On our way to Disneyland - Whoo Hoo. There goes our savings!

Logan and Josh - hurry up and wait. Good thing for I-pods.

Stef and Logan at the airport. Stef had an infection in her eye, but it doesn't show that much.

Stef and Josh at the airport. Cute couple.

Check out their ride from the airport. All part of the christmas gift from Josh's parents. Gee, it makes me look kinda cheap - or poor, take your pick, hahahaha. Glad somebody has money!

Check out the inside of the limo. So, this is how the other half lives. WE LOVE IT!

Eating chocolate and other treats in our hotel. Can't go wrong with chocolate, Logan's favorite food!

Hey dad! We need more money!

Can't go to Disneyland without getting some "ears". Check out the shirt - how fitting.

Inside the "Tower of Terror" - one of their favorite rides.

Okay mom, we will smile and pose in front of the fountain, then can we go on a ride???

Is this what they mean when they say don't eat tuna? Cuz other wonderful things are caught up in the nets?

Bailey got her picture with Cruella Deville. Bailey told me she was really "mean" and really stayed in character. I don't know if Bailey really understood why she was so onry.

Are we having fun yet??? Notice the hat they bought Josh - hahahahahaha.

I LOVE vacations with nice warm weather!

Hey guys, if you want a tan, you need to lose some of the clothes.

Just Chillin'!

Hi everybody. As you can see, Stef and Josh and family got to go to Disneyland this last week. They had a great trip. It was a Christmas present from Josh's mom and stepdad - seems like that's getting to be a tradition. This is about the second or third trip they've been on with them. The stretch limo was a fun surprise. Tom (Josh's stepdad) also surprised them with it at the airport going home, so they had a blast. I'd like to go in a limosine at least once in my life, and not just at my funeral! hahahahahaha

Stef said they really had a good time, but it was crowded. At one point, a little handicapped boy in a wheel chair grabbed Bailey and wouldn't let her go. His parents were trying to get his death grip off her (and couldn't unclasp his fingers) and Bailey was screaming at the top of her lungs. When they finally got him to let go of her, she was really upset, but the poor kid was just trying to give her a love or something. He liked her. His parents were so apologetic. Also, she had a funny experience with the "Cruella Deville" character. I guess she was really rude and mean to the kids. . . just staying in character. But Stef said, some of the kids didn't think it was that funny. The parents sure got a kick out of it though.

Other things happening this week. Emily's bowling friends gave her a baby shower and she got some really cute things for "Ethan". She's got a couple of weeks left and is dilated to one and a half and is slightly effaced. Her ankles are still huge and she's miserable. Mandy walked her around last week at the mall, but it didn't do anything except wear her out (and probably caused more ankle swelling). Anyway, she's basically on bed rest right now, to try to keep the swelling down. Hopefully, we will have good news next week. But as I tell her, you just have to wait until he wants to come out!

Everyone else is fine. LaRay and Kay are doing okay but Kay had a couple of mishaps this week. The first one was he was trying to knock some icicles down (big ones he was afraid might fall on the kids) and one fell on LaRay's car and put a big dent in it. He also thought he'd help LaRay by putting the sheets in the washer in nice hot water. However, he also put the Cable Remote Control in with the sheets. LaRay had to fish it out of the very hot water, but it was already dead (drowned). Hahahaha I just about lost it laughing on that one. Some weeks are just like that.....

Well, that's about it for now. I miss you and love you all. Hope you will leave comments or email me. Love, Helen oxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox

Snow Day

We had a snow storm this week, and it was a big one, but it sure doesn't look that bad from here. This is a picture of the University of Utah Parking lot, where Stefany works.

When I asked Stef to take these pictures from the University of Utah, I thought there would be a lot more snow up there, cuz we had a ton in West Valley.

There was actually a lot more snow in the valley than there was up here on the mountain.

You can see how cloudy and dreary it looks.

This is looking out the window at Stefany's work at the U.

