things happening around here:

Well, Here's the scoop folks.
My washer broke down last week, and I just got a new one today. Jared stayed home from work and installed it for me, then monitored it so that every time it stopped, he put in a new load of wash. He also vacuumed the whole house and swept the kitchen for me! I love that man.

A fever/sickness is going through my family. It started with me last week, and now it's gone through Sam, Rusty, and Tommy. Guess who's next? Jared. He couldn't help kissing me when he got home from VA on Friday, so I bet he will be getting it next. It's an awful bug too. It attacks your throat. I thought I was almost over it yesterday, but my voice was a bit raspy which made me sound exactly like Chris Daughtry. So after singing a few of his songs (it was fun), I'm back to having a scratchy throat today, and I no longer sound like Chris Daughtry, which really stinks, because that was fun while it lasted, and totally worth it, I would do it again in a heartbeat. j/k
Other news...Mary lost another bottom tooth and got 2 dollars from the tooth fairy last night.
We are going to try to sell our house because it is so expensive to live here, high utility bills, and endless repairs.
I register next week for my first classes! I'm totally stoked about it.
I'd better get to bed. It's 1am here. I just couldn't settle down my mind. Good lookin' out folks. May the schwartz be with you...

It was my birthday today...

Today I shared my birthday with Father's day...So Happy Birthday to me, and Happy Father's day to my Dear Jared, the Father of my 6 chir'in.
I had a wonderful birthday, with the best part being the two hour nap I took this afternoon, and the date that Jared and I went on last Friday courtesy of Suzy, who babysat for us. Thanks Sugie!
Thank you to all of you who remembered me this year.

Happy Father's day Jared
I love the way you are firm with our kids about the rules
I love how you take the kids out for hours of fun while I clean the house on Saturdays
I love how you grow out your beard so our babies will always have something to hold on to while you give them raspberries.
I love how you provide so well for their needs.
I love how you are a great example to them with your church attendance and gospel knowledge.
Thanks for being here, staying here with me and the kids, accepting your responsibilities like a REAL MAN, being a steady presence in our home
Thanks for getting up every morning without complaint and going out there to slay dragons, so our children can grow up with a loving stay at home Mommie.
Thanks for all you do each day around the house...feeding the baby, getting everyone to bed, keeping all these rascal boys in line, and so much more.
Thank you for loving their Mother, and showing her respect, courtesy, and kindness.
You are loved, appreciated, and adored.
(When he reads this, I know he is going to vomit, because he can't stand when I get mushy-gushy like this, but I can't help it if it's all true!)
I hope everyone has a great day!
Love to all

Hello Ya'll

Guess who got her ears pierced recently??? Mary! The little princess of our family. She was so excited that I said "Yes". I thought she would faint when it happened, but she was so brave and didn't even cry one bit! She picked out some rainbow colored flower earrings. She looks so pretty!Tommy had his first day of "Summer Journey" school (basically, it's like kindergarten) today. He said it was really fun there, that they played legos. That's about all he remembered. His teacher is Mrs. Thelen, but he calls her "Miss Feelin's" which I think is so adorable...

These little cousins are good buddies

Little Russell and Jackson are beginning to be good buddies! They play together a little, as shown here. The sad part is that Rusty likes to bite down on anything that comes into his mouth, and Jackson likes to stick his fingers in Rusty's mouth. He's gotten bit two times now, poor little thing.

Fun in Colorado

We took a family vacation to Colorado to see Jared's Grandma. It was a wonderful trip. We went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo while we were there. The kids had a blast!

Grma Peggy was very happy to see us. She is 86 years old. She is a wonderful lady. I love her very much. It was worth more than anything to see her and for her to see the kids.
She loved little Russell. Here she is feeding him a spoonful of vanilla ice cream.

Our hotel had a nice pool and hot tub, which we took full advantage of. Unfortunately though, Isaac got an ear infection and Jared Sr. got food poisoning! But aside from that it was great.

So you might wonder what's going on with me right now? I haven't blogged for a long time! It seems like there is just one thing after another for me to keep busy...having my Mom come over for a visit, my trip to Utah, then having Susan and her kids living with me for a month, and then our trip to Colorado. Not to mention that the kids are now out of school so I am in heaven with being able to sit around and take it easy (because what's the use of cleaning, it will be messy again in 5 minutes anyway, so I'm relaxing) LOL

I am getting excited to start school this fall at Columbia College. Before then, I'm hoping to get a bunch of landscaping work done outside, and tear down all the cottage cheese ceilings in my house. That's my goal for the summer. We'll see what happens.