Sue and Damen

Damens B-Day Party!!!!

2009-07-19T22:36:00.001-07:00

For Damen's 11th birthday party all he wanted to do was have a family BBQ. Almost all of us were in attendance, except our Arizona slackers!!!! You guys were missed. Bas made the birthday cake just the way that Damen wanted. It was HUGE and perfect. Ryan and Jim came over to join in the festivities. Everyone had a great time eating and playing games!! I cannot believe my baby is 11. The past year has flown by. I'm excited for the years to come.....

Damen and I :)

Opening presents...expensive ones!

Damen helping Grandma in the kitchen

Bas and Grandma visiting

Bry and Coen

Ryan, Damen and Coen playing

Coen eating watermelon.....so cute

Marcus leaving early to get to work

Katie and Bas playing games with us all

Blowing out all 11 candles with some help from Coen

Us being silly with Fergs

The amazing chocolate, chocolate cake that Bas made

Damen playing with his new present, 10:30 and night

WHOOPS!!

We R Still Alive!!!!

2009-07-06T02:15:00.000-07:00

I don't know what happened.......I got so excited about blogging then life events took place and I forgot blogging even existed. Then facebook came in to my life and I love it and its easy to manage since my phone has Internet and the facebook program on it. Now that I have a cute new blog background I'm inspired again to keep this blog going.
So............here are the updates:

January: Damen, Fergie and I moved into our own home (renting) a block away to keep Damen in the same school......plus Farmington is great :)
February: Divorce was final. It was rough but Bronson and I remain great friends.
March: Heather and I made another Vegas get-away for a couple days. A friend got married at the Wynn Hotel...very pretty. We enjoyed the spa, shopping and all of the pre and post wedding activities. I will post pics soon.
April-May: Damen barely made it through the 5th grade. This school year was rough and he was ready for summer time.
June: Nothing to exciting.....EXCEPT Steve and Ruth coming to visit for the weekend (they moved to Arizona). It was so much fun seeing them. Damen had scout camp for 2 days and enjoyed his friends and the activities. Otherwise we are just hanging out with friends and chillin at the pool.

Now to the present month of July. I worked the entire 4th of July weekend!! :( As for Damen....we did some fireworks on Thursday nite. Friday morning grandma and grandpa drove him to meet Bas. Damen spent the weekend hanging out in Idaho riding in a diesel truck doing "whey" runs, watching fireworks, and riding 4wheelers. They had a blast!!!! Thank you Bry and Katie for bringing him home.

2009-01-18T03:35:00.000-08:00

Sorry guys!! Its been crazy this past month......many life changes and stressors have occured, but I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. In a matter of days I am hoping to get the blog back up and running. Just havn't been in the mood lately........

Rosco!

2008-12-15T18:11:00.000-08:00

Last Wednesday night I was lucky enough to puppysit the cutest Minicher Pincher I have ever seen.......Rosco. We had a sleepover and spent all Thursday together. Fergie was unbelievably jealous and pissed off. Even more so then when Sandy or Zeus are here (my brothers dogs). I don't know if its because he was so small or maybe it was the fact that this pup had to be held constantly!!! I didn't think Ferg's was gonna make it through the night or day. I didn't sleep that well due to Rosco sleeping right next to my face in the middle of Brons and I. I has afraid we would roll over and kill him in our sleep. It was a long night for all. At one point Rosco ran off into my bedroom and it took me quit a while to locate him. I finally decided to look in the walk in closets and found Rosco in Brons' closet. He had jumped up on the first shelf and was sleeping on his clothes......it was adorable! I was sad to take him home. Maybe its time for a new baby!!!!

Puppy that is :)

Family Fun

2008-12-15T17:36:00.001-08:00

Last night we had our family get together....we started this in October and get together every 2 months and alternate who's home we are at. We all have a great time eating great food, playing games and catching up on each others lives. I have a greater appreciation for my family and the time we spend together now more then ever......life's too precious. I want them to all know how much I love them and all they contribute to make the Price/Gibby clan so amazing :) ......yes Ruth, even U bring a certain spark and flare to our family!!!!! I had to work until 6:30 so by the time I arrived to my mom's house they had eaten and built their gingerbread houses. Jimmy helped Damen build a spectacular gingerbread house. Marcus told me they spent 3hrs on it. WOW!! Then of course we had time to play my favorite game........Scategories!!!! February is my month to host the family fun! Can't wait!!!!!!

