Christmas shopping

Okay so I'm not one to try to talk people into signing up for stuff but this website is one that I already use and I love so I thought I would share it with others too. I did a lot of online shopping last year for Christmas and throughout the year (no stores, free shipping, good deals) and I earned a check delivered right to my door for over $40 just for doing so. There is a website called ebates.com where if you go there first, find the website you want first and from there go to the store you want and buy something, you get cash back and mailed directly to you. They add up from the cash back from all the stores you buy and mail you a check three to four times a year and you get paid for doing what you were already going to do anyway. Anywere from 4% up to 12% and sometimes double rewards on special days. It works and there is no catch and virtually every store is on their site (minus amazon.com bummer). I got a hefty check in February last year for $40 after buying my Christmas. Also every time I order my pictures through Walgreen's or Shutterfly or Snapfish I always go to Ebates first and then click on their link to those sites and then get cash back for ordering my pictures. Anyway...they have a refer a friend link so if you are interested and if you order online please use this link and try it out. You might have to copy and paste the link in your browser as I couldn't get it to just click to go to their website. They also give away a $10 giftcard just for signing up. I would appreciate it much.


http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=qB5JQK0Zwas3Bgh9m8D%2BYg%3D%3D

Back to North Ogden

Well we are moving AGAIN (yes we just moved two months ago). We will be moving this weekend back to North Ogden to live with Chelton's parents until he gets done with the police academy and gets a job (hopefully until February at the latest). Hopefully he gets a job up north and we can try to find a house back in Plain City as we loved it here. We made such good friends and had THE BEST neighbors and ward. Hopefully also my kids don't bug my inlaws too much. Thanks to them for letting us house crash for a while. Now I have to focus on moving again this weekend (I am so sick of moving) and just to think I have to do it again around February. You'd think I was a pro by now. I am glad at least that Garrett gets to go back to his old school with his old friends and doesn't have to try to make all new ones.

What a trial!!!

Well we just got back this weekend from our first camping trip up to Trial Lake in the Uintahs. We actually got my whole family to go with all the siblings and cousins and everything. I'm surprised we found a weekend where everyone could go. Sorry I didn't bring my camera so there are no pictures. Pictures of me and camping don't mix but it would have been fun to get some of the kids. We had a really fun time (especially the kids). The kids got to do a little fishing, shoot some BB guns and we did some 4 wheeling. They had an absolute ball just running around with all of their cousins. We have 11 cousins in all ranging from 2 to 12. There were a lot of mosquitos but that is part of the fun right? We slept on a hill so by time the morning came all of us were crammed down at the bottom of the tent in one little ball. I have to tell you I really do miss my trailer but it wasn't so bad sleeping in a tent. It was fun catching up on old times with my brothers and sisters. We used to go camping a lot when I was younger. We are going for 9 days in a week and a half so the kids are excited to be camping again soon.

Summer of countdowns

Well lots of things are happening to us this summer. It's the summer of excitement, change and anticipation. We had the baptism and the stress and excitement of that. We had the yard sale and the stress and success of that and the messy house that follows with that and now we get to look forward to the change of moving. Yes we are moving again. Been married almost 10 years and this will be around the 13 or 14 place we have lived in. Chelton is going in the police academy at the end of August and we have sold our house and will be renting and down-sizing while he undergoes this full-time school. Luckily the police academy only goes until the end of December so hopefully he can find a job quickly once January comes and we can be back on our feet again soon once the new year comes. The good news is we are getting to stay in Plain City and are only moving like two blocks away so the kids will stay in the same school and we are even getting to stay in the same ward as we will only be renting this house for 6-8 months and then yes another move after that again depending upon where he gets a job (hopefully somewhere close so we can continue to stay in Plain City where we love). We will be moving next Saturday all our big stuff and then moving officially by July 4.

So another summer of countdowns I am looking forward to...let's see well Eclipse comes out in 9 days....yes you see the widget above this post...I'm a nerd and am excited for that. We are planning on some vacation in August. We don't know where yet...probably camping but for a family who likes to vacation and hasn't gotten the chance to this year...it has been killing me...so that is about the only hope getting me through all this....the stress reducer of that week without work and the stress of life and the fact that I can sit there for a week and let it all stay at home. We also plan to take the kids to Lagoon this summer because Connor keep BEGGING me to take him to Disneyland and well you know that won't be happening so I compromised and decided to do Lagoon and so that will be a big deal for them and all of us as I haven't been in 10 years and Chelton more like 15 and the kids never so they are really looking forward to it. Hopefully we can find a time to actually go. I do feel bad because I told the kids at the beginning of summer we were going to have Funday Monday and go somewhere every Monday and well with my busy work and moving and just life that tanked...poor kids!!!!

We have this summer of things to look forward to...hopefully they all happen and we actually get to do the fun stuff and not just the stressful stuff. The kids sure deserve it seeing what they have been through in the last year. They sure are troopers!!!!

Yard Sale June 19th 9:00 to 2:00

For all two of you who read my blog (hahaha) just wanted to pass the word that we are having a yard sale tomorrow at our house in plain city. Anyone in the vicinity that wants to stop by (especially if you are in need of a good tool) feel free to do so. Also spread the word. Below is the listing we put out on KSL:


Multi-family yard sale June 19th in Plain City 9:00-2:00 with large assortment of items. 1588 N. 4400 W.

