Bryce Farewell Party

Bryce is leaving soon for his deployment, so I decided to have a farewell openhouse for him. I wanted him to be able to visit with his friends and family he doesn't get a chance to see very often before he left. We had a really good turn out and a great time. Thanks to all of those that were able to make it, we really appreciate your visit and your support.
We lit a fire in the fire pit and while people were gathered around we decided to retire our flag that had become torn and tattered because of the wind. Anyway, I think it is very neat to watch the American Flag burn and to have a moment of silence to honor the many men and women who have lost their lives for our freedoms. As hard as it is to have Bryce leave, I am very proud of him and his willingness to serve our country. I Love you Bryce and I'm really going to miss you. THANK YOU!!
More pictures will come later. I was too busy keeping up with the food and guest to take a lot of pictures. Kristin was the photographer for the night, when I get the pictures from her I will post more. Thanks Kristin Love ya.

October snow

As most of you know Roy received a lot of snow last weekend, I think we got about 11". My kids spent most of the day outside. I've never seen them so excited to shovel the driveway. Anyway, these are some pictures of the fun they had in the snow.

Tag

5 things i was doing 10 years ago
1. managing Brookhollow Apt. complex
2. babysitting Paige and Braden
3. working at Petersen Motors
4. buying a new Honda civic
5. living like a single mother while Bryce was working full time and going to school full time.
5 things on my to do list
1. help Bryce get ready for his deployment
2. prepare living will and power of attorney
3. paint entire house
4. buy new car
5. make new baptism stitchery I got from Crista and Coley
5 snack I enjoy
1. chocolate
2. chips and salsa
3. Brenda's no bake s'mores
4. girl scout cookies
5. Frosted Rock Ice Cream waffle bowls
5 things I would do if I were a millionaire
1. build a bigger, nicer house
2. hire someone to keep the bigger house clean
3. go on a cruise with Bryce
4. get a personal trainer (thanks for the idea Coley)
5. pay off ALL of my bills!!
5 places I have lived
1. Colorado
2. North Ogden
3. South Ogden
4. Roy
5. sorry that's it. I like to stay put
5 jobs I've had
1. Newspaper carrier
2. Chick-fil-A
3. Petersen Motors (receptionist)
4. Menlove Dodge Toyota (wholesale secretary)
5. Valley View Elementary (playground/resource aide)

I tag anyone who would like to do it.

Bee Sting!

Rylee got stung by a bee on Monday night while jumping on the trampoline. She is allergic to bee's so she usually swells pretty bad. I thought this time might be different because she was fine all night Monday night and all through the day on Tuesday. Boy was I wrong, this is how she looked when I woke her up for school this morning!

She has a pretty funny sense of humor, she woke Bryce up to show him and she told him she was half chinese. I gave her a pirate eye patch left over from Brenans birthday party and she wore that to school to be funny.(I didn't get a picture of that, the batteries in my camera went dead and I couldn't find any new ones in time sorry. It was pretty funny though).

Sorry the pics not very good I'll play with it and try to lighten it!

PRAYERS NEEDED!

Some of you may have seen the article in the paper about the bad car accident on 12th Street last Thursday. Well the driver of the Toyota was my aunt. She has multiple broken bones on the left side of her body. She had to be placed on oxygen the other day and was recently put into ICU because she has a collapsed lung. Please keep her in your prayers. She is going to have a long road to recovery.

Orders

I've been a slacker!! Now that I'm back at work and volunteering daily my blogging has stopped. I'll catch up soon.

I thought I would let all my friends and family who don't already know, Bryce received his deployment orders for Iraq on Tuesday. His orders are from October 6, 2008 thru January 4, 2010. The unit is staying in Salt Lake during the month of October and then leaving for California for some training in November. The good news is he gets to come home on the 26th of November for Thanksgiving, and then he leaves again on December 1st for the rest of the deployment.

I've tried to stay positive though this preparation period to make it easier for him to know that we are going to be OK, I don't want him getting over there and worrying constantly about us, (he will anyway), but now that the orders are here and the date is getting closer it's getting hard!! It is really hard to stay positive when you are having attorneys make out a Will "just in case." I've started making a paper chain with the kids to keep track of how long till he comes home. It's going to cover my whole house by the time we're done. I did this when he went to Kuwait also and the kids loved it!

I want to thank all our family and friends for thier love and support through all of this preparation and waiting, and let them know how much it means to both Bryce and myself. Neither one of us could do this without knowing we have good friends and family to help us out. We love you all!!

Tag I'm it!

So I have been tagged by KRISTIN.
3 Joys:
* FAMILY
* FRIENDS
* MY JOB
3 Fears:
* HAVING ONE OF MY CHILDREN HURT/DYING AND ME NOT BEING ABLE TO BE THERE FOR THEM
* HEIGHTS
* HUSBAND DYING AND LEAVING ME A SINGLE PARENT
3 Goals:
* BECOME MORE ORGANIZED
* HAVE MORE PATIENCE WITH MY KIDS
* BE A BETTER WIFE AND MOTHER
3 current obsessions/collections:
* TWILIGHT SERIES BOOKS
* PENS (FOR SOME REASON I COLLECT PENS FROM THE PLACES I VISIT)
* AMERICANA DECOR
3 Random Surprising Facts About Me:
* MY FAVORITE SUBJECT IS MATH
* SOMEDAY I THINK IT WOULD BE FUN TO BE A PHARMACY TECH OR A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR.
* I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING ELSE. I TALK TO MUCH THERE'S NOTHING LEFT TO SURPRISE ANYONE WITH

I Tag Crista, Coley, Sara U and anyone else who wants to do it!