A Picture is Worth a Thousand Posts?

Here we go again with the catch up pictures...

This is my newest, well, since February, sister-in-law Katie. If you can't read the sign above her head it says, "No fishing or crabbing." The reason that this is so funny is that Katie's maiden name is Crabb. Hee hee. She's such a good sport! It was so much fun to get to know her a bit better while they were here this summer. We just love her!

For all of you who don't know, Brent LOVES puzzles. He thinks it is a great way to spend a day...working on a puzzle. I have very little patience for puzzles, so I usually just sit and read while he works on his puzzle. This is the first time he's gotten this one all together. It has a lot of grass and a lot of cows that look the same. After he finished this one, Fred Meyer had a big sale on puzzles, so he got three more. We're going to need another table to put these together on!

Here's Brent and his mom doing a scrunch picture in Port Townsend. They got to spend a whole week together. Brent had such a good time just hanging out with his mom. They also got a lot done around the house. It was great! Mom has this saying, "Five minute projects." Every day you can get done a five minute project and slowly but surely everything will come together. Thanks for the advise! It really has helped!

This is kind of an old picture of Reyes, but I just think it's cute. My Grandma would say, "Do you want to catch flies in that mouth of yours?"

I think four pictures is normally the most you can fit for some reason. On to the next post!

Part Deux

Here are some more pictures!

Aren't they cute?? The newly enlarged Linton family!
Let's go fly a kite! It was fun to just watch the box kite fly...for awhile, but then it got kind of boring, so we kept taking turns.

On a hot day at the Blackberry Festival in Bremerton, it is nice to get splashed on by some random girl who you don't know, right Brent?

This is a picture of our kite along with the Point No Point Lighthouse. (I know what you're thinking...why "Point No Point"? Truthfully, I have no idea. It's just a dumb name of a nice beach.)

This is Marcela's mom Luz with baby Reyes. Luz doesn't speak much English, and I don't speak much Spanish, but we got a long. You can always tell what someone's heart is like in any language!

Speaking of Marcela's parents, this is "Grandpa Willie" (Guillermo) with Brent in Port Townsend.

Oh ... my ... heck ... we are sooooo cute!

Seriously, we are so cute!

Here we come...walking down the street...we get the funniest looks from...everyone we meet!

I am told that I am out of time for tonight... we must go read scriptures before Lost. (At least we have our priorities right.) I will not be able to finish this montage (or however you spell it) of our summer tomorrow night since I have a YW meeting, but I will finish it soon!

Bye!

I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker...With Flowers in My Hair

I know, what?? This is my favorite song right now. It's kind of funny!

Hello all, and welcome to the procrastinator of the world's blog! I sit upstairs thinking, you know, I really should go down and write on my blog, but then I don't...again. Sorry.

There is so much that has happened this summer that I haven't written down, so I'm taking these next couple of blogs to just catch up! Ok?? Here goes... (And these are in no particular order)

Julie took this picture while she was here. She just loved Brent's hair. The funny thing is, this is really a calm version! :)

Here's Grandma with her newest grandbaby. Pretty cute, huh?

Jared, Katie, Me and Brent on the ferry to Seattle. It is always a pretty picture out on the front of the boat, but really chilly!

Everyone comes to visit and what do they want to do?? Go play tennis of course. This is Julie. I don't know if you can tell, but the net is made out of chain link. Maybe next time they won't go play in Bremerton!

And here are Mom and Julie catching some rays on the beach. See, we do have sandy beaches up this way...it's just kind of chilly!

That's all it will let me do this post, so get ready for another one, or two, or maybe even three!

Come on Over...Everything is Alright..Just let yourself Go

I know, it's been awhile. I will give you my excuse in a couple of pictures.

First off, as you know, my parents came to visit. They keep you rather busy, but we had a great time...as you'll see.

