A LITTLE CATCHING UP!

WHAT A BUSY PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS ARE FAMILY HAS HAD!! OCTOBER FLEW BY AND KEPT US PLENTY BUSY WITH CHEVY'S EAGLE PROJECT AND CHEROKEE GOING TO INDIANA. CHEVY'S PROJECT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME, WE HAD ABOUT 120 PEOPLE THERE AND EVERYTHING FELL INTO PLACE PERFECTLY, IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY, BUT PEOPLE DIDN'T SEEM TO MIND. I AM SO PROUD OF CHEVY FOR ALL HIS HARD WORK, THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A HUGE PROJECT INSTEAD OF A LITTLE SERVICE ONE, BUT HE HAS HUNG IN THERE AND IS ALMOST DONE YA-HOO!! MARTY AND ME DRESSED UP AS CLOWNS, WE EVEN WENT OUT TO EAT WITH THE CAMPBELL FAMILY DRESSED UP, MARTY HATED THE FACE PAINT AND COMPLAINED THAT IT ITCHED HIM ALL DAY, HE DID HAVE A RASH ON HIS FACE WHEN WE GOT IT OFF, SORRY HONEY!! CHEROKEE HAD A BLAST IN INDIANA, SHE TOOK 31ST IN INDIVIDUAL COMPETION OUT OF HUNDREDS OF KIDS AND THEY PLACE 9TH OUT OF ALL THE UNITED STATES TEAMS, WHICH THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF. SHE TOOK 1ST IN INTERVIEWING IN THE STATE OF IDAHO AND WILL GO ON TO NATIONALS THIS SPRING, WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER ALSO, SHE IS VERY DEDICATED AND WORKS HARD FOR HER FFA TEAMS AND STILL FINDS TIME FOR SCHOOL WORK, WHICH SHE HAS A 3.9 AND WORKS A JOB FOUR DAYS A WEEK. SHE IS OUR LITTLE ENERGIZER BUNNY!! I AM ALSO PROUD OF CHEVY AND HIS GRADES, HE GOT A 4.0 THIS TRI AND HE HARDLY EVER HAS HOMEWORK, THE KIDS ALL GOT THEIR DAD'S BRAINS, THEY ARE ALL DEEP THINKERS AND HARD WORKERS!! AS FOR LITTLE CASH A ROO, WELL LET'S JUST SAY HE HAS GIVEN HIS DADDY A RUN FOR HIS MONEY THIS PAST TWO WEEKS!! I TELL MARTY ALL THE TIME THAT CASH WEARS ME OUT AND HE JUST KIND OF LOOKS AT ME LIKE I AM CRAZY-LIKE A THREE YEAR OLD CAN'T WEAR YOU OUT! WELL SINCE I HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO STAY DOWN AND NOT LIFT OR ANYTHING, MARTY HAS FULLY TAKEN OVER AND HE IS REALLY WORE OUT!! I JUST SMILE AT HIM AND ASK HIM HOW CASH IS?? HE WILL HAVE A HARD TIME TOMORROW SINCE DADDY HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK, HE LOVES MARTY TO PLAY WITH HIM AND TAKE HIM PLACES!!
AS FOR MARTY, WELL HE HAS BEEN AWESOME THE PAST TWO WEEKS, HE IS AWESOME ALL THE TIME, BUT HE REALLY OUTDID HIMSELF WITH GIVING UP HIS VACATION TO STAY HOME AND HELP ME. HE IS SO GOOD TO ME AND OUR KIDS, HE NEVER COMPLAINS EVEN WHEN I AM GRUMPY, AND WHEN HE WAS IN UTAH LESS THEN 12 HOURS AND HAD TO TURN AROUND AND COME BACK HOME-YOUR A TROOPER MARTY AND I LOVE YOU AND FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE YOU AS MY HONEY-BUNS!! AS FOR ME, WELL I AM FINALLY HEALING THE RIGHT WAY AS OF FRIDAY, IT IS NOT A FUN THING TO RIP YOUR STAPLES OPEN, BESIDES THAT THEY LOOK NASTY!!! I STILL AM VERY SORE ON THE INSIDE, AND TIRED ALOT, BUT THE DOCTOR SAYS THAT IS NORMAL AND TO JUST BEHAVE!!! OUR LIBRARY CARD RAN OUT RIGHT BEFORE SURGERY, SO I HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO READ, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY LIFE HISTORY AND I HAVE ABOUT 80PAGES HANDWRITTEN!!
