Mother of 6

We have moved

2009-07-22T14:57:00.000-07:00

Well as most of you know we are now living in Washington. We have no internet at our house .So I am using the library computer.That means no more blogging for a while or not very often. We live way up on a hill that is going to be terrible in the winter to drive down to town.Our house in Oregon has not sold and we are praying it does.

My New Purse

2009-06-02T21:35:00.000-07:00

I had this purse made for me by Sis.Cyndie F. She is making these and selling them.I told her I wanted anything with Dark Brown and Black in it. This is what she came up with and I love it. In the pictures the black almost looks blue.I love all the pockets. I took some stuff out of it so you could look inside and get a better view.

Kitchen is finished

2009-05-29T08:48:00.001-07:00

IT looks great I love the way it turned out.

Work In Kitchen

2009-05-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

This is what the old cabinets looked like.

Old cabinets.

Kitchen tore out for work.

New black sink.

New black contertop.

New white cabinets and doors and drawers.

The sinks are extra deep so they hold lots of dirty dishes as you can see.

News Bulletin !

2009-04-27T08:03:00.000-07:00

If you have not heard it yet we are moving.There you have it,our assembly here is just about gone.Bro Derek and Sis Sheila will be gone before Memorial weekend .We plan on leaving as soon as school is out.After we are gone that will leave Bro Rusty and his 2 kids and he plan on being here until end of next school year because he going to college to become a teacher and does not want to transfer somewhere.He is not sure what he will do or where he will go.Then there is Bro Danny and he say he staying until everyone gone.Bro Doug still here but we not sure what he will do he has not been to church since last september.Brian will most likely be gone sooner.Where are we going you ask? Well I never thought it but it looks like we are headed for Brewster.Our kids are acually excited and I think I am okay with it except it is along ways for my mom to come see us ,she won't be able to come that far by herself.

We have been working very hard on our house to get everything finished for a final inspection from our addition remodel work.So far we have past most of the finals.We have been getting all the stuff finished on the house like the trim inside ,putting up closet doors more painting and all the little things to get your house ready to sell.

I have been packing anything that we don't need out or use. Sorting thru stuff to get rid of at a sale in 2 weeks that we are going to have with Derek's family.It is alot of work to move when you have been the same house for almost 11 years .We are not like some that move alot.We have been married almost 19 years and only lived in 7 houses. When we moved here from Colorado 13 years ago we came with 2 pickup loads and a car and 3 little kids under 4 .Now I am sure we have alot more stuff HaHa and 6 kids .Lots of stuff that I don't want to replace so taking lots with us. Oh well.New closet doors we put on kids room and hall way closet.yard sale stuff. my packing.Brian doning trim work .

Tyrel and Zach B-day Party.

2009-03-12T09:02:00.000-07:00

Here is pictures from last weekend.

Will Post soon

2009-03-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

I plan on getting pictures from the weekend on my computer later today and will put new post on as soon as possible .I have just been trying to catch up from the weekend.

The Mom Song

2009-02-09T10:55:00.000-08:00

My sister-law sent this video to me on friday ,I just love it.

New Cell Phones.

2009-02-06T08:41:00.000-08:00

We switched to Unicel 2 years ago so that we would have coverage in the places we go that were roaming.In November Brian broke his phone so he got me a new one and took my old one .Now Unicel changed to Verison and they said our Unicel phones won't work, come in and get FREE NEW phones.So now we have Verison and we got Elise a phone too (that she has to pay for.) We plan to call all our friends that have Verison with our cell phones ,to save some money .If it works out good we might get rid of our long distance at home or atleast our unlimited long distance. We also have FREE Unlimited Text messaging.We are learning how to do this,it is fun. Little note to our friends if you have verison and we don't have your number and you want us to call or text or email it to us.

Yeah we are going over the mountain to Hillsboro to see some good brethern .Hope to have something or atleast some good pictures next week .See ya.

Favorite Company meal.

2009-02-05T17:14:00.000-08:00

Well one of my favorite company meals is very easy. I think the brethern in the northwest might have named this ,cause people in other places and worldly people have no idea what it is until you tell them what it is. Hehe..

Haystacks

Tortilla chips /my kids like Doritos

Crockpot of chilli

Grated Cheese /Lots of it.

Lettuce shredded

Chopped Tomatoes

Olives -optional

Chopped Onions -optional.

Sour cream a must at our house.

Salsa /Hot/Medium/and Mild in this house.

Pile it up but be careful cause it always gets gigger than you really want it.

Pictures of Zacheus McManus.

2009-01-27T13:29:00.000-08:00

Baby Zach ,oh my brother Matt doesn't want his kids names shortened but Zacheus is such a big name for this little guy.

Just more pictures.

2009-01-27T13:24:00.000-08:00

My brother Marks 40th surprise birthday party.

Kids silly in car.

Does anyone want this kid.

Picture posts.

2009-01-27T13:17:00.001-08:00

Fun pictures the girls took with their very good friends from Colorado.

Life

2009-01-07T09:31:00.000-08:00

I just want to thank god for all he has done for me and our family .I feel like even tho we will not be having a little one at this time ,god has been good to us.Times are very hard right now for most everyone.I just praise god that Brian has a job.My family is all healthy and I am too.In many ways this has strenghthened me,I have been in this faith since I was 17 and I have to say that most of the time I have not done much for the Lord.(That was a big run on for you Sabrina.) In the past few months I have tried to seek god more ,especially at church.I have been able to hear him at times and do what he asks.I have always had a hard time getting down and praying in church ,don't know why ,but recently god has sent me to pray for someone else and I was able to do it.I feel like maybe I am finially starting to know how to seek god in all things.Not just the things we want him for.When I was expecting I started praying alot more and I started reading my bible during the days when I was really bad sick and I found so much comfort.I know that if it was not gods will then I need to not question it ,it maybe hard to understand but he knows what we need and when we need it. The one thing I have thought about is that it all happens for a reason,so the reason was to help me have more faith in him.

Update

2009-01-06T13:39:00.000-08:00

I had a very bad time November 7th.And since then I was not sure what was going on if I was still ecpexting or not.It seemed like my tummy was getting smaller and I just was not sure.Today my tummy was so flat that I decided to try on my regular jeans.They fit and feel good.So I went in to Town and bought a test.It can out Negetive.I am pretty upset but in so many ways it is for the best .And now I know what is happening with me .I was in so much turmoil not knowing if I was to have a baby and when ,no movement and just was pretty scared.So even tho I am upset and sad it is proply for the best.W e will have to talk to our kids tonight.I know they will be upset.So please pray for us.

Christmas 2008

2008-12-31T14:39:00.000-08:00

Elise likes to do stuff with pictures ,got an album.

Melissa is about the grumpest they come.

MacKenzie with hot sticks for her hair.

Myla ,Brian and Dale got MP3 players.

Me with white sweater Brian got me.

Dale with battery powered trucks.

Elise with her new quilting hoop.

Tyrel with hoody jacket that was wrapped in lucky charm box.

Brian got a baldmans hairbrush.

Myla with abutterfly sleepbag.

Fun I n The Snow!

2008-12-22T07:04:00.000-08:00

Snow !yeah!

2008-12-15T20:37:00.000-08:00

Well the weather finally changed from feeling like spring to winter .Up until wedesday of last week the kids were wearing heavy coats to school in the morning because it was about 30 out in the morning .When they came home they would be carrying it and wearing just their short sleeved shirts cause it was 65 out.

