A Morales Minute

Adam and Marcus -cousins as close as brothers.  Adam died in a car accident Tuesday June 17 around 2 a.m. The morning Jaime woke me up to tell me Adam died in a car accident I sat right up in bed. In shock. No one wants to hear such tragic news. That morning Jaime didn't go to work but went to Spokane. He and Adam's brothers and other family members helped clear out Adam's house of his things.  The pallbarers wore Dallas Cowboy jerseys, as did Adam.  Bel, Dawn, and I made the ribbons with stars that many pinned on themselves. The immediate family and pallbarers wore the double ribbons with Adams name. His football number.  Ruben Sr. talking to his boys, Ruben Jr. and Andrew, grave side. Tender moment.  A dove was released to represent Adam's spirit going to heaven. Then a flock of doves was released to represent everyone else who will someday join Adam in heaven. I'd never seen this done before.  The after funeral luncheon. It's good to have these I think. ...

The ground breaking ceremony for Jaime's new school was in June. Tyler was lucky enough to be able to be a part of it. He will start kindergarten in August 2015 when McClintock opens.  Jaime, being the planning principal, was the main speaker. I wish I recorded it; he did an awesome job.  Our bishops wife, Amy, is on the school board and somehow she got paired up with Tyler to dig. It made it better that he was with someone we know.  The kids were able to keep the shirts, hard hats, and shovels. Tyler loved this entire event.  They put the soil (more like sand) into pots then planted flower seeds to grow.  Tyler made the paper. The picture they got of him digging was perfect. You could see the big smile on his face as he poured a shovel full of dirt into the pot. Not many 4 year olds make the paper for a history making event!! Good luck Jaime in this new adventure of beginning a new school. I'm sure there will be many ...