Visiting the temple

Here is a view of the St. George temple at night. Beautiful, awe inspiring....

My mom and Macen knocking at the Temple doors!

My son...

The montains of St. George

If you have never been to St. George, try to go! It is one of the prettiest spots in the world. The red mountains are a sight not to be missed.

Macen was born in St. George. It's said that if you are a native you were born with red dirt in your shoes!

This is on the way through Snow Canyon. Look how white the rocks are!

What a view!

The shoe tree

Here in Fallon..well, on the outskirts of Fallon, we have a "shoe tree" I'm not exactly sure how it started, I've heard lots of different stories, but it is still a sight to behold!

Thousands of shoes are in the tree, and a whole mess more down below near the roots!

Middlegate

On our way home we deciede to stop at a place that Grant has heard about his entire time here. It has famous hamburgers. They have a hambureger that is made with 1lb of meat on two mini loaves with all the fixin's. They say if you eat the whole thing, fries and all they'll give you a t-shirt. After trying a "normal" sized burger, I bet I could do it! It was soooooo good!

This is on the wall of the ladie's bathroom...I stayed in there a little longer than I needed to just so I could read the whole wall!

The Birthday boy

Isn't he so cute?

Some old pictures of my birthday boy

Happy Birthday My Little Prince

So, today my little man turned 7 years old! I am such a lucky mom! He really made my life so much better than I ever could have imagined! I have been going through old pictures of his life..I remember every single moment. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. He was born on a Sunday. I had been living with my parents in St. George because Grant was in Virginia, and my pregnancy was high risk so I couldn't go with him. On Friday, my Parents has left to go to Death Valley to a bike race. I still had 2 weeks to go, so I wasn't worried. On Saturday I started having a hard time breathing. My beautiful sister -in-law took me to the hospital. They kept me for a little while and then sent me home. Later that night..in fact early into Sunday morning my breathing had gotten much worse. Sara and John took me to the hospital (I still owe them for that) By 2 pm on Sunday, March 3rd 2002 I was getting ready to deliver my little man. We tried to hold off as long as we could so that my mom could make it back. Sure enough, at 3:00 as I was in the operating room my mom walked in, She was wearing something that came out of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (since I had been so swollen she had taken to singing "Oompa Loompa" every time she saw me, so the irony of her outfit did not get passed me) She was there helping the doctor's push Macen out of me (Trust me, I remember THAT vividly) at 3:30 pm, Macen came into my life. We called Grant, he was excited, and then I think he took a nap. That evening I got sick. Macen was taken out of my room, and I was taken to the ICU. I don't remember much except that when I wolk up on Tuesday I had tubes helping me breathe. My cute husband had rushed to St. George and the first thing I remember was seeing him coming down the hospital hallway. He took care of Macen. The nurses would tell me how cute he and Macen were together. They released Macen before I was released. Grant was so tired that first night that my mom took Macen into her room..I don't think she minded very much! Anyway, the rest, as they say, is history. I got better, and Macen is my little miracle!

Happy Happy Birthday my man!

Party Party Party!

Here's Macen and gang opening gifts!

He was very proud that he could read the cards all by himself!

Macen's 7th Birthday!

We celebrated Macen's Birthday on Saturday. His actual birthday isn't until Tuesday, but he wanted a party! We rented out the base theater and watched "Hotel for Dogs" (A GREAT movie) Here's the group! We walked to the theater and back..It was a perfect day!

Here's the Batman cake that I worked hours on..(hee hee) Actually, I told Macen that I would make him a cake if he wanted me to, and he looked up at me and asked"Why, is Walmart closed?"

Here he is thinking about his wish before he blew out the candle!

He's reading one of his Birthday cards..

If you were a little girl in the 70's

This is so great. I saw this on Facebook and it was like they recorded my childhood. The 7o's were AWESOME!

If you were a little girl in the 70's...

You had that Fisher Price Doctor's Kit with a stethoscope that actually worked.

