My Dad

Today is my Dads birthday "February 13th". This is a tribute to him. Happy Birthday Dad I love you. About 4 years ago my dad passed from this life I truely miss him each day. But on a happier note I would like to tell alittle about my dad. My dad and I were alot alike we both have very small hands he used to always tell me "Jacque look you have small hands like me" and then we would put our palms together and sure enough they were the same size. Dad was a talker he loved to visit with every one. When i was younger we practicly lived at the bowling alley and we would be waiting in the car, yep my dad would be still in the alleys gabbing with someone. Me too I love to talk to anyone especialy friends and my kids. Dad was a real good bowler he actualy use to set pins for a living on the side when we lived in Japan. So needless to say we kids spent alot of time at the bowling alley with our folks. I absolutely love to bowl and Grant my grandson will tell you because we like to go together to do that. My dad had a guitar that he would play and sing with a real twangy voice but I always thought he had the best voice and would always giggle at that. He had a great love for country music as do I, I also love all kinds of music as does my daughter Lori. Dad had a pair if cowboy boots that he just loved I always wanted a pair of mockisons so I guess you might say both from the western decade. Secretly I think my dad would've been a cowboy if he could have. Every Sunday evening we would watch "Bananza" as a family. I absolutely loved,loved,loved "Little Joe" my celebrity crush in that day but I always thought he reminded me of my dad, because dad had dark hair and and was soo cute. Yes my dad was so handsome when he was younger, I wished I had some of those pictures to show but I don't. He loved telling the stories of when he went to Key reunions and how he met this person or that person he was very big into geneology that I can't clain to be very good at. He was able to get alot of names temple ready which we are working on now. He served as the ward clerk in every ward he lived in, each bishop would always say they didn't know what they would do without him. He was so dedicated to those callings till the day he died. Bishop Larsen in Blommington ward loved him as if he had been his own dad. Also my dad was a pro at snoring, so am I as my sweet husband and kids will tell you.

On my dads birthday he would always go out for a banana split that was his favorite treat, actualy Icecream of any kind was his favorite. In the last several years of his like he could not have that because of his diobetes so once a year on his birthday he would have a sunday. He also liked a desert I made called Grandma Honeys red deseret. So when I could if my mom and him were passing thro Las Vegas or I was going up to Utah I would make him his own red desert. He didn't even share it with my Mom ha!ha! he so loved it. I love icecream too and like him have a sweet tooth.

One of the best things about my dad is that he loves the Gospel. My parents were baptised one month before Dave and I got married. Dad was so excited to be baptised and was such an asset to his ward. He had a strong testimony of the truefulness of the gospel and loved it with all his heart. So for you today on this Valentine's eve I love you Dad "Happy Birthday"

Valentines Day "I LOVE You"

So this is the week before Valentines day a very busy week for me because I work at a Flower shop which I do love doing by the way. But during this week we get some of the most mushy comments that go to our customers. Thus saying I would like to go back a few years. Growing up my mom and dad always gave me and my brothers something for Valentines day; a box of chocolates, candy or something.... I always knew they loved me and I always loved Valentines day because of it. I loved making that tin foil box in school with the hearts on you cut out of construction paper to glue on. Then better yet geting the coolest card from the cutest boy in the class made you feel soooo good (even tho he never saw it that way) that was always a thrill. Needless to say I always tried to make that particular day fun for my own kids. So here's a shout out to my 5 little valentines out there a tribute to you. Ok I tried to put a picture in and 2 hours later no go, so here goes.....

Two of my daugters absolutely Hate Valentines Day, I won't name names they know who they are. A few years back I desided I wanted to make my oldest at least enjoy this day of Valentines. So Lori and I cut out probably hundreds of hearts to heart attack our yard for her. We had a ball making cute sayings on the hearts and getting them all placed in the yard and hanging from the tree out front of our house. There was also I believe some flowers and candy inside that I claimed was left on the front porch from someone annonimous for this said daughter. I had the boy next door sign the card for me so she would not recognize my hand writting(even tho it was plastered all over the yard outside). I had it all planned out and better yet Lori and I had so much fun doing this all day project. I don't remember my daughters response but I think we brighten her day and not only that I'm pretty sure Lori told her who had done it ( she was my most truefull child & couldn't keep a secret Ha Ha!!) Anyway the moral to my story is Yes Valentines day is for those we LOVE that doesn't mean you have to have a boyfriend to enjoy it. Do something fun for someone you love or just even like it will brighten your day and theirs.

