TIM AND DEBBIE HUISH FAMILY

SLATON'S 11

2011-06-24T17:50:00.000-07:00

Way to go Slaton....no longer a cub scout! movin up to boy scouts!

CINNAMON MAY LAY

2011-04-27T10:41:00.000-07:00

I don’t know if I ever have experienced this before, but "number 4 and 5" decided to feed the birds outside……WITH THE ENTIRE CONTAINER OF SAM'S CLUB-'5 GALLON- DRUM-' CINNAMON!!!! Tillman proudly exclaimed, while carrying the empty container, that “WE JUST FED THE BIRDS MOM!’ his tone had relief in it that the birds were not forgotten... as if we needed to be concerned about the nutrition of birds or we had been neglecting them somehow. I wished I would have laughed my bootie off at them, nevertheless, because I was not in a laughing mood, my angry eyes appeared (love toy story potato heads)…and so did my angry words.

I am not sure what possessed this CINNAMON MAY LAY, BUT It certainly will add some spice to the birds diet…apparently it’s in the grass. I can safely say that I am glad it is outside and not inside, sadly, we are completely out of that huge Sam’s container of cinnamon....AND it was still half full!

RECITAL WOW!

2011-04-20T10:19:00.000-07:00

I have to say I really love how the Let's play Music recitals entertain the audiences and how that is not the intention. The children really internalize the music and experience learning about it in different ways! They then get to show that experience on stage; and in it's most genuine way, the learning comes out on display spontaneously, creating a FABULOUS AND HIGHLY ENTERTAINING show! That same spontaneous entertainment delighted yet another recital venue last night! thank you to all the parents who spend the time to help their child in class or in the home by encouraging them and learning about how best to build such a wonderful musical relationship and helping to foster a better parent child relationship. I really have very wonderful students who love learning and the parents who help them are absolutely the best to be associated with!!!! Here are some pictures I have from the recital. These are without the children. If you would like me to post a picture of the recital that you captured, please send them to me via email!

Kazzlyn's 6th birthday

2011-02-20T19:27:00.000-08:00

this was her gluten free cake....i especially like the light up princess rings. party favors make great cake decorations! they lit up and we put them on the cake kind of on a whim...like when we were lighting the thing....we all thought it was super cool!

starting out the new year with a bang

2011-02-20T19:12:00.000-08:00

Well we have had fun this year!!! the 3 day weekend in January, our youngest daughter, Kazzlyn, had way too much fun on our new see saw....and the see saw won. i will spare you the graphics and just show you the cute cast! so from Jan. 15th until Feb. 25th she gets to wear this cute thing! however, i will tell you that her wheelchair was Heaven Sent (thank you Anna Marie) and she is now walking without assistance. we are looking forward to the "Cast-off" party on Friday morning!!!! she has been a real trooper! although, she did tell us that she is NOT havin her birthday party (feb. 7th) with her cast on, "no way, i am not watchin all my friends have fun and i can't have the same fun!" so we will be having it another time!

Merry Christmas 2010

2010-12-12T20:01:00.000-08:00

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T-man turns 3 with bang!

2010-07-10T19:21:00.000-07:00

It's always so fun to celebrate the 4th of July, but we get to celebrate a birthday around here and it is SUPER FUN! especailly now, cause he thinks the fireworks are for him....hilarious! we are the funnest parents ever in his eyes!

Roberta means

2010-07-10T19:18:00.000-07:00

R-Radiant
O-obedient
B-beautiful
E-Example of goodness
R-Really Helpful
T-Teaser
A-awesome mom and granny!

We love you mom! it was fun to have you and Dad here and hear about you and your favorites!

granny berty turns ??

