BnR Bunkhouse

Roo’s N More

2011-05-18T21:00:00.001-06:00

Last Sprint we went to a zoo near Mesquite NV. It is a rescue place for animals, and you get to interact with them…sooo much fun.

This little guy was on a leash and we were able to pet him and talk to the handler about him.

The Lemurs were so cool!

I could NOT get over this guys nose!!! Who knew that a porcupine’s face looks like this, an check out those hands……unreal!!!

Who you lookin at?

These tortoises were really old

And the best part of the zoo? The baby Kangaroos!!

We got to hold them and feed them, they were so soft and cute!

Such a fun place to visit!!

The stuff that melts a grandma’s heart

2011-05-06T10:35:00.001-06:00

Cinco De Mayo

2011-05-05T11:32:00.004-06:00

Today the caboose is officially a teenager!!! How did that happen? I can't believe that 13 years ago today we got this wonderful blessing in our lives!
The caboose is such a sweetheart, he always opens the door for his mom, has a smile for everyone, and is kind to everyone. I thank Heavely Father every day for giving this boy to me!!!

Valentines 2011

2011-02-14T18:09:00.000-07:00

What we came home to from the Caboose

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The Boyz go Snowboarding!!

2010-04-13T21:45:00.003-06:00

House decided that he needed to take the Caboose snowboarding before the season ended They had loads of fun

Lots of brotherly bonding

AND..................................This is what happens when big brother forgets to take the sunblock!!!

Elementary School Christmas play

2010-01-17T15:56:00.002-07:00

Bony Chick and all the "boys"

Caboose as an Elf in the school play

Bony Chick and Caboose

The Pumpkin Patch

2009-12-18T17:33:00.002-07:00

Evey year the elementary school goes down to Elsinore and goes to the pumpkin patch and the kids get to pick a pumpkin.....It's a fun tradition, but this will be our last.

The caboose was brave and rode the spinning wheel...

goofy kids and a camera

2009-12-17T21:44:00.001-07:00

Fall on the Fishlake 09

2009-12-17T21:28:00.002-07:00

Mr. Potato Head

2009-12-17T21:14:00.001-07:00

The Caboose decided to decorate the stew!!! CUTE!!

FiRE IN thE SkY

2009-12-16T16:45:00.006-07:00

I'm way behind on my blog, we got a new computer that is much faster, so I'm going to play catch-up.

There was a big fire in Southern Utah down by Cedar City, which is aprox. 120 miles away from us...and this is what it did to our sky here in Koosharem.

The caboose and Bony Chick decided to play on the tramp and the pics came out crazy! The little dots that look like snow in the sky are ashes.

Everybody was a Kung Foo Fighting..................

Free Willy

Sometimes.......

2009-08-27T12:18:00.002-06:00

Today I was running a little behind.....not that that is unusual, but I was putting on my jewelry when I noticed that one of my earrings had the blue glass bead missing out of it, I found it in the bottom of my jewelry case......as I contemplated whether I had time to get out the glue and fix it before work, I picked up the matching earring and as luck would have it I dropped it in the sink. And guess what???? Yup the blue glass bead fell out of it.....making a matching set!! So I popped them in and off I went. Sometimes the Fate just smiles on us that way.

The view from our porch.

2009-08-19T17:50:00.002-06:00

Wile E. Coyote

2009-08-19T17:09:00.004-06:00

While hunting Antelope, John Wayne had a little visitor.

Did I ever tell you................

2009-08-19T16:54:00.007-06:00

that we run a hummingbird bed and breakfast????? With Room service???

Why, yes, yes we do!!

A Day of Fishing.

2009-08-19T16:34:00.002-06:00

We went to Otter Creek to go fishing one evening and took Molly. She loved it and was so funny! She jumped in and out of the water and raced up and down the bank with the Caboose.

We drowned a few worms, but didn't catch a thing except a lovely evening!

The Owl and The Caboose........A Tale of two Critters.

2009-08-19T16:22:00.007-06:00

The Caboose innocently playing in the barn

The Owl not so innocently playing in the barn

Hey! What's that? Why's it in my house?

Looks mighty tasty!

Small Town 4th of July!

