McClellan Mishaps

Liver? No thanks!

2009-08-21T11:01:00.000-07:00

I have not been good at posting things lately but for good reason. My grandmother passed away on August 9th. Really it was such a blessing! She was almost 90 years old and until the last 6 weeks she took care of herself just fine. Then she got sick and cancer was discovered after a few visits to the hospital. Cancer from her throat to her torso. Really a fast passing from this life. Some fun memories from my Grandmother was waking up at her house as a child with the smell of eggs and bacon cooking along with coffee. Now I have never tasted coffee but it sure smells good in the cool California mornings. I was also blessed to be with her as she entered the Temple for the first time at age 87. If anyone knows me, you know that my family no matter were you are, are the most important things to me. So I became even more lucky to have all my brothers and sisters and parents come the next week for the funeral. This might sound weird but even dressing my grandmother was a good experience with my mom. My brother Jeremy came Tueday night and we had a great BBQ and then more fun began. That night I started feeling some pain in my abdomen. Now being a girl really sucks since we have pain there and around there often and it could be many things...so I just kept going. My parents arrived the next morning and my sister a few hours later. As Wednesday came my pain became more intense but I didn't want to say anything since I had a house full of family. But on the way to the viewing I couldn't handle the pain and looked at my husband and really didn't have to say much, he could see it in my eyes. I told him that if I don't feel better afterwards I needed to go to the ER. Funny thing, after I got home I enjoyed a few laughs with my mom and sister and went to bed. At 2am I awoke with more pain and woke Dave and told hm it was time for ER. I wanted to hurry since the funeral was in Whitter at 11am. I thought that I had an infection somewhere and some pills would solve it. By 5am I knew that I had a 7cm blood clott in my pelvis and my dr was there by 5:30am. Well I guess I should say that I had a little surgery July 27th to fix a little problem from having kids. My poor Dr looked at me and said you ruined my statistics! I never have any problems with this surgery. I guess I did to much to fast and broke a vessel and since that area of your body has no place to drain it just gathered. To make a long story short, I stayed in the hospital for a day and the dr wanted to make sure it wasn't growing at least. He did not mention that his plan was to pack me full of stuff and put presure on this clott to drain. I missed the funeral and my famiy came to visit and during the visit the clott decided to give and I sat in blood running up and over my leg. As the lights started flashing and I'm thinking I am hemeraging the nurses responded and called the dr. This is so long so I have left out some interesting things out but today I have finally quit bleeding and the clott is not growing. I am so tired that my mom tried to feed me liver to build up the blood. Liver or strength? No strength thank you .

Cub Scout Day Camp

2009-07-31T21:47:00.000-07:00

Nick is lucky he got to go to two day camps. This one was at the Ventura Fairgrounds and he got to go fishing. I had to go and do a visitation and he tagged along.

2009 Pioneer day- July 18

2009-07-31T20:04:00.000-07:00

Our stake celebrates Pioneer day with fun games, good food and a new addition the dance Festival. It is so much fun! This year Matt joined in on "THE Car Wash" and did a great job in his tye-dye shirt as he drove in and did a flip over Sam's back.

Elder McClellan update

2009-07-31T19:57:00.000-07:00

I wish I had a picture for this post but the imagination is going to have to be enough. Last week when I received Tim's email he started it with, "Mom, I almost killed myself this week but don't worry It was for a baptizm." He continued to say that he was missing his eyebrows, eyelashes and the top layer of his hair, which had been shaved off now. The picture we put together is that he was filling up the font and the hot water was not coming out. So the smart person Tim is he went to turn on the gas and left the gas runnning to long before he lit the pilot light....BBBOOMMMM! Therefore he is missing the hair on his face. It is a good thing he has 78 days until he comes home!!!

Relaxing at the Beach

2009-07-31T19:51:00.000-07:00

I was company free for 2 weeks and we decided to take to the beach with some friends. It was probably one of the most relaxing trips we have ever taken. Between Bobby and Matt they made it difficult to get many pictures with certain people in them or without them.

