Father's Day 2011

Today is Father's Day and Greg is missing in action...well from home anyway!  It seems like summer brings the weather we all love...but for me a missing husband. I know he loves his job, so it is okay to let him be where he is!  Here's to wishing him a Very Happy Father's Day! Hope he is getting wet by all of this rain...maybe he will be home in time to enjoy a much needed vacation!

Greg is in New Mexico on the Track Fire between New Mexico and Colorado.  He was serving on the Wallow fire between New Mexico and Arizona, but was re-assigned to the Ratone fire.

I Can't Wait Until Spring

I found this wonderful website on gardening!  I am so ready for spring to get here... and this website has brought such pleasant images to me...I couldn't help but share it!
To go to this website click HERE

I think after you peruse this website...you will find yourself full of happiness and wanting spring to get here too...anyway I hope you do!

Today's Quote:
The best place to seek God is in a garden.  You can dig for him there.  
~George Bernard Shaw

Until Next Time...HAPPY HOOF BEATS,

Thought I would Share a Fun Moment

This is a fun picture of Whitney and Haley!  They attended a BYU Girls Basketball camp this last summer and met the neatest person...Coriann Fraughton! She ended up being their coach for the week...and what an AWESOME lady she is!

Here is a picture of their little
 team!  Whitney and Haley on the right! Coriann is in the center with pony tails!

Happy Hoof Beats!

Bitter/Sweet Day In Paradise

Bitter/Sweet day in Paradise. Our Lady Badgers took 2nd to Bryce Valley by 6 points...35 - 41. They should have walked away with the win...but sometimes things just aren't meant to be I guess. (((Sigh))). But never fear we are headed to state and will play their first game at 8:30 PM Wednesday night come wearing your purple and gold...and prepare to give your heart a ride of its life! ♥ 

You all know what it looks like when you squeeze the baby powder bottle to hard and that white cloud of powder pops out the top! Well...that's what the game looked like last night...oops we got squeezed just a little too hard! Fresh tears and broken hearts...but hey, they can take state one game at a time...I know they
can! ♥

Whitney gave her heart away last night to the game and her team mates.  It hurts to watch your child hurt, but it is also a honor to watch her rise above it after a few shed tears.  We were able to reminisce on the way home and have few good chuckles while remembering the year.  Whit's heart is healthy again...she is ready to face this next week head on...she likes the idea of the state trophy being a hard one to get and the fact that if the goal to the championship is accomplished...the Trophy is Bigger!

As a Mother...I am Honored to tell those of you reading this blog that our hard working Whitney made the All-Region Team...HOORAW to you Miss Whitney...you bring Honor to your family and to your team! We love you so much and wish you much success the rest of this ride into state and for the rest of your high-school career. Thank you for the opportunity to take this ride with you this year and the past years building up to this moment!

Here are a few pictures of this weeks basketball games.  I got some of the Lady Badgers playing Valley their last region game before the Region Tournament and then you will see a couple of the team in a moment of defeat (((SIGH)))! The last one will be of our Whit just as she is getting ready to receive her All-Region Medal...she missed the announcement because her team went to the locker room and didn't know that she had made the team...so I didn't get a picture of the team or her with them another big (((SIGH)))! But CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO WHITNEY!

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief...and unspeakable love.”
~Washington Irving~
  
Until Next Time...Happy Hoof Beats!

It's Girls 1-A Basketball Region 20 Time

Girls Basketball Region 20 started yesterday!  The Lady Badgers played Valley for their first game and won by 15 points...they will play Panguitch at 5:15 p.m. at Canyon View HS in Cedar City tonight to move on to the championships tomorrow night!

Our girls have such a sweet personality as a team and they play real well together!  Those who don't get to play as much sure are sweet girls and have so much enthusiasm toward the whole team.  It takes 5 players to move the ball down the basketball court...but it takes the whole team to win a game!

So find your purple and gold...get it on and keep tuned!  I'll try to get a few pictures...sure don't want to jinx anyone with the camera...you know me...a little superstitious...Sorry! :)

Fingers X'ed and Toes too! See ya when I return!

