Marty's fishing trip

Marty finally got to go fishing again. He went to Roosevelt lake with his new boss. He said he caught around 50 fish. Sounds like fun! I can't wait to eat them. I have been craving fresh fish for so long. He is cleaning them as we speak. My favorite way to cook them is to put them in a pan with a little butter and some Natures Seasoning on them . Mmm Mmm Good.

One of the fish he caught still had Lunch in his mouth!

Finally

I know it's been to long since I have been on here. I guess that's what happens when your working 40 hours a week. Anyways A lot has been happening. We painted our house and built a new front porch ,and installed a new ceiling fan and light in the dinning room.

WE also got a few new toys.

Marty insisted that we needed a BOBCAT to do landscaping ,pull stumps , plow the driveway, etc . I will admit it is a fun machine to drive . I feel like I'm in a big Tonka toy.

We had to get rid of our diesel . I think we had a lemon. It had some new pollution control system on it that kept on messing up the turbo on it. We got tired of taking in for warranty work so we traded it off on another Dodge. 2009 4x4 with a Hemi.

Marty finally got a job here!!! A long a waited answer to a prayer. He started on Monday and loves it. He also works almost right across the street from where I work. It was kinda neat to be able to bring him lunch last week.

It is nice to be able to sit and relax together on the couch and watch some T.V together instead of calling each other during commercials .

He usually makes it home before me. When I pull up the driveway he is sitting on the front porch watching the sun set. It is great to have him home!!!

Leigha gets her tonsils out on Monday morning.

I heard it can be a tough recovery so keep her in your prayers.

I'll let you know how she does.

The weather here has been very nice and very windy. Apparently The wind is just a part of spring. Lets hope we don't get blown off the mountain. (Ha Ha)

A spare moment

I finally feel like have a little time to do something on here. I have been so busy with work, Which I love.They upped My hours from 25 to 40. Between that and the girls and trying to keep up on housework I am pretty much exhausted every night. Thank God for the Hot tub!!

The weather here has been very nice.So nice in fact that there is hardly any snow left. I do have some pictures of the last time it snowed.so that is what you will get to see.

Marty is still working in Mesa. I think we are finally starting to get use to him being away during the week. I will say that now that I am working the week goes by very fast.

The girls and I are heading for Mesa in the morning to go to church. They (East Valley Free Will Baptist Church) are doing a diaper drive for the Living hope women's center http://www.womenscpc.org/content/index.html . The boutique that I manage is part of the clinic.

I guess that is all for now. Hopefully I will be back on here soon

Anger Management

Good advice on anger Management Sometimes when you are angry with someone, it helps to sit down and think about the problem

Family picture

Just a family picture of us in our back yard.

Happy New Year

Wow I can't believe another year has gone by. I think the older you get the faster time goes by I wish I could slow it down a little. What will 2009 Bring? Only God Knows. I am excited to see what he has in store for My Family and I. I will have to admit I was a Little worried about our recent move and I took it a while to sink in. but I am starting to see the big picture.
This New job of Mine wasn't exactly What I had in mind for a job for myself but what a blessing it is turning out to be. I love what I am doing. and How great is it to be doing Gods work and getting paid for it. Also The church that we have found here is great. (which lead me to the job I have now) The girls are in the Awanas program and are loving it and doing quite well in it. I go to the Wednesday night prayer meeting while they are in Awanas. I will have to admit that at first it was quite intimidating. We get into groups and pray( It is called corporate prayer) I am not a a very good public prayer. It has turned out to be Great for Me. Each week we learn something else about prayer and how to pray.
The next step is to get Marty working here. He is still working in Mesa during the week and coming home on the week-ends. I don't think it will be to much longer be fore he starts working Show low.
This whole adventure that we have been on has really taught me to be patient with Gods work in us and to rely on Him. After all He does know what He is doing.

