A Tribute to Samantha

I have been thinking a ton about my sister Samantha lately....I don't think there is a minute that goes by that I don't, but because it is fall and Halloween time, she has been on my mind a lot. She loved this time of year so much, and would prepare for it months before. I wanted to post pictures of some of her decorations. They are so cute and so Samantha. I love this time of year too, and will always look forward to putting up the decorations that she loved so much.....Miss and love you Samantha. I also wanted to post some pictures of Olivia's soccer game on Saturday. I can honestly say that her games in San Diego weren't as beautiful as they are here. The trees are fully changing now and it is absolutely breathtaking!

By the way Olivia's soccer team is doing really well and they think they will have a killer team in a few years. Ethan is doing great on his team... they love to have him, he is a great defender. Elijah's team is undefeated and doing extremely well. His season will not be over for a while, they will be doing a couple of tournaments in Albuquerque.

90 Year Old "Clue"

Tonight we went over to Great Granny Blair's house to play the board game "Clue". It was the funniest night we have had in quite a long time. Granny has obviously forgotten how to play, she is 90 now, and kept giving away all of her cards. When it was her turn and she asked everyone about a certain clue and they would show her, she would yell out (She was missing her teeth and her hearing aids) "So do I mark off the knife now?" The kids started to catch on to her too, and every time she got a new set of cards they would say "Here Granny let me help you"....they would quickly mark off her cards on their clue sheet. It was too funny, especially seeing how sly they thought they were.

But thanks Granny for letting us come over, play games with you, and sing "Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam" over and over and over! Your the best and we love you!

Choose This Day

Summer, Fall or Winter

Saturday all the kids got burned at their soccer games, but we went 3 - 0, so no one cared too much! Then we went up to my parent's cabin to see the COLORS and also watch General Conference with them. We saw the most beautiful trees and brush that you have ever seen, RED, YELLOW, GOLD, GREEN (you name it). It was well worth the trip. Conference was great too, and well needed!!!

On our way home we stopped at the Continental Divide and ran into a snow storm. The kids had fun playing around in it. I on the other hand was on edge wondering if we were going to get in another car accident. I tried to enjoy it, but was anxious to get down the mountain in one piece with James driving.

We had a great weekend and I loved it!!!

Good Times, Good Friends

This last week we were blessed to be visited by dear friends. Dave, Jamie, and McKenzie Pyatt, and Jake, Shauna, Skylar, Madison, and Ryland Stubblefield all came to visit us. It is such a great honor to have such great friend travel all that way to come and check-up on us.

We had a great visit. James and the kids were even lucky enough to follow them up to Mesa Verde in Colorado and help set up their campsite. They then went on to see a few Indian ruins. Our visitors camped out for a few days and then came back down to our house where we visited some more.

Thank you Pyatt and Stubblefield Families...you made my month and I am grateful to have such good friends like you. Your visit filled me with peace and happiness and I look forward to when we can visit again. WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Ode to Good Friends

It never ceases to amaze me what good friends I have. You all just seem to have the perfect timing. I will get phone calls, message, notes, and even presents at times when I need them the most.

I just wanted to quickly thank Amy for the book and the card. They really do mean so much to me, and even more that you thought about me. The title of the book is too appropriate!

Also the night I got into my little car accident, I came home from the doctor to find these beauties waiting for me.....What timing! Thanks Jamie....I can't wait to see you.
Thanks again to such good friends who I love and miss!

The Rubicon is now a Rubic's Cube

I haven't been very good at updating my blog....it seems like something is always going on to stop me.

Last Wednesday 9/9/09 (someone said it is 666 upside down, I now believe it), I was dropping off Elijah at soccer practice, in the rain, and looked up to see a big truck fishtailing down a hill! It was like a slow motion movie. OOOOO NOOOOOOO NOOOOOO (I was proud of myself for not saying something else in front of my kids)! Needless to say I got hit on my side, then he bounced around and hit my backside pushing us into two other cars.! So dumb. Only $9000 of damange on my car (I mean James' car). Now my neck and arm hurt and the doctor tells me that I need to wear a neck brace for the next four to six weeks....URGH! We are also waiting for the young man's insurance to tell us whether or not he has enough insurance to cover the 3 cars he hit. I HATE DRIVING IN THE RAIN.

What's your best wreck story????

My Dad also got a check up this last week. He seems to be doing a little better. All of his blood counts are up except for his red blood cells. They have actually dropped. The doctor didn't quite know what that meant but we will see what it is again in two weeks.