2010-07-10T19:04:00.000-07:00

that's alot of candles
no smoke alarms went off, thank heavens!!

swimming lessons with Ms. Dayna

2010-06-27T16:53:00.000-07:00

tillman and oakley jumpin off the diving board to Ms. Dayna!
whoo hooo! go tillman go...1,2,3eeeeee!!!! ok, oakley jump to ms. dayna...wheeee!

slaton's 10th bday and party

2010-06-27T16:52:00.000-07:00

slaton turns 10

2010-06-27T16:09:00.000-07:00

Slate turned 10 last week and we had a rompin good time at Brunswik zone XL or XT or whatever the initials are at the end of the name. that is one posh bowling alley. we couldn't get over the set up... couches and coffee tables instead of chairs, the valet shoe guy, and oh, the best perk, bumpers controlled by the computer and not the guy with the bumper hook. the boys loved it and so did my other kids who bowled on the lane next to us. good times

a year since my last post

2010-06-27T16:03:00.000-07:00

wow! how time flies!!!!! i had dropped the "blog ball" for what i thought was just a few months...turns out i would be blogging about the same thing only different year...slaton's birthday. i am lame! but i am not going to beat myself up too badly, i just was worn out of thinking about blogging and getting everything uploaded...etc. i think i am ready to try my hand at it again and we will see what i get to....i may end up blogging again next year at this same time...hahahaha that would be too funny! but don't hold your breath, it could happen.

lets play music was on TV

2010-03-09T11:09:00.001-08:00

SUMMER BIRTHDAYS

2009-07-05T20:59:00.000-07:00

i have 2 summer birthdays! SLATON turned 9 June 22. T-man turned 2 July 4th. we can officially say that we end our kids birthdays with a bang!!!!! these two share a pretty close resemblance .

if slaton would've been born in the digital age i would have had a comparison picture for you to see...but he wasn't so i don't! you will just have to trust me.

Yeah for Slaton!

2009-05-18T20:39:00.000-07:00

Slaton was picked as a semifinalist for the Arizona Sunwise Skin Cancer Prevention Poster contest. He was 1 of 50 out of the 6000 entries selected and 1 of 12 for his grade level. The posters were chosen by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Slaton was really wanting those tickets, so when he didn't win, he was a little disappointed. Then we clicked over and saw his name on the 3rd grade list as a semifinalist. We helped him see that he really was a winner after all. To come in the top 50 out of 6000 is really good indeed! We told him that we would be able to furnish some tickets for him. heehee! Slaton Huish.....UUUUUUUUU ROCK! (this his poster version, when Tim took this one to the dept of health services they turned it away, because it wasn't on 8 1/2 x 11, etc. so i raced with Slaton to the store for some markers and we were off to meet Tim at the half way point. Tim got him there just in time) WHEW! hard work pays off!

April 30th...Let's Play Music recital

2009-05-14T13:48:00.000-07:00

These are always so fun to watch! Especially as a parent. when I was just the parent instead of the teacher too, I delighted in watching my children display their new found music knowledge. They loved being in the recital as much as I loved watching them. I loved watching their cute little faces delight as they performed their puppet shows. here is just a glimpse of the show. This year we performed a finale to DO, RE, MI from the Sound of Music. my class got to play the keyboards, while Shelle's class played the tone bells and ALL OF THEM sang harmony. It was FABULOUS!

Late about it, but here it is....

2009-05-13T14:20:00.000-07:00

my oldest is 12 years old....it was april 28th. better late than never blogged. anyway, its his last year in elementary school and off to junior high this fall! WOW! time certainly does go by fast. This year we eliminated the fluff of party scenes and just did a low key bday! cooked to order breakfast, took him out to lunch at what he was craving...."a salad" this was no ordinary salad. it was the soup or salad varaitions-of-pork-salad. while i tried my darndist to get him to change to something a little hardier, his mind was made up, he wanted a salad. When i sat down next to him and across from Slaton, i realized that his definition of salad and mine are completely different. He filled his plate with bacos, ham bites, kidney beans, pepperonis, and let us not forget....PICKLES. Of course, THAT is a SALAD, what was i thinking?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KELL-BELL

2009-04-06T21:07:00.001-07:00

OH! what joy birthdays bring to our home! Miss Kelle turned 6 today! i decided to buy her some roller blades. she looked like a fawn just learning how to walk. poor thing fell more than she cared to. but she is my TRYER! i love watching her persist until she is successful...does my heart good! she will try anything until she gets it! Butt before she gets it, she will have a pretty sore bootie.
She also had a lovely high school musical 3 party with her fun friends. She had soooo much fun! i'm too tired to get the camera and post the fun party pictures. 2 birthdays down and 3 to go. next up Stockton and his 12th....OH WOW!

what a good helper!

