Ooops....

Hold on if shopping for dad. In the car on the way to April's Saturday I found out that it is not Chuck Norris but Clint Eastwood. So if you went out and bought a bunch of Chuck Norris movies take them back and exchange them for Clint Eastwood, actually it sounded like you would be safe with any old western.

The family party was lonely without everyone there. I sure wish we could all get together, put our own selfish interests aside and just enjoy one anothers company. Maybe that is too much to ask.

How about we all get together for Thanksgiving next year. It's a pretty harmless Holiday, and plenty of time to get back home. Just a thought.

Ok, so I am in the process of taking a break from studying for finals. I realized earlier today that my math final is tomorrow not Wednesday. I had planned to finish everything else today and focus on math tomorrow. No such luck, oh well, hopefully it will come back to me. I have fried my brain for tonight and now I am going to bed. Maybe if I sleep on my math book I will absorb it in my sleep? Wouldn't that be nice.

Now for my next stresser. Corbin has a girlfriend. Yes, it is true. In fact he has spent the last two evenings, plus every day last week with her, and the week before that, you get the picture. He is with her all the time. She is a nice girl but really, what can they have to talk about. If they aren't together then they are texting. It's been a while since I was his age but don't they get sick of each other? I keep telling him that if he keeps this up he is going to have to buy her a pretty nice Christmas gift or else they will be sick of each other and break up. We can hope.

Tis the Season

Today is Friday and instead of going to school today was set aside as a study day for finals. I spent the last three days studying for a math test and still I'm not sure if I passed. I decided to take the day off and go shopping. I had done very little since Thanksgiving and was reminded at the dentist (did I mention that I broke a tooth and had to get a crown, merry Christmas to me.) that Christmas is only 2 weeks away. Needless to say I dragged Heidi along for company and we went to several stores. I believe I got most and then some for everyone on my list.

Family members, dad could use a new wallet, bilfold style, early movies with Chuck Norris or Charles Bronson (Yes, I'm serious), movie passes are always a good idea, and maybe black socks. Those first items were suggestions from Euniece

Korinn's birthday is next week, she is going to be 8 and getting baptized on Jan 3. She really wants Grandpa Brenchley to baptize and confirm her. I am trying to get her to allow Corbin to do the baptism so dad won't have to get wet, we will see. Of course you are all invited to join us.

So I guess I should update my own blog. Heidi is right, I rarely have time to blog, either read or write. In fact right now I am sitting in English class listening to presentations and figure I should be able to do both.

Life is pretty busy right now. I have been planning my schedule both for school and work and trying to get them to work together. Not this time. I will be going to school everyday next semester, which means laundry will be done at night and the house will always be a mess. Oh well, the kids will have to pitch in.

The kids are doing well. Corbin, Trevor and Kortney all made honor roll, Kortney even got straight A's. She was very excited about that. Corbin, and I, are both excited that he received a full tuition scholarship to Snow College, based on his grades and ACT score. He is a great example for all of us. My kids will be hearing about the importance of good grades due to this. He now just needs to worry about housing, which is very cheap, and food. He is going to try for other scholarships to help cover those expenses.

We hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving and eat lots of turkey!

What to do.............

So what would you do if you had someones computer and it went straight to their blog page? Well you would put in a blog for them, (you all know you would) I was using Debbie's laptop to catch up on my blogs. I in to my site and was reading blogs. Well I need to update my names as my brother is changing his site. Anyway I went in to sign in and it brought me straight to here. I will update a little bit for her. She is really busy with school, work and kids. At the moment she is at a play with Trevor,Kortney, and Kenzie. Its a play that the high school is putting on and her neighbor is in it. The play is Beauty and the Beast. I am here watching here kids and Survivor.I think that I will also fold some of her laundry, as I have nothing better to do.

As for Thanksgiving, she is having dinner here at her house. My family will be here, mainly because the Seahawks play the Cowboys which are Mike and Corbin's teams! Sad I know but to me its not a holiday without lots of family. She will also have Dentin's parents over, I am not sure about his brother thats still here but probably him too. We will then peruse the newspaper to see what deals are out there and yep, Black Friday here we come!!!!

