Wild Ride

It was a crazy drive to SLC this morning. The roads and drivers were out of control. We went 10 miles an hour from Ogden to Layton and there were a dozen accidents. It was awful. Coming home wasn't as bad until we got to the top of Sardine and then it was bad again. I don't think I am ready for the snowy weather. Grandpa Gumm wasn't feeling very good today. He was having a hard time breathing. We made it home safe and sound though thanks to dad and the jeep. It is suppose to snow now until Wednesday. I hope it doesn't get real bad. I hope Karen you start feeling better. You sounded pretty bad tonight. I hope you get lots of rest tomorrow. LOVE MOM

I am with you

Robin I would have lock the bathroom too. That is what the have building managers for. Well my day started early with class. It was long and they really didn't go over anything I didn't know already so it was boring for the most part. They did cut up a car to show us how they do that and that was pretty cool. Then I had to run to the bank and go grocery shopping. I still have a cold also so that sucks. I am going to skip church tomorrow and just sleep. Well have a good one. BYE

mouse in the house

So last night as I was leaving for institute my roommate comes out of the bathroom and said that there was a mouse. I guess they leave poison around the building so we think it ate some because it didn't run away. So my other roommate who came out caught it in a Tupperware container and we took it down stairs to the front guys. They thought we saw a mouse and were down to complain about it. They didn't know we actually had the mouse. So they threw it in the dumpster outside. He said if it was going to die then It would die in there, but if it got better it could eat food in the dumpster. I guess the mouse will eat allot and come back twice as big. my luck. anyway I was there for emotional support. I would have run away and locked the bathroom door. but I'm not level headed when it comes to those things. luckily it was my roommate who found it. So needless to say I didn't make it to institute. So I stayed home and painted. I worked more on my shoes this morning and did laundry. luckly there have been no more mouse sightings. thankfully. well have a great night

robin

This and That

I have been looking at quilting blogs and I have been finding some really neat things. This one, http://www.modabakeshop.com/, has all these free patterns and directions. It is really fun. I am going to make the fabric wreath, I have the fabric I just need to get the frame. This one, http://www.greenfairyquilts.com/, has really good prices on fabric and she is an amazing quilter, she has pictures on her blog. Robin I really like your sculpture, it is really neat. You are doing a great job. Well we just checked the weather and it feels like 7 degrees in Clifton. We have the fire place going to stay warm. I don't have much else going on. I am glad that this week is over, it was busy at work. Me and Mom had a good time sewing, we got a lot done and had a good time.

Weekends So Nice

I am looking forward to a weekend. The week after the holiday is always so long. Sometimes I wonder if it is really worth missing work. It is so hard to make it through a whole week. Dad made it home safe and sound so that is nice. We went shopping and now are going downstairs to veg. I haven't ironed in two weeks so I guess I might need to do some of that also. I am glad you project is coming along so nicely. Goodluck Karen on your class. I hope you are resting in between washing and drying. Remember always how much I love you girls.

MOM

Laundry

Well I am doing laundry tonight. I have class tomorrow and I haven't done laundry in 2 weeks so I thought that i better get moving on that. It was cold here today. The high was only in the low 40s. I nearly froze this morning. I am glad that it was Friday today. Just about 2 more weeks finishing up this class and then I will be done. Good luck painting your shoes Robin. I hope that everyone has a great weekend. BYE

you take two steps forward I take one step back

Well today is wonderful friday. I so glad this week is almost over. I brought my shoes home to paint so that is what I'm going to do the majority of the week. I have to do laundry and start packing :). Well i'm going to institute tonight so nothing to stressful. its cold out side though. waiting for the bus isn't to fun in the cold. I'm glad that your quilt is going well mom and rachel. I'm excited to see all the quilts that you guys have done. Good luck with school karen. I hope the weekend isn't to stressful. well have a great night

robin

Cute Cute Cute

Robin I lover Chester. He is really good. Congratulations. Karen I hope you are feeling better. You sounded so tired last night on the phone. I am worried about you. You need to get december over with fast. Well I had a good time at Rachel's last night. I sewed 5 blocks. 40 more to go. I really like this quilt. Well I am off to work. Just thought I would let you know we made it safe and sound.

