Perkowski - Mesquite

Welcome Nala

2009-05-12T18:41:00.000-07:00

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 :)

Check the news people

2009-03-24T15:05:00.000-07:00

Everybody check out the news :) jordanandsam.blogspot.com

Happy 2009 Everyone !!

2009-01-07T16:37:00.000-08:00

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.

OCTOBER 2008 WAS A GREAT MONTH

2008-11-08T15:53:00.000-08:00

I was going to do this last night but I couldn't find my Halloween pictures, which would have been really weird because the last time I blogged was on 7/11 and had I done what I planned to do yesterday it would have been 11/7. When you get older you start trippen on these things, or at least I do.

Anyway....The month started off of course with the birth of my beautiful Grandson number 3, Joshua. He is such a little sweetie. I miss him so much and have no new pictures to share with you because I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks, which I hope to rectify very soon. Jeremy, Sarah and the twins are all doing great. It is quite a challenge having 2 children, near three years old and an infant. It's a really good thing that the twins are such good kids. I am still in awe of how well behaved those kids are.

Then a few weeks later I was invited to attend my Grand Niece's (Amy's Daughter Kamryn) blessing, which made me so happy, what a sweet little baby girl, and oh the people that she already has wrapped around her little finger. Justin and Amy, you two are just adorable with her. It's so cool that she has so many cousins that are right close to her age. The dinner was allot of fun, Justin's family is so nice, and easy to talk to.

I also had a chance to spend some time with my sister Lori and her girls and grand daughter Jane. Jane is such a happy little baby, just as good as she can be. Michael and Devyn you are doing a great job it looks like to me anyway. Very relaxed and easy with her. I enjoyed spending time talking with DeEtte and Devyn. You girls are so fun to talk to. I wish I could have spent more time with Lori and Jim..maybe next time.

I hardly had a chance to say hi to Chelsea or Shawn, who gave yet another computer to my son, which he hopefully has expressed appreciation for, but just in chase he forgot Thank You. You guys have been real sweet to him.

OK SO THEN....I got to spend some time with the twins at my house for 3 days, over Halloween no less. I took about 5 million pictures and we just had a ball. Here are some pictures

I decided to post the pictures in youngest to oldest and then the group shot. Elizabeths' hair looks hideous I know. Jeremy's and Rachel's came out so much nicer, must have been better yarn lol. Can't be that I have lost my touch. She still looks like about the most precious thing I have seen.

Ok so I think this requires some explanation, and I wish I had one. I think Terry got confused and thought that I wanted The Joker and Ragedy Ann. If you couldn't tell I did Elizabeth's Makeup and Terry did Elijah's. It is a little disturbing I think. He is still massively cute. While they were trick or treating Elijahs pants kept falling down. He had a ball though.

Rachel had Jonas all ready and wired up on candy when he arrived to go with us. He was a Ninja, and a dang cute one if I do say so myself. Rachel did go with Terry and Nicole and the kids. I figured a one to one ratio was best. Apparently Jonas wasn't happy just standing on the stoop of the doors, he literally ran into every house according to some eye witnesses. He had so much fun with the twins, as he always does.

And the group of them I wish you could see Elijah's little socks, they took me forever to make, and I don't think we have one picture.

We have a contest at work and we were given a little plaster white pumpkin that we have to decorate. I decided to make a lamp and Terry and I worked allot longer than the outcome looks like we did. The lamp does actually work and on the back of the pumpkin I wrote "OPD5 (that's the power company I work for)We keep the lights on" We had allot of fun working on it.

Is it really July 11th already ??

2008-07-11T07:09:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Sarah called last night and pointed out that my blog is very old, and that I should update it. So here goes.

The fourth of July was awesome. Jeremy & Sarah and the twins came up on Friday morning and we had a fabulous day. Jeremy owes me $500.00 because he bet that I couldn't get Elijah to take a nap. Word to the wise...never bet a Grama she can't do something with her Grandchild. We had a great time watching the fireworks, which everyone, including the twins thoroughly enjoyed. All in all it was a perfect day.

