-" my dad laughed and told me that I was right. They didn't. My grandpa did. He had bought it for me. I have to pay him back of course but I was so greatful. I ran inside and called him. I probably thanked him about a hundred and fifty times. He told me that I was welcome and that now I have a lot of weeds to pull. I am so excited to got to work tomorrow and thank him in person. I am now typing these words on my amazing laptop. What kind is it? I have not the slightest Idea. But it is mine. :D Thanks grandma and grandpa.

A small update...

My parents are just so cute!
A quick story to share with you all...
My dad is beyond dedicated to my mom and helping her recover. He works tirelessly to see that every one of her needs are met, and so often even anticipates them.  Unconditional love...
After my mom's fall she was no longer able to get in their vehicle (a Chevy Tahoe), so one day, we went out for a ride just to get my mom out of the house, and my dad very carefully lifted her into the car, then drove immediately to Larry H. Miller Chevrolet, and bought a new car that my mom can access on her own (when her arm heals)!
What an awesome husband!!
Here is a picture of both of my parents new rides...

(that is my mom's wheelchair in foreground-lol)

See? I told you they are adorable!

*Sally*

As many of you know, my mom Sally fell and broke her right arm just below the shoulder almost 12 weeks ago.
I have had sooo many wonderful people inquire about her that I thought I would spend a few minutes and put down some details.
(This photo of is Sally with her sister Leona  5/16/10)
It has been a very hard 12 weeks for mom. We came so close to losing her a couple of times...

The break is in a location where casting her arm wouldn't help to speed the healing, and because of her overall health she is not a candidate for surgery (but surgery would not have really benefited her anyway).
The pain associated with the break has been terrible, and the pain management medication she was given right after the accident only made matters worse for her.  She couldn't tolerate the heavy narcotics and spent 2 days violently ill.  As a result of all this Sally's weight dropped to 87 lbs. The pain removes her appetite, and the meds she takes removes her willingness to eat-lol.
However, she has increased her weight to 91 lbs over the last couple of weeks-YAY!

Every Wednesday, we meet Leona, some nieces, and sometimes a grandchild or two for lunch out---GLO!

We also spend a lot of boring time at the hospital for x-rays, tests, and other medical drudgery...

There is still a long road ahead of her as she works to recover, but she is a very determined, STUBBORN lady (My dad and I have come face to face with her stubbornness over these last weeks, let me tell you)!
This is a picture of my mom and her "attitude" about eating...She wasn't even willing to look at a sandwich that day-lol.

She receives Physical Therapy 3 days a week, and strives every day to eat adequately (Here she is with her therapist Jim).

She is working hard to gain back her strength, and ability to stand, as well as her independence...she is sick to death of my dad and myself-but then who wouldn't be after 12 weeks with the 2 of us nagging and bossing her around?

Thank you everyone for your love and concern, I will  post more up to date info as she improves!
Love to all!

Sally....

Sweet Sally is Amber's mom.

She was born in November, and celebrates fall and all it's wonderful colors by being a natural red head!

She has 3 sisters, (Aunt Peg is her oldest sibling), and 2 brothers. She was born and raised in Park City, Utah, one of the premiere snow skiing places in the world!

She has been married to her sweetheart Carl for 52 1/2 years!!

 She has 5 children (1 deceased), 3 girls and 2 boys 13 grandchildren (2 deceased), and 2 great grandchildren. She raised her own family in Salt Lake City, Utah.  She has always been a fantastic cook, crafter, party planner, organizer, and the center of the family! She enjoys having her family and friends around, just don't ask her to be the center of attention!

These cute photos are of Sally on Easter 2010, and with her daughter Amber (that's me).

We have named our "little sister" company in honor of this wonderful woman. Sister Sally's Shop is going to be offering fun, unique, and interesting items that will be available in limited quantities, or are seasonal...
If you are interested in purchasing any of the items we blog about, email us at:

auntpegs@gmail.com

Come visit us often!!