UTAH!

It's a loooong ride for these girls, but there are always cheers when we reach this spot on the road! Even from the littlest one!

 One foot in Nevada.  One foot in Utah.

What do you think?

Pro's and Con's

of making a blog PRIVATE.

I would like to hear from you!  For over a year now I have contemplated making my blog private.  I have reasons why I haven't and reasons why I want to.  Please share with me what you think the Pro's and Con's are of making a blog private. And remember, everyone has their own opinion and what they do with their blog is their choice and is what works for them!  After I hear your responses, I'll share with you my thoughts.  Thanks!

Nine Lives!

When we moved from Hyrum two years ago we left our cats with my Mom and Dad.  We couldn't have cats in the place we were renting in Carson.  Mom tried as hard as she could to help the cats feel comfortable at her place, but the other cats my Mom had chased my cats away.  They never came back.  We knew this would be a possibility.  For the last two years we have accepted that we wouldn't see our cats again and that they probably weren't alive anymore.

Well, lastnight Mom and I were visiting with a lady that lives here in Koosharem.  Some how we got on the topic of cats.  This lady mentioned she had alot of cats.  Mom asked her if she happened to have any show up awhile ago...maybe a solid black one, or a black and white one.  This lady confirmed that she had.  She had a black and white one show up 2 years ago. She described the cat to us and shared a few things that were unique to our cat.  Guess what?!  It is Ebony!  Our black and white cat!  I was so happy that I almost cried. This lady told me how much she loved this cat and had become really attached to her.  I was thrilled.  I am so glad to know that Ebony....now known as Riley...has a happy home.  The family that has her also owns a dairy farm, so Ebony/Riley gets fresh cows milk every morning.  She still goes out hunting in the fields and hides in the bushes just like she did with us.

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This picture is a few years old.  This is Lexie with Ebony (the black and white one) and Chessy, Ebony's sister.

 

 This is Ebony with her siblings.

The new owner of Ebony/Riley said we could come down and see her.  The girls are so excited to see her!

5th Grade Promotion

Brindley, You are an amazing young lady.  You are a role model to so many.  You are a friend to those who need a friend.  Your teachers look to you to help those around you.  As your Principal told me, you are trustworthy and an all around excellent student.  She was very proud to have you in her school.

I am amazed at what you have accomplished this year.  You have learned so much academically, socially, and spiritually.  Keep it up!  Love you!

Brindley with her teacher, Mr. Test.

Surprise!

Back in February Jim's brother called me and asked if he could come visit over Memorial Weekend.  I ofcourse said yes!  He wanted to surprise Jim and the girls.  Ok, how am I supposed to keep it a secret for three months?!  Well, over the next few months others decided to join Mike's trip and come to see us also.  The surprise was a success.  Mike came, along with Jim's parents, two other brothers, a sister-in-law, a sister, and two nephews!  And let's not forget the part I didn't know about...Mike's new car!  Pretty Sweet!

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The weather didn't cooperate with us much so we did what we could.  We started out at Virginia City.  It was cold, and snowy.  We did catch a parade there though.  Here are a few pics from Virginia City.

 I really liked how these next two pictures turned out.  I love seeing the flags and all the power lines with the old buildings.

 And...Mike's Car!

Thanks for coming to see us!  We miss being able to see family like we used to.  Love you all!

Haircut!

I forgot to take a before picture and this was the most recent picture I had of Karissa that shows her hair (kinda).

 She had close to 8 inches cut off!  It is really cute!  And she really likes it!  This will make it easier for her to fix it herself since she is so determined to.

Playdates!

Samantha loves to have playdates.  I quite like them too.  It keeps the kids busy and HAPPY!

Holy Cow, my baby is growing up.  Good thing she still likes to cuddle with me.

Last Day of School and Field Day for Lexie!

Lexie loved being able to go to school.  She learned so much this year.  In our first parent teacher conference back in December, we were told Lexie excells in everything.  She did struggle with people not following the rules though.....not just classroom rules, but rules of how things are to be done.  For instance, if someone played with a toy differently than what it was intended to be played with, that was not acceptable for her.  Jim and I observed this at home and worked with her on it and explained that things like that are ok.  At our last parent teacher conference we were told that she is a role model to others.  The principal of the school had even commented on what a good student Lexie was, saying, "Lexie is a model student."  She definately loves to learn.

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Last day of school pictures with teachers and BFF Leah.

 Lexie helped make these bags for her teachers.  She then filled them with goodies.  I think they turned out cute.

 Field Day

All of the pre-k class went to the city library for storytime then to the park for lunch and games.

Lexie was so excited to be able to pack a lunch for school!

 Leah and Anna joined us.  Leah was in the morning Pre-K class with Lexie and Anna was in the afternoon.

 I love Leah's face in this picture.

 Mrs Baum brought a giant parachute to play with.

 Anna trying to lift so high!

 The cute little bum crack makes me smile.  Leah and Lexie are just to the right of the bum crack.

 They lifted the parachute up really high, then ran under...

 And sat on the edge.  Yes, all the kids are under it.

 I love how you can see the "FUN" in Lexie's face!

 Mrs Baum has the most awesome car.  It changes colors.  It goes from brown to a greenish then to purple.  The kids love seeing it.

Wow, all grown up and heading to Kindergarten.  She thought she would go to Kindergarten the next Monday.  I'm glad I get a break before sending her off again.

OUCH! AGAIN?!

Do you remember last fall when my Expedition got rearended?  There wasn't much damage from that accident, but we got the bumper fixed.  A couple of months ago I noticed the new paint on the bumper was chipping off.  So Jim called the autobody place that had fixed it and they repainted it for us free of charge.  My Expedition hadn't been out of the shop for two weeks and look what happened!!

All we could do was laugh.  Jim had it parked at one of his stores he was at.  Some kid came driving through the parking lot and smashed into my Expedition.  The kid (19 years old) did not have a driver's license and the vehicle he was driving wasn't even his.  The autobody shop employee chuckled too when we called him and said we would be bringing it back in.  They were probably wishing that they hadn't just done a free paint job on it.

When I picked it up from the shop I was holding my breath the whole way home in fear that I was going to get my nice new bumper damaged again.

She makes me SMILE!

 Isn't she cute?  She loves to put hats on and strut around.

 The other day she brought me a flower from the back yard.  Isn't she sweet?  Yes, one of the last tulips I had in bloom.