Monday, April 12, 2010
Quiche Loraine
A couple of days prior to Easter I had decided that I wanted to have a Quiche as part of our Easter breakfast. We were fortunate to be invited over to the Rufeners for a gourmet Easter brunch! After which we tried to watch conference with 6 kids – thank goodness for DVR’s. Attached is a picture of “Miss Loraine” which was quite tasty if I say so myself!
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
That Girl
This last weekend Mitzi and I found ourselves at Kohl's in the clearance section. This is never a good thing because if it’s a good deal – regardless if I could live without it, I usually will buy it!
So during this last adventure we walked out with 5, yes 5 pairs of shoes for Abby and Hailee. Now the prices alone were worth it – $5.00 a piece for the shoes (we got 3 of those), and $7.00 for each boot (we got 2 of those). However when you take into consideration that both of your girls will be able to use them… NOW we are talkin’ amazing deals! LOL! So here is Abby sporting her new boots!
So during this last adventure we walked out with 5, yes 5 pairs of shoes for Abby and Hailee. Now the prices alone were worth it – $5.00 a piece for the shoes (we got 3 of those), and $7.00 for each boot (we got 2 of those). However when you take into consideration that both of your girls will be able to use them… NOW we are talkin’ amazing deals! LOL! So here is Abby sporting her new boots!
Today Mitzi found Abby with a red pen! Apparently she is aspiring to be a tattoo artist! Hailee, you better watch out!
Abby's new hat that she got from Aunt Kris! Hopefully she will wear this one going forward instead of the winter one!
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Five Months Old
Its crazy to think our little Hailee Jo is now 5 months old. She is growing up so fast and she has blended sooo well with our family. For now she is a mixture of Benjamin and Abigail. For the most part she is observant and quite, but she does have a voice and a little temper.
She has been rolling from her back to her stomach for about a month now. For the last week she’s been eating rice cereal at night and tonight she tried green beans for the first time – I don’t think she likes them. Abby said “poo” when Mitzi opened the container; so from there Hailee was not interested! LOL! It made Mitzi and I laugh.
She has a cute giggle and loves to laugh when Abby and Benjamin are playing with her. She loves to cuddle at night and she enjoys her tummy time!
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Nine Years!
It’s crazy to think it has been nine years. Nine years ago today it was a beautiful yet chilly spring morning in Manti Utah and this is where Mitzi and I said yes over the altar. So much has happened: the two of us have changed a great deal, our family has had three beautiful additions, and we have moved 3 times and now reside in a different state. The only consistent thing I can think of, is my love for Mitzi. We have had our up’s and down’s but I know the two of us would both say: “More up’s than down’s”
It’s crazy to look back and see what changes we have had. But I wouldn’t change a thing. Our trials have made us smarter, our embarrassing moments have provided great laughter and our dedication to each other has only become stronger.
So to nine great years Mitzi – thank you! I love you and I look forward to the next many years to come - For Time And All Eternity.
It’s crazy to look back and see what changes we have had. But I wouldn’t change a thing. Our trials have made us smarter, our embarrassing moments have provided great laughter and our dedication to each other has only become stronger.
So to nine great years Mitzi – thank you! I love you and I look forward to the next many years to come - For Time And All Eternity.
Monday, March 15, 2010
2 Movers, 2 Hours & 2 Trucks unloaded – The Move Part Two
When Dennis and I arrived Monday night at the new house we pulled out two queen mattresses and laid them down on the front room floor and then called Pizza Hut for dinner. I think by 7:30 PM we were out cold.
The next morning we began getting ready for the movers as Mitzi and I had decided to hire some. I am soooo glad we did as we had no additional help. Dennis and I had thought ahead and decided we should do our best to unload the first truck and organize as much as possible all of the boxes by rooms on the first level of the house in different stacks. We did this as all of the bedrooms are on the second level and all of the storage we had planed to go in the basement. Our goal was to have the movers (two guys from Illinois) take the furniture into the house and place it in the respective rooms and then begin working on the boxes.
By noon on Tuesday Dennis and I had accomplished our goal and the movers had arrived. It was amazing – within two hours we had all the furniture in its place, all the boxes in their respective rooms and two very tired and hard working movers heading back to Illinois. WOW! Dennis and I quickly returned the two Penske trucks, when out to dinner and then I began unpacking as much as I could before Mitzi and the kids arrived.
The next day morning Lowes delivered our refrigerator and stove while AT&T was installing our satellite, phone and internet service. Around noon Mitzi and Louise (Mitzi’s mother) arrived with 3 very tired kids from a very early flight from Salt Lake.
Now with all of us here in Wisconsin, we’ve begun settling in our new home unpacking box after box after box. We are about 90% of the way done – but its that last 10% that is the hardest of deciding where we are going to hide I mean store this and that.
