5 days and counting......

Only 5 more days and I start Nail Tech school. I am soooo excited for Dec. 8th to get here!!! :) Kids are doing good right now and we are trudging along. That's it for this post. :)

"After All These Years"

On Dec. 2nd it will be 20 years since Kyle and I first met. It's incredibly hard to believe that this much time has gone by already. It feels like yesterday sometimes and other times it feels like we've always been with each other and I don't remember being without him. We met Dec. 2nd, 1988 and became engaged 2 1/2 weeks later on Dec. 20th, 1988. We married 6 months later on June 30th, 1989. There have been times when I have wanted a divorce, but I have learned through some really hard times, that I REALLY LOVE HIM and those hard times are when we grow the most, and when we discover that, it's because we love each other that we work through it and grow closer together. I'm glad I've learned how to work out the rough times b/c I have a real GEM, he's the BEST thing that has EVER happened to me, and b/c of that..... we have 3 beautiful children who are a reflection of our love. "After All These Years" is the new Journey song. If you have a minute, listen to it on my playlist. I encourage everyone who reads this to take a minute and think about all the GOOD things about the one YOU love.... :)

Life.....

I'm still at D.I., but I get to start Nail tech school Dec. 8th finally! I can't wait! We went to Kyle's niece's wedding Halloween weekend and decided to drive to Rock Springs, WY to see if we could see ourselves living there if Kyle took a job with Haliburton. It was much more urban then we had expected. I told kyle we needed to make the trip during winter when it's -50F. THAT would be the test....only problem is I don't want to try to drive there in the winter. :) Not much else going on right now.....just.........Life.

KARSTON'S 15th B-day!!!

Karston finally turned 15 on the 9th of Sept. For his b-day he had asked for a punching bag with gloves. We went to Wally world and got one for him. It is now hanging in the garage where he can "release" ALL of his frustrations. He wanted a snickers cake from Alberstons so that's the cake we had. Here's a pic with the cake.

WORKING....uuugghhh!

So, I haven't posted for a while. I started working at Deseret Industries the day after Labor Day (Sept. 2nd.) DI is making money and they're not supposed to b/c they are a non-profit org. So they have a scholarship program that will pay up to $3k toward schooling. I want to get my nail tech license and I have to work 30-90 days to prove my work ethics to them and then they will pay some or all of my schooling. So...I'm working 40hrs/wk to get my schooling paid for. I'm a cashier/merchandiser. Nothing major but it is exhausting on Saturdays when I'm head cashier. Hope to be in school ASAP!! and that's my update.

First year @ High School...already...really..?????

All morning long Karston kept whining "I don't want to go to school". I can't believe he's starting at CHS this year....where did the time go? Funny thing is...when he got home all he could say was "High School ROCKS!!" "Can I just say that High School ROOOOOOOCKS!!" My sweet little boy who was always helping others, constantly saying "look at me mom", and just enjoying life....has officially turned into a High Schooler. I hope he has a GREAT year and continues to think that High School ROOOCKS!!! This is a pic from when he got home from school.

Last year @ Elementary

This is it ...the last year I'll have one in elementary school. It's a little nostalgic....and hard to see that my "baby" is starting her last year of attendance at Andrus Elementary. Here's a pic of her on her way to school yesterday Monday Aug. 25th, 2008. Nothing lasts forever I guess. Hard to believe it's come sooooo fast.