Hi

We've had a busy month...we've been to Alamo and back several times with dad and Dockie. The basement at Annette's home, looks more like an apartment now. Dad,Jeff, Gary and Aaron have worked hard on getting them a kitchen, and it's coming together really nicely! Their home in St.George is for the most part empty...they have one small amount of stuff left. It seems strange to look over there and not see either one of their vehicles....I miss them soooo much. Me and Jeff helped dad and Dockie clear out the rest of their house, they stayed with us from Sunday till Friday, we were over there every day doing more packing,putting stuff in their shed(it's filled all the way up) many loads to the D.I. and a couple of loads to the dump. They have a lot of stuff between them and stuff from earlier in their lives and collections galore. Now they just have to figure out what to do with all the "stuff" they took to Annette and Gary's home. I think it will take a while.

We get to travel to West Jordan for the blessing of little Monty (Britteny and Raymond's little girl) We will leave after work on Saturday night ,we will take Kimi with us and demon kitty,and off we'll go.We will be coming home on Monday. We will stop off at my siblings homes to drop off some stuff for them.

Tomorrow Dad and Dockie are coming to St.George and we are all going out to dinner for Dockie and Jeff's birthday, we are looking forward to it.They will pick up the last of their stuff and maybe a kitchen sink for their kitchen in Alamo.

It has rained the last couple of days and we had some good gusts of wind with it. Kimi got snow where she lives, but we didn't get any snow on our side of St.George. That's it for me this time except to say We are going to be blessed with another grandchild, our Chelle and Scott are expecting a new baby on Sept 6. Sort of an unexpected blessing but we are really happy,they just had a baby last May. Number 19 is on the way!!!!

Bring on 2012

Lets see, I'm hoping 2012 is better than 2011...I don't want to say "it can't get any worse" because it always does get worse. September and October last year were the worst month's of my life, except for maybe November of 1997 when mother died. We wanted to just crawl in a hole and stay there. But, we got through it, we had help from awesome children,and a couple of very special friends,as well as Heavenly Father, who we needed big time. All I can say is I NEVER want to go through any thing like this again for as long as I live!!!

The BEST part of our year was enjoying the arrival of 2 new beautiful granddaughters. Being able to hold them soon after their birth meant the world to us! We don't get to see them near enough, but we are blessed with 18 of the most wonderful grandchildren ever.

Thanksgiving was fun,Maxine and Mark and family came down,and we so much enjoyed having them come and visit for a few days. Mark is so good to help us out with installing our new t.v. and fixing our computer problems. We wished they could come more often! Harley really loved having them here,they played with him nonstop while they were here, he was sad when they left. We love just getting to hang out with them and sit and talk and get caught up with what's going on in their lives.

As most of you know dad and Dockie are moving, we have gone to Alamo with them a couple of times to help them get things ready for the big move. It makes me so sad, another thing that has caused me to cry and feel picked on...an d it isn't even me that's being picked on. I guess I just need to get use to the idea that they are leaving and live with it! It doesn't mean I have to like it though. Annette and Gary are awesome to let them move in their basement, I guess we'll be traveling to Alamo a lot more now. It's about the same distance as going from here to Elsinore,so when I need a family fix i guess those are the 2 closest family members I can get to,Nadine's or Annette's.

We get to start a new job this week...we are cleaning the St.George Library on Thurs,Fri, and Sat. nights. It will help us to have some extra cash to be able to do a little bit of something I guess. So the New year is starting...we were happy to get to start it off with dad and Dockie, they came over and we had dinner and played cards it was fun,dad and Jeff beat me and Dockie big time ,but it was still fun!

So here's to wishing everyone a super great year!!!!

A trip in the fall!

I am so excited.....We are actually going to get to go camping!!! We are leaving on Sept 30 around noonish, we are going to Page Arizona, Lake Powell ,and check out the surrounding area's. We will come back Monday afternoon. We are taking our tent, and we have riged up some lounge chairs to work like cot's to sleep on,so we aren't on the ground. We aren't doing the cooking over the campfire thing, we figure we'll use grandpa's ice chest and pack some food for our daytrips that we have planned,but other than that we will do fast food. We are going in the Alero, so our space is very limited. But we are so looking forward to going! Kimi is going to watch our animals for us, so I think we are set.

