Three great blessings !

And we were ready for winter????

We had around 13 inches of snow fall on Tuesday !! This is in additon to the 5 0r 6 inches we still had on the ground. Oh my heck ! It just kept coming ! You cannot even hardly see the Blazer parked in the driveway.

Think I have had about enough of winter !!

Ringing in 2009

Bennett turned 3 years old on December 30th. We celebrated with him and headed for Idaho on the 31st.

We felt as if we were driving into the Arctic as we got closer to Mom and Dad's ! But it was soooo absolutely beautiful !

We enjoyed being at Mom and Dad's with Brent and Little Brent(we decided he will now be known as 'Big' Brent--and Little Brent will now be known as 'Brent.) Kenny is heading to Iraq on Monday. The men were looking

at pictures of Balad Air Fo

rce Base in Iraq.

Kids Really Do Say the Darndest Things !

The other day one of my seven-year-old piano students came to the door bearing a Christmas card. She shyly gave it to me and said: You can't open that until Christmas ! I said: Okay, fine--I won't ! Then she said: But you can open it right now if you want to ! I asked her if she wanted me to open it and she said: Yes. So I did. It was a cute card and inside it held a coupon for a free car wash at Supersonic Car Wash. The 'works' it said. She was smiling and said: You have a new car don't you? I said: Yes. She said: Yeah.....and it is really dirty ! You need to clean it ! I started laughing and told her that we would use this coupon to do just that very thing. Then she said to me: And don't worry that we spent money on that---we didn't !! My dad has tons of those--he gets them for free---so we just gave you one of his ! Didn't cost us a penny !

Holiday Moves

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Some of the men in my family

Four generations of men-Pat, Miles, Spencer, Ryan and Grandpa Wilkins







The ever-so-proud Papa with Ryan.
What a smile !

Our three little grandsons-from youngest to oldest !

3 things

Kristine tagged me way back in September ! Yeah---I know---I'm slow ! Age does that to a person ! So here goes the answers to the tag of '3 Things' :

*3 favorite last purchases: Our new car; new couches; and a new rug.
*3 fears: I'm afraid of dentists; large crowds; and falling.
*3 favorite movies: Prancer; Anne of Green Gables; While You Were Sleeping
*3 facts about me: I'm very bashful when in a crowd; I like to be home when it is dark; I love to mow my lawn.
*3 things I can't live without: Cookies; a yard to work in; animals
*3 things on todays list: Dentist (my greatest fear); Costco; pay bills.
*3 favorite dishes: Anything Mexican; lasagna; scalloped potatoes
*3 places I have lived: Paul, Idaho; Roswell, New Mexico; Provo, Utah (and P.G.)
*3 favorite TV shows: Designed to Sell; What Not to Wear; Decorating Cents
*3 places I have traveled: Hawaii; New York; Nauvoo
*3 favorite desserts: anything with apples in it; cookies; coconut cake
*3 things I would buy if money weren't an issue: Greenhouse; an addition on the house; trip to Switzerland
*3 wishes: Prettier feet; some granddaughters (nothing against the grandsons--just want balance ! ); another road trip.
*3 people to tag: Emily, Rachael, Allison