We don't need no education......

Yesterday was the last day of school for Xavier & Lexi. They are very excited that it is now summertime!!!!

Lexi and her friends L-R: Alexis, Grace, Elise, Lexi, Kalli, Brooke

They are now 5th & 3rd graders!!!!! Crazy.....

2005 Dodge Magnum RT

So, it wasn't exactly what we dreamed of getting, but we absolutely love it!!!! We had to spend almost five hours @ the dealership to get it, but it was totally worth it. (I love the heated seats!)

VRROOOMMMM

This is our current car. A 2005 Chrysler Sebring.

This is what we want our current car to be. A 2007 Dodge Magnum SRT8. In black.

The problem is our car developed a knock in the engine last Friday. So, it looks like we have to find a new engine for the Sebring before we can look into changing it into a Magnum. :(

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!!!! We had an egg hunt this morning after work for Xavier, Lexi & their cousin Taylor. Tim & I hid about 70 eggs in the front yard for them to find. They had a blast, and we had fun hiding them.

UPDATE:

So, there isn't really much to update about. Life is going kinda slow right now, while also being very crazy and hectic at the same time. I am trying really hard to look at the happy things right now though, so maybe I will blog about the other stuff some other time. Or maybe I won't. So, since I have been really bad and haven't taken any pics since Grandma Brown's funeral, here is a remember when my kids were cute pic. This was taken during the summer of 2006 when we lived at the Gateway.

Recap

As I sat here reminiscing about this year so far, I decided to do a recap.

January:

10th - Tim has his 4th anniversary @ Walmart. Yay!? It does come with a pay raise, though not a very big one.

22nd-26th - We went to Blanding for our winter vacation. Lexi & I got our hair done the first day we were there, then Tim and I were sick for the entire rest of the time we were there. :( Ronnie came home for two weeks, so we got to see him for a bit. Took Tim down to Cottonwood while we were there, and also took him to the Olde Tymer for the first time. It was pretty yummy!

February:

2nd - Had a doctor's appointment with Dr. Oglesby, and made the official decision to have a hysterectomy. It was originally scheduled for the 15th of February, but do to insurance it got rescheduled to March 1st.

4th - Roberta found out her mom was dying in Dunedin, New Zealand. Also got my tax returns this day and paid of $2,000 in debt that morning. Of course, if we had gotten the call from NZ two hours earlier, we could have gone to the funeral instead. So, we spent most of the day helping Roberta look for flights. Roberta went to NZ until the 23rd.

13th - Tim's maternal grandmother La Angelyn Snodgrass Taylor died in Dunedin, New Zealand. She was 85 years old. She was Tim's last living grandparent, and I wish I could have met her. I also wish we could have gone to her funeral, we would have loved to meet all of Tim's family who was there.

18th - Xavier's 10th birthday!!!! We had Xavier's party at a Nickel Arcade in Murray, and it was a blast! Attendees were: Me, Tim, Xavier, & Lexi. Trish, Sean, Maggie, Ian, & Landon. Catharine, Kaden, & Amanda. Jeremy, and Xavier's friend Riley from school. Xavier got some really cool gifts, and rolled in the money this year.

March:

1st - Had surgery at about ten o'clock this morning. Had a hysterectomy, and they also removed a ton of scar tissue, and some endometriosis, and got rid of the cysts I had. I had the next three weeks off. Time for rest and relaxation.

4th - Got the call from my mom that Grandma Brown had fallen and was probably not going to live past the weekend. Called Trish and asked her what she was doing that weekend. We left to Blanding at almost nine that night. We got in at two, but didn't sleep until four a.m. We went to grandma's the next morning and stayed out there until Sunday when we had to come back home.

7th - The kids got to talk to Grandma Brown at 7:45 and tell her that they loved her and that they would miss her. At 8:20 p.m. Ellen Palmer Brown died in Blanding, Utah. She was 93 years old.

9th - The 9th was Roberta's birthday. We spent most of the day with Trish shopping for clothes for the funeral. Tim got his first suit, (which looks super on him) and the rest of got some really nice clothes also. Especially Trish, she found three great dresses.

10th - 13th - Went to Blanding (again) for Grandma Brown's funeral. It was a very long weekend. Helped move lots of furniture.

21st - Went back to work from my relaxing three weeks off.