You owned a bicycle with a banana seat and a plastic basket with flowers on it.

You learned to skate with actual skates (not roller blades) that had metal wheels.

You thought Gopher from Love Boat was cute (admit it!)

You had nightmares after watching Fantasy Island .

You had either a 'bowl cut' or 'pixie', not to mention the 'Dorothy Hamill'.

People sometimes thought you were a boy.

You had rubber boots for rainy days and Moon boots for snowy days. YEAH!

You owned a 'Slip-n-Slide', on which you injured yourself on a sprinkler head more than once. You owned 'Klick-Klacks' and smacked yourself in the face more than once!

Your Holly Hobbie sleeping bag was your most prized possession.

You wore a poncho, gauchos, and knickers.

You begged Santa for the electronic game, Simon.

You had the Donnie and Marie dolls with those pink and purple satiny shredded outfits, or the sunshine family

You spent hours in your backyard on your metal swing set with the trapeze. The swing set tipped over at least once.

You had homemade ribbon barrettes in every imaginable color. (Oh yeah!)

You had a pair of Doctor Scholl's sandals (the ones with hard sole & the buckle).

You also had a pair of salt-water sandals.

You wanted to be Laura Ingalls Wilder really bad;

you wore that Little House on the Prairie-inspired plaid, ruffle shirt with the high neck in at least one school picture; and you despised Nellie Oleson!

You wanted your first kiss to be at a roller rink! ---- yes it was!

PONG! ('video tennis' ) was the most remarkable futuristic game you've ever heard of !

Your hairstyle was described as having 'wings' or 'feathers' and you kept it 'pretty' with the comb you kept in your back pocket. When you walked, the 'wings' flapped up and down, looked like you were gonna 'take off' .

You know who Strawberry Shortcake is, as well as her friends, Blueberry Muffin and Huckleberry Pie.

You carried a Muppets lunch box to school and it was metal, not plastic. With the thermos inside some were glass inside and broke the first time you dropped them.

You and your girlfriends would fight over which of the Dukes of Hazzard was your boyfriend.

YOU had Star Wars action figures, too!

It was a big event in your household each year when the 'Wizard of Oz' would come on TV. Your mom would break out the popcorn and sleeping bags!

You often asked your Magic-8 ball the question: 'Who will I marry. Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, or David Cassidy?'

You completely wore out your Grease, Saturday Night Fever, and Fame soundtrack record album.

You tried to do lots of arts and crafts, like yarn and Popsicle-stick God's eyes, decoupage, or those weird potholders made on a plastic loom.

You made Shrinky-Dinks and put iron-on kittens on your t-shirts!

You used to tape record songs off the radio by holding your portable tape player up to the speaker.

You had subscriptions to Dynamite and Tiger Beat.

You learned everything you needed to know about girl issues from Judy Blume books. (Are you there God, It's me, Margaret.)

You thought Olivia Newton John's song 'Physical' was about aerobics. (?? its not??)

You wore friendship pins on your tennis shoes, or shoelaces with heart or rainbowdesigns.

You wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer.

You drowned yourself in Love's Baby Soft - which was the first 'real' perfume you ever owned. You glopped your lips in Strawberry Roll-on lip-gloss till it almost dripped off.

If it Snowed in Fallon....this would be my son!

Happy Birthday Pamalot

Here's the one and only sexy Pam! Today is her Birthday!!!

She really is the best!

Happy Birthday Big Daddy G!

My handsome husband is celebrating his birthday today! I'm so lucky to have married him. What a great man!

He's a great daddy!

He's a great role model!

And he's all mine! Happy Birthday my love!

What a day!

