Monday, January 26, 2009

Some pix from 2008











Since it's been so long since I've posted a blog on our family, I thought I'd better throw in some pictures on our growing kids. Thomas was baptized in April, played on a baseball team that won the championship for their league, and had a really great seaon of soccer. He improved a lot from last year. He had his first pinewood derby and came in first in every race. He is in 3rd grade this year and loving it.

Bella turned 6 in February, is in 1st grade, was on a dance team and also played soccer for the first time this year (Mom coached!). She loves school, dressup, and friends.

William is a happy, busy, growing boy. He is 19 months and loves nursery. His favorite thing in the world is horses. His first "word", or sound, was a horse whinney. I have never seen a kid that can pick out horses like he does--in pictures, books, on TV; it's incredible! His favorite movie, of course, is "Spirit". He gives great hugs and kisses, loves to cuddle, much to his Dad's joy.

Dad and Mom are keeping our heads above water just barely. Jerry is finishing an 8 month contract at Novell we had a chance to have. We will be closing the Orem New York Burrito and Sub Zero. A chapter of our life we are hesitant to close, but also a little relieved to be done with (it would be easier to leave it behind if we didn't have debt still from it!). We will continue to work and grow Sub Zero. We are the librarians in our ward, and Naomi was called recently as Cub Committe Chair. I'm glad to be back in Cub Scouts, actually. I have missed it, and with Thomas in scouts now (he's a Wolf), I'm glad to be involved. The one vacation we made it on this year was to Park City, and we stopped at Cascade Springs (up American Fork Canyon) on the way for some good pictures.

















Sunday, January 25, 2009

Long Time, No Posting

Ok, so I haven't posted anything since last Christmas. Our 2008 has been, as usual, very busy, and I don't get much done besides business stuff. In fact, I actually feel a bit guilty for doing things (like blogging or facebooking) that don't have to do with the business or running the household. Which I hate. I should be able to read, surf, blog, or write for fun without feeling the need to make up for the time I lost when I should have been doing books or creating ads or working or cleaning. But such is life, and I'm sure I'm not the only one feeling this way. I'll stop my complaining.

We are hanging in there and keeping high hopes for future, with a bit of anxiety for what this new economy and new president holds for us. "When dark clouds of trouble hang o'er us and threaten our peace to destroy, there is hope smiling brightly before us and we know that deliverance is nigh!" "Come, come ye saints, no toil nor labor fear--but with joy, wend your way!" Just some key hymn lines I'm trying to hang on to for now.