Sleepover with Coen:-)

2008-11-08T19:32:00.001-08:00

Today I was lucky enough to babysit my cute, and only nephew!! Fergie also had entertainment/competition with Sandy. My mom has been out of town for the past week and it was her Saturday to watch him......so aunt Sue stepped up!! Katie dropped him off around 10:30am and the fun began. He is so funny and is getting so big. I love how he "scoots" around the floor and actually gets around very quick. Brons and I hung out taking turns playing with Coen, feeding him dinner, then we ended the night watching a movie. Even grocery shopping with Coen was fun and interesting......he is a big helper. He slept well during the night and Sunday morning I met Bry and Katie. I think this should

be a monthly tradition:)

I figured out early that all Coen needs to have

fun with is any BALL!!

Fergie followed Coen all over the house and

was interested in everything he did.

Sandy just liked to chill and watch the show. I

MADE her and Fergie sit next to eachother on

the couch for a "cousin" pic.

Time for the fun to end......

Coen and Sandy went home:(

P.S. HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY WHIT!!!!!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!!

2008-10-31T14:22:00.001-07:00

Well.....
Halloween was a success, even with the rain drops that continued through our evening. Bronson had to work that night so Damen, Fergie and I went over to the Larsen's house for some Trick O' Treating companionship (groups are always safer!!!!).His costume that night was also a hit. So many people said he had the best costume they had seen all night......thanks Steven for your help. Damen's costume was a Bobble-head Grim Reaper. Fergie wouldn't wear her costume very long as the ear piece and cap drove her crazy!!!Damen managed to get a lot of candy
and ate most of it right when we got home.
When we got home we ordered some pizza
and watched movies until midnight.
Damen and I had fun spending time together.

The first pic is our friend Jeff and Damen. Then the other 3 pics should be familiar faces. Hope everyone had a great and spoooooooky night. :)

Wax Museum

2008-10-30T19:42:00.000-07:00

Damen has been working really hard the past few weeks on a school project. They were given people in history to research and learn how they influenced American History. Damen was given John Moses Browning to do his assignment on. I had NO idea who this guy was so Damen and I learned together. For those of you who also have no clue, Browning revolutionized the gun industry and as a young boy growing up in Ogden he designed a gun at a teenager and then grew up and patened his gun making and started a company making shotguns, handguns and rifles. It was fun to work with Damen. He got a 100% on the written report and today he dressed up as Browning and all the 5th grade class did a wax museum for all the school and students to come as see all the students characters and hard work. Way to go Damen!!!

Halloween Party Fun!!!

2008-10-28T15:01:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Brons, Heather, Put (aka Dustin), Shawnee, Denver and I went to a Halloween Party that our neighbors across the street were having. They worked really hard decorating the house and outside and in. They even set up a haunted house in the unfinished basement. It was actually scary to walk through it. The food was yummy and the costumes were fun. Here are a few pics of the night. Can't wait for next year!!!!!

TA-DA!!!

2008-10-24T17:26:00.000-07:00

I know you have all been waiting patiently for the finished project and here it is...................

They worked so hard on the door and it looks amazing. I wish I would have taken a pic of the door before we started and I forgot. Just trust me its a HUGE improvement. I also decided to get a new welcome mat since my other one is old and falling apart. I was at Kohl's and found the perfect mat that is perfect for our home. It says

a lot of our scary pooch that will attach ya :)

Our day today was also filled with sadness. Bronson's cousin and her husband were in a car accident last Saturday night. Kara was driving and had to stop suddenly on the freeway and swirved causing the car to roll. Her husband wasn't wearing his seat belt and as the car was rolling he was ejected out the sunroof and died instantly. Kara was fine, not a scratch on her and the car was totaled. Its hard to imagine anyone surviving the accident. We are so glad Kara was ok and not to mention the life she is carrying. She is a few months along and its sad to think about their baby not being able to know his/her dad and that Kara is now a single mom. My heart and prayers go out to her and the family. The funeral was beautiful and even though I never had a chance to meet Hutch in the year they were married I could tell he was an amazing man from all the comments made today by family and loved ones. Life is precious and everyday is a gift.....

8 by 8....Tagged again!

2008-10-23T01:42:00.000-07:00

8 Things I Like a Whole Lot...
* My Husband, Damen and Fergie
* My family....extended too
* My home
* Being a RN
* General Hospital
* Mexican Food
* The gym
* My jeep

8 Phrases I Say Often...
* "I love you"
* "Damen are you listening to me"
* "Do you need to go potty outside Fergs"
* "What are we going to have for dinner tonight"
* "Damen is your homework done"
* "Damen its time for bed"
* "Damen you already went to the bathroom, get in bed"
* "Put your dishes in the dishwasher"

8 Things I Want to do Before I Die...
* Raise Damen
* Run a marathon
* Not be afraid of airplanes
* Learn another language
* Have a finished landscaped yard
* Finish my basement
* Finish the backsplashes in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry room
* Go on a cruise

