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

GOOD GRIEF LIFE IS BUSY!!

I TOLD MARTY THE OTHER DAY THAT WE MUST BE GETTING OLDER, BECAUSE TIME JUST SEEMS TO NEVER BE STILL!! I USE TO DREAD IT WHEN HE WOULD LEAVE TO GO TO UTAH TO WORK AND NOW IT SEEMS LIKE HE GOES AND IS BACK OVERNIGHT, I THINK IT MUST BE PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I KEEP VERY BUSY AT HOME WITH MY THREE MONSTERS, AND THE FACT THAT I KEEP MYSELF BUSY IN MY HOME. I CAN'T EVEN GET A GOOD BOOK READ, I SEEM TO FALL ASLEEP IF I SIT DOWN TO LONG. OH WELL I WANTED MY LIFE TO HAVE FULLFILMENT AND KNOW I AM BLESSED WITH AN OVER LOAD OF HAPPINESS!! I PUT SOME CURTAINS UP IN OUR BEDROOM, I HAVE NEVER BEEN A GOOD SLEEPER, BUT SINCE WE MOVED TO IDAHO IT GOT EVEN WORSE, ANYWAY I GOT THIS IDEA THAT MAYBE IF I BLOCKED OUT THAT BIG OLD MOON I WOULDN'T THINK IT WAS MORNING AND WAKE UP. I AM SOOO HAPPY TO SAY THAT EVER SINCE I GOT MY CURTAINS UP I HAVE SLEPT EVERY NIGHT, EXCEPT OF COURSE WHEN CASH WAKES UP(HE IS SLEEPING THRU THE NIGHT BETTER), I CLOSE MY DOORS, CLOSE THE CURTAINS, TURN THE HEAT WAY DOWN AND AS MARTY SAYS, "WE GO TO SLEEP IN OUR TOMB!" I LOVE IT, MAYBE I AM PART VAMPIRE OR MAYBE IT IS JUST PLAIN OLD MENOPAUSE!! ANYWAY, IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME SINCE I BLOGGED, LIFE HAS BEEN GOOD. ON VALENTINE'S DAY MARTY AND ME CELEBRATED THE FACT THAT WE WENT OUT ON OUR FIRST DATE, 21 YEARS AGO. I REMEMBER IT CLEARLY FOR TWO REASONS, FIRST HE TOOK ME TO A RATED R SHOW-WHICH I DON'T WATCH, BUT WAS TO AFRAID TO SAY ANYHTHING, SECOND AND THIS IS THE REASON I FELL IN LOVE WITH HIM, WE WENT TO HARDEE'S AFTER OUR DATE AND IT WAS FREEZING OUTSIDE IT WAS LIKE MIDNIGHT AND HE LEFT HIS BIG OLD ORANGE TRUCK RUNNING THE ENTIRE TIME WE WAS IN HARDEE'S. HE DIDN'T WANT ME TO BE COLD WHEN WE WENT OUTSIDE, SO HE WASTED GAS FOR OVER A HOUR, I THOUGHT HE WAS A KEEPER IF HE WOULD DO THAT FOR ME ON THE FIRST DATE. HE TAKES SUCH GOOD CARE OF ME STILL TO THIS DAY AND I AM SO THANKFUL FOR THAT LITTLE ARROW THAT GOT OUR HEARTS!!! I THINK THAT MARRIAGE IS A PROCESS OF SEASONING, OVER THE YEARS MARTY AND ME HAVE BEEN THRU TOUGH TIMES, BUT WE ALWAYS COME OUT SMILING AND I KNOW IT IS BECAUSE WE PUT EACH OTHER FIRST ALWAYS. