Hunters Birthday- Happy 17th

No matter what I did, this picture wouldn't post the right way. Figures- Hunter's always been a little goofy anyway...

We celebrated Hunter's big 17th birthday this weekend. Where does time go? It seems like just a few years ago he was starting kindergarten and now he's a junior in high school. I know I've posted this picture before, but it always cracks me up!
Hunter decided that for his birthday dinner he wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse. Katelyn and Ryan were so excited that he'd picked there to eat...Obviously Hunter had forgotten about the "Saddle Up" and the "Texas Ye Haa!" that birthday guests are honored with.

After we ate, the waitress brought Hunter ice cream to eat and said that she wasn't going to bring the saddle and embarrass him. Katelyn and Ryan were devastated! They insisted that she bring the saddle. When it came, Hunter refused to sit on it- So Ryan and Katelyn did it for him. The Ye-Haa was as loud as they come. More than loud enough to get the attention of the entire Bear River Girls Basketball team sitting close to us. Hunter can't wait to go back to school Monday! (It really wasn't all that bad...He did get the scope for his 22 that he'd asked for!)

We love you Hunter! Thanks for being the great young man you are. You're a great kid- even if you do try my patience and pester Ryan and Kate!

Wes is a Lousy New Years Eve Date

I was interrupted with my catch-up posts on the 31st. Wes came home and told me he was certain that he was dying. He said he had a sharp pain all of a sudden in his lower back. After a minute I could clearly see it wasn't going to subside and we went to the emergency room.

On the way there (between Wes yelling at me to go faster, don't hit the bumps and not to stop at the stop signs), I remembered that last week he had a pain in his lower back. This thought brought me back to just over twelve years ago. Kidney Stones...that was the night he ate home made chicken noodle soup for the first and last time. Super! We had our favorite Olive Garden salmon tonight- so much for ever eating salmon again!!!

It was really sad- he was in so much pain. It took four doses of narcotic to even get him a little bit comfortable so they could do a catscan. After the third dose the nurse announced she was bringing another dose. Wes said don't bring me that shit bring me the good stuff. I'm still wondering what the good stuff is. He said such pretty words!

Even luckier- I knew a few people in the ER- most were there because alcohol makes people do stupid things. I wonder how many people now think Wes was just another New Years moron...

Pain under control, we went home around midnight- He was so drugged I thought for sure he was going to ask that we stop for Doritos! Instead he critiqued my driving the whole way home. We got the littles to bed and I was just getting to sleep when the pain hit him again. Back to the ER- go faster, don't hit the bumps, just run over the people in the road.

After three more hours in a very uncomfortable chair in the ER- no sleep in over 27 hours for myself, Wes gave in to being admitted to the hospital. Great! This moved me to a miserably uncomfortable foam sofa without arms to rest your head on. I tried to talk him into moving to the maternity ward and getting an epidural. At least the maternity ward has recliners for spouses. This would have been the preferred if we had to be at the hospital. The nurse at least brought me a few of those really warm blankets from the warmer to try and help me sleep too.

The next morning, Wes was feeling lots better- drugged of course. Ready to go home. Once again the ever loving husband he is- thinking he's hysterically funny says to me- "Well you asked for a night away from the kids with just me- isn't that what you got?"

HA HA HA! Very funny! This wasn't exactly what I'd had in mind when I said a night out alone. It took us both almost 24 hours to recover and feel human again.

Hope your holiday was less eventful than ours! Happy New Year Everyone!!!!

It's Time For Holiday Catch-up

Ok- I'm ready to be a good girl and keep my blog updated. Thought I'd hurry and update this before the end of the year. We are settled in for the most part and I LOVE our new home. It's so nice! You should stop by for a tour if you haven't already.

Ryan and Katelyn had a ball this holiday season. Miss Kris gave them what they call the most awesomest thing ever...personalized soda.Here they are posing with their awesomest ever sodas. What makes them so neat?... These sodas were personalized just for us! Ryan has grizzly bear soda. He just loves the animal pictures that Kris sends him so this was just too cool! Katelyn had what else?, Wizard of Oz Soda! She refuses to drink the bottle of rootbeer because it is just way too special to open! Kris also made Mickey soda wrappers...LOVE IT! This idea was just too cool. We plan to steal it for next years gift giving. Like Kris says, the best ideas are stolen!

Dawni facilitated gingerbread house decorating this year. I bet she spent at least $20 on candy to deck these sweet little babies out...

He's Ryan's all done... It's hard to tell, but he made a tree out of gumdrops and put snow and ornaments on it-it's by his hand- wish I'd gotten a better shot of it : (

Here's Katelyn's. It did have icicles on the eaves, but Ryan broke them off and ate them! They had a lot of fun with the houses. We'll have to do it again next year. Dawni even made a Christmas "Don't Eat Pete" game for them to finish off the rest of the candy. Anyone remember that game????

Last for this post are a few pictures of our trees this year. I really wish I still had my tall one, but the 6.5 ft was good enough this year. This is the tree in the window of the library...I decorated this one with all my new Disney Storybook ornaments and set up the Mickey train under it. It was off limits to the little people.

And here is the one in the great room. Ryan and Kate decorated this one. That's why all the ornaments are at the bottom. I let them re-arrange this tree at will. It made it fun for them to have a tree that was not hands off.

Please Be Patient!

We haven't dropped off the face of the earth, we're just moving!

I'm currently only spread between two houses instead of three. Our computer isn't set up because:

1. Frontier claims we don't exist, therefore they won't transfer our phone...

2. Ryan still doesn't have carpet and is set up in the computer alcove...hopefully his carpet will be here before Christmas.

Until then, bear with me.

Oh, one more thing...THANK YOU to our secret sender!!!! Ryan and Kate love the new ornaments and the Furbys! It's been great entertainment for them during the changes that our move brings!

Another Cake for a Happy Day!

Here is my last Saturday project......on display.

This one turned out quite nice!

Still Waiting on the House to Be Finished...

We'll we have carpet- everywhere but Ryan's room- they ran out. I suppose they must have measured wrong. They should be back Wednesday to finish. I'd post a picture, but it hasn't been vacuumed! Silly I know, but we do want our best foot forward at this point!


UNFORTUNATELY...before the carpet was installed, Wes soaked the side of the house that previously leaked. Mind you, the guy that said this was fixed never did this himself to check for leaks. Guess what????? It still leaks. In the same places...go figure! Wes was so thrilled that he was the one who had to soak the house and find that it was still leaking. Overjoyed you might say... here is kinda what he looked like...
Not exactly a happy looking fellow is he??? My favorite is all of the white silicone caulk that the ding-a-lings used all over my beautiful brown brick to try and fix the problem. (Which didn't help matters at all! Still leaking!) Can't wait to see how this is resolved... : (

My Cutest Little Trick-or-Treaters

Here are the cutest trick-or -treaters that I had come to the door this year! Ryan and Katelyn didn't want to come stay with me- so I didn't get pictures of Wonder Woman and The Flash. I'll take some later and post them. We tried to teach Daxen "To Infinity and Beyond!" He managed a really cute "To Finity!" Close enough!

Doesn't Renny look cute as Stitch? He was really excited to get a big candy bar and a bag of candy from our house. It's funny to see these two in Ryan's old costumes. It really doesn't seem that long ago that he wore them. Dax always tries to get as close to the camera as possible! What a nut! He kinda looks like he's already on a sugar rush.