The first 25 things I could think of that make me Happy.

1. Things that make you happy lists. ( I made one in high school and it is only slightly different than my current list. I challenge you to make a new one every few years.)
2. Fresh Homemade Rolls, crafted by someone else
3. A great pair of Jeans a white T and my favorite flips.
4. Camping in the great out doors. Playing in the sun and coming home exhausted.
5. Processed Sugar. Really.
6. pez, the EIB network, Plaid shoes and cut off jeans. Tall slippery-slides and butterflies in the belly. 5 mile runs when it comes easy, French kisses and mud puddles.
7. Avocado and fresh summer time tomatoes on toast, a little mayonnaise and a Diet Coke for lunch.
8. Good Dads. My Dad.
9. Road trips- My favorites so far: Knoxville, Tennessee, Disney Land, and Jackson Hole, WY. My most resent road trip- A weekend get away with my boyfriend to Moab.
10. A really good unpredictable book-Any Suggestions?
11. A great new hair cut.
12. Beautiful hands: Wrinkled and tough, those with age and scars, some that have known many years of hard work.
13. Cooking for my Family.
14. Friends, Old and New- Really good friends. Those you would hug after not seeing them for many years, days or weeks. My friends are more dear every day.
15. A beautiful day: Sunshine and green grass or a really great-have to stay home all day snow storm- A make some soup or have to cook a burger on the grill day.
16. Good honest competition.
17. A nice loud train on railroad tracks in the middle of nowhere.
18. The comfortable warm feeling you have inside when you know.
19. Listening to my kids read aloud.
20. Pillow Talk: Rock Hudson and Doris Day and the movies from the 50’s that seem more innocent than they are.
21. Honest compliments.
22. Family, Family Family! Ambery, Dean & Duncan. The Arringtons, The Groses, The Kofords and the (Mortensens?). Too many to list. I love you all- Truely. My Nieces and Nephews. 28 in all. I never thought I could love somebody else’s kids as much as I do. These kids amaze me, even the Teenagers.
23. Red Barns. What other color should they be?
24. Daylight Savings time.
25. Mike- The love of my life. Thus far-madly in love for 13 years.

Snow Day

Today it is snowing again. I really don't mind it. The only trouble I have had in the snow in the last 10 years is the 1hr long drive home from work last night. It usually takes me 20 min -tops. (I also haven't worked in the last 10 years) I love the snow. It is beautiful. I don't ski but I ride one heck snow sleigh. Today includes laundry and house cleaning and paying bills and such. These things are a must. I remember winters like the last two we have had as a kid. Always snow to shovel. Paths had to be dug to reach the back yard and white everywhere. For a while I thought my kids might not experience a great winter. Mother Nature I think was just saving up. No news is good news. Take a vote on my pole... I really think that as handsome as my Mike is his hair is of no matter. I will leave you to your own opinion. Off to SHOVEL, SHOVEL, SHOVEL....Hi-Ho!

Life goes fast. I have been working and spending alot of time with family. Nothing more important. This week is a testiment to how fast time flies. My 11 year old lost a tooth about a week ago. My eight year old was baptized this week and my baby, my five year old lost his first tooth. Wheeeeeeewww. I am amazed. they are all beautiful and wonderful on the inside and out, really I cant believe how fast time goes. . . things are great. Love to you all.

GET OUT AND VOTE!!! YOUR VOTE COUNTS.

My kids are here at their grandpa's house. Just beginning to fill their buckets. Yeah for them. My scary ghost and adventurer Indiana, and beautiful Cleopatra. They had a great time. I took the boys with some neighbor friends around the neighborhood and Amberly went with some friends. I guess that is what you do when you grow up. The time was great. Way too much sugar circulating around our home though. I am giving it a week to work through the system. Anything not consumed will be tossed. This is a standard rule at my house because the smarties and sweet tarts might as well be road gravel.

Traditions!!!

TRADITION! I have a hard time saying that word without thinking 'Fiddler on the Roof '. Halloween is a great time of year. Our elementary school does a costume parade every year. The kids and teachers march through the school, past each class and the cafeteria to show off costumes. There are some really great ones of course. Those pictures will follow in a day or two. I had a great time at the school watching all of the kids march by all dressed up and stopping to pose for pictures. This week, we carved our pumpkins! Fun, fun time. We will go trick or treating on Friday have a grand time. Good luck goblins... things are getting scary out.

drive oct 08

After being cooped up in our lives for 10 straight weeks, we have discovered a terrible habit. We like to get away with out much of a plan, usually it involves a full gas tank and a lunch basket. This time we started out in Mantua and ended up past Promontory Point. Rolling hills, a vast desert and home again in a half day. Great stuff. My cute kids. A sweet husband. What more could you ask. Hey fans. Thanks for sticking around. Both of you!!!