Good morning everybody! Thought I'd drop a note and a quick update on everyone. Kids are doing well. Daniel and Leslie are good both working. Lily is good. Getting bossier by the day! She decided to "color" herself with a magic marker the other day (thank goodness it was washable and not permenant!!!) She definately has a mind of her own and pretty much runs the show most of the time but we love her to death she is a sweetheart! Drew seems to be doing okay out on his own. We miss him lot's he comes by once and awhile but it's just not the same. Anissa is good. Just had parent teacher conference and she is doing very well in school! She is still enjoying dance and practicing really hard for her first solo competition in March. I think that she will do really well this year. Jeff is good just working lot's. Been riding a few times with the boys and a couple of times with the neighbor had a good time. Good stress relief for him! I would love to go but my shoulder has prevented me from going so far, maybe some spring riding? I'm doing okay. Shoulder is doing better. Feel much better now that they are getting the blood clots resolved and my blood where it should be. I see the doc on Friday to have my blood checked again so cross your fingers that it's staying where it is supposed to!!! Have to be off work for another 3 weeks so going crazy!!! School is good, only taking one class this semester and started late because of my shoulder so trying to catch up. Had my first test last night did okay I guess but could have done better, oh well. Well, hope that everyone is doing great. We love you and miss you all!!! Have a great day and I will write again later.

Well, I'm finally feeling a bit better. The pain from the clots is going away so just have some shoulder pain still to deal with. Been having a lot of muscle spasms the last few days been pretty painful but hanging in there. My blood work on Saturday was still bad so uped my dosage of blood thinners even more and left me on the injections as well. I go in this morning to have it checked again and see where things are at so we will see. Everyone else is doing fine. Jeff's brother Gus made a suprise visit over the weekend. It was nice to visit with him the kids have missed him. Not much else is new, everyone is doing fine. Hope that you all have a good day!

Hi everyone. Sorry it has been so long since I last updated but life has been busy. We are doing fine. Daniel is still working for Capitol. He is thinking about maybe going back to school if he can do it in the evenings. Leslie is good. She is still at Big 5. She would like to find something different but for now she is still there. Lily is getting big!!! She is talking so good now and has a mind of her own. They are still staying with us right now until they decide to build or buy. We love having them but makes things hectic at times!!! Andrew is good. Still working at Cspitol also. He is taking this semester off from school but will start again in the fall. He is thinking anout going to Weber state so we will see what the summer brings. He has moved out on his own and so far is doing ok. We miss him a bunch even though he stops by frequently its just not the same! Anissa is doing great. She is getting all A's and B's in school and is doing very well. She is a math tutor also for some of the students at her school so she is enjoying that. She is doing great at dance and has been working hard on her solo which she will start perfoming in the next month or so. Jeff is good. Working hard. Had some challenges with work but hopefully we can work through them. I just had shoulder surgery to remove some bone spurs and calcium deposits that were getting into the muscle and tendons of my shoulder and arm and getting bad enough that I couldn't use my arm. Surgery went well but, developed some blood clots a couple of days after the surgery so now I'm on major blood thinners to try and get my blood where it should be. Been on it for almost a week with injections and pills and still not even making a dent so will have it checked again on Saturday and see what I will have to do next. The doctor won't let me start physical therapy or anything until my blood situation is taken care of so my 3-4 week recovery is now 6-7 weeks! I've been a bit stir crazy but trying to study for class since school started on the same day I had my surgery and I have not been able to attend! My professor has been really good to work with me and help me along while I've been out so we will see how it goes!!! Hope that everyone else is doing fine. We miss and love you all. I will try to do a better job of keeping up to date! There is a new slide show with new pictures of everyone on this blog just click on it to start and enjoy!!!! Best wishes to all for the new year!!!!

Hi Everyone! It's been awhile since I wrote. We have been reallly busy. Leslie and Lily both had birthdays the end of September and that was fun. Lily is two already!! Hard to believe, time goes so fast. Jeff and Anissa just celebrated their birthdays last week. Everyone is staying busy. Daniel and Leslie are doing well. Both working and trying to save up for a house. Lily is good. She has a case of the "Terrible Two's" somedays but for the most part is a pretty good girl. She is talking up a storm and never shuts up! (wonder where she got that from?!) Andrew is doing great. He is still going to USU and doing well in his classes. He is working about 30-35 hours a week after work so staying busy. We don't see him a whole lot he is in and out alot!

