Sa-tur-day Night!

Saturday nights HAVE to be one

of our family's faves!! Guess what

we are in the mood for tonight!?!

A hint: It involves sugar, cookie sheets,

and these yummy chocolate chips!!!

Have fun celebrating Saturday

with your favorite peeps!!

DMV Fun!

It is so hard to believe, but my

Sam got his LEARNER'S PERMIT

today . . .

After listening while two older

brothers learned to drive in the

car with me, Sam knows what

is in store for him!!!!

Somebody please tell me exactly

where the time goes!!!

15 1/2, surely that cannot be true!!

I am so proud of my Sam and am

glad that he has achieved yet

another milestone!

Let.the.fun.begin!

Whirlwind.

Yes, that's right! It has been a whirlwind

around here lately!! We have been busy:

*building our new home

*my internship

*golf practice

*golf matches

*reading

*writing

*homeschooling

*merit badges

*picking out faucets

*picking out granite

*choosing wood

for our cabinets

*dishes

*laundry

*chores

*church

*merit badge college

*boy scouts

*I could go on and on

and on, but . . .

I am thankful that God

allows us to do so many

things! We are blessed

beyond measure and thankful

for a supportive family,

enabling us to accomplish

all of the tasks that must

get done each day!!!

Being.busy.gotta.love.it.

On the Range . . .

Spent most of my day here as

my #3 had a golf tournament

ALL day long!! High schoolers

all around Reno and the surrounding

areas made their way to Somersett

to walk that long and hilly

golf course! They were tired

afterwards, a little wind blown,

but everyone had a great time!!

More golf in store tomorrow!

(Love that sport! Maybe in my old

age I will have time to learn to play!)

Terrific Tuesday . . . Counting My Blessings.

Another Terrific Tuesday and so

many, many more blessings to

be grateful for!

93. Did I mention my amazing husband?

94. How about my wonderful boys?

95. House project well underway!

96. Ordering faucets, and toilets,

and sinks . . . oh, my!

97. School. (Did I really say that!?!)

98. Tim coming home this summer.

99. Spring just around the corner.

100. Yeah! I made it! I could

really continue forever!

101. Strawberry jam.

102. Pajamas until noon.

103. Jesus!

. . . still thinking about my amazing

Easter weekend with my family!

We are blessed beyond measure.

I am so grateful for "my people" and

for their commitment to our family.

Each and everyone of them is

amazing and I truly appreciate

each and every one for their special

qualities, personalities, and special

contributions that they make to

our family!!!

I am so grateful for their support as

I continue to work 24/7 as I earn

my PhD. We are getting there . . .

Happy Resurrection Day!

Celebrating family holidays are so

much fun!! Easter happens to be

one of my most favorite days of

the entire year.

The whole week is spent thinking

about the price that my Jesus paid

for me!

Even though the Easter baskets, bunnies,

and Peeps are a fun part of the

CELEBRATION . . .

it is truly not the reason why

we celebrate this special day!

Even though the boys are getting

older . . . no matter how old they

get . . . they still look forward to

their Easter baskets!!

I love the memories that we have

made celebrating special days

like today!!

The boys have been on a white

chocolate craze lately and love

white chocolate chip macadamia

nut cookies . . . The mixer has

been whipping up batch after

batch of them lately.

After church we celebrated with a

huge feast including: spiral ham, two

types of homemade rolls, grilled

asparagus, garlic mashed potatoes,

and a huge salad.

I truly cannot believe that we

do not have a little one that

actually believes in the Easter

bunny anymore . . . Where did those

precious years go?

Happy, Happy, Resurrection Day!!

Yummy, Yummy!

Oooh la la!! Our MILE HIGH APPLE PIE

just came out of the oven! We are

busy preparing for our Easter

dinner tomorrow night! Everyone

has their favorites: ham, turkey,

mashed potatoes, gravy, asparagus,

cranberry salad . . .

Any holiday would not be complete

without Gram's pecan rolls. As

soon as we roll in from church

tomorrow, the rolls will be made

and ready for Easter dinner.

Loving the resurrection!

PIE UPDATE: That Mile High

creation looked so delish, we

just could not wait! We all

looked at each other, grabbed

the vanilla bean ice cream and

that was all she wrote.

We did same a nice big slice

for Grampa for tomorrow and

some for the Easter bunny.

Action . . . Gotta.Love.It!

Oh, yeah! You KNOW that I love action.

We definitely have action at

2485 Mountain Spirit Court.

Today they poured one of the garages.

Woo hoo! Floor joists are now in place

above the crawl space ready for plumbing,

heating, and our new boiler system.

In the South Forty they are working

hard to build the walls for our new home!

For a girl who loves to see action.

We are now in the thick of it!!!

It is exciting to see how the house

project changes from day to day.

The first floor is well underway!

These garages and workshop will get

poured next week!!! You know how

we love to see those cement mixers

winding up the hill!!!

Our inspector . . . giving the final

approval . . . Everything looked

a-okay!

"And we know that all things work

together for good to them that love

God, to them who are the called

according to his purpose."

-Romans 8:28 (KJV)

Fore!

Pretty impressive golf score!

I know that I am a little biased,

anyway you spell it . . . 75!!!

Congrats.Sam.

It's Here!

I think we are ready to start crackin'!

Our lumber arrived from the lumber

mill in Klamath Falls, Oregon. This

is the first load, with more to come.

It makes a girls heart jump to see all

of this beautiful wood, just knowing

that it will soon turn into bedrooms,

a great room, and a kitchen.

And oh, oh, oh, did I mention the

awesome grandkid's playroom?

Or the beautiful laundry room?

Or my private office?

Yep, we will soon be able to

see all of that when the straps

on this lumber are broken and

the guys get hustlin'!

Alberto is busy, busy, busy, backfilling

and compacting the dirt for the garage

areas. Mike is so excited for his workshop!!

(Do men get just as excited about such

things as girlie girls do over kitchens? I

definitely think so!)

I am still excited about the deer, the

train whistling, and birds chirping at

2485 Mountain Spirit Court.

Soon, perhaps today, the fellas will

start putting the "floor" on so that walls

can be put up! I do not know if I am

emotionally ready to see the walls

begin to form and stand up . . . It is a

pretty exciting process and seems like

a barn raising that takes place all at

once, right before your very eyes!!!!

Our Alberto . . . how we love seeing him

run that tractor around, getting ready for

exciting things like concrete, and nail guns,

and cutting lumber . . . oh, my!

Terrific Tuesday . . . Counting My Blessings.

Another terrific Tuesday, ready to count

more of my MANY blessings!

82. THE cross.

83. Grace.

84. Mercy.

85. Undeserved forgiveness.

86. Washed of my sins.

87. The blood.

88. Unconditional love.

89. Sinless.

90. Justified.

91. Empty tomb.

92. IT IS FINISHED!!!!

Special Week.

I love Easter week. The activities, preparations,

candy, bunnies, and colored eggs are all

exciting and fun; but remembering what

my Savior did for me is more than I can

even comprehend.

As Easter week comes upon me, it is

with a heart full of gratitude and

thanksgiving for the free gift of

payment for my sins on the cross

that makes this week so incredibly

special.

This week is also a strong reminder

that I am blessed beyond measure.

Happy.Easter.Week.