Nate, thanks for the pics! Love them. We're excited for you and happy that you've found someone who appreciates you and loves you for you. We all need that!! Visited with Nick and Hannah last night. Dane is so funny! What a boy!! And then there's sweet Paige. She seems totally different than Dane so far. You never know. Dad is still working on his music room with Austin. It's painted! Do wish we had some work going...Grandma is heading to Utah on Thursday for 3 weeks. Her sister Joyce isn't doing all that well. Her kidneys shut down (on dialysis 3x a week) and so she's quite limited in what she can do. I told grandma she should spend as much time with her as she can, so, a visit has been arranged. Nothing else is new here, class is going well, I have 100%. Jason is doing really well with his 2 classes. He's first in his chemistry and 3rd in his biology. Hopefully I'll get to see you, Janel, this week when I go down on Wed. Can't wait for Katie and Kameron to be here in October. It's been wayyyy too long. Well, that's about it. Have a great week everyone! Love ya...mom

   Well, here is a picture you have been waiting for.  We took some professional pictures the other day so I thought I'd put them up for you all to see.  Things are going good and we are working on getting all of the paperwork together.  It's a long process but we should be done by the end of October.  

   Work is still busy and we have some really good jobs coming up but I only get 3 days off in 3 weeks.  My side gigs are happening faster and faster and we start recording on wednesday.  The extra money will be good and my resume is getting better and better.  Other than that, nothing new is really going on.  I love you guys and miss you all and will see you soon!

So ya'll should check out our blog to read about the trip to Lake Powell. It was kinda a bummer cause out boat didn't work...:( But it was fun being out by the lake and soaking up some rays. And I didn't get burned!!! I've been having really bad bad bad luck with that so it was my goal to not let that happen. So I have this interview for a recpetionist job. It pays $11 an hour compared to my $9 so that is exciting. So when I told my boss I am looking for another job for better pay she offers me $10...hm so its like do I try to get 11 from her and keep the cafeteria job? (which i get off at 1:30) which is nice! and the receptionist job would end at 4 and start at 7. And the receptionist job is at a disabled peoples foundation...Yeah whats up with me and all these weird jobs? But anyways I wouldn't really be around the people cause I would be up front. But still...?? What should I do?! I have the interview tomorrow and I already passed the spelling and punctuation part of the interview. amazingly. So yeah that is the main delimma going on for me right now. Kameron is just going to school and working. Nothing too exciting really. I am usually the one with problems cause Kameron knows how to handle life problems wayyy better than me. But we are headed to Mesa this weekend so Janel we might be stopping by....
It seems if we arn't out of town on the weekend something isn't right. We rarely are home on the weekends. But if we are home we are watching college football on the cable we just got! whoohoo!

THANK YOU!!

Thanks you everyone for all of the awesome birthday wishes! If you want to read about my day you can go check it out on my blog. I love you guys and can't wait to get together soon! :D

Happy Birthday Janel I tried calling you this morning but I guess you're busy as always. Hope your day is splendid!

I got my hair cut yall! I'll try and put on a picture.

The waves are picking up over hear so surfs up. Bopper is loving the body surfing!

I'm working on getting a mini business started with all of my services. Facials, massage, waxing, make-up, scrups, wraps, the works. It's hard right now cause of school I have no money so I'm working to get ahead, save money for July and now possibly April in Korea? I hope I can make it. Well I have to go to work now! Have a great day everyone! call Janel!

Happpy Biirthday!

(that's a Gus Gus happy brithday from Cinderella) :)
I hope you have a great day!!!!! Make the kids do the dishes, watch a movie and get takeout!
Love ya,
Katie!

Happy Birthday Janel! Hope you have a great day!!

Spent this weekend with Kameron and Katie in Flagstaff. We had a good time, didn't do much, but it was so great to be with them. How's that job hunting, Katie? Did you hear back from your application? I was looking at the weather, it's cooling down there, huh? The weather is great here. Dad and Austin are just working up a storm! The sauna is terrific. Only have to wait for the stove to get here, finish the floor and build the benches. I can't believe how that one slab of concrete turned into a sauna, changing room and weight room! It's great!! The music room is really coming along too. I think the windows are supposed to be here today. Austin is still working on the sheet rock; dad built a handrail out of rebar yesterday (at my request) and he's quite proud of the job. He's really enjoying this venture.

Oh, I hope it's ok Nate, but got a call from Nate last night and he's officially engaged! Yea!!! Looks like they might get married in the next month or so and then have a ceremony in April. Anyone who wants to come, start saving your pennies/dollars!! So happy for you Nate, be sure and send pics.

Well, got to get busy. Hope you all have a great week, pray that we start getting work. Hopefully the audit will be complete soon and then we can get the WBE going. Right now, we have very little. But, you know your dad, he always pulls through. Love ya all!! Mom

Advice!

So I have this job at the cafeteria. Well I'm not happy. Like yeah jobs suck and espciall the first month or so, But I'm really not happy. I dream about it. It keeps me up at night. It interferes with my Happiness!! I'm too much of a stressball and this is wayy...stressful! So if you were in my shoes what would you do? So I keep trying to look for the positive. You know make myself okay with it. the hours are really good. The pay isn't bad. and I really need a job cause life is expensive. So I can't just quit. Oh and it works out good for me to get piano students. Which is still only at one :( any advice on that too???? Should I look for another job? And there are other things that i don't like about the job besides the stress but i don't want to bore everyone. So what do I do?!

Hey kids!

I LOVE reading your updates on here. Can we get Nick and Bri with the program?? I know Jas dosen't have a computer so I guess he's excused :D I see him every other weekend anyway haha YAY mom on your test, now you can teach me what the heck to do. Of course by the time I need to learn Vista they will have some other fancy-shmancy thing out there that makes it obselete.

