Gardner's Dirt

2011-08-03T16:03:00.001-07:00

2 posts in one day..I'm thinking this is a record. I attended a wedding out in Lamoille last weekend. The setting and the bride were just so beautiful, I had to post a couple of pictures. These were taken with my camera, but I can't wait to see the pics the photographer took. The sunset was gorgeous, I couldn't stop looking at it. This is a picture of all of the OB nurses with Jennifer. WE took some more formal pictures but I love this picture.

Catching up

2011-08-03T15:37:00.001-07:00

Just for you Chris, I am updating my blogspot since you don't have a Facebook page :) It's been a busy year. In January we spent a few days in Aspen with my brother and his family. We finally got to see my new great nephew Liam. We then headed over to Montrose for a couple of days to spend some time with Mikes family. I also spent a few hours with my Aunt Sue.
We also did some ice fishing this winter, I love to fish, but am such a wimp in the cold. I seem to forget about the cold when I'm catching fish, which is great because we caught lots. I bundled up in about 20 layers of clothes and looked like the kid from A Christmas Story after his mom makes him put on so many layers of clothing. Thank heaven for cell phones and Facebook because Susie saw my Facebook post that Mike forgot the firewood and had Red bring me a fire. My Heroes!!!
WE've had a nice summer so far, not too hot and actually had snow in June. In July Kim and I took the train to Grand Junction and I headed over to Nucla for a mini 37 year reunion with classmates (of course I graduated when I was 2). We had so much fun catching up, I just wish we'd had more time. Hopefully we'll all get together again soon and not wait 37 years. Kim and I also spent the night with Aunt Sue in Montrose and played cards until we couldn't keep our eyes open. We laughed so much that we didn't want to quit.
We've spent some time at Wildhorse fishing this summer. The last trip I got sun burned, bug bit and went swimming for my pole. I was fishing from the shore and turned around to get a drink out of the cooler and heard my pole hit the ground and turned around to see it going into the lake. I dove in after it up to my neck but it was gone. Mike and Red went out in the boat about 30 minutes later and Mike was throwing his line in with empty hooks thinking he would hook my pole...I'm thinking what a crazy boy...and I couldn't believe it...he snagged it and the fish was still on there. Wildhorse is a good sized lake and I can't believe he caught it. The fish was the only one he caught all day so I give him credit for half a fish.
I turned 54 this July (yikes) and also have been married 37 years in July. Time sure has flown but it's been a blast.
We are now getting our house ready to sell, that's been a lot of work and I'm ready to relax.

2010 So Far

2010-07-13T13:21:00.000-07:00

Wow!! I can't believe 2010 is half over.It's going so fast...so a quick recap of the year. In January Kim and I went to Aspen on the train for Amanda's baby shower. It was a surprise for Amanda, but I'm not sure it was completely a surprise as we all slipped a few times. She looked so cute and got tons of things for Liam.
On February 15th Liam Michael was born. Also in February Kim got a foot of hair cut off and still had lots to spare.
March, Kim turned 25. Yikes that makes me at least 29 now.
April and May were busy, still lots and lots of snow.
June we finally have summer, the cats got their summer haircut and the dog decided the cats weren't so bad.
July, I had a birthday...I think it was my 30th :) I had to work on my birthday and we were very busy, but still a nice day.
This year it's been 35 years since I graduated from high school. Hard to believe it's gone that fast. Thanks to Facebook I've been able to locate lots of classmates which has been really fun.

Christmas...I'm a little late posting these pics.

2010-01-30T23:40:00.000-08:00

I had to work Christmas this year so we didn't plan a lot. Plus we had just returned from a 2 week vacation to Orlando.
The hospital had their usual Christmas party, which was held and Stockmans and was fun, They had prizes, lots of food and Karaoke. I won a kitchen basket which was a pretty nice prize.

Our tree was pretty much the same except our angel got something spilled on it and was ruined. We couldn't remember to go get a new one, so Kim came up with the Cheshire Cat for a tree topper. We cut back a lot on gifts but still seemed like we had quite a few.
After dinner of Pizza from Pizza Hut I went to work and delivered a Christmas baby!!

............................Hat Dance

2009-11-23T23:15:00.000-08:00

We can't go to Disney World without doing the Hat Dance. They have so many funny and cute hats in the store, and we can't resist trying them on. We call it the Hat Dance, a Nascar phrase. Here's a scrapbooked page of this years hat dance!!!!

..............................Washington DC

2009-11-23T22:50:00.000-08:00

Pictures taken while we were in Washington D.C. We took a trolley on a tour. It was really foggy that day so the monuments and buildings look like they r farther away than they really are. The colors were turning on the trees and made the pictures so much more beautiful.

.................................Heading home

2009-11-20T10:17:00.001-08:00

The train trip is part of the adventure!! We are in Chicago waiting for our last train, we will travel from Chicago to Elko in about 40 hours. But the train is relaxing, I've read lots the past 2 days and slept soundly last night with the rocking of the train. I even have my electric blanket. :)
Oh, and the food on the train is great!! I had crabcakes, baked potato, salad and apple crisp for dessert last night. yum The crabcakes were delicious.
We traveled from Orlando to Washington DC where we took a tour of the capitol. The colors are changing and it was so pretty there around the potamic (sp) river. Then from DC to Chicago by way of virginia, Delaware, PA, Indiana.
Will post more pics after we get back. My goal was to have all my pictures scrapbooked on the computer before I got home, but I don't think that's going to happen.