What did I learn from this picture? Well, basically, not to share my sucker with Kyle. He got me sick...or I got him sick...who can tell. Either way, we've both been under the weather ever since the fun camping trip we went on with the Brown's. (That sounds so weird, but there are too many to name)

As I said last time, I was waiting for my parents to get here. Well, no sooner had I logged off the computer than they called. They were about 1-1/2 hours earlier than I thought they would be. I guess my dad really is a speed demon when he's tired of being in a car. The road was still being repaved when they got here, so I had to walk up our road to meet them. It's a pretty big hill, so that in and of itself was not fun. But it was great to be with my parents!!! We had a great time. Unfortunately, Brent had to work on Friday even though he was suppose to have the day off, but other than that, it was great!

My dad is a big fisherman, so he wanted to see how you fished for salmon here. Since we had no idea, we asked a really rude guy at a fishing store where to go. He did tell us a good spot though. What we learned was that you have to have waist-high waders and a helmet...since everyone is fighting over a good spot. Dad and Brent didn't get to fish this time around, but they are making plans for next year.

We also went to the Blackberry Festival in Bremerton. Blackberries grow like weeds around here, so on Labor Day weekend, Bremerton celebrates that fact. It was fun. A lot of fun booths and food. We got shave ice (yes I did spell it right) but it wasn't as good as Hawaii. It was VERY hot, for here, so Brent decided to cool off. He walked over to just be in the shade, but the little girl above him thought he looked to dry, so...she started to kick water on him. It really cooled him off, so I think he was happy!

We went to fly kites at Fort Warden State Park in Port Townsend. A couple of years ago Brent got a stunt kite. It's a kite that has two strings so you can make it loop and stuff. Well, my dad had to get one too because he thought it sounded like fun. Unfortunately, they had never been able to fly it since it needed a lot of wind. We found the perfect spot. We learned a few things with this adventure....always bring a jacket to the beach in Washington. What do you think it's Hawaii? A six foot kite will pull you off your feet when the wind is strong enough. And, lastly, my mom really likes rocks. I've always wondered where I got it. :)

And, of course, we had to go to Seattle. We went on Tuesday so it wouldn't be so busy. It really wasn't. We had a great time!

The weekend after my parents left, we went camping with Brad, Court, Sarah, Chloe and Kyle...see a lot. I'll have to leave that for the next blog. My fingers are tired. We really need a new keyboard.

Have a great one!

Just Waiting

Hello all! I can't believe it's already been so long since I've posted. Where does the time go??

I'm sitting here waiting for my parents to get here. They're driving all the way from Utah...they should be here in about an hour. I hope everything is going well. They're going to be here until next Wednesday. I'm excited for them to be here and also excited that I have some days off. It's been so nice this morning.

Here's the craziest bit of info! They started repaving our road today. They leveled it and everything about 3 months ago and they pick today to pave it. I have a long walk out to meet my parents when they get here, but oh well... They are suppose to get done today at 4, so keep your fingers crossed.

Oh and I can't remember who asked, but no, Jared did not actually win the fight with Brent. He was once again pinned quickly.

Time has just flown by, as I said. We've been playing with Brad and Court, working and doing our callings. It's a good life. :)

On Sunday, Ryan, Marcela, Luz and Reyes came down for dinner. It was probably our last chance to see Luz since she leaves on the 6th, so it was fun. She thinks Brent is a good cook, which he is. :) Here's the new pictures of Reyes. I can't believe how big she is getting!

Before....












After... Big, huh??

She has really dark eyes, dark curly hair and her eyebrows are already coming in. It was so fun to see all of them! Marcela is doing good...getting the hang of this mom thing. Ryan is good as always and Luz was fun to talk to about plants. Yep that's right, she's a plant lady too! :)

Well, after a little while, Brad, Court and the kids came over too. Brad had never seen our house, so we gave him a quick tour. The kids decided it was time to dance, so we got quite a show...

They like-a do the cha cha!


Look how big Kyle is getting!
He's around 16 months and into everything and a chatter box! He is such a lovie little kid...


We had quite a houseful on Sunday and we just loved it! Too much fun!


I had better get going...have some stuff to do before my parents get here. Have a great one!

