Happy 18th Birthday Brett & a little about the family!

Happy Birthday Brett! I so can't beleive that he is 18 already! Where did that time go?!? It seems he should be running around bouncing off the walls and breaking his nose or some other limb while trying his hardest to give us grey hair. Our "Bert" is no longer "Bert"... To celebrate his special day, we picked up Braylee and the boys & took all the kids to the mall. After the mall, we went to the Outback Steakhouse & had a really yummy dinner and lots of fun. Time just flies though! Sheesh! ><

There's really not much other than that on our home front other than the usual fear of the crappy economy & wondering when the natural gas industry is going to pick up again. John hasn't worked for 3 weeks now so the trip to Idaho for Harold's wedding is looking bleak at this point. =( We just found out that we have to go pick up our camper from Vernal also. The land that is used for camper storage for the workers is on Native American reservation land and they just decided to raise the rent so, the company John's contracted to canceled the lease with them... I'm still doing really well in school and just finished my second quarter with another 4.0 GPA so, I can't complain in that department. =)

Dervish

Thought I'd share this video from my new favorite band Dervish. My mom, Paige, and I went and saw them in concert on the 20th. They made Evanston their first stop on the American tour this year and we were their very 1st concert in our great state of Wyoming. In 20 years, they hadn't been able to book here.... It was an amazing show and one of the best I've ever been to. I've seen Chris LeDoux, Reba McEntire, Brooks and Dunn, and about 4 other bands in concert and it's a toss up of these listed and Dervish that was my favorite. They were that good! =)

This video is a cover for Bob Dylan's song, "Boots of Spanish Leather". You won't be disappointed if you watch it....

Happy Birthday Alex!

Happy
birthday to Alex today! Dang 21 already?!! How time flies! We miss and love ya and wish we could be there to tell you in person... We're so proud of you! Sorry to hear about your knee surgery and wrestling for the year, you're in our prayers. We're so glad that you're out of the hospital and feeling better.

Good news in the mail... yay!

I got this little surprise in the mail today from my school. I think I'm gonna frame it! I wasn't expecting to receive anything so I was ~happy~ when I saw it was not a tuition bill... LOL!