......................Space Shuttle Launch

2009-11-16T19:19:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was mostly a relaxing day, do laundry and watch football and Nascar. We did go to Downtown Disney in the morning and do a little shopping.
Today we slept in then this afternoon headed to Downtown Disney to exchange something. After we exchanged the item, we decided to ride the boat to the other side of DTD. The boat driver asked if we minded stopping in the middle of the lake to watch the Space Shuttle Atlantis launch. We were thrilled.
This evening we went to Hollywood studios and saw the Osborne lights. It seems strange that it's so warm here, and then to see all the Christmas lights and hear Christmas music.

.............................Day 4 Hollywood Studios

2009-11-15T11:39:00.001-08:00

Today we met Danyell and Matthew at Hollywood Studios. Danyell is a friend from years ago from elko. We had a good time, Matthew entertained us on the Tower of Terror. After they left Kim and I went back and rode it 2 more times. No wait at the parks today.
This evening we had some dinner in the room and set out on the deck.

Sunset from our deck...

........................Day 3 Magic Kingdom

2009-11-15T11:33:00.000-08:00

Today we were up early and at Magic Kingdom when they opened. We rode Splash Mountain first thing and got soaked. It kept us from getting too hot during the day. All the rides were no wait, just walk on. We had lunch at a chicken place, did a little shopping and headed to the room. It's much warmer today. This evening we went up to the Artists Palette for dinner then to bed.

............Day 2 Animal Kingdom

2009-11-15T10:58:00.000-08:00

Today was FREEZING!! 60 degrees for a high. But, we are on vacation so we bundled up and went to Animal Kingdom. The park was empty. We rode the safari, expedition everest a few times and then braved the Kali River rapids. We wore rain ponchos for that one, but still got wet. No waits for anything, it was great.

I stopped for a popcorn snack and attracted some very annoying ducks. They followed us around until I threw the popcorn away.

Our resort..Saratoga spring Resort was really nice. We enjoyed the view and the housekeepers left us a surprise most days.

We came home that evening early and watched the movie "Up". I fell asleep before it was over.

..................First day at DisneyWorld......Epcot

2009-11-11T18:47:00.000-08:00

Our first day was spent at Epcot. We were up early this morning and were out the door and to the park in time for opening.

The Park was empty, all rides were walk on, over and over. We kept taking pictures of the empty park because we were so amazed...

Some photos from the day...

We're Here!!

2009-11-10T16:14:00.000-08:00

No pictures yet, but we FINALLY made it to Orlando. We checked into our room about an hour ago and are waiting for our luggage, because Disney picks it up and brings it to your room. My WAY YOUNGER THAN ME daughter is sleeping. She stayed up all night last night packing and is now tired. But I'm sitting on the balcony of our villa at Saratoga Springs Resort with my laptop, listening to the river roar by. It's beautiful out here, short sleaves weather!!!
It's very quiet here, the traffic was minimal on the ride from the airport, I've seen a couple of people in the group of rooms we are staying in, but that's ok with me, hopefully no long waits at the parks.

Our trip to Orlando

2009-11-09T00:24:00.000-08:00

Woo Hoo We finally get to leave for Orlando On November 6th. We have been counting the days til we go. Well...I got up on Friday morning (November 6th) and the right side of my face was swollen all the way to my eye. It didn't hurt except when I pushed on it and when I tried to talk. I had been fighting a sinus infection so figured this was part of that.
I tried to get into my normal dr but she was double booked, so I went to the ER. Dr Jones told me I needed to take 2 different antibiotics. He told me if it didn't get worse I could leave on the trip. The train didn't leave until 10pm. By the time we got home it was noon. I tried to take a nap, when I got up my face looked worse and was starting to ache.
At 8:00pm we decided I couldn't take a chance that I would get worse and have to get off somewhere to be seen by a doctor so I called amtrak and cancelled half the trip...we are still taking Amtrak home. Then I went online to Delta and got us airline tickets for Tuesday which is the day we would be arriving in Orlando. I'm so disappointed but am so glad we didn't take off.

New Disneyworld Trip.....17 more days!!!

2009-10-19T22:48:00.001-07:00

We leave for Disneyworld in 17 days. I can't wait!! It will replace the trip we had planned in March when Kim didn't have a legal drivers license (thanks to the new rules at the DMV that weren't passed on to the people of Elko) But it was a good thing because now we have something so look for.
We leave on the 6th and return on the 24th. I work the 6th, will get off work and hurry to get ready and make it to the train depot. The train leaves at 10:10pm. We have lots planned this trip. Since we are taking the train all the way to Orlando we have layovers in Chicago and Washington DC. We have plans to site see in both places. The train is so relaxing, we have a cabin all the way so can read, watch movies, surf the net, play cards and just relax. I will need that relaxation after the busy days we've had at work.

.................................Fishing at Miramonte

2009-08-03T13:54:00.000-07:00

We stayed in Colorado for a couple of extra days and went fishing with the in laws. Brandon, Sue, Chance, Shanda and Leann and I went fishing. We spent the entire day, got home around midnight, very tired but all had a good time.
Brandon was the fishing champ, I swear he had magic power bait!!

...............................last of the reunion pages

2009-08-03T13:17:00.000-07:00

I ended up with 45 scrapbook pages, all 12 x 12. Here are a few more.

.................................And even more scrapbook pages

2009-08-02T18:00:00.000-07:00

We went fishing at Silver Jack Res, played cards, and yes I even used the outhouse!! Kim made me put the outhouse page on here because she says I put bad pictures of her on here.

