36th Anniversary

Ron and I celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary on the 23rd of July. We are going to go see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on the third to celebrate it. I can't wait. I'm sure the concert will really be good. We did go out to dinner at Outback and had a good steak though. Time goes by so fast. It seems like we were just kids not to long ago...enjoy life while you can because it seems that time is going by faster than it used to.

Sisters Forever! Letting The Good Times Roll Too!

Our Sister Outing this year was at the X Diamond Ranch in between Greer and Eager AZ. I got up early Monday morning and drove to Eileen's in Show low. Linda met us there from Heber and we went on to Connie's in Eager. She fixed us a delicious Chicken Salad for lunch. It was really good...thanks Gertrude! Then headed to the cabin. We got settled in and relaxed. We went to Greer for dinner at Molly Butler's. Steak and then Connie and I split a brownie ice cream dessert!!! Yum, Yum! Ronnie quit drooling. This is one of Ronnie's favorite places to eat up here. He'll ride his four wheeler from Green's Peak just to eat there. Anyway, Tuesday a lady came over and we soaked our feet in all her fancy stuff and smelled real good. Then we went back to Connie's and got on her four wheeler's and went up and around a beautiful mountain that is just a short distance from her house. It was beautiful! We saw two deer that you can see on the pictures. It rained just enough to cool us down and keep the dust away. It was a beautiful afternoon and we had a blast. Afterwards we went and ate in Eager and then went back to the cabin. We watched an El Divo DVD and listened to their beautiful music. (Linda, don't get to excited now.) In the morning we just relaxed and packed up. We went to Greer and ate at the Rendezvous for lunch. Back to drop Connie off and then on to Show Low and then a long drive back to the real world. We had a blast and we are so lucky to have these fun times together as sisters. We are very blessed that we all get along and want to do things together. Thanks Sister's, I had fun and I love you all.

Let The Good Times Roll..

Let The Good Times Roll!!! We sure did! We spent a month in San Diego. We relaxed, ate, slept, ate, read, laid out on the beach, read books, put puzzles together, jogged, ate, and just had a lot of fun! Bailey's mom and dad came up the second week and we went to Sea World with them and Old San Diego. We also toured the USS Midway. Heather came up the last week with Tyson and Ethan. We took a day and took them to Disneyland along with Ronnie, Aleia, Faith and Jaylee. We had so much fun despite the long lines! The boys had fun boogie boarding and so did I. We played with a paddle ball and made sand castles and just had good ole' fun! We went swimming a lot too after the beach. The pool and jacuzzi were refreshing. Brody loved the water. Faith and Tyson swim everywhere and Ethan learned and by the time he left my house the third week he was swimming everywhere too. Heather had a lay over in Phoenix so Shannon, my niece picked the boys up and kept them until we drove into town. Thanks Shannon! Tyson and Ethan had a lot of fun. We celebrated Ethan's birthday on the 2nd of July. He decorated his own cake and we went to the movie and then had a swimming party. It was so fun having the two boys here with us. Then the next week Heath drove the rest of the family down from Utah and they stayed the next week. Heather flew home and then flew back the next weekend to drive them all home. During that week on the 13th I drove to Snowflake for Sherry and McKay's wedding. The reception was in Show Low and I helped Eileen get ready. After the reception I drove the three hours home with Tyson, Ethan, Andrew and Jonah. Ronnie and Aleia had taken them to their cabin on Thursday to stay with them. They had a blast. Oh yeah, Ethan was the Uno Attack champion!! Anyway, we had so much fun together and hope to do it again. Hopefully, they will still get to move back here.

Sherry and McKay's Wedding

Friday the 13th of July Sherry and McKay were married. I drove up early Friday mornng to attend the wedding in the Snowflake Temple. It was beautiful wedding. Sherry was gorgeous! I helped Eileen after the luncheon until Ronnie and Aleia came with Tyson, Ethan, Jonah and Andrew. The boys had a lot of fun with them at the Little Red Cabin. I drove them home that night after the reception because their dad was flying in Saturday morning. Then Heath and I went to the Mac store and bought me a new MacBook. Thanks Heath for all your help getting it loaded with all my old pictures and programs. Heather's family left Sunday afternoon to go back to Utah. I sure will miss them. I had Tyson and Ethan for three whole weeks. We had so much fun together. Then I had all the grandkids for a week and Heather. It will be lonely here without them and quiet! I will miss the hugs and the story time at night. I love them all so much.

I'M IT!

1. Jobs I have had:

1. Started working at POPULAR SURPLUS when I was 15 (later called Popular)
2. Telemarketing for a whole WEEK!!!
3. worked at Dickson's (later called Sieman's Electronics) until I had children
4. Dance Studio and sewed 100's of costumes
5. Currently at Gilbert Elementary for the past 14 years. (I went to work for two years to pay for Christopher's braces...it's been a log two years!)

2. Places I have lived:

1. Colorado
2. New Mexico
3. Pennsylvania (a short time) and then
4. Arizona


3. Movies I can watch over and over:

1. Grease
2. Somewhere in Time
3. Hairspray
4. Staying Alive
5. Old Classics

4. Favorite TV shows:

1. American Idol
2. Prison Break
3. 24
4. Smallville

5, Vacations:

1. San Diego (honeymoon and family vacations)
2. Hawaii
3. Utah
4. Mountains (Greer)

6. Websites I visit:

1. LDS.org
2. Blogs


7 Places I would rather be:

1. Around all my grandkids with their arms all around me
2. Lying on the beach
3. Walking in the forest next to a stream

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ETHAN!

Today (7-02) Ethan turned 7 years old and he got to spend it here in Arizona with his Grandma and Grandpa. We are so excited to have him here and Tyson. Aleia and I took the boys and Faith to the movie to see Ratatoille. We then came home and went swimming. Ronnie, Christopher, Bailey and Brody came over and we had pizza and swam. Then Traci's boys came over and went swimming and had cake and ice cream with us. It wasn't planned out but I think Ethan had a great birthday. He decorated his birthday cake and had a fun time opening gifts. Transformers, Fantastic Four Figures and $$$. He is the sweetest little guy and is always being the peace maker. I am very proud of him and his example.