The Gibbons Monkies

Crafts

2011-01-21T14:06:00.000-08:00

So i have spent YEARS trying to stay away from the crafting community. I hate craft fairs. I remember going to girls camp and whining because we had to do crafts. I am not a crafty, creative person.

I have decided that it's because I am too scared. I am too scared to do sewing machine projects and anything else crafty. So maybe I should get over it and try. So now I in order to start I need some equiptment. I have a Bernie (my sewing machine). It's my moms old Bernina sewing machine and it's olive green and I love Bernie. But my friend Kaysi is also having a Silhouette give away. I hope I get it. Here is the link if you would like to try for it but it ends tomorrow. Good luck to me and to all of you.

www.craftskeepmesane.blogspot.com

How Garrett eats nachos.

2011-01-20T15:55:00.001-08:00

This is how garrett eats from the nacho cheese fountain

Nov. 23. The Dr. in Afton, Wy.

2010-11-23T09:42:00.000-08:00

I am truly thankful for the Dr. in Afton who did the scopey thingy on my dads lungs this morning. And thankful he does not have cancer. He has some other problems but at least it's not cancer. WHOOO HOOOOO!

Nov. 22. Extra Shifts

2010-11-23T09:40:00.000-08:00

Many of you know by now that Jeff works in car sales. Well winter months are the crappier months for pay because who wants to go look for a car when it's sooo cold outside. So I work at Melaleuca in the call center and I also watch kids during the day.

Well the last couple of days I have been able to get some extra shifts to make some extra money. I have been trying to do them on Jeff's day off which is hard sometimes but I have been able to pick up 3 this month so far and one for next month!

Nov. 21. Early Church

2010-11-23T09:38:00.000-08:00

I just have one thing to say about having church from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. NAP TIME! I am thankful that for the past year we have been able to have naptime after church.

And even better is the fact that we go to 11 to 2 church so we can sleep in and have naps! Yeah!

Nov. 20. Fire!!!!!!!

2010-11-20T14:17:00.001-08:00

Today I am thankful for fire. We have 2 fireplaces in our house. One upstairs and one downstairs. We have decided to use those to heat our house this winter. I do have to say that I do have my furnace on but it's set at 65 degrees. I don't want my kids to freeze during the night!

So we bought and stacked 2 cords of wood to use. I think I have used the furnace twice so far. Mainly because I was at work and didn't want the babysitter to have to worry about it.

We use the one upstairs. That is where the kids bedrooms are and where we generally are in the house. It is also where the kitchen and the family room are. And it warms the whole upstairs and partially the down.

I'm not worried about the downstairs because that is where Jeff and I sleep and I like it cold. So I am thankful for fire and fireplaces and hopefully being able to afford our gas bill this month by useing them!

Nov., 19th. Garrett

2010-11-19T19:51:00.000-08:00

I love being a mom most days. There are times though when I think my kids are going to be the death of me.

Garrett always cracks me up with this little antics. He is one of the most expressive kids I have ever seen.

His latest thing is helping me clean. I can't get out the broom or vacuum without him being right there! He even gets mad at me when I take it away from him!. he is hilarious!

He also has a variety of nick names. There is goobers, scoobert, gar-bear, stinker butt! He is such a joy and mostly brings smiles to my face. and yes just mostly because sometimes he terrorizes his big brother!

Nov. 18th. My mommy!

2010-11-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

I am so grateful for my mommy. She is the bestest mommy in the world. They are going thru so much right now and she isn't letting it get her down.

She always tries to help me with the problems I am having with the kids or just with me. I think she thinks she is bugging me but at least I know that someone cares! She is one of the best and nicest people I know. Love ya mom!

Nov. 17th. My hubbies day off!

2010-11-19T19:43:00.000-08:00

Today I am thankful for my hubbies day off. They are far and few. His days off change every week and rotate every 3 weeks. And he spends most of those days going into work because if a customer show up, he needs to go. Because car deals mean paychecks!

He actaully had a day where he didn't have to work and it was WONDERFUL! Sometimes it's weird having him home because he is usually gone by 8 am and isn't home till 9 pm. And most of the time I can't complain becuase once again if he is late because of a car deal that means paycheck.

We try to get things done on his days off but mostly we just sit around and enjoy each others company. And the boys love being able to spend time with their dad!

I love ya honey.

Nov. 16. My escapee dog!

2010-11-17T13:29:00.001-08:00

This is something I would have never thought I would be thankful for. The below picture is one of my sisters dog getting out of the yard.

Twice in the last 2 days Tanner (shown below) has ended up at my house. Better there than the pound! On Monday I fixed the back fence so he could not get out. Well most of our snow melted yesterday making a great opportunity for him to find a new way out via under her deck! So Craig found some boards to put up until we can get a more permanent soluntion.

Now the reason I am thankful for my escapee dog is that he has taught me many ways that dogs escape and have learned many ways to keep them in! It proved useful in helping my sister!

Nov. 15th. Inventions

2010-11-15T19:50:00.001-08:00

Today I am thankful for inventions. This one especially. I have a hard time keeping Dyllon in his bed all night even though he is 5 1/2. I have always loved the fact that Garrett is such a good sleeper. Until he found he could climb out of his crib. He will be 3 in Jan. and I know that I should just move him into a big boy bed but until I can get Dyllon to stay in his I am not ready for Garrett to be in one.

So I posted on facebook for some help and my friend Celeste said she had heard of these things called "crib tents". I immediately got online and found them. These are awesome because the whole thing is one piece. You put the mattress inside the crib so unless you child can climb under his mattress there is no place for him to get stuck or hurt.