I guess I better stop now and figure out how to get on my own site.

Happy Thanksgiving!

more about D.C. ( sorry some is repeat)

this trip to DC was boring except for the museums and the world war two memorial. oh and i wont forget the changing of the gaurds ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier at Arlington National Cemetary.



That was Trevor's two cents.



Unfortunately he is probably right. My one complaint was that everything closed at 5:30 pm. It really limited what we could cover in just 3 days. Also I would probably have left Korinn and maybe Trent home. We did alot of walking and after a few hours they were both tired.



The Metro is definately the way to travel in D.C. We took it to the Pentagon, Arilington National Cemetary, the Mall (where all the Museums and Monuments are), and then out to our friends, the Curtis family. We missed seeing Nicole and her family, they were in Idaho that weekend.



Corbin had the camera and loved Arlington and the WWII monument. He took most of the pictures and very few of them have people in them, but he seemed to be having a good time.



Trent was very impressed with the Lincoln Memorial and Korinn loved standing up on the subway. Kortney I am really not sure about. She was upset because she left her camera either where we ate lunch or on the subway. I think her favorite part was shopping.

It's a new month

Ok, so I just realized that my last few posts were saved not posted. So here is about our trip to D.C.

Well I just noticed it has been a month since my last post. This why I don't write in a journal. I realize it is important but I really don't like to write. The kids and I had a great time in D.C. My only complaint would be that everything closed early. The city pretty much shuts down at 5:30 pm. Now I can understand the government buildings but the museums as well? What about all of us tourists that want to put in a full day. It really limited us on what we could see. Also if I could do it again I would probably leave home Korinn and maybe even Trent. There was alot of walking and they got tired. Trevor was really good about giving piggy back rides but Corbin complained about a hurt shoulder and wasn't very willing. I plan to go back without the kids so I can spend more time looking and reading. I think the younger kids liked the monuments best. Corbin seemed to enjoy the war monuments and Arlington National Cemetary. He had the camera and took most of the pictures. Too bad they have very few people in them. I'm not really sure about Trevor and Kortney. Trevor had fun in the Air and Space Museum. There is an interactive section that you can try out a bunch of things dealing mainly with air currents. Why planes fly

Procrastination

So one of my many faults is procrastination. I have a tendancy to put off what needs to be done until the last minute. This bad habit has begun to show itself at school. Mainly in my English class. This class is the one that focus' on writing a big research paper. My instructor is a goofy kid who is in the process of writing his disertation and so had some time on his hand and decided to teach. He tends to go off on tangents and we really don't seem to be learning a whole lot. Anyway I decided to write my paper on Asperger's Syndrome. With Trent being diagnosed I thought it would help to get a little more info. The last couple of short essays have been ok, I mainly described what Asperger's is. Now it gets more in depth and I am not sure the direction I want to go. I have been doing research all night and I can't seem to locate anything else besides several different and yet the same descriptions of Asperger's. So I decided to update my blog. Ahh procrastination!!!

Life is crazy hectic these days. What is it with these teachers. We spend the first few weeks doing nothing and then all of a sudden they all decide to get pro-active and now I am swimming in homework. Luckily work is slow so I have had a lot more time off. This really is the perfect job for me right now.

The kids are doing well. Corbins team is doing better this year, although they have had a few upsets the last few games. He is now trying to decide on colleges for next year. So far he is thinking about Utah State or Snow, they both have good engineering departments. It's weird to think of him in college. When did he grow up? Trevors team is doing great! They are undefeated and having a great season so far. I am still hopeful that he will want to play next year but it's not looking very promising. Kortney loves Jr. High. She is doing well and her social life just continues to grow. There are so many girls her age in the neighborhood that she is always with someone. I am just glad that so far they are all good girls and staying out of trouble. Now if she could just learn how to tell time. Her latest and greatest desire is to have a cell phone. What is with all these little kids thinking that they need to be connected at all times. She wants it to txt all her friends, whats wrong with using the phone? Trent just joined the black belt club in karate. He gets to learn weapons, sparring, and two extra lessons a month. He is doing quite well and is now a purple belt. Needless to say he really enjoys it. Korinn is a very busy little girl and bossy as ever. I spend more time reminding her that I am mom than is necessary. She really wants to take cheer and tumbling lessons but unfortunately the only time they are offered at the place by us is on tues. I work tues. so she will have to wait until winter.

