Well the last week has been BUSY. That is only one of the few adjectives I have to describe. I will outline this past week and try to keep it short. In November I offered for my best friend to come and live with us if they needed for her husband to find new work. There is really next to NO work in Washington, so she took me up on my offer. Needless to say I was very very excited. I missed her so much. So the day after Thanksgiving her husband Josh packed up a Uhaul and drove down here to Millville. I had only met him 1 time but I was sure he would fit in and find work, and he did, the next day :) So the plans were made and Catina and the kids were scheduled to follow him here the day after Christmas. She had kids from a previous marriage so it took 30 days before they could leave the state. Well we were not sure that Josh could take the time off work to fly to Spokane and then drive back here, so it was decided that myself and Bowen would make the trip with her. Last sunday, the 26th Bowen and I flew to Spokane and my wonderful Uncle David picked us up from the airport and drove us to Colville where we got to spend about 15 minutes visiting family there and saw Katie and Ian's new baby who was only 5 days old, Oh My Gosh, I want one....anyway, then Catina came and got us and our adventure began. She had some great helpers who loaded the Uhaul and we spent some time doing last minute shopping at Walmart and then packing sandwiches and drinks for our drive. We got into Colville a little after 7 PM and we went to bed at 11 ish and then woke up and 4:00 AM and left her mother's house at 5 AM and after getting the kids from their dads' house and last minute stuff, we pulled out of COlville at 5:30 AM. I was driving the Uhaul truck with Bowen being my co-pilot and Catina drove the mini van with the kids. What a trip!!! It was long, and it was made even longer by the slow going of the Uhaul, 70 was the top speed except for the few, very few downhills then i actually hit 75. Bowen was great and handed me stuff and kept me going. I actually think I listened to all 2000 songs on my ipod haha, I don't think Montana has very many radio stations, wonder what those people do?? Anyways we made it to Idaho Falls and had to stop. We were only 3 hours from home but the kids were absolutely done. Fighting and screaming. So we got a cheap hotel and let them loose. I was physically tired but could I sleep?? NO!! UGH, so I napped from 10 to 3 then i was awake. everyone else was asleep so I read a book on my ipad. Thank goodness for that. Then at 6 i started to wake everyone up and by 7 we were on teh road again. Seriously teh last 100 miles were the longest. I was asking "are we tehre yet??" Well we made it home with no incidents. WE were safe and everyone is here. We now have 7 kids and 4 adults in my home and believe it or not it works. I am happy Catina is here, I missed her and while I know she misses her family in Washington, I am so very happy, how selfish huh?
Well that has been our last week. Now school starts and I am very excited to get the kids out of here. They are stir crazy cause of the cold weather, if it wasn't for their new xbox they got for Christmas I don't konw what we would have done.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
The New Year
So I am kind of up in the air about the whole New Year's resolution thing. I have some for me personally and then Scott and I have a few as a couple.
For me I want to continue to attend the gym and go even more. I find I really have a "purpose" if I get up and get to the gym, it seems to get me going for the day. I am sure I would see more results though if I changed my eating, but I will work on that slowly. I find it enlightening now that I was able to play the dance game on the Xbox today and was only very slightly winded, not sweaty or felt like dying, last year the Wii kicked my butt, so progress is there, just slow.
I also want to work on finding a hobby for myself. Reading is not a good hobby so I need something extracurricular, so here I come. I could use some ideas. I am not crafty, so it has to be something that I would not feel inept at.
I am gonig to start grocery shopping with coupons. I refuse to be a "crazy cupon lady" but I am going to be sensible and utilize offers for items that I buy regularily. This is totally new for me and I hope it works out.
As a couple we are going to buy a home this year. That is a big one. Also we are going to make it a point to go on our first "couple" vacation. Everytime we have gone on vacation it has been family orientated, which is fine and we have ALWAYS visited family, so this year we want to go somewhere as a couple taht has nothing to do with visiting family, so this ought to be interesting. Scott even said he would consider actually flyuing on a plane, woo hoo.
As a family we are going to work on keep the house more picked up. The kids are more than old enough to do this. And they do pick up after themselves, but we are going to put more responsibility on them cause I am tired of feeling like I clean something to turn around and do it again. If people would pick up then it would stay cleaner longer right?
I hope these are all resolutions that we can keep. They seem practical to me and within grasp. Have a great New Year everyone.
For me I want to continue to attend the gym and go even more. I find I really have a "purpose" if I get up and get to the gym, it seems to get me going for the day. I am sure I would see more results though if I changed my eating, but I will work on that slowly. I find it enlightening now that I was able to play the dance game on the Xbox today and was only very slightly winded, not sweaty or felt like dying, last year the Wii kicked my butt, so progress is there, just slow.
I also want to work on finding a hobby for myself. Reading is not a good hobby so I need something extracurricular, so here I come. I could use some ideas. I am not crafty, so it has to be something that I would not feel inept at.
I am gonig to start grocery shopping with coupons. I refuse to be a "crazy cupon lady" but I am going to be sensible and utilize offers for items that I buy regularily. This is totally new for me and I hope it works out.
As a couple we are going to buy a home this year. That is a big one. Also we are going to make it a point to go on our first "couple" vacation. Everytime we have gone on vacation it has been family orientated, which is fine and we have ALWAYS visited family, so this year we want to go somewhere as a couple taht has nothing to do with visiting family, so this ought to be interesting. Scott even said he would consider actually flyuing on a plane, woo hoo.
As a family we are going to work on keep the house more picked up. The kids are more than old enough to do this. And they do pick up after themselves, but we are going to put more responsibility on them cause I am tired of feeling like I clean something to turn around and do it again. If people would pick up then it would stay cleaner longer right?
I hope these are all resolutions that we can keep. They seem practical to me and within grasp. Have a great New Year everyone.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Help I have lost myself....has anybody seen me?
So I am feeling "lost" It seems that for so long (since before DeLoy died) that I have been spending all my time taking care of my family at home or my extended family who is in need. It has literally been years and can I admit that I am getting burned out? Does that make me a bad person? I hope not. I don't feel like a bad person, but i catch myself praying that things slow down. That life slows down. I have not had a paying job in over a year and ironically enough I feel like I have been busier this last year than when I did have a job. I liked having a job. It got me away. It let me interact with the public, I felt normal. I am suppose to be the Humanitarian Aid leader in our Ward, but honestly I have no more time to give. In order for me to give time to that project and try to motivate a bunch of ladies who haven't done any humanitarian work in YEARS I have to either take that time from my family at home or extended family. Guess what? My extended family needs me more, especially with my mothers new cancer. I was talking to my Relief Society President the other day and I said "any project I put together, no one participates and I do the entire thing myself." If I had teh capacity to donate and serve in a humanitarian way I would. I told her what had been going on and what I was doing. She said I was doing exactly what I needed to be and they need to release me cause when given the calling it was not taken into account my previous committments. But how was she to know what this year held?
So back to lost Charity......
Who is this lady? What does she like to do? Who are her friends? Does she have any hobbies?
Well I am going to be honest and say that I am not sure exactly who Charity is right now. I am 30 ish and deffinately different than I was before, but I have gotten sidetracked and kind of lost my love for a lot of things. I spend so much time catering to other people that I don't remember what I used to be like.
What do I like to do? Well I am an avid reader, and this is good and bad. I read and I read fast. I get lost in books, but maybe that is because I need the break and that is teh only way I know how to get it right now. I will read instead of do housework. I even read in teh bathtub. Whenever I think that I shouldn't read so much I freak out. Sounds like I have an addiction huh?
Who are my friends? Now let's clarify friends, I am refering to friends outside of my immediate family. So my mother, sisters and grandma don't count. I have 1 friend, she is moving to Utah next week. I am so excited to have her around. I miss friendship so much. I have a million acquaitances but alas, friends I can count on one hand. I don't seem to fit in with the ladies in Millville, except for the non-member lady on teh corner who I enjoy a lot and I look past her drinking and smoking because we all need friends right? Maybe it will turn into more than neighborly and we can truely be friends......maybe.
Do I have any hobbies? Well sure my hobbies are whatever anyone else is doing in the family. So I am learning how to snowboard right now. Do I like it? Not particularily but I will conquer it so I am not left out. I also ride 4 wheelers. Do I like it? Kind of, but I do it to spend time with Scottie. Cooking? Well lately it's been more of a chore than hobby. Honestly after 15 years of being married, I am tired of figuring out what is for dinner, so if we have spaghetti more than 1 time a week, you know why. Reading? well it is more of a obsession used to "get away". Going to the gym? I hate going to the gym, but it is good for me and Scott goes so I do to spend more time with him. See what I mean? I have no idea what I would like to do for a hobby. I have no personal interests, sucks huh?
Well so this year, as we move forward I am working on myself. I want a hobby. I want a friend (that one will be easy, she will be here the day after Christmas) I want Scott to do something with ME because I like it and I am passionate about it. I will figure out who Charity Renee Kidman is and then I will be a better person because of it. I wish I could say that I would stop giving myself completely to other people, but I am not sure that will happen because my mother will need me this coming year to help get through chemo, but we are going to cross fingers and toes that that is the end of our family drama.
So back to lost Charity......
Who is this lady? What does she like to do? Who are her friends? Does she have any hobbies?
Well I am going to be honest and say that I am not sure exactly who Charity is right now. I am 30 ish and deffinately different than I was before, but I have gotten sidetracked and kind of lost my love for a lot of things. I spend so much time catering to other people that I don't remember what I used to be like.
What do I like to do? Well I am an avid reader, and this is good and bad. I read and I read fast. I get lost in books, but maybe that is because I need the break and that is teh only way I know how to get it right now. I will read instead of do housework. I even read in teh bathtub. Whenever I think that I shouldn't read so much I freak out. Sounds like I have an addiction huh?
