HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

We survived!!!!! Yea!!!
Valentines has come and gone and lots of women are probably really happy that they were remembered by their sweethearts. I can honestly say that I helped a lot of that happen. We were so busy at the shop for 4 days straight. It was wild at times, but the girls that helped at our shop did an awesome job. We kept up very well and they all were very happy and helpful. Tiffany helps us every year and she does such a great job keeping us all organized with the orders, answering the phone, waiting on customers, and wrapping flowers. Thanks Tif. We couldn't do it without you. My honey bought me a pretty card and we ate Fongs. It was great! I hope you all had a super Valentines Day. I had to work the day after and it was pretty busy also, but today I am at home being really lazy. Yesssss!!!!!

That Time of Year When LOVE is in the Air

Well, it is almost here. That wonderful week of Valentines. We will be very busy I'm sure and it will be just fine! I'm not going to complain, I'm going to reflect on the Love of my Life instead.
John is a very wonderful husband and he is so good to me. He has always been very loving and kind. He would do anything for anybody and he always tries to do what is right, even though sometimes he gets knocked down or discouraged. He has always been very respectful of women and thinks very highly of the women in his life. He loves me and his daughters very much and we all love him too. He loves his daughter-in-laws and his grand daughters and would do everything possible to make sure they are always protected and safe and felt loved. He is a one in a million/ trillion great guy!
John, I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart and am so grateful that you are mine. Thanks for all you do for me and our family. I hope you have a Happy Valentines and many more to come. I am so glad I get to spend all of my life and all of eternity with you. I Love You!!!

Also, I wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday also. It was his birthday 2 days ago and we had a great time celebrating it. Tiffany planned a family home evening at the bowling alley. Everyone came and ate pizza, bowled and had cake and ice cream for John and Conner's birthday. It was really fun. Thanks Tif. And thanks to everyone who came, called and gave him lots of fun gifts.
You deserved a good day Hun!

Christmas 2011

I am so dumb at loading things. You will need to scroll down to see a few pictures I loaded by myself but not in the right way. They actually went on as 2 separate posts. Who is the POST?
Anyway, I will learn.
Christmas was a great time this year. We decorated the tree after Thanksgiving this year and I had help from David, Lindsay and kids as you can see in my picture. We did lots of fun things. we had our big Orr party on Dec. 17th and then had the Poulsen exchange party the next night at our house. Everyone was here and it was really fun. We ate, went to the cemetery and sang carols, came back and exchanged gifts, had all the grandkids open their gifts from us, played games, ate and had more fun. We always give all the grandkids new pajamas. They opened them and then had to put them on before they open their next gift. This year we gave them each a toy. I think they were all happy.
On Christmas Eve, we went to Tif's and ate and decorated gingerbread houses. That has become a family tradition. John , Kallie and I decorated ours together. We made a pretty cute house. On Christmas day , there was church. So, we went to church, and then went to the Johnson's to watch them all open their gifts. That was very fun. John and I then went and opened our gifts by ourselves. It was just like when we were first married. W
e were back to just the 2 of us. We then fixed Christmas dinner and the Johnson's, the Poulsen's and the other Poulsen's (Trever and David) came and spent the rest of the day and into the night celebrating. The next day, John and I went around to all the other kids homes to see what they all got. Everyone had an awesome Christmas and we sort of spread it out over a few days this year. It is always fun to be with family at this time of year. I hope everyone has a Happy New Year and that 2012 will be a very happy, prosperous and healthy new year for all.

Grandma Needed A Break

This past weekend I decided I needed to get away for a day or two. So, on Thursday night I headed down to Heather's. It's always fun to go and see the kids in Logan. Lizzie was excited to see Grandma. I also went to see Christopher, Courtney and Max. It was Christopher's 29th birthday and so we went to dinner with them and over to have cake and ice cream. It was really nice. While I was down there, Heather taught me lots of things on the computer, we shopped, visited and just hung out. It was a great time to just relax for a few days. I am now heading back home. I think I have been rejuvenated. A change is definately as good as a rest!

SCHOOL HAS STARTED

This is just a wish for a Happy Day to all the mothers out there whose children went back to school today! Hallelujah to you!!!! I remember how excited the kids were when mine were growing up, but I think the Mother's are the happiest of all. This has been a little longer summer break and so I know you are all Happy that today has arrived.
Good luck to all my grandkids for a very fun year. Be safe and work hard in school. Love you all!!!!