29th - Got to go to the ER to visit someone who wasn't me. Also found out that Tim and I are sick again. We both have sinus infections, and ear infections. :( But it's okay! Our doctor subscribed us Lortab. For a sinus infection. It was an urgent care, and we decided they just think everyone shows up wanting pain pills.

31st - I had my 5th anniversary with Walmart. I also get a small payraise. I also get coached for unjustified reasons. Which reminds me that when I started with Walmart I swore I wouldn't be there longer than five years. Hmmmmmm. Maybe it is time to look at other options, and put Walmart in the part-time category. Look for further postings on this topic.

15000

Today I reached 15,000 names in my genealogy file. :) yay!!! I know it is not impressive by some standards, buy I have hand-keyed each one of those names, and I am kind of proud of it. So, to commemorate my achievement, here are 15 people. Also listed is how we are ALL related to them.

#1,000: Charles Ellis Johnson born 21 Mar 1857 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. Died 21 Feb 1926 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California. He is my Half 3rd Great Grand-Uncle on Jennie Hawkins' line. (Say that three times fast) He is Tim's half 29th cousin, and Fielding's 1st cousin 5 times removed.

Here is a picture of him.

#2,000: Elizabeth. That is all the information I currently have on her. She is my 9th Great-Grandmother on Benjamin Elias Palmer's line. She is also Fielding's 9th Great-Grandmother.

#3,000: Halfilda Princess of the Rugij born about 106 a.d. She is my 59th Great-Grandmother on Azariah Brown's line. She is Tim's 59th Great-Grandmother and Fielding's 64th Great-Grandmother.

#4,000: Kent Fielding Adams born 14 Oct 1986 in Monticello, San Juan, Utah. He is my 3rd cousin on Benjamin Palmer's line. He is Tim's Half 29th cousin 5 times removed, He is Maggie's Half 5th cousin, and he is Ronnie's Half 10th cousin.

#5,000: Sharon May Fackrell born 26 Apr 1942 in Evanston, Wyoming. Died on 24 Aug 1987. She is the wife of my 2nd cousin once removed on Sarah Jane Guymon's line. She is the wife of Fielding's half 2nd cousin twice removed.

#6,000: Dominic Brake. That is all the information I currently have. He is the husband of my Half 1st cousin twice removed on Benjamin Palmer's line. He is the husband of Maggie's half 3rd cousin twice removed, He is the husband of Ronnie's half 8th cousin twice removed, He is the husband of Fielding's half 1st cousin twice removed.

#7,000: Richard Robins. That is all the information I currently have. There is actually no relationship that I currently know of between us. He is one of those people who got entered when I was entering genealogy from the Blanding Centennial Books.

#8,000: Margaret Horne Clayton died on 14 Mar 1983. She is also not related to me in any way. Also from Blanding Centennial Books.

#9,000: Lucinda Kent born on 11 Aug 1785 in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont. Died on 20 Jul 1869 in Burlington, Fltn, Ohio. She is not related to me in any way. She is Tyler's 4th Great-Grandmother.

#10,000: Max Lee Reber. That is all the information I currently have. He is the husband of my half 3rd cousin twice removed on Benjamin Palmer's line. He is the husband of Maggie's 1st cousin twice removed, He is the husband of Fielding's half 3rd cousin twice removed.

#11,000: Nellie Florence Guymon born on 13 Nov 2876 in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah. Died on 9 Mar 1941 in Denver, Denver, Colorado. She is my 1st cousin 3 times removed on Sarah Jane Guymon's line.

#12,000: Lisania Fuller. That is all the information I currently have. She is not related to me in any way. Her daughter married into the Knight family, and that is how she ended up in my file.

#13,000: Alexander White born in 1550 in Sturton, Le Steeple, Lincolnshire, England. Died on 6 May 1596 in Sturton, Le Steeple, Lincolnshire, England. He is my 11th Great-Grandfather on Elizabeth Wilcox's line. He is Fielding's 12th Great-Grandfather.

#14,000: Jane or Johane born in about 1529. She is my 13th Great-Grandmother on Azariah Brown's line.

#15,000: Thomas Dewey born in 1577. He is not related to me in any way. He is Tim's 11th Great-Grandfather.

So, probably not the most exciting post ever, but it was what was on my mind today.