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!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
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.
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!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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.
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
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
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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.
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.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
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.
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.
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