Then it started getting colder on thursday and by saturday we had some dusting of snow.The kids had to get out all the snow gear (snow suits ,hats,heavy gloves,boots,hats).More snow on sat night and sunday .It is very powdery and has no moisture in it .The kids were hoping for no school or a delay but it didn't happen today .It only got up to 8 degrees today and the computer said with the wind chill it felt like - 9 .It is supposed to be colder than that the next 3 days.Brrrr.

Here is some pictures for x-mas.

Bomb Scare

2008-12-03T15:43:00.000-08:00

So our kids go to school in this little town called Culver .Nothing ever really happens there and it is a good school .All 3 schools high,middle and elementry are all on the same campus in one big block. So yesterday when the kids got to school they were told there was a note taped to the front door of the elemntry doors saying there was abomb that would go off sometime between tuesday and friday.The school sent the kids to a nearby church until 9:30 while the school was checked out by the police and athorauties.They brought home a note telling about it.

Then this morning I went back to bed after they left for school and at 7:35 when Tyrel got to school they found out that there was another note and a box in front of the school and it said this is the first of 3 packages to be delivered .School was canceled and Tyrel was calling home on a friends cell phone to say they were on their way back home.The bomb squad from Salem was called in and the school was searched and it has been determined it was a hoax .There is a reward being offered for information on this bomb scare.

http://www.ktvz.com/global/story.asp?s=9450961

There is a message on the school web site that says school will resume tommorrow and it being watch thru out the night .And there will be law enforcement there the rest of the week.

The Wonderful Love of the Brethern.

2008-11-17T10:08:00.000-08:00

Yesterday morning we got up and started doing breakfast.I tried to help by cutting up the bacon and slicing mushrooms ,we were having breakfast burritos.So anyway I did these small things while sitting down at the table.By the time I helped that little bit and ate my breakfast I was ready for a nap. So everyone else got ready and went to church.Brian was supposed to call on their way home so I could turn on the oven so they could make pizza.I awoke to the noise of them all coming in the house.
He did not call becuase a dear family from Eugene had being at church and was coming over and this sister had brought all the stuff to make dinner for us and to see how I was doing.We had awonderful dinner and very nice visit with Br.Edwin and Sis.Liz and their children.The brethern are just so wonderful,thanks everyone.Thanks Liz ,I know you don't blog but others that you know do and they will tell you how much it meant to us for you to come.

The Great Prayers.

2008-11-14T09:47:00.000-08:00

As you all know I was very bad last week.And gave some a very big scare (including myself).With the help of God and great faith and prayers I am doing much better.I am taking it very easy.Eat ,sleep ,lay around reading books,talk on phone ,watch movies on the computer right by my bed,and do nothing .It has been aweek today,and I not sure how long I can take all this lazyness.But I still don't have all my strenght so I can't do much else. THanks so much for all your Prayers and thank you Gale for coming to see me.

Church

2008-11-05T21:49:00.000-08:00

We went to church tonight .When it was 7:45 pm and no one else was there ,Brian called to check on everyone to see if anyone was coming and no one was coming.So he decided we would each pick a song to sing .So everyone in our family picked a song we sang them and was home at 8:25 .Very discouraging.

More pictures.

2008-11-05T13:06:00.001-08:00

Ryan and Zack with thier apples.

The kids enjoying their selfs.

Carmel apples.

Sally getting ready for her turn.

Melissa was pretty happy with her self.

More Pictures from sunday

2008-11-05T13:00:00.000-08:00

Mackenzie did the get it by the stem thing.

Zack got it and then dropped it back in so got it with his hand.

Tyrel got his too.

Ryan Hays bobbing for his apple and got it.

Girls pumpkin has a heart and some other stuff.

Party after Church.

2008-11-04T06:58:00.001-08:00

Boys checking out their pumpkin.

Boys working on their pumpkin.

Girls working on thier pumpkin.

The boys pumpkin.

The finished pumpkins.

Lots of Pictures

2008-11-04T06:52:00.000-08:00

This is all the loot our kids got trick or treating ,not including all that they have already ate.

Thursday the night before Hallaween was Myla's birthday and we did our pumpkins as part of her birthday.I forgot to get a picture of her cake but we had angel food cake and strawberries with cool whip.

Trick or Treat

2008-11-03T16:28:00.000-08:00

We went trick or treating in the town of Culver where our kids go to school .This was first year to go trick or treating since Myla was a year old. Here is some pictures.

Dale's Birthday at school and Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

Dale had cupcakes at school and they played heads up seven up.Then yesterday I went to the Pumpkin Patch with his class.My camera battries died before we got our pumpkins so I don't have a picture of him picking it out of the field.

Elise blog.

2008-10-23T06:54:00.000-07:00

HI I just wanted to make sure everyone knows about elise's blog .She posts some nice stuff .I think she mostly started it for her and Sabrina could coment to each other but I know she would like other peoples coments. So here is her blog thecraziesofmylife.blogspot.com/

Sewing for Dale's Birthday gift.

2008-10-21T11:58:00.000-07:00

Brian wanted to make Dale some cowboy chaps for b-day.We borrowed these purple ones from some friends to use as a pattern.Then we made a newspaper pattern,cut out matterial.Then I proceded to make these cool chaps for our Birthday boy ,which his b-day is tommorrow.

More baby quilts

2008-10-17T16:21:00.000-07:00

Just some more pictures of the quilts,some are reiving blankets, some fuzzy blankets.Most all material has been purchased in the remant bin at wal-mart.This monkey one is really one of my favorite.Receiving blankets .I love this froggie blanket , had extra matrial so made receiving blanket to go with it.

Baby Quilts

2008-10-17T16:08:00.000-07:00

One thing I have always loved to make is baby quilts.I don't acually quilt very many of them ,I like to tie them.I like to make them and give them to friends and family and sisters .Some of these I have made now I plan to keep for myself. this one I sent to Sis.Cheri and Br.Lee for new baby.I like this one.This one was sent to Sis.Cynthia in Eugene for her new little one.I really like this one.

Birthday Month

2008-10-15T13:20:00.000-07:00

So I thought it would be nice to send Birthday cards to everyone in mine and Brian's emidiate family.Well I might have picked the wrong month to start doning this as the month of October has 10 kids b-days ,and 5 adults b-days .That is quit a few b-days don't you think. We tryied to pick out cards that were cheap but still cute .Then the really little kids I got some stickers to put in their cards .So here is pictures of some of the cards ,6 of them have already been mailed off.

Random Acts Of Kindness.

2008-10-14T13:07:00.000-07:00

So I wanted to take some pictures of the baby quilts I have been making but all our rechargable batteries are dead and my camera won't turn on.LOL .Will try to do that later today..

I n the newspaper today there was an article called Random tales of kindness on the web. It told about a women that thought it was so wonderful when someone she didn't even know did something nice for her .She started a web site called OperationNice.com it also told about some other sites to ,one is called Actsofkindness.org ..... There is some really neat tales on here and some downloadables ...like little notes and cards and posters about kindness. I just thought it was a nice little thing and it had some nice tales of things people did for others that they didn't even know. I want totry doing some of these thing with out even thinking about it. It was just a neat places to look at ...so i wanted to post it.

No new post

2008-10-09T07:16:00.000-07:00

Well as for something to post I can't find it .So instead I just keep looking at everyone else going "sure wish someone would post ".Maybe something fun will happen on the weekend and we will all have something to post about.

Think of the happy thing ,like PollyAnna.

2008-10-02T12:13:00.000-07:00

Thing to do to make me a happier person.

1. Listen to music all day of the brethern and or gospel to uplift me. ( I love listening to Sis.Chantels music that is on her blog ,sometimes I will just get on her blog and turn up the music.)

