God be with you till we meet again!

Larry West

Passed away Friday Sept 25th

peacefully!

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A better journey has begun for him!

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It was a beautiful funeral yesterday.

I got the priviledge to sing "together forever"

By Michael Mclean

My brother in law played the piano.

I just can't believe the blessings we have all recieved from his passing.

I love my family...BOTH of them! More then anything!

In the end.............its ALL that matters!

{If you notice the picture above.......see the finger prints of the grandchildren?}

I just loved that picture!

WE HAVE THE BEST neighbors and friends........

what they have done for us this last week:

We got U OF U tickets from a neighbor....it was a nice change of pace for our family.

Got meals.

A sweet friend of mine spent the night with my children and got them ready for school the following morning.

Notes and letters on my door.

Prayers and thoughts sent our way.

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Some of the weirdest things have happened this past week....its a sure sign.

God lives.....and he watches out for us and so does our angels.. :)

And now.........we have a new ANGEL!

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Thanks everyone for your thoughts and prayers.....

OH! how I love you all......

its ok.....

Its ok to go now.

We love you.

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We will miss you.

and not forget you.

Fall porch and my dad!

Its fall time

Its fall time

la tee da tee da............

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My fav!

the smell....the colors.....

even named my daughter after my love.........

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Been a little stressed lately...

and decorating feels my bucket. Its therapy!

It calms me... and it puts me into my own world!

Ive been a busy bee!!

And dealing with a sad sickness {thats terminal} right now. Mikes dad. :(

Was battleing cancer. He fought it. and won!

But two weeks ago they found it in his brain.

Two weeks time.......

can't walk

talk is limited

memory gone.

Not much time left.

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Its been hard watching his family.

But I cry everytime. When I think of how they have PULLED together.

and love each other!

When things get tuff.....Family is all we have.

Its all the matters.

I have wittnessed THIS!

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My heart hurts for my Mikey!

I cry with him!

I cry with his brothers and sisters...

To see them so sad.

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This has put thoughts into motion for my own father.

How much I adore him.

Nothing is better then when he wraps his arms around me.

He has 5 daughters who love him dearly

he is our rock!

Our angel.

our uplifter....our tear wiper-a-way-er

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someone who has taught us how to dance to big band!

yes, we are mighty good at shakin our booties with our dad!

Today is My dad's birthday.

With tears streaming down my face...

I wanna tell him

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!

AND ALSO

stay strong larry.....we love you!

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ok---grab a TISSUE!

ya, big boob!

and now on to the fun stuff..........

Lookie what I did today!

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I know you can't see the "Harvest" sign i made.....

maybe I should take another picture....

but its so CUTE!

All you see is ORANGE AND BLACK from the street....I LOVE IT!

its fall!

Bring on the COOL WEATHER!!!!!!!!!

Oooooooooooookay!!!

I DID IT!

I POSTED THE DAMN PICTURES!

all the the same day!

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LOL!

{ I need to stop swearing .....maybe tomorrow!} ;)

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remember back in a few months ago...when i was DIEING TO FIND A COO COO CLOCK?

ahhhhhh.......my mom found one at a yard sale......25 cents! seriously!

spray painted it white....and WAAALAA!

tj max PILLOWS

ROSS PILLOWS!

hello?..........im so good!

{see the UG pillows that it came with??....ya, those will be recovered soon..}

THE END.

whew!!.....I need a beverage!

Pee pants

Im sitting here.

Charlee on my lap.

Her pee diaper still not changed from night time, which has turned into me having a big circle of PEE on my pants... :)

Im trying to hurry and blog SOMETHING before i wake up the kids to get ready for church.

Ive been in the MOOD to blog for 5 days now....

I have all my PICTURES ready to blog......cute house pictures, decorating pictures..and naughty charlee pictures..... :)

But this ONE simple picture will have to do........

maybe I will have sometime after church..

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This is just a picture of the kids playing outside....chasing charlee. She thinks its funny to go to the curb and wait.............to see if you will chase her.

you have to walk Sllllooooow or she will BOLT to the street screaming and laughing.

Not funny!. I told her.

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I got a calling in our new ward......:)

I am the ward activites helper........which Im excited for, because its INSANE all that this ward does. its exciting!

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Things have been so busy around here.......

I finally said ENOUGH!

I am simplifying.....

big time.

as I look ahead on my bulliton board {how in the world do you spell that?}

I see.......

lagoon tickets {still}

gift certificate to a couple massage {from june}

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THATS SAD!!

