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

4th of JULY FUN!!

WE HAD A VERY BUSY WEEK, LOTS OF THINGS GOING!! WE STARTED OFF WITH THE REST OF THE GROUP, (THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE UTAHANS, INCLUDING MARTY) COMING HOME ON WED. EVENING, WE JUST SAT AND TALKED UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT THEN OFF TO BED, FOR THE FUN STARTS TOMORROW. THURSDAY MORNING WE GOT UP AND GOT READY AND WENT TO THE IDAHO MUSUEM, THEY HAVE THE, "TITANIC" EXHIBIT RIGHT NOW, IT WAS WAY COOL. I THINK IT WAS GREAT FOR THE KIDS TO SEE A LITTLE HISTORY, THEN WE WENT TO THE FALLS AND TOOK SOME PICTURES AND GOT A DRINK. THEN THAT AFTERNOON WE WENT SWIMMING FOR ABOUT FOUR HOURS, IT WAS GREAT FUN. WE HAD A FIESTA NIGHT FOR DINNER, YUMMY!! THEN WE JUST RELAXED AND TALKED SOME MORE AND THEN AROUND 8P.M. WE WENT SHOOTING, THE GUYS LOVED IT AND US GIRLS JUST GOT ATE BY BUGS!! FRIDAY MORNING IT WAS UP EARLY AND ON OUR WAY TO FLOAT DOWN THE RIVER AT MACK'S INN, THAT WAS WAY FUN, IT TOOK US THREE AND A HALF HOURS, BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME. CONTESSA FLIPPED OUT BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT THAT SHE HAD LEECH EGGS ON HER ARMS, CHEROKEE GOT THROWN IN TWICE, BECAUSE SHE WAS BEING A LITTLE TOO SASSY!! CHEVY GOT ATE ALIVE BY BUGS, CASH DIDN'T WANT TO GET OFF THE BOAT AND CRIED, LORIN HAD HIS FIRST RAFTING EXPERIENCE, CHERISE DID NOT THROW UP THIS TIME, AND MARTY JUST SAT BACK AND ENJOYED IT ALL!! AFTER OUR RAFTING TRIP WE WENT UP TO, 'OLD FAITHFUL," WE GOT DRENCHED BUT SAW A LOT OF WILDLIFE AND BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, WE STOPPED ON THE WAY HOME AND SAID HELLO TO THE ROBERTSON BUNCH AND GOT HOME AT AROUND 11P.M. EVERYONE WAS POOPED, SO WE SLEPT IN UNTIL 9A.M. SAT. MORNING. WE WENT TO THE MENAN HOME TOWN CELEBRATION ATE SOME FUNNEL CAKE, YUMMY!! THEN WE WENT OUT TO LUNCH, AND WENT HOME FOR A NAP!! WE HAD A B-QUE THAT EVENING AND STARTED DOING ILLEGAL FIREWORKS AT AROUND 4P.M. THE BOYS STOPPED IN MONTANA AND GOT ILLEGAL FIREWORKS, IT WAS HILLARIOUS TO WATCH LORIN AND CHEVY, THEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS CHRISTMAS MORNING !! FIREWORKS WAS GREAT FUN, WE HAD NEIGHBORS DOING THEIRS AND THEN OURS, WE HAD MUSIC GOING, NEON NECKLACES FOR CASH AND TONS OF SPARKLERS! SUNDAY MORNING WE MISSED CHURCH ON THE ACCOUNT OF LAZINESS, BUT WE HAD MUNCHIES ALL DAY AND JUST ENJOYED A AWESOME WEEKEND TOGETHER!! HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE, LOVE THE CARRILLO'S AND ZIPPAY'S

WHAT CRAZY THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR LIVES!!