Who are my friends? Now let's clarify friends, I am refering to friends outside of my immediate family. So my mother, sisters and grandma don't count. I have 1 friend, she is moving to Utah next week. I am so excited to have her around. I miss friendship so much. I have a million acquaitances but alas, friends I can count on one hand. I don't seem to fit in with the ladies in Millville, except for the non-member lady on teh corner who I enjoy a lot and I look past her drinking and smoking because we all need friends right? Maybe it will turn into more than neighborly and we can truely be friends......maybe.
Do I have any hobbies? Well sure my hobbies are whatever anyone else is doing in the family. So I am learning how to snowboard right now. Do I like it? Not particularily but I will conquer it so I am not left out. I also ride 4 wheelers. Do I like it? Kind of, but I do it to spend time with Scottie. Cooking? Well lately it's been more of a chore than hobby. Honestly after 15 years of being married, I am tired of figuring out what is for dinner, so if we have spaghetti more than 1 time a week, you know why. Reading? well it is more of a obsession used to "get away". Going to the gym? I hate going to the gym, but it is good for me and Scott goes so I do to spend more time with him. See what I mean? I have no idea what I would like to do for a hobby. I have no personal interests, sucks huh?
Well so this year, as we move forward I am working on myself. I want a hobby. I want a friend (that one will be easy, she will be here the day after Christmas) I want Scott to do something with ME because I like it and I am passionate about it. I will figure out who Charity Renee Kidman is and then I will be a better person because of it. I wish I could say that I would stop giving myself completely to other people, but I am not sure that will happen because my mother will need me this coming year to help get through chemo, but we are going to cross fingers and toes that that is the end of our family drama.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Not lacking in content just motivation....
So there has been a lot going on in my immediate and extended family since the Holiday season began it just boggles my mind.
First off Thanksgiving was great. Thanks for all of those that attended whether it was for dinner or dessert. I love putting together get-togethers and cooking for a lot of people. The turkey was great and so was all teh side dishes, we could have served 50 haha. It was great seeing everyone, I only wish I could have stayed longer to visit more and help more cleaning up but we had other family I had put off to do this dinner. We really enjoyed our break until Saturday after Christmas when Uncle Scott was rushed to the hospital having suffered a heart attack. This just made me sad. I was sad for his family and my extended family. We have had a rough couple of winter seasons and it would be nice to have one, just one where something major didn't happen to/in our family. Oddly enough I was right behind that ambulance that saved my Uncle Scott that night talking on the phone to my husband Scottie and I asked him if he was ok because there was an ambulance going our directions. Kind of ironic. That next Monday I started working at Ellis Equipment in place of my Aunt Vickie. I must say I have enjoyed the distraction but my Aunt is much better at it than I am because I can't sit at a desk and answer phones with nothing else to do. I guess I am spoiled but I need constant work for 8 hours or I loose my mind. It has been great getting to know the Ellis guys (cause I am the only woman there) and they have been very understanding and gracious to my and Aunt Vickie while she goes through this hard time. Imagine my surprise when my grandmother calls me the next Friday evening asking if I was out shopping at 9:00 at night (which I was at Al's midnight sale) and Emily had taken Lydia to the ER and could we possible swing by and get Mallory and bring her to grandma's house? Lucky us we were out and about so we left Al's and did that for them. What a family!! They made it through. Lydia had her appendix take out 2 days later and Uncle Scott made it through his surgery and they are all on the fast track back to full health. I realize this was my extended family but it is hard to hear of people you know going through such things in this season and I spend so much time with Grandma and Grandpa that when they worry and stress over the family I do also cause I hate to see how much it worries her and makes her get ill cause of it.
Well the next Friday the 3rd of December my mother went into the doctor with a suspicious lump in her breast and guess what? You guessed it......cancer. She has invasive ductal carcinoma, level 3. So she has a 1 inch square (almost) lump in her milk duct that is the most aggressive on the scale of how fast cancer moves, 1 being slow and 3 being fast. Yup, what a blow. So this monday she is going into surgery to have a masectomy of her right breast and any lymphnodes and after 4 weeks of recovers back to Chemo. we go. UGH. The oncologist who was the same one who took care of her previously said if the multiple meyloma (her lukemia) did not kill her than breast cancer certainly wouldn't either. It is hard to realize that a few years ago, maybe 5 or 6 we were told that my mother had terminal lukemia and our best hope was to push it back and give her more time. Well now it is dormant and we get to deal with this. I know she will be fine, it's just the road to take to "fine" sucks.
Also (wow this is long) back in November my best friend from Colville was talking to me and her and her new husband were having a hard time getting good work in Washington and were getting to the point where they were going to be forced to move cause of lack of work. Well I had mentioned how there is plenty of work here in Utah for those who are willing to work and I was sure her husband would have no problem finding work and they could stay with us while they made the transition if they needed. So Josh left his job at Walmart in Colville, packed up a Uhaul and was at our home the 1st of December. Catina had to stay back to get loose ends tied up and get everything together and she adn the kids will be here right after Christmas. In fact me and Bowen are flying up to Spokane on 12/26 to help her pack up and make the long drive back to Cache Valley. They are so excited because Josh got a job the first day he was here and is now working for Autoliv full time and has a few interviews for some other great jobs in the coming weeks. They are in such awe at how Josh has been accepted in Utah and the people have been great and the jobs he found are wonderful. This is a great missionary opportunity for our family cause they want to attend church with us and learn more about our religion.
Whew.....we have been busy. I hope you all have a great Christmas. I know I will since it looks like everyone is going to be healthy and we all have a lot to be thankful for. Here is a vide from Youtube of a flash mob singing the Halleujah chorus and it is beautiful, I still tear up when I watch it. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE
First off Thanksgiving was great. Thanks for all of those that attended whether it was for dinner or dessert. I love putting together get-togethers and cooking for a lot of people. The turkey was great and so was all teh side dishes, we could have served 50 haha. It was great seeing everyone, I only wish I could have stayed longer to visit more and help more cleaning up but we had other family I had put off to do this dinner. We really enjoyed our break until Saturday after Christmas when Uncle Scott was rushed to the hospital having suffered a heart attack. This just made me sad. I was sad for his family and my extended family. We have had a rough couple of winter seasons and it would be nice to have one, just one where something major didn't happen to/in our family. Oddly enough I was right behind that ambulance that saved my Uncle Scott that night talking on the phone to my husband Scottie and I asked him if he was ok because there was an ambulance going our directions. Kind of ironic. That next Monday I started working at Ellis Equipment in place of my Aunt Vickie. I must say I have enjoyed the distraction but my Aunt is much better at it than I am because I can't sit at a desk and answer phones with nothing else to do. I guess I am spoiled but I need constant work for 8 hours or I loose my mind. It has been great getting to know the Ellis guys (cause I am the only woman there) and they have been very understanding and gracious to my and Aunt Vickie while she goes through this hard time. Imagine my surprise when my grandmother calls me the next Friday evening asking if I was out shopping at 9:00 at night (which I was at Al's midnight sale) and Emily had taken Lydia to the ER and could we possible swing by and get Mallory and bring her to grandma's house? Lucky us we were out and about so we left Al's and did that for them. What a family!! They made it through. Lydia had her appendix take out 2 days later and Uncle Scott made it through his surgery and they are all on the fast track back to full health. I realize this was my extended family but it is hard to hear of people you know going through such things in this season and I spend so much time with Grandma and Grandpa that when they worry and stress over the family I do also cause I hate to see how much it worries her and makes her get ill cause of it.
Well the next Friday the 3rd of December my mother went into the doctor with a suspicious lump in her breast and guess what? You guessed it......cancer. She has invasive ductal carcinoma, level 3. So she has a 1 inch square (almost) lump in her milk duct that is the most aggressive on the scale of how fast cancer moves, 1 being slow and 3 being fast. Yup, what a blow. So this monday she is going into surgery to have a masectomy of her right breast and any lymphnodes and after 4 weeks of recovers back to Chemo. we go. UGH. The oncologist who was the same one who took care of her previously said if the multiple meyloma (her lukemia) did not kill her than breast cancer certainly wouldn't either. It is hard to realize that a few years ago, maybe 5 or 6 we were told that my mother had terminal lukemia and our best hope was to push it back and give her more time. Well now it is dormant and we get to deal with this. I know she will be fine, it's just the road to take to "fine" sucks.
Also (wow this is long) back in November my best friend from Colville was talking to me and her and her new husband were having a hard time getting good work in Washington and were getting to the point where they were going to be forced to move cause of lack of work. Well I had mentioned how there is plenty of work here in Utah for those who are willing to work and I was sure her husband would have no problem finding work and they could stay with us while they made the transition if they needed. So Josh left his job at Walmart in Colville, packed up a Uhaul and was at our home the 1st of December. Catina had to stay back to get loose ends tied up and get everything together and she adn the kids will be here right after Christmas. In fact me and Bowen are flying up to Spokane on 12/26 to help her pack up and make the long drive back to Cache Valley. They are so excited because Josh got a job the first day he was here and is now working for Autoliv full time and has a few interviews for some other great jobs in the coming weeks. They are in such awe at how Josh has been accepted in Utah and the people have been great and the jobs he found are wonderful. This is a great missionary opportunity for our family cause they want to attend church with us and learn more about our religion.
Whew.....we have been busy. I hope you all have a great Christmas. I know I will since it looks like everyone is going to be healthy and we all have a lot to be thankful for. Here is a vide from Youtube of a flash mob singing the Halleujah chorus and it is beautiful, I still tear up when I watch it. Enjoy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXh7JR9oKVE
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Catching up.....Again
So sorry for the lag time. I will try to be brief catching y'all up and it may seem all over the place, but if you know me, you know that is how I roll.