My thoughts frequently went to Debbie and how much she enjoyed the 4th. I remember way back in the day, when the fireworks were done out by the then MGM, over the pond and we took KFC and the kids and watched to the beautiful music. The next year it snowed, but they still put on a great show. I was never really a big fan of the 4th, I mean it was OK but wasn't really one of the Holiday's I looked forward to. I think I appreciate it more now, remembering how much Debbie loved the holiday. I miss her.

Jonas came over and spent some time with us on Saturday. He was pretty good. He always loves to see his cousins. He and Elijah wanted the same car, one of 20 they could have chosen, but we worked it out. Elizabeth did fantastic with her potty training and was awarded many treats :) Hey maybe I should have Rachel bet me that I can't potty train Jonas. That's right ... Jonas is 3 years and 3 months and is still in diapers. I need to work on that more consistently.

Jordan has been enjoying his summer. He spent almost two weeks with Jer & Fam in Vegas. He absolutely loved being there, but claims that he missed us too. I missed him horribly. He is still playing his stand up bass at church with Terry and they sound awesome.

Jason and Nicole are doing well, except WalMart stinks. They have weird shifts and just do really stupid things to their employees. One example is, if they want to wear jeans they can but they have to pay $1.00 if they do. They cannot transfer to a different department until they have been there 6 months, they have to buy their own ball point pens for their stations, the list goes on and on. Jason has applied to the community college here and will begin this fall with his GE credits. They are going shopping for a car this week !!!

My computer crashd while I was typing this & was down for several days. Jordan fixed up my laptop last night for me. It's fun having a geniouses for sons :)

Love you all

Happy Memorial Day !!

2008-05-26T20:17:00.000-07:00

Well another week has passed and I have another funny Jonas story I have to share. Last night Jason, Nicole, Terry and I were sitting watching TV and visiting when Jonas arrived at around 9:30 PM. Jordan was out with his buddies and so it was relatively quiet up to that point. Jonas was in his usual high energy state running around and constantly being told to sit quietly etc. I am not sure how many minutes passed and Jason said "Hey where did Jonas go"? I started calling for him to come back into the family room and it took some time but finally he came in with Chili (the dog) and Jason noticed Jonas had some candy on his mouth so he said "Go see Gramma" and went to check out Nicole's room where she apparently had a stash of I believe it was runts. Jason came back in and explained that he had gotten into the candy. Terry looked at Jonas and said "Jonas, what did you do"? Jonas held his hands slightly out from his waist like he was going to explain something and said "Chili wanted some candy"! Like he really had no choice in the matter and was just obliging the dog. Jason and Nicole could not contain themselves and went laughing all the way out of the room, and I wasn't much better. It was absolutely hysterical. He is getting to such a cute age, he just cracks me up.

I found a recipe on the MSN homepage for Memorial day Grilling pleasure and we tried one tonight. It was so good. Eggplant, zucchini, squash, onion and bell peppers grilled in the BBQ, and the most delicious chicken all served on flour tortilla's with salsa and avocado. It was so nummy. Well in the morning it is back to the grind. I hope everyone had a nice long weekend.

Congrats to Jamie and Carly, I sent your card late...sorry. It seems no matter how hard I try to be on time with things I never am. I hate being late.

Love you all.

Hi Everyone !!

