Exciting

So, Eli has had two interviews. They are pre screenings to see if you would be a fit to have a call back interview. He first interviewed with Mortenson, then a week later Hensel Phelps. He thought he bombed the Hensel Phelps interview and felt better about Mortenson. However, he got a call back from Hensel Phelps, Phoenix division. With this company every division interviews. So he has also signed up to interview this Friday with the Southern California division. He flies out to Phoenix for several days of round robin interviews the end of the month. I have been researching companies, employee owned companies today to see what options we have.

I am slightly sad that we will be leaving this area. I like the small town, recreation, and other things, but it is time to have some room to stretch. Make new friends, see new things, etc....

Family Photos

That time to change the family photo. Yes, crying, fighting, and lots of annoyance. We had crying from both boys, disagreements on what to wear, where to take the photos, throwing dirt, eating cookies and getting shirts dirty. Good thing we don't have photos taken very often. We had them taken in Ashton, Idaho in a wheat field and up on the hill off fisherman's drive. We had Amber Redd take them from Rexburg, Idaho. I would post them but it won't read on the mac. Go figure, so I will use my brothers computer. The boys are not the best at smiling, however they tried because they were promised cookies and smores. We had them taken Friday--Labor Day weekend. We go camping every Labor Day. So we were packed and ready to go. We left afterwords to enjoy ourselves. Our awesome friends picked up the tent and had it set up for us so that we would not be setting it up in the dark. Photos to come.

Two birthday and school begins

Well as school draws closer we celebrate the boys birthdays. First one done, sort of we still need to make the cake. We went to dairy queen instead. I didn't want to turn on the oven when it is really hot outside. So D.Q was what we did however, the little guy didn't even eat ice cream he wanted a hamburger. So that is what he got. He got new cowboy boots and a remote control boat from the Utah grandparents. I know super exciting.  We went up to Island Park Reservoir  and both boys played with the boat until the battery died. While playing with the boat they would catch crawdads and leeches, looking under the rocks for stuff. They would catch leeches and put them on fishing poles to catch fish. The fish were small but just the right size for little guys, to reel in, take off the hook, and release them back into the water.

Conversing in the Car to School

Once the boys finally get in the car to go to school the morning conversation begins:
C says "I am moving to Texas!".
I ask "Why?"
C. replies "Because they have horses."
A. says "I am moving in with Dennis"
I say "Grandpa"
A. says "Dennis, ok Grandpa."
 I ask "why"
A. says "because he said he likes me."
I them try to explain that when we move it will be to an area where dad gets work, sighs and moans.
C. "I am moving to Texas."
A. "They don't have water in Texas!"
I ask "How do you know?"
A. "I know."
I explain that they do have water
A "oh, you sure"

Ashton's Trailer

Man to have air conditioning

Usually I do not mind not having a.c. however it is day two of really muggy humidity with heat up to 95, 97 degrees. And we get the afternoon sun on the upper level of a duplex so it gets hot. I am in the almost cool room not really but I do not want to sit in the bathroom. At least it is almost five o'clock so by 9 it should get cooler. The last couple nights of running it has not cooled off, and not thunderstorms, I wish it would get cooler but then fires. We do have a lot of smoke so the sunset and moon look super orange. Love it. I like a.c. but it makes me so cold when I am not use to it and others have their house so cold. Oh, well. I did finish the wallpaper happy days for me. I guess I need to get more photos off the camera. Tonight is A's last soccer game. Then school in a week and 1/2. That went by fast. I had so much planned to give him a boost for school and we only did a fraction of it. He liked playing with bugs, ants, grasshoppers, and outside better, although I do not blame him.

New Leaf, or dying leaf when done

So I began two weeks ago working with a friend whom is trying to win her families biggest looser competition in 60 days. So we talk about what to eat how to sub food ingredients. The not so fun part is  two a day work outs. Morning is usually Tabeo ok Ty-bow is the phonetic or a Jillian Micheals DVD. Then at night usually from 8, 9 or 10 depends on when she gets off work we go jogging. We started at smith park and moved to 7th S. Which in Rexburg, Idaho is a mountain when you are running it is, but a hill with small hills on it. You can feel it walking up. So we do that sometime up and down and up and down. Other times we run from above the temple down to university over to 7th and then up to the first church then walk. Then we walk/jog to BYUI campus and then to the bathroom at the garden, for a pit stop then to the stairs by the bookstore bldg. Then we do stair laps, cause two sets of stairs are close buy. Six stark laps then walk back to the car and drive home. Usually by 11:15 or 11:30pm. Why to get in shape. She lost 7.5 lbs in two weeks. So tonight her husband is coming so we better run fast so he can drop dead in his sweat and see that we sweet.