MVHS JV 2009

Here are my cute little cheeries! They work very hard every day and get yelled at a lot. :) Half are still freshmen after all! They are really good and very cute. There is a lot of them! 12 is a lot more than the 8 I had last year.

Left to right: Brandon, Makayla, Dani, Austyn, Stephanie, Alyssa

Megan, Shannon, Mckensy Hoy, Mckinzy Reid

Laura, Sydney, Jessi

6 Months!!

We went to the park on Monday. Ella went on the swings, went down the slide (assisted of coarse) and tried to eat grass. She likes to stand and eat. She has recently discovered solid food and LOVES it. Mostly fruits. Vegetables make her pull a really bad face, like she's eating a lemon.

Ella also had to have more dreaded shots. They were particularly nasty this go around. She saw the doctor and instantly started to cry. She knew what was awaiting her.

She was:

15 lbs 4 oz 25%

25 1/2 in 25%

She is healthy and happy!

Another Cat!!

Only mere weeks after my poor, beautiful pets were transported to "the farm," this mangy creature showed up. He is always at my doorstep, begging for food. Brent felt sorry for him and fed him...terrible mistake. Now he is an ever present fixture on my porch. I have named him Archimedes, after the philosopher. (pronounced ark-uh-mee-dees) He's a menace! He tries to run in the house, jump in the car and always cries for food. AND he riffles through my trash! I think I must be a cat magnet.

I'm still alive

Christmas jammies and her new saucer Granny gave her. The jammies have reindeer for toes. So cute!

Christmas Dress from Granny. Big blue eyes!

I have been informed that I have been slacking again on my posting. Updates are: my beautiful Tahoe is sick!! It has automatic windows and I rolled down the passenger window to holler at Brent.... on Christmas Day..... in a rain storm...... and it died. The motor died and the window has been stuck in the down position for 3 weeks. It is so sad!! I look at it and I imagine it has a black eye. Plus my father and brother in law helped Brent duct tape and plastic wrap the window. Needless to say they did an excellent job. (I hope the duct tape comes off!!) THEN the Nissan decided to shred a belt. It took my dad 3 hours to fix it. Damn foreign cars!!

I want to have some pics of my wonderful cheerleaders but they haven't had a home game in a while so next Friday I will be ready, armed with my camera and they better smile. They are getting better every day. I watch the sophomores trouble shoot and problem solve and I am SO proud. The freshman are getting there. :)

FINALLY: Of coarse my little Ella. She hadn't grown very much and I was getting worried. I had to switch her to formula and now she huge!! Apparently she wasn't getting enough. I have to take her to the doctor on Tuesday and I'm curious to see how much she has grown. I have decided that Ella is like her mother: she is all or nothing. She doesn't work up to anything. She will just wake up one morning and know how to do something. She can razz and makes all sorts of crazy noises. She hasn't mastered sitting up but she can stand holding only one of my fingers! It's crazy. I don't have a picture of it yet. Also, in my quest to make her a cheerleader, I have taught her a "cupie". Brent can balance her on the palm of his hand with me VERY closely spotting for like 2 seconds. She laughs and thinks it fun. Dangerous, I know, I'm horrible.

Off Probation!!

Brent has survived the police academy, field training, and now he has successfully completed his probationary period. Yeah!!! He can now take a vacation day with out scrutiny. I am very proud of him. I think he is very focused and very brave. He is gone from the house 14+ hours a day. He leaves in the dark and comes home in the dark. He still finds time to give me and his daughter attention. Sometimes he doesn't even see her because it's too late and she has fallen asleep already. I love him so much. Good job Brent!!

Updates

This is our Christmas card. You can kind of see my new hair! (See below for details)

Ella chews.

And she steals. Brent had this in his hand and she snatched it away and stuffed it in her mouth as fast as she could! I happened to have my camera in my hand or I wouldn't have got this!

I have been neglecting blogging for a while. Any ex-cheerleader can tell you that basketball season starts out crazy! Well, first, Black Friday was crazy!! My mom, Ella and I all went together and it was so much fun. Usually I am scaling bins of video games at Costco, ducking under clothes racks and thieving $5 waffle irons from old woman's baskets. (Does she really need six of them?) I was a little more low key this year. Ella did sooo good. She loves shopping. A girl after my own heart.

Next, my little cheerleaders are doing so good!! I love them so much! About half of them work so hard and want to be good so badly, the other half drive me crazy. My captain Dani Swanson is a blessing. She is organized and a wonderful problem solver. Someone gets hurt and she already has a plan on how to fix it. All my sophomores are wonderful, I love them. I like most the freshman. :) I have two awesome stunt groups that are really good and one that is doing a lot better than they were. They are working hard to do their best. I need to have some pictures of them.

AND, I cut my hair off!! Don't be alarmed. It is at my shoulders. That is the shortest it has ever been! But it was/is falling out in clumps! Amy was very kind enough to cut it for me. I really like it. It is so much easier.

Last, it has been a year since my Granny past away. I keep wondering when it will stop hurting that she is gone. Especially that I am in her house now. I miss her so much. I sometimes call Ella, Ruthie and it is bitter sweet.

Thansgiving

Brent had to work Thanksgiving this year. It was kind of sad. He made triple time so I got over it pretty quick. :) Anyways I thought I would write some of the things I'm thankful for.

1. Brent: He is a perfect match for me. He puts up with all my crap and tries his best to listen to me. I'm complicated, so I know it's hard.
2.Brent's job: Many people my age are poor. They are in school or just getting started in careers. I, however, am not!!! I love Brent's job and the security it gives us.
3. Ella: She is beautiful and healthy and I am glad I have her, even though she is text book case of irregularity.
4. My family: I love them because they ARE NOT PERFECT. They are crazy and honest. The are my best friends. I trust them unquestioningly.
5. The gospel.

There are other things that are vital to my existence and that I am also grateful for, but this is what is important. I hope everyone is excited for Christmas and has had a great year.