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| Bailey wanted to give Brother Calderwood a shirt with his absolutely FAVORITE thought. (Hope you caught my sarcasm) |
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Seminary Fun
Drill Team Dance 2010
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| Gabriel Wilson and Bailey Drill Team Dance 2010 |
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| Gabe, Bailey, Caleb Moosman, Emily Bates, Riley Hodgson, Jessica Warburton, Jacob Miskin, Keli Jepson |
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Bailey's Paper
This is a paper that Bailey wrote for her English Class. The pictures didn't paste and copy so I will have to add them later. She did a great job.
Forever Changed
It was June and the week before my 7th birthday in the year 2001, that I received the worst news of my life. It would forever change me. I remember it just like yesterday. It plays in my mind just like a movie. I was outside playing by my pool pretending it was a waterfall and I was tossing dandelions into the water. Our screen door to our house was open and I heard the phone ring, bringing me out of my world. Then not a minute later my Dad called me to come inside. The minute I walked inside I knew something was not right. My mom was crying and my dad was not his usually happy self. Then my mom grabbed me and just held me crying. Finally my parents broke the news to me that I had joined my brother in the daily fight to control diabetes. I was officially diagnosed with Type 1 Insulin Dependent Diabetes. In my family there is no history of diabetes. My brother and I would deal with the challenge together with the help of our parents. My life truly changed that day.
My Name Bailey
When I was a kid I hated my name. I don’t know why I just did. I use to tell my mom and dad that when I grew up I was going to change my name to Ruth. Why Ruth you probably are asking your self? Ruth, because I have a great grandmother on my mom’s side named Ruth. I also have another great grandmother on my dad’s side whose middle name is Ruth. So I thought that I should be a Ruth too. I was in the first grade and I even signed the name Ruth on my school papers. My first grade teacher Mrs. Moulton thought it was a hoot. My mom had my name picked out when she was in high school. She picked Bailey out because she thought it sounded western and thought it was really cute. As the years have passed and I have matured and grown up I have come to love my name, Bailey. It is not a very common name and it fits me. When I have my own kids, I hope to name a little girl Ruth.
BAILEY
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAY-lee [key]
From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.
Source: behindthename.com
My Rover
After I was diagnosed with diabetes I received a gift from my aunt and my grandma and grandpa Curtis. The minute I opened the gift a connection was made. I received a brown, fuzzy, big eared, stuffed dog. He was quickly named Rover and became my best friend. He went with me to my first doctor’s appointment for diabetes. There the doctors taught me how to insert a set. The first one went into Rover and then me. Rover has been there for me during those scary nights when I had a bad dream. He has journeyed with me when my imagination took us to the castle or to the mountains where no one has ever been. When I was little and I couldn’t go to sleep I use to hug Rover. I thought he had magical powers to put me to asleep and all I had to do was hug him so the power would rub onto me. I’ve been many places and Rover has been along for the ride. He has traveled with me to South Dakota, California, Montana, Wyoming, Boise, West Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, and even Hawaii. I hope I have him forever.
Forever Changed
It was June and the week before my 7th birthday in the year 2001, that I received the worst news of my life. It would forever change me. I remember it just like yesterday. It plays in my mind just like a movie. I was outside playing by my pool pretending it was a waterfall and I was tossing dandelions into the water. Our screen door to our house was open and I heard the phone ring, bringing me out of my world. Then not a minute later my Dad called me to come inside. The minute I walked inside I knew something was not right. My mom was crying and my dad was not his usually happy self. Then my mom grabbed me and just held me crying. Finally my parents broke the news to me that I had joined my brother in the daily fight to control diabetes. I was officially diagnosed with Type 1 Insulin Dependent Diabetes. In my family there is no history of diabetes. My brother and I would deal with the challenge together with the help of our parents. My life truly changed that day.
My Name Bailey
When I was a kid I hated my name. I don’t know why I just did. I use to tell my mom and dad that when I grew up I was going to change my name to Ruth. Why Ruth you probably are asking your self? Ruth, because I have a great grandmother on my mom’s side named Ruth. I also have another great grandmother on my dad’s side whose middle name is Ruth. So I thought that I should be a Ruth too. I was in the first grade and I even signed the name Ruth on my school papers. My first grade teacher Mrs. Moulton thought it was a hoot. My mom had my name picked out when she was in high school. She picked Bailey out because she thought it sounded western and thought it was really cute. As the years have passed and I have matured and grown up I have come to love my name, Bailey. It is not a very common name and it fits me. When I have my own kids, I hope to name a little girl Ruth.
BAILEY
Gender: Masculine & Feminine
Usage: English
Pronounced: BAY-lee [key]
From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.