......................More reunion pages

2009-08-02T17:23:00.003-07:00

Thanks Aunt Sue for planning such a fun reunion. Here are more scrapbook pages.

.......scrapbook pages of reunion

2009-07-28T16:09:00.001-07:00

I have just started scrapbooking the reunion. Here are some of the pages I've done so far.

...........................More reunion ,1st day

2009-07-28T15:13:00.000-07:00

We are finally home and getting back to a normal schedule. I wanted to post some more reunion pictures. We camped up above Cimarron, CO. We arrive on July 20th. We sat up camp and when everyone got settled it was dinner time. Noodle and Joy, Kim and I, and Craig and Amanda were in charge of dinner the first night. We had decided on mexican food. Noodle fixed carne asada steak on the grill. We deep fried corn and flour chips. Kim and I made salsa and Guacamole, Craig and Amanda made rice and beans.

By the time we finished cleaning up it was getting dark, so we sat around and visited.

Then a large group of us went to Craig and Amandas cabin and played cards.
I couldn't wait to crawl into the comfy looking bed in our cabin. I fell asleep quickly only to wake up to Kim shaking my bed. She could hear critters in the walls and after listening for awhile, I could hear them too. Needless to say, neither of us got much sleep that night. Our cabin was really cute, one room with 2 beds, running cold water, fridge, stove and microwave (we had electricity) But no bathroom.

The outhouse out behind the cabin was quite an adventure.

Back from Frey family reunion

2009-07-23T15:55:00.001-07:00

We are in Montrose at Aunt Sue's house. The family reunion was a blast. We fished, hiked, rode 4 wheelers, played cards, visited, ate and lots more. Kim and I had a cabin, which we stayed in during the day, but had little 4 legged visitors at night (mice) so we slept in Ronnie and Joy's trailer. UGHH
The cabins were so cute, really rustic. Will post more later.

Family Reunion Time

2009-07-19T23:21:00.000-07:00

Finally it's time for the Frey Family reunion in Cimarron Colorado. We plan on 19 people, can't believe that many of us are going to make it. Will post pictures after the reunion as we will be out of internet area for a few days.

Mikey's in the doghouse!!!

2009-06-20T13:21:00.001-07:00

Mike was outside and a big downpour started. Him and AJ got in the dog kennel to wait it out. We have had rain every day for almost a month.

Finally, We have nice weather!!

2009-05-14T10:14:00.001-07:00

Finally we are getting some nice weather. We did some gardening yesterday, these are a few pictures of our flowers. We alternate between wind, rain, sun and clouds, so it's still not officially nice weather.
Mike had to mow the grass this weekend so that's a good sign.
The fish haven't been biting, I'm thinking maybe because of this strange weather we've had. Pretty soon we'll be complaining because it's too hot.

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T20:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day to everyone!! I had a nice relaxing day. Did a little housework and caught up on my shows that I had taped all week. Kim and I took some pictures outside, we also tried to fly a kite but the wind wouldn't cooperate. Then no cooking for me on Mother's Day.....we had KFC. This is one of the pictures we took today. Mike was mowing the grass so the dandelion had grass clippings in it.

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T20:17:00.001-07:00

Happy Easter everyone!! I haven't had much to write about lately, but wanted to wish everyone a happy Easter.
We colored eggs (can't break tradition) and had ham cooked in the crock pot, baked potato and asparagus for Easter dinner. It was a nice relaxing day.

.......................Snake River Canyon

2009-03-03T21:18:00.000-08:00

While we were in Twin Falls, we walked along the trail on the Snake River Canyon. It is so pretty, with the Snake River flowing in the bottom. This is the canyon Evel Knievel unsuccessfully attempted to jump in 1974. The water was so green which really gave it an eerie look. There is a statue along the trail called "The Twins" that we thought really fit the canyon. We walked underneath the large bridge which is a very busy highway with constant traffic. We were running by the time we got halfway under the bridge, every car that went over made that bridge shake so bad, it seriously sounds like it's going to fall on top of you.

.........................Happy Birthday Kim

2009-03-03T20:51:00.000-08:00

My baby turned 24 yesterday. She's grown up sooooo fast. We had a nice day in Twin Falls, ID shopping. It wasn't Disney World like we planned but was very relaxing. It was nice to spend the night and not have to hurry home after dinner at Chile's last night. I was a bad mom and made her watch the finale to the Bachelor in the motel room. She kept reminding me that it was HER birthday and how lame that show was....but I just had to watch. She fell asleep with her earphone/ipod on and I then watched the movie Twilight on the motel movie channel.
Anyway....If she turned 24 yesterday, that makes me REALLY old!!!

.............................Update from Disney World

2009-02-28T05:52:00.000-08:00

Not!! We didn't get to go. The airline wouldn't accept Kim's paper license as a valid government ID. She would have been able to get on the plane at SLC but we would have had to find an alternate route home. I called Amtrak and they wanted $1600 plus after I explained what was going on they also said they probably wouldn't accept the stupid paper the DMV gave us. So....I have 2 weeks off and can probably find lots to do.
I feel like the DMV screwed us and everyone else they did this to. They should have made some kind of announcement that they weren't issuing real drivers licenses anymore. We've lived here for 20 years and have always just gone in and picked up our license. We are disappointed but the airline gave us a credit for our tickets, plus an extra $150 per ticket and we had trip insurance on our Disney portion of the trip. We are thinking we will go in November or plan a trip somewhere else (my pick would be hawaii). We have time to think about it.
Also, the day before we were supposed to leave I got a bad sore throat, but figured I could take lots of airborne and ibuprofen. I think it just wasn't meant to be.
Happy birthday Kim (her birthday is March 2nd) We are going to go to Twin Falls for her birthday.