Wow! This Japan thing is taking a lot of time! Macen and I had to go get the over-seas screening done. (Sad thing is, we had to get one in Virginia to come here to Fallon) Really, it's just paperwork, and I don't know why we need it since the base in Japan has a bigger hospital than Fallon! Macen was great. Bored out of his mind, but kept it together while I got all my stuff done. We also had to get Macen a Military ID. The place that we get it done was PACKED today. Luckily, I've been in this town long enough, and Grant is well known so I got right through. Macen's ID turned out awesome! He smiled (surprisingly) and for the next few years we can see his Jack-o- latern of an expression. The Dogs have been Micro-chipped, and paperwork is just about done. I know we won't be leaving to the first week of June, but all this stuff takes time. I'm starting to get excited for the move. I'm still not totally thrilled with where we are going, but I'll come around...maybe!

I am starting to feel sad about leaving Fallon. I've made some pretty awesome friends here. I wish I could take them all with me!

Well, that's my life right now..

1955

My Sister Tracie sent me this..It cracked me up!! What will they think about us in 54 years?

Comments Made in the Year 1955! That's only 54 years ago!

'I'll tell you one thing, if things keep going the way they are, it's going to be impossible to buy a week's groceries for $20.00.'

'Have you seen the new cars coming out next year? It won't be long before $2,000.00 will only buy a used one.'

'If cigarettes keep going up in price, I'm going to quit. A quarter a pack is ridiculous.

'Did you hear the post office is thinking about charging a dime just to mail a letter?'

'If they raise the minimum wage to $1.00, nobody will be able to hire outside help at the store.'

'When I first started driving, who would have thought gas would someday cost 29 cents a gallon.

Guess we'd be better off leaving the car in the garage.'

'Kids today are impossible. Those duck tail hair cuts make it impossible to stay groomed. Next thing you know, boys will be wearing their hair as long as the girls.'

'I'm afraid to send my kids to the movies any more. Ever since they let Clark Gable get by with saying DAMN in GONE WITH THE WIND, it seems every new movie has either HELL of DAMN in it.'

'I read the other day where some scientist thinks it's possible to put a man on the moon by the end of the century. They even have some fellows they call astronauts preparing for it down in Texas .'

'Did you see where some baseball player just signed a contract for $75,000 a year just to play ball? It wouldn't surprise me if someday they'll be making more than the President.'

'I never thought I'd see the day all our kitchen appliances would be electric. They are even making electric typewriters now.'

'It's too bad things are so tough nowadays. I see where a few married women are having to work to make ends meet.'

'It won't be long before young couples are going to have to hire someone to watch their kids so they can both work.'

'Marriage doesn't mean a thing any more, those Hollywood stars seem to be getting divorced at the drop of a hat.'

'I'm afraid the Volkswagen car is going to open the door to a whole lot of foreign business.'

'Thank goodness I won't live to see the day when the Government takes half our income in taxes. I sometimes wonder if we are electing the best people to congress.'

'The drive-in restaurant is convenient in nice weather, but I seriously doubt they will ever catch on.'

'There is no sense going to Lincoln or Omaha anymore for a weekend, it costs nearly $15.00 a night to stay in a hotel.'

'No one can afford to be sick anymore, at $35.00 a day in the hospital it's too rich for my blood.'

'If they think I'll pay 50 cents for a hair cut, forget it.'

The Law of the Garbage Truck (Thought for the day)

One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport.
We were driving in the right lane when suddenly a black car
jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.
My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed
the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car
whipped his head around and started yelling at us. My taxi
driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, he was
really friendly.
So I asked, 'Why did you just do that? This guy almost
ruined your car and sent us to the hospital!' This is when my
taxi driver taught me what I now call, 'The Law of the
Garbage Truck.'
He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They
run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger,
and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they
need a place to dump it and sometimes they'll dump it on
you. Don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them
well, and move on. Don't take their garbage and spread it to
other people at work, at home, or on the streets. The bottom
line is that successful people do not let garbage trucks take
over their day. Life's too short to wake up in the morning
with regrets, so...Love the people who treat you right. Pray
for the ones who don't.
Life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how
you take it!
Have a blessed, garbage-free day!