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Mother's Day Begonia's

May 12, 2009

10 on Tuesday

1. First of all, I had a very nice Mother's Day! Lots of cards and some chocolate! Bobby made dinner (Turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, vegi's, cake) and my Mom and Dad and sister-in-law Deloria all came over to share the evening with us! It was a beautiful day, too.

2. Mom gave me a hanging basket of Pink Begonia's for Mother's Day which was a nice surprise!

3. My niece, Amy, had her baby girl on the 4th! Congrats Amy and Frank! She is adorable!! Quilt to come soon!!

4. Confirmed with Travis today that yes, he is shaving the peach fuzz on his upper lip and on his chin and neck. OMGoodness!! I'm getting older, too! I have to shave my upper lip also!! Not really that funny. What a pain, this age thing ...

5. Bobby's not happy getting older either. He found out from his doctor yesterday that he will be taking insulin to help control his blood sugar levels. He's still type 2 diabetes but will be taking an insulin shot once a day. I think maybe he'll be cutting out the sweets a bit more, too.

6. Being the nerd that I am, I checked-out the first Star Trek movie from the library and have watched it with the kids. It was made in 1979 and really looked like it?! But overall, it kept the kids interest and it was a fairly interesting story. Special effects were laughable at times, though! Boy are we spoiled these days by modern special effects!!

7. Sarah has one more soccer game! Yeah!!

8. Tyler has caught up on his Math homework, so no detention! (aren't kids fun!) He also got his hair cut!

9. Last Thursday, after another foot appointment for Travis, we met Bobby at Qdoba Mexican Grill and had a nice lunch together! It's nice that Travis will still be seen in public with his parents! We actually had a fun time and some very interesting conversation about a lot of things. It was all a ploy on Travis' part to delay his return to school!! I love my kids! They can be so much fun at times!!

10. Sarah's fish died last Tuesday night. Perplexing, since we were feeding it?! Wal Mart sells goldfish for 12 cents each. Not sure if we want another one, though.

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1. Tyler's black eye is healing nicely.

2. Bobby went with Sarah on a school field trip to "Civil War Days" at nearby Eagle Island State Park. He was convinced it would be a big joke (probably a bunch of "farbs" in tennis shoes). He was happy to report how impressive it all was. There were no battle re-enactments, only living history. All was very well done, he said. He seemed most impressed by a genuine civil war era cannon which was there, which they actually fired (with blanks, of course).

3. Bobby is disappointed that the Sharks didn't make it further in the NHL playoffs.

4. Last Thursday, I took Travis back to the foot doctor. He felt that the plantar wart on the bottom of his foot was coming back. (it was taken off last May) The doctor couldn't say for sure but decided to treat it again, just in case. This time instead of cutting it out he put some sort of liquid on it which causes the area to blister and sluff off. Hopefully this will take care of it once and for all.

5. After the doctor appointment, Travis and I went to lunch at Red Robin. We had a good laugh near the end of our meal when a male server, after noticing our empty glasses, came up to our booth and asked "would you ladies like more to drink"? (He came up from behind Travis). Once he saw Travis was not a lady, he immediately apologized. It was just too funny!!! He said he saw "luxurious" hair and assumed Travis was a woman. Luxurious? Who talks like that? Anyway, this was not the first time this has happened to Travis. About a year ago we were eating at Applebee's and another male server did the same thing. I love it when I can laugh with my kids!!

6. I have finished piecing together the two baby quilts I have been working on (for Amy's baby, and Terri's baby). Monday I took them over to the lady who will machine quilt them for me. Can't wait to see the finished products! It might be a few weeks, though.

7. Sunday before church, we were watching the end of an old Star Trek episode, to the amusement of the kids. I felt obliged to explain what a classic, however corny, Star Trek was and that if they want to see the new movie coming out, they should be familiar with some of the characters. I proceeded to tell them about Captain Kirk, Spock (and what a Vulcan is), Sulu, Dr. McCoy, Scottie, the Borg, the Romulan's, the Klingon's .... until Tyler told me I sounded like a nerd !?! I then decided they should watch all the Star Trek movies before the new one ... we'll see how far they get (I'll need to rent them or get them from the library). I'm not a Star Trek nerd?! I'm just a kid from the 60's. We all watched it!

8. Strange thing I realized the other day. Over the past year, I know at least six couples who are divorcing. All but one with the husband leaving the wife. A sign of the times?? The economy tanks and so do more marriages?? Kinda scary ...

9. Sarah brought a goldfish home from a "carnival" at the school last Friday. I want to know who's brillant idea it was to give out goldfish at an elementary school?! Of course she was excited. So far it is still alive. That cats have not eaten it yet.

10. I'm still working on scanning all our old photos into the computer. Below I've attached some of my favorites !! Enjoy !! All include Travis as a young-un.

Cousin Holly and Travis, Feb. '95

Daddy and Travis at Civil War re-enactment, May '95

Travis and Cousin Kerri, May '94

Cousin Corey and Travis, May '94

Travis and Cousin Corey, Nov. 94

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1.  Weird how I can think of all these things to write in our weekly posting until I'm actually sitting here and I draw a blank ... ???  I suppose I need to start taking notes.

2.  Here is a picture of our front flower garden that Bobby has painstakingly planted! 

3.  I finally went shopping for the materials I needed to start making baby quilts for my two nieces that are having babies ?!  I am such a procrastinator!?!   I know they have already received many if not too many baby quilts/blankets but I just can't help myself?!  Since I learned how to make them ... it's kinda what I do, you know!