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING FUN GETTING OUR BASEMENT DONE AND JUST LAUGHING TOGETHER WITH A FEW PUTTY FIGHTS IN BETWEEN. WE HAVE ALMOST GOT THE TEXTURING DONE AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH THE FIREPLACE, I WANT IT ALL VERY PRIMITIVE, SO IT WILL BE EXCITING TO SEE WHAT WE DECIDE ON!! AS FOR THE KIDS AND THEIR NEWS, CHEROKEE IS SO READY TO GRADUATE AND GET ON WITH LIFE, SHE HAS DECIDED TO BECOME A NURSE SO I AM VERY EXCITED FOR HER, SHE HAS THE BRAINS SO I TOLD HER TO GO FOR IT, BECAUSE ONCE YOU ARE MARRIED IT IS WAY HARDER TO GET A EDUCATION!!! CHEVY GETS TO HAVE BRACES ON IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEY SURE HAVE GOTTEN PRICY SINCE OUR LAST CHILD, HE IS SUCH A GOOD HELPER TO ME, I DO REWARD HIM WITH VIDEO GAME TIME THOUGH. HE WANTS TO WORK AT BEAR WORLD THIS SUMMER. CASH IS JUST FULL OF MISCHEIF AND HAS A MOUTH THAT NEVER QUITS ASKING, DEMANDING AND BEING SASSY!! CONTESSA AND LORIN ARE DOING WELL, SHE IS FINALLY FEELING A LITTLE BETTER, VERY BIG AND TIRED THOUGH. GRANDMA AND MOMMY SPOIL LITTLE KENNEDY ALOT ALREADY, I CAN'T WAIT TO BE A GRANDMA!!! LORIN IS TAKING THE MISSIONARY DISCUSSIONS AND WE ARE EXCITED FOR WHAT EVER HE DECIDES, WE ARE JUST THANKFUL THAT HE LOVES OUR DAUGHTER. I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR LIFE AND ALL THAT IT TEACHES US, I MISS SEEING MY SIBLINGS AND THINK IT IS TIME FOR A SPRING HOLIDAY FOR US ALL!! I WOULD EVEN SETTLE FOR A ONE DAY THING, IT IS NICE TO HAVE FAMILY. I LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE YOUR LIVES ARE BLESSED WITH LOVE THIS VALENTINE'S SEASON!! HUGS AND KISSES C
P.S.- FOR MARTY I KNOW YOU READ THIS SO HERE IS A BIG KISS FOR YOU, CHEER UP THINGS ALWAYS GET BETTER IF YOU HAVE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, BESIDES IT JUST SOME DUMB CAR-DON'T LET IT KICK YOUR BUTT-KICK IT!!! LOVE YA C

Monday, December 21, 2009

OH WHAT FUN IT WAS TO SEE EVERYONE!!!
WELL WE DID IT, WE SPENT THE PAST FIVE DAYS VISITING FAMILY AND SHOPPING,EATING,SEEING LIGHTS, SWIMMING,SHOPPING SOME MORE AND ABOUT GOING CRAZY IN UTAH!! I WAS SO GLAD TO GET AWAY FROM ALL THAT CITY CLUTTER AND CRAZINESS!! ANYWAY, THIS IS OUR TRIP IN A NUTSHELL, WE STARTED OFF ON WED. NIGHT AFTER CHEROKEE GOT OUT OF WORK, THE KIDS AND ME WENT TO LOGAN AND ARRIVED AT ABOUT 11P.M. AT VIC'S TO SPEND THE NIGHT AND SOME TIME WITH HER AND ELLIE. I THINK CASH PROBABLY DROVE VIC NUTS WITH ALL HIS CHATTERING. I THINK HE MIGHT OF HAD A LITTLE TO MUCH SUGAR ON THE WAY!! WE WOKE AND VIC MADE US YUMMMY WAFFLES AND HOT COCOA, WE GOT READY AND HEADED TO DEBBIE AND JACK'S. VICKY'S TREE WAS VERY PRETTY, CASH SAID IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, SHE HAD IT DONE IN SILVER AND PLUM, IT LOOKED REALLY PRETTY SHINNING AT NIGHT.
