Christmas..

We had a great Christmas, and it's not over yet. X-mas eve we went to Mick's Grandma's house and had dinner and opened presents w/ her and Mick's Aunt and cousins.. It was nice, the kids recieved new clothes, which is always appreiciated. We finally put the kids to bed around 10 or so, and they were both so excited about Santa coming. ** Now Clay does and doesn't belive in Santa, sometimes he says he doesn't and that he knows it is Mick and I, and then when I talk "Santa" up he starts to believe in him again, so it's kind of a catch 22 with a 10 1/2 yr old buy**

Anyhow, so we wait till about 11 before we go to the barn and get Sis' big present to bring into the house, and then we start filling the stockings. 11:30 and Michayla is up and going to the bathroom and not wanting to go back to bed... AHH, I paniced when she started towards the living room. I detoured her to her room. We waited till a little after midnight and decided we were good to go to bed. I don't know how many times thru the night that those two came into our rooms saying "Santa came, can we open our presents?" Umm, I looked at the clock it was 1am, 3:30, 4:30 and finally at 6am a sleep deprived mother got up. Of course I remembered that the camera was in the truck from the trip to Grandma Betty's so I went to get it and decided I better just feed the horses while I was out there..
Anyhow, came back in and they both opened their stockings first and then onto the presents. Sis was so excited that she got a new dresser from Santa and Clay almost passed out when he opened his new hunting coat! Along with all their other gifts they had a great time opening presents.
My parents and Amanda and family showed up. Mick made scrambled eggs and sausage, I made cinnamon rolls and Amanda brought pull-aparts. It was a nice gathering.. Opened gifts again. Clay got a new sling for his 22 that he bought with his pig earnings. Michayla got a new desk and chair and some necklace making kits. My mom was nice enough to buy me new dishes, I so needed them. Two years ago she bought me new silverware, so my kitchen attire is rather nice now.. Mick of course got Cabelas gift cert. and some new outdoor shoes.
Then my folk's took the kids and we went to see Marley & Me. I read the book a couple years ago and I just loved it. The movie was really well done, it compared to the book rather well. Then to Mom's for dinner and home to put all of Sis' things together. Clay spent the night at mom and dad's so he could go hunting w/ Dad on Friday and Snowmobiling on Sat. Maybe I'll get him back on Sunday.

Sunday night we go to Mick's folk's house to exchange gifts with them. We usually spred X-mas out over 3 days just so we don't have to do so much running around in one day..
I am putting together a photo slide to post, but will wait to post till after Sunday. Hope everyone had a great Christmas with their families...

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!! Take care, god bless...

X-mas card thank you's..

I just want to say thank you for all of the great Christmas cards we have gotten this year. We have recieved a ton and I really appreciate all the pictures and traditonal cards, they are all great!!

The winner for the Scentsy Bar drawing is Melissa!! More than likely Amanda may be dropping it off to you, but I will try to do it myself.. :)

It was a very busy weekend, but I need to get to bed so that I can go to work tomorrow, I work 10 hr days for the next 2 days, so I might not get to post about Michayla doing a terrific job in her Christmas singing Program at Amanda's church today until X-mas eve!! It was great, she really wants to be a singer when she grows up, too cute!

Till then......

Missing..

Doesn't it just drive you crazy when you have something, then go to look for it and it is missing? I have 3 bamboo pampered chef spoons, and now I can't find any of them. Clay's chore is to unload/load the dishwasher. I asked him where they were and he says he doesn't know, Mick and Michayla have the same answer. Where could they have gone?? It's not like a sock in the dryer, I don't think that my dishwasher ate them, but I searched every drawer and cupboard and can't find them anywhere... They have to be around here someplace, I guess I will continue to keep looking...

**A Christmas give-away**
Leave a comment about something bizzare that has gone missing at your house. You'll be in a drawing for a Scentsy Bar, just perfect for this time of year. I will draw the name on Friday, and get the bar to you before X-mas!! Good luck... :)

Busy weekend..

My weekend started early on Thursday. Mick had been sick since last Sunday, it was pretty bad for about 3 days, then Clay woke up Thursday morning and had a fever and a terrible cough. Mick has not been working but 1-2 days a week, and of course the one day he is called to work, is the day that Clay is sick. I was scheduled to work 10 hours that day so I couldn't really call in sick. Clay went to work with Mick, he was fixing some things so Clay just hung out in the truck. After I got to work we looked at the schedule, it wasn't busy and almost all of us were there due to it being a Surgery day so I was able to go to Nampa and take Clay home.

We did some errands before coming home then Clay was banned to the cough and some medicine and eventually took a little nap. It definitely isn't like it was when he was little. Before you could give him some medicine and he'd be out, now it's a huge ordeal, he thinks he's to old to rest, but I got him to anyway.

Friday was Clay's X-mas Concert, he felt a little better that morning, he was excited about the concert so there was no keeping him home from school. Mick and I took the opportunity to go to Cabelas so we could finish Clay's x-mas shopping. It never fails that when we go there Mick just "happens" to find something in the bargain cave that he just has to have.. :)
Clay's concert was at 1, Amanda and the girls came and it was a nice concert. Some kids used the percussion instruments and sounded great. Afterwards we ran some Scentsy to my niece Shannon's teacher and then home.
I have been using my myspace to get a few friends' address for X-mas cards and had told our friends the Anderson's that if they were coming into town for the holidays to call. With apologies Shannon contacted me and wanted us to get together Friday night for drinks. We hadn't seen them both since right before the moved about 3 years ago. We met up at the Ram in Meridian, thank you Amanda for watching the kids on such short notice. It was nice seeing them, they really haven't changed.

Sat Mick got up early to go Goose/Duck hunting. My dad has a special membership to some blind in Nampa, the Geese always fly but have gotten smart and fly around the blind. Oh well they still came home with 6 ducks.
Sat night was both Mick and I's company X-mas parties. This being our first we wanted to go to them both. Of course they started at the same time. Mick's was in Meridian at the Golf course and mine was at our Dr.'s house in Star. We went to Mick's at 6-8 then mine 8:30-10:30.. It was nice to see all the guys that Mick talks about.
Sunday Mick and Clay and my dad got up and went goose hunting, the weather was perfect, a overcast and snowing, couldn't ask for better conditions. They got 3 Geese this time.. I dropped Sis off with Amanda and the girls at church and then went and sat with my Grannie for about 3 hours till church got out.
My Grannie is looking and doing wonderfully. Great news is that she gets to go home on Thursday! I am excited for her but bummed that she'll be back out in Homedale, it's so easy to see her here in Meridian. I guess that just means we'll be making more frequent trips out there. She is trying to make arrangements to move into Meridian, I hope all that pans out for them.
Then it was home to start laundry and all of that stuff for the work week preparations. Cass came by to get some Scentsy that she bought, she looked too cute in her little van. When I was saying goodbye, Ella (her wild child) was sitting in the passenger window, stradling it. She cracks me up. Always keeping Cassie on her toes.. Too fun, for her.. ;0)

I can't believe that X-mas is in a little over a week. And, in 1 month from today my baby turns 8 yrs old. Oh my goodness...

I believe that I have all my shopping done, I know there are a couple people that I still need to buy for, but for the most part, I am done. Hope all of you are too..

This next weekend Michayla is singing at church, she has a solo part in a song they are singing. I can't wait to go and watch. She loves to sing, and does a great job of it. She reminds me of myself when I was little. I always had the radio on and I knew all of the words to most every song. Can't wait, my mom bought her a beautiful winter dress and she will look just adorable in it. I'll post about that then..

X-mas a little early!!

