ZJ was sealed this weekend

WOW:) what an awesome weekend. We had all 4 grandkids and kids all together. Heaven on earth I would say!

We left at 8 on Fri am after making 2 gallons of salsa and a pasta salad for 50. We headed out at about 90 and it stayed there and on up to 104 while we were gone and home to 110. We got to Ronnie and Jessica's at 3:15. We set up the church for the luncheon and home to wait on Alyssa and Sage and A Polly to show up. They arrived about midnight and the kids were so excited to see each other they were full of it.

Sat we got up and started running. Ronnie and I put the pork and chicken into the sauces and took them to the church to cook. Home to get around and to the Temple by 9:30 to have our ZJ sealed to his daddy and mommy. Such a special time not enough words for how beautiful it was. Then off to the church to have him blessed by his daddy. (What an awesome son we have.) Then the luncheon was very nice. Then we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house it was really very nice. Then on to Julia's birthday, graduation, and citizenship party. What fun to see lots of old friends.

Sun up for church and home to have brunch and visit and off to Temple Square where we went on a tour of the Conference Center it was quite interesting and ended up on the roof top where we remembered how HOT it was.
On over to Temple Square we were half cooked so I got a quick pic (to everyones dismay) and on to Cari's house to celebrate U Dale's birthday and have dinner with the family. Then the time I dreaded we had to say good bye to our two grandbabies and kids that was the hardest part of the weekend. I did get a few family pics and lots of hugs and kisses. What a sweetheart ZJ is he is so full of smiles and giggles what a sweet spirit he has:)

Sage has grown a foot and is just as beautiful girl growing up to fast.

What a fast but unforgettable weekend. Jan and Al from (Forks) Idaho came down it has been way to long since we saw them. Most of the McLane's came, Dad and Sandy, Joyce Maughan (Forks) came on down as well. It was quite a family reunion. The rest of the family had a reunion after we left ( guess that tells you who counts lol).

School is almost over for 2009

Wow another year is about to come to an end!!! Thomas will be in 3rd grade when he is done in August. Sage will go into kindergarten next year!! Seems like time is MARCHING on whether we are ready or not. Ron is still looking for work and praying to hear from a Gypsum Mill today we will appreciate all the prayers we can get. I am about out of work until Aug 14 so it will really be slim pickins at our house if Ron doesn't get something soon!!! I am sending in resumes all over and no response either! This is a rough time to get a job even just summer employment.
Jen just got back from AZ for the Memorial Weekend. Thomas is going to his Rain Gutter Regatta tonight to race his boat, he is enjoying Cub Scouts. Maddison had the runs all weekend but still seems happy all the time. As long nobody she doesn't know really well doesn't try to get to close. Sage is finished with her pre-school on June 3. We miss her sooooo much wish she and Alyssa could come down for a while. July is going to be an awesome month we are going to go to Utah to have our little ZJ sealed to his mommie and daddy, this is a day we have waited for a LONG time. We are so blessed to have join our family. He couldn't have two more devoted parents. Thomas is headed back to Forks on July31 as his dad goes to his 15 class reunion and will be back in time to start school. Well I have to get back to work!!

Finding work at this time!

It's been over 3 weeks since Ron got laid off and he has a couple of leads finally. Hopefully something will come in soon! He has an skills test with UPS on Monday. He went to a job fair today and got a couple leads one working at the Hoover Dam working on elevators and some other program for apprentices.
Next week is spring break and I am off for a week and with Ron off it would be nice if we could go somewhere but he needs to be looking and hopefully attaining employment.
Sat the 11 of April Thomas is getting baptized and Dad and Sandy will be here by Thurs and Ronnie and Jessica and ZJ are coming down the 11 of April. Thomas has asked his U Ronnie to baptize him and Grampa to comfirm him. Where has the time gone it doesn't possibly seem like Thomas should be old enough to be baptized but he is such a nice young man I guess he has grown up before our eyes.
We are excited to see ZJ his will be almost 4 months old by then where does the time go!! He is smiling and cooing in my Text videos. I love to receive them it helps me not getting to see him. He won't even know us when he comes but I pray he will let us snuggle him. Ronnie and Jessica have been so blessed to have him in their life. They are such good parents and we can't wait to see all of them. Ronnie and Jessica both work at home and so they both get to be with him all day that is so cool.
Hopefully Alyssa and Sage and maybe Brandon will at least get to come to Utah for ZJ's sealing
it would be awesome to have all of our kids and grandkids in one place at the same time it's been entirely to long.
Jennifer is still at home with us and thinking of moving to AZ to work for a charter school in the fall I am secretely hoping she doesn't go. I know it would be a good opportunity for her but I guess I am a bit selfish. I love having at leasy 2 of our kids close.
Alyssa is still working in Cave Junction and Brandon is still on the road and Jim is now working with the same company as he was laid off last week too. They are headed to Gillette,Wyo. to deliver a load this week. Hopefully they will get some of the loads that are there to go out and not get stuck. Sage just had spring break and they got to go to the Aquarium in Crescent City CA. It was pretty nice weather all week accept the day they went to the beach. Sage is growing up so fast she is getting so tall and talks a mile a minute. We miss them a LOT. Hopefully they will get some time to come down with Brandon this summer if Alyssa can get time off.
Josh is still working for Nevada Paving and getting mostly his weeks full. Maddison is growing up to fast as well, she doesn't see much need to talk as everyone else talks for her but she is a cutie. Thomas is in second grade and going to Cub Scouts every Tues. He went to Scout day camp last week and had a ball. He even got to shoot BB guns and had an egg drop and his egg did not break. He and I go for a bike ride quite often he is getting pretty good. Lori is selling Tupperware and having a bit of a hard time getting parties but if she persevers I think it will go. I better get going I have to go and take these kids home from my last run of the day. I have it rough I go in at 1:30 and work till 6 or so with an hour in the middle of the day to clean on my bus and play on the computer.

