Christmas Forever?

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't enjoy Christmas, because I do. And it's not that I want that Christmas feeling to go on forever, because I do. But I would like to change my blog to something more timely. However, it's the end of the quarter and report cards await. So, until they are done and I am caught up......Merry Christmas!
(In other words, I know my blog is out of date!! I will try to change it soon)

Joy to Everyone

Check out this link. It's a very good video and an awesome new Christmas song.

Joy to Everyone

Before I leave Thanksgiving Behind. . . .

After reading Becky's blog, I reminisced to the wonderful holiday and all that happened. Here are some of my thoughts.

Wednesday, November 25
It was a busy day, filled with shopping and preparing for the Thanksgiving feast. As Scott, Lyric, and Gregory drove in I knew the holiday had officially started. And as we waited for Derek, Ariane, and Brody to arrive safely, I took my first picture of the holiday weekend, a turkey floating in a tub, and posted it neatly onto my blog.

Thursday, November 26
Picturable moments:

• Marc and Derek returning from the YM Turkey Bowl
• Grandchildren getting to know each other.
• Justin, Becky, and sweet Audrey driving in for the big day.
• A 28 lb turkey making it's entrance into the kitchen.
• Drage taking a tumble down the stairs
• Food galore and all of us enjoying it
• Football in the background
• Adult children visiting and renewing their friendships until 1:00 am.

But no pictures, just a picture of a turkey floating in a tub. Maybe tomorrow.

Friday, November 27

Picturable moments

• Pumpkin Waffles
• No early shopping, just laying around waiting for turns to the showers
• Worried parents watching grandchildren play around my glass coffee table
• Brody learning how to go down the stairs
• Ari, Lyric, Ashlee, and Maudie were escorted to New Moon by Derek. How sweet that he was willing to make sure we got there safe.
• Everyone bundled up and headed to Christmas in the Nighttime Sky (local fireworks)
• Gregory's eyes when he realized he was on a school bus!!!
• Brody warming up to his grandfather.
• A late night of playing games and visiting.
• Listening to my children laughing around the kitchen .What a beautiful sound!!!

But no pictures, just one picture of a turkey floating in a tub. Maybe tomorrow.

Saturday, November 28

Picturable moments:

• Audrey helping Grandma with the Breakfast Burritos
• Justin, Becky, and Audrey pack up and leave
• BYU Blue day as we prepare for the game
• Tacos for game day
• Ariane and Derek packing up to go home
• BYU win over Utah in Overtime
• a quick trip to target for fun

But no pictures, just one of a turkey floating in a tub. Maybe tomorrow.

Sunday, November 29

• A slow relaxing morning
• Sacrament meeting with dad conducting
• A roast that Marc and Ashlee donated
• Goodbye's to Scott, Lyric, and Gregory

There are many memories etched into my mind from a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday along with one picture of a turkey floating in a tub.

May Christmas bring more pictures.

Thanksgiving

Well, we are now into Thanksgiving Day, 2009 for 30 minutes. I think you should all know what is going on at my house.

I was so excited when I found this huge, 28 lb turkey at Winco today. But I forgot I would have to thaw it before I cooked it. After it sat in my kitchen sink for most of the day, Ashlee suggested it might be a good idea to put it into the tub. So here it sits, defrosting in my tub. If my calculations are correct, I should be pulling it out and getting it ready at about 2:00 am this morning. The good news is, that should be about the time Ariane and Derek will be driving in from Las Vegas, Nevada.

Lyric and Scott arrived at around 6:00 pm this evening and we had sloppy joes with them and Marc and Ashlee here at home.

tomorrow, Justin and Becky arrive. It is going to be a great Thanksgiving. I just hope we are able to have Turkey.

I guess I had better go check on the turkey.

Labor Day Weekend

We had a great time Labor Day weekend. I took two pictures, on of Saturday morning and the other one is Monday Morning. We enjoyed the weekend at the Bruneau Sand Dunes with Ed & Barbie Weigt and their three boys, Adam, Charles, & Cody and their friends. It was so good to spend time with all of them. Here are some things we did.

• Saturday morning Breakfast Burritos and several attempts at setting up the satellite so we could watch the BYU-Oklahoma game on ESPN. (this was one of several places tried but not the last & final spot that gained the signal and gave us the enjoyment of the game.)

Other things that we did:

• A trip to Walmart in Mountain Home
• Buying watermelon and cantelope from two cute little girls at a fruit stand outside of Mountain Home
• Lots of food
• BYU Football game in Barbie's motorhome
• More food
• Trip to the Observatory where we looked through several telescopes. Looked at the moons on Jupiter, a nova, and close-up of the moon.
• Searched and found scorpions with blacklights. Coolest thing ever, the scorpians are a flourescent green under the black lights.
• A nice quiet sunday enjoying one another's company
• A game with money moving all around the table a nd eventually into someone's pocket
• A visit with Justin, Becky, and Audrey. (you'd think I'd get a picture of them)
• Rick's Dutch Oven Cobbler (chocolate, it was amazing)
• Monday was Breakfast and a quick gather up to head for home.

Here is Drage, the next weekend just chillin before the big BYU-Tulane game.

Go BYU

Camping????

It's Labor Day weekend and we are camping. 'Camping?' you say but you are adding to your blog. I know. Crazy. This is not the way I grew up camping but I love it. We are at the Sand Dunes near Bruneau, Idaho. I am sitting in an air-conditioned motorhome watching the BYU-Oklahoma game and adding to my blog on Uncle Ed's computer. Ed & Rick spent the morning setting up the Direct TV dish so we could watch the game this evening.
Also, this is one of two state parks in Idaho that has free wifi for computers. How fun. We have all enjoyed checking our email and surfing the Internet.
Happy Camping.

Summer Vacation is over?

I have been overwhelmed with school. Starting a new grade has really thrown me for a loop and I have struggled getting it together. It's sad to look back and realize that summer is over and school is in full swing. Here are the pics I was going to blog about. Enjoy.