Memorial Day

Angel Camou Marine WWI
Don Snyder Army WWII
Sgt Luke Mitchell Iraq War
Karey Sands Air Force

Memorial Day is a United States Federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May (in 2008 on May 26). Formerly known as Decoration Day, it commemorates U.S. men and women who perished while in military service to their country. First enacted to honor Union soldiers of the American Civil War, it was expanded after World War I to include casualties of any war or military action.

So Saying that here are those that we are honoring from our family...

End of School Party

Today is the last day of school. Yesterday the boys had their annual end of school picnic at the park. They had a blast at least until the 50 mile an hour winds showed up. The best part of the picnic was when the fire truck showed up. Here are some pics from the day.

Mat

Yesterday at school they awarded Mat with the National Physical Fitness Award. This is a huge award. We are so proud of him. I am kind of irritated with the school though because we were never told that he was getting it. If we had we would have gone and taken pictures of him getting it.

My 2008 Summer Reading Challenge

1. Title includes name of flower Ex. Rose - The Garden Trilogy by Nora Roberts
2. Title includes the word “LOVE” - Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward
3. Title that has a wedding word Ex. Bride, Ring -Undead and Unwed by Mary Janice Davidson
4. Title with a Color word - Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian
5. Book with a ONE word title - Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
6. Read one new author - Rachel Gibson
7. Title that includes Prince or Princess - She's no Fairie Princess by Christine Warren
8. Title with a jewel Ex. Ruby - Jewel of Atlantis by Gena Showalter
9. Title with a word that makes you think of summer: Ex Lake, Hot, Cottage - Crazy Hot by Tara Janzen
10. Title includes a “W” word (any word) - Wolf at the Door by Christine Warren
11. Title that includes a number Ex: 3, Three, Third
12. Title with a Time Ex: Midnight, Today, Tomorrow -Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian
13. Title with Lord or Lady
14. Author first or last name begins with “J” for June/July - Jill Shalvis
15. Author first or last name begins with “A” for August - Alyssa Day

Reality T.V junkies

So I just realized that we are reality t.v. junkies. Almost all of the shows we watch are reality shows. Don't believe me here are the shows that we watch any given week.

Mondays - Dancing w/ the Stars, and the Bachelor
Tuesday - Dancing, American Idol, Hell's Kitchen
Wednesday - American Idol
Thursday - Survivor

And these are the ones that we let the boys watch. I never realized that we watched so much. Oh well.

I'm DONE!!!!!!

I just got home from taking my last final I am now officially done with my Bachelors Degree:) Can I just say that I am so glad. It has been a long hard road but at 33 I am done. Now onto my Master's Degree. Am I a glutton for punishment or what?!

Out of the mouths of babes

The other day I was in the car with Mik and the song Innocent came on. After the song was over Mik piped up from the back seat "We're not all innocent though"....Out of the mouth of babes. He is 71/2 and recognizes this.

My Brother Daniel

!7 years ago today, my youngest brother at the time was killed in an accident. He was a great little boy. He died 3 months before his 4th birthday. He was an amazing little boy, and the best of us.

Daniel was born at home (not on purpose, my dad didn't think that my mom was in hard labor until he crowned). He was so full of life. He loved to be around other kids, he would sneak out of the house and go across the street to the elemantry school to be with the kids.

One day I came home from school and he had sneaked out of the babysitters house and walked home 12 blocks away. He had decided that he was ready to go home, and so had gone home. The babysitter got to my house as I did. He was watering the lawn.

Every morning he would crawl into my bed and snuggle me, before I had to get up and get ready for school.

The day he died he knew that he was going to die, I believe as he told everyone in the family he loved us.

By 10 am that day he was gone.

At that moment I had never been so grateful that my parents had married in the temple and that we have a forever family.

I miss you Daniel.