..............................Disney World update

2009-02-23T14:57:00.000-08:00

4 more days!! Woo Hoo. The news at the DMV was good and bad. They told us that people are having trouble with the punched out drivers license (trouble using them for id getting through airline security). After much discussion they decided not to punch out the expiration date, which is what the airline is having trouble with. The license does expire on the second and we don't come home til the 6th so when we check in with Delta in SLC we are going to check with their security to make sure they will accept the expired license with the piece of paper saying it had been renewed (the piece of paper has a state seal on it). If they won't, we will either rent a car, or take the train home. Not the best and quickest way home, but at least we will get home. And what a better place to get stranded...Orlando.....sunny weather, disney world and lots to do.
I guess they only changed to this new system 5 weeks ago. They probably should have sent out notices to people who had expired licenses to let them know we wouldn't get a license on the spot.
Our original plan was to fly to Orlando and take the train home (then we decided it was much cheaper to fly), and at least if we know when we get on the plane in SLC we will have a week to make other arrangements.
So.....we are going to Disney World in 4 days!!!!! We can't wait.

Are we going or not?

2009-02-22T21:20:00.000-08:00

5 more days til we leave for Orlando but something may put a crimp in it. Kim needs to renew her drivers license which she was planning to do in the morning. We found out this weekend that on Jan 1st our DMV stopped issuing new drivers licenses on the spot. You go in and pay for the license and they punch out the expiration date on the old one and give you a paper to proof you have renewed it. You receive the new license in 10 to 14 days. Kims license expires on March 2nd, in the middle of our trip. Problem???? Will they let her on the plane with the old license with the piece of paper attached. Does punching out the expiration date on the old license make it a not valid license. It clearly states you must have a valid government issued picture ID. She has a debit and credit card which both have her pic. Anyway...I wish someone would have mentioned it to me before this weekend, I have stressed the entire weekend.
Everyone tells me that it is valid until the real one comes, but maybe I just want to worry about something. Will update tomorrow after we go to the DMV. I am even willing to drive to Reno if they are issuing them on the spot there. Wish us luck!! I've already got it in my mind that we're not going and it's ok. We have trip insurance so won't lose our money, and I have two weeks off so it would be fun to be off and just relax. Either way, I still get to have a vacation so it can't be all that bad.

Disney World here we come!!

2009-02-15T19:20:00.001-08:00

Only 12 more days until we go to Disney World! It has really snuck up on us. I am
getting nervous because of the recent plane accidents in the past month. Hope there is no snowy weather in SLC and no big birds in Orlando. Kim will celebrate her 24th birthday while we're there. I am taking my laptop so will try to update while we're there.

.........................Having fun with the camera

2009-02-02T15:34:00.000-08:00

Kim and I were playing cards the other night and the camera was sitting on the table. We took turns taking pictures. She is way more photogenic than I am, but here are some of the goofy pictures we ended up with.

tattoos

2009-01-26T08:59:00.000-08:00

Tattoos are for bikers, gang members and sailors. Right???? Okay, that's what I used to think. Never in a million years did I think I would get a tattoo. But.....I now have 2. The first was for my 50th birthday. Kim talked me into going with her and we would get a tattoo together. I just wanted a small butterfly on my ankle. It ended up being slightly larger than I expected, but I liked it. I really wished I'd gotten something with my parents name on it though. Something that meant something. So...last year for my 51st birthday I did it again. This time, it was a butterfly with music notes (my dad was a musician, my mom sang) and my parents name. I love this one....but it hurt a lot worse than the last one and I swore I'd never get another.

Kim's tattoo. It's a combination of two album covers from one of her favorite groups "The Used".

Kim getting her tattoo. She tolerated it better than I did.

As you can see....I was a big baby.

Now the truth...they are addicting and I want another. Not sure if I'll really do it because I have run out of ankles and I like to put them where they don't show. But, I'd really like to have a tattoo of tinkerbell.
Then I remember that the day after I got the last tattoo I scraped a big chunk out of it and it got infected. It took twice as long to heal. I think a tinkerbell tattoo will never happen.

Happy new Year!!

2009-01-17T11:01:00.000-08:00

Happy new Year everyone. Can you believe January is already half over. We have had lots of snow, and now lots of cold. Luckily Mike is still working, but they cut them to 4 days a week, which isn't unusual for winter with construction. The hospital has also been slow, so I've taken some days of call, which I don't mind once in awhile, but I hope it doesn't continue.
We've done a little ice fishing (brrrrrr, I about froze to death) and I am busy planning our Disney World trip. Hopefully it will be warmer there.
Hope everyone had a great start to the new year.

Christmas

2008-12-27T10:12:00.000-08:00

Christmas was relaxing. We got lots of snow and wind, so it was really a white Christmas. The first I can remember in a long time. Notice the crooked tree in the picture? That's not my bad camera skills, it's the wind blowing the tree. That's why I only have a quick pic out the front door.
I got lots of dale jr things (Kim thinks this picture is funny):

My favorite picture of Kim from the morning. She's wearing my crown.

Ma and Pa Kettle?

The mess after we opened gifts. Notice the show on the TV. A Christmas Story. I love that movie and watched it all day (at least 7 times).