2009-03-27T16:13:00.000-07:00

what a busy boy!

i heard this fast clanking while i was getting ready for the day. one day tman will be a really good helper, but for now, he is still a rookie.....but a great one at that! he had emptied the silverware basket in the dishwasher,...too bad they were all dirty!

MARCHIN INTO MARCH

2009-03-05T14:04:00.000-08:00

Boy! did February go by fast! one birthday down and 4 more children to go...WHEW~!
I really have nothing to write about other than how fast time is flying by. savor the moment and enjoy the journey! i keep looking at my blog and thinking, man its almost been a month since i wrote about anything.....as i sit here, i just realized! that hello! my laundry room is almost finished....like just needs a sink install and that's it! oooo something to write about, i completely forgot! i'll even post some pictures a little later. i'm sure that will keep you on the edge of your seat! carry on in the month of madness!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FUNNY GIRL!

2009-02-07T20:23:00.000-08:00

Obviously, she loves her new BIKE!

TODAY WAS KAZZY'S 4TH BIRTHDAY! we had lots of fun at her Dora party with all her little friends and then it was off to Red Robins for a fun family birthday!

HERE ARE THE FACTS AS I SEE THEM!

2009-02-04T14:53:00.000-08:00

I heard a shocking statement today as I came home from taking the kiddies to school, that completely enraged me. I truly need to vent the facts. Apparently the Associated Press made a misleading comment regarding Wells Fargo and their "Junkets." This years' junket in Las Vegas is cancelled because of pressure on the bank that it was mis-using the 25 Billion dollars it received from the government." I thought I would use this blog to enlighten any of you who are questioning the government these days....and lets just say, "if you are not, you should be!!!" (i must say, that Tim does not approve this message, nor does he even know that i blogged it. although, he may share some of the same opinions, they are completely MY OWN!)

Fact number 1: The "Junket" in question is actually called a RECOGNITION EVENT! to RECOGNIZE those workers in the banks (BRANCH LEVEL AND UP) who achieve excellence and surpass their fellow employees in performance numbers. Its not Just for anyone and last time I looked there weren't too many CEO's working inside the branches of the banks. Yes, the CEO's do attend and they are outside the buses waiting and screaming "way to go!" they shake each attendees hands and their spouses and tell them how greatful they are for their hard work and to the spouse, they recognize them for sharing that time away from their loved one. THEN ITS ON TO MEETINGS AND FUN! (MOSTLY FUN!) I know all about these, because Tim has earned trips based on his performance and we have gone to at least 5.

Fact number 2: WELLS FARGO was ranked one of the 10 safest banks recently and CEO Dick Kovacevich, was the first one to REFUSE, THAT IS RIGHT, REFUSE THE 25 BILLION DOLLARS, HE DID NOT WANT ANY PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S BAIL OUT MONEY, THEY WERE JUST FINE AND HE CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO HAVE PREFERRED STOCK IN WELLS FARGO....THAT MEANS THE GOV. CAN TELL THEM WHAT TO DO. AND THE LOVELY AND TALENTED TERRY PAULSON TOLD HIM HE HAD TO TAKE THE MONEY OR THEY WOULD MAKE THEIR LIVES MISERABLE.....YOU HAVE HEARD OF THIS ONE, ITS CALLED THE "OLD STRONG-ARM"

Fact number 3: REALLY WELL-DESERVED PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOSE OUT ON THEIR WELL-EARNED RECOGNITION EVENT. ITS THE TRIP THAT KEEPS YOU MOTIVATED TO STAY IN THE GAME. THANKS TO CONGRESS, BUSH, TERRY PAULSON, AND NOW THE LOVELY current ADMINISTRATION with THE WONDERFUL CONGRESS THAT CAN'T PASS ANYTHING UNLESS IT HAS BILLIONS OF PORK IN THE BILL. THANKS FOR YANKING THE RUG OUT FROM UNDER GOOD, HARD WORKING PEOPLE!!!