2. Think of all the wonderful things in life that I and my family do have ,that some don't.

3.Think of the ones who need our prayers and try to pray anytime I think of them during the day.

4.Just praise god that we are all healthy and able to go about from day today!

Wishing for More.

2008-10-02T11:15:00.000-07:00

As most of you know we live in avery small assembly .We have 24 people in the whole assembly and only ten of them are in the faith,that makes for alot of little kids.We don't have very much visiting brethern in ,sometimes we can go months at a time with no one come to visit for meeting or anything.

It seems like lately people make it to church when they can ,but it's as if they didn't have anything else to do.Like kids sports,work,school tomorrow,someone wanting to look at something they have for sale ,or just to tired to make it ....ectra.

Then it makes are meetings even slower and more depressing when no one is there.So very little happening at church as it is.Last night we went it was our family of 8 and Sis. Sheila and 3 of her kids.Brian prayer and we sang 4 songs.I looked in the song book and really tried to talk to god but I was feeling really down about being in this place.People pretty much do their onw thing during the week.Most people you never see except at church ,if they make it there.We try to go visiting once or twice a week.Or have someone over .It is hard to do when everyone has other thing to do and are not at home.

It makes me want to be able to move some where else so bad. I feel so out of the loop of peoples lives.I was reading on 2 of the sisters blogs late last night and early this morning and heard about a sister that had had her baby .I usumed that it must have just been born and no one had let us know yet,come to find out it was born Tuseday morning.She lives in an assembly very close by and I thought some one would tell us about it. I guess you could say I am just alittle down right now. .Please pray for me that I could be more up lifted and happy in this life where we are for now.

Day 3 of rash

2008-09-30T12:59:00.000-07:00

Well we never figured out what this rash was .This morning he just had it on his face and pretty much gone from all the rest of his body.Now it is 1 pm and i just looked him over really good it is totally gone.So unless it reappears by morning he will be at school tomorrow.Yeah.

Last friday Brian went into the Union office here .He signed up to be called for work in other areas out of town ,such as Portland,Salem and Eugene. Then he went and visited Br.Doug at his office.Doug told him about a guy that had came in looking for someone to do Siding ,windows,outside trim and inside trim of his new house.Brian called the guy but couldn't get anyone.He tried again on Saterday morning and got the man.He went out and talked to him yesterday and took the job.It does not pay as much as if he would get paid going out of town.But it is here not out of town ,it should be atleast 8 weeks of work.So he went back and to the Union people that he got something to keep him busy for awhile and got back off the out of town lists.Another good thing about him not going out of town is he will be home every night by 5 pm .There for we can have company and go visiting.He can alos continue working on the house that seems like it may never be all the way finished .Lately tho he has been doing alittle bit of something everyday.

2nd Day of Rash

2008-09-29T09:51:00.000-07:00

Well today the rash is different.Some areas are faded ,someplaces that there was no rash yesterday there is rash today.Some is real red and just covers a big area and some it more like big red blots.Nothing pimply,no fever,some of it feels a little raised up .He still says it does not itch much at all.Took some pictures and e-mailed them to my brother Matt and to my sister-in-law Velvadene. They both thought the pictures could be poison oak(pictures really didn't do the rash justice ,the rash is lot different than pictures)problem is there is no poison oak around here .He was just at home on saterday and at tyrels soccer game but then he was just watching the game right there with us sitting in our own camp chairs.

So I will just wait it out see how it is tomorrow.And hope he does not miss much school over this.Hope the other little kids don't get it .Hope the other kids don't tell school he has bad rash.They are pretty good about the kids being sick or getting rashes ,but if it lasts very long and is contagious then they might have the nurse come out and look at it.

He did miss school back on the 8th of the month for a bad cough.But he never had fever or anything else .Just a cough a that was mostly at night for couple of days.That would have made sunday 20 days since he had a cough if that is anything to do with getting a rash now. So any ideas let me know......I could send ya a picture to see if you have some ideas or we can just pray and wait it out.

Hello

2008-09-28T11:44:00.000-07:00

Sory I forgot I was going to tell you about the weekend of my B-day.Brian and I went to a place called Madeline's grill.They serve mexican and american food,it is pretty good.Then he told the waiter it was my B-day.So the came out with abig sombreo hat for me to put on ,the hole group of them sang happy B-day and clapped their hands.Soooo embaresing.then they gave me a big dish with fried ice cream with chocolate and strawberry stuff on it.

Sunday we had planned to have Derek and Sheila over but he was sick .So we had Br.Rusty and his kids over instead we had nice visit .But he doesn't stay around very long anymore.so he left about 3 pm .Then it was a long sunday after noon by our selves.

The week was pretty uneventful.Not much to tell about.

Now it is Sunday again.We talked to Derek and Sheila yesterday and told them that we still wanted to have them over if everyone was okay today.Well we got up this morning and Dale is covered in somekind of rash.Not sure what it is ,he has not been sick anytime latley.It it like big red areas and some spotting areas but it is real solid .I have looked up all kinds of rashes on the computer this morning and am not really finding anything that really looks like it.The weird thing is most rashes if it is childhood related you are sick a certain amount of time before with cold or fever or whatever.But he has not been.Was going to take some picures to send to some people to see what they thought but my camera batterys are dead.That is one thing that is hard ,living in anassembly where there is only 3 sisters and you are the oldest and who do you go to when something comes up that no one knows what it is.So any way here I am at home with Dale and decided to make a post.

Garage Sales.

2008-09-19T18:42:00.000-07:00

As most of you know we live out of town at this community that is called Crooked River Ranch.Well this weekend they are having their first community yard sales.I told Brian that one of the things I wanted to do for my B-day (which is tomorrow) was go to these yard sales.Well there was over 40 sales .We left home with our map of the ranch and list of addresses where the sales were at about 8:15 . We took snacks and waters and returned at about 2:10 in the afternoon.We had alot of fun.We got some goodies.Clothes ,shoes,baby items,sleepbag,electiric blanket for girls room if we don't get the heatting out there soon.A really nice bigger bike for Dale that should have been saved for his B-day next month,but dad was excited cuase it is really cool and it in awsome condition.And Brian got himself an Electric portable cement mixer.
My mom called last night she asked what we were doing this weekend .I said nothing except Brian is taking me out for dinner sat night .Have not decided where I want him to take me yet.That always the hard part and we'll probly end up some where that we always go cuase we don't know how to try something different.
I will give up date of the weekend on Monday let you know how B-day goes. Sunday we plan to have Derek and Sheila over for Fahitas ,and we have already asked them.

Thanks for the Prayers!

2008-09-17T07:45:00.000-07:00

I want to thank everyone for their prayers.Since I posted last week ,thru the prayers of friends and brethern and fellow bloggers .Brian has had little to no toothache.There was one night it bothered him but he was able to sleep most of the night.
I myself this week have gotten better ,the last couple days no bleeding at all.I pretty much am not doing any lifting ,vaccumming,moping,or anything that might strain me.Going back to bed after kids and Brian leave,sitting around the house,reading books,and messing around on the computer.It is getting pretty boring already.

Remember us in your prayers.

2008-09-08T13:26:00.000-07:00

Hi all . I have been having some spotting for the last week and a half.No cramping ,clots,or anything else that goes with a miscarrige ,and don't think I have been feeling any baby movement in a few days.Except my tummy is not as big as it was .I still feel really good.But in a big way I am very tired of not knowing what is happening.I stayed totally down in bed or couch last week for four days with legs up really high and no pillow for head 2 of those days.Didn't seem to hepl much still spotting.Part of sat and sunday I was up more and didn't seem to make it any worse.Thought if I was going to pass baby that might help to get up alittle,still same . Today only have bleeding when go to restroom,alittle pink.Wish I knew what all this means .Prayed satday night that God would see fit to either help this get better and keep baby and make healthy or he would help me to pass baby if everything not ok. Please pray with us.