LOVE MOM

Isn't he suppose to be orange

Robin looks good except that he is an orange cat. Well the dentist was just a dentist trip. He did fix all the cavities that they found at the last cleaning so i am all caught up there. The bad thing about that was that 3/4 of my mouth was numb all after noon, but at least it is over. I had to run to the notary after work and paper signed. Now I am working on getting it scanned and emailed off. Fun times. Well I better get going I love ya BYE

construction zone

Wow karen it sounds like you are super busy, busy, busy. good luck with all of your test and dentist. I like your lights mom I think they are really cute. Sorry you had to miss your lunch the other day rachel. There is this AMAZING!!!!!! waffle place up here that I will take you to to make up for stupid work. :) Well today was fun. the fashion class was taking there final practical test and one girls model bailed on her so I went in and modeled for her. She did my foundation really thick and pale so everyone called me a ghost afterwords. I felt bad but luckily the girl didn't hear. :) but it was fun to not work for a few hours. anyway I posted a picture of the construction zone called chester the cheetah. His head isn't attached and I'm still working on his hands. and still have to sand, smooth, sand....... ect ect ect... any who have a great one

love you

robin

Dentist

Well tomorrow I have to go to the dentist and get my crown on. Yeah! I just have tons of fun here. Hey Rachel are you ever going to read the Harry Potter book's I lent you? Just wondering. My day was busy. I did fin out today that they are being nice and giving us New Year's Eve off as a paid holiday. So that was nice. Saturday is the last time I have a Saturday class. Monday I have the practical exam for the collage, then Wednesday we are reviewing for the written exam for the collage. The Saturday after that is the practical exam for the State, the Monday is the written test for the college. Then I just have to take the written for the state and that will be it. I should be brain dead by that time. Well have a great rest if the week every one.

Organizing

I went with Kelli from work to the movie last night. She hadn't seen it either. I enjoyed it. I have been organizing tonight. I got ready for the cache kids party on Tuesday and then worked alittle bit on christmas stockings. I then did laundry and changed the sheets on my bed. All in all I had a good night. Thought you might like to see my snowmen lights. They were $12.00 today at Walmarts and I got them for $5.00 on black friday. I am going to Rachel's tomorrow night to sew so if I don't blog it is because I didn't bring my computer. I will make Rachel write for both of us. LOVE MOM

No snow

Robin, that is pretty involved. I bet that it will be awesome when you are done. Mom did you go to the movie by yourself or did you go with Linda? I am glad that you got to see the movie. I don't have much going on. I am glad that this week is going fast. I am loving my new hard drive, I have been working on that tonight. Well everyone stay safe and have a good night.

pink snow

well I kept working on my dude. the body is giving me frustrations, I have to sand the foam to make it smooth so I have pink dust everywhere then i have to make other liquid foam stuff that gets everywhere that I have to sand. so needless to say by the end of the day I am head to toe pink. Luckily it will be sanded and done soon. I just hope it all comes together. well nothing to exciting. A new chicken wing place opened next door to me and a girl from class lovesssss chicken wings so we went and checked it out. It was alright she got really spicy ones that she liked. anyway have a great one

robin

New Moon

I have now officially seen New Moon. It was really good. I liked it. Kept pretty good to the book I might say. Well I am glad that Rachel can still have her capri suns. I think I should buy stock in the company. It is way cold here and windy. Dad made it safe and sound to SLC. I will be on the look out for Amazon package. Work was out of control for me also. I stayed until 6:30 working. I did at least the surface taken off the desk. Friday everyone is going to a conference. I am going to work in peace and quiet. Dad has a doctor's appointment on Friday at 3:30. I am going to go with him. Well have a great week. I am going to go do a batch of laundry before bed.

LOVE MOM

I do love Capri Suns

I do still have Cari Suns to drink. They are delicious and they have no caffeine, (not that there is anything wrong with that). They do have a lot of sugar though. I drink a lot of those and I need to cut back on them. Well i saw three deer on the way to work, they were a little deer family. I had a busy day, I had to work through my lunch, but that means that I will get to go home early one day or I can take a really long lunch one day. Casey made Paradise bakery's tomato soup tonight and it was really good. It wasn't as creamy this time and I thought that it was really good.

I am reading a really, really good book right now it is called "My Fathers Paradise". It is about a guy reconnecting with his past and his family, it also has history of his people. It is a really good book, I would recommend it.