2009-08-13T16:43:00.004-06:00

The caboose decided to be in the parade so he decorated our ATV up all patriotic-like.
Then he and a friend got all decorated all patriotic-like

Hi Caboose and Friend!!

Awesome face painting done at last minute by mom

Boney Chick giving Caboose a pump

Cut for the Cure. A wonderful lady in our town has cancer, so these lovely ladies were giving haircuts and donating the proceeds to her!!

Ya gotta love small town celebrations!!

Ellie Mae and Bony Chick play in the Utah Summer Games

2009-08-13T06:43:00.005-06:00

Go Black and Green

Bony Chick Ellie May

Ready!!

Twin Towers!

Summer camping

2009-08-09T18:47:00.008-06:00

We have this favorite campsite that we go to year after year. It's not too far from our house, but it is beautiful. We make sure all our friends and family have an open invitation to join us, and you never know who will show up, but that's the fun of it. My neighbor calls camping "Playing homeless", but we kinda like it!
John Wayne settin up the house.......

THE VIEW !!!!

Tula loves our campsite

The home away from home

John Wayne makes us sourdough Pancakes

YUMMY!

And Dutch Oven Dinners!!

Dont mind the dirty duds.......we are camping ya know!

The Moon rises are spectacular!!

Ellie May and her Hubby

All the kids trying to fit on a rock

And being Goofy!

Check out that moon!

It's pretty every night!

And of course....The campfire!

Oh Molly!! She's just plain tuckered out!

The Caboose receives his Arrow of Light

2009-08-05T20:19:00.002-06:00

The caboose worked hard and received his Arrow of Light right when he graduated cubs and moved into 11 year old scouts.A cute ceremony and a neat plaque for his wall!!

Proud mom and dad.........................................

Good job Caboose!!!

ThE CAboOse tUrnS 11

2009-05-21T13:01:00.003-06:00

I can't believe the Caboose is 11. We call him our little Cinco de Mayo baby because he was born on May 5th. When I was pregnant with him our favorite restaurant was a local mexican place. We ended up going there everytime I had a OB appointment. He was due on May 6th and was born on May 5th. We always say it was all the Mexican food. To this day he still loves hot salsa

Caboose was so lucky, he had so many people to celebrate with him this year. We decided to go up to the zoo. Three cousins came along and The caboose's sisters, brother, brother in law and Abuela. Before we went to the zoo we all went out to eat at the Mayan. The Mayan is a mexican place where they have a big pool in the middle of the restaurant and divers entertain you while you eat. It is really cool. The place is decorated like you are in a cave straight out of Indiana Jones. The divers were great and really kept the boys entertained.

COUSINS!!!

Cousins at the zoo.

The caboose and boney chick.

We had a great time at the zoo! The 4 boys had a ball and really had fun bonding and visiting the animals.

Thanks for a great birthday Caboose..............but could you please quit growing up now? :(

The last Pinewood Derby

2009-05-21T12:52:00.002-06:00

With the caboose everything is "the last" because..................................well he's the caboose!
He was very proud of his car and did a really good job! He took 2nd place and was pretty happy about it.

the whole motley crew.

It was a fun night!!

I there really an Easter Bunny?????/

2009-04-23T14:12:00.001-06:00

You bet there is, and he is just about the cutest thing you've ever seen!!!!

The Caboose gets glasses

2009-03-23T13:22:00.002-06:00

I took The caboose to the eye doctor because he was complaining that he couldn't read the hymn numbers at the front of the church. The eye doctor examined him and said that One eye is far-sighted and one eye is near sighted. Soooooo, the caboose gets glasses. He was so excited and wanted glasses so bad (didn't everyone at 10?) I give it 6 months and he will be forgetting to wear them all the time!!

A Special Experience At the Movies

2009-03-17T11:16:00.002-06:00

Saturday The Caboose and I went to Cedar to visit my mom and dad and Bony Chick. We decided to go see "Race to Witch Mountain".

We got there just in time so I sent Mom and Bony Chick in to get us seats while The Caboose and I got Drinks and popcorn.

When Caboose and I gave our tickets to the ticket girl, she told us we would have to go in the other door because someone had fallen.

We went in the door and the theatre was packed and on the other side was a group of people standing around someone.