Football is over. Bowen's team got to play in post-season and played Kaysville and got beat, bad, they got really beat, oh well. They weren't sad because last year they did not make the playoff's so they were so happy this year to improve so much. I am glad it is over. Basketball season is upon us but Bowen has made the monumental decision to NOT play, I repeat, NOT play basketball and would rather play tennis instead. That is good with me, he is a good tennis player and Colton would like to play also.
Colton is turning 10 on Monday. Poor boy, not because of the 10 thing, but because the weather is crappy and I am going into surgery that day. Oh well, we will celebrate with family on Sunday or TUesday and Scott vows to take the kids and friends to the corn maze this week. All Colton is waiting for now is snow so he can spend his winter shredding up Beaver Mtn. Sounds like I will be spending multiple weekends in the Lodge at Beaver Mtn.
Rainee is doing well. We are having some drama problems at school already, Her teachers will find her crying in the lunch room and saying all her friends won't sit with her, and said they dont' like her, so the teacher will talk to her friends and they all say they did not say that. She is just making things up so people feel sorry for her. I didn't think this kind of girl drama started until middle school, well maybe I was hoping it would wait until then. She is having a hard time with friends cause she is really high maintence and honestly she does NOT stop talking. We are working on taking turns when in a group. Part of the problem is she really cannot hear when others are talking and will just break in so I am working on her watching people's faces to tell when others are talking. HOnestly, she does not stop talking. EVER. She talks in her sleep, she talks in class all day to NOBODY, it is an intersting dilema we are still working on it.
Mason is doing well. We call him Magoo cause he touches everything. Great Grandpa started calling him Fingers Magoo, so we just shortened it to Magoo. We love him and he is now not swearing anymore, crazy huh? He picked up bad words when I had him in a large preschool and we have gone through every single swear word there is, ending with the F-word, and if we just tell him those are bad words and ignore him when he uses them he quits. The end of the F-word was when he told Great Grandpa Elder to F off, and guess what? Grandpa smacked him. Good job to cause it worked and no more F word. I can't wait for Mason to start Kindergarten next year. He seems to be taking after myself and Bowen and has an excellent memory and can memorize songs off the radio after 1 or 2 times, same with primary songs, so he should excel at school.
Scott is doing great at his job. He still loves it. It has now officially been a year and he has been off probation for a few months and all is well. He is shuffled all over Ogden to the different stations and he enjoys it cause he meets a lot of different people. He is very often tired after work, but he gets a big week long paid break each month. So each month it is like having 1 week paid vaction and unfortunately we treat it as such. We need to stop doing that, but we seem to feel that we NEED to do something big-ish and family oriented each month. I am hoping now the newness of this schedule will start to wear off and go back to life. It always messes up our schedule when he does that. He went elk hunting this year and got nothing. He saw a bunch but had a spike only tag and only saw bulls. This weekend is deer hunt and he is right now hunting in Blacksmith Fork Canyon for some meat for us for winter.
Charity. I am hanging in. I finally went to my OB again after some issues arised and decided that I needed ot have my cervix removed. TMI I know but you are also saying, "didn't you have a hysterectomy?" Yes I did and the doctor left my cervix. Nobody really knows why but now, 2 1/2 years later I am having problems, so back under the knife I go, I will also be having 3-4 cysts removed and tested. I am sure all is good and I am assured I should only experience a "slight bellyache" after surgery, we will see. I was offered a job on Friday at a local accountats' office, and after my surgery I will go in and get details and see if I want it. Other than that it is life as normal.
Football is over. Bowen's team got to play in post-season and played Kaysville and got beat, bad, they got really beat, oh well. They weren't sad because last year they did not make the playoff's so they were so happy this year to improve so much. I am glad it is over. Basketball season is upon us but Bowen has made the monumental decision to NOT play, I repeat, NOT play basketball and would rather play tennis instead. That is good with me, he is a good tennis player and Colton would like to play also.
Colton is turning 10 on Monday. Poor boy, not because of the 10 thing, but because the weather is crappy and I am going into surgery that day. Oh well, we will celebrate with family on Sunday or TUesday and Scott vows to take the kids and friends to the corn maze this week. All Colton is waiting for now is snow so he can spend his winter shredding up Beaver Mtn. Sounds like I will be spending multiple weekends in the Lodge at Beaver Mtn.
Rainee is doing well. We are having some drama problems at school already, Her teachers will find her crying in the lunch room and saying all her friends won't sit with her, and said they dont' like her, so the teacher will talk to her friends and they all say they did not say that. She is just making things up so people feel sorry for her. I didn't think this kind of girl drama started until middle school, well maybe I was hoping it would wait until then. She is having a hard time with friends cause she is really high maintence and honestly she does NOT stop talking. We are working on taking turns when in a group. Part of the problem is she really cannot hear when others are talking and will just break in so I am working on her watching people's faces to tell when others are talking. HOnestly, she does not stop talking. EVER. She talks in her sleep, she talks in class all day to NOBODY, it is an intersting dilema we are still working on it.
Mason is doing well. We call him Magoo cause he touches everything. Great Grandpa started calling him Fingers Magoo, so we just shortened it to Magoo. We love him and he is now not swearing anymore, crazy huh? He picked up bad words when I had him in a large preschool and we have gone through every single swear word there is, ending with the F-word, and if we just tell him those are bad words and ignore him when he uses them he quits. The end of the F-word was when he told Great Grandpa Elder to F off, and guess what? Grandpa smacked him. Good job to cause it worked and no more F word. I can't wait for Mason to start Kindergarten next year. He seems to be taking after myself and Bowen and has an excellent memory and can memorize songs off the radio after 1 or 2 times, same with primary songs, so he should excel at school.
Scott is doing great at his job. He still loves it. It has now officially been a year and he has been off probation for a few months and all is well. He is shuffled all over Ogden to the different stations and he enjoys it cause he meets a lot of different people. He is very often tired after work, but he gets a big week long paid break each month. So each month it is like having 1 week paid vaction and unfortunately we treat it as such. We need to stop doing that, but we seem to feel that we NEED to do something big-ish and family oriented each month. I am hoping now the newness of this schedule will start to wear off and go back to life. It always messes up our schedule when he does that. He went elk hunting this year and got nothing. He saw a bunch but had a spike only tag and only saw bulls. This weekend is deer hunt and he is right now hunting in Blacksmith Fork Canyon for some meat for us for winter.
Charity. I am hanging in. I finally went to my OB again after some issues arised and decided that I needed ot have my cervix removed. TMI I know but you are also saying, "didn't you have a hysterectomy?" Yes I did and the doctor left my cervix. Nobody really knows why but now, 2 1/2 years later I am having problems, so back under the knife I go, I will also be having 3-4 cysts removed and tested. I am sure all is good and I am assured I should only experience a "slight bellyache" after surgery, we will see. I was offered a job on Friday at a local accountats' office, and after my surgery I will go in and get details and see if I want it. Other than that it is life as normal.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Jr. Midget Football
Ok, I normally would not do 2 posts so close together but we had a big and busy weekend so here is more.
Bowen is playing football again this year. Well what a difference a year makes. This year his team is almost unstoppable. I say almost cause the Sky View team did stop them but that is another story. They are a powehouse and Bowen is key to the defensive line. He is playing nose guard (i think that is what it is called) and he loves it. He is also the team punter. That was kind of a freak position but he is really good and his punts are long and far, I guess all that time kicking over the house and me yelling when he hit the house actually paid off. They needed to beat Bear River on Saturday to be in 2nd place in the region and secure their place in the playoffs. Well we had a great lead going into halftime.....3rd quarter was harsh and Bear River took teh lead 20-19 and we were desperate. Since this age bracket does not kick field goals yet the only answer was another touchdown with 5 minutes left in the game. IT took almost all of those 5 minutes but we got it. We sat on teh 1 yard line for 3 downs and got penalty after penalty before we finally got our much needed touchdown. We then had 30 seconds left with the kickoff to Bear River, which they attempted to run for a TD and i'll be honest we were scared, they almost made it, but we stopped them and then Bowen's tough defense was able to hold them for the last 30 seconds for us to win the game 25-20. Here are some pics. I am trying to be positive but post-season play COULD last 4 weeks. I don't know if our team really really stands a chance in the playoff's but our coaches seem to think so, but I think coaches always think like that. IF we make it all the way it would be 4 weeks more of play and that brings in the possibility of playing in the freezing cold and snow. Is it bad if I silentely wish our team would loose?
Here are some pics. Enjoy.
Bowen is playing football again this year. Well what a difference a year makes. This year his team is almost unstoppable. I say almost cause the Sky View team did stop them but that is another story. They are a powehouse and Bowen is key to the defensive line. He is playing nose guard (i think that is what it is called) and he loves it. He is also the team punter. That was kind of a freak position but he is really good and his punts are long and far, I guess all that time kicking over the house and me yelling when he hit the house actually paid off. They needed to beat Bear River on Saturday to be in 2nd place in the region and secure their place in the playoffs. Well we had a great lead going into halftime.....3rd quarter was harsh and Bear River took teh lead 20-19 and we were desperate. Since this age bracket does not kick field goals yet the only answer was another touchdown with 5 minutes left in the game. IT took almost all of those 5 minutes but we got it. We sat on teh 1 yard line for 3 downs and got penalty after penalty before we finally got our much needed touchdown. We then had 30 seconds left with the kickoff to Bear River, which they attempted to run for a TD and i'll be honest we were scared, they almost made it, but we stopped them and then Bowen's tough defense was able to hold them for the last 30 seconds for us to win the game 25-20. Here are some pics. I am trying to be positive but post-season play COULD last 4 weeks. I don't know if our team really really stands a chance in the playoff's but our coaches seem to think so, but I think coaches always think like that. IF we make it all the way it would be 4 weeks more of play and that brings in the possibility of playing in the freezing cold and snow. Is it bad if I silentely wish our team would loose?
