12 Years of Shelby and counting...

We have had our little wire-haired fox terrier, Shelby, for 12 years now. She has gone from being an extremely rowdy dog to becoming an old woman doggie. She has aches, warts, bad eyes and likes to be carried up the stairs, but she still has a lot of spice left in her. After living for 10 years in California, her whole life up to that time, she made the move to Colorado with us, with it's snow and wildlife all about. She is a real little trooper, after all, going pottie during a blizzard can be quite startling! There is nothing like having her sit next to you on the couch after a long day. She has a way of releasing all the stresses of your day with her long sighs. So, here is a big shout out to our wonderful little dog Shelby at 12 years and counting. P.S. I added a little video of her sighing,(below)to help de-stress your day.It comes right at the end...so you have to wait for it! (Mute the page music to get the full effect) :)

February 2010 Already?

We are all doing pretty well in 2010. Paul is still the Stake Clerk, has his job at Lockheed Martin and looks forward to snow, so he can use his ATV. He and Austin have made one trip, and they hope to spend a week in March, working on our snazzy basement in our Orem home. Austin, is finishing up his 15 units at the Jr. College here in Colorado. He has a couple of photography classes and has found that he loves taking and developing pictures. I am doing better each day, (yucky back)and I am back exercising..WOOHOO! When it doesn't snow, which is a lot, I like to spend sunny mornings hiking on the hill behind our home. The views are breath-taking and I always get to run into some sort of wildlife....so far, no bears or mountain lions! Laura, is doing great in school and loving her social life, snowboarding and lots of babysitting. She is a crack up and she keeps our family on our toes! We feel so blessed to have entered 2010 on such an up-note!