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay part 2

It wouldn't let me put any more pictures on and I wasn't done yet...

And the best one... the BIG HUG!

They are a bunch of crazy guys! I tell you. Brent and Jared got in a wrestling match on Saturday and Jared won. Well, he won the right to have a big old knot on his forehead from where Brent's elbow hit him. I tell you, I don't get boys sometimes. Siblings are a mystery to me as well.

Here's another picture of Reyes. I think it sums up how most of you will feel about this posting...boooooring! :) I can't wait to go see her now that I'm feeling better. Have a great day all!

Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay...

Ok, so I'm not sitting on the dock of the bay, but that is a really good song that always reminds me of good times.

Can you believe it's only been 2 days? I can't.

We've had a good weekend. Brad got home from San Diego on Thursday night. He decided to surprise Court by coming home a day early and we were in on the surprise. Then the phone rings and it's Court asking Brent to come over and fix their door knob downstairs. (Chloe locked it then shut it, and they couldn't get in.) So, we went over there and were there when Brad pretended to call from San Diego but he was actually at the airport. It was funny. Court had no idea. She was really surprised when the doorbell rang and it was him.

Anyway, we did a lot of errands on Saturday...Costco, Joann's, Fred Meyer, etc. Not a ton of fun but needed to be done. Then we went over to Court and Brad's and talked for like 5 hours. Isn't it great having friends you can do that with? We certainly love it.

I taught in YW's today....Personal Purity through Self-Mastery. I like these really meaty subjects! I also really like the girls...they are so willing to be open and honest and really ask questions. I love that. Most of them just got back from a trip to Sacramento to go to the Temple open house. I of course couldn't go because of work - I miss out on all the fun. Oh well. I get to teach and be there on Tuesday nights. ;)

Brent of course had meetings this morning. He loves meetings. Next week is Stake Conference so he's pretty sure he's not going to have meetings. He is really excited about that.

When we got home I took a long nap. It was great!

Ok, on to the pictures. Hmmm...what to share today....I've got it.

The Linton boys were dressed fairly identical on the day of the blessing. So, they decided to pose for some pictures. Hilarity ensued.
To be continued....

And we are rocketed into the 90's!

That's right, we now have DSL. Brent and I decided that we deserved to have faster internet, so... Brent set it up last night. This should really help my blogging. I am the most impatient person I know. Now we just need a new keyboard and life will be great! :)

I know it's been almost 2 weeks since the blessing, but I'm going to just pretend it hasn't been. So, here's our newest little nice...Reyes Lorenza Linton!
She's pretty cute, isn't she?? It's hard to tell in this picture, but she has a ton of brown hair - even some on her shoulders. Hee hee! (I can say that because I also have the joy of too much hair!)

Reyes was blessed on 8/6 by her dad, Ryan. He did a great job! It was very cool. I realized that this is the first niece with the last name Linton. Weird.

Reyes is a really good baby. She doesn't ever really get crying...yet. And she really likes her Aunt Ashley....who could blame her!

Here's a picture of the whole new family. For anyone who doesn't know...this is Brent's little brother Ryan, his wife Marcela and their new baby Reyes. The cool thing about Reyes is that she has her mom's coloring and ears and her dad's chubby face. Well, at least his chubby face when he was a baby. It's so interesting to see how they come out!

I have titled this one..."So Big" What do you think about that name?

I think that's probably good for the pictures right now... I guess I can talk about us. (Besides, the computer has basically told me it does not want to load any more pictures.)

We're doing pretty good. I've been fighting off a cold all week. I guess I was more tired out by the big weekend than I thought. Hopefully I'll be able to sleep in tomorrow and Sunday and get feeling better.

I've been CRAZY busy with Young Women's lately. Well, since I was called in our new ward. It's a lot of work to try to get a YW's organization going with only 3 people. We don't have a second counselor yet...don't know how long it will take to get one. But, I love the girls so much. They are so cool. Each in their own ways. I feel so at ease in this calling and with these girls. It was harder in Soutworth. And, I get to teach a lot, which is awesome! And it will be so much easier to prepare for my lessons with DSL!