And guess what. IT WORKS! I have naptimes under control once again! Yeah.

Nov. 13th. Shandra and Dana

2010-11-14T17:58:00.001-08:00

Today I am thankful for my wonderful sisters-in-law. They came on Friday and Saturday to help paint Traci's boys' rooms before they moved in. Here is one picture of the squares. This is Craig and Camerons room and Chris' has stripes! Now I know who to hire when I paint my rooms. Thanks gals. You are wonderful!

Nov. 14th. He is asleep. FINALLY

2010-11-14T15:39:00.001-08:00

Today I am thankful that Garrett finally fell asleep. He has learned how to climb out of his crib and since I can't even keep his 5 year old brother in bed at night I am soo NOT ready to put him in a big boy bed.

So I can semi control bedtime for him but not naptime so it is when ever and where ever he falls asleep. It has been a long couple of days with moving my sister and all, and without his naps he has been super whiny and super onery. So I am thankful that he finally took a nap today!

Nov. 12, Travis and Ty.

2010-11-12T10:19:00.001-08:00

Today I am thankful for my brothers!. They are such great guys with helping Traci build a fence and helping her move. She needed to have a fence built before she moved in for her dogs. This is a picture of Ty digging holes for the fence. He is such a CHEATER!

Nov. 11, Paint

2010-11-12T10:15:00.000-08:00

So my sister just bought a house down the street and to get ready we stripped wallpaper so that the walls could be painted tomorrow. I HATE WALLPAPER. Which is bad because because my whole basement is wallpapered. Anyway, Traci, Craig, and I worked at it for a few hours last night and they finally finished around 8:30!

I have now decided that I will NEVER wallpaper anything in my house.

Nov. 10 - My hubbies job

2010-11-12T10:11:00.001-08:00

I am usually not thankful for my husbands job because he is only commision based. But I am grateful that Jeff was able to cash out his vacation so that we could pay our bills.

His jobs has lots of perks. I really like the fact that every Christmas they have Santa come and give every kid under 12 a present! Anyway, I know I am behind so I gotta get going.

Nov. 9th. My Dad.

2010-11-09T14:18:00.000-08:00

Today I am thankful for my dad. He is having quite a few health problems right now and they don't seem to keep him down.

He was supposed to have surgery on his rotator cuff or lack of it tomorrow. But that isn't going to happen because apparently he has a partially collapsed lung and a hernia that is pressing on the lung. It's a little freaky to think of all the stuff that is happening to my parents.

In this picture he has a 2 inch cut in his head to take out some melanomas on his head! The more I write themore I am freaking out! I'm not ready for them to be soooo old.

I just love my parents sooo much. And I am thankful for all they do but today I am especially thankful for my dad!

Nov. 8th - The snow, I guess.

2010-11-08T15:13:00.001-08:00

I guess for today I am thankful for the snow! Because it is keeping these two little mutchkins busy!

It has been snowing since we woke up and is still snowing at 4:30 pm. Its the really really wet stuff so I am suprised we don't have trees breaking like we did last year.

Nov. 7 - My Sister

2010-11-07T19:16:00.000-08:00

Today I am grateful for my sister. I look at her life and all she does and it makes me feel like a slacker so I want to do more.

She is the strongest most loving person I know. She is extremely busy but never thinks twice about helping me or others.

In other words. SHE IS AWESOME! I LOVE YA SIS! YOU ARE ONE OF MY HEROS!

Nov. 6th. Thankful for the trolley.

2010-11-07T07:56:00.000-08:00

Today I am thankful for the cabin trolley and that my husband doens't mind taking my boy on countless rides.

This little trolley is how you get across the river to the cabin. I have now seen it haul a couch. Scary for us and for the fisherman underneath the trolley. The boys love to ride on it. It's only about 2 feet wide and 5 feet long. and you pull it by hand!

Nov. 5th My house!

2010-11-05T17:49:00.000-07:00

Today I am thankful for my house.

Recently we decided to move Dyllon into Garrett's room to see if it would help him sleep thru the night. Apparently NOT! Every night since one has woken up the other! So today, I have moved them back. So I am thankful that I have a house where I can put them in their own bedrooms. I Have no idea if this will help Dyllon but I KNOW it will help Garrett.

On another note. I am off the the cabin again tomorrow. Not really looking forward to making another 4 hour drive by myself with the boys but I hope it goes better than my return trip on Tues. So right now I have no idea what I will be thankful for tomorrow. and hopefully I will still have my sanity!

Nov. 4th. I am thankful for

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my two ittle muchkins. Even though at times they drive me insane I wouldn't trade them for the world. I would do anything for them!

Dyllon asks me on a daily basis is he has school and after school activities.

Garrett is constantly cracking me up with his expressions and quotes.

Live is never boring when they are around!

Nov. 3rd. Thankful for

2010-11-04T13:43:00.000-07:00

my two jobs. I am thankful for the supplement income I have in order to make up for the hard months. I love that I can pick up extra shifts at Melaeuca tohelp also. It also gives me time to read which is what I LOVE to do.

Nov. 2nd. coming home from the cabin.

2010-11-04T13:35:00.000-07:00

today I am thankful for the new Lemon Blossom Sol U Mel. You see we came home from the cabin this morning. We were supposed to be leaving at 8 am but we were awake and ready to go at 6:30. that means we were packed, dressed and acrros the river on the trolley by 6:30 am. So we left when it was dark for an hour long drive of windy roads. It must not have agreed with Dyllon because he threw up in the car twice in the first half hour of a 4 hour trip. Needless to say that the first thing I did when I got home was to break out the sol u mel to get rid of the puke smell. It was a very long and interesting drive!

