'She Aint Ugly....She's my SISTER!!!

This is the first year that Grandma and Grandpa Holm didn't have any kids home for Halloween.

I was actually lost and didn't know quite how to handle it. So like any other normal 50 year old female...I Decided i was going to dress up and go trick or treating. Well mostly tricking!!!

I called my Sister Debbie and asked her if she was up for it...and like any normal 49 year old female...she was.

She came over, we tried everything on that was in the Halloween trunk (plastic garbage can..stored under the stairs, with 32 years of accumulated costumes), and this is what we came up with.

We went and picked up Grannie Annie (she didn't dress up she just went along for the ride) and visited a few relatives and friends. We went to get a pop at KB's and lo and behold the cop shows up and just stands and watches us. I think the clerk called him. Just seemed a little fishy to me.

Still funny....what did they think we were going to do, rob the place? Funny!!!

All in all we tricked a few, got a lot of laughs and had a great time.

I am so blessed to have such an awesome sister that I can laugh with, cry with and love with, and....make a fool out of myself with!!!

dEBBIE AND dEANN ---wONDER wOMAN & i WONDER IF SHE'S A WOMAN tHE MOTHER OF sIX proUD cHILDREN
yOU knOW wHO YOU are

SHE AINT UGLY......SHE'S MY SISTER!!!

A little more blogging and a lot less Facebook!!

I know SCAARRRYYYY! You might want to sit down. I am FINALLY blogging. I really don't know where to start, so I will begin with Halloween night and continue until I catch up with my fantastically, exciting, exhuberant, fullfilling life. Yea that's just Funny!!! More like busy beyond belief, where does the time go, I'm too tired to blog...so i'll do it some other time life. The busy part has a lot to do with FAcebook...it is the devil.

It's finished!!!

Yup, you can believe it. It is finally finished. Thanks to Crystal and her painting expertise and painting talents the Garage if officially done. But I don't think I will put my car in it now. I am going to keep the fridge stocked with chocolate and diet coke....and I will switch things up and have a "doghouse" of my own. All I need is a recliner and a selection of good books. I could use a few suggestions.....and ENGLISH TRIFLE is the first on the list. (luv those books written by our own witty, delightful and most of all... talented, Josi Killpack).

No these are not Russell's power tools, but your truly!!!

They have been covered for about 3 yrs..and I am about to unleash the wood working demon in me and get busy.

This would be the Animal Cafeteria.

I might get around to riding my bike again...

but for now enjoy your new clean home my little peddlers.

Hmmmm....wonder how many cars I can park in here now?

Notice the floor...thanks to Crystal I can see my own reflection in it.

So check out my first garage blog and compare it to this one. Amazing results if I do say so myself!!!

A picture's worth a thousand words!

Saturday I was doing dishes when I looked out the window and saw this! I yelled at Russell and Crystal to come and see it. Four miles away I saw what looked like a TORNADO! Notice how clear it looks outside in our backyard. They ran upstairs, looked and Crystal got her camera and got these pics. You decide.....is it a tornado?

Just getting bigger by the second! And heading our way.

SCAAARRRRYYYY!

Coming to our neck of the woods, FAST!

Before the dirt got to our house there was not even the slightest breeze. It was a little eerie. As soon as it hit, the rain and wind came with all it's fury.
We can't see the house across the street from us.

Picture driving into town an hour later. You can barely see.

Tada...A New Post!

O.K, so here's the thing. I have had so many projects going on this year that I haven't found the time or a clear mind to do my blogging. So my apologies to those who have been waiting for something worth reading. Not that this is going to be anything spectacular.........but here goes.

Remember that shed/barn that my hubby built for his stuff, well after about nine months it's almost finished and ready to move his treasures into. And when I say treasures, I mean TREASURES. I have posted a few pictures of our garage to show you what I have had to park in for the last two years. It gives me an anxiety, slash, panic attacks everytime I look at these pics.

It has taken me about 5 weeks so far to sort, clean, throw away (which by the way, was like pulling teeth), or put in a pile to decide later. We did throw away about two truckloads of crap, some of which my hubby salvaged as he found it in the back of the truck. Seriously how many broken shovels can one man have. He found one in the truck and brought it home and fixed it. Because we only have 9 shovels hanging up. Being the frugal man that he is, he also fixed the heated dog dish that didn't work all winter long, that he also found in the garbage.

And seriously, why do men accumulate every used auto part taken from their cars and trucks. We don't even have the vehicles they were taken off of anymore. So check out these before pics of the garage and I will post the new and approved garage in a few days.

Just a note: Crystal has been helping me with the finishing touches and putting her dads tools in his new shed. She asked her dad.. "what goes in the shed"? He replied...if it belongs to your mother it gets to stay in the garage. If it's mine it has to go in the shed. (Whaaa).

So I thought I would let you see all of the wonderful things I have accumulated and get to keep in the garage.

Notice the tiny path to the back door. And if you look hard, you can see half of the freezer.

