My Hair-

So I got my hair cut to the white last Thursday. It was nice to finally be the natural me. I should dedicate this entry to all of those who have wanted me to do this all along... So for them here you go...

The new me

I do believe that I have more white hair as my Grandmother who is in her early 90's. That would make me more white on the top than my father.

The Midnight Movie-TWILIGHT!

This movie was AWESOME! Of course not as good as the book but they never are. I do want to see it again so I can take more of the Hollywood version in. I sat in the cold wind for an hour before the rest of the group showed up as we waited to get in to see the movie. Some of the teen showed up right after school to have their set in line so they could get good seats inside and to say, they had done that. I thought for a 33 yr. old 9:30 was a good time to go over and wait. We, my friend Kami and her husband, sat next to these cute Grandmas who came to the midnight showing. One of them had personal met the author of the books, Stephanie Meyer, so she had some fun insight into her take on the movie and such. My friend Kami won the drawing for a signed copy of her other book, THE HOST. It was fun and I would do it again.

Here is the Vampire cast of the movie...

If any one needs a movie partner to go see it, I am game! :)

My fun day!

So today is a wonderful day.

I am going to help in Katie's class

Cut my hair off to the white

(it will be the shortest I have had it since the third grade)

Go to a cleaning party

(and I always am looking for ways to do it easier)

And ...

Go to the midnight showing of TWILIGHT!

(Pictures will come later of my hair. I am still trying to decide to post them before or after I go to Boise and family gets to see me in person first. :) hehehehehehe)

Thank You Mr. President, George W. Bush.

The children and I made Thank You pictures and a card for our President George W. Bush. (I got the ideas from my sister-in-law's blog) They seemed to have fun drawing the pictures. I let them draw whatever they wanted. It was fun to talk to them about how the President of the United States did and compare him to the Prophet. It was a fun hour of talking, drawing and just hanging out.

Here is Katie:

She and Mr. Bush are standing near the American flag together.

Here is Zach and his master drawing.

Even Morgan had to draw.

I made a card and we mailed it a few days later. Trevor thinks I was crazy to do something like this but in the month of Thanks we should find those we don't thank or who don't know of our individual thankfulness and show it. I was probably crazy to put the address to our blog so he could see the children who created these pieces of art just for him and his family. I put it on the back of the card," Not that you have time but if you would like to see the children who made these for you you can see our blog..." maybe I am a bit crazy but why not! :)

I do love living in the United States and for all of the freedoms we do enjoy.

I know I am blessed to be an American.

all by myself

Zach has been getting himself dressed and I am loving it. He feels so much pride and I think he really likes picking out what he wears. He just smiles and tells me, "I did it". We don't mind that his underwear is backwards or even if his pants are on backwards. If he did it himself we are just happy with him. What a nice think, more independence.

(He will eventually figure out the front and the back.)

Life!

So I have decided that if my career choice for right now is to stay at home then I need to treat it as job. Well that is for the day to day things that are not my favorite - the cleaning. I really would love to hire a maid, housekeeper, organizer.... but for now we have me. So I am trying to do better and get the job done. Today is laundry tuesday and I decided to clean out the hutch in the living room so we can move it to the entry way - pray for me. It is a bigger job than I thought. Where is that organizer when I need her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our Trip to Boise!

Our trip to Boise was WONDERFUL! The bad part was we didn't have enough time and I forgot to get some pictures.... I seem to do that with visits.

On Thursday (Nov. 6th)

we got to spend the night at Trevor's sisters house,(Stephanie and Shane) and had a great time. Dinner, scrapbook page exchange with Julee and Steph., while their guys watched the children. Grandma Sara was there and my children were so glad to see her. Then it was bed time. Zach got to sleep on the couch,which he loved, and Lily and Katie slept in the toy room. Other cousins: Jessica had already fallen asleep in her bed and Braden had to go home.

On FRIDAY (Nov. 7th)

We got up played, had breakfast, played some more then travel on to Jennifer's parents, Bushka and Papa's. We had lunch, picked up Katie's friend Katie D., went to Madagascar 2, came home, the children swam in the hot tub, ate dinner, played. After dinner my mom and I ran to the fabric store then home to get every one ready for bed and tucked in. My mom always tells the children an interactive story with them as the main characters and they love it. Then my mom and I ran to target. It was off to bed after planning the next day.