As you can see life is good, we are all busy and that makes for a crazy schedule. We are currently planning a trip to D.C. in a few weeks. That will be fun, I hope. We're very excited.

Wow it has been awhile. I am on my work computer so there are no pictures currently to add, I will get to that. It has been a crazy several weeks. The kids and I made it to So. Cal the week of the 24th. We visited lots of friends and had a great time. I left the older three so they could enjoy the youth super activity at the beach. Towards the end of the activity poor little Kortney got hit by a wave that knocked her down and as she was getting up another larger wave hit her she tumbled and broke her collar bone. We really must have weak collar bones in this family that makes two for her and Corbin is just ahead with three. It was pretty awful having her hurt in Ca and me stuck here in Ut. I am just so greatful for great friends who take care of my kids when I can't, thanks Diana.

School has also started. The kids went back Monday. It has been a great week. I cleaned a little, still procrastinating the painting, and read the rest of the twilight series. I start next Wed. and I am almost excited. I went over and got my books, ouch! It is quite expensive, thank goodness for govt. grants. I was noticing all the pretty young things there getting ready as well. All that primping and posing for the opposite sex, I am so glad that is not me. I think it will be ok going back to campus. There were quite a few just like me, older and heading back to finish.

Corbin and Trevor had their first games this week. Trevor has decided football is not for him but he will finish out the season. I am hoping he will change his mind. I wish there were boys in the neighborhood he could play catch with. Maybe then he could improve and would decide it's not so bad. Corbin had an ok game. They lost 2-0, but he said he played great and did his job. He is now the smallest guy on the line, but he held his own and protected the quarterback. Not that it did any good. The kid threw 6 interceptions I believe. What are you going to do? He came home tolerable, not mad or anything so that was good. Trevor had 4 scrimmages and they did great. His team is expected to loose because they are a new team and yet between them and four of the other schools they won 3 and tied the other, against the likes of Provo, Timpview, Orem and Timpanogos. Not bad for the new kids. He did ok. He's second string safety and he got 1 fumble recovery, a tackle or two and almost intercepted. If he worked harder and maybe played another year or two he would be pretty good, too bad he hates the two-a-days and conditioning. Maybe the games will make it worth it. I can only hope.

It's 1:15 am and I am working. This is one of the few times I have actually had to work this shift. In the past I have been able to get it off. Not this time. I am sitting here contemplating my choices for my new schedule. I have to work around Corbin and now Trevors football schedules plus leave time for school. It has been mind boggling. Hopefully I got it right and all is well that ends well.

About school, I am registered for the fall at UVU. I am now trying to decide if I should continue there or go to one of the community colleges and just get an x-ray tech cert and try it out. I still am not sure that is the right field for me. I battle with the fact that buisness has been the field I have always been in and enjoyed. I feel like time is passing and I am slowly drowning in undecision. Once I make a decision I am not sure it is the right one. I do know that my current employment is not the career for me. I just have to stick it out so we can get to D.C. and Orlando in the spring. Maybe a trip to the Bahamas for Corbin to do some scuba diving.

As for our current life. We have been pretty slow this week. Nothing on schedule and nothing to do. I am still trying to get time off for a few vacations this summer, Ca with kids and Montana with in-laws. Trent has found a new passion. We had a ward bbq and they played softball. He has had a glove for a few years now but never used it. He took his glove, bat and ball and had a blast. He now spends most of his days asking someone to pitch to him, or he "pitches" to himself. He does pretty well but at times he gets pretty upset with himself for missing. I have to keep telling him not to give up and if he can control his emotions than maybe he can play on a city team some day. He is still doing Karate and that helps. We'll see.

