Nichole's baby shower

Nichole's Friend April Price and Shawnee and Geraldine gave her a shower that was at my house. (I got the easy part). We had a lot of people there, cute kids and great food.
I think Nichole is so beautiful and she is such a great Mom. It's very exciting to see how this new little boy will round out the family.

Blog catch-up

I've been so busy trying to get our new little buisness started, and seeing to my family's needs and my work schedule that blogging kind of fell by the way side for a bit.
Nina sent me these pictures of me helping out at the day care where she works. Since I still don't have time to blog, I'll just post these. I miss Nina so much and it was fun being with her and her family last month.

To be politacaly correct, it is called "Bio Pigmintation" Not Tattooing

Well, I thought that I would let everyone know about my new adventure. Shannon and I and my sister Annette are going to Dallas Texas next week to train in Bio Pigmintation. We will be trained to apply permanent make-up and camouflage. And NO I do not think that it goes against the Prophets counsel and neither does my Stake President. I am so glad that Richard is supporting me in this. I look at it this way. "You would not put graffiti on your temple, but you would paint the mouldings and repair stained areas.
We will be attending the largest training center in the United States. I'm really excited. Here are pictures of what we will be learning to do.

Don't have time to blog so I'll do the 4th picture tag.

Go to the 4th picture folder, pick the 4th picture and post it! Then tag 4 people. I tag Nina, Shannon, Shayla and Geraldine. This is a pic of me at my Sisters Reunion, with just 3 of my 8 sisters.

Tagged by Jem

I AM

I've been tagged.

i am: Changing
i think: more deeply than I use to
i know: God's in charge, and that he really does love me.
i want: to make a difference in someones life. I want to be better than I am.
i have: The love of my husband and the best children ( in-law and blood) ever.
i dislike: my dogs barking
i miss: Seth
i fear: Falling asleep while driving.
i feel: Thankful
i hear: McKay talking to himself.
i smell: a dirty dog.
i crave: a massage.
i cry: at anything touching
i usually: Have a good day
i wonder: If I'm really doing my best.
i regret : Not getting a college education
i love: Decorating, Shopping, Creating, Foreign Films.
i care: about suffering children
i always: Have to have makeup on in public
i worry: about my kids
i am not: done learning
i remember: Brad, Nina and Kayla being sealed.
i believe: in Grace
i dance: when I'm alone in the house
i sing: off key
i don’t always: Judge right
i argue: When I'm wrong and don't want to admit it.
i write: some private poetry
i win: more than I lose
i lose: something everyday
i wish: I could save more.
i listen:to bad language from my coworkers and never have the nerve to say anything.
i don't understand: Why I love my stupid dog
i can usually be found: Working real hard or lounging lazily.
i am scared: Of our country being taken over.
i need: God
i am happy: very, very, happy.
I tag: Shannon, Shayla, and Kayla(I'm sure your mom will let you use her blog)

Any predictions on when he will be walking?

Prophecy fulfilled

Just as I predicted. My beautiful trees have all dropped their leaves. But It looks like Mother Nature has kissed my Ivy and made it blush.
Declan is modeling the beautiful foliage and The beautiful Aunt who just turned 20!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARREN!

My favorite view in my yard

This blog is for me more than anyone else. The first pic was taken yesterday. The next to today. In three more days 90% of the leaves will have dropped. It's just all so fleeting that I thought I would capture it.

Kissing cousins

You got to notice where the drool is in the first picture and just imagine it in the second.(you might have to double click on first pic.)

Homecoming week

For all you past Bull Dog groupies Today is odd ball day or something like that. Any way I thought Don looked great.

Bad Dog, Bad, Bad, Bad Dog

Well evidently Harley did not keep the Fast this Sunday. We came home to find parts of McKay's favorite pet bird "TJ" all tore apart on the floor. I hurried and vacuumed up the mess before McKay got home. It was a very sad day for him. This is Harley's second big strike. I wonder if he knows "Three strikes and your out!"

Finally Done

Now there's a hot tub to relax in after all that work.

Ta---Da!

Yea, it's finally finished. You can look back a few blogs to see the before bathroom.(Parting is such sweet sorrow).
Richard did such a great job on the tile work. He had so much patience with my (Put it here,.........no I guess here.......... mabey I like it better the first way. He made me promise no more remolding for a year. So now life should get back to normal (what ever that is).

I have been tagged!!

I have been tagged!!

A little about me...
What are the last 3 things you purchased?
*ice cream (moose tracks)
*a case of toilet paper from overstock.com
*a womens watch I saw while ordering the toilet paper.