FACT NUMBER 4: The government is loving this power over the banks and because it has NO CLUE ABOUT THE OPERATION OF A GOOD BANK, THEY HAVE LUMPED A GOOD BANK IN WITH ALL THE "INVESTMENT BANKS"

FACT NUMBER 5: NOW, Wells Fargo is having to pay back on a loan that they didn't want in the first place and HEAVEN FORBID THEY GET TO PAY IT OFF EARLY, THEY WILL INCURR PENALTIES IF THEY PAY OFF BEFORE 3 YEARS. (THANKS CONGRESS AND SECTRETARY PAULSON THANKS FOR NATIONALIZING BANKING..)

FACT NUMBER 6: as for mis-using funds for this recognition event, WELLS FARGO IS USING THE BAILOUT MONEY AKA STIMULUS MONEY TO HELP THOSE IN FORECLOSURES, ETC. NOT ONE RED CENT IS GOING FOR RECOGNITION EVENTS. RECOGNITION EVENTS ARE NOT NEW TO WELLS FARGO AND THEY CERTAINLY ARE NOT LIMITED TO CEO'S. SEE HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS SO EFFECTIVE RIGHT NOW! GOOD EMPLOYEES GETTIN' THE ARGIE POLE....AGAIN!
AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON MISUSE OF FUNDS....HELLO! I WISH THAT CONGRESS WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY......FOR INSTANCE.." SORRY, GUYS YOU WILL HAVE TO WALK TO WORK, TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT TO CONGRESS, UNTIL THE COUNTRY IS OUT OF DEBT, OR YOUR PAY WILL BE WITHHELD UNTIL YOU CAN BALANCE A BUDGET WITHOUT ADDING PORK! OR HOW ABOUT, IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT EVENTS, YOU HAVE TO PAY YOUR TAXES IF YOU ARE A CONGRESSMAN OR CONGRESSWOMAN. (SORRY FOR THE RANT)

FACT NUMBER 7: I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WELLS FARGO HAS PAID BACK EVERY CENT OF PREFERRED STOCK AND KICKS THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF THEIR BANK. THAT WILL BE A GREAT DAY INDEED! AND TRUST ME, I WILL BLOG ABOUT THAT DAY!

WHEW! I FEEL BETTER AND HOPEFULLY YOU ARE ENLIGHTENED!

I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE

2009-02-03T15:15:00.000-08:00

As of late, I am in love with a very tangible object. And although, Tim is high on the list of tangibility and truly the object of my affection, excuse the sappy.... I am referring to two very wonderful items that we purchased in January that have single-handedly decreased the amount of time it takes me to do this particular chore. I thought I had a really great system....wake up, put a load in, and try to tackle at least 2-3 loads /day. Well, Tim has been suggesting for quite some time now that we purchase these fabulous pieces of engineering machinery. I finally, agreed to "GO BIG" with these two items and it has made all the difference in the world. Yes, we have purchased the EXTRA CAPACITY FRONT LOADING WASHER AND DRYER. I never would have guessed that my day was so jam-packed with doing laundry that it was taking over my life....COMPLETELY! i actually FINISH MY LAUNDRY.....IN A DAY. (that includes ironing) OBVIOUSLY, it begins again later in the week. But I have never been able to say "my laundry is FINISHED!" Laundry is not such a "HAMPER" any longer. I can't believe that I did not Even REALIZE that I WAS SO BURIED! I didn't even Realize that I could LOVE MACHINERY SO MUCH EITHER....BUT I REALLY DO! just thought i would share my complete Joy!

STATE of SHOCK!

2009-01-18T19:56:00.000-08:00

unbelievable!

amazing! wow! SURREAL! who would have thought! i am laughing as i say the words..."the arizona cardinals are in the superbowl!!!??? it was a great game with an excellent victory! i have to say that i have noticed a huge dose of professionalism from this team, or needless to say those who have been interviewed by the media. they are representing us very well! i would really like to be DUMBFOUNDED in two weeks! way to give us something great to cheer about!

Tman's new game

2008-12-29T15:07:00.000-08:00

What do these 3 items all have in common???