Construction company selling business and liquidating many tools, perfect right in time for Father's Day. Selling surplus drills, nail guns, skill saws, planer and jointer, oil heater, propane heater, many smaller tools, etc.

Baby items, crib and matching changing table. Baby and kid clothes different sizes. Lots of toys.

Bigger items such as desks, poker table, clothes.

Soft tonnneau cover fits Chevy long bed 2003-2007

List of tools for sale:
Porter cable 15g angle finish naler
Dewalt 18v angle drill cordless
Paslode cordless framing gun
Rigid 16g finish gun
Dewalt 16g cordless finish angle nailer
Bosch Jam saw
Bosch worm drive skill saw
Hitachi 1/2 in corded drill
Bosch 18V cordless impactor
Dewalt 18V cordless drill xrp
Hitachi NR83A framing gun
Box of Vycor plus window wrap 6 rolls
Dwalt laser level with tripod
Max Air 48" High velocity fan
Rigid jointer
Dust collector system
Bosch router table (table only)
Craftsman radial arm saw
Dremel Scroll saw



Too many other items to list.

1588 N. 4400 W. Plain City (close to Fremont High School)

It's great to be 8

Well my oldest baby turned 8 today. I can't believe how fast time flies by. I can't believe how grown up Garrett is. He is getting into that old stage where he starts to like older things and is just getting to old for me!!!! Next week he will be getting baptized. I just can't keep my head from spinning. My friend and neighbor Erin made this cute invitation (who I can't thank enough):



Instead of having a big birthday party Garrett chose the option of choosing three friends to take to Toads. He chose his cousin Jayden, his friend Carter and his friend Mason and of course his little brother Connor. They had a great time. They first played laser tag. It was Chelton and Connor against the boys. Garrett absolutely has a new love of laser tag and always begs us to go so he loved this. This was Connor's first time as it was for Carter and Jayden too. Mason followed Chelton around and was proud to have shot Chelton like eight times. Connor had Chelton's back and got Mason a few times too. They all had fun telling me all the stories about it but in the end it turned out that team Connor and Chelton won the game. Then Garrett, Carter, Jayden and Mason went out and did outdoor mini-golf. I snuck outside and took some pictures of that and they had a good time with that. They all got to spend $10 playing video games and earning tickets to buy prizes. Garrett kept playing some game that he kept winning the jackpot on. You could hear him no matter where you were because he kept yelling as loud as he could and he won it like 5 times. He ended up with a lot of tickets. They all ended up with a lot of prizes. They opened up presents and Garrett loved everything he got. Mom and Dad got him a video game he has been dying to get and he has been playing it ever since. Tonight we will probably take him to dinner as it is his real birthday and celebrate.

Now we are excited to celebrate his choice in getting baptized. I am so proud of him. He has been receiving discussions from our ward missionaries and I am so proud of how much he has learned on his own and retained on his own about the Gospel. He is such a blessing in my life and I love him so much.



The boys at Toads



Garrett, Jayden, Carter and Mason mini-golfing



Garrett mini-golfing



Mason mini-golfing



Garrett opening his Pokemon Guess Who game that Connor was so excited to give him (and I think more excited to play)



Garrett winning his jackpot and dancing around

Happy Birthday Chelton

So I just wanted to make a quick shout out to my husband as today is his 31st birthday. As we didn't have a lot of money this year for birthday gifts I had the kids make dad coupon vouchers. I let them come up with their coupons all on their own (even Kylie). Their coupons were so cute I thought I would share what they came up with as a present to give their Dad. I think it will mean more to him than any present they could have bought. I also had to think of something I could give Chelton that didn't mean spending any money. Well I have never mowed the lawn since we have been married so yesterday I thought I would give it a try since he is so busy working two jobs right now. So I tried to do it as a surprise but he came home when I was only like a quarter of the way through but I was adament that I would get the whole thing done for him and he was patient enough to let me finish. It was hard work too. My hands killed by the time I was done. I have the wimpiest hands in the world but I think it meant a lot to him. He did the weedwhacking while I mowed. I'm not ready to do it again for a long time but I think it was the thought that counts. I also made him some homemade coupons but I won't list mine on here because I don't think anyone will want to read those :)

But here are the cute ones the kids came up with all on their own:

Garrett:
*Good for doing what you say
*Good for cleaning my room
*Good for watching a movie with me
*Good for pulling weeds
*Good for playing catch with me

Connor:
*Good for getting you a drink of water
*Good for playing catch with me
*Good for cleaning the family room
*Good for watching a disney movie on Sunday
*Good for staying in my bed

Kylie:
*Good for going in the froggy potty
*Good for one Twinkle Twinkle Little Star song
*Good for watching one disney movie with me
*Good for give one daddy a dance.
*Good for one big kiss and a hug.
*Good for give daddy lotion on his feet.

Well tonight we are making Chelton his favorite meal Gyoza and strawberry pie for dessert after Garrett's baseball game so hopefully he has an okay birthday. We love you daddy!!!!