Kindergartner for President

Friday afternoon when I was checking Paige's backpack for homework, parent notes.... I found a very informative letter reminding me that I needed to bring her Birth Certificate to school by a certain date or we would then be reported and an investigation would then be started... (Oops, we were in SLC during registration, there were a other things on our mind at the time.) I know I had her certificate but somewhere between Virginia and Idaho it became MIA, probably in a storage container with old socks. Why the President of The United States of America still hasn't presented his after being in office for almost a year and there has been no action taken, yet my 5 year old will be removed from school with additional action, if we don't present it within 20 days? Is it more important that a kindergartner is in school then a President is in office?

Welcome To The Future

Back from my post, Random Thoughts, I received a few questions about the company Tengion, the company that specializes in Regenerative Medicine, growing new body organs and limbs with your own cells. I haven't been able to research as much these past few months but here are a few video links about it. They explain the science of it all much better then I could ever. This gives me a lot of hope, I really needed to hear them say Kidneys and am so grateful they did. ...Dr. Atela just tell me how to get signed up and we'll see you there!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwcT1ViM-hw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIu0gB-day0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJduyde2dgI&feature=related

Do you think the army and I could arrange an agreement, they send me and pay for my school, not making me run until I puke my guts out, but to take care of their troops and grow them some new limbs. Sounds great to me.

Hot Tub Fun

How many people can fit in one hot tub? Well, I know for a fact at least 8, with tubes included. In the picture we are missing one of the brother-in-laws that later joined in the festivities. If you count Paige sitting on the side soaking her feet, then make it 9.

Spud Harvest

The past two weeks I have been driving Spud Harvest. I did it once 5 years ago and felt like I was going to have a heart-attack every time I got under the combine. This go around was much better, the first two days were breaking in. Once the steering on my truck was fixed it helped a lot. What helped the most was when I learned that I could raise my seat. It made all the world of a difference. Driving like a grandma looking through the steering wheel really can add stress when you are driving a 10 wheeler desperately trying not to hit the boom on the combine. Believe it or not this is my truck. If you are wondering if I have my CDL, I don't. In Idaho you don't have to have one I guess, probably any other state would. One of the guys there asked when they started letting kids work for them, and it wasn't when I brought Paige, that he asked.

Faith Like Potatoes

A couple of months ago Aaron and I watched a movie called "Faith Like Potatoes." I Love it. (No I'm not bias due to the fact that I live in ID, with all of our taters.) It is put out by the same line as "Fire Proof" (another great movie to watch if you haven't already). I'm so glad that I watched it and when we did too. It is based on a true story of a farmer in Africa. It really helped me to get regathered, gave me hope and has really buoyed me up. I highly recommend watching it when the kids are asleep and you can sit back, relax, enjoy and even cry a little. It was a Great movie!

Random Thoughts

-If you see me out mowing my lawn with a push mower, don't stop me! Except if there was a flash flood heading straight to Groveland. I practically dislocate my shoulder pulling the cord praying for it to start, and once you shut if off the second start is so much more difficult than the first. So don't ask me to stop my mower unless you are willing to pull a stubborn cord and pray with me for it to start.

-I'm allergic to raw peas and green beans.

-Why do green skittles in the red package taste like Pepsi?

-Carrot Cake is one of my favorite kinds of cake, you would never know that for 20 years I could not even bring myself to taste it. (Childhood memory that traumatized me. If you want details ask my sister Sherrie.)

-During the winter my favorite color is crimson red, when my hair is blond. When it is dark I then favor purple and maroon. During the summer my favorite colors are magenta and green, fun green. Fun greens like kiwi or spring green. Guys right now are saying, "green is green, what's this kiwi talk?"

-I think very much "Out Side Of The Box."

-I like to color more then my kids do, and they love to color.

-I hate getting my hair wet.

-I've shrunk 3'4" since middle school. With each baby of mine when I'm pregnant I lose 1/4". Seriously no Joke!

-Blood peaks my interest. One day I would like to go back to school to study the blood, then from there I would like to specialize in regenerative medicine. Specifically for Tengion, a company specializing in growing new organs. The blood is so amazing, it practically tells you the whole life story of the person.

-I have Never had a bloody nose.

-Are we living the Higher Law? Or have we only known the Lesser Law our entire life, so in turn we are living the Lesser Law the best we can?!

-Last but not least my little dream home would be a small farm. A house with a basement, love the storage space. A couple of acres to raise bum lambs and calves to butcher, a few chickens to gather eggs. A fruit orchard with all the fruits, and biggest raspberry patch ever. Whatever we don't get canned, dried or frozen is free rein to the neighbors. You pick it, it's yours, enjoy. Also with a big barn or shop. As corny as it sounds to you, we would have barn dances. Consider your family invited to our Ho Downs, potluck included. When was the last time you got to dance with your spouse? Every Halloween and Christmas we would have the neighborhood Holiday party, with the singing, dancing, sweet treats, hay rides and fun memories. Every summer I would like to throw a little buckaroo rodeo. My neighbor did this when I was little. It was so much fun! Families would come, have their picnics then the sheep riding, goat chasing...... began. It was so fun!

Aladdin At The Mystique

The other week we were given a family pass to watch the play Aladdin Jr. at the Mystique Theater in Pocatello. It was So Much Fun and they did such a good job. It did have a few scary parts for little kids, the same as the Disney cartoon version, but the girls still loved it. Paige has asked more then once when can we go back. It was nice evening, with a good show.
It felt So Good to be together as a family with no other agendas. The past week we have had a couple of nights were we had a few hours to just relax and enjoy being together, all of us. Those nights were Great. I realize how it's the simple things, like being able to have all of us together, that make the moments we enjoy most. I sure do love my little family.