So what else is going on here?? ( I am sure you all read my other blog so I have to think up new things for this one...;D)

Mark and I worked all day and got the floor in my hair salon finished. YAAAAAAY! I am so proud of us for not procrastinating this job. We stained the concrete "english Leather" and sealed it. My house REEKS and its giving me a headache. But I love it, its beautiful. I even got the mirror, and my friend Jill is going to sell me her shampoo bowl cheap. I am ridiculously excited about something that really boils down to WORK, but hey, I've been waiting a decade to have a REAL salon. Dreams do come true!! LOL Tomorrow I am going to paint. I picked a really pretty light butter yellow. I'm going for the shabby/cottage look. I love that look but don't really want a whole entire house of it. It will be the happiest room on earth.

The kids are just being themselves. Nothing too dramatic. Sadie is taking off in her singing career. She is singing a solo in church (primary program) and also in her little singing group the "Sunshine Generation". 2nd verse of "Under the Sea". I am SO proud of her for starting to do this. She will be a different kid by next year if she keeps this up.

Cade is pretty much driving me crazy. Between pining away for football and begging for an electric guitar, he needs to get a job!! LOL Seriously. Driving. Me. Crazy. All the girls still love him and he is creeped out by it. Ok. Lets keep it that way. :D

The other boys are just doing their thing. They really are such good kiddos.


My projects that will take me late into the night tonight are: making up the e-vite to our "old" neighborhood friends for a housewarming party. Its this coming weekend. AND putting together the invite to Marks work awards banquet. HOW did I get stuck with that??? We better win a really good door prize, thats what I'm sayin. Geez. And then putting together Coopers class volunteer schedule for the next couple months. I guess I'm his room mom. So much for laying low after the move, huh??

Love you guys!!

Hello!

Us at the Lake near Heber...check out our Blog for more!

So I updated on my blog. We went to a cabin outside of Heber with Kameron's family for Labor Day. We had a lot of fun! It stinks getting back into the swing of things. So you guys should check out our blog cause there are some pictures! Work is going good for the both of us. Our car, 1997 camry, had a break down not last weekend but the weekend before, still havn't gotten it back and it's pretty much going to cost an arm and a leg. I think i talked about this alredy but the update is just that it is going to cost more than we thought. So that sucks, but as long as kam and I keep working the money just grows back. Nate, I'm so happy thing are going good for you!!!! seriously! I didn't know Jason was teaching guitar lessons...sign me up! Oh and did ya'll see Janel's little race challenge in Tempe?? it's on her blog, sounds like a good challenge eh? Emily isn't singing at 7:00 in the morning just so much fun!? Oh just wait till you are tired and Bishop wants you to be energized. Some days I just wanted to walk out. haha but it was so fun!!!! Yay Mom! you told me you were so nervous for that test. did you get home in time to study? You guys seriously do need a computer update (flat screen, faster connection..) Oh so when we were driving to Heber the song from Tommy Boy comes on..don'tchya remember I told you I loved you Baby! yeah so i pretty much was the only one that tought it was funny. kameron's sister and brother and thier spouses were in the truck too. His brother was like what are we listening too? I was like Umm hello! Tommy Boy anyone??.....no response...I needed a derusha there. haha. So I talk to much...or type, whatever. Have a good one ya'll!

It's Mom

Just finished reading the blogs, lots of newsy info. OUch is right, Katie! Thanks for the pics Nate, glad you've found someone to be with. Makes life worthwhile, huh? We are so proud of Emily. She works hard and it pays off. Literally, she is at quartet by 7 and somedays doesn't get home till 8:30. She is working her 2 jobs with a vengenance (knew you'd love that paycheck, Em). Can't wait for the first concert. Jason will be putting his signs out for guitar lessons soon. With work as slow as it is, hopefully he'll be able to manage his bills. Janel, your house is really coming along. It's been a lot of work, I know, but it looks great! Can't wait to have Thanksgiving there. Took my first quiz in my Windows Vista class last night, think I got 100%. I worried so much because I didn't have a chance to study yesteray, (in Mesa again), so I was nervous. Thinking of getting a new computer for the house, so vista is what I'll be dealing with. Well, got to get my day going. Love to you all, mom.

Hey everybody!

  I'm just writing a little update about life here and thought I 'd share a few things that are going on.  Work is EXTREMELY hectic right now as we are slowly gearing up for the christmas season in just a few short months.  What christmas season prep means is that all of the individual organizations in the army are tying up the business loose ends of personnel comings and goings and the fiscal year closing at the end of this month.  Musically thing are going well as I have finally made the networkings happen and found a good Korean national drummer who's plugged into the jazz scene.  I should be heading into the studio next month to do a recording as well as some personal recordings with my 95% completed recording studio.  I'm just waiting on the speakers now!  As for army music, I'm heading to Wanju to perform in a Tatoo festival wich is just a fancy name for a marching band show where we pretend we are a High School band and make stupid formations on a field while playing songs like "Summer Lovin'," "Old Time Rock n' Roll," and "New York, New York."  As you can tell I'm not that thrilled by the situation.  But at least I recently played at the Ambassador to South Korea's residence and got to meet some really high profile people.  Almost makes me want to dabble in politics. :)  

  Things with the girlfriend are going well and I will be spending a couple days during a holiday call Chu-Sok with her and her family as they celebrate their ancestry and roots.  I feel quite privledged to be a part of both the ceremonies and fun stuff like going to an amusement park and having dinner and other various meals. I learn more about her every day and so far so good. She's a real blessing in my life and I'm just so lucky.

   I love all of you guys and miss you tons.  I also added a picture I'm using as my promo photo for our band press packet.  See you later!

   Nate