Moms Blog

My Family started a blog for my Mom. We will be posting updates there, and it will be a place where her/our loved ones can leave messages to the family.
the link is www.leslieromriellupdate.blogspot.com . It was getting hard for us to say the whole diagnosis to people over, and over, and over. So we make sure to keep it updated.

Another thing. My sisters and I just realized we have a whole life time worth of questions we want to ask her, but our chances of haveing them answered are fewer and fewer each day. We started a list, but we are having a hard time thinking of all the things we will wish we had asked her.

Here is what we have so far:
1. what advise would you want to give your grandchildren about high school?
2. what advise would you giveto your grandchildren about dating?
3. what do we say if we have a child that doesn't want to go to church?
4. what activities do you want us to do as a family?
5. Are there any traditions you want to make sure we pass on to our children?
6. How do we deal with daughter in laws?
7. What advise do you have for us when our children get married?

If you have any ideas of things we shoul ask her, or do with her this week please let me know. Thank you again for all the prayers and love.

Love, Susan

One boy, one girl!

It was his Jr. year of high school when he walked into that room. There she was, a vision in her blue dress. In the middle of the chaos to be found in a high school US History class, she was the image of elegance and grace. He didn't know her name, but he was going to find it out. He slowly walked over and sat in the desk in front of her with nerves catching up (which was totally out of character for him), because he knew this moment was going to change the rest of his life. He caught his breath for a moment, and slowly turned around and said "Hi, I'm Greg Romriell...I don't think we have met". It was than that he noticed how stunning her deep blue eyes were against her fair skin, and dark hair.
She smiled back at him and said "Hi, I'm Leslie Streeper".


That is how it all started...over 40 years ago.
Greg knew once he went out with Leslie that would be the end of his single life, so he dated all of her friends, and kept a close eye on her. After a few months he got the courage to ask her out, and she said yes. They continued to date throughout their senior year of high school, and freshman year of collage. They were so in love with each other that the thought of being apart caused them physical pain. Even with this being the case, Greg went on a two year mission for the LDS church. They wrote each other every single week, and several of Gregs letters contained a proposal...which Leslie never accepted.
The day had finally come, they would hold each other once again. Greg had a plan. He had applied and been accepted to Dental school while he was still serveing his mission, and lined up a job, and place to live with his new bride. The only thing he lacked was his beutiful brides concent. That was his first order of business when he walked off the plane.
He built up the nerve to ask her to marry him...and she said yes.
They were married 3.5 weeks later, and immidiatly moved from Idaho to Kyntucky.
Fast forward 40 years, and 6 children later.
Leslie had always been one of the most intelligant people Greg had known, and he had high circles of influance. Her vocabulary was seemingly endless, and her beuty only increased over the years. She was like a fine wine, she got better with time.
Leslies friends and family started to notice things...something was going on. She could not remember the word...and she was the queen of words.
She calls me Joan..I'm susan.
She calls me her sister, or her friend...I still call her Mom.

This week we learned my Mother, Leslie Romriell, has a stage 4 brain tumor that is the size of an orange. The Doctors say they can not do anything to help her, and we have only weeks, possibly a few months left with her on this earth.

I cried!

Last night Carter was helping Craig carry some boxes upstairs, and he said to me "Mom, why do I always get the heavy stuff?", it made me laugh. I thought to myself "yes, that's what I was thinking, why do I get the heavy stuff? It's too much for me." That's when the thought came to me that Carter didn't have the heavy stuff, because his Father was carrying that for him...he only had been given what his Father knew he could carry.

Me Too.

I cried!

I know the next few months are going to be vary hard, but I'm so thankful for a family that will be together forever. We can get through this with faith, and we will always have eachother. This is how I'm getting through this trial. The love and support my family has felt has been amazing. I can not tell you how much a kind word means when you need it most. Thank you.

Love, Susan

Laugh

One of my friends had this on her blog, and i liked it.

"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache."

-Marjorie Pay Hinckley

I know this quote may not seem appropriate if you know me personally, and what kind of week my family has had....but it made me smile. And it's true, crying does give you a headache.
Thanks to all of you that have sent your love to us. It really, truly, actually does help.

Love, Susan

snow day

Is there anything cuter than little kids all bundled up to play in the snow? I think not! Craig and the chickies played, and played, and played...until after it was dark. I had to loore them in with hot cocoa. They built a sweet little fort that Layla love likes to call her "castle".
I do love the snow, but I'm SO very excited to get away to California this weekend with my Mom and Sister. It's a very last minute trip, but I think it will be just we we've all been needing.

p.s. My Mama can use all the prayers she can get right now. We don't know what is wronge yet, but we do know it isn't good.

Loves, Susan

Happy

Today I needed to smile.
This makes me smile.
How about you?

Craigs Make up day

You may or may not remember the disaster of a birthday my amazing husband the Craig had. Just as well if you do not recall it. Any who, I thought he needed a mulligan for that one, so we had a little make up party. I made this fun little cake for him, and took a picture because it was just too cute...but I set it back on the not cooled down oven. Oops. A few minutes after I took the cake picture I reentered the kitchen area to find half of the top layer had slipped right off.
DANG!
I called for Craig to come help me, and when he walked in the room to find me holding his cake together with both hands covered in frosting we both broke inro laughter.
We laughed so hard, my tummy hurt, and I had tears. We got it together ("it" being ourselves) and stuck the cake back together the best we could with toothpicks. I love that man.
The other funny part was when I forgot to remove the toothpicks, and served the cake. Luckily no one got hurt, and Craig had a nice re-do of his birthday.

through Carters eyes

I let carter go free with my camera around the house, and it was actually fascinating to me to see our home through his eyes.
Isn't it interesting what a little perspective can do?
Tonight I watched a broadcast dedicated to the disaster in Haiti...that gave me perspective.
I can not even begin to imagine what those poor people are going through right now, and the horrible things they see on a daily basis. Most of them do not have the fullness of the gospel to help them through their trials. I pray they can find peace.
I'm so thankful for the blessings of the gospel in my life. I don't know how I would handle trials without them. definitely wouldn't be with grace. I am so thankful to live in a place where neighbors look out for each other, and at least 20% of the people on my street have enough food storage in there homes to feet an army.
I have running water.
My kids are safely sleeping in their beds.
We all had plenty to eat for dinner...and then some.
I am blessed.