I love being right

Well Rachel I am sorry that I ruined Sunkist for you. At least you still have Capri suns. Sorry I didn't blog last night. My class went until 10 and I was so tired by that time I come home and just went to bed. Tonight I have some homework to do, but hopefully I will be able to get to bed early. It is chilly here is St. George. We are only getting in to the 50s during the day. Burr! Well tomorrow night at class we are doing a mass causality incident. It should be fun. We have volunteers and they get all made up and then we go out and get it all organized. It will either work well and we will get done quickly or it will all fall apart and we will be there all night. I am hoping for the quick option. Well I hope that every has had a great first day of December. Love ya BYE

and capri sun

I love sunkist its the best orange soda. I usually stick to pepsi though ;). well today was good nothing to crazy. Its the first day of december :) yeah i'm so excited. I guess it snowed in the town next to us but it missed toronto. I guess when everyone comes up they will be warmer then utah. :) I started on my chester body with pink foam. its just foam that I have to carve into. it looks kinda dorky. but I guess its in its beginning stages. OH mom I went christmas shopping on amazon and had it sent to your house. So expect a package for me from amazon. It should all come in one box hopefully. But everything is wrapped so you can open it if you would like. have a great one 14 more days till you guys come up :)

love you

Robin

too funny

Rachel you are too funny. I can't believe Sunkist has more caffine than coke. It will be hard to give that up. It was a busy day today but I think that is just going to be that way until we move. I had a nice evening. I did laundry and watched movies with dad. It was a nice quiet evening. I have a countdown calendar also Robin. I can't believe it is coming up so fast. I hope Karen's class went good tonight not many nights left for her also in school. Dad is going to SLC tomorrow for the week. I think Rachel's blog made my whole night.

LOVE MOM

Feeling good about Sunkists

Sunkist's have been ruined forever for me and Casey. I can no longer enjoy the delicious Sunkist's without thinking about the caffeine. I looked the the ingredients again today and their are a ton of sugar in it also. I think that the combination of all these bad things make it taste so good and mabye that is why I have been wanting it a lot. I will never be able to look at it the same way again. I still owe you a dollar Karen, sorry I had to borrow it. I did drink one today and it tasted really good. I am going to cut back on them now. Work went good today, it went fast. I was glad since it is hard to come back. It is good to have Casey home. Besides thinking about sunkist's it has been a good day.

these hands are small i know, but there not yours they are my own

So all weekend I sculpted my hands and they still look horrible. ahhhhh. so tomorrow I am going to try again. so tonight I am going to work on the tail hopefully I can get that. I'm making the body out of pink foam and its going to be interesting. It takes 24 hours for the glue to set to tomorrow I am going to carve into it. It may be the death of me. but we will see. anyway good news is I have 3 weeks left so that is a good thing. well anyway have a great night. 2 more mondays left in toronto....

love you

robin

Napping

We had a good day. They let us into sacrament but we were in the back corner. The kids were good in nursery and it went fast. Casey made mash potato patty's. They are good, then you put fried eyes on them. I made three new block on my quilt yesterday. I took a two hour nap today and that was nice. I am lazy.

WE"RE BACK

We are back home in Logan safe and sound also. What a great Thanksgiving. Just think two weeks and two days and I'll be going to Canada. It just keeps getting better and better. I am so excited for December and then we get home and Karen comes up and we get to play some more and then she goes home and we get to go to St. George for New Years. It is going to be a blur. Well I am going to go make me left overs. Have a great week. I thought people stood at the doors to welcome people to church not to keep them out. Very interesting story.

LOVE MOM

I'm Back

Well I am back in St. George. I am glad that my driving is over. The weather was good for both the trip up there and the trip back so that was nice. It is usually nasty this time of year. I am glad that your school project is working out so good Robin. I like it when things turn out the way I want them too. I am still feeling sleep deprived fro the early morning shopping but I think that I will recover some day...maybe. It was fun though. Well I better go have a great week. BYE

thats life

so today at church I sat in the very very back and the old guy that was a greeter shut the doors for sacrament meeting. We were still in the middle of the song and someone wanted to come in, he flipped. He grasped at the door till it had no life. Nobody was getting in. He went out and yelled at everyone when more people wanted to come in. He was surely not letting anyone in. after sacrament he let everyone it and it was like 20 people. I don't know, it was more of a distraction of him pulling the door closed and throwing a fit then letting people walk in. whatever. anyway thats my church story. hope everyone has a great week after the long holiday. its so hard to go back after you had a few days off. love you

robin