What Are You Sinking About?

Rider loves to take baths in the sink! Loves! Everyday I have to decide whether I feel up to it, because he is going to ask, and man alive, he's cute! Just one of those endearing moments in the day. PS The red on his skin is marker! Another endearing moment:)

Foggy days and Bedrooms

There are a lot of foggy days here. Along with the frogs, toads, mushrooms, chipmunks, squirrels and neighborly hawk, I love them! Fog here is common, but I don't think it will ever grow old, it's beautiful. Almost every morning that I take the kids out to the bus stop (the end of our driveway:)there is an ethereal fog to behold. Here are some other pics of the house that I didn't post last time. The livingroom and Hunter's bedroom. Do you like the color I chose for the livingroom? Hunter chose his. I absolutely love his. I chose the curtains! Thanks for lookin'!

The Homestead

I wanted to show you some re-vamping that has taken place here at the Homestead! We have painted, (almost finished!) changed fixtures, put in appliances (we thought that wasn't optional:). We have worked our tail-ends off (I wish!). Here is the downstairs bathroom (1/2 bath) which underwent a complete overhaul. It has had wallpaper removed, new paint, new fixtures, some beadboard, and has had the scum cleaned off of everything !!!!Besides the light fixture I did the rest by myself! It gives me a sense of pride to know that I have some handy-man skills! We have put appliances in the kitchen. Did an inexpensive update with new knobs, and added a nice fresh coat of paint! It needs some new light fixtures put in. That will happen some day! I tore down wallpaper from 90 percent of the house! That was quite the under-taking, especially with 6 kids running around making messes of their own! I will get some more pics when we shape the place up further! It has been a labor of love. I do enjoy the house. Oh, don't miss my view out my kitchen window! That makes a small kitchen worth it!

Kiersty Tagged Me!

20 Years Ago...
1. I was 15.
2. I was in 10th grade!
3. I was dreaming of becoming a Marine Biologist and praying to
have a wonderful husband and a bunch of kids.

10 Years Ago...
1. I had a 4 year old daughter, 2 1/2 year old son and a newborn!
2. I had just graduated from college (97) and Lance was finishing up his
Engineering Degree. We were in Logan.

5 Years Ago...
1. I was 1 month away from having my 5th kid, Fisher! I had just moved into the 4 bedroom home in Sunset Ridge Village, where I met all these really awesome chics!
2. My husband had just made it into 6 Medical Schools! We were thrilled!
3. I weighed 240 pounds, pregnant, AWWWW!!!!

3 Years Ago...
1. We were living in Las Vegas (hated it)
2. I was pregnant with my 6th babe.
3. Lance was in TOURO University (Medical Univ.)

1 Year ago..
1. I lived with my in-laws in Escalante (loved it)
2. my husband was on a 5 1/2 month stint out-of-state for rotations!!
3. hoping and praying for a good residency!

So far This year...
1. My husband has become a doctor and got into a great residency
2. We bought our first home
3. We have moved to West Farmington, Ohio

Yesterday I...
1. Mopped the kitchen floor
2. My hubby and I sat on our bed and played with our babe, Rider
3. Watched "Wipeout" and laughed our heads off

Today I...
1. Had a raging headache...oh well...
2. Took a lovely nap after I got all the kids off to school:)
3. Talked to my honey on the phone and cried like a baby about missing family, friends and Utah.

In the Next Year...
1. Finish moving in!
2. Enjoy living here in Ohio with my hubby and children
3. Lose the rest of the baby (toddler) weight 30 more to go!

I know mine isn't too exciting. Thanks for tagging me! I feel like one of the "cool kids!" I am tagging Linda, (if she ever reads this) Mellissa, Jessi, and Melanie (Lane's Mel). My life has been a whirlwind. I am so grateful for everyone that reads this, that means you are family and friends! Hopefully not some computer weirdo looking to stalk someone (I'm not that exciting of a person).

Move Over Tom Brady (NFL MVP 2007)

Here's my boy-Lance Albern givin' it his all at the first Jr. High Football game of the year. He is #80! They didn't win, but the team is learning to work with each other. They are a good team and Lance is learning a lot. He is new at this sport. We didn't live in an area recently with the opportunity to play, so he is a rookie! But he is already getting the hang of it. He's not a QB! He is a tight end and something else. I am still learning too! I'll sound like an expert at the end of the season! Go Wildcats!

ABC's and 123's & GO Wildcats!!

The kids went back to school August 25th. They have been adjusting well. They school is small which I prefer. They are all at the same location and the older kids just go to different buildings on site. It's a really old school. It's over 100 years old, I think. I think it's swell, but apparently I stand alone, because they are building another school and it will open in 2 years. The kids bus stop is the end of our driveway! What could be better! Trapper (2nd grade) gets snack (which we prepare for him) and "morning milk." That is to ensure that the kids are getting some type of breakfast. Lance Albern (7th Grade) has his first official football game tonight!! Go Wildcats! For any HighSchool Musical Fan out there, my kids love the fact that we are the same as the movie! Shylee (9th grade) is going to Homecoming this month. She is going with her friends and not a date, nevertheless, she is stoked beyond reason! Shylee is a trooper. She gets up every morning at 4:30 for early morning seminary. I wonder if she won't start setting the alarm a few minutes later here pretty soon?! Seminary starts at 5:50! I had to do the same in Alaska. She's earning her stripes! I will be posting some pics of Lance's game later. I'm excited for him, but also would like for his body not to fall to pieces!! They have the team where their jersey's on game day, so that's the pic at breakfast. Fisher (4yrs) doesn't go to school yet. We are having "AT HOME PRESCHOOL." As many times as you say it, it still doesn't sound as exciting as the real thing! PS, They have all day kindergarten here! Fisher is sooo excited to attend that next year!! Hunter is in 5th grade. he is doing his homework even before he gets home! What could be better! Lance started residency. He is rotating his first year. He is doing pediatrics right now.

Backyard and Path to Pond and Nakie Boy!

Here are a couple I had of my back yard and the path leading to the pond. I will get some of the pond. It's beautiful here, but I can see some things that I will have to learn to love. The water in our area is gross. We can't have a well, too much clay, so we drink from our pond! After a good chunk of change the water still comes out a lovely light orange color. It's safe but we aren't low on iron, if ya know what I mean!! The ground here is always soggy!! I just think that is crazy!!! There are constant mud puddles that never go away! Not too bad at our place, but other members in the ward live in the "high water area" and half their yard is covered in mud!! It's odd! The amount of bugs here should win some kind of prize. We had some fruit fly invasion! We have hornets the size of small children and we had to give blood transfusions to Fisher because of all the mosquitos (haha)! We do have adorable squirrels everywhere the size of a grandma's lapdog, and cute little chipmunks. We caught 2 baby mice the other day. Their mamas make regular visits into my pantry! There are wild turtles here, that's cute. Our neighbor has about 25-30 peacocks. That makes for an interesting nightly serenade, but welcomed, it's not bad. There are a lot of differents here, not bads, just differents. Oh how I miss family, friends and good o'l Utah. But I will take my trees, my green, and wild (literally) friends and enjoy the enjoyable differents of Ohio. Love you~