Company, Company and more Company!

2009-07-31T19:31:00.000-07:00

As soon as the grauation company left (my parents and brother) my sister Heidi and her daughters came to get out of the Az heat. We had a trip to the beach that ended up being a nice day and the kids enjoyed it too.

Then as soon as my one sister left...my other sister Heather and her daughter Chelsea came with Heathers boyfriend Steve and his kids Travis and Rachel. This was a fun 4th of July at Magic Mountain, a trip to venice beach (Freaks) and then Ice Cream for dinner as we watched fireworks. Let's not forget the Mcclellan Family tradition of "The Face Race".

June 18, 2009 Lindsey is 18

2009-07-31T19:19:00.000-07:00

We were so excited the day Lindsey was born. It was a cool 122* in Mesa, Az. I could look out the window and see steam coming up off the asphault parking lot. She has always had great lungs and has always been good at using them. Lindsey knows what she wants and tells everyone the way it should be done. She is a great sister to all her brothers and sister. Lindsey is the one the family goes to, to get fashion advice. This birthday was 2 days after graduation so the party spirit had not come to our house. After a little convincing and lots of promises she agreed to invite some friends over for a "Not birthday party". She had a pasta party and some ice cream cake. It ended up being a fun night with some good friends and went way past the promised 10pm.

Simi Valley High Graduation June 16, 2009

2009-07-31T18:56:00.001-07:00

This day was so Bitter/Sweet! Sweet because we had family in town to celebrate Lindsey's High school graduation but Bitter due to another moment without Amanda. The day was full of high emotion and not so many smiles. It was so hard to not want to send Lindsey to her room and on the other hand I wanted to cry and hug Lindsey all day. Lindsey kept sunglasses on to cover the tears in her eyes and we never got a smile. The ceremony was nice, a poem dedicated to Amanda, a standing ovation when her name was called and balloons let off in memory. I am sure Amanda would have loved the attention. Sandra and Bart had Lei's made for some of Amanda's friends and they were beautiful with a picture of Amanda on them.

2009-06-12T16:08:00.000-07:00

Nick had his last basketball game. He averaged about 10 points per game and played great! I think we might have a basketball player. Maybe he will be tall?

More Senior Pics

2009-06-12T15:29:00.000-07:00

What a Beauty!!

Since the other ones were not quit what Lindsey wanted I had to do another shoot. If you ever see my car off the road in a ditch or in a strange place, you will know I am taking pictures. All the poor families and kids that I make hike to my favorite picture taking places. Here they are...

Senior prom

2009-06-12T11:38:00.000-07:00

As hard as this day was Lindsey sure was beautiful and had a good time. Her hair looked great and went perfect with her dress. She went with a group of friends and her friend Sarah. They met at a house and there was 2 huge Limo's that where filled in every seat. I can't believe this is her last school dance.

Face Race

2009-06-12T11:34:00.000-07:00

I guess there was a day I had no clean silverware, so my children invented this game called "face race". They have all these rules and people actually come to do it. Tim would be very proud since it is his invention.

Mormon Prom again?

2009-06-12T11:26:00.000-07:00

This is a story that is really a good memory. Lindsey went with Amanda and her family to her grandmothers 90th birthday party. On the way home lindsey got a call from Sterling and he invited her to go to his Prom. Well Lindsey was not thirlled at first because she had not gone to a dance without her best friend. Amanda talked her into going and they couldn't wait to get together afterwards to have lindsey tell of the night. unfortunetly, this prom was 3 days after Amanda's passing. I am sure Amanda saw the whole thing!!

Next Steps

2009-06-12T11:24:00.000-07:00

I have not been excited about blogging again. I think mostly because I don't want to change the first picture of Amanda. But, like the title says..."Next Steps" we have made lots of steps this past 6 weeks and I need to share the good things too. so enjoy our ride...