It's Tillman's new idea of a fun game. You throw them all down the toilet and watch them go and then run away! By the time the next person sat down to do their business, the items in question had disappeared and the only eye witness who could speak our language was Kazzlyn and she said, "he threw his ball...the white one with the green stripes." "are you sure he threw the ball down there?" "well, maybe it was the gramote" "hmmm," i replied. And we weren't really sure WHAT WAS DOWN IN THE ABYSS OF THE TOILET FLUSH TUNNEL aka the throat! SO when the plumbers snaked out the "first game piece" it was the baby bottle, then out came the squeeze toy baseball and last was the keypad of the "gramote". We all were very surprised....i think one of the plumbers mentioned that he had never seen so many things down there before! I guess there is a first time for everything!

For Tman: GAME OFF!

Merry Christmas from the Huish family

2008-12-12T12:05:00.001-08:00

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"and the Geography Bee Champion is...'

2008-12-03T19:57:00.000-08:00

STOCKTON HUISH!!!!!! We are all stunned over here, (yes, even stockton...he couldn't believe he was even in the geography bee) because he has really struggled with his maps this year and his teacher makes people who get less than 85% on their map tests join her map clubs and they GET to stay in at recess and discover how much they love maps and studying them. Well i guess being in THAT map club TWICE this year thus far paid off....thanks Ms. Kocher!!! Congrats Stockton! U ROCK! incidentally, the winning answer was Kansas and after he won he asked me (with no knowledge of the wizard of oz) "mom, can i GO HOME early now" hee hee! Now he gets to compete in April on the state level, etc. and you should have seen his face when the moderator told him he gets to study over the winter break to prepare for the big test in April.....his chin probably dropped a mile in shock! He thought he was done....priceless!

CHOCOLATE PUDDING ANYONE???

2008-11-18T18:04:00.000-08:00

Does anyone remember those Bill Cosby pudding commercials???? hadn't even crossed my mind until this happened!!! I don't really have anything catchy to say, so just enjoy and have a good laugh! IT IS SAFE TO SAY, TMAN ENJOYED THE CHOCOLATE PUDDING...thoroughly!

yummy, yum, yum!!!

MOTRIN MISHAP!

2008-11-14T18:27:00.000-08:00

Kazzlyn is only 3 1/2, but she has had more adventures in her life than ALL OF MY OTHER children put together.....AND I AM NOT JOKING! Last night we came home from Barros pizza with my fam and brother and his wife and Tman was running a fever (lovely ear infections); and so i gave him his dose of motrin....the phone rings....its my mom needing the bag of trinkets she left on the couch....i put the cap back on the medicine (or so i thought) and gave my mom her bag. Then i went back to taking care of the Tman... you know cuddling the sick one until his fever went down. After I put him to bed 45 minutes later, i also put my girls down. Then I headed off to the kitchen to try and pick up from our current remodel (that is a whole nother entry). when i went to reach for the newly bottle of Motrin i had just opened to give Tman ....I couldn't find it......ALL i COULD FIND was an empty one. OH NO! WHO DRANK THE MOTRIN? i knew who it was immediatley! it was like her guardian angels, which i believe she has an entire slew of them, were saying "Kazzlyn, go check Kazzlyn" of course i ran into her room and tried to wake her up and Stockton and i both were trying to shake her awake. i asked her if she drank the bottle (4 oz) and she says, "i don't wanna talk about it" Stockton says, "smell her face mom" so i smelled her face and sure enough she had "berry motrin" all over it. i'm sure it was even more yummy by the bottle! I was feeling pretty good about NOT having to call poison control in a while...alas....another call! i am SO GLAD its never the same person! whew! the poison control lady first says, " ok mom, calm down motrin is NOT a big deal" that is all i needed to hear....whew! IT TURNS OUT, THAT ACCORDING TO HER WEIGHT AND AGE, SHE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE AT LEAST 3-4 BOTTLES OF MOTRIN TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL! THIS ENTRY is TO INFORM ANY WHO HAVE THIS SITUATION: IF ITS A BOTTLE OF TYLENOL, YOU GO TO THE HOSPITAL!!!!! YET ANOTHER BIG WHEW! I got to see my reaction all over again when Tim walked in from his latest work road trip to Vegas and i told him she had drank a bottle of children's motrin: tim with eyes wide and ready to take to the hospital says: "the WHOLE BOTTLE?" after reassuring him like the poison control official reassured me, we both LAUGHED. THERE IS surely NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH HER AROUND!