My best friend Laura and I always buy X-mas gifts for each other, and we never wait till X-mas to give them to each other.. She and her husband Zach just bought their first house together and I am so glad that it is only 4 miles up the road from me. Thursday we both needed to get some more shopping done, and thought heck why not exchange our gifts to each other. I bought her tons of towels, washcloths, and kitchen rugs and pot holders. Although she has lived on her own for however long, she needed new and exciting things for the new place. I was shocked when she gave me this Ok so my gift doesn't really compare to hers but I am so thankful to her, I love it, it's brown suede and has pink crystals on it..

She didn't spend that much on my gift, but won't tell me how much she did spend. She said that she was tired of me always fixing my little crystal clips on my cheap purse that I bought off Ebay. While I love that purse and always got a ton of compliments on it, I am very appreciative to her buying that for me!

Laura is the kind of friend that you know is always going to be there. We can call each other at any time of the day or night or early early morning for that matter. She cocktails at a local bar and if something interesting or funny happens she thinks that at 3am is the time to call me and tell me about it. I love that we talk about 4 times a day, usually about nothing too important.

Laura is more than just a friend, she is more like family. We have been through so much together, she was right there for me during some really hard months a few years back and I too for her. We are ok with just sitting and watching TV not talking at all. She went camping with Mick and I and the kids for 5 days one summer.. Although she doesn't have her own kids I know she will be a great mother when that time comes!

Thank you "Laura Bell" for all that you do for me, I am a better person for our friendship!!

Things to look forward to in 2009

I can't believe that 2009 is only about 2 weeks away. This past year has just flown by. It feels like every year has just gone by faster and faster. Next year our family has so many things that we are planning on doing. I hope that on this list of things we will be able to get them all done. Some of them are just ideas, some of them are definitely planned and just waiting for the time to come.

* Go to Jackson Hole, WY and take a sleigh ride through the Elk Refuge with our family and the Chatterton's.

* Celebrate Michayla turning 8 years old

* Go to Disneyland with the Wagners, maybe I can get my sister and family to go too

* Celebrate 11 years of marriage to Mick

* Go to Reno with friends and family for Mick and I's 30th B-day's

* Go to Colorado to see my brother and sister-in-law

* Camping, Camping and more camping

* Go to Bear World in Eastern Idaho

* Celebrate Clay's 11th B-day

* Go to Vegas for the PBR

I love that we have a small family and will be able to afford to do just about everything on our list. Last year we really didn't do too much and I just want to take the kids out and show them more than this little valley. I think it is great to change up the pace of things and have adventures in life!!

Is it us??

Some of you have inquired if the picture header is the 4 of us Tully's. Well the answer is, of course! :) Amanda came over Friday afternoon and took various pictures of us for potential x-mas cards and this is one that she did. I love it!! She of course loves all these foot/feet pictures from when Andrea took her pictures this past summer. She can then put in this picture thing on her computer and "spruce" all of the pictures up.. Anyhow, thanks for all the complements on the picture, I appreciate it!!

Life..

I believe things happen for a reason.
People change so that you can learn to let go.
Things go wrong so that you can appreciate them when they're right.
You believe lies, so you eventually start to trust no one but yourself.
Sometimes good things fall apart so that better things can come together!
~Marilyn Monroe~


Doesn't that say so much? I think it's very true. I appreciate things that have happened in the past, they definitely make me look to the better in the future. I know that people change, I hope that I have changed, I know I have. I believe that the things that have happened in the past have helped make me who I am today.

I have so much that I am proud of, so much that I am thankful for, and I have soo much to look forward to in the future. Next year will hold great things for my family!

Things that I love more with each passing year:

I love to see my kids turn another year older and all of the lessons I learn with each of my children. I love that my kids make me who I am.

I love that my husband is always supporting and encouraging me in everything I do. I appreciate him, for his effort and willingness to always provide for his family.

I love that I have a nice place to call home

I love that I have awesome family & friends, people who I can always count on at anytime, who don't judge and are always supportive.

I love that I am getting older. (Yes I did just say that) Most people don't like to get older, but I can't wait, in just 8 short, quick years it will be just Mick and I doing our thing together all the time and I can't wait!! We will be young parents of adults and I can't wait to get to explore this world with him..

I love that God has guided me in the right direction. I know that he is in control of my life rather I acknowledge it all the time, in my heart I know it. It's because of him that I am able to love all of these things in my life.

Elk x's 4!

All I have heard about the last couple days is how Mick can't wait for opening day of Elk again. We soo need meat in our freezer. This morning, Mick, Jason Dawson, Jason Hoodenpyle and my dad all got up around 3am and headed to their hunting spot. Of course Mick couldn't go without waking me, again... :)
Anyhow I had a good feeling for them today, I think things were in their favor... I told Mick to call me if the got some down today. About 9 or so my sister called my work and told me that they got 4 down!! Wow, I was so very excited. 4 Elk in one foul shot and they all had their tags filled. At first they could only find 4 of them, after searching all over on the way back to the truck they finally found the 4th one. I was so glad that they don't have to go back up there again. It's so much nicer then everyone gets them all at the same time.

So Mick being the Red Neck guy he can be at times, came home down Eagle Rd. with this look in our truck:



Can you imagine the looks they got with all of those people. Jason said there were people taking pictures with their cell phones. And of course they were pulled over by a sheriff. He congratulated them for the kill but also had to make sure everyone had there licenses and tags.
Amanda and the girls, Darcy and her kids, and my mom all met up at our house for pizza while the guys did the necessary things to take the Elk to Tackett's in Nampa to cut ant wrap it.

I know some of you aren't really into hunting, but you have no clue as to how much this helps out our family. I was raised on Elk, and it is soo much cheaper than going to the grocery store and buying beef. I can't wait to start cooking with it again. Our family ate all of last years Elk about 3 months ago, so we are definately excited. We now have a Pig and Elk to eat I couldn't ask for more at this time.

Thank you God for providing for not just 1 family but 4!!

So very Thankful!

I have so much to be thankful for this year. Family, Friends, Jobs...

I live an awesome life with the 3 best people in the world to have with me each and everyday! I am first and foremost so thankful to Mick. He truly has shown me over the last 10 years what love is all about. He loves me unconditionally and I can't thank him enough. He is always working soo hard to give our little family everything we want. He is always thinking of how he can please everyone else. I am so blessed that God has kept us in each other's lives through all the trials and tribulations we have been through. I am truly blessed to have that man in my life as my husband and as my children's father.
My two wonderful, beautiful, completely different children. I love that I have one of each. I get to see how my little boy and girl see the world. Clay is a very loving child, he is so caring and giving. He is a lot like his father, always wanting to help around the house to get things done, when he puts his mind to it he is one of the hardest, most dedicated boys I know.
Michayla: Just the most giving, heart felt, ambitious, loving, generous little girls. She wears her heart on her sleeve and is always the first one to help anyone out. She is a terrific big cousin and always is such a helpful addition when around.
Those two make me so proud to be their mom, I am so thankful that I will get to experience both worlds with them.
My sister: Always here for me, never gives up, knows me probably better than anyone, and one of the most important people in my life.
My parents: Are always there for me anytime I need them. I am so very thankful that they are so important to my kids. They truly are the best grandparents a grandchild could ask for.
My grandparents: I am thankful to have your words and wisdom available to me and my family.
My friends: I have some of the best friends in the world. Time knows no boundary with most of them, and therefore I truly know we are friends. Laura Wagner is my best friend and I adore her to death. I thank god that he brought her into my life 10 yrs ago. She never judges, or asks questions. She is someone I can be myself with, and I am so thankful for her!
Our jobs: we both are loving what we are doing. Without our jobs and our continual dedication to working we wouldn't have the life we have today. I am very thankful that with these "trying economic" times we both have full time jobs that we can count on each day. Thank you lord for that blessing.


I am so Thankful to all that grace my family with their friendships. I appreciate each and every one of you! Have a fantastic Thanksgiving with your families..

I am officially a...

