6-29-08

Hi all! This past week seemed to go by pretty quickly, and of course it was hot. Monday Gwen had her first ever root canal and now proudly displays a silver tooth :-) Until the crown comes in...boy, do I feel old. I really did have such good teeth ....all I can say is Thank Goodness for numbing agents!!!! Although I was pretty sore afterwards. Tuesday Jim had presidency meeting and Wednesday Reagan had tumbling and Gwen had to do a late night airport run to get Kim. Thursday Jim was in Tucson and Gwen and the kids just passed the time with pool, library, and waiting for a candy order etc. Friday I don't really remember but Saturday Jim got up early and met his brothers to paint the outside of his parents' house in preparation for selling it. He was there most of the day and he really started having problems with his knee again. That day Gwen and the kids went grocery shopping - ugh, this is no easy task with a four year old that wants everything and looks at everything. Then we watched Reagan and Stockton while Cara and Steve finished preparing for their Lake Powell trip. So me and kids got in the pool for awhile and they all had a good time. That night we got a babysitter and took Jim's nephew and soon-to-be fiancee to dinner as payment for doing the painting at Lois and Cleiburns (he owns a painting business and has all the equipment). it was nice to get out and now it's Sunday and we finally finished our series "John Adams". It was very interesting and so much we didn't know about our founding fathers. We hope everyone is well and that you all have a great 4th of July weekend - be safe! Love, Jim Gwen Reagan and John

6-23-08

It's HOT! This past week we celebrated Jim's birthday - we waited for a candy order and had our usual errand/work Monday. Reagan woke up very excited to decorate for daddy's birthday. Tuesday we waited for a candy order again and Wednesday was Reagan's tumbling. She was so proud to show us that she learned how to do a handstand up against the wall. And she has been intently watching and copying the gymnastic olympic tryouts! Thursday we went to the Dinosaur museum with the Thornley's. It was fun, but hot. that afternoon Gwen learned her chipped tooth would require a root canal - ouch! (my first one - I had such good teeth before kids came along!)Friday morning we watched one of Reagan's friends for a few hours. We got in the pool and had to get out when they about drowned each other by fighting over a toy. He sure knows how to push her buttons and she becomes a very emotional girl when he does. Saturday Jim helped Marta put up a shelf and Sunday was the normal day. Here's a funny story...Jaren (Jim's brother) was the only one working at the mortuary on Thursday during lunch when three young Christians walked in and asked if they could go in the back and "practice raising the dead"! He was tempted to bring out an empty urn and see what happened! Hope everyone had a good week and that mom is enjoying her vacation with the CA Hurdsmans.

6-16-08

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JIMMY! This past week seemed to fly by...Monday Jim was busy doing his work errands and Gwen, the kids and Cara met Roger and Hilary at the airport and they were on their way back home to Yuma. The kids were sorry they didn't get to stay longer so we could hear about their St. Louis trip. That night we had grandma and grandpa Petersen over for steak dinner to celebrate their 40th anniversary the day before! Tuesday Gwen got a babysitter and did some kidless errands :-) Wednesday was Reagan's tumbling and preparing for the rest of the week. Thursday was busy in the morning with errands and then that afternoon Cara took the kids to her house while Gwen went to Scout Day Camp! What an experience this was. Her feet have not been so sore/tired since her mission and it was HOT outside! Even though it was a long day, it was a good experience and will prepare me for when John does this. The boys get to do alot of great activities (BB guns, archery, swimming, crafts, sports, etc). It really is a great experience for the boys (I followed 3 webelos around :-) and I got home at 10:45pm that night. The next morning it was preparing for Pinedale. We left early afternoon and picked up Cleibe and headed north. We were happy to find that none of the pipes had frozen/burst during the winter and the evening weather was gorgeous! Friday night the Thornley's arrived and we all played wheel-of-fortune and had a fun time. Saturday morning we took Cleiburn to the Petersen reunion in Pinedale and then visited with Kris and Jamie at the Crandell cabin. We went back for grandpa and then headed back to the cabin. The Thornley's left that afternoon and we just relaxed and visited the Pinedale cemetery. Jim took a picture of his dad standing on his (future) grave and thought that was hilarious. We put the kids to bed that night and watched a movie. Sunday we got up and prepared to go home and relaxed a bit. We got home late afternoon and it was so hot!!! We were glad to be able to get away and grandpa loved sitting in the shade looking into the woods - he spent alot of time doing that. Wish we could bring some of that cool air back with us!

6-8-08

Hi all! Boy, we are glad that it's a new week - the last one was long/busy. Monday John had a dr. appt to make sure he had no ear infections, which he didn't. Then Cara watched the kids while Gwen had an eye exam to get new glasses since John almost destroyed hers. The kids had fun playing with the Thornleys. Tuesday morning gwen got some things ready for the Elders Quorum party that night while waiting to hear from Kim. She had her wisdom teeth pulled and thought she was going home to be alone, so I had her ride drop her at the house and she stayed here and slept, etc. Cara and the kids came and swam since their pool wasn't ready yet and that night we had the EQ BBQ at the park, then Reagan when with thornleys to steve's kickball game and then had a sleepover and Kim slept in Reagan's bed. Wednesday morning we were up early to take John for his tubes. It went pretty smoothly, although he was super cranky coming out of the anesthesia (apparently he gets this from Jim). We were home by 9am and Jim went to work and we started to see almost immediately that John could hear better because he was making different noises and listening to himself! Yippee! Wednesday Cara took Reagan to her summer tumbling class that Lyda Crandell is also going to. That afternoon gwen and the kids took kim home and I can't remember Thursday. Friday we took Kim to the airport and then SaturdayJim helped his brother and we just hung around home. Gwen had another superbusy work week and Jim had some extra church things to get done. and it's HOT! Hope everyone is well, love gwen jim john and Reagan