Life is back to normal. All the camps are over and we now have a few weeks before anything else is going on. The boys made it back safe. Trevor loved the river rafting and repelling, Corbin loved it all. He saw some pretty cool things scuba diving off Catalina and now they are trying to plan an even more adventurous trip, maybe in Mexico. Who knows if Jetblue continues to work out for us he could go scuba diving in the Carribean.

I am trying to figure out a trip to California the week of the 20th. It sort of conflicts with a trip Kortney is making to New York to hang with Greg and Natasha (she really can't wait to spend time with Gavin and Bella). She tells me she can fly by herself to California but I don't know we will have to see.

So far we have spent a lot of time at the outdoor pool in Lehi. The kids love it because it has diving boards and is more than 3 ft deep. I took a few pictures and will add them soon.

One crazy week

So my crazy week is here. We have Diana Johnson and her son Tony staying with us while he and Corbin are going to football camp. Unfortunately with my work and running all of the kids to their various camps we haven't been able to do anything fun. Today Trent was bumbed out because his karate studio got flooded last night so camp was cancelled today. Trevor is enjoying both of his camps. We will see if he still enjoys football come August and two-a-day practices in the heat.

Heidi and I drove to St. George for a quick overnight stay. We went to my Aunt Cheryls burial sevice. The funeral was Thurs but we had a wedding that day. We left after the wedding and drove that night. The burial was Fri. It was a sad occasion but it was nice to see the relatives again. While we were staying at grandpa Huntmans we found a history of Aunt Nancy. Pamela had put it together from her journal. It was fun to read. She was the town historian or so it seemed. It was interesting to read about her feelings and the happenings within the family and the town. It made me think about what I will be leaving behind for my posterity. As of now not much. I hope to change that. Computers are such handy things these days and should make it easier to compile thoughts and feelings, life histories. I intend to try anyway.

Schools out!!!!!! Yeah!

Schools out for summer. The kids and I are very happy. This month proves to be a crazy one with everyone (except Korinn) going to some kind of camp. Corbin will be going to football daily as well as the BYU football camp with his friend Tony. At the end of the month his young men's group is headed to Catalina to do some scuba diving for the week. He is extremely excited.
Trevor is in basketball camp at the junior high, he also decided he wants to play football (yeah) so he has a football camp for three days in the middle of the month and then the same week as Corbin he will be going to Moab to the high adventure camp. White water rafting, repelling, mountain biking, are just a few of the activities he will be doing. Sunscreen will be a must for him.
Kortney gets to go to her first girls camp. They are going up above Heber somewhere to a church camp. No tents for them. She will have a bunk but will be bringing her own pad. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed camping in tents. I am very excited for her. I hope she has a great time and comes home with wonderful memories.
Trent is going to Karate Kamp. It is a week long camp at his dojo where he will learn to use weapons (just what I need) and move up a level. He has been working hard at grandmas earning money to help pay for his camp. He is very excited and has decided to learn how to use a sword.
So that just leaves Korinn and I with nothing to do (right). Maybe we will spend our days laying by the pool and getting a tan.

Madness begins again

So my stress level is increasing once again. I have just finished enrolling in summer semester at UVSC soon to be UVU. I am a little concerned about my english class. It ends the middle of June and I have to write a 25 page research paper. Not one of my strong points. I am a little excited because I think I finally have some direction in my life. I found out that UVU is a satelite campus for Weber states x-ray technician program. I feel like that is the direction I am going to go. At least for now. I am also taking a math class with the hopes that I can finish by mid summer and start the next class and finish that by the end of summer. We will see.

As for other exciting news. Kortney broke her colllar bone on the left side playing steal the flag at school. She was getting someone out of "prison" and tripped and fell just right. Her collar snapped. She was in quite a bit of pain at first but after getting the x-ray and some ibuprophen she seems to have bounced back. She has a dance recital the first week of June so we are hoping she is healed in time.

Corbin went to Prom last weekend and didn't have a great time. He went with someone he didn't really know and unfortunately the couple they went with madeout the whole time. It was quite awkward and he was a little disappointed. I feel bad for him I wish he would have had a better time. The only positive is that he wasn't out alot of money, the girls parents supplied the dinner and a photographer for pictures. We'll have to see if he gets any of the pictures. Next time I think he will take someone he likes or at least go with his friends and maybe a larger group.