We could see a police officer and some other people try to carry the woman on the steps down, they moved her to the floor and started CPR on her, it was scary and everyone was a little upset, but sitting in our seats not knowing what to do. Then a man stood up and came to the front of the theatre and said "There is a woman over here who is having a hard time, I would like to know if you would join me in a prayer for her" He then proceeded to pray and it got very quiet. You could really feel the spirit there. It brought tears to my eyes. They worked on the woman for 1/2 hour and then the EMTS finally took her out. We don't know what happened to this woman, I hope she is o.k., but it's so great to know that there are people out there who are so in touch with Heavenly Father that they would be willing to stand up in front of a theatre full of people and offer a prayer on a strangers behalf.

Thank-you man at the theatre, you are awesome!!

What happens when kids get a hold of the camera

2009-03-10T09:23:00.003-06:00

CUTE LITTLE "Deers"

Oh Molly!

2009-03-09T10:29:00.007-06:00

Remember the squishy smooshy bundle that John Wayne conspired to bring into our family? Well she is now 7 months old!! And an amazing dog. She is so cuddly and loves to be with us. She also loves, loves to play. And of course every girl needs a pink sweater.

Molly has completely become one of the family, we love her. Molly also loves to sleep and when she sleeps she snores like no other, it is hilarious.

And talk about a boys best friend! Molly and the Caboose are inseparable. It is so funny, they play hide and seek together. The caboose will hide and Molly will look all over for him. She wont give up until she finds him. And then they do it all over again and again.

It's going to be so much fun to watch these two grow up together!

Oh Molly !!! We love you!!

Ellie Mae turns 25

2009-03-06T11:32:00.017-07:00

For Ellie Mae's 25th birthday we decided to go visit her in St George. We got up the first morning and John Wayne helped Ellie Mae's husband prune a tree in their backyard, while I went to Ellie Mae's Core class. There is nothing worse than taking a class at a Health Spa with a 70 + year old man who is in a million times better shape then you are. Ellie Mae tried to make me feel better by telling me he's a marathon runner, yeah but he's still got me by 30 years! Yeesh!
We went to a Brazilian grill restaurant for lunch. It was really good and different. You sit at your table and waiters bring by grilled meat of different varieties and cut off pieces for you. We
especially loved the grilled pineapple.....yumalicious!! We are going to try it at home this weekend.
Then Ellie Mae decided she wanted to go to the pond and feed the ducks. (Of course) :) So we went to the Day Old Bread store and bought a couple of loaves and headed to the Pond. There are a lot of Ducks, Geese, Swans and Mud hens at this pond.

This funny guy had something wrong with his wings, but he would come right up and eat out of your hand.

Here Ducky, Ducky, come get some good bread

Goodbye goose we'll come back another day!!!!

Then we went back to their house to have a Barbecue and hang out.

After dinner we play a game of Settlers of Catan....Way fun!!

It was great Fun!! Thanks Ellie Mae for having a birthday!! We LOVE you!! I can't believe my baby is 25 :(

The move

2009-02-24T11:35:00.004-07:00

We are so excited K and D have decided to move out to Utah, they are going to come and stay with us for awhile. We can't wait to have them here close where we can see them all the time. Of course they are bringing my sweet Munchkin with them that I can't wait to see again. It will be so fun to have a baby in the house. They are hoping to be able to stay in Koosharem.

And you can dang well bet there will be plenty of this going on!!!!!!!

See Ya!

2008-12-10T09:20:00.002-07:00

Super Man left for the MTC today. Last night we went up to watch him get set apart, it was really special and quite the cry-fest! He is a special young man and has been a part of our family now for over 2 years, we will miss him, but know that he is doing what Heavenly Father wants him to do. The people of California wont know what hit them when this country boy comes a calling, who could resist? We all decided that we dont say goodbye, we say "see ya later".........So...............Elder Superman....See ya later!!! We love you!

Because 6 just wasn't enough..........

