The House part 2

heres an up date on the house!! The first 2 pictures is the foundation sides finished. The Foundation walls are in the ground about 3 feet with 2" insulation on the inside of the foundation walls.


The next 2 pictures is the plumbing in the ground. The White is the water pipes and the black is the septic piping.

This long pipe out of the ground goes to the AC in the ceiling.

The next phase they will put gravel all over the inside and then pour the final slab on foundation. This may be a week or so since it has been snowing every day since Monday. Thats OK. We love the snow!!

Family...

I have to admit when it come to family I think we have the best family on the planet Earth ~ or is it Mars? Not sure, I think we are aliens for we can all be a little weird at times. I consider family as every person I know ~ Are we not all brothers and sisters from the same father?
I had the best time this last weekend with family. I remember not too long ago a certain young man wasn't very hip on marriage and kids. Just look how things change? Jer has a great family and I am so proud of him. He has really done a great job in choosing such a wonderful wife and mommy to baby Kohen. Jer is a good daddy too. I am so happy that Stef came along for Jer.
We also have a unique situation where Stef's family is as our family. They are family to us. We love them too and I am soo happy to be able to be apart of their lives. Thanks for coming and spending the holiday with us Jason, Lahia, Jeffy, Kohen, Stef, Jer, Julie and Doug. We Love you all!!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

I wanted to take a moment and tell you all that I love you!!! I really miss all of you very much and grateful for all the love and support that everyone has given to Mark, the kids and I during the last 6 years. It has been very challenging at times but your prayers and encouragement has helped us through.
We really do have so much to be thankful for. Unfortunately I have been looking at my glass as thought it is half empty and it is not. So what do we do? We need to give more service to those in need, We need to cherish every moment whether good or bad as though it is the last moment we have on this mortal earth. We need to embrace the Gospel and live it.
As we continue this moral journey we have on this mortal earth let us finish it with with humility and reverence towards our friends, family and to ourselves. The one true thing that I am and will always be grateful for is the love our Heavenly Father has for all of us. That I am a daughter of God and I have a noble birthright in his kingdom as a Queen. I truly love my Brother Jesus Christ and all that he has done for us, to show us the way to live, to be the example to us and that he loved us so much. Someday we will return home and live with our Father and I can tell him Thank you for giving me the blessings of living.
I hope you all have a Happy Thanksgiving, I love you much, XOXOXO

lil' miss Emily

I have to tell you that having Emily has been fun and exciting, She is just soo dang cute!!! Don't you think So??
E~ Energy with attitude
M~ Minds her Manners
I~ Intelligent ,she's reading at 8th Grade
L~ Loving heart and crys at movies
Y~ Y'see Emily Smile. She loves sugar-free chocolate pudding

Emily has been a very busy girl lately. She is doing great in school and always excels she gives alot of effort to do her best. Em is also taking Irish dancing and will be performing next year. Those of you who have been around Emily since birth know that Emily loves to sing. Therefore we thought it appropriate to get Emily singing lessons. She loves it and I love the fact that she is singing in front of others in her class so she won't be so shy. If she can overcome being shy she will go along ways.
I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for allowing Emily to stay with us here on earth. Sh is a joy to have around and I love her so much. XOXOXO Emme, Love Mom

Blessings this week

Life really is Good. Top 10 blessing of this week!
1) We have foundation walls on the house.
2) Emily went to the hospital for severe abdominal pain. She is feeling much better ~ A bout with gastroineritis.
3) We have hot food on our plates and a warm place to live.
4) Mark loves his job.
5) Angela and Stephanie still love eachother and stay up late acting like silly little 5 year old girls.
6) Mark Jr still has an abundance of energy and most always has a smile.
7) Staying on my diet of healthy eating.
8) I am getting alot of sewing done this week. I even learned how to do a twisted nine.
9) My mom is here and has been a great help to me this week. It is fun to sew with her and Emme likes staying up late with Grams.
10) The top blessing is this week is that I am alive and get to enjoy my family. I love them so much!!!

Happy Tuesday to you!!

Happy Tuesday to you!! I have not much to say but I thought I'd jot a thought. Do you sometimes wonder what people really think? I have issues! I love to read people. The only thing I can't read is there thoughts.
I don't believe people when they are asked, "What are you thinking about?" and they respond with, "oh, nothing.". I'm sorry I just don't buy it! I don't believe that a person can just shut off their brain so it does not think. I would rather hear, " Oh, honey I was just thinking how fat you've become and how nice it would be if you were skinny again." or " I really just don't feel like taking to you today". I guess it would make me feel a whole heck of alot better if I knew. But for now body language has to do!! What do you think? Happy Tuesday.

I Love Thanksgiving

I am so glad Halloween is over. Don't get me wrong I love the fact that we can dress up and play pretend, watch scary movies late at night and carve pumpkins (which we failed to do this year). But, I love the Thanksgiving season. For me it is a time to self reflect and think of the blessing that I seem to forget the rest of the year when it feels like I am flying Mach 10. ThanksGiving is a time to slow down, cuddle up to the one you love and drink Hot Cocoa.