Happy Hoof Beats,

Basketball Is Good

Yes...basketball is good!  Our Lady Badgers beat the Bryce Valley Lady Mustangs last-night by 6 points!  Tough game...but someones got to do it...and they did!  Talk about TEAM EFFORT! WHOOT...WHOOT!

Tomorrow the Lady Badger's will play their final game of season play against the Lady Buffalo's...not sure that's what I would want to be called...but hey, those people down there in Valley are some very nice people! For the boys...I'm pretty sure that a Buffalo Boy is awesome and all...but for the girls...um...not sure!

Next Wednesday, February 9th, our Lady Badgers will more than likely play the Lady Buffalo's again on the Lady Badgers home court @ 7PM.  With a win tomorrow night...that will put them in 3rd place going into Region...and this year the first game of Region will be played on the better placed teams home court.  We will then head to Cedar City, Canyon View HS for Thursday and Friday games to determine the out come of Region play...our Lady Badger's have the talent to take 1st place...I hope they bring a lot of heart and come playing strong!

We will then head to Richfield the following week to play for State determination at the Sevier Events Center...I'll have to keep you updated on that one!

No pictures from last-nights game...sorry (8-\
I'll leave this picture of Miss Whitney that Chelsie took...because I have replaced it from the Header!

I hope that this blog finds you all warm and cozy...cause it has been terribly cold here!  Good thing that Greg has a large pile of wood,..I just Heart me some of that man! (8-)

Until next time...Happy Hoof Beats

It Seems To Be A Good Day Today

We have had a pretty good week this week!  I got my legislative letters written and sent to the Representatives and Senators for the bills that are being proposed on Capitol Hill.  Yea...now I need at least 2 tons of chocolate for stress...just sayin!:/

We went to Escalante to watch Whit play basketball last night...the game went well...she scored 11 points, having one 3 point shot...way to go Whitney! They won and all is good! Isn't she so darn cute...I think that she is...take a look!

The roads were clear for traveling and you just can't beat that beautiful scenic Byway 12 drive over the mountain!  We got home in good time without any deer or elk excitement!

I am trying to get my butt up and busy with vacuuming the house along with dusting...yuck who wants to work on Saturday when you've been to work all week all ready?

Greg is off putting a new bumper on his Toyota pickup that is 20 years old...fed the cows one too many times with the old one.  I'd rather have the bumper wear out over the engine...so good thing that he found a bumper and is welding it on today!

Carla and I are getting geared up for our Bike2Bike Ride the end of February...we are going to ride 65 miles down in St. George...it should be fun...if you're not afraid...do you want to come?  It could also be worse!  Here are the details click on the Eagle to get to the website link of the ride!

It would be great to have you all join us...but if not...we'll try to think nice thoughts about you as we are riding our bicycles...lol.

I'll try to keep you updated more often...but until next time...keep updated through my Facebook page
Have a great weekend!

A New Great Website

Fist of all....HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!

As a lot of you have seen. Chelsie has started taking photographs and is doing so well. I just love her work.
I wanted to share her website link with all of you...check it out and tell your friends. http://smilingdimples.blogspot.com/

As far as the sports go...we have been kept so busy that I haven't had enough time to sit down at my computer and blog. But just want you all to know...our Whitney is doing so great this season...of course she is ours...and we wouldn't think any other way...but seriously...she is like Miss D-E-F-E-N-S-E! I am so proud of her and her team mates...they have the talent to go a long long way this season and next!

No pictures this go around cuz...well what can I say...I keep forgetting my camera and well...I have really enjoyed watching and cheering! I do have this one image...and Chelsie ended up getting it for me...then we put the camera away...well cuz...um...I got a little ticked off at the ref...called him Q-Ball cuz he was bald and  very terrible and I think he heard...shouldn't have...cuz...um...Whit...um...she fouled out. She is sort of having that issue this year...fouling out I mean...but I have stopped calling the ref's names. Whit is kinda fouling out on her own now...she makes Not Fouling Out one of her goals now...I promise...I have been a whole lot better...sometimes! :/  I really should take pictures...it's safer!

Now take a look at that Defense...no standing around for my Whitter's! Go Girl Go!
I will try and be a little better about updating...and keeping my name calling to myself! I said T-R-Y!

See ya all on the flip side!