2008-05-18T09:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I went to Las Vegas to watch Jordan perform with his Jazz Band from High school. Prior to leaving for the concert Elijah gave a pre show performance of all of his latest moves which included running around in circles and then dropping on the floor and then looking up to see who was watching. He is so adorable I can't stand it sometimes. They have this little piano and he scooted over another toy to use as a seat to sit on while he played. It looses something in translation, but trust me it was dang cute. The Jazz Concert was awesome but very short. I think it lasted maybe 15 minutes. Jeremy, Sarah, Elijah, Elizabeth and Sarah's Dad Bob all came with me. When the concert was over Elizabeth said "let's go see JoJo...hurry" and started running. She really enjoyed the music and was tapping her little hands on the seat in front of me through most of it. Elijah wasn't nearly as impressed and could have done without the whole process, but he was really good. After the concert we looked at some model homes and then Bob took us all to lunch, which was wonderful. On the way back to their house, Elizabeth was so tired she started to have a mini meltdown and when she caught her breath said "I'm just so tired" It was honestly the most precious thing I have ever seen. She passed out in pure exhaustion shortly after that. I had a really great day !!

Jonas's hair is finally starting to grow back. He is really starting to communicate well. Whenever I say "Jonas" followed by any command that he doesn't want to obey
he just says "I'm not Jonas" and continues doing whatever it is. I have a hard time not laughing at him. Nicole and Jason have posted some pictures on their blog if any of you missed them, you should check it out..except for the one that I look like a hippo on pot. Thank goodness for Nicole or no one would ever get to see Jonas.

My new job is going well. It's really pretty boring, but sometimes that can be a welcome change. I'm so lucky to have it, I am not even complaining. I am going to take a moment to complain about the price of gas and groceries. Honestly, what the heck. I am so glad I live in a small town and don't have to drive much anymore. I don't know how Danny keeps up with it.

I like David Cooke for the next Idol. I love little David too, but he is to young and needs to be protected for a few more years.

Well that's about all I have for today. I hope everyone is well.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM !!!

2008-05-03T08:26:00.000-07:00

I know I missed some Birthday's but I couldn't miss this one.

You have done so much for all of us kids Mom & we all Love and Appreciate you so much.

Wish I was there to give you a big hug.

Happy Birthday!!!!

Happy Birthday Jonas !!!

2008-04-11T05:57:00.000-07:00

You will have to go to Jason & Nicole's blog for pictures of the festivities. Warning...If you weren't afraid of Sponge Bob Square Pants before, you will be after looking at his cake.

For those of you that haven't heard, Rachael shaved Jonas's head, so he looks a little scary, but still adorable. He had a nice day playing with his trucks & bubbles. I can't believe he is three.

Other News.. I got a job at Overton Power here in Mesquite which I start on Monday. They are on the State of Nevada PERS (Public Employees Retirement System), which means great benefits, but not much pay. I feel blessed to have it though, and am anxious to get on an insurance plan that will actually be beneficial to us.

Jordan and his buddy Taylor, have been chosen to Perform with an Orchestra Group in Las Vegas. He will go up next Friday and practice with them and then perform on the next day. I can't wait to see it!

Hope all is well.

Happy Birthday Jason...Big 21 !!!!

2008-04-07T08:29:00.000-07:00

Jason's Birthday was March 31st. I apparently have absolutely no pictures of him as a teenager. It was right around this time that my camera was stolen on Mother's day at a Buffet we went to. You'll have to trust me that he was handsome :)

How late is too late?

2008-04-06T06:51:00.000-07:00

So I have been slacking horribly on the Birthday Blog Thing. March is such a busy month for us..no excuse but the truth. I realized that I haven't done a Rachel, Jason or Lori Birthday so..I will try to catch up today. We'll see how far I get, if everyone stays asleep I should be good to go :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL !!!!

Cute as a bug

Still adorable

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AHHHHH... The teenage years

More fun...video test

2008-03-15T14:02:00.000-07:00

So again...I have never done a video, and you can't hear anyone but me, and it takes me an hour to figure out how to stop it, but they are sooo cute so here goes. :)

I love when Elijah finds the purse and is going to give it to Elizabeth and she yanks it from him like, "What are you doing wuth my purse?" It must be something about us girls and our purses...I can't stand when anyone touches my purse without permission.

I have lots of cute pictures too.