Hi. Well, we've had a slow week (even with Valentine's Day). We had a huge storm this last week, something like 150 accidents in the morning commute. It's hard to believe that people who live in Utah still have such a hard time driving in the snow. Well, there was a lot of snow though. These pictures don't do it justice. I was going to take some pictures here, but Stef had my camera this week. Her coworker had a baby and she had to get some pictures of him (what a cutie). Also, they are going to Disneyland this week, and she is taking the camera, so hopefully I'll have some cute ones for the blog next week.

We are all doing well. LaRay and I still have sciatica, but it's getting a bit better. I have had it on both sides this week, so I don't really have a cheek to sit on, hahahahahaha. Russell sent me a quote this week that he used on the bottom of his Principles Agenda for a meeting and it made me laugh. "Most of the work in this world is done by old people who don't feel well. Norman R. Hammond". hahahahaha Made me miss dad. That's kind of the theme of this week as I haven't felt that well - getting to be a familiar tune, huh?

Anyway, have a good week and leave your comments. They are fun to read and it's nice to keep in touch with everybody. Love, Helen.

Saturday Swimming and Brunch?

After swimming, we went to J.B.'s for lunch. The kids really had a good time. I was afraid the waitresses would be upset, but as we were leaving, they told us what well behaved kids we had. We just kind of looked at each other, we thought they'd been a little bit roudy. Maybe they just wanted a big tip!

They all ate about 6 oranges each.

A trick even I remember doing as a kid.

Mandy ordered a salad bar for each of the kids and they literally cleaned them out. They had honeydew, cantalope, oranges, and really had a good time. When they say "all you can eat", these kids went crazy.

Emily has four more weeks. She is so swollen (you can tell by her face). She has pitting edema in her ankles (when you push on them, your fingerprint stays pushed in). She's ready to deliver that little boy now!

Sarah about died when she saw all this food. She's been dieting and exercising every day at lunch time (the hospital has a great facility). She ended up taking most of it home.

The grandkids always know where to go for paper and supplies.

If only I had more room, I could do a better job of organizing things. But they say, the smaller the space, the more need for organization, right.

Pull apart shelves, bought one at a time at Wal-Mart, but they work great.

This is the "poor man's" system. Plastic drawers.

You know you are old when you have to label your drawers. hahahahahaha

I don't know if this really runs in the family, but I know it's easier to keep neat when you live alone.

Well, we had a good day yesterday. It started out really busy, I had to run about 15 errands, including to the distribution center to return some clothes for DnD. They ordered some temple clothes, but they were a bit small. The pants I got for Doug, I can't imagine them fitting him, especially with the name "portly" in them, but that's what they wanted. We took the kids swimming again and everyone had a blast. Even Emily came in with us. She wore a teeshirt and Scott's swimming trunks to fit around her belly. hahahahahaha Not that she's fat, she's only gained 24 pounds this whole pregnancy, but she didn't have a suit to fit. We had a great time, did some laps, sat in the hot tub, and tried not to stand next to Sarah in her bikini (her diet and exercise are working, she's getting pretty buff).

After swimming, we went for brunch at J.B.s. Stef and I were in the mood for Mexican, but we got out-voted, so we went along. I didn't get very many pictures this week, because no one wanted their picture taken since we had just been swimming (no make-up and hair kinda rough). However, they all looked really good. They took a picture of me and Stef and Stef looked good, but I didn't think a blog was any place to post a picture of me without hair and make-up done. Yikes, I'm scary enough with it.

These other few pictures are especially for Andrea, "the organizer", just to show her she's not the only one obsessed with oraganization. I'm not this organized in every room, but my office stuff is different.

Anyway, we are all doing well. The weather changes every single day here, one day freezing cold and the next kinda warm. Saturday, it started out freezing, then in the middle of the day the sun came out and it warmed up. By last night, there was a freezing wind and rain. WEIRD. Anyway, it's better, from what I here, than Alaska or NewYork, so I'm not going to complain. Hope you are all well. Leave your comments. I promise to get some better pictures next week. Love, Helen xoxoxoxoxoxox