Update...

It's been a while since I updated my blog. We got the fence fixed and after some threats, they came back and did it right. Carbon survived his long inpatient stay with Lifetree Clinical Research. That was a long 7 weeks! One of the best things that happened was Jacob coming home. He came home February 5th and now weighs 8lbs 4oz. I caught him smiling so I just had to put his picture up. He seems to be doing well and is slowly growing.

What Happened to the Fence??

We had an unexpected surprise Tuesday morning. It really wasn't a nice surprise either. I guess during the night a car slid through our fence and into the yard. It took out about half of the front fence and broke the wooden post on the side fence. My cranberry cottoneasters got destroyed too! I just love honest people, because the person who did it just drove away. Who do you think gets to foot the bill to fix it?

Ace and Shadow

Amy and Jeremy had a dog. Now we have two dogs. When you have to move, what do you do with your animal friend? You find a good home for him. A family that Amy knew was travelling here to Utah to visit. They kindly allowed Ace to travel with them.



Shadow isn't too thrilled, but he has always been top dog. Now he has to share my affection with another. Ace is so lovable and good, I don't think he'll be a problem. I hope that they learn to get along and that Shadow will let Ace play with his toys.

So This Was 2008....

The year 2008 started out really wonderful. In January we welcomed Addison Rose to our family.

February was cold and March windy.

April we had some surprises. Amy and Shelby came to visit over spring break. What fun we had. With all the grandkids here, we took the opportunity to take some grandkid pics.

May I was busy at school in computer lab #2 helping with school wide testing. What fun!!! Then I took a quick trip to California for a little Shular Clan get together.

June school is out, and I went to a Webelos Day Camp.

July was really busy, Carbon was gone to a scout camp the first week and I got braces put back on my top teeth again. Later in the month we went to New York and Ohio with my parents for a
church history tour. It was really fun and one of the high points was getting to see Niagra Falls. The Sacred Grove and all the church sites were very fun and we learned a lot about the early church and its leaders.

August Carbon went on a trek with the youth and I prepared to go back to school. September back in school, yeah!!!

October was a full month. We had the surprise birth of grandson,
Jacob Nethaniel 15 weeks early, and we also welcomed another grandson Colton Leon in October. That brought the total of grandchildren to eleven. We made another trip out to California to attend the graduation of Jeremy from the Highway Patrol Academy.

November we had Thanksgiving at home with everyone who could come. Carbon made a trip out to California to help Amy and Jeremy with their house.

December was a very busy month. With all the Christmas activities and events it went by very quickly. I made another quick trip out to California to help Amy pack and paint so she could move in early January. I also got my top braces off after 5 months, hopefully my teeth will stay put this time.

I'm sure I didn't get everything that happened in 2008, but it was a good year. We miss President Hinckley with his passing early in the year. America had an historic election with Barak Obama being elected President. I wonder how things will change in 2009??

What's been happening?

Thanksgiving was fun. We had planned to have our get together at the church, but as luck would have it, someone else claimed that they had reserved the church. We had to return home where we hastily put up tables and just made the most of it. It was a beautiful day outside so Carbon set up the "bounce house" we bought for the grandkids as a surprise. I think everyone had fun and ate lots of food.

Christmas came and went. I went to Amy's to help out with their move. Packed up some of the kitchen, the living room and Shelby's bedroom. Helped Amy to finish painting her kitchen. Why is it we do things that we would have liked when we are leaving a place?Her kitchen looks really nice with the cabinets and newly painted walls. We had everyone who lives here, the kids and grandkids stop by for Christmas. Carbon was at work most of the day, but it was good to see everyone and to share in the Christmas joys. Can you believe all those stockings?

The Anniversary Party

Carbon wanted to do something for our anniversary. If we went to say the Anniversary Inn, that would be just us, so he thought about our family and decided to have all the kids, and grandkids that live here come over for a party. We had pizza and a yummy chocolate pie. You can see by the picture that we also got a Wii balance board. Now I have no excuse not to exercise! Thanks everyone, it was a great surprise!

Carbon also played the song "The Last Touch". It made some of us cry. It is a beautiful song about knowing what love is. I guess after so many years, the love is there in so many ways. Thanks Carbon for a great party.

The Rainy...California Trip

Carbon and I went to California to visit my parents and Amy, Jeremy and Shelby. We had a great time, although somewhat wet trip. It rained almost all the time that we were there.

Jeremy Graduated from the Highway Patrol Academy and we were able to watch his graduation. Congratulations Jeremy and hope for a long and successful career to you.