November 1st and what I'm thankful for

Okay so I'm gonna try the "be thankful for something every day" today it is Doctor's. Kind of a love hate realationship... they give you the kind of news that ruins your life and then they give you the plan that give you the hope to hang on to till tomorrow. Does that make any sense?

Just took our freshman to school this morning where at 2:00 he will be excused to get on a bus for his first high school sports trip. So much harder on me that the first day of school!! I'm wishin I could apparate to Richfield this afternoon... Go Falcons!!

Okay, so I've missed a lot of the last year and a half on here and I'm not even gonna try to play catchup. So I'll just start from today. We bought a completely different house than the last one I posted about and we absolutely love it!  Its a long story maybe I'll share later.  We have been here about 1 year, the kids all have their own room which is awesome! We just started a new school year Kobe is a freshman, Carsen 8th, Tyson 7th, Logan 3rd, and Sydni Kindergarten. Our lives are consumed with football right now and we love it

The fireplace

I always thought it would be fun to have a fireplace with a hearth over it to decorate, well this house does and here is the picture.  This is just a conglomeration of things that we have here since we have not and will not be moving everything in until we know that we are buying this house.  I think it turned out quite cute and I do love having a fireplace.

The tub

One of the favorite features in our new home is the tub in the master bathroom. It is HUGE, deep, and has jets. This morning Logan asked if he could get in it and I said yes only because he was up early. So he ate breakfast while it filled and when he was done I told him that the tub was ready for him, he replied "good because I am ready for it!" So as I type he is giggling away lost in a tub full of bubbles.

Spring and all things new!

I knew it had been a long time since I posted, but November?? Well lots has happened! We finally have a house :) We have made an offer on a shortsale and we are renting it while we wait for the sale to go through. It is in Enoch, in the same elementary for the younger kids and in the Canyon View boundaries. Its so nice to have some space again. We are so grateful to my parents for putting up with us for so long!

Ron finished his first basketball season at CV and has nearly made it through his first year as a teacher. Its been a lot of work but it is work that he loves.
Kobe is doing great at school, has had 4.o's all 3 terms. He is playing on a traveling basketball team. Has loved and will miss the ward we lived in but is soo happy to have his own room :)
Carsen played football in the fall and found a new sport to love in wrestling. He was awesome in his first season won lots of matches pined some opponents and took 4th at state! He wasn't sure he would like having his own room, but does love that he can wake up early in the morning and turn on the light to read.
Tyson is our social bug and knows everyone. We haven't even been in this house for a week and he already knows where all his friends from school live and has been to the park to play with them. He is playing baseball, he will be the starting 1st baseman and hopes to get to do some pitching.
Logan is also very social and has tons of friends at school, there is a girl from his class on the street next to ours. He can't wait to play with her. He also wrestled and LOVED it. We finally found an outlet for some of his energy and aggression :) He said the other day "Mom, I just can't stop thinking of wrestling moves" His first grade class just preformed a Shakespear play that was so cute and very well done. He is reading on a 4th grade level
Sydni is still as busy as ever and already misses Grandpa telling her how wonderful she is all the time. She loves preschool at aunt Mel's and can't wait to meet all the girls here in our new neighborhood
I am working at 2 different home health companies. One is just on call one week a month, and the other is part time. I love what I do as a nurse and as a mom! I love this house! I love my family!

Saydee

I have been avoiding this post and the emotions it will stir for long enough. Our dog Saydee died last month. She did not take well to moving :( She was eating all the other dogs food here on the farm, and drinking water out of everywhere but her bowl. She started to loose weight and get sluggish. I took her to the vet and he said that she had an absess of some sort in her belly. He could do some costly tests to find out the origin, but the bottom line would be very costly surgery to fix any problem he found. He gave her an antibiotic to see if that would help and sent us home to make a decision that became easier by the day. She was sooo sick and weak. We decided it was time to part with a great friend. I held her that morning at a very kind veterinarian injected her with that pink serum that took her life. It was comforting to feel her labored breathing relax and slow to a stop. I held her and sobbed and sobbed. Ron had prepared a spot here at the farm the night before (in the pouring rain) and my dad helped me to lay her to rest there. We had her for about 9 years and she was truely a part of our family, a sister to the boys befor Sydni, an escape artist, and a wonderful friend.