Jackson is still struggleing with school....

he can't GET to sleep at night.

infact listen to this:

Me: jackon is that you?

{coming down the stairs at 10:30}

Jackson: Yes, I can't sleep. Sleeping is boring.

I get Boooored!!!!

Nigh Nigh is sooooo Boring!

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Then Morning comes.....he cries, wont get dressed and hates school.

he even tried to make him cough so hard he almost threw-up...LOL!

he wanted me to think he was sick....Oh boy!

Story of my life people!.

Jackson is a home body and wants to play fighter guys with BLOOD AND GUTS ALL DAY!

*sigh*

it does get easier............right?

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we are Loving our home...:)

and I mean just LOVING IT!

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We got some new furniture...waaaahoooo!

I will post pictures today.

A new chocolate brown sectional

and a new table and chairs.....

Our house is still very acho-y...lol I dunno if i still need to buy MORE stuff?

or if thats just the way our house is....:)

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Im excited to go to church today.

Somedays I feel lost. I hope im not the ONLY ONE!

I can't be!

Sometimes things happen that make me so confused as to why.

Its should make my faith stronger...in most cases it does and has. But in some cases i get so MAD and don't understand.

When My children hurt. I hurt.

When I can't protect them. I hurt.

When I have to allow them to get hurt. I hurt

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Im not a saint either. and am constantly working on Issues of my own.

peace.

forgiveness.

brush it off my shoulder.

understanding.

Anger.

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There are somethings that are out of my control. And I can't fix everything.

I do know this!.

but what do I have control over?

when do I say enough is enough?

and what things do I let go?

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Im very stubborn.......this can be a GOOD thing....or a bad thing.

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Im still trying

and trying.

and trying again.......and again.....

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Thank you mikey! I dunno where you came from!

My beauties...............

I love when I have a moment to capture my own beauties.

SometimesI forget.....OH, I should be taking pictures of my OWN kids to hang on my wall!

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My friend found this wonderful spot. to shoot at.

These will be displayed in my home!

I need more of Autumn........so we may need to go out again!

I also took along my sister and her 4 beauties......for school pictures.

I will be putting them on my photography blog...{when I have a moment}

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THESE next 4-----are going to be 16x20's in a CLUMP together

On Standouts.

Ive seen them DONE...and IT WAS a must for me!

Standouts are kinda like a canvas/gallery wrap. But CHEAPER!

Im so excited........will be making the order in the morning......{with much pleading and begging on my part with the Shmoopie}

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We tried to go camping this weekend.

it was a BOMB!

and when I say BOMB....I mean......it DID NOT WORK OUT!

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I felt the need for bonding time with my children and husband.

no computers, Wii, Ds's, phones......

friday we PACKED up all day......Left about 6:00 in the evening and headed up Ogden Canyon for a GREAT time and yummy food.

well.........every campsite was FULL!

we drove around for hours.....

Finally with a screaming baby...onery KIDS.....

we drove home. :(

got home about 10:30

and we went to bed.

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This was my fault. I told mike.....

Who needs a reservation...? Lets just drive up {Big smile on my face}

Ummmm, let this be a lessoned LEARNED!

I was so sad....frustrated....my bonding weekend wasn't going to happen.

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So I woke up Sat Morning before anyone else.....unpacked the trailer...put all the food away...

cleaned it ALL so no one would have to do it. But me!

I felt so bad.

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We decided to let the girls have friends over for hamburgers, fresh corn, cobbler, and crab dip since we already had alot of FOOD!

They then went to the movies afterwards........ :)

Then hung out here after the movie and played Dance, Dance revolution on the Wii. lol

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I decided to have a nice hot bubblebath when everything was settled late at night.....

got all settled in and relaxed when I heard SCREAMING.....

Jackson climbed on the counter to get a glass, jumped off. When he jumped off a drawer was open and his foot got caught in it and tripped falling all the way off the counter right on his FACE.

This morning:

His buckie and the tooth next to it are pushed back{A little wiggley}

gums swollen...

swollen nose and lips

And in DIEING FEAR that his tooth is going to fall out.......

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Today:

I wonder what will be on our agenda!?

Will miss them................

But I will get over it! :)

Abbie-7th Grade. Loves her neon green and yellow Adidas Hightops and her Locker.... and dumb boys.

Autumn J- 6th Grade. Loves her hair and organizing her backpack 8 times.

