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.