Sharing Rooms

This past week, we decided to have Connor and Zach start sharing a room. So, we put Connor's toddler bed in there and put his clothes in Zach's dresser, thankgoodness it was a big dresser and put some things on the wall on his side of the room. Connor really enjoys being in there with Zach and for the most part they like each other. Now Connor's room is used as a TV room and a toy room, since all of Connor's toys wouldn't fit in his new room with Zach. So, we decided to move some more furniture around. We took the tv and tv cart out of the master bedroom and put them both in that room and we also put the big bean bag chair and put it in that room also. We are also going to put our lazy boy chair in there too. We are also going to take Connor's changing table out of that room and put it in the garage, so there is more room in the tv room for all of this furniture. So, now there will only be one piece of furniture in the family room that you can sit on and that is a blue love seat, that reclines and so we will be going to ST. George tomorrow to look for a couch and we hope we can find one in blue, so it matches our love seat.

I HATE BEES!

We have had some problems with bees, well actually wasps, which are worse. Anyway, I have heard that many people that live in Cedar City have had problems with wasps this year, so at least I am not alone in that. We started having problems with wasps, I would say for a few months now. The wasps build a nest in one of our light fixtures outside and it was driving us nuts. Last week, I finally bought spray, to kill wasps, so this morning Will went outside with the spray and killed the wasps, that were in the light fixture and got the nest out off there. So, I am very happy that the wasps and the nest is out of our light fixture, as you can see by the pictures.

VERMONT

Not many people know this, but I have always wanted to go to Vermont ever since I was younger. I don't know if people remember this, but back in the 1980's, you could get small license plates out of cereal boxes and I got one of Vermont that said WE SKI on it and I still have that license plate and I don't even know how to snow ski, I only know how to water ski. Anyway, I was with Connor in the car and I saw this car with a green license plate and at first I thought it was a Colorado lisence plate, but when I looked at it closer it was a Vermont license plate. I was so excited, I haven't seen a Vermont license plate in years and to see it here Cedar City, I thought that was so awesome to see one here. I hope one of these days I can get to Vermont, but who knows when that will happen. I just thought that I would share.

Friendship Night

A few of you know about this, but some don't. I started doing this probably about a year ago and I do it once a month. We have many people move into my ward every month, it seems like it. Anyway, I wanted to do something to get to know the women in my ward and to basically get out of my shell and not be so scared to talk to them. I have 15 women signed up for it, but the last few months or so, I have had only 4 women show up, but that is okay, it is nice to have a small group, my house isn't that big. I mail them reminders each month and I do tell them to call me, if they can't come and a few have called me to tell me they can't come. I had someone call me a few hours before it started, to ask me if she could bring her daughter and of course she could bring her, my kids would be there, because its at my house. This was her first time there and she has been in the ward for 3 months. I usually have them bring something, but this time I decided to do something about loving life. I have had this saying on my fridge for years and I believe I got it had homemaking, when they called it that. This is the saying:

It's Up To You

One Song can spark a moment,
One Flower can wake the dream.
One tree can start a forest,
One bird can herald spring.
One smile begins a friendship,
One handclasp lifts a soul.
One star can guide a ship at sea,
One word can frame the goal.
One vote can change a nation,
One sunbeam lights a room.
One candle wipes out darkness,
One laugh will conquer gloom.
One step must start each journey,
One word must start each prayer.
One hope will raise our spirits,
One touch can show you care.
One voice can speak with wisdom,
One heart can know what's true.
One life can make the difference.
You see, it's up to you!

I each gave them a copy of the poem, I put it on colored paper for them. I also gave them a tiny brown sack with a white card in it and it said "Be Yourself", it was a stamp I got at a craft store and I stamped each card with it. Then I read this book called "LoveLife" and my sister Gayle gave it to me for Christmas, so thanks Gayle for that book, I really love that book. It is a book, with many different quotes about loving life. Everyone thought it was a really good book and funny. Everyone enjoyed everything that I prepared for Friendship Night and so that was good. I wanted to do something like this for Friendship Night for awhile now and so I did it. I have been having a hard time about life for awhile now and this is the second time I have read that book, since I got it at Christmastime and it was great to read it again. I need to read that book more, I think it will help me and I also need to read that saying more often, its on my fridge, I just need to look at it more. I am getting better at loving life, but sometimes I wonder what my purpose is here on earth. I love being a wife to Will and I love being a mom to my 3 wonderful boys, but I don't love myself. To tell you the truth ,I don't think I ever have. I really try to love myself, but it is hard for me to. I just am really hard on myself and somedays I feel like I can't do anything right. Anyway, I also have a dessert and I usually buy it because its easier that way. Talisha couldn't make it, so I dropped by her work and gave her a brownie
and the saying of "It's Up To You" and the card with "Be Yourself" and she appreciated me stopping by. We are going to a movie tonight, so that would be good for me to get out.