Jackson-Kindergarten. Told me school is dumb like church and wants to play lego Batman on the Wii. "I don't have time for school mom"

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I can't believe another year is flying by!

I kept kissing Jackson all morning......the uniform clothes did it for me.

What a stud!

WHAT is Up!!

IM so sorry-----

not that you CARE......really! :)

But...........its been 11 days.

How did you survive without me?

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Im sure you FOUND plenty to do!

lol

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THINGS I GOT CROSSED OFF MY TO-DO LIST!

Painted 3 walls.

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Spray painted ALOT!

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3 photoshoots

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Got 3 kids ready for school. I am now broke!

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Got my hair done. :)

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The girls got home sunday evening. I had a new outfit on their beds with an invitation to a "Mother daughter shopping day with lunch"

We Bonded Monday! I Missed them!

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Worked in my yard alot.....to FIND out we have FREAKIN SNAKES!

I thought i was going to get away from them with my old house. AH!

I guess the snakes and I should just become friends?

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I got the priviledge to take some pictures of the Logan City Police.

6 16x20's are going to be framed nicely in the NEW police department Building......Ahhhhh!

I feel so weird...and happy...and weird.....and excited. But mostly weird!

here is some of the ones............

I learned that family is the BEST medicine.

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Abbie got 7th grade shots.

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Unpacked more and decorated more....PROMISE I WILL POST PICTURES...:)

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WHAT I NEED TO ADD TO MY TO-DO LIST!

Need to take the kids out to do school pictures....

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Prepare for this weekend.... we have a surprise for the kids. :)

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Schedule a dumb lagoon day.....we have free tickets....not a fan!

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Tell my husband I will not spend anymore money!!

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OHhhhhhh and blog more.....I have so much to post about!

{LIKE FOR INSTANCE......what do you do when someone calls your beautiful daughter a Tramp? and punches her in the face.........is it jealousy? How do I help teach my daughter to turn the other cheek but still stand up for herself?.}

A time to think......

and think some more........and to remember.......

how extreemly blessed I am!

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This week has been a great one. One to remember.

I cried for the first 2 days we moved in.

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I will tell you WHY!

we pulled up with our first load last Sat....

10 MEN showed up Minutes after we pull in.....

they unloaded our truckload, and trailer load and POD....within an hour

placed everything in its right place. I did not lift a finger.

then----they asked where everything else was? We told them in a storage unit up the street.

they all LEFT to gather trucks in the ward....were back in minutes and off they went to unload the Unit. they had it Unloaded and everything in our house in just a few small hours. This Storage unit was huge.....full to the RIM and it took Mike and I a whole week to load it.

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We had almost every neighbor over that day to welcome us.

the next day was sunday.......and we DID MAKE IT to church...I can't believe I found clothes for everyone....{aren't you proud?}

Of course it was T. Meeting.....and My heart could not stay quiet.

I got up infront of a room of strangers, but seemed like friends already.

i couldn't contain my tears.....I was just so AMAZED at this ward and neighborhood.

We already been to barbeque's and the girls already have had sleepovers. And Abbie has already FOUND A BOY...she is in love with. :)

oh, whatever!

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My throat is lumpy everytime I run to walmart and then pull into my driveway. Im just so happy and thankful.

My BIG tub has already gotten its use from me......bath time with candles....what I always dreamed for.

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I have yet to decorate........{I know weird huh?} I have done ALOT for the most part....except hang things on the walls......im waiting for a vision....lol

Im seeing a few painted walls......but not sure yet!

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Today I will work on my Studio/craftroom, above the Garage.....I have waited for everything else to be in place untill i worked on this room. Because this is going to be my favorite ROOM!

as you can see from the LAST picture I posted a few weeks ago------the MOUNDS of morning glory are gone....holy shmoooooolies! The yard was Negleted. Infact come to find out.....no one has been in this house for 2 years.......and before that, they only lived in it for a couple months..{the people who built it}

It didn't even have PHONE service....we were the first ones.....CRAZY huh?

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I think this house was waiting for us....

we already have a relationship.......we have bonded this past week......I have kissed and licked the walls one to many times!

You will laugh at this picture....LOL!

Cuz I have been laughing at it all morning..........

this is soooo JACKSON!!.......

who needs friends when you can intertain yourself?

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And Miss charlee...........busy bee!

I can't find her as easily in this house.....to many places to hide.

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But she sure loves to tell me NO!

Until next time..........................

I will post some of the inside later....and what Im working on.