{Memory Tuesday}

ARE YOU AN OUTGOING PERSON OR MORE RESERVED? EXPLAIN?

I'm not a very outgoing person, it takes me a little bit to step out and meet new people. I am also quick to judge someone from the first impression and that isn't such a good thing to do. I'm sure people have taken that as me being a snob or a b****. It is something I really need to change about myself because I don't want people to think of me that way.
But once you get to know me watch out, you can't shut me up! I am very outgoing and fun around people I feel comfortable with.

{Mother's Day}

Happy Mother's Day to all the great women in my life!!! I have learned so much for each and every one of you!

We took Dave's mom to lunch today and enjoyed spending time with her. She moved into a new place where she has her own apartment but they feed her and do lots of great activities. She has made a lot of friends already and she is very happy! It is so good to see her doing well.

I took a cute iron rod decoration up to the cemetary for my mom. GEEZ I miss her so much!!!

The kids woke me up this morning with a bag full of goodies. Hat, crocs, jewelry, shirt and capris I love my boys!

{School Program}

Garrett had a really cute 1st grade program today at school. It was all about Midway and how the swiss found it and named it. He even had a part to say all by himself and he did a great job!


Garrett's teacher is amazing. She made sure everyone's shirts were ironed and she made the suspenders and hats. All the other classes looked great in their outfits too and I'm sure the teachers had a lot to do with that.

{Memory Tuesday}

TELL ABOUT LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE

My learning to drive experience wasn't anything out of the ordinary. I took drivers ed and passed the test the first time. They gave a licence to anyone! I didn't have to go to the drivers licence division to do anything but get my licence. All the testing was done at school and our drivers ed teacher was a softy.

I remember learning how to drive a stick. My friend Leslie had a stick shift car and she would take me into the church parking lot and let me practice.

My first car was a $800.00 grey 2 door Mazda. My friends and I had so much fun in this car! If you pushed hard on the gas and then let off fast it would backfire. LOL We went around many late night scaring the tar out of BYU students walking around campus. Now that I think about it we could have gotten in a lot of trouble, it sounded like gun shots! LOL

My next car was a red VW Jetta. I loved this car but some idiot rear ended me and it was totaled. I loved the Jetta so much that my next car was a white one and I had that for quite a while up until I was married. That Jetta made many trips to Vegas, Moab, and hundreds of miles cruising state street.

{Camping}

We went camping this weekend with some good friends of ours, Jon and Leesa. It ended up being some friends of theirs and friends of friends. basically a big group of people we didn't know but we had a great time.

First things first. We have a tent trailer but we were thinking about getting something bigger. My dad called me last Saturday to see if we wanted to buy my aunt and uncle's trailer that they were selling. Dave went and looked at it the next day. We got it!

Dave brought it home on Friday afternoon and we were on the road with it at 5:00pm to go camping. It is old but still a great trailer! It is huge and best of all it has a bathroom with a shower! 1 big reason why I always hated to go camping in the tent trailer.

We didn't get to our destination (Elberta which I had never heard of or been to before) until late so we pretty much sat around the fire for a while and then went to bed.

The next day the grown ups went on a ride while the kids stayed back, they watched movies and just hung out.

One of the guys we were with was pretty familiar with the area so he took us to see some great stuff. First we drove through this tunnel that was used by trains. I guess this area was big on mining at one time.

Next we stopped at this huge hole in the ground covered with rebar. The pictures don't do it justice, this thing was enormous! We even dropped a huge rock to see how far down it would go. It probably took 10 seconds before we heard it land.

And last but not least the great views of Utah Lake and the mountains. It was great to have some quality time with Dave. We don't get very much of that these days.Another reason why we wanted to get out and go camping is because the kids and Dave got guns for christmas and they have been wanting to shoot them so bad! I even got a few shots in. Dave was very impressed with my shooting skillz. A family that shoots together stays together! LOL

This picture cracks me up! All the men standing around watching Dave, I wonder what is going through their minds at that moment?!

McKay caught a lizard, thank goodness I talked him into leaving it there, we almost had a new pet.And of course our trip wouldn't be complete without me taking a scrapbooking moment picture. I just can't get over what an amazing father Dave is. These boys worship the ground he walks on and I have no doubt in my mind that he will not let them down!

{Circle Journals}

So I am a little behind posting my circle journals so today you will see 2 of them.

First is Laurie's book. Her theme was Who or What are the "Gems" in your life? This was an easy question for me

This is what I wrote:

My husband. He makes my life complete. I don't know what I would ever do without him. He keeps me grounded, makes me feel content and constantly has me laughing. He is my best friend and he loves me unconditionally. We have a wonderful marriage and I can't wait to grow old with him.

McKay and Garrett are great boys! As they get older, I just get more and more proud to be their mother. I just hope that I raise them to be strong, giving, and incredible men.

My mom and sister are also gems in my life. My mother passed away about 4 years ago and I miss her dearly! I took for granted my time with her and if I could go back I would cherish every minute my kids and I had with her. My sister and I have gotten a lot closer since my mother's passing. There are not very many days that go by that we don't talk on the phone. She is my best friend, my confidant, and a piece of my mom that I can still hang on to. I love her dearly.

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The next journal is Amber. Her topic was My big picture and why do you scrapbook.

There are so many reasons why I scrapbook! Of course I do it for my kids to record their lives and for them to have something from me to treasure when I am gone. Scrapbooking would not be the same if I didn't have my family & friends to do it with. It is also a stress reliever and a creative outlet for me.

{May 1st}

It snowed.

That's all I have to say about that.