Well we spent a fantastic weekend at the cabin with the Yaki-Sloans and a fantastic time was had by all. Friday and Saturday was spent in the beautiful sunshine with lots of time spent in the boat and on the tube. Wally tried hard to give everyone a great ride, and we only had 2 wipe outs. Dallas did an amazing cart wheel out of the side of the tub, much to Timothy's suprise!! No injuries were had thank heavens!! The next day Jonathan did a different version and it was also injury free and very entertaining. Sunshine during the day...and rain storms at night. There was a little bit of lightning one night and then lots of wind the next night.
We played a round of the bean bag game and Deanna and Cindy's team won!! It was an amazing comeback as we were behind a few points. The boys were sadly defeated by the girls again!!!
The most wonderful kabobs were had for supper thanks to Jonathan's talents. We sure enjoyed them.
Maddy and some friends have got a few days off work so they have gone on a roadtrip to Silverwood and Kalispell. Doing some school shopping, riding the rides at Silverwood and seeing the countryside will be a great last of summer adventure. One last adventure before she comes back home and starts school again. Only 13 more sleeps until she is home. Yahoo!!!!!
Well all the little bees are buzzing at our house getting ready for another school year. Hard to believe that Jordanne is in Grade 12 and will graduate this year. Dallas is right behind her in Grade 11 and both of them are SOOOOO excited for another year of Math!!! Reid will be King of the School with all the other Grade 6's. We are anxiously awaiting the class list on the first morning of school, hoping that he gets a certain teacher for the year. He is so excited to see his buddies. One of them, who has been away to Newfoundland for an entire month called and left Reid a message the day he got home and at the end of the message he said "Love ya Reid, call me". Cutest thing we ever heard!!
I am not ready for all the hustle and bustle that comes with the new school year. Though I love the schedule and organization it forces, it also becomes my duty as Mom to "nag, nag, nag". Seminary at 6:30am and all the "getting ready" that the mornings entail make me feel like all I say in the morning is "hurry, hurry". Thank heavens we get to say family prayer and an "I love you" as they go out the door. Time is ticking by fast and my girls will soon all be in college and doing grown up things.
Mike is busy as usual, he did have a fabulous time at the cabin and didn't even get thrown out of the tube, even though Wally gave him some VERY rough rides!! He felt kind of sick after one of them and is starting to realize that we are not as young as we used to be. So sad!!
Well, my blogging time is up, tonight is YW and we are having a joint activity and playing "Capture the Flag" at the Legislature grounds. Fun, fun, fun...
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
21 Sleeps
Well 0nly 21 sleeps till our Maddy is home. We have missed her soooo badly. She has a wicked sense of humor and always adds fun and excitement to our house. I wonder how long it will be till we are all sick of each other again??
Update on Reid's dogbite, he was bit on Wednesday night and by 1pm on Thursday his thumb was swollen to 3 times it's normal size and we had lots of hot, red skin all across his hand up to his wrist. Under the advice of Uncle Wally the surgeon, we took him to the hospital where he was put on a strong antibiotic to combat the infection. I am happy to report that other than the occasional quick run to the bathroom, (gotta love those strong antibiotics!!) he has begun to heal up really fast!!! The trama of the event has also passed, thank heavens he is blessed with a sweet forgiving nature.
School is fast approaching and I am so sad. Summer just flies by so fast, even though we have had a ton of fun, it is gone much too quick!!! This weekend is our last big Hoorah at the cabin and the weather is supposed to be really warm!! Yeah, sunburn here I come.
Mike spoke in our ward for High Council this week. It is not very often that we get to go to the same ward as him and it was a treat. I think speaking in front of his family made him more nervous, as he prepared for HOURS and HOURS!!! But, as usual, he did a fantastic job. I was so proud of him!!! What a blessing it is to have such a great husband. I am lucky!!!
The September long weekend is coming up and I am so excited because I get to drive to Waterton and get my girl. It will be fun to travel back with her and spend 6 hours talking...be prepared Maddy...I am ready....We are gonna have fun and sing and talk and well you know what it's like to travel with your Mom!!!