8 Things I have Learned from my Past...
* I don't always have to learn the hard way
* Families are important and dont take the time with them for grantide
* Pick your battles
* Things happen for a reason
* You can't control everything
* Everyone makes mistakes
* Tomorrow is a new day
* My mom is always right

8 Places I'd Love to Visit
* Yankee Stadium
* Hawaii
* Canada
* Mexican Rivera
* Europe
* Alaska
* Carribean
* The set of General Hospital

8 Things I Currently Need or Want...
* SLEEP
* More hours in the day
* A front door
* A home security system
* Go flyfishing before the snow hits
* A cabin in Montana or Island Park
* Damen to remember what I said, 2 minutes after telling him to do something
* A free shoping spree

8 Favorite Places to Eat...
* Kitty Papas
* Pei Wei
* Lorena's
* Rooster's
* Chipolte
* Cafe Rio
* Famous Dave's
* Primary Childrens Cafeteria :-)...potato wedges and chicken noodle soup days only!

8 People I Tag...
* Whitney
* Sarah
* Marcae
* Kayla
* Heather
* Mom...get your blog going!!
* Susie
* Katie

What's wrong with this picture?????

2008-10-18T21:18:00.000-07:00

Yep.....you probably guessed it!! We have NO front door. Its a slab of wood nailed in to keep it in place and hopefully keep the strangers out.....not intended to be a Halloween decoration. Brons and I have always loved our big door but over the last year it has been flaking in areas and there is a big crack in the bottom of the door from a sudden hot to cold weather change. So Brons has a friend at the fire station that does custom furniture building on his days off for extra cash. And let me tell you....he does an amazing job. Brons and him worked on the door all day Friday sanding, priming, lacquering, and staining the door. They ran out of time, hence my fake door in the doorway. Its really throwing off fergie that she cant go out the front door, so every time she needs to go out I have to redirect her to the garage. She's not happy. The door should be finished on Tuesday (cross your fingers). In the meantime I had a redecorating itch and went and bought all new rugs for my kitchen and master bathroom. Then I saw the cutest pillows for my kitchen chairs....can I say comfy :) It was fun and changed the entire look of my kitchen. Now I'm currently trying to sell my couch set on KSL and its not going as well as my tires I previously sold in 10 minutes of posting my ad. Damen is doing great and keeps tugging along in school as I'm pushing him along. The finished project pictures will post Tuesday. More excitement to come..............

Mom is home!! :)

2008-10-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday my mom was sick and admitted to the hospital after a fun ambulance ride (way to go grandma Jean for smart thinking). After 5 days of interventions and NO surgery (mom you know your body and made the right decision) my mom is home and happy to be home. I'm blaming Peggy's smoothies for this hospital stay which means the bill is on its way to Colorado : )
Otherwise life has been pretty boring.....just work, work, work.

Blog-Tag??? : )

2008-10-09T10:12:00.000-07:00

My sister-in-law is a SPAZZ and likes to do blog-tags. I never participate and she keeps doing them so I FINALLY thought I would play along.......enjoy!!

This is another version of blog-tag. YEAH!!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. I'm sure it will be pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't have a blog leave me your email address and I'll send a memory to you.

P.S. Love ya Ruth

Montana Trip!!

2008-09-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful week with some fun fishing. I drove up on Thursday morning to meet Bronson, who was fishing with his dad and brother, at Reynold's Pass....just outside Island Park. I visited with his dad and brother for a while then Brons and I headed off to Ennis to check in to our motel. We stayed at the Sportsman's Lodge cabins which are walking distance to the main street of town. We had a nice dinner at the Claimjumper, walked around town, then got some good sleep :) Friday morning we went to the Beartooth, which is the best fly fishing shop EVER!! Picked up some supplies and got some advice and drove down to a part of the Madison River and fished all day.

Within 5 minutes Brons hooked a fish!!!

Madison River!! 78 degrees, sunny, slight breeze!!

That evening we drove to Bozeman to spend the rest of our trip with his uncle Ryan and Lisa. They have been living there for a couple of years and are trying to recruit Brons and I to come live up there with them. Brons is in....but I'm gonna need convincing. :) They cooked us dinner and introduced us to their babies......Holy Crap!!!! Their babies are nothing like my baby fergie. Lakota and Cheyenne are their 2 Alaskan Malamutes that both weigh a ton and are huge!! Lets just say is took them a day to warm up to us being in their home. The pic to the left is Lakota barking/howling at me. It was so funny how they didn't like us at all and if we tried to pet them they would run off.

