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.