My Birthday!!

To start off with I want to thank everyone that took time out of their day to wish me a happy birthday, that was very nice!!

I started off my day by getting up at 5am to wake Ashley up, then I laid back down t o sleep a little bit longer. Around 7am mom called to say happy birthday and the same time I hung up the phone with her, my friend Jeff called to say happy birthday. I didn't get off the phone until almost 8. I tried again to go to sleep and then it was time to get up and get ready so that we could go to see Adrian sworn into the Army out in Salt Lake City. I curled my hair but it fell to strait before we got to the waiting area of the building Adrian was being sworn in at. On the way to check Ashley out of school to join Kevin and myself, Kevin decided to start a fight with me and it continued the entire day. I made sure that I thought the he was being selfish to think only of what would make him happy rather than allow someone else to have a good day! We waited in the waiting room for three hours after getting there to see the 2 min. swearing in ceremony. After we left there we went to Costco and spent almost 900 dollars (Kevin didn't say a word about the amount since he already made problems that day!) We went to WalMart after that to spend more money. We decided while out in the city we would go to eat at Chuckaramma for dinner, it was good except it was a very small one so the variety was not very much. We also waited a long time for eating so I didn't realy feel good. After dinner we drove back home and unloaded all the groceries (only putting away what needed to be frozen or put into the fridge.) I was given my gifts after we got all the stuff inside and below is the pictures!! All in all it was a good day minus the arguing with Kevin!


This is a double feature of the Secret Garden and A Little Princess, two movies that I have wanted for a while!!! I saw this and decided that I would get it for myself. Happy Birthday to me!!!

David got this one for me which has also been on my list for a long time!! I love this movie and can recite every line!! Thanks David!

While we were in Wal Mart after shopping at Costco and Adrian's ceremony, Adrian had me pick out a movie to go along with the gift that he had waiting at home. I chose the Rocky Horror Picture Show!! The 4 movie set of the Indiana Jones movies he had ordered previous (Again off my list!!) He was so proud of his choice!! Thanks Adrian!

The following is what Ashley got for me, it is a white, super soft teddy bear with a necklace around its neck and a homemade card!! I love it!! The card almost brought me to tears while I was reading it, very sweet!!! Thanks so much Ashley!!

Kevin has not gotten me anything at this moment but that will change!!!

What I did today!

Well not that it is really posting worthy but today I drove over to have my blood drawn to have all my levels checked to see if I am good to go on my end to have a baby. I will be getting the news back on Wednesday. If the news is bad it will make for a horrible day, not only would the test results be bad but I then would have to go and see Adrian sworn in to be followed up by a stop at Costco to do my regular every two week shopping. I hope to hear all good and then see what happens with Kevin's part.

After I went and gave away my blood I made a stop at the grocery store and I found out that they are no longer going to carry the after shower daily spray that I use anymore! I am not happy!

I stopped by Jana's house on my way out of town and her and I began making a menu of things that she wants to learn how to cook. We made an arrangement that she will teach me how to play the piano and I will teach her how to cook! We have only cooked a chicken pot pie but it was a success with her husband and child so she has made it a couple of times since!! It will be a week from Thursday when we start regularly and it will be every Thursday (unless something comes up for either one of use) I am excited to start teaching her and also learning the piano!!

The Corn Maze

Last night we went to the haunted corn maze!! It was myself, Kevin, Ashley, Adrian, and Samuel that went and I had a blast, the kids did also!! We went spur of the moment and on the way there I got pulled over (very bad), fortunately I was not given anything besides a verbal warning (very good!) I was going 61 in a 35 so that would have been a horrible ticket. I was in an area that I had never been in and I was not aware that the speed had dropped from the 60 to 35. Anyway, when we got to the maze and the line was way long but it was well worth the wait. The best part of the whole thing was at the end when the "Freddie" character came directly up to us and heard me say Ashley's name. He then began to chase her to the end of the maze calling her name in a very spooky way!! It was very funny! We went through the non haunted part of the maze and somehow ended back in the haunted part so when the "Freddie" guy saw Ashley again, he remembered her and couldn't resist the creepy calling out her name. I have never seen her run so fast!!!

Next week on Halloween we are going to go to Whiterocks and go through the haunted woods! That should be more fun than the maze, if we see any haunted houses on the way we will probably stop at them too!! I love Halloween!!!

