My Daughter the Dental Assistant

You know what? I HATE going to the dentist but for some reason today when I got there I was more at ease. Shana wasn't scheduled to work today but she unknowingly to me made arangements to come in and help Dr. Brown on my teeth. So what a nice surprise it was to see her smiling face waiting for me. That's the reason why I felt more comfortable. I want her to know how impressed I was with how she understood all the dental terms, equipment, etc. because I didn't know a thing what he was saying. I never realized how hard it was to be a dental assistant. Dr. Brown is always complimenting her on what a good job she does and now I know why.
Thanks Shana for helping me feel more comfortable and also taking the time on your day off to come in and work on my teeth. You are an awesome dental assistant and I'm very proud of you

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Troy and Kori will be leaving us again in two days. Their plane flys out around 1pm on Tues. afternoon for Florida. It's always hard as a parent to have your kids leave you but I know right now that it's only until the end of August. Thank goodness. I can't imagine having any of them move out of state for good. I"m so lucky to have them all so close by and that we can get together all the time.
Troy is going to be working for Apex Home Alarm Systems again. This is his third summer now and the last two have been spent in Florida. I pray that he will be watched over and that no harm will come to him. I know there have been several instances where someone has been jumped, beat up, harrassed etc. And the areas they knock doors on are not always the best of neighborhoods. Kori will be out there basking in the sun and then waiting for Troy to come home at the end of the day. I"m so glad he has her support. Last year he made some pretty good money so that's why these young men keep going back. He made a lot more in 4 months than I did in a whole year. He was able to live on the money from Aug. to April and go to school full time.
So farewell Troy and Kori...I will miss you so much. It's been mine and dads pleasure to have you in our home for a few days before you leave.

Our Family Easter Egg Hunt

Oh what fun we had!! As you can tell we are laughing so hard. Everyone is running around trying to tell the kids where the eggs are. Kori is walking around wondering what to do. Troy is really into finding the eggs for himself. Jared is determined that Makinley is going to find the most eggs. And i'm determined to get video pictures of them with my new camera video phone. The wind was blowing too so our hair is all messed up. The good Lord had it rain in the morning so that we could have our little easter egg in the afternoon. It was such a fun time. Afterwards, we had Kentucky Fried Chicken and salads, beans, rolls and dessert. I just love this time of year when we can remember the ressurection of our Savior, we see the beautiful spring flowers come up, the buds on the trees and my sweet little grandchildren running around so happy. I'm so thankful to my Heavenly Father for this beautiful world we live in. For my wonderful children that live so close by and that I can see them almost daily. And for a husband who is the best papa in the world. His devotion to them is so obvious. They love him so much. I hope the rest of the world was able to have such a fun Easter as my family did.

Happy Easter

These are the happiest times for a Grandma. I love to spend time with my grandkids making memories.
I had all the grandkids come over to decorate Easter Eggs today. Gentry isn't quite old enough but I tried to include her as much as I could. I was trying to have her put an egg in the bowl but then when I took my hand away to grab the camera she was grabbing for the bowl full of dye. Makinley made the biggest mess of all of them. She loved to swoosh the egg around so that would cause the dye to spill out of the bowl. Daxton was coloring his whole hand by dipping it all the way in. And Brayden was really into making the eggs look nice. We had such a fun time. Afterwards we went outside and played Duck, Duck, Goose, Freeze tag, and London Bridges. We had lunch and then it was time for the parents to come pick them up.
I remember as a young girl spending time with my Grandma Fry. She was an angel in my eyes. Never had an enemy in her life. Lived her life to the fullest. Enjoyed so many things. I remember staying with her in her little house. Many times I could hear her on her knees saying her prayers at night. I remember my grandma had a distinctive smell about her. We used to love playing cards, bingo, and taking her little cart up to the store to buy some maplenut ice cream. We used to watch Lawrence Welk together on Saturday nights. She loved to crochet and do needlepoint and she made all of the grandkids a beautiful rug for graduation from high school. I remember the day she died. It was December 24, 1974. What a sad Christmas Eve for us. She had rarely been sick a day in her life but all of a sudden had congestive heart failure and was in the hospital with difficulty breathing. I remember mom coming home and telling us she had passed away and my dad cried and cried. That was just one of the two times in my whole life I had ever seen him cry. He always loved to tease Lizzy..that's what he called her. Her name was Elizabeth Westoby Fry. She had the most beautiful gray hair and a round little belly. Your typical grandmother in those days. I will always cherish my memories of my Grandma Fry. They're forever embedded in my mind.
I hope my grandkids will always love coming to our home and that we can create many fun, happy moments together too. I know there will come a time when they're too busy and more grown up but this is the best time to enjoy these fun little times together. I love you Brayden, Daxton, Makinley and Gentry!! I can't wait to add more names to that list.

