Good, Better, BEST

Well, I am really struggling today. Do I clean the house, work on the yard, work on sewing projects, scrapbook, etc, etc, or go visit kids? I had a friend asked me if I was bored now I wasn't working. I thought how does anyone even have that word in their vocabulary!!! I look around and see the many things I should be doing, but then I get a call from Conner, "Grandma, come right now, my mom is boring!"


Oh, what I wouldn't give for $2 a gallon gas, so I could run up whenever he's in need of a grandma, Jordan, or Grandpa fix. I am learning that all the money and things in the world don't even touch the joy of one great big marvelous hug from a grandchild or child. We had Rachel here for a week, how sad I was to take her back home. I'm not sure how some are so lucky as to have their kids within 20 minutes, but I am so glad we are able to have the extended family relationships we have, because in my mind that is the BEST of the good better best decisions! Thank goodness, I have such a fun posterity! Of course, I am waiting for those "college kids" to be excited to come home, but...right now they are doing exactly what they should be.

I always dreamed of having a rose garden like my grandma's! Not there yet, but getting close!

Happy Father's Day!

Well I don't think I could've given Randy a better gift than what his grandkids did. Rachel, Brad and Rylie showed up at Sacrament Meeting and Rylie had a great big grin on her face as she dived for Grandpa, calling his name! Great gift #1. Then Conner decided his dad and grandpa needed a watch. He, all on his own, found two pocket watches at Kohl's. One said #1 Dad and the other said Grandpa. He was determined they needed them as gifts. So grandma, in need of gift ideas got them for him. He was pretty excited, now dad and grandpa are like the Polar Express guy!
Anyway, it was a nice day for all! We missed Alisa and Nathan, but they both made sure to call their dad! Good KIDS!

Baby Animal Fun!

Well what's more fun than baby animals? We found a great place for kids in Eden, Utah called Carver's Cove. You'd never guess it could be so much fun. (You probably need to have a couple of kids with you to get the full benefit!) Anyway, it was an adventure to be enjoyed by all grandma's and grandkids! (I guess parents have fun too!)




Oh, and did I mention the horse ride comes with the price of admission for all children under 12?

Do I Really Have Time?

Now there's a loaded question!!! My husband asked me when I sent him my blogspot address, "Who has time for blogging?" But may I say in this busy hurried world we live in, it is so refreshing to have a way to keep up with the people I love and care about. I will have to carefully budget my time, because I am sure it could become an addiction, but I have even enjoyed reading the links to other pages.
My goals this summer has been to work on Family History one day a week and go to the temple one day a week. So far...so good....maybe...because it is so tempting to ignore all the other wifely/motherly/household duties!

Last Saturday we had our ward party,
I have decided the simpler the activity, generally the greater the attendance and success of the event. We met at the park, ate, played games and just enjoyed one another's company, something we don't always get a chance to do on Sundays!

This week we are looking forward to a visit from Rachel and her little family!
Should be fun to see our little Rylie! I am planning on taking her to a children's farm area. She loves animals...Wish me luck!

Learning As I GO!

Well Emily told me I missed two important things on my first blog...no last names and no locations! So I will try to do better! This has been a busy week! It is amazing how much more I am able to get done now that school is out! Those 500+ kids at school really wore me out, so it had been weeks since I had even cleaned the bathroom! Yesterday I got in the GO Go Go mood, cleaned bathrooms, cleaned out fridge, organized food storage, made beautiful Raspberry jam!

We spent a little time with Emily and her boys this week. It's pretty fun to see all the smiles a new baby brings, and all the cameras that come out of nowhere



Now for the LAUNDRY!
Then maybe I can be of some help to Randy! He is busy trying to finish the basement so we will have one more bathroom and bedroom at Christmas time. It is our year for the kids to come, however, as their little families keep growing I am sure it won't be long until we hear they are staying home for the holidays, but until then, we hope to be ready!

Grandma Again!

I have so enjoyed my daughter's and friends blog account and now some of my friends, that I decided it was time I got caught up in the "technology" world! I don't know that I will be so good at keeping up the sight, but Maybe it will help me journal a little better!







We were so excited to welcome our newest member to the family last week. Matthew Coey. It was an honor to have his middle name after my father. I only hope my dad can have some moments of recognition to appreciate the honor. It's crazy how all of sudden your posterity starts to double! When Rachel has her baby in November we will have the same amount of grandchildren as we do children....AND...I am not sure I have totally adjusted to the name grandma. That's okay, they call me bomma, so maybe I can take a little longer to adjust! Yesterday it hit me that we are in the "older" crowd when Randy sat down and the little boy, about 3, sitting next to him called him grandpa and wanted him to play with him. Of course, Randy loves being grandpa and loves little kids, so it made his day that a child would recognize him with a tender name as "Grandpa"

We are part of the "Sandwich" Generation now. Worried about aging parents, young married adults, college kids, and still one at home! So.. I am glad to see summer and spend a little time catching up and helping all those people!