Only 2 more days of work this week, thank heavens I am really looking forward to one more break. September is a crazy month, we have Youth Conference, Stake Leadership and the Relief Society broadcast so every weekend is booked up, so I am truly going to enjoy this last little trip.
That's the info for this week. We love you all and pray for your families!!
Update on Reid's dogbite, he was bit on Wednesday night and by 1pm on Thursday his thumb was swollen to 3 times it's normal size and we had lots of hot, red skin all across his hand up to his wrist. Under the advice of Uncle Wally the surgeon, we took him to the hospital where he was put on a strong antibiotic to combat the infection. I am happy to report that other than the occasional quick run to the bathroom, (gotta love those strong antibiotics!!) he has begun to heal up really fast!!! The trama of the event has also passed, thank heavens he is blessed with a sweet forgiving nature.
School is fast approaching and I am so sad. Summer just flies by so fast, even though we have had a ton of fun, it is gone much too quick!!! This weekend is our last big Hoorah at the cabin and the weather is supposed to be really warm!! Yeah, sunburn here I come.
Mike spoke in our ward for High Council this week. It is not very often that we get to go to the same ward as him and it was a treat. I think speaking in front of his family made him more nervous, as he prepared for HOURS and HOURS!!! But, as usual, he did a fantastic job. I was so proud of him!!! What a blessing it is to have such a great husband. I am lucky!!!
The September long weekend is coming up and I am so excited because I get to drive to Waterton and get my girl. It will be fun to travel back with her and spend 6 hours talking...be prepared Maddy...I am ready....We are gonna have fun and sing and talk and well you know what it's like to travel with your Mom!!!
Only 2 more days of work this week, thank heavens I am really looking forward to one more break. September is a crazy month, we have Youth Conference, Stake Leadership and the Relief Society broadcast so every weekend is booked up, so I am truly going to enjoy this last little trip.
That's the info for this week. We love you all and pray for your families!!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Another week of Summer almost gone!!
Well it is hard to believe that another week is almost gone by.
August is a busy month in our family.
Only 25 days till Maddy is home. We all can't wait. I am so sure that
she is going to love love love living in the house of confusion again after
having the summer to be on her own. There will be some adjustments for
sure, but we will be so happy to have her home.
Next weekend we have our last adventure. We are going to a friends cabin for
a weekend of waterskiing, tubing, canoeing etc. It will be awesome, as long as the
weather is good. Pray for good weather!!!
This week I was reminded again of how old I am, as my sweet sister and bro in law
sent me some funny pictures of him and I realized that I have just as many pictures of
myself with those big honking 80's glasses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scary and how on earth did they
ever look fashionable???
Reid had an adventure this week, he built a rocket powered cub car and had fun racing that,
and then got bit by a dog. I think that he was pretty tramatized and a little bit shocked, as he
has had no fear of animals and it shook him up a little bit. Poor guy, I am sure that
he will make a full recovery.
Some excitement on the street this week. A new family moved into our ward, and they have a
very cute 16 yr. old son. Well go figure they live 1/2 a block away and now I suddenly have a
daughter who is always wanting to "walk the dog". Like we all don't know why??? It's pretty funny to watch teenagers!! Memories!! Turns out the Mom of this new family is going to be going
to the same school as Maddy and taking the same program, only in her first year. Funny how life puts people in your path...
Mike and I chaperoned a Youth Dance on Friday and it was fun to see that they really haven't changed since our day. Kids are pretty much kids and we had a great time, especially watching Dallas do "her moves".
Life is good we are richly blessed. We love you all.
August is a busy month in our family.
Only 25 days till Maddy is home. We all can't wait. I am so sure that
she is going to love love love living in the house of confusion again after
having the summer to be on her own. There will be some adjustments for
sure, but we will be so happy to have her home.
Next weekend we have our last adventure. We are going to a friends cabin for
a weekend of waterskiing, tubing, canoeing etc. It will be awesome, as long as the
weather is good. Pray for good weather!!!