Being Thankful and Copying Erin.

2010-11-04T13:27:00.000-07:00

Erin! What a great idea and i am happy to say that I am going to copy it. Hope you are ok with that.

Well I will start with Nov. 1 since I have to catch up. We spent the day up an hour past Salmon at jeff's bosses cabin. The boys had a blast. I am thankful for my husband and that he took time out of his hunting to spend time with the boys and me. He tried to take Dyllon fishing but got bored with that since the fish weren't biting. He took Dyllon and Garrett across the river on the trolley as many time as they asked. They love that thing. Although everytime I ride it I imagine what I would do if I fell off of it into the cold water.

What I am not thankful for is walking in the dark between the big and little cabin. I admit I am a wuss and was scared a bear was going to come eat me.

Boat!

2010-08-26T07:19:00.001-07:00

No we did not get a boat. I used to work with the husband of a family up our street. The mom drives school buses so I watch the kids for a couple of hours everyday. They invited us out on their boat one night. Their 5 yr old, Victoria loves to ride the tube. She will go full blast on it by herself. Jeff went with her once and then we got Garrett to go on it. Dyllon is my scaredy boy so he stayed on the boat with me.

Now everytime Garrett sees a boat he flips out and gets really excited!

Catching up and helping daddy!

2010-07-11T17:17:00.001-07:00

I have been so bad at blogging but things have been crazy the last few months. I will try and post with all we did.

This is a picture of Garrett helping Jeff change the rear diff. fluid on our truck. He loves to help and get dirty. This morning I found him out in our backyard playing in a dirt pile and he was COVERED!

Temple Square

2010-06-24T15:53:00.000-07:00

Here is a picture of Jeff, Garrett, and Dyllon at Temple Square on Weds. They loved being there and esp. riding the Trax.

Father's Day Cards

2010-06-13T20:45:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of the father's day cards I made, yes made, last night. I thought they were cute and they really were easy. I am so proud of myself for crafting. since I really hate it.

Cops and Robbers.

2010-06-11T21:01:00.001-07:00

A couple of sundays ago we had a BBQ at Ty's house. All of the grandkids were there and they had a blast. They did everything from swimming to chasing chickens. Ty and Shandra are so awesome for letting all of us invade their house.

Here is a picture of Cameron arresting Dyllon and Shelby. It was so funny to see them on their stomachs and hands tied to their legs. Hilarious.

Free Blanket

2010-06-02T07:19:00.001-07:00

Iknow I posted this picture before but now I am giving the blanket away. I was giving to a someone before but we were never able to meet up so now it is up for grabs. Just let me know ifyou would like it.

My boys and the tomato plants.

2010-06-01T15:10:00.001-07:00

This is a picture of Dyllon and Garrett "helping" me dig holes for the tomato plants. The love being outside and digging in the dirt. I just hope the plants survive the kids and the dogs.

Dyllon's Preschool Graduation

2010-05-16T16:20:00.001-07:00

My son has graduated!!! From preschool.

Dyllon graduated from Burton Elementary Preschool. Friday was his last day. This is a picture of him and his favorite teacher Miss Dawn. He had this preschool on MWF in the afternoon.

He now has preschool at the college T TH mornings. He loves to go to school. Can't wait for Kindergarten.

Proud of my Hubby.

2010-04-27T11:03:00.001-07:00

I am proud of my hubby. Finally after 3 years he shot a turkey. Yeah. Not sure what to do with it since I hate wild things but still proud.

Warm weather. FINALLY

2010-04-18T17:53:00.001-07:00

My mom used to have a rule that you couldn't fun through the sprinklers until it hit 80 degrees. Well we decided we were going to take advantage of this 70 degree weather. At least before it snows. AGAIN.

TAG, your it!

2010-04-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

FACTS in FOUR

FOUR show I watch

The Biggest Loser
NCIS
Castle
Trauma

FOUR things I am passionate about

My kids' education. Yes I know that they are only 2 and 5.
My Family
Reading
Being ontime. Being late is my BIGGEST pet peeve.

FOUR phrases I say alot.

Stop throwing things.
Really. I mean, Really.
Is it bedtime yet.
Love you

FOUR things I have learned from the past.

If you don't get involved in your kids' education, it's them that will suffer.
Dogs love dirty diaper.
Your child can find a pen anywhere and write on everything in a matter of seconds.
If you child is quiet. That is a very bad thing.

FOUR places I would like to go.

to bed
England
Australia
Italy

FOUR things I did yesterday

Laundry
Dishes
Changed diapers
Went to the store. Yes I lead a boring life.

FOUR things I am looking forward to

Having both boys gone at the same time twice a week.
Jeff having a steady paying job sometime in the future.
Hopefully having a girl in the next few years.
More books by all the authors I love.

FOUR things I love about winter

I love it when it finally starts after a hot summer.
I love it when it finally ends after a freaking long winter.
Christmas
Birthday

FOUR things on my wish list

Losing a hundred pds.
Having a clean house all the time. Yeah I know. It will never happen.
My very own library.
I wish my sister's life was easier.

FOUR people I tag

Traci. Like she has time.
Audrey Cheney Wilkins. I think that's your last name at least.
Candice Huff Nichols. Did I spell your last name right?
Catherine Park

Eating a pudding cone.

2010-03-25T19:03:00.001-07:00

I just love this picture even though his eyes look a little scarey. We ate pudding cones at my parents house when we went to visit. My boys had a blast and it was great to see my parents. We also loved riding in Big Red!

