getting to know you

I received this email and forwarded it to all of you. So far Camille, Mandy and Irene have responded. I thought it would make a fun blog for everyone to read. Here are everyone's answers Irene's first, then Camille, Mandy, Todd and I...

Three Names You Go By...
Irene, Mom, Hun
The Hot One, Sally, Hey You!
Mandy, Aunt Mandy, Handy Mandy
Foxy, Chief, Boss man
Alisa, Lisa, Mom

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now...
wedding ring and clothes
flip flops and cowboy hat
4" heels and diamond earring's
Vest & Hat
wedding ring and grandma's ring

Two Longest Car Rides...
Portland, Or to Hatch, UT & Michigan to Palmyra, NY
Rexburg, ID to Grand Canyon, AZ & Anywhere with peace disturbing children
Columbia, SC to La Grande, OR & La Grande, OR
La Grande to Disneyland & Sao Paulo to Registro, Brazil
La Grande, Or to Asheville, NC & Athens, GA to La Grande, Or

Two Of Your Favorite Things To Do...
read & play with my family
bug Todd & drive in the car by myself with NO kid music playing
suntan in the pool & hang out with friends and family
shoot guns & watch Glenn Beck
hang out with my family & entertain friends

Two Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment...
add on to house & be debt free
Swedish fish & a personal chef
win the lottery & loose 20lbs by getting into shape
New gun & a million dollars
Aqeel to have a real job & be able to pay ALL of bills without any help from others

Three Animals You Have Or Have Had...
dogs, fish and rabbits
a hamster that ran away, a pet rock, and jack
dog, horse and bird
Hyrum, Heber & Heath
dog, fish, and bird

Three Things You Ate Today...
yogurt, low fat nutragrain waffle, & it's only 9am...
french toast, berry smoothie, and secret stash of chocolate
diet rite raspberry soda (which I spilt on my shirt), alli, and gum
Sloppy Joes & swedish fish
breakfast empanadas, dried fruit & turkey & cheese sandwich

Two People You Last Talked To...
Jamie & Jennifer
myself & Todd
My Boss & My Boss's Boss
Camille & The President
Aqeel & one of the kids

Two Things You're Doing Tomorrow...
going to dinner w/Jamie for 12th anniversary & sleep in!!!!
loosing my mind & restocking the fridge, again!
working & working out
sleeping in & watching fireworks
going to the pool & playing with the kids

Two Favorite Holidays...
Christmas & Thanksgiving
Halloween & 4th of July
Valentine's Day & 4th of July
Halloween & Christmas
Christmas & 4th of July

Favorite Drink...
water & Cherry Coke/Dr.Pepper
Minute Maid OJ & Flat Mug Root Beer
Mt. Dew & Coor's Light
Strawberry milkshakes & fresh apple cider
Water & Diet Coke

Lime Kiln Hike

We hiked on the hottest day in April!

mandy's new puppy!

Hello Family,

I don’t often update you, and I do apologize for the silence. So to make up for it, I wanted to send you all a few pictures of my new dog, “Ringo”. For those who don’t already know, I had to put Sage down a week ago due to unknown paralysis. And though it broke my heart, it healed quickly as I got a new dog.

She was named after “Johnny Ringo” off the movie Tombstone . Since she is a Chihuahua , I figured a Mexican name would fit well. She was born on my birthday, March 31st ironically enough, and she was the runt of the litter. I’m guessing she will grow to be about half the size of Sage and Mox, and yes, I still have Mox. Ringo is a cute little “purse dog” and she wears a pink collar with diamonds on it.

She is full of personality, and I love her so much!! I take her with me everywhere, and I can’t wait for all the kids to get to see her! Hope you all enjoy the pics!

What were up to

Hey all! I hope people are actually reading this. Anyway, life over here has been quite interesting. Summer has started and it's really hot here! The humidity is exhausting. I try not to ever go outside unless I have somewhere to go, like to the pool in our subdivision! I started a summer calendar full of activites for the ladies in our ward. It has been fun so far, but there hasn't been a very good turn out. Oh well. Here's some pool footage....

Amaya just remembered that she could swim last year, but still won't go far from the steps or the wall.


Jr wants nothing to do with me or the pool. Earlier he was jumping in. I guess he got over it!

Welcome!!

Hello everyone! Welcome to our new, free family blog! This is a place where we can pot comments, pictures, and experiences from our lives for everyone to share. I hope all of us will use this page and keep in touch!