10 on Tuesday - Maybe a little more.... or not!

1.  I have found that if I am going to post on my blog - it works best if I do it on my ipad but I can't figure out how to add pictures from it.  So it's either a more posts with no pictures or a lot fewer posts with pictures.

2.  Today - The kids have extra early out this week for parent teacher conferences - so we pulled them out at lunch time and told them they had dentist appointments but when we were really taking them fishing!  We had so much fun except for the wind.  We went to Dead Horse Ranch in Cottonwood AZ.  We have been camping there several times with Kim and Kindy and one time with Karen and EVERY TIME WE GO IT IS WINDY!!!!!   Maybe we will learn one of these times.

3.  Valentines Day - I had to work all day because of Tax season but when I got home from work - I had to take bryant's car to Costco to get new tires (side note - it was hilarious how many men were buying only one thing - Flowers!), After Costco - I got home and Bryant had a surprise for me - he wanted to take me to the temple for Valentines Day - It was the best way to spend the night with him.  Much better than an overpriced meal and he got me tulips - my favorite.

4.  Webeloree - Max had his first overnighter for scouts on the 15th and 16th - it was hard to leave him when I left - he was crying and then had a rough time during the night - thanks to Andy Hall who helped him so much!!  I was way excited to see him on Saturday the 16th when he finaly got home late in the afternoon!  It made me realize that I am not ready for him or his sisters to be growing up!!!

5.  Saturday - this Saturday is the day that I have been waiting a year for.  The Phoenix Marathon!!!!  I have been training for the past 26 weeks and can't wait for it to be over!  I am tired of spending 3 hours or so each Saturday running, and running and running.  I have 6 hours to complete the race and sure hope that I do it.  This is a once in a lifetime event for me.  Next year, Bryant said that he would run the 10k with me!!  That training will be much better because I will have someone to train with!

6.  Work is terribly crazy right now - Tax season is in full swing and I have less than 2 months left.  Here's hoping that I can make it!

7.  My goals for the year - I have done well with the marathon, reading the scriptures.  We had a FHE on the garden we want to plant and why we need one.  Hopefully it will move past that this coming 2 weeks.

8.  My parents - the more I talk with my parents - the more grateful I am for them.  They are being full time care givers to my grandparents who are 93 and 94.  They are unable to spend alone time or date night since one of them has to be with my grandparents at all times.  I hope that I will be able to serve as well as they have done.  They are truly amazing!

9.  My brothers and sisters - the more I am around other people,  the more I realize what a truly unique family I have.  There are nine kids, all nine are married in the temple, all nine and spouses have degrees, all nine and families are active in the church and we truly like being with each other.  There are some that I don't talk to as often as others but I love being with my family!

10 - Random fact - the thing that I am looking most forward to about finishing my marathon is that I will have time on Saturdays again to deep clean my kids closets and rooms - they have suffered due to my running!

11 - IT SNOWED IN MESA AZ!!!! - Okay it was more like sleet and rain but Bryant and the kids had a snowball fight and there were white everywhere - Wednesday - February 20th  It was awesome and so much fun.  We took the best pictures and those I will post to show my kids in the snow!