CONTESSA AND LORIN ARE DOING ALRIGHT, TESS HAS BEEN VERY SICK WITH THIS PREGNANCY, I HOPE IT GOES AWAY NEXT MONTH, WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER FOR STICKING THRU SOME TUFF THINGS THAT SHE HAS HAD TO DEAL WITH, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THEM HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SHE WANTS TO GO SHOPPING ON BLACK FRIDAY, I THINK SHE MAY HAVE TO PUT ME IN A SHOPPING CART!!
AS FOR THANKSGIVING THIS YEAR, WELL I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR GOOD HEALTH AND THAT WE HAVE SUCH AWESOME THINGS TO HELP US FEEL BETTER AND THE KNOWLEDGE TO DO SO!! I AM GRATEFUL EVERYDAY FOR A WONDERFUL HUSBAND WHO HONORS HIS PRIESTHOOD AND LOVES ME AND OUR CHILDREN. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE A MOM TO FOUR OF THE MOST COMPASSIONATE CHILDREN, WHO ARE STRONG IN THEIR LIVES TO BE HARD WORKERS AND TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE GOOD CHOICES, I AM SO LUCKY TO BE THEIR MOM AND I LOVE THEM DEARLY. I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR FAMILY AND TO HAVE HAD THE CHANCE TO BE WITH MINE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, I FEEL SO LOVED AND AT PEACE WHEN I AM AROUND MY SIBLINGS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WE HAVE SUCH A CLOSE BOND AND I LOVE THAT. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE GOSPEL NOT A DAY GOES BY, THAT I DON'T THANK MY HEAVENLY FATHER FOR THAT AWESOME BLESSING IN MY LIFE AND THAT I HAD PARENTS THAT LOVED ME ENOUGH TO RAISE ME IN THE CHURCH, THAT IS SUCH A MIRACLE IF YOU REALLY LOOK AROUND US AT THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE THE GOSPEL, I AM SO THANKFUL FOR MY FREEDOM AND TO RAISE MY KIDS IN SUCH A GREAT COUNTRY-THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO SERVE TO KEEP US FREE!!
I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR MY SAVIOR, HE IS THE VERY CENTER OF MY LIFE, I HAVE SUCH RESPECT AND LOVE FOR HIM THAT IT IS OVERWHELMING AT TIMES TO THINK THAT HE DIED FOR ME, I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THE KNOWLEDGE I HAVE OF HIM AND TO BE ABLE TO TEACH MY CHILDREN THAT KNOWLEDGE AND SHARE WITH MY HUSBAND THAT GREAT BLESSING OF ETERNAL LIFE. I TRY EVERYDAY TO JUST STOP AND TAKE A MINUTE TO BE THANKFUL FOR SOMETHING AND IT IS SO PEACEFUL TO GIVE THANKS AND TO KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SO BLESSED. I LOVE EACH OF YOU AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE MANY BLESSINGS OF LOVE, AND PEACE IN YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON!!! LOVE, THE CARRILLO'S