2008-11-12T09:53:00.003-07:00

We are dog lovers..........It's true, dogs are and always will be in our lives. We have 6......Abby, a Border Collie,who is John Wayne's dog that our oldest daughter, The Jane Fonda Chick gave to him; Angel, the fat Pomeranian, is our youngest son, The Caboose's dog, that Ellie Mae Clampett gave to him for his 5Th birthday, Then there is Tula, my chi, that I also got from The Ellie Mae, (are we seeing a pattern here???), There is Bella, my youngest daughter, Boney Chicks Heeler, And there is Spade, John Wayne's other dog, that The Jane Fonda chick also gave him. And there is Nuffy, named Enuff actually, because when I got here I said "That's it, we have Enough dogs" Hence, her name.................................................Well apparently she wasn't enough...........My husband, John Wayne, sells wood to a guy who happens to raise Boxers, now I have seen this mans boxers and they are cute and all, but I was never tempted, A couple of weeks ago, we were at this man's house dropping off a load of wood, I waited in the truck while John Wayne settled up. Apparently while I waited unsuspectingly in the car, this man and John Wayne were evilly plotting..............John Wayne comes out and plops this smooshy, little, warm, snugly bundle on my lap and says "So...What do you think" Well that was it, it was all over, I just can't resist smooshy cuteness.........................................................sooooooooo

Meet Molly Malone:

The newest addition to our household.....Who knew I liked Boxers???? Not me....but I'm sold !!Who could resist a face like this?? Obviously Not a sucker like me!!!

FaLL ForAy

2008-10-09T13:35:00.014-06:00

We had a nice visit from my mom in law and sweet cousin Stacia. They stopped by and stayed a night with us. On Sunday we decided to go up to Fish Lake after church to see the fall leaves before they were all gone. It was so beautiful. We walked down to the lake and had a good time skipping rocks. John Wayne and Superman were the rock skipping champs, they could skip 5or 6 times, I was lucky if my rock didn't hit me in the back of the head. John Wayne and The Caboose crossed the stream and The Caboose saw a fish and was able to catch it with his hands, he was so excited and just after he put it back we came across this sign: We took a lot of pictures of the mountain, I'm glad we got them because it is supposed to snow this weekend, which will end the fall leaves.

Stacia wanted some leaves to take home to press, so The Caboose decided he would get some for her. He's a basketball star in the making.......Look at that slam dunk!!

SliPPErs that clean house????

2008-10-01T13:39:00.002-06:00

I'm always joking about how I wish I could teach my dogs to clean house while I'm gone to work. I keep thinking I should design some kind of little shoes that would sweep the floor as they walk, or train them to scrub the bathroom, or at least just pick up a little. Is that really too much to ask??? The other day I was shopping at Walmart and I saw these fancy little slippers hanging by the cleaning supplies, well, Low and behold, they are made to sweep your floor as you walk. They are made for humans, not dogs, but , hey, I'll take what I can get. So I purchased them and now they are my new favorite thing to wear around the house, no matter what I am doing I am also sweeping the floor. I think it gives me good exercise too because I like to take long broad steps as I go, kind of like ice skating :). What will they think of next!!!!

Cat Walk

2008-09-30T11:37:00.001-06:00

A little back story........we have this cat named Nemo. Nemo used to live at the ranch and the students would take him into their cabins and feed him and sleep with him. They were told that if they didn't stop that the kitty would be destroyed. So a few girls brought him to my class and asked me to take him home. Well being the softee that I am I decided I would take him home to live with our other "mouser" cats. The students named him Nemo, because they said he Ne Mo food. So that is how we ended up with Nemo kitty. Boney Chick calls him her "feel better kitty" because I brought him home when she was recovering from her accident.

Back to the original story. Boney Chick, The Caboose and I decided to go for a walk the other night, we each took a dog. We started out and after we had gotten about a block away we noticed Nemo was following us. We walked quite aways, around the block and up the canyon for aways and each time we looked back, there was Nemo following about 3 yards behind. He went on the entire walk with us. He is such a funny kitty!!!

HaPpY BIrTHDaY JoHN WaYNe!!

2008-09-30T08:49:00.001-06:00

I have the greatest husband! Today is his 52nd birthday. He is the best. He is a great dad. He is such a hard worker and has always taken such good care of us. He is always helping other people, and taking care of others. He loves his children so much, and would do anything for them. He is my best friend.
Happy Birthday!!