Laura has been ranting and raving about the Twilight books and telling me how I need to read them. I told myself that I don't think in the 10 yrs of our friendship had I ever heard of her reading any books. She told me the movie was coming out and that I needed to watch it. Of course it premiered at midnight, and Laura calls to tell me she bought me tickets and I am going. Um midnight, I am definitely in bed by the latest 10, so I wasn't so sure. She didn't give me an option. :)
Anyhow there were 4 of us girls, Laura, Candace, Amber and myself. We met up for dinner and drinks before hand and then it was off to the movie theatres.. They had 2 screens showing at the Majestic in Meridian and it was jammed packed full.
It was a great movie, I didn't think I would like it as much as I did. Laura said that the book has more details and that I still need to read the first book. It was a great movie, very addicting. I can't wait to get the books and read all 4 of them. So this morning I am off to Walmart to pick them up and get reading them this weekend. Don't know when the next movie comes out, but I can't wait till it does.. I guess the books are so easy to read that you just fly right through them. Go out and buy the book and get to reading if you haven't already, I am!!

$1.99/gal, $50 & a full tank...

Can you believe how much and how fast the cost of gas has dropped? I was just amazed with excitement when I drove to work this morning. Maverik had gas for $2.03 and then came home not 6 hours later and it was $1.99!!!! I filled up for $50 last week and it actually said that it was full!! I can't wait to see how "little" it will cost the next time. With Mick having a Company truck, I get to drive our Dodge Ram to work everyday. I love that truck! I am such a Truck girl, I hated driving cars. It gets great gas mileage, not some piecer that only gets 8 or 9, but it actually gets 12-13 around town. When Mick and I drove it to Jackson Hole this past May it got about 20-21 on the freeway. Luckily I only drive about 8 miles to work one way, so the gas is able to be stretched quite a bit.
I am so very excited to see gas come down. Although I am affraid that when our new President takes office that things will spike. Mick and I talk about filling our 150 gallon fuel tank while it's cheap and then we won't be so desperate when it spikes again. I know, I won't think like that, but with this new president bad things are bound to happen, atleast I think they will..

(You want gas that cheap, it's at the corner of Lake Hazel and Cloverdale, it's even cheaper with your Maverik savings card, it's $1.97!! Who wants to pass that up??)

Picture Tag..

This is a new tag, it's a picture tag. You go to your picture folders, chose a folder number and picture number and you have to post that specific picture and write a little ditty about it, then pass it on to 3 of your friends.

Here goes. I counted and I have 86 folders, I think I am going to chose folder #43 and I am going to chose picture #10. I didn't look to see what folder or picture, don't you do that either. This way it's more fun. You might come across a picture you haven't seen in a while.. Don't cheat, even if the picture isn't very good...

Have fun:


This is from a few years ago, 4th of July boating at Lucky Peak Reservoir. My mom asked my dad to put some sun screen on her back and this is what my dad did. Way too much.. It was quite funny!





I tag: Amanda, Cassie & Rian!! :) Pass it on...

Eyes in the back of my head...

Last night we went to my Aunt's house for a family get together dinner. My other Aunt and Uncle were here from Washington so we had a little get together. At the end of the night, Michayla went home with my parents to spend the night.
Clay and Mick got up early (well they got up late) but anyhow went with Jason H. to go Elk hunting. I spent the day doing pretty much nothing. Messed with the horses and dogs, cleaned the horse stalls and then waited for Sis to call me to pick her up.

I picked her up and we ran over to Walmart to deposit some Scentsy money in my accnt and buy a few things. She wanted a new book to read, so we bought one about Best Friends. On the way home she was reading to me. The words are a little out of her realm but she does really well most of the time. She would have difficulty with a word and most of the time she is right there but the word just isn't being pronounced well enough. I would say the word for her without looking at the book. After a few times of helping her she said to me, "Mom you really do have eyes in the back of your head don't you?" I laughed so hard, it was too funny!
She is such a good little reader, I love listening to her try to figure out what type of character voice to use.

Super Star..

This last month, after two years of being a Scentsy Consultant, I was officially promoted to a Super Star Consultant!! I have kind of been neglecting selling Scentsy, but this last month I was completely motivated, got the job done and was able to promote and collect off of my down line. What a fantastic month it was too. I think I will get enough money in my commission check to do all of my Christmas shopping and some.. I was kind of wondering what kind of X-mas we were going to have. With the economy and the price of things I was wondering just exactly how creative I was going to have to make it, although I still think I am going to have to be creative, I am just glad I will have this extra money to fall back on. It's so hard when your kids aren't into toys, or movies or the more simpler things. My kids want the bigger and more expensive things. What to do?

Haloween was fun, Clay thinks he's to old to go with us, so he went to his friends house and went with a bunch of boys from school. Mick, Sis and I went to Amanda's sub and treated around there. Clay was of course a Bull Rider and Michayla was a Red Velvet princess. We had fun..
Anyhow our weekend was just a simple, realxing one. Sat I went to the Eagle Bazaar with my mom and sister and Michayla. It was fun, we have always made it a yearly ritual to do that together. Went and saw Grannie. She is looking great and seems to be feeling better with each day. Went and saw Laura and Zach's new house that they bought, it's close and just adorable for them. Can't wait till they are here and close, they move in Dec. Mick left Sat evening to meet up with Jason D. to go hunting. Abigail spent the night, she's too cute. I remember hearing, "Annie, I need a drink, Annie, I can't get the bathroom door open, Annie, I need another drink," I felt bad that she didn't sleep all that well and it made me realize just how lucky I am that my kids don't get up in the middle of the night anymore.
Sunday, Michayla and I just hung out together. Clay had spent the night w/ my parents to go Goose hunting with my dad, We were able to do some cleaning and then went outside to clean up stalls and then ride Goldie. Laura came over to hang out, she wanted to ride so I put her on Goldie, it was too cute. She doesn't ride but anyone can ride Goldie, she is an awesome horse for anyone!
Mick and Jason saw a lot of Elk but couldn't get them out of the brushes, they are off to try again this weekend.
It's been a long week, I have 4-10hr days and am exhausted 2 days into it.

A's & B's...

I have to say how proud I am of Clay this year! He has completely turned around academically from last year. I believe it has a lot to do with the fact that he has a great teacher that is nice and likes him, therefore Clay tries hard to please her and so far it has worked for him! He has 4 A's, 5 B's and 1 C. The C was in math because he didn't turn in a worksheet, interesting how that 1 turned his average to a C, but he is doing great! I am so proud and want him to feel encouraged to keep up the hard work! He usually gets his homework done first thing when he gets home. He still doesn't like to read, so that is our challenge with him, but eventually he will get it that books are very interesting..
Clay has a lot of privileges, he gets to go boating, snowmobiling, hunting, riding 4 wheelers, has a cell phone. He knows that he has to try hard and do well in school in order to keep all of those privileges. So far, so good!
Clay loves to be rough and tough and act like such a boy, but he is really kind hearted. Our elderly neighbor and Clay have become great friends. Clay goes over and hangs out with Mr. Green, listens to his stories, learns how to tie knots and lately has been going over every night to help him feed his cows. I think it is so sweet, and he refers to him as Mr. Green. If Clay can't go help he wants to call to let him know he can't come. I think it is just so respectable for him to want to help.

Michayla was the only student in her class to get all S+'s. Her teacher said that she doesn't typically give Satisfactory + to any students, but Michayla does so well with all of her assignments, and is always willing and able to help anyone if they don't understand, reads above and beyond her grade level, so she felt it was appropriate. I am a very proud momma these days! Michayla loves to write, read chapter books and is of course always a little helper.
I really like the school's that the kids are going to this year, not that the other schools were really bad, but they have great teachers, activities and school functions.
I expect great things for my kids this year!

More to come: Halloween..

Getting the job done..

Our weekend started early Friday afternoon, and we have so much that is changing in our lives that it really shows me how much God is watching after my family.

