Update...as of 12:05 am

Ok...so latest update...as of 12:05 this morning. Nick is still coming home this weekend. But I am not holding my breath at all. I'll wait to hear from him in England and know that he's on his way! :) I love you all and hope things are going well. Oh...this afternoon Amber said her first word...other than Mommy. Too bad it was "NO!!!!" (while shaking her tiny little head!) It was so cute that I started laughing. But mind you, it's her first time. I know very soon it will be far from cute! Anyway, love you all...be happy!

Love, Crys

ANYONE...Anyone....anyone.....

HELLO....HELLO....HELLO.....
ANYONE OUT THERE?.....OUT THERE...OUT THERE....

I don't have anything interesting to say, but thought I'd say something anyway. This is the boys last week of summer break coming up. Elijah starts kindergarten! I think he is really going to like it and I think Isaac will enjoy some one on one time. Elijah will only be going 1/2 day, so I don't think Isaac will struggle to much. I'm going to be watching a kid on Monday's. That will give me a little play money. A massage here or a pedicure there. :) Good luck Crys, with the Biopsy and Nick getting home. Good luck Mom and Garry with your Service Mission. Good luck Utahna, getting ready for your FUN trip. Good luck Cheryl, with work.
Love-
Dori

Waddaya know? Two in a row! :)

Hello again, Family--

As you can see, I'm up late the night before the big day.  (or should I say early the SAME day).  I just wanted to thank you all for your love and support and for your prayers on my behalf.  I know it's going to be a tough summer, but I'll get through it and will be stronger because of it.  Thank you for your unwavering love and offers of support and encouragement.  I can't wait to see you, my sisters, next week either.  I hope I won't be too drugged up from the painkillers and will be decent company.  Notice I said 'company'; not hostess.  I promise I will 'chill' and not stress about what I or my house looks like when I see you!

Travel safely, Dori and Cheryl and families!  Crys, it was so good to see you and Amber today! What fun you all are going to have together next week. You travel safely to see Nick's family, too, Crys!  Mom, thanks for lunch and great to spend some time with you today, too.  Garry, hope the deck is near finished and you can relax and move onto your next project! :):)

Love you all!  I'll talk to you in a few days!!  Thanks for being my family!

xoxoxxo

Utahna

Hi Family!

Sorry I have been so lame in not getting on the family blog recently.  Been a bit busy. But thoroughly enjoyed catching up and seeing all of the wonderful pictures and blogs from everyone.

I hope you are all doing well and I just wanted to say "Hello" and tell you I commented on your recent blogs--in case you had given up on me and figured I missed them.

I hope you all have a wonderful day and I will talk to you all soon!

The clock is ticking, Crys and Amber!! :):)  (literally on the blog before mine!!)

Love you all,

Utahna

San Diego!!!

NORTH DAKOTA TRIP

MICHAEL AND I HAD TONS OF FUN!!!
(With paychecks come pictures! :))

Our 1st night there in North Dakota.
Amber and Michael are just loving, finally, being with each other!!

Saturday, we went to breakfast, the store, played,
and went to the water park! Tons of fun!!

They were exhausted!!
They fell asleep in the car.


Sunday, after church. (I'm sorry Crys, I couldn't figure out how to flip it,
but you look cute sideways too.) Bottom - Amber is getting my nose. She likes me. :)

Pictures with the Aunt's and Mom's. Just hanging out in the hallway.

Dinner at Chili's before we left. (Michael is saying, "Give me some more!"

Saying Good Bye at the Airport. :(

HE SLEEPS!!

SHE SLEEPS!

Thanks again for everyone who made this trip possible! We love you! Can't wait to see you and get more pictures, with everyone!

Love-
Dori and Michael

PROJECTS AT THE GLENN'S

Okay, apparently it's been to long since I really posted, because my finger hit the enter key before I got to put anything. SORRY!!!

Anyways, I took some pictures of some of the projects we had going on towards the end of the school year. I know kind of lame, but I took them with a blog posting in mind. HE! HE! :o)



This was the Garden box we build for our "Garden". Like always, it was a learning experience. This was the first real garden we tried since living here in Az. We will do some tweaking before next season. Elijah was very excited to pick our 1st Zucchini.

We finally got the trampoline in the ground. It makes it much easier for everyone to get on and off. Plus the HOA doesn't see it, so they can't complain. FYI - the grass is much greener now. The poor grass took a beating during the whole process. I fertilized and reseeded, so it looks much better. I'll have to take another picture.

I bought this 3 ring binder to hold all my "Special Cards", I've been saving over the years. I like to read them periodically and it makes me feel loved. Thank you to each of you, because I have something in there from all of you. Maybe not everyone you've sent, but several of them. :)

After Utahna told me about not drinking the water left in your water bottles that were left in your car. I figured, here in Az., the garage might not be such a great idea either. Especially in the summer time. So I moved some things around in the playroom closet and stacked 3 months worth (for our family). If you watch for the sales, you can often get a case of 24 water bottles between $2.50 - $3.99. Costco is also a great place to get them. Our stake has encouraged us to have "portable" water. (5 gal. jugs can work too.)

This was my project for the playroom. I build this long table to maximize the space. This way we are able to put toy bins or what have you on the ground, and still have a place for them to play on top. Plus it seems to be the perfect height for them.


Here are a few of the projects that helped to keep me busy, since I get so-o-o-o bored with no-th-ing to do. LOL! But honestly, I love doing projects, it helps me to feel a sense of accomplishment. Some how counting the number of diapers I've changed or disputes I've refereed doesn't really do it for me. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE MY JOB AS A MOM!!! But I have to have some hobbies too. Apparently, projects are my thing. :)

Love you! Can't wait to see you all soon!