Welcome to a whole New Year!! It's been so long since I updated my blog that I hardly know where to start....But I'm sure going to give it a try. Last summer my sister Ann's house (where Duane and I were living) was sold. Du and I moved into an apartment for a while and eventually found the perfect place for us- a two bedroom twin home one the corner of 4th and 4th in Logan. We're on block away from Adams Park so it really doesn't matter that we don't have much of a backyard.... We do have a nice front porch and a side patio that's perfect for barbecuing. We really enjoyed it this summer.
Then winter came and we were preparing for the holidays...Halloween we didn't a single Trick or Treater, even though we live just a block from an elementary school and a couple of blocks from Utah State University. Then Thanks giving was upon us and we had an awesome Thanksgiving with the Loney family- turkey, football, and family- what more could anyone ask for.
The month of December brought some excitement- my nephew Mike, his wife Shelly and their daughter Aceley were sealed together for all Time and Eternity in the Logan Temple on December 11th. They are a beautiful little family and everyone was so happy for them. They had a reception at the church house and we took family pictures. Then for the not so nice thing that happened in December- while getting ready for Christmas and all that it entails- cards, decorating, baking, celebrating, etc., I had a heart attack. I had just finished a 12 hour shift and was getting ready to go to bed...and the elephant landed on my chest. Talk about being scared to death...okay- nearly. I was transported by ambulance to the Emergency Room of the hospital where I work, and then another longer ambulance ride to McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden early the next morning.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
It looks like summer has actually arrived....with the exception of a wicked storm last night complete with wind, thunder and lightning. It rained really hard throughout the night but by this morning all was blue sky and fluffy white clouds.
My sister Ann had a Pampered Chef party at her house and now I've booked one for my new digs in late July. Hopefully we'll be settled in by then and we can have some fun! Ann and her girls had a long, quick road trip to Wyoming over the weekend to take her mother-in-law to her daughter. Tyler was at his first solo overnight Scout camp- so no Loney's for me this past weekend. So, I worked, cleaned and packed.
All kinds of good things have been happening for us lately.....Looks like the move will be happening to the twin home in Logan that initially wasn't going to happen...they were working on the kitchen floor when I drove by on Monday. We have some stuff we moved into the apartment that we didn't even unpack and now I'm packing up things we won't be using in the next couple of weeks. I'm not sure what our exact new address will be but we'll be on the corner of 4th and 4th in Logan.
Our almost a year long dispute with the state tax commission has come to an awesome conclusion. After a telephone hearing with the Judge and my resending all of our evidence, they finally have adjusted all three audit years to us owing $0!! We have signed a stipulation to be filed with the court and hopefully it all be finalized soon....boy, did my paralegal degree come in handy with this one. I feel sorry for the "average Joe" who would have to go through the same ordeal as we did. (I really think they just figure you'll just give in and pay the thousands they demand out of fear or ignorance.)
I finally broke down and changed cell phone plans. I kept going over on my texting with Sprint and the over $100 bills are killing us. The Loney's are on a plan called "Straight Talk" that runs $30 a month for 1000 text and talk minutes or just $45 for unlimited text and talk. I bought the $40 LG flip phone that's pretty cool but I'm having to learn to text and such all over again....so if you get any strange texts or pages from a 535 prefix it's most likely me- messing up.
Our former family member Harley (our 3 yr old pitbull mix) was adopted! Dewey went to the pound to visit a few Saturdays ago and they told him a couple looking for their first dog had adopted him....We're so grateful that he has a home. We miss him but he needed a yard and we sure don't have one any more.
It's nice to have some major decisions made and things going smoothly for a change. We're grateful for all the love and support from family and friends.
My sister Ann had a Pampered Chef party at her house and now I've booked one for my new digs in late July. Hopefully we'll be settled in by then and we can have some fun! Ann and her girls had a long, quick road trip to Wyoming over the weekend to take her mother-in-law to her daughter. Tyler was at his first solo overnight Scout camp- so no Loney's for me this past weekend. So, I worked, cleaned and packed.