New York day 2

Day 2 we headed for the Statue of Liberty. Greg and Gavin joined us. Greg had yet to do much sight seeing so off we went. We got a late start and ended up waiting in line for about an hour. We did finally get a decent pretzel from a street vendor. We took a boat over and enjoyed watching Greg wrestle with Gavin, he wanted to swim with the ducks. Once the boat started Gavin settled down and enjoyed the ride. The Statue of Liberty is amazing. On a side note, in order to get inside her you have to make reservations at least 3 days in advance. We were unaware of that so we stayed on the outside. After lunch and a few souvenirs we headed back and met up with Natasha. We stopped to get a purse for Heidi on Canal street and then headed to Macys so Corbin could pick up something for his prom date. Oh yeah he's going to prom. We didn't do to much walking this time and took the subway. Greg was a trooper and carried Gavin and his stroller up and down all those stairs. Our last stop was Rockefeller center. The kids had no idea what I was talking about as I tried to describe the place to them so we had to stop.




We also went to see Cheryl and Joe. We had a short visit with them because Cheryl was not doing well. Seeing her in bed was an eye opener for me. I did not see my mom get that sick when she had cancer and it was hard to see Cheryl so fragile and small. Cancer is an awful illness and I hope never to experience it myself or with my kids.

We couldn't agree on a place to eat so it was back to the subway and a stop at Mcdonalds and Subway on the way back to Gregs. We had a great time and a wonderful visit . We have to go back and head to the top of the Empire State Building at night to see all of the lights. Next time we will have to stay an extra day or just plan to rest after that overnight flight.

New York

So the kids and I headed to New York for a few days over spring break. We flew Jetblue, the "shut eye", and got in about 6 am. I ended up flying jumpseat, back w/ the flt attendants, so shut eye for me did not happen. When we arrived at Greg and Natashas we visited for a little bit and then I had to get a little bit of sleep. After a short nap the kids and I went into the city on the subway. I was very impressed with how easy it was. Natasha gave us a great map and Corbin was great at navigating. The hardest thing was knowing which direction to head once you got out of the subway. We stopped at Central park and spent quite a while looking for the Balto statue. When the boys were little the movie Balto was one of their favorites. I really wanted to show them the statue. They thought I was crazy, asking people for directions to the statue of Balto. It took us a while but we found it.




The next stop was FAO swartz toy store. Trevor, our lego fan, loved all of the statues made from legos. This was a favorite, if you can't tell it is of the Harry Potter group. I also took a picture of Corbin next to chewbacca but decided not to add it. We did alot of walking just to see the sights and walked right by the Empire State Building without realizing it. The entrance area was under construction and we walked right under it. I am not sure if there was a favorite for any of them but I do know that after getting very little sleep and walking for hours the bus tour we took was my favorite. We even saw filming being done, I wasn't brave enough to go up and ask what was being filmed and I couldn't convince Corbin to do it for me. I kept pointing out places on the tours that I had seen in movies or tv shows. We got off at the Twin Tower site and was a little dissapointed that there wasn't really any sort of memorial any more, at least that I could see. We did peek through the fence to see the construction area.


We ended up in Time square late in the afternoon and it was crazy loud and crowded. There were so many people, tourists to be exact and it wasn't even tourist season yet. I would hate to be there when it was. By about 7pm we were exhausted and headed back to Gregs for some authentic NY pizza. We were starving and it was delicious. We had a great first day and were looking forward to the next. We had to decide between the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building. The boys wanted to go to the top of the Empire State Building and Kortney wanted to see the Statue of Liberty. I couldn't afford both so I decided that I didn't want to stand in line for three hours to get to the top of the Empire State Building so the Statue of Liberty won.

Spring break is coming

So I finally added the pictures of Korinn now I will update you on our activities.

The girls are enjoying their dance classes and will be having a performance in May. Trent is getting ready to advance to a yellow belt in Karate, and trying to learn his recital piece for piano. Trevor and Corbin are both in track and just today I noticed that Trevor has almost caught up with Corbin in height. Only about 4 in to go. He passed me up a while ago.