On another note Brian has been having really bad toothaches.It is his two front teeth that are bothering him.They have really dark spot between them and looks like they are getting alittle hole there.He has been walking the floor almost every night this last 5 or 6 days.He is helping Br.Derek do a job and on thursday of last week he couldn't work cause he had missed so much sleep that he had gotten one of his bad headaches on top of the toothache. Please pray for him also.

More Pictures

2008-08-13T07:46:00.001-07:00

Maddy
Mike my brother,Kimberly,and Maddy
Maddy
What is that face.Elise ,Ashley,Shay
My mom and her sister Glenda

Silly Pictures

2008-08-13T07:36:00.000-07:00

4th of July Parade 4 th of July
Kids
My honey
Silly girl

Chris and Cayla wedding

2008-08-13T07:32:00.001-07:00

Chris and Cayla wedding

2008-08-13T07:27:00.000-07:00

Going Going Gone

2008-07-23T16:46:00.000-07:00

Wow it feels like we are never home right now.We got home from Brewster on saturday evening (me and the kids not Brian).Sunday we went to church was just a few of us there but we had planned a dinner day since no one was here for our dinner day this month.We had a Seafood dinner.Everything was very good ,wish Brian didn't have to miss it he really likes seafood.
So we had a couple days home ,basicly for doing laundry and repacking. I have got most everything ready and loaded in the van.I will have to do Brians dirty clothes tonight when he gets home at 10 pm .So that in the morning we can head out.We are going to see Br.Josh in Eugene before heading to Redding to stay the night with Br.Scott and Sis .Kim .Then friday we will head on down to Tulare for Chris and Kayla's wedding.We have never been to Redding since we have been married and neither one of us have ever been to Tulare.It will be nice to meet some new brethern.All my family that is going down and a bunch of others are all staying at the same motel.It should be alot of fun.But very hot!!! Thank goodness it has a pool!!
Well I will post pictures of all the fun when we get home.

Summer fun

2008-07-09T08:57:00.000-07:00

We have been going to the summer free movies in Bend .We have went the last two tuesdays.Me ,my kids and Sis.Chantel and Andy went the first time they were playing" The Pirates that don't do anything". It is a veggietales movie,cute but not the greatest.The two older boys went and watched "Teenage Muntant Nenga Turtles".

My mother and my neice Ashley were here from last thursday until yesterday.It was really nice to have my mom here.she usually only gets to stay two days but since it is summer she has more time off work.We went swimming almost everyday down at the pool were we live it is free.Yesterday when we went to the free movie Sis.Chantel brought Sis.Judy who is here from Ok visiting her son.We watched the movie 'Nancy Drew".It was alot better than the movie last week.

Oh and for all of you that have asked when I am due and how I am feeling.I am due Jan 24th. I am totally unlike most women,in that I don't have morning sickness and I feel pretty good normally.This time I can tell that it has been 7 years almost since Dale was born and I was expecting.I do get tired alot easier and the heat of the summer seems to totally wear me out if I am out in it for a long day at town.Most of my jeans have not been able to fit me for a couple weeks.I was hoping to hide it for a while but my tummy is just sticking out already.

My honey is working up in Washington this week and the rest of us are making plans to go up there on the weekend and stay for the next week.

Surprise!!

2008-06-30T19:54:00.000-07:00

How's that for telling everyone.For all of you who might think we are crazy ,yes we are .And yes it was sort of planned I just didn't realize I was quite so far already.

Bodie and Ashley Wedding

2008-06-24T14:07:00.000-07:00

Dallas and Sarina
John and Ashley
The kiss
The happy couple
Opening the gifts.

End of school Celabrations!

2008-06-16T19:22:00.000-07:00

Dale ,MacKenzie and Tyrel all had promotion partys this year.Here is pictures.

More campout pictures

2008-05-29T18:59:00.000-07:00

Brewster campout

2008-05-29T18:47:00.000-07:00

Pictures from campout.
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Dale's Fild Trip

2008-05-21T07:21:00.000-07:00

I went with Dale and 61 other kindergardners on a fild trip.It wasa little hands on childrens museum of creative play.

Mother's Day

2008-05-11T17:27:00.000-07:00

My hubby Brian is out of town working up in Washington with Bro. Jery .So on saturday me and the kids went to town to buy me my mother's day gift.I had told Brian I wanted a new Bible. (beings that the only other one I have is from when I was baptized.And Brian only has about 6 different one right now)He told me to pick out which ever one I liked.So I found this purple one.Here is pictures of this morning and my kids making breakfast in bed for me.

Butterfly Kids Caught

2008-05-11T17:22:00.000-07:00

This is a pretty butterfly the kids caught on friday .

Our New Playhouse Boat.

2008-04-20T17:30:00.000-07:00

This is the boat that we got on craigslist for free.Our kids love it but it still needs lots of work.

More on the house.

2008-04-06T15:52:00.000-07:00

The garage being built.

The addition.The front of the house.

The old front deck and the color before painting.Kids having fun.New front deck painted.. New back deck.

We repaired the front deck and painted it .Then we built a deck on the back of the house too .It used to just have a set of 4 steps going down from the back door.

New bathroom in familyroom

2008-04-06T15:38:00.000-07:00

I am doing flip flop stuff and beach stuff in the new bathroom.

These are somethings that I hung in the familyroom.We want to do Americana stuff in here.

Pictures of house

2008-04-06T15:11:00.000-07:00

My old kitchen stove ,it was in the house when we moved in 10 years ago.It had seen better days.
My new stove that we picked up at sears on saturday.
New stove!
Our family has alot of trash ,so we have found that having a trash compactor helps alot on how often we go to the dump.i got this one on Craigslist for $25.oo on Saturday.Our old one the Rusty and Dawn gave us quit during the summer last year.

It's Spring break. And other news at the Grays

2008-03-22T14:44:00.000-07:00

Well the big kids in our family got out of school for spring break on wedesday and the little kids on thursday.On thursday I took Elise to meet Sis.Jenny and Sis.Amber so she could spend 6 days with Amber .Then she will ride back from California with her Aunt Kim and cousins Shay ,Teah and Kylee.

On tuesday I was chatting on the computer with my sister-in-law Sis.Tisha ,and we asked them if they were coming over for the weekend.We were just teaseing them but hoping that we would get some company.She said maybe they would cuase they had been thinking about it.So they got here last night about 10 pm .This morning we got up and took the kids to an Easter Egg hunt.They all got alot of eggs and they were filled with almost all chocalates.Christian won a prize egg and got to chose a big basket full of art stuff and candy.

Brian has been doing lots to the house the last to weeks have been very productive.We got the new bathroom is working now.It is not finished decorating so i'll have picture soon.All lights and plugg-ins work in addition.Got a sliding pocket door on my laundry room.And a motion detection thingy for the light in there.We built a new deck out our back door ,it is almost as big as the front deck.Today Brian and my brother Matt are working outside hanging more facia and siding.

We plan to have Bro. Derek and Sis.Sheila's family and Bro.Danny over tomorrow after church to have dinner with us and Bro.Matt and Sis.Tisha.I am going to do a Ham and potatoes and gravy and rolls.Sheila is bringing veggies and desert.Then we have stuffed about a hundered eggs with more candy.We might do some egg coloring later today have not decided yet.