So now I only have 1 daughter who HATES Valentines day because she does not have asignificant other but that will pass. There will be a good guy who will be so good to you; you will love him like I love your father. One more shout out to my sweet Husband who is truely my Valentine he is so creative in the things I get for Valentines day so all who are reading this take note ( I don't have any followers really) He gave me some flowers ( 100 pound bag of flour) & chocolates ( 2 large bottles of hershes chocolate surup) I absolutely loved it. Last year he made a flower with boxes of diet coke in a circle on my bedroom floor with an orchid plant in the center; how clever is that. I look forward to this year to see what he will bring me. Even it is a simple kiss that realy is enough. Love you Dave! And I love all my little valentines out there you know who you are.......Happy Valentines Day!!!!!

Trip to Houston in January

Amie was put in the hospital with pneumonia so I wanted to go to Houston to help April for moral support. And because I can, thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Key, I did!

Amie was in the Hospital for 4 days, just as she was getting better, we found out Chloe had Pneumonia as well! When it rains it pours! And it was raining in Houston!



Chloe was glad to see her big sister! You would never know she had pneumonia she was so good.

This is Amie right as she is being released on Friday. She finaly felt like doing something other than laying in bed we were so glad to have her feel better.

Amie was not back to normal but much better than she had been, she was still really tired!

5 days later both girls were so much better they realy have fun with each other
I remember my oldest girls playing like this (I do miss those days when they were little) Love you Chan and Min

We went to story time at their library Sara was there with her twins and baby James, boy does she have her hands full.

Chloe was having fun too. She kinda got use to me by the end of my stay which was alot of fun....

One day we went to an indoor playground called "Stomping Ground" the kids all had a ball there. Amie is having a rest here....

She liked going through this walking ladder. The weather in Houston was so cold, very damp so different from Las Vegas weather. I had to double up on my clothing there it seemed like I was cold all the time.

Yes and I actualy climbed up in this thing with Chloe and we went down the slide, she loved it! We were the only ones on it at this time. Fun, Fun, Fun. So I know my kids are wondering why I post pictures and blog of Aprils girls that is because I am so computer illiterate she helps me when I'm at her house. I realy am going to try harder at home. I love all you Brandon, Carsen, Ginny, Justin, Grant, Drake & Eva. Yes I have nine grandchildren.

I love being a grandma!!!!

Happy Birthday Channi

Happy BD Channi! Brandon is Channi's oldest who came to visit us this summer he asked about his mom and dad every day he missed them. He is such a good boy we loved having him come visit.

Channi loves to go camping this is us at Wheeler peek last Summer. Carsen and her were the only ones from her family that could come we had a great time.

Channi, Carsen and me at Wheeler peek Carsen is such a momma boys but we had alot of fun with him and his mom we were sorry Leslie and Brandon weren't there.

Channi loves being a mom this is her and Brandon when he was so little . You can tell I'm a new blogger I don't have many pictures of Chan when she was little I need to work on getting more scanned into this computer. Sorry about that Channi.

Here's to my sweet Channi I'm sure she would remember this car that was her's. She has had some real lemmons in the day and but a few with accidents as well. Through it all she ended up with a wonderful husband who now takes care of her so very well Thanks! Leslie we appreciate you and your beautiful family. Happy Birthday Punkin Head! We love you.......

Where did the years go

Just a shout out to Melina she turns 33 today. She is a special Ed teacher. This was their field day. All her life she wanted to be a school teacher and now she is. My little girl a school teacher Wow!

She always loves to give a party for the kids birthdays. This is Justins 1st birthday. And of course Melina is always video taping everything.

