Happy Birthday Daniel!

Daniel turned 15 years old today! How did this happen? Time flies too fast! My friend Kim Blake called, her step-son Kalin had a birthday around the same time, so we decided to have a joint birthday party at their house. It was supposed to be a "Girl-Boy" party, but none of the girls showed up, much to Daniel and Kalin's dismay! LOL! They played football in their huge backyard, ate hot dogs & chips, then ran amuck around the neighborhood as Kim and I worried about them. When they got back from galavanting, they played "Focker Ball" out front. Don't know what Focker Ball is? I didn't either until Porter came home one night and mentioned he and his friends had been playing it, and I found a wadded up t-shirt in a ball on his chest of drawers. Focker ball is where you get a t-shirt, wad it up in a ball and tie it like that somehow, you soak it with gasoline, light it on fire then kick it around like a soccer ball. Who thought this very safe game up? I have no idea! But if your boys t-shirts start disappearing, you'll know why.

Nate turned 13 years old on Mar 3rd. He's now a Big Teenager!

Well, My children are all now out of the "children" stage.

I think I've said this before, I don't like my children growing up.

I miss the little kid years.

I have to admit, I do love watching them grow into

adulthood, their personalities, having a mind of their own.

It's not all bad!

We Love you Nate!

Happy 13th Birthday!

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Winter Sports Awards Banquet...& Nate's Birthday!

Tonight was the Winter Sports Awards Banquet. Porter and Daniel both did Wrestling. Unfortunately the Banquet was held on Nate's Birthday! He didn't seem to mind we all went and had dinner without him...He only required that I buy him Chinese food for him to eat for dinner! This is Porter's Last year for wrestling, a little bitter-sweet for us, since this is his THING. He really loves it and did really well this year. He made it to State and that was his goal. He really would have like to place at State, but it wasn't in the cards. They have two of the greatest coaches, Brandon Stubbs and Kelly Stapely. They have really put in some hard work and it is showing in the wrestling team at Kanab High. They really had a Great year! Congratulations Porter and Dan! 

You Have To Teach Me Everything!

I started this blog, posted twice. I tried to add the background and other things on the sidebar...Well, I'm a dork, and had trouble doing that so I never did anything from there. I read in the newspaper that my friend Kim Willoughby was giving a class about blogging. So, I knew I wanted to take it! I am really a visual learner.

It has been really informative and I've learned so much. This post was really written 4-30-09, but I am back dating it, so it will be the post right after my first two posts. I plan on going back and adding in events from the last year to practice this blog stuff, filling other things from the year. So...Be Patient with me...I am just learning. :)

My Daughter is Married!

Mellissa became Mrs. Charles Sheya on July 5, 2008. She was the MOST BEAUTIFUL Bride. The Groom didn't look too shabby either! With my arm broken, I couldn't do my hair, so Bobbi helped Mellissa and my sister-in-law Amber came and helped me with mine. I was sooo greatful! But, being me, I made Mellissa 15 minutes late. She was not happy with me! But when we got to the Temple, there was a fire engine and police there. Some alarm had gone off and they had cleared the building to have it checked out. About 20 min later, they let the Brides and Grooms and their escorts in to go get ready. It was really weird seeing Firemen with their full gear on in the temple. A little out of place. So, the Temple was behind about a half hour and it wasn't my fault! So, I think Mellissa forgave me a little for that one. We weren't even late at all! Epilogue: Apparently someone was stuck in an elevator and pulled an alarm. So...no fire in the Logan Temple today.

Well we've finally done it!

We have entered the blogging age! Amazing! I decided to do a blog because I would like to use it as a journal of sorts. I am not a good journal writer, but I do type fast! I like to do journaling, I just can't write as fast as I'd like, and you can go back and change what you've written if it doesn't come out just right, or I'd like to say it in another way. Another reason is I do take time most days to sit at the computer.

I broke my arm June 28, one week (& grandma Bowman's b-day) before Mellissa got married on July 5. So we have had a busy month here in Trucking land. Jim had gone to pick up his new end dump trailer in Missouri when I broke my arm, so he was gone and as soon as he got back We went and met him in Aurora so he could have his truck worked on while we were in Logan/Layton for the week doing wedding stuff. He hadn't been home for about a month, because the Uranium Ore he has been hauling finally took off and they needed to get the ore stocked. Busy times, busy times. 

Mellissa got engaged in the middle of March when she brought Charles Matthew Sheya home for spring break. I thought July would be "forever" away, but it snuck up on us fast. When she had gone back to school in the fall, the art department announced they would be doing a semester abroad in Switzerland. She has always wanted to do study abroad for as long as I can remember. So she got it all arranged. She left June 1st and returned July 1st, just in time to get married July 5th. Chuck and Mellissa wanted to get married about the middle of July, but the Temples all close during July for cleaning. July 5th was the last day they could be married in the Logan temple before August. They said they were NOT waiting until August! So they got married July 5, and we had the reception July 19th here in Kanab. It turned out really well. I'll post more about that later.