Source: behindthename.com
My Rover
After I was diagnosed with diabetes I received a gift from my aunt and my grandma and grandpa Curtis. The minute I opened the gift a connection was made. I received a brown, fuzzy, big eared, stuffed dog. He was quickly named Rover and became my best friend. He went with me to my first doctor’s appointment for diabetes. There the doctors taught me how to insert a set. The first one went into Rover and then me. Rover has been there for me during those scary nights when I had a bad dream. He has journeyed with me when my imagination took us to the castle or to the mountains where no one has ever been. When I was little and I couldn’t go to sleep I use to hug Rover. I thought he had magical powers to put me to asleep and all I had to do was hug him so the power would rub onto me. I’ve been many places and Rover has been along for the ride. He has traveled with me to South Dakota, California, Montana, Wyoming, Boise, West Yellowstone, Salt Lake City, and even Hawaii. I hope I have him forever.
My Brother
When someone asks me about a memorable friend, the first person that comes to my mind is my brother Dalan. My brother and I have a relationship most siblings don’t have. We are three years apart in age and we both have diabetes. We both understand the struggle that we go through to control diabetes. We both enjoy hunting, horse rides, and anything outdoors. Like normal siblings, we haven’t always got along. We have had our fights but in the end we always said sorry and we knew that we loved each other. My brother has always cared and worried about me. When I was in middle school he would pick me up from school and on the ride home we would always talk about our day. Sunday’s after church it was our dish day and we use to turn the music up and hurry to get done. Then we would go downstairs and watch a movie or play our favorite game Mario Brothers. My brother has always been there for me and I’ve always been there for him. Right now my brother is not living at home but I know that we will always be close and have each other’s back. My brother is one of my best friends ever.
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| This is the front cover of her paper, isn't it so cute! |
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
A Paper Dalan wrote in High School
Dalan Lerwill
About Me Paper
1st hr
May 5, 2009
Throughout my life I wish to accomplish and succeed at everything I set my mind to and much, much more!
During high school I have spent much of my spare time dirt biking, horseback riding, hunting, and fishing, and spending time in the mountains with my family. My dad and I spend many days each fall in the mountains west of Driggs, hunting for deer, elk, bear, and moose. We are both very successful hunters and have been fortunate enough to harvest several of these big game animals yearly.
When I was 13 I bought my first motorbike, an XR100, sense that time I have sold and bought new ones! Dirt biking is the one thing I do when I am stressed and need a break from the world.
After high school I am attending BYU-I in Rexburg ID. for two semesters then I am planning on serving a mission for the LDS church. After that I wish to finish school, get married, and make babies.
I have not fully decided on a career but I have plenty of time to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life!
I wish to spend my one precious life taking full advantage of everything I do. Live life to its fullest, and be daring, doing things most people will be to afraid to even consider doing! This paper has explained and expressed my feelings on how I plan to live this one wild precious life of mine!
About Me Paper
1st hr
May 5, 2009
Throughout my life I wish to accomplish and succeed at everything I set my mind to and much, much more!
During high school I have spent much of my spare time dirt biking, horseback riding, hunting, and fishing, and spending time in the mountains with my family. My dad and I spend many days each fall in the mountains west of Driggs, hunting for deer, elk, bear, and moose. We are both very successful hunters and have been fortunate enough to harvest several of these big game animals yearly.
When I was 13 I bought my first motorbike, an XR100, sense that time I have sold and bought new ones! Dirt biking is the one thing I do when I am stressed and need a break from the world.
After high school I am attending BYU-I in Rexburg ID. for two semesters then I am planning on serving a mission for the LDS church. After that I wish to finish school, get married, and make babies.
I have not fully decided on a career but I have plenty of time to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life!
I wish to spend my one precious life taking full advantage of everything I do. Live life to its fullest, and be daring, doing things most people will be to afraid to even consider doing! This paper has explained and expressed my feelings on how I plan to live this one wild precious life of mine!
Testimony in Spanish
Yo se que esta iglessia es verdader! Yo se que Dios viva. Yo se que lad iglessia fve restaurda el profeta Jose Smith. Yo amo mi famalia. !Yo amo el evangelio!