All kinds of good things have been happening for us lately.....Looks like the move will be happening to the twin home in Logan that initially wasn't going to happen...they were working on the kitchen floor when I drove by on Monday. We have some stuff we moved into the apartment that we didn't even unpack and now I'm packing up things we won't be using in the next couple of weeks. I'm not sure what our exact new address will be but we'll be on the corner of 4th and 4th in Logan.
Our almost a year long dispute with the state tax commission has come to an awesome conclusion. After a telephone hearing with the Judge and my resending all of our evidence, they finally have adjusted all three audit years to us owing $0!! We have signed a stipulation to be filed with the court and hopefully it all be finalized soon....boy, did my paralegal degree come in handy with this one. I feel sorry for the "average Joe" who would have to go through the same ordeal as we did. (I really think they just figure you'll just give in and pay the thousands they demand out of fear or ignorance.)
I finally broke down and changed cell phone plans. I kept going over on my texting with Sprint and the over $100 bills are killing us. The Loney's are on a plan called "Straight Talk" that runs $30 a month for 1000 text and talk minutes or just $45 for unlimited text and talk. I bought the $40 LG flip phone that's pretty cool but I'm having to learn to text and such all over again....so if you get any strange texts or pages from a 535 prefix it's most likely me- messing up.
Our former family member Harley (our 3 yr old pitbull mix) was adopted! Dewey went to the pound to visit a few Saturdays ago and they told him a couple looking for their first dog had adopted him....We're so grateful that he has a home. We miss him but he needed a yard and we sure don't have one any more.
It's nice to have some major decisions made and things going smoothly for a change. We're grateful for all the love and support from family and friends.
Monday, May 24, 2010
SLC Weekend- Part I
The much anticipated weekend was worth the wait but it didn't start out as smoothly as I would have liked.....Dewey and I both had to work on Friday but the plan was for me to get off work, go straight home and wait for Du to get Erica and we'd leave from Logan at about 5:10 pm. Yeah right!! Julie covered the switchboard for me so I could leave a little early and I could not find my bathing suit anywhere! I haven't seen it since we moved so I ended up packing a pair of shorts and a bathing suit top as plan "B". Then, at 5:15 pm Du called me and said he's on the big press and is working late, something that almost never happens on a Friday!! So, I ended up gathering up both my and his stuff and going over to Loney's to wait for him to get off work...this meant 2-3 trips up and down the stairs plus packing my car...none of which I had planned on...
I didn't get to Loney's until a little after 6 pm and Dewey followed a little after me. Erika was only packed and ready on time. Then, she lost the $20 Mom gave her as spending money. She thought it fell out of her pocket when she took out her cell phone...turns out she never put it in her pocket. At least she found it and we hit the road. We were all hungry so we drove through Burger King in Wellsville. They parked us and made us wait 20 minutes for a fish sandwich which I ordered my usual way...minus lettuce, plus cheese...being a former employee of the BK Lounge I know the proper lingo for such things...and yes, you guessed it, it came with tons of lettuce and NO cheese- which by the way-they charged me 50 cents for! There was no ketchup in the bag, after they asked if we wanted any, not a single napkin, etc, etc! The drive down went well even though it was the end of rush-hour in the rain. We had the nicest clerk at check-in at the Crystal Inn. We got a nice room on the 3rd floor with 2 queen beds, fridge, micro, flat screen tv, etc. Du and Erika made a couple trips up in the elevator to unload the car but we all kinda just collapsed on top of the beds and were 'discussing what we wanted to do when a pack of roller derby kids rented the room directly above us....Just the thing I was trying to get away from!!! So it was SuperDewey to the rescue. He went right down to the front desk and spoke to "Broc". Dewey called up and asked if we could handle 'someone' sleeping on the couch and one king size bed....and, oh yeah, there'd be a jacuzzi tub in the room...um, hurt me!!!! Erika volunteered for the couch right away- which turned to be a full-size pullout. I'm so impressed with the Crystal Inn's staff and accommodations....