Every Summer we have a Truman reunion and that is one of her favorite things to go to. She has been my one child that loves Enterprise this is in Enterprise.

She is the proud mother of two beautiful children Ginny and Justin. They are so cute and little here boy does time fly.

This was a very proud day for her and us. Melina graduated from UNLV in Education sumacumloudi. I probably masicured that word but she work very hard for that degree and many years of school to accomplish it. Happy Birthday Melina we love you!

Summer is here!

We had Brandon and Grant come stay for a week before the beach. Two future Missionaries!

All the cousins had a fun day at the park while Melina's husband Jeff had surgery fun day!

Lori met us at the park to hang out with her niece and all her nephews. It actualy was a real nice day not to hot not to cold.

So they all played a little basket ball.

I had alot of fun just letting them all play. It is so fun to have cousins to play with!

So we hit the beach and the boys had so much fun in the water....

Lori and her friends Jessica and Jaymon got to learn how to surf by a prow Mark Snavely, thank you so much Mark for a blast on the board, your the best.

J.Dub and Katy with their cute family on the beach.

We went out to dinner on Lori's 20th birthday to one of our favorite Mexican resturants in Carlsbad. Happy Birthday Lori your not a teenager any more!

Lori, Dave, Me, Channi's oldest son Brandon , J Dub, Eva, Katy, Grant and Drake on the beach the weather was great.



J Dub and Drake, Drake loved playing in the sand and got as black as black as you could get

before J Dub and Katy got to the beach we went to church what a cute group. We had such a good time. I hope the kids will remember this for a long time. It was such a good start to our summer

Utah trip

one more try

I'm tring my blog again and this is the picture I found , cute huh!

Help I don't think I have it!!!

So I tried to put pictures on my last blog I totaly failed so here is another try.

Testing myself

As you all know I am new at this blogging stuff so I'm going to see if I remember how. I think I have new pictures to post so bare with.....

Home again

I'm Home again and back to a busy busy life. Thankyou April and Jacob for leting me come visit and for the wonderful time. I hope Amie and Chloe remember me.....Now I'm blogging to show April I've learn to do it so we shall see.

I'm still learning!!!!

Boy does Amie love Cool Whip and the cute face to go with!
Books are one of her favorite things.....

Amie likes to play with her cousin Michael isn't he cute, but not as cute as Amie.

Amie and Chloe in matching outfits Amie loves to pose, Chloe does not, not at all!

Amie is having fun in Aunt Sara and Uncle Hals big back yard. They have the most gorgeous back yard. I think this could be an award winning picture what do you think?

Easter Texas style

So this year I missed the Easter picnic in Bunkerville because I flew to Houston, Texas to visit April and Jacob and my 2 granddaughters on this weekend. April was gracious enough to have their 1st annual Easter Picnic. She invited some friends from their ward and their family in Houston which is Jacobs brother Joseph his wife Kalyn and sister, Sarah her husband Hal and their kids. We went to a little park in Sarah's neighborhood it was a lot of fun. We had the whole park to ourselves pretty much like in Bunkerville. The company was fun and the food was well... not quite as much as the Bunkerville party but still good. I have to say, the weather was very hot and humid here and the kids really got wiped out. Amie's cheeks were so red and when we go home she crashed. April actually showed me how to put pictures on my blog for about the 3rd time. Thank you April. I am probably the most illiterate of our family and no one has the Patience for me and all of that so April helped this poor old lady to figure out how to put pictures on this lovely blog. I am having so much fun with Chloe and Amie I wished they lived closer. I am so glad I do have my other beautiful grandchildren closer. I hope everyone has a great Easter weekend.

"Valentines" you either Love It or Hate it!!!

