Rosewitha Steinmann Kindt

My Grandma Rosie passed away last night after a battle against leukemia. She was born and lived in Milwaukee her entire life. Two and a half weeks ago, she and my grandpa moved to Mesa, Arizona.

Vance and I had the opportunity last weekend to be in Mesa to see her. I had the opportunity to share memories with her, thank her, and tell her how much I loved her. After a few months of battling leukemia, she was weak and not feeling well. It was an honor to be there in her last few days. I was able to hold her hand, rub her hands and legs that were in so much pain. She was the one that held and took care of me as a baby and child, but now the tables have turned! It was one of the most painful experiences for me but also one of the most spiritual. It made me think a lot about how I know that I will see her again.

She taught me a lot about generosity towards others. She also taught me the importance of reaching for the greatest blessings, and not accepting any less. She grew up in difficult circumstances as a child, but married a good man and has lived a wonderful life with seven successful children with many grandchildren and even a few great grandchildren. I love her smile, her laugh, and soft skin. I loved being able to grow up in Wisconsin with her so close.


It was amazing to see her. She has been though so much and still looked very beautiful to me. Although death is very sad, it must have been a relief for her from all the pain. This picture of us at the hospital will be one to keep forever. I love you Grandma and will miss you...

Halloween and Soccer

It was the day before Halloween and Vance and I were still struggling while deciding what to dress up as. I mean, we are still young enough that it would be too boring not to dress up. Plus we had a ward Christmas party. We heard of some unique ideas from friends and relatives on what they were doing, but didn't want to copy. So Vance thought of this. I am the balloon and basket and he is the radio air traffic controller from the well publicized "Balloon Boy" story on the news the week or two earlier. It was fun.

Vance was on an intramural men's soccer team this fall. He played defender most of the time, which he's best at. This is an action shot. Although fuzzy, I was just glad to get an action picture. It's hard because he moves so quickly! They did very well in tournament and in one season game and one tournament game, he scored a goal, even as a defender on the back of the field. I went to almost all of the games. Why? Because I'm his biggest fan!

More on this Fall

Vance and I attended a wedding reception in October. Here he is above. He is so cute.
Hawley, me, Natalie, and Julie. Old roommates and good friends. Natalie's sister got married. It was a great reason to see old friends too!

Vance and I in front of the Salt Lake City LDS Temple...just before the wedding luncheon in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.


While we were in Las Vegas to see family and the BYU game, we went to see the new highway inside the Hoover Dam. It was incredible to look at....what an engineering dream.
Our nephew Dallin in the backseat at the Hoover Dam. He was such a good traveler!

BYU Football Games

Vance and I have season tickets to all the football games. Here is a picture of one of the first games we went to in September. The LaVell Edwards Stadium is very large, it is neat to see how many people can attend these games.

It was really hot at the first game in September. But at least we won!

Vance and I went to a BYU game in October when we were playing LasVegas- in Las Vegas. It was a lot warmer. We stayed with Vance's sister and brother in-law (Jennifer and Steven) so it was nice to see family as well. Here was our view in Vegas. We were in the fourth row- nice and close!

Cleaning Miracle

Last Thursday and Friday I had a sore throat and swollen lymph nodes in my neck. I thought it might be strep, but has just been a horrible cold. I left work an hour early on Friday. I have lost my voice and have had the sore throat, runny/stuffy nose ever since. Yesterday and today it has been a nagging cough, or coughing and I can't stop. I have tried just about everything (rest, nasal decongestants, cough suppressants, humidifier, cough drops, etc). My conclusion is that I'm just getting older and it is taking longer to get better.

Anyway, today I am home from work. It's nice to be home and relax, but after the weekend, I'd rather stay busy and feel productive. After resting this morning and this afternoon I have been cleaning away. Last week I bought something I forgot I could use. It is the BEST! I know I remember seeing my mother and grandmothers use this, but I forgot about its awesomeness.

It is Scotch Brite's stainless steel scrubbing pads. I have cleaned around every crevasse and notch, pans made of stainless steel having stains I couldn't just clean with dish soap. It is a bit ironic that stainless steel really can get stains. Well, they at least get things stuck on them that seem like stains that need serious scrubbing. It is so rewarding to scrub hard and see visible and great differences.