First Day of School 2010

First day of school 2010. Nate is more than ready for his SENIOR year, Kaley is excited for 8th grade and finally the oldest in the school again for one more year. Steven is ready for 5th grade and already had P.E. so had a great day. Ashlee is in first grade and came home with a sticker, she was good today, so we are off to a good start. Seminary doesn't start until next week, so Nate can sleep in for a few more days. It was 107 degrees here today and over 21 days of over a hundred degrees so a very HOT August. Michael has been out for nine months, so a lot going on in our house.

School starts tomorrow!

I can't believe that school is already going to start tomorrow. It seems like the kids just got out and were talking of plans of what they wanted to do this summer. They ended up going to Six Flags on Friday and had a blast. I worked most of the summer so didn't get to do much, but we did have fun when I wasn't working. Kaley and Steven came to work with me a couple of times and it was fun to have them there. Nate was very good to bring me lunch when he wanted to get out of the house. All the kids have new shoes and at least one outfit for the first day of school. Nate and Kaley are excited to be the "older" ones in the school this year. Steven is excited his good friend will be in his class, with his new teacher whose name is Miss Duck :) Ashlee has a teacher who looks brand new so will have her work cut out for her with Ashlee, who is a chatty natty. We went to seminary orientation for Nate and I am so grateful to have been raised in UT. where we didn't have to get up and be in seminary at 6 a.m. It shows me even more how much more valiant the kids of today are than my generation. They come stronger and are more prepared to stand up to the hard things that are thrown at him that I never had to worry about. Nate got the same two teachers that Michael had and was thrilled. Just a shout out to my cute nephew that turned TWO yesterday and my sister-in-law Cindi who also had a birthday yesterday. Well a lot going on tomorrow with the first day and all......will write more later.

August already!!

We are already nearly half way through August and in Texas we have had eleven days at or over one hundred degrees! With the heat index we are a good five degrees hotter than that every day. Today was a balmy 104 outside. You go outside and instantly sweat. It has been interesting ever since Michael left on his mission, lots has gone wrong. I know he is a very valuable missionary for Satan to work so hard on our family while he is out serving. Just a recap of last week to give you an idea of how things have gone for the past eight months. Bob got a flat tire on his way home from work, of course we had to get a new tire. The guy said it looked like he ran over a razor blade, yippee. Then our computer totally crashed and we had to go and get a new hard drive. We took Ashlee to the Dr. and it looks like she has the same reflux that Nate had and will probably have to have surgery. Bob got a ticket a block from our house for an expired safety inspection (we were waiting for payday). I got the same ticket last month and it cost me $102, not counting what the inspection itself was. We love Allen police by the way. That is just a couple of the things from last week. I gave up keeping track as its too depressing to see all that goes wrong on a weekly basis, plus the Lord definately gives us "tender mercies" that help us to get through all the stuff we are going through. Anyway, lots of fun here for sure. I am ever grateful for Michael and his example through this whole thing. He has two baptisms this saturday, one a ninety year old and one a twenty year old. He has eight baptisms planned for this month already and is pretty excited. He really is an amazing young man. We have and continue to receive several letters from people where he has served thanking us for the person he is and the Spirit he brings into their homes. Michael has always had that and came with it to our family, but it sure helps when things go wrong, as they seem to all the time lately. If the church wasn't true this would all be a big joke, but since it is we endure and try to do it with faith and as patiently as we can. We are sure proud of all of our kids and especially Michael for the good example he is setting for the others. Nate went to EFY and had an amazing time and feels it should be a requirement for all youth to go to. I am glad it helped him, he has a whole new attitude/outlook since he has been home. Well less than two weeks before school starts. I will have a senior, 8th grader, 5th grader and first grader, should be a fun year!! What a ride......