TO THE JOHNSON HOUSE TO SAY HI AND GOOD-BYE TO JACK WHO WAS HEADED TO WORK, I HAD A NICE LITTLE LAUGH AT DEBBIE, SHE HAD ELECTRIC CURLERS IN HER HAIR WHEN I ARRIVED, I DIDN'T KNOW THEY STILL MADE THOSE THINGS!! DEBBIE HAD GOODIES ALL OVER HER HOUSE WITH CHRISTMAS IN EVERY CORNER, IT REMINDED ME OF A GINGERBREAD HOUSE!! WE HAD A NICE VISIT WITH DEBBIE AND CORY AND A NICE LUNCH WITH THEM. HER TREE WAS LIKE A OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS TREE, SHE EVEN HAD THE CHARLIE BROWN GANG ON IT!! HER AND JACK HAVE BEEN SINGING CHRISTMAS SONGS AT NIGHT TO EACH OTHER-PRETTY ROMANTIC!!!
TO CONTESSA AND LORIN'S HOUSE WE GO!! I LEFT DEBBIE AND JACK'S AROUND NOON, PICKED UP MARTY IN BOUNTIFUL AND HEADED TO UTAH COUNTY-YIKES!! IT WAS A MAD HOUSE AROUND THAT AREA, WE DID STOP AT IKEA, CHEVY AND CHEROKEE THOUGHT IT WAS THE COOLEST STORE EVER!! I GOT THAT ANXIETY FEELING IN THERE AND MARTY JUST HAD FUN CHASING CASH EVERYWHERE!! WE WENT OUT TO DINNER WITH MARTY'S MOM AND RANDY, JOHN AND KATHY, THERE IS A REALLY COOL PIZZA PLACE IN PROVO THAT WE ATE AT, IT WAS NICE TO SEE THEM AND ENJOY THERE COMPANY. CASH LOVED ALL THEIR CATS, HE CHASED THEM ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
WE WENT SWIMMING THAT NIGHT, BUT IT WAS PRETTY COLD, SO WE BASICALLY JUST TALKED AND GOOFED AROUND. WE WENT TO THE HOWLETT HOUSE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SHAWNA GOT A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT EARLY, JUSTIN CAME HOME AND SURPRISED HER, I THINK THAT MADE HER WEEK!!! THEY STILL HAVE THEIR HORSES, BUT THEY ARE PRETTY OBEDIENT, SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOUR IN A BARN, JUST A FRONT ROOM WITH HORSES HA-HA!! WE GOT TO VISIT WITH SPENCER AND SAM TO, IT WAS NICE TO SEE HOW THE HOWLETT BOYS HAVE GROWN INTO FINE YOUNG MEN-YOU TO SAM HA-HA!! SHAWNA OF COURSE SPOILED CASH WITH A FARM ANIMAL SET, HE LOVES THE PIGS AND HE CAN STILL GET HER NAME RIGHT. FRIDAY WE SPENT THE DAY SHOPPING AND GOING TO SOME OF OUR FAVORITE PLACES, I GOT TO SPEND ABOUT FOUR HOURS FRIDAY NIGHT WITH MY GIRLS SHOPPING AND GIGGLING. IT WAS SO FUN TO JUST BE WITH THEM AND WATCH THEM, THEY HAVE BOTH CHANGED SO MUCH AND IT WAS FUN TO LISTEN TO THEM. CONTESSA TOOK HER SIBLINGS TO HER HOUSE FOR PIZZA SO THAT MARTY AND ME COULD GO OUT TO "MI RANCHITO," THAT IS ONE THING I MISS ABOUT UTAH!! CONTESSA DID HER TREE IN SOME DISNEY ORNAMENTS, IT IS A LITTLE TREE, BUT JUST RIGHT FOR THEM.SATURDAY WE WENT TO GARDNERS VILLAGE AND WALKED ALL OVER AND TOOK PICTURES, THEN WE WENT TO THE GATEWAY AND SHOPPED A