A Scary One Year Old.....

So Devin has found this stocking hat that covers his whole face. He will bring it up to you, so that you can put it on him, and then he goes up to you and says "BOO". He get such a delight in doing this that he just giggles. He thinks that it is so funny to scare us...We have a lot of fun doing this with him...

July 20th....

The 20th was Anna's birthday. She turned 10 years old. Wow she is growing up so fast. We didn't celebrate her birthday until the 22nd, because that is when Gerald was going to be home.

Taylor started a paper route on Monday..Holy cow...what a great responsibilty that is for her...or is that me..LOL!!! You know how that goes. She finishes drivers ed on Wednes day...then she can't get her license until Dec. Watch out everyone.

We didn't do much for the 24th. I worked of course. Gerald stayed out in the garden like he does in the summer time. It is growing good. I will have to put some pictures of it on here so that everyone can see. We are growing corn, onions, peppers, watermelon, pumpkins, and potatoes.

It is alot of fun to watch. Taylor did go to Logan with Mckenzie and her family. So she got to celebrate the 24th.

Nothing else happening around here. I can't wait until school starts, things will get back into a routine....I hope.

The Pioneer Trek....

Well as I said in the last blog, my sister and neice left for home. Then on Monday I got up at 4:00 am so that I could take Taylor to Franklin, to go on the Martin Cove Pioneer Trek. She was gone for four days. She got back last night. It sounded like she had fun. She said that it was tiring, long, hard, and fun. On Wednesday, she said that they hiked 17 miles. That is alot of miles to do with a handcart. The rest of us stayed home in a cool house. Iworked and Gerald stayed home and watched kids and cleaned out my big freezer. It is a good thing that I have him, cause my freezer would never get cleaned out by me..LOL! Gerald went back to work on Thursday. Anna birthday is on Sunday. She will be ten years old. Man these kids grow up so fast. Well that is it until next week. We will chat later. Love ya all.

You have been Tagged!!!

Copy the list below and bold all of the ones you have done. 1. Touched an iceberg 2. Slept under the stars 3. Been a part of a hockey fight 4. Changed a baby’s diaper 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Swam with wild dolphins 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a tarantula 10. Said “I love you” and meant it 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Stayed up all night long and watched the sun rise 15. Seen the Northern Lights 16. Gone to a huge sports game 17. Walked the stairs to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables 19. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope 20. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Bet on a winning horse 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Taken an ice cold bath 28. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Ridden a roller coaster 31. Hit a home run 32. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking 33. Adopted an accent for fun 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Felt very happy about your life, even for just a moment 36. Loved your job 90% of the time 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Watched wild whales 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Gone on a midnight walk on the beach 41. Gone sky diving 42. Visited Ireland 43. Ever bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited India 45. Bench-pressed your own weight 46. Milked a cow 47. Alphabetized your personal files 48. Ever worn a superhero costume 49. Sung karaoke 50. Lounged around in bed all day 51. Gone scuba diving 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. gone to a drive-in theater 55. Done something you should regret, but don’t 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Been in a movie 60. Gone without food for 3 days 61. Made cookies from scratch 62. Won first prize in a costume contest 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Been in a combat zone 65. Spoken more than one language fluently 66. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone 67. Bounced a check 68. Read - and understood - your credit report 69. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy 70. Found out something significant that your ancestors did 71. Called or written your Congress person 72. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over 7 3.Walked the Golden Gate Bridge 74. Helped an animal give birth 75. Been fired or laid off from a job 76. Won money 77. Broken a bone 78. Ridden a motorcycle 79. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100 mph 80. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 81. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing 82. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days 83. Eaten sushi 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read The Bible cover to cover 86. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about 87. Gotten someone fired for their actions 88. Gone back to school 89. Changed your name...when I got married 90. Caught a fly in the air with your bare hands 91. Eaten fried green tomatoes 92. Read The Iliad 93. Taught yourself an art from scratch 94. Killed and prepared an animal for eating.\ 95. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt 96. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language 97. Been elected to public office 98. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream 99. Had to put someone you love into hospice care 100. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you 101. Had a booth at a street fair 102. Dyed your hair 103. Been a DJ 104. Rocked a baby to sleep 105. Dropped a cat from a high place to see if it really lands on all fours 106. Raked your carpet 107. Brought out the best in people 108. Brought out the worst in people 109. Worn a mood ring 110. Ridden a horse 111. Carved an animal from a piece of wood or bar of soap 112. Cooked a dish where four people asked for the recipe 113. Buried a child 114. Gone to a Broadway (or equivalent to your country) play 115. Been inside the pyramids 116. Shot a basketball into a basket 117. Danced at a disco 118. Played in a band 119. Shot a bird 120. Gone to an arboretum 121. Tutored someone 122. Ridden a train 123. Brought an old fad back into style 124. Eaten caviar 125. Let a salesman talk you into something you didn’t need 126. Ridden a giraffe or elephant 127. Published a book128. Pieced a quilt 129. Lived in an historic place 130. Acted in a play or performed on a stage 131. Asked for a raise 132. Made a hole-in-one 133. Gone deep sea fishing 134. Gone roller skating 135. Run a marathon 136. Learned to surf 137. Invented something 138. Flown first class 139. Spent the night in a 5-star luxury suite 140. Flown in a helicopter 141. Visited Africa, 142. Sang a solo 143. Gone spelunking 144. Learned how to take a compliment 145. Written a love-story 146. Seen Michelangelo’s David 147. Had your portrait painted 148. Written a fan letter 149. Spent the night in something haunted 150. Owned a St. Bernard or Great Dane 151. Ran away 152. Learned to juggle 153. Been a boss 154. Sat on a jury 155. Lied about your weight 156. Gone on a diet 157. Found an arrowhead or a gold nugget 158. Written a poem 159. Carried your lunch in a lunchbox 160. Gotten food poisoning 161. Gone on a service, humanitarian or religious mission 162. Hiked the Grand Canyon 163. Sat on a park bench and fed the ducks 164. Gone to the opera 165. Gotten a letter from someone famous 166. Worn knickers 167. Ridden in a limousine 168. Attended the Olympics 169. Can hula or waltz 170. Read a half dozen Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys books 171. Been stuck in an elevator 172. Had a revelatory dream 173. Thought you might crash in an airplane 174. Had a song dedicated to you on the radio or at a concert 175. Saved someone’s life 176. Eaten raw whale 177. Know how to tat, smock or do needlepoint 178. Laughed till your side hurt 179. Straddled the equator 180. Taken a photograph of something other than people that is worth framing 181. Gone to a Shakespeare Festival 182. Sent a message in a bottle 183. Spent the night in a hotel 184. Been a cashier 185. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 186. Joined a union 187. Donated blood or plasma 188. Built a campfire 189. Kept a blog 190. Had hives 191. Worn custom made shoes or boots 192. Made a PowerPoint presentation 193. Taken a Hunter’s Safety Course 194. Served at a soup kitchen 195. Conquered the Rubik’s cube 196. Know CPR 197. Ridden in or owned a convertible 198. Found a long lost friend 199. Helped solve a crime 200. Responded to a NJP newsletter