Happy Birthday Leigha

Leigha turned 9 on December 19th! I can't believe my youngest is already 9. Wow,

We never do big birthday parties. We let who's ever birthday it is decide what family activity they want to do for there birthday. Leigha decided she wanted a cowboy Birthday. So we made a cowboy boot cake and cowboy beans along with cowboy burgers. ( She has been going through My cook books).

Snow Day

The girls got to have a snow day today. Second one so far this year. Leigha was a little upset because she was sopose to bring her Birthday treats to school today. Hopefuly she will have school tomorrow; it is the last day before Christmas break.

My new job

Here is an article that I found about the wonderful place I started working.



05/30/2008
Hopeful Treasures Resale Boutique is a new resale store on the mountain. It's mission is to offer shelter, love and hope to the moms and babies of Hope House Maternity Home.
Many things make this boutique stand out, most notably their partnership with Scottsdale Bible Church. Once a quarter, the church provides a semi in their parking lot and people bring their secondhand items. Scottsdale is a mecca for designer labels and high-end home furnishings, so not surprisingly, each shipment contains designer clothing, quality furniture, toys, decorator items and more.
Hopeful Treasures Resale Boutique also houses a unique program called Double Blessing Gift Baskets. These baskets are created by the young moms of Hope House Maternity Home. They are beautiful and full of name-brand items like Gold Canyon candles and Avon. The young moms earn a percentage which goes into their savings, and the rest goes toward the home. The residents of Hope House also volunteer at the boutique to gain retail experience and job training.
Hopeful Treasures Boutique and Hope House Maternity Home is a part of Living Hope Women's Centers which consists of three crisis pregnancy centers in Show Low, Springerville and Whiteriver. This ministry offers pre-natal and parenting education, a fatherhood program, pregnancy testing and ultrasounds as well as housing through the maternity home. It is a privately supported Christian ministry, and all the services are free.
Hopeful Treasures Resale Boutique always needs volunteers. They also need donations -

More snow

More snow and more snow. We finally had a chance to use the plow we bought for our for our Four wheeler. Marty was very anxious to try it out.
We woke up at about 4:00 in the morning to a sick Kid (always Fun).It was a good thing because the power went out for six hours. We tried to start a fire but believe it or not our chimney froze up with ice so our house filled up with smoke. So there we were at five in the morning during a snow storm with no power no heat with our doors and windows open trying to get rid of the smoke. Sounds fun don't it.When it was light enough we all went out side to enjoy the snow. Of course the one that was up sick was the first one out the door.

Happy 14year Anniversary

Marty's Birthday and Our Anniversary were on Dec 4.He turned 36 and we have been married for 14 years. We found a Mexican Restaurant in Pine Top and decided to try it out for our Anniversary dinner. It was pretty good. We were waiting for Our check and out come the wait staff with these crazy hats and singing "Happy anniversary to you". Marty Thought I tipped them off.But our waitress had overheard us talking about our anniversary.So It wasn't me! Ha Ha

Getting ready for christmas

Our Thanksgiving was great. We cooked way to much food of course. Our turkey was the best I ever had. I was watching Rachel Ray and some chef on there said if you want a juicy Turkey you should brine it in sweet sea water( put your turkey in a cooler with water kosher salt and sugar)for 24 hours and then deep fry it. Wow was it ever juicy.

After eating a late lunch we went on a four wheeler(quad) ride in the snow. It was raining a little when we started and the it turned into snow which made for a wet, soupy, cold,and fun ride. we rode for about two hours It was a beautiful ride.

Normally the girls and I stay home the day after Thanksgiving and stay in our jammas(P.Js)and decorate the house for Christmas. The girls call it "Jamma Day" This year I thought I would be adventurous and and go shopping for some jeans for Leigha and I. Walmart had them for $8 and we really needed them so I thought why not how busy could it be. Boy was I wrong. I felt like a cow in a cattle shoot. People were running through the door.It was crazy. You would have thought they were giving away things for free. I got hit in the heel twice by a cart. This was my first "black Fri." experience and it will be my last.