has it really been a year?

Goodness gracious me. I got on today and realized it has been 11 months since I have blogged, which is really stinkin pathetic. I read other people's blogs every day, but don't take the time to update mine. Maybe I get depressed at looking at all the cute artsy fartsy stuff everyone else does..I really don't know. Many things have transpired this past 11 months. 1. the kids all passed school, WAHOO!! Now Beau is a senior?!?!?! Morgan is in 8th and Brett is in 3rd. Makenzie is currently employed and going to get her cna and retake classes to raise her GPA. Another WAHOO!!! We had a wonderful couple come into our lives and adopt our grandson. His name is Nolan Blake Smith and is the most adorable baby ever. Makenzie made a totally unselfish choice to let him be raised by Ashlee and Collin, who actually blessed him and took him to the temple today. A 3rd WAHOO!! We couldn't be happier for them. We are hopefully in the last week of selling our house of 15 years. Who would have thought we would ever leave? Not me. I am trying to tell myself it will be good and no house payment will be awesome. We are still on pins and needles waiting for the appraisal to come through. We will know more on Monday.
I am a guest blogger on Ashlee's blog myspoiledeggs.blogpot.com. I just wrote about my side of the pregnancy and adoption. I am still a Grandma, just a little differently.
Jeff has been off all this week and just resting. He sure has needed it. The kids have been hoeing beets and will have enough $$ to pay for their own school clothes. WAHOO a 4th time. Fair is fast approaching and the turkeys are more than ready to go...and I am ready for them to be gone. More to come...maybe I will find some cute craft to post, who knows.

its beginning to look a lot like....SCHOOL???

Summer has flown by so ffffaaaassssttttt......school got out, Jeff took Beau and friends on a road trip to the East coast....Morgan went to 4-H camp and her first girls camp. We had Father's day...4th of July....Oakley Days....and the Burley fair. WHEW. Morgan did turkeys for fair and didn't fare to bad. Brett and Morgan both did BABA baseball...Brett's team took 2nd and Morgan's took 1st . We went to Steadman's and Lagoon. The kids played no matter how hard the wind blew. Makenzie just turned 19 today and Brett's birthday was on the 12th. He will be getting baptized this Saturday. Blake would have been 14 this year. Over all we had a great summer....Now it is time for soccer and piano and cold mornings and subbing.....

WHEW!!

Well, its been awhile. We had a great Christmas, New Years, Valentine's and now spring break. The kids are growing and getting older. Beau will be 16 on Sunday and Morgan will be 12 on the 29th. Beau is also getting his license tomorrow. So he will be legal to drive, FINALLY, and date!?!?!? Morgan is going to Young Women's. She is not too thrilled about that. She thinks they do boring stuff all the time. I know Jamie & Becky will keep her busy. Makenzie has moved back home and found a job, WOOHOO!!! Brett is just the coolest 7 year old you will meet. His teacher says he is so helpful in class and loves to help the kids who are struggling. The librarian loves him too. We are hanging in there, getting through the last nine weeks of school. Hard to believe I know. Morgan is also doing 4-h this year with turkeys and maybe archery. Its about time for baseball too. It will be a busy summer for us.

Well, we made it through November without a hitch. Jeff and I had good birthdays, cake and all. We spent Thanksgiving with the folks and brought all the pie home with us. Makenzie had dinner with us and then went with Jo to his grandparents house. Hopefully the kids and I, minus Beau, can get the Christmas decorations up. I just can't believe its almost the end of another year. :( Time goes so fast these days.

Grandma and the kids: Kalen, Beau, Morgan, Kolby, Brett, Grandma, Mak & Kyle

Fall has fallen

Is is the end of the first 9 weeks already??? I hope parent-teacher conference is a pleasant experience this year. Holy cow, where have I been? One day the leaves were yellow and the next there were on the ground. I did manage to take a picture tho..
Fall is my favorite time of year...cold and sweaters in the morning, pumpkins on doorsteps, nature changing colors, hs football playoffs, just my kind of things. :)
Karen & I were able to hang out with mom for her birthday last night. Went to Johnny Carinos for dinner....yummy firesticks. Then shopping of course. Her birthday was a good one.
I need to get busy and clean the house. I liked Brooke's cleaning comments. Whew, I couldn't have done it. Brett is hanging out with Conner. Morgan and Ivey are running around and Beau is waiting to talk to Kyle about work. I have such an exciting life.