May's Mayhem

Normally May is a month I look forward to.  Spring is finally in the air, flowers bloom, it's getting warmer, it's crazy busy, school gets out, and I look forward to spending my birthday with my best friend who is also my sister, Lorinda.

This year, May has been TOTAL MAYHEM!!!  It started off with doing our fundraising dinner for Girls Camp on May 6th.  I am one of the Girls Camp assistants this year.  We sold chocolate covered strawberries and pretzels, then had a baked potato bar dinner.  The girls went around and sold tickets on Tuesday, then had the dinner on Friday.  I think we had a very good turnout.  Alexia played "A Few of My Favorite Things" on her viola for the talent portion.  She did awesome! 

On Saturday, Alexia got to go to Lagoon with the school orchestra.  She didn't expect it to be too nice since it had been raining and cold here so she wore a sweatshirt.  She roasted in her sweatshirt and sunburned her face.  She is our daring, adventurous one, and went on all the extreme rides, mainly with the boys since most girls didn't want to go on any of them.

Mother's Day started out just like any other day, but turned out to be a day I will never forget.  Kelly worked Saturday night so he stayed home and slept while the kids and I went to church.  Kelly took the kids over to visit his mom while I took a nap.  We planned on going to Mom and Dad's and to Grandma Madsen's house when he got back.  At around 4:00 Danielle called me and was frantic.  We had gotten a call telling us that Lorinda's husband, Ezra had committed suicide.  I had to call Kelly to tell him to get home soon so I could go be with the rest of my family.  It seemed like it took forever for him to get home.  I swear I could have walked there faster than it took him to get home.  Once we got to Mom and Dad's we all just sat there in a somber mood and waited to hear more.  Dennis and Kim (my little brother and his wife) drove Mom down to American Fork as soon as we got the news.  It is hard to explain the way you feel when you know someone you love is in pain and you want to be there to comfort them, but you just can't.  Serena and Danielle (my older and youngest sisters) drove down on Monday to help too. We were finally able to drive down on Thursday.  The funeral home let Lorinda and the kids come to see Ezra and say their goodbyes alone, before they had to face everyone at the funeral.  Kelly was able to be there to help the boys and try to talk to them.  To them, it still wasn't real and they wanted to know "who killed my dad".  The funeral was on Friday the 13th.  It was a beautiful service.  Lorinda's former bishop gave the most wonderful talk about being concerned for others and a friend in her ward sang "We Can Be Together Forever Someday".

Here is the Obituary

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Ezra Milton Loveridge
(April 4, 1977 - May 8, 2011)

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Ezra Milton Loveridge 1977 to 2011

Ezra Milton Loveridge; 34, of American Fork, Utah passed away, Sunday, May 8, 2011. He was born on April 4, 1977 in Murray, Utah the son of Kent Harvey Loveridge and Vicky Gentry Loveridge. Ezra attended schools in Lehi, Utah and graduated from Lehi High School. He attended Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah and a secondary college for Computer Tech Education. Ezra earned his Eagle Scout Award while in High School. He later served an LDS Mission to Mexico. He was introduced to Lorinda Madsen in September of 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah. By February they were engaged and on July 10, 1999, they were married in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. They made their home in American Fork and together have four children; Lance, Logan, Emmie and Ella. Ezra worked for Triumph Gear Systems in Park City, Utah as a machinist. This was a trade that he learned from his family business, Loveridge Machinery. He was a huge Jazz fan. He loved sports and he loved to collect sports trading cards to which he had plenty from the Jazz. He also enjoyed simpler things like shooting hoops with his sons and metal detecting.
Ezra is survived by his wife; Lorinda Loveridge, his children; Lance, Logan, Emmie and Ella, and his parents; Kent and Vicky Loveridge. His brothers and sisters; Jake (Jenny) Loveridge, Saundra (Dave) Darby, Debbie Loveridge, Jared (Jacqueline) Loveridge, Betty (Reily) Foster, Carolyn (Brandon) Kidd and Lanae (Rocky) Munian.

Next came the flood....On Sunday, May 22, I had started a load of laundry before I went to church.  When we came home, this is what we found............

Don't you just love this wallpaper--it will be hard to replace it. HA, HA, HA

I had a front load washing machine and apparently either the door lock or the water shut off valve failed.  The door had popped open and the water continued to run for three hours.  Who knew a washing machine put out that much water.  We had to tear up carpet, laminate flooring, and ceiling.  We are almost all put back together, just waiting for the carpet now.  We have all had to be extremely careful on our oh so dangerous and treacherous stairs.  I ended up having to go get a tetanus shot because I ended up stepping on the carpet tack strip that they left on the stairs.  One of the things that Kelly has taught me is that there is a silver lining in all things.  He has always said the for everything bad that happens, there is always something good that comes from it too.  Because of the flood, we got a new washer and dryer, a new furnace, and nicer carpet.  Luckily, the insurance covered it.  They were going to investigate the washing machine to see what was wrong with it because it was only 3-4 years old.  When the freight company came to pick it up, they ended up dropping it off the dolly and breaking the door.

It has definitely been a trying month, but it has been a month of learning some very important lessons about life and what is most important in life.  Our faith, our families, and keeping a close personal relationship with our Father in Heaven.  He may be the only one that knows all of our thoughts and most intimate feelings, but he sends angels to help us.  You never know when you will be placed in the pathway of someone who is needing your help.  Be Kind--Everyone you meet is facing a hard battle!