LET ME CLARIFY

NO ONE IS IN THE HOSPITAL, CHEROKEE SPENT THE DAY IN THERE GETTING HER TONSILS AND ANNOIDS OUT, WE SPENT 4:30A.M. TIL 11:30A.M. IN THERE, I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY MAKE YOU GET UP SO EARLY FOR, THEY DIDN'T EVEN OPERATE UNTIL 8, THEN IT ONLY TOOK 30MIN. SORRY FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING. GOOD NEWS IS SHE IS ABLE TO KEEP SOME BROTH DOWN, AND A LITTLE ADVICE TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE KIDS WITH SORE THROATS OR BAD BREATH, GET THEM CHECKED AND GET THE TONSILS OUT WHILE THEY ARE YOUNG. IT IS SO MUCH HARDER ON THEM WHEN THEY ARE OLDER, I SAY BAD BREATH BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT SHE HAD, NO SORE THROAT, JUST BAD BREATH, I TOOK HER TO THE DENTIST, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS HER RETAINER, THE DENTIST TOLD ME TO GET HER INTO A SPECIALIST FAST. WHEN WE SEEN THE DOCTOR, HE TOLD US THAT SHE HAD BIG OPEN ULCERS ALL OVER HER TONSILS AND THEY NEEDED TO COME OUT ASAP, SO THAT NO MORE INFECTION WOULD SETTLE INTO HER THROAT. IT WAS A LITTLE GROSS, SHE SMELL LOVELY NOW!! ANYWAY, WATCH FOR BAD BREATH, I WOULD HAVE NEVER GUESSED!! HAVE A GREAT DAY, LOVE, C

WOW WHAT A WEEK AND A HALF!!

WELL I AM GLAD TO SAY THAT WE ARE ALL DOING BETTER THIS WEEK, WELL I SHOULD SAY SOMEWHAT BETTER. AT LEAST CHEVY WENT TO SCHOOL. CHEROKEE IS FEELING BETTER, WE FINALLY GOT HER TO HOLD DOWN SOME LIQUID, SHE HAS LOST ABOUT TEN POUNDS IN ONE WEEK, SHE HAS BEEN PRETTY SICK. CASH IS STILL REALLY SICK, BUT WE TOOK HIM INTO THE DOCTOR TODAY, AND HE SAID JUST TO WATCH HIM CLOSE, CHEVY WAS FEELING SAD BECAUSE HE MISSED HIS OVERNIGHT SCOUT CAMP OUT AND SLEDDING, BUT HE WAS TOOK SICK TO GO, I TELL YOU I AM NOT SURE I LIKE HAVING EVERYONE SICK AND HAVING TO SPEND TIME IN THE HOSPITAL WITH A SICK ONE AND TWO AT HOME, AND HAVING MY HUSBAND GONE TO UTAH, IT PRETTY MUCH SUCKED LAST WEEK!!! THANK HEAVENS THAT MARTY CAME HOME AND TOOK ME OUT FOR A COUPLE HOURS, EVEN IF IT WAS JUST TO THE D.I. I AM REALLY GRATEFUL THAT EVERYTHING IS GETTING BACK TO NORMAL AND THAT HEAVENLY FATHER GAVE US THE STRENGTH TO HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER! LIFE REALLY IS FULL OF ADVENTURES!! OH WE GOT A NEW KITTY, CHEVY SUCKERED HIS MOM INTO IT, HE NAMED IT IGGY, IT IS GRAY AND WHITE LONG HAIRED STRIPPY, IT HAS A VERY CUTE PERSONALITY AND OF COURSE CASH LOVES TO PULL IT EVERYWHERE AND LAY ON IT. WELL FOR NOW HAVE A GREAT WEEK! LOVE,C

THE THINGS KIDS SAY, CAN BE SO TRUE!

THE OTHER DAY WHEN I WAS CHANGING A NOT SO PLEASANT DIAPER, MY TWO YEAR OLD INFORMED ME THAT DADDY AND CHEVY WAS STINKY!! IN OUR HOUSE THAT IS USUALLY THE CASE, ANYONE WITH BOYS KNOWS THAT FARTING IS A BIG THING IN A MAN'S LIFE, I JUST DIDN'T THINK MY TWO YEAR OLD WOULD HAVE LEARNED THAT FACT YET!! THANKS MARTY AND CHEVY!!!

