We bought a house...or should I say project?

I know this little thing looks pretty pathetic, but I think we are gonna love it! As my sweet friend Kallea Jo sings to me, " Love grows best in little houses" We were able to get six and a half acres with it. We have had a fun time working on it so far. Let's see.... we have found an entire wall full of honey comb, rancid honey comb that is, and thousand of dead bees, a cat skeleton along with several carp skeletons under the floor in the front room, a marijuana pipe, hmmm let's see what else? A squirrel was digging it's way underneath our house, so we caught it in a have a heart trap, our neighbors cows are constantly running through the fence. But I can already tell that it is starting to feel like home. Our family has been great to help us out with fixin' it up.

Utah Valley Half :)

Well I ran my first half. I screwed up my knee at about mile five so I was pretty disappointed in my time (2:16) But I was very proud of myself for finishing considering how much pain I was in. I love to run and it took me a couple of months to be able to start running again, but I am back and it feels great.

I have a lot of making up to do...

The Race for the Cure is one of my favorite traditions. If you know anything about me then you know that my life has been greatly affected by breast cancer. Well I again had the pleasure of celebrating the survival of thousands of women, but most of all my mother and my grandmother. Or as my brothers would put it, my bad ass mama and my bad ass grandma. These two women are as tough as nails and as sweet and kind hearted as Mother Theresa herself. Blessed, that's what I am, aint no denyin' it!

Usually we take the opportunity to have a girls weekend when we go to the race, but this year we brought the boys with us. When I say the "boys" I mean my twin brothers. We always have referred to them as the boys. I'm sure it is because they were the fifth and sixth children and have four older sisters. Poor boys :) they were mothered to death. I was so glad they came. They mean a lot to me, and you can see in this picture just how much they love their mama!

Then there was the flood. My in-laws own thirty acres that borders the Weber River, by the end of all the run off season it was completely under water. These pics are right at the beginning of the flooding, it got really much worse after these were taken! But all is well now. They lost any hay they would have gotten, but the water has receded and there land has dried out.

BoObS!!!!!

Hey we all have boobs! Even all you guys out there. You are at risk for breast cancer too. My mother and my grandmother are survivors of breast cancer! Woot Woot. I know they are survivors because of the dedication and research that has been done in years past and that research needs to continue! Please donate to the cause click here

Love me some Halflingers!!

Ryan and I often spend our extra time either with our nieces and nephews, or at the Butler's farm, or both. Ry and his dad both have a team of halflingers and I love to drive them!! We have so much fun hookin up the teams and going for a ride. Ry was insistent that I learn to drive them I now I love it. Thanks babe for teaching me. I love spending time with my family :) PS we love to give rides so if you or your kiddie wanna come out, let us know!!

Help!!!!!!

http://www.curesearchwalk.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=452894&lis=0&kntae452894=714DD62DE3C74C13A9BCCB4AA83BD3F5&supId=0&team=4104446&cj= Meet Mckall. She is my cousin's little girl, she is 4 years old and she has leukemia. She is hilarious and can be a spit fire at times. We are participating in a the Cure Search Walk on July 9th and would love for you to join us. It is only ten bucks and kids under 15 are free. In the words if Mckall's mom Lea, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE come and walk with us! Or if you don't have time or just don't want to walk, in the words of me PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE donate to the cause. Tomorrow you could find out that your son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson, or granddaughter has cancer. I hope that never happens to you, but if it does you will wish that you had donated, even just a dollar to the research that will eventually cure this disease. Thanks for donating!!!!

Come What May & Love It

I have never been the most religous person, but I have always been very spiritual. I pray a lot! and I find so much comfort in the words of these great men. I stole this video of my friends blog (Thanks Holly) and it is just what I needed to hear. I hope someone else can take something from it as well.