Here are some pics. Enjoy.
This weekend
The Ball:
So a few months back we found out it was time for the annual Lords and Ladies ball for Our Own Quiet Way Charity. So we got together with 3 other couples and bought some group discount tickets with Tamy and Rick and started to get ready. I have wanted to go to this ball for the past 2 years and finally I just got the tickets and said we are going. Scott had to work but once he saw how important it was to me he traded his shift :) Thanks Honey!!! So he was off for work this week and decided he wanted to make his own costume, so Tuesday night we headed to Joann and went through pattern books and found what he wanted, it was a complicated pattern and he picked a very complicated fabric to work with, but he was not dissuaded. We borrowed my mother's sewing machine (thanks mom) and started to work. Now everybody I am very clear on this, I did NO work on his costume. I cannot sew, my lines are crooked and I always, always mess up the machines and I also am a horriable pattern cutter cause my lines are never perfect. So I sat back and cleaned house and silentely watched him lay out his fabric and cut and then sew. In 4 hours he had an entire coat made. A gentleman's coat. It was beautiful, and people who know how to sew can appreciate that Scott is tall and has long arms so he had to alter the entire pattern for his height and it turned out perfect. Seriously he didn't unpick anything, the first time and teh entire thing was great. I guess my contribution was running to JoAnn to get stuff we needed. I posted pics below but you can see how neat he looked.
Now for my dress, well I picked out a dress pattern, a difficult one so I am told, and found a seamstress to make it for me. I loved it!! It was civi-war era, reminscent of Scarlet O'Hara and I am seriously in love with it.
So we could safely say there would be no one else dressed like us at the Ball, and boy were we right. Tamy and Rick had beautiful outfits, so did the other couples in our group, but we stood out, and that was mainly cause of Scott. Not only was he one of the tallest there, except for the stilt walkers, BUT he was so bright and dressed up from head to toe you couldn't help but notice him. We had a great time and the weather wasd beautiful, especially since we were outisde most the time. We ate food, watched ballroom dancers, magicians, acrobats, belly dancers and stilt walkers, oh and there was also a couple who were ghosts who would go random places and just freeze, I have a pic of them also. We took pics and walked around for 2 hours and then it was time for the awards and promanad. So 2 members of the committee came up to Scott at different times and asked him about his costume, where he got it, how he chose that and so on, and he told them he made it and he was having a great time. Next thing we know another guy comes up to us and tells us we were selected for the Most Spectacular couple at the ball. Another couple in our group, Dave and Amy, were also selected for Most Outrageous so we had an AWESOME group to hang out with. We then danced........I was in heaven. I did not attend prom while in High School so this was my dance. Scott does not like to dance, so we never have. It was great. It was dark, nice music and an awesome looking man. We swayed and held each other, but no kissing, really.....look at the pics his nose is huge and he NEVER took his mask off until we left. Oh well :(
I wish I could put into words how much fun we had. We are already planning for next year and will deffinately be regulars at the ball. Please enjoy some of our pics.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Life as normal
So nothing big going on here. Scott works and works and then when he has a day off, he works more, I am grateful that he works so hard for our family but sometimes I wish he could just slow down and enjoy the moments, I am hoping and praying this time comes soon.
The kids keep us busy with football, dance and scouts. Mason is at that wonderful age that requires preschool but I can't find a good one near my home and I do not wish to drive him all the way into town to go home to just have to go and pick him up, that is almost more work that keeping him with me. So a few days a week he goes to his old babysitter's house on Cliffside to play with his frineds for a few hours. It seems to keep him happy and he doesn't feel left out with the school activities. He is my only child not able to attend Head Start cause we are over income, oh I wish he could attend it, I loved head start.
Scott has to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday then he is off for 6 days and we get to attend the ball. I am excited, and he is excited to not work for a bit.
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the fall weather.
The kids keep us busy with football, dance and scouts. Mason is at that wonderful age that requires preschool but I can't find a good one near my home and I do not wish to drive him all the way into town to go home to just have to go and pick him up, that is almost more work that keeping him with me. So a few days a week he goes to his old babysitter's house on Cliffside to play with his frineds for a few hours. It seems to keep him happy and he doesn't feel left out with the school activities. He is my only child not able to attend Head Start cause we are over income, oh I wish he could attend it, I loved head start.
Scott has to work Friday, Saturday and Sunday then he is off for 6 days and we get to attend the ball. I am excited, and he is excited to not work for a bit.
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the fall weather.
Monday, September 13, 2010
Today......Tears
Hi Everyone......
Well I woke up today knowing it would be a hard day. Knowing DeLoy died today and I figured I could hold it together, but I expected today to be an emotionally charged day and it was. I was on edge most all of the day and cried at the drop of a hat. Actually I started crying last night in bed. What a boob. So got up this morning and called Jenny and she wanted to go to lunch so got it all arranged with the family "girls" for lunch. It was nice, but Jenny and I cried when we first got there, she gave me such a sweet card, I just love her, and then we both cried as we left. I felt bad cause the people at Olive Garden kept asking what we were celebrating and we didn't know what to say, we weren't really celebrating more than "remembering" and it was a nice time. Grandma said we would make this our own Memorial Day and hopefully keep it up for years to come, I think that would be nice. Then I made it home and was upset, but not really, funny thing is I was upset at things that would normally not bother me at all, but I think cause of the day I let it get to me and I cried most afternoon. I cried to Grandma, I cried to my mom, I cried to my hubby, and my sisters via email, see big cry baby. Then I went and got my ball gown and it is beautiful and she is just making a few alterations, but I took my new cell phone and snapped some photos to share only to find out later I can't text them, have to put them on the internet and I don't pay for that, so no way to get pics off my phone so what did I do? I cried again. Now I have a headache cause I cried so much. I went up and visited DeLoy and cried more, OH then I got an personal email from Dallas and just sobbed over that. See I cried all day, now dinner is done, my head is throbbing and my legs are sore from a long 4-wheeler ride yesterday, so hopefully I am out of tears and going to have a calm night.
Well I woke up today knowing it would be a hard day. Knowing DeLoy died today and I figured I could hold it together, but I expected today to be an emotionally charged day and it was. I was on edge most all of the day and cried at the drop of a hat. Actually I started crying last night in bed. What a boob. So got up this morning and called Jenny and she wanted to go to lunch so got it all arranged with the family "girls" for lunch. It was nice, but Jenny and I cried when we first got there, she gave me such a sweet card, I just love her, and then we both cried as we left. I felt bad cause the people at Olive Garden kept asking what we were celebrating and we didn't know what to say, we weren't really celebrating more than "remembering" and it was a nice time. Grandma said we would make this our own Memorial Day and hopefully keep it up for years to come, I think that would be nice. Then I made it home and was upset, but not really, funny thing is I was upset at things that would normally not bother me at all, but I think cause of the day I let it get to me and I cried most afternoon. I cried to Grandma, I cried to my mom, I cried to my hubby, and my sisters via email, see big cry baby. Then I went and got my ball gown and it is beautiful and she is just making a few alterations, but I took my new cell phone and snapped some photos to share only to find out later I can't text them, have to put them on the internet and I don't pay for that, so no way to get pics off my phone so what did I do? I cried again. Now I have a headache cause I cried so much. I went up and visited DeLoy and cried more, OH then I got an personal email from Dallas and just sobbed over that. See I cried all day, now dinner is done, my head is throbbing and my legs are sore from a long 4-wheeler ride yesterday, so hopefully I am out of tears and going to have a calm night.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
No pics but a funny story...
So we have a 4-wheeler in our family. It is our newest addition and we LOVE it. For Mason's birthday in June he got a little 110 4-wheeler, well he is afraid of it, so the other kids ride it and it is the perfect size for them. Everyone was having so much fun we wanted one for ourselves. So there happened to be a firefighter who had a nasty divorce and needed to get rid of his machine so Scott traded some shifts w/o pay for the 4 wheeler. We have had it for about a month now and are totally in love.
So....we live at the mouth of Millville Canyon and we go up that canyon all teh time cause it is close, so after chores today I took Colton and Mason up the canyon about half way, it was a beautiful warm day, and about 3/4 of the way up the canyon I felt this bumping against my back and couldn't figure out what it was then Colton told me that Mason had fallen asleep. Sure enough, that boy of mine had fall asleep in the middle of a 4-wheeler ride on a very very bumpy road :) I was shocked. So we woke him up cause I needed to go back down the hill and needed him to lean back cause it bugs me to have him bumping into my back, and that little stinker refused to wake up. We went down, down, down Millville Canyon with him asleep and bumping into my back the ENTIRE way, then if we woke him up he would scream at us, silly boy.
So....we live at the mouth of Millville Canyon and we go up that canyon all teh time cause it is close, so after chores today I took Colton and Mason up the canyon about half way, it was a beautiful warm day, and about 3/4 of the way up the canyon I felt this bumping against my back and couldn't figure out what it was then Colton told me that Mason had fallen asleep. Sure enough, that boy of mine had fall asleep in the middle of a 4-wheeler ride on a very very bumpy road :) I was shocked. So we woke him up cause I needed to go back down the hill and needed him to lean back cause it bugs me to have him bumping into my back, and that little stinker refused to wake up. We went down, down, down Millville Canyon with him asleep and bumping into my back the ENTIRE way, then if we woke him up he would scream at us, silly boy.
Monday, September 6, 2010
No you are not imgaining things.
