Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Welcome Nala
I am very happy to introduce you all to our latest addition. This is Nala. Her name was Sandy for a minute and then Sammi mentioned Nala and I knew that had to be her name. I am not thrilled about the amount of time and attention she will require over the next year. It honestly is like having an infant again because you have to watch them every second, until they are trained to make sure they are not chewing up the furniture or eating your carpet. She is really smart, she whines when she needs to go outside and she is only 6 weeks old. She sleeps in our room in a crate and wakes us up to take her out. I am hoping that her bladder gets stronger real soon so that she will sleep through the night. I am sure that she will help fill a huge gap in the house when Jordan and Sammi leave this summer to attend school in Utah. I miss Jason something horrible and can't really bring myself to think about Jordan leaving too. Thank goodness Jeremy, Sarah and my Grandchildren are all close or I would really go postal I think. Rachel too, anyway here she is :)
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Happy 2009 Everyone !!
Wow, already a week into the New Year. So far so good....except Jordan's car died. But he and Sammi are hot on the trail of a Mini Van that needs some TLC they may be able to use until they can save up for a real car.
Our Christmas was absolutely Wonderful. Here are some pictures, scanned and low quality as always, but I know you love them :)
First is Jonas visiting the Santa that came to Overton Power, which happened to be on my day off so I got to take him. That was loads of fun. Jonas was pretty good. The next picture is Christmas Day Terry taking a nap with his Reindeer Antlers that you probably cant see, trust me it's adorable. Then it's the three amigo's playing with a race car set and looking adorable
I just love this picture of Jeremy & Sarah. Aren't they just the cutest? Jeremy was a life saver this year with all the help from the weeks before preparing the peirogi & keilbasa to cooking Christmas Dinner. Sarah had her hands full too with the twins and Joshua, although Terry and I did get to help a little with that :) Sarah didn't have to do any dishes on Christmas Eve but couldn't resist helping on Christmas God Bless her.
I love the picture of Jason and Nicole also. They make such a nice looking pair, although it seems incomplete somehow without Chili. Jason took on allot of responsibility this year also. He and Jordan went and cut down the Christmas tree, which had two points at the top. We did that for the Twins...jk. He did 75 % of the outside decorations which were terrific, plus a whole bunch of cooking, including the best Cheesecake ever. They both did the dishes on Christmas Eve..I helped a tiny bit, but it sure was nice having someone else do most of it. Nicole spent allot of time policing Chili in and out of his room so that the children wouldn't freak out. By the end of the visit everyone was getting along just fine. Jonas Loves Nicole. He always insists on going into her room and giving her kisses. The Twins love her too.
Jason starts school again after Christmas break here in a week I think. He really has allot going on with work, school and everything. He still finds time for Wow though :)
Jordan and Sammi look a little afraid in this next picture. I think this may be the first blogging of Sammi...Everyone meet Samantha Jones, Jordan's girlfriend. The kids
absolutely love Sammi too. They just warmed up so quickly to both Nicole and Sam. Jordan helped with the decorations, cooking and all, but it is tough being the youngest in this group because you get all the gopher jobs. He handled it like a pro, and as always did most of the Keilbasa. Jordan and Sam have decided to apply at SUU where Jer did his schooling. They both want teach Music. That makes me completly thrilled. He and Sam both work at Pizza Hut and the Manager also manages the one in Cedar and told them both they could transfer when they go to SUU.
It was so nice to have Sarah's Father celebrate Christmas with us. We all went to church together, which was celebrated at the High School because our little church bursts at the seams this time of year. It was probably a bit noisier that what he is used to but he was a good sport about all the craziness. Rachel thankfully was off and got to partake for a change as well. As you can see the children were having fun too.
This final photo is Jordan with his gift from Sammi. All of the grown up kids were quite amused but it was lost on me.
Well that does it for us. We did miss everyone and look forward to the possibility of a family reunion this summer sometime. It would be great if all of you could e-mail me with possible available dates this summer, and whether or not you would even be able to do it this year. It's been a tough one I know. Let me know what you all think. I don't know if Jamie and Carly could come and if we can't do it this year, Brooke will be unavailable for a few years so lets all see what is doable. Maybe one of us will hit mega bucks, or the lotto, but I think you have to actually play those to win...darn.
Love you all & miss most of you...hehehehe...just kidding really I promise.
Our Christmas was absolutely Wonderful. Here are some pictures, scanned and low quality as always, but I know you love them :)
First is Jonas visiting the Santa that came to Overton Power, which happened to be on my day off so I got to take him. That was loads of fun. Jonas was pretty good. The next picture is Christmas Day Terry taking a nap with his Reindeer Antlers that you probably cant see, trust me it's adorable. Then it's the three amigo's playing with a race car set and looking adorable
I just love this picture of Jeremy & Sarah. Aren't they just the cutest? Jeremy was a life saver this year with all the help from the weeks before preparing the peirogi & keilbasa to cooking Christmas Dinner. Sarah had her hands full too with the twins and Joshua, although Terry and I did get to help a little with that :) Sarah didn't have to do any dishes on Christmas Eve but couldn't resist helping on Christmas God Bless her.
I love the picture of Jason and Nicole also. They make such a nice looking pair, although it seems incomplete somehow without Chili. Jason took on allot of responsibility this year also. He and Jordan went and cut down the Christmas tree, which had two points at the top. We did that for the Twins...jk. He did 75 % of the outside decorations which were terrific, plus a whole bunch of cooking, including the best Cheesecake ever. They both did the dishes on Christmas Eve..I helped a tiny bit, but it sure was nice having someone else do most of it. Nicole spent allot of time policing Chili in and out of his room so that the children wouldn't freak out. By the end of the visit everyone was getting along just fine. Jonas Loves Nicole. He always insists on going into her room and giving her kisses. The Twins love her too.
Jason starts school again after Christmas break here in a week I think. He really has allot going on with work, school and everything. He still finds time for Wow though :)
Jordan and Sammi look a little afraid in this next picture. I think this may be the first blogging of Sammi...Everyone meet Samantha Jones, Jordan's girlfriend. The kids
absolutely love Sammi too. They just warmed up so quickly to both Nicole and Sam. Jordan helped with the decorations, cooking and all, but it is tough being the youngest in this group because you get all the gopher jobs. He handled it like a pro, and as always did most of the Keilbasa. Jordan and Sam have decided to apply at SUU where Jer did his schooling. They both want teach Music. That makes me completly thrilled. He and Sam both work at Pizza Hut and the Manager also manages the one in Cedar and told them both they could transfer when they go to SUU.
It was so nice to have Sarah's Father celebrate Christmas with us. We all went to church together, which was celebrated at the High School because our little church bursts at the seams this time of year. It was probably a bit noisier that what he is used to but he was a good sport about all the craziness. Rachel thankfully was off and got to partake for a change as well. As you can see the children were having fun too.
This final photo is Jordan with his gift from Sammi. All of the grown up kids were quite amused but it was lost on me.
Well that does it for us. We did miss everyone and look forward to the possibility of a family reunion this summer sometime. It would be great if all of you could e-mail me with possible available dates this summer, and whether or not you would even be able to do it this year. It's been a tough one I know. Let me know what you all think. I don't know if Jamie and Carly could come and if we can't do it this year, Brooke will be unavailable for a few years so lets all see what is doable. Maybe one of us will hit mega bucks, or the lotto, but I think you have to actually play those to win...darn.
Love you all & miss most of you...hehehehe...just kidding really I promise.
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