Can't Sleep

It's 4 a.m. now. I woke up at 1 a.m. and laid there for 2 hours and finally got up at 3. I've been reading about knee pain, looked at jobs on IHC website for my girlfriend, read the Daily Herald and KSL, read Shanas blogs too. I hate it when you need your sleep to function the next day but you lay there thinking and thinking.
My left knee has been bothering me since I went dancing a few weeks ago and it just keeps flairing up. I'm going to see about getting some glucosamine to help my joints and also start taking Advil for the pain and inflammation. I need to get it better because i'm going skiing again on Thurs. and summer is coming and I want to start biking again.
Well, I guess I'll try going back to sleep only to be awaken by Rogers alarm going off at 5:45a.m. I have lots to do today on my day off so I better try and get another hour or so of sleep.

Not Enough Time and Energy

Have you ever said to yourself "there's just not enough time in the day to get everything done that you want." Well, there's another one that says "I don't have the energy to get done what I used to get done." I feel both of them right now. Working full time and trying to keep a nice house is so hard. And you don't know what it's like until you've actually tried it. I've worked full time for many, many years now. And even though the kids are gone I still find it just as hard to keep it all up. I know I'm older..hahaha..but it seems like I just get all the dusting and bathrooms done and you turn around and see another inch of dust again. I'm like.."didn't I just do that?" I wish I had the money to hire a housekeeper to come in once a week to do those little extra things. Like getting rid of the cobwebs, dusting, vaccuming, baseboards, windows, showers, tubs, cleaning closets, cupboards. It's a never ending job. By the time 2p.m. arrives I need a nap. I just don't have the energy I used to have either. Is it that I'm getting old? Roger said the same thing the other day and I had to remind him that he's now 50. All I want is my house to be presentable. I hope that when people come over they'll look past the dust and feel welcome in our home. It's just a woman thing I guess. Wanting my house to be nice.

Doing something I love to do!!

Today was such an awesome day. I spent it up at the beautiful ski resort of Snowbird. I've been aching to go skinig for so long now and finally got the opportunity. I went with Dr. Melissa Mclane, Laci and FayDawn. I work with Melissa and Laci and FayDawn used to be ER techs several years ago. And of course I'm always the oldest one but pretty much keep up with them. Thank goodness for the gym workouts. I don't think I would be able to if I didn't hit the gym.

We had so much fun. The snow was awesome. We ski'd non stop except for a 45 minute break for lunch. I actually haven't ski'd Snowbird for years and years. Thank goodness FayDawn was with us because she ski's there several times a week so she could show us around. The resort is so huge that we would have been lost without her.

I started skiing when I was in the 4th grade. My parents signed my little sister and I up for ski lessons at Sundance. I also went with my girlfriend Kim Brown. Our parents would take us to Ripples Polar King and that's where the bus would pick us up and take us up for our Saturday lesson and ski day. We did that for years then finally we were old enough to just go on our own. I remember in Jr. High Kim and I went spring skiing. The day was awesome, the sky so blue and we were putting snow on our face to attract the sun. We would sing on the lift so loud "By By Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levy but the levy was dry. "...Well, by the end of the day our faces were so sunburned. And the next day neither one of us could see. We had blisters in our eyes and all over our face. They were even weeping. It was so horrible. I swore I would never allow that to happen again. My mom took me to the doctor and there wasn't anything they could do. So now I lather on the sunscreen and do everything in my power to not get sunburned. Today would have been one of those days if I hadn't doctored up the face.

I have so many fun ski memories growing up. And fun ski memories teaching my kids to ski. I"m so thankful that I'm healthy enough to keep doing it. I hope I can always be that way. My knees are a little sore but other than that I'm not too bad.

What a fun way to spend the day. I love skiing!!!!!!