a little slower paced week/random photos

Well, last Sunday I realized that I haven't really had a lot of time to just be at home with no one under foot and I decided not to sub this week. I wanted to just be a housewife. I liked it as it was a nice change of pace.

I started subbing when Alex was in 1st grade. I usually sub 2-3 days a week and usually go to the temple one day a week during the school year. If I'm not subbing and am home more, it means that something is happening...company is coming, I have a church or school project I'm working on, or I'm sick.

I have summers off, of course, but since everyone else does, too, it's hard to get things done. You know the old saying: cleaning the house while the kids are still growing is like shoveling the snow while it's still snowing. Getting stuff done with people around is just more difficult.

It was a wonderful week. I cleaned (big project--the carpets), organized (my recipe binders, for one thing, though I'm not done), baked (banana bread), etc. I didn't do anything I haven't done before, but it was done at a slower pace. I wasn't trying to cram everything into one or two days because I wouldn't be home the other days.

I got to go to the temple twice this week. Once with some friends, and I went again on Saturday with Glen and his parents. A couple we know were sealed as husband and wife and their son, who was shot and killed during a poker game years ago at the age of 15, was sealed to them. Talk about a wonderful experience! It was really touching. Knowing you can be together, and not just "as long as you both shall live," is a great blessing.


I didn't take any photos this week, but I love photos with my posts, so I've pulled a few from the "vaults" to enjoy.

So, a week full of good things for me. And today I started working on my genealogy again. Fun. Glen is busy with school, work, and church, as always. He currently is working on helping his mom to scan some family photos into the computer and get them posted to familysearch.org.

me and Glen in Alaska summer 2008

Andrew says that the title of his Senior English course is "Literature of Awe." The teacher named it. I can't wait to find out exactly what they are covering. He should be graduating in April.

Andrew and Heather at BYU's MOA when they were dating and I had first met her Sept 2012

Eric just finished a big project this week--a township census project. There were 4 people "working like crazy" to get it done on time. They did.

all the other students just stood there for their photos--not Eric, of course (around June 2000)

Ryan ate some pickled pig's feet the other day. He said it tasted like vinegar and felt like he was chewing on fat. (I once was served a slab of pig fat with a few bristles still in it on my mission...gross)

I guess I could have found one where Ryan's face was showing, but this one of him sleeping on the trampoline cracks me up

Hannah was accepted to SUU (Southern Utah University) in Cedar City, Utah, but she still doesn't know exactly was her plan is. She was also accepted to Corban University in Oregon. It turns out those are the only 2 places she's applied, though she's looked at a ton of schools. She may wait till after her mission to attend college.

I do not know when or where this photo of Hannah was taken, it was just in her folder on my computer

Alex is getting taller! A few more inches and he'll be as tall as I am.

Alex, Christmas 2008. Why do my kids all seem to have their mouths open?

Nature and photos from 2013

I've decided I want to do a brief "year in review" type of post...keeping it brief can be tough at times as there are many photos I love. Some of these photos are new and some have been posted before. I started with December and worked my way back...which was weird when it got to Andrew and Heather's reception before it gets to their wedding, etc. Oh, well.

DECEMBER:
Nature has been putting on a show for us this last week with white fog and pogonip and colorful sunsets.

first day of pogonip...my garlic chives aren't too frosty 12-26-13

two days later, there is more pogonip 12-28-13

our house and yard covered in pogonip and fog 12-30-13

a 1/2 mile down the road from us on Perazzo Ln 12-30-13

looking at the field southwest of us at sunset 12-17-13

same field, same day, different vantage point (our yard instead of the street)

same field, different day--I loved the foggy field mystical feeling 12-29-13

I love this photo of Hannah and Alex 12-25-13

 NOVEMBER:

my family: Deni, Kyle, dad and mom, and me (just missing my brother Scott) Vegas 11-22-13

 OCTOBER:

outside of the Reno Temple 10-12-13

fall leaves 10-24-13

 SEPTEMBER: (with only 2 choices--this photo and Hannah's selfies--this was an easy month to choose a photo to post. I don't know why we didn't take photos in September)

Alex received 4 merit badges--bringing his total up to 5

AUGUST:

at the beach on vacation in Oregon 8-5-13

sunrise on Perazzo Ln-the corn is as high as the mountain line 8-16-13

 JULY:

family photo at Camp Conery, Lake Almanor, CA--due to their missions, we are missing Eric and Ryan 7-25-13

JUNE:

a perfect summertime activity--cooking cinnamon "rolls" over a campfire 6-23-13

MAY:

my last view of Ryan for 2 years as he enters the MTC in Provo 5-1-13

Heather and Andrew's reception in Mesa 5-3-13

APRIL:

Ryan at the temple 4-19-13

Very Special Day 25 April 2013 Salt Lake City, Utah

MARCH:

Hannah was inducted into the National Honor Society 3-27-13

And that's where my photos end. I don't have any photos in January and February since my camera was broken for a few months and it didn't get repaired until March.

It's been a wonderful year full of good memories. I'm expecting the same from 2014. Happy New Year everyone!