Two more blankets.

2010-03-15T16:01:00.001-07:00

I know the picture sucks but here are two more. There is the Panda with a solid black side and a black and white striped side. The other is an elephant that has a pink textured side and a pink and white checkered side.

Doggie Blanket

2010-03-15T14:33:00.001-07:00

I have seen these blankets around and have always wanted one. Unfortunately you have to make them instead of just buy them. Well Traci finally convinced me to try it out, so with her help I made this first blanket.

I would love to make some for anybody who wants one. But I will have to charge because it is the minkee fabric and a Ty animal. It would be between 20 and 25 dollars. I know it's a little pricey but they are so stinking cute.

The Invisible Woman.

2010-03-04T12:52:00.000-08:00

My mom sent this to me and I loved it!

Black and Maroon Bracelet

2010-02-24T16:36:00.001-08:00

This is the one I gave my sister. It's maroon and black.

My new hobby.

2010-02-21T17:27:00.001-08:00

This is my new hobby. I hope to be able to sell them once I get more supplies. They are parachute cord bracelets or even anklets. This one is in the color of Olive Drab. More to come.

Valentines Cars

2010-02-10T08:44:00.001-08:00

I made these cars last night for Dyllon's preschool class. All the goodies have to be store bought candy so I just glued them together like the scarecrows. The only problem is that Traci put them in her car to bring them over and the glue from the glue gun didn't like the cold so I will have to reglue some of the tires before we take them today. Also wondering how I am going to transport them plus two kids into the school.

the cars i made for dyllons preschool class.

No motivation and no money.

2010-02-08T19:00:00.000-08:00

I have come to realize that in some ways you have to have money to diet. Fruits and veggies are not all that cheap. Therefore since I have no money I have no motivation.

Which makes me feel horrible about the last post I put on here because at this point I just don't care. My life is crazy at moments and downright boring at others. My sister is moving to my neighborhood next monday so I hope things will settle down and get a schedule going. Maybe then I will feel up to it.

I had a membership at Anytime Fitness but never had anyone to go with. I need someone who can get my butt out of bed and go.

I know I am just whining but I want to be able to lose the weight so that in like 4 years I will be able to have another child. At least I think I do. Barring anymore major health issues. So there you have it. My self control sucks and I am feeling depressed.

I am going to do it.

2010-01-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

I have decided that I am going to post on here how I am doing with my diet. It may not be everyday but I will try for most.

I am even going to put on here the things I eat. I am going to do a variation of both diets. I am going to do the drops from the 500 calorie diet but am going to do WW too. Wish me luck.

Once again my goal is to lose at least 50 pds. by August. This is also so that I can go to NM for the family reunion. (My hubby and I made a deal. We will go and he won't whine if I lose the weight).

So wish me luck. Comments are great appreciated. I was tempted to put my weight on there and do the countdown that way but I am WAY too embarrassed and since I can't find an app where you can make your own counter I am going to have to do it in the posts manually.

Thanks for the support everyone!

New Years Resolution.

2010-01-08T19:36:00.001-08:00

So this was my dinner last night. It's Weight Watchers spinach pizza. Not too bad tasting except when you get to the crust at the end. Not so tasty by itself.

This is a resolution. To lose the baby weight from Garrett so that I can lose the baby weight from Dyllon. I am currently doing WW, but started out doing a different diet that works really well but is really hard to stay on.

You do these herbal drops before everymeal and only eat 500 calories a day. It's very hard to do but you will lose about a pound a day. Unfortunatly you can't do it when you are on your period and guess what I started my 4th day into it. yeah sucked to be craving everything under the sun when you are only supposed to eat 500 calories a day.

My goal right now is to lose 50 pds. by August. Wish me luck. If anyone want to know how I am doing let me know. I hope that by letting all of you know, will keep me on the path.

I had thought about doing something on here like on Julie and Julia but I don't know if I am that brave. If you want me too let me know and I will. It would be a great challenge for me.

Unfortunately I a

m such a weak person that if only I know. I will cheat. Yup I am a wimp at self control.

So good idea or bad?

Giant Cupcake!

2010-01-07T11:50:00.001-08:00

Ok I am aware of how badly I failed at the whole 1 post a day thing. I will make it up with a giant cupcake. Yes that is a full sized plate underneath my cupcake. In a few hours Katy will be able to testify to the size of this.

Day 9. Don't remember much.

2009-12-10T11:09:00.000-08:00

Last night and this morning were such long and stressful times I don't remember much about yesterday which was day 9 so I will just tell you about it.

This morning at about 1 am I awoke to the sound of Drip, Drip, Drip. I went to investigate and saw that water was leaking from the ceiling in the basement. So i went upstairs and saw that the toilet up there was overflowing causing it to leak downstairs. So I grabbed towels to mop some of the water up before attempting to fix the potty.

I went and got the plunger and it broke. Thats just my luck. So I called the neighbor and thankfully he answered so we borrowed theirs. Got the potty fixed. Yea!!!!. Finished cleaning and went back to bed.

Woke up at 7 a.m. and looked at my thermostat. It was 61 degrees in my house. I turned up the heat to see if the furnace would turn on. NOPE!. Well I take that back. it turned on there was just no warm air. Apparently the water had doused the pilot light in the furnace. So my hubby used to work HVAC but he was gone hunting so I started to haul wood into the house at 7 this morning. It was a whopping -7 outside.

