Self-confidence is so relaxing. There is no strain or stress when one is self-confident. Our lack of self-confidence comes from trying to be someone we aren't.
Soooo good!
I have been wanting to try sushi soooo bad, so my sisters husbands brother took us out to a nice place and told us what to order. It was so yummy!
Mason and Fuddy at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It was so pretty. While we were there doing the tour my sister asked Mason what he liked best about the temple and he said " being so close to Jesus." What a wondeful boy I have.
Me and my sis after our session at the SLC Temple, it was amazing. I love going to Temple. It makes you realize what life's all about.
This tribute to our dog was written by my dad, Jerry Watson.
He joined our family in 1995. A five week old pure bred German Shorthair puppy. Skinny, big ears, and big paws. I knew it was a mistake from the start. Couldn't go anywhere without him. Lock him in the back yard and he'd climb the fence or tunnel under it. Tie him up and he'd chew the rope off or slip the collar. He could open a gate or a door. Then close it behind him just to make you wonder how he got out. He chased cats, squirrels, rabbits, deer, cattle, foxes and game birds. He chased my truck if I left home without him. But he never chased cars. He had encounters with skunks, badgers, porcupines, and rattlesnakes. He slept with me, my kids, my grandkids and by the fire. He ate chicken, chocolate bars, corn chips, ice cream, and my grandkids lollipops. He went fishing, hunting, hiking, swimming, golfing and jet-skiing. He attended weddings, ball games, parades, baptisms, graduations, family reunions and X-mas dinner. He was a thief. He stole countless stuffed animals from yards and porches. He buried them in our backyard. I found a huge Mighty Mouse partially covered with dirt and leaves. They still turn up now and then. He was gentle and submissive with children, yet he was a fierce and protective sentry when the lights went out. He would swim across lakes, rivers, and streams to find you. Then jump in and swim back when he discovered you weren't there. He would take a ten mile hike with me or just follow the grandkids around the block. It didn't matter. He made Kim sneeze. He let Hudson feed him M&M's, potato chips, and Hall's cough drops. He trained with Lacey for the Paris fun run. He helped Mason catch lizards, frogs, and grasshoppers. Missy invited him over for Thanksgiving dinner. Jennifer adopted him. She took care of him and let him rest on Josh's bed. He attempted to rid Dingle of their water snake population. He would get lost. I left him up Home Canyon. He came home. Jennifer left him in the Dingle hills. He came home.
That's what we were doing. Hiking at the lake. We were almost home. He laid down in the sun. The lake was beautiful. It was a great day. I told him..."come on buddy, you can make it". He didn't want to go on. He was tired. Worn out. He was with us for 102 dog years.
He was a nuisance. A pest. A burden. He was dirty and smelly. He was wet and muddy. He shed. He snored. And he was my best friend.
Shultz 1995-2009
Its been awhile since I posted something, so I thought I would do a quick update.
So, a couple of weekends ago, we were up snowboarding. I was hitting jump after jump and even landing them. I noticed this jump and I told Lee "I'm going for it", I was all pumped up and I hit the jump going pretty fast for me. Well it through me up in the air sidways and thats how I landed. Me knee was all twisted up and I landed on it with all my weight. It sucked. I cried so hard, I thought for sure my snowboarding and my running days were over. Lee came running to my rescue and took my board off. He was so scared, he even said that he was going to go for help. I was like "no way"( I did not want to be hauled off by the ski patrol) so I just sat there and cried. Finally it started to fell a little better. We made down the mountain. As soon as I got home I put ice on it. Luckily, I think its going to be okay, it made me realize how fragile our bodies are. I'm even back running and boarding now ( even though its still a little sore).
I need to post some cool pictures of my boy at his wrestling tournament, so stay tuned......
PICTURE TAG
Here are the rules:
1) Choose the 4th folder where you store your pictures on your computer.
2) Select the 4th picture in the folder.
3) Explain the picture.
4) Tag 4 people to the same NO CHEATING ( cropping, editing, etc...)
This picture is Mason and Lee doing the dishes. Lee was making sure Mason was washing them correctly.
Now I tag Kim, Kandy, Sherri and Melissa S.
Hyrum and Matti (Mason's cousins) stayed the night with us. Mason loves those guys so much. They are such good kids. We all had a good time. In this picture they are watching the movie "Footloose" and they are trying to dance like they do in the movie. It was so funny to watch. They were really getting into it.
Lee was such a good sport to dance with the kids. He was just acting like a goofball, making fun of the whole 80's dancing thing. But they were sure havin fun.
Hyrum,Matti, and Mason hanging from our stairs. These stairs are so fun for kids. Its like mini playground right in our house.
Just the three of us! I have the best family ever. I love these two so much!
So two weeks ago our cat went missing. He was gone for six days. We thought for sure he was dead, because he always comes home at night and it was super cold the week he was gone. To our surprise he came home!! I was so happy I cried (hey he's part of the family). I noticed that his back leg was all messed up he would just drag it when he walked. I thought he got hit by a car or something. So the next day I took him to the vet. The Dr. said he was pretty sure that our cat was caught in a trap. Can you imagine having your leg caught in a trap for six days in -3 degree weather, with no food or water? It just broke my heart. He ended up having to get his leg cut off. He is doing a little better. I wish I could find the person who sets traps out, so I could tell them what I think of them.
This picture was taken eight years ago. We had only been married a little over a month, we were living in a crappy trailer in Pocatello. And we had just recently found out that I was pregnant.
Okay, so I was not going to do a post for a while, but today I just couldn't stop thinking of my husband. Lee and I had a really tough start on our life together. We got married really young I was 19 he was 20. We had no money. Lee worked at a Chinese restaurant washing dishes,and I was pregnant and always sick so I did not work for more than a few hours a day at a home health place. I remember that we had a jar full of change and anytime we needed to go to the store, we would always have to count out our change. It was rough and to make it all the worse Lee and I pretty much fought non stop for the first few years of our marriage. Looking back on it I will honestly say that I really never thought we would make it. I know a lot of the fighting was my fault. The first two years of our marriage were honestly some of the hardest times in my whole life. But I wouldn't change them for a second. Going through that with Lee has only made me love him more. Him and Mason are the best things that have ever happened to me. I'm getting so choked up as I write this, because I have been so blessed to be Lee's wife. I am so glad that we have stuck by eachother through the trials that we have received. I do not regret one single day I've spent with Lee. Even though we still fight now and again, we have come so far and made so much progress. So thanks to my amazing husband for all the bad times and for all the good times. I will love you forever.
Soooo good!
I have been wanting to try sushi soooo bad, so my sisters husbands brother took us out to a nice place and told us what to order. It was so yummy!
Mason and Fuddy at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It was so pretty. While we were there doing the tour my sister asked Mason what he liked best about the temple and he said " being so close to Jesus." What a wondeful boy I have.
Me and my sis after our session at the SLC Temple, it was amazing. I love going to Temple. It makes you realize what life's all about.
