Grandparent Valentine Weekend

It's been a busy couple of weeks! To start off, we had a Grandparent Valentine's Day Weekend. Grandpa and Grandma Heuseveldt came to Star Valley to see the kids on Friday, the 13th. We had Rob and Rachael's kids too because Rachael went to the Drill Team Competition and Rob had to work. Grandma Heuseveldt thought it would be fun to decorate sugar cookies with the kids. They loved it! Especially Parker! We also went out for ice cream and a tour of the big town of Afton Wyoming. Mom and Dad Heuseveldt had to go home that evening so we packed up and on Valentine's morning, we went to St. Anthony to visit Shane's family and some friends. Shane took his mom out for a Valentine's lunch-funny story! Shane had his wallet with the debit card and credit cards in it (of course-who carries cash anymore?). He and his mom happened to pick a restaurant that didn't except any of them-cash only!!!! They didn't find this out until after they had eaten. Shane had to ask his mom if she would pay for the dinner and he would pay her back when they got back to the house where I had the check book in my purse! He felt so bad having her do that!!! Needless to say, he has squared away with her! Grandma Harris gave all of the kids a Valentine with money in it. We had a family Valentine's dinner with Papa Murphy's pizza-the garlic chicken is the BEST! Shane would have to disagree with me! We had a really fun weekend with both sets grandparents. We love them all for their efforts and love they show us. We have the best! This past weekend, we were back in St. Anthony for Shane's Uncle's funeral. Shane had to speak, I had to sing, and Shane had to pray twice. He's a good man! (I forgot my camera the second trip.) That's been our lives for the past couple of weeks.

"Parker stole the cookie from the cookie jar!"

"Who me? YES YOU! Couldn't be! THEN WHO?"

"GRANDMA HEUSEVELDT stole the cookie from the cookie jar!"

"Who me? YES YOU! Couldn't be! THEN WHO?"

"MOMMY stole the cookie from the cookie jar!"

"Who me? YES YOU! You're right-BRING THEM ON!!!"Here I am patiently waiting for my cookies to be frosted. Tay is the photographer for the day!
"After you dip your knife in the frosting can, don't lick it and then put it back in there!" Ha Ha! I'm sure we shared a lot of germs that day!

Grandma H. with Tommy and Jarom frosting their cookies.

There is no correct way to eat a sugar cookie. This is Parker's way. Lick off all of the frosting and leave the cookie.

Tay says "I'll try Parker's way!"

St. Anthony with Grandma Harris reading Parker his Valentine.

Grandma Harris with all but three of her Grandchildren

Brennen, Taylor, Shad, Kailee, and Laker (missing: Parker, Shayna, and Riley)

Shane and Parker taking a rest from the activities of the day-waiting for the pizza to cook.

Shad and Brennen-cousins hanging out and having fun!

Shad, Laker, and Parker "Say cheese!"

Parker was ticked off getting dressed for church. This is his pout-who gave him that cookie anyways?

We went to our old ward in St. Anthony so the kids could see their friends. Tay had a sleep over at her best friend Natalie Chelson's house. She loved it! She misses her friend. This is a pic of the kids right before church.

Grandma spoiling the kids again! Hot chocolate and Twizzlers-yum!

Fun times!

House Update

I have promised to keep you all posted on our house situation. Great, well, good news! Our house in St. Anthony was shown for the first time this week since last summer. We haven't heard anything yet, and we might not, but we are encouraged that there are actually some people looking again. We have been so blessed by all of our circumstances so far, I hate to keep asking for our house to sell; however, keep us in your prayers! I know it will sell when the time is right.

My List of BUGS!!!

Thanks to my sister in law Vicki, I have been tagged to list things that really BUG me!! I guess, before I answer, I need to say that, AS LONG AS WE ARE LOOKING, there will always be things that bug us in life! We have to try to look past all of the BUGS to be TRULY HAPPY PEOPLE; however, it is so much fun to vent the things that bug us. There now, with my therapy session over ha ha, here it goes!

1. I'm with Vicki, when I lived in Idaho (close to Rexburg), it drove me crazy when the college students held relief society in the isles of Wal-Mart.

2. Along the lines of shopping, It bugs me when I'm in a hurry and run to the 10 items or less isle and someone in front of me has a cart full of at least 100 items!

3. It bugs me when my kids come home from school and leave their bookbags, coats, etc. all over the front room floor. It doesn't matter how much I tell them that's not where they go, it still happens everyday!

4. It bugs me when I save myself the last cookie-when I finally go to eat it (major craving), it's gone and no one fesses up to it!!

5. It bugs me when Brennen can't sleep-he has insomnia or something. He is just not sleepy and can't go to sleep, then he is frustrated because I'm frustrated, and then he cries. In the process of crying, Parker wakes up and cries. Then in the morning, Tay tells me that we woke her up too. Then, everybody is grumpy for the day. Aggghhhh!

6. It bugs me to hear people talking bad about other people. Can't we all just get along? I guess what bugs me the most about this one is that we are all guilty of this at one time or another.

7. It bugs me to have to be reminded to do something that I have forgotten about. Where is my brain?

8. It bugs me when people cough into their hand and then touch things. (No wonder we all get sick!) USE THE SLEEVE OR ARM PEOPLE!!!

9. It bugs me when people ask "How's the house selling coming?" If it were coming at all, trust me, the whole world would know!!! (Hasn't been shown since July of 2008 for all wondering-even with a $10,000.00 price reduction.)

10. It bugs me when the oil companies (and executives) have record breaking earnings while we pay for it!! Supply and demand???? What's up with that?

11. It bugs me when it's Shane's turn to drive the carpool to work and I'm stuck with the dead truck on a day that I really need a vehicle. (Anyone have jumper cables that don't require another vehicle to help the process? I think that might be my next birthday present for myself! Ha ha!!)

12. It bugs me when I have forgotten a load of laundry in the washer and they smell the next morning so I have to restart the load and waste more soap.

13. It bugs me to go a day without showering or washing my hair. I feel so GREASY!!

14. It bugs me when I see people NOT wash their hands after using the restroom. GROSS!

15. It bugs me to drink out of the same straw or cup as someone else, or to share a fork or spoon with someone even with my own kids. I'm a germ freak I guess.

There, I feel much better, or worse that you all know these horrible thoughts that I have. I tag Jennie L., Lisa O., Jennifer W., Kathy B., Kim I, Rachael H or anyone who want's to let their bugs out of the jar!! It's funny to read other people's bugs! I found myself shaking my head saying "oh yeah, that bugs me too"! I guess the list could go on and on IF WE WOULD LET IT! Have a great day!