Praying.....

Wow...Not only are the people of the East Coast of the United States being pounded by the rain, so are our neighbors to the south.....this picture was taken in Buenos Aires Argentina....where Jace is currently serving as a missionary.  He mentioned in his email how much rain they've received, but I didn't realize JUST how much he meant until I found this pictures on the mission blog.  Yikes!

Lyndsey....grew up way to fast!

Here she is!  My youngest.... my only daughter... my shopping partner... (my partner in crime really,)....  & the Mt. Nebo Chapter FFA President for 2012-2013!  Love her to pieces and glad I was chosen to be her mother!  She keeps things lively around here!

Cattle Drive 2012

Believe it or not....I HAVE been busy!  I was trying to think of something fabulous to blog about....and all I can come up with is the cattle drive I went on (kicking and screaming.)  My kids live for this weekend, and I do too, because I GO SHOPPING!  But when your child is in a foreign country for two years, well, you get recruited to help out.....doesn't matter how loud you scream, or how hard you kick.  I'm starting to be a permanent fixture on that cattle drive, and I'm startin to get nervous.  Jace will only miss one more year of bringing the cows home.....but when the time comes, will they be able to replace the "truck driver?"

Josh and Hillary

Airport road!  We're almost home!

Jace....doing the most important work. ;)

Who does this?

Oh my goodness!  This is what showed up on my email this afternoon!  Who does this?  Scared me to death!  The tigers really are alive....but apparently they keep the animal in the zoo in Lujan, Argentina drugged so people can climb in with them and take pictures!!!  Excuse me while I take my blood pressure....I think I've just had a stroke!

It's been a great summer!!

So, we start back to school day after tomorrow......for not having any plans when school let out, I haven't quit running!!!  One child left in the nest and she's kept us running!  But we've had a great time!  Parades, rodeos, bbq's, trips, family parties, 4 wheeler rides, the fair and everything else we could cram into the summer!

Summer might be coming to a close in the northern hemisphere, but it Argentina spring is just arriving!  I kind of felt guilty that Jace was freezing his "balls off" (that would be his lingo, not mine) and I was running the air conditioner!

Look at the cute picture I "stole" off the mission blogspot.  He looks so happy...and I miss him SO MUCH!

And we can't forget about the little sister "cleaning up" at the county fair!  Lyndsey is the Sr. Fitting and Showmanship champion in the steer division for 2012!!  And her steer took 6th overall out of 54 steers!  Not bad for coming off our little farm!  In fact....pretty darn good that we can hold our own against some of the big boys!!

And one day I will catch up with my married kids and brag on them a little too!  If Josh see's this, surely I will hear about my "two favorite children" being bragged about so much!  Looks like I need to head to Salt Lake to their apartment!

 

Love this kid!!!



Jace's 1st ever attempt at throwing a javelin!