Then after all that we plan to head over the mountain to the town where most my family lives.My brother Marshall wants Brian to build them a deck for them out there bedroom door.Brian built there other main deck about this last year for them.So we will go over and spend the week there.I hope to have a good time and do some good visiting over there.It is so hard being here in this assembly with so very few brothern.I will hope to go see Trina's baby if she has it while we are over there.

Well just wanted to catch up on whats happening around here.

Carpet in the addition.

2008-03-13T12:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday the carpetman was here .We got the same carpet in the addition as the main part of the house.

Maken Baby Quilts

2008-03-11T13:24:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago Dale and Chantel were out at our house visiting when Ken and Lacey were here.Us gals were looking at quilt books and magazines that I mostly just get for the fun of it.HeHe I like to look at them.So Chantel found a baby quilt pattern she liked for Trina's baby.And I found alot that liked with friends and family expecting babies we decided to make quilts.Not sure who all these ones are for yet and still have more to make.

Dale's hair cut.

2008-03-04T09:47:00.000-08:00

So mowhaks are really the cool thing at school right now and Dale needed a hair cut.His dad said he would give it to him, it will be shaved off soon.

Elise and MacKenzie's Stripes

2008-01-30T15:37:00.000-08:00

Well take our advise don't tell your kids they can paint their room what ever colors they want .Here is the pictures .

Amber's Birthday Party

2008-01-30T15:21:00.000-08:00

Two weekends ago we took at trip down to California.We had planned this trip because we could not go at new years for the snow party.So being that we were coming they invited others. Marshall and Connie and their family who also brought Shea and Josh with them.Scott and Kim from California came up .And we also took Andy and Kansada with us.Saturday we went sledding in the morning.The kids had alot of fun ! Then we had chilly dogs and chips for lunch back at the church.Then we headed to the school gym for some games and Amber's 16th birthday party that they had deceided to have early since they had company.The kids all had so much fun .

Santa in Colorado.

2008-01-07T13:52:00.001-08:00

Walter Gray in the Santa suit.
Dale on Santa's lap.
Mrs.Cause (Heather)kissing Santa (Walter).
Ken Gray on Santa's lap.
Brian smashing Santa.

Christmas in Colorado

2008-01-07T13:30:00.000-08:00

Walter and Heather Gray.
Jason Bolhall and Ken Gray with his son Oran.
Heather Gray 6 months along,and Ethan Gray.
Ken and Lacy Gray and their family of boys.
Sister Betha .

Christmas at Grandma Linda's House

2008-01-07T13:05:00.000-08:00

So since we were spending x-mas in Colorado ,we went to my mom's house the week before we left for Colorado.We got here 2 park benches for her yard.In one of the pictures Elise is sleeping on the bench.

More Thanksgiving Pictures

2007-11-28T09:20:00.000-08:00

Kylee and Garyson Mcmanus
Grandma Linda eating with the grandkids in our new familyroom.
Nap time Br.Marshall McManus.
Br.Mark McManus ,Tyrel and Br.Matt with no head.
Anthony with the mohak,Christian in the middle and our boy Dale .Christian is 4 1/2 months younger than Dale but about a head taller than him.

Some Thanksgiving pictures

2007-11-28T09:12:00.000-08:00

I am just going to post a few pictures from Thanksgiving ,mostly of people sitting around
3 of the cousins that are 15 1/2 hanging out.
Looks like Br.Marshall is ready to eat.
Br.Mark and Sis.Kim ,Kylee and Br.Brian
.Garyson,Br.Matt,Sis.Tisha and Sis.Connie .Myla,Bailey,Ruby,MacKenzie,Teah,Cassidy,and Melissa with Grandma Linda.

Kitchen floors done!!!!

2007-11-27T20:48:00.000-08:00

Yeah the kitchen floors are pretty much done!The hardwood is beautiful.

Hardwood Floor in the Kitchen

2007-11-27T07:02:00.000-08:00

During Thanksgiving weekend my brother Matt helped Brian put in hardwood floor in our kitchen and hall way that goes to new addition.Heres some pictures of them working.As soon as it is finished I will get more pictures on here.

Getting some work done

2007-11-27T06:41:00.001-08:00

The hole we cut in our old laundryroom to go out to the new familyroom and addition.
Brian working on putting up sheetrock in familyroom.

The new laundryroom ,you can see the dryer in there.The plug for washer not moved yet.
The entrance to Elise and MacKenzie's room.

More Picture Collages

2007-11-27T06:37:00.000-08:00

Family Pictures

2007-11-07T06:54:00.000-08:00

Family Pictures .......Brian hates this time of year ,when we go get everyones pictures taken .He decided this year was our turn to be in them too.So here are the 2 family colages that we picked out .I will post the other pictures when I get them.

Time to take pictures!

2007-11-07T06:44:00.000-08:00

Elise 15 1/2
Tyrel 13 1/2
Myla 8
Dale 6

It's the time of year that we go do that thing called get everyones pictures done.So here are the colages that I have done and the new pictures of the kids by their self are on the side line to the left here.I have not got MacKenzie or Melissa's pictures back yet so I will post them as soon as I get them.

A Little Sad this week.

2007-10-24T11:50:00.000-07:00

We have always tried to not get very involved with our neighbors or Friends from school.But about a year ago we had some new neighbors.They have girls Melissa and Myla age and a boy a year younger than Tyrel.We live quite a ways out of town and not many kids around here.So we started letting our kids play with them and have them to our house and go to their house.Then we got to know their family a little.The mother was due to have a baby last may.The doctors told them the baby girl had heart problems and also a chromosomes 18 disorder and she could be severely handicapped if she lived.They mad the decision to have her anyway instead of terminating the pregancy When she was born she weighed 4 1/2 pounds at full birth ,not early.The doctors let them bring her home because her life expectancy was 6 months-to a year -if that.So at 1 week she came home.she was on a monitor and took special bottles to feed her because her stomach was so small she could not digest good.Then when she was 3 moths old the doctors felt she was ready for her first of 6 heart surgeries.So they headed to Portland on July 31st,her surgery was for August 3rd.

On the way to Portland their family was hit head on by another driver that was hit broadsided.The family was all taken to the hospital.The boy had a hurt hand and bruised,The girl Myla's age had a cut across her forhead.The girl Melissa's age had to get a rod put in her upper leg that will have to stay there for a year.The mother crushed her foot and broke the bones in her lower leg and had a cast all the way up her leg.And was not to be on it for 6 months.The baby was life flighted and it sent her into a heart attack.They didn't know her problems until the mother was able to tell them after they arrived at the hospital.The father was not with them in the accident for he was supposed to go to Portland the next day.

So they were all over in Portland in 2 different hospitals .The 3 older kids were releast to their dad after 3 days ,mother stayed in hospital for 2 weeks .The baby whos name is Sage was finaliy taken in for heart surgery on August 15th .She came thru as they said doing very good.At this point she weights 5 3/4 pounds .They bring her home a week later. She seems to be doing good but not gaining weight as fast as the doctors want her to so the go back to Portland and get a feeding tube put in to her tummy.She comes back home and she is now 5 month old and weights about 7 1/4 pounds.She is home a few days and starts having breathing problems at night,so the doctors send them home with a monithor and oxegen ,she is hooked up to all this at night or any time she is having breathing trouble.She seemed to be doing good ,starting to gain weight and she would even smile sometimes when you talked to her and she loved being held and rocked .This is something I did many a time when I was down visting them. After the accident their insurance asked them to find someone to hepl the mother with house hold stuff that she should not be doing becuase of her leg.So I had been going over to their home during the week for about 3 hours a day ,and the insurance was paying me .Which is another reason we were getting to know this family so much.

