Friday, November 21, 2008

Looking at my friends blog, I decided to do this survey..

You're supposed to bold (I also marked them in green because you couldn't see them very well) the things that you've done in your life. So here it is:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band ....at school
4. Visited Hawaii -I get too next November
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain(It sure wasn't Mt. Everest, but it was a mountain, just a small one.)
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise-but I am going in March
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied-once
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling-both
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Go to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life-was involved in the process, but did not personally do it
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

Friday, November 14, 2008

I am a Great Grandma...............................7lbs 40z Baby Kash
I can't wait to go see him on Sunday..... Pictures to follow

Sunday, November 9, 2008


Happy Birthday Taylor
I hope you had a wonderful Day... We love you!

Friday, November 7, 2008

I miss you Daddy...........................................

Monday, November 3, 2008


A Year ago today, my Dad went into the hospital and never came out...... He died on November 7th, 2007. I miss him so much. I still wonder even though I know, that we did the right thing by turning off his oxygen. He waited to die until my sisters and I were not in the room. I love you Daddy and I know you are not sick or hurting anymore, but I want you here with me..

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

No more quiet

Well we went to no kids for quite awhile to three.... Yes I said three....... We now have two seventeen year olds and a fifteen year old. Three new foster sons. We are excited, but a little nervous........We have been working all night moving things out of bedrooms and getting the new one settled.... Well wish me luck!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

8 meme's tagged by Jen

8 T.V. shows I love to watch
Little people big world
Extreme makeover home edition
my shocking story
nanny 911
Andrew Zimmern
medical incredible
reruns of little house
Jon & Kate Plus 8

8 Favorite Restaurants
Groggs
The Olive Garden
Chili's
Joes crab shack
chuck your grandmas' as Emily would say
playoffs
taco time
Bucca de bepo (Don't know how to spell it)

8 Things that happened yesterday
went to work
chased kids around all day
had taco time for lunch
went to walmart
picked up my foster son from school
went to Tanners birthday party
did respite for a kid from my school
had spaghetti and meatballs for dinner

8 Things I am looking forward to
going to mesquite
Getting together with my Family,for birthday pies
getting new kids in preschool
my great grandbaby being born
Taylor coming home for Christmas
paydays
going on a trip with my mom and sisters
warm weather

8 things I love about Fall
The leaves changing colors
Wearing Hoodies
Halloween party at school
getting together with all our kids
Cooler weather
(thats it.............sorry)

8 Things on my wish list
A New Bed
More Money
my patio just being painted on it's own
Better Health for my family
Taylor being happy
a Mazda 8
winning the lottery (so I could help everyone) Wait, I guess I have to buy tickets first
seeing my grandkids more often

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Superstar..................

Well there is a celebrity among us. My cousin(My dads sister's son) Greg, is on the second season of the pick up artist on VH1. I have never seen the show and I missed the first season, but will be watching now.. It looks like a kooky show but, hey I am open....... If you want to tune in, it is on Sunday nights.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Kyle is 15 today

Happy Birthday Kyle.......................Wow 15

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Aimee and family came down and we went to Goblin Valley and Arches. It was a fun trip

Jen and family came to visit and Grandpa let Zachy have a ride, well actually a sit, on his motorcycle.
The boys patiently (ha ha) waited while we took Brandon and family to the dino mine adventure park. It was nice spending time with the grandkids.

We have had some fun visits this summer with some of the kids. I am just getting to the pictures now..... So I will be posting them off and on. We got a new foster son, and will be getting another one hopefully in a week. So life will be picking back up at our house. Enjoy the pics

Monday, September 29, 2008









My grandson Zach is in the hospital again with another seizure....... I think he will have these all his life but I can not wait for the day that when he does have one, that he can stay home with his mom and dad and not have to go through all this pain, prodding, poking.... He is such an amazing boy, and has come so far....... I wish all the seizure stuff would just go away.... Here are some of my funnest memories with him

Saturday, September 13, 2008

What the ?


  1. Ok...........
  2. So foster son #1 got into some trouble-----got sent to detention...... Foster son #2 got mad and ran away and was sent to detention............................Both came home...................We were doing respite for two foster sons of someone else one weekend and both ours were back home........................During the night foster son #2 and the loaners ran away....................................In the meantime foster son #1 got into trouble and got sent to detention.................................So we got a new one on Thursday............................What the hell? He ran away last night! Do we smell? Are we stupid.... I don't get it! lol


This picture explains about how I feel right now!

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Wonderful visit with old friends


I got to spend the weekend with some old friends.... My friend Laverne and her daughters Cookie (Chasity) and Precious. They came and stayed with us. I have not spent time with them for years. It was like they have not even been gone.........The girls have grown so much........ It has been probably 6 or seven years since we have really got to spend time with them.....They are soooo beautiful. Here are some of the pictures......................

Sunday, August 17, 2008

My cute Zachy...... I sure miss him


I feel like a kid on the first day of school... I am so excited to go tomorrow.... I am working with a three year old, I will call Lovey.......... I started working with her at the end of the school year last year. I only get to work with her two days a week because she is only in Pre-school. Next year it will be three days and then four the next year, and then five after that...... The other three days I work in my regular classroom... I have not seen the school age kids for awhile , so it will be nice to see them. I am also so excited to see all the school age kids from the other classes. It is such a wonderful place to work.... Well off to bed

Friday, August 15, 2008

My Crazy husband


Well I have always said that my husband has always had the fun jobs. Well all summer he has worked with boys doing an outdoor group. They go hiking and such. This week was the end of the outdoor group, so they took the older group to seven peaks. What a cushy job! Going to seven peaks on a work day and have someone else pay for it. Well one of the counselors got this great picture........... I love it!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008


  • I am not much for telling all my feelings and such, but thought this would be a good place to show off some of my pictures and let people know when we do fun things or have news to tell. It might take me some time to figure it all out(computer illiterate as I am), so be patient... Thanks for looking at my site..............................