9-28-08

Hi all! This past week seemed to really drag by...Monday we watched Noah Smith while Kris had parent/teacher conferences at school. Tuesday we waited all day for a mexican candy order and guess what?? never came. Tuesday was also Webelos and Jim's Presidency meeting. Wednesday Gwen went to the cannery and then home to eat and to the gym and Jim and kids went to soccer practice for Reagan. Thursday was declared TV night for "the office" and friday was the pres. debate. Saturday Jim had an Elder's Quorum service morning and then Gwen and kids headed to Reagan's soccer game. I am so sick of this heat! It was over 100 degrees at the game! Poor girls. After that we stayed close to home, except for a few errands. Sunday Jim had a FULL day of church stuff. That night we had the the four single guys that are new in the ward over for dinner. It was fun and the kids and them had fun together. Then off to Cake's for dessert and it was fun to have a visit with them. Now, let's get rid of this heat and enjoy Conference weekend!! Chau! Gwen Jim Reagan and John

9-22-08

Hello all! Monday we waited for a candy order and Tuesday we waited again for a candy order. Reagan went to play with a classmate that lives near by and then that night Gwen and Jim went and did sealings while the kids played with Cake. Wednesday after Reagan got out of school we went to the Scout Shop and finally got Gwen a Webelos shirt. Next we wandered around the Bass Pro Shop and even got some food to feed the trout in the stream. Love those free, air-conditioned things for kids' entertainment! That night was soccer practice for Reagan, and Jim later that night got the pinewood derby track to set up for the EQ party. Thursday Jim was in Tucson so after Reagan got out of school we took the van to the shop to have the door locks re-fixed (the doors wouldn't unlock with the remote or the key - so Reagan had to climb in the back of the van to unlock it for mom) so we hung out at grandma's for a few hours. Then the kids went to cake's while mom headed to the gym. Friday morning Gwen watched 2 boys older/younger than John. They had a great time playing. That afternoon Reagan played with her classmate again and we had to go get Jim at the shop because the starter went out on his work van (I'm pretty sure the mechanics pay their mortgage with our business! but the vans are payed for so we're going to hang in there) Friday night was the EQ Pinewood Derby. It was a smaller turnout than Jim had hoped for but two men came that he didn't expect to see, so it was good. Saturday morning was Reagan's game and it was HOT outside!!! They did really well, except for the half when they changed sides and Reagan kept shooting at the same goal - at least she didn't score! :-) Sunday was church and that night we went to Carolyn's for dinner and to visit with Aunt Jan. She had some fun things to show us and it was good to see all of the cousins. Hope everyone is well, please start blowing your cold air our way!!!!!!!!! Love Jim Gwen Reagan and John

9-14-08

Hi Hurdsmans! Well, we are finally starting to see a difference in our morning weather. We still aren't to the point of opening doors and windows in the morning, but we are getting closer - I can't wait! Monday was the typical errand work day for Jim, Tuesday we had Webelos and Jim's presidency meeting. Wednesday was Reagan's soccer practice and she also had a friend come play earlier in the day. Thursday was Enrichment and Gwen actually went (to be perfectly honest, it was more about getting away from the kids than the actual Enrichment...I'm pretty sure some moms can relate to that!) Friday as Gwen was making dinner we learned of someone that needed dinner so we doubled the batch and took care of that then off to Jim's nephew's wedding reception. It was sure crowded (luckily Gwen didn't get any work calls), we were able to see some of Jim's family we don't see often and the cake was super yummy! We stopped to see Cake afterwards to wear the kids out. Saturday we were supposed to be in 3 different places at the same time so unfortunately the phone bank for the marriage prop had to be left to others. Jim took the kids to Reagan's soccer game and Gwen had Boy Scout Training. Gwen's still feeling a little in over her head with this scouting stuff. Reagan had a great time at soccer. They play 45 min games with lots of little breaks. They play 3 on 3 and don't have a goalie. Reagan scored one goal and assisted on another, Jim thinks they won but there wasn't any real score keeping. Saturday afternoon/night was misc, getting ready for church. Sunday Jim taught EQ and Gwen sub'd in primary with a very wild group! Sunday afternoon we had dinner at Jaren's house and the kids had fun playing and the adults talked politics. Hope everyone has a great week! Love, Jim Gwen Reagan and John

9-7-08

Hi family! Hope everyone had a good Labor Day. The kids needed to get out of the house that day so we went and visited Cake at her house. Then we had Cake and Steve over for BBQ hot dogs cause none of us wanted to make dinner :-) Tuesday was back to the routine, Webelos for Gwen and Presidency mtg for Jim. Wednesday we made dinner for a family in the ward who just had a new baby and then off to Reagan's soccer practice. It will be fun to see these girls play their first game. Thursday Jim was in Tucson and Gwen and the kids went to the Dinosaur museum after Reagan got out of school. It was so nice because there was hardly anyone there (everyone was still in school) so the kids ran around freely. We were even the only ones in the "panning for gold" and they loved it and got really wet of course! We got Arby's on the way home and had a "picnic" on the kitchen floor. Friday Reagan went to school and had Grandma come to school for a special Grandparents Day. It was fun and together they made a colored noodle necklace and a decorated framed picture of Reagan. Right after school we headed to Pinedale. The work on the brick skirting has begun so we didn't have a porch which was kind of a bummer but the mosquitos were bad so we weren't out much after dark anyway. We dumped our stuff at the cabin and headed to the lake where we went fishing again. Reagan caught two little fish all by herself (Jim didn't touch the line until she had pullled it out of the water) and Jim caught another good sized one. Then to dinner and home. Saturday morning Cake and Steve came and we all went to the soccer games of Stockton and Reagan. It was fun to watch them and then everyone hung out at the cabin. All of the kids had a great time playing and everyone, including adults, played kick the can until dusk. Sunday the Thornleys went back to Pinetop/Mesa and Petersens headed home a little later. Now it's back to the routine. Just to let it be known, the Petersens are now more excited about this Presidential race - it's going to be an interesting couple of months. Have a great week everyone! Love, Jim Gwen Reagan and John

9-1-08

Hi Hurdsmans! So it's September now, is our weather going to automatically drop 20 degrees??? I wish....

Monday Jim had another appt. with the ortho to review knee x-rays. Jim will continue with shots, anti-inflammatories and the knee brace until he can't stand it anymore and then the knee replacement will happen. He got fitted for a VERY expensive knee brace that afternoon. Tuesday was Webelos for Gwen, back-to-school night for Jim, Pres mtg for Jim and Gwen had some of the YSA girls over for ice cream sundaes before they went their different ways to school (BYU and NY). It was fun - we had such a good YSA group. Wednesday Gwen and John did errands, then kids went to grandma's while Gwen went to the cannery. Just as we were loading up to go to grandma's the mexican candy truck showed up that was supposed to come the next day. Guess I'm glad I was still there. Anyone who served in central, south america may understand my frustration with scheduling...no language barrier, just cultural. That night was Reagan's first soccer practice. She loved it! It will be good exercise for my rowdy girl. Thursday I just don't remember except for the crazy monsoon we had. We have never seen anything like it. Imagine hearing thunder rumbling and seeing lightning across the whole sky for 30-45 minutes NONSTOP! We were glad the kids were in bed. It was kind of erie. You could stand on the driveway and watching the lightning cross the whole sky around us! Friday Gwen had webelos pack mtg. Not too long thank goodness. Saturday Jim worked around the house, Gwen tried to keep up with the kids and now it's another week. Happy September everyone! Love, Jim Gwen Reagan and John