Well so I ready Kristie's post the other day and I feel the same way. I need to blog, I need my records and this is the best way for me. After DeLoy's death I just had a hard time doing it, then I lost my job and I didn't want to do it and had so much crappy stuff that I didn't really have anything good to write about so I didn't. I am going to spare you my summer drama....crap....I mean life, and just pick off right now. All the kids are in school Bowen 7th grade, Colton 4th grade, Rainee 3rd Grade and Mason in preschool. I actually get some "alone" time now and it is lovely, turns out I somewhat like doing housework more when it is quiet and I am alone. I am sure I will NEVER enjoy cleaning house, but it doesn't suck as much when I don't feel pressured and I can listen to whatever music and loud :)
So Grandma and Grandpa Elder are looking to buy a home in Arizona and grandma wants and Ipad to take with her to read blogs. They play on my Ipad a lot and think they are ready for their own. So when she told me that I also thought i needed to blog again so she has something to read and see pics of my kiddo's.
This Sunday was a nice day, but I had a bad day at church and I came home crying and sobbing like a baby with my feelings hurt and a headache and feeling crappy, so after everyone else got home and I had sterilized my bathroom Scott wanted to go for a drive up Providence Canyon. It was nice and we made it up to the 2nd gravel pit. Up there is a nice waterfall. The kids and Scott climbed up but Rainee had on flip flops and could not keep up, I teased her that she kicked in her 4-wheel drive when she had to climb with all 4 while the boys could do it just on their feet, poor girl :) So here are some pictures, I hope you can get the idea of how large this waterfall and how steep it is and the fact that Scott and the boys made it to the top, even little Mason with the help of Daddy. Hope everyone has a great Fall :)
So Grandma and Grandpa Elder are looking to buy a home in Arizona and grandma wants and Ipad to take with her to read blogs. They play on my Ipad a lot and think they are ready for their own. So when she told me that I also thought i needed to blog again so she has something to read and see pics of my kiddo's.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Update
So I know you are all wondering, so i'll tell you.....Yup, I am still unemployed. Sucks huh? OH well. I am still getting unemployment, and the only reason I point this out is that my employer actually challenged my unemployment. What? Can't believe it huh? Me either. I was fired, blindsided, just so that the previous bookkeeper could have her job back. Want to know what sucks even more? She lives in my ward. She got me the job cause she went and bought a business, so she was too stretched out on time and couldn't do it, so she actually recommended me when I moved into this ward in Millville. Well her business wasn't as good as she had hoped so she asked for her job back. So now why would they even try to contest my unemployment? Well that was the same question the judge asked and then ruled in my favor. So guess I am unemployed and legally getting unemployment since they did a crappy thing. Oh well.
I have been applying all around, at least 2 contacts a week is what is required from Utah State. Unfortunately I am, in some instances, required to apply for jobs that I am grossly overqualified for, but it's the system right? I had 1 job interview for Cafe Ibis which would have been fun if you could get over the constant smell of roasting coffee. I made it to the final 3 but they offered it to someone else, which was fine with me. I do have another interview tomorrow with Specialized Pest and Lawn Care (SPCLA) for their office manager. It is full time from March - October, and then part time in teh winter months. I think that would be great cause then it is more time at home over the holidays. The ironic thing is I was their assigned bookkeeper while at my accounting job, which shall remain unnamed. So they were totally excited I applied and wanted a interview immediately. Tomorrow at 4:00. So I will update after that.
I have been spending the past few months (wow it didn't seem that long) since I lost my job assisting in tax preparation for Grandma and Grandpa. I have also been doing DeLoy's taxes for him and Elder Auto and for Cody and Dallas also. Needless to say it has been a long long project. Grandma and Grandpa switched accounts are are now at Jones Simkins. This has been crazy but it has been good. We are actually addressing issues that should have been addressed 20 years ago. It has been funny cause I have been spending so much time at Jones Simkins we joke that it's just like I worked there again. Now there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I can't wait to call it done. Next year won't be bad cause now we have it all set up, but what a process!!
Scott is still working away at Ogden City as a Firefighter/EMT and he LOVES it. He may be exhausted, but he is happy. He enjoys serving the people down there and will be there for a long long time. Even if he had the chance I doubt he would work at Logan cause it isn't as much action as Ogden. He is also teaching a first responders class here in Logan and volunteers on the Nibley/Millville EMS squad. He is the only working EMT on the crew so it is very beneficial for the area we live in.
All the kids are doing great. Rainee got baptised in January and Bowen turned 12 in February and is now a Decon and passing the Sacrament. I still can't believe it. They all started snowboarding this winter and LOVE it. We are now a winter sports family. I can almost snowboard and will continue my education next winter.
Well that is us in a nut shell. Busy busy. Hope you all are doing well.
I have been applying all around, at least 2 contacts a week is what is required from Utah State. Unfortunately I am, in some instances, required to apply for jobs that I am grossly overqualified for, but it's the system right? I had 1 job interview for Cafe Ibis which would have been fun if you could get over the constant smell of roasting coffee. I made it to the final 3 but they offered it to someone else, which was fine with me. I do have another interview tomorrow with Specialized Pest and Lawn Care (SPCLA) for their office manager. It is full time from March - October, and then part time in teh winter months. I think that would be great cause then it is more time at home over the holidays. The ironic thing is I was their assigned bookkeeper while at my accounting job, which shall remain unnamed. So they were totally excited I applied and wanted a interview immediately. Tomorrow at 4:00. So I will update after that.
I have been spending the past few months (wow it didn't seem that long) since I lost my job assisting in tax preparation for Grandma and Grandpa. I have also been doing DeLoy's taxes for him and Elder Auto and for Cody and Dallas also. Needless to say it has been a long long project. Grandma and Grandpa switched accounts are are now at Jones Simkins. This has been crazy but it has been good. We are actually addressing issues that should have been addressed 20 years ago. It has been funny cause I have been spending so much time at Jones Simkins we joke that it's just like I worked there again. Now there is a light at the end of the tunnel and I can't wait to call it done. Next year won't be bad cause now we have it all set up, but what a process!!
Scott is still working away at Ogden City as a Firefighter/EMT and he LOVES it. He may be exhausted, but he is happy. He enjoys serving the people down there and will be there for a long long time. Even if he had the chance I doubt he would work at Logan cause it isn't as much action as Ogden. He is also teaching a first responders class here in Logan and volunteers on the Nibley/Millville EMS squad. He is the only working EMT on the crew so it is very beneficial for the area we live in.
All the kids are doing great. Rainee got baptised in January and Bowen turned 12 in February and is now a Decon and passing the Sacrament. I still can't believe it. They all started snowboarding this winter and LOVE it. We are now a winter sports family. I can almost snowboard and will continue my education next winter.
Well that is us in a nut shell. Busy busy. Hope you all are doing well.
Monday, February 22, 2010
Guess I needed something to blog about.....
Yes it has been a long time. Did you miss me? Probably not. Well this last week has been soooooo much fun I just wanted to share. I know this is going to be long, but hang in with me ok?
So Scott started 8 day break last Sunday. I know 8 days, it was AWESOME. We did "Spring" cleaning in February. Who knew we had so much junk, i mean stuff, that needed to leave our home and find a new one via the DI? Wow!! Anyway we spent 3 days sorting and organizing and going back and forth to the DI, then on Thursday we went snowboarding at Beaver Mountain cause it was Bowen's 12 birthday. I have a 12 year old, how crazy and surreal is that? Anyways for his bday he got outfitted for snowboarding. He got pants, a cool coat, a used snowboard from a pawn shop and used boots from the DI. He loved it. So Thursday we took our kids and a friend and a niece to Beaver Mountain. What a beautiful day. I even hired my private instructor to teach me how to snowboard. According to Scott we paid him to hold my hand for 2 hours, but I disagree. By the end of my 2 very tiring hours (legs are out of shape) I am able to snowboard down Little Beaver backwards (on my toe side). Yes I said Backwards. I am all kinds of messed up, but in a short explaination my calf muscles are stronger than my quads so I am unable to stand up facing forwards on my board when I fall down. I am only able to get myself up without help from my toes, so that is why I snowboard backwards. I fully plan on torturing my quads into shape for the next few weeks so when we go again for Scott's Bday (in March) I may be able to actually see where I'm going.
So Friday we recover from Thursday cause I am sore. I fell a lot but I took a few "flyswatter" falls on my bum and bruised both my right and left cheek (TMI I know) . So Saturday rolls around and I am SUPER excited cause this is the day we leave for Wendover.
Back in December Tamy decided for her 30th birthday she wanted a party with her family and friends in Wendover. So she booked rooms and set the date. I have been looking forward to this for sometime, and saving up for it. So our day started with packing for our 1 night trip, but since the kids were going to Grandma Kathy's we all had to pack. Then we dropped off our kids, waved goodbye, and very happily turned up the radio and left Cache Valley. We stopped at Maddox for lunch, can I just say YUM, cause I knew the casino food sucks, and we were throughly stuffed and sated for our long drive. Then we stopped at Amber's to see her. She had surgery on FRiday and she was also in possession of the gift we bought Tamy. We filled up with gas in Layton then we're off. It was a beautiful day and we had a blast with that time to visit and talk like grown up's are suppose to do.
So we are literally just 1-2 minutes behind Tamy and Rick, but we never caught up. Dang BMW is faster than our Tahoe. We go to check in together to have the hotel not find our reservations. SO while Rick is working that out we sat and just chilled. Finally they found them and we were off. Our rooms were nice and ours was very very purple. Tamy's was teal, i am not sure which one was better, LOL. Then off to the floor to play while we waited for dinner at 7. We went to the Nugget and signed up for the poker tournament. THat's right you all heard me POKER TOURNAMENT. This is what I had been looking forward to. One small fee gets you lots of chips and hours and hours of competative poker. But first we had to have our birthday dinner. RIck had reservations for us and all 25 people at the cafe with Rick once again picking up the bill. THANKS RICK. Scott and I had to leave a little early to get to our tournament on time. We checked in and there was 75 people and only 3 girls!~! I was a little nervous but once I got started I was unstoppable. I took out so many guys it was almost laughable. I even made it to the last table. Now Scott was trying his hardest but only made it to the 3rd table. So I am playing and having a blast. It took over 2 hours, but I ended up coming in 6 place. I can't believe it 6th place!! The bummer is they pay $$ to the first 5 places, so I was soooo close to getting some extra moola, but not quite. So just to quote my brother-in-law Rick "I am still a looser" but it was sooooo fun loosing.
