Silver Scholar Award

I'm so proud of Emylie!!!! She adjusted to Jr. High so well. She has been on the Honor Roll all year. The last 3 quarters she was on the High Honor Roll. She also received Outstanding in all of her classes in citizenship, which to me is just as important as her good grades. Good job Em, dad and I are so very proud of you!!!

Dance Festival

Today was the kids Dance Festival at School. I love this activity, it's so fun to watch the kids perform. They are always so proud of themselves. They have all done real well this year and I'm proud of each and everyone of them. I'm truely lucky to be the mom of such wonderful children!!!!!

Hope of America

Miranda was involved in Hope of America on the 29th. I love going to this. I really is quite awesome how they can pull 6000+ students from different school and pull this all off. I really left with such an appreciation of our country, those fighting for our safety, and those who came before making this country such a beautiful place to live. I'm really going to try and not take my freedom and this beautiful place we live for granted, but cherish it.

Pinewood Derby

We have a second place winner!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trent and his car (the phantom) won second place in the scouts pinewood derby. Scott says he really should have one first. I don't know who gets more excited at these things . . . the boys or the dads. lol.

Furbaby pictures

HERE'S. . . . . . . CRUSSO

Sad Times/Happy Times

On Weds. day we had a very sad day. We lost our cute little new furbaby. She decided to go back and live in Heaven. She was very sick and we did all we could, but in the end she was just too tiny to fight any longer. Emylie of course was very heart broken as were the rest of us. I know this might sound funny because she was a kitty, but she really did have such a sweet little spirit in her that touched all of us and we will miss her.


On Thursday, we went to buy one of Emy's friends a birthday present. As we passed Animal Ark, Emy asked if we could just go look. She said she didn't want to buy a new kitten yet but wanted to go look. Well, she fell in love and we took a new kitty home. His name is "Crusso" and is very adorable. He is strong and very active, but love to cuddle and purr too. I will post picutres a little later.

I've been Tagged
A. Attached or Single -Attached for 14 years!
B. Best Friend(s)- My husband, Scott.
C. Cake or Pie- Definitely Pie, Apple alamode or Fresh Strawberry.
D. Day of Choice- Any day that I get to spend most of it with my kids.
E. Essential Item- Crushed Ice - I'm hooked.
F. Flavor of Ice Cream- Burnt Almond Fudge
G. Gummy Bears or Worms-Bears.
H. Hometown- Good ole Pleasant Grove.
I. Indulgences- Long hot baths and Doves dark chocolate.
J. January or July- July.
K. Kids- 5 total. 3 beautiful girls and 2 splendid boys.
L. Last movie I saw in theatre- 21- just tonight infact.
M. Music(favorite)-This is a hard one, depends on my mood and what I'm doing. I like country in the car, soundtracks when I'm cleaning, and top 40 the rest of the time.
N. Number of siblings-2, one sister and one brother.
O. Orange or Apples- Oranges
P. Phobias or Fears-Snakes and being left alone (for a long period of time).
Q. Quote- One from one of my Grandma's stories, "It takes a heap o' livin in a house t' make it home" and one from a joyschool song - "Snuggle me warm"
R. Reason to smile-My childrens laughter, spring rain, and my friends.
S. Spring or Summer? Spring!!
T. Tag 4-All my misfit friends!!!
U. Unknown fact about me-This is hard, I'm pretty boring. In high school, I won compititions in Shorthand.
V. Vegetarian or oppressor of Animals- I'm not a vegetarian!!(Ditto Tanya)
W. Worst Habit- Picking my nails.
X-rays or Ultrasounds- Ultrasound (imagine that since that is my occupation)
Y. Your favorite Food- Salmon and Shrimp.
Z. Zodiac- Gemini.