Of course the kids have had more fun playing with the boxes rather than unpacking them. Benjamin and Abby spent hours the first couple of days playing in them. Soo did Hailee!
So as Ty Pennington would say from ABC’s Extreme Make Over - Home Edition show: “Welcome Home Thompson Family, Welcome Home!”
The next morning we began getting ready for the movers as Mitzi and I had decided to hire some. I am soooo glad we did as we had no additional help. Dennis and I had thought ahead and decided we should do our best to unload the first truck and organize as much as possible all of the boxes by rooms on the first level of the house in different stacks. We did this as all of the bedrooms are on the second level and all of the storage we had planed to go in the basement. Our goal was to have the movers (two guys from Illinois) take the furniture into the house and place it in the respective rooms and then begin working on the boxes.
By noon on Tuesday Dennis and I had accomplished our goal and the movers had arrived. It was amazing – within two hours we had all the furniture in its place, all the boxes in their respective rooms and two very tired and hard working movers heading back to Illinois. WOW! Dennis and I quickly returned the two Penske trucks, when out to dinner and then I began unpacking as much as I could before Mitzi and the kids arrived.
The next day morning Lowes delivered our refrigerator and stove while AT&T was installing our satellite, phone and internet service. Around noon Mitzi and Louise (Mitzi’s mother) arrived with 3 very tired kids from a very early flight from Salt Lake.
Now with all of us here in Wisconsin, we’ve begun settling in our new home unpacking box after box after box. We are about 90% of the way done – but its that last 10% that is the hardest of deciding where we are going to hide I mean store this and that.
Of course the kids have had more fun playing with the boxes rather than unpacking them. Benjamin and Abby spent hours the first couple of days playing in them. Soo did Hailee!
So as Ty Pennington would say from ABC’s Extreme Make Over - Home Edition show: “Welcome Home Thompson Family, Welcome Home!”
Friday, March 12, 2010
Two Penske's Set at 70 - The Move Part One
It’s crazy to think that 4 weeks ago today we had two 26 ft Penske trucks loaded to the max waiting to be driven to Wisconsin. Yes, everything we “collected” besides Mitzi’s piano and some clothes where in those two trucks. I remember being sooo optimistic – thinking this was going to work out just fine! Well, it did with a few little bumps...
Thankfully Dennis (Mitzi’s Father) drove one of the trucks and I followed his tracks with the other truck. The two of us started our 1,500 mile journey across the “Great Plains”! We wok
e up early Saturday morning, grabbed a McDonald’s breakfast sandwich and started up Parleys Canyon. With a little snow showers here and there we made great time. Fortunately the Penske trucks had speed governors on them (Set at 70) so Dennis didn’t have to worry about me flying down the road out of control. Unfortunately it did not stop me from getting a “Warning” from the Wyoming Highway Patrol… Come on… 2 miles over the speed limit (65mph) – give me a break! I should have lied and said the trucks speedometer must have been off.
The first night we stayed in Kimball Nebraska at a dirty old Super 8… Thank goodness it was only one night. Overnight, it had snowed a bit but the roads were clear and we were heading down the road with high hopes to reach Des Moines Iowa. We were making great time and we were thinking that we may even make it further into Iowa until we hit Grand Island. From there Dennis and I were diverted off of I-80.
The situation was a little perplexing as it had not been snowing at all. We were told that there was blowing snow and blizzard like conditions just east of us. I said to Dennis – let’s keep going on the alternate. It doesn’t look that bad… Well, after an extremely long detour passing over 75 vehicles either off the road, flipped or crashed into each other – I was starting to see why I-80 was closed. We only made it to Omaha that day. We were exhausted and then had a horrible time finding our hotel because I typed the address incorrectly on the GPS...
The next morning I was hopeful that things could not get worse. Well they did; about 10 fold. I have never seen so many accidents, stranded vehicles and cars sliding off the road in front of me. Twice the back end of my truck started to come out from me, but somehow Heavenly Father kept Dennis and I on the road. It took us over a half a day to reach Des Moines – I was starting to wonder if we were ever going to make it.
Dennis and I were done, tired and wondering how much further we could go. We toped of the trucks and started down the freeway again. The roads were much better, even dry. By the time we had reach the east side of Des Moines we were traveling down the road at full speed! Miraculously we arrived at the new home in Waukesha around 5:30 safe and sound on day three.
I have to say – I don’t think I will do that again. At least without hiring someone else to do it for me!