Frilla sparkle

2009-05-04T08:35:00.001-07:00

What a Week! Who would have thought that it would have brought such heartache and pain. The loss of Amanda has impacted my heart, not to mention her families and ours. She will surely be missed! There have been several tender mercies this week and I know that Amanda has sent her love to Lindsey many times. There are so many great memories, wonderful talks and lots of lunches out with the two of them. Amanda loved to eat and would come with Lindsey every day after school and walk in the door and say, "Andrea, I am not hungry! No, a cheese quesedilla does not sound good, and those avacados they look so gross! No don't worry about it, I am not hungry." I am thankful for the knowlege that we will see her again but it is the next 50 years that we have to wait that makes it hard. We love you Amanda and we will see you again.

Mold

2009-04-26T09:02:00.000-07:00

Back in November our upstairs bathroom had a leak in the hose of the toilet. As I was cleaning up the water I noticed that the baseboards had rusty nails sticking out. I mentioned them to Dave that maybe water was sitting in the boards. He assured me it would be fine. Fast forward to April 2009..It was almost spring break and my brother was due to come in and stay. He has liked staying upstairs lately because it is quiter upstairs in the morning. As I cleaned the bathroom I noticed the rust still and thought about the new baseboards we still had in the garage from when we replaced them in the house. Dave thought that was a good idea and said he would do it later in the week. We enjoyed a nice Sunday of General Concerence and as I showered I had a thought that when we pull the baseboards off we would find mold. So I got out and tiptoed into the room my husband was in and asked him to entertain my thought. He grabbed his tools and to our surprise..mold baseboards appeared. We actually thought we could take care of it and went to home depot to get the treatment. After more baseboard was pulled off we saw that the mold had gone under the door and we called the insurance. I was scared to tell my brother because I didn't want him to not come or even worse try to fix it for us. We spent the next week with the insurance and Thursday came with my brother and family. My brother didn't believe it was a big deal and made it to the bathroom first thing. In his words, "Andrea we can do this in a few days." He ended up changing his original Wednesday departure to Saturday. We ended up tiling the whole bathroom, replaced the vanity and mirror. My brother is so good to me he makes sure that any project is complete down to the pictures hung up. I now have a beautiful bathroom and I feel bad he spent his vacation doing it. I am really lucky to have a loving brother. Thank you Jeremy and Azure for being patient.

Spring Break at Sea World

2009-04-26T08:51:00.000-07:00

We decided that we needed some time away from Simi Valley. My brother and his family came down to visit for the week so we took the weekend and went to San Diego. We spent a day at Sea World which is one of my favorite parks in California.
Nick loved all the animals and was able to touch some like the batray. He didn't want to leave. We saw a white whale, Polar Bear, penquins and many beautiful creatures. It is always fun to see the excitement in a new child's eyes of thngs that have not been seen. My nephew, Aden was amazed at all he saw. We ended our trip with the San Diego Temple. I felt so much peace there and I didn't want to leave. Little did we know more fun awaited when we got home....

Mormon Prom

2009-04-26T08:41:00.000-07:00

This year is bringing many lasts for Lindsey. She went to Mormon prom with Scott. He is Amanda's boyfriends friend. He was a nice guy and not bad looking either. The prom was in Ventura and was a nice night. Lindsey got home about 2am but was tired and she told me about it the next day.She has been asked to Granada Hills Prom May 1st so here we go again.

Jr Olympics

2009-04-26T08:32:00.000-07:00

We had a 4 year break from Jr Olympics and the week before we had the coach ask if Julie could run for them. I have to admit I really wanted to say we were busy but Julie was excited. So we made another visit to Royal High School for another day of Fun in the Sun. Jule ran in the 4/5 grade 6 x 67 relay and the 5/6 grade 6 x 67 relay the 5/6 relay team went to the finals so we spent from 8am to 3pm out at the track. It was fun to see Julie so excited and to see her run around that track as fast as she could. They came in 8th out of 22 elementary schools. Good Job Julie!!

