Mike and Kathy's Visit & Clintons Homecoming

Hi everybody. Just a note to say how much fun we had with Mike, Kathy and Jon. They came last Friday, I met them at the temple for the 4:00 session, then went home for dinner. Saturday we went to the hills to get wood for Brian and Aubrie, but guess what, NO ONE brought a camera. I talked Jes and the girls into coming up with us so she didn't have to stay home alone all day. And that worked out great cuz Kyle was hunting just across the valley from us and he drove over and had lunch with us before he went to get in his tree stand. We had a great time and got the kids about 2 cords of wood. Then Saturday night we put on a dinner for Clintons group of dates for the Homecoming dance. It was REALLY fun. Mike put on his sunday pants, white shirt and tie and played waiter for the kids, he was FABULOUS!!!!!! We had such a good time, we always do when they come~
We are heading for Mom and Dads this week also, sort of a mini vacation. Clinton is out of school Thurs and Fri. so we are off for a visit and to watch conference with them. We might meet them at the cabin for a night. Then Jon's farewell will be the following weekend so needless to say, its a couple of weeks of travel! Jes is going with me for that.

My Fall Goal

My fall goal is to organize my recipes. I am so tired of searching through my recipe box everytime I need a recipe. So I am going to scrap a tin and transfer my recipes to it. I will be ORGANIZED................. Pictures to follow. Robin, my friend from the office has inspired me, she is an amazing scrapbooker!!! She is my scrapbook hero. However I must interject here that CHRISTINE got me started on scrapbooking she is also my hero besides being my dearest friend, the sister I never had.

Before Pictures

After Pictures

I m still in the process of transfering all my recipes over. I love this box!!!!!

My busy days.........

Last night our youth had baptisms for the dead at the temple. It is always such a wonderful experience to attend the temple with the Youth. We had 7 girls and 11 boys. They were the epitome of reverence. Even the temple workers commented on how quiet our group was. It is so cool to be there with Clinton. He loves to do baptisms, he's an awesome kid!!!!! I am going to miss him so terribly when he goes to college!!!!!
Harold and Brian and Curtis were putting a new door in Curtis and Megans house. Brian is such a huge addition to our family. He is so helpful! THANK YOU Brian!
I have been doing a little canning, lots of applesauce, I will be doing pickled beets, I have put up 4 boxes of peaches and 6 flats of strawberries.
And working at the office also. I never thought my life would be so busy!
Mike and Kathy are coming with Jon to do a temple tour and end at our house on Friday. Then Saturday we are planning to go up and help Brian and Aubrie get wood. Should be really fun.
Then Mike and Kathy are staying till Monday. Looking forward to some R&R.

Good Luck Clinty!

His BIGGEST fans
I am pretty sure someone loves Uncle Clinty!!!

Need I say more?

Homecoming... one of them...Rigby

Carrie Ferguson, Andrew Jose, Megan ? and Clinton . Carrie is one of my favorite people in the whole entire world. She is my Laurel Class President and she is absolutly an amazing young woman. I told her that I wish I was her age cuz she would be my best friend.

Clinton and Drew.... Cute boys! Carrie (my Laurel pres.), and Drews cousin

Clintons Cross Country

KayLyn and Haylee at Rigby Lake watching Uncle Clinty run in his Cross Country Meet.

Clinton running Cross Country at Rigby Lake Sept. 19 (Happy Birthday Mike)

Summer is over therefore my life is over

That pretty much says it all. Just kidding! Clinton is running cross country and we got to go watch him in one here in Idaho Falls last week. The others have been away. This Friday he has one at Rigby Lake and next week it is at Ririe Dam. It is so rewarding to be able to watch my kids in their activities.

My other new news is that (appalling to my son) I bit the nail and am reading the Twilight series. He says it is a cult and that I am a conformer. BUT in my defense, all of my Laurels have been telling me to read it and not to mention 2 neices!!!!!(YOU know who you are) And it really is pretty good.

Other that that Work.....OH YA....... Harold decided to farm next year need. Lets see..............
1. Farmers
2. Smiths
3. Ward Clerk
4. President of the Canal Co.
5. Chamber of Commerce Rigby
6. Bonneville County Planning and Zoning
7. now farming.
need I say more.
Oh I forgot, we now have 7 calves, one of which he and Jes are raising for milking. I have to admit she is adorable, but how thin can someone spread their life out!????????? Crazy you say?
Thats what I say.

So Excited

Ok, I am a bonehead, I was SO excited about going boating on Labor Day weekend that I forgot to put the camera in. So....................no picts. But we had SOOOOOOOOOO Much FUN!!!!!!!!!!!! Jes and the girls came for about two hours and then she went to visit her mother in law and sister in law for the afternoon. We got to the lake about noon, met Robin and the boys at the dam and dropped the boat in. Clinton brought a friend with him, her name is Mindy and she was so much fun too. Robins boys, Chris and Taylor had a huge BALL and they were So dang cute on the tube, we pulled them all around that lake and I think we completly wore them out!!!!!. Robin said that after dinner Chris said he was going to go read and 10 minutes later he was OUT like a light and slept the whole night. At about 5:30 we took out and headed down to where Gary, Gloria, Robin and her boys were camping and had a WONDERful dutch oven dinner with them. THANKS GUYS!!!!!
and headed back home about dark.
It was a wonderfun day!!!!!!!!!!!! Only wish it wasn't so late in the year, darn, its over for the boat! Looking forward to next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!