order of the arrow dancers

This brought back lots of memories of Philmont. It was a great surprise to have them come. They came just for Bryan honoring him in receiving the Arrow of Light badge. It seemed the whole evening was focused on him. He went to the doctore early that day for his well check. He is 5' 6" and 165 lbs. Natalie(the nurse) wrote on his chart the percentage of his height and weight is 100+++, He has his own growth chart going. And he still has plenty of growth in him.

Proud parents

Bryan Received the Arrow of Light Award and Webelos Badge. He also received other awards including the Religous Knot. This is his last week in Cub Scouts. He begins the Boy Scouts next week.

At last carpet is on the way..

Tuesday we will get the carpet for the basement, but in the mean time I have to empty the basement and paint it. We got the paint, now the hard work. I have been busy just catching my breath from the holidays. I have so much to do, but I feel so drained. The thought of the basement fills me with not much excitement. I know it will be great when it is done, but I hate getting there. The kids are out until tuesday. I had a friend from Philmont contact me after 15 years. It was great to hear from him and he is living in Utah. I always love it when you get in contact with people you haven't heard from in a long time. We are getting very excited about our upcoming vacation.

happy New Year

Well, it seems at times that we become attatched to certain things in our lives, for example your wedding ring. A couple of weeks ago I lost my diamond while at work, yes, I found it but it the prongs were broken. I took it off and for my Christmas present D. took it to the jeweler, okay not just any jeweler the one that got robbed on Christmas day. Only the items in the front were stolen. So yesterday he picked it up and put it on my hand again, but the crown were the daimond goes is higher then the original. I was a lot bummed. For 15 years you look at that ring on your finger and you have it memorized and then it is different. I got it back on, because your fingers grow after 4 kids, but it is on and I am very happy. So I made a few New Year resolutions, first is to finish Real estate school, we have until Feb. next I plan on getting more financial stable and organized, and also I want to pursue my Memory Quilt business. We are in the process of cleaning out the basement to get the carpet in in a couple of weeks. I have plans for organizing and making it more of a central place to hang out. My goals are simple, but I also want to have fun with my family. We have our big vacation in March to Colorado and New Mexico. We are making a pit stop at Arches NAtional Park. I hope everyone has a happy New Year.