Saturday morning we were up and going around 9am and drove 1 1/2 hours to the Missouri River for our next fishing adventure. This is a river Brons and I had never been to and one Uncle Ryan has fished many times. So it wasn't any surprise to me that he hooked the first fish...and the second fish....and the third fish!! I must say that this river is a hard one to fish. I hooked 3 fish for about 10-40 seconds then they got off my hook. These fish were amazingly huge!!! We spent all day on the river then drove back to Bozeman to eat at Bronson's favorite pizza place, MacKenzie River Pizza Company. Then we went back to Ryan's house to make copies of the fishing pic's of the day.......

Sitting in the office watching them print off pics is when the dogs finally warmed up to me.....almost a little too much. They are big babies to be giving so much affection and kisses...Their tongue's were HUGE, they shed like no other, and for some reason Cheyenne thought she was a lap dog!! It was a fun filled fishing trip. Thanks "unkie Ry" and Lisa for sharing your home with us.

Education Week!!

2008-09-21T09:22:00.000-07:00

Nothing new or fun has happened with the family this week, except for Brons who left for Denver on Friday for the Fallen Firefighters Memorial. He is coming home today and said the memorial yesterday was amazing. As for me, education classes only and working :( Last Sunday I worked a 6 hour extra shift at Primary's then went to Coen's B-Day party at Bryant and Katie's home. It was the funnest part of my entire week. Bas came down for the party and it was fun talking and playing games with him. Monday I had a Trauma Workshop at Primary's that all Trauma nurses are required to attend. It was very informational and I learned tonz. Tuesday I worked my normal 12 hour shift at Primary's. Then Wednesday and Thursday I took a TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) at Lakeview (my perdiem ER job). It was an awesome course and certification. Then on Friday for 6 hours in the morning I taught PALS (I'm an instructor) at Primary's, which I love to do. And finally yesterday I had the DAY OFF. Damen and I cleaned the house, laundry was done, I took a nap, we made dinner, and watched movies all evening long. It was fun. Now its back to work tonight and tomorrow night at Primarys. This is my life that I love! :) Keeping busy is good for me. Damen continues to do well in school and fights me on homework. :) Wednesday I leave for Montana to meet Brons and go fly fishing for the week. I should have some great pics...........

A beautiful weekend in Idaho

2008-09-02T07:16:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday around 4pm Brons, Damen, Fergs and I made the drive back up to Idaho for the funeral. It was a nice drive and we arrived at the house a little after 7pm. Bas, Mom, John and my grandma were all ready over at the viewing. We were all starving so we decided to head out and find some food. Just outside of Rigby we found a steakhouse restaurant that looked good.....and it was fantastic. Our steaks were amazing! When we got back to the house I spent some time with my mom and grandma. Brons and Damen went outside looking for "snipes". They had fun.

I don't think anyone slept well that night and Friday morning came quick. We all met at the church at 9:30 when the viewing started. Kris looked absolutely gorgeous. Her color in her face was amazing.....I didn't realize how anemic (pale) she really was from the constant bleeding in her mouth. Her has was done nice and she was dressed in her temple clothes. I sat there in the room watching all the people go through the line with the same things to say- "Kris was my friend". The waterworks started when they closed the casket and as we walked into the chapel. I sat in the front since I was a speaker. Damen sat with Bronson and the other pall bearers off to the side of me. The service was perfect. Bas picked out amazing songs to be played and my cousin sang an Enya song "where are you now" that my step dad accompanied, it was perfect. I spoke and it was my first time speaking at a funeral and I think I was a blubbering mess and everything was clear in my head but I couldn't get the words out. Everyone said I did a great job, but I'm not convinced. My mom and Ruth also did a great job speaking. The dedicatory prayer at the cemetery was hard. I watched as the pall bearers carried the casket and I was hard to watch Damen carry his aunt. He looked so small and so young. It just reminded me that Kris was to young to leave us.
After the luncheon we said our goodbyes and drove a little over an hour more north to West Yellowstone. We decided we needed some happy times this weekend. We found a motel room at the 3 Bears Inn. Damen was excited to have his own room. Our motel was just off the main street through town so we decided to walk around. We took some time to look in some shops then we ate dinner at Bronson's favorite pizza place. We walked around some more then headed back to the motel and slept!

I slept so good, for not being in my own bed. Saturday morning we were up and ready by 9am and went to the restaurant at our motel. For some reason breakfast always tastes better when your out of town. Then we walked over to the Bear and Wolf Discovery. We walked around the inside exhibit and learned all we ever wanted to know about grizzly and black bears. Then you walk outside and they had an area for the wolves and on the other side had a bigger area for the bears. After some convincing, Damen and 10 other kids became Keeper Kids and were able to learn more about bears. They took the bears out of there area and the kids and the guide walked into the bear house and hid buckets of fruits and veges for the bears to find. When they were back with the parents and the area was locked up they let the bears back out and it was fun to watch them find the food.