Kim got a Playstation 3, 32G Ipod touch, surround sound speakers, TV cabinet and shelf, money, pajamas, socks and more. Mike got a new GPS for when he's out hunting, accessories for GPS, jeans, shirt, jacket. I got a new printer so I can scrapbook again, socks, pajamas, dale jr stuff, disney stuff, pajamas, socks and a trip to Disney world. Kim and I are going to Disney world again in March for her birthday!! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and an even happier New Year.

Merry Christmas Eve

2008-12-24T09:57:00.001-08:00

It's Christmas eve and the animals are getting in the Christmas spirit. These two tolerate each other, but don't really like each other, yet look at them. They put their differences aside and were cuddling together. (really it was really cold and they were trying to stay warm)

Our animals get new clothes!!

2008-12-23T17:05:00.000-08:00

Yes, we dressed the cats and dog in clothes. I had to post them after I saw Mary's pic of her dog dressed up. LOL The little cat, Evel, wouldn't stay in her clothes so Kim put her in a stocking, which she loved, and took her picture.
Sugar loved her coat, she freezes when she goes outside. We couldn't get Ginger's clothes off of her.
Sugar.....

Ginger.....

And little Evel......

She's named Evel because she took a ride underneath Mike's truck all the way to the Carlin shop (about 25 miles on 75mph freeway). This happened the first day we had her, and we hadn't told Mike about her yet. She finally got out from underneath the truck and Mike noticed her looking scared under his truck, but had no idea she had tagged along with him. She hid under the shop and it took us 3 days to get her out. We finally bribed her with food and slowly she came out. She was so happy to be rescued that she purred all the way home. I wanted to name her Lucky, but Kim named her Evel Knevel. She was supposed to be an outside mouser cat, but since she used up a few of her 9 lives we let her live in the house. She is now declawed and spade and the most lovable cat.

4 more days til Christmas!

2008-12-21T16:51:00.000-08:00

Finally I am ready for Christmas with 4 days to spare. Presents are bought and wrapped, tree and decorations are up and it's snowing today.
Our tree looks the same every year, but I still love it. Here is a picture of the tree and if you look closely you can see our little kitten hiding at the bottom (the tree is her new favorite play toy).

OB Christmas Party

2008-12-14T10:52:00.000-08:00

We had the OB Christmas party last night at one of our physicians homes. There was lots of food (catered by the Red Lion), karaoke, WII, guitar hero and visiting by all. Everyone brought their kids and they played video games in the huge playroom.

Don't I look like the life of the party??

I had worked all day so I was late for the party then we thought the little kitten got outside and it was so cold that I spent about 30 minutes looking for her before the party. (When we got home, she was in the house in my room)

We sang some karaoke, and everyone had a great time!!!!

Sunsets

2008-12-01T22:45:00.000-08:00

I LOVE sunsets and they are my favorite thing to take a picture of. Nevada may not have the prettiest scenery but we do have awesome sunsets. These are a few of my favorites that I've taken.

The Annual Nurses Bazaar

2008-11-30T23:02:00.000-08:00

The annual nurses bazaar is this coming weekend. We will be there with our crystal jewelry. I have been making jewelry like mad this past week and am almost finished.
The last show we did was the Lamoille fair in Lamoille, Nevada. It is held in a beautiful grove. I always pick the same spot under the trees, next to the stream. I always get my spot because my good friend Chris (luv u Chris) who works there takes really good care of me.
Here are some pictures from this years lamoille fair just to get me in the mood for this one.

hunting in Kansas

2008-11-28T23:46:00.000-08:00

I thought I was finished with hunting posts,but my brother Randy (we call him Zip) sent me these two pics taken from his game cameras, The first one is of him, and since we don't see him much this is a rare picture. The other is a white tailed deer posing for the camera. I think his hunting season starts soon so he's getting ready. Anyway Zip....I think you look like dad. I had to look closely to tell it was you.

Happy Thanksgiving

2008-11-27T16:45:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I got an unexpected day off today, so it was just Kim, Mike and I. I didn't even start dinner until 10, it is my day off after all. We ate at 3:00 and now we are all miserable. I think Mike may have to visit labor and delivery at my hospital :).He was rubbing his belly and then fell asleep in his chair.
Kim relaxed by putting false eye lashes on the cat......

We watched some football... Go Cowboys!!!!!!

The cat (Little Evel) made up with Kim.....

And Ginger looks like she is going to bust even though we didn't share our turkey with her.

Anyway....hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. Only 28 more days until Christmas!!!!

More fishing

2008-11-22T22:48:00.000-08:00

My friend Jane and I went fishing today at Wildhorse Res. about 60 miles from here. I really wanted to stay in bed this morning and sleep, but I'm glad Jane talked me into it. We brought home our limit of 10 trout all 3 to 4 1/2 pounds and threw back lots more of the same size. That strained look on my face is because I was having trouble lifting the stringer of fish.

Fishing

2008-11-22T22:42:00.000-08:00

Mike and I went fishing at Southfork Res. on Monday. Mike caught one, and I didn't catch any. I did take this pretty picture of the mountains at sunset.

Mike didn't get an elk

2008-11-17T07:48:00.001-08:00

For all the family that have been wondering if Mike got an elk. He's home and didn't get anything.(although he smelled worse than a rotten elk after 2 1/2 weeks in a tent) I have to admit I'm not sad. Our freezer is full so we would have to bring in the other freezer to put the elk in. I had no idea where I was going to put it. Plus....he is the only one that eats wild game, and we already have a deer, an antelope and part of a buffalo in the freezer. So...I don't have to worry about the picture I promised you all of the BIG ELK.
He said they froze, it was miserable weather, rained and snowed and was really cold. I think he's had enough hunting this year to last him a long time (at least til next year). Not my idea of a vacation. I would rather have the nice heat in Orlando, a nice warm bed to sleep in and a hot shower every night.