"Sleepless in Seattle"

2008-11-12T11:31:00.001-08:00

Tim and I had a fabulous trip to Seattle, WA over the weekend. We went with Dave and Shelle and we have made this an annual trip. The reason we go is for Tim and Dave to get a sun devil road trip in and we tag along for the ride and have a great time....NOT at the game. They always wonder what "we will ever do for four hours?" etc. Well, we have lots of fun seeing the sights, shopping the stores and finding great bargains and most of all LAUGHING....ALOT! Seattle was so nice and rainy, but not too much rain. We stayed in a hotel right on the water...called the "edgewater hotel" there is a reason for that, and we didn't know it until we saw our hotel from a distance, at a sideview.....its on stilts or wooden water legs or whatever they are called. Not sure how secure that is, but all I know is Shelle replied after seeing it..."I really DID NOT need to see that!" being the "lover of water she is" we quickly looked away and pretended to not see it, AND THEN LAUGHED SOME MORE! Pikes market is always awesome, especially if someone orders fish! Its just a great get-a-way! Now we are back and in the throws of a remodel because of a slab leak......maybe I should have stayed in Seattle and Slept....oh well!!!! pictures are sure to come!

this really was a fun test

2008-11-04T12:33:00.001-08:00

I'm a Chevrolet Corvette!

You're a classic - powerful, athletic, and competitive. You're all about winning the race and getting the job done. While you have a practical everyday side, you get wild when anyone pushes your pedal. You hate to lose, but you hardly ever do.

Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

halloween slide show

2008-11-03T22:54:00.000-08:00

Halloween should ALWAYS be on a Friday!

2008-11-03T22:21:00.000-08:00

As i sat on our trampoline recovering from a vicious family water fight started by our wonderful 3 year old. i was certainly glad that Halloween was on a Friday and we had no HUGE things to gear up for the next day. I declared right then and there that "Halloween should always be on a Friday...why isn't it anyway??" we began the day with "orange pancakes and green eggs served in the Frankenstien head one of my lets play music students gave me. Our kids thought that was so funny to have "green eggs...especially since they really did look like brains. heehee! then it was off to School and Fall parties. McKelle had a "mahvelous time" in her kindergarten class. FYI: half day students should always have donuts and breakfast burritos! hellooooo, its 8:30 in the morning! then Stockton and Slaton had their parties and off to home early they came. We ended up on the splash pad, (cause it was so blazin hot this year). Amazingly enough, everyone thought the spontaneous water fight was the best part of our Halloween....huh! Off to our church's neighborhood block party. SO FUN! HATS OFF to the activities committee for puttin on such a great activity and also for dressing up....WAY TO GO!!!! then, it was off to trick or treat. I took Kazzy and Tillman....whoo hoo we went a hole 3 houses. Incidently, thats my kind of trick or treatin'. McKelle went with Jessica and Sadie and Stockton hung out with his friends. Slaton went with Josh and they ALL were completely WIPED OUT when it was bed time. I couldn't believe how WIPED OUT i was BEFORE BEDTIME. i kept asking what time it was and Tim would say "its only 7:30!" sheesh! it felt like 10:30 at 7:30. At 8:30 I WAS A VEGETABLE. But it was SO FUN!

its finally here

2008-11-03T22:10:00.000-08:00

election day is FINALLY HERE! whew! I cannot believe how much life this has literally sucked out of me! Not that i am going to persuade any undecideds, BUT i am a wee bit concerned that the definition of "middle class" is getting lower and lower on the earning scale. we have heard 300, 000; 250,000 in each of the 3 debates (4 inlcuding the vp debate) and now apparently in Senator Obama's election infomercial he stated 200,000. then vp hopeful, Joe Biden; decided that actually 150,000 is even more "patriotic" hmmmmm....i'm smellin a rat! any takers on how low they think it REALLY WILL BE IF, HEAVEN FORBID, he is elected??? my guess is 75-100k anyone making under that will get the tax cut...or whatever. that might be too high at the rate of speed it has declined over the last two weeks. just curious to see how low he will go. what do you all think? happy voting!

let the fun begin: its Halloween again!

