Amber is in China and doing great!!!

I am so happy that we get to talk to Amber everyday at 6PM for free......
She is doing great. She has been there since the 18th of March. Ambua(Amber) has been teaching English classes to the middle school kids in the Foreign language school.
Her friend Jen ni hou (Jennifer)teaches is in the middle school.

China Horizons is the company she is working for. The Chinese school found out Amber is 18 and said, you have so much energy, we want to give you more classes to teach then Jen ni hou who is 20...Ha
So Amber teaches 14 classes a week. Wow. She is getting used to the time change and all the teaching etc. She loves the kids in her classes. They love Amber too and give her gifts etc.
She finally put pictures on her face book page so we can see where she is living (gross apt bathroom).
She has already grown since she has been there. She said, MOM we don't need anything. We have everything at home. She is seeing that people can live on nothing and still be happy.

I love to see how we change our perspectives when we see the world............

My Grandsons!!!

I am so blessed to have a Cute daughter and son in law and of course my grandsons PRESTON AND EVERETTE!!! I love these boys so much. It has been so fun having them here close by. I love to see how they are growing. Preston is 4 yrs old and Everette is 10 months!!!!
They are the joy in my life right now. Preston is so fun with his cute personality and talks like he is older than he is.
Everette is so darling. We play ball and he throws it to Preston when we play. But I gave him a Thomas train and he threw that too. OOps! He is gabbing and in his walker he walks all over the house. He crawls like a wounded man. He slides his body and pulls with his arms.
They are kind of sick right now. I caught the sore throat from Prest, hopefully won't get the flu from Eve's.
I am grateful for my kids and all the joy they bring me. I hope that they someday will appreciate me for my love for them!!!

Hey everyone! Amber's going to CHINA!!!

How are you? I have been very busy these last few weeks. The year is already cruising by. My husband and I took a fast trip to Utah this last weekend to pick our daughter Amber. Amber is going to China!! She leaves on Monday and I can't believe it. Amber is going to go there to teach English to the kids. She will have her friend Jenny with her and they will meet in San Francisco and then fly to China together. I didn't know that her group has already been there since Feb 14th.
They have to fly to Shanghai and then on to Quindo or something like that. It looks nice its close to the Ocean. I am alittle uneasy about the two of them by themselves traveling. They need to be very careful for sure. I think they are in for culture shock.
My little princess will have to deal with tons of people everywhere and not knowing what they are saying, will be very hard at first. But I think they will get used to it quickly. She will be gone for 5 months and then come home in August.
The olympics will be in Bejing and she wants to go and see them at the end of her stay. So they will travel once again alone there and then fly home.
She will grow. This will be a once in a lifetime experience for sure.
Maybe she will want to serve a mission after this trip.

We will then have our son Justin Home from his mission in Russia in October 08. That will be great to have them home for about a month or less and then gone again to school. I will be sad.

Lots to look forward to in the coming months!

Jonathan is playing Lacrosse on the High School Team!! I love that game. I hadn't seen it played before this. Its fast and exciting to watch. We took years off playing sports and I am glad that we have him to cheer for now!!!

Happy February?

Hey Happy February!! I can't believe that this month is cruising by. Sorry about the weird ads on my blog. I added google adsense and sometimes the ads are terrible. Right now it says cheating wives...Whatever. I will have to let google know that this is unacceptable. Anyway!
I am happy to report that my son is on his way again to Moscow today and has to travel many hours by train to get there. He has to renew his visa again. It is every three months now because of the Orthodox Church. Oh well He gets another vacation.
We only received three lines in his email this week. The weeks fly by when we can hear from him every week. Hey my daughter Amber is coming home from BYU in two weeks to go to China for 5 months. Scarey and an awesome experience for her. She will be there when the Olympics start.
Valentines are funny aren't they. I love February its also my husbands Birthday!!!!
Have a great one.

This year is going by too fast already!

I can't believe it is already Feb 08. I am having anxiety about my son coming home from his misson in Russia. He is talking to me about going to school and all. He wants to be here with us for a couple months before going away again to school. Me Too!!! I want him to stay but he is 22 in May so its his choice.
I have found the neatest things about Russia. I love the Ice and snow festivals with lights and all. Justin never complains about the snow or cold at all. He is a stud!

I love my family. I love my grandsons. They are a joy to me. This week I have been thinking about my family, my church etc since the passing of my dear Prophet.

I miss him Gordon B Hinckley so much!!! I know that he is with his lovely wife Marjorie.
He was the greatest man ever. He contributed so much to our church and our lives.
We have a new Prophet Pres. Monson and we are so excited for the new chapter in church history!
I love the lord Jesus Christ and want to be as his servants are Worthy and of Service to others. Full of Faith and Hope and Love for all mankind. loves

Yeah I passed my State Real Estate Exam!!!

I am so excited and tired. I finally passed my Real Estate Exam! Third times a Charm right? That would be great but I still have to pass 3 more exams. My brain isn't like it used to be. I have to concentrate or I can't keep my mind on the things I need to study.
I guess I have too many interests and distractions.

I am a Notary signing agent, United First Financial Agent, A Grandma, A Mother, A wife, a sister, an aunt, a daughter etc and I am now soon to be a Real Estate Agent. And not necessarily in that order. HA
Wow my life is full isn't it.

Happy New Year!!!

New years eve was a blast!!
We went out with our friends the Dave and Rachel Bulloch. Cedar Creek Inn for dinner. Beautiful atmosphere. Garden with heaters and a Jazz band with candle lighting. Perfect evening.
Later we went to the halls for food and games.
Wow this year went by so fast. Amber is going back to BYU this weekend. We will miss her. She is planning on going to China to teach english with a group from BYU.
I can't believe our son Justin has been on a mission for 14 months. Jonathan after breaking his wrist and having surgery he went snowboarding. Fun times.