TETON DAM MARATHON

It was a very beautiful morning today and a super day for a race. Today was the Teton Dam Marathon and we had family running in that race. So, John and I got up and went over to wish them well at the starting line at 7:30. Christopher and Courtney were running the Half Marathon, Liz ran the 5K and Brittany was running in a relay team for the Marathon. We watched Chrisper and Court take off and then we went and bought groceries. Great fun huh! We went back to the race about 9:20 at the finish line and thought we would be waiting for awhile. But, low and behold here they came at about 9:33. They ran the 13 miles in about 2 hours and 3 minutes. They did really good. I have a way cool picture of them coming across the line but John took my camera home with him and so I will have to post it later. Great job Chrisper and Court. This was their first race and I am so proud of them for making it in such great time. We are all proud of you.

GIRLS WEEK-END

This past Friday and Saturday me, and my daughters and daughter-in-laws went down to Time Out For Women in Pocatello. It was way fun. We got a Motel that Heather just kept raving about. We had a suite and the pool stayed open 24 hours. She was pretty excited. So was I. I really enjoy going to the pool. We checked in and then went to Texas Roadhouse to eat. Heather had never been there before and guess what happened. She had a fly in her salad. Crazy! She was getting all kinds of new experiences. After eating we went to Time Out. They do an Evening session and then an all day Saturday. Hilary Weeks, Jenny Jordan Frogley, Debbi and Brad Wilcox ,and Abe Mills were all there for the evening one. It was really good. I really enjoyed Brad Wilcox. He was very funny and said we need to laugh and be more happy. He said Happiness is the City in the State of Mind. I liked that. The music was awesome from both girls on both days. I think Hilary was my favorite though. After the night session, we went to Walmart and then back to the hotel where we soaked in the hot tub and did water aerobics in the pool until after midnight. It was really refreshing. We didn't go to bed until about 2:00 a.m.
The next morning we were up at 7:00, got ready, went to the full breakfast buffet, and then back to TOFW. It was raining and very cold in the Holt Arena. We had to get blankets to try and stay warm. The speakers were good again and the music by Hilary. My favorite speaker on this day was Emily Freeman. She told us that we need to make a difference, We need to give our all (Just Be there principle), Learn to be content, and have the Savior in our life. She said to turn to the Savior and he will give you miracles. It was a great talk and a great way to end the conference. I really enjoyed it and I hope all the girls liked it too. Thanks to all of the husbands for letting everyone go and for taking good care of the kids. I think you deserve a boys week-end or even a boys day out. We love you all! Thanks again.

A Fun Date

On Monday afternoon I was at work and John called. He wanted to know if I wanted to go to Island Park with him about 5:00. I was going to all the kids games, but decided I needed to spend time with my husband. So, we headed to Island Park to drop off a couple of toilets and then he took me to the Riverfront Restaurant at Last Chance. It was beautiful sitting right on the river and having our meal. The food was good, especially the coconut shrimp with hot orange marmalade. I really appreciated and enjoyed the date. It was fun to spend time alone with my hubby. We are going to do more of those nights.

Happy Anniversary

I just finished posting about John's Mom being here and forgot to post about it being my MOM and DAD'S anniversary today. They would have been married 76 years today. Hard to believe. My Dad would have been 99 years old and my Mom would have been 94 years old if they were still alive. It's hard to imagine them gone and I still miss them terribly. Those were good days growing up in my family. I love you MOM and DAD and pray that you are happy together again.

Grandma Grace

For the past 2 weeks, John's Mom has been staying with us while Peggy and Alan went on an Alaskan cruise. She left on Sunday to go and stay with Bob and Sheri for a couple of days. Peggy will be back on Wednesday and then they will go back to Washington. It was fun for the grandkids to see their Great Grandma and to have her stay. She didn't feel too well so she didn't want to do too much. She enjoyed sitting on the deck and the nice weather that we have been having. She liked to sleep in and stay up really late watching TV. One night she stayed up until 4:30 in the morning. I can't do that. I'm asleep during the news. It was nice to have her and I hope she enjoyed herself.

Waiting For The Food To Be Out

Memorial Day started out really strange. I woke up to the deepest ,wettest fog I have ever seen. I had to come over and do our flowers for the graves and it was pretty thick. It reminded me of a deep London fog that you see on shows. After I got home it started to clear and the sun came out. It turned out beautiful. We all got ready and went to the cemetary and decorated the graves. We then headed home for a picnic with lots of the family. John had the yard all set up with tables, chairs, games, and had started cooking all the meat. We got all the rest of the food out and a huge black cloud with thunder started rumbling above us. We kept thinking it would pass, but it started to rain. So, everyone grabbed food and headed for the house. We had food, and people all over my house, but it was okay. Just about the time everyone was finishing eating the sun came out and it cleared up and the rest of the day was super. We went back out and played and visited outside. The kids and grandkids planted three of my main flowerbeds and had them done in about a half hour. It would have taken me a few hours. They then went home to do some stuff at their houses. Later that evening they came back and we cooked hot dogs and made smores. It was a very fun day. Also, Heather and Koby came up for the weekend and we got to tend Lizzie on Saturday and Sunday while they went thru the Park and up to Red Lodge Montana. They had a great time and so did we. Lizzie is a little sweetheart. I will post some pictures on here as soon as I find my cord.

I am Still Here

Wow, It has been a long time since I have blogged or even checked the blogs. I have had 5 days off and been pretty busy all of those days. On Saturday, we, (Tiff, Jaimie, Diana and I went up to Island Park to hear Barbara Barrington Jones speak at an all day women's conference and it was wonderful. We laughed and laughed, cried and laughed some more. She was such a great speaker. That night our husbands came up for an evening program. It was awesome also. And, it was so beautiful in Island Park. Sunday, we went to Dylan Mace's homecoming and then to their dinner. It is great to have him home and he looks way good. He's still adjusting to the time change and just being home, but he is good. On Monday, I tended Camri for about 5 hours. We had a fun time. We even layed on the trampoline and just looked at the sky for about an hour. It was so relaxing and refreshing. The weather was perfect, a little breeze and about 85 degrees. Hard to believe in May. Then, we went and got our yard flowers. After that, I went to Bridger's game and then to Malorie's game. All in all, it was kind of a relaxing day. I didn't get home until 9:00. Over the weekend I also planted more garden. I only have my beans, cucumbers, corn and tomato plants left to plant and I will probably get those done before Memorial day. Some of the stuff is up and its kind of exciting. I always say that I'm not going to plant a garden and I always do. Then, when the stuff comes up I really do enjoy it, other than the weeding. This year, I am planting a larger one than usual, just in case. Well, I hope everyone is enjoying the great weather and that you have a fun Memorial Day weekend. Take care.