4.  Anyway, my niece Terri is having a boy and my niece Amy is having a girl.  It took me twice as long to select the materials for the boy than the girl, which I found perplexing.  Girls are easy, any pastel will do !  Boys?  Heaven forbid I pick a fabric that might be sissy-like, or the Dad's would probably stuff the quilt in a closet thinking "ain't no boy of mine gonna be seen wrapped in a sissy quilt"!?  When I got home, I had Bobby approve the fabric for the baby boy.  One piece was rejected for looking to "hippy" he said.  No problem, I had enough of the others to compensate.  Anyway, I will post pictures of the finished quilts after they have been finished and mailed off to my nieces...hopeful that will be very soon!

5.  I finally relented and took Sarah to see the Hannah Montana Movie.  Should have waited for DVD.  Don't get me wrong, it was good but not theatre worthy.  Come to think of it, how many movies are theatre worthy??

6.  Tyler fell off his bicycle yesterday, onto his face.  He got a nasty bump on his right eye-brow giving him a cave man look on half his face for the rest of the day.  Today the swelling has gone down a lot, the bump has moved to his eyelid and is purple.  I should have taken a picture yesterday it looked much worse than now.  But I have the one from today.  Suffice it to say, he was lucky to not have received a more serious head injury.  Can you say HELMUT !?!  No he wasn't wearing his.

7.  Bobby has been working at getting his new office at work ready for habitation.  All this time he hasn't had an office.  He either works from his truck or at home.  So he's looking forward to having his own space.

8.  Travis thinks his plantar wart has come back on the bottom of his foot.  I think it was last June when he had it first removed.  He has an appointment on Thursday, I'm sure they'll remove it again.

9.  I'm glad that Amy, my pregnant niece, was able to have her breast cancer removed without problems last week!  I'm hoping and praying that that is all they will need to remove, that there is no more.  I'm not sure what kind or when she'll start chemo.  Have that baby already, Amy!!  Can't wait to see pictures of her !!

10.  We are suppose to have thunderstorms this evening!!  I hope so!  I have always enjoyed them!  Probably because I've never lived where they can turn into tornados!?  

Enjoy your week everyone!!  We love you!!

10 on Wednesday

1.  Spring is finally here and we are enjoying weather in the upper 70's low 80's.  But alas, it is suppose to cool down this weekend to the mid 50's .... ?!?!?  Crazy ..

2.  Bobby returned last Thursday from his latest trip to Warden, Washington.  Helping to plant carrots, again.

3.  Sarah had a soccer game again last Saturday.  They won this time!  She really has fun playing and I am so glad she is comfortable with the girls on the team, and her coach.  So glad they don't give her a bad time for not playing better.

4.  Tyler is still trying to find ways to make money.  He and his friend, Vlad (yes, that's his real name), have made up "business cards" to pass around the neighborhood offering their services to mow lawns.  So far no takers ...

5.  Travis claims he can play the beginning guitar solo of "Crazy on You" (by Heart) on the guitar.  I haven't heard it yet, but I know he continues to enjoy playing his guitar.

6.  Sad news...found out my niece Amy has breast cancer.  And her baby is due next week.  A lot of prayers will be going out to her and her husband and baby over the next many months.  We love you Amy!  Be strong!  You've got a lot of support and love in the world!!!

7.  Bobby has planted marigolds, snapdragons and petunias in our yard!  It looks great, I just love spring!!

8.  We went to Twin Falls, Idaho, this past Saturday to see the famous Shoshone waterfalls at their peak flow!!  It was beautiful but very crowded.  But we happened to get some decent pictures in spite of the hazy day!

9.  We capped off the evening with dinner at Chili's yum!!

10.  Got a nice photo of the brand new Twin Falls Temple!  So pretty!

That's all for now!

10 on Tuesday

1.  Thought it was about time to actually use this blog I created for our family.

2.  I've taken so long because I just haven't thought we have very interesting lives??

3.  Then I realized (I'm a little slow sometimes) that I could write my "10 on Tuesdays" here and that would start to fill up our blog??!?!?  Duh!

4.  Anyway, I picked out some new glasses today.  I'm going to try and wear my glasses more instead of my contacts.  I looked into laser eye surgery but didn't like the idea that I would probably have to wear reader glasses if I did that.  I like to be able to read without glasses and without contacts.

5.  Still waiting for spring to arrive ...

6.  I've got a BIG project that I have started working on.  I want to scan ALL family photos/negatives into the computer then I can finally organize them.  I am scrapbook challenged so the computer should help me get them all together!  I've been using Dad's/my Dad's scanner, so I get to see my folks a little more, too!  Extra benefits for doing this!

7.  Finished reading "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer!  I liked it and would recommend it to anyone especially if they like alien/body snatcher stories!!  She's a good author, I wonder what she's doing next??  Anyone know??

8.  Travis is doing well with his driving.  He's a great kid!

9.  Tyler wants me to cancel the texting feature on his phone so he'll save money for a "pocket bike" he wants.  Sounds kinda mature to me.  Alas, it only lasts a few moments, but it gives me hope.

10.  Sarah is enjoying soccer.  Her team has won 2 games and lost 1.  She still is a girly girl and lacks the aggressiveness that is really needed in soccer.  But she's not the only one like this.  At one game an opponent kicked the ball and it hit her in the face.  All the girls around Sarah, including girls from the other team, all stopped playing and asked her if she was alright!?!  It was kinda funny with the ball just sitting there!  She was fine.

That's all for now!  Hope to keep working on this blog of ours!