Another picture of the piles....

Here are the girls playing in the piles of sand and rock that were delivered today...

Piles to go before I sleep....

Here is a picture of the sand and rocks that were delivered today.

Olympic stuff on sale

The Olympics has only been over for one day and all the merchandise is 50% off!! Mom and I bought something for everyone in the Tech Family. I got Taylor the Bobsled bobblehead dolls, and I got Shaylie the Powder bobblehead. Mom got me the Coal bobblehead (I can truly say that my mom bought me coal) and she got Tonya a Snowglobe with all the Mascots in the hot tub. We made out like bandits with everything.

While the cat's away...

We girls are having fun while Dad's away. We have to keep our minds off missing him. Last night, we watched the closing ceremonies on t.v. which was really neat. We are sad to see them go.

Today, we have been shopping (thus the fun) at Wal-Mart and Target. This is really a big week and a bad one for Scott to be gone. But I didn't have any choice in the matter. Tomorrow is my babysitting day and Taylor has a birthday party to go to. I also have to cook Scones and cakes for the Blue and Gold Banquet on Wednesday. This is the annual Cub Scouts fund raiser, so I am one of the ones helping to feed the ward. I might have to get a babysitter, because I don't think I can help get set up and cook and everything while the girls are running around underfoot. I also need to go visiting teaching but that is unlikely. Thursday is my volunteer day and that about does the week.

From now till then I will be very busy. But I guess I should be grateful to be contributing and to be keeping myself busy. I'm not though, I just wish it was over.

Well, enough from me. We are doing really well. I have finally decided to get back on the Weight Watchers bandwagon, before I gain everything back, so check the forums....bye.

In Salt Lake

Once again, I am up in Salt Lake for Microsoft Server training. Since I only have one Microsoft server and it is so highly configured that we don't touch it, I have a hard time justifying why we are taking two weeks of training for servers. Why not do Novell server training? Oh well, I get paid so I shouldn't complain.

Saw the incredible fireworks last night for the closing ceremonies. We heard the fireworks and ran over to the church playground were we had a completely open view of the show. It was AWESOME!!!!!!!! The whole city appeared to be goingup in fireworks! Wow, it was great.

What a weekend!

Wow! In addition to the toilets Scott mentioned (which I love, by the way....Goodbye clogged toilets!), we also did some major spring cleaning this weekend. Mom brought Grandpa Heath's truck down and we were able to clear out about two truckloads of rose bush cuttings, boxes, and other CRAP from around our house and garage. We then took another big load to D.I. And this was just the beginning...

After cleaning out the weeds and junk from the side of our house, I talked mom into helping me with another project I have been wanting to do. We are moving Taylor and Shaylie's sandbox to the south side of the house and turning their little corner sandbox into a garden spot. I am only making about half of the southside area a sandbox and then graveling the rest for a little storage area. I am not finished yet, because we didn't make it to the sand and gravel place until after they closed. But we got a good start on it.

Now Scott and I are dreaming about all the other stuff we can do to keep our house in good repair. We have to paint the fence, and the house exterior trim. We also want to repaint the inside of the house and eventually put in new carpet. We really want to expand the patio in the back yard and build an awning over it. But, unfortunately, and as usual, our dreams are bigger than our checkbook....so we will have to keep on trying one project at a time.

We hope all of you had a productive and fun holiday weekend! We hope to hear from you soon!

In Cedar City

I am in the Cedar City DWS building; what a mess. And I am not even talking about the fact that it is half under construction. The wiring is poor, the computers are disorganized. and everything seems to be held together by duct-tape. I have my work cut out for me!

Home Improvements!

Since we have moved into our house, the one thing that we didn't like about it were our toilets. But in the spirit of Tim Taylor, our Toilets now have "more power." We went to Home Depot and bought two new toilets, each with a pressurized water tank that shoots the water out when we flush. We have no fears of clogged toilets anymore.

Tonya and I are getting decent at home improvements.

So I do have carpet!?!!

For the first time in forever it seems (actually since September) I have no computers in my waiting to be setup area!!!!!!! I know it will not last, but it is such a great feeling of accomplishment that I just had to share it with everyone.

Valentine's Day Treat

Scott and I had the best Valentine's treat yesterday. My wonderful sister came down to bring us some valentine cookies and offered to babysit while Scott and I went out to the movies. As you may know, I have been trying to take Scott out to Lord of the Rings for about a month now. Our attempts have been doomed by sold out shows, babysitter bailouts, and work schedules....but finally we have triumphed. Thanks to Anissa! You are the best...

We had quite a fun day overall yesterday. Taylor had a Valentine Party at her school and as Thursday is my day to volunteer I got to help. It was a lot of fun! Taylor brought home tons of treats and cards from her classmates in a little heart shaped enveloped sewn up with yarn. (That brought back so many memories for me!) After school, we went and kidnapped Scott for lunch. We went to Pasta Factory because we hadn't been there in quite a while. When we got there, Taylor and Shaylie enjoyed the birds on the outdoor patio while we ate. We dropped Scott back at work, then I took the girls up to the city park to play for a while. It was the first time Shaylie really enjoyed the swings and slides. She even went down the slide by herself once or twice, with Taylor catching her at the bottom. After playing for a while, Taylor took out her valentines and took inventory. We had a fun day!

We hope you all had a terrific day too! We love you all!

Thanks Everybody!

Thanks for all your cheers on my new look. It's been very nice!

We've been keeping up on the Olympics, though we are a little fed up with all the controversy. I can't believe the figure skating judges have admitted to cheating and they are not doing anything to fix it. It's beyond reality. I would think that the world would be outraged at such unfairness, but everyone seems to just shrug and say that is how it's been for years and there's nothing to be done now. What a bunch of baloney!