I figured out how to use lds.org for scripture study,so cool, the computer reads the scripture's to me while I follow along, I can keep a journal,and underline my verse's that I want to. I think this is one of the coolest feature's ever,love it!

Dad and Dockie and Dwight, are off for a week, they went to Yellowstone, I hope they have a fabulous time. Dad and Dockie have been so stressed, and I think they need a diversion from all the problems they are going through right now. I swear my dad has got shorter and lost so much weight, I can see him aging now, and I think he needs to quit working, and just get moved to Annie's, so they don't have to worry about all the stuff that is happening.....I want to see them smile and be happy again. Annie you are the BEST to come to their aid and help them, Thank you!!

Indexing right now is such a PAIN, there is nothing that we can figure out how to do, the projects they have now are too hard to understand. The new census will be out in April, then we can go back to doing the stuff we understand. I can hardly wait. I can't figure out why they made us the Stake Indexing Leader's when we are so computer and technology challenged. We do the best we can, but it really makes our heads spin around at times.

We turned off our a.c. on the 15 of Sept, cause I refuse to run it any longer than that...the house has been a little warm this week, but it should cool down signifiantly in the next couple of weeks, anyway I hope so. We were blessed this has been the coolest summer we've had since we moved here in June of 2001, and we even got quite a bit of rain in the spring,so all in all it hasn't been to bad.

We are excited for the birth of our 18 grandchild coming in November, we can hardley wait to find out the baby's name. Brit and Ray choose the most unique names, it takes us a while to figure out how to spell them and figure out how they came to choose that name and what it signafies.

Jeff is still doing good at his job, and I'm still plugging along, our animals are all doing good, Demon kitty still keeps them all on their toe's, some day's it's a circus with all the rearranging of animals ,so they can all survive. That's it for now, I'll tell you how our camping trip went when we get back...Happy Fall every one!

September is coming!

So we have been doing okay lately ...we don't go many places,but home is a good place to be. We are finding that indexing is way harder than it use to be and not near as much fun...we are at a loss as to what to do about it.

We have several people that we dearly love going through some rough times right now, the sweet people we take to church every week, he fell and had to get stitches in his leg, later that night he complained he didn't feel well, he fainted,and because he's a rather large man, they ened up calling 911. Now he has been in the hospital for several days, then he will go to a rehab center, till he can walk and hold his own weight . Another sweet lady in our ward, one whose been having problems lifting her arms...I've been going over to her house every week now for about 6 months to roll her hair. Any way she fell also, she waited a few days to be checked at the Dr's , she banged up her leg real good it's red and swollen an the cut looks bad, when her son finally got her to go in...it turns out she has a concusion. She can't eat and can't sleep and bless her heart I feel so bad for her. She's lived in St.George for forever,she knew mother,and she's the lady that drove grandma Leany to Phoenix when Leana was born. I hate seeing all the problems these sweet people have as they age. Make's me a little nervous, we are starting to get up there in age too.

It's been a little warm here lately, but all in all it's been a mild summer. I can hardley wait for fall to arive, when it cools a little we can turn off the a.c. and open windows and air out our house and not have to pay for the high cost that it is to run the a.c. My garden this year kind of got destroyed by big honkin grasshoppers, they ate most of the tomatos and peppers, but we did get carrots.

My sweetie is still doing well at his job, strange hours, but we are adjusting. The animals are all still doing the same, Harley is such a live wire sooo much energy, Dolly is still VERY spoiled, and our 2 cats are still doing fine, they still go the rounds with Kimi's demon kitty, Kimi's other kitty is such a good cat, it's a lap cat and he's big and lovable.

Dad and Docky are having alittle bit of a rough go of late..we love them and are concerned about them , and we hope they can get some answers to some of thier issues soon, they need to have less stress in thier lives.

We are counting our blessings, we are alive and well for the most part. We are getting excited for our next grandchild to arrive in November...we can hardley wait to see what they name her,Britt and Raymond really come up with some interesting names. We hope to be able to invest in a new t.v. by the end of October. We hope that everyone is doing good..Keep Smiling!