Senior Pictures

2009-04-26T08:15:00.000-07:00

Last fall we had our appointment to have Lindsey's senior pictures taken. We show up to O'connor and I look at Lindsey and say, "Hurry and go change!" She looked at me with a "WHAT" look and said, "Change into what?" I was really confused at this point and she said, "Mom, I am just going to take my yearbook picture and I want you to take my announcement picture at a graffiti park." You could imagine MY look.... Especially since she really didn't do much to her hair, makeup or even what she wore. After getting over her yucky yearbook picture, we took a day in the spring and ventured out to one of my favorite picture taking place. One more surprise or not..Amanada came too!

Matt's Soccer Banquet

2009-04-26T07:57:00.000-07:00

Matt was lucky to have his first high school banquet at the Lost Canyon Golf course. What a beautiful venue, but I will say that the room was not very good for seeing or hearing what was going on. Matt played a good season with it being his freshman year. He started most of the season as a forward and assisted in many goals. Matt says he has had enough of soccer but we will see.

Lindsey Soccer Banquet

2009-04-26T07:46:00.000-07:00

After a nice meal by Red's,Lindsey has finally come to her last soccer banquet as a high school student. I have to admit I was sad to see her and all her friends that she has played soccer with since she started at some time or another standing up on the stage as grown up almost women. Many of them are moving on to play at Moorpark but the excitement of the parents and their friendships will be missed. By the end of the night Lindsey was given the MVP award at she worked hard to earn it. we ar every proud of Lindsey and all the time she has spent becoming a great soccer player.

Blog Blah!

2009-04-26T07:42:00.000-07:00

I have had a stack of updates that have been haunting me to put on. Then I noticed that just about everyone on my friends list had updated several times since I had. However, I still didn't even really care. Then I have a friend in her recovery that posted a wonderful post and that inspired me or I am trying to delay the lesson prep that I need to do for church. Either way I am doing it NOW!

Emergency Room Trip

2009-03-01T22:00:00.000-08:00

Sunday's are usually nice and quiet. But not today...during my nice nap in preparation for Monday I hear Matthew come running out of his room yelling "Hospital, Hospital." He runs downstairs dripping blood instead of walking out of his room into the upstairs bathroom and runs around. I finally stopped him and the trail of blood to see that his finger is bleeding. As I am looking at his finger Matt tells me he was cutting a book and the pocketknife shut on his finger. This is really exciting to me, I can't wait to go and see some stitches. The emergency room is full and after 2 1/2 hours of waiting, we made it back home with his finger bandaged up and good to go. However, the story is he ran into a burning building to save a little girl and had to break a window. As he crawled through the window he cut his finger, but saved the little girl. True, it does sound better.

Spring is Here!

2009-03-01T11:44:00.000-08:00

I love March! The hills in Simi Valley are green, the flowers are blooming, the air is clean and clear and I look around and want to clean up the winter warmers and bring out the water table. However, this weekend I layed in bed getting over a cold and I milked it today and stayed home from church. It is really nice and quiet! Dave can't handle being at church without me so he comes home to check on me but I fake being asleep. I took a long nap and now I really should work on my chemistry test but another nap is going to win.

A Mom's Dream

2009-01-31T10:45:00.000-08:00

You spend your whole Childhood as a girl thinking about when you are a mom. Then you have a child and you spend the rest of your life worring about them. That's after you lose sleep and have anxiety over sending a son on a mission. Now Tim has always been a pleasure but the stress of sending him was hard. But now I look forward to his weekly emails and all that stress melts away. Here is a blurp from todays and you will see why: "We had a meeting yesterday with president and his wife at there house and she made lunch for us and it was just like your potato soup it was way good(not as good as yours). It was nice though because it was raining but the rain is good because Uruguay has been in a drought this year and so we are doing a big fast here in uruguay well in Argentina and Paraguay also but we are fasting for rain. My companion and I are doing well we are trying to fit more time into being in our area but its kinda of hard because we constantly have to get work done. Gretal came in yesterday also (shes in charge of the church finances in South America) so that was fun just a big audit. Well mom and dad and family I love you all its crazy how fast time is going I feel like I just got here. But i still have some time and I'm grateful for the time I have to serve here, but dont worry im still really excited to see you guys. Well I love you all and I'll see you soon bye " See and now I just think about hugging him and kissing him right back into my arms of safety!
250 days left!!

