Prepared?

After returning home from making copies, I found out that we had no electricity when our garage door would not open. Normally, we just use our garage door so we don't have to worry about carrying our house keys. I wasn't too concerned until I went to retrieve our hidden key only to find it missing. So, I sat outside, in our van, watching the snow fall for a few hours until I went to pick up Tiffany, Lindsey & Justin from school. On the drive home, I learned that Justin had buried the key, but he was sure he could dig and find it under the snow & dirt. Right. By the time we returned home, the power was back on. When I got inside, I found our house keys and put one in our hidden spot and one on my keychain. It was a strange feeling being locked out of my own home. Lesson learned.

Braces

After getting 4 teeth pulled about 2 weeks ago, Josh got braces on Monday. Brianna was intrigued with the whole process. We are glad that Josh's teeth will look a lot better.

Halloween!

This year, our trick-or-treating crew seemed small. We only had 3 children who participated this year. Our ward had a chili & soup dinner and then trunk-or-treat. Besides the wind, everything turned out great! Here are pictures of our football player and cheerleaders.

Ukulele

Tyler has to do a big project for his Book of Mormon class that will strengthen his testimony. Tyler has decided to learn to play the ukulele and sing the song, "How Can I Be?" He bought a ukulele and is learning how to play. I have enjoyed watching him be willing and excited to learn new things. If you want to hear the song I am talking about, you can go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjDkQI2OO-w

Scrapbooking

My Mom, sisters (Ashley & Stephanie), Merica & I went to a digital scrapbook retreat in Orem, UT on October 14th & 15th. The retreat was held at La Quinta Inn in a conference room. We liked staying at the same hotel and just walking downstairs for the retreat. We all enjoyed being away from everyday responsibilities for a few days, enjoying great company and scrapbooking. We learned a lot of new things Photoshop Elements will do to make our pages look even better! On Friday night, we went to visit Tyler at his apartment at BYU. We took him to the Creamery on the 9th to enjoy some yummy ice cream. On Sunday morning, Stephanie had to fly back to TX early, but the rest of us were able to attend Noah's (Scott & Heather's) blessing. I drove back to Idaho after the blessing. Wonderful weekend which I hope we will be able to make a yearly event!

Laptops in hand, all ready to go (Ashley came a little later due to teaching)

Ashley & Melanie

Melanie & Merica
Marilyn & Stephanie
The next 2 are 2 of the layouts I finished, using steps I have not done before

Good food & yummy snacks

One of the ladies attending the retreat made these adorable cupcakes

Visiting Tyler---he seems to have grown taller!

Noah's blessing day

More schooling

Lon is getting his doctorate from Evidence in Motion Executive Program. It is through the Physical Therapy Association and is an online degree. It is supposed to take 1 year, with 3 to 4 weeks, 1 week at a time, on location in different cities. He went to Louisville, KY on September 21-25th to attend. They say to plan on at least 6 hours of class work per week. Lon is excited to learn more about the business/financial part of his business.

New lawn mower

Appears that it is time to mow our yard! :-)