ONE THING I HAVE TO ADD-ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE CAMPBELL PARTY, MARTY AND ME WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SWEET LITTLE NATIVITY THAT THE SECOND GENERATION OF GRANDKIDS DID, WELL I ASKED MARTY IF THERE WAS ANYTHING SPECIAL THAT HE NOTICED AND HE ASKED ME THE SAME, IT WAS SO NEAT BECAUSE AT THE SAME TIME WE BOTH RESPONDED THAT WE FELT THE PRESENCE OF GRANDMA AND GRANDPA CAMPBELL THERE AT THAT MOMENT WHEN THOSE SWEET KIDS GOT UP, WHAT A NEAT THING TO BE ABLE TO BE WORTHY OF HAVING THAT VEIL SO THIN FOR A FEW MINUTES, WE TRULY ARE BLESSED!!

THE DANG PIG GOT US!!

IT'S OFFICIAL WE NOW ARE IN THE FIRST STAGES OF "SWINE FLU," I SAY STAGES BECAUSE THE DOCTOR SAID IF YOUR NOT REALLY CAREFUL IT WILL JUST KEEP RECYCLING ITSELF, SO BASICALLY CASH HAS GOT IT AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE!! I AM PRETTY SURE HE GOT IT FROM NURSERY, IT IS LIKE ONE BIG GERM POOL IN THERE, I TOLD MARTY LET'S JUST ROTATE FROM WEEK TO WEEK AND KEEP HIM HOME UNTIL NEXT SPRING!! I HATE SICK KIDS, SO IF ANYONE ELSE IS GOING THRU THIS AT YOUR HOMES, I FEEL WITH YOU!! ANYWAY, A LITTLE INFO. ON THE GOINGS OF OUR HOUSE, CHEROKEE WAS ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT FOR FFA, SHE WAS SO CUTE AND OFFICIAL, SHE MADE ME VERY PROUD!! SHE LEAVES FOR INDIANA NEXT WEEK, I JUST HOPE SHE DOESN'T GET SICK-SHE HAS BEEN SMOOCHING WITH TRAVIS AND HE HAS BEEN REALLY SICK WITH SOME WIERD THING, SO I TOLD HER THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SMOOCH TO MUCH!! BUT IT SURE IS FUN!! CHEVY AND CHEROKEE COMPETED IN BURLEY THIS PAST WEEK FOR FFA, THEY TOOK FIRST IN STATE AND WILL GET TO GO TO NATIONALS IN NEVADA THIS SPRING, CHEVY IS THE YOUNGEST TO COMPETE, SO WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HIM, HE DID AWESOME AND EVEN THOUGH HE WON'T ADMIT IT, HE LIKED IT!! THINGS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR THE BIG EAGLE PROJECT, I WILL BE GLAD TO HAVE IT DONE-HE HAS WORKED SO HARD AND I REALLY AM PROUD OF HIM FOR OVERCOMING SO MANY OBSTACLES WITH IT. CONTESSA AND LORIN ARE STILL IN OHIO, SHE SAYS SHE IS READY TO COME HOME-SHE HAS BEEN PRETTY DANG SICK AND GOING FROM PLACE TO PLACE HASN'T HELPED-SHE SAID THAT OHIO IS BEAUTIFUL THERE AND WOULD LOVE TO LIVE THERE IF HER IN-LAWS DIDN'T DRIVE HER NUTS!! I JUST LAUGHED AT HER!! MARTY HAS BEEN BUSY AS USUAL, I WILL BE GLAD WHEN THE DAY COMES THAT HE CAN TAKE TIME FOR HIMSELF, HE WORKS WAY TO MUCH AND THEN COMES HOME AND HELPS ME, SO I JUST WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM RELAX A LITTLE! AS FOR ME , MY LIFE IS CASH, AND TEEN-AGERS, I JUST TRY TO KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER EVERY WEEK, BUT I HAVE NO COMPLAINTS-I LOVE BEING A MOM AND WIFE AND IT MAKES ME FEEL COMPLETE IN LIFE!! I FOUND OUT THAT MY NOSE DOCTOR I WAS SEEING WAS IN JAIL IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA FOR FALSE-A FYING DOCUMENTS TO MAKE MONEY-I KNEW THERE WAS A REASON I DIDN'T GO BACK TO HIM LAST SPRING-HE MADE ME FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, SO I PICKED UP ALL MY EX-RAYS FROM HIM AND TOOK THEM TO ANOTHER DOCTOR . THE FIRST DOCTOR TOLD ME I WOULD NEED SURGERY TO REMOVE 12 POLPS THAT I HAD, THE SECOND DOCTOR TOLD ME HE COULDN'T FIND ONE POLP AND THE ONLY THING HE COULD SEE WRONG WAS I HAVE A CROOKED BONE ON TOP OF MY NOSE THAT COULD BE CAUSING SOME PROBLEMS, I TALKED TO SOME PEOPLE IN MY WARD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FIRST DOCTOR IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW, SO I AM GLAD THAT I LISTEN TO THE HOLY GHOST, AND HOPEFULLY MY NOSE WILL CLEAR UP. IT IS KINDA SCARY TO THINK THAT YOU TRUST THESE DOCTORS AND YET THEY ARE ONLY HUMAN TO AND CAN MAKE WRONG CHOICES. LIFE IS JUST FULL OF ADVENTURE!! WELL MUCH LOVE TO ALL, I NEED TO GO AND HOLD CASH-HE IS SO WHINEY TODAY AND MARTY IS TRYING TO SLEEP(THANKS FOR GETTING UP WITH HIM THRU THE NIGHT HON). LOVE, C