Peace & Quiet

2008-03-14T14:32:00.001-07:00

Rachel was at the house yesterday to help with some weeding in the back yard, and to do her laundry, so she put Jonas down for his nap in our bed and he just was so cute when I went to check on him I had to snap a couple of pictures.

So now I will be spending a few days with my other Grand Babies and I am very excited :) Sad that I will miss the festivities but I will be having a blast here. Maybe I will have some pictures of the Twins soon to post...we'll see how I do.

Love to all

Jordan's Music Recital

2008-02-11T15:08:00.000-08:00

We are so proud of Jordan. As most of you know Jordan has been playing the Stand up Bass in Orchestra for a couple of years and he loves it, and is very good, if I do say so myself. This past Saturday he, along with 7 others from his high school were selected to be judged at an event in Las Vegas for the Southern Nevada Schools. The judges rate them on a scale from 1, meaning perfect to 5, meaning good enough to compete but not so perfect. He got a 2, and the medal that you see above. He was very happy especially since he thought he would get a 3, best case. He plans on competing again next year.

Happy Birthday Jordan !!!!

2008-01-21T19:26:00.000-08:00

17 years old today :) Poor guy has been sick most of the day, he did go to the show earlier with a few of his friends. He doesn't even want any of his cake so you know he really doesn't feel good.

Happy Birthday Wendy :-)

2008-01-17T06:53:00.000-08:00

Wow there are alot of birthdays in January ...Dang !!

I hope you have a wonderful Birthday Wendy & hope you are feeling better soon.

We Love you

Happy Birthday Danny !!!

2008-01-11T08:40:00.000-08:00

IT'S THE BIG 5-0.

Some of these pictures you have seen posted on this blog a billion times but you will have to see them again :) Oh and although I appreciate the kind comments on my "collages" (Mom, Amy & Sarah) I assure you I spend about 20 seconds slopping them onto the scanner glass, I guess I should try to be creative, but I don't :)

Danny was born in 1958 and if I have my story correct he didn't walk until he was like 2. He did enjoy taking things apart to fix them when he was quite young. I just remember him being in trouble "ALLOT" It seems like he was always grounded...even more than me. He used to share a room with John and their room had a huge, and I do mean HUGE walk in closet. Danny chose to convert that to his room, mattress and all. I also have fond memories of him having to skip one meal or another and smuggling up Peanut Butter/Sugar toast to him.

WE LOVE YOU DANNY...even if you are soon to be Over the Hill !!

The "Hair" Photo was taken at the "Big Deal" Drive In Restaurant that Danny and I worked at when we were young. We had so much fun !! Hey John What do you think of the Jeans in the second picture, you don't see those around anymore. He is with our dog Figaro, who was awesome and used to hide after his hair cuts. I can't figure out whose Birthday we were celebrating but it was at our house on 1st street and please make note of the birthday candle. I think it was my Birthday and I wined about no candles.

Does anyone else notice that Danny doesn't age? He still looks the same as he did when he was 20, only with facial hair :) He got the skinny and young genes I guess.

I bet you are all worried about what pictures I have in my arsenal (spelling?) of you...I guess you'll have to wait for your birthday to see.

Happy Birthday Mikal !!!!

2008-01-08T07:58:00.000-08:00

I think he is 32 :)

Grammy with the twins

2007-12-31T18:47:00.001-08:00

These were taken just as Elijah & Elizabeth were warming up quite nicely to "Grammy" We had such a good time with them , as always

Happy Birthday DeEtte !!! Yesterday :)

2007-12-29T13:09:00.000-08:00

This would be so much funner if I knew what I was doing, Scanning pictures doesn't work very well, they are so little, I will have to get some schoolin from John maybe, I hope you all can see them. I think they enlarge if you double click on them.

I have no idea if I have these in order, I am the worst at trying to remember ages. These are obviously School Pictures from Elementary, My favorite is the second one, so serious :) just precious.

