WE GOT ORDERS!!!!

So we finally got orders this last week .... mmmmm can you guess where we are going? It was a real shock, but we are very excited. It was something we had put on our dream sheet but it was in the middle of our requests. Richard's report no later is April 2010. I guess a lot depends on when we sell the house. I think I'll put it up for sale this Spring and if it sells during the summer then I will see if they have open housing for us there and if so we'll move; otherwise I'll rent somewhere here and finish out another school year and meet Richard there. I called and they said that they are only putting in-bounds in new houses. Some are getting finished this spring. They will be going to privatized next year. We left Sheppard before they went privatized, so I don't know what to think about it. Anyone with comments on their experience with privatized; please post!! We aren't ruling out buying either. So Nielson's ... here we come!! I'm getting excited now that the shock is wearing off!

Twin?!

I was putting in updated pictures in my frames and in my friends I put all their old pictures (starting from birth) in the back of the frame. I pulled out one of Rylan's and we were shocked how much Rylan and Bradly looked alike! They look more like twins then his twin and him look like twins!! hahaha

Bradly's big goal

We've finally gotten all our bikes in running order. Bradly's doesn't have training wheels, but he's so close to being able to ride it I don't really want to buy a pair. He likes to ride Addi's bike that does have training wheels, so I hoped we could just leave his off and just teach him to ride. He's sooooo close! He can do it for a few minutes until he's doing it by himself ... then he freaks out and crashes. Hopefully in the next week or two! We've been taking advantage of the awesome Fall! - Big change from the last posting of a foot of snow, huh!

Morgan's Haunted House

Mogan's class made Haunted Houses (like gingerbread houses) for an activity. They are going to take them to the Retirement Centers to enjoy. They turned out really cute!

This Week's Goings On

On Friday we went with some friends to a corn maze down the street. We went and got Little Ceasar's pizza and then down to the maze. The kids had a lot of fun playing on the slides. We went through the maze pretty fast and wanted to go through the "haunted maze" but it wasn't going to start for 45 more min. We decided to go back to their house for hot chocolate. When it was dark we went back. I was a little concerned for Bradly (my tenderheart) and Addi and they had a little one that probably wouldn't appreciate the experience either so Richard stayed in the suburban with Elly and Bradly and Brandon and watched a movie. It was pretty lame. There were just kids walking around in black with chain saws. Shari and I decided that we needed to spark things up so we asked the boys with chainsaws to follow us and then we'd move aside and they could turn them on in Rylan and Cayden's ears. The group was waiting for us since we got behind talking to the "spooks". We caught up and told them to keep going. After a few minutes we stepped aside and they snuck up on the boys and turned on the chainsaws. It was the funniest thing I had ever seen!! Carl had the girls up front and even he jumped about 2 feet high. Rylan looked like a frog with his knees about up to his chest. It was the highlight of the month for me!!

Nothing big

No major action this week! The kids had no school on Thurs and Fri. I wish I could say that I did som fun stuff with them, but I can't. I went grocery shopping and did the checkbook on Thurs and finished reading a book "The Host" (2 hours in the bath tub ... had to take advantage of kids to watch Elly!) and cleaned the house. I did take the kids to Wal-mart for them to spend their allowance money. Had to leave with a screaming baby all through the store! Saturday was beautiful. How did we take advantage? Picked grapes, pulled out the garden, weeded the flower beds, and trimmed perennials. Fun, right? We did have a great family game of kick ball in the backyard. Boys against girls ... boys won. We had an airman from Richard's shop come for dinner tonight. He's been having a hard time. We decided to play another kickball game. I think it was great birth control for him! Not much else! Kim

Well, a lot has gone on since I last posted!! Two weekends ago, we knew the first cold front was coming through. We’d been enjoying an unseasonably warm fall (in the early 80’s) and it was supposed to rain and be in the 50’s. I needed to get the Halloween decorations out anyway, so I decided now would be a great time to pull out all the clothes for the winter. Saturday was miserable and cold!! The kids won their first game and played through the pouring rain, but the second game got called. They were ahead 9-1. It was conference weekend and I got so much done!! I got all the winter clothes out, packed the summer clothes for younger kids to wear when they turned that age, and boxed up Elly and Bradly’s clothes to give away since there’s no one that needs their hand-me-downs. I was able to clean out everyone’s closets and drawers. It looks so nice now!! Many of you know that this last April I had the spiral perm that made me look like a 70’s afro, so I had Richard straighten it for me. He cut me hair for me a few weeks ago and I decided that I just can’t beat what he charges, so I had him straighten it. I had called a hairdresser earlier, and they wanted to charge $50. I just bought a box at Wal-mart for $8.00 and crossed my fingers. I’m so impressed that I think I may keep going to him. His service is great for the price!! Well worth it!! It was also our 14th Anniversary this last week. Richard’s parents were coming up anyway and he asked them to watch the kids for us while we went to Logan to the Anniversary Inn. It was so much fun. We were able to go to a session the next day. It was such a beautiful temple!! Saturday was Rylan’s last games. They won the first game and he pitched for the entire second game through the rain and snow and sleet. They won that game too. Richard umpired 4 games that day in miserable weather! This morning we woke up to snow!! I’ve never seen this much snow this early! It’s that damn global warming Gore keeps warning us about. Rylan shocked us today in sacrament by bearing his testimony. It was very nice. He sure is growing up. Well, that’s about it for now. Love to all! Kim