Working with Ashley

So as you know from the previous posting, Ashley has bad grades in school. She doesn't like that I am now involved in her homework and everything everyday. I have decided that she will at the end of each subject show me what she did for that class and we will review what she did to see if all info was understood and also to make sure that she finished the assignment to avoid an excuse later about the assignment not getting turned in or the famous one, that she didn't understand the assignment. I have started to quiz her to make sure that she is not just reading the answer out of the book but rather that she is getting the info from her mind. We will see if my way is going to work as the weeks go and we can review her grades.

I met with her biology teacher to find that she did know what each assignment was and that allot of her problems in that class was because of the group of friends that she sits by in there. That is no longer the case as I asked that she pulled away from the corner of the room that she is in and be moved to another spot, AWAY from her friends that she spends that class talking to and passing notes with. She obviously was not happy with me when I did this, I explained that even though she is getting a social experience by going to school the main reason to go to school is so that she can get an education, not to socialize. That didn't change much, she was still mad!! This weekend we will be studying for her biology test for Monday. She was told to bring home her notes and her book so that we could get a couple of solid hours of studying in to help her be better prepared, she hasn't said anything about it yet so I guess I will have to bring it up and get her mad at me again for making her put her mind into her work. I also discussed with her teacher that she be given the opportunity to finish a test after school if she doesn't have time during class to avoid her stressing about time and just writing whatever down rather than look in the notes for the answer. She uses the excuse that she feels pressure at test time and then feel like she spends to much time on one question and then doesn't have time to finish the test. She no longer has this as a reason if she fails her tests as he has given her the opportunity to do this. I found that they are able to use the notes that they take out of the book or that they take in class on almost every test and quiz so I am not sure why she is getting failing grades.

I talked through email with her English teacher who is Mrs. Farnsworth and to say the least I was not impressed. I have known that she plays her favorites but she is in for a rude awakening if Ashley is not a favorite and she thinks that she can get away with losing papers and things like that. In the email that I got about wanting to meet with her she just put her grades in it that I could already see without any explanation of the grade or the assignment. I asked Ashley to find out what each assignment that she got a zero on was and to see if there was any way of making them up. Ashley spoke to her and because of it she was given a lecture about being disrespectful and rude. What??? I wasn't there to see what body language was used by Ashley but I told her that if she even rolled her eyes that could be considered disrespect. She says she didn't but then she does it so often I am not so sure. I have given her info that should help her if she does it and that is to take all assignments for that class to a copier in her grandpas room and make a copy to keep in her binder until the report card is received that has that grade on it. If during that grading period she is told that she didn't turn it in then she can pull out her copy and she her that she did in fact turn it in as she has a copy. However, her just showing a copy of an assignment may not work so I have also suggested that she hand each assignment directly to Mrs. Farnsworth to eliminate the excuse that she didn't turn it in. We will see how things go!!!

Army Update

Well last night the army recruiter came over and talked about jobs with Adrian, myself, and Kevin. After all was said and done for the evening we were told that 2 days after graduation is when my baby boy will leave and be gone for 10 weeks of training and then sent off for another 4 weeks. I will be so sad since he will not be able to spend any time with the family this summer after he gets out of school. I am also very nervous for him. Call me selfish but I would much rather have him home for a couple of months after graduation just to spend with everyone.
On Tuesday, October 28 he will go with the recruiter out to Provo and then to a motel room to have any final talks about anything that Adrian is concerned with and so on. On Wednesday October 29Th he will be sworn in. I will have mixed emotions about it but will support him and try to show only happy tears!! If the tears are coming anyway I guess I can always lie and say that they are happy even if they are not!!!

Adrian and Ashley's Grades

Well the report cards are not in as of yet but there is this thing that they have so that the parents and the students can check their grades to see how everything is going.

Well I am pleased to say that when Adrian and I checked his grades last week he had strait A's!!!!! As yesterday he has dropped to having all A's and 1 B!! That is still very good. Last year Adrian had a hard time with his grades and was failing at least half of his classes at any given time. After daily tutorials with his teachers he was able to bring some up but still ended the year with some bad grades. Last year started off with bad grades and I think he was never able to catch up on the info in the classes to obtain the better grades as the year progressed. This year he has started off so well! I am very proud of him and what's even better, I think that he is proud of himself!!! Good job baby boy!