Winter Formal

2009-01-29T22:29:00.001-08:00

Tonight is Simi's Winter Formal at the Ronald Reagan Library and Lindsey had a date! She looked so cute and her friends were as well. Lindsey went with a boy from the soccer team (who else?) his name is Tony. She even found a way to have her Best Friends with her. After a day of hair, make up and all the girl fluff, I am glad I only have 2 girls and they are 7 years apart. Mostly because all the things girl's like I hate. Hair, Make up and SHOPPING! Actually, the only time it is fun shopping is at Christmas time when I go with a friend that makes me laugh so hard in the Underwear department as we pick out fun things for lindsey's stocking. Now that she has moved away I really don't like shopping. Like I always say, "Boys have it made, if I could shave my head and not wear make up and stay married it would be a good day!"

PineWood Derby

2009-01-29T22:14:00.000-08:00

Nick's first pack meeting and it was the best one...Pinewood Derby! He raced his batmobile and won several heats but lost a few too. Nick worked really hard to earn his Bobcat and got to pin mom and broke a rule but it was still fun. Come to think of it I don't think he has done a good deed to turn is pin. I have to keep telling Nick not to work on his wolf because he had a whole year before he can do his Bear

I like to eat, eat, eat Milkshakes and Potatos

2009-01-29T22:04:00.000-08:00

I had to blog this because I laughed so hard and you can never laugh enough. Last week was "M" week at preschool. So one day was milkshake and mashed potato day. Each child picked what they wanted in their shake and we made them. Shortly after I had finished the last blend One boy Matthew came to me and said, "Mrs. Andrea Look!" I looked down with my hands full of ice cream and milk and to my surprise he had taken a big gulp of milkshake all over his face. I hadn't even thought about reminding them that they are thick and that I was giving them a spoon as soon as I washed up. OOPPPSS! Note for next year..hand them a spoon first and then the shake.

Tim's P-Day

2009-01-24T19:18:00.000-08:00

Today is Tim's P-day and I always get up on a Saturday morning at 6am and get on the computer to see if he has written us, then I keep refreshing it until I hear from him. Today was later in the day but he had this new picture of him at the beach in Punta Del Este. Its the main attraction in the city where all the tourist go. He went there to get his drivers license. He also was excited to have Sister Peterson (Mission Pres. Wife) come back from her trip to Utah and cook for him. He said, "Holy cow, I cant wait to come home and eat with you guys and actually have food that has flavor it was a nice change to eat a nice meal with the President's Family." Tim also left advise for Matt and ping pong and said Lindsey could happily drive him to school when he is home. He has survived his 1st month in the mission home and has 5 more left. I can't wait to talk to him in May and then he will only have 5 months left. But for today he has 265 days and I'm not counting.

Batman Pinewood Derby

2009-01-18T09:38:00.000-08:00

This is Nick's first Pinewood derby. He is so excited after seeing his brothers participate. If fact each week when it is time for his den meetings he says,

Nick; "Is today scouts mom",

Mom: Yes Nick, go get a snack and get ready, we will leave in 15 minutes.

Nick: Yes! I love scouts!

It is so cute to see him loving the program. When we were in AZ over Christmas, My brother Jeremy cut Nick's car for Dave and Him to finish. Nick decided he wanted a Bat Mobile. They did a good job..now let's hope it takes the track good too.

Simi VS Royal

2009-01-18T09:24:00.000-08:00

This week, like every other we spent lots of time at the high schools and soccer. Matt plays at 3 and then lindsey plays at 6. Don't be jealous of the 5 hours I get several times a week to sit and bask in the wind. Now anyone should know how much I love soccer... but I do like the high school soccer games. Tuesday we played Newbury Park Matt lost 2-1, Lindsey lost also 4-0. Friday was our rival Royal High. This game is always antisipated and lots of people show up. Matt played first and BEAT Royal 1-0. Then Lindsey played..it was very windy and a hard game we didn't loose but we tied 0-0. Better than a loss! Watch out Royal we will see you again in a few weeks!