Anyone who works in the Construction industry knows what a whirl wind it has been this year. Mick went to work for a company called Willtran/JBBJ this past Jan. He really likes working there. He was sent to Crouch to work and when the business up there couldn't get all the funding they pulled Mick out and brought him back down here to the valley. There were rumors that layoffs were on the horizon and of course Mick went into his "how to take care of my family" mode. He did some calling around and toyed with the idea of going out of state for work. Eventually deciding that he would go to Colorado at the beginning of Nov to work with my brother. He quit working there to do 2 weeks of sprinkler blowouts before going, JBBJ did not want to see Mick go. He was well liked there, they told them they were bidding on the new private prison and if they got it they would call him. Well, Wed night when Mick got home from picking the kids up Dan from JBBJ was here waiting at our house and wasn't leaving until Mick agreed to come back to work. They had gotten the winning bid and were going to start work within the next week. After thinking how scarce work is in the valley and how he really didn't want to be away from us this winter, he took his job back and will be starting work on Monday. I am relived, I didn't really want to be running our household all by myself. Not that I couldn't do it by myself, but it's a lot of work with all of the animals we have and having to have the kids somewhere else after school when I work late, it just works out so much better, and I am just excited to keep him here!!! Thank you lord for listening and answering my prayers..

On to the rest of the weekend:
Firday after getting off work at 1, Mick brought the kids to me and we went and picked up Clay's 2 new pairs of glasses. He hadn't been wearing them since school got out before summer and the other day, said that he needed to get them again. So we got an awesome deal for two pairs and once again, he looks adorable. He has a weird perscription, he is near sighted in one eye and far sighted in the other. So, he will always have to wear glasses/contacts, hopefully when he is older he can have the lasic surgery and not have to worry about that through his young adult years.

Michayla has been so excited since hearing about the HSM 3 coming out. So as a surprise I took her to see it Friday afternoon. We invited one of her very best friends: Kayla, and her mom Christina. The girls are just a month apart in age and they get a long really well. Christina and her husband Shawn have so much in common with Mick and I, it's kind of scary. They both met in High School and started dating at 16 just like Mick and I. They were married young and had Kayla shortly after. They are awesome friends. The moved up here from California about 4-5 yrs ago and we just love hanging out with them. Here they are being silly after the movie.



Sat I had to work, and Mick, Clay and my dad along with Tessa, went to Parma to duck hunt again. I went to dinner with Laura and then met up with some of our other friends for drinks. It is great hanging out with her. I can't wait till they get their house bought so that we can be at eachother's house more often!
Sunday has been a relaxing day, just hanging out around the house. We went to my sister's house around 3 to carve pumpkins and have dinner. It was fun to watch the kids put their hands in the pumpkins and hear their reactions.



All I remember is hearing Ash say, "oh my gosh, eww gross." She is so funny! After her little pumpkin was all cleaned out, she started putting all the gunk back into it. She is a seriously funny little monkey!
Wew, I have had a lot to say for this post. This week, Clay and Michayla have their Parent Teacher Conferences. I am very much anticipating Clay's. All of his papers he's brought home have all been A's & B's this year, so I am excited to see what his grades are! Michayla is such an over achiever. She has always done well. I can't wait to hear what good things are going on with her! I'll be updating I am sure!

Another great Craigslist find..

Two posts in one day, I promise it's good. :)

Before we moved here, I had a western couch that I bought from RC Willey just sitting in the garage. Thinking that I wouldn't ever need it again, I sold it, very cheap I might add during one of our garage sales.
After we moved in here I was bummed because we had 2 living rooms, the main living room got our furniture and flat screen TV. While the other got the old TV and no furniture. That is where the kids always watch TV and have been asking if we are going to get furniture for them to sit on instead of the floor.
I have been scouring Craigslist for a nice couch at a reasonable price, and well, I happened upon it today!
I was so excited to see that it was just like my old couch from RC Willey, and BONUS it had a chair and ottoman with it. The only bummer was it was in Mtn Home, Oh well, I called her and she told me where she lived. So the kids and I loaded up in the truck and were off to Mtn. Home.
Very very reasonable price, I almost felt bad that she was practically giving them away, because I know how much they cost brand new. The bottom mesh stuff is ripped open, but oh well we just cut it off, after the picture was taken of course. But it's in great condition otherwise, the color isn't faded on the couch and chair, it is a little on the ottoman, but I once again think I found another great Craigslist find!!! I wonder how we were able to find such great deals before Craigslist? We probably didn't.. :0)

A weekend full of pictures...

We had a great weekend. I was off on Friday, so I ran around with Mick while he is doing his sprinkler blow-outs. Honestly, not the most exciting time riding around in a truck all day, but it was nice to hang out with Mick, go to lunch and just talk to eachother about things that we can't normally because the kids are near. It is so interesting that kids are like little sponges, they listen to everything that you say, and then when the time is just right, they repeat it to anyone. I know that all of you parents know exactly what I am talking about. And my kids know how to spell every word, so we can't use that old trick, so we usually wait till after they have gone to bed to talk about the important things..
Firday evening we went to the Linder Farms pumpkin patch, we have done this w/ my sister and her family, we enjoy it. The pumpkins weren't as good as I thought from last year, but we managed to find 4 that suited us just fine. This is the only picture I got before my camera batteries died, good thing Amanda got some better one's.




Sat I worked, which I don't mind working on Sat, they are such easy laid back days, don't get me wrong, they are very busy, but their aren't any surgerys so that makes the day so much easier.. Mick did a few sprinkler blowouts then came home to do some yard work around here. I forgot how nice the yard looks when it is mowed.. We visited Mick's folk's then came home.
Sunday Mick and Clay went hunting, Sis went to church with my sister and I sat with my Grannie at the Rehab Facility she is in. She looks great! I am so glad that she has pulled out of all this ok. She's not 100%, still has problems eating a lot, is getting fed through a stint in her stomach, and can't walk without help. BUT, she is on the road to recovery. I hope that she gets her strength back so that she can have Thanksgiving dinner with us next month. I enjoyed sitting with her, we talked about dogs, recipies, kids, grandpa, and then I got her out of that stuffy ol' room and we strolled the halls in her wheel chair. I'm praying for you Grannie, you can do it, I know you can... Mick and Clay got done hunting and stopped by to see Grannie, then we met up w/ Amanda to get Michayla back and headed home.
It was such a nice day that I had to get the horse out and ride. The kids weren't able to ride the other day when I rode, but they were up on the fence anticipating the opportunity to get to ride. Goldie is an awesome horse, you can do anything on her. She has such a soft mouth to her that you just pick up the reins and she will move anyway you want her to. I love riding her! Here's a few pictures:

Michayla took the one of me, she didn't know how to zoom out, so it's not the best. Mick and Clay went with my friend Billy to get hay. We just did some clean up in the barn and house and then did the never ending laundry and baths before the school week started again.
I took some pictures of the pigs, they are growing so fast. Wilbur is the bigger one and Charlotte is Amanda/Jason & my mom/dad's pig.. Aren't they cute...


I can't wait for next spring/summer. Michayla will be old enough to be in 4H, and she is expressing that she wants to show sheep, and they are so much easier than when I showed that I don't have a problem with it. Clay will show a pig again, I think at both Fairs this year.. Can't wait.

Well I didn't get to vaccum yesterday so I better get on it. Have a great week!!

Duck Fajitas and flies... not together of course...

We had a great weekend. Mick, Clay, my dad and Tessa had a great hunt on Sat morning. They shot 7 ducks. Clay shot 1 duck and what he thought was a Quail but ended up being a tweety bird, oh well atleast he shot it. The camera that I gave them didn't work, and I totally forgot to take a picture of them with their earnings when we got home. Mick said Tessa did awesome and he can't wait to go again, so much easier when you have a dog to swim after the birds than yourself.

