LOVE THIS WEATHER!!

WE HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH 40'S TO LOW 50'S THE PAST THREE DAYS AND I AM LOVING IT, WE PLAYED OUTSIDE AND WENT WALKING AND I THREW OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS FOR A NICE CLEANING OF THE HOUSE, IT SMELLS SO FRESH, WELL EXCEPT AT NIGHT WHEN WE GET SKUNKS UP BY THE PORCH!!! I AM GETTING SO EXCITED FOR SUMMER, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE LAWN MOWER BUSTED, SO IF ANYONE KNOWS OF A RIDING LAWN MOWER FOR SALE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO USE THE PUSHING ONE AND CHEVY IS GETTING A JOB, SO IT WILL BE ME PUSHING!! I AM ALSO GETTING EXCITED TO GO TO CALIFORNIA AND HANG OUT ON THE BEACH FOR TEN DAYS!!!! CASH IS EXCITED TO, HE KEEPS ASKING TO SEE PETER PAN. WE ARE HOPING TO STOP AT THE GRAND CANYON ON THE WAY HOME, BUT IT STILL MIGHT BE CLOSED, SO WE WILL SEE, I JUST WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE PHONE, MY WARD CALLING, NEIGHBORS, AND BE WITH MY SWEET HUSBAND AND FUN KIDS-SO CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME!!!
AS FOR NEWS ABOUT US, CHEVY GOT HIS BRACES ON THE TOP AND HE LOOKS JUST AS CUTE AS CAN BE, HIS BOTTOM ONES COME ON IN ABOUT TWO MONTH-THEY ARE SO OVER PRICED IT'S JUST METAL FOR GOODNESS SAKE!!! CASH HAS BEEN LEARNING LOTS OF NEW WORDS AND SONGS, HE LOVES TO SING, "FOLLOW THE PROPHET," AND WE TAUGHT HIM A SONG ABOUT ST. PATRICKS DAY THAT HE SINGS AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS!! THANKS AUNT WENDY FOR THE WORDS!! SPEAKING OF WENDY-SHE SENT ME HOME WITH A WHOLE LOT OF GOODIES FOR MY HOUSE THE OTHER DAY-MARTY JUST ROLLS HIS EYES AT ME, BUT THANKS ANYWAYS WENDY AND NORM!! WE HOPE YOUR MOVE GOES SMOOTHLY-AND LOVE YOU BOTH!! BACK TO OUR FAMILY-CHEROKEE WENT TO DISTRICT COMPETION AND TOOK FIRST IN ALL THREE CATAGORIES, SO SHE IS GOIN TO STATE IN APRIL IN TWIN FALLS, WE ARE SO PROUD OF HER, SHE WON A $500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE CITY OF COMMERCE AND THE BOARD MEMBERS TOLD US THAT EVERYONE ON THE BOARD VOTED FOR HER. SHE JUST HAS A WAY WITH WORDS AND AND SUCH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, HER FAITH IN HER HEAVENLY FATHER ASTOUNDS ME AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR HER. I AM EXCITED FOR HER TO BECOME A NURSE, SHE CAN TAKE CARE OF ME WHEN I NEED MY DIAPER CHANGED!! HA! MARTY IS JUST BUSY AS A BEE, HE IS SO GOOD TO ME AND OUR KIDS, I LOVE HIM AND AM ALSO PROUD THAT HE HAS BEEN BLESSED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE TO WORK HARD, I AM GRATEFUL THAT HIS DAD INSTILLED IN HIM THE TALENTS THAT HE HAS, I KNOW HE MISSES HIS DAD ALOT. CONTESSA AND LORIN ARE DOING GREAT, THEY ARE SO EXCITED TO BECOME PARENTS, I AM EXCITED FOR THIS NEW PATH IN THEIR LIVES. I AM SO HAPPY FOR LORIN AND THE WAY HE IS EMBRACING THE GOSPEL, HE WAS MADE A PRIEST LAST TUES. NIGHT, I THINK HE WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS, BUT HE WILL BE GREAT. CONTESSA LOOKS AS CUTE AS CAN BE, I AM SO PROUD OF HER AND HOW MUCH SHE HAS GROWN AND ACCEPTED THINGS IN HER LIFE THAT ARE POSITIVE, I LOVE HER SO MUCH AND I MISS HER SMILING FACE AT HOME, BUT I AT LEAST GET TO TALK TO HER TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY. LIFE IS JUST GREAT, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE TRIALS AND SOMETIMES SORROWS, I HAVE TO BE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH. HAVE A HAPPY DAY TO ALL!! LOVE, C

WOW WHAT A WEEKEND

I TOLD MARTY THAT WHENEVER WE GO AWAY, IT SEEMS LIKE ALOT OF WORK TO GET THERE AND BY THE TIME I COME HOME I AM EXHAUSTED AND NEED TO SLEEP FOR 8 HOURS!! WE HAD A FUN WEEKEND WITH THE ZIPPAY FAMILY AND MARTY AND ME EVEN GOT A NIGHT TO OURSELVES, THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN OVER A YEAR-TO BAD WE JUST WANTED TO FALL ASLEEP!! IT WAS A AWESOME BAPTISM AND LORIN DID A GREAT JOB, I THINK HE WAS VERY NERVOUS TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON JUST HIM, BUT IT WAS GREAT AND THE SPIRIT THERE WAS VERY STRONG. MARTY DID A GREAT JOB ALSO, I KNOW HE WAS NERVOUS ABOUT THE WHOLE THING TOO, HE HELD TIGHT TO LORIN SO HE WOULDN'T SLIP TO FAR UNDER!! CASH HAD WAY TO MUCH FUN WITH LORIN'S BIRDS AND OF COURSE GOT SPOILED WAY TO MUCH, CONTESSA AND ME WENT SHOPPING WITH SHAWNA AND WENDY AND WE FOUND SOME CUTE MATERNITY CLOTHES FOR HER AND OF COURSE THE BABY!! CONTESSA LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BUTTER BALL, SHE IS GOING TO BE SUCH A GOOD LITTLE MOMMY. I HAVE TO SAY THAT I AM THANKFUL I LIVE IN IDAHO NOW, THE CRAZINESS OF UTAH ABOUT DROVE ME BONKERS, I GUESS I HAVE CHANGED ALOT SINCE WE MOVED, I WAS GLAD TO GET HOME LAST NIGHT AND CRAWL INTO MY OWN SOFT BED!! IT WAS A GREAT WEEKEND AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE ZIPPAY'S LOVE YA ALL, C