Then this sunday evening she was asleep in her bed(which is right in the living room where everyone is at). When her big brother named Zane who is only 12 goes to check on her .Her lips have turned brown and he tells his mom something is wrong with baby Sage.The mother Pauline trys to revive her ,the kids run out side to get their dad ,he trys to revive her ,they can't.They call 911.She had not been having any trouble that day so they had not put her on the monitor yet.It must have just been her time to go.

Brian saw the ambulance go by and came in and got me .We walked down to see what was going on,not knowing.And Elise followed us down there.The family was crying and screaming .It was the saddest thing I have ever saw .We tried to comfort them ,The dads parents were there and the medical people .We stayed for about an hour and I think it was one of the most hardest emotional things I have had to deal with .The family was just so tore up .They wanted me to help them get the baby ready for the mortition to pick-up.They felt like I have been one of their very dear friends and wanted me to stay and be there with them.We picked out a soft burgendy dress to put on her while we cried .She had a soft pink fuzzy blankie from the Ronold Mcdonld House they stayed at in Portland that we rapped her in she looked so peaceful.

We came home from their house and tried to tell our kids what happened .The little girls were very upset and sad .Elise was cring she had baby sat Sage all day on this last thursady and she had watched her several other times during the summer.Our children have never been around death ,they have been to funreals .But so far no one close to them has died and they have definitly never been where it has just happened like this.( think I probly should have sent her home when we found out she was there it was a very sad time there.)I pray that she will be able to get over it okay ,and not remember it as a bad thing.
They are planning a funeral for sage on friday .We plan to go to it and hope that it will bring closing for them.The school that our kids go to is very small and the staff and teachers have all been very good to this family teachers have had kids make cards .The principle is friends with thier family becuase her husband does rodeoing and so does the dad in this family she has came out to the home as has one of the girls teachers with flowers and cards from the staff.picture of Sage when she was 4 months old in her sisters doll playpen.

Spaggetti Night

2007-10-08T18:36:00.000-07:00

Well tonight was what I like to call the back up dinner plan...Spaghetti .We all love spaghetti.We were all fixing our plates and starting to eat when Dale says"Does anyone know why I'm not eating?"

So we all say "No ,Why aren't you eating?"

Dale says "Acause no one got me my cheese!"

We give him the zip lock baggie of cheese and go back to what we are all doing.Next thing we know Dad looks at Dale's plate and he has almost the whole baggie of cheese on top of his spaghetti.Mom had to get pictures....(of course dad told him he had to eat all of it.)

New adopted Niece Madeline (Maddie).

2007-10-03T08:57:00.000-07:00

Maddie in the grass

Mike,Kimberly,Maddie and Jesse standing in back. Maddie

Most all of you know my brother Micheal McManus.And most of you know that things did not work out for him and his first wife Michele Channel ,and they devoriced.Well he remarried and his new wife is real nice her name is Kimberly.They live over by JohnDay Oregon.They just adopted a little baby girl that is 9 months old her name is Madeline and they call her Maddie.

Tyrel had a football game over at alittle town by John Day so I drove over for the day to see them .Maddie is a real cute ,happy baby.She loves blankies that are soft ...you give her one and she just snuggles .She patty cakes ..She has the cutest little fat feet that Kimberly can't get shoes on them,and yesterday the weather was so nice she was with out socks and her mommy painted he nails pink.They were so cute.So here are a few of the pictures I got of her.They weren't that great cause we were at football game.

Tyrel plays football

2007-10-03T08:50:00.000-07:00

Well this year Tyrel decided to play football.He is on the Culver Middle School team,it is 6th,7th and 8th graders.He is really enjoying it .I think he likes the social part of gettingto stay after school and hang out with friends as much as he likes the game.They have played 3 games so far and have won all of them.He is number 30 .Here is some pictures.

Boys room pictures and destruction!

2007-10-01T15:08:00.000-07:00

Well last wednesday I decided to finish my boys' room .I had already painted it blue on top and red on bottom.So I just needed to put the border trim up between the two colors.Here are the pictures of the room done.It took me about two hours to put this up .When Dale got home from school he decided it needed something more.Look close at some of these pictures .....he has autographed them.

Mine and Brian's room done

2007-09-21T08:09:00.000-07:00

Our room and the new carpet.

Well I have been trying to get some things totally finished so I could post some pictures .So here is pictures of mine and Brian's room done .It still needs the new door and window put in before we put the trim on.

This is the new bedroom set we bought our selves for a sort of Valentines gift this year.Our old bedroom set was very old and second hand when we got it.I had been wanting new for a while so one day we just went out looking and by the end of day desided on this set.I have been detirmined not to let my room and dresser get cluttered with all the thing that end up in moms room since I got it .I do pretty good for most time.We also move one of our computers into our room so now I am looking for a nice computer desk that will match our bedroom stuff.

Dale at school

2007-09-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

Dale has been having alittle trouble in the afternoon at school .So yesterday I went and spent the last part of the day with him.Then he did not seem to have any trouble but mom was there .He wanted me to do everything with him .I am not sure if it helped for me to go or not becuase then he wouldn't play with any of the kids he just wanted to sit with me or have me do stuff with him.It is a very long day for him gets on bus at 6:35 and gets home at 4:00 .So in the afternoons he has been having melt downs and wanting to go home or call mom or just cry.We are hoping next week goes better or we might have to try half days 3 days a week for awhile and see if that helps him .But that means mom goes to the school to pick him up and it is 23 mile each way to the school.Lot of gas .here is some pictures I took of him at school.

Birthday outfits

2007-09-20T07:44:00.000-07:00

Here is my birthday outfits that I bought yesterday at the Goodwill .I know that I said I would try them on for ya but no one is here to take the picture for me .

It's my Birthday,It's my Birthday!!!

2007-09-20T06:53:00.000-07:00

So I am totally happy that one of our long time friends and cousin has moved here to our town.We were teenagers together and I lived with her family for a while before Brian and I got married.Chantel is wonderful to be around ,always has good stuff to say and seems to really want to be in there serving to lord.

Yesterday I called her up to see if she wanted to do some girl time .Our new SuperWalmart opened yesterday!So I meet her at her new house and we hit the Walmart.We looked at most everything that we wanted to (which was mostly clothes and house stuff).We checked some food prices just to see what things would be costing,bought our honeys a few thing they needed and a little groceries.

Then we gave another sister here in our part a call(sis.Dawn) to see if she was feeling like meeting us for lunch.We meet her at this chinese place called Cyndie's Chinese it was really nice to be sitting there visiting and talking with good friends.

After lunch we still wanted to do more shopping and I had some birthday money .I was really looking for some new skirts and tops for church.Was very tired of my closet selection.We desided on the Goodwill.We both found lots of things we liked and went to the dressing room.In the end Chantel bought her self 2 really cute tops that will work with just about anything.I found myself a skirt that I really liked and picked out 2 different tops to go with it.Also got this nice black sweater top that could go with anything too! I will post pictures ,I am waitting for batteries to charge for camera and for someone to be here to take them of me.

So I had a really nice time for my day before my birthday - birthday.Oh and I will try to get some pictures posted of the house remodel soon too!

My Little Boy Goes To School

2007-09-10T08:01:00.000-07:00

It is our first day of all day Kendergarden for Dale .It is going to be a long day for him.They catch the bus at 6:30 in morning and get home at 4:00 in afternoon.His backpack was so heavy another boy had to help him get on the bus.Here is a picture that I took of him at the bus stop and getting on the bus.