DeEtte in various group's pre school age

Sometime during this age group, I had all 4 of my Wisdom teeth pulled and DeEtte came to take care of me, such a sweetie, one of my fondest memories of her as a child.

And as an adult, looking as happy as anyone I have ever seen on her Wedding Day. Jason & Jordan seem to have found something more interesting to look at. The last one of DeEtte looking really annoyed and seeing the reflection of the annoyance in the car window is by far the funniest I have of her.

In all seriousness..is that a word? I hope you had a great Birthday. Mom and I were talking about how absolutely beautiful you have become...not that you were ugly before, it was so nice to be able to spend some time with you. Hope Lily is feeling better....Love you

My Favorite Christmas Decorations

2007-12-20T12:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

I know it's been a long time, and you may have noticed my blog is a mess. I got so annoyed with it and haven't had time to really fix it. Anyway Sarah tagged me a while back so here goes.

This is our favorite and we received it from Jamie one year that he spent Christmas with us. It seriously is the crowning jewel of all our decorations. Below you get a better idea of how it looks above the fireplace :)

Next is an ornament that Jeremy made in elementary school !

This next one of the Last Supper, it was a Christmas Gift that Jason, with the help of one of his friends made for me in Middle School. I realize it's not a Christmas Decoration, but I love it, and I think I may have just inadvertently expanded the qualifying tag items to include gifts:)

Who could resist this one of my precious little Jordan at 6 years old

I don't remember who gave me this next one so we are going to pretend it was Rachel.

This next one we received from Terry's Brother Gery's Wife Karen

The "LI BIEN" ORNAMENT
In Chinese, the phrase "Li Bien" means "inside". The Li Bien Ornament showcases the age-old skill of inside painting. Through a small opening in the ornament, the artist repeatedly inserts a miniature brush to paint the artwork. The process is painstaking and time consuming requiring two days to paint each ornament. The resulting ornament is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind keepsake we will treasure for years to come.

I think my sister Lori gave me this angel, if not it was Bonnie, Terry's sister. Sorry...the memory is failing me.

This Santa & Mrs Claus belonged to my Dad's girlfriend Eddie and the kids, Jeremy & Rachel just loved them so she gave them to us :)

I don't remember who gave this to us either, nativity ornaments are by far my favorite.

So there it is, sorry there are so many. I tag Jamie. I think everyone else is out of town already, I also challenge the Perkowski's/Bank's to start blogs so we can stay in touch better.

I am sorry to link everyone by their relationship but it helps people to know who is who, like Terry's family if they log on to see what's up, which they do, but they don't comment.

Random Old & New

2007-12-09T12:59:00.001-08:00

Talked to Mom this morning and she and Lori went to see Grandma Carrie, who if you didn't hear had a nasty fall and possibly a mini stroke, details are a little sketchy at this point, but she is in a Nursing Facility as she can not get up by herself. Mom said she was in good spirits but pretty frail looking, said Jamie, Cory & Naomi went with Lori last week to see her, and Naomi sang a song for her. If Lori had a blog she could bring us all up to date...hint hint. Just kidding, I know you are busy and I am so thankful that you are visiting with her so much, we all appreciate it.

This is Jason at last years prom, that tells you how long it takes me to figure things out, He's so handsome :)

This is a picture from last Christmas with "Nothin but love" in Jason & Jordan's eyes for their mother and sweet little Elijah in the middle :)

Jordan my little Rock Star in his most Polish of outfits. Jammies with collared shirts are all the rage in Poland !!

Our Christmas Lights, Jordan Terry and Jonas put them up, can't really tell how superb they are in my photo.

Jonas after the hard work :)

Jonas at the Park several months ago...FYI - I did not dress him. He was looking at a little girl :)

Showing off for Gramma

The Birthday Party !!!!