Friday night after work we went and picked up my wedding ring from Jarrods. I dropped it off to have the prongs around my solitaire redone, they were looking a little worn and I am always affraid of losing it. It's once again beautiful!! Then we went to dinner at JB's, it's been a while since we had eaten out.

Sat I took the truck and got the monthly maintenance done, change oil, rotate/balance tires and a good washing. Sis and I met my mom at the Rehab Facility where my Grannie is. It's here in Meridian, so it's going to be real easy to go and visit. She looks good, and is getting better. She just needs a little drive behind her to get her out of there!
We went back and picked Mick up from hunting and headed home to do some much needed cleaning inside and out. My vacuum belt had been broken for a week and there was all sorts of wood chips and dirt all over the entry, so I needed to vacuum like crazy, and then there was the Barn. My horse Goldie for some reason likes to poop inside the barn instead of in the run outside. So everyday I have a wheelbarrow full to get out of there. Then we needed to fix the feeder for the pigs and just do some clean up outside before the really bad weather hits. The flies around our place are just feroucious, I can't stand them. They hang out on the screen door ready to fly into the back porch when you open the door. Anyone else annoyed with them like me?? I swear we killed 10 yesterday... I wish it would hurry up and really freeze to get rid of them for good.

Sunday I went to lunch with my best pal Laura. We had such an awesome day together. We always have fun, she knows me inside and out and we are just able to talk freely about anything and everything. We went to the mall to buy some much needed makeup from Macy's. I love hanging out with that girl. Her and Zach are looking at buying a house, so we went house hunting yesterday. She wants a house remotely close to me for when she has that baby one day, I can be close to help her and I am sure babysitting is in the mix too..
I came home to Mick making Fajitas with his Duck meat. Oh my gosh, it was delicious! He soaked it in some Teryiaki marinate and it really just tasted like elk or chicken, couldn't even taste the difference. Once again, Mick did a great job of cooking!

This morning I dropped Mick off to get the air compressor and start that thing he does in the fall of blowing out sprinklers. He has about 500 contracted residence he is doing them for this year through his contacts and his buddy George. If you need yours done, just let me know, I'll pass the info onto him.

Have a great week~

It's what time??

It is so funny, Mick was really excited to go hunting this morning. And as I sit here typing it's 5am! What? I find it interesting, I ask Mick the night before, "Do you have everything together so you aren't waking me up in the morning to ask me some dumb question like where your socks are?" Of course he always answers that with, "Oh yea, it's all together, I am good." When in reality we all know that can never be true. Where would these guys be without their wives? They would stink, be dirty and have holes in their socks & underwear.. :)

So as I am laying there, I hear him whisper, "Hey Annie, where's my wool socks?" I sit up look at the clock and it says 4:45 AM, ahh, there goes sleeping in! Of course whenever Mick can't find anything he says it's because I have put it somewhere and haven't told him where.. He's just too funny! I of course know exactly where his socks are, not that I wear them but I remember where he put them the day we moved in here, along with most of the other things he put some place saying he'll know right where he put it when it comes to looking for it in the future, yea right... He's very forgetful...

Anyhow they load up the truck and are excited to be gettin' on the road! I gave them my old camera to take pictures with, which I hope they get some good one's. Clay is a little oblivious to exactly what entails this hunting trip, but he thinks he's a little big for his britches. It's going to be cold, rainy, wet and honestly I am glad I didn't go on this first outing. They have made a blind on this pond that they are hunting and I think are taking the heater to sit around. I hope Tess works really well for Mick today, but we are all expecting her to be a little nervous being her first day of the actual shooting!!

Can't wait! I'll see if they take any pictures that I might be able to post in the next few days..

**Just a question? Do people read your blog anonymously? I have always wanted to just ask, if you read about my families life, why not add me to yours and I'll add you to mine.. I know there are some people out there reading mine, but don't want me to know? Well I hope we are interesting to you, would be more than happy to add you even if we don't speak on regular terms!!! You know who you are!! :)

Changes...

So much is changing, can you believe that just 9 days ago it was 80 degrees and now it's not even getting to 65... I love the change of weather, the leaves changing, all of the colors changing. Mick loves living here because we have a wood stove and he gets to use his new chainsaw I bought him for father's day/birthday to cut up wood. I love the smell of a wood burning stove!

Last week Clay had hunters Ed, and had his gun shoot Friday. He passed with flying colors. Sat both Mick and I had to work, so the kids went to my folk's house. Sis and my mom went to see my grandma at the hospital, while Clay and my dad went bird hunting outside of Horsehoe Bend. Clay shot 2 or 3 quail, but then decided that he and Canyon would have a little fun and roll down a hill and he lost them out of the back of his hunting vest. Oh well, Duck/Goose opens this Sat and he, Mick,Tessa and a few other guys are going.. I love the fact that Mick & Clay have such a close bond. You rarely ever see Mick w/out Clay right there wanting to be included in everything that Mick is doing. Sometimes they act more like brother's than father/son.
Tessa is such a different dog, it's like night and day. She heals right at your leg, when you stop she stops and sits, she's retrieveing like crazy. I am so happy for Mick that she is going to do really well this year. Here's a few pictures from practicing this week:





She is such a pretty girl! We are so glad that we have had the time to spend with her to ensure she continues to behave properly. I would just hate to have a dog that doesn't get enough attention or the proper training.


Not much else has really been going on. I am finally riding the horses, it's taken a lot of ground work. It's hard to just jump right on them when they haven't been riden for a while. The kids are anxious to ride and I think tomorrow afternoon they will get to do that. The pigs are growing like crazy, and we seem to have a little annoying friend that comes around at dusk. It's a fox, this fox has no fear, the dogs hate it and try to jump through the fence to get at it, so we make sure they are in the house by then. It doesn't bother the horses or the pigs, so for now we'll let it be until it does otherwise.
I am loving my job, and it is so beneficial when you have animals to work at a Vet Clinic. Tomorrow I am having trainging in the Surgery room and I am very excited. I get to help assist on a surgery that Sadie had done last Sept. So it will be interesting to see just what she had to go through.

Soon engough I will be a hunting widow while he's off Elk, Deer and Duck hunting, we really need that Elk meat, I can't belive that we ate all the meat this last year. I guess that's what happens when you actually stay home and cook, huh? I'd rather have home cooked, or I should say "Mick cooked" food over dining out any day!!

Scentsy...

As many of you already know, I am a Scentsy Consultant. I am approaching my 2 yr Anniversary with this great company, and at the same time I have also hit a slump. It was great in the beginning, everyone bought from me, well now I have signed a lot of those loyal buyers up as a consultant and of course with that they took their family and friends with them.

I would like to continue to stay a consultant, but I need to find those new customers to host a party either at their house or at their office. I have my basket testers that make a perfect way to take this to your office. If you would like to borrow my basket so that you can smell all of the new Fall/Winter scents, please contact me. Please feel free to pass my name and info onto any of your friends who might be interested, I will greatly appreciate it.

If you read this and are wanting a great smell to linger throughout your house please go online to www.Scentsy.com/ATully and browse the catalog. If you have any questions please e-mail me at: FourTullys@msn.com or give me a call 407-3111

This month our Scent of the Month is: Vanilla Walnut A warm lingering fragrance created with hints of roasted walnut and sweet vanilla bean.

Doesn't that just sound like it will make your house smell wonderful this season!

Country Living..

We've been here now for a little over a month and I enjoy coming home more and more with each passing day. I love living this relaxed, quiet easy going life that we are living. The kids love getting up in the morning taking care of the animals in the house and then going outside to take care of the outside animals.