It is also the day our carpet comes .We have everything out of our house but the computer ,kitchen table ,and the piano ,which are all in the kitchen.It was so amazing how terribly dirty our old carpet was and we didn't even notice until we took it out,now I can't wait for the new carpet and how clean it will be.Of course that means no more eating and drinking in the house except the kitchen .

Getting the house done- but no pictures.

2007-08-29T07:03:00.000-07:00

Well I have been getting alot done with the remodel stuff in the past week.My wish is to just take pictures of it all to show everyone,but alas my teenage duaghter has borrowed my camera.So I will try to tell you alittle about what has gotten done.

To start with we are getting our new carpet in the main part of the house on the 10th of september.So we wanted to get all the rooms painted before the carpet comes.

We started with the boys room .Dad let them pick colors a dark red(which by the way took 4 coats of red to get it to look nice) for the bottom half of wall and a lighter blue for top half.Then we picked a wall paper border trim that would work even as they get older.It is sports with balls,bats,gloves .So now I would like to find some nice sports posters to put on there wall to make it a real neat sports room.Mybe even put a bat ,ball,and mit on wall.Any suggestions would be great.

Then we have put new tile entry at front door and new tile under wood stove that match.It is a kind of brownish red tile that is big squares, like we did in the bathroom.

I have chose to try doing 2 different colors in the living room.One is called Brown Bag and is a pretty dark brown.That is on 2 of the walls and I think it turned out alittle darker than I thought it would be but think it will have to do.The other color is called Bonjour Beige and is a dark cream,and I will be putting it on the wall today .I also get to paint the living room celien(don't think I spelled that right .lol ) today .

So as soon as I get my camera back which will be after the big Oregon campout that everyone is talking about I will get some pictures of everything that is done .Can't wait ! By then I will also be done with Myla and Melissa room .They have chosen to paint with a light purple ,then on top of that we i will try our luck at hand prints .We will be doing hand prints in colors red,yellow,blue,white. If anyone has ever done this before let me know .We are going to attempt to do it using the little kid kind of gloves on the hands .Hope it works!

So pictures coming sooooon!!!

Deloris it is.

2007-08-16T13:01:00.000-07:00

Well it is kind of a different name Deloris.

Here are the rules:1. You have to post these rules before you give the facts.2. Players, you must list one fact that is somehow relevant to your life for each letter of their middle name. If you don’t have a middle name, use the middle name you would have liked to have had.3. At the end of your blog-post, you need to choose one person for each letter of your middle name to tag.

This is alittle harder then the last tag thingie but here goes.

D for driven to keeping a good house and being a good wife .

E enjoy the brothern and family and freinds.

L is for loving my husband and kids .And loving the Lord our God with all my heart.

O is for being born in Oregon and living most of my life here ,and I love it here in the dryer part.

R is for reading I love to read .Mostly any good book and these great blogs.

I for I don't know ...Haha . I have a wonderful hubby .I have 6 kids in my family growing up .I have 6 kids of my own. I,i,I,i hehe.

S is for some of the things I love sun ,snow,sleep,singing,sewing,summer,sisters,sweets,swinging,saving money.

Now I just have a little problem there is not anyone on my blogs that I know that has letters D E LORI so the only ones I can tag with are Sabrina
Stephanie Gale.

The New Boy Bathroom

2007-08-12T18:30:00.000-07:00

Dale calls this the boy bathroom.It has construction theme shower curtain.Front loader on the back of toilet.
Pictures of Dale on the wall digging in dirt.Hard hat for wash rags on the counter.Picture of Dale dressed like Bob the Builder.
More fun pictures of Dale .
Bob hanging in the corner,and Bob and Wendy up on the shelf above the shower.
The new tile floor that Brian and Little Dale put in the bathroom together.

Tagged just like everyone!

2007-08-07T05:18:00.000-07:00

Well I was tagged like everyone else ,it has just taken me along time to get something posted.Now everyone that I know has already been tagged so I am just going to post my info ,but not tag anyone hope that is okay.

#1 fact :I grew up with 5 brothers and no sisters.Thank goodness for sister-in-laws.We all were named with "M" names you all know us but her goes anyway,Marshall,Mark,Me,Micheal,Monte and Matthew and ofcourse we had a M last name too,McManus.

#2 fact:Meet my wonderful husband Brian when we were 15 started dating at 16,dated for almost 4 years.Have been married 17 years ,October 27th 1990.We wanted alot of kids then but after the first 3 I don't think they were planned.But we love them anyway.I myself would like another baby, but I think I like them as babies so much better than when they grow up.

#3 fact:We have 6 children. I can count the times that I had morning sickness on about 7 or 8 fingers.I just was not sick like most mothers.I enjoyed being pregant and I my self thought my labor having them was not bad at all the longest was about 12 hour .But hard labor was only about an hour .I would like another baby ,but we have talked and don't think it is really in the plan.Unless god thinks other ways.

#4 fact; We live in a very small assembly of 4 families and a single brother.I am very lonsome for some one to talk to and share things with.I am very thankfull for this blog thing,even if some people think the computer is not a good thing.I think it has kind-of brought all of us sister that are doing this alittle closer.We do have a family that has desided to move here and we are very happy.(dale & chantel and andy ,thanks).

#5 fact:I don't really care to have any animals.We have had dogs and chickens and rabbits at different times.Our kids like it at first then get bored with it and you end up taking care of them or they are to much trouble for getting someone to watch evertime you want to go some where.

#6 fact : Most of you know we are adding on to our home and remodeling at the same time .It is alot of work ,when trying to do it mostly all by yourself.We are really starting to get some things finished up and I will be posting some pictures soon.

# 7 fact: I wish some one would have told me that life goes by so quikly.We feel like we are getting so old ...haha. 2 teenagers,1 with drivers permit.She also talks on phone to one certain guy every night,what does that mean.We just can't beleive that if you think about it we all could be grandparents in just amatter of a few years.

I don't think I am ready for this.

#8 fact: So my last fact is that I love having company ,being with the brethern,going to campouts,family and freinds.I love this blogging thing too ,it seems like it could bring all us sisters closer to each other.Thanks to everyone that has joined us.

well I thought I would have trouble doing that but when I sat down with pen and paper and thought it out first I just kept coming up with more things I could write . So it was fun.but I don't have anyone to tag ,so I guess that ends it.

Fun in Colorado !

2007-07-30T18:42:00.000-07:00

We are out in Colorado visting my husbands mother ,Sis .Betha.Most everyone knows that she is really sick with breast cancer.The tumer it self is as big as a very weird shaped watermelon.It is very heavy to lift and take care of, it has 7 or 8 open sores that seep and drain all the time.Some are very small like the size of a dime,others are as big as a grapefruit .She needs lots of prayers.She has tried to serve the Lord all of her life and beirs her burden with much faith in the Lord.Someone has to help her with all things ,she it down in bed.The sisters help sit up with her at night and many help during the day too.Your prayers and calls and cards are greatly wecome.

Now for some fun stuff we have done out here.On sunday after taking Brian to the airport to fly home .So that he could go back to work and we could stay a little longer .Me and the kids drove to Delta for church.We had a really good meeting there and after church was dinner day,we was able to vistit everyone that stayed for dinner.Then Tyrel was asked to go to the water slides with Bro.Alan and Sis.Joanne MacCrackens boys.So we all went with then to their house and found clothes for everyone to wear .The waterslides are acually part of the water canals were the flu comes out of the hill. I have taken some pictures.So here they are ..... Iam not sure if the pictures will be at top of post or bottom of post sorry.. can't figure out how to put them where i want them.haha

Brother Lee French baptiziam ..hope I spelled that right.