I know I have been tagged but we are really behind this year, haven't put up the tree or any inside decorations at all. The boys...All of them, went to get the tree so I should have something by Wednesday or Thursday as I will be out of town on Business for a few days.

Thanksgiving Blessings

2007-11-24T15:32:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving !!

We had a wonderful couple of days together. Little Elizabeth was so sick, but so good, she just wanted to be held on Thursday when the gang arrived from Vegas and Dza Dza (Polish for Grandpa) was happy to oblige. She just slept on his shoulder for what seemed like an eternity, while I got to happily play with Elijah. He was such a good baby, just played and talked and entertained us most of the day. Jonas arrived at about 1:30 PM and was overjoyed as always to see the babies. He even got a smile out of Elizabeth, which the rest of us failed to do. I finally got a chance to hold her for a while. It's so awesome to hold babies when they are asleep, obviously it's better if they aren't sick but you know what I mean. Jason, Jordan and Jeremy had a blast together, as they usually do, I love to hear them laugh, they all have such different laughs and they are all contagious. We had French Dip sandwiches that were nummy and then the kids went down to sleep, very easily. Jason tried to get Jonas to sleep but he wasn't having any part of it. We all did a craft together, courtesy of Jeremy & Sarah, which was so much fun. Terry even participated, which shocked us all. Jason was the only one who didn't paint but he took pictures so that we could share. Rachel got home to collect Jonas and we played a game of Monopoly, which I detest, but it was fun. Jordan has a rather unique strategy for the game, far to complicated to explain. Jordan also sold his bedroom to Jeremy & Sarah for some WOW gold and slept on the couch. Jason tried to outbid him but the deal had already been struck so Jason got the mattress on the floor, but no one was complaining.

We celebrated on Friday because Rachel was off. We had Turkey, Stuffing, Sweet potatoes, Rolls, Green Beans & Carrots, Cranberries, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy and Pumpkin Pie. We also had an Artichoke, creamed cheese spinach dip that Terry made in a Sourdough Bread Bowl that was delicious while we waited for the dinner. Jeremy, Jason & Jordan all helped with the cooking duties which left Sarah, Rachel & I time to visit and play with the kids. We played Cranium when the babies went down for a nap. Jordan & Rachel, Jeremy & Sarah , and Jason and I were teams. Some of us were caught cheating...we won't mention any names but I think you all know which team it was. At the end I am pretty sure Jason and I were in the lead.

Since the boys cooked...guess what the girls got to do, that's right we got to clean up...yay !!!! So Sarah came up with a little game of making up Christmas songs. That sounds very odd, but it was a blast. When it was Rachel's turn she refused so we switched to singing actual songs, much to Jordan's dismay, but it truly made it fun. Jeremy was just happy to have some video game time, and anything that kept us happy was OK by him. Jason slept through the whole thing right underneath on the other side, so it couldn't have been to bad. Next year Sarah isn't washing though, she is too maticulous, not that I don't enjoy a clean dish as much as the next person but wow. No we do not have a dishwasher, well we do but we don't use it...I'm kinda creeped out by it.

The babies just played and entertained us endlessly, and I kept saying how nice it would be if we all could live in the same town (Dayton), which fell on deaf ears, but I wont stop trying. Thank you Mom...We love you :)

Thanksgiving is a bit of an odd Holiday for me because as all of you know, we lost our Joshua on Thanksgiving in 1976. He was 2 months and 10 days old, and my thoughts often drift to him on Thanksgiving. It was really hard for many years not feeling guilty about celebrating on this day. I have so many blessing though, and I focus on them.

I know it was a difficult year for all of us, especially Mom, Lori, Mikal, Amy & Chelsea. We are all here for you and love you very much.

My Baby has his License !!!!!

2007-11-18T08:12:00.000-08:00

Well It's official. Jordan passed his driving test!! My last baby on his first step toward independence. He really is quite a good driver. They have restrictions now in the State of Nevada that limits him to driving the first 6 months either by himself or with siblings in the car. No friends for 6 months, which I think is a really good rule, although I am not sure how they enforce it. His best friend Taylor didn't pass, which is a bummer because he is the one with the car.