This next week is Spring Break and the older kids and I are off to New York to visit Greg and Natasha and to see the sights. We are trying out the flight benefits with Jetblue, and hopefully all will go well. I am a little concerned about the return flt, but so far there are plenty of seats. After we get back Trevor and Corbin want to go to California to visit their friends there. If it works out they will go by themselves Friday returning Sunday or Monday. It should be quite the week. I have promised Trent and Korinn a flight to San Diego to stay for a few days with a friend there after we get back and I find out when testing is.

ok, so here are the pictures of curly locks. She really looked cute and we have curled her hair often.

mom lives on in all of us.

Tonight I had flashbacks to my childhood. Korinn, at 9:00 tonight mind you, reminded me that I promised her I would put curls in her hair. So while watching/fast forwarding through American Idol, I put her hair in rollers. I had her sit on a basket to make her just the right height. The only thing missing was the smack on the head with the back side of the brush when we moved our head. I will take a picture and post it so you can see my little curly-locks.

Right now it is almost 11:oo pm and I am arguing with Corbin to get his homework done. Over the weekend I received a disturbing progress report. It seems my A-student forgot to do quite a bit of work over the term. Needless to say the "mom" came out in me and once I was done demanding answers that he of course could not provide (being the weekend and all) I took away his cell phone and threatened to take away his car. I really hate to do that as it will be more a punishment to me, I would have to drive him everywhere. He is a good kid, and I realize that I am very lucky, he should have all his grades up by the end of term Friday.

Trent and I went back to therapy this week. He has down a quick downward spiral over the last month or so and I figured I need help with him. She had some ideas for both him and Korinn. I have yet to implement the ideas, mainly because it requires extra one-on-one time with mom and I have yet to find the time. We have spent the last few days getting caught up on late homework and much needed reading. I did go talk to his teacher, showed her the two paragraphs that took Trent and hour to write. He has a great imagination but the OCD in him really limits his ability to write. He spent half that time erasing and rewriting because something wasn't spelled write or a word was missing or it wasn't what was in his head. By the time we were through I wanted to scream. Then I find out it is for his "writing" class and the teacher for that class said absolutely no late work and it was due today. I thought he had until the end of the week. So the headache was for nothing. I wonder if they have a keyboard class for kids his age. Maybe typing would be easier for him.

As for me I found out recently that I can fly to Ireland for $50. each way. Some special offered by an airline out of Ireland. I just have to go by the end of May. Ireland is the one place I have always wanted to visit. I just have to figure out how to make it work. If anyone has any suggestions on places to visit, stay, ect. Would love the suggestions.

Ok, so I really do not like the time change. Here it is 1:00 in the a.m. and I can't sleep. I have watched all of the shows that I recorded over the last few days while I was working and I have finished all of the books from the library. I hate it when I can't sleep. I am also fighting a cold and could really use the sleep.

Today is Trevor's birthday, he is fourteen. It's weird. I look at him and I think wow, he is growing up. He passed me in height a while ago, but as we sit and talk, the ideas that are floating around in his head amaze me. Just today, while having his b-day dinner at Tepanyaki's, he brought up something that made me stop and think. His mind is crazy and the way he comes to conclusions in such a round about way, there are times that I think he just might be a genious in a lurpy 14 yr old body. No wonder we all think he is a little strange at times. I just wish there was a way to motivate that genius. I know he is bored in school most of the time, and if it weren't for band (not practicing his trumpet) and the lack of a science fair project (I didn't want to do one), he would be getting straight A's without even trying. So my question is "How do you motivate someone, or help someone find their passion?" I am happy to report that he has joined the track team, and today went running all by himself for an hour. Maybe I will have to join him. Ya right, I would kill over before I reached the end of the block.

The rest of the gang is ok. Just the usual sibling rivalry stuff. I hate that my kids fight but I am told it is normal.

Here's my sweet: My son is 14.

Here's my sour: I have a cold and feel yucky and I can't sleep!

An update on our madness

Spring is here, spring is here.