Of course that wasn't my last problem. I went to do some laundry and the spin cycle on my washer decided to do a crappy job so I had to take out the wet clothes and split them into two separate loead and spin them again. Needless to say I call up my mom and asked her is I could come live with here. I mean. Really what else can go wrong!

Day 8. Taking craig to the orthodontist.

2009-12-10T10:14:00.001-08:00

Today we took cousin Craig to the orthodontist to get his top braces put on. The boys and I ran a few errands and then went back to wait. They had fun toys for the boys to play with.

Day 7. Making caramels.

2009-12-07T20:49:00.001-08:00

I spent the day making caramels because I am trying to make some exta money. I put sign up sheets at Jeff's work for cookies, caramels, and caramel corn. It hasn't done the best but I have got a few sign ups.

Day 6. A new pet.

2009-12-06T10:07:00.001-08:00

This is our new pet. It's a hamster although we just say it's a mouse. It's name changes every 5 minutes. The kids love it but then get sick of it after about 10 min. so I guess it's a good thing that it's not real.

Day 5. Like most days.

2009-12-05T17:52:00.001-08:00

'This is what it's like most days at Traci's house. Dyllon loves to watch his cousin Craig play xbox. He also loves to play it himself. It scares me how good at the games my 4 year old is.

Day 4. Day after Surgery

2009-12-04T16:26:00.001-08:00

My sister has been the best during this whole thing. She has had Dyllon for the past two nights and days. So my youngest is so stubborn we ended up spending the night at the hospital because he wouldn't drink anything. Finally at about 10 a.m. Traci came to visit and of course. He drinks and eats for her. So we made it home. So much better to be home. He is doing good. He is napping but I will need to wake him. NOT looking forward to that.

Day 3. The day of Garrett's surgery.

2009-12-04T15:07:00.001-08:00

This is my excuse for slacking. I was stuck all day and all night at the hospital with Garrett. He had two tubes replaced, and his tonisils and adnoids out. Apparently we chose right with the tonsils and adnoids because they were huge and nasty. This is the look he gave me after we dressed him in the hospital gown. Happy isn't he?

Day 2. The wooden bridge.

2009-12-04T14:32:00.001-08:00

I know I know. I am sooo bad at this. But I have good excuses. Anyway, when Traci's kids go to their Dad's house, they come back with these wooden puzzles. It's too hard to Cameron who is 8 to do so I am the lucky person who gets to do them. So here is what I did on day 2 while my kids ran around with Traci's.

Trying something new.

2009-12-01T13:41:00.001-08:00

I know that a few months ago my friend Megan did the a post every day thingy. I am going to try it for the month of Dec. Now noone laugh since I have been so random with my postings lately anyway. The next post will have some pictures from Thanksgiving although since they were on my phone they are sideways. I am not sure how to fix that on my phone. Anyway, wish me luck. I will try my darndest to do this.

Thanksgiving at my parents house. Blog for Dec. 1.

2009-11-26T20:27:00.001-08:00

I know my title is stupid but I would probably lost track. Anyway, here is the funnest thing my kids did while we were at my parents house. yes my mom is in a wheelchair. She had surgery on her foot and toe. The boys thought it was awesome.

Olives for Thanksgiving

2009-11-18T11:21:00.001-08:00

cutest olives i have ever seen

Dyllon doing his preschool homework.

2009-11-13T10:00:00.001-08:00

The ENT's Office.

2009-11-13T09:57:00.001-08:00

This is a picture of Garrett while we were at the ENT's office. He was yelling at the lady walking down the hall. Sadly, he has to have more surgery. He has to have one of his tubes replaced and he will be having his tonsils and adnoids out.

This is not our first experience with the tonsils and tube surgery at the same time. Dyllon had his done at 9 months so at least Garrett is almost two. His surgery is scheduled for Dec. 3. Wish us luck!!!

2009-11-12T18:48:00.001-08:00

A cookie of Idaho that I did yesterday. I thought it looked pretty good.

Finally got a picture off my phone. Wheat Bread.

2009-11-12T18:39:00.001-08:00

Here is a picture of the whole wheat bread I made this morning. It's a really good recipe and super easy. Here it is for those who want it and be prepared for more posts since I can get them off my phone!

6 cups warm water

2/3 cup honey

2/3 cup olive oil

2 tbsp. yeast

2 tbsp (yes tbsp) salt

14 - 16 Cups whole wheat flour. I only used 14 but it will differ.

Mix liquids first ( water, honey, oil)

Add yeast and dry ingredients

Watch the texture of the flour. You want it to be a little sticky.

Mix in machine about 10 minutes.

Put in four pans sprayed with pam

Let rise

Bake 325 degrees 30 - 35 minutes

Enjoy!!!

Halloween with actual pictures!

2009-11-01T06:17:00.000-08:00

For Halloween this year Dyllon was a penguin with a sword (although he never really had a chance to use the sword) and Garrett was a froggy.

Both loved their costumes. Garrett got to the point where he would get mad at me for taking it off.

This is the way he looks everytime I use my flash. Stoned!

This is Dyllon saying "waddle, waddle" cause thats what penguins say.

got a question

2009-10-22T14:29:00.001-07:00

So I know that everybody has been asking me for pictures of the kiddos. Well since I am at my sister's alot and don't bring my camera I use my phone. I know that at one time I was able to download from my phone. Stupid me can't figure out how to do it again. Can anyone tell me how?

Sorry!

2009-10-04T09:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry it's been so long but things have been hectic. My sister moved to town, most of you know that. Well since she works full-time I have taken on the roll of her kids' second mother. I LOVE IT!. Yes, I get stressed sometimes but I love helping her and them. They are great kids. Well I will post more soon. I promise!