Thankfully Dennis (Mitzi’s Father) drove one of the trucks and I followed his tracks with the other truck. The two of us started our 1,500 mile journey across the “Great Plains”! We wok
e up early Saturday morning, grabbed a McDonald’s breakfast sandwich and started up Parleys Canyon. With a little snow showers here and there we made great time. Fortunately the Penske trucks had speed governors on them (Set at 70) so Dennis didn’t have to worry about me flying down the road out of control. Unfortunately it did not stop me from getting a “Warning” from the Wyoming Highway Patrol… Come on… 2 miles over the speed limit (65mph) – give me a break! I should have lied and said the trucks speedometer must have been off.The first night we stayed in Kimball Nebraska at a dirty old Super 8… Thank goodness it was only one night. Overnight, it had snowed a bit but the roads were clear and we were heading down the road with high hopes to reach Des Moines Iowa. We were making great time and we were thinking that we may even make it further into Iowa until we hit Grand Island. From there Dennis and I were diverted off of I-80.
The situation was a little perplexing as it had not been snowing at all. We were told that there was blowing snow and blizzard like conditions just east of us. I said to Dennis – let’s keep going on the alternate. It doesn’t look that bad… Well, after an extremely long detour passing over 75 vehicles either off the road, flipped or crashed into each other – I was starting to see why I-80 was closed. We only made it to Omaha that day. We were exhausted and then had a horrible time finding our hotel because I typed the address incorrectly on the GPS...
The next morning I was hopeful that things could not get worse. Well they did; about 10 fold. I have never seen so many accidents, stranded vehicles and cars sliding off the road in front of me. Twice the back end of my truck started to come out from me, but somehow Heavenly Father kept Dennis and I on the road. It took us over a half a day to reach Des Moines – I was starting to wonder if we were ever going to make it.
Dennis and I were done, tired and wondering how much further we could go. We toped of the trucks and started down the freeway again. The roads were much better, even dry. By the time we had reach the east side of Des Moines we were traveling down the road at full speed! Miraculously we arrived at the new home in Waukesha around 5:30 safe and sound on day three.
I have to say – I don’t think I will do that again. At least without hiring someone else to do it for me!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Saying Goodbye
Over the last couple of days Mitzi and I have had quite a few “Goodbye’s” and over the next 3 weeks our schedule is only becoming more booked with lunches, dinners and an open house this coming Friday. I can’t believe this is actually happening. In so many ways I am relieved and excited for our new adventure to start happening in Wisconsin – but at the same time comes a realization and sadness. Many of our friends, coworkers, distant family and neighbors we may never see again. It breaks my heart.
So here is my invitation… I know we will not have the chance or opportunity to say goodbye to everyone. As I mentioned an open house is being held this coming Friday January 29th between 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. If you can make it – please come and let us give you a hug so we can say our goodbye.
It is being held at the LDS Rosecrest Ward Building at: 14172 Emmeline Dr in Herriman Utah. Directions: From 13400 South and Bangerter head West on 13400 South. When you arrive at 5600 West turn left heading South. Note: There will be a Smiths and Wendy’s on your right had side. Proceed straight through the 4 way stop sign. The 3rd right after the 4 way stop sign is Mirabella Drive. Turn right heading west on Mirabella. The 3rd Left is Emmeline - you will see the church building on the corner.
The following song keeps coming to my mind by Michael McLane. Historically I have referred to this song only in a family setting but it brings comfort to me today.
“Well it's hard to say goodbye and let go. And it's hard to see it end. When the memories we have made may never happen again. But it's harder for time to ever erase, the together times we've share. So when we're apart remember, all the love we've shared together and for all this love thank the Lord above who showed us the way...That we can be together forever someday. We can be together.Well it's hard to say goodbye and let go. And it's hard to see it end. But we can be together forever someday. We can be together forever someday. We can be together forever someday.”
So here is my invitation… I know we will not have the chance or opportunity to say goodbye to everyone. As I mentioned an open house is being held this coming Friday January 29th between 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. If you can make it – please come and let us give you a hug so we can say our goodbye.
It is being held at the LDS Rosecrest Ward Building at: 14172 Emmeline Dr in Herriman Utah. Directions: From 13400 South and Bangerter head West on 13400 South. When you arrive at 5600 West turn left heading South. Note: There will be a Smiths and Wendy’s on your right had side. Proceed straight through the 4 way stop sign. The 3rd right after the 4 way stop sign is Mirabella Drive. Turn right heading west on Mirabella. The 3rd Left is Emmeline - you will see the church building on the corner.
The following song keeps coming to my mind by Michael McLane. Historically I have referred to this song only in a family setting but it brings comfort to me today.
“Well it's hard to say goodbye and let go. And it's hard to see it end. When the memories we have made may never happen again. But it's harder for time to ever erase, the together times we've share. So when we're apart remember, all the love we've shared together and for all this love thank the Lord above who showed us the way...That we can be together forever someday. We can be together.Well it's hard to say goodbye and let go. And it's hard to see it end. But we can be together forever someday. We can be together forever someday. We can be together forever someday.”
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