A BUSY MONTH

I CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR NEXT SUMMER, YES YOU HEARD ME RIGHT, I AM TIRED OF SCHOOL HOMEWORK, GETTING CHEROKEE READY FOR DANCES, AND COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND TRIPS TO COLLEGES, I ALREADY MISS MY GREEN GRASS AND BEING ABLE TO WEAR CASH OUT, BY BEING OUTSIDE, LIFE NEVER SLOWS DOWN, I EVEN MISS SNUGGLING WITH MY SWEETHEART-THIS IS COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO IS VERY CLAUSTROPHOBIC!! I DO LOVE FALL, I JUST WISH IT WOULD SLOW DOWN LONG ENOUGH TO ENJOY IT!! CHEROKEE HAD HER BIG DANCE ON SATURDAY NIGHT, WE FOUND HER A CORAL DRESS THAT WAS ABSOLUTLY BEAUTIFUL, IT LOOKED SO PRETTY ON HER, SHE GOT HER HAIR DONE AND EVEN WORE JEWLERY, I HAD TO PULL TEETH TO GET HER TO, BUT SHE DID FOR ME!! SHE OF COURSE WENT WITH TRAVIS, WE WILL POST SOME PICTURES SOON!! CHEVY IS SO BUSY WITH GETTING HIS EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT READY, IT IS A LOT OF WORK, HE IS DOING A CARNIVAL AT OUR HOUSE FOR THE HANDICAPPED SCHOOL AND A CHURCH IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS PRETTY MUCH BROKE, SO WE ARE BUILDING PROPS, GATHERING DONATIONS OF GOODIES AND MAKING THINGS, I THINK WE ARE CRAZY, BUT LIFE IS GOOD AND I AM SO PROUD OF HIM!! CASH IS DRIVING ME NUTS, HE NEVER QUITS TALKING, AND IF HE CAN'T GET MY ATTENTION THEN HE SCREAMS MY NAME UNTIL I ANSWER HIM, MARTY IS DOING GOOD, HE HURT A NERVE IN HIS NECK, AND HE IS JUST SO STUBBORN, HE WON'T GET IT CHECKED. HE TELLS ME THAT HAVING SEX WILL CURE IT, I JUST LAUGH AND TELL HIM, HE IS GOING TO BE IN A LOT OF PAIN!! CONTESSA AND LORIN ARE GETTING READY FOR OHIO, THEY WILL BE GONE FOR TWO WEEKS, I AM EXCITED FOR THEM TO GET TO SEE HIS FAMILY, I THINK HE IS HOMESICK. WELL FOR NOW WE LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL!! LOVE, C

OH A LITTLE NEWS-WE ARE GOING TO BE GRANDPARENTS IN MAY!! WOW THAT IS SO STRANGE!! CONGRATS ZIPPAY'S, WE LOVE YOU LOTS!

I LOVE FALL!!