So embarrassing!!!!!

2009-08-11T09:29:00.001-07:00

The worst part of the below mentioned trip was on the way home. I have to take drammamine when ever we go to the cabin because of the endless winding roads. So I took some on the trip back. Welll it makes me soooo sleepy. So of course I fell asleep on the way home. I woke myself up snoring!!!!! I was so embarassed. I did it in front of Jeff's manager and his co-worker!

The River of No Return Lodge.

2009-07-29T16:14:00.000-07:00

For the crappy hours that Jeff has a work. He sure does get some great perks. He qualified for a jet boat trip to a lodge on the Salmon River. We went this last Sunday and Monday. Sadly I forgot the camera but Glenda and Alethea took some so I hope to get copies.

You can only get to the Lodge by boat so we had to start our trip out at Corn Creek. It is about 30 minutes past Mario's cabin. The literal end of the road. The parking was parking was limited and our car is so small that we just had Mario park behind us in a space. We got our bags and headed for the boat. Now this is a river that many people float. I know that almost everyone who reads this blog has been white water rafting. Imagine doing that but in a jet boat with more power. WHAT A RIDE!

We stopped a couple of times for some sightseeing, and to learn the name of some of the little creeks and we learned alot about the history of the river and the area around it. The best part about the trip down was seeig the bald eagles. We was the mom and dad and last years baby. they were beautiful! The trip to the lodge including stopping for lunch took about 2 1/2 hours.

There was a nice grassy area all around the lodge and the cabins. There was no electricity. The forest service won't allow it. So everything was propane ran. Only drawbacks were no phones and no AC. It was HOT! Well it wasn't really that bad until you tried to go to bed.

Anyway, oh I forgot to tell who all was there. There was Mario and Glenda (Jeff's boss and his wife), Scott ( Jeff's sales manager), Steve and Alethea (finance manager and girlfriend), and Gary (co worker).

After we got settled in and met the cook we went on another boat ride to the hot springs. This was great for 2 reasons. The first was that we had to go over Salmon Falls to get there. Yes I said over the falls. I wasn't really sure what to expect. How can you take a jet boat over some falls and survive. Well it wasn't that big. The scariest part was the fact that you had to go between two rocks to go down it and there was maybe a foot on each side of the boat away from the rocks. but we did catch some air. The second was that the hot spring we went to was just like a hot tub. It was on the side of a hill and had some tubes that had hot and cold water. There was even a plug in the bottom in case the water looked a little questionable. Now on the way back we had to go back up the falls. Just as much air was caught. Then of course, having men acting like little boys we had to turn around and go back down and up the falls again. I had to admit I had a blast. Then we headed back to the lodge for dinner.

The men decided to challenge each other to a game of horse shoes. No growing up everyone of my dads company parties and I think some church outings revolved around horse shoes. One of the curses of growing up in Wyoming.

So it started. Steve and Jeff against Mario and Gary. The rest of us rotating in then others lost. Steve and Jeff won the first one. Then Scott and Alethea challenged the winners. Alethea learned as she went. Not sure she had ever played before. Jeff and Steve won again. So then Glenda and I decided to challenge the winner. Within the first 10 minutes the score was 7 to 0. We were ahead. Woo hoo!. We ended up winning but barely, they had a great comeback at the end. We barely lost our next game to Scott and Alethea. They were as impressed with my skills as I was surpised I could still play.

We played until dark. During one of the last games I had the crap scared out of me. The couple that run the lodge had been telling us about this bear that sticks around named Boo Boo. We were sitting there watching a game and the players all of a sudden went. TURN AROUND LOOK OVER THERE. Now the first thing that came to mind was OH CRAP. A BEAR !!! But is was only Pricilla. A deer that had come looking for handouts. Apparently the cook feeds her scraps along with some rock chucks named Rocky and the Rockettes.

I had a blast and had fun onthe boat trip back the next day. As I said I hope to have some pictures soon.

My dorky family.

2009-07-15T16:40:00.000-07:00

Dyllon got some tools the other day and they came with some goggles. Her are pictures of everyone, ( well almost everyone) trying them on!

Getting to the cabin!

2009-07-11T16:11:00.000-07:00

So I know that this picture is in my above blog but I needed to put it again for everyone to gain perspective on how we get to the cabin. What you see here is the trolley on the zip line. This is the only way to get across the river from the road to the cabin. Unless you have a boat. It is about 2 feet wide and 6 feet long. You have to haul yourself and all your stuff over this way. Pulling hand over hand until you reach the other side. Granted Jeff hauls me and the kids and all the stuff over but it is an interesting yet fun ride!

The Cabin

2009-07-09T17:05:00.000-07:00

First of all, I can't believe I haven't blogged since April. Hopefully I will be better from now on.

We have had the priveledge of going up to Jeff's bosses cabin a couple of times in the last week or so. It was sooo much fun.

Here is Dyllon with the fish that he caught. He was sooo excited.

Here is Cody and Mario. Cody caught the smallest fish out of everyone there.

Mario got his line stuck on the zip line so Jeff and Cody had to go hold the trolley steady so he could get it down.

Dyllon loving being there. He was waiting for Jeff to catch a fish so he could help to reel it in.

Still waiting!!!

More pictures to come!

Dyllon dancing.

2009-04-26T17:56:00.000-07:00

my dad was trying to get both of them to dance.

Sorry.

