Cassia County Fair Parade

I took the kids to the Cassia County Fair and Rodeo Parade where we met up with Jennifer and her kids. These 7 children get along so well; they are best buds!

Right to left:

Briton, Kaelee, Jade, Jackson, Emilia, Parker, Danielle,

Kai, and Jacob (my cousin's kids from Texas)

4th of July campout at Blauer's house

We camped in grandma and grandpa Blauer's backyard for the 4th of July. The kids loved it!! We had a delicious dutch oven dinner, roasted marshmallows and made smores, and lit off some fireworks. We also gathered around in a circle and shared some skits, then grandma pulled out here ukelele and sang while the kids danced around and acted silly. We all had a lot of fun and are looking forward to doing it again!!

. . . seek learning, even by study . . .

The new school year is upon us!
Brian started his final semester at CSI this evening. He is taking the last 3 classes he needs to receive his Associates Degree online; Speech, a math class, and a computer class. Hopefully it doesn't keep him so busy that he doesn't have time to spend with his family. I know sometimes those classes can pile on the workload! He is determined to continue his reign on the President's List so to him I say, "Good luck and no, I will not help you with the story problems!".
Briton and Parker are enrolled at Dworshak Elementary in the second grade and kindergarten respectively. Briton's teacher is Ms. Troxel and Parker's teacher is Mrs. Wahlquist. I am told they are both very good teachers and am looking forward to meeting them Thursday evening at "Meet the Teacher" night. Both boys have all of their supplies in their new backpacks ready to go and I took them clothes shopping last week. They are all set to start school and I think they are both pretty excited, too!
I begin my Cosmetology schooling after the Labor Day holiday. I have to report for orientation on the 7th and classes begin on the 8th. I am actually really excited to get started; I have been waiting 15 years to do this!
Kaelee will be the only one left out of the "homework hour(s)" that will take place at the dining room table each night after dinner, but I don't think she'll mind. She'll probably grab her crayons and coloring book just so she can "do what we are doing".

Welcome Home

We are all moved in, except for the fact that the boys do not have their beds yet and all three of the kids' clothes are still in suitcases; their dressers should be here next week. I was going to take some pictures of the house to post on here, but the battery is dead in my camera. I will recharge it and get some pictures posted, perhaps I'll wait until the dressers and bed are here and put together.
I really didn't waste any time in unpacking. It took all of two days to get everything put away and all the pictures hung on the walls. Of course, I made myself sick and spent all day Tuesday on the couch, but at least my house is put together!

What did I tell you about writing in ink . . . ?

We have gotten too comfortable in Jerome, thus we are on the move AGAIN. Brian has been working in Heyburn and the 4:30 a.m. commute has gotten to be a bit much. We found a small house a few miles out of town and will be moving July 30 and 31. I will be sending out an email with our new address and phonenumber so if I do not have your email and you want this info, send me your email.