Last year Ashley ended the year having all A's and B's!! She was very proud of herself as well as Kevin and myself. She studied hard and put her mind to it! Allot of the "putting her mind to it" attitude that she had last year was because she had gotten into trouble so much. For the most part of the second half of the year she was grounded and had nothing else to do but study. So far this year all I have heard on things is that she was doing good, understanding everything, asking questions, and so on. Ashley was begged for almost two weeks to bring home the paper that would have her info on it so that we could check out her grades, she conveniently forgot everyday up until yesterday when David reminded her constantly. When she came home I asked for it and she went from being all smiles to having an upset look on her face and was reluctant to get the paper. When she was walking into Dad's room to bring up the website on his computer she made the comment, " Why do I need to bring it up, I already know I have bad grades." WHAT??? She has known that she has had bad grades and has not taken any action to correct it, ask questions, do tutorials, anything!!
I went into the room still trying to tell myself that maybe she is just saying she has bad grades because they were not all A's like Adrian. When I got the the computer she was sitting in front of it with her head in her hands. I asked her to move so that I could sit down and we could go over each class. The first grade on it was a 99, very good!! The second class listed was seminary and that doesn't give a grade so I moved on to the next, and there it was, a 62! The class is Mrs. Farnsworth's English class. The way that I do grades is anything that is bad (a c or below) I ask about it as to why it is what it is, did they not understand or what happened. I do also commend them on all the good grades because they worked hard to get it and I like to praise them on good things done!! I asked Ashley about each grade listed in English and got the same excuses, " I don't know what that assignment is" and "I don't remember doing anything like that" Well, I sent an email to Mrs. Farnsworth to set up a time that Ashley and I can go and talk to her so that way we can all be in the same boat on Ashley's education. Ashley cried when I did this and even more tears came when I told her that she would be at the meeting and would tell her teacher what she told me.
Moving on after the email was sent to the next class listed and I find a grade of a 57!! This class happens to be biology. Once again I got the same excuses as before with an added one being, "I don't remember the words" OK, I admit that some of the words are hard to remember but if you study it should eliminate that problem or at least be beneficial. Well, I again wrote an email to the teach er of this class and once again she cried.
I was very disappointed in these grades and I told her so. I explained to her several times that I know that she can do better, she showed us that last year. I asked her if we needed to minimise the time that she is allowed to watch TV, play games, get on the computer, etc. or what her opinion is on it. Her response was to just take her out of public school and home school her! I explained to her that if that was done then the person (me) that is talking to her about the grades would then be the one that would be in charge of giving the grade and that I would not take anything less than perfection. I shouldn't have used that word perfection. rather I should have said I wouldn't take anything less than her best, that's my mistake that I will have to fix.
Anyways, the grades were nit great, these are just the worst of them. She had two A's. 1 B, and 3 F's. I asked her if she had put forth all the effort that she could and had asked all the questions she didn't know the answer to, her response was "well I guess not." She was angry when we finished in Dad's room because I told her that I was going to ask that the teachers give me a heads up when there is tests so that for a week previous he and I can study for them as well as I want to check her homework everyday. She thinks that is like treating her like a baby but the way that I see it, I gave her the chance to have me there and put it on herself to ask questions if she had any rather than hover over her shoulder. This is the way that I can make sure that she is understanding her assignments.
I asked her what she had for homework and then told her to get started on it, she tried to go upstairs to her room to do it. I told her that she needed to work at the table downstairs and that sent the tears going again accompanied by a lovely whine of, "I don't want to do my work down here, I just want to be in my room!" I don't think that I was wrong to say that she had to stay down at the table but she does, any opinions???
Well the night ended with her still mad at me as I went over her homework papers, correcting her on anything that was incorrect and explaining how a small mistake such as a word left out of a definition that she wrote down could cause her to miss a question on a test because she will have studied it the way she had written it but the test will have the correct wording. I don't know if she heard what I said, but I can only say the words, it is up to her to listen to them. Hopefully we can get her head back into school and maybe she will find that she wants to get the grades to be proud of herself and her accomplishments! If anyone has any advise, please give it!

Art Work Update!