We watched tv and ate junk food and retired around midnight. I didn't sleep well but then I hardly ever do.... We slept in a little on Saturday, got up, and Dewey and Erika went down to breakfast. They brought the food back up to the room- milk, scrambled eggs, O'Brien potatoes, bagels, sausage links, etc. It was all so tasty. Erika has become addicted -her words, not mine- to hot chocolate with French Vanilla creme added...and they had it there for her. She was on cloud nine. She and I showered and got dressed and then it was time to head over to Sandy to go to the Living Planet Aquarium. For over a year Tyler, Erika and Dewey and I had donated money for the penguin habitat and it finally opened about 2 weeks ago. There was a crowd at the aquarium but not that busy in front of the 'quins. We had fun walking around and taking in the exhibits. We passed on petting the sting rays this time around and actually had Erika take OUR picture for a change. Also, I bought myself a souvenir of a gold key chain with a penguin on it. It's really cute. We bought Sara a fluffy and cuddly (stuffed)baby penguin and and Erika picked out a blue tall fluffy (and definitely stuffed). We got Aceley a small plastic cup and a necklace shaped like a penguin filled with soap to make bubbles...We decided not to get Tyler anything yet, he can pick out his own prize when it's his turn to come down to the aquarium....
I didn't get to Loney's until a little after 6 pm and Dewey followed a little after me. Erika was only packed and ready on time. Then, she lost the $20 Mom gave her as spending money. She thought it fell out of her pocket when she took out her cell phone...turns out she never put it in her pocket. At least she found it and we hit the road. We were all hungry so we drove through Burger King in Wellsville. They parked us and made us wait 20 minutes for a fish sandwich which I ordered my usual way...minus lettuce, plus cheese...being a former employee of the BK Lounge I know the proper lingo for such things...and yes, you guessed it, it came with tons of lettuce and NO cheese- which by the way-they charged me 50 cents for! There was no ketchup in the bag, after they asked if we wanted any, not a single napkin, etc, etc! The drive down went well even though it was the end of rush-hour in the rain. We had the nicest clerk at check-in at the Crystal Inn. We got a nice room on the 3rd floor with 2 queen beds, fridge, micro, flat screen tv, etc. Du and Erika made a couple trips up in the elevator to unload the car but we all kinda just collapsed on top of the beds and were 'discussing what we wanted to do when a pack of roller derby kids rented the room directly above us....Just the thing I was trying to get away from!!! So it was SuperDewey to the rescue. He went right down to the front desk and spoke to "Broc". Dewey called up and asked if we could handle 'someone' sleeping on the couch and one king size bed....and, oh yeah, there'd be a jacuzzi tub in the room...um, hurt me!!!! Erika volunteered for the couch right away- which turned to be a full-size pullout. I'm so impressed with the Crystal Inn's staff and accommodations....
We watched tv and ate junk food and retired around midnight. I didn't sleep well but then I hardly ever do.... We slept in a little on Saturday, got up, and Dewey and Erika went down to breakfast. They brought the food back up to the room- milk, scrambled eggs, O'Brien potatoes, bagels, sausage links, etc. It was all so tasty. Erika has become addicted -her words, not mine- to hot chocolate with French Vanilla creme added...and they had it there for her. She was on cloud nine. She and I showered and got dressed and then it was time to head over to Sandy to go to the Living Planet Aquarium. For over a year Tyler, Erika and Dewey and I had donated money for the penguin habitat and it finally opened about 2 weeks ago. There was a crowd at the aquarium but not that busy in front of the 'quins. We had fun walking around and taking in the exhibits. We passed on petting the sting rays this time around and actually had Erika take OUR picture for a change. Also, I bought myself a souvenir of a gold key chain with a penguin on it. It's really cute. We bought Sara a fluffy and cuddly (stuffed)baby penguin and and Erika picked out a blue tall fluffy (and definitely stuffed). We got Aceley a small plastic cup and a necklace shaped like a penguin filled with soap to make bubbles...We decided not to get Tyler anything yet, he can pick out his own prize when it's his turn to come down to the aquarium....
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is.......