LITTLE, THEN IT TURNED COLD SO WE LEFT AND WENT TO CROWN BURGER FOR DINNER, IT WAS YUMMY!! WE THEN WENT TO TEMPLE SQUARE, THEY DON'T HAVE AS MANY LIGHTS AS THEY USE TO, BUT IT WAS STILL REALLY PRETTY. WE TOOK LORIN TO THE JOSEPH SMITH BUILDING UP TO THE TENTH FLOOR, THAT WAS WAY COOL FOR THEM, THE REFLECTION POND ON THE SQUARE WAS AMAZING. AFTER TEMPLE SQUARE WE HEADED TO WENDY AND NORM'S, THE FOG WAS REALLY BAD THAT NIGHT, AND I GOT A LITTLE NERVOUS DRIVING, BUT WE MADE IT.WE STAYED AT THE HOWELL'S OVERNIGHT, WENDY OF COURSE HAD HERE HOUSE ALL COZY AND WARM!!! CASH SAID HER HOUSE WAS BEAUTIFUL, NORM MADE US A NICE BREAKFAST SUNDAY MORNING AND WE HAD A NICE GAME OF HAND AND FOOT!! WENDY HAD TO UNWRAP SOME PRESENTS TO SHOW ME, THAT SHE HAD MADE, SHE DOES A AWESOME JOB ON JEWLERY!! CASH LOVED ALL HER TOYS AND EVEN CONIVED HER OUT OF A GOLF SET-THE LITTLE WEASEL!! WENDY AND NORM HAD THEIR TREE DONE IN REDS, IT GLOWED REALLY PRETTY AT NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY!! HER PUPPIES ARE DOING WELL AND ACTIVE!!
CHEROKEE GOT SICK AT THE HOWELL'S AND SO WE THOUGHT WE BETTER GET ON THE WAY TO THE ROBERTSON HOUSE BEFORE SHE GOT WORSE!! WE GOT TO JOIN IN ON THE ROBERTSON FAMILY PARTY, IT WAS SO MUCH FUN TO SEE THEIR FAMILIES AND WATCH THEM INTERACT TOGETHER. BECKY MAKES CHRISTMAS FUN, SHE DECORATES BIG-MEANING HER TREE WAS REALLY TALL, SHE MADE YUMMY GRANDMA CAMPBELL CHICKEN NOODLES, IT MADE ME WANT TO CRY, IT BROUGHT BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES!! THE ROBERTSON GRANDKIDS PUT ON A NATIVITY AND GRANDPA PAUL READ THE CHRISTMAS STORY, IT WAS FUN PLAYING GAMES WITH THEM AND WATCHING THEM OPEN THEIR PRESENTS FROM EACH OTHER. THEY HAVE TALENT IN THAT FAMILY, THEY DID HOMEMADE GIFTS AND WOW I WAS AMAZED AT WHAT THEY CAME UP WITH!! BECKY AND PAUL HAD SNOWFLAKES ON THEIR TREE WITH PRETTY BULBS, IT WENT TO THE TOP OF THEIR STAIRCASE!!! THEY WERE VERY GRACIOUS HOSTS TO LET US BE A PART OF THEIR FAMILY!! AFTER A LONG WEEK WE HEADED HOME, OUR BEDS FELT WONDERFUL AND CASH EVEN SLEPT THRU THE NIGHT-I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!! THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING US COME INTO YOUR HOMES AND FOR SHARING YOUR HEARTS AND FAMILIES WITH OUR FAMILY. THANK YOU FOR THE GIFTS AND FOOD, BEDS AND FOR BEING A PART OF OUR LIVES. WE LOVE YOU ALL AND HOPE YOUR WEEK IS FILLED WITH LOVE AND LAUGHTER AND THE PEACE OF OUR SAVIOR. LOVE, CHERISE, MARTY, CHEROKEE, CASH, CHEVY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

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??