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4 years

Official video here , with Matthew West's story. (Written August 23, 2009) Four years ago I awoke to Dave's last breath. To questions that had no answers in my little girl's eyes. And I knew that my world was broken beyond repair. That the rift in my heart would remain. We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full. Marcel Proust Grief is like that. Sometimes, I can put it away. In my pocket. Out of sight. But like a child, it will not be ignored for long. It squirms and pokes and demands my focus. And if I persist in pretending it's gone, it will rise up, in a giant wave and sweep away everything. Everything but the tears sadness loss screams of a wounded soul. I find that the more it becomes part of me, the more I allow experience feel, the more whole I become. So I make friends with it. This force that has shaken me, and my children. It becomes part of the way I think. The way I tal

Zach's Senior Slide Show

Can't believe he's a senior. Dave would be so proud of Zach. Zach is an amazing person. Come watch him grow up! And Steve, I promise a newsy update soon. There's a lot. Including a cougar encounter. And NOT the Wazzu kind! Zach's Senior Pictures

Graduation 2009

So...the biggest news - Kenny graduated! It's too amazing! He hugs just like his Dad. He's been so lucky to have such great friends. And family... We had a great barbeque and party the next day to celebrate! Thanks, Matt...for everything. It's unbelievable to me that Dave is not here. The summer that Dave was getting sicker, Kenny went to WaHi football camp in Moscow for the first time. We took a trip over there. Dave got to see Kenny on the field, in a WaHi jersey. By the time the season started in the fall, Dave was gone. And I had the same feeling then that I did at graduation. How is it possible that these things are happening without him? I wanted to feel proud. Proud of Kenny for all he's accomplished. Homecoming King, Most Inspirational Player (twice), the Lou Jacky Award, all his medals, his letters. And proud of our little family, for making it through. And I did. I really did. But mostly I felt that reeling sense of unreality. Like it wasn't rea

Bear Schedule

Tuesday, June 2 5:30 pm WWCC Sunday, June 7 1:00 pm Selah Tuesday, June 9 5:00 pm Hanford Saturday, June 13 Pendleton Tournament Sunday, June 14 Pendleton Tournament Tuesday, June 16 5:30 pm Richland June 18-21, Bandit Bash Tournament, Kennewick Tuesday, June 23 5:30 pm, WWCC June 25-28, Palouse Summer Series, Pullman Tuesday, June 30 5:00 pm, Lewiston, ED July 2-6, Twin Falls Cowboy Classic, Twin Falls, ID Tuesday, July 7 4:00 pm, WWCC July 9-12, Walla Walla Sweet Invitational, WWCC/Borleske/Murr Tuesday, July 14 5:30 pm, WWCC Thursday, July 16 5:30 pm, WWCC Busy summer!

Memorial Day

For all the soldiers who stayed on the front lines , so my children and I can sleep in peace tonight , thank you. Freedom isn't free. Someone else's son paid for me. An American Soldier by Toby Keith I’m just tryin’ to be a father Raise a daughter and a son Be a lover to their mother Everythin’ to everyone Up and at ‘em bright and early I’m all business in my suit Yeah I’m dressed up for success From my head down to my boots I don’t do it for money There’s bills I that I can’t pay I don’t do it for the glory I just do it anyway Providing for our future’s My responsibility Yeah, I’m real good under pressure Being all that I can be And I can’t call in sick on Mondays When the weekend’s been too strong I just work straight through the holidays And sometimes all night long You can bet that I stand ready When the wolf growls at the door Hey I’m solid, hey I’m steady Hey I’m true down to the core And I will always do my duty No matter what the price I’ve counted up the cost I know th

Meyer Family Travails

I know. I know. I'm sorry. I really am. Update here. Kenny seems to be stabilized on the medication he's on. We are STILL waiting to see a neurologist. I am very much not happy about this. There's a new neurologist in Walla Walla, but he's not approved for the medical coupon that Kenny has. Yes, the medical coupon that we never use because Kenny has insurance through my employer that's primary. And, yes, THAT one IS approved. Can they see him through that insurance? No. I should have just gone straight to Seattle. He hasn't had any further seizures since the first two. He's getting ready for graduation. I can't believe he's graduating from high school. He's very excited. And we still have to get announcements out! You're all invited to an open house/bbq on Saturday, June 6, 2009 from noon-4 pm at our house! Kenny ran track this spring for WaHi and for Special Olympics. He is a sprinter, running the 100, the 200, the 4x100 rel

Musella Foundation Video

Kenny

Kenny had a second seizure tonight. After three months, I thought we were home free. Thought the first one was a fluke. Sigh. This one was not as long. Only a few minutes. And when he woke up, which took about 15 minutes, he was quite himself, not out of his mind like he was last time. We transported him to the hospital in the Suburban with the ambulance following right behind us, just in case. They gave him ativan and started him on keppra. We'll see his doc this week and schedule an appointment with a neurologist...the closest one is in the Tricities, and they're booked out over two months. Pray for Kenny. Pray for me. He's sleeping peacefully now. Wish I could. Love, Shelley PS. Please pray for a local family. One son was a classmate of Kate's. He died on April 1. Then his father died April 2. According to coworkers at WWCC, both deaths were suicides, and this is what Kate was told at school as well, but there hasn't been any "official

Kenny's Senior Presentation

Kenny Senior Presentation And you can see his portfolio HERE. Wish him all kinds of luck tonight! Kate starts dance again tonight. It's a good day here, except that the baseball game got moved to tomorrow....and I'm gonna be in Seattle. *sniff*

Zach is 17!

Do you remember this? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Could he be any more adorable? I think NOT! The one of him on the couch, he was only 2 weeks old. Not quite two weeks. He was so strong. And he just kept growing. And learned to like girls. Kailee in particular. But he still likes toys. Legos in particular. And his sibs LOVE him! To say nothing of the cousins! Have you ever been so loved you just couldn't stand it?? We should all be so lucky! And baseball is here. So what has the kid got to frown about anyway? He's starting catcher on the varsity squad and is loving every minute of it. Even though it's snowed, hailed and been 25 degrees. Oh...an other folks in the household have been up to a few things, too! KENNY TOOK GOLD AT MISSION RIDGE!!! I didn't get many pictures this year. Kate was in Ellensburg at a basketball tournament. Zach was at home. So I left Ellensburg and