Another Tuesday working and the rain is coming down in buckets....I'm so thankful for an indoor job. The forecast was for this to end today but last night's forecast said it'll last through Thursday night. But, there is hope....this weekend is supposed to be in the 70's....I can't wait.
Last weekend was USU graduation and Mother's Day. I didn't really have anything to do either occasion...I got to spend time with Tyler (we went shopping) and Saturday evening Aceley joined us when her parents went to the demolition derby...She and Tyler played and ate pizza. It was fun. I got a card and perfume from my husband and my sister gave me a miniature yellow rose bush...pretty good haul for a gal who's not even a Mother!
When I get off work tomorrow I will have 5 days in a row off again....nothing major going on so maybe I'll get in some family history work again....I have given it much thought in a while.
Soon school will be out and children everywhere will be uttering those 2 famous words- "I'm bored!" Hopefully I'll get to spend time with the Loney kids before the summer is over. Tyler will be going into middle school and Erika will be a high school freshman....wow, I'm old.
Last weekend was USU graduation and Mother's Day. I didn't really have anything to do either occasion...I got to spend time with Tyler (we went shopping) and Saturday evening Aceley joined us when her parents went to the demolition derby...She and Tyler played and ate pizza. It was fun. I got a card and perfume from my husband and my sister gave me a miniature yellow rose bush...pretty good haul for a gal who's not even a Mother!
When I get off work tomorrow I will have 5 days in a row off again....nothing major going on so maybe I'll get in some family history work again....I have given it much thought in a while.
Soon school will be out and children everywhere will be uttering those 2 famous words- "I'm bored!" Hopefully I'll get to spend time with the Loney kids before the summer is over. Tyler will be going into middle school and Erika will be a high school freshman....wow, I'm old.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
It's MAY!
I thought I'd be writing to say we'd found a house to rent- we found 2 that we thought would work but, alas, neither has worked out. On one we went so far as to send all the paperwork and sign the lease but then he backed out of the deal. I'm really disappointed because it was a great house. Oh well, there must be something better in store for us.
In the meantime we're staying busy....I'm still working my regular schedule at the hospital. Our new supervisor is making changes we all can live with and we've trained 4 new operators who are available to fill in shifts. Dewey is experiencing some forced days off as the printing business is a little slow....but hopefully it won't last long. (In the meantime I have the "honey-do" list at the ready if he gets bored....).
I can't believe the kids are almost out of school. Erika has won Honor Roll awards and Tyler is looking forward to being at middle school next year. I went by Ann's and even Aceley (3) was working hard on her "homework", at least someone likes to do it.
Thanks again to everyone for their support during the move and all. We've had our first hearing with the Utah Tax commission and it went well, I think, so maybe now I can get some sleep.
In the meantime we're staying busy....I'm still working my regular schedule at the hospital. Our new supervisor is making changes we all can live with and we've trained 4 new operators who are available to fill in shifts. Dewey is experiencing some forced days off as the printing business is a little slow....but hopefully it won't last long. (In the meantime I have the "honey-do" list at the ready if he gets bored....).
I can't believe the kids are almost out of school. Erika has won Honor Roll awards and Tyler is looking forward to being at middle school next year. I went by Ann's and even Aceley (3) was working hard on her "homework", at least someone likes to do it.
Thanks again to everyone for their support during the move and all. We've had our first hearing with the Utah Tax commission and it went well, I think, so maybe now I can get some sleep.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
April Showers Bring May Flowers....
We are slowly but surely getting our lives out of boxes and finding places for our belongings. I'm still trying to decide how to live without a linen closet. We have a pretty good solution putting some shelves in the Master bedroom closet....we'll see how well that will work. Erika has been a big help...her 14 year old legs can take the townhouse stairs 2 at a time...I'm so jealous....
Speaking of stairs, last Monday I decided to come downstairs the quick way- I slid down mostly on my rib cage. I'm still sore but nothing major got broke. Stairs and I just have a history of not getting along.
I can not believe how fast this month has gone by. Soon it will be May and hopefully Spring will be in full bloom soon. I'm ready for sunshine and bright colors...