WELL TO START OFF WITH I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT OUR CRAZY ADVENTURES ON OUR ANNIVERSARY!! WE WENT UP TO ISLAND PARK TO WATCH A PLAY AND HAVE THEIR DINNER AT MACK'S INN, IT WAS SO FUNNY AND THE FOOD WAS SO GOOD, THEY HAVE REALLY IMPROVED ON EVERYTHING THERE, SO IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FUN THING TO DO GO SEE THE PLAY AND EAT. WE GOT THE PLAY, THE FOOD, WHICH WAS PRIME RIB AND A TON OF OTHER YUMMY STUFF, PLUS A ONE NIGHT STAY FOR A $100.00!! ANYWAY, AFTER THE PLAY WE DECIDED TO DRIVE UP TO BIG SPRINGS AND FEED THE FISH, WELL ALL WAS GOING WELL UNTIL MARTY LEANED WAY OVER THE RAILING TO LOOK AT A MUSKRAT!! PLOP PLOP WENT OUR CELL PHONES, HE HAD BOTH OF THEM IN HIS SHIRT POCKET!! SO MY WONDERFUL HUSBAND GOES RUSHING INTO THIS ICY COLD WATER(PLUS IT WAS RAINING LIKE CRAZY), TO GET OUR CELL PHONES. IT WAS HILARIOUS TO WATCH, HE WAS HURRYING SO FAST AND WAS ALL OUT OF BREATH BECAUSE IT WAS SO COLD, HE DID GET THE CELL PHONES AND WE STRIPPED THEM NAKED AND PUT THEM ON THE HEATER!! AS FAR AS MARTY WAS CONCERNED HE DIDN'T BRING ANY EXTRA CLOTHES, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T LISTEN TO HIS WIFE, SO HE WAS FREEZING, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAY TO GET A HOLD OF THE KIDS FOR AN EMERGENCY, SO WE JUST ENDED UP GOING HOME!! MARTY GOT TO WEAR ONE OF MY T-SHIRTS HOME AND MY SILKY P.J. BOTTOMS, IT WOULD OF TOPPED OFF THE NIGHT TO GET PULLED OVER BY A COP-HE WOULD OF THOUGHT MARTY WAS DRUNK OR SOMETHING, BUT ALAS WE WENT HOME AND RENTED A MOVIE AND THAT IS HOW WE SPENT OUR ANNIVERSARY!! IT MADE ME LAUGH THOUGH AND THAT IS WHAT IS IMPORTANT!! CONTESSA AND LORIN CAME DOWN SATURDAY NIGHT AND WE JUST KINDA HUNG OUT, WENT TO A MOVIE AND THEY WENT TO CHURCH WITH US, I DON'T KNOW IF LORIN HAD REAL FUN, BUT I APPRECIATE THEIR WILLINGNESS TO GO WITH US AND BE A FAMILY!! THANKS TESSIE AND LORIN-WE LOVE YOU LOTS!! IT HAS NOW JUST BEEN PLAIN BUSY AT OUR HOUSE, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMETHING GOING ON AND PEOPLE COMING AND GOING, I LOVE IT, BUT IT IS A LITTLE EXHAUSTING AT TIMES!! I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE 4TH OF JULY WEEK, CONTESSA AND LORIN ARE COMING AND WE HAVE A FUN WEEK PLANNED, I WILL WRITE ABOUT IT LATER. SO HAVE A GREAT 4TH WEEK AND REMEMBER TO CHERISH OUR FREEDOMS!! LOVE TO YOU ALL, C

TWENTY YEARS OF LOVE-NOT FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT SAPPY!!

WHENEVER I READ A ROMANCE STORY, I KINDA HAVE TO LAUGH, THEY ARE SO PREDICTABLE, THE COUPLE ALWAYS ENDS UP TOGETHER, WITH A LOT OF MONEY, STRONG IN THE GOSPEL, NICE KIDS, NICE HOME, NICE JOB, ETC. I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO WRITE A "REAL," ROMANCE NOVEL, LIKE WHAT KIND OF REAL EMOTIONS A COUPLE GOES THRU WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR JOB, KID, THE WIFE AND HUSBAND GET IN FIGHTS, THEY HAVE TO LIVE IN AN APARTMENT BECAUSE THEIR BANK ACCOUNT IS ZERO, THEY HAD TO GO THRU BANKRUPTCY BECAUSE OF NO OTHER OPTIONS, THIS IS WHAT I CALL A REAL LOVESTORY!! ANYWAY, I HAVE BEEN THINKING ALOT ABOUT LIFE, AND YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR SPOUSE, I THINK THIS IS MOSTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT MARTY AND ME WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR TWENTY YEARS TOGETHER NEXT WEEK, IT GOT ME THINKING ABOUT HOW MUCH WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH TOGETHER. MOST OF THE THINGS WE HAVE GONE THRU HAVE TAUGHT US VERY GREAT LESSONS, WHILE OTHERS WE HAVE LEARNED ALOT, BUT HAVE NOT WANTED THESE TRIALS. IT MAKES ME SMILE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE COME THIS FAR IN LIFE AND WE STILL HAVE THAT LITTLE BUTTERFLY FEELING WHEN WE SEE EACH OTHER AFTER BEING AWAY, I LOVE THE FACT THAT WHEN MARTY IS GONE FOR TEN MINUTES, HE CALLS ME AND SAYS HE MISSES ME!! WE ARE EACH OTHER'S ONLY BESTEST FRIEND, HE TAKES A GREAT INTEREST IN MY HOBBIES AND I LIKE TO WATCH HIM DO HIS, I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I DON'T REALLY LIKE GREASE UNDER MY FINGERS, BUT I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE HAS GREASE UNDER HIS. THIS SHOWS ME HOW MUCH HE CARES FOR HIS FAMILY!! SOME OF MY GREAT MEMORIES OF BEING WITH MARTY OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS HAS BEEN:
1.THE FIRST TIME WE WENT TO LAGOON TOGETHER, WOW WAS THAT EVER FUN!!
2.WHEN I TOLD HIM, "I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY!" HE WAS SO EXCITED WHEN CONTESSA WAS BORN!!
3.OUR TRIPS TO DISNEYLAND WITH THE KIDS, HIS EYES JUST LIGHT UP TO WATCH HIS KIDS
4. I LOVE WATCHING HIM AT CAR SHOWS, HE ALWAYS HAS A GRIN
5. EACH AND EVERY TIME I GET TO GO TO THE TEMPLE WITH HIM, HE IS JUST SO DARN SEXY IN WHITE-I ONLY THINK OF THIS BEFORE AND AFTER!!!
6. THE FIRST TIME WE WENT TO THE ANNIVERSARY INN, HE WAS HILARIOUS!! THE SEX WAS GREAT TOO!!
7. EACH AND EVERY TIME HE HAS HELD ME, AFTER LOSING A BABY, THERE IS NEVER ANY NEED FOR WORDS, HIS STRENGTH JUST GOT ME THRU
8. I LOVE THE WAY HE STUDIES THE GOSPEL, HIS MIND IS WONDEROUS AND HE PONDERS POINTS I NEVER WOULD IMAGINE
9. HE CALLS ME, "CRICKET," JUST LIKE MY MOM USE TOO
10. HIS LOVE OF HIS WORK AFTER ALL THESE YEAR, HE IS AWESOME AT WHAT HE HAS DONE IN HIS CAREER FOR NEVER HAVING ANY SCHOOLING, I AM SO PROUD OF HOW FAR HE HAS COME