Tired

Does any one else just get tired? I'm tired cause sleep is hard to come by for me, I never get to sleep more than an hour at a time. I'm tired of never getting to go anywhere, we are kind of stuck in a rut....we haven't been able to go camping,I miss that soooo much. Tired of never having the funds to do much of anything.Tired of wondering if we will ever get more names that our stake can do for indexing, or if we'll make the goals that have been set. Tired of hoping and wishing for all of our children to have jobs and a way to provide for thier families. Tired of wanting to be more fit...trying to figure out when I can get a grip on me to do what I need to do ,to be more healthy.Tired of trying to figure out what animals to let in the house at what time,because they don't all tolerate each other. Tired of being alone every morning until 1:30 in the afternoon,with no one to talk to ,and trying to make sure my dogs don't bark and wake up my sweetie, cause he's worked through all the early morning hours. Tired of crying cause I feel like I'm a lost cause. I miss being happy, and having friends I can talk to.

Now with all that said...I want you to know we are blessed ,we have a home, transportation, a great ward and my parents right next door. I love St.George, even though some of my children describe this town as hot as hell. I still think it's an awesome place to live, and I especially love it from Sept to June ,cause the weather is PERFECT! Being next door to Dad and Dockie makes it so we get to see my brother and sisters alot, cause they when they come to see Dad, they stop off and see us too, I love it!

I guess I'm just feeling a little down and needed to vent...I guess now I can go back to my indexing and see if there are any projects I can do!

I married the sweetest man in the whole world!!

Today is our 38th wedding Anniversary. I am so blessed to call him my eternal companion,partner,best friend,better half,husband! He is my world,I would be lost without him.We have had our up's and down's, but we always had each other, and made it through them.He makes me laugh and sometimes cry. He's supportive, and lovable,he's versitle, he sometimes has a beard, sometimes he doesn't...it goes from general conference,Oct-April beard, Apr-Oct, no beard, It's been like that our whole married life. He loves me even though through the years I have got "fluffy", he still loves me as much as ever, he stil opens doors for me ,holds my hand whenever we walk anywhere. We still argue over who loves the other one the most, we tell each other many times a day "I love you". We have 7 Awesome children,we gained 5 more through the mariages ,and 17 of the cutest granchildren ever. We are truly still happy and so much in love. We are blessed, I married the sweetest man in the whole world. Happy Anniversary my Jeff, I DO love you the MOST!!!!

Demon kitty

As you might know we have 2 cats that we really love and enjoy,Fluffy and Petal. They are great with each other,and even our dogs. Then last Feb. our daughter Kimi asked us if we would care for thier 2 cats till they found them another place to live( they are staying with Jesse's parents until their luck changes) At first they said it would be a month or two. The 2 cats they brought are Serina and Chloe. At first they stayed hidden in the middle room under the bed...it took them a couple of weeks to come out and wander around. They were both lovable at first... then something changed Chloe decided she didn't want the other cats around her(even Serena,who she's been with ever since he was born) At first she would just attack our Fluffy(fluffy is the sweetest kitty) then she started going after Petal ,Petal tried to hold her own ground but Chloe was just too mean ...pretty soon my cats just try to stay out of her way. This meant they would stay outside, they would only venture to come in when they were hungry. Soon Chloe(Demon kitty) figured out how to get outside ,she would go on the attack every time she saw them,inside or outside. We finally decided we would have to put Demon kitty in the middle room all by herself, so our other cats could come inside. Then that Demon kitty figured out how to open the door. Totally frustrated we just had to keep an eye on Demon Kitty ,and when we would hear an attack happening,we would grab her and put her in her room. Then she decided it was time to attack the dogs, ....you ought to see her run when the dogs go after her. The dogs DON'T like her now. Well a couple of days ago demon came up with another way to go after our cats... we have a doggie door, now she sits by it and waits for one of our kitties to come in that doggie door,and she runs and hits that door and it hits the cat's trying to come in. She hisses at them, and doesn't let them in. Now our cats won't use the doggie door, they meow at the front door to be let in. When Demon kitty wants out of her room and she can't get the door to open she hits the door over and over again, we try to ignore her , but at 2a.m. it really gets annoying.
Now this is our dillema Chloe when she is with you on a one to one basis...she is so lovable she head butts you and purrs and it so sweet and it's hard to believe this is the same kitty that is causing all the grief that she does. She's Kimi's kitty we love our children and grandchildren sooo much,and we want them to be able to have both their kitties when life turns around for them. It's just somewhat frustrating...and we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. I guess I just needed to vent. I feel much better now!!!