Mom's birthday

 Happy Birthday Mom!

Mom and Dad on Mom's Birthday 2/16/11

Today was my mother's birthday. She turned 77 years old young.  It has been so much

fun to have them live close to us.  I really do appreciate what my mother has done for me

throughout my life.  I'm lucky to have her as my mother.  She has taught me so many things

that has made me a better person and mother and grandmother.  Mom, I hope you realize

how much to mean to me and my family.  Hope you have many more Birthdays to come.

Happy birthday Grandma Ruth

                                                   

                                               
                                            
                                     

                                                   

On January 15, 2011, Grandma Ruth turned 85 years old.  We wanted to do a little family get-together for
her so we told everyone to bring something pot luck that Grandma Ruth liked to eat.  It was fun to see what kind of food showed up at her house.  We had pancakes with home-made syrup, pickled beets that Casi had put up from her garden, yummy potatoes, soft flour tacos, green salad, home-made tomato soup, chicken patties, all kinds of cookies and peach cobbler.  It tasted yummy.  Then we all sat in the family room and watched a video that Tiffany had worked on since Christmas of Grandma Ruth.  It really was a nice show she had put together.  Everyone loved it and seemed to have a wonderful time.  Thanks to all those who sent me the memories to put in Grandma's book.  Thanks to Tiffany for all the long hours she spent putting the DVD together.  I know that Grandma Ruth had a wonderful Birthday with family around her.  It really was a special day to spend with Grandma Ruth.

Tiffany moves to Logan

Moving Tiffany's stuff in.

Really Mom!  A picture!

Now where do I put all this stuff?

 My new place.

On the 7th of January, we loaded up the truck and Tiffany's car and headed to my sister's house to pick up Tiffany's stuff and head to Clearfield to spend the night and Dallas and Valerie's house.  Saturday, Tiffany had the okay to move in her new apartment in Logan.  It was an air quality alert day along the Wasatch Front.  I was hoping that the inversion wouldn't be in Logan, but it was there too.  Tiffany moved to Oak ridge and we started to unload the truck and car.  I couldn't believe how much stuff Tiffany had, we ended up bringing back a few things because there was no room in the room.  We are now "Empty Nester's" again.  This time Tiffany won't be coming home as often being up in Logan.  I will really miss that, but I hope she will like her classes and the people up there.  It really is quiet at our house with just Dale and I here.  I can look on the bright side of things, I don't have to cook as much, and the upstairs stays really clean longer and I don't have loads of laundry to do everyday!  I do miss my kids!

2011 Goals

I thought that I would set a few goals for myself for 2011.  New Year resolutions sometimes don't work, so I'm calling them goals.  I want to de-clutter my house this year and get rid of stuff that we really don't use anymore.  This will take the whole year I'm afraid, but I have the whole year to do it.
Next, I want to become closer to my Savior.  Dale and I are reading the Book of Mormon together.  I would like to have it read by the end of this year.  I know that by reading the scriptures, you become closer to God.  Along with this, I want to attend the Temple as often as I can.  There you can feel the Lord's Spirit so strongly.  I have to admire Grandma Ruth, she attends the Temple pretty much every Wednesday over in Vernal.  What a wonderful example that is for me and her grandchildren.
I want to be able to visit my grand-babies and be able to play and spend time with them.  I'm hoping that we can do fun activities with our children this year.  We are not getting any younger and you better enjoy life while you can.
It's our 30th anniversary this year in July!  I can't believe it.  I want to be able to do something fun for this event.  Five years ago we went to Hawaii and that was a blast.  Not sure what to do on our 30th, but I will think of something.  Maybe we will get some oil money coming in!  One can only hope.
I think for now that is plenty to keep me busy for the year!  I have found that you just have to think positive to enjoy life.  Life is too short to be miserable.  I had a friend on facebook that loved life and the people she was around and her family.  She took care of Tyler by feeding him on Sunday's when he was in the Wooster Ohio area.  She also sent me pictures of Tyler which I appreciated very much.  Sadly this past December, she had a horrible accident and died before Christmas.  She also had a missionary daughter in California at the time.  I really miss her, even though I never personally met her, but you could tell that she loved her Savior and family and life and lived it to the fullest.  I want to be that type of person this year.