Oh, and I had to speak in church...again. That's the third time this year! I hope I'm done for awhile! And in our new ward, they don't have husbands and wives speak together, so Brent dodged a bullet. Man! It was a good talk though, if I do say so myself! :)

Brent is good! He almost got sent to San Diego for a month today. But since he's already on a different list to go to Portsmouth, NH and Groton, CT, he didn't have to go. I wouldn't mind if I wasn't working and could go with him, but... It would suck to be home alone for that long.

He is getting really good at his Ward Clerk calling. He gets a lot of phone calls for help and he may grumble a little bit, but he always goes and helps them with the computer. I'm so proud of him. Even though he really doesn't like meetings, he's really dedicated to this calling!

We had to meet with a member of the Stake Presidency last week to renew our Temple Recommends. Well, we met with President Spangler who is our bishop's dad. President Spangler is a really friendly guy who used to be in the FBI. I served with his wife in YW's in our old ward. Anyway, President Spangler started telling us stories about Donny. Well, Donny is our bishop. It was so funny to hear stories about when our bishop was a kid. I kept thinking, "I don't think I should know this about our bishop!" We definitely live in the Spangler Stake, but that's ok. They're a good family.

Oh, when Brent's mom was here, she came with us to our ward. That's the first time in 8 years that she has been to our ward. She didn't think it was a friendly ward, but I tried to explain that no one probably even realized she was a visitor...there are so many new people every week.

We got DSL...did I say that?

I think that's about it. I'll keep posting...except Tuesdays because that's YW's. I hope DSL will help! (We got DSL)

Love you all!

Long time, long time, long time gone

Hellooooo Everybody! I am in fact back. I apologize for my long absence. The month of July just got away from me. I know it's no excuse, but work really is very busy right now.

Where to begin??? We got 10 tons of rock delivered a couple of weeks ago for our retaining wall Brent's building. I know that you're looking and thinking that I didn't mean 10 tons. I in fact did mean 10 tons. This is what 10 tons of rock looks like....

The next big news is that our newest niece was born on July 21st at 3:40 am. Her name is Reyes Lorenza Linton. She was 6lb 15oz, 19" long. Her loving parents are Brent's brother Ryan and his wife Marcela. I haven't gotten a good picture of her face yet, but here's me holding her. Just a little background on the picture. When Reyes looks at you, she looks in your eyes. It's very cute and very hard to look away from. She is a cutie! I'll try to get a good picture of the front of her soon.

Brent mom got here on Tuesday. She has been freezing since she got here, but that's the Pacific Northwest!

Well, sorry this is so short, but the dial up connection is driving me crazy!!! I'll try to keep up, I promise!!

And I'm Proud to be an American!

And now, onto the Market....

The Market is so much fun and we haven't been there for quite a while! The flowers are GORGEOUS and cheap! A wonderful combination. Plus you get to see a lot of interesting stuff. It was a very pretty day!

We have had a great day today! Hope you all have too! Have a Happy 4th of July!

Oh, I'm Back in the Saddle Again

Yep, that's right, I have been called to be the Young Womens 1st Counselor! Yeah! I have to admit I am both relieved and excited! Some of the girls from our old ward are there and there are a lot of new ones too. We only have about 12 active girls, 30 on the rolls, so we have a lot of work to do, but it will be fun. The new YW President has never been in a YW's presidency before, so this will be exciting!

Saturday was Adrian's 12th birthday. Where has the time gone? He's really into pirates right now, so that was kind of the theme of the party. He was funny on the phone...."Would you like me to tell you what I got?" He's a funny kid!

While I was talking to my family, Brent washed his truck. He loves doing this! Just look at that smile!

On Sunday we had our friends John and Laura and their two kids came over for dinner. Brent made really yummy pork ribs. Everyone enjoyed them. Out of the 4 adults, John was the only one with a different calling in the new ward. Pretty funny. They're fun people and we're enjoying getting to know them! Oh and Laura was really impressed with how baby friendly our house is. Thanks Court! :)

It was kind of annoying to have to work yesterday, but Brent and I both headed off. I actually had to work, but Brent had a pretty non-productive day. They all brought in food and just ate all day.