March 2009

Wow February was a wild month, and now we are into March how time flies when you are having fun!! I lost my voice about the first of March and am having a hard time getting it back to stay. Ron fell from a ladder at work. While he was off trying to recuperate he had lots of trips to the Dr. and then got laid off. He is now spending lots of time putting in resumes for a new job. What a crazy month, and we are only half way through. Tomorrow put on the green and enjoy St Patrick's Day.

Wow What a month!!!

We have been everywhere and back!!! Or so it seems! We had a KungFu Panda birthday party for Thomas and he had Auntie Jessica do the invitations!! Which were awesome!!! He had a sleep-over at Gramma and Grampa's house with five 8 year old boys!! We started with a few games until I got home and then on to Chineese Noodle Soup and Quesidillas. We started the movie and had Kung Fu Panda Cupcakes and ice-cream since one of the boys had to go home for the night. Then they played with his gifts and ball shooters from the party and put on the Panda tatoos. Next am we had Bisquits and Gravy. Then all but David had to go home. Thomas had a Basketball game and David got to go with us. He does pretty well in the game just needs to be a bit more aggressive!!


Friday Feb 13 at 6:30 Ron and I went to KKLZ's Valentine's Wedding Vows contest at the JW Marriot. I wore Lori's wedding dress and Ron wore his suit and Jennifer went with us. We had hoped to win the Week-end get away and Dinner and a bunch spa treatments and the whole thing. But we didn't win we still had a great time anyway. Just a very early morning start with a free champagne Breakfast and a Photographer. The works. We won a few spa treatments and goodies.

Jennifer Thomas and I went to Mesa on the 21 for a surprise visit with his Gramma Chicken and his Father. We left arrived in Mesa at the baseball field where we met Beckie and Brian and Don Greenley came over to see Thomas. Then we called Gramma and had them come to Denny's to surprise Thomas. Surprise we did to bad we didn't have a video camera it was precious. I think he kind of went into shock as Gramma came up behind him and started invading his space and he looked around to see who was there. Then he turned back to the table and all of a sudden he swirled around and jumped up and grabbed her and sat back down and just sat there in a daze. I think the last person he expected to see in Mesa!!! It was awesome. He got to spend the rest of the week-end with them.

The next day we went to Olive Garden with Beckie and Don met us again. He insisted on paying, but I was going to get the check so he put in his mouth and chewed it up and took his glass to wash it down, when he sat it back on the table it just broke off the stem. Quite funny. then we went over to hie new house. Looks like it will be pretty nice after all his remodeling Quite a bit of thought and work ahead!! Then Jen and I went over to the Groscost's to Jill's shower. It was awesome to see them and Jen left me there to spend the night. Catherine and I went to the movies "Twilight" and reminisced about it not being the real "FORKS." Sunday we went to church and had dinner with Dana and her family. They live in the house Ken and Catherine built before they left Mesa. What a beautiful home and a lot of reminiscing and good ole fun. We left way to late to come home so it was 3:10 and Ron was getting up for work.

Then Alyssa and Sage flew in on the same day we got home from Mesa. It was so awesome to get to see them. Way to short of a time and way to many appointments to make while they were here. They stayed with us on Mon. night and we had John, Julie, AnnJanette, and Mason over to dinner, everyone was here before I got home from work. What a crazy time. Then Alyssa and Sage stayed the next two nights with them. Maddison was running a fever and had a awful cough until the last day before they left, so needless to say she and Lori didn't get so see much of them at all. Thurs. evening we went to the M&M factory so Alyssa could show Sage the M&M's. Then she and Jen went to Stoney's with a bunch of the girls from the Singles Ward and had a ball dancing. They got home at 2:30 and up at 5:30 to head to the airport. Way to fast for me for sure. Sage has grown up so much and she was singing her little songs from school and so sweet.

Wish they weren't so far away.

ZJ's Baby Shower

WOW what a Safari! We created Lions, Monkeys, Frogs, and Zebras, what fun.

Then we drove it to Ron and Jess's and made the Diaper Tree and Clam Chowder for 40 and cut the 40 bread bowls we picked up here. Jessica's mom made ZJW letters and covered them with animal prints and made place mats and some cookies as well. His Aunt Valeri made cute Kit Kat Bars that had all of his statistics and his Aunt Christiane made a yummy salad and his Great Gramma made a yummy punch. We had lots of family and friends and a fun time celebrating our little ZJ joining our family. He got lots of special presents and we had a great time.
Our time was of course too short, but very special. We got to see a few of our special friends besides at the shower and were grateful for them as well. But now home to the drudgery of work but life is life.

Alyssa is having a rough time with her stomach she spent Sunday night in the ER and they found nothing for sure. She went back Mon. and they gave her some stuff for her stomach and told her to go to her Dr. which she doesn't have since they are no longer living down here and their insurance doesn't cover her up there. I hope she can come down and get to the Dr. before her insurance runs out and figure out what is the problem. Besides wanting to get to see her and Sage. We see Brandon here and there as he goes through town in the truck. Well I have to run and get on the bus so bye for now.