THE NUMBER ONE REASON I LOVE MARTY IS, HE IS REAL, HE NEVER PRETENDS TO BE ANYTHING DIFFERENT FOR ANYONE, HE SAYS IT LIKE IT IS, AND HE STICKS UP FOR WHAT HE LOVES AND BELIEVES IN!!
WE ARE GOING TO GO TO WEST YELLOWSTONE FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY, NOT REALLY ROMANTIC, BUT WE BOTH ENJOY THE PLAYS THEY DO THERE AND WE ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT IN A LITTLE CABIN!! MARTY GOT ME A WONDERFL SURPRISE FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY, HE FOUND ME A SANTA FE, I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED ONE OF THESE SUV'S, HE GOT A SREAM'IN DEAL, IT WAS OWNED BY A OLDER COUPLE WHO TOOK IMMACULATE CARE OF IT, IT HAS LEATHER SEATS, THE INSIDE IS LIKE NEW, THE COLOR IS TEAL, IT IS REALLY PRETTY!! WE ONLY HAD TO PAY $2800 BUCK A ROO'S!! I WAS SO EXCITED!! ANYWAY, WHAT A AWESOME HUBBY I HAVE, I WANT TO TELL HIM I LOVE HIM SOOO MUCH!! HERE IS TOO TWENTY MORE YEARS, AND AN ETERNITY TOGETHER!! LOVE YA, CHERISE

HERE IS TO A "REAL" LOVESTORY!!

BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!!

MAY WENT BY SO FAST AND IT WAS EXTREMELY BUSY FOR OUR FAMILY, I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE MY KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL AND HAVE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR!! IT IS ALWAYS NICE TO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOMEWORK! WELL THE SUMMER STARTED OFF BY CHEROKEE GOING TO MOSCOW FOR A WEEK, SHE DID AWESOME ON HER COMPETITION AS USUAL, CHEVY WAS A SUPERMAN THAT WEEK, HE HELPED ME OUT ALOT, WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUR YARD LANDSCAPED A LITTLE BETTER, BUT IT IS SO MUCH MONEY, SO WE JUST DO WHAT WE CAN AND BE HAPPY WITH ALOT OF GRASS!!! THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE WE CELEBRATED CHEVY'S 14TH BIRTHDAY, HE GOT A TWENTY-TWO AND IS SOOOO EXCITED!! THEN WE HELPED MOVE CONTESSA AND LORIN INTO A NICER PLACE, PLUS IT IS TONS CLOSER TO THEIR WORK, THAT WAS A FAST TRIP TO UTAH!! THEY ARE DOING SO GOOD, I THINK THAT LIFE IS TEACHING THEM SOME GOOD LESSONS, I AM JUST GRATEFUL THAT THEY WORK TOGETHER WELL AND TREAT EACH OTHER WITH LOVE!! IT IS SO AMAZING TO ME HOW LIFE PASSES YOU BY SO QUICKLY WHEN YOUR RAISING YOUR CHILDREN, I AM SO THANKFUL THAT YOU STILL GET TO BE A PART OF THEIR LIVES WHEN THEY MOVE ON. MARTY AND ME HAVE BEEN TALKING ALOT ABOUT LIFE AND ALL THE CHALLENGES IT BRINGS TO US, I WAS SEEKING HIS ADVICE ON HOW TO GET THRU SOME STUFF THAT IS GOING ON IN MY LIFE, AND HE JUST TELLS ME IN HIS SOFT VOICE, THAT SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO LET THINGS GO AND TAKE IT A DAY AT A TIME, THIS IS NOT EXACTLY THE ANSWER I WANTED, BUT I AM TRYING TO LEARN MY ANSWERS DAY BY DAY. LIFE IS TRULY NOT A BOWL OF CHERRIES!!! WELL FOR NOW I MUST GO AND FEED MY THREE YEAR OLD, HE SAYS, "MOMMA I WANT SOME FOOD NOW!!" THE LITTLE SASSY MOUTH!! LOVE,C