Memory Game

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I, or Ryan or one of the kids had together. It doesn't matter if you knew us a little or a lot, anything you remember! 2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about us, we'll assume you're playing the game and we'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

The past exciting week....

Well I just thought that I would catch everyone up on what is going on. Last week I had my sister staying with me. She has been out here for about a month, but with what has been going on with my dad we haven't spent much time together. So last week was out week. We just played games and shopped. It was fun. We also became a Wii family. We now get to enjoy playing the Wii. It has been alot of fun to have. We have been having bowling tournaments. My sister took my kids to Bear Lake on Wednesday for a swim in the lake with my brother that lives in Nibley, UT. We do this every summer with him. What a fun tradition. Me and Devin did not go. We stayed home and enjoyed the peace and quiet. At least as much as you can with an active one year old. Devin is finally in the nursery at church. What a great invention for moms. I work in the library, so it is nice to finally have him in the nursery. I was getting scared that he would pull out all the pictures. What a mess that would be. Cindy and Heather, my sister and neice, left sunday to go back home. So now we are trying to get back into the normal routine. That is all for now.....write more next week.

Here it is another week. I spent Monday in Alpine, UT with my Dad. My sister and I took him for his stress test at the doctors office. This is a three hour test. So why he was doing this test my sister and I went out for breakfast, and she went and got her hair done. Then we picked him and ate lunch and ran errands for him. Cause until he gets his pace maker he is grounded. He can not drive...bummer. I was actually able to leave all kids behind. That was nice. Haven't had time to myself like that in a couple of years. Now I am sitting at home wishing I was asleep. I worked a grave last night. And have to go back to work at 5 tonight. Not much else is going on..Pretty boring today. Tomorrow...will be a whole nother day....

My first Blog........

Well this is the first time that I have done a blog. I am sitting here wondering what to say for my first blog. My kids and I are sitting here watching tv. Favorite pass time at night. My husband is on the road to Billings, Montana.

So we live a pretty normal life. Not much exciting things happen, but alot of just funny events happen. We live are life trying to keep the one year old out of things and off of things. He is my climber. He likes to take hold of your finger and lead you to what he wants. He sees no need to talk...we just follow him and give him what he wants...Not good, I know. He is the youngest though, and probably the most spoiled.

My oldest, is my daughter who is 14, Taylor. She is definitely a teenager. She has the rolling of the eyes down pat. She loves dancing, clogging, and all the teenage things, like texting, laying around, sleeping until noon, and hanging out with friends,etc.

My second child Anna, who is 9 soon to be 10. Is my most dramatic. She loves to play basketball and is very much a social lite. She is a lot of fun to watch.

The oldest son is Christopher, who is 8 soon to be 9. He is very challenging. He is very inquisitive little boy..but loads of fun, and a big character.

My husband, Gerald, is a truck driver for Walmart. Enjoys it. Not the not being at home, but the work. When he is home he loves to be outside working on the garden and yard. I always say that I am a truck driver widow during the winter and truck drivers and garden worker widow in the summer. He works hard to provide for his family.

Now as for me, I am going nuts. I work anywhere from two to five days a week. Depending on how much they need me or if I take someone shift for them. I enjoy my work. There are times when I would like to get away from it sometimes, but for the most part I enjoy the people that I work for and the elderly that I take care of. I am also trying to lose weight. The other day I went in to the DMV to get my liscence renewed and my daughters driving permit...YIKES!! Stay off the sidewalks. She starts Monday. Anyway, I realize that I have gained way too much weight since the last drivers liscence. Kind of a reality check. Not that I didn't know that I gained weight, I just wasn't realizing how much I gained. So I am going to do the never ending dieting! We will see how it goes. I will keep you posted. I may even get brave and put before and after pictures on the blog site. Will see.

Before I have a book written, I will stop. I will make it a goal to write about each of us at least once a week. Hopefully that will happen. Until the Next ONE.....