Christmas is coming

2008-11-16T18:57:00.000-08:00

Less than 2 weeks til Thanksgiving and only 39 days until Christmas. Yikes!! Where did the year go??? It's been a blurr of work, sleep, eat, fishing, scrapbooking, making jewelry, with a couple of vacations thrown in.
In June Kim and I went to Colorado and spent a week with Aunt Sue. My cousin Erica also came and we had a girls week. We played a lots of cards and did whatever we wanted. It was so relaxing. We had all the family over one night and made mexican food. We all enjoyed the food. Kim taught us how to roll burritos, Uncle Don taught me how to use my camera.
Summer flew by, I spent the summer working to pay for my disney world trip.
Fall is pretty much over and we are making jewelry for the Nurses Christmas Bazaar.
Nascar ended their season today and the football season is halfway over. By the way the Broncos WON THEIR LAST TWO GAMES!!!!!!!
And....Just for Tami....A bronco helmet.

My Weekend

2008-11-03T12:39:00.000-08:00

Why does everything go wrong at the same time. First thing, I have a miserable cold (didn't think I could get one twice in a month) The last one was a head cold, this one is in my chest and I cough and cough. Then the Broncos and Cowboys both lost yesterday, and Dale JR finished 20th. (Iknow, not a real tramatic thing...I just felt like sniveling).
Okay, enough whining. We didn't get any trick or treaters. It was raining and the wind was blowing hard. I was happy, as I didn't feel good. I turned the lights off at 8, figured I wouldn't get anyone after that.
Sara Palin is going to be in Elko tonight. She doesn't speak until 10pm. I have tickets, will depend on how this cough is by this evening whether I go or not. If so, I will post a report with pictures tomorrow. Don't forget to vote!!!

Last Day : (

2008-10-30T23:59:00.000-07:00

Check out was at 11, so we got up, finished packing, tried to make sure our suitcases were less than 50 lbs so we wouldn't be charged an extra fee. I was pretty nervous about mine. Port Orleans has a Delta check in counter so we were able to check in and get our boarding passes. Both of our suitcases were 49 lbs. We checked our carry on luggage at the resort because we didn't have to catch the bus to the airport until 2:45. We headed to DTD by boat one last time. Our mission this time was to go to the pearl stand and pick a clam with a pearl. The lady that helped us pick our clam told us to pick a small one, they would have the biggest pearl. She was right. We both got good sized pearls. I had mine made into a ring and Kim got a necklace. By the time we were finished we grabbed a giant pretzel and headed back to the resort. We ate our pretzels while we waited for the bus.
The plane ride was uneventful. When we got to Salt Lake, the shuttle from the Marriot picked us up and took us to their "secure" parking lot where we left our car. Someone had tried to break into the car, but all they did was mess up the wires in the drivers door, so that I was unable to roll down my window, adjust my mirror, or use my seat warmers. Luckily they didn't scratch the outside too bad.
When we left Orlando it was 85 degrees, when we got to Elko it was 35. We both about froze to death (I was really missing those seat warmers). I don't miss the Orlando humidity though.
We are already talking about what we will do differently "next year when we go". You really feel like you are in another world when you are at Disney. Everyone we had contact with treated us like we were their only guests.

Day 9 Cirque De Soleil

2008-10-30T23:38:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday we packed and just enjoyed the resort. It rained off and on all day. This evening we had dinner reservations at Planet Hollywood and then tickets to the 9pm Cirque show. We took the boat downtown around 5 and did some shopping. Kim found the giant Virgin records store and we spent most of our time there.
Planet Hollywood was really loud and very expensive. We weren't really hungry, I ordered a chicken sandwhich with fries and a banana smoothee and Kim got buffalo wings with fries and a smoothie. Our bill was $50. We couldn't talk during the entire meal because the music was so loud, you could barely hear your waitress.
All the stores at Disney had so many different hats that everytime we'd see a different we would try it on and take a picture.

We weren't allowed to take pictures at Cirque, but it was well worth the money. We had seats front and center. The show is almost 2 hours long and the performers are amazing.

Halloween Party

2008-10-30T23:11:00.000-07:00

We headed back to the resort and changed into our costumes. Kim was a vampire and I was a pirate.

It was dark when we got to the party. The Boo to You parade was on Main Street so Kim and I headed to the rides. We rode Space Mountain, stitches great escape, It's a Small World, Peter Pan, Haunted Mansion (which was really cool at night) and more. The fireworks over the castle were so pretty.

The second parade was starting at 11 so we watched part of it then headed to the exit so we could get to the busses before the crowd. The Halloween party was fun, but it was really hard to ride the rides with our costumes. Next time I would just wear a Halloween shirt and some Mickey ears.

Day 8 Magic Kingdom and Halloween Party

2008-10-30T22:11:00.000-07:00

Finally today we are going to the Magic Kingdom. We arrived around 10. Magic Kingdom is so big, we didn't know where to start. The castle is so awesome. We rode Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Thunder Mountain twice and Splash Mountain 3 times (5 minute waits for everything). We watched the parade, got there as it started, and still got to sit up front. We wandered around taking pictures, did a little shopping for Kim's boss. She had requested a colorful Disney World sweatshirt. We had been looking since day one and finally found what she wanted just as the Dreams parade was starting. Kim ran out with the camera to take pics of the parade while I paid for the sweatshirt. We left around 3 because we were coming back this evening for the Mickey's not So Scary Halloween Party and we had to put our costumes on. The party is held during the months of Sept and October. Magic Kingdom stays open until midnight for people with a ticket to the party.