Anissa is good. We just had parent teacher conference and she is getting all A's and one B. She is liking school and making lot's of new friends at her new school. Dance is going well for her. She is going to solo again this year and has already started working on her solo so that will be fun. It's a lot of work but she loves it. Hopefully some of you will be able to watch her perform later in the year.

Jeff is doing okay. He has been down for a couple of weeks hurt his back at work and they're pretty sure that he slipped a disc in his back. He was off work for a whole week and is back this week just working in the office. He has been doing physical therapy three days a week and is doing much better. The numbness in his leg and foot are gone and the pain has been managable so hopefully he is on the mend. Other than that not much new with him.

I'm doing okay. Staying busy with work, school, and kids. Work at the hospital is going good. We have actually slowed down a bit the past month or so , so that has been nice. Class is going good. Lot's of papers to write and lot's of homework but not to bad so far. Hopefully this time next year I will be in Nursing school!!! Had some real problems with my shoulders, went in to the ortho doc a month or so ago and found out that I have huge calcium deposits in the joints of both shoulders. They aren't sure what causes them or how to prevent them but they are sure painful. Can't even lift my arms above my head to put my shirt on! They tried cortisone injections (ouch!) and they are sending me to physical therapy twice a week for ultra sound treatments where they force cortisone into the joint with electricity and ultrasound to try and break it up but still really painful. They will re-xray both shoulders later this week and if it's not clearing up they will have to go in and "roto-rooter" the joints and clean and scrape it all out of there. They wanted to try these other ways first so we will see what the x-rays show. It hasn't been as bad but still not better. Hopefully, it will take care of itself can't afford to be off for double shoulder surgery!

Well, not much else to report. Hope that all is going well with you and your families. We love and miss you all. I will try to do better keeping up to date! I've enclosed some pics from birthdays and from my nephew Tyler's wedding. Enjoy!

Hi all! Well, school is back in session! Anissa is enjoying her new school and making new friends. She is lucky this year the bus stops right across the street in the mornings and drops her off at the front door in the afternoon so she doesn't have to go far to get on it! Will be nice in the winter to be able to wait indoors until the bus comes. She is also back to dance and enjoying that too. Had ballet workshops all last week and this week they have a guest choreographer that is teaching them some new "hip-hop" stuff. She really enjoys it and is having fun. Drew started at USU this week. He has done okay so far other than trying to figure out where to park! That is a dilemma we all share as students who drive. He is still working so he is staying busy! School is going okay for me. I have on class on campus M,W, & Fri and then have one on Wednesday nights at Bridgerland so between that and working two jobs I'm staying plenty busy!!! Jeff is just working and picking up after me since I'm on the run so much!

Daniel and Leslie are doing fine. Both are still working. Lily is cute as ever and getting bigger everyday! She is quite the little ham. Not much else new to report just wanted to say hello. Hope that all is well with everyone and their families haven't heard much from anyone so assuming things are okay.

Have a great day and I will write again soon!!!

Hello everyone. Just an update on our family. Things are going well for us. Anissa started school this week and is liking it so far. She hasn't gotten lost yet and has remembered her locker combo so things are good! She started dance again this week has workshops this week and next week and then regular dance so she is staying busy. She was pretty sore after the first day though! Out of shape over the summer but won't take long to get back into the groove.

Andrew is doing good. He starts at USU on Monday morning bright and early. He is excited but I think a bit nervous too. Work is going well for him also.

Daniel and Leslie are doing fine. They are going to stay with us for couple of months so it will be interesting! They are trying to buy a house and need to save up a bit of money for a down payment so they are going to stay with us for a few months so that they can get a house of their own. Will be tight quarters for everyone but only temporary and it will help them out so I think it will be fine. Lily is great! She is talking so much it's crazy. She is like a little tape recorder and repeats everything she hears. She is still attached at my hip most of the time but I don't mind she is a sweet heart and I love her to death!

Jeff is doing good. Staying really busy at work. They let one of the techs go so he's been a bit more busy the last week or so. I'm good too. Start class on Monday at USU also so back to the hectic life for another few months! I'm excited but a bit stressed. Almost done so that I can apply to nursing school so just keep pushing myself so that I can get it done! Work has been extremely busy for me also but it has been good I really love my job.

Well, that's all for now. Hope that all is well with everyone else. We miss you all and love you. I will write again later.

Family Slideshow

Hey everyone! I added a slideshow of the family with some pics of everyone just scroll down to the bottom of the page to watch!!! Enjoy!