Grammie's Week-end!

We had a 'grammie's week-end' this last August...but it was so much fun that I just had to put a few pictures on here! I had my 8 grandkids, and Patti came with Cydnie. We kept all the kids overnight, and then the littlest ones went home... and the bigger kids stayed another 2 nights. We made stepping stones to put in the flower beds, (reverse) tye-dyed tee shirts, covered notebooks, swam at the newly opened city pool, went to the Three Bears Cottage for ice cream treats, and visited the Moqui Cave. We had alot of fun, and plan on another fun 'week-end' this summer!

Family Fun is what we love best!

Some things we like to do with our spare time...when we ever get any! Our favorite thing to do is spend time with our family. We didn't get too much of that last year, but hope to get together more often this year. We like to go camping, picnicing, riding the 4 wheelers, BBQs', playing games, and just getting out in the 'great outdoors'. We got together for Easter, 4th of July, and Labor Day. Lloyd, Mandi & girls, and I went to Glendale and trick-or treated with the Sauls'. (Kim, Mandi, & I sewed the girls' costumes). We always do a family Christmas party with the whole gang. It was at the Clevelands' this year. Lloyd & I love to go watch the kids baseball & basketball games...as well as their school programs when we can.We had a fun 3-day week end recently. Lloyd & I went to Cedar City to stay and visit. We visited with Jessie, then went to see mom. We played a little wii bowling with her, then took her to get a hamburger for dinner. We went to Buddy & Tami's to stay. We played games, went to church, and enjoyed them and the kids. Monday morning, we visited the Clevelands' for a bit, then to Jessie

& Mike's. We all (us, Clevelands', Milletts', & Sorbes') met for a Mexican lunch,did a little shopping and headed home. We never do anything really extravagant... but just spending as much time together as we can is enough for us!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

Every year, our families load up and go cut our Christmas trees. Except for Jessie & Mike, who have a fake tree that they put up several days after Halloween! This year, we loaded up in our 4 wheel drive trucks and went to Cedar Mountain to find the 'perfect' trees. Lloyd & I, Kim & Jeff and kids, Buddy & Tami and kids, Mandi & girls (Jake had to work), Patti & Sid and Cydnie, Cammie & friend, Linsey & Frank and Brooklin, Frank's brother Dom from California, Frank's best friend Rob, Darwin & Ellen Lamb (Jeff's mom), Bevin Lamb & girlfriend and sister, and newlyweds Kelly & Mesia Lamb went on this adventure. There was about 8" of snow, and the kids had a blast sliding on saucers and playing in the snow. A few of the older boys piled snow into a ramp and tried some snowboarding jumps, while some of the girls searched for and cut their own trees. We had home-made chili (even after cooking it all night..the beans were still not totally done! My BAD!), Kim's home-made rolls, Tami's oatmeal fudge bars, two kinds of Mandi's cookies, hot chocolate, and donuts to eat after the trees were cut. We all found our trees, and some of them were a bit funky...but they all looked beautiful when they got decorated. I think that a fun time was had by all. It has become a family tradition that I truly LOVE!

Old dog...New Tricks!

Well...thanks to a visit from Buddy & Tami...I guess you can teach an 'old dog' a few new tricks!Ha!
She showed me a few new things on this bloggin' stuff, and I don't feel like quite such a DUMMY! I never have much news, but what a fun way to keep up with everyone, and see the new pictures of the grandkids and such. We'll see how it goes...so wish me luck! :)

36 Years Later...

Well...as a new year begins, I am trying my hand at this blogging thing. I am not too computer savvy, so I will have to get plenty of help from my girls & daughter-in-law Tami...who is our professional blogger. I can hardly believe that Lloyd & I have been married for nearly 36 years! Wow...how have we put up with each other that long? Maybe we are just too orinery for anyone else to put up with!!! As I look back on the past year, I thank the Lord for all of our many blessings He has provided. We have all had enough food to eat, a roof over our heads, jobs, and family closeness that many have not enjoyed. No horrible disasters, illnesses, or turmoil have threatened us. I hope for an equally good year in 2009. With the world affairs like they are, and a new president for our U.S., we can only wonder what lays in store. I look to our church leaders for guidance and faith to see us through whatever is to come. One of my cousins' grown sons was electricuted by 15,000 volts of electricity in mid December, and is fighting for his life. I cannot imagine the despair and pain that they are all going through right now. We pray for Corey's continued recovery. Many prayers are with him, and I know the Lord hears them all. We have had alot of snow the past 3 weeks...and may get more this week-end. I have dreamed of a white Christmas for quite a few years now...and was so thrilled to get it. We hadn't had snow for Christmas since 199????! Anyway, I loved it and we could sure use some more. We have been in drought conditions for a lot of years also. Well, I will try to work on this later, but I do wish you all the best New Year ever!

In The Beginning...

Lloyd and I met in 1972. It was kinda like love at first sight...for me anyway. He was a tall, dark- haired, handsome cowboy with beautiful eyes. I was head-over-heels in love. We were married a year later. After living in Cedar City, Utah for a few months, we lived in Las Vegas for a few months with his folks. The city was not for us, so he found a job (thanks to my step-dad Ben) he thought he would like at the sawmill in Fredonia, Arizona. We lived in Glendale, Utah for a few months, but it was a 45 mile trip for him twice a day to work. I was expecting our first child, so we decided to move to Kanab, Utah...which was just over the border from Arizona, and a 9 mile mile drive. We lived in a mobile home for our first 5 years, and then built a house. Kanab was/is a great place to raise a family. It was a small town, with good values and people who care about each other. We were blessed with four very special children...one son & 3 daughters. They are what we live for! Our kids grew up being able to hike the red hills, and were able to walk to school, swimming pool, park, and baseball field. They could ride their bikes to the grocery store or gas station, to spend their allowance on penny candy. They could walk or ride their bikes to play with their friends. As often as we could, we got out in the hills and explored our 'back-yard'. We spent many hours as a family enjoying each other and nature ... on picnics, wiener roasts, rock collecting, hunting, fishing, and camping. We never had money for fancy vacations. I was lucky enough to be a stay-at-home mom and raise my own kids. I did some sewing and babysitting over the years for some extra cash. How grateful I am that I have a hard-working, dedicated husband to allow me that wonderful treasure of being a full time mom!