Hypocrite!!

I am the world's largest hypocrite and I am apparently OK with it. Here are a few examples of my hypocrisy I don't mind sharing with you:

• I tell my kids to do their homework but I always waited until the last minute to do mine. From middle school through my master's, I almost always waited until the deadline was looming.
  
• I want my kids to be friendly with others but I still haven't gone to meet the neighbor that moved in over a month ago.
• I hope my kids will read their scriptures and say personal prayers yet mine is lacking and I am often just glad we got our family scriptures and prayers done. My kids are much better at personal scripture study than am I.
  
• My children are expected to save 50% of their income but I sure like to fritter ours away at Costco buying large quantities of beautiful fruits and vegetables that will go bad before we could possibly eat them all. We shall not discuss the large quantities of junk food that DO manage to get consumed before going bad.
  
• The biggest reason I am a hypocrite today: I REALLY wish my friends, new and old, would update their blogs but I never do because I don't feel I have anything important to say.

So, go update your blog. It doesn't matter too much what you write about because I just want to spend some time with you today. You don't always have to be clever or profound. Great pictures aren't demanded. Take a moment to reach out to those who love you or miss you or just cyber-stalk you and update that blog. Please.

♦♦That went fast!♦♦

Since last blogging:
○I started applying for a new job for Dave. Yes, he was fully aware I was doing this and it was a decision we agreed upon. But how funny would it have been to apply for job without him knowing :))
○My grandpa died. It is OK, because he was old and ready. It was nice to see family and to have one last southern California vacation.
○Dave got a new job and just over 2 weeks later he moved to Idaho while I stayed with the kids so they could finish school in Lovelock.
○I graduated from UNR with my Master's Degree in "Counseling and Educational Psychology" with an emphasis in Educational Technology.
○We moved to Idaho.

I am loving our new home and new city. This was a great choice for the entire family. That being said, sometimes moving has lonely moments. Again, I am thankful for living in the electronic age. I have enjoyed facebook and the blogs of my friends. I love laughing with you and sharing in your life during this isolated time. Thank you for taking the time to share your life with me ♥

the tools of children

i was trimming the little boys' nails this evening.
justin said, "mom, you can't cut my nails!"
"why not?"
"because i am growing them super long so i can reach the things high on grandma's top shelves for her."

The Gravel Pit?

We heard the best sledding around is to be enjoyed at the gravel pit. Skeptical but hopeful, we drove out there and we weren't disappointed. Easily accesible in a non-4x4 vehicle, we found a large hill with a limited number of tube-popping cacti and sage brush.


That's Jake pulling the tube, supplied by Rees family--thanks for sharing.






Katie kept going down the hill so fast that I was never able to catch an action shot, just this one pose.





Dave braved the sledding to give John a turn; he's a great dad.





Justin is in the bottom pic heading down the hill.



We had great fun and will definitely head over there again!