We have run out of wall space to hang another thing. Darn it!!!

Treasures, treasures, treasures.

This is the tool table. Do you see any tools on it?

I don't know how he finds anything in here.

Oh, that's right.....he doesn't!

He askes me if I know where it is.

I tell him to pretend to throw something over his shoulder, turn around and that is where he will find what he is looking for.

On a more positive note...I have to tell you I have such a handy hubby. He can fix anything from mechanical to construction. And it is because of his many talents that we have a beautiful new shed for storage. And I know that somewhere in the back of his mind, he was doing this for me too. Way Back...but it counts anyway.

Just want to say thank you for all you do for me.

coming soon to a blog near you....

....A NEW POST!! I know it's hard to believe as I have been on an 8 week vacation from the blogging world. What can I say? I'm not gonna lie, FACEBOOK is addicting. So please don't lose faith in me, I promise to blog if I can pry myself away from my NEW favorite networking site. Toodles!!

Happy Birthday to the "Man of my dreams"!

52 years old today and handsome as ever.

Happy Birthday Rooster...Luv "The Cleaning Lady".

"GRANDPA HANDSOME"

This is the name that Neeley has given Grandpa Holm. WHile sitting downstairs on the computer, looking at the screensaver which is of all the pics we have taken and saved, Neeley came across one of me......in sheer delight she exclaims..."hey there's Grandma DeAnn! A few pics later she saw Grandpa and also pronounced that it was her Grandpa. I asked "Grandpa Who"? And as if I should've already known, she says in her sweet little chipmunk voice..."Grandpa Handsome." And it has been Grandpa Handsome ever since. But....what I want to know is if he is Grandpa Handsome, what does that make me?

50 shmifty!

And I was worried about turning the big 5-0. Look at me. I am one HOT mama. I always say "if you got it - flaunt it". Don't be a hater;)

Sorry mom, I couldn't resist. I kept seeing these pictures and thought that they're way too funny not to share. You can thank me later. I'm totally aware that this could mean major BLOGGING WARS but it's SO worth it. XOXO.

Winter Picnic

Russell, Steph and the kids came to Milford for a much needed visit. Russell jr. and Russell Sr. spent a day out looking for ANtler sheds (They found some beauties), and spent some quality time together.

We played Guitar Hero, and pretty much just ate and played.

The weather was beautiful so we decided to go on a picnic. Dustin and Lynette came over with the boys, so we all headed up to the hills. We had a great time, hiking to the top of the mountain and riding the 4 wheelers and Jeep. Crystal made her famous HOBO Dinners.

All I can say is, summer can't get here fast enough for me. I love, love , love the sun.

Cupid or Stupid?

Sherry Yardley called and asked me if I would play CUPID in a skit for the Senior Citizens Thursday, and would I please dress the part. Well duh! If you know me at all, you know I am all into the acting like a weirdo thing. So this is the gettup that I came up with.

Margaret Miller wrote the poem about Valentines Day to the tune of Twas the Night Before Christmas, It was a lot of fun, and I was really enjoying myself.......

UNTIL

I realized, that I too would be old enough to attend these dinner and programs set up to give the "Older Generation something to do." SCARRRRRYYYYYY!!!!

Tubing Time!

What do you get when you put 2 or 3 feet of snow, a thermos of hot chocolate, a pot of chili and a truck load of sleds and inner tubes together? One heck of a lot of fun. And that is exactly what we had! Our ward called a snow party one Saturday, so we headed up the mountain and spent the whole day. The weather was so nice, we took off our coats, hats and gloves and played until almost dark. I think the adults had more fun than the kids. Thanks Bishop for such a great time.

Is your nose cold Daddy?

Tube hill patrol at your service. As long as we don't have to get up!

Please....just one more time?

I think we were going at least 90 mph!
Who IS that Sexy snow bunny?

Happy Birthday Debbie

Tonight we had a Birthday Party for my sister Debbie, who by the way is the same age as me. Nope, we are not twins. But... we are the same age every year for about 3 weeks.

Grandma & Grandpa Johnson, Debbie and her new hubby Craig, Nick and Crystal and Russell and myself enjoyed dinner, farkle and german poker. And we can't leave Kendra out. She was definately the life of the party!

O.K Debbie, so I didn't make the cake and I forgot the candles. But it was a good thing. We would have burned the house down with that many candles burning. Oh yea, did I mention my sister just turned 40 something.

Debbie moved back to Milford almost 2 years ago. I didn't realize how much I missed my sister until now. We have so much fun together. And I love it, because finally someone can dish it out and take it too. She is my Sister and my Friend!!! Happy Birthday Debbie!!! Luv ya...and am looking forward to spending many more birthdays with you.

A game of German poker is serious stuff at our house. This is what my hand looked like all night long. The competition was on and every one was out for blood. I didn't win, but I didn't take last place either.

I wonder what I can talk Great Grandma into getting for me?

Is dinner ready yet? I'm starving!