Football

As the football season comes to a close for Braxton...and after many trips to Sugar City from Hibbard $$ (FUEL) for practices and games to different towns. I'm happy to report we had a good time!!!
When Braxton came to me this summer and said he wanted to play football, I told him "sure if you really want to" he assured me that he did.  Of course with me as his mother, I was worried about my little pipsqueak. He was so excited and wouldn't let me forget about the sign up dates and the days to pick up equipment. We have invested in cleats, the smallest size practice pants with pads, 2 mouth guards (because the first one broke), and under armour. I have loved watching his excitement as he has learned new things and learned to love the sport. He played on a team of 4th and 5th graders. So with him being in 4th grade he was one of the younger players as well as the smallest. I giggled ever time I watched him run out to play in the game and being the only one to have to pull up his pants as he ran.When I told everyone that he was playing they laughed and said that the pads would weigh more than him. But my Little James was very determined to keep up, and proved us all wrong.  He had a blast at every practice and loved all the games.They tried him in many positions, I have no idea which ones they are haha... I cant wait to see what his future brings. And ours as well..... GO DIGGERS!!!!

Brian told the boys yesterday that they could have gone hunting if they hadn't of spent the night at Koy's on Friday night. They were bummed of course. And then Braxton piped up and said... "how will we go hunting without Grandpa? He's the one who does the driving" haha! It cracked me up!!! Yes Grandpa is being missed.

Apples Apples Apples

When mom and dad said "The trees are loaded" , I didn't fully comprehend what that meant.....

I mean really whats a girl to do? I cant let them go bad, thats just not in me.
The wind blew really hard the other day and I can't believe the "wind fall" apples, and now I know why my Grandma Park calls them that....

Look at all the apples on the ground. They all blew from the top of the tree. That's mother natures way of helping me out :)

So now i am in search of someone with an apple press. Roger Hampton says it makes the best apple juice, that you can freeze in milk jugs. We are up to 4 milk jugs and still saving.

This is the tree closest to the garden it tipped when the wind blew. We are going to get the ground good and wet and see if we can stand the 2 smaller trees back up and stake them for the winter and spring.

I even resorted to using my favorite carry-all...
 my laundry baskets

So now I am in search of apple recipes...I wonder if I can come up with something new,like apple lotion or something like that hahaha!!!!

Not even 5 yet

I just asked Boone what he wants for his birthday. It is next week and my baby will be 5. WOW!!! He told me "I want a motorbike that is just my size, to ride in the summer." I told him I don't have enough money to get him a motorbike. To this he said "that's OK Brother Sanderson can get me one." hahaha So Jaci will you let Kent know what Boone would like for his Birthday?? What a boy!! He told me a couple of weeks ago he wanted a laptop. Not even 5, what am I going to do with this boy???

I ran into an old friend at the grocery store today. She asked if I am a stay at home mom. I have worked so much lately I really didn't know how to answer that question...I have no idea any more. Does having 2 jobs that are substitute jobs qualify me as a working mom? I mean I really only work when I am needed. But lately that has be a lot. I'd like to say i'm a stay at home mom!!! But I think those days are soon behind me. :(

Dear Santa.....

Dear Santa,
This year for Christmas i would like a new microwave (because my kids don't know how to cook without one. I would like a new hair dryer (so I don't have to use my girls anymore) And a new iron (that won't leak water the whole time I iron)And I will use Ashley's line from her Santa letter. I would also like anything else you would like to bring me. Thanks and Merry Christmas!!!
Loretta

Really??? So after all the snow that has so blessedly come our way. We have an awesome neighbor who has a road grader. He has plowed our road quite a few times. Over the last 2 days enough has broken up on the road that it made it hard for the bus to come down and get the kids, they were started to talk like they would no longer come down till it was clean. So after some phone calls the county grader come down our road. Leaving about a 3 foot snow bank down all the sides of the road. I told Brian that he would not be able to get in the drive way with out moving the snow. So when he reached Sugar City, he called and told me to start the tractor. By the time he got home, another awesome neighbor had come along with his tractor and made it so we could get in and out of the drive way. Brian come home and turned the tractor off. Which didn't make me happy... how can I get in to feed the cows with all the snow by the gate??? So what does he do? He hops in the pickup and pulls right over it and in the pasture. I figure if he can do it so can I, right? Wrong, I went out to feed the cows this morning and of course, I got stuck. So as I am shoveling snow to get out,and doing some cussing... I am just waiting for someone to come a long and offer help so that I can say "If I can't get out on my own then Brian can find his pickup here good and stuck, and get it out himself. Well no one came a long and after about 30 minutes of shoveling,I got it out. So guess what this stubborn and a little perturbed girl is doing today? I am teaching myself how to move snow with a tractor.Enough is enough right??? Bwaahahahaha!!!! So I hope the tractor stays on all 4 tires I wouldn't want to see what would happen if Brian came home to find his tractor looking like the picture above.HAHAHAHA!!