Wrap Up 2012

There were a few things I forgot to blog about.  After Dad passed away, we took mom with us to Les Miserables in Boise.  I had purchased the tickes earlier in the year and Harold was planning on coming with us but after dad died Harold wanted mom to have his ticket so   Aubrie, Jes, Clinty, me and mom went together.  It was FANTASTIC

I bought a new fridge and range from Clinton in Logan, he is working at Sears.  So the first trip I took Aubrie and the kids and went to pick up the Fridge.  The second time was last week,  we took Jes and the girls and Harold drove us to Logan.  We got a few minutes to have a late lunch with Clinty and Rachel.  Then off to Idaho Falls.  The roads were great!

Dan's son Taylor just came home from his mission in California.  Mom wanted to be home for that so Mike and Kathy picked her up and they all met him at the airport.

Aubries home burned down in August.  They are rebuilding and it is almost enclosed now.  They just got the windows in and are working on the duct work and electrical  now.  They are renting a home nearer Ririe.  Brian hit 2 dear in 4 days time.  One in their new car and the second in the rental car.  Just glad they are safe and have insurance.

Curtis and Kalen are engaged and are getting married on Jan 26th.  Excited for that.

I have spent most of the time since Dad passed away with mom, splitting our time between her home and ours.  She has had some time there alone.  I worry about her but I know its good for her to have time to herself learning to be independent.  She is doing well.  She feels very much comforted by Father in Heaven.  I am grateful for that!!!!

Welcome 2013

News Year Eve and Aubries birthday.

We had planned for me to go back with mom after Christmas, but I couldn't stand to miss our tradition of spending New Years Eve with Aubrie and our family,  Its our annual crab and shrimp night!!!  I had been over to visit Onda Smith and asked her if she had plans for Christmas and she did so I then asked her about New Years Eve and she didn't so I invited her to join us.  She came over at 7 and we ate until we were STUFFED!!!!!  Clinton had come home and surprised us by bringing Rachel.  We got up and played a Ninja game after dinner and never laughed so hard.  IT WAS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!  The boys had us all laughing throughout dinner and we had such a great time.  My camera battery was dead so I didn't get pictures.  I will have to steal some off of Jes' blog.  Heeheehee

Christmas 2012

Christmas was so WONDERFUL this year.  Mom was here and we wanted to make it very special for her first Christmas without dad.  I also wanted to keep up the tradition of Dad's, to get her a precious moments figure.  So I had Clinton pick out one for her.  It was a snow globe.  It was SO cute.  Then I got her a toaster, a tiny slow cooker, a new rolling pin, and a bottle of perfume, a box of chocolates and PJ's for Christmas EVE and some lotion and bath salts.  We had such a GREAT day.
Harold and I made crepes AS ALWAYS!!!!  Then we made our traditional prime rib for dinner.  Aub and the kids came and so did Curtis and his family. OH and of course Clinton.

GREAT DAY

Mom visits for December

Mom came home with Jes and I on  Dec 6th and stayed until Dec 27th.  She did amazingly well!!!  She got really homesick by the end but we had a GREAT month with her.  We had Robin and her mom over for COOKIE DAY and baked so many cookies that we couldn't count them.  But we ATE them!!!!  MMMMMMMMMM  They made GREAT home teaching and visiting teaching gifts!!!!

What a great day.  We are going to have an annual Cookie Day with Robin each year.  Last year we made bread but this year we decided to do cookies and we liked it so much its going to be our new tradition!!!