On Saturday (Nov. 8th)

We got up, Katie and Zach got to make their own box of blueberry muffins for every one to have for breakfast. We also had bacon-yummy. Then after the children were ready for the day, Katie D. came over to play with Katie. My mom and I took the other two children to the fabric store and purchased the desired fabric to finish my bed spread. Stopped by the dollar store to get the yummy bread then headed home for lunch. Fed everyone lunch and then just hung out. I had a horrible head ache so just enjoyed some down time. Had a visit with G.G. ...
Then we were off to go back to Stephanie and Shane's house for a birthday celebration for Grandma Sara. It was a ton of fun. The cousins running all over the place, a yummy dinner, fun new cake recipe(chocolate of course), and fun games. And--- Morgan took her first step with out being asked to by mom or any one else. Uncle Shane and myself got to witness the wonderful event.

We got to met our new niece, the newest cousin finally on this trip and she is a cutie!!! Morgan loved to pull pacifiers out of Mylie's and Violets mouths. She hasn't ever taken one so they are a fun toy and something new...

Here is Morgan and Violet. They are less than a month apart in age and it is so much fun to watch them together. It will be nice when they finally get to the stage in life where they actually play... only about 2 1/2 - 3 years to go.

On Sunday (nov. 9th)

We went to Church with my parents where my Dad was announced he was going to be released as the Bishop of the Cloverdale ward. We got the hear my Mom and Dad's testimonies, which I love to hear. They were having a major ward/stake boundary change at a meeting that afternoon. At the meeting he was released and then put in as the Bishop of the Ustick ward, in another stake. Proud you are worth to be a Bishop, Dad! Good luck with the new ward and stake, you are in our prayers! After church we had lunch, played the wii for a little bit with everyone and then headed home. All of the chilren slept on the way home - yeah for mom! Got home had cereal for dinner, played with Dad, then off to bed to start our "normal" week here in Burley.

side note: We all missed Trevor on the trip but he was home working on School (good old projects) so he can come with us Thanksgiving weekend and have some fun. (not have to do school work the entire time)

Yeap- this was the 80's

Okay so here is a picture of my and our exchange student, like a sister, Annamaria in McCall for the winter festival probably 1988(I still have braces so I am thinking I would have been in the 8th grade). I particularly love the boots and the hair. It was a decade of tight tapered pants and BIG hair.

YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE 80'S!

Our Pumpkins

-Zach a spider-

-Katie a cat-

-Morgan a four tooth'er-

(like her)

We all carved the pumkins together, Halloween after school.

It was fun and the children always love them glowing.

It is part of the Halloween Magic!

saying loud and proud!

I just have to tell everyone that I LOVE BLOGS AND FACE BOOK because I have gotten connected with my friends and I don't have to wonder any more, I know what their life is. I just LOVE it and am so HAPPY for it.

(Corny entry but this is my journal of sorts and I want this recorded!!!!!!!)

Halloween Constumes

A DOG, A CHICK and a WITCH!

A few weeks back we had gotten every ones costumes picked out. Katie was going to be a bunny, Zach was going to be a pirate and Morgan a chick. As you can see Katie was a witch, Zach a dog and Morgan a chick. Katie was a bunny for her school party but then wanted to be something different and this is what she came up with herself- very creative. We found the dog costume when gathering up the bunny items and Zach had to be it because it barked. He barely fit in it but he was happy. Morgan was just happy as a chick and seemed to know she was dressed up and everyone thought she was adorable.

A SKUNK AND A SUPER HERO

Trevor was an Irish Super Hero and Jennifer was a skunk. It was just to perfect for me to be a skunk because my hair was brown and white already. I even dressed up to help with Katie's Halloween Party at her school and everyone loved my skunk attire. Hey, you just have to play up what the good Lord gave ya - mine is my hair......

Halloween is fun because everyone gets to dress up and be something

you can't normally be.

(Well except me, I get to wear my head piece for a while longer :o )