This is what Ashley has done so far on her latch hook, she is making progress. I think that this one was a little bit to big for her to start out doing, I would feel somewhat overwhelmed by this one and that is after I have done several!! She is doing good on it (when she works on it anyway!) She was only working on it when I was doing mine so now that I am not doing one I am not sure how much more progress will be made without a constant asking her when she is going to work on it. I will keep pictures posted as she does work on it!!
Here is the finished product!! It took me long enough! The one above is being dumb and wouldn't take long-ways, that is why it is sideways. The one below did OK, it is at least the right direction, the same direction that the camera was aiming to take it!! I like it, I think it turned out real well! I will start on the paint by numbers now, so I will take pictures as I go and post them to show off my artwork!!
Any suggestions on what I should do with these after I finish them?? Let me know!

Here is the Chili!!!

Keep in mind that I am giving the quantities that I use and that is a big pot of chili!! You may have to tweak it to get it to the amount that you need. If I could do it smaller than I would but that is not how I cook!!

ingredients:

5 lbs of ground beef
2 29oz cans of tomato sauce
1 14.5oz can of diced tomatoes (do not drain)
2 medium sized yellow onions (diced fine)
2 nice sized jalapenos (diced fine)
4 tbs minced garlic
4 15oz cans of dark kidney beans (drained)
3 packages of the McCormick chili seasoning
salt
pepper
garlic powder



directions:

You want to first get a large pot and brown up your ground beef, adding to the meat at the beginning of the browning garlic powder, 1 pkg of the chili seasoning, and the salt and pepper. All of those is not measured, I usually sprinkle a nice amount of each across the top of the meat, you will have to use your own judgment. While the meat is browning is when I prep everything else for the chili. I use my food processor to chop all of the onions and the jalapenos, works good for the garlic also, though I use garlic that is already minced! If you don't have a food processor then you will need to just cut it up on your own by hand. The reason I use the food processor is so that all things are finely chopped and not noticeable to most people who may not like onions or jalapenos, plus the flavor spreads more evenly throughout the cooking of the chili to make the flavors blend better. With the jalapenos, you can leave the seeds in if you want to have the temp that mine was for the Navajo tacos back in Michigan, take them out for mild chili, or before cutting the jalapenos you can roll them on the counter top and then cut it up with the seeds in (this makes it way hot!) Don't forget about the meat that is browning, make sure that you have it crumbled into small pieces to make a nice texture to the chili when all the ingredients are added together, you don't want big chuncks of meat. After the meat is browned, you will need to drain as much of the grease off that you can. I usually have mine draining in a colander so I can use only one pot for the whole cooking process. If you don't drain yours that way, then you will have to dirty another pan (sorry!) While I have the meat draining I put the diced up onions, jalapenos, and garlic in the pot to cook up for about 2 mins over medium heat, less amount of time depending on how big your veggies are cut up into. After the veggies are done then I add the tomato sauce and the diced tomatos. I run a little bit of water in the cans that had the tomato sauce in it to make sure that I use all of the sauce!! I then add the remaining 2 pkgs of the chili seasoning and stir everything all together. Drain the cans of the beans while the sauce comes up to a warm temp (about 5 mins after you stir it together.) I again use a colander for the beans like I did for the meat. While the water is running on the beans I toss then around to make sure they are completely clean of the juice they came in in the can. I add the beans to the sauce mixture then I stir together. I then add the meat back to the pot and stir. Depending on the thickness that you want the chili to be, you may need to add a small amount of water to the pot. After getting it the thickness that you like, turn the heat down to a meadium low to low (depending on how hot the medium low is, you don't want it to be boiling) place a lid on it and allow it to simmer for about 2 to 4 hours for all the flavors to blend, stir every 20 or so mins to avoid the chili sticking to the bottom of the pot.

serving:

I have shredded chedder cheese and diced onions setting on the counter so that who ever is eating the chili can add it if they would like or they can eat it just as it comes out of the pot, either way it should be good!!! Enjoy it.



If you have any questions on anything then let me know and I will answer to the best of my ability! Let me know how it goes.

My 4th Picture Tag

This is the picture that was the fourth file and the fourth picture and it is of the art work that Ashley did while back in Michigan. She had this foil picture done while we were still there and she enjoyed it allot!! I wish she would be more motivated to do more art work but in the meantime while I am waiting on that to happen I will just have to enjoy the pictures!!!

Adrian's Answer to the Army!!