Moab Vaca and a Plethora of Pics

2008-09-22T11:25:00.001-06:00

Our trip to Moab started out on Thursday night after everyone got off work. We packed the cars and I mean packed the Cars! They were loaded. Sara, the Sorento was packed to the brim. We were hoping to arrive before dark so we could set up camp while it was light, but as usual we were running on Robinson Stardard Time, and we arrived after dark. We had to be quiet, because we arrived at "Up The Creek Campground", I guess we were up a creek, but I never saw one, and it was actually a campground that someone had set up in their backyard, it was nice with the trees and all, but we were only on street off of Main street, kind of wierd camping right in town, but hey, it was cheap, and that was the name of the game! Here is a pic of our campsite. We set up quickly and went right to bed, because the next day was our river rafting trip down the Colorado river. Now it has to be said that this was all my idea. Two years ago when I was in the Young Womens Presidency we took the Young Women on this same trip and at the time I kept thinking that I wanted my family to experience all the fun and adventure we had. Not to mention, I was feeling like we needed to do some things that would take us out of our comfort zone. Well, I must admit that I was quite nervous, I didn't really tell the fam this, but I started having MAJOR second thoughts about the whole river rafting business.

Friday morning we woke up and had a quick muffin breakfast and dressed in our river rafting finest. We headed out to the pick up point to sign in and meet our guides. I headed into the office to sign up and was greeted by some veeeeery interesting characters. By then my nerves were SHOT! I was introduced to our guides, Justin, who had long dreads, and Colin, who had bed head and smelled like he was picketing the deoderant companies.

We all piled into a little van along with 4 other people, a couple from England and 2 other men. I thought that when we booked a trip we would have it to ourselves, but that wasn't the case.

The drive to the put in spot was about 30 miles, and Colin decided it would be fun to tell off-color jokes on the way up, my family was giving me the "what did you get us into eye" and I was thinking the same thing, but the money was spent and we were on our way. We arrived at the put in spot and we put our life jackets on and watched as the guys put the rafts in the water. We all climbed aboard and the journey was on. It turned out to be a lot of fun, Justin amazingly knew a lot about geology, and botany and the river and he was quite entertaining. We didn't get to get in the water much, because it was too cold, which was a big disappointment, but it was still fun, we got to go through rapids that tickled our tummies and float lazily in other spots. At lunchtime we stopped at a beach and our "lovely" guides made us sandwiches, The Caboose caught a frog and a couple of lizards that we played with. One of the lizards sat on Jane Fonda Chicks shoulder for quite awhile. It was cute. We returned to the rafts to finish the rest of our journey. One of the rapids we went through had rocks that they called the "fangs" two pointed rocks that were quite close together and poked out of the water. Justin told us he was going to take us between the fangs. It was scary looking, but we made it. I wish we could have had pictures of the rafting trip but we were afraid to take our cameras. I want to go again, but when it's warmer so we can swim, and probably with a different company, but all in all, it was really fun!!

That night we went to a Mexican restaurant, it was pretty good and the service was great! We were sooo sunburned!

After eating we went downtown and walked around the shops, then we went back to camp to go to bed, we were exhausted. Mine and John Waynes inflatable mattress kept deflating, and we would end up on the hard ground and it was really uncomfortable, so we would get up and re inflate. Saturday we got up and showered and got ready, the girls got a education and Europeans and how they are not so modest, they came back to camp telling me that there were naked women in the bathroom and "they didn't even wrap a towel around themselves" It was to funny. We spent the day at Arches National Park exploring the arches and hiking up to them, and trying to be creative photographers! The arches were so beautiful and amazing.

That night we went to a museum about all the movies that have been filmed in Moab, it was pretty neat. It was at a ranch that was beautiful, but very expensive to stay at. There was a wedding going on upstairs from the museum in the ballroom, and the band was playing Micheal Jackson, ok, who plays Micheal Jackson at their wedding????

Sunday we got up and went to the Szcewan restaurant for a buffet breakfast, it was sooo yummy! Then we headed off to CanyonLands National Park. It is different from Arches because you are high up and you look down on the formations, and I mean Down, so obviously I stayed back a ways and gasped every time the kids got close to the edge. It was beautiful, but terrifying!

That evening on the way home we stopped at Goblin Valley, this had to be the highlight of the trip, the kids explored the Goblins and then we played hide and seek tag among them, it was so much fun.

We got home tired and late, but it was a great trip!!