Day 7 Park Hopping again

2008-10-29T21:32:00.000-07:00

Today we got up and headed to Hollywood Studios first thing, so we could get the Indiana Jones hat. Kim found just what she was looking for. We did a little shopping and picture taking and headed back to the resort. We shopped at Port Orleans gift shop for larger items and also glass items that we wanted to have shipped home. We also already had purchased an Alice in Wonderland snow globe that we didn't want to get broke on the plane. We had a large box with mugs and snow globes, they charged us $20 to pack and ship it all. After that we caught the bus to Animal Kingdom. We were going to go to Magic Kingdom, but planned to spend all day and night there tomorrow, plus it was starting to rain pretty hard, so we thought Animal Kingdom was a great place to go in the rain. We went to It's Tough to be a Bug, which is inside the tree of life, then rode Expedition Everest a few times (no wait) and Kali River Rapids. By the time we got on Kali it started to rain again. We got on a raft with 2 women and their daughters and Kim and I. They were from Mountain Home, Idaho, not far from here. What a coincidence. Because it was raining, there was no wait for the ride so they let us ride it over and over without getting off. We laughed and talked the entire time. By the time we got off, it was pouring rain and the park closed in about 30 minutes. We headed back to the resort, changed clothes and went to DTD on the boat for dinner. Neither of us were very hungry so we ate at McDonalds. We picked McDonalds because they had Dr Pepper. Disney doesn't have Dr Pepper or Mr Pibb so I hadn't had a Dr Pepper fix all week. We were back to the room by 10:30 and went straight to bed.

The first picture in a fountain in the queue to Kali, the second is Kim with her Indiana Jones hat.

Day 6 A free Day!!

2008-10-29T17:28:00.000-07:00

Today was Sunday!!! Sundays are reserved for sports, so I told Kim to sleep in, because I had to watch football and the Nascar race. I watched the Broncos win, the Nascar race didn't turn out as well, as Jr wrecked. Good race, though. We grabbed lunch from the counter service diner and ate in the room while watching sports.

Tonight was Extra Magic Hours at Hollywood studios so this evening we decided to head there. Its was pretty busy as it was the only park open at that time (around 8pm). We rode Tower of Terror a few times, the movie ride, then did some shopping. We were going to go ride Rockin Roller Coaster, but the wait was 70 minutes. We spent the time taking pictures and watching people. We left at 11:00. Kim wanted an Indiana Jones hat, but those shops were closed.

So now we have to make one more trip to DHS to look for the hat. We decided to do that first thing in the morning.

Day 5 Epcot

2008-10-29T09:59:00.001-07:00

Today was Saturday and a planned free day. We would just play it by ear. We slept in (I know we are at Disney world, we can sleep at home, but I was really feeling the crud I was fighting). We went for lunch then to Epcot. This was our only Epcot day and was the only day we noticed crowds. Waits for the rides weren't bad, so I think they were more for the Food and Wine Festival going on. We shopped a little, then rode Spaceship Earth, Mission space and Test Track. the only ride with a line was Test track and it was around 30 minutes. It was a fun ride, so worth the wait. We headed up to the pavillion to go to the world showcase, but it was wall to wall people so we just headed back to the bus, (after taking a few pictures). We ate at the resort, I had make your own pasta (it was good) and Kim had pizza. Then we did laundrey and went to bed.

Pictures are us arriving at Epcot and riding test track.

Day 4 at Disney World

2008-10-29T09:21:00.000-07:00

Today was Animal Kingdom day. Again, we woke up a little late (darn time change) but made it to animal kingdom by 10:00. We rode Expedition Everest a few times (5 minute wait) and Kali River Rapids quite a few times (no wait). We were soaked after the rapids, but decided to go ride the Kalimanjaro Safari. It was warm outside so we figured we would dry. The safari had about a 10 minute wait and we were off. We saw lots of animals and it was nice to relax for a few minutes. By the time we finished that ride I was starting to get cold, so we took the bus back to the resort, grabbed some lunch and went to the room. I dried off, put on some new clothes and curled up in a blanket because I couldn't get warm. I dozed for about an hour and when I woke up, I had a sore throat and ached everywhere. Kim so nicely shared her cold with me. But..we're at Disney so I got started taking my Air Born and off we went to Hollywood Studios again. The crowds were still low, so we did a little bit of shopping (okay, maybe a lot of shopping). The great part is that they send your purchases to your resort so you don't have to drag them around with you. We rode Tower of Terror over and over (walk on lines), Kim rode Rock N Roller Coaster by herself (I have to admit in my feeling horrible state I chickened out). We walked around the park after that taking pictures. When Fantasmic started we hurried out of the park so we could beat the rush and took the bus back to the resort, then to DTD again on the boat. After a "little" shopping we went to giradelli (sp) ice cream shop. We each had hot fudge sundays, it was $16 for both, but they were really good. By this time we are realizing that we really weren't in Disney World, we were in Money World (LOL). I was finally worn out so we took the boat back to the resort, then stayed up talking til 3AM (which is really on midnight at home)

The pictures above are expedition everest, the tree of life, a baby giraffe on the safari and Kim and I at Animal Kingdom.

