Thanksgiving 2010

It is hard to believe that another Thanksgiving has come and gone. I am enjoying having the last two days off of work to spend with my family. We had a nice thanksgiving dinner and watched the movie "Christmas Vacation." It always gets me in the mood for the holiday season. While I am so very grateful for all of my blessings, I must admit there was a longing to have my oldest home on the day that families are supposed to be together. He was transferred to Logan and I hope he is able to stay warm and was well fed, he only got to his new area on Tuesday so likely didn't know anyone to feed him, but I am in hopes some members there took good care of him. He is coming up on his one year mark, in fact we were on an airplane one year ago Thanksgiving flying to Utah to make sure we could get him to the MTC on time. He went in on December 2nd. I am very thankful for him and the fact that he was willing to go and serve a mission. I am very thankful for all of the missionaries out there who dedicate 18 months or 2 years in service to help share the message we feel so lucky to have in our lives. I love my husband and all five of my kids. I am a very blessed person. I love both Bob's family and of course my own. I have so many good examples on both sides and am amazed that I am lucky enough to be a part of each family. Most of all I am thankful for my Savior and all he did and does do for me and my family, what better example could any of us have? I hope to be more Christlike today and always. I hope you all had a great thanksgiving and are as lucky as me to have such wonderful people to be related to and celebrate these great occasions with. Happy Thanksgiving 2010!

November 2010

A lot going on in our lives in the last couple of weeks. I started my new job and am quickly coming up to speed on it and feel like I contribute a lot. It has been hard on my house being gone for four days a week but Bob and the kids have sure stepped up to help out. Like always our furnace for the downstairs went out when it got cold last week but Bob was able to fix the part after watching the guy do the same thing when the lightning hit our house and we had to get them both fixed. I am grateful he is more talented than me in these things. The Lincoln is starting to act up and we really need that extra car with me being gone so early in the morning and getting home so late at night. I know it will all work out though, as it always seems to. It is already getting close to Thanksgiving and that seems crazy as a year ago we were on a plane with Michael to go to Utah so he would for sure get there for his MTC arrival on December 2nd. Time has gone really quickly for us here. Halloween came and went, Steven was Darth Vader and Ashlee was a "pretty" witch and we went to the Trunk or Treat which was a bust as we arrived at the time they said it would be and all the candy was mostly gone. I didn't feel bad, but did for the kids. Steven and Kaley are both full on into Basketball and Steven is enjoying the practices before the season starts. Kaley is the starting point guard for the 8th grade team at her school and loves it. She starts her season on the 18th. Bob and I are keeping busy with both working and then all of the kids extra activities going on. I can hardly believe that Christmas is next month, where did the year go? I have a lot to do, I know that for sure. It is hard with one day off to get everything done I need to and our weekends are so packed its even harder to get things done then as well. I like to spend time with the kids on the weekends since I don't see much of them during the week. I got to bed by 11 and am up at 6 every day. It makes for a long day. Well I just thought I would take a minute to catch you all up. Michael is doing well and having success in Farr West. He had three baptisms for last week and was pretty happy about that as he had a bit of a dry spell for a while. I know he is working hard and he sent home some pictures (finally) and he looks so grown up, its amazing what changes when your not around them for a while. A lot of people say he looks like Bob now. I think he looks like an older Michael but I am sure he has a lot of his dad in him as well. We all miss him, especially since he was here this time last year. Well Happy Fall and Happy November. I know Bryan has a birthday coming up on the 14th, time sure flies. I will write more later. Have a great weekend.