Pennsylvania was GREAT

Last week I flew to PA to see Carolee and kids. I had such a great time. Carolee lives in cute house with tons of room! Brooklyn and Trenton were so happy to see me, it was so fun to get out of the car and see them running to me with thier arms outstretched to give me a hug. We did some serious shopping for two days to get some fun things for her house. We also did some major grocery shopping. I had fun cooking some meals. The kids love my pumpkin bread and that is what Trenton is doing helping me stir the batter. The last picture is when I was ready to leave for the airport. Brooklyn was so sad, so I tried cheering her up by telling her I was coming back in just 6 weeks. She told me she wanted me to drive back and bring "everybody" she is missing her cousins.
Jeff is awesome! I"m so proud of him being Dr. Biehn, what hard hard work he has put in. Carolee is awesome for being such a supportive wife and great mom. It's always so fun to be with thier family.
Bill and I will be returning in October to see them, and all of us will take a short side trip to Gettysburg. Can't wait.
Forgot to mention the first picture is what it looks like next to Lake Erie, this is about 10 miles from Carolee's house. so beautiful. Oh, and one more thing, that great big Fruit picture is awesome, we bought it at Kirtland in Pittsburgh after she picked me up from the airport. But when we bought it and took it outside to put in the car it took us about 20 mins of sweat to fit in into the car! Crazy Crazy but we sure love the picture!

Shake Shake Shake

Today was a bit scary! This isn't the first time I've been in an earthquake, but each time it's so unnerving. The scary part is wondering if it's going to get worse, or if you are going to die!

you just panic, not knowing the safest place to go to in your house. Well, gratefully it didn't last long and no injury. Several things feel off but nothing broken

However, 1 hour later I had to go and get a root canal done, Now that is the pits too!
so tonight, I have tender tooth and bit of frazzle nerves

Tomorrow will be better!

I'm in the MOOOODDDDD

yep, it's only been about 25 years since I last canned something. I've done freezer jam which is so easy and so delicious but I want to make my bread and butter pickles again. When winter comes I'm also going to make my pickled beets. You just don't know how much better homegrown veggies are until you try it!

Counting down the days till I go see Carolee and kids, can't wait to see them all.
Well not much else going on, but I'll keep you posted on my canning.

Tooth problems

Isn't hearing the dentist drill so fun? last month as the dentist was preparing my tooth for a crown, it cracked and broke off! oh, great! so now I have to go to a specialist to see if they can "save" my tooth at a cost (including the crown) of about 2,000 dollars. When I told Bill he said, lets just have him pull it. So that is the fun I have to look forward to over the next month, several dentist appointments and hearing that drill!

I've been feeling a bit stressed these past few days maybe it's hormonal but whatever it is, tears are always on the verge! I'm usually so happy! I won't go into my worries, but believe me we never out grow our worries. DARN

I made two new baby quilts, sewing always helps to think about other things, and been making some good homemade bread ( just what my fat body needs)

well not much to report, don't mean to be so negative, really I realize I"m so blessed and have so much, but once in a while I guess we women just have to vent!

The latest

Well, today I got my carpets cleaned, with all the traffic I get in my house it was much needed!

so that is nice to see clean carpet for a while. It usually lasts about 6 months and then it starts to look dirty again.

I'm so happy that Carolee is doing so well in PA. She had Jeff and her inlaws have worked so hard at cleaning it up, painting and getting unpacked. She's excited about it, plus thier big full basement ended up being a great surprise for her. She is loving her new carpet. She'll get on the internet in about a week so that will be so fun to see actual pictures.

OKAY, I have a new project, ( for those who really know me I always have to have a project) I want to learn how to do solar cooking. Actually today, I cooked two baked potatoes! I just got instructions from the internet about making your own solar oven, so I did, and baked some potatoes! how cool is that? I'm going to try some more stuff, I'll keep you posted.

I'm so excited about our Wright family cabin in Groom Creek Arizona. It was build in the 30's maybe? and it is LONG over due for a major overhaul, and my nephew Shane and other relatives , ( my son in law Jess) have put in long hours, it's going to look like the Wright Hilton , I just can't wait to see the finished product. They have added two new bathrooms and then completely updated the inside with electrical, drywall, and new flooring.

My garden has been wonderful this year, we have really enjoyed our tomatoes and squash, I want to plant some more winter stuff and also add some fruit trees!

Love to you all

Happy 4th of July

Hot Hot Hot.. thank goodness for airconditioning.

well, my kiddoes are off to Pennsylvania, when Carolee first got there she was a bit discouraged because the house was left so dirty, but this past week, they have been painting and new carpet gets layed tomorrow so I know it's going to look great.

here are pictures we took recently. Kristen's son Mack had his 3rd year birthday party. Mack and Trenton LOVE each other, they will really miss being together, they are so cute to watch, they just run together where ever they go!

The picture of Trenton is him already to go to the airport at 4:30 am in the morning! the other is of me and the kids right before they left ( I was trying to stay happy!)

Can't believe it 's July already, time always goes so fast. We enjoyed having Troy here while he worked for Todd's business. Troys a great guy, I"m sure Candice is so glad to have him back home!

What's going on?

well,
hmm, what's been going on here?
Helping Carolee pack. You know moving cross country is a HUGE thing, I feel her pain getting things already, but she is a trooper and will survive it all. They have gotten a little bigger house from the School to rent and are excited about that. I've already bought my plane ticket to see them in August and October. It will be fun for us to see that part of the country. I also have my web cam set up so I can see the kids everyday. Isn't technology wonderful?

School is out, I'm sure all you moms are so happy to not have to stress about homework. No one loved summer more than me when I had 6 kids at home. I hate homework!

We have a full house again. Troy and his brother are here to earn a little extra money working for Todd, then thier wives will come and visit next weekend and in one week Carolee and kids will be here .
This Sunday we are celebrating June birthdays. That is Jeff Biehn, Joy, Jake Wright, and Bill, and of course Father's day.
I've been very blessed to have had a wonderful father. My dad was devoted to his family and to Church. He had such a tender heart and loved everyone. I miss him so much. He died 5 months after I got married, he was only 59 years old. Not only did I have a wonderful father but I married a man who is also a wonderful father. My kids have been loved and reared by an exceptional dad. I certainly couldn't have raised 6 children without his help. I'm very blessed to have such a wonderful partner by my side. Happy Father's day Billy.

Well, here's to another fun summer.