In other news, Terry's Birthday was Yesterday, we will be celebrating it with Thanksgiving this year, he is 52 same as Lori--1955 was a good year. We also received news that he has been placed on the Liver Transplant List as of November 12th, but will likely not need one for a couple of years.

As most of you know I have applied for a job with the City of Mesquite and they have not made a decision yet. It's a long shot, but who knows.

Love you all

The Democratic Debate

2007-11-16T18:18:00.001-08:00

I watched the Debate last night on CNN, Thanx Mom for reminding me. I am a little confused. I am a political beginner, I mean I have always voted but never really had great conviction one way or the other. I know I am the lone Democrat in the group, or at least I think I am, and I am not really sure why I am except for they appear to be more humane and less corrupt.

I was listening intently about what they all had to say about the rising cost of oil, because that does affect me personally in a huge way, and I was really annoyed when several of the candidates said it was because of the threat of going to war in Iran, there is a $30.00 per barrel risk charge or something. I really wish I would have stayed in school and learned about economics, but for some reason this was very believable to me, leaving me more convinced than ever that I am for a change in the government.

Today I drove to Ely and was listening to the Talk Radio shows of both Rush & Shaun Hannity, as I like to hear both sides and we all know they are very Republican. They claim that the fault of the oil prices is the Democrats because they wont let us get the oil that we have, apparently plentifully supplied in our own country because of global warning concerns. So now I was annoyed at the Democrats.

Finally my point. How are we supposed to discern who is lying to us? I am not a scholar, but consider myself of average intelligence, and frankly am a little afraid of how people actually decide who they are going to vote for. I'm pretty sure they all lye, just to get our votes and I am inclined to vote at this point for whomever is the least "connected" in Washington or Corporate America. But then there is that pesky keeping America Safe issue where I would want the most experienced to take the helm.

I think most of our family isn't really political, but if you have thoughts I would love to hear them.

Tagged !

2007-11-12T22:17:00.000-08:00

What a fun idea. I really don't have 6 interesting things to say about myself and Terry doesn't do blogs....weird I know :) I will do the best I can.

1. I played Girls Roller Hockey as a teenager. I had to be the goalie for an away game that we played in Sacramento. I had to put on about 100 pounds of gear and it was the most disgusting sweaty experience of my life, but I had a blast. I can't remember if we won or lost which probably means we lost right?

2. I was a car hop on roller skates at "The Big Deal Drive In" when I was about 15. It was the funnest job I ever had and I thought I was pretty cool. My brother Danny also worked there which made it even more fun. One night my friend Ramona, brought her Dad in for milk shakes and I fell and spilled it all over myself. That was the only time I ever fell.

3. Lori, Debbie, Danny & I used to go to houses and ask if we could do various chores for people to earn money to go horseback riding or some other adventure. We usually only ended up with enough to go get candy bars and drinks so we decided it might be better to say we were raising money for various reasons. If I remember correctly I don't think Lori participated in that part but it did increase our success.

4. I love to have a friendly debate.

5. I tend to over analyze.

6. I loved being pregnant. People are so kind and it was such a wonderful time.

OK that was more like memories really wasn't it? I am expanding the theme, memories qualify and I tag Mom and Marty when she does a blog. I really wish my other siblings would get with the program and blog.

I Want to play too !!!

2007-11-09T11:44:00.000-08:00

Hi all, I wish I could say that people were begging me to start a blog but I would be fibbing. Apparently everyone knows how exciting life can be here in Mesquite. I love that everyone does this now and I can post pictures of Jonas because Rachel doesn't have a computer. This picture was taken at our annual Church Festival and is just to precious not to share. If I ever figure out how to use my digital camera I will share more. I hope you all take part in my poll of the week.

Love you all
Linda