I went shopping with the Loney girls last Saturday. We went to the Layton Hills Mall. I thought I'd be a spectator but I ended up with a couple of new blouses, a new purse, had lunch in the Food Court. It was a really fun day.
Speaking of stairs, last Monday I decided to come downstairs the quick way- I slid down mostly on my rib cage. I'm still sore but nothing major got broke. Stairs and I just have a history of not getting along.
I can not believe how fast this month has gone by. Soon it will be May and hopefully Spring will be in full bloom soon. I'm ready for sunshine and bright colors...
I went shopping with the Loney girls last Saturday. We went to the Layton Hills Mall. I thought I'd be a spectator but I ended up with a couple of new blouses, a new purse, had lunch in the Food Court. It was a really fun day.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
MOVIN' ON UP, OVER, OUT......
So much for keeping up with my blog....but, I believe I've had a fairly good excuse. Moving. As previously mentioned, Ann's house was on the market and it was sold. So we have moved into a townhouse apartment in Logan over behind ShopKo. (It's actually across the parking lot from where we lived back in 1995...we actually watched this apartment being built...)
Lots of packing, stacking and moving. We now have 2 storage units. And the apartment is nice, 2 bedrooms, 1 and 1/2 baths and fairly new (nice) carpet. It also has AC which the other one didn't have. The patio is small but we have grass out back which will be nice come summertime.
We had such awesome help and support from our family. Ann, Sara and Shelley worked their butts off packing, cleaning and moving us, as did Erika. Tyler was a champion leaf bagger, with an assist from Aceley and her new garden cart and shovel. Mike and Brian helped Dewey with all our big stuff like washer, dryer, freezer, beds, etc. Brian also had a list of repairs (demands) from the new home owners that involved drywall that he and Mike tackled under the basement stairwell.... Little Aceley kept asking to help move boxes out to the truck- so we'd hand her empty boxes and she huff and puff and strut out to the truck or van with them....it was adorable!
Now we just have the task of putting stuff away and hopefully getting it whittled down to one storage unit before too long....but I'm gonna need some warmer weather before I'm ready to go out to storage and sift through all our old junk. I've really gotten rid of a bit of "stuff" this move...hopefully even more by the next one! With Erika's help our living room looks good but the rest of the of the place could use some work....
I'm working today (Saturday) traded it with a coworker/friend for next Saturday off...so when I get off we'll be going to a friend's wedding reception and tomorrow morning is our friend Shane's missionary's homecoming....I'll get to spend time with both Ty and Ericka when I get off work today...I can hardly wait....
Lots of packing, stacking and moving. We now have 2 storage units. And the apartment is nice, 2 bedrooms, 1 and 1/2 baths and fairly new (nice) carpet. It also has AC which the other one didn't have. The patio is small but we have grass out back which will be nice come summertime.
We had such awesome help and support from our family. Ann, Sara and Shelley worked their butts off packing, cleaning and moving us, as did Erika. Tyler was a champion leaf bagger, with an assist from Aceley and her new garden cart and shovel. Mike and Brian helped Dewey with all our big stuff like washer, dryer, freezer, beds, etc. Brian also had a list of repairs (demands) from the new home owners that involved drywall that he and Mike tackled under the basement stairwell.... Little Aceley kept asking to help move boxes out to the truck- so we'd hand her empty boxes and she huff and puff and strut out to the truck or van with them....it was adorable!
Now we just have the task of putting stuff away and hopefully getting it whittled down to one storage unit before too long....but I'm gonna need some warmer weather before I'm ready to go out to storage and sift through all our old junk. I've really gotten rid of a bit of "stuff" this move...hopefully even more by the next one! With Erika's help our living room looks good but the rest of the of the place could use some work....
I'm working today (Saturday) traded it with a coworker/friend for next Saturday off...so when I get off we'll be going to a friend's wedding reception and tomorrow morning is our friend Shane's missionary's homecoming....I'll get to spend time with both Ty and Ericka when I get off work today...I can hardly wait....
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