Thanksgiving Surprise and more!

Last Sunday was Scott's birthday. I posted before I had any party pictures. Here's Randy giving Scott his "famous" finger point....


Colby was so excited to give Scott his present. He drew a TePee for Scott "because he likes Indian things".

Max helped Scott blow out his candles....


and Jayden, Livvy, Ella, Jamie and David came down to help celebrate. It was a fun evening!


Scott's birthday kicks off the holiday season for me. I love this time of year! Families are such a part of that. Rick, Rusty and Collette had planned on driving down from Portland on Wednesday to be with us for Thanksgiving. Imagine my surprise when at 6:30 Tuesday night.. who should show up at my door??? Rick, Rusty and Collette! What a great surprise!! An extra day with my out-of-state-er kids!!

Tuesday night, after the big arrival, we met Jenni, and her kids, Randy, Annie and their kids at Bajio for come food. They all came back to my house to visit for several more hours. Wednesday was spent with me working and Rick doing homework. That evening, tortilla soup at my house and more visiting before they took off to grandma's.

Turkey day! Great Food - Great Company - Great time! Annie hosted this year to give me a break since I recently had surgery. It was wonderful... I think I'll just let her keep hosting every year!! I don't have any pictures - you'll have to visit Annie's blog - as I forgot my camera. DUMB

Friday - shopping and more visiting. Saturday.. THE BIG WIN over the utes. That was a very exciting game.. whew.. glad its over!! But good job BYU!!

Saturday evening was Colby's birthday party. He will be 8 on the 30th but Jenni wanted the party on Saturday since all her brothers were here. Colby was a blast - he was so excited about each gift. He made a killing will all kinds of games and artsy things. It was a fun party.


Sadly, Sunday arrived and my kids drove off...... but I'm so glad they came "home" for a few days. It made the holiday so much better!

November-ish Month

Today is Scott's birthday! My honey - my hottie!! I'm feeling bad as I'm not able to give him the proper attention he deserves for the day. However, he's such a great guy he doesn't care. I feel so lucky, fortunate, gratiful, blessed, etc. to have him in my life. Sometimes I look at him and can't believe a guy like him would like an ordinary gal like me. But he does!! I love him!!


Earlier this month I had surgery to remove my spleen. What a "fun" adventure this ITP has been this year. Everything went well aside from Scott getting the flu this week and me a head cold but I'm on the road to recovery! Problem is... I really DON'T want to go back to work!!

Thanks to my wonderful family that checked on me daily and my neighbors and friends that brought over dinners. My work also sent me 2 bouquets of flowers... they must have felt bad for me!! Warning - the next pic is of my arm showing the still lingering bruises from one of my IVs....


Darken the color by 12 days and you'll know how truly UGLY it was! All fingers and toes are crossed that this surgery will solve my problem!!

Next up... Rick, Rusty and Collette visiting us this week for Thanksgiving!