What it's all about...

This last couple of weeks have given me a new perspective on life and what is really important. There is nothing more precious than family. Nothing brings me more joy than spending time with the ones I love. I love my kids, Zac & Kamill, Kourtney, Meghan & Casey, and Chase. I want the very best for them and even though they are grown, I still worry about them and I miss having them in my home. I love my grandkids, Ashton, Rylee, Easton, Boston, and Jaxon. They are all so wonderful, each with their own little personalities. I cannot even remember life without them. It is like they complete the circle. President McKay said, "No sucess can compensate for failure in the home." When I see my awesome family, I hope that our home was a place the wanted to be. Our life is simple, living day to day, but we have joy. I am so happy that this is the family we will have forever. I love each of you!

Rylee, Boston, Jaxon, Ashton and Easton with Grandma!

1920's

Those Roaring 20's!! Well, we can at least pretend once in a while. The Ambulance Association had their annual winter party. It was a 1920's theme, everyone had to come in costume. It was decorated like an Italian Restaurant. So fun... a murder mystery taking place during dinner. Fun to see how everyone dressed. A whole room full of mafia looking characters and their molls (ha ha). A few floozies like me and some very conservative, proper ladies. I won the prize for the best ladie's costume and our friend Rand won for the best men's costume. I personally thought Jerry looked pretty good :) What a terrific party!

Shauna and Cal - she was a "proper" lady!

Melanie and Bev - in the floozy crowd!

One Hot Couple!!!

Valentine's Day

I love Valentine's Day because it is when Jerry and I plan a date. Jerry sends me flowers and we plan to do something fun. This year we went to the movie and to dinner at our favorite place, Ruby River. It is so yummy! It was fun just to spend the whole day together - you would think that with all the kids away from home now, we would or should have lots of days together. It seems like we always have something to do, errands, going to see family, housework, etc. So it is nice to just spend the day enjoying each others company! I love Jerry and could not ever imagine my life without him. We have been married almost 30 years now! These are a couple of pictures of my flowers. Close up because we were figuring out my camera.

Snow Geese Time

One of my favorite things about living in Delta is Snow Geese Time. They fly in by the thousands. It is so fun to watch them land on the water at the Rez and then fly off to the fields in the evening. They come in February and March and stay for about two to three weeks. I can't believe how many geese fly in. You can actually hear them before you can see them. Here are some pictures I took this afternoon of our infamous Snow Geese - the Snow Geese festival is this coming Friday and Saturday.

American Idol - it's back...

The new season for American Idol starts Tuesday, January 13, 2009. I am so excited to have something to watch on TV. I admit it, I am hooked on Idol. It is so fun to watch and then compare notes with friends and family. So set your T-VO now, don't wanna miss it!!!

Snow Graffiti

Meg and her kids came up for the weekend. On Saturday, we filled some spray bottles with colored water and did some snow graffiti. It was a lot of fun. Most of the snow at our house had melted, so we shared our graffiti across the street. We ended the afternoon with some hot chocolate and a fire. The kids love the snow!

Apron Strings

Thanks to my daughter-in-law, Kamill, I have now become an apron producer. I have made seven aprons, with the last three for my two daughters and my daughter-in-law. I have really enjoyed sewing these aprons and the fruits of my labor made cute Christmas gifts for the girls.

Three Aprons

The three girls wearing the aprons on Christmas!