Who needs cable TV?

Ya know how there is never a convenient time to have a major medical, financial, emotional thing happen in your life? Well we discovered that right before Christmas isn't a great time for your washer to die. However there is a bright side to it all. Jon, Spencer, and I went shopping for a new washer the other night and we had intended on purchasing el-cheapo top loader. Unlucky or lucky depending on how you look at it, the sales guy at Home Depot knew a lot about front loading washers and basically we were talked into getting el-cheapo front loader. You know it will "pay" for itself in energy savings over it's life. Personally I would prefer it just right me check right now, but what can you do. Little did we know how much entertainment value a front load washer has. I think now we will just get rid of the TV and watch the clothes wash from now on. The savings are just racking themselves up!!!! The kids got a kick out of it while eating breakfast today. To bad they had to go to school and like learn or something and not stay home to watch the clothes wash. Hmmmm, life is full of tough choices :)

Santa Claus is coming to town

Look at that, they didn't even cry. Now, I wonder what they asked for???

Merry Christmas everyone.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is pretty great huh? I have so much to be thankful for. Back in the old days when we were kids, all of the Pearsons would gather at Greenfield Grade School for Thanksgiving. It was great having a whole day with the cousins and free reign over the school. Lots of great memories. We had a great Thanksgiving with the Johnstons this year. We were at the church. It was great having a whole day with the cousins and free reign over the church. Thank YOU, my dear friends for reading our blog and posting comments. We like to have people watching us! I'm so thankful for my God, my family, my friends, and my freedom. I am really blessed. Enjoy the holidays!

Abby's new look

Hey look at me!I look fabulous.On the first day of school I am going to wear my glasses I am going to curl my hair.They have blue design on the sides and my case in gold and the bottom is brown.When I got to choose my glasses there was a lot of choices.

Fishing in Salmon

Big Horned Sheep right along the side of the road.
The might fisher men and women!

We had a fabulous weekend in Salmon. The weather was great, cold in the morning but warmed up nicely during the day. Unfortunately we didn't catch any steelhead although we did see someone land one in a boat. Jon did catch some "junk" fish. We made a fire and roasted hot dogs and just spent both days on the river. We really enjoyed being outside and being together.

U-pick

Ok, so we think the U-pick pumpkin patches are loads of fun so we went to on again this year. The kids loved picking out the PERFECT pumpkin. They also got to get "lost" in a kids sized corn maze. With so many pumpkins to choose from, how do you pick the PERFECT pumpkin??? Well it doesn't really matter what it looks like after you carve it right? Well, it is interest to see what you can come with for a Jack-O-Lantern with your amateur parents helping. Good thing the kids still think they found the PERFECT pumpkin!!

Washington and Virginia- AWSOME

Jon spent 3 weeks in Virginia working. He was expecting to be working all 21 days he was there. They finished their project a couple of days early so I had the opportunity to fly out there and spend some time with him. He was staying just south of Richmond so Washington DC was just a couple of hours away as well as Virginia Beach. We spent 2 days exploring DC and still didn't see everything. DC is wonderful!!! We had so much fun seeing the sites of the National Mall and Arlington Cemetery. We went to the top of the Washington Monument and took a tour of the Capital building. We also drove out to the Washington DC temple. It is a beautiful building with a wonderful spirit! The second day spent in Washington, we walked through part of the the Smithsonian, the National Archives, and went past the White House. It was hot and humid so my hair became a whole new entity. We stopped and watched a rugby match that was being played on the Mall. That was fun since we have never seen one before. We even rode on the Metro which was quite an experience for two country bumpkins from Idaho. On day 3 we drove out to Virginia Beach. We walked along the beach and played in the Atlantic Ocean. We also saw Chesapeake Bay and saw lots of things that you just don't see in Idaho. It was 3 wonderful days of being together, having fun, and seeing new things!