Birthday Pics

The glow is from the candles folks............(shhh. not because some soccer dude came by)
The soccer dude with the chaperone glaring in the background. He has a name but I really shouldn't use it on the blog. U. R. A. Nutcase Mr. M!!! Beware he has a mean kick and he can run really fast.
This is one scary girl who used to live next door to us. She was posing in this picture believe it or not. NOT!! We miss our Abner and all of her crazyiness.
Alas, the prized gift of all time has been passed around once again. This infamous ugly soccer shirt was first purchased by Fred from Savers for .99. He loved it and we all thought is was so ugly. Fred likes it because it's an Adidas Shirt. We agree that it's still ugly. Fred wore it on his birthday just to give us all a bad time and now we give it to each other on special occasions. Sure hope Little K doesn't have my name for Christmas.
It's too bad that I didn't video this. We have a weird tradition of singing Happy Birthday in the most non-traditional annoying way that we can. I know it's strange but then, we're all a little wacky at our house.

Yes, it's Duncan at it again!!

This is Duncan after he had just told Aiden our neighbor child that is wasn't cool to have your nails painted even if they used "boy" colors. I am laughing too hard to type anything. The pictures say it all. Kallee..........you have married a funny guy that's for sure.

Saturday

I married a wonderful guy. Who else on a Saturday morning will let me sleep in, pick the tomatoes, wash the tomatoes, gather all the canning supplies, get the water ready and by time I have woke up and have worked on a scrapcard project has the tomatoes already steamed, enlisted Blake's help and has half of the tomatoes chopped and cooking in the pot? Fred. What a man and how I appreciate him. He doesn't even complain about it. Why? Because Fred is a great man who loves to make salsa and my version of chili/taco/everything base and doesn't think it's woman's work that's why.

No sleep

I work Monday through Thursday and look forward to Thursday evenings. It is the beginning of my weekend. I mentally unwind and usually do nothing most of the time if I can get away with it because I know the rest of the weekend will be full of catching up with laundry, housework and now canning season. The family went to a soccer match with Limmi, by the way Nat I like your spelling better than mine, and she was full of it. I think that she has had too many wrestling matches with people and she starts to play rough which Fred does not like at all. Limmi went on lots of long walks and was just worn out by time the match was over. When we arrived at home I climbed into bed and turned on Monk which is a great TV series that I enjoy watching. I fell asleep and before I knew it a knock came at the door. It was Little K announcing that she couldn't sleep and didn't feel well. In my mind I am thinking , you are 17 you can take care of yourself!! I climbed out of bed and went looking for some meds for her and the clock said 10:50 pm! What? I felt that I had been sleeping all night long. I got Little K taken care of and climbed back into bed. Just when I had fallen asleep, I hear another knock at the door....Mom, I can't sleep and I don't feel good. By now I figured out that she thinks if she can't sleep that nobody should sleep either. I reassure her that she is alright and to try and go back to bed. A little while later I hear Fred get up. He is a lot like Grandpa Carlson and wakes up early in the morning. His internal alarm can go off at 2, 3, or even 4:00 am. Kendal expressed that he suffers from the same syndrome. Hmmm.... I tell myself, he was trying to be quiet. I tried to go back to sleep and guess that I finally dozed off only to woken up by the DOG!! After that I gave up, watched the news and then finally got out of bed.
By now one would think that the kids, husband and dog are trained! Not exactly true. A mother's job is never done. I chuckle when the married one's call home when they're sick and still want a little TLC from mom , from now on I will tell them as they tell me.....you have a husband remember?
Inside joke. Have a great Friday!!

Spoiled Puppy

Man's Best Friend.

First Bath and boy did she need it.


She's not potty trained completely and it drives me nuts. she is full of it. She is Fred's best bud.

Sorry for the short post.

Happy Birthday Little K

Hard to believe that 17 years ago I was in labor with Little K. Happy Day teenager!!

Welcome September

I love the changing of the seasons and I have especially enjoyed having some rain after such a long dry spell. The cooler weather is a welcome relief. I have mixed feelings about summer leaving and fall beginning. I love the long summer nights and the warm evening air but I also enjoy the crisp cool air at night and the colors of fall time. Fall colors are beautiful. As we were traveling towards Park City it was neat to see the wide spectrum of color that blanketed the mountain side. Welcome September!!!