About 2 weeks ago now we finally got the horses out here. Billy is a friend of mine who has way too many horses and I rode his horse Goldie in some Rodeo's carrying sponsor flags and she is just a great horse, so he has in a round about way given her to me. He also had another horse name Tator that he just doesn't have time to work with, so he has brought him out here for me to work with. I love having them here, I feel like a child again, waking up early to go out with my grandpa and feed horses and clean stalls. Goldie is about probably 10-14 yrs old and is just a great well rounded horse, I plan on Michayla learning next Spring how to ride her, she would really like to do the mini-princess contests at some Rodeos and she is the best horse to learn on.

We also have two pigs, Wilbur and Charlotte. Yes we name our pigs even though we will be butchering them later this fall. Clay won Wilbur at the Vale Rodeo and my Sister/Jason & my mom/dad bought Charlotte to half. They are quite the entertainment for Amanda's girls when they come over. The pigs are either first to be seen or last before they leave. It's fun. Amanda has realized not to bring the girls out to what we now call the Tully Farm, in their new, nice, clean clothes/shoes. It just doesn't work when it's muddy, sandy, and poopy outside.. But the kids love it!


Things are busy, busy working, kids with school, Tess has been gone for about 3 weeks at the dog trainer for hunting this fall. Sadie thinks she doesn't need to be in the back yard, so she's been jumping out. Mick is contemplating going to Alaska this winter, Grannie's health is a worry. It just doesn't seem to ever be a typical day around here, but I think if it was a daily repeat we would be so bored!!

My Grannie...

(This is the way I want to always remember them, happy and healthy.)


It has been a very trying and stressful week for our family. My Grandma, whom I think I have always referred to as my Grannie, has been in and out of the hospital for the last month. First she wasn't keeping anything down, and now she has really just spiraled down to where she can barely hold a conversation with you or keep from closing her eyes from being so tired.
My mom has been at her bedside almost everyday this last week, helping her get a drink and getting to the bathroom. Mick and the kids and I went there on Sat to visit her and I was just taken back by how malnurished she looks. I began to cry and just thought that the kids shouldn't see her like this, so we took Mom and went to have lunch. Today Amanda and I went back to the hospital to sit with Grannie, while mom stayed home to get somet things done around her house that she hasn't been able to do this past week.
During all of this last week my grandpa was admitted to the hospital as well, he has recovered and is back at her side patiently waiting her return home. My Uncle Jimmy has come over from Washington today as well. My Great Aunt and Uncle Joe and Diane are coming into town some time this week.

We are moving her from Caldwell to Meridian. It appears that from earlier this week her condition has gotten much worse and we just don't feel that Caldwell is doing a good enough job to help grannie get better. I will be returning to her side tomorrow before I have to go to work.

Sitting in my Grannie's room today I remembered a lot of fun times we use to have. My grannie use to have a Jeep when I was younger. My fondest memory was when we were leaving the Karcher Mall and she would always on purpose drive over the curb and say out loud, "let's pop a wheelie." Us girls sitting in the back thought it was a hoot! Grannie would always do the "funky chicken dance" anytime we had a family get together. I loved going to her house in the summer, they always had fun things to do, and she use to have these vitamin C tablets that I thought were candy and I always ate them when we would come over.

I love you Grannie, and I pray that you aren't in any pain and that you come out of this healthy and get to go home becuase I know that is where grandpa wants you to be.

Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers and our family as well while we deal with the uncertainty of what lies ahead for her recovery. I know my mom is trying to be strong and be there to support everyone, so please pray for her that she isn't trying to bare the burden for the rest of us. Thanks!

Tully Happenings..

Goodness there has just been so much going on around here, I don't quite know where to start. The kids are liking school, I have a great feeling about Clay's teacher this year and he is putting a lot of effort into completing homework and getting things turned in on time. Reading, well he still hates that, but we will keep on him about doing it. Sis, she is doing great as well, always wanting to have homework and when she gets some, she is in such a hurry to get it done. All together I think it's been a good first month of school.

Mick has been working in Garden Valley/Crouch, it's been a little challenging sometimes but he comes home on Wed nights and the weekends. He's been home for the last week and it sounds like they might be leaving again on Monday to head back up there for a while.

I am not sure if I have blogged about it, but about a month ago I again started another job. It really sucked looking for one, but I had a suspision that when they hired me at the trailer place that I was just temporary until the daughter came back from maternity leave and my suspision was right, she came back, my hours were cut and then I was told they were laying me off. I wasn't too thrilled, I could have already been at another job if they hadn't hired me and I asked if I was temp and they said no, but oh well. I think I am back exactly where I need and want to be: working with animals at another Vet clinic. So far so good. I do work different hours everyday, but I think I am starting to like that, it gives me an opportunity to do things some mornings and then have some afternoons available to hang out with the kids after school. I am eager to learn a lot more about dogs/cats, and this place will give me the opportunity to become a Technician. Looking forward to it, plus having 2 dogs and a cat, it's a great discount if anything were to happen too..

Last weekend my mom, sister and I went to Seattle for my cousins wedding. I enjoyed getting out of the house and just going to a new place. The wedding was beautiful, on the lake at sunset and it was just gorgeous. I had fun with my "shop-aholic" mom and sister, but didn't enjoy ALL of the shopping malls we went to. It is so beautiful over there with huge green trees everywhere you look and drive, but it is so expensive to live over there, so nope, no ideas of moving anytime soon.
I do however have some funny sayings that happened to have got spoken over the weekend. It started with my mom saying something "funny," and turned into me writing down those funny sayings throughout the weekend. I will leave you with them:
(and remember my mom and sister kind of think and act a lot alike, so imagine them saying these as you read) :)

Mom- If I knew where I was, I'd have a glass of wine

Amanda- If we don't do it now someone will have to pee on the freeway

Mom- That's dang stupid

Mom- I forgot we don't have grandma with us

Uncle Jimmy- Walk up to the top of the hill for pictures, Mom- How do we get up there?

Mom- I'm too busy drinkin' and drivin'

Of course all of these were just hilarious as they were being said, and no my mom wasn't drinking anything but pop and water while driving.
It's kind of fun to write funny/weird things down after they've been said and say them back to the person who said them. And yes, my mom was just full of things she said this weekend that were funny/stupid.

First day as a 5th grader and 2nd grader!!

The kids got up extra early this morning, and were really excited about going to school! We met their teachers last night and they both seem to be really nice. It is a new school to them but Kuna is still rather small and with Clay having played sports for the last 4 yrs, he knows kids from all the schools.

I have great hopes for Clay this year, and I am kind of glad that he is going to have a fresh start. I hope he succeeds a lot this year. Michayla is so bright and is always eager to learn. Clay about died when she said that she can't wait to have homework. He thinks she's crazy, me, I love how much of a sponge she is.
Looking forward to this school year!! Still can't believe that they are as old as they are, but this is really when the fun begins...

Clay's 10th B-day!!

I can not believe that I now officially have a 10 yr old! It just amazes me that 10 yrs have gone by this fast. Clay has become such an awesome little guy!
He is very independant, likes to do things his way and most of the time on his schedule.
His little mind is always thinking about how things work, or if he can take it apart and put it back together again still having it work.
He is a rough and tough boy through and through. He likes to do anything with adventure:
Ride Steers (even when he gets knocked out for a few minutes, he continues to talk about the upcoming Rodeo).
He enjoys riding snowmobiles, going boating and driving grandpa's boat, fishing for sturgeon and steelhead.
He loves to ride his 4 wheeler and fast, quite the little show off.
He may not admit it too often, but he loves his little sister and always wants to protect her.
He will snuggle with me, as long as no one is looking.
He thinks he's too old to give me kisses in public, and usually only goes for a real quick hug, doesn't want to get made fun of by his friends you know. :)
He is still my baby, although he is almost as tall as me, I can't really pick him up but when I get the chance to hold him in my lap, you better believe I do!

If the next 10 yrs go by as fast as the last before I know it I will be posting about him turning 20! Oh goodness, I shouldn't get ahead of myself..

