HAPPY MONTH

HI! everyone, I hope that everyone is feeling good and that those who have had surgery or will be having surgery will recover quickly.. Dave I hope your mouth is feeling better and you are able to talk a little more after four or five days.. This is a happy month because Jan, and Dave had their birthdays I hope they had a good day... One other reason this is a happy month is because Chris has employment he starrted last Monday... Our weather has been wet and cool but we welcome the water our area has received.. Lilly has a tough going outside when it's raining so when it rains she has to be kept on the back porch until we get home.. She is having another problem she does not like me to leave her home.. Joy next door to us called to report she was out of the yard but she put her back in the house.. the next day she got out by crawling undr the back gate.. I received a call from a lady out walking her young kids and ask if I had a dog named Lilly? I said yes ! she told me she had followed them on their walk and was about 2 blocks away I drove up and found where they were and called to Lilly who jump right into the truck with me.. But the little boy told his mother I want to keep the doggie and take it home. Well I left again to day and Joy, told me she heard Lilly out back crying and trying to get under the gate.. she could not because I put a gallon can of paint there to block he space.. So until Mom and I can think about a solution to that problem I will have to block her on the back porch when I leave.. Well I shold close as it is getting late and Mom and I have to get up early and get ready to get Mom over to the old hospial for a minor surgery.. She is having the port, removed she used when she was being treated for her lung condition.. We Love all of you very much.. and proud of Steve for how well he did in passing his second set of boards.Way too go big Boy..

Kids do the darnedst things

Here's a quick update from phoenix. Just having fun helping our brave servicemen and women see better and getting a lot more out of this rotation than I had planned.
Katie lost her other lower front tooth and has the cutest little toothless grin you could imagine. The other day Katie was pretending to be a waitress for the family and she said not to laugh at her because she was just woman without a husband.
Ryan has recently discovered that he likes Elmo and calls his show La La while elmo is also La La at different times and Elmo on others. He is Katie's little parrot and copies her as much as he can.

Jenni and I are on a diet trying to lose weight and so far we are at least heading in the right direction.
Hope you are all doing well. We will see you guys in 4 weeks in SLC.

Not much to say

I guess over the last month or better I really haven't had much to say. Not much has changed in that direction either, but I wanted to drop you all a line and tell you all that you are on my mind and in my prayers always.

I do have a couple of up dates. Ford is still on the swim team and he is making fantastic person strides! In the last two meets he finished first in one of his events both days. It is exciting to watch him improve and get faster. I sure I am really funny to watch as I watch him swim. I can't help getting excited and jumping around a little bit. I think this has been almost as fun for me, as for him.

Also on the Ford up date. He is now officially employed. He is working at the new Iceberg restaurant they built in Syracuse. He started training the week after Christmas in Bountiful. Let me tell you, I am SO glad that they finally got the Syracuse store open and he no longer is making the trek to Bountiful. That is a really long drive. (not to mention, it takes a lot of fuel)

Megan is still trying to work towards her graduation and still working at Subway in Riverdale.

Chet is still working his guts out for Airserv and being totally under appreciated as usual.

I am still doing the lunch lady thing but have decided once again that I will be looking into the managers job this year. It is time for me to do something that will make me stretch a little bit. So here we go. Again I love you all, and hope everything is going well for you all.

David's Day

greetings family of mine!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!!!!!!!


I hope it is incredible. how did it get to be the 12th already? I was going to be so much more organized this year and everything. hope you know I haven't forgotten you, i just misplaced my 'do things ahead of time' mojo. right now i seem to be flying by the threadbare seat of my sweats. maybe my mojo is hiding in one of my christmas bins and i will find it when i take down the trees.

that might not be until february. . .

i think i'm in trouble.

chrisser started his new job with a large dose of butterflies in the stomach. new industry, new job environment, new income bracket, but after the day ended, he feels like he'll be just fine. phew!

so since you guys have asked me word questions, i think that turnabout is fair, so here goes. . .
what do you think that the difference between honor and glory is? waiting for your thoughts.

love you all.

by the way, HEY DAVE, HOW'D YOU GET ALL GROWN UP?

pinches and raspberries to all of you!! c

Happy Holidays

I guess it's all over for another year.. I really hope everyone had a great holiday time and received a blessing of good heallth and joy.. Mom, and I so enjoyed the visits from all those that made it down to St George.. we thank you for the effort during the storms.. Jan, Magen, Ford, and their friend Julie Ann ?? it was great to visit with all of you.. Mindy, was here for christmas and shared opening her stocking with Mom and I.. Stephen and Jen, and their kids come up from Az. they stayed with her folks through christmas and then spent new years with us.. They left to return home on Sat. morning about 10am.. It was fun and Lilly had fun most of the the time, until Ryan wanted to sit on her.. but they all got along great.. and when they did'nt Lilly would hid behind my leg.. Mom, bought us another TV, we put the other one down stairs so now there is something nice to watch when you all come to visit with us..I got DVD's socks a book on CD's and good health.. MOM, got a drill press but took it back because it turns too slow to drill the stones she want to use.. So I guess she will use my dremel because she can get it to go faster.. she will be gettig a set of diamond bits when she takes her trip to Ar. on 1/13/10- 1/17/10.. She is going to get stones for her newest project of making energy jewlery.. I have to admit the are really neat and pretty .. She also got a couple of sweaters and a nice top purple in color.. We welcomed in the new year with Steve and Jen By playing Dominos until 2am .. Mindy! I got 600 points.. No i did not win.. I bet you can't guess who did... Mom.. I guess it is back to the same old thing in life work school church etc.. But we can do it with a big smail knowing the Lord still love each one of us... May you have his guidance and protection for this new year is my hunble pray... LOVE DAD