Spring Break and OUT of the house!

~Jace and Tan at the science center...

So we are all well now...man that was a wicked bug going around!! And since we have been stuck in the house for 3 weeks now...with everyone taking turns being sick...this, the week of Spring Break ...,we WILL NOT be stuck in the house!!

Monday...we went to The Science Center....my kids favorite is the tide pool with all the creatures in it....so therefore, the reason we went to Salt Water State Park today. So we could catch our own crabs and have fun with them!! Rain and all....(man..you can really tell we are ready to be out!!)Seriously...Salt Water was way more fun!! We are leaving tommorrow for Eastern Washington...maybe we will find a little sun?! Crossing our fingers!!

Yaki Niku Party

which basically means... a grilled meat party! Our friends Bang and CJ wanted to show us this wonderful meat and sauces...so Sunday afternoon, we grilled to our hearts content!! I'll tell ya...my eating habits are changing...I am loving everything that Bang cooks or shows me how to cook!! Guess thats why she has a restaurant in Japan still huh?

Of course the Elders had to join us!! We have a new Elder from Draper Utah..so we had to show him the downtown Puyallup love!! And of course they just happened to mozy out to the basketball hoop! The Elders, Brimley and Smith

And me..,I'm just happy to have people gathered at my house!!!

Hmmm

I was just thinking....when I saw this note on the table after Tanner was done eating his breakfast..."get a CLUE Debbie"....he's not feeling good today!!

BUT NO~ I send him to school and wait for the nurse to call me and tell me he has a temperature of 102.3!

My car is is the shop being fixed today...we have wonderful RODENTS who ate through the connector wires and so my car shakes! Stupid, stupid rodents...why would they eat warm wires? They can't taste good!!

So meanwhile...I call and ask Kevin to pick up Tan at the school and while he's on his way to get Tanner, the school nurse calls me to say that Jaycee came to the office as well, and she has a temperature as well....so Kevin was able to pick them both up at the same time and now they are sleeping soundly. This crap going around is wicked! I have been sick for a week now, and slowly feeling better each day!!

So we will just be a sick Family together...watch movies, and be lazy together! Hope Kev doesn't get this horrible stuff!

Looks like I get the Best Mom award today for sending sick kids to sahool!! ha ha~

March 7, 2009

Kathy and Deb

I know this day has passed, but I feel it needs to be noted in my blogging world as well.
My sweet Sister Kathy was killed in a tragic car accident at 5:30 pm today. Very SAD day! She will be missed terribly! We are SO grateful for the wonderful memories SHE took the time to come to Puyallup to make with our Family! We do feel a bit cheated not to have had more time with her, but feel blessed to have had the time we did have! She is fun...giving, compassionate, understanding, and was always a wonderful Sister to me!!

She was 49 years old. She was a Registered Nurse, and the last 13 years has dedicated her life as a volunteer in MANY capacities. She was a RN Volunteer for the Lincoln and Omaha Medical Reserve Corps, where she served with the US Public Health Service after Hurricane Katrina in Lafayette, LA. She was a volunteer for American Red Cross, The Lincoln Regional Center, The Child Advocacy Center, Friendship Home, Rape Spouse Abuse Crisis Center and the Nebraska Nurses Assoc. She volunteered at Weminuche Wilderness, in the Colorado National Forest Service, and most recently before her death, in the Redwood National Forest. She loved her volunteer work, especially the Redwoods! My Sister loved the physical labor involved in any form of outdoor work....even though she was only a volunteer! She is amazing, and she will always be in our hearts and has made a HUGE impression in our lives!! I love you Sis!!

Bingo night!

The kids school (Karshner Elementary) had a fundraiser for 6th grade camp. So of course we had to go...we go every year, and every year we seem to win something. Last year~we were hated by all I imagine, because we won 4 baskets!
This year~only 1...but it is HUGE....a chocolate basket! I got a bingo during the first 20 minutes...didn't even realize it though, because I was talking to my neighbor...luckily I looked down and realized! Kevin says..."run up there...shout bingo"
So here's my winnings....you've never seen SO many chocolate things in one basket!! Pretty cool! Too bad the kids didn't win, but it was a very successful fundraiser. Jaycee's 6th grade camp is almost paid for!! YAY!

"Always an adventure Mom"

That's what Ryan tells me after he rolls the snowmobile and finds the water!!! When Kevin stepped down to pull the front skii's up...his boot filled with WATER!! He didn't expect that! The longer it sat.....as they thought of the best way to get this situation under control....the deeper it sank into the water...which happened to be a lake, by the way....so Kevin was a little worried!


Ryan and Darin...trying to save the sled from sinking!

Kevin hooked his snowmobile up and tried pulling it out with the boys help pulling as well....but NO luck! Finally....Kevin was able to turn the skii's enough and just ride it out!! WHEW...a little scary! Darin managed to be the first to roll his snowmobile...(in the first 5 minutes)....then Ryan had a couple of tries at it!

I tipped mine over on a little mound, and managed to crack the winshield!!! Geez!! It wasn't even a good crash or anything!! I didn't feel real well, and just didn't have the strength when mine started to tip....dang thing!!

After The guys saved Ryans snowmobile from sinking into the lake, Ry rode for about 15 minutes, then the stearing SNAPPED! I tell you!! The luck!! So Kevin pulled him all the way back! It was hillarious to watch them...a couple of times, I think Kevin forgot to turn wide, and Ryan's ski caught on the side of the mountain, and all you could see was Ry doing the best rolls in the snow!! I was bustin' up!!

Darin, Debbie and Ryan


Luckily we were able to get a couple of hours of riding in, before the incidents!!

Ryan was here for a few days to pick up his excursion that Kevin picked up for him in Portland, he has to head back to Alaska tommorrow...but now without making some memories first!! So glad Darin was able to join us also...he is always working, but we convinced him to come along! He has a very frail body, and was extremely sore after his ride...course the roll didn't help!
Darin was at the house at 6 AM sharp (worth recording right there!!) and all ready to go!! We were back at 1:30 in the afternoon for Tanners basketball game!! All 3 of my boys at the game...pretty cool!! Makes a Mom SOOO happy!!

A HUGE thanks to Trina for jacking my blog and adding me the CUTEST blog header!!! She is the best!! So SPRING!!! Thanks a million Treen!!

Love this!

I recieved the cutest card in the mail yesterday!! Elaine saw this paper, and said it had my name written all over it!! Such a surprise and such a delight to get a homemade card in the mail!!! Why do we love that so much...probably because it makes us feel loved...yep, pretty sure that's it!!

Short post...gotta run to the school to help the 6th grade class!!