Scott and I hung around and played real poker until after 1 AM and then we hit our totally uncomfortable and lumpy beds. I did win more and was up $100. Here comes morning and it's breakfast with the group and then we go back to the Nugget with Tamy and Rick where Tam and I play Blackjack while Scott plays Poker until it is time for checkout at 11. Tam was low on chips so I kept her in teh game for a while, then we both had enough to keep going. Overall it was great. Aside from the smoke, which made me cry the entire time, it was a great weekend. THANKS TAMY AND RICK. We will always remember the adult weekend.
So there, I had someting to blog about.
So Scott started 8 day break last Sunday. I know 8 days, it was AWESOME. We did "Spring" cleaning in February. Who knew we had so much junk, i mean stuff, that needed to leave our home and find a new one via the DI? Wow!! Anyway we spent 3 days sorting and organizing and going back and forth to the DI, then on Thursday we went snowboarding at Beaver Mountain cause it was Bowen's 12 birthday. I have a 12 year old, how crazy and surreal is that? Anyways for his bday he got outfitted for snowboarding. He got pants, a cool coat, a used snowboard from a pawn shop and used boots from the DI. He loved it. So Thursday we took our kids and a friend and a niece to Beaver Mountain. What a beautiful day. I even hired my private instructor to teach me how to snowboard. According to Scott we paid him to hold my hand for 2 hours, but I disagree. By the end of my 2 very tiring hours (legs are out of shape) I am able to snowboard down Little Beaver backwards (on my toe side). Yes I said Backwards. I am all kinds of messed up, but in a short explaination my calf muscles are stronger than my quads so I am unable to stand up facing forwards on my board when I fall down. I am only able to get myself up without help from my toes, so that is why I snowboard backwards. I fully plan on torturing my quads into shape for the next few weeks so when we go again for Scott's Bday (in March) I may be able to actually see where I'm going.
So Friday we recover from Thursday cause I am sore. I fell a lot but I took a few "flyswatter" falls on my bum and bruised both my right and left cheek (TMI I know) . So Saturday rolls around and I am SUPER excited cause this is the day we leave for Wendover.
Back in December Tamy decided for her 30th birthday she wanted a party with her family and friends in Wendover. So she booked rooms and set the date. I have been looking forward to this for sometime, and saving up for it. So our day started with packing for our 1 night trip, but since the kids were going to Grandma Kathy's we all had to pack. Then we dropped off our kids, waved goodbye, and very happily turned up the radio and left Cache Valley. We stopped at Maddox for lunch, can I just say YUM, cause I knew the casino food sucks, and we were throughly stuffed and sated for our long drive. Then we stopped at Amber's to see her. She had surgery on FRiday and she was also in possession of the gift we bought Tamy. We filled up with gas in Layton then we're off. It was a beautiful day and we had a blast with that time to visit and talk like grown up's are suppose to do.
So we are literally just 1-2 minutes behind Tamy and Rick, but we never caught up. Dang BMW is faster than our Tahoe. We go to check in together to have the hotel not find our reservations. SO while Rick is working that out we sat and just chilled. Finally they found them and we were off. Our rooms were nice and ours was very very purple. Tamy's was teal, i am not sure which one was better, LOL. Then off to the floor to play while we waited for dinner at 7. We went to the Nugget and signed up for the poker tournament. THat's right you all heard me POKER TOURNAMENT. This is what I had been looking forward to. One small fee gets you lots of chips and hours and hours of competative poker. But first we had to have our birthday dinner. RIck had reservations for us and all 25 people at the cafe with Rick once again picking up the bill. THANKS RICK. Scott and I had to leave a little early to get to our tournament on time. We checked in and there was 75 people and only 3 girls!~! I was a little nervous but once I got started I was unstoppable. I took out so many guys it was almost laughable. I even made it to the last table. Now Scott was trying his hardest but only made it to the 3rd table. So I am playing and having a blast. It took over 2 hours, but I ended up coming in 6 place. I can't believe it 6th place!! The bummer is they pay $$ to the first 5 places, so I was soooo close to getting some extra moola, but not quite. So just to quote my brother-in-law Rick "I am still a looser" but it was sooooo fun loosing.
Scott and I hung around and played real poker until after 1 AM and then we hit our totally uncomfortable and lumpy beds. I did win more and was up $100. Here comes morning and it's breakfast with the group and then we go back to the Nugget with Tamy and Rick where Tam and I play Blackjack while Scott plays Poker until it is time for checkout at 11. Tam was low on chips so I kept her in teh game for a while, then we both had enough to keep going. Overall it was great. Aside from the smoke, which made me cry the entire time, it was a great weekend. THANKS TAMY AND RICK. We will always remember the adult weekend.
So there, I had someting to blog about.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
UPDATE.....Hallujuah.....Not Depression
More details but i'm not depressed. THe meds I wernt on thinking i was depressed were BAD for me. I am now back to myself and have tons to do to catch back up. But we are now exploring a hormonal issue that may be related to my hysterectomy i had while livingin in Washington and forgot to tell my Family Doc. So on monday I am going in to tell him that I messed up. This isi great news really.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
My Hiatus
Ok, so it has been a long time since I have blogged. So here is the short of a long story and why I am taking a break. I am pretty positive I will resume my blogging once again I just need some time.
Yes the rumors are true, I am going through a little depression right now. Yes I am getting help for it. Yes I will be okay. Yes my husband still loves me. I like to point out the fact that I had 4 kids and 1 miscarriage and NEVER suffered any post-pardum depression. This is the FIRST time in 13 years (can you believe it?) that I have ever had a problem such as this. We will make it through. With the help of the Lord, modern medicine, and family we will make it through. So yes if I seem a little down it's cause I am. If you are wondering where "chipper ole' charity" went? Well she is still here somewhere, we are just working on getting her back out here.
So no comments on being sorry for me ok??? That isn't what I want to hear and it will just make me mad. I am okay and I am working through it. My sisters are helping, most of the time, JUST KIDDING!! My husband still loves me and my kids think I am lazy and sleep a lot and let's be honest right now that is a pretty good description. Oh and I did loose my job on Monday, so that did not help much either, and now my van is permanetly out of commission.
So now it is literally hour by hour for me. If I do not have a reason to move or do something I don't . Right now I am getting kids ready for school then I will probably hit teh bed again. Why you ask?? Well doesn't it sound like the best thing to do?? It does to me.
I will be back. I know I will. This cannot last forever. That's what I tell Scott and I think he believes me, well I hope he believes me.
Thanks for understanding guys.
Yes the rumors are true, I am going through a little depression right now. Yes I am getting help for it. Yes I will be okay. Yes my husband still loves me. I like to point out the fact that I had 4 kids and 1 miscarriage and NEVER suffered any post-pardum depression. This is the FIRST time in 13 years (can you believe it?) that I have ever had a problem such as this. We will make it through. With the help of the Lord, modern medicine, and family we will make it through. So yes if I seem a little down it's cause I am. If you are wondering where "chipper ole' charity" went? Well she is still here somewhere, we are just working on getting her back out here.
So no comments on being sorry for me ok??? That isn't what I want to hear and it will just make me mad. I am okay and I am working through it. My sisters are helping, most of the time, JUST KIDDING!! My husband still loves me and my kids think I am lazy and sleep a lot and let's be honest right now that is a pretty good description. Oh and I did loose my job on Monday, so that did not help much either, and now my van is permanetly out of commission.
So now it is literally hour by hour for me. If I do not have a reason to move or do something I don't . Right now I am getting kids ready for school then I will probably hit teh bed again. Why you ask?? Well doesn't it sound like the best thing to do?? It does to me.
I will be back. I know I will. This cannot last forever. That's what I tell Scott and I think he believes me, well I hope he believes me.
Thanks for understanding guys.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Baby it's cold outside...... Have we just lived through the Worst Decade Ever?
Seriously it's cold outside. Wow!! So after my much thought out previous blog post I just don't have it in me to do that much thinking again. Though I must say I have been reading Time Magazine at work and it does have some thought provoking articles. The one I read today states that we have just finished up the WORST decade ever. Ever? I wonder if I agree with that. While I agree the first 10 years of the 21st Century (2000 - 2009) probably haven't been the best, but I wonder if they have been the worst ever? I think back to the era of the Great Depression and the many wars we went through. Granted we are now fighting a few wars and 2 major ones in Afghanistan and Iraq, but we have not had a draft and for that I am thankful. If you compare money spent on war and troops these have been worse than the previous ones, but call me dumb and blind but it seems that we as a country are handling it better that we did in earlier years.
So while this has been a trying decade as a whole and as a family we have lived through prosperity, poverty, health, illness, murder and everything in between and for some reason I don't know if I agree with the name of Worst Decade. I may feel differentaly if I was older and had lived through some of the earlier conflicts but as I see it and studying history with my son I think we held our own. I think we learned from our history and while we had bigger struggles like never before seen (9/11) I think that we made it through.
So I am going to say that I don't think that last 10 years have been the worst to live through, there have deffinately been worse, but I guess if you look at $$ and the economy and markers like that then yup we are in trouble, but that isn't me.
Do you think this last 10 years deserves the title of Worst Decade Ever?
