Well, it is hard to believe but summer is over. I can honestly say that it didn't turn out as planned, but I had a nice summer. First I went to Wisconsin and spent two week with Tiff and Kurt. Everett was born while I was there and that was great to be a part of.

Next I went to Kansas to spend a week with Ed's mom. This was the first time I have gone to visit her by myself. Unfortunately she was quite sick when I got there, and for half the time I was there. Poor thing. We had a really nice visit though... and I am lucky to have such a wonderful mom.

The day I came home from Kansas, Ed's foot starting acting up, progressively getting worse. He ended up going to the Dr. and having 3 torn ligaments in his ankle. It was swollen and quite painful. He just went back to work yesterday...and his ankle and foot are still not up to par. He also has numbness and that still hasn't gotten better. We are hoping and praying for the best.

So, the Mammoth vacation was a much needed relaxing time for me. Ed did almost all of the cooking and boy am I thankful for his culinary skills!

School starts on Monday for me. I am a senior and looking forward to graduating in May. Woot! I will be doing independent study with one of my professors again and I am really excited about that as well.

Our Summer Vacation 09 Mammoth and Yosemite

We had a great vacation this summer. Tim had summer school and Jess had to work so it was just the three of us, Ed, Mike and Me. We went to Mammoth for a week. We hiked in Yosemite and Mammoth, relaxed and ate. :) We enjoyed ourselves immensely!

I am a grandmother again. I had the opportunity to fly to Wisconsin and be with Tiffany for the birth of Everett London Bohland. He was a whopping 9 lbs. 10 oz. and 21 inches long. He came out mad at the world. :) It has been quite a neat experience to be with my daughters while they labored. Tiff was induced and after laboring all day and pushing for two hours she had a c-section.

I am loving being a grandma and am grateful that the Lord has blessed me with my beautiful children....and now my grandchildren.

I don't seem to post as often as I would like. I have been busy with school which takes up most of my time. I have been thinking recently about what exactly it is that I plan to do when I graduate, and along with that it has caused me to think seriously about how much schooling I want to pursue.

It is interesting how things work out. I had a professor last semester that I wasn't really sure of...at least the first day of school. She came last (which wasn't her style) but that started off the semester. I wasn't even sure if that class was going to be one I really liked. I mention that because a friend was pressuring me to change the class and I chose to stay. As things turned out, we had a group project that the professor was impressed with my work, and asked me to do independent study this semester. I am doing that now and it is a really great learning experience in addition to her now being a great mentor for me. It really made me realize how things work out the way they do for a reason.

School has started once again so it is back to the grind stone. I think I have a love/hate relationship with school, but overall I like it. I am working on my BA in psychology. I am a junior and will graduate spring of '10. I plan to earn my masters also.

Mike is now officially a boy scout. His troop came out to support him as he bridged over from cub scouts. We have a very strong and supportive troop in our ward.

We welcomed our grandson Jesse Charles Duran on November 10, 2008. Missy and Chuck are thrilled to have him in their home. And of course, we are proud grandparents.

This summer we went white water rafting. It was a great experience and loads of fun. It is something that I would definitely recommend everyone try. It was a great time and we would love to do it again!

All of our family joined us in May as we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. It meant a lot to us to have all of our children and Ed's mom be with us at this time.