This year he is in 5th grade at a new school in Kuna, Teed Elem. He has a few kids that he knows in his class and I hope that he really likes school this year.

Today we may attempt the fair or something else for for him to do, and then tonight we are going to go to Horseshoe Bend and meet Mick for dinner, and then Clay's annual BBQ diner is this Sat, lots of family and friends coming..

Mick and I can't wait to see how Clay turns out as a little individual guy, all we can do is continue to support Clay and steer him in the right direction in life!

I love you Buzz, hope you have a wonderful day.

M.I.A.

Sorry, don't know when I'll be back on here. A lot of things have been going on that I wish I had time to blog about but I just don't have time and it's on the last of my to do list. Last week was the Fair, Clay did really good for his first time. Mick was told last week that he will have to work in Crouch, so this week he is there, and will be taking the camper up there and staying during the week and home on the weekends and maybe a night or two during the week. We move next Friday, so I have started to pack things up for that and have been going over to the new house to prep for the dogs and do some things inside. Plus school will be starting before I know it and I haven't had the time or energy to go and do the school shopping, and I work 40 hrs a week, so it's been super busy...

Anyhow, wish I had more time to post pictures and other things, but I don't.

Stay tuned, eventually things will be a little less hectic and I can fit it in..

Till then~

Tagged..

5 things on my to-do list

Fold Laundry
Buy Clay his pig cane, brush and new Wranglers
Go camping
Get packed and ready to move
Re-do wallpaper in new kitchen


5 jobs I've had

Stay at home mom
Cashier
Receptionist
Direct seller
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5 place's I've lived

Douglas, WY
Halfway, OR
Eagle, Boise, Meridian, Nampa and Kuna, ID

5 favorite snacks

wheat thins
red licorice
peanut butter cups
Ice Tea
crackers/peanut butter/honey

5 things you may not know about me

I like to do word finds, sometimes too much
I am very specific on folding towels
I am never content with things
I weigh.... no no, I won't tell that... :)
????

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire

Buy everything I can't afford now.. :)
Take a huge family vacation
Buy a Ranch
Go to Australia
Share with family and friends

5 things I love

Mick calling me "Annie"
Kissing the kids at bedtime
My family and friends
My dogs
My life, it's great these days!!

Tully's Events...

Here is the video that I tried to download a few weeks ago. He is such a cute little guy.
Check out this video: Clays first steer ride



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This week I had an interview in Caldwell. It is a drive but it's also a job and I think that is what is important at this point. I have been asked to go back on Monday for a follow up interview, so pray that I get this job.. Going from 2 incomes back to 1 is kind of scarry.. I need to work..
We are also moving, yes you read right. When we moved into this place we knew it was temporary and when all of the crap with the neighbor started happening we really knew it would be temp. Anyhow so we found our dream home, well atlease place. It is on 10 acres!!! Yea, I am so excited, and it's not in the boonies or middle of nowhere so that we have to drive a lot, it's just off of Hubbard and Cloverdale. Anyhow a guy that played sports w/ Clay and also is friend's w/ my folk's is getting married and his fiance is moving in with him so we are moving into her house. It is just a rental situation, but maybe in the future we will be able to buy it. Anyhow, I will get to finally have horses again and ride way more than I have been (which means, I haven't). The house is older but she has kept it nice. Their is a 2 stall barn w/ tack and wash room and storage for hay. I could go on, but you'll have to just come and visit when we get moved in.
It is still in the Kuna School Dist, but the kids will just have to go to different school's. Hubbard/Teed do so much more with the kids than where they go now, so I think it is going to be a great move. And we will move just in time for them to get settled and then start school.

This weekend Clay had his second Rodeo in Vale, OR. He did a good job, they hurry those little guys that they don't really have time to get situated correctly, but I think with time he will definately get better. Next up I think is Emmett after the Fair in Caldwell, then Homedale, Caldwell Night and then Meridian Lions. He loves it, so as long as he still wants to do it, we'll take him. Sis really wants to be a Princess Queen, I have a friend who helps with all of that, so maybe next year we will have both the kids riding in some Rodeo's.
Oh and last night they had a Pig scramble, and of course Clay wanted to go and see if he could catch one, and well, um, yea he did. So we ended up bringing home yet another pig. I guess we will just raise this one and then have meat in a few months. Leave it to Clay to make it so we had to haul a little pig in a box back to Kuna from Vale, OR...

This week the kids are leaving on Wed night to go boating w/ my folk's for 5 days!! Mick and I couldn't be more exctied, I mean bummed.. No, they look forward to going and we look forward to hanging out as a couple again!! I appreciate my parents taking the kids that long, we are blessed to have such great Grandparents for our children!!

Well friends are coming over to BBQ tonight so I better get the house picke up..

Fun, HOT weekend!!

We had a great weekend. Mick is now working 4-10 hr days, so he is home on Friday's. That is nice, just one more day that we get to hang out together. He and Clay went and cleaned pig pens and worked with Clay's pig, the fair is a little less than a month away. His pig is huge. We've been trying to get out there in the morning being as it's not cooling off in the evenings. The rest of the day we just hung out at home doing things that we've been neglecting.

Sat we decided to go 4 wheeler riding with our friends Jason & Darcy, we went to Silver City, that was fun. It wasn't too hot either, which made it even more enjoyable. The kids were able to ride their own 4 wheelers and they did really good.





Today I took Clay to his second time of going to Church Camp. I am sure he will thoroughly enjoy being up there with a bunch of other kids. And honestly I will enjoy the break.. I hope he has fun!! I know I always did..


Yesterday while it was soo hot outside, 105 to be exact. We decided to go buy ourselves a swimming pool!! I haven't had one of these since I was little and we lived in Eagle! The kids will have so much fun this summer!!


Anyhow, this week we don't have anything planned. I am probably going to stay home most of the week and work on my tan! ;) This weekend Clay will ride in his 2nd Rodeo in Vale. He sure enjoyed riding steer's at the last Rodeo..

Oh and a little tease, something that really isn't too foreign to The Tully's is going to happen in about a month... Anyone dare to guess??? Besides Amanda that is, don't give it away sister!! (Everyone else is doing little giveaways why not me, guess it right and you'll get a little present)

At home again...

Well the past few weeks have been interesting. The Monday after my B-day party in Melba I went into work and found out that I was being laid off due to the lack of business that AQD was feeling. At first I was really sad, I loved working with Nicole and Denise. The week went by and I eventually went back at the end of the week for a day, it was nice to return to work, but honestly I was enjoying staying at home with the kids again. I went back the following Tuesday but ended the day on not so good of a note with the boss, and haven't gone back since. I am not bothered with the fact that I may never return their. This summer is jam packed full of different events; camping trips, Rodeo's and the Fair, so I will enjoy not working so that I can take the kids to all of those things.

Speaking of Rodeo's, Clay did extremely well in Nyssa at his first Rodeo.

He didn't show any signs of being nervous and got out there and did his best. I was video taping and Sis was taking pictures, but she was too busy watching him that she forgot to take a picture.. That was ok, when he came up to sit with me I took one then. He didn't stay on the whole 8 seconds, but he was about 4.5, so he will only continue to get better with each Rodeo we go to this summer. We are planning about 6 more Rodeo's through the Fall, so I hope he enjoys each time even more than the first..

The rest of the weekend was pretty laid back. We have been cutting down on our usuall running around due to the ever increasing cost of gas, so Sat we just took the dogs to the pond behind our subdivision then got ready for the Rodeo. Sunday Mick, Clay and Jason D went and fixed fence and Sis and I went to Church with my sister, then out to lunch and back home. Mick got home about 4, then we went over to The Dawson's house for a BBQ.

It's only 6:30am and I am already up and can't go back to sleep, so I guess I better get things started like the laundry that I didn't get done last night.

My little cowboy!!

After several failed attemps of trying to load the video, a picture will have to do..

