Alex's Swimming lesson

Coming to Utah

Well, after much thought, we decided we are going to come to Utah this summer. With the cost of gas, home projects, etc... we weren't sure if we would make it or not. We plan to leave Federal Way on Monday, August 11th in the afternoon (once Sam has wrapped up the Internet Academy Summer School) and drive to Boise. Then on Tuesday, August 12th we will continue the drive to Cedar City. We plan to be in Cedar City from the 13th-16th. (Bummer timing, I know, with school starting and all!) We plan to go to either Zion's or Bryce Canyon on one of the days. (Anyone is welcome to join us!) We would also like to go to the temple and do a session. We were thinking it would be great if we could all go and thought maybe the morning of the 16th (it's a Saturday) would be better for most people's schedules, than to do it on an evening during the first days of school. Do you think that would work out? Tonia, do you think one of your girls could tend for us? After the temple we will head up to Salt Lake. (Abe, we would like to see you and Jane either on our way down to Cedar City or on our way up to Salt Lake, if that works for you guys.) We plan to have dinner with my family on Saturday night and then leave early Sunday morning to drive back. I have to be back to work first thing Monday morning. (Bummer!) Anyway, that is the plan for right now anyway. We are excited to see all of you!

Here I am again!

With all the new post I felt it would be a good time for me to post again. Well this summer has been a good one very relaxing and it has been so nice thinking that I won't be going back to school in the fall. I can't believe I am really done the reality is slowly sinking in. So I have been just the laziest bum every but hey I am definately not complaining my husband might be but not me. So this lazy time is about to end though I can't believe the summer is almost over. Well the newest for Joe and I are that I finished Hunter Safety which made for a very long day. It is great to have it behind me though. I am very glad that I was able to take it. I learned a lot and now I can go shooting maybe not actual hunting yet but I still like the reasurrance that I have it behind me. It is nice to accomplish things and it was kind of fun learning again. It made me realize I miss the learning aspect of school. (Crazy I know!) Things are good though I have been working on projects: scrapbooking, a blanket, bracelets, and such. Joe has just been busy being a wonderful husband working hard. I do appreciate him so much for being such a great husband. I truly would be very lost and sad without him. He is so good to me and takes such good care of me. We are working on different scenarios as to what are next approach will be for life always better to have more than one plan because plans are always changing. Things are great in our neck of the woods. Love ya all. Lea

California

We had a great time last week enjoying the warm California sun. Disneyland was fun. I really felt relaxed by staying at the Disneyland Hotel. We parked the car on Monday and didn't get back in it until Wednesday. The lines seemed to flow really well and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Jacob had and blast riding all the rollercoasters, Elijah had a chance to ride some as well and seem to have fun and seem scared to death at the same time, Zoe was dragged by mom to meet the princesses but seemed to enjoy that she just didn't like walking.
Everything seems to be going straight back to the way it was be for vacation. We have 3 weeks to inventory and a lot of caughting up to do. I don't think we will get bored. I also have been contacted about helping coach Elijah's soccer team. They wanted to have me coach Jacob's as well but there is a little less stress with 4 and 5 year olds then with 10 and 11 year olds.
I also purchased a wide variety of beads and looking forward to making braclets, necklaces and the such. We missed you all on the Fourth and we are looking forward to the next big party.

Another week

Another week

Not much to show for the new week, but doing alright just the same.
Have to keep looking for jobs and applying this week and hopefully
start I start getting more replies back from the applications I
already sent out. Sometimes I feel like I don't have a clue about how
to find a job and in fact I don't. Hopefully I can find something that
at least acknowledges my degree and counts that as something.
Mathematics, what was I thinking. Oh yeah, I was thinking I was
goingyo go to grad school, well we will see about that.

I really need to start using my new computer more and do some
programming that would at least give me something to be working on and
something to accomplish. If anybody has ideas of things I could
program let me know. Need something that does a specific task? Let me
know and you can get a custom program that meets your needs.

I will keep you all updated and I hope things start to pan out at
least a little so I can be providing a more stable income for my family.

Super Guy
(on the move)

The Deck

Ben and I finished the redo on the railing last night at 11:30. I don't know if you can tell the difference in the before from Kya's birthday and the finished product.

July 4, 08

The Slip N Slide was a big hit.  Riley didn't stop and when he did he went right to sleep.