A twelve year old and cake mix

2008-09-09T08:46:00.001-06:00

The weekend was fairly uneventful. Saturday I went to the Taste of Home Cooking and Trade show with a friend. We enjoyed the day, but we were disappointed with the trade show, not very many vendors. But we did get to do the girly thing and have our toes done by one of the vendors, it's an interesting experience, getting gel toes in a big event center with people walking all around.
I turned in my cookies for the contest, there were quite a few entries, I think about 80, so I wasn't expecting to win or anything. They announced the winner during the Cooking School. Not only didn't I win, but I lost to a 12 year old who made Oreo cookies with a cake mix!! Ugggh, I have that recipe! I was under the impression that you had to make up your own recipe. Now I don't mind losing mind you, but a 12 year old with a cake mix????? Crazy! Anyhow I hope she enjoys her trip for two to the Grand Canyon! :)
We leave in 2 days for our Moab river trip, it should be fun! I just hope the weather is nice and no storms.....I'm not sure what they do if it storms. We've decided to just buy our groceries and food in Moab at the grocery store, I think it will be handier and easier than trying to haul food and keep it cold. We are staying in tents, so thank goodness for my blow up mattress!
The weather is definately starting to change, it's much cooler in the mornings and the sun is different, fall is pretty much here, I'm going to miss summer!

I'd rather have a root canal than deal with you kids!

2008-09-04T09:23:00.001-06:00

Sarah Palin Quote of the week:
"You know the difference between a Hockey Mom and a Pit Bull? ......................................................................Lipstick!!"

So, yesterday I had to have a root canal. Ugh!! I stayed at work through 5th period, and left, but the students were driving me crazy!! Whiney, Whiney Wednesday!
One of my friends went down with me and sat for 2 hours while I was being tortured. As I sat in the chair, pretty much upside down, with the whirl of the drill and a STUPID rubber dam in my mouth, I got to thinking: I dont really even know what a root canal is. It sure feels like quite a process and what is the grinding? Ewww and that burning hair smell? Why does he push so hard like he's shoving something up into my jaw? How can I swallow all the spit that has accumulated in my throat? I feel like I'm drowning! Why didn't I look up root canals on the internet before I came? Maybe I don't want to know what he is really doing? Do they teach Dentists in Dental school to ask you so many questions while you have a rubber dam, drill, and 2 sets of hands in your mouth? , Do they really want to know the answers? Do they really think you can answer the questions? I wonder if he checks his nose before each appointment to make sure there are no "bats in the cave"?
They decided to let me watch a movie, maybe he could see the wheels turning? I picked The Bourne Identity, since it was the only movie on the list I haven't seen. They put these big glasses (kind of like the Blind guy on Star Trek, I forget his name) on me and start the movie, it's pretty good and does take my mind off of a little of what is going on in my mouth. I didn't get to see the last about 15 min of the movie, so I guess I will have to watch it to find out what happens.
Todays homework: Look up Root canals on the internet!

Tuesday night I made up a few batches of Elderberry cookies, and I think I've decided on the recipe I will use for the contest. I took pics of the Elderberries, but the cookies got eaten too fast for me to get my camera out, so when I make the batch for the contest I will take pictures and post them.

Elderberry Mania

2008-09-02T10:32:00.001-06:00

I've decided that 3 day weekends are perfect!! It seems I can get so much more done, and still have fun! Too bad that I cant have them every week.

We ended up not camping this weekend, we were busy and it was chilly. Saturday I was able to get alot of cleaning and organizing done, it felt really good to do that. I got both freezers organized, which was really needed, and now I can see what I have. It felt like a really productive day.

Sunday at church a couple in our ward gave talks. I loved the one talk that the woman gave, it was on being kind and not judging. She used examples of looking at things from different perspectives. The first one was a situation where a woman ended up having to go somewhere late at night, as she was driving down the road, she saw some teenagers walking and laughing etc, she thought in her head "I can't believe that parents aren't taking more reponsibility for their children, and they are running the streets at night", the next situation was Teenagers in the ward had been up late studying scriptures for something (I can't remember what) and when it was time to go home, the boys decided they better walk the girls home because it was late, on the way they were laughing and talking and a lady in a vehicle came barreling past and they thought "wow! we'd better stay off the sidewalk"......There were more situations and they were so good to think about things from different perspectives. It reminds me of the time when The Jane Fonda Chick and Westing House were little, and they were in elementary school. I used to iron Westing house's jeans and put creases down the front (back when I was a uptight stay at home mom). Westing House's teacher said to The Jane Fonda Chick one day "who puts the creases in your brothers pants"....well when Jane Fonda got home, the story that she told me was that Westing House's teacher said that Westing House's pants were wrinkled. Imagine my dismay, after all the time I spent ironing!! I was so upset! It just shows that your perspective can change the way you feel about someone.

