Home from Idaho!!

Ten of the best things about our Idaho trip!!

1. Being totally smashed into the backseat of Grampa's truck with

Sam and Luke for 12 hours!!!

2. Having Grampa come with us!!!

3. Buying a lot in Hidden Springs!

4. Laughing all the way and back with Sam and Luke!

5. Listening to Sam listen to "Billie Jean" 64 times!

6. Watching "Get Smart" with Luke as we SHARED a pair of

headphones and his iPod.

7. Eating Marie Callendar pie in bed with my family

at the hotel!

8. Seeing great friends and family!

9. Stopping at a garage sale with Luke!

10. Being totally blessed to be able to have such a

great family to do things with!!!!

I am b.l.e.s.s.e.d!!!!!

Boise Familiy Fun . . .

After spending some of our day in marvelous Hidden Springs,

Idaho . . .

we picked up some of our very favorite treats and

headed over to Uncle Max's house for a BBQ!!

Max and Neusa have been living in Boise for about 15 years now!!!

They have two boys, Danny and Davy. They have both

recently graduated college and have exciting career opportunies

awaiting them!! Sam and Luke had a blast hanging out with them today!

Neusa and Davy are great hosts! We really had lots

of fun talking and catching up!!

Why do BBQs taste so good when someone else does the

cooking?? Thanks Max!

Over excited new residents, we had to take one more trip to Hidden Springs!

Hidden Springs seems just like Mayberry to me.

An adorable MERC is located near the entrance of Hidden Springs.

The Merc is a restaurant, bar, and dry goods store . . . just like

the 1950s!!!

Everyone in the town gathers at the Merc on Fridays for

Fun Fridays . . . yummy snacks, food, dinner!!!

Yep!! We are in!!! We are sooo excited and

sooo thankful for this awesome opportunity!!!!

THE Lot.

Beautiful sunflowers are growing on our lot!!!

Here IT is . . . our lot for our new homes on Andy's Gulch Road,

Hidden Springs, Idaho!!!

We have had THE most fun this trip. Mike and the boys have

played golf. The kids have made new friends at the Merc in Hidden

Springs. We have laughed, joked, and worked really hard

to find the PERFECT lot to build the homes on!!

We are blessed beyond measure!!!

B.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l. Hidden Springs, Idaho

Sam and Luke have informed us that they are staying

in Hidden Springs and will wait for us to move here!!

We are excited to be looking at lots today . . . final choices soon!

Plain and simple . . . Idaho is a beautiful state!

We are having so much fun in Hidden Springs looking

at lots and getting zillions of ideas for our new home!

Oooooooooh! Ooooooooooh! Do we love Hidden Springs, Idaho!

Hidden Springs is a w.o.n.d.e.r.f.u.l. place for families!!

Hidden Springs or BUST!!!

ONE of my B.I.G. pink bags are packed and ready to go to HIDDEN SPRINGS, IDAHO!!!!

The kids are bringing their bikes and golf clubs!!! Are the

fishing poles packed too???

We are ready to hit the road at 4a.m. s.h.a.r.p.!!!!

I hope that you are ready for a beautfiul road trip!!!!

A Good Friend and My Favorite CHRISTmas Ornament

This is my most favorite CHRISTmas ornament ever!!!

It has a long story . . .

Anyhow, one of my very favorite people gave me this ornament.

My ornament was accidentally broken.

My great friend, knowing that life would not be the

same without my favorite ornament,

gave me an early CHRISTmas present in September!!!

Life is as is should be!

My ornament has been restored!!

10 Great Things . . .

10 Great Things About Today . . .

1. Woke up at 5:30 ready and raring to go!!

2. Hot, hot shower!!

3. Boys sprang right out of bed with smiles on

their faces!

4. Got a shopping cart at the store that didn't

squeak or have wobbly wheels!

5. Accomplished tons on my research papers!

6. Made yummy Maine Fluffy Pancakes . . . just

like Martha.

7. Had a wonderful homeschooling day!

8. Spent time in the garden.

9. Found some huge yummy blueberries . . . at them all!

10. Spent great time with my family . . . thankful, thankful, thankful!!