CHEVY HAS ALSO BEEN TEACHING CASH THAT MOMMY HAS SAUSAGE TOES, HE THINKS MY TOES ARE LIKE LITTLE SMOKIES, HE IS SUCH A WONDERFUL TEEN!!

A START OF A NEW DAY

I HAVE DECIDED TO WRITE A BLOG ENTRY ONCE A WEEK ON A CHILDHOOD MEMORY, SO TODAY I WILL WRITE SOMETHING THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE OTHER DAY. IN HIGH SCHOOL WE HAD THESE TWO ABSOLUTLY CRAZED HOME-EC. TEACHERS AND AS STUDENTS WE LOVED TO TORMENT THEM, SO ONE DAY WE PLAYED THIS JOKE ON THE ONE. MY GIRLFRIEND AND ME, WERE BOTH PRESIDENTS FOR THE F.H.A. SO WE GOT THE PRIVILIGE OF GOING GROCERY SHOPPING DURING CLASS, AND WE GOT TO TAKE THE TEACHERS CAR. I REALLY DON'T THINK IT WAS POLICY TO LET STUDENTS DRIVE YOUR CAR, BUT THIS TEACHER WAS VERY AIR-HEADED, ANYWAY WE TOOK HER KEYS OUT OF HER PURSE AND AS A JOKE, WE HID HER PURSE. AS THE DAY WENT ON, MY FRIEND AND ME JUST FORGOT ABOUT IT, AND THE TEACHER DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT HER PURSE WAS MISSING UNTIL AFTER SCHOOL, SO TO SAY THE LEAST THE PURSE WAS MIRACULOUSLY FOUND THE NEXT MORNING WHEN WORD GOT OUT!! IT WAS QUITE SNEAKY GETTING IT BACK WHERE IT BELONGED!! WE GOT THE BEST OF THIS TEACHER QUITE OFTEN, ONE TIME WE PRETENDED THAT I GOT MY FINGER SEWN UNDER THE SEWING MACHING NEEDLE, SHE OF COURSE FREAKED OUT, SHE WAS A LITTLE MAD AT THAT ONE!! AS FAR AS THE OTHER TEACHER, WE WOULD GO GROCERY SHOPPING FOR HER AND SHE NEVER DID ASK FOR A RECIEPT, SO WE GOT A FEW FREE SNACKS AND LUNCHES!! I WASN'T ALWAYS INNOCENT AS A CHILD!! WE USE TO ALWAYS HAND IN EACH OTHERS PROJECTS ALSO, SHE NEVER CAUGHT ON, SOME PROJECTS WENT THROUGH TWENTY KIDS OR MORE. ANYWAY, TO SAY THE LEAST I GRADUATED AS A FUTURE HOMEMAKER OF AMERICA!!! WOW!! HAVE A GREAT DAY! LOVE,C