SO IT IS SOOO VERY BEAUTIFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR, OUR LEAVES ARE CHANGING QUITE RAPIDLY, THE CATS FUR IS THICK, OUR PUMPKINS HAVE BEEN ORANGE FOR OVER A MONTH, THE NIGHTS ARE WAY COOLER IN FACT YOU DON'T WANT TO SLEEP WITH TO MANY WINDOWS OPEN, BECAUSE YOU WILL WAKE UP SHIVER-ME-TIMBERS!! THE AIR IS AMAZING, IT SMELLS SO GOOD, THE STORES ARE PACKED TO THE BRIM WITH FALL ITEMS, AND OF COURSE HALLOWEEN YA-HOO!! I LOVE HALLOWEEN AND THE CANDY, I LAUGH AT MYSELF, BECAUSE I WILL BUY A PACK OF CANDY JUST BECAUSE IT HAS A CUTE WRAPPER!! I KNOW I NEED HELP, I AM A LITTLE OVER BOARD WHEN IT COMES TO HALLOWEEN!! I JUST HAD TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS ON FALL!!
AS FOR THE FAMILY, IT HAS BEEN A STRANGE MONTH, WE HAVE HAD SOME KIND OF COLD CRAP THAT JUST MAKES YOU FEEL REALLY TIRED AND IT WON'T GO AWAY!! BUT LIFE IS TO BUSY TO BE SICK, SO ONWARD WE HAVE WENT, MARTY HAS BEEN BUSY DOING WELL I AM NOT QUITE SURE, I SWEAR THAT BASEMENT IS TAKING WAY TO LONG!! MAYBE I SHOULD CHECK ON HIM MORE OFTEN AND SEE IF HE IS SNOOZING!! CASH IS SO FULL OF IT, HE TAKES NON STOP AND IS SASSY!! HE LOVES PUMPKINS-KINDA TAKES AFTER HIS OLDER BRO AT THAT AGE!! HE ALSO LOVES SCOOBY-DOO AND ANYTHING SCARY!! HOWEVER THE SCARY BASEMENT IS NOT FOR HIM! CHEROKEE IS DRIVING HER MOM NUTS, SHE CONSTANTLY HAS SOMETHING GOING ON THAT SHE FORGETS TO MENTION TO ME, UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE WHEN SHE NEEDS SOMETHING!! HER BRAIN IS ON OVERLOAD FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS, SHE HAS VERY HARD CLASSES, STUDYING FOR COMPETION, AND WORKING, TRYING TO FIND A HOMECOMING DRESS-THEY CHANGED THAT TO FORMAL - THE DORKS!! CHEVY IS ALSO STUDYING FOR COMPETION, CHEROKEE GOT HIM INVOLVED IN THE FFA SO HE IS GOING TO POCATELLO AND BURLEY TO COMPETE. IF THEY WIN, HE GETS TO GO TO OKLAHOMA THIS SPRING!! HE IS SUCH A GOOD GUY, HE HELPS ME OUT SO MUCH AND ONLY COMPLAINS ONCE IN AWHILE!! HE IS NOW TALLER THEN HIS MOM BY ABOUT TWO INCHES AND HE IS SO PROUD OF THAT FACT!! I JUST STAY BUSY WITH BEING A MOM AND I AM COMPLETLY CONTENT TO SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE SCENE BEFORE ME!! BEING A MOM IS THE BEST!! I HAVE STARTED A EXERCISE CLASS, EVERYDAY FOR 1 1/2 HOURS, I AM GOING ON MY THIRD WEEK AND SOME DAYS I HURT SO BAD I WANT TO CRY, THANK HEAVENS FOR MEDICINE!! IT WILL GET BETTER SO I WILL KEEP TRUCK'IN ON.
CONTESS AND LORIN GOT TO COME AND STAY THE WEEKEND WITH US-THANKS FOR BRINGING THEM PART WAY SAM AND SHAWNA!! WE HAD SUCH A RELAXING WEEKEND WITH THEM, WE WENT AND SAW THE MOVIE, "UP" IT IS SO CUTE AND HAS A WONDERFUL MEANING FOR ALL OF US OLD FOGGIES!! WE HAD A HUGE HOTDOG ROAST ON SATURDAY NIGHT, WITH LOTS OF FRUIT AND YUMMIES!! THE FRIUT WAS SO GOOD FOR SOME REASON, MAYBE IT IS THE SEASON!!! WE WATCHED A MOVIE LATER AND WENT FOR A WALK, SUNDAY WE TOOK SOME FAMILY PICTURES, PLAYED NINETY-NINE (AWESOME GAME), I THREW IN SOME RIBS FOR DINNER AND THEY WERE DELICIOUS, IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THEM COME AND CASH LOVES LORIN AND HIS SISTER, IT IS HARD WHEN THEY LEAVE, HE CRIES AND HITS THE DOOR WITH HIS FIST. CONTESSA AND ME ALSO WENT CRAFTY SHOPPING, IT WAS FUN BUT NOT LONG ENOUGH, WE GOT SOME CUTE THINGS THOUGH!! THANKS FOR COMING SISTER SUE AND TEDDY BEAR! WE LOVE YOU GUYS!! WELL I AM OFF TO DO LAUNDRY AND SEE WHAT THE MONSTER IS UP TO-HE IS BEING WAY TO QUIET!! LOVE TO YOU ALL, C
OH DOES ANYONE HAVE A GOOD HOMEMADE SCONE RECIPE??