Cool Pictures

A picture I took of some clouds taken in my backyard, a few weeks ago.
A picture I took of a sunset taken in June of 2005, when a fire was close to ST. George and this was taken in Cedar City.
Picture I took of Lake Dillon, when I was there in July 2007.
I believe I took this a few years ago, when we only lived here for a few months. It's in my backyard.
A took this when I was visiting my sister Amy in CO back in May 2008

U.S.A. U.S.A.

I love watching Gymnastics and so of course I have been watching the Olympics. I had to tape Women's Gymnastics last night because I was to tired to stay up. So I watched it this morning and I was so happy. Nastia did so well, I was so happy for her. Of course don't forget Shawn, she did a very good job too. I was clapping for both of them. Plus, it was so cool to see Mary Lou Retton in the audience and just being happy for both of them. I also watched the Medal Ceremony and it was great to see 2 Americans up on the stand. As they were playing the National Anthem, I was getting emotional and I have no idea why. I was just so happy for Nastia and for Shawn, both of them deserved their medals.

My Best Friend Talisha

Will and I went to a wedding reception last night and it was for Seth Topham. He happens to be Talisha's younger brother and so it was a very nice reception and I was very glad I was able to go. Talisha's mom is Ethan's primary teacher and she also works at Fiddler's Elementary, where Ethan used to go to school. Now Ethan is going to be in Middle School. Anyway, even though Taliaha is 10 years younger then me, we get along great. Or course many people think I am probably about 25 years old, but that is okay. I have always looked younger, but hey thats a good thing, right? I didn't think that when I was 16, but everyone said, oh when you get older, you will love looking younger, I guess they were right. The day before the wedding, which would of been Thursday, she called me to see if I wanted to go shooping and of course I said yes. No one calls me to go shopping and she didn't have to work that day, so I was happy to go. I also am happy that Will lets me go out, so I can spend time with my friends and he stays home and watchs the kids. He doesn't have to leave for work until 3 pm. I don't have many friends in Cedar City and the ones I do are either younger then me or older then me. But age doesn't matter to me, it shouldn't matter. We had fun shopping, she was looking for last minute wedding things and then we went out to lunch. We go out to lunch a lot. She has a 2 hour lunch.

She works as a receptionist for a husband and wife, who are Chiropractors. For the last 2 months, I have been in there as a patient. The doctors know me, so that was a plus. Thats why I wanted to go to them, even though my insurance doesn't have them in the network, I didn't care. I didn't want to keep driving to ST. George to see a doctor down there, there is some doctors there that is in the insurances network. Anyway, I have had back problems for years, I think since I have had kids and I guess I have other problems too. Like my neck is really in bad shape and so are my ribs and I had no idea I had those problems, but hopefully all these problems will go away, that is why I am seeing them a lot. I usually see the husband, but once I saw his wife and I will see her 2 more times in the next month. I still have problems, but I hope in time all of the problems will go away, we will see if that happens.

Talisha is the best and I am grateful for her being in my life right now. I am her visiting teacher, that is how I became to know her and now we are best friends. I have known her for over a year now and it has been a pretty good year for me so far, I guess. I am trying to be more happy about life. I have to remember all of my blessings in my life, which I have many. I have a wonderful husband, 3 terrific boys, wonderful friends in Cedar City and many other places and a great family. I also have a car to drive, food to eat, and a roof over my head Many people in the world don't have these things, so I have to be thankful for what I do have.

A New Look

I decided to do some changes to my blog, but there are still so many things I don't know how to do with the blogging world, but at least I learned how to change the template. I was so excited that it worked. I Love anything with strawberries in it, so when I found this template with strawberries, I just had to use it and I think it looks really cool with them there. I hope everyone is having a good Summer and for us it will be over soon. Ethan and Zach go back to school on Thursday and Connor doesn't go back until the 25th of August. I am so looking forward for them all going back to school, I don't want to hear bored again, at least Ethan is the only one saying. Of course I have no idea what I will do with myself when they start school. I am thinking of probably reading more or even go walking on the indoor track at the University, which is free. I need to exercise more anyway, I don't do much of that at all. Unless you count walking to the mail box or walking all over Walmart.