Before leaving town we stopped at a fly shop, Bronson's tradition and his favorite fly shop, then we hit the road. We arrived back home safely around 5pm completely exhausted.

My Sister

2008-08-25T14:23:00.000-07:00

On Saturday day I was at work and had spoken to my mom throughout the day on Kris' condition. Her breathing was shallow and she wasn't reacting to anything or anyone. My work was wonderful (as always) and let me leave work early. My step dad met me at my home and us and the dogs (fergie and my parents dog) drove up to Idaho. We arrived at 9:45pm. I walked in the house to her hospital bed in the family room and sat next to her. I told her I was here and I loved her. She opened her eyes, started crying, and told me she loved me and then asked if I was hungry.....that's my sister, always concerned of others. That night I layed on a cot next to her bed while my mom slept on the couch. I helped reposition her, gave medications through her g-tube, and cleaned the constant drainage from her mouth as she coughed. It was a long night. Sunday was a peaceful day. Her blood pressure was low, breathing was still shallow, but her heart was strong and working hard. The only time she reacted to anything that day was after the "release" blessing my step dad and Bas gave her. It was beautiful and as Bas leaned in to kiss her head she sat forward and cried some tears....never trying to talk or open her eyes. We had a wonderful Sunday dinner and played some games to help lighten the mood. Last night Bas slept on the couch and my mom and I shared the cot. No one really slept, we just listened to the breathing change to more labor, less frequent breaths. At 2:30 am we thought she was trying to leave this earth....her breathing was not good. We gave her a high dose of medications and in an hour she was still working hard to take breaths but she appeared peaceful again. The hospice nurse came around 10am this morning and her oxygenation was in the 40's, and her heart was still pumping strong. We thought it would be another long day but at 1:15 this afternoon my sister was finally free of her cancer body. Bas, my mom and I were by her side.....crying, but with tears of joy and how we are going to miss her so much. She no longer has to be in pain, eat through a g-tube, and she can finally talk and be understood. I believe she beat the cancer. She never let it get her down and she fought hard for a year and 5 months. She lived a great life and had the best husband who loved her and took amazing care of her. I'll be going back home tomorrow. Damen started school today and loves his class and teacher. All of the family will be back her at the end of the week for the funeral.

Kris....I love you!

Davis County Fair

2008-08-15T21:24:00.000-07:00

Steven, Ruth, Damen and I decided to
hit the fair for fun and entertainment.
When we arrived we bought our tickets for the rodeo then walked around the fair. We walked through the many booths then walked over to the Discovery Learning booth for kids. They had

insects and reptiles that you could hold

and interactive learning games.

Then we went over to the games and found a shooting game that Damen and Steven wanted to play. $10 dollars later Damen won a blue ball and $20 later for Steven and Ruth they won a huge yellow duck. They were excited to give it to zeus.

Then we were off to the rides. Ruth is a great sport and went on all the rides that Damen wanted to go on since she doesn't ever get sick. Then Steven had a brilliant idea to go on this ride that lifts you in the air and goes around and around....which started out to be ok. Then the ride started to drop and go back up as it turns around and around throwing you into the outside. So Damen was squishing me and Steven was crushing Ruth. As soon as the ride ended Steven walked one direction and I went the other and we both were sick and Damen was upset since the ride made horrific noises. After our stomachs recovered Ruth and Damen went on a few more rides. We ate dinner then it was off to the rodeo. It started at 8pm with a light wind and ended at 10pm with hurricaine conditions. The dirt was kicking up all over and the wind made it chilly. The rodeo was fun and entertaining. Im glad we all went!!!!

Birthday celebrations all around!

2008-08-05T11:58:00.000-07:00

Last night we celebrated my mom's b-day that was on Sunday. Marcus, Damen, Grandma Jean, my mom and I went to dinner at Red Lobster and had a wonderful time. Damen was excited that I let him get snow crab. Honestly I didn't think he would like it....but he at the entire 1/2 lb and probably would have eaten some more if allowed. Marcus taught him how to break the crab and get the meat out. It kept him busy which was nice. Then he took some shrimp off my plate. I have never known a kid to love seafood like Damen does. Its fun cuz I share the seafood craving too. Last friday was Kris' birthday, #43, and it sounded like her and Bas had an enjoyable time and went to a dancing concert. Kris wants to come down this weekend to visit and Bas is doing everything to make it happen. This might be her last trip down here. We took the jeep to dinner last night and it was commical watching the Grandma's try to get in my fun contraption. In fact Grandma Jean made it look much easier then mom did. We had a great time!! Today Damen is spending the day with his uncle Marcus and was so excited about it. Grandma gave Damen an ipod shuffle for his b-day so Marcus was going to help him put some songs on it. Then I believe they are going to go walk around Tanner park or Liberty park. They should have a great, hopefull safe, day. :-)