WOW, WHAT A EYE OPENER

I WAS A LITTLE SAD THIS PAST WEEKEND, SOME PEOPLE THAT WE KNOW VERY WELL WROTE IN THEIR BLOG SOME NOT VERY NICE THINGS ABOUT THE MORMON FAITH. I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE CAN WORSHIP AS THEY PLEASE, BUT I ALSO DON'T THINK THAT THEY NEED TO PUT DOWN ANOTHER PERSON'S FAITH JUST BECAUSE IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THEM. IT WAS VERY HURTFUL TO MARTY AND ME AND I HARDLY DOUBT THAT THE PERSON EVEN KNOWS IT WAS, HOWEVER THEY KNOW WE READ THEIR BLOG. IT IS SAD THAT OTHER PEOPLE ARE THAT WAY. I LOVE THE GOSPEL AND I HAVE EVEN HAD TIMES OF DOUBT, BUT THAT LITTLE SEED OF PLANTING THAT TOOK PLACE WHEN I WAS YOUNG KEPT EVERYTHING GOING, I TRY VERY HARD NOT TO EVER TAKE THE GIFT THAT MY SAVIOR GAVE TO ME AND DENY IT. HOW CAN YOU NOT BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, LOOK AROUND YOU AND SEE THE CREATIONS WHICH A LOVING HEAVENLY FATHER BLESSED US WITH, THE MIRACLES OF LIFE, LOVE. HOW CAN YOU NOT PICK UP THE SCRIPTURES AND READ THEM AND NOT KNOW THAT IT IS FROM GOD, WE ARE SO BLESSED AND I AM JUST SAD THAT PEOPLE THROW THAT KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOSPEL AWAY, BECAUSE THEY ARE TO STUBBORN OR BLINDSIGHTED BY THE WORLD TO TRUST IN THE SIMPLE FAITH OF OUR CHURCH. I GUESS WE ALL PICK OUR TRIALS, I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT I HAVE THE GOSPEL TO GET ME THRU MINE. IT WILL BE OKAY MARTY, WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP PRAYING FOR THOSE PEOPLE AND HAVE THE FAITH THAT GETS US THRU OUR LIVES!! I LOVE YOU HONEY!! LOVE, C

WE ARE GETTING EXCITED!!

THIS WEEKEND IS OUR LAST WEEKEND FOR OUR ADOPTION CLASSES, WE HAVE PUT IN OVER 30 HOURS OF CLASSES AND HAVE LEARNED A GREAT DEAL ON KIDS AND THEIR PERSONALITIES!! WE ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS STEP IN OUR LIVES, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS WHERE WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE IN LIFE AND WE ARE SO GLAD FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THIS TO HELP FAMILIES GROW AND LEARN. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE HOUSE AGAIN, PAINTING, YES I SAID PAINTING!! THIS TIME IT IS KINDA FUN FOR ME, I AM GETTING MY CRAFT ROOM DONE, FINALLY AFTER 4 MONTHS, I NEED A OUTLET TO CREATE, SO I AM EXCITED!! I EVEN GOT THE BIG ROOM DOWNSTAIRS, SO I CAN REALLY BE CREATIVE. MARTY FINALLY FOUND US A SNOW BLOWER, AND OF COURSE SINCE HE BROUGHT IT HOME, IT HAS NOT SNOWED ENOUGH TO BLOW, WE ALL JUST LAUGH AT HIM, BECAUSE HE IS SO EXCITED TO GET THAT THING POWERED UP!! CONTESSA CALLS ALMOST DAILY, USUALLY TO ASK HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING, SHE MADE HER FIRST ROAST DINNER, SHE SAID IT TURNED OUT YUMMMY, SHE IS LOOKING FOR A GOOD ORANGE JULIUS RECIPE IF ANYONE HAS ONE, I CAN'T FIND MINE. THEY ARE DOING VERY WELL IN THEIR MARRIED LIFE, IT IS GOOD TO SEE THEM LEARNING THAT LIFE IS HARD, BUT GOOD ALSO. CHEROKEE IS SO BUSY ALL THE TIME, SHE GETS INVOLVED IN SO MUCH, SHE WORKS THREE NIGHT A WEEK AND PULLS A 4.0, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT, SHE NEVER IS STUDYING, JUST ALWAYS ON THE GO. SHE IS GETTING READY FOR A HUGE COMPETION FOR NATIONALS IN F.F.A, IF SHE WINS SHE COULD GET A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO A WHOLE LOT OF SCHOOLS. SHE WANTS TO BE A EMT, I ALWAYS TOLD HER SHE WOULD GO INTO THE MEDICAL FIELD, SHE JUST LAUGHED AT ME THOUGH. WE HOPE THAT SHE WILL KEEP DATING THIS YOUNG MAN SHE HAS FOUND, HE IS SUCH A SWEETIE!! CHEVY IS GETTING SO CLOSE TO HIS EAGLE SCOUT AWARD, WE ARE SO PROUD OF HIM FOR STICKING IT OUT, HE IS ALSO ON THE HONOR ROLL, SO WE ARE EVEN MORE PROUD, IT HAS BEEN TOUGH GETTING HIM TO DO HOMEWORK, LET'S JUST SAY THAT HIM AND MOM HAVE A DATE AFTERNOON EVERYDAY AFTER SCHOOL!! HE IS A HUGE HELP TO ME WHEN MARTY IS GONE AND A GREAT PLAYMATE TO CASH. CASH IS JUST FULL OF IT, HE IS TALKING A LOT NOW AND INTO EVERYTHING, HE DRAGS THE CATS AROUND BY THEIR TAILS, EVEN THOUGH THEY BITE HIM ALOT. HE LOVES CHEVY AND ALWAYS ASKS, "WHERE'S CHEVY, NEED HUG." HE CRIES EVERY MORNING WHEN CHEVY GETS ON THE BUS, IT IS SO CUTE! HE IS ALSO VERY ATTATCHED TO HIS DADDY, WHEN MARTY LEAVES ON SUNDAY NIGHTS, CASH CRIES AT THE DOOR, IT IS CUTE, BUT IT MAKES ME SAD ALSO. WELL IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR ROTATING FOOD STORAGE THAT ARE NOT COSTLY ON THE BUDGET, LET ME KNOW, I AM TRYING TO BE FRUGAL ABOUT THIS. WELL HAVE A GREAT DAY!! LOVE, C