July 3rd was my Grandpa's birthday. Happy Birthday Papa!

We decided to go see fireworks on Monday night since we have to get up early on Wednesday. Poulsbo does their fireworks on the 3rd every year, so that's nice. We went to see "The Devil Wears Prada" which was very funny, then watched the fireworks. Not as good as Hawaii last year, but still fun to see.

And now to the 4th. Since this is kind of a stolen day, I decided that there would be no yard work today...only play. So, we caught the ferry over to Seattle... (this was the view from the car.)

And went to REI. The store in Seattle is the very first REI. It's HUGE! And kind of hard to get to...I hate one way streets. It's so annoying to be able to see it and not be able to get there. But we did get there. Brent has been wanting to buy a titanium spork for backpacking for a long time and he finally bought it today. He's very exciting. I mean, it weighs .32 oz. He's kind of funny.

I on the other hand, have been wanting to get some hiking sandals. I found the perfect ones. I'm so exciting. Hiking in flip-flops is just difficult. They are cute and supper comfy!

Now off to the Market... and since it won't let me add any more pictures, it is off to the next blog!

We're Having a Heat Wave!!!!

Before I forget again, here's something else from last week, so just pretend that this is still last week's entry....

Ryan and Marcela came over for dinner on Father's Day. Brent made his amazing lasagna! Everyone loved it. Marcela even asked for the recipe. We hand made, ok opened the box, a razzleberry pie. It was a fun time. Marcela is ready to get this baby into the world. She says she can't wait for the 4th of July. When asked why she says, "Because then I can have the baby anytime." I'm sure her mom hopes that it's after they get here on July 18th. It will be nice to welcome a new baby into the family! And, one with brown hair too! (One of these things is not like the other....)

Ok, now we're coming back out of the distant past to the current past. Monday night a member of our Stake High Council came over to meet with Brent...but more on that later.

Tuesday night was my last Young Women's activity. Le sigh! It was a water fight. With the boys no less. Here are a few things I learned from the water fight. When arming teenagers with water guys, don't try to give them rules to the game. They will just end up shooting whoever they want to. Don't stand near the Bishop because he has a big old target on him. Don't laugh when the bishop gets drenched because he will then come after you with a bucket. And, finally, Washington in June is too cold for a water fight!

Wednesday was Meggy's 6th birthday! We thought that Brent might be on a submarine that day, but luckily he got to talk to her. They talked and talked and had a great time. It was fun! We miss being near you guys!

Thursday was a bad traffic day! Brent and I work in Bremerton and we live in Port Orchard (actually we live at the red #2). There are only 2 ways to get to Port Orchard from Bremerton. You can take a foot ferry, which makes it hard to drive home. Or you can drive around the water...following the green route. Well, a truck carrying two huge air conditioner units from a ship they are recycling at the yard tipped over at the arrow and closed down the road. As you may or may not be able to tell, there is no other way to drive around, so basically, we were stuck. By the time we got off of work, they had opened the road again, but the back up was INSANE! So, we went to Costco after work. Unfortunately, we didn't wait long enough and it still took us about 1 hour to get home. It usually takes about 20-25 minutes. It was stressful! But, that's the joy of living somewhere where there is a lot of water!

Friday night Brent made pizza dough. He loves this chef from Food Network named Alton Brown. Alton has a show called Good Eats. Brent LOVES this show!!! We have a couple of the DVD's and one has a pizza dough recipe. It is an expert recipe, but Brent's pretty sure he can tackle it. You have to let the dough rise in the fridge for 18-24 hours, so he made it tonight.

Saturday, Brent had to work ALL DAY. I haven't had a day completely to myself for a long time. It was weird. I did a little yard work, then headed over to the library and Farmer's Market. There was a carnival going on too. I had to parallel park. I actually did it really well. Before my mom starts saying how good she is at teaching me in Hawaii...it's a lot easier with your own car!

