It Came, Went, and I'm Doing Okay!

Oh Yeah, I went and did it ~ I turned 50! It didn't hurt so bad. Actually, I kinda like where I'm at. (Except when my nephew thought being 28 was OLD!!)

There's too many good things in my life that I just wouldn't have if I weren't 50! Like being married to this beautiful man for almost 29 years! (Oct. 2nd) My amazing, action packed, fun children and their spouses, with So many awesome memories I would never trade..........
Or having 5 (almost 6) wonderful grandchildren!!!!

Our cool neighbor showed up at a party Arlo had for me. (He's got the gold chain the chest hair, the GQ shades ~perms next~ ???)

All the party animals in my backyard!

A Crazy Week!

This is my first week of teaching Seminary. I have an awesome group of kids and we are studying the New Testament. I thought the Book of Mormon would be my favorite but I have a feeling I'm going to like teaching this way better. The Savior is & was amazing. The most amazing thing I've learned so far (or realized) is that the Atonement is done! It was done before you or I even set a toenail on this earth! Before we were even born the Savior decided he wanted us in his kingdom with him forever!!!
Also, this week I have been working all by myself at the court office. The girl I work with is gone on vacation. I pray I'm doing okay!!!!
One more thing, April has posted some of our pictures on her blog.......hope she doesn't mind me doing this ~ here's her URL ~ Go look at our pictures :)

http://thestettlerfam.blogspot.com/

I thought I was immune to these but guess what, I got tagged by Jenny Baxter

Jen said...
Yes, your kids really are pretty amazing. I saw Nichole's post while you were down there - did you get my happy birthday message?

Oh, and by the way I just tagged you.
3 joys
3 fears
3 current obsessions
3 surprising facts

Then you tag at least three more people. Have a great day!


3 joys
Arlin for 29 years in October
My kids & kid-in-laws
My Grandbabies

3 fears
I'm all of a sudden afraid of cougars!!
Losing someone I love
Messing up @ my new job :\

3 current obsessions
(I have too many of these)
I HAVE to always rotate everything, like towels or dishrags or washcloths or underwear ~the clean always HAS to go to the bottom of the drawer.
I HAVE to organize silverware in the dishwasher
I HAVE to have hand sanitizer around and I use allot of it!!!!
(okay so I'm wierd)

3 surprising facts
My daughter Nicole is having a girl (surprise!!)
I am turning 50 this birthday!
I like spiders, snakes & bats

Now I will tag
Denise
Sherry
Mary Alice

Life just gets Better and Better

Arlin & I went to the High School football game tonight. It felt very strange. But I have some kids I was anxious to see in various activities. Drill team, swing choir & on the football team. We stayed till after half time and then started to wander towards the car but got stopped by some friends we hadn't seen in a while and talked with them through the remaining half of the game!!! (I'm not sure who won, we left with 3 min. to go) It was fun being out in the cool air (no rain!!!) with the huge crowd.

Wednesday morning the 3rd we got up at about 4:30 and made the long trek home from Utah. We got a wild hair up our noses and left early Saturday a.m. to go visit the kids and Grandbabies. We packed as much as we possibly could into those few days we were there. We went to Lynsie & Ken's church mtg and heard them speak. We shopped, had a birthday party for Boston, got our family pictures taken, celebrated my birthday, visited the school and classroom where Lynsie will be teaching and rolled around the house with the grandbabies!!! We hated to leave...........

Now, looking forward ~ Seminary starts this Monday. We will be studying the New Testament. It's going to be a great year.

Check out my kids on their blogs, they're amazing!!

There's Nothing Better than Family

I still don't have a camera, so our Jennie darling took tons of pictures! I don't think she minded too much (she had a fun new toy)

This mini reunion kinda evolved. First we knew Sis was coming cause Brydon was going with his brothers on their traditional hike. So Sis and kids spent a week with the Skeem's while he was gone and then came up here to spend a week. Then my sweet Crystal calls and says she's coming to stay while Nicole is here, could she stay with us and by the way my Mom's coming too!

OF COURSE THE MORE THE MERRIER

Then, I told Jennie that Crystal and Denise were going to be here (Jen's never met them) If she wanted to come she would be welcome too!

So, Nicole, Kamdin, Logan get here Sunday night.


Crystal and Noah get here Thursday. Anthon, Jennie, Baylee, & Boston get here in the wee hours Friday morning and Denise gets here Friday afternoon! (plus toss Whitney and baby in a few of those days) and It got a little squeezed in here but not too bad. I wouldn't have traded it for anything!!

(We did terribly miss Nin & fam though)



Friday night we went to Grandma D's. Got lots of pics and looked at her poetry and Geaneology.



Saturday morning Arlin and Tone went on a motorcycle ride.


Then some family members came and we had a potluck down at Mom's campground.


Sunday Denise and Crystal got up early and fixed us a delicious breakfast. (put that on the kitchen blog Crystal) We went to church and then Neil took Denise and Crystal and Noah to the airport.

Thank you for coming!! I love you and I really needed that visit!

Monday I had to work ~it rained~ the kids kinda lounged around here. Tone and Jess went on a ride together. Then we all went out to eat.

Tues. everyone left..........
But Jesse stayed here!!!!

Sad thing is, with Jen behind the camera, we didn't get any pictures of her beautifulness!!! We love you tons darling!

I Can't Believe it's Over!

Here's a few pictures. A water bottle spilled all over my camera in my bag and filled it up with water, so I didn't get too many pictures. But here are a few. These were taken on Thursday. Sister Dalton, Kenneth Cope, and Brad Wilcox came to speak to the kids. It was so awesome to hear what they had to say. We practiced allot outside of the Tacoma Dome. I'll bet it was quite a site for the comuters passing by!! (to see 2500 kids dancing in the parking lots)




I think Arlo had the most challenging job of all. He chaperoned boys (8) for 3 days straight. Need I say more? ~let's just say he had to deal with a wide range of things from goofiness to fits to boys wanting to quit to a full blown fight~

OK so this is the Week!

The DANCE FESTIVAL is going to happen this week! We've been working on this since January and now it's here. We have some last minute tasks we're trying to get done. We have had so many people dig in and help. It's really been an amazing process. I think the kids have been having fun but I know they really want to DO this thing now! We have to leave at 6:00am Thurs. and we won't be done till 9pm Saturday. Arlin and I and Jess are going to stay in a Hotel right next to the Tacoma Dome so we don't have to travel back and forth every night. (except I have to Fri. cause I have a big day at work) Tomarrow night all the wards are bringing their costumes and then Wed. we have to organize them into the truck. So it's going to be a fun week!!!! Wish us luck and a good, successful time :)