2009-04-11T09:32:00.000-07:00

I am here to apologize for my last blog. i was having one of those weeks. i won't stop. I think the weather is helping with my madness. that and my vacation next week. can't wait. i am having issues with my shift key, so if you are one of those people that can't stand things not being capitlized, stop reading. any way, i was going to post some pictures of Dyllon's birthday but can't remember if i have already to not so before i do i need to go check. bye

Still no comments!!!

2009-04-06T15:02:00.000-07:00

Okay seriously people. i don't like to blog just for the fun of it. but if people aren't going to comment, I may as well stop. And yes, i am a little onery today.

My baby is walking. Sad but good.

2009-03-31T18:41:00.000-07:00

Garrett and Lydia swapping sippies.

2009-03-30T07:53:00.000-07:00

This is Dyllon goofing around with my tanning glasses last night. He is such a nerd.

Garrett and Lydia kept sucking on the sippy cups and then giving them to each other. It was hilarious.

Lydia is such a doll and she cracks me up. She is my future daughter in law. Wow that makes m sound so old.

My poor babies head.

2009-03-23T10:32:00.000-07:00

So as I am trying to get dinner started last night. Garrett slips and falls and hits his head on the corner of the kitchen chairs. He screamed. You can kind of see it in the pictures. I just love his face in the one below.

Stupid snow.

2009-03-22T18:15:00.000-07:00

So this is one of the reason's I didn't go to church today. Jeff had the truck and it just had to snow. Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was on Friday. What a beautiful day. Dyllon was trying to help me by shoveling the non-melted snow. I love how he poses at the end.

More Cookies!!!!!!!!!!

2009-03-19T08:30:00.000-07:00

For some reason I like to do the fish.

I can't wait for spring. Can you tell?

Love Love Love the crabs.

These are the anchors I did for the Boss's daughters sorority. Who ever thought of pink and green anchors needs help.

My new cookie experience.

2009-03-17T11:13:00.000-07:00

Aren't the fish just sooo cute.

I now have about 200 cookie cutters. You name it. I probably have it.

Finally!!!!!

2009-02-15T19:35:00.000-08:00

I have been bugging my dad forever to get me the pictures of the things we did this summer. Finally I got them. Here are some pictures of when we went to Bear World and went to my parents house.

what a crappy picture

Putting the Bumbo to another good use.
I will have more as we go but I don't want to put them all on at once.

Old pictures

2009-02-15T16:52:00.000-08:00

Who recognizes the hill?

Love the mustache, Dad.

Loving Travis' hair. Yes I know that I am not in the picture but had to add because of Trav.

Notice, Tory is on his tip toes.

Recognize anyone. Erin, I swear you look like a cabbage patch doll here.

Why it's bad then kids are quiet.

2009-02-14T08:33:00.000-08:00

There are tons of boxes in Garrett's room and on some you can get to the styrofoam. Garrett was being too quiet and his is what I found.

Ya like the drool spots. Teething sucks!!!

Twins or not. They ar still cute.

2009-02-13T13:29:00.000-08:00

I always swore that my boys would not have matching anything, but through others and even myself they have managed it. Aren't they just the cutest.

Double Pink Eye and Double Ear Infections. AHHHH

2009-02-04T12:20:00.000-08:00

My poor little baby. I feel so bad for him.
You can tell he isn't very happy just by looking in his eyes.

This is how he has been most of the day. He cries whenever I sit down or even think of putting him down.

Garrett's New Room or lack of.

2009-01-31T10:46:00.000-08:00

Jeff if the President of the National Wildlife Turkey Federation for this region and their banquet is coming up soon. So they had some stuff delivered. Jeff told me to watch out for a "few" boxes. Well this is what the fed-ex man brought. 20 freakin boxes and they are not small. This is the double bed in Garretts room that is no longer usable. I had to tell the guy to just make sure he left a path to and from the crib.

Behind these boxes are is the dresser. I can hardly get the drawers open to get clothes out.

This is what you see when you look in from the hallway. The banquet isn't until the end of Feb. What am I going to do?????????

Here they are.

2009-01-30T21:05:00.000-08:00

This is the mixes that you can use. The first is what I have used but my sister says that the second works just the same and it is cheaper. I have found the meringue powder at Walmart, the other I didn't but we are here in Rexburg. After you mix it, if you are going to make more than one color you need to separate them and put them in tupperware and keep them covered. The frosting will crust over and then it makes it hard to decorate so keep them covered as much as possible.

The powders come with the recipes. When you have it mixed you ad water itty bitty bit by bit. after you add a little you mix it then hold up the spoon and watch it ribbon back in the bowl. Count to ten and it should melt back into it self.

You can use the normal food coloring but you have to be careful because you are adding more liquid. I like the gel colorings. You can find those at walmart too.

I have found that the best tip to use is a number 3. I put the bag in a big cup while I am trying to fill it. It just seems easier that way.

You outline the cookies first. You can't get too close to the edge or the frosting will run over the edge. Outline the pan of cookies before you fill them in so that the outline has a chance to set up a little.

I usually just make alot of lines in the middle and then you push the frosting around with the tip. Don't worry if they don't look good at first. It takes practice.

The finished product. Start with something simpe like hearts. If anybody needs help or has a question call me. 208-359-0990 or my cell 208-709-4493.

Garrett's Birthday Party.

2009-01-25T19:30:00.000-08:00

Funny story here. Okay not really. I brought the cake home from Albertson's and stuck it on the counter. It was closed and everything. Well my dog opened the box with his nose and started to lick the frosting so when people came over to eat cake and ice cream we had to cut the piece out. I was so MAD.