So while this has been a trying decade as a whole and as a family we have lived through prosperity, poverty, health, illness, murder and everything in between and for some reason I don't know if I agree with the name of Worst Decade. I may feel differentaly if I was older and had lived through some of the earlier conflicts but as I see it and studying history with my son I think we held our own. I think we learned from our history and while we had bigger struggles like never before seen (9/11) I think that we made it through.
So I am going to say that I don't think that last 10 years have been the worst to live through, there have deffinately been worse, but I guess if you look at $$ and the economy and markers like that then yup we are in trouble, but that isn't me.
Do you think this last 10 years deserves the title of Worst Decade Ever?
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Life is what you make of it
I am a firm believer that your life is what you make of it. I get down sometimes but that is because I allow it, not because others cause it. I totally get and accept this. Life is going good right now, I have barely anything to complain about except the normal, my kids didn't pick up their toys and we have Way to may extra-circuricullar activities, but otherwise we are all healthy and happy. It has been an adjustment getting used to Scott's new schedule. Even though he is home every other day, he isn't really "here" because that is his re-coup day and he mostly sleeps and does laundry, but at least his body is here right? We look forward to the 4 and 6 day breaks and that is when he is really "here." So I just go on with out life as normal on days when he is home and he can choose to join in if he can and if he can't we just go about our plans. It seems to work fine. The only problem is when he is home for 1 day and isn't tired and wants to do "something" he doesnt' know what it is but he wants to do "something" so then it throws a wrench in the plans, but I am good and just going with the flow. We are soooo extremely blessed to make it through these last 2 years and now we are getting rewarded for it.
So what do you make of your life? Are you a positive person? Are you negative? Do you call yourself a "realist" and see the negative in all things just claiming you are trying to be "real" about the situation?
You are probably wondering what brought this about? Well I read a report in Time magazine about people with low self esteem and that have thoughts about themselves that are less than favorable and people who choose to see good in life, in the world and in themselves. They took these "sad" people and had them write in journals for an hour at a time once a week and during that week they did exercises we have all heard of, look in the mirror and repeat after me "I am a good person. I am beautiful....." and then write in the journal. They were also suppose to stop intermittantly while writing and repeat those self-affirming words and continue to write. You know what they found??? It doesn't help. Seriously. You know what they found does help??? Taking these people with low self-esteem and with less than favorable thoughts and perspectives about themselves, life in general and the world, help them to accept their feelings and move on with it. In other words it's okay to feel that way!! Can you believe it? It's okay to have low self-esteem. So now that you have accepted this what do you do with it? Well they then teach them how to deal with it. How to work on raising your self esteem, but in little steps and in such a way that it does not seem they are actually "doing" anything. In the end, though it took a considerable amount of time their journals started to become more positive and they actually changed their outlook on life. All this from accepting who you are, what your life is and either deciding to change it or not. But the big point in my mind is it did not come from standing in front of a mirror and saying "I am beautiful.....I am a good person...."
So I am here to say I am not a strikingly beautiful person, I have never been. I accept myself as I am. I actually think I have my days where I look ok and I am good with that. I do think I am a good person. I do not think I am a great person most of the time, but I am fine with being good. I have accepted my life, the good, the bad and the ugly. There was a time when I did try to force myself and my family to change who we were and it was not pretty. We all rebelled. I thought what I was doing was right and basically I stood in front of the family and said told them this is how we were going to be. We were going to do this and that and look a certain way and on and on and on and I thought that by reaffirming this everyday it would work, well guess what??? It didn't. So I accept my family and my life for what it is and I love it. We are soooooo far from perfect and we may never be where we want but we are always striving and I have learned that change in moderation is the way to go. Small steps that are barely noticeable and it doesn't seem like we are trying to hard.
So if you get nothing more out of this rambling you can just know that I dont' think I am pretty, and I am an ok person.......JUST KIDDING. That isn't what I want to you to remember. Please sit back and look at yourself, accept you for who you are and then decide where you need to work and do it slowly. Look at your family and also love them for who they are and then go about change in a slow manner. Remember life is what you make of it, but you can't make it how you IDEALLY want it all at once.
I love you all.
PS I dont' even have a good picture to put with this one. Sorry.
So what do you make of your life? Are you a positive person? Are you negative? Do you call yourself a "realist" and see the negative in all things just claiming you are trying to be "real" about the situation?
You are probably wondering what brought this about? Well I read a report in Time magazine about people with low self esteem and that have thoughts about themselves that are less than favorable and people who choose to see good in life, in the world and in themselves. They took these "sad" people and had them write in journals for an hour at a time once a week and during that week they did exercises we have all heard of, look in the mirror and repeat after me "I am a good person. I am beautiful....." and then write in the journal. They were also suppose to stop intermittantly while writing and repeat those self-affirming words and continue to write. You know what they found??? It doesn't help. Seriously. You know what they found does help??? Taking these people with low self-esteem and with less than favorable thoughts and perspectives about themselves, life in general and the world, help them to accept their feelings and move on with it. In other words it's okay to feel that way!! Can you believe it? It's okay to have low self-esteem. So now that you have accepted this what do you do with it? Well they then teach them how to deal with it. How to work on raising your self esteem, but in little steps and in such a way that it does not seem they are actually "doing" anything. In the end, though it took a considerable amount of time their journals started to become more positive and they actually changed their outlook on life. All this from accepting who you are, what your life is and either deciding to change it or not. But the big point in my mind is it did not come from standing in front of a mirror and saying "I am beautiful.....I am a good person...."
So I am here to say I am not a strikingly beautiful person, I have never been. I accept myself as I am. I actually think I have my days where I look ok and I am good with that. I do think I am a good person. I do not think I am a great person most of the time, but I am fine with being good. I have accepted my life, the good, the bad and the ugly. There was a time when I did try to force myself and my family to change who we were and it was not pretty. We all rebelled. I thought what I was doing was right and basically I stood in front of the family and said told them this is how we were going to be. We were going to do this and that and look a certain way and on and on and on and I thought that by reaffirming this everyday it would work, well guess what??? It didn't. So I accept my family and my life for what it is and I love it. We are soooooo far from perfect and we may never be where we want but we are always striving and I have learned that change in moderation is the way to go. Small steps that are barely noticeable and it doesn't seem like we are trying to hard.
So if you get nothing more out of this rambling you can just know that I dont' think I am pretty, and I am an ok person.......JUST KIDDING. That isn't what I want to you to remember. Please sit back and look at yourself, accept you for who you are and then decide where you need to work and do it slowly. Look at your family and also love them for who they are and then go about change in a slow manner. Remember life is what you make of it, but you can't make it how you IDEALLY want it all at once.
I love you all.
PS I dont' even have a good picture to put with this one. Sorry.
Monday, November 23, 2009
I love my job, I love my job, I love my job.........
You may think I am refering to my job at Lynn's Audio Video, but no I am refering to my "real" job as a mother to my 4 wonderful kids. Today is just one of those days where I walk around the house reminding myself to take deep breaths and muttering to myself "I love my job" "I love my life" "I love my children" "I wish Scott were coming home.......I love my life" Nothing BAD has happened today just a lot of odd things that have made the day wear on and on. So let me start with this weekend. My birthday was on Saturday and I spent most of the day feeling sorry for myself and crying. Really please don't feel bad, I am over it and there wasn't anything anyone of you wonderful people could do. It all boils down to one simple thing and I am trying to fix it I swear. I don't have any friends. And even though I use that word in the plural form, I really just want 1 good friend, is that so much to ask? You will all have to agree with me that there is a difference between family friends and friends who don't "have" to be nice to you. Thank you all for being nice to me, but I just wanted another girl to go to the movie New Moon with me. I was happy that Scott went, but it was ovious he was tired and wanted to sleep and he was only there for me. He even took me out to sushi for dinner before hand. What a great man. He knew I was sad and there wasn't anything he could do. You have all heard me say I get sad at times, I miss my friends in Washington. They didn't have a lot of money but for my birthday we got together for lunch and a girl time at a lunch space, it was great!! I Guess I just miss that companionship. It also doesn't help that my best friend in Washington makes me sad when she says how much she misses me, I wish I could just jump a plane and rush right up there.
So I forgot to mention that it is basketball season and we are having our own little struggles with basketball this year. This is our first year playing at Mt. Crest and let's just say I am less than impressed and basically threw away $100. That's right you heard me it was $50 a kid for basketball. But I was all for it if they liked it and it was a good program. Boy was I let down. First off Colton's team didn't have a coach. THe first game came and we were told they had a coach, we get to the game and no coach and only 4 boys, that isn't enough to play. So a dad and myself decide to coach. We had another boy show up so we finally had 5 but it was sad. These are 3rd grade boys and most of them have never played basketball with rules. Colton has, but he was less than impressed. He is so grown up sometimes. He hasn't had a single practice and he did not want to go to his game this last Saturday and I can't say I blame him. Believe me that lady in charge is getting an earful from me. Now I come to Bowen. HE has been playing basketball since 3rd grade. He is good. In 4th grade he played on a competative team. He is tall and talented. I don't say this being his mom, but it is true. I put him in the Aggie basketball camp this summer to help him improve and get ready for the fall season. Well he is on a team that also had no coach, then a dad stepped up who does not know how to play basketball but thought "how hard can it be?" Well Bowen is teh only kid who has played before so the other boys cannot even pass teh ball correctly. So we spend the entire game watching them try to pass teh ball and it getting taken away. Poor Bowen is very discouraged but this is a good lesson is patience and helping others to learn and grow. It just frustrates me that I spent money on this. Here are some fuzzy pictures of Bowen.
