Look what appeared on my front lawn!! A birthday greeting from a neighborhood friend!!! Actually, this friend's birthday is the day before mine, so she is one day older than me!! ha! Something always seems to show up on my front door, garage, or front lawn from this older friend of mine!

Funny, as one approaches the other end of the tunnel of life, getting older doesn't seem like it!! I certainly don't feel like I am 40. . . .er, 50. . . .oh, 60!!!! Yikes!!! I remember the 60's as though it was yesterday!! Too bad those 60's are now distant memories!! The new 60's are on the horizon!

I am celebrating today with a ride to Camp Shadow Pines, up by Heber, AZ. The AZBeemer riding club is hosting their annual rally this weekend. Starting with lunch for free at Joe's BBQ, then a coaches banquet at a local Applebee's, then on the road to Heber. I will be returning to play in a golf tournament on Saturday as a school year-ending golf tournament and then headed back up to Heber. I sit on the board of directors for AZBeemers and have rally responsibilities. Plus, with triple-digit temps approaching, the cool pines of Heber will only be in the mid-60's!! There's that number again!!! Happy Birthday to me!!!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.  Tina's working on Mother's Day, but before she left, The kids and I gave her a gift which was two framed collages of the kids faces.  You can see the pictures I used in the collages here.

http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Sports/prep-softball-St--Michael-s-splits-doubleheader-with-Lady-Tiger

Here is one article of many on Mariah and softball. She is doing really good! Just a side note from the article, she got ejected from a previous game because the ump doesn't know what he is doing! He said she maliciously

Malia is almost done with track, she has also done really well. She participated in most of the relays, but her race really would have been the 400m open if her coach would have given her a chance ( and if he knew what he was doing!) She really enjoyed it and plans to do it again next year. It has been fun watching her run and watching Mariah play softball, but boy, I sure can't wait until school is over!!

So on another note, I may have to postpone my trip to Haiti. Looks like we will be heading out to Arizona to take Tahi to the doctor. I have been playing phone tag with the doctor, so not sure when exactly, but planning on the end of May or beginning of June.

New Temple for Gilbert

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints President Thomas S. Monson has announced two new temples to be built in Arizona. One will be right here in our little town of Gilbert!! The other to be built close to the Thatcher-Safford areas. This is an artist's rendering of the Gilbert Temple. I suspect that we will be assigned to the Gilbert Temple. We will end up living between the Mesa Temple and the new Gilbert Temple.

The kids for Easter

The girls for Easter. I actually had Kailei and Payton wear hats. They were only $1.00 at Target. Presley didn't care to much for a hat so I just curled her hair. We are all ready for it to get warm and stay warm.

What happened on your birthday?

See this link http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/onthisday.aspx for news of who was born on your birthday and other events of the time!! Have fun!!

A Different Kind of Drug Problem

The following is a statement of answers to many of the ills of modern times. This was published in newspapers around the country.
The other day, someone at a store in our town read that a Methamphetamine lab had been found in an old farmhouse in the adjoining county and he asked me a rhetorical question, "Why didn't we have a drug problem when you and I were growing up?"
I replied, I had a drug problem when I was young: I was drug to church on Sunday morning. I was drug to church for weddings and funerals. I was drug to family reunions and community socials no matter the weather. I was drug by my ears when I was disrespectful to adults. I was also drug to the woodshed when I disobeyed my parents, told a lie, brought home a bad report card, did not speak with respect, spoke ill of the teacher or the preacher, or if I didn't put forth my best effort in everything that was asked of me.
I was drug to the kitchen sink to have my mouth washed out with soap if I uttered a profanity. I was drug out to pull weeds in mom's garden and flower beds and cockleburs out of dad's fields. I was drug to the homes of family, friends and neighbors to help out some poor soul who had no one to mow the yard, repair the clothesline, or chop some firewood, and, if my mother had ever known that I took a single dime as a tip for this kindness, she would have drug me back to the woodshed.
Those drugs are still in my veins and they affect my behavior in every­thing I do, say, or think. They are stronger than cocaine, crack, or heroin: and, if today's children had this kind of drug problem. America would be a better place.
God bless the parents who drugged us.