Universal Studios, Day 2

2008-10-28T19:34:00.000-07:00

Day 2 we planned to spend at Universal Studios. We were still having trouble with the time change and didn't wake up until 10. We had planned to leave at 9 so were running just a little behind. We called for a Mears taxi (recommended by the front desk), we were waiting out front when a taxi drove up, the young man got out and asked if we were waiting for a taxi. We told him yes, and hopped it. Halfway to Universal I realized this wasn't the taxi we ordered, he was an independent taxi. This taxi was filthy, I have since learned that you only use a yellow taxi (this one was white). When I went to pay he told me it was $35 one way but for $60 he would come get us at 11pm. I still wasn't paying that much attention and didn't notice the looks Kim was giving me, so I paid him. It was a good lesson for this small town girl. We didn't even look for him when we left, cuz we left earlier than 11 and rode in a real taxi. I'm sure he never came back. Plus, that taxi was so run down, I don't even know if it would make it back to pick us up.

When we first arrived at Universal we went to the Nascar cafe for lunch. Then to the park. Amazingly, no crowds at all. We rode every ride and most numerous times. Our favorite was the Mummy ride, also I like the Simpsons virtual reality ride. At 4:30 they kicked everyone out of the park, except those of us who had tickets to the Halloween Haunted Nights party that night. They had 8 haunted houses, which we got to go through early before they let everyone who didn't have tickets in. They roped us off in one area and there was maybe 200 people waiting. We went through the haunted houses, then the streets had scare zones that were really fun. Lots of scary actors who seemed to be attracted to Kim. She had a blast, they followed her everywhere. We left around 9ish and it was wall to wall people coming into the park. We were really glad we got there early. Went back to our resort and went to DTD again. That boat ride was just so fun and DTD had lots to see. When we got back to our room, the housekeeper had left us a suprise in our window. A set of swans made from towels.

The pictures from the top, Kim with a scareactor, Debbie in front of an old hearse and the window of our room with the towel swans.

Our Disney World Trip

2008-10-28T18:41:00.000-07:00

Kim and I went to Disney World a few weeks ago. We were there from September 30th to October 9th. We flew out of Salt Lake City, UT via Delta. A 4 1/2 hour ride. We arrived around 5:30 Orlando time. We were picked up by the Magical Express and taken to our resort, Port Orleans Riverside. This resort is so pretty. We were in room 9534 with a view of the river, a short walk to the lobby, restaurants and bus stops. The temperature was in the 80's and very humid, a big change from Nevada 60's and dry.

Because it was so late, we just headed to Downtown Disney, via the boat that ran from Port Orleans to DTD every 20 minutes. It was about a 20 minute ride to DTD and very relaxing. We shopped (we were so excited we wanted to buy everything) then went to the Earl of Sandwhich for dinner. I had a Hawaian BBQ sandwhich and Kim had a turkey club. They were so good. When we got back to the room, our luggage was waiting for us. We checked it at Salt Lake and Disney picked it up and delivered it to our room.

Weds. morning we intended to get an early start, I went and got us both breakfast at the counter service cafe, and suprised Kim with Mickey shaped waffles. She had left home with a miserable cold and was still feeling yucky, plus we were having a hard time with the 3 hour time difference. I got ready to go, then laid down on my bed for a few minutes to wait for Kim to get ready, when I woke up it was 3pm and Kim was asleep too. So much for our first day. We got up and headed to our first park. Disney Hollywood Studios. It was very empty!! Yes!! We rode lots of rides over and over. Our favorite was Tower of Terror. We never used fast pass once for the entire trip, the crowds were so low. We had reservations at the sci fi theatre at 6:00. It is like a big drive-in theatre, you sit in cars with tables in front of you, and watch clips from sci fi movies. Kim is a big sci fi fan, so I thought she would like this. The food was ok, not great, but it was something different. After dinner, more rides, with no wait for anything.

At 9 we went to the water and light display Fantasmic. The park closed so we went back to the resort and rode the boat back to DTD. I went to Goofy's Candy Store. YUM!!! I got chocolate and caramel dipped pretzels. I haven't figured out how to put the pictures where I want them in the story, so in order they are, Fantasmic, arriving at Disney Hollywood Studios and our room at Port Orleans.

Our own personal Mickey ears

2008-10-19T19:18:00.000-07:00

Getting the hang of it

2008-10-19T13:34:00.001-07:00

I'm starting to get the hang of this. (Thanks Mary) I have too many sports games to watch today to get much accomplished. Hopefully tomorrow will be a little more productive.

My other passion. Taking photographs of sunsets

2008-10-19T13:23:00.000-07:00

Kim waiting in line to ride Test Track.

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about me

2008-10-18T23:59:00.000-07:00

My name is Debbie, I am 51 years old and married to Mike. I am a registered nurse working in labor and delivery, which I love. I have a 23 year old daughter (Kimberly) that I spend a lot of time with. In my free time I watch football (Go Broncos), Nascar (Go 88 JR), and reality TV. I also like to scrapbook, go fishing, surf the net, play bunco, and LOVE Disney!!
Kim and I just returned from 10 days in Orlando, FL at Disney World. I want to go back. The entire experience was awesome. Every person working for Disney treated us like we were special. The lines were short, sometimes there was no line and we walked onto the ride.
Kim and I also make jewelry, bracelets and necklaces from Swarovski beads. Our big sellers are the baby bracelets we make. Talk to ya soon

Disney World!

2008-10-18T11:12:00.000-07:00

Kim and I at Mickey's Not so Scary Halloween Party!

Got it started!

2008-10-18T10:47:00.000-07:00

My first Blog. Give me time to figure it out!