Today Brett & I celebrated our 24th wedding anniversary!
I didn't take any photos, our real anniversary is tomorrow.
I'll ask someone to take one of us.
We went out to lunch, ran some errands & did a little shopping.
Because there was a FAntastic Deal at Costco on a Clear Play... we bought one. We have been considering it for over a year now. Now Trent can watch Transformers 2-- without the inappropriate parts. He is so excited. He came into the garage to tell me about a surprise he & chloe had for us- but I surprised him- with the clear play. He ran into the house & yelled to the other kids
"NO MORE SWEAR WORDS!!"
silly me, I didn't realize swear words were in abundance?
Later we decided that maybe there needs to be a clear play for mom's mouth?
dang
Tonight he told Brett & I that he came up with a great idea on how to make money.
He is always dying to make money- for who knows what? In fact, last night while we were watching a movie & he was on this very laptop- he applied for a job at Boeing online. That's what he tells us & he was on the site to do just that...? I wonder if we will hear back from them? I told him he needs to do good in school- that's his job. He says- he's done with all that- he already knows a lot- plus this kid Brandon somebody in his class is always bugging him- a job Now- that's the way to go!?
The money making idea:
"We could turn the upstairs into a hotel!"
I asked, "Where would the girls sleep?"
He replied, "Oh they can still sleep in their rooms, they just have to pay us."
Just before bed- I said, "do you really want a bunch of weirdos staying in our house?"
"Not weirdos mom, just family- we can charge them money!"
so- if any family wants to pay to stay in trent's room
call & make a reservation today!
NOTE: These photos are from last weekend
when it was sunny
unlike this whole past week...
I NEED SOME SUN
so bad.
I have been really good to not complain, but
(notice no swear words?)
I could never move back to Seattle. This gloomy weather is killing me.
P.s. the surprise trent & chloe had waiting for us?
everyone picked up the house & chloe made banana cake- we had a banana cake with whipped cream frosting from a Swedish bakery in Seattle at our wedding reception. What a bunch of sweeties
We went out to lunch, ran some errands & did a little shopping.
Tonight he told Brett & I that he came up with a great idea on how to make money.
OH MY GOSH
(balloons placed on my doorstep by some wonderful person whom I love with all my heart. I really don't know who it was- but I am so touched & feel so loved, thank you)
This is on my mailbox today!
That's right baby- my own beach comber Schwinn in baby blue!!
In honor of my new ride & my looming day
It was a BLast- in unthinkably perfect, July 80 degree weather.
(another photo by t)
We sat on the porch until way after dark & discussed my need for birthday recognition, my fears of being forgotten, why we do the things we do, why we don't do the things we don't do... it was healing for me to just talk & for him to just listen.
Lucky for us it's only a block away & we can pretty much get up & go!
The weather was FANTAStic!!
Some people are not as cooperative as others in the morning,
Jack & who's that with the glow in the dark hair??
The parade starts off with 4 F-16's flying by-
There were floats
and my favorite marching band
Trent was picking up candy being thrown & sharing.
Jack looks so tall in this photo- 
Kristy & Jake were in the parade!
After the parade we went to the carnival-- also just blocks away.
Brett has been working with scouts in our area for years. They've been putting up flags for a fund raiser on patriotic holidays. It's a great thing! Every year on Memorial day he prepares an inspirational message about patriotism, valor, it's great for the boys. Tonight we used the same message for family night.
Then we watched the National Memorial Day concert I had taped the day before on. 
The State Capitol of Utah is Salt Lake City & our Capitol building was recently remodeled to make it earthquake safe, etc. (I was really looking forward to seeing the building.) In fact Pres. Hinckley's last public address was the prayer at the dedication of the building. I left really early, just after Chloe & Trent left for school, hoping to go on the tour that was offered before the workshops started.
Well, I would've gone on the tour if it didn't take me 45 extra minutes to get into the building because of NO PARKING!! I literally parked so far away that you couldn't even see the building & my parking space was straight up a huge hill. 
The walk down the hill wasn't too bad- piece of cake but the walk up- OH MY GOSH. How about some funds for parking? It was a hard treck in heals but I made it. I was in a hurry because I was trying to meet with Megan and a wedding photographer early, so that I could be home before the rush hour traffic. Me eating lunch & walking up that hill at the same time, all while having to go to the bathroom was scary for those cars driving by I'm sure.
I just want to document that I know now beyond a shadow of a doubt that God loves me. I know because, right after I got in the car & started driving down the hill it started to rain. Thank you, thank you to the heavens for not raining on me before I got in the car!
Megan & I met with the photographer who we absolutely loved, booked him & picked out invitations! Woo Hoo~ who says weddings have to be complicated?
when she saw the camera in my hands!
This is the view out my front door this morning. I can't remember a year when it has snowed so often. We may not get huge accumulations like this one (6" on top of what we already had) but it has been snowing at least twice a week for over a month now. If only we would've had this kind of snow in 02 during the Olympics- which by-the-way- I LOVED. 