E-mail 12-7-2010
Hello hello, hope all is going well there in the winter wonder land! :) looks like from the pics that you have a fair amount of snow! i am sure that it will be getting old for you but from some where that has only seen snow 3 times in the past 40 years it looks pretty exciting! haha :) i cant believe that it is the christmas season again! it is such a wonderful time of the year! we got to go to the temple again this week on saturday and work at the lights! it was a blast, not quite so cold this time, mid 60's at 10:00 at night so it was really nice. i seen some members from up in snowflake that were down for the lights and seeing family so it was really kool to see them again! :)
that is so kool that you are seeing all the elk so regularly and so close! those pics are awesome! they show up as thumbnails on my screen and i cant click on them and make them bigger so that kinda sucks but they still look awesome! are you liking your new lense for your camera mom?
you asked a few questions in your emails so i will try to answer those! the mission home does forward mail fairly quickly! :) it works great. i will be going to the mission home this thursday for a specialized training so i will be able to pick up my suit then! thank you so much! i am way excitied to see it and wear it! We are way excited, we have no idea what it is but we got a call from the zone leaders and they said that my district was pick to come. so it should be something exciting! :)
Wes and katie sent me the sweetest package and it has been so much fun! i have been opening a present a day it has been alot of fun to have something to look forward to each day! so thanks i love it! :)
Elder Fairbank just got back into the mission the middle of november! he was so excited to be back! i look up to him so much! it would be so hard to have to go home then come back out 3 months later! he is doing awesome though! amazing kid thats for sure!
I got your tape this last week and baileys package! :) i loved it! i only could hear the last 1/4th of the tape, from the point that you switched batteries. so that was kinda hard to know that you were talking and i couldnt hear ya, but it was still great to hear from ya on that last little bit! :) so bailey you will have to fill me in on the dance but that was the sweetest thing ever to hear macie say i love you Dalan! haha it made me light up! i miss them so much but it sounds like they are doing well and growing up fast! :)
so things are going absoulutly incredible here! we are having a blast and seeing so much success! i love the hispanic culture so much! they are so much fun to be around and to work with! we found this family of 4 the other day and they are so prepard!! the whole family came to church on sunday and it was one of the sweetest expirences of my mission to see them all walk in and just see the peace they felt as they sat through fast and testimony meeting! the entire service was in spanish so it was way different but so powerful! i loved it. i can follow conversations and understand alot of it but i am really struggling with speaking it. but it is coming along! we are teaching alot in spanish and in english so it is a blast! :) the work is still exploding and we are having so much fun! we should be having several baptisms between now and the end of january so we are way excited! :)
the holliday season is so fun on a mission! all the members and everyone we are teaching are so welcoming and loving and it seems that this time of the year peoples hearts are softened and more reseptive. but we have had several offers so far of places that we can go hang out at for christmas so it will be alot of fun! :) i am way excited. its way weird not having any snow though! haha! but alls good!
i hope that the rest of the grain hauling goes smoothly and you can get that all out of your hair soon and relax a little! :) you all are always in my prayers and i wish the very best to you all during this christmas season! :)
keep up the good work and be safe, i look forward to hearing from you soon and being able to talk to you in a few short days! time flys! (can you believe James has been out a year and Nathan is almost home) crazy!
i probley should fill you in on what happend with my foot, on thanks giving my foot gave out while running on a gym floor and it was hurting a ton so i went to a urgent care place and they xrayed it but couldnt see anything and it hasnt gotten any better. lots of pain, swelling and bruising so i called sis ellsworth today and i will be going to a foot doctor tomarro some time! i am doing well and getting around but it just hurts alot! :) alls good though! nothing some good drugs cant cover! ;) no need to worry mom. :)
well ill let you go but thanks for all you do and all your love and support! i really appreciate all you do! have a wonderful week and take care! be safe, and enjoy the spirit of christmas! its truly a wonderful time!
Love,
Elder Dalan Lerwill
that is so kool that you are seeing all the elk so regularly and so close! those pics are awesome! they show up as thumbnails on my screen and i cant click on them and make them bigger so that kinda sucks but they still look awesome! are you liking your new lense for your camera mom?
you asked a few questions in your emails so i will try to answer those! the mission home does forward mail fairly quickly! :) it works great. i will be going to the mission home this thursday for a specialized training so i will be able to pick up my suit then! thank you so much! i am way excitied to see it and wear it! We are way excited, we have no idea what it is but we got a call from the zone leaders and they said that my district was pick to come. so it should be something exciting! :)
Wes and katie sent me the sweetest package and it has been so much fun! i have been opening a present a day it has been alot of fun to have something to look forward to each day! so thanks i love it! :)
Elder Fairbank just got back into the mission the middle of november! he was so excited to be back! i look up to him so much! it would be so hard to have to go home then come back out 3 months later! he is doing awesome though! amazing kid thats for sure!
