When they are getting along....it is wonderful. (:
Ryan and John
Monday, December 22, 2008
New House
SueZan wanted to see some pictures of the new house.Here they are. There is nothing hung,no paint, and boxes and junk in corners, but at least you get a feel for it.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Dance Party
For Family Home Evening we had a dance party. These are the boys doing the Napolean Dynamite Dance. It was so cute.
Look What We Found!
I was cleaning up the front flower bed and kept getting the rake hooked on some root lookin' things. This is what we found under the ground.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Unpacking
I have been so busy unpacking that I literally have NO time to write. I have been drowning in boxes and am ready to just donate the unopened ones to Goodwill.
Life is good.It is weird living close to neighbors again. Our house sits on .25 acre and it feels weird to see other peoples houses out my back windows. I miss the mountain views and the Great Salt Lake with the sun setting over it. But, the Texas sunsets are HUGE with no mountains blocking any of it. I love being very close to the grocery store and I LOVE not having to drive up and down a steep hill every time I leave the house.......sure saves on gasoline and brakes. The kids are doing a little better in school.......but the hours are horrible. If Kathryn rides the bus to and from school she is gone from 6:50 am until 4:50 pm. I literally started crying on the phone when the lady told me how long my kids would be away from home everyday. She thought I was worried if the bus driver was nice and offered for me to come down and meet "Miss Peggy". Alex leaves for Seminary with Chris at 5:45am and would come home on the 4:50 bus with Kathryn. Crazy long days!!! I really do feel sad being away from the kids this long. I try to pick them up as often as possible to avoid the extra 80 min. on the bus after school. It is nutty that they drop off every kid on the bus at their front door. They literally pull up in front of our door for the kids. Funny. Kathryn thinks it is great in the morning because in Utah they had to walk uphill (steep) to the bus stop. Now she can just wait, warm in the house until she hears Miss Peggy pull up. So for example she went to bed late tonight, but I will let her sleep in another hour and drive her to school in the AM. BUT, if she causes me to be late because she is being slow and lazy than it is bus riding time for her the next day! I love that Steven and Ryan walk to school. I love hearing their recess bell ring and I can hear the morning announcements if I am outside. I feel a lot closer to them being nearby.
Today we decorated the Christmas tree and then made some more shrinky dink ornaments to remember events of this year. Some of them were : Aspen Grove Family Camp with Chris' parents, my mom, the Lyon Family and their grandparents.Chris and I's 15th anniversary,Alex starting seminary,a Texas flag (by Chris), Twilight books and movie, Indiana Jones,Thanksgiving in Arkansas,Star Wars Lego game,The Flying Fish and the Billy Bass Adoption Center, and last but not least.....our favorite sign we have ever seen....White Trash and Pink Lemonade! It curled up and died, literally.....it never would flatten back out after shrinking. I can't recall right now all of the others we made. Oh yeah, and we made one with a list of things we will miss about Pleasant View.....to include Johnny's Dairy,Acres, North Pointe Theatre, Champi's Grill, Lomond View, Orion Jr High, and the Fought's pool. ):
Sleep is calling.Goodnight.
Life is good.It is weird living close to neighbors again. Our house sits on .25 acre and it feels weird to see other peoples houses out my back windows. I miss the mountain views and the Great Salt Lake with the sun setting over it. But, the Texas sunsets are HUGE with no mountains blocking any of it. I love being very close to the grocery store and I LOVE not having to drive up and down a steep hill every time I leave the house.......sure saves on gasoline and brakes. The kids are doing a little better in school.......but the hours are horrible. If Kathryn rides the bus to and from school she is gone from 6:50 am until 4:50 pm. I literally started crying on the phone when the lady told me how long my kids would be away from home everyday. She thought I was worried if the bus driver was nice and offered for me to come down and meet "Miss Peggy". Alex leaves for Seminary with Chris at 5:45am and would come home on the 4:50 bus with Kathryn. Crazy long days!!! I really do feel sad being away from the kids this long. I try to pick them up as often as possible to avoid the extra 80 min. on the bus after school. It is nutty that they drop off every kid on the bus at their front door. They literally pull up in front of our door for the kids. Funny. Kathryn thinks it is great in the morning because in Utah they had to walk uphill (steep) to the bus stop. Now she can just wait, warm in the house until she hears Miss Peggy pull up. So for example she went to bed late tonight, but I will let her sleep in another hour and drive her to school in the AM. BUT, if she causes me to be late because she is being slow and lazy than it is bus riding time for her the next day! I love that Steven and Ryan walk to school. I love hearing their recess bell ring and I can hear the morning announcements if I am outside. I feel a lot closer to them being nearby.
Today we decorated the Christmas tree and then made some more shrinky dink ornaments to remember events of this year. Some of them were : Aspen Grove Family Camp with Chris' parents, my mom, the Lyon Family and their grandparents.Chris and I's 15th anniversary,Alex starting seminary,a Texas flag (by Chris), Twilight books and movie, Indiana Jones,Thanksgiving in Arkansas,Star Wars Lego game,The Flying Fish and the Billy Bass Adoption Center, and last but not least.....our favorite sign we have ever seen....White Trash and Pink Lemonade! It curled up and died, literally.....it never would flatten back out after shrinking. I can't recall right now all of the others we made. Oh yeah, and we made one with a list of things we will miss about Pleasant View.....to include Johnny's Dairy,Acres, North Pointe Theatre, Champi's Grill, Lomond View, Orion Jr High, and the Fought's pool. ):
Sleep is calling.Goodnight.