This week I was reminded again of how old I am, as my sweet sister and bro in law
sent me some funny pictures of him and I realized that I have just as many pictures of
myself with those big honking 80's glasses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scary and how on earth did they
ever look fashionable???
Reid had an adventure this week, he built a rocket powered cub car and had fun racing that,
and then got bit by a dog. I think that he was pretty tramatized and a little bit shocked, as he
has had no fear of animals and it shook him up a little bit. Poor guy, I am sure that
he will make a full recovery.
Some excitement on the street this week. A new family moved into our ward, and they have a
very cute 16 yr. old son. Well go figure they live 1/2 a block away and now I suddenly have a
daughter who is always wanting to "walk the dog". Like we all don't know why??? It's pretty funny to watch teenagers!! Memories!! Turns out the Mom of this new family is going to be going
to the same school as Maddy and taking the same program, only in her first year. Funny how life puts people in your path...
Mike and I chaperoned a Youth Dance on Friday and it was fun to see that they really haven't changed since our day. Kids are pretty much kids and we had a great time, especially watching Dallas do "her moves".
Life is good we are richly blessed. We love you all.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Family Journal
We have decided to join the masses and start a family blog.
It has been so fun to keep up with other family member blogs and
find out how everyone has doing.
So here we go...
The Countdown begins
We are starting the count down till Maddy comes home, it is officially
32 days till she comes home from Waterton. We have missed her so
much, but realize that this is a great experience for her.
Other stuff
Last night we had YW/YM at the church and all the ways into the building
and parking lot were blocked off because of road construction. This made our
usual Wednesday night drive a little more exciting than usual. The kids were
not impressed with me, as I wouldn't drive over the grass like some of the other
Leaders did.
All of the girls are working lots and lots, which is great for them with school
coming up and new clothes to buy. It also keeps them out of trouble. The big
excitement at our house right now is who is going to win "So you think you can
Dance" tonight. Some people in our house have very strong opinions and we
have had some rather heated discussions!! Who would have thought that a
TV show could raise such a stir amongst our family.
This weekend we have to come up with another adventure, as this is our
theme for the summer. Each week we try to have a new one. So far this summer
we have had
YW Camp-adventure in rain!!!
Waterton- fun and camping and hiking and food and beautiful weather.
YM Camp-where Reid climbed Mount Robson and almost had a big fall.
Heritiage Days-hot weather, lots of culture and lots of different food.
Lots of bike rides, walks and games. Scrabble is causing all kinds of
excitement with everyone learning new 2 or 3 letter words using Q and
X!!!! So far Mike is the overall champ...but maybe that's just because he
keeps score????
Life is good!!!!
It has been so fun to keep up with other family member blogs and
find out how everyone has doing.
So here we go...
The Countdown begins
We are starting the count down till Maddy comes home, it is officially
32 days till she comes home from Waterton. We have missed her so
much, but realize that this is a great experience for her.
Other stuff
Last night we had YW/YM at the church and all the ways into the building
and parking lot were blocked off because of road construction. This made our
usual Wednesday night drive a little more exciting than usual. The kids were
not impressed with me, as I wouldn't drive over the grass like some of the other
Leaders did.
All of the girls are working lots and lots, which is great for them with school
coming up and new clothes to buy. It also keeps them out of trouble. The big
excitement at our house right now is who is going to win "So you think you can
Dance" tonight. Some people in our house have very strong opinions and we
have had some rather heated discussions!! Who would have thought that a
TV show could raise such a stir amongst our family.
This weekend we have to come up with another adventure, as this is our
theme for the summer. Each week we try to have a new one. So far this summer
we have had
YW Camp-adventure in rain!!!
Waterton- fun and camping and hiking and food and beautiful weather.
YM Camp-where Reid climbed Mount Robson and almost had a big fall.
Heritiage Days-hot weather, lots of culture and lots of different food.
Lots of bike rides, walks and games. Scrabble is causing all kinds of
excitement with everyone learning new 2 or 3 letter words using Q and
X!!!! So far Mike is the overall champ...but maybe that's just because he
keeps score????
Life is good!!!!
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