Camping Fun

2008-07-30T13:48:00.000-07:00

Damen went with his dad and cousin over the weekend camping up in the Unitah Mountains. They had so much fun exploring, fishing, and hanging out at the campsite. Our (Bronson, Damen, Fergie and I) camping trip to Payson was cancelled due to work conflicts but will be rescheduled in August before school starts. Yippee!! school is starting soon

What Kind of Sundae R U???

2008-07-28T10:10:00.000-07:00

I took this little quiz to see what kind of sundae I am. It turns out I am a Granola and Fruit Sundae!!! Healthy, fresh, and totally natural. My body is a temple.....even if it doesn't smell like one!! This is a fun 5 questionnaire.....what kind of sundae are you?????

http://www.blogthings.com/whatkindofsundaeareyouquiz/

The Jeep

2008-07-24T12:20:00.000-07:00

4" Cage lift with 35" Procomp A/T and 18" Spy wheels...........look at me talk jeep talk :-)

Fergie's favorite place to ride

A few months ago I bought a 4door 2008 Jeep unlimited X that I absolutely love and after 2 weeks of much patience the jeep is close to completion. I'm going to add some fun features along the way over the years but now with the lift and tires it looks like a jeep. Damen is trying to figure out the best way to get up there. We both have to jump....its funny. Its ok mom I'm ordering the steps to get in otherwise your not riding anywhere with me :-) I'm starting to realize how expensive accessorizing the beast can be. Its fun though.

Yeah Parade Time!!!

2008-07-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

Last night on my way to work Steven called me and asked me if Damen could come with them to sleep downtown and save a spot to watch the Days of 47 Parade this morning. I asked Damen and he was excited. The arrived downtown to crowds of people at 1am and found a spot on a hillside. Steven told me this morning that him and Ruth got around 2 hours of sleep and Damen slept great for about 5 hours (its obvious..we are a tad on edge this morning). They walked down the street to McDonald's for breakfast and at 9am the Parade started. They all had a great time!!!

Help

2008-07-23T15:01:00.000-07:00

I almost lost my blog trying to download a new template. All u at there if you have advice for me on a website or just any ideas are welcome....except Heather. I looked at your blog and LOVE it, went to the pyzam website, found a new template I liked and tried to download it almost losing all my hard work in the process. Luckily I saved my original template by accident. Yeah me!!! I'm open to suggestions on how to sprus up my blog. Nothing new is going on in my life. The jeep will be out of the shop tomorrow and there will be a cute jeep post to come. Damen is leaving with his dad tomorrow afternoon to go camping and I have no 24th of July plans at the moment :-( Then on Sunday Damen, Bronson, Fergie and I head down to Payson Lake to go camping until Tuesday......cute postings to come. Happy 24th to all!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAMEN!!!!

2008-07-21T12:22:00.000-07:00

So I'm getting better updating my blog however I'm having issues updating my blog on the days that the events occur. So...just know you guys are 2-3 days behind the times. On Friday, July 18th, my baby turned 10 years old. I cannot believe the time that has gone by so quickly and I feel I'm enjoying being a mother more now that I'm getting older. Its been a growing experience to see how priorities change and things I wanted as a young mother at 21 years is no longer important. I love being a mom and especially a mother to Damen! So for his birthday he wanted to go see the new Batman: The Dark Night and it was an amazing movie. I don't like comic book movies but this was done exceptionally well. We had lunch with Bronson at Applebees (damens choice of course) and then open his present. Yes there was only one from me since the gifts are becoming more expensive as he gets older. His old scooter has been out of service for well over a year. He had fun riding it up and down the street. Bronson and I were a little nervous last week when we put it together because it looks a little feminine. I didn't notice that when I ordered it on the internet. My choices were mint green and purple, so I thought the purple was the obvious girl choice...... We decided we are going to buy cool stickers to put all over it :) His friend party is going to be next week as he wants to go to a Bees baseball game with a few friends....that will be fun! More b-day celebration to come.

LAS VEGAS BABY!!

2008-07-17T15:22:00.000-07:00

So....Late Saturday night after I had worked a 10am-10pm shift in the ER, extremely tired, my BFF Heather called to convince me that we needed to take a much needed girls only vacation and drive to Vegas Sunday and come home Tuesday. I stressed about it all night because I had responsibilities Sunday and Monday, not to mention Damen and Fergs. So after waking my ENTIRE family up Sunday morning at 7am, arrangements were kinda made.

