How will I go on without my Shamrock Farms Ward???

With the split of our ward I have have had many feelings. These last couple of months have been a little sad as I drive by Shamrock Farms or go to Volleyball or really just sit and think. My life has been so blessed the passed few years with the great people I've become friends with. When the ward was first put together I think we all felt like outsiders with just a few people we knew, but each week, depending on if I was in my social or anti-social mood, new friends were made. There has always been the guilt of me not knowing the names, just the faces or even not recognizing the faces and saying "I dont think we have met". With the come back being "Yes, your bishops wife, we met you when we moved in" - Nice. Most have forgiven me for my lame-braininess, and realize that comes with the Vonda package. Im so grateful for that.

I could go through my ward list and tell either an experience of that person or things I admire about them and some fun things about each person. But for fear that I will leave someone out, I will just keep that in my personal journal:-) I LOVE my Shamrock Farms family!!!!

I dont ever want to forget some of Bills blunders while serving as the Bishop of the Shamrock Farms ward Like:

Giving the geneology of how the next speaker is related to both of us....

When he's really tired, one eyebrow goes way up and his mouth makes this grinch-like pose...

Talking with someone and the gum falling out of his mouth....

Fly down intire Sunday.....

Right before performing a wedding ceremony he leans over to talk to the Brides mom and his nose starts bleeding all over her white dress......

Just so I dont forget, when he was in the Stake Presidency one time his eczema was really bad his hand was cracked and had a little blood. When we were sitting in Stake Conference every man he hugged or talked to had little red spots on their shoulders. Ah, good times.

He LOVED being bishop of the Shamrock farms ward and we will both ALWAYS consider Shamrock Farms our ward.