A LITTLE ACCOUNT OF OUR SUMMER FUN!!

THIS WAS SUCH A BUSY SUMMER AND FULL OF FUN AND EXCITING THINGS! IT WENT BY WAY TO FAST THOUGH AND IT SEEMS THAT IT GOES BY FASTER EVERY MONTH, I MADE A COMMENT TO MARTY THE OTHER DAY, THAT WE JUST HAVE TO LIVE EVERY DAY TO THE FULLEST, BECAUSE IT IS JUST GOING BY SO FAST. I SEEN A COUPLE THE OTHER DAY THAT WAS CELEBRATING THEIR 65TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY, I DON''T KNOW WHO THEY ARE, BUT IT STRUCK SUCH A CORD IN ME. ON ONE HAND IT MADE ME WANT TO LIVE EVERYDAY BETTER WITH MY SWEETHEART AND ON THE OTHER IT MADE ME KINDA SAD TO THINK THAT MARTY AND ME HAVE BEEN TOGETHER 20 YEARS AND IT JUST ALL WENT BY SO FAST. SO I TOLD HIM THAT WE HAVE TO BE THE CLOSEST WE HAVE EVER BEEN IN LIFE, SO THAT WE NEVER HAVE ANY REGRETS, AFTER ALL WHEN THE KIDS ARE GONE, WE ONLY HAVE EACH OTHER AND I WANT US TO BE THE BEST OF FRIENDS STILL!! HE JUST SMILES AND TELLS ME, HE LOVES ME AND THAT I WORRY OVER THE SILLIEST THINGS!! ANYWAY SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR SUMMER WERE,
1. CHEROKEE GOT HER DRIVERS LICENSE (THIS WAS HUGE!)
2. THE 4TH OF JULY WITH CONTESSA AND LORIN (IT WAS SO RELAXING AND CONTENT KNOWING I HAD ALL MY CHICKENS UNDER MY WING) IT'S A MOM THING
3.WORKING ON THE BASEMENT(BECAUSE I GET TO DECORATE SOON)
4. WATCHING CHEVY TURN INTO A YOUNG MAN(HIS VOICE CHANGED)
5.WATCHING CASH LEARN TO TALK(HE NEVER SHUTS UP)
6.WATCHING MARTY JUMP INTO THE LAKE TO RESCUE OUR PHONES(HE IS PRETTY FAST FOR 38)
7.GOING TO SOME GREAT PLAYS IN ISLAND PARK
8. GETTING MY NEW SANTA FE
9.GETTING PRODUCE OFF MY GARDEN(SO FAR ONLY ZUCCHINI) BUT HEY I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SUPPLY THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH IT!!
10.GOING ON CAR RIDES WITH MARTY AND SEEING THE BEAUTY ALL AROUND US FROM OUR HEAVENLY FATHER
ALL IN ALL IT HAS BEEN A GREAT SUMMER AND WE HAVE HAD SO MUCH FUN BEING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
IT IS KINDA SAD WHEN YOUR KIDS GO BACK TO SCHOOL, KNOWING THAT YOU ARE LOSING ANOTHER ONE THIS YEAR TO LIFE. SOMETIMES I REALLY WISH THAT I COULD OF HAD TEN KIDS, BUT WE ARE SO GRATFUL FOR OUR LITTLE CASH A ROO, HE WILL BE HERE UNTIL I HAVE A FULL HEAD OF GRAY AND MARTY HAD A CRICK IN HIS BACK!! ALTHOUGH, I HATE LOSING MY CHICKS, I ALSO HAVE GAINED ANOTHER AND I LOVE WATCHING MY KIDS EXPERIENCE LIFE AND I HAVE CHUCKLED MANY TIMES AT WHAT THEY LEARN AND HOW THEY HANDLE IT. BEING A PARENT IS THE GREATEST BLESSING ON EARTH!! GOOD -BYE SUMMER AND HELLO FALL!! LOVE TO ALL, C