What are the last 3 songs you downloaded?
*Celine Dion
*Celin Dion
*Celin Dion

What were the last 3 places you visited?
*Big Horn Mountains
*Billings
*Idaho

What are your 3 favorite movies?
*Water (foreighn film)
*The Island
*Swept from the Sea
( I think I see a pattern here)

What are your 3 favorite possessions?
*My Scriptures
*My Home
*My Netflix membership

What are your 3 wishes?
*To live a really good life
*My kids to live a really good life
*To die with Richard

What are 3 things you haven't done yet?
*Receive a proper Education
*Go on a mission
*Sky Dived

What are your 3 favorite dishes?
*Barbecued Ribs
*Sweet and Sour Chicken
*Hot Fudge Sunday (with nuts)

What are 3 things that freak you out?
*Vampire Bats
*Mice
*Sink Sludge

Name 3 things you are good at?
*Cleaning up gross messes
*Recycling old stuff into something beautiful and useful
*Loving ordinary little things

Name 3 things you are currently coveting
*Free airfare for life
*A stronger healthier body
*A second honeymoon with Richard

3 bloggers I tagg
*Geraldine
*Nicole
*Shannon

Life's not that perdictable.

This is my view from my kitchen window right over the sink. Earlier this spring I planted a huge planter just outside my window with a huge beef stake tomato plant. (We gave up gardening in real gardens a few years back.) We just can't seem to get things to grow very well. Case in point. No Beef Stake Tomatoes........but hmmmmmmm what is this a beautiful Sunflower. I've really enjoyed it as I do my dishes each day, maybe even better than the I would have the tomatoes. "NOT". But I have learned sometimes in life we get what we get and we should enjoy the twist and turns that weren't expected. After all there is alway the farmers market for those tomatoes right?

They're still having patience with me after 48 years

Well we had a real treat this week with my parents coming out to visit us for about three days. Lucky me, I got called in to work three different nights for 12 hour shifts each time. This picture was taken just as I was coming home after the last call-in, and they were leaving to go home. I felt so bad about the whole thing. But all in all we made good use of the time that we had together and they just rolled with the flow. The family really enjoyed their stay too. We love them and are glad that they came.

Take five minutes to ponder on Christ.

Thanks to Nina who sent us this great video from the Arizona Temple Visitors Center. After you click play, click on the little black square box at the end of the bar for full screen.

One thing I thought that I would never tolarate

I was in my bathroom putting on my makeup and I looked over at my bed and just shook my head. Oh well at least he is on Richards side.

Happy Anniversey Honey!

This post is for Richard. Thanks for asking me to marry you, even though I had to tell you to do it.

Mountain Memories

This weekend we celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. We decided to kill two birds with one stone and make a family camping trip out of it. Since Mckay was the only one at home that was free, we took him and the dog (big mistake)and took off for Sibley Lake. Mark and Shayla would join us with Jay the second night. We really enjoyed ourselves and the scenery was the best in the world as far as I am concerned. Hope you enjoy the pictures of Jay's first campout, McKays tadpoles that we just had to bring home and Marks rednecked way of getting all of the equipment there. We wish you all could have been there.

Nana perks

Friday afternoon I got a call from Shayla. She said that she was taking baby Jay to the park to play in the wading pool and wondered if I might like to come down with them.
I had just a small moment of panic of recall of what that entailed.....packing sunblock,diapers,float devices,bottles,crackers,shade umbrella,towel,water,and then....it dawned on me. I was Nana not Mommy. I love It! I grabbed my keys and went and totally enjoyed it. By the way thanks Shayla for all of the unseen work that you put into making our day.

Parting is such sweet sorrow

Well they say, all good things must come to an end, and so it is with our old yellow tub. I feel real bad thrown'n the old girl out when there isn't a thing wrong with her than the fact that what once lightened and brightened my world is now just a little much for me. Maybe we do mellow with age. Any way adio's. arrovederci, farewell.
As you can see Harley won't be missing it any.

4th of July Weekend/ Tickled Pink with the Blues

We had a great day that started with the traditional Family Breakfast at the park and the food was EXCELLENT this year. Then Mark and Shayla and Richard and I Rode the bikes to the Cody Parade taking the scenic routes. After the parade we ate at the Irma Hotel and wined and dined to a dozen men playing the bagpipes they were so close to our table I could have reached out and touched a plaid skirt. It was great but we forgot the camera so we just took a picture of Shayla and I after the ride when we were pooped on the couch. Then Mark started playing the guitar and we couldn't resist taking this video clip of baby Jay. Hope you all enjoy it.