I got your tape this last week and baileys package! :) i loved it! i only could hear the last 1/4th of the tape, from the point that you switched batteries. so that was kinda hard to know that you were talking and i couldnt hear ya, but it was still great to hear from ya on that last little bit! :) so bailey you will have to fill me in on the dance but that was the sweetest thing ever to hear macie say i love you Dalan! haha it made me light up! i miss them so much but it sounds like they are doing well and growing up fast! :)
so things are going absoulutly incredible here! we are having a blast and seeing so much success! i love the hispanic culture so much! they are so much fun to be around and to work with! we found this family of 4 the other day and they are so prepard!! the whole family came to church on sunday and it was one of the sweetest expirences of my mission to see them all walk in and just see the peace they felt as they sat through fast and testimony meeting! the entire service was in spanish so it was way different but so powerful! i loved it. i can follow conversations and understand alot of it but i am really struggling with speaking it. but it is coming along! we are teaching alot in spanish and in english so it is a blast! :) the work is still exploding and we are having so much fun! we should be having several baptisms between now and the end of january so we are way excited! :)
the holliday season is so fun on a mission! all the members and everyone we are teaching are so welcoming and loving and it seems that this time of the year peoples hearts are softened and more reseptive. but we have had several offers so far of places that we can go hang out at for christmas so it will be alot of fun! :) i am way excited. its way weird not having any snow though! haha! but alls good!
i hope that the rest of the grain hauling goes smoothly and you can get that all out of your hair soon and relax a little! :) you all are always in my prayers and i wish the very best to you all during this christmas season! :)
keep up the good work and be safe, i look forward to hearing from you soon and being able to talk to you in a few short days! time flys! (can you believe James has been out a year and Nathan is almost home) crazy!
i probley should fill you in on what happend with my foot, on thanks giving my foot gave out while running on a gym floor and it was hurting a ton so i went to a urgent care place and they xrayed it but couldnt see anything and it hasnt gotten any better. lots of pain, swelling and bruising so i called sis ellsworth today and i will be going to a foot doctor tomarro some time! i am doing well and getting around but it just hurts alot! :) alls good though! nothing some good drugs cant cover! ;) no need to worry mom. :)
well ill let you go but thanks for all you do and all your love and support! i really appreciate all you do! have a wonderful week and take care! be safe, and enjoy the spirit of christmas! its truly a wonderful time!
Love,
Elder Dalan Lerwill
Christmas Card 2010
Dear Family and Friends,
We so want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and hope the year 2011 is a great one for all. Life is going well here, our kids are growing up so fast it is scary. Dalan or should I say Elder Lerwill is doing awesome; he loves his mission and is very busy. He will get to spend the holidays in the Mesa Arizona area and feels so blessed to be in a mission that has 2 temples, awesome Christmas lights and the well known Easter Pageant. He is excited to be on the temple grounds during the holidays talking to people. He is also very excited to be working with the Hispanic culture along with the English wards also. My guess is, he wishes he would have paid closer attention to his Spanish Classes in High School. I am sure he will do great with the Lord on his side. We are very proud of him. Bailey is surviving without her brother. Not to say that it has been easy but it is so exciting to hear from him and feel of his spirit that is makes it lots easier. Bailey is in the 10th grade. She is doing awesome in her studies at school and has great grades. She got her driver’s license this summer and she now has taken over the green pick-up and our days of catching the bus are over. How crazy is that. Bailey also had her first Formal Date Dance and had a great time with a great bunch of kids! She is a beautiful young lady and we are proud of her. We hope to hear from you all. We send our love and best wishes for a happy holiday season.
Stacy, Brenda, Bailey, & Elder Lerwill
Just for fun here are some of other years past Christmas letters before Blog Days!
Dear Family and Friends,
We hope this Christmas note finds you all well and happy. We are all doing fine and looking forward to some fun times during the Holiday’s. As all of you know time continues to fly by so fast. Dalan is a freshman this year and is having a great time. He has started wrestling and we continue to be his chauffer and fan club. He has gained 30 pounds since last year. Wow. Bailey is in her last year of Elementary School. The big 5th grader! How can this be!! She is excited for the school Christmas program, she is singing and dancing in it. We already have lots of snow and love our own sledding hill and Stacy is trying to make the kids an ice skating rink. We hope that you all have a wonderful holiday season filled with safety, health, love and happiness.
Love~ Stacy, Brenda, Dalan & Bailey Lerwill
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We hope all is well with you and your families. I feel like I say the same thing over and over every year, but thinking about that, I guess this is good. The kids are a year older as we are also. They are more excited about this than we are! Dalan is 16 and a junior in high school. He loves his welding and cabinet classes; wish he loved math, English, and science as well. He is a great kid and we hope the next year and half slows down for us. He is ready to hit the road running! Bailey is 13 and in the 7th grade. She is growing into a beautiful young lady. Stacy has the gun by the door and wonders where his little girl went. Bailey did bread 4-H this year and brought home the red rosette and several other blue ribbons. She is a joy in our home. We love both of them so much and are dreading them growing up and leaving us, but so thankful that they are on that path. You parents know exactly what I mean. We hope you all feel the spirit of Christ this season and through out the whole year!
Love,
Stacy, Brenda, Dalan, & Bailey
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