THE BEST TIME EVER!!

WE HAD ONE OF THE BEST CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS EVER, I THINK ALOT OF IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT WE GOT TOTALLY SNOWED IN, BUT WE PLAYED A LOT OF GAMES, WATCHED MOVIES, WENT SLEDDING, SAW SOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND JUST RELAXED. IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE MARTY HOME FOR 16 DAYS IN A ROW, I HAD SO MUCH FUN GETTING TO LAUGH WITH HIM AND ACTUALLY SLEEP WITH HIM FOR MORE THEN FOUR NIGHTS. THE KIDS DIDN'T GET A WHOLE LOT FOR CHRISTMAS, BUT THEY WERE HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY GOT AND I THINK THEY JUST ENJOYED HAVING THEIR DADDY HOME!! WE ACTUALLY SAVED SOME MONEY ENOUGH TO TAKE EVERYONE TO THE SHOW, IT IS 9.50 A TICKET HERE, WE WENT AND SAW, "BEDTIME STORIES," IT WAS GREAT. WE COOKED AND ATE SOME GREAT FOOD AND IT WAS EVEN HEALTHY FOR THE MOST PART, WE WENT UP TO THE ROBERTSON CABIN FOR A NIGHT AND THAT WAS FUN PLAYING GAMES, IT WENT BY TO FAST THOUGH!!! I DIDN'T WANT MARTY TO GO BACK TO WORK, BUT YOU ALL KNOW HOW THOSE BILLS JUST KEEP ON COMING!! WE FINISHED THE BOOK OF MORMON ON SUNDAY NIGHT, I THINK THE KIDS WERE VERY EXCITED TO READ THE PROMISE IN THE LAST BOOK, THEY ARE EXCITED TO START THE NEW TESTAMENT, THEY GOT TO CHOOSE, AND WE HAVE NEVER READ THIS PART OF THE SCRIPTURES, SO THEY ARE EXCITED TO DO THIS TOO!! I ACTUALLY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BEG THEM, THEY REMIND ME AT TIMES!! I GUESS MY PRAYERS ARE PAYING OFF, MARTY AND ME ARE TRYING VERY HARD TO KEEP CLOSE TO OUR KIDS AND HELP THEM TO REALIZE HOW TRULY BLESSED THEY ARE!! AS FAR AS NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS GO, I DECIDED TO JUST BE THE BEST PERSON I CAN BE THIS YEAR AND ACCEPT HOW I AM, I AM WILLING TO CHANGE WHAT I CAN, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO GET STRESSED OUT ABOUT IT, IF I CAN'T. I AM ALSO WORKING ON FOOD STORAGE AND 72 HOUR KITS!! I DO NOT ROTATE MY FOOD WELL, SO I AM TRYING SOME NEW THINGS, WE WILL SEE IF IT WORKS!! WELL ENOUGH RAMBLING, LOVE YA ALL C