We hit the road around 10:30am and arrived to Vegas around 5:00pm. We stayed at the Excalibur Hotel which is very nice and I had never been through it before. The hotel had a lot of activities for families. The weather was perfect.....mid 90's and overcast. Heather and I were tired from the drive and spent Sunday night listening to a band, eating good food, and of course making friends.

On Monday we woke up early and went across the street to the Tropicana Hotel to have brunch. I love buffets and since we were there around 11am we had some breakfast and lunch. Our main reason for coming to this hotel was to go through the Bodies Exhibit. I had heard of it and knew the story behind it is controversial but after walking through it I would recommend everyone to go see it if your in Vegas. The displays were done tastefully and I learned more about the human body in an hour of walking through the exhibit than I learned in 3 months of my anatomy class in college. It was fascinating and I loved it.

Our next adventure was walking FOREVER down the strip to find the Venetian Hotel that had Madame Tussaud's wax museum. I had been there before, but it was a new experience for Heather and we had a blast!!! For those of you that haven't heard of the wax museum you walk around and actually see many wax figures of celebrities. They even show how the wax models are done. They have ones of George Bush, Michael Jordan, Prince, John Wayne, Nicholas Cage and many more. Some look more real then others. Here are some pics.....

Heather playing golf with Tiger Woods.............................Its Oprah!!!!!!

Ben Affleck could work on those poker skills............... I am the next American Idol!!!

The rest of the time we hung out with our new friends Taco, Mannie, Shawn, Anthony and the band, and "cute guy" (didn't get his name).

Me and Taco....he was supposed to pose seriously.............. this is "cute guy" wow!!

Heather and Taco (bro and sis)................. "cute guy" again!!

Thanks Heather for the fun times and memories. How sad that these pics and my wedding pics are the only ones we have of each other over our 5 year friendship. That's it!! We decided the camera is coming out of the closet...

July 15th!!!

2008-07-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Bug!!! This day will always be special to me. I was privileged to be able to take care of the sweetest girl ever!!! I am grateful to Marcae and Brian for sharing this joy in my life. I watched these parents come to the hospital every day, be involved with her care, and make decisions that no parent should have to make. I truly believe god picked these parents for Kate for their patience (more marcae then brian :) ), love for each other, strength, wisdom, faith and being able to say enough is enough when god took her back. I happened to be at work Kate's final night at Primary Children's Hospital and was able to be with this amazing family. I just want Marcae and Brian to know how much their friendship means to me and how honored I feel to have known baby Kate Rosenvall.

A lovely day with family.....

2008-07-08T14:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my grandma Price's funeral. We all (except for Marcus) were able to attend and participate. They had the grand kids sing a song and like always I cannot sing at funerals and make it through the song with out crying my eyes out. It helped that I was holding Coen during the song and I actually believe a few words were able to come out. John and his siblings decided to have a similar service my grandpa Price had almost a year ago by remembering them through music. Both grandparents loved to hear and play music and shared that love with their kids. John and his sister played a duet, Tea for Two, that was amazing. I have always enjoyed watching John play the piano over the years. Damen did well during the viewing that morning and during the funeral, but last night when I was tucking him in bed he broke down and cried. Its hard for him to understand why his grandparents cannot be "fixed". Then he cried about his grandpa Manwill and how much he misses him. It was a rough night until he finally fell asleep......thank you Melatonin! Damen is very sensitive and he loves his grandparents. All of them have been a big part of his life, and mine 2!

Tribute to Grandma

2008-07-02T11:00:00.000-07:00

What Is A Grandma?
A grandma is warm hugs and sweet memories. She remembers all of your accomplishments and forgets all of your mistakes. She is someone you can tell your secrets and worries to, and she hopes and prays that all your dreams come true. She always loves you, no matter what. She can see past temper tantrums and bad moods, and makes it clear that they don't affect how precious you are to her. She is an encouraging word and a tender touch. She is full of proud smiles. She is the one person in the world who loves you with all her heart, who remembers the child you were and cherishes the person you've become.

Yesterday evening my sweet grandma left this earth and returned home escorted by my grandpa. She lived a great life and I will always have great memories of my times visiting her. She loved to cook, play games, visit with family, and had a great love for music. Damen had a hard time when I told him. "Why can't they just fix her", is what he asked me as he was crying. I am so glad that Damen was able to get to know his great-grandpa and grandma Price. Grandma we love you......

Finally!!!!