After church John Wayne and I went on an elderberry expidition, we hit the jackpot!! We found so many bushes full of berries! We filled bags and bags, and then had to figure out how to fit them on the 4-wheeler!! Well my lap and arms were full!! And now, I have to clean them.....what was I thinking!!!! So my fingers are permastained!! Well I need to find alot more Elderberry recipes!!

Yesterday, John Wayne and I went and cut a load of wood. It was fun? (well it was hard work) We got a pretty good load. I'm a whimp and have to load the small stuff, but it was nice to use the new truck and it worked really well. I'm a little sore today, but not too bad. I need to go out with him more often, it is a good workout.

I made a cassarole called "Red Neck Cassarole" LOL.this weekend and it turned out really good! Wylee even liked it so....ding, ding, ding, It's a winner! And it's fast and easy Yay for me.

It is Pork and Beans on the bottom, cut up hotdogs next, and then Tator Tots...followed by grated cheese, easy and yummy!

Tonight it's Elderberry cooking, and cleaning, it is going to take me days to stem and clean them!!!

My Stepbud sent some pictures of The Caboose riding a GoKart while we were visiting them in Washington. We went to Derek's brothers house for a barbecue and there is a big backyard/field where they ride the GoKart, The Caboose had a ball. I wish I could figure out how to get the pictures somewhere besides the top of the post!!

TGIF

2008-08-29T12:55:00.001-06:00

It's Friday AND a 3 day weekend!! Hallelujah!! My students are getting on my last nerve today. Sometimes I wonder if I really have patience enough to teach my sewing class. If there is one thing I can't stand, it's a student who wont read the directions, and expects me to stand there and tell them what to do. Arrrghh.......Read the directions please!!

I've been watching the newsclips on my computer all morning, and wondering how I feel about John McCains new running mate: Sarah Palin. I can't quite understand having 5 children, one of which has downs,and is 5 months old, and trying to be VP also. It will be tough. ( Besides, she younger than me........I'm not sure how I feel about being older than a VP running mate)

The weather is supposed to change this weekend. I'm not looking forward to the cold coming. They even said there might be snow at 8000 feet. We are at 7000, so if we camp this weekend we could get some. Oh well, we have camped in the snow before.

We bought a truck for John Waynes woodhaul business, it is older, but big and burly, so it will work well for that. I like it, it has four doors and lots of room, really beefy, and now maybe I can help him more with the wood.

I'm hoping to make some more Elderberry muffins tonight, and I'm going to try to make up a recipe for Elderberry cookies. I want to enter them in the cookie contest for The Taste of Home Show next Sat. So wish me luck!!! If I win, it involves a trip!!!

The Novice blogger

2008-08-26T13:57:00.002-06:00

So this is my first attempt at blogging. I'm hoping this can become a place for friends and family to be able to keep up with our lives.Last night we had a barbecue at my music leaders home, it was so much fun! Everyone one of my presidency showed up with their families. I was so excited for them all to be there. I love each and every one of them so much, they each contribute their own unique things to our Primary. It felt good to get together as friends and bond. My secretary, Jodi, was showing me her blog and how you can have it made into a bound journal. It was really neat, so thanks to her I am starting this blog.....Thanks Jodi!!!Life is good. Boney Chick moved back this summer and has been working for the Forest Service, it has been so fun to have her home again. Westing House moved back 2 weeks ago, he got a job working in a lab for a mine. It is close to home here, so for now he is staying here. It's so nice to have our house full again. The Caboose started school last Tuesday and he is loving being a 5th grader. I'm not liking it so much!! I hate to see him grow up. He is such a good boy and is always happy.We are so blessed to be able to live in this beautiful mountain town, I have to thank my Heavenly Father each day for it.
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