Summer is flying by

It is already July 1st tomorrow. It doesn't even feel like summer with as much rain as we have received. The kids have not been able to play outside much and that makes for some unhappy fighting girls. Hopefully the weather will be nice from here on out. We want to set up our pool and play.

We have still been super busy. The girls have been going to 4-H classes and then went to 4-H camp for 3 days. They said it was a blast and the weather was nice. Then over the weekend we went and got Brady from the airport and yesterday took them up to AFY at BYUI. Autumn Katie and Brady went. They were so excited and it was a fun car ride up. We laughed the whole way. It was frustrating to get them checked in as Katie and Autumn were in 1 dorm and Brady in another cross campus. The campus is a lot bigger then I thought and there was some construction going on. I had to just drop Autumn and Katie off in front of their dorm but a counselor was outside to help them. Brady and I were late getting to his dorm and the office was closed with a note saying we couldn't check in. It freaked me out. We knew his room number so we went upstairs all of these signs were posted NO WOMEN ALLOWED but I went up anyways. We found a counsellor and I told him I was Brady's mom in case they were mad I was up there but it was no problem, we found Brady's room and then he took Brady to meet his group and helped me get his stuff from the car. Then I had to go try to track Autumn down as Katie forgot her shoes and a bag in the rush to throw them out on the side of the road. Found Katie and gave her stuff to her but didn't see Autumn. I really wanted to see their dorm and take a picture but it didn't happen. Autumn sent me a pict last night and I must say it looks nicer then Brady's. I feel bad for him but I don't think they are in there much except to sleep. They pretty much are on the go from 7:00 am to after 10:00 pm. Autumn texted me last night about 10:30 and told me they were having the time of their lives. We really enjoyed having Brady with us over the weekend. I am worried about them white water rafting on Thursday because the water is so high and swift but I am sure everything will be fine.

The younger 2 girls are at mom and dads for a few days. I feel guilty I have the day off work and am just being lazy. But it is so nice and quiet and I just don't know the last time I have had time just to myself. I think I might feel guilty for not feeling as guilty as I should feel. Ha that doesn't make sense.

Tymber will be 11 on July 8th and my 20 year anniversary is July 7th. Wish we were on some exotic vacation but yeah right. Oh well.

Appliances

Things just are not made any more like they used to be. I bought a new washer last May. One year and one month latter the stupid thing was not working. It was making the worst sound ever. Think nails on chalk board plus 100 times worse. Rich was able to fix it some what but all of the sound was not gone. I remember when I bought my washer I paid the $ 50.00 for the extended protection plan as I had so many problems with my last washer and the repair man told me they make everything to last no more then 3-4 years now. Nice huh. So I called the protection plan and they came out on Friday. The guy told Autumn ( I was working so I was unable to talk to him even though I was home) that we put to big of loads in and that the left panel was installed upside down. He ran it and it sounded fine so off he went. Umm yeah he ran it without any clothes in it just water. So when I got off work I started a load I was way behind on laundry plus Hope had a tummy bug and really needed clothes to be washed. It sounded worse then when we started. Not happy. Called them and of course it was 4 pm on Friday are they going to get anyone out nope. Rich fixed it again for me but the guy made it worse so he was only able to do so much, I did a few loads we were desperate here, then another guy came out Mon afternoon. Got it fixed. Turns out something bent and a bolt was scraping against the drum, he pounded the bolt back out and presto all was great. So glad I had the protection plan. Most times I will not get it as I feel like it is a waste but I am rethinking that as things are not made like they used to be. The day of having an appliance for 20 plus years is over.

texting

Messing around at the store

The much awaited for phone

So we decided it was time for Autumn to have a phone. She is just so crazy busy and it is only $10.00 more a month to put her on my plan. We are on a shared minute family plan so she has to be really careful about how much she talks on the phone as those minutes are more for her dad and his work. But we have unlimited texting and boy does she know how to use it. We got the phone Mon afternoon and today is Wed. she has sent and received 1650 yes that is right 1650 texts in less then 48 hours. It that just beyond crazy or what? Getting the phone was an ordeal in itself. First they got Rich's and her phone mixed up as they are the same color, so she had programed all her numbers into his phone. Luckily we were still in town so we took it back & they just transferred her numbers to her phone. Then we found out they gave us the wrong phone number. They told us her number was 403-xxxx but really it was 406-xxxx we found that out by me texting her and this guy texting back wrong number then my dad called the 406 instead of 403 and sure enough that was the #. I felt really bad for this guy so I called him to apologize. Explained they gave us the wrong # and what happened. Thank goodness he has unlimited texting also. He was really super nice about it and I assured him we wouldn't bug him again. Totally not our fault but still felt stupid.