This is one of the free cakes you can get from Albertson's. The give free ones for a babies first birthday. Anyway, here it is.

Normally I would have just had him in a diaper but as you can tell, he doesn't exactly feel good. My poor baby. But he was a good sport.

Here is Dana, and lots of kids.

Here is Shandra and some kids.

Digging in and having a little bit of fun.

He looks drunk but he isn't really. He just doesn't feel that good.

Trying to fling it everywhere. He had some fun but it wasn't the best.

Garrett and Lydia sitting in a tree.

2009-01-24T07:38:00.001-08:00

This is Garretts girl friend Lydia. They hope to be married in 20 years or so. Or at least I do. They are destroying a pile of diapers. Isn't she cute.

Random Pictures

2009-01-21T17:56:00.000-08:00

So I can't find my camera to take new pictures. I have to find t by tomorrow because it is Garrett's first Birthday. Any way , so I looked through my pictures and found some old ones. HOpe you enjoy.

This was on our wedding day. I l ove this picture because it shows exactly where he should be. Just kidding.

Garrett the day after he was born. He was born on the day that Heath Ledger died.

Dyllon the day he was born. Also the day the pope died.

Garrett almost 1 month old.

Why I hate having dog water in the house or outside.

I love his hair in this one and his look.

Tatooing Dyllon

2009-01-12T13:10:00.001-08:00

He just couldn't stop at his first. They are sooo addicting!!!

Only a mother would know.

2009-01-04T17:32:00.000-08:00

My friend sent me this e-mail and I thought it was so funny I had to put in on my blog.

Cup of Tea

One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me. I was maybe 2 1/2 years old. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a get-well gift and it was one of my favorite toys. Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water.

After several cups of tea and lots of praise for such yummy tea, my Mom came home.My Dad made her wait in the living room to watch me bring him a cup of tea, because it was 'just the cutest thing!' My Mom waited, and sure enough, here I come down the hall with a cup of tea for Daddy and she watches him drink it up.

Then she says, (as only a mother would know...):'Did it ever occur to you that the only place she can reach to get water is the toilet?'

Dyllon's New Hobby.

2009-01-03T08:40:00.000-08:00

Dyllon has played the computer sporadically for the past few months but yesterday he discovered a Diego Dinosaur game that he loves. He spend almost all day playing it.

Trying to get pictures of Garrett.

2009-01-03T08:32:00.001-08:00

So I spent the day trying to get a picture of Garrett. He was obviously being camera shy. I did get a cute one of Dyllon though. Yeah. One kid cooperates.

Christmas, Yes a little late.

2009-01-01T15:07:00.000-08:00

Yes, I realize that I don't have alot of pictures but my camera died amid the chaos. Here is Dyllon opening his Wall-E game and Leapster 2 from his grandma. He loves Wall-E but had never seen the movie until New Years Eve.

This is Dyllon going through his stocking. He was soooo excited for Santa. We had to leave out the cookies and the milk and the carrots.

This was Garrett about 2 minutes after we started. It was just too much for the poor guy.

Update on my tonsils.

2009-01-01T10:08:00.000-08:00

Sorry that it has taken me so long to post but things have been hectic. I had my tonsils out on the 16th of December. I figured that this would be okay because the Doctor said that I would feel almost normal in 10 days and Christmas was in 9. So I got checked in and had them out. The Dr. said that they were the size of unshelled walnuts. Freakin Huge. Anyway, they wouldn't let me go unless I had gone pee and ate. Yeah right. Oh and cold hurt worse. I didn't have anything cold until like 4 days later. I had some issues with my nasty pain medicine. It was nasty because it was liquid. ARG. Anyway, I am good now. I just have a little sore throat and it hurst when I yawn but am back to eating normal. I will post more about Christmas and such later.

OH MY HECK

2008-12-13T14:30:00.001-08:00

So I took Garrett to the doctor this morning after another bout of the fevers and the throwing up on me. Guess what. HE HAS AN EAR INFECTION. WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY FAMILY.

My not so pleasant life.

2008-12-12T14:12:00.000-08:00

So those of you that don't. I am supposed to be getting my tonsils out this following Tuesday. But who knows. Let me tell you why you should avoid my house.
The Friday before Thanksgiving, I got strep. The Monday before Thanksgiving, Garrett got strep. Then Jeff got a cold. Then Garrett got his cold. Then Dyllon got strep and a sinus infection. Now I have a really bad cough. I am sure I have strep again and my sinuses are killing me. Anyone wanna come over. Wish me luck that the surgery actually happens next week.

Thankfully not broken.

2008-12-03T11:32:00.000-08:00

I apologize about the graininess of the pictures but oh well. Anyway, Garrett was playing on a little couch of Dyllons. It had flipped over on it's back and he was standing up behind it. So he pushed on the top and flipped over with the couch and totally face planted it on the floor. His nose bled and the bruises are worse than the pictures actually show. I took him to the doctor the next day and thankfully it's not broken. But it looks like we beat him.

Thanksgiving at home once again.

2008-11-25T11:30:00.000-08:00

So for the past two years we have tried going to my parents house for Thanksgiving. We didn't go last year because Dyllon ended up getting sick.
This year I ended up getting strep on Friday but figured it would be okay to go that next thursday. So i went in this morning to have Dyllon and Garrett tested. Dyllon came back negative but my poor little 10 month old boy tested positive. That would explain the horrible night last night. So the doctor said that it was very rare for a kid under 2 to have strep so he came and looked him over. So once again we will be stuck at home and I will be cooking. BLAH

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T16:43:00.000-07:00