Trip to Northern Utah

We all went to Northern Utah for a few days and we stayed with my sister in Spanish Fork, so thank-you Sandra for letting us stay with you. We got up there on Wednesday July 30, I had a tour of Utah Valley University in Orem at 4 pm. We dropped of all of our stuff at Sandra's and Ethan, he didn't want to come on the tour with us. We got there and right away I really liked the campus. Even though, I was the one there for the tour, both Will and I got free t-shirts, so that was nice. The tour went really well and most everything is in one building, so I really liked that, but you do lots of walking, so Zachary wasn't liking that, but Will put him on his shoulders quite a bit and Connor was on a leash, thank-you Wal-mart. For those who don't know I am thinking of going to UVU and I want to study Photography, they have a 2 year degree in Photography, so I am happy about that. After the tour, we got coupons for free Icecream, so it was nice to have a treat like that, for it was very hot that day. Later that night, we did some shopping and Ethan stayed with his cousins for he doesn't like going shopping, unless its only for him.

Thursday, Ethan and I were the only ones that went to Lagoon. Will, Zach and Connor stayed at Sandra's. Ethan & I had lots of fun, but man the food is to expensive, but I knew that, but at least the food was good. We went on some rides, Ethan played some of the games there and he actually won some games, which I was very impressed at. We also bought some stuffed animals for Zach and Connor. I also had to buy a hat first thing, because I got my hair cut short the day before we left and so I needed something to protect my head and it helped so much. It was a fun day.

Friday, was my 36TH birthday, where has the time gone. Anyway, all of us went to the mall in Orem, except for Ethan, he wanted to spend more time with his cousins Kelsey and Kent, well I don't blame him there, for he doesn't see them that much. Then we went to the mall in Provo and the other thing we did there was look at Sears and get the boys some McDonalds for lunch, they both love McDonalds. Later that day, I went to one of my favorite stores in Provo, "The Quilted Bear" and I have to do that store by myself, I have to go up and down each of the aisles to see what there is. I love some of the magnets there, so of course I had to buy some, I bought 2. Then I went to Sandy, I planned a get together with some of my friends that live up in Northern Utah and only 2 were able to come, but that is okay. Anyway, I went to "Target" before I met my friends and I got the boys some clothes, they all needed some. Then I went to "The Olive Garden", my favorite Restaurant and I am glad I got there early, it was very crowd, well it was a Friday Night. Anyway, my friend Keri came, she lives in Orem and I have known her since I was 12 1/2, when I moved to Simi Valley CA. Then my friend Marilynn came and she lives in Logan and she brought her niece Milly with her, so she could stay awake on the way home. It takes about 1 1/2 hours to get back to Logan. I have known her, since the 5th grade, when I lived in Thorton CO. We all had a wonderful time and they brought me presents, which I thank-you both for. Plus, some of the staff there sang to me and gave hime this cake, which I am glad I had friends to help me eat it, it was a big cake for just one person. Plus, Marilynn paid for my meal and I wasn't expecting that, so thank-you Marilynn. It was a wonderful evening and then I went back to Sandra's and opened Will's presents, which was a doll and the movie, "Dan in Real Life". So over all it was the best birthday that I have had in awhile.

Saturday, all of us went to "The Hogle Zoo", which I haven't been to since I was little and Will and the boys have never been there. We got there after lunch and we all had a fun time. It was fun to do something as a family this trip and we all like going to the Zoo. We went shopping after we were done at the Zoo and Will got a mug and the rest of us got a stuffed animal, even me. I still like stuffed animals. Afterwards, we went to Murray, that is where Will's Great Uncle Fred lives and we haven't seen him for several years. We all had a great visit there and then it was getting dark, so we had to head back to Sandra's.

Sunday, we left after lunch and Ethan didn't want to leave, he loved being with his cousins. Luckily, it only took 3 hours to get home. When we got home, I unpacked, yes I am the one who pretty much unpacks everything as soon as we get home from a trip. I have always been that way, I really don't like messes at all. Even though, it was a Sunday, I had to do some laundry and I also had to go to the Grocery store, we didn't have milk or bread and I needed that stuff.

All and all it was a good vacation. We all had a good time and now Summer Vacation is almost over. The kids start school on August 14 and I am so looking forward to that. Also, Ethan's 6th grade teacher came to our house last night and pretty much introduced herself and just welcoming Ethan to her class. She also gave us a letter of what she needs Ethan to bring and what she expects of her students. Ethan thought she was very nice and he talked to his best friend Bubba this morning and he has the same teacher as Ethan does, so both of them were very happy.