Taylor loves to see the "girls" compete. She was really excited to see the women's snowboarding event. She has been watching the Olympics over Powerpuff girls and Aladdin, so you know she's really involved. Shaylie has been watching too, but she likes the music and the celebrating more than anything.

Well, we will keep watching, I'm sure. But I hope they get their acts together. The way this is going, the Salt Lake City Olympics are only going to be remembered for the scandal and controversy. It's just not right.

Thanks Everybody!

Thanks for all your cheers on my new look. It's been very nice!

We've been keeping up on the Olympics, though we are a little fed up with all the controversy. I can't believe the figure skating judges have admitted to cheating and they are not doing anything to fix it. It's beyond reality. I would think that the world would be outraged at such unfairness, but everyone seems to just shrug and say that is how it's been for years and there's nothing to be done now. What a bunch of baloney!

Taylor loves to see the "girls" compete. She was really excited to see the women's snowboarding event. She has been watching the Olympics over Powerpuff girls and Aladdin, so you know she's really involved. Shaylie has been watching too, but she likes the music and the celebrating more than anything.

Well, we will keep watching, I'm sure. But I hope they get their acts together. The way this is going, the Salt Lake City Olympics are only going to be remembered for the scandal and controversy. It's just not right.

Baby News!

I got so excited over my new hairdo that I almost forgot to report the most exciting news. We are now bottle free! Shaylie is no longer a baby, at least not according to the experts. She is now a full-fledged toddler.

It wasn't such an ordeal either. I was dreading it, but one night I put Shaylie to bed without her bottle and...miracle of miracles....she actually went to sleep. Then the next morning, I woke up and made her breakfast instead of giving her a bottle and that was it.

When we went to mom's house, I left all the bottles home so that I wouldn't be tempted to give in. So, we are over that hurdle and it feels good. She is still my baby though...I don't care what the experts say.

Baby News!

I got so excited over my new hairdo that I almost forgot to report the most exciting news. We are now bottle free! Shaylie is no longer a baby, at least not according to the experts. She is now a full-fledged toddler.

It wasn't such an ordeal either. I was dreading it, but one night I put Shaylie to bed without her bottle and...miracle of miracles....she actually went to sleep. Then the next morning, I woke up and made her breakfast instead of giving her a bottle and that was it.

When we went to mom's house, I left all the bottles home so that I wouldn't be tempted to give in. So, we are over that hurdle and it feels good. She is still my baby though...I don't care what the experts say.

My New Hair!

This is my new hair! I really like it...thanks, Mom! If you want to vote on whether you like my new hair or my old hair better...go to the forums. I will have a poll there.

We just got back from a fun weekend at Mom's house. We were all in desperate need of new hairdo's. Scott and Taylor got new do's too. Since mom won't come and visit us, we have to invent reasons to go see her...

Hope everyone is doing well on this Monday! Have a good week!

Stresssssss

I have a really fun person at work. She has been complaining that she needs a new computer. I got her one set up and instead of thanking me, she said, "That's not the computer you're giving me," After I had of course put it in her office. Said said it was so loud that it would give her migrane headaches. So I let her go pick out a computer from the training room (I am too nice) and I set that one up for her (keep in mind in takes about two hours to set up the machines) I put it in her office, turn it on (it seemed just as loud to me) and went to work at the other building. I came in this morning, and I have a BIG post-it note on my computer. "Scott, please help, I have screwed up my computer and can't do anything on it, please fix it." So I spent a half-hour this morning getting it to work. I have spent about a day on her computer. I just hope that the font is big enough so that she doesn't screw it up anymore!!!

Just venting. Sorry.

Here we are!

Sorry about the lack of news! Scott has been working on the computer for the last couple days...we upgraded to Windows XP! It is pretty neat...Scott has been able to play a lot of his games that wouldn't work on Windows 2000, so needless to say, it's been hard to find time to post...

Anyway, we were very excited to see the Olympic torch as it came through Saint George last night. It was running quite late (due to a flat tire, I heard) so Taylor and I went out to the party at the mall for a little while and then came home and put the girls to bed. Scott wasn't feeling well yesterday so he stayed home with Shaylie. About 9:30, I woke Taylor up and she and I went out to the mall again to await the arrival of the Torch. We waited for about an hour, I'd say, in an amazing crush of people. When it finally came, I had to lift Taylor up so she could see it. I was trying to snap pictures (with my new digital camera!) at the same time so I'm sorry to say the pictures aren't that great, but at least Taylor got to see it and will hopefully remember it as a special event in her life. I'm glad that we had the chance and I only wish that Scott and Shaylie could have come too!

We just cannot get over our sicknesses. I am about at the end of my rope. It doesn't seem as though going to the doctor helps....he just prescribes antibiotics that don't seem to help. Oh well, it can't last forever, can it?

I am still hanging in there with Weight Watchers. At last total, I have lost 27 pounds! I
am not doing very well this week however, since it was SuperBowl weekend and we ate a lot of party foods. But I am still trying to do my best... The good thing is that I can take a break from it and still get back on track...

Taylor and Shaylie are doing very well (despite having the sniffles forever). Taylor is learning how to read in school and this Wednesday I am going to a "training" at the school to learn how to help her. She is definitely ready to read and has already learned some words by sight. It is very fun to see her progress. Shaylie is growing everyday. She is speaking more clearly all the time. Sometimes I can't tell if it is her or Taylor calling me. They sound so much alike.

Anyway, I will try to be better. I love you all and hope to see or talk to you soon.