I've been tagged!

Terrie tagged me and said that I had to go into my pictures to the fourth file and fourth picture and explain it. Well this is a picture up at this is the place state park and I thought it was cool and I want to have it in my backyard. So let's see if it happens. Hope you enjoyed!!

SuperBowl Sunday

Well, SuperBowl Sunday has begun, and I am already bored. HAHAHA!!! I have been trying to do some family research and have been getting frustrated. On my dad's side of the family, I can't find anything passed my Great Grandfather, other than on his Mom's side, that I have found quit a bit on them. My Mom's side of the family is pretty much the same way. Her father, I can't find much on his family and then more on her mom's side. What am I doing wrong?? I have been to the Church Family history site, and my good friend is letting me tap into her ancestry.com program, and still no luck. Maybe I am not putting my heart and soul into it. Then again, I did make a move that will probably help me out. My dad sent me the name and address of his cousin Wayne Leatham that lives in Spanish Fork, Ut. and so does my great Aunt Lucille. I sent them a Christmas card and put a note on the back about how I would like to meet them all. She is the sister of my Grandma Sturges, whom I have never met, since she passed away before I was born. Well, we are trying to plan a get-together with them soon. Wayne called me and told me that he has quite a bit of history on my family, I guess clear back to the 1600s. Let's hope that we can get it all worked out and I can meet them.
Keep your fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!

SuperBowl Sunday

Well, SuperBowl Sunday has begun, and I am already bored. HAHAHA!!! I have been trying to do some family research and have been getting frustrated. On my dad's side of the family, I can't find anything passed my Great Grandfather, other than on his Mom's side, that I have found quit a bit on them. My Mom's side of the family is pretty much the same way. Her father, I can't find much on his family and then more on her mom's side. What am I doing wrong?? I have been to the Church Family history site, and my good friend is letting me tap into her ancestry.com program, and still no luck. Maybe I am not putting my heart and soul into it. Then again, I did make a move that will probably help me out. My dad sent me the name and address of his cousin Wayne Leatham that lives in Spanish Fork, Ut. and so does my great Aunt Lucille. I sent them a Christmas card and put a note on the back about how I would like to meet them all. She is the sister of my Grandma Sturges, whom I have never met, since she passed away before I was born. Well, we are trying to plan a get-together with them soon. Wayne called me and told me that he has quite a bit of history on my family, I guess clear back to the 1600s. Let's hope that we can get it all worked out and I can meet them.
Keep your fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's the New Year

It a new year and it is starting out like any other year, except for the FUN part of Aaron and Sarah coming out from Idaho and spending a week with us and celebrating the new year.
We had a few people over and sang Karaoke and pigged out on food. It seems like it takes forever for Midnight to get here anymore....Dang... I am old. The next day we woke up and went a saw Marley and Me at the theater. If you want a GOOD cry...watch that show. Pretty much had a lazy day after that.
Then on Sunday, I woke up feeling crappy and decided to stay home from work and we just laid around and watched movies. Then this morning I got woke up to Aaron throwing up...oh what fun!! He decided late last night, after eating nothing all day to eat some rolled tacos and it made him sick to his stomach. He has that cold from hell, and so back to walmart to get cough medicine for him. I feel so bad for the both of them, cause neither of them feel real good and they have to ride back to Nampa tomorrow night. Hopefully they will just lay down in the back of the truck and sleep the whole way home.
I know they have enjoyed being out here, but I know they both miss their friends and Sarah is missing CJ.
Well, I have totally enjoyed having them out here for a visit and really hope that they can move out here soon. It would be nice to just have them within a SHORT driving distance from my house. Thanks for spending the week with us Aaron and Sarah and remember we love and miss you lots.

Merry Christmas all

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Santa Claus

The dogs weren't too sure of having Mrs. and Mr. Sadnta over to the house, but thankfully they realized it was Deon's parents and were good sports about it, after a little bit. Here is Stormy, she was trying to take Santa's glove off.








Here she is posing, (kind of). Notice her belly, she loves her potatoes.










Sarge tried to escape at the beginning, but he didn't get too far, because as you can see in the next picture, Mrs. Santa got a grip on him.




I have to admit that these pups are our babies. I think these dogs have little people in them. Everybody that I talk to that owns one, says the same thing. I know, I am insane!!

The Holiday Season

What ever happened to Christmas?
It seems that people are too caught up in what they want for Christmas, and all the "retail" sales that are going on, instead of the true meaning of Christmas. I had a customer come through my line yesterday that was a Catholic priest and he took a minute and told me about a little boy in his Church. I guess this little boy and his family are pretty poor and he wasn't sure what their Christmas morning was going to be like, because his Dad got laid off from work a few months ago. Well, the Priest was very moved with how honest the boy was that he told them that the Church could help them out. (In Utah, they have the Catholic services too) I guess that the little boy told him that he didn't want anything but wanted to make sure his younger brother and sister got something cause he didn't want them to hate Santa. The priest was at Sam's Club buying a doll, a truck, coats, etc for this family and it really made me think. I was just about crying at work. But what a great thing for this little boy to think of his younger siblings over himself. How many kids would do that nowadays? I know that this priest wasn't just telling me a story, cause I have seen him help others right in our store. But it sure made me think.
I remember several Christmases when we didn't have much, and Mom sure made them great anyways. I still have a little purple dog that she crocheted for me when I was in the 5th grade. She used to make so many cool things for us and make Christmas awesome. Remember the Christmas ornaments that she used to make out of everything from styrofoam and plastic (with animals in it) to pictures on cds. She used to glue them onto the shiny side of the cd and hang them up.
So as you are all out there running in circles to find the newest video games, cds, toys, coats, etc. Think of those who may not have as much and see if you can donate something to them. I know that we don't have much this year, but I always give money to the Marines so they can use it for the Toys for Tots program. Plus, as you walk by that Bell RInger in front of the store...drop in a handful of change...every little bit helps.
I know I am sounding like I am preaching, but I am not, it's just my opinion but after talking to that Priest and hearing about that family, it just made me think a little more about the true meaning of Christmas.
Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season, and I love and miss you all.