Last week when we went to the market I saw these CUTE fuchsias. They had these tiny blooms! And then when I found out they were called Little Witches, I had to have one. The lady selling them only had big plants, so she said she would bring me some starts this week, so that was why I went. I also got some kettle corn and cherries. It was such a beautiful day and the market is right on the water. It was great.

When Brent got home, he made the pizzas. They turned out really good!! Almost as good as Italian Village!! Here he is with his pride and joy! Here's what we learned from the pizza. You cannot substitute a pizza peel (the wooden thing you put the pizza in and out with) with a metal pizza pan. Waiting three minutes after the pizza comes out of the oven is very hard. And, finally, Brent is an expert chef! :) (Oh and I'm glad you can't see all the holes in the t-shirt he has on. This t-shirt is from before we were married. Boys, I tell you!)









And now to today! We went to our first meeting as members of the brand new Orchard Heights Ward. It was interesting. We only had Sacrament Meeting today since there weren't any teachers called or anything. We only have 7 active Young Men, so there are a lot of Elders passing the sacrament. Brent was called as......Ward Clerk! When asked what he thought of this, he said, "I hate meetings." That's my Brent. I as yet, don't have a calling. We'll see what the Lord wants me to do now. It's kind of exciting to be in a new ward. We're starting from scratch. The bishop is going to be good. He's funny and serious when he needs to be. (A perfect combination in a bishop if you ask me.) We're really looking forward to it.

I bet you're saying to yourselves, What was she talking about a heat wave. Well, yesterday was in the upper 80's. Today is the low 90's. Tomorrow is suppose to be in the mid-90's and Tuesday, the upper 80's again. This is VERY hot up here. The church doesn't even have air conditioning. (Kind of reminded me of Hawaii, but that's another story.) Our house gets rather hot too. Luckily, we have a basement that is actually under the ground, so we can hide out here. Plus it gets in the 50's at night and by Wednesday we are suppose to be back in the 70's. I'm soooo glad the air conditioning is working at work!!!!

Well, I'm off to help Brent with dinner. We're having copper river salmon! Have a great week all!

Monday, Monday...bah dah, bah dah dah dah

Hello all! Hope everyone had a great weekend and Father's Day. Let's see, what have we done lately.

Last weekend, we bought a futon. If I can talk Brent into going downstairs and taking a picture, I'll show you. Now we have some place for people to sleep if they come and see us. Well, besides the floor. We do have a couple of nice air mattresses too. So, we are ready for the visitors! :) (I'm pretty sure Brent's not going to take a pictures, so...sorry)

I got a raise at work. It's not that much, but it's nice to know that they think I'm doing a good job. It makes me feel good, even if I don't love the job.

On Saturday, we got a patio set for our nice deck. We haven't put it together yet, but then again, it hasn't been really warm out there yet. The breeze is coolish!

In honor of Father's Day, here's a picture of my parents. Aren't they cute?? All kidding aside, I love my dad. He's the best! :)

Have a good day!

Do hummingbirds hum because they don't remember the words?

Wow, only a couple of days between blogs this time. I'm amazing!

I may have more time on my hands after this week. We found out today that we are officially in the new ward - Orchard Heights. We are excited about this new change. It will be fun to get to know some more new people. And, as I said, the ones we're getting to be friends with are in the new ward. The sad part is that no, Court and Brad are not in our new ward. This is the 4th time we've lived near by each other and not been in the same ward. Court and I lamented over the phone today. But, we decided that it is probably better because then we can't be anti-social.

At any rate, that means I'm released from Young Womens and Brent's released from Ward Clerk. Our new bishop is probably Brent's age, so that will be interesting getting to know him. We are going to spend Father's Day in our current wards, then start going to Orchard Heights on the 25th. That will give the new bishop time to get all the callings filled.

We are still having fun with our hummingbird feeder. But, apparently we are the only ones around with hummingbird food because they go through a batch every three days or so. Brent calls them the little piggies. They really are! But, it's fun to see them at the feeder every 2 minutes.

