Our Ongoings!

So what has been going on with us you wonder? Well, an update is in order. I apologize ahead of time, i did not make it here with my cord to download pics. So i will have to get those on later.

We are celebrating brads bday today. we did his dinner last night because i have to be gone tonight. he got a byu tie, new black belt, and a jump box, mini aircompressor thing-a-ma-jig. Oh, and a duck stamp!

We had our anniversary and brad had his parents watch the kids while i went to ZIONS for the first time in my life! Yes, i have lived in utah my entire life and never been!!! It was fun, we hiked for a while and then had to get back to cabin for brad to help his dad with winterizing projects.

WE went to the cabin for thanksgiving. WE had a wonderful time, and brought a christmas tree home. Although we are afraid little Jeric is allergic to it. His eyes are so red and have a rash. It snowed the day we left so it took us almost 4 hours to get there, instead of the usual 1 hr 45 min. the road were awful and I was stressed to the max by the time we got there. The kids loved it though and played and played in it! They are convinced it is going to snow at our house for Christmas! WE shall see.

Anyway, we are busy with the holidays and I have a piano recital for my students in a week and a half. So busy with that too! 12 students, most of them doing a solo and duet. It will be fun.

Well, best be off to finish running other errands in town. we wish you all a wonderful holiday and hopefully i can get some pics posted sooner than another three weeks!

Merry Christmas to all!

Oh how i've missed you blogging world and email!!!

Well, I have definately been going through internet withdrawals the past three weeks or so. It's amazing how much I miss it and I also have realized how much I ignored my kidlets...it has been kind of a bitter sweet experience.

Here are some pics of are latest happenings...I was called into YW as the beehive advisor, and they asked me to decorate for the YW in Excellence this past week. I am used to enrichment nights and going all out, so they were surprised to see what I had done. It is hard a pic of the entire room, it looked better together as a whole. Anyway, it was fun but I am glad it is over too.



Theme was the Garden of Values. This started out empty and each time they read their value and it's part, they would then stick the flower and that values color into the "Garden of Values" This was the end result.

We took the girls pics with their parents here. They had a lot of fun posing

We had these ribbons and it really just dressed up the room.

This was another picture taking setting.

Thanks to a lot of willing people, We were able to borrow most of the items and only spent $15 of the budget to decorate the whole cultural hall!

We made chex muddy buddies for the first time, at least since I've had kids...

...and boy did they love licking the bowls!

I am growing my hair out, at least trying, and just not sure what the heck you are supposed to do with long hair. honestly it ends up in a pony most of the time, but every once in a while I get the itch to gussy up! ;)

And here is our sweet little scarecrow that I believe was scaring himself!!! He wasn't too fond of the hat, but at least we got one pic before he ripped it off.

And my superhereos to the Rescue! Coleman wanted a bag just like Dalton's, so like a mad woman, i pulled out the scrapbooking supplies and whipped up an okay duplicate! He was happy at least.

We've been doing great these past few weeks. I just take care of the boys and continue teaching my 12 piano students. We are prepareing for a recital in december. So we will see if this one goes any better than the last!

We are all doing well health wise which is a heaven sent! We've had our share this year, so we will take what we're getting...it's been great!

I've had a few breakdowns, just being a mom, but am doing better at reading my scriptures and exersizing, which seems to be helping my moodiness! Isn't life wonderful?!?

Hope you are all doing well and again, I will post in a few more weeks.

Farewell My Friends...

Okay, tonight is the night for disconnecting our phone, internet and cable t.v. Every time I mention it to Brad, he frowns and pouts...but it must be done. I will try my hardest to continue to check the blogs and email at least twice a month and will post to let you know it has been updated.

I send out a big farewell to my friends I have come into contact with, to digital scrapbooking downloads, to YW lesson helps and cute handouts, online shopping, music downloads, to archiving my photos at costco.com, and many more things I have been so used to having right at my fingertips!!! I will miss it all, but feel it will benefit our family with not such a tight budget and a more productive mother! ;) For all of you blog stalkers out there, you know what I mean!

I fear the withdrawals I am about to go through, but at least i am not totally cut off...it is just not there anytime i need it or want it. I have to wait to be patient until I can get to my grandpa's or the library without my kids.

Wish me luck and I will miss you Internet!!!