I digress, sorry. So Saturday, crying, birthday cake (that Mason fed to Titan), sushi, New Moon. Then Sunday came and Scott went to work. We ran out of time on Saturday and were unable to get dinner ready for the guys at the station so I went to Wal Mart at 8:30 AM (please don't judge or yell at me) and got the ingredients for their dinner, then I put it all together and rushed the kids off to church. Right after church we came home and got ready to head to Ogden to finish dinner for the guys. IT just so happened this was right when the snow storm hit. Oh well that is how my luck goes. So I ran the kids to Amber's house to play (Thanks Amber!!!) while I finished up dinner at the station and ate with the guys. It was a hit. I made alfredo noodles with baked chicken breasts, green salad, french bread and a chocolate cake triffle (recipe at end of post). Now it is really snowing. So I go back to Amber's and grab the kids (Thanks Amber!!!) and we go home. Luckily the storm had made it to Ogden and had left the canyon and Logan was clear by this time. The drive home was uneventful. We got home late and I did not pay attention to the time and made chex mix at 9:00 at night. What was that about??? so since it takes an hour to bake i was up till 10 cooking. Oh well. Today has been odd but it is almost over and I am no longer sad. RIght now I am a little lonely because Scott is working today so that is 2 full days with him gone. I have been doing just fine with him gone 1 day at a time, this is my first 48 hour stretch. I am sure I will survive.
So I forgot to mention that it is basketball season and we are having our own little struggles with basketball this year. This is our first year playing at Mt. Crest and let's just say I am less than impressed and basically threw away $100. That's right you heard me it was $50 a kid for basketball. But I was all for it if they liked it and it was a good program. Boy was I let down. First off Colton's team didn't have a coach. THe first game came and we were told they had a coach, we get to the game and no coach and only 4 boys, that isn't enough to play. So a dad and myself decide to coach. We had another boy show up so we finally had 5 but it was sad. These are 3rd grade boys and most of them have never played basketball with rules. Colton has, but he was less than impressed. He is so grown up sometimes. He hasn't had a single practice and he did not want to go to his game this last Saturday and I can't say I blame him. Believe me that lady in charge is getting an earful from me. Now I come to Bowen. HE has been playing basketball since 3rd grade. He is good. In 4th grade he played on a competative team. He is tall and talented. I don't say this being his mom, but it is true. I put him in the Aggie basketball camp this summer to help him improve and get ready for the fall season. Well he is on a team that also had no coach, then a dad stepped up who does not know how to play basketball but thought "how hard can it be?" Well Bowen is teh only kid who has played before so the other boys cannot even pass teh ball correctly. So we spend the entire game watching them try to pass teh ball and it getting taken away. Poor Bowen is very discouraged but this is a good lesson is patience and helping others to learn and grow. It just frustrates me that I spent money on this. Here are some fuzzy pictures of Bowen.
So here is what we do for entertainment while at Bowen's games. Mt. Crest has these totally wierd hand rails and they are the perfect size for a 3 year old to climb in or for a 9 year old to get his butt stuck in. What we would do for entertainment if we didn't have these guys around?
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Sometimes I surprise myself
Ingredients:
Zucchini
Onion
Green Pepper
1 pound Ground Pork
1 1/2 pound lean ground beef
1 large egg
bread crumbs
salt & pepper
1/4 - 1/2 cup catsup
balsamic vinegar
I chopped up some zucchini, green peppers and onions and I cooked them on the stove top in a little olive oil to make them soft, set them aside and let them cool down.
Then you take 1 pound of Ground Pork (this is important) and 1 1/2 pounds of Lean Ground Beef and add the rest of the ingredients: egg, salt and pepper, 1/4 c catsup 2 tbs balsamic vinegar, 1/2 cup bread crumbs. Mix well with your hands - Yes use your hands.
Now add the cooled vegetables. It shouldn't be to moist. If it looks moist and extremely "wet" then add more bread crumbs and make sure you mix them in well so you don't bite into a chunk of crumbs.
So now take your cookie sheet and line it with parchment paper or aluminun foil and plop the entire mixture out onto the sheet and form it into a wide loaf that looks like this. The only thing I would do different is I would make it shorter and wider so that you get more of teh loaf covered with the glaze you will make. And this recipe won't make a loaf this big!!
So now for the glaze. It is an American tradition to put catsup on top of your meatloaf and who am I to mess with tradition? I only ask that you take your 1/2 cup of catsup and spice it up with 1 tablespoon or more of balsamic vinegar. When this cooks down it make the yummiest sweet and tangy topping on your meatloaf and with there being some vinegar in the loaf itself it just all comes together like a wonderful choir.
So I spent all my time on my wonderful meatloaf that I will admit to paring it with a box of Augratin potatoes but I have taken time before to make cheesy funeral potatoes or bakes sweet potatoes goes well with this. I will do artichokes with this also to add in more vegetables and a good dose of fiber.
Let me know what you think. Try it, your kids will love the flavor and won't know they are eating all those veggies especially if you chop them up small.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
I Do It Cause I Should
What am I refering to? Well blogging. So I will make another admission to you all out in internet world. I am a horriable blogger. I am not referring to the actual blogging part of it, but the "doing" it part. I have about 10 started journals from my youth until about 2-3 years ago. I always start them but that is about it. I like to write, I am just bad about actually doing it. I feel I need a topic. I just can't write the same stuff every day, which is where the journal stuff comes into play. I would like to blog more often but I feel my life is rather ordinary and I don't have much interesting to say so why would anyone be interested? Why would my posterity be interested in things like "Scott went to work, kids went to school, I went to work, cleaned the house, ran kids to activities......" see what I mean? So before I blog I actually spend time thinking of what I should write about. I then lurke in other blogs to see what they are writing about and maybe get some inspiration. I will admit this works sometimes. Mandy is a good source of inspiration. I will admit I couldn't even make up her story about the primary program, but often times real life is bettern than fiction. I sometimes wish my life were more interesting but in a good way, not the tragic way it has been for sometime now.
So that brings me to what is going on now which is not much. This week marked Scott's first 6 day break. Luckily enough he had an EMS Conference to attend in SLC and I was able to go. Millville/NIbley paid for the fees to attend and for our hotel room for 3 nights and dinner at PF Changs on Friday night. I went along and on Thursday I spent the day with Tamy Christmas shopping then Scott and I had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (LOOOOOOVE IT). On Friday I scored some coupons from Layne Bryant and I hit the Gateway. I also love shopping there but on a different level. There are stores there I never get to go into other than when I go there. There are stores that have great items I would never and could never buy but looking at them are great. It was very cold and I am glad for my wool peacoat to keep me warm, but I was able to buy clothing that came to over $250 and I only had to pay $110 by the time I used my 25% Friends and Family coupon and then an additional $50 off for spending more than $100. SO it was one of those shopping trips where I showed Scott how much I saved before I told him how much I spent. I was excited, he really didn't care. We then had lunch at the Lionhouse on Temple Square. It was nice. I spent some time on Temple Square after lunch while Scott went back to his conference and I watched some couples getting wedding photos, then I wanted to walk back to our hotel but I was soooo frozen that I just took a cab.
We were going to stay on FRiday night but neither one of us were sleeping well in our hotel room and our kids missed us so we came home late friday night. Saturday was rather uneventful. It just snowed. We went grocery shopping and did housework and then caught up on the DVR shows we missed while in SLC. We will just hang around Sunday because it's Stake Conference and then Monday starts Scott's next 8-day shift. He is anxious already. He gets worn our working but he is recovered after 1 day and has nothing to do the rest of the time. WE will have to find a hobby for him for sure.
So about Thanksgiving. I am soooo excited for all of you who have decided to attend. We are up to over 30 people and it will be exciting. I am "organizing" the entire meal and I would love everyone who is attending and who is ABLE to contribute what they would like. Please let me know if there is a special dish you would like to bring and I will make sure to put it on the list. I will be making phone calls this week, but I am just excited that so many of us can get together. Have a nice weekend and I love you all.
So that brings me to what is going on now which is not much. This week marked Scott's first 6 day break. Luckily enough he had an EMS Conference to attend in SLC and I was able to go. Millville/NIbley paid for the fees to attend and for our hotel room for 3 nights and dinner at PF Changs on Friday night. I went along and on Thursday I spent the day with Tamy Christmas shopping then Scott and I had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory (LOOOOOOVE IT). On Friday I scored some coupons from Layne Bryant and I hit the Gateway. I also love shopping there but on a different level. There are stores there I never get to go into other than when I go there. There are stores that have great items I would never and could never buy but looking at them are great. It was very cold and I am glad for my wool peacoat to keep me warm, but I was able to buy clothing that came to over $250 and I only had to pay $110 by the time I used my 25% Friends and Family coupon and then an additional $50 off for spending more than $100. SO it was one of those shopping trips where I showed Scott how much I saved before I told him how much I spent. I was excited, he really didn't care. We then had lunch at the Lionhouse on Temple Square. It was nice. I spent some time on Temple Square after lunch while Scott went back to his conference and I watched some couples getting wedding photos, then I wanted to walk back to our hotel but I was soooo frozen that I just took a cab.
We were going to stay on FRiday night but neither one of us were sleeping well in our hotel room and our kids missed us so we came home late friday night. Saturday was rather uneventful. It just snowed. We went grocery shopping and did housework and then caught up on the DVR shows we missed while in SLC. We will just hang around Sunday because it's Stake Conference and then Monday starts Scott's next 8-day shift. He is anxious already. He gets worn our working but he is recovered after 1 day and has nothing to do the rest of the time. WE will have to find a hobby for him for sure.
So about Thanksgiving. I am soooo excited for all of you who have decided to attend. We are up to over 30 people and it will be exciting. I am "organizing" the entire meal and I would love everyone who is attending and who is ABLE to contribute what they would like. Please let me know if there is a special dish you would like to bring and I will make sure to put it on the list. I will be making phone calls this week, but I am just excited that so many of us can get together. Have a nice weekend and I love you all.
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