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEEK TO MARTY!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTY, WE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO FOR US!! I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND A FUN BIRTHDAY!! SINCE MARTY IS TURNING THE BIG "39" I AM GOING TO TELL YOU 39 THINGS I LOVE OR REMEMBER ABOUT HIM!!

1.HE IS A VERY TENDER HEARTED GUY
2.HE IS A VERY GOOD DADDY TO OUR KIDS
3. HE IS A GREAT HUSBAND
4.HE IS A GOOD BEAR HUGGER
5.SOMETIMES HE IS A LITTLE STUBBORN
6.HE LOVES HIS FOOD SPICY-VERY SPICY!!
7.HE LIKES TO LOOK AT AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINES
8.HE LIKES TO GO TO THE MOUNTAINS
9.HE LIKES TO GO LOOKING FOR OLD TRUCKS-50'S
10.HE LIKES REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS
11.HE LIKES HIS STEAK BLOODY AND MOOING
12.HE LOVES THICK BOLOGNA WITH RUNNING EGGS
13.HE TREATS ME SOOOOO GOOOOOOD
14.HE DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE WHO PUT DOWN THE THINGS HE LOVES-IT REALLY GETS HIM RILED
15.HE RAN INTO SOME ROSE BUSHES WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY ON HIS BIKE
16.HE HATED SHARING HIS BIRTHDAY AS A LITTLE BOY
17.HE GAVE A GIRL A NICKEL RING WHEN HE WAS IN ABOUT 6TH GRADE
18.HE LOVED WORKING AT LIONEL PLAYWORLD, BECAUSE HE GOT TO BE OVER THE "GHOSTBUSTER TOYS"
19.HE IS A GREAT KISSER!! YUMMY!!
20.HE IS PATIENT WITH ME
21.HE IS A HARD WORKER AND CAN BUILD AND FIX ANYTHING
22.HE LIKES TO WORK ON OUR BASEMENT AND LEARN NEW THINGS
23.HE HAS A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS NECK-AND HE IS TO STUBBORN TO GET IT FIXED
24.HE WEARS A SIZE 13 SHOE
25.IF HE HAD LOTS OF MONEY HE WOULD WANT TO HAVE HIS CHEST FIXED AND FIX UP HIS OLD CHEVY
26.HE HATES COLD NOODLES
27.HE HATES CASSEROLES
28.HE REALLY HATES DOGS!!!
29.HE LOVES STRIPPY KITTIES-GRAY ONES ONLY
30.HIS FAVORITE PASS TIME IS WORKING ON HIS OLD TRUCKS
31.ONE OF HIS REGRETS IN LIFE IS NOT SPENDING MORE TIME WITH HIS DAD
32.HE IS AT THE TOP WHEN IT COMES TO HYUNDAI MECHANICS-HE CAN'T GET ANY HIGHER-I AM SO PROUD OF HIS KNOWLEDGE
33.HE TRIES VERY HARD AT GARDENING-HE DOES PRETTY GOOD
34.HE LOVES TOMATOES AND CORN
36.HE HATES TEXTING
37.HIS FAVORITE DRINK IS DR. PEPPER OR SPRITE
38.HE WANTS SOME OVER-ALLS BUT I CAN'T FIND ANY LONG ENOUGH
39.HE IS JUST A GREAT PERSON ALL THE WAY AROUND!!
WE LOVE YOU MARTY AND HOPE THAT YOU GET ALL THAT YOU WANT IN LIFE AND DREAM FOR!! LOVE, CHERISE AND KIDS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!! LOVE, CASH

ONE OF THESE WINTER DAYS!!