Most of my life I have always liked Valentines Day. School parties and geting Valentines were always fun to me. Then when I got older in my teen years Valentines Day seemed a little different. No I never had a boy friend par say, so I never recieve anything from a so called Valentine but my mom always gave me something wether its was candy or something she always made me feel special. I truely think that is what Valentines is all about showing those you love that you love them. In my own home I raised 5 children out of the 5; 4 were girls. I can safely say 2 of my girls absolutely Hate, Hate, Hate Valentines Day. The reason is I'm sure because they never had a boyfriend around Valentines day. So one year many years ago I desided that I was going to soften the blow of that terrible day for one of my girls. I think she was in 10th or 11th grade. I decide to heart attack our front yard with fun notes just for her from an anonomous person supposibly a guy.....I spent all morning preparing the hearts and geting a special note written to her signed by a nieghbor next door so it would not be my handwriting so she would not recognize it. I believe I even got her a little something besides that a balloon and candy and the works. This was all to make her day more bright and that she would not hate that day. I truely don't know if it worked but I certianly had a fun day. If I remember correctly she actual saw right through my attempt and asked if I had done it. I played dumb but all in all she knew it was me. She now has her very own sweet Valentine of a husband and loves him dearly. So for all you girls out there who do not have that significant other do a kind thing for someone who is a friend and make their day a little brighter. You may still hate that day but it will make you feel good inside. Thats what VALENTINES is all about!!!!

Do they sparkle!

I had the oportunity to go to Utah last week and visit my kids and beautiful grandchildren. My daughter Channi, her boys and I went up to Logan to visit Lori on Saturday. While driving Channi was looking through some of the pictures in my wallet. She found some real old pictures that brought back alot of memories. She came across pictures of one of her sisters she said look mom see how her eyes sparkle in these pictures and I said yes they did, then what she said was so profound. She said her eyes have lost the sparkle look at this one..... I agreed and our conversation went on. But this week I have been thinking allot about those sparkling eyes and I truely believe we all can have that through the gospel of Jesus Christ. It shines through all we do. It makes us happy and safe and confident and the best thing of all it is so, so true. I am glad I have it in my life with all the truth we need to return to our heavenly father. But i do know we can lose that sparkle and that to me is very sad. I was also reading a letter from a young man from our old ward who is serving a mission in Chili he is loving his mission. He shines in everything he does, everything is a possitive, he loves the people, he is excited for every new day, to work hard to share the gospel with those people down in Chili. He is so excited about what he is doing his eyes sparkle 100% what a wonderful example he is to me and his family. I am thankful for these missionaries.
I just hope we can have that light shine in our lives and let our eyes sparkle to all that see us.

When everything seems to go wrong...

We all have days as my daughter says everything breaks and everything cost sooooo much money to fix. Yes this is true and I always have a good cry when everything is just like that. But then I know how blessed I am and that I have 5 great children that are all healthy and strong. I also have 8 beautiful grandchildren that are all well too and a great husband who loves me and takes such good care of me. Thats when everything going wrong is ok. So I guess it is ok to have those bad days because in the end I know heavenly father loves me and I am BLESSED with so much.

Dresses

This was our major design for prom 2008 Senior year. It took me 4 months to make but turned out great and as always a purfect model.
Custom is hard but doable most girls or should I say parents could not afford this gold dress but I totaly can make a dress already made modest at a much cheeper price.

This is my daughter Lori yes she is beautiful and my model for the perfect dress. This was her prom dress her Jr year at Arbor View HS. Yes we designed it together and it was her fav. But this blog is going to be about dresses. Most people know I am a seimstress mostly I fix dresses to make them modest. I guess I have a passion for it but I truely love helping the girls have modest dresses.
This was my last customer formal dress and I will miss doing this for all my girls. Each one have had their own custom dress for either homecoming or prom.

Yes and Lori is the bomb she set this blog up thankyou! So to all my girls Chan, Melina , April and Lori I loved making you all modest beautiful dresses and each one of you were purfect models in them . Love you MOM

Yo yo!

Hi my name is Jacque Truman.. and im awesome! and so is my daughter Lori..
This begins my wonderful adventure of blogging. I promise to blog once a week. Just like Lori does. Lori is my idol.. and i want to be just like her.

p.s. Merry Christmas MOM..
p.s.s this may or may not be Lori typing this.. you decide what you want to believe;D