President's Day at the Duck Ponds

My kids love going to the Graham County Fairgrounds where the duck ponds are. They feed the ducks, fish, and ride their bikes over the bridge. My sister, Tamara, and her family came down for my other sister's weddding. They came with us, along with my Mom and other sister, Rue with her daughter, Camryn. TJ even caught a little fish.

The craziest weekend I have had in a long time!

On February 14th, my oldest sister, Shalee got married. There was also the groundbreaking ceremony for our local Gila Valley Temple. And two days before that, I went on a field trip with Mackenzie to the DeGrazia Museum in Tucson. It was crazy trying to shift from one thing to the next. The DeGrazia Museum was so cool! He was born in Morenci, AZ and moved to Tucson. He was a wonderful artist. It was a fun field trip!

Our tour guide. All the flowers were made from soda cans.

My favorite picture called "Free As the Wind" (the horse one)

The famous "Los Ninos" used by Unicef.

On Friday, we spent the day decorating for the wedding. It seemed like we were not making any progress for the whole morning, but by the end of the day, it looked pretty darn good! On Saturday, I had to wake up early to go help with the ushering for the Gila Valley Temple Groundbreaking. My boss, Mike was in charge of the ushering and he asked me to be his assistant. We had spent the past two weeks preparing for this day. It was pretty cold at 6:00 in the morning with a dress on, but it warmed up nicely. Unfortunately the chairs that were set up the night before were pretty icy and no one wanted to sit in them! After the groundbreaking, it was time to get ready for the wedding. The ceremony was very nice and the reception was fun. My sister from Virginia even came with her two kids and husband. I had my whole family there! Boy was I glad when the weekend was over!

Shalee & Travis Ziegler

My daughter, Mackenzie was the Maid of Honor!

My husband, Tommy, my two boys and nephews.

Is it really February?

Usually December goes by fast, but I think January went even faster! This is going to be a crazy month! My oldest sister, Shalee, is getting married on Valentine's Day. The groundbreaking for the Gila Valley Temple is also on the same day. I have been called to help with the ushering and organizing as people arrive at the Groundbreaking ceremony. What a responsibility, but also a great honor! I hope it will all go smoothly. I can't wait to have the temple built right in our backyard! I will be able to drive by it every day as I am going to and from work.

My Occupations!

Maybe I am crazy, but I love all of my jobs! Here is a breakdown of all my occupations:

Secretary, Eastern Arizona College - Small Business Development Center
Office Manager, McCray & McCray Earth Movers
Manager, Fox Storage
Idependent Sales Rep, Avon

They are all part-time, so altogether they almost add up to one full-time job. The last two jobs don't take too much time. I am off on Fridays, because Braden does not go to school on Fridays (he goes to a charter school). I really love secretary, office work because I am good at organizing. I like to feel that I am helping my employers become just a little bit more organized than they were before.

Today I am "33"!

Today is my birthday and I am "33". Since this is my favorite number times 2, I hope this means I will have a great year!

7 Puppies...Lots of Poo!

So, our dog, Pepper had 7 puppies. Each one is different looking...and none of them look like Pepper. Don't know who the dad is, although we suspect it to be a stray dog that animal control won't pick up because he "can't catch it". Frustrating, especially when we think it got into our yard. I guess it is our fault for not having Pepper spayed. Guess what we are doing as soon as the puppies are weaned? So, if anyone wants a puppy, please let me know! I would rather give them to someone I know before we show them off in front of Wal-Mart. Here are some pics of how cute they are! They even have names already!

Our dog Pepper

This one is my favorite! Her name is "Oreo". We will probably keep her.

2008 Update!

I will have to get use to updating our page on a regular basis. So 2008 is over and I think the year went pretty well. We had an eventful year, with our youngest son (he has high-functioning autism and ADHD) switching from a regular school to a small charter school. It has made all the difference! Our middle daughter had another great year of dance and viola. And our oldest son shared his usual onslaught of crazy ideas! I would like 2009 to be a calm, undramatic (yeah, right!) year. We shall see!

Here are some of our Holiday activities!

Making a gingerbread house

Playing in the snow on the mountain

Christmas Eve (they get to open one present and it is always pajamas)