We are just crazy busy right now.School got out last Thurs June 4th. Tymber went to play at a friends Autumn went to see Night at the Museum 2. She really loved it, said it was better then the first one. Friday she went to a Youth dance at the high school for Youth conference. Sat. she did a service project then they had a speaker and lunch and games at the high school. She said the speaker was the best she has ever heard. he was from the Quarm of the 70. Monday she had 4-H cake decorating and then off to get her phone and to shop for swim suits. That was fun.... NOT. Tues Tymber had 4-H and Autumn got her hair trimmed then we cleaned house. Then she had young Women's that night. Wed. (today) she had a 4-H camp counselor retreat all day and tomorrow she teaches a 4-H class. Friday & Sat she is off to spend the night with Kylee and I think the younger 2 are off to Grandpa and Grandmas for a night or 2. So with all the crazy busy stuff that is why she got a phone. Of course there will be some hard rules especially when school starts about taking the phone to school and the grades will need to stay good. As I told her the Mom givith and the mom taketh away.



Tymber ended the year with all A's and B's. Just super proud of her. She worked so hard this year. She is really starting to mature and turn into an amazing Young woman. She is so bright and funny and really showing talent with her artistic side. We bought her some molding clay and she makes really fun and cute things. Autumn's report card was pretty good as well. 1 grade I wasn't happy with but everything else was great. Grounding her for 9 weeks did work. Katie's mom told me Katie made the honor roll this term also... See I grounded them both.... It was really hard on them but I hope it was a lesson well learned for Autumn. Oh yeah and Friday she starts online classes. She wanted to take a photography class on line it counts for an elective, I told her she could but she had to retake pre Algebra seems how her grade was so bad. She was not happy about it but it was non negotiable. It also will count as an elective for her. it is 9 weeks and each week the teacher gives them their assignment and then they have a week to complete it and turn it in at their pace. Should be interesting.

June is here

Well it looks like we are heading into June. Still need to get a little of my garden in. We are growing really really good morning glory, Argh I hate that crap, Rich needs to spray again before I can plant. Probably this weekend as he worked all last weekend and it has been raining off and on. Something is eating my green beans as the pop up. Stupid bugs leave my food alone.
The girls are out of school Thursday June 4th then we are off to a busy month of June and first week of July. it is going to fly by I think. They have been cutting hours at work. It is pretty slow right now, but they cut everyones hours so nobody got layed off. I am cut about 5-6 hours a week. I know I should mind but I really don't right now. The money would be nice (isn't it always) but I like having the time off an it will be nice with the girls home. They think by July we will be back to our regular hours.
Last night... well really early this morning at 3 am I was still awake and went into the bathroom to get ready for bed, Rich and everyone else was sound asleep. I kept hearing this dog whine and yelp. I really didn't think much of, it then the more I listened the more it sounded like Shadow, it had just started to rain really hard and I thought maybe he wanted in the garage, I went and turned the outside light on in back, couldn't see him but could hear him, then went into the garage and turned the side light on, again couldn't see him but still heard him... on a side note Blackberry came running into the garage with a big fat mouse....ewww... then I decided it was coming from out front so I turned the front porch light and garage light on still could hear him, it was really raining now so I went and found a flashlight got my shoes on and started to look for him I started to walk towards the road and he was crying I was scared to death he had been hit by a car or shot. I walked towards the neighbors driveway as that is where the sound was coming from, now I am wet and their sprinkler hits me also, my poor poor dog fell in the ditch and couldn't get out. Plus the ditch was full of water. So there he was soaking wet getting rained on, I knew I couldn't get him out myself as he is big and weighs over 70 pounds so I had to wake Rich up. He got dressed and was able to get him out. We opened the garage and he walked in there and got on his blanket. He is pretty stiff and sore this morning. I just know we are going to have to let him go pretty soon. he still gets around pretty good but he is deaf almost and going blind. I know he won't make it until winter. He is 17 so he is old. It is pretty sad. We have told the older 2 we won't have him much longer and Hope has watched Marley and Me so I think she understands about the dog getting older and the vet having to put it to sleep. I am just extremely grateful I was up so late and was able to hear him crying and went to look for him. I knew something was wrong because he just doesn't whine like that. Rich thinks he had been there for a while the ditch bank was pretty torn up and he doesn't think he would have lived thru the night. My girls catch the bus right there so I am very very grateful they did not find him this morning...