Up Up and Over There....

Life is like a hot air balloon ride...

It is about the entire journey, the ups and the downs, the highs and the lows.
The sights and the sounds...beginnings, endings and all that is in between.
Making the most out of each moment...

Goodbye Man Van

One step toward becoming an empty nester is to sell the family van after 9 years.
I have a vivid memory of arriving in the desert as a family in the van (July 2002)
 while listening to the music from the movie "Spirit".
The children have grown so fast...is seems like a dream.
 I am so grateful that I never wished any days away in my young peoples lives.
 I love being a Mom.
 During the kids high school days the van became known as the
 MAN VAN
say what they may it provided a safe ride for all 3 who learned to drive in it.
 It did a great job.
Grateful.
Now we hope it will continue to do a great job for the
 Mom of 4 boys who just bought it this weekend.

SOOOO it is now time to find Steve a
Ford F-150...
and were gonna catch an extremely nice one, for a great price soon.

Did you know Steve thinks that the F...stands for FISH -150 times/ year?
 (we may have to call it the fish finder...)

A Good Turn

 We have been living here at the "Resort" for 16 months now and so we decided that it was time to take all of our things out from storage locker and really move in. When we got it all here the garage was so full that we could not park in it any more....

and now thanks to Steve who organized it all in one evening while I was still at work, we can!

Thank you so much for all your hard work Steve it looks amazing.

Crock Pot Cooking

Thanks Michelle for the new receipes...and for the important message of things that matter most.

Christmas gift

We decided that we would like to get this sectional for each other this Christmas.

We had been waiting for a long time...about 5years...for the right time.

We know that a move awaits us at some point in 2011...

we decided we should make the most of the present.

We have been blessed.

GRATEFUL.

 Steve started new job this Christmas and now he gets to work from home.

Missionary Blessings

Bring it On!

A beautiful day to be on a kayak

We have been getting some rain here and so when we went out on the lake the water was the highest that we have yet seen. More than fishing I was really just enjoying the company, weather & scenery.

About the last half hour being there I decided to feed some of the ducks some pretzels that we left from the sweet and salty mix I had made. They loved it!

And I loved it and thought it was a blast.

I guess you could say that I talk to birds...lol:)

They said if you want friends just feed them...and they will come.

It has been along time since I have fed the ducks...we used to take Timothie on sunday afternoon walks to feed the ducks when we lived in Utah. I had forgottern that it was something i enjoyed doing.

Christmas Tree 2010

This year it was Michael and I that put up the Chrismas Tree together and decorated it. Steve was working at his new job in the home office so when it came time for getting the top of the tree on he was able to take a break and help us as it took all three of us and a ladder to heft it up there.

Steve was concerned that I would not want to decorate the house this year...which helped me remember how important traditions can be no matter how many of us there are here to enjoy it.
I love the warmth that this adds. Helping us to feel at home here and now.

Home wise we are still in limbo as what we are going to do and when we will find a house to call home. ...until then we have decided to make the most of the opportunity we have living here at the place we call the Resort. We have been blessed to have a beautiful and safe place for the moment.

 

Maybe if were very good Santa will decide to bring us some new furniture to go with the tree?