Chemistry Dreams

2009-01-13T19:43:00.000-08:00

I started back to school this week and I have been having this dream about my Chemistry class. One of my biggest fears is that I am in a class with all 18 year olds. Well that fear has came true many times, so I am over that but my dreams are not over a few things. I keep dreaming that I go to buy my Chemistry book and when I walk out I look at it and it has colored triangles and other shapes. I realize I have accidentally bought a pre school book. By this time in the dream I am almost late for class so I decide to take the pre school book with me and exchange it later. For some reason I cannot find my class and stop to visit in another class with some friends. Somehow, my teacher finds out that I am in that class and announces to the class that he has came to retrieve his tardy student. Well, let's just say that the ratings on his looks are not what others had said and I am very disappointed by this new discovery and follow him into his class with all 18 year olds. To make this long story short, I attended class today and I bought the right book and I was even early for class. But, I still sat next to a girl that could be my own. The only thing I forgot to dream about was how I almost fell asleep during the 2 HOUR POWER POINT LECTURE!!! I have decided that a good night sleep and having breakfast are going to have to be a necessity for this class.

Happy New Year 2009

2009-01-03T17:14:00.000-08:00

This hopefully updates everything to now. We had a fun new year with my brother and family and our 6th year of breakfast at 1am for all the friends of Lindsey and Matt at the Stake dance. I love being a mom and all that comes with it. 2009 is bringing more changes in our life as Lindsey graduates from high school, Tim is home in October, Matt gets closer to driving and Julie and Nick keep getting older also. I start a new semester at Moorpark college with Chemistry and Algebra 2 and biology in the summer. Dave is leaving on a trip in a few days and gets to see our beagle "Snickers".
I hope all of our loved ones and friends are blessed and know of our love for them and enjoy the new year!

Pappy, Grandpa and now Dave's 66

2009-01-03T17:02:00.000-08:00

Yes, we have now inherited the pride and joy of many generations of McClellans. When we came home on Tuesday not only did we bring my brother, sister and their families but a new addition. Dave was more excited than I have ever seen at the chance to have his family 66 truck. He has washed it, drove it all around and wakes up every morning like it is Christmas all over again. He runs to the window to make sure it is still in front of our house and it always is. My boys love it just as much and already are talking about who is driving it. Guess what? It is not me. It is cute and it makes my husband very happy.

Christmas call from Tim

2009-01-03T16:48:00.000-08:00

My Christmas would not have been very good without talking to Elder Mcclellan. I can't believe that he has been gone for over a year and will be home in 280 days. He is doing well and has just been transferred to the mission office as the financial secretary. I guess the mission president didn't know that it took Tim 3 years to get through Algebra 1, however his time at Bank of America must have paid off. He is now driving and doing more of an office type job with only 2 hours a day to leave. He was a little sad to leave the normal missionary life but he sounded like he had adjusted fine. Unfortunately, Tim's wallet was stolen so we spent this past week trying to get a copy of his drivers license and cancelling his debit card. We received several calls and new instructions without much success but...I GOT TO TALK TO HIM A FEW MORE TIMES THAN USUAL! After all our work I found a copy of his drivers license and emailed it to him at 12 midnight for him to find on January 1st. He thanked us for all our help and told us about a phone call he received that day from some Elders in the other mission. A lady had come to them and handed them a drivers license, temple recommend, debit card and 2 blank checks wondering if they knew who they could belong to. However it happened he was very happy and felt like a miracle had happened. They did take all his money and his wallet. Our year has never been like this one with the continued blessings that our family has had poured on us due to Tim's faith and the blessings of following the lord. We love you Tim!!

