Getting Ready for Christmas!!

Our Tree!!!

We jumped in with both feet and worked really hard to get our Christmas decorations up! Here are some pictures!!

ALL the kids had a lot of fun putting the decorations on the tree, even though it is a little lopsided :) I will post some more pics later when we put the lights on outside.

Dinner was pretty good, out turkey was a little dry but still good. Ashley just learned about manners in Girl Scouts so she was helpful by setting the table. When everybody was seated we went around the table and shared what we were thankful for. The children gave a lot of thanks for their family....mostly grandparents!

When we were doing the dishes we discovered the stovetop dressing still on the stove...LOL It made a great turkey cassorole the next day. Oh well it’s just the way that life goes sometimes.

A TUKE THANKSGIVING

mmmmmmm.....Yummy turkey!!!

Downfall or Thanksgiving?...Dirty Dishes!!

Bryson is just sitting quietly, waiting....

Our Thanksgiving this year was really pretty relaxing. Midnight the night before our turkey was not defrosted enough to get the neck out so Randy stayed up with the turkey while doing his homework. When I awoke in the morning I found the turkey all ready to go in the bag and everything! What a great man I married! So we just cooked the turkey all day while I worked and the kids played.

Dinner was pretty good, out turkey was a little dry but still good. Ashley just learned about manners in Girl Scouts so she was helpful by setting the table. When everybody was seated we went around the table and shared what we were thankful for. The children gave a lot of thanks for their family....mostly grandparents!

When we were doing the dishes we discovered the stove top dressing still on the stove...LOL It made a great turkey casserole the next day. Oh well it’s just the way that life goes sometimes.

Thankful for RAIN

Today it is RAINING and I absolutely LOVE it!! I didn't want to wake up because I love sleeping to the sound of rain. While waiting for dinner to cook we went out with Grandma Tuke and played in the rain. Here are some pictures of our fun.

How we met

Randy and I met at an institute dance July 12, 1996. I remember seeing him for the first time, it really WAS one of those "the crowd parted and there he was" moments. I remember him just glowing! I nudged my friend and told her that I wanted to dance with him and she told me to go for it. Well I am not one to be super shy and I have had great experiences with meeting guys at dances in the past, so I went over to ask him to dance. At that moment the DJ came on saying that the dance might be ending soon because of technical difficulties..Yay! they fixed it and I was off to find my man. I did find him but chickened out. We must have went around the same group of people because I got a second chance! So I asked him to dance. It was funny because Randy asked me if I wanted to go out and my answer was "steady?" Anyone who knows me knows that I say funny things sometimes, especially when I am nervous. Well we exchanged numbers and the next day I got a call........To be continued.......

Two weeks until Twelve years

Only two weeks until I will be a married women of 12 years!! Thanks to my friend Heather Fuller's blog, she inspired me to "Go back in time." So here are some of our favorite pictures through the years. Down at the bottom are some of our songs that mean a lot to the both of us. Hopefully I can get back on here and share some things that you just may not know about us. Enjoy! Maybe I can figure out how to add some of our wedding video.

Tribute to Friends

You know it's funny where my journey takes me from day to day. Here I am strolling down a familiar road where everything is dandy and out of no where a cloud of dust sweeps me down an unexpected road. And even though I have been on paths similar to this in the past and am certain there will be more in my future, I still feel alone and scared. I try to find my way out but end up pretty much in circles. It never is the end for me though because atlas there is always a friend that comes to my rescue, to lend me a helping hand, shine their light or loan me their faith. Sometimes they come to my aid unexpectedly in a time that is unforeseen. I appreciate everyone of my friends and am so thankful for such love and unending support that they give me. They remind me to trust in myself and remind me that I am loved by my Heavenly Father, that he is always aware of my trials and that if I humbly come to him in prayer than I will receive the answers that I am looking for. I know this is cliche' but friends ARE PRICELESS and I am so very blessed to have each and every one of them. Old and new I am thankful for each one of you.

Twilight

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