Sorry to disappoint you, but I have no pictures for today. Sorry. Just wanted to let you know about our new ward. Should be interesting!

Hello Again, Hello

Yes, that's right. I'm actually writing! I know it's been FOREVER! Sorry. Life just sort of got away from us.

Our Memorial Day weekend was good. We worked in the yard. That's pretty much what we've been doing. We went and saw X-Men 3. Not the best movie we've seen in a long time! We LOVED the first two, but this one was really disappointing! Now, we're just waiting for Pirate's 2! That should be exciting.

I really can't remember much else, so I'm going to jump forward to this last week. Last Friday the Mia Maid advisor had a sleep over at her house. And, since I'm still trying to convince the girls that I'm cool, I went. Well, Marcie's son got sick and she had to take him to the hospital so it ended up not being a sleepover, which I was REALLY glad about, but we did have fun. (Marcie's son is ok. He had sores in his mouth and was just plain old sad.)

Saturday, we worked out in the yard. We worked so hard, we were sore. But, it's getting better. Not as quickly as we would like, but...

This is part of our front yard. We are trying to get all the plants that are planted in the wrong place, weeds and ivy out. It will look good when we're done though!






Sunday was an interesting day. Brent had an early meeting because it was Fast Sunday. He usually gets home at about 9:45a. It was about 10:45 when he got home. And I had to be at church at 11:30 for BYC meeting. He said, "We had a lot to talk about." Anyway, we go back to church and I go to my meeting. Just before Sacrament Meeting starts, Brent and the Bishop were talking and when I walked up, they stopped, so I walked off again. Then Brent comes up to me and says, "You're being released." I said, "Why?" And he said, "Because they are re-arranging the wards next Sunday and we're in the new ward. The Bishop told me I could tell you so you weren't too surprised." I thought that was really nice of the Bishop! I mean, I knew about 10 minutes before everyone else, but...

So, this Sunday, we're getting put in the new ward. It's going to be called Orchard Heights ward. That sounds nice, huh? I have to say, I'm somewhat sad though. I just got this calling in the Young Women and was just getting accepted. Oh well.

All the people that we're starting to become friends with are going to be in the new ward, we think. They live really close to us, so we're hoping. We're also hoping that Court and Brad will be in our ward too. They are 2 blocks out of the ward we live in now, so...maybe. Maybe not. We'll see on Sunday. So, to sum up...we've lived in this house for 3 months and we've been in two wards. :)

Tuesday night, the young women were making pajama pants for camp. Since there were only 2 leaders there, I had to help them. Now, I am not a sewing genius. I can kind of sew in a straight line, so it was going well until it came to the pockets. I got confused and told them to sew their pockets on the bottom of the pants. Luckily, we figured it out before they sewed the pants together, but I was quite embarrassed! At least I can laugh at myself, right?

Last night Brent had two meetings at church and I had to go to the last one too, so I went with him early. I was just sitting there reading and our social worker walked up and said hi. She was teaching at a meeting. Funny huh? We do meet her at that church, but it was still funny.

So, there you go. That's pretty much it. Nothing too exciting! Here are some pictures to show that we've been doing some stuff.

This is our rock wall that we really didn't know was there when we moved in since it was covered in ivy.












My summer bulbs are finally coming up! It got kind of cold right after I planted them, so I was getting worried, but now they're going crazy! I can't wait until they start to flower! They might be hard to see, but they are there!














Here are some of my pretty flowers! Court and Brad gave me the pot for my birthday a couple of years ago. It looks nice with the petunia's right?















Oh, I almost forgot two very exciting things! The first is that my parents are coming up at the end of August, beginning of September to visit us. It will be fun to see them. But most of all, it will be fun to show them our house!

The second exciting thing is that Court and the kids are coming back in 5 weeks. Brad will probably be extended in San Diego and both Sarah and Chloe are going to be in school, so they're coming back when he can drive with them and fly back. We're excited to have them back!

Have a great week! I'll let you know what we find out with our new ward!