Time Flies

Can't believe that it's been so long since I changed this blog. The holidays are gone, and it's almost Valentines Day. I guess that not having anything to say just means that my life is somewhat boring. Go to work, come home, fix meals, feed chickens, clean house, do laundry, go to church. Well, this is exactly what it's suppose to be, I think. I read Glenn Beck's book yesterday, The 7 Wonders That Will Change Your Life. I truly believe that each of us is where we are because that is exactly where Heavenly Father wants us to be at this time. Everyday choices will change, and the people that come into our lives will change, and we may be lead to move from point A to point B, but we are where we are, because that is where we are suppose to be. Heavenly Father lives, He loves us, He will help us if we ask, and He wants us to be happy. I am so grateful to be here in Idaho, I have a great job, a great husband, a fabulous family, the cutest grandkids in the world, and The Savior of the world to help me make the necessary changes to get back to Heavenly Father. I am truly blessed.

It's been a while since I posted anything on here, nobody seems to miss it, but I did go through all of the blogs that are on the Park Family blog, and it was fun to catch up with my nieces, nephews, and kids!
Since I last posted, we have had a couple of "events". The pictrues are pretty self explanatory, but it's just a few of the things we have been up to.
Parades, Rodeo's, Anna's Birthday at the State Fair w/ Funnel cake and three candles. Canning, canning, canning. HazMat training in Vegas.

Okay, I've had it!!!

It is suppose to be summer in Idaho. (it is June, right???) Cool nights, warm days, and an occasional windy gust, and semi-arid climate. Floating the canal, running in the sprinkler, fishing, parades, rodeos???? Some of which are most enjoyable without a winter coat. We had snow on Easter, we had snow on April 25th for our all hands meeting in Rexburg, where they bussed us all from the INL site to the Hart Auditorium for a safety meeting. In 4 inches of snow. We had frost this morning, and frankly, I'm pretty tired of this! The first picture is this morning's frost on my car..... the second is Easter. Somebody that knows alot more than me, should explain to me about global warming. I'm just not buying it. Last weekend Jim and I took Brett to the Jefferson Stampede Parade, and begged the "Cream "O Weber" people to help us heat up the chocolate milk they were passing out. It was too cold to sit and watch the parade without a coat and blanket over us. However, contrary to what this may sound like, I cannot believe how green it is, how close the mountains seem on a clear day, and how thankful I am to be near family. Now..... where's my coat?

What we have been up to!

A fun run at the elementary school, fishing with our grandkids, Jonathan's pinning to be come an RN (real nurse), Kody's baseball practice, a trip to the Garden of the Gods with David's family.

It was really loose!!

Two weeks ago the kids were here for dinner, Sarah could hardly eat because her very first tooth to come out, was so loose she was afraid to bite anything.
So we fixed her up with some dental floss, and she yanked it out all by herself.
She was so brave!!

Card Lady

My next door cubicle neighbor owns a business called Snake River Outfitters, and she and her husband sell fly fishing equipment, and do fishing trips. I made a Christmas card, and she really liked it, and contracted with me to make some fishing theme cards. Well it just so happens that I have a fishing stamp set, and so I made some cards for her to send from her business. She thinks that I am the most talented person in the world because I can borrow an idea and make it into my own creation. Well anyway, I have been making cards to put on her website, to sell.
Here is a sample of the ones that I made the past few weeks.
I hope they sell, because it has been really fun making them.

Christmas Slippers

About Thanksgiving, I decided that I wanted to make slippers for our Grandkids.
I called my friend Kathy and she told me how she makes them, and I got a refresher course from my Mom, and started knitting. I started with red, green and white for Anna, Of course, green and yellow for Brett, green and blue for William, a pink/yellow/purple/ for Sarah, and then I started purple ones for Danica, and black and grey for Kaiser. On Christmas Eve, I had to beg forgiveness from Keaton, because I didn't have his done. He picked out green and black for his, and on Sunday the 3rd of January, I finished them. I still owe Kody a pair, and I want some, because mine have holes in them, and I told Carrie I would make a pair for her, however, since I can't even hardly hold a book because my arms ache so bad from all the knitting I did over the past several weeks, that may have to wait a day or two. Next year I vow to start earlier on what I want to do for Christmas, just in case I decide to do something stupid again.