Mesa Temple lights

2009-01-03T16:39:00.000-08:00

Our trip to AZ is always fun but we made a visit to the Temple with all the McClellan's and our 6th child Amanda. Amanda thought that our visit to see family was going to be so much fun, hopefully she was not disappointed. The lights at the temple were beautiful and such an inspiring event. It could only have been better if Tim was there. We love our families very much and it feels great to be at the temple with a few of them and to realize how blessed we are to have been born into these families.

Character Matters

2009-01-03T16:33:00.000-08:00

The next thing that filled our month was Nick's 2nd grade class put on a play called "Character Matters". It was the cutest thing I have ever seen. Way better than most school plays. Nick even had a solo he sang and did such a good job I almost cried.

Children's Christmas Choir

2009-01-03T16:25:00.001-08:00

For the last few years our stake has had a big choir concert with many creche displays. I think this year was about 400 different countries. Julie loves to sing in the children's choir and does a great job at it.

It's great to be 8!

2009-01-03T16:03:00.000-08:00

Nick is finally 8 on December 4th! He has been waiting for several years to be like the rest of his siblings. He celebrated with a birthday party at big Z. Nick had a few friends and brothers and sisters there to celebrate. Keeping with the 8 traditions in our family Nick got his first set of scriptures and after a conversation about white scriptures getting really dirty he picked some green ones. Nick also got a new CTR ring and has lost it several times since. Another great event for Nick is he started Cub Scouts and he loves it. He has earned his Bobcat and most of his Wolf and is anticipating the porche that Uncle Jeremy made for the Pinewood Derby. This has been a fun month for Nick as we went to AZ for him to be baptized after Christmas and he had all his family there with him to celebrate.

Blog Challenged

2009-01-03T08:23:00.000-08:00

I have been stalling in updating my blog for a month. I wanted to figure out how to change the background and put everyone on my blog so I didn't have to go to my email to check the blog. Thankfully my sister in law Azure and I played with our blogs for a few hours and made the changes I had wanted. So now I can update the whole month of December.

YES on 8

2008-11-04T05:58:00.000-08:00

For those of you fortunate to not live in liberal California, here is a look at the crazy corners in Simi Valley. Last night was our last push and our whole ward showed up to give it a last big support. We have a great ward that supports all activities! Pray for us!

Halloween 08

2008-11-04T05:54:00.000-08:00

It has been a busy Halloween! The kids had lots of fun and have bags of candy that they have hid so I can't throw it away! Julie was a pirate and Nick a ninja. I have to give their constumes away each year because they grow out of them and no more little ones to share!

Young Womens in Excellence

2008-10-20T22:06:00.000-07:00

Another last for Lindsey..YW in Excellence.

It was a nice night and one to remember. The SR's that are graduating...Amanda, Breanne, Lindsey and Jocelyn.

Tim's Weekly Email

2008-10-20T16:10:00.001-07:00

I love Monday's because Tim writes home. This week he is very upbeat and he has just had a once in a life time experience of Killing chickens with a family. He had a baptism on Saturday and another 3 this week.

Homecoming

2008-10-19T18:01:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe that we have another child in their senior year of high school. Lindsey had her last homecoming dance this weekend and she looked beautiful in her modest dress. She had lots of fun with her group of girlfriends and had an early breakfast at Denny's afterwards. I feel like I just went to homecoming. Funny thing is my high school reunion is this next weekend and I will see my date from homecoming. It has been fun catching up with friends from high school.

Halloween Party

2008-10-19T17:56:00.000-07:00

So I told Nick and Julie they could have a halloween party this year and I had to follow through. It could not have been more crazy but we pulled it off and the kids had fun. Before the party the bounce house arrived early in the morning and Matt decided it would be fun to unzip the side and bounce Nick out. The effects were that he fell out and hit his eye on the rock in our front yard and still has a black eye. Yes, picture day was this week also. So we can forever remember Nick's black eye.

Joined the Bloggers

2008-10-18T16:34:00.000-07:00

Okay! Now you all can quit bugging me. I did it, I created a blog. I guess I can be like the rest of the bloggers and update at 12 am. However, thanks for the push I probably would never do it without.