Well I asked him to think about the decision fully before he signed the papers and make sure that it is what he wanted to do for him and not for any other reason. I asked him the other day if he had come to a decision and he said he had decided to join the army. I told him that I would support his decision and that I was proud of him. Then i asked him what lead him to his decision to join, you know like what made him lean that way rather than the other. The answer I get is, "because I want to." That is all, no other words. I explained that that is a reason but asked what things made him want to join, again the answer, "because I want to." That explains everything to me!! I just hope that he is making the decision for him and that he can be as proud of himself for it as Kevin and I are of him for making such a big, life changing decision.

We are proud of you Adrian and love you for always.

My 50 odd thing's

1. Do you like blue cheese? Not even the smell.

2. Have you ever smoked a cigarette? No .

3. Do you own a gun? Not me personally but several around.

4. What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Cherry mostly but I have added apple and watermelon before also and that's good.

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? Every time and the wait does not help the anxiety either.

6. What do you think of hot dogs? Only if they are all beef, but I would rather eat polish sausages.

7. Favorite Christmas Song? All of them are awesome so I do not really have a favorite.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Any Simply produce. Orange juice, Apple juice, Lemonade, etc.

9. Can you do push ups? Maybe one, even that is shaky to get up after going down.

10. What is your favorite movie? Wow, that is a hard question since movies are my addiction ( I have not bought a new one in about two month's...go me!!) I am still a big fan of musicals like Meet me in St. Louis and Summer Magic but I also like the scary or comedy movies. My collection has ALOT of Disney too, so I can't say that I have a favorite!

11. What's your favorite piece of jewelry? I have to say it would be my wedding ring. I have never liked the shape of the marque diamond but this ring is the most beautiful ring in my mind even with that cut. Any other ring that I have seen this shape is still not something I like!!

12. Favorite hobby? At the moment it is the latch hooking that I have been doing, I am down to 10 lines left on the sunflower one. When I finish that then my favorite hobby will move to the paint by numbers that I have 7 of to do. I am giving one to Ashley so only 6 really.

13. Do you work with people who idolize you? I don't think the kids, and all the other people living in this house would use that word or anything close to it. I run a tight ship since I am very compulsive so I like to have things done a certain way. I don't get to many complaints to my face (not to say they don't say it to each other) so I guess they are OK with it. I do try to give a little but sometimes it is hard to leave somethings a certain way rather than the way I like it to be, you know!?

14. Do you have ADD? No.

15. What's one trait that you hate about yourself? I hate that things get on my nerves, like I was just saying about the being compulsive. If I could be "normal" and not like I am now that would rock. I would probably have a messy house if that was the case, it is hard enough to keep up after the 10 people living here now!!

17. Name 3 thoughts at this moment: The kids should be home from school soon, I hope I have enough cream for the Fettuccine Alfredo that is for dinner tonight.

18. Name 3 things you bought yesterday: Bacon bits for the potato soup, a milk shake at the gas station down town, gas for the car.

19. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, Raspberry White Tea, Juice or Gatorade.

20. Current worry right now? That I don't have all the ingredients that I need for dinner.

21. Current hate right now? I hate that there is no carpet in the house yet. We will be getting it by Christmas hopefully though!!

22. Favorite place to be? Anywhere that I can be happy or be with family.

23. How did you bring in the New Year? I am not totally sure, I think I was sleeping be

24. Favorite vacation spot? Not sure yet, give me a couple of years of good vacation trips with the resort ownership that Kevin and I bought and then I can answer that. 25. Name three people who will complete this: I don't know, I would hope that there would be at least one. 26. Who's answer do you want to read the most? I think that it would be fun to read any that post and since I would not know who would be posting it will be a surprise. 27. What color shirt are you wearing? White 28. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I have never slept in them but I think it would be fun to try just like silk. 29. Can you whistle? every now and then something comes out that resembles a whistle. 30. Favorite color? I like greens and blues. 31. Would you be a pirate? No they are not polite and are dishonest. 32. What songs do you sing in the shower? I don't sing in the shower. 33. Favorite girl's name? I like Megan Elizabeth 34. Favorite boy's name? I plan on the name for my first born son to be Blaise Justice Rushing. 35. What's in your pocket right now? Burt's Bees Chapstick. 36. Last thing that made you laugh? The blog Amy wrote about the corn maze. 37. Best bed sheets as a child? I don't remember to much about the sheets but I remember the blankets that I had, and still have to pass down to my kids. 38. Worst injury you've ever had? I got ran over by a motorcycle one summer here in Utah and broke three toes, broke my collar bone when I rolled off a bed (very low to the ground), ran head first into everything that was hard, and the list for me goes on and on. 39. Do you love where you live? I love the country living because you have more privacy and it is much more peaceful. I don't care for the cold in the winter and sometimes the distance between the stores and myself. 40. How many TVs do you have in your house? 7 41. Who is your loudest friend? I am mostly friends with family anymore since all I do is stay at home but of the friends that I do have outside the family circle it would have to be my friend Bianca that lives down in Lubbock. 42. How many dogs do you have? I no longer have a dog of my own but there are currently 2 dogs that live here at the house. We have Nathan's dog Snow and Samuel's dos Aslan. 43. Does someone have a crush on you? I hope that Kevin would still have a crush on me. 45. What is your favorite book? At the moment I am reading a book called Ghost At St. Micheal's, I am still a fan of the Sun Fire books. 46. What is your favorite candy? I love red hots and lemon heads. 47. What is your favorite sports team? Tampa Bay Bucs! 48. What song do you want played at your funeral? I haven't thought that far a head yet, so I have know idea. 49. What were you doing 12 AM last night? Sleeping in bed. 50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up this morning? Is it 5 in the morning already.