2008-07-01T14:01:00.000-07:00

So baseball is over.....finally. Damen's team took 2nd place in the playoffs last Friday. I was waiting to make this post until I have pics but who knows when I will get those. So just know awesome pics are to come. I just signed Damen up for Football, on to the next sport. Today has not been the best day. I received a phone call from my mom this morning telling me that my grandma Price had a heart attack this morning and things don't look good. For the past 3 months she has been at a rehab facility for a broken hip after she fell at home. Well after the first surgery her other hip needed to be operated on. Back in the rehab center there was a staff member that moved my grandma WRONGLY and broke her femur which sent her back to the hospital for a third surgery. Now for the past few weeks she has been screaming in pain, getting no relief and then this morning had the heart attack. The doctors have told us she has an infection that is circulating through her blood. Right now the family is saddened and angry since this was an avoidable condition my grandma is in. Her heart was so weak that the infection caused the heart attack and the infection came from the femur fracture which was avoidable. I would like to have a "chat" with this staff member, but the family is taking action the legal way. Being a nurse, a health care provider I am having a hard time that my sweet grandma endured poor care and pain that has probably cost her her life.

GO #11 and DODGERS!!!!

2008-06-30T19:00:00.001-07:00

These are some pics of Damen's game the end of May. It has been so much fun watching this team

grow together and become a great team. Each player brings something to the game and Damen has made great friendships. He enjoys his coaches McQueen and Welch....they have been patient with him and have taught him great skills in baseball and in teamwork. This game was especially fun because Steven, Ruth, Kris and Bas were able to come watch. It was a cooler game but it was nice being together supporting Damen. (too bad Ruth's big head is in the way of Kris :-) )

The Dodgers keep winning....i think we are heading to the playoffs!!!

2008-06-27T15:15:00.000-07:00

Fergie loves Damen's baseball games. All he has to do is put on his uniform and grab his mitt and fergie knows where we are going and gets excited running around and jumping. Good thing that after baseball (yea damen's team keeps winning...playoffs continue to take over our lives) season ends we have been asked to join a football team. Damen's coach now coaches this football team and practices start mid July. I have been told that practices are 5 days a week for 3-4 hours and they have 6 games that start the end of August.....intense maybe??? I think it will be good for Damen and help with our discipline issues. Sports are wearing me out but it helps the summer go by quicker and I have not heard Damen say "I'm Bored" yet!!!!

2008-06-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

And.......some more random pics

2008-06-24T12:52:00.000-07:00

Here are some other pics of Damen over the years......He is the best kid ever and which makes me the luckiest mom to have him : )

2008-06-24T12:30:00.001-07:00

All right! so when I decided to start this blog I didn't realize it would be so high maintenance and in need of daily attention. I have many people wondering what I'm up to and if Fergie is the only attraction in my life. Well we have been busy and my life is chaotic!!! I am planning on updating you all at least once a week...or that's my goal. I hope I have something interesting to post.

Damen has been busy with baseball since the end of April and now we are in the playoffs. He absolutely loves this sport. He started out in the outfield and with lots of practice has learned how to be the catcher and even pitch an inning. His team is the LA Dodgers and they are really good and fun to watch. Even Fergie enjoys the games. She has a 3 little girls that drag her around the field....literally dragging her cuz my princess cant leave my side. Also in the end of march I had a moment of weakness, more like a turning 30 this year breakdown and went and bought my 4 door jeep wrangler. I'm slowly getting work on it and hopefully by next week my lift and tires will complete the makeover. Pics to come when the final product can be revealed. Other than that I have been working my tail off between the PICU and ER....I still love my job but I'm thinkin that grad school is calling my name. Damen is enjoying summer and his new cell phone.....I know what would an almost 10 year old need with that, but actually its been fun to text each other when I'm at work or get a hold of him when he's at his dad's house. Not to mention I'm now the COOLEST mom ever!!!! k all....much more to come : )

2008-04-20T14:26:00.001-07:00

OK so I have never done this before but I have enjoyed learning about how to blog and looking at other blogs so......here it goes. Bare with me in the beginning until I learn from the professionals (Marcae and Brian) how to make my blog "Sassy". Everything is going well with my family. Damen is starting baseball and its very intense. 2 practices and 1 game a week until the middle of June. There goes having a life :) I am still bouncing around from working in the PICU at Primary's and the ER/Nursery at Lakeview. I think I'm burning out at both ends, but i still enjoy it. I am also trying to get my Arbonne business going. Last year I became a consultant, but haven't really done much with it since buying products. So let the parties begin. My sister and brother-in-law are still up in Idaho. My sister has good days but much more bad days. As of today she is not going to do the surgery. And I think if she decided at this point to do the surgery it would be too late. The cancer is moving rapidly in her mouth and its getting harder to understand her. Keep her in your prayers. Well friends and family this is the first post with many more to come......