2007-07-17T17:48:00.000-07:00

While I was looking for picture for the zoo blog I found the ones I took at Brother Lee French baptiziam.So I wanted to post a few of them too..for most everyone knows him or his parents.Brother Ted MacCracken from Eugene,Oregon baptized him.

Can't think about a good post !

2007-07-17T17:36:00.000-07:00

black cub bear
Elephant not a very good picture.
All the kids that we had with our group.
My mom's grandkids.

I have been checking everyones blogs out this afternoon ,trying to get inspiration.But have not come up with much. Wanted to tell all about the zoo trip .Trina told alittle about it.We had a great time (even tho it was 100 outside).The kids had fun it was nice just getting together with those who could make it.We all meet for lunch and that was nice .We took some pictures of the kids and a few things at the zoo.So here are some pictures.

Our 4th !

2007-07-05T14:01:00.000-07:00

Dale with his candy bucket before the parade started.
The kids before the parade got to us..waiting.
I liked this bike ..so I snapped a pic of it.
Kids scrambling for candy on the ground!!

I thought since everyone else was posting on the 4th I would too.So I had not seen any post about going to 4th july parades.That is what we do here in Redmond.So Brian got to work on the 4th and make extra money for us all to help him spend..haha. We packed some little buckets and bags (for candy) ,water bottles and blanket for kids and chair for mom and headed to town.We have went to this parade for I think the last 8 years if we are home The people in the parade throw candy at the kids watching the parade.Last year we took home so much candy we let our kids eat a little then the rest we put in gallon zip-lock bags 3 of them full .We saved this candy for the Oregon church camp out that is put on by the Brownsville brothern.They have 3 or 4 pinahtas for the kids to hit and break ,we took all this candy to that.This year we probly got about 7 or 8 pounds of candy but our kids kept theirs all seperated and don't want to take it for pinahta (don't know why..hehe).Oh well it will just rot their teeth out now or later.So here is some cute pictures at the parade.

After the parade we came home to wait for Brian to get home in hopes that he would go to the community pool with us.Well when he got home he thought it was too hot to go to the pool .So kids and mom once again set out to the pool ,it was 101 out side going by the car tempeture thingy.The pool was great ! Normally mom doesn't get in much just watches but this day mom stayed in pool most of the 2 hour we were there.Then we went home to prepare for dinner and church.As for church we was not sure if anyone would be there.

We arrived alittle early to run the vaccumm.Rusty and Dawn called to tell us then had a flat tire and had not left there house yet at 7:25 and Doug was sick and would not be at church.So we told them that we would wait for them if they wanted to fix tire and come on out to church.After waiting until they arrived at 7:55 we started church ..with our great big group . It lasted about 45 minutes,then we visited for about 30 minutes .

They headed home to watch fire works in town and we went down to the canyon to a parking lot where we live to do our fireworks that TheDad had bought for The Kids.Lots of other people there doing theres too ,but they were all grounders none up in the sky..I love those kind. So that is our fun 4th.no pictuure of the fire works as my batteries had went died in my camera.

Little girls Tea Party

2007-06-28T05:15:00.000-07:00

Table set for Tea Party
My 3 girls and 3 friends.
Tea
The boys finishing up the Tea.

My little girls have been begging me since before school got out..(2 weeks)if they could have a Tea Party .Well I thought I could just keep putting them off ,but they will just keep bugging me about it.So on tuesday we call a couple of there friend that live right by us .Told them they are invited to jion us for Tea.

So I being the mother had to get up in the morning instead of sleeping in.Clean the kitchen from night before ...too lazy to do it after dinner .Thenget the tea set out of the rubbermaid tote.These are dishes that my girls got from their Grandma Betha in Colorado ,last summer when we were out there.So they were very special.Tea Party planned for friends to come at 10 and party to start at 10:30 .Mom fixed 2 kinds of little sandwiches,pickle slices,cheese cubes,sliced peaches,and pop buscuit dounuts cut into little bit size pieces with hot tea .The girls dressed up and got there hair brushed...(a first for this week.if your not going any where and it's summer do you really have to get dressed and fix your hair.)

They had a great time with there Tea Party .I took lots of pictures and here are just a few .When the girls finished up i straightened the table and invited the boys to finish up ... figured they had to eat lunch too!

Strawberry Freezer Jam Yummy-for your Tummy!

2007-06-19T06:37:00.000-07:00

The pre-frozen berries picked by all of us.
Work in progress ,the work area.
The empty containers.
The product of my work,sooo sweet it is!

As some of you may know over in the valley is one of the best places to get Strawberries.While over there for my nephew Chris' graduation we picked strawberries and then my mother picked more for me.So we in the end had 65 pounds of strawberries .Now we get to eat frozen berries .But our family favorite is Strawberry freezer jam,so that is what I am doing this morning .I stayed up after Brian left for work (instead of going back to bed until kids wake me up) at 5:00 am .Here is some pictures of the work in progress ,can't wait to eat it! My only problem is now I have ran out of containers.still have 10 gallon bags of berries and no more containers for the jam once made.Will have to make more tomorrow morning after getting mor container today.

Dale On the Mountain

2007-06-14T20:43:00.000-07:00

After our big weekend over in the valley for my nephew's graduation we switched Elise for Cassidy .So today we went up on the mountain and meet at the top of Tomb Stone Pass to switch kids back.Dale found this log while we we're there .My sister-in-law Connie said "Oh, you should take a picture of him and post it on your blog.Like Trina does with all the pictures of her boys she takes everyday." I think Connie is just a lurker and has not decided to join the fun here yet...HEHE ...Not sure if she thought Trina takes a lot of pictures or if she was jealous of the fact that Trina remembers to keep that camera handy and always ready.But I did happen to have the camera in the van since no one knows how to clean the car all the way out .HAHA.. He is so cute ,I put it on my computer desktop.

While we were up on the mountain we hiked around on a trail.We got there about 10 -15 minutes before Connie.And the kids wanted to hike so I got out and we took a couple of trails and the came back to the car .Found them there waiting for us.Switched kids and headed on our way.Few hours later while at home and eating dinner Connie calls she says"Does any of your kids have Poison Oak?" I check all my kids and don't find anything.I had not even thought about the fact that her kids and family can get it almost just from thinking about it and they get it bad! I felt bad but she said it was okay she would just keep Cassidy away from everyone and wash everything she had wore and the car seat she sat on.

The Bathroom Remodel

2007-06-05T21:48:00.000-07:00

The bathroom all tore out and getting ready for shower
We forgot to put this part on the shower knob so Mackenzie had to climb in behind the shower and help us.
Brian working on sheetrocking the bathroom wall.

Well the addition part of our house has come to a stall.We have started the remodel of our main bathroom.What we hoped would not be too big a job has turned pretty big.We started by taking everything out of the bathroom last thursday night.Then on friday morningwe left to head to Bend to retreive all plumbing and shower stuff .Which ended up taking us until 2:30 to return home with our truck load of stuff.We removed a manufactured home plastic bathtube and we are replacing it with a fibrglas shower stall.It has been alot of work ,mainly the plumbing part.Brian does not like plumbing and I guess thats why he is a carpenter instead. So now we have the shower in and the toilet in and a real nice old jean quilt door.We continue working on it everyday,when Brian is home.He hopes by next week to be ready for the tile floor .He got this real nice tile off a job free when Bro.Colin lived here and he worked for him at the Bend high school. We could sure use a good tile setter next wee if anyone knows one.....hint,hint if Cheri and Lee are out there let them know.