Clay is riding steers for the first time this weekend at the Nyssa Nite Rodeo.. He has riden sheep since he was 3 and has now graduated into the steers. Me, well I am quite nervous. I have never pressed Clay to want to be a cowboy, although I have always accepted it. I guess this will give the opportunity to either say, "yea, I like it," or "nope, I don't think I will pursue it." I have been talking about getting him out somewhere so that he can practice, and last night we went out to Sand Hollow and he was able to get on a few. I don't know if it scared him more than anything, but he got on and tried his hardest. In the video you see that he lands pretty hard and it hurt his little bony butt. This morning he said he wasn't sore, so I guess it wasn't as bad as it looks.

Anyhow, we are all really excited, he got new chaps, new spurs, new hat, new shirt and boots. He is borrowing (until we know just how often he will ride) a helmet and a vest and rope. Say a prayer that all goes well and that he and the rest of the little cowboys don't get hurt this weekend!!

Happy Father's Day~Happy B-Day!!

Happy Father's Day to my dad. It's great how much he has been there for me and my family through the years. Thank you Dad for never giving up and always being consistant. You are a terrific grandfather for my kids. You are always there for Clay, you take him with you just about anywhere you go. He has learned so many things from you. Thank you for always being caring with Michayla. We appreciate you and mom taking the kids to Hells Canyon, Camping, Snow Mobiling and just having them come over on a weekend to spend the night because you hadn't seen them in a while! You are very appreciated, thanks again!



Here we are 13 years and 2 kids later on your 29th B-day! WOW, it's been just a whirl wind hasn't it. How do you express to the most important person in your life just how much he means to you? Well, you buy him a chain saw... Just kiddding, but that is what he got for Father's Day/Birthday!
I have never met someone like Mick, and how I was fortunate enough to marry him is sometimes beyond me. He is the most caring, giving, hard worker, never complains about anything, will give everything he has, generous, kind, motivated, funny husband and father I know. Mick is such a hard worker, has been since we got married and he just continues to work harder and harder as the years go by. He is so determined to do his best! I love him for always being here for me, never giving up on the things that he wants most, and always taking care of his family first! He is always willing to do anything for his kids, buys them way more than he should :) and makes time to make it to any event they have!
I love you Mick, I am blessed to have you as my forever husband! Hope you have a great day!!

Craigslist, just an amazing invention....

I don't know about you, but we are Craigslist junkies.. We have sold a ton of things and have also found some pretty good buys too. We have been talking about getting the kids some 4 wheelers for quite a while now, and being as they are getting older we thought that we should get them some small quads. We had put some things on Craigslist yesterday to sell (and by the way, they are sold and picked up today!!) Anyhow and so Mick of course again was scouring craigslist for little quads and ran across two Polaris 90's.. We went and looked at them, and the kids just fell in love with them. (Note: last Sunday we went to Joe's and bought one of theirs that was on sale, got it home and it kept dying on us. It was a brand called Baja, and it is made in Japan, the owner's manual was in Chinese, and we couldn't figure out how to work on it. We called and luckily they allowed us to bring it back due to it being still what the considered new.. So that was good for us.) They have been used and are about 6 yrs old or so, but they bought them from Carl's and that kind of put our mind to ease with if anything was to happen that Mick couldn't fix we could take them in there to get fixed. So well we bought them. They need new plastic on one of the machines and just some tuning but other than that they run really good and it will be so fun to go on a Sat ride.. Now all we need to do is get me one, and we'll be looking at one tomorrow night for me!! :) If we get the one we saw on Craigslist as well, then we will all have Polaris 4 wheelers.. I can't wait..

Spoiled a little early..

Well tomorrow is the big day, I can't believe I am turning 29.. I sure don't feel like I am that old. Honestly I don't feel over 25, I guess that is a good thing.

Michayla I guess was so excited about my gifts that she wanted to give them to me early. I was very impressed with how well she listens sometimes. I randomly blurt out sometimes "oh that would be cute, or, I would like to have that," and today it paid off. :)

From Mick and the kids I got these. Yes I already have a bunch but you can't ever have enough. I live in these boots, since breaking my leg I can't wear tennis shoes and these to me are just as comfortable!!
I was also given this my boss at work has one and I love that you can put all different pictures on it, it will be a great reminder of my family all day long.
Sissy must have heard me telling Mick that I would really like this in front of the house filled with a bunch of pretty flowers. So that is what her and I will be doing hopefully on Sunday..

I have a great family whom I love and adore more and more everyday! I never would have guessed that life would just get so much better with the years, but Oh my have they! I thank Mick for always being there for me and never giving up on me. I thank God for giving me my children. They are from opposite sides of the spectrum, but I love how they are both so much their own person(s)..

Friday night I have invited my family and friends to Cook's in Melba, and I can't wait to go out their and have the best hamburgers in the world, sit and converse with my friends and just have a great time!!!

On to the Championship!!

Through all of the rain we had the game still played on and Clay's team WON the Tournament and now are going to play in the Minor League AA Championship on Sat in Kuna! They really won by the hair on their chiny chin chin's. It was a close game, but I am so glad that they won. Clay has played catcher all year and I think he loves having all the action at home plate. Mick is the Umpire when we are home team, the only thing he hates is calling really close plays.
Something kind of funny, Mick and I both had Mr Blattner as our Ag/FFA teacher and now his son is a year younger than Clay but played in the same league this year. His son's team was the one we beat on Wed night. It's just too funny to see a teacher whom you had to respect now sit around and shoot the breeze with you 10 years later..

I'll let you know how Sat goes.. Keep your fingers crossed for the Padres!!

Sorry that it's been a while, it's been busy!!

Sorry, this will be long.. What do you expect when it's been a while since my last post. :)

Well it seems like forever since I have put an update on our crazy life. I have been so busy, I don't even know where to start. I think it's about 7:30p and this is probably the first time I have had an opportunity to get on my computer at home long enough to do more than check my e-mail and a few blogs and then head off to bed.

We are getting down to the last few games of Clay's baseball. Last Wed they had a tournament and Clay's team won and has advanced to the next Tournament. During that game Clay hit his first home run, it was just awesome!!! I was so proud of him and he was super excited that he did it. Tomorrow is the next Tournament and if they win that game they will advance to the Championship Game held on Sat. I hope that hit that milestone it would be great for the team!

Clay's pig is growing so much, it's crazy to see how fast those animals grow. Only about 2 months left and he will be showing at the Canyon County fair at the end of July.

Work is just crazy busy. I don't have enough time in the day to do all that is being asked of me. I did get a title promotion, I am now the Residential Install Coordinator. I have been at this job for a little over 3 months, I like it a lot, am glad I found it..

A lot of the end of the school year activities have been going on a lot fo field trips and what not. Clay had his Singing/Recorder Concert, this week is field day and other fun activities.This Thursday is the last day of school, I know, can you believe it? It's crazy to think I am going to have a 5th grader and 2nd grader next year! This summer they are going to the Boys & Girl's Club in Meridian. It is realatively cheap (only $50 week) and they go on a lot of field trips and have a lot of activities to do during the day. Clay is pretty much too old to go to a daycare, so this will make him think it's just a day camp.. Can't wait to hear all the fun things they will do. Makes me think of when my sister and I were younger we went to a YMCA daycamp, we had a lot of fun their..

This past weekend we went camping for the first time this year! It was great. The weather wasn't always the best but our canopy on the tent worked really well to keep us all out of the rain. Our friends Shawn, Christina and their daughter Kayla came with us. Kayla and Michayla are only about a month apart and were in Kindergarten together last year. They are great friends. Tessa thought she would show her courage and jump in the creek it was really fast moving and deep. Luckily she got out just fine, it's really only her 2nd time camping, next time we'll camp a little further away from the water.

Probably have more to say, but I should get the kids into bed. Here's the photos from this weekend..