I AM SO TIRED OF MY BLOG PICTURES, BUT SORRY I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL WINTER AND WHEN I HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO CHANGE EVERYTHING, YOU SEE I HAVE THIS LITTLE MONSTER THAT LIKES TO GET ON THE COMPUTER WITH ME AND SO MY TIME IS USUALLY LIMITED TO SHORT SESSIONS. I WOULD DO IT AT NIGHT EXCEPT, I AM FORTY YOU KNOW AND I NEED THE SLEEP TO HELP WITH THE WRINKLES I AM GETTING!! SO FOR ALL OF YOU THAT ARE IN YOUR THIRTIES, TREASURE THESE YEARS!! ANYWAY, I THOUGHT I WOULD AT LEAST CATCH UP A LITTLE ON WHAT WE ARE DOING AS A FAMILY, CASH IS WITH MARTY AT THE MOMENT SO I HAVE A FEW MINUTES. JULY WENT BY SO FAST AFTER THE FOURTH, WE CAUGHT UP ON YARD WORK, WORKED IN THE BASEMENT, WALLPAPERED-THEN ARE TAKING IT DOWN BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE IT!! CHEVY WENT TO SCOUT CAMP FOR A WEEK, SO I DECIDED TO GO TO UTAH WITH MARTY AND STAY AT CONTESSA'S, WE HAD ALOT OF FUN DOING SOME CRAFTS AND I HELPED HER RE-ARRANGE HER LIVING ROOM. IT WAS NICE TO SEE MARTY AT NIGHTS, PLUS I GOT TO COOK DINNER FOR THE BIG TEDDY-BEAR OF OUR FAMILY. I ALSO GOT TO VISIT WITH MY GIRLFRIEND THAT LIVES IN LEHI, SO THAT WAS ALOT OF FUN. I THINK THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT OF THIS MONTH WAS-EVERYONE IMAGE A DRUM ROLL IN YOUR HEAD, BECAUSE THIS IS BIG!!

CHEROKEE GOT HER DRIVER'S LICENSE FINALLY!! AND YES I HAVE EVEN LET HER DRIVE WITHOUT US!!

WE ARE EXCITED FOR SCHOOL TO START, WE ALL DO SO MUCH BETTER ON A SCHEDULE AND BESIDES I NEED A BREAK FROM TEEN-AGERS THAT ARE BORED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN BUSY SEWING AND SCRAPBOOKING TO HELP TIME PASS, CASH IS PRETTY GOOD WHEN I DO THIS, SO THAT HELPS ALOT. WE HAD TO SHAVE HIM THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE SOME WOMAN MESSED UP HIS HAIR CUT, WE WANTED WHAT YOU CALL A FLAT TOP MOHAWK, AND SHE JUST GAVE HIM A MOHAWK, IT WAS HILARIOUS, I WILL TRY TO POST A PICTURE LATER. SO HE IS A LITTLE BALDY AND HE MISSES PLAYING WITH HIS DILLY-Q AT NIGHT, SO HE HASN'T BEEN SLEEPING REALLY WELL. ANYWAY, WE ARE ALL GOOD AND HEALTHY FOR NOW, WE MISS EVERYONE AND HOPE TO SEE SOME OF YOU SOON. WE ARE GOING TO ISLAND PARK TO SEE A PLAY FOR MARTY'S BIRTHDAY ON THE 7TH IF ANYONE WANTS TO COME AND SEE IT WITH US-THE TICKETS ARE $25, FOR A PRIME RIB DINNER AND THE PLAY-PER PERSON, IT IS WELL WORTH IT!! LOVE YA ALL, CHERISE