Blonde Antelope

Somedays life just hits you hard!!!

Do I have to?
A creek named after me.Rain and more rain!!! At least it keeps the dust down.
This is what you do on the side of the road while waiting for the tow truck to come. Eat watermelon, have a watermelon toss and rock throwing contest.
Jeep, no power!! We all waited for two hours. Good thing to have towing insurance.

Mom is dinner ready? No Kallee, remember you are the camp cook!!
How many rain clouds dad 1 or 2?
don't ask me to chop any more wood.
Dinner

NOw this is good food!!

Northslopegang Final pictures...

Blake enjoyed his time reading books around the campfire. Duncan helped by chopping wood. Santa please bring a new chain saw for Fred. Little K and her friend Mr. M. He was a lot of fun and brought his own 4-wheeler.

WELL!!!

Having a new puppy is like potty training a two year old again!! That is the down side of this puppy adventure. Fred is so whooped(sp) that you really can't say anything and Limi is so attached to him. Fred is like a 5 year old. He runs around the yard and the dog is chasing him. He stops and they play and play. However tonight Puppy is stinky and so she got her first bath. Fred says she still stinks so I guess we'll bathe her tomorrow. Need to get rid of two cats and their droppings because if Limi is loose she goes for the gold...yuck!! sorry if that was so disgusting but it's true. Oh well that is some of the happenings of the first week with Limi.

One Word done my way!!

I was told I could only type ONE Word to each question! Not as easy as you might think. It's really hard to only use one word answers.

1. Where is your cell phone? bedroom
2. Where is your significant other? Garden
3. Your hair color? Hidden
4. Your mother? Stalwart
5. Your father? Giving
6. Your favorite thing? Family
7. Your dream last night? Teenagers
8. Your dream/goal? Contentment
9. The room you're in? Computer
10. Your hobby? handiwork
11. Your fear? Heights
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Home
13. Where were you last night? Home
14. What you're not? Millionaire
15. One of your wish list items? Eternity
16. Where you grew up? Utah
17. The last thing you did? Napped
18. What are you wearing? Green
19. Your TV? ON
20. Your pet? Limi
21. Your computer? Slow
22. Your mood? Happy
23. Missing someone? Yes
24. Your car? Runs
25. Something you're not wearing? socks
26. Favorite store? Craft
27. Your summer? Short
28. Love someone? Forever
29. Your favorite color? Pink
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? Camping
32. Who you want to Tag? Nobody -- just have fun reading.

Miss Limerick C

Introducing the newest member of the family. This is Miss Limerick C or Limi. She is named after a city in Ireland that Fred served in while on a LDS mission. She is very smart and a little sweetheart. We are getting used to her and puppy training. As you can tell she is bonded to Fred. She is adorable and loves her doggy bed. She has lungs too!! If you have great tips on puppy training we would welcome the input. Thank you Paul and Kerry for your generosity.

Northslopegang Part Two

Dusty tired feet
outdoor refrigeration

The area that we go camping is breathtaking and the streams are very functional as you can see.
Tarp City II and protection from the rain and hail storm. Josh it would help to put the top on the jeep next time.

Photography practice 101

I was experimenting with the camera and found that flowers are fun to take pictures of. I hope that I don't bore you too much with the photos. The northslope was very green and beautiful this year and many types of wildflowers were in bloom. Enjoy and remember to stop once in awhile and enjoy all the beautiful surroundings we are blessed to have around us.

Camping with the Northslopegang part 1

Dad we want to go camping. How long has it been since we went to the northslope? Too long says the mother. The 4-wheeler is broken, should we rent one? No, says the Dad it costs too much. Dad tells us that his co-worker has offered to let us use theirs. Nice co-worker. The northslope gang packs up the 4-wheelers, camping gear and heads out on Thursday to enjoy a weekend together. Our favorite spot is available and we begin to set up camp. No trailer this time. Grab the tents. Dad, please take the porta potty. Dad consents and the women have some luxury in the mountains. Dad it looks like it might rain. Gather the tarps family, we need some protection from the weather. Dad I think we need protection from Duncan. He is flashing his stomach. Blake, pose for posterity. Mom put the camera away. But Blake the light is perfect for pictures. Mom we are sick and tired of you always telling us that the lighting is perfect for a picture. Mom gets her way and click goes the camera button.