What we bought!!

Well, on Thursday of last week Kevin and I went to a seminar so that I could claim my three day, two night Vegas trip. We went knowing when it came down to the end we would say no thank you or we had to think about it. That is not at all what happened. We were very impressed with what it is all about and so we bought 7000 credits in a resort vacation share. It is similar to time share but instead of owning 1 week out of a year in the same room in the same city every year for the rest of our lives we are able to make reservations at any time in any city or country and we own it for the rest of our lives and can be willed out for as long as our children's, children's children want to keep it for. We will be making payments for it of less than 250 a month and can use it even while still paying for it. If there is a vacation that we want to take and for the length of time that we want to take it for is more than the total 7000 credits that we have then we can also borrow from the next years worth of credits or if there is a year that we don't use all or any of the credits they will add up for up to 4 years. It isn't a use it all every year or loss it so it is really good I think. Any one have any thoughts on it?? I was given a free week that doesn't go against our credits just for buying into it and the plan is that is will be used to rent a house or suite of sorts that everyone can fit in on the beach when we have the reunion in New Jersey!!! Isn't that awesome, that way we all have more money for fun things rather than worrying about accommodations!!

Adrian and the Army

Well, yesterday the army recruiter came to the house to talk to Kevin, myself, and Adrian about Adrian joining up. I would support whatever decision he made on it provided it was his decision and not one that he felt pressured to make. Since I have been around all I have heard from Kevin is that Adrian and Ashely WAS going to join. Talking with Adrian several different times he is not sure what he wants to do, all he knows is he does not want to disappoint his dad. I have explained to both him and Kevin that it is in the end Adrian that has to live with the decision that he makes either to join or not, but if he joins only because his dad wants him to then he will have done it for the completely wrong reason and may regret it in the end. As of yesterday, Adrian was saying he was going to join, but is now once again not sure if that is the way to go. I asked Kevin to back my statements up and have a heart to heart with Adrian about it and let him know that he would be proud of him no matter what his decision was. Adrian being the "heart on his sleeve" kind of guy started to cry and then they hugged at the end. I have been all about the kids making the decision on their futures all along because it is just that, their future! I am not the one that has to be happy with it, no matter what either one of them was to decide to do in their lives I will support and stand behind them with all of the love that I can give, but at the end of the day they are the one's that have to feel like they are doing what is right for them and be proud of themselves!! Kevin has also pushed for Ashley to join the military or army and the same is said by her, she does not want to disappoint Kevin. I don't know if me telling them what I have told them will make a difference, but I do know that it is unfair for Kevin to tell the kids what they are to do with their futures instead of just saying, do what makes you happy and proud of yourself. Am I in any way wrong?? I have told the kids before that there are times in their lives that they are going to do things that we as parents do not approve of and may be disappointed in, but if it is something that they feel strong enough about, whatever it is, then they need to do it for themselves. Hopefully I am giving the correct advise and not setting myself up for something bad.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANDREW

So happy birthday to you from all of us here in Duchesne!! I know I sent that text this morning to wish you a good birthday but I did not want to exclude all the other people in this house that had the thought!! If you were here then I would make you a dinner of your choice but since your not here then this is all you get!!! Hope it is a happy birthday for you and you get lots of love from your girls at home!