Update

Okay Kaitlyn wrote the first of these about two months ago. And it has come time for another.

Brian- He is working in Heber. And he comes home and goes too bed.

Melisa- Sits at the computer and does work and reads on about the vampires. She enjoys the series Twilight and she is waiting for the movie.

Kaitlyn- Is at college and seems to be enjoying it. She loves to do her drama stuff and she got a job as assistant stage manager in one of the plays at her school.

Krystal-

I am so it!!!

I've been tagged by Sarah and Kristopher. My kids are frustrated that I haven't updated it so long, so here we go. I'm going to do the '8 Things' tag first and try to get to the older tag ASAP.

8 Things I am Passionate About

• My Husband
• My Family
• Reading
• Sewing
• My Scouting jobs (this is definitely a love/hate passion)
• Things being orderly (this is an unrequited passion)
• Nature
• Trying to do my best at each task I am given

8 Song I Could Listen to Over and Over Again

• "Waiting in the Weeds" by the Eagles
• "Drowning" by The Backstreet Boys
• "Something About You" by Level 42
• "Every Valley" from the Messiah (especially when Dad is singing!)
• "Incomplete" by The Backstreet Boys
• "Girl Can't Help It" by Journey
• "Chiquitita" by ABBA
• "Love At First Sight" by STYX

The Past 8 Books I've Read

• Eclipse, New Moon, & Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
• The Lord of the Rings trilogy (I'm still pretty shocked that I got through all of this but I loved it.
• The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons by Dan Brown
• The Harry Potter series

8 Things I say often

• Please don't touch my face.
• Go do a load of dishes.
• What time do I need to pick you up?
• I thought you put it in your paper drawer.
• What have you done to help me today?
• Who put this here?
• I love you
• Isn't there something you should be doing?

8 Things That Attract Me to a Friend

• They help me to be a better person
• They love me even though they know of my many faults
• They know just what to say to lift my spirits
• We share common interests
• They are patient with my scatterbrained logic
• They keep confidences
• They make me laugh
• They are simply fun to be around

8 Random Things About Me

• I have been married longer than my mother-in-law
• I was raised in the house that my Great Grandfather lived in
• I lived in the house that my husband grew up in
• I hate when people touch my toes (thanks Dad)
• I really enjoy my job, I love finishing a plan
• I have read the Twilight series more times that I care to admit
• I have become a night owl/insomniac
• I love summer rain in the mountains

8 Things I Want to do Before I Die

• See as much of the world as I possibly can
• Serve a mission with Brian
• Hold my grandchildren and great grandchildren
• Get my scrapbooks done
• Get my house completely organized
• Have a beautiful, low maintence yard
• Go on a long motorcyle ride
• Go waterskiing again

8 Things I Have Learned This Past Year

• Things can change very quickly and life can be turned upside down very fast
• Heavenly Father is watching out for me in my darkest moments
• Driving with a teenager is a excersize in patience and an act of faith
• I need to be a better time manager
• Being patient is HARD!!
• My children are going to grow and leave my house, unbelievable
• Most people are just trying to do their best to get through their days
• High school graduation ceremony is long and boring

Krystal's big week

I am finally going to have another driver in the house. Krystal passed her driving test this week!
Now we get to go stand in line at the DMV and get her picture taken, sounds like a lot of fun.
I am so excited about not being in the carpool for school next year and I see fewer trips to the store in my future, YEA!!!! Krystal also started working this week, she just decided to grow up all at once.

The Beginning and the End

Today has been a very busy day. We started the morning at Kindergarten Graduation. A fun event (30 minutes) filled with songs, cute 6 year olds, and cookies. This kindergarten class numbered 136, it is the largest class in the school, next year there are less that 100 students registered. They will graduate in 2020. They are the first class that was born after 9-11, definitely born into a new world. It is amazing that Kincade is ready to go to school all day next year.


The rest of the day centered around
Kaitlyn's graduation. We had to have her dressed and beautiful to the
Marriot Center by 11:30 and started
our 3 hour sitting event. It was a very
nice program, relatively short speeches and beautiful musical numbers. It is still a little hard to believe that she is truly old enough to be at this stage in her life. We are so proud of her and the things that she has accomplished in her life so far and know that there are many great things to come. It has been quite the adventure these past few weeks, full of visits to the counseling office and a scholarship offer to Wyoming. She has some major decisions to make in the near future. We are so thankful to have her as our daughter.

The Beginning and the End

Kaitlyn has a blog

Kaitlyn has a blog now and she will be sending emails to everyone so they can see it.

Awards Dinner

Brian and I attended the high school fine arts award dinner last night. A pasta dinner in the gym at the school, it just doesn't get better than that. Each of the teachers gave their service awards for their specific groups before we divided into smaller groups. We were so excited as the Drama teacher, Mrs. Broberg, started describing the person who would receive the award this year. She said that this person had gone above and beyond the normal work expected, had helped clean and organize the box and hanging rooms and worked to keep her sane throughout this year. It was my Kaitlyn! I am so proud of the woman that she is becoming, I can't believe that we will be sitting graduation in a week. I am pretty sure I was rocking her to sleep in the basement of Grandma Rose's house just a few minutes ago. Kaitlyn and Krystal both received a key chain for being stage managers this year. Krystal is just beginning her high school drama saga. I see many more trips to the high school in my future. True to form Kristopher also had his final choir concert last night, Becki and Brandon were kind enough to tape it for us so we will be able to enjoy the Beatles songs that were sung. The little ones are looking forward to field day and all day reading marathons, and then no more school for a few months. YEA!! I am trying to follow my wise Mother's advice and enjoy every stage of my children's lives, even though I feel like I as losing my mind most days. I am so thankful for my wonderful family.