Lessons Learned: A blog about my life

Monday, May 10, 2010 Richard started a new job at the U of U. It pays well and has good benefits. Jared and his wife had another baby this year. I love being a grandma! They call me farmor. Monday, February 7, 2011 We finally went to court because of the car wreck that I…

Monday, March 22, 2010 I had been thinking about doing preschool again. When I received my inheritance, I threw away all my preschool stuff since I thought I would never need it again. The lady I am babysitting for is a school teacher. She helped me put together a new curriculum. She even helped me…

Monday, January 4, 2010 I went to the bank and discovered that my inheritance was gone! How could that be? I felt sick! When I got home, I asked Richard what had happened to the money. He nonchalantly asked, “What do you mean?” I told him the money was gone. He responded, “Yeah, what did…

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Sarah broke up with her boyfriend. She moved to Logan and is living with someone new. They came home and spent some time with us over Thanksgiving. We had a nice time together. Thursday, December 24, 2009 Mom called to tell me that she and Arnie were coming to see us.…

Friday, July 24, 2009 We flew to France. I have always wanted to see Paris! From the airport, we took a train to our hotel. A day before our trip, Laila had babysat for a neighbor whose kids were sick. When we got off the train, Laila threw up. We thought it was just motion…

Saturday, June 27, 2009 I got a phone call from my uncle Sonny. He wanted to know if I was sitting down. I thought he was going to tell me that my dad was dead. I told him to tell me what was going on. He insisted I sit down. I thought, “That’s it, Dad’s…

Tuesday, June 2, 2009 Henry called to tell me that an agent was available to fly with Sander back to Denmark. I really appreciate him calling me to let me know what is going on with Sander. I called up my dad to let him know that Sander was coming back to Denmark. My dad…

Friday, February 20, 2009 Sander called from prison. Since I didn’t answer the phone, he left a message saying he wanted the money he claimed I owed him from Bent’s inheritance. I wrote Sander a letter itemizing everything I had paid for while he had been staying with us when our uncle was here. I…

Saturday, September 6, 2008 Ever since my cousin told me about the episode on America’s Most Wanted, I have gone online periodically to see if I can find out anything about someone being murdered on the route my brother took when he was a trucker. So many murders have taken place that it seems impossible…

Monday, September 1, 2008 When Bent was alive, he had rented a room in his basement to a lady named Maggy. Bent had mentioned in his will that she was to get $50,000.00. Maggy had moved out a few months before Bent killed himself. Beth got a call from Maggy’s lawyer. He claimed that Maggy…