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Early Mornings Ahead
Tomorrow Alex starts early morning Seminary( a daily scripture study class for high school kids).....at 6 am. He will be studying the New Testament. I am so excited that Chris is going to be driving him so he might actually get to work earlier! YEAH! I am a morning person.......Chris is NOT! This will be fun to watch.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
We are here!
We are finally residents of Weatherford, TX! We signed the papers Wednesday and moved in Thursday. We are so excited to be done with commuting to school from the corporate apartment in Ft Worth!!!!!!! Those were some long days.
In our new house ALL of the kids rooms are upstairs and we are ALONE downstairs! This is a first for us, but we are willing to do the painful suffering. (: Also, we have an upstairs living room where we can read scriptures and have family prayers before bedtime. That is so nice that we don't have to heard all of the kids up the stairs after we are done saying goodnight. They are already feet away from their doors and we can tuck them all in and then retreat the ENTIRE bottom floor .......ALONE! What kind of genius built this house???????? A parent of lots of noisy boys and a nosy girl, I bet! (:
Our house and yard are alot smaller than Utah, but we think we are going to be thankful for that. We were sick of being slave to the BIG yard and big house. The kids are lovin' sidewalks, also. They can ride their bikes on semi flat ground and walk to school in 2 minutes. I love being able to see them playing at recess when I am driving by while running errands. I feel close to them.
Alex and Kathryn are having a rougher time adjusting to school in the NORMAL world.This is not Pleasant View, UT anymore. They are appalled by the way the teenagers behave and have had a lot of eye opening experiences. We have had many tears this last week. But, I think it has helped them become stronger and realize what is really important in their lives. I think it has strengthened their testimonies of the Savior, Jesus Christ. I have heard their prayers become more deep and meaningful. I have felt them relying on the Holy Spirit to guide and comfort them during their days away. I also feel such a greater responsibility to make home a haven .....where they can rest and retreat from the filth and garbage they are sometimes surrounded by during the day. Family Home Evening is taking on new meaning and family prayers and scripture study are ssssooooo essential. I always knew this , but felt so much support from the community in Pleasant View. I knew the kids were surrounded by people with strong morals and values.Now I feel like we are swimming in the ocean and not splashin' around in a kiddie pool. It is my job as a parent to teach them all how to keep afloat in deep water. I think it will be a blessing to all of us and help us become in tune with what is really important to us in this life.
In our new house ALL of the kids rooms are upstairs and we are ALONE downstairs! This is a first for us, but we are willing to do the painful suffering. (: Also, we have an upstairs living room where we can read scriptures and have family prayers before bedtime. That is so nice that we don't have to heard all of the kids up the stairs after we are done saying goodnight. They are already feet away from their doors and we can tuck them all in and then retreat the ENTIRE bottom floor .......ALONE! What kind of genius built this house???????? A parent of lots of noisy boys and a nosy girl, I bet! (:
Our house and yard are alot smaller than Utah, but we think we are going to be thankful for that. We were sick of being slave to the BIG yard and big house. The kids are lovin' sidewalks, also. They can ride their bikes on semi flat ground and walk to school in 2 minutes. I love being able to see them playing at recess when I am driving by while running errands. I feel close to them.
Alex and Kathryn are having a rougher time adjusting to school in the NORMAL world.This is not Pleasant View, UT anymore. They are appalled by the way the teenagers behave and have had a lot of eye opening experiences. We have had many tears this last week. But, I think it has helped them become stronger and realize what is really important in their lives. I think it has strengthened their testimonies of the Savior, Jesus Christ. I have heard their prayers become more deep and meaningful. I have felt them relying on the Holy Spirit to guide and comfort them during their days away. I also feel such a greater responsibility to make home a haven .....where they can rest and retreat from the filth and garbage they are sometimes surrounded by during the day. Family Home Evening is taking on new meaning and family prayers and scripture study are ssssooooo essential. I always knew this , but felt so much support from the community in Pleasant View. I knew the kids were surrounded by people with strong morals and values.Now I feel like we are swimming in the ocean and not splashin' around in a kiddie pool. It is my job as a parent to teach them all how to keep afloat in deep water. I think it will be a blessing to all of us and help us become in tune with what is really important to us in this life.
Our Colorado Friends
We were so excited when our good friends from Colorado came to visit us here in Texas. We all snuggled into the apartment and had a great time catching up.The kids had fun playing together. They are coming back for spring break, but luckily now we are in our house with more space. Yeah! We miss the Taylor's...... ):
Chris giving Gabe a hug.
Chris giving Gabe a hug.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Today is the Day
We are going to close on our new house tomorrow morning. (wed) I am so excited and so ready to get settled in before Christmas. Kind people are coming out of the woodwork to help with watching kids and cleaning.We will have the keys less than 24 hrs before the movers show up with the "load". The carpets need to be cleaned and so does the rest of the house. It is such a blessing to have extra hands to help when the time frame is so rushed. I feel so thankful.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Thanksgiving in Arkansas
We had a wonderful trip to Arkansas last week. It was so nice to see Grannie Norman and Grandma Anna. We also got to see all of Chris' Aunts and Uncles. It was fun, fun, fun!
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