Hellooo! How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was great! (See previous posts)
The above picture gives you a little window into living with Mark. 'Nuff said. ;)
Yesterday, Mark had some errands to run, so he dropped me off at D.I. to look around. Of course, I went straight for the toy aisle. They must have had Bishop's night and sent out what wasn't taken, because the store was really full! There were a gazillion naked Barbies that I, being the compulsive gatherer that I am, put back in their proper bins, arms, legs, and hair straightened and tidy. This drives Mark crazy, but I enjoyed it, and an elderly male employee thanked me for doing it. That really made my morning!
I managed to find a few treasures, such as a MARY ENGLEBREIT bulletin board! It was hiding under a bunch of wooden craft projects, just waiting for li'l ole me...how sweet was that?!
Then, Ben and Linda stopped by on their way home from Bancroft. Linda and I made plans to get together, with all our STUFF, to make Christmas cards. How fun!
(Sorry...I was so excited to see them and I forgot to take pictures :/)
They said Buddy and Jewel are doing well, and they are in a HUGE pasture by the house, about a mile long, and can run full out, to their hearts' content.
Linda rode Buddy and Ben rode Jewel, then 2 of Linda's brothers worked with Jewel on yielding her head (she's a bit rusty). Sometime they're going to pack them into the hills, to give them experience. Isn't that a dream come true? Linda said they are kind of like 'their' horses now, yet we get to go ride them, too. Awesome!
Phillip is at Fort Bragg, N.C., for a week of equipping, etc., before heading off to Iraq. He's says it's scary, yet exciting. He has one friend from Basic that will be shipping out with him. Hard to believe that Phillip is just-turned eighteen and helping fight a war overseas. Sheesh! Where did the time go? (Sunrise, Sunset...)
Seth is quieter than normal lately. I told him it's the tryptophan, but maybe it's just 'jet lag' from his visit to Justin's. Seth helped with the kids alot when they were here, taking them out to see the neighbor's goats and such. Thanks, Seth!
I had more to say, but I can't remember what it was - maybe I'll add more later on. Right now, my blog is acting up a bit, so I'll close for now.
(See? I started on Odd, and now this is the End, and I'm Ending on my own mixed up thoughts - Odd!)
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Odds and Ends, and Odds
Hellooo! How was your Thanksgiving? Ours was great! (See previous posts)
The above picture gives you a little window into living with Mark. 'Nuff said. ;)
Yesterday, Mark had some errands to run, so he dropped me off at D.I. to look around. Of course, I went straight for the toy aisle. They must have had Bishop's night and sent out what wasn't taken, because the store was really full! There were a gazillion naked Barbies that I, being the compulsive gatherer that I am, put back in their proper bins, arms, legs, and hair straightened and tidy. This drives Mark crazy, but I enjoyed it, and an elderly male employee thanked me for doing it. That really made my morning!
I managed to find a few treasures, such as a MARY ENGLEBREIT bulletin board! It was hiding under a bunch of wooden craft projects, just waiting for li'l ole me...how sweet was that?!
Then, Ben and Linda stopped by on their way home from Bancroft. Linda and I made plans to get together, with all our STUFF, to make Christmas cards. How fun!
(Sorry...I was so excited to see them and I forgot to take pictures :/)
They said Buddy and Jewel are doing well, and they are in a HUGE pasture by the house, about a mile long, and can run full out, to their hearts' content.
Linda rode Buddy and Ben rode Jewel, then 2 of Linda's brothers worked with Jewel on yielding her head (she's a bit rusty). Sometime they're going to pack them into the hills, to give them experience. Isn't that a dream come true? Linda said they are kind of like 'their' horses now, yet we get to go ride them, too. Awesome!
Phillip is at Fort Bragg, N.C., for a week of equipping, etc., before heading off to Iraq. He's says it's scary, yet exciting. He has one friend from Basic that will be shipping out with him. Hard to believe that Phillip is just-turned eighteen and helping fight a war overseas. Sheesh! Where did the time go? (Sunrise, Sunset...)
Seth is quieter than normal lately. I told him it's the tryptophan, but maybe it's just 'jet lag' from his visit to Justin's. Seth helped with the kids alot when they were here, taking them out to see the neighbor's goats and such. Thanks, Seth!
I had more to say, but I can't remember what it was - maybe I'll add more later on. Right now, my blog is acting up a bit, so I'll close for now.
(See? I started on Odd, and now this is the End, and I'm Ending on my own mixed up thoughts - Odd!)
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I'm so glad you got to go to D.I. when they had all the cool stuff out! Would have loved to go with you. We are in Idaho Falls visiting Grandma Jo and all the other family here.
I'm so glad that Linda and Ben got to stop by! We visited them tonight and Ben told us about riding the horses. It's so good to hear how they are doing, and I'm glad they are having fun with them. Ben and us ran errands and then we ate popcorn and watched Family Ties in their newly remodeled family room. Then Linda came home from working at the temple and she brought pie and mashed potatoes. We all had some nummy pie before we left.
See you soon! Tomorrow we are going to 21st ward (Ben and Linda are talking and singing) and then we'll head home. We will be going to the Chubbuck library Monday if you want to come.
Gosh, this was a long comment!
Later Tater!
That is so strange that Phillip's leaving to Iraq. And he's so young to be fighting in a war! But I'm proud of him. I wish I could have been there for Ben and Linda's talks, but we didn't know about it until 2:00 on Sunday (today)! Oh well. Hopefully it went well.
I'm glad that you got to spend lots of time happily organizing Barbies! I used to drive Danny crazy because I would organize the shelves at stores, but particularly straightening the books at B&N, even after I quit working. I just like them straight! It makes me happy. :)
We had soo much fun there on Thanksgiving and looved to food and your house, too. It's so great with the kids! They love it there, too. Thanks for the post and thanks for coming over today- that was fun, too!
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