Well at least my tulips and daffodils think so. We had a few days of beautiful weather and up they came, then of course as it does in Utah, winter reared it's ugly head and we had a blizzard that knocked out the power for a little while. The good thing is that I am pretty sure the long cold days of winter are over and spring is on the way. This is why I love being back in Utah. I love the change of seasons. The anticipation of better weather.

As for the kids they are all busy and well. I spend way to much time playing mediator, or mom, between siblings that are arguing about nothing and yet heaven forbid if either will back down. Corbin just informed me that he asked a girl he works with to prom. Yikes!!! He is busy as ever and is being threatened with losing his phone and car if he does not finish the last few items to finally get his eagle.
Trevor is starting track, he needs an outlet so running should work. He is one merit badge away from life and then we are once again doing the eagle dance. Why I ever thought this whole scouting thing was a good idea, oh yeah, it was Denton's idea.
Kortney continually bugs me about dancing. She has decided that is her calling in life and will not be happy if she can't take a dance class. Ah the drama of a preteen. It is hard to imagine her going to girls camp this summer. She will be in young womens in May, that will be three children in the youth program. How can that be possible.
Trent is having issues with his behavior. I am not sure what is up with him but I seem to get a call from his teacher on a weekly basis. He really is a good boy, he just has a problem with cause and effect. If he takes a toy to school and gets caught playing with it during class time, his teacher will take it and throw it away, per his mean moms instructions, thus cause and effect.
Korinn is just as bossy as ever and her volume is always on high. It was funny in sacrament meeting yesterday. For the closing song we sang I am a child of God. That is her favorite song. She sang it with all of her heart. I was laughing at how many people turned to see who was singing so loud. I didn't have the heart to tell her to sing quietly, she was so happy to be able to sing the whole song.
I am still with Jetblue. We wanted to take a daily excursion down to California to see friends and visit the beach but the flights were full, maybe next time.

Here is my sweet and sour for the week:

Sweet: I got my shed put together, now I just need it to warm up again so I can put the yard tools in there.

Sour: I received two phone calls this past week from Trent's teacher, midterm grades came out and now I have to be mean mom to my older boys to get their grades back where they belong.

That's us for now, I will check back next week.

So I have this friend who is Bi-polar. She is currently experiencing a manic faze. She refuses to medicate because she gets so much done. She called me the other day and informed me that she has decided to make sure that the next 20 yrs are better than the last 20 yrs for both of us. She is single for the second time (been married twice) and she has found a purpose for dating. She is dating one man to get tickets to the Jazz games, another for investment advice, another who is a lawyer because she is starting her own buisness and needs advice. I am not sure who else there is but it cracks me up. She has found a few ways to get a car without paying for it, sort of. She borrowed the forex program that Denton bought before he died, and is spending her spare time learning how to trade foreign currencies, and she has told me that as soon as she learns she will teach me. I sometimes wish I was bi-polar with a manic phase, maybe then I would get the inside of my house painted. I bought the paint but now have no enthusiasm to paint. Wendy do you feel like a visit to Utah?

Corbin just finished his last wrestling match. He had a pretty good season for having never wrestled. I probably should have got him involved in the sport when he was younger, it just seems a little weird. The best part is that he lost a lot of weight. He got below 200 and I believe he hasn't seen 190 for a few years.

Now I have decided to start something new. I will try everyday to blog at least a sweet and sour for the day. This is something that I started with my beehives in Lake Elsinore. It's basically one good and bad for the day. So here goes:

Sweet: Trent has earned his wolf. Cub scouts can be trying for him so I am very proud of him.

Sour: I just spent $300. on a new altenator for Corbins car. I think I have now replaced everything but the clutch (oops now that will go out next).

I have been informed that I need to blog something to find out what Natasha is having so here goes. Life is sad these days. Daniel (Denton's brother) wife died suddenly Monday, actually she died Sunday but they brought her back and she was on life support until her siblings could come into town. The funeral was today and of course very sad. It has been a difficult week and now that the funeral is done Daniel is going to need help doing all those things my sisters helped me with.

Work is just that, work. I am at home again and vonage seems to be working fine. I have been trying to find a flight to take the kids on but most seem to be booked when we can go.