2008-10-29T22:37:00.000-07:00

This IS ONE OF my children's favorite holidays!!! They love everything about it, mostly the picking of the costumes, which we began a tradition years ago when we only had 2 kids; we picked out the costumes the last week in September....that was by accident, and they still (5 kids later)
never let us forget going the last week in September. this year was no exception! One of the funnest things for my preschoolers is the annual Joy School Halloween party and parade. This year it was Kazzlyn's turn to be in the "Hallowed" spotlight! And she ate it up!

Not to be left out of the spotlight is our resident jack-o-lantern himself: tman pumpkin. I have never had a child at 15 months delight in their halloween costume as much as he did today...he loved every bit of it...even the hat and those are usually off in 2 seconds over here. when we walked to the joy school party, he was yelling and smiling and have a great time telling me all about how fun his costume was....except i wish i could understand angel babble.

BUBBLE CAR BOY

2008-10-15T17:03:00.000-07:00

I JUST LOVE FALL!

2008-10-15T16:39:00.000-07:00

MY DAUGHTER, MCKELLE WANTED A PICNIC RIGHT AFTER KINDERGARTEN. oF COURSE, TODAY I REMEMBERED TO HAVE HER LUNCH READY FOR THAT PICNIC. THE WEATHER WAS THE FRIENDLIEST ITS BEEN IN A LONG TIME!

CAN YOU SAY CHEESE? OR SHOULD I SAY, IS THAT CHEESE ON YOUR FACE KAZZ?
KAZZLYN AND ME POSING FOR MCKELLE AS SHE DELIGHTS IN TAKING OUR PICTURE AND WE DELIGHTED IN POSING FOR HER
THEN I TOLD THEM, " OK, GET CLOSE SO I CAN TAKE ONE OF ALL OF US!" THEY WERE SO EXCITED! IT WAS SO FUN TO CAPTURE THE MOMENT AND TO TAKE THE TIME TO EAT OUTSIDE IN THE BEST WEATHER EVER WITH MY WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS!

GOTTA LOVE CONFERENCE

2008-10-04T18:23:00.000-07:00

This post is for anyone seeking to know how you can get through these rough times. After hearing our church's semi-annual conference session today, it certainly is TIMELY to have reaffirmed that the Lord speaks today through his servant, the prophet; just like He did in every dispensation that had prophets. I had lots of favorites, but my first favorite was L. Tom Perry's talk on stress and finding ways to cope with whatever life is handing you. He gave some very soothing counsel and one talk i can't wait to hear again and read. Also, another favorite is the angel apostle, Jeffrey R. Holland. It was just the thing I needed. I loved listening to all of the talks and I love the REAL lift they always give me... to keep on going, everything will be just fine and my favorite line...the best is yet to come! In these very troubling times, that is just the kind of pep talk I needed! If you were able to listen to all the talks, I'm sure you were spiritually well fed. If you did not, and you hunger spiritually, i'll bet you can't wait to read them. If you are not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, please read the articles or listen to the talks anyway. I promise you, you will not be disappointed! The one thing we have been promised is that the Lord guides this church and the prophet will NEVER LEAD US ASTRAY. The prophet will ALWAYS LEAD us towards God...not away. Those are great words of comfort, especially when we look around and see and hear chaos coming from our government leaders.

can we just vote already!

2008-09-19T18:48:00.001-07:00

My life as I have known it, has come to a screeching halt, and it has stopped on channel 47. I officially admit I am addicted to the political chaos that is going on around me and I need to stop so I can tend to the chaos of my days without the news on...its a balance and so far, the scales are tipped in the favor of the tv. So my children are running amuck and I am waiting for someone to rescue me out of this abyss.....where is my superhero?????? Oh, yes, I know where he is....a scout outing. Oh well, maybe I will just watch one more day! heehee! My Superhero, will come in and try to talk with me and I am so intrigued by all the political happenings, it is leaving him baffled at times. I told him it was like him watching his favorite sport happenings and me trying to talk to him and him not responding very well....you know the drill. Anyway, I can't wait until November 5th...I know most of you will be saying, "wait, we vote on the 4th," I just want the results, man! And let's be done. I want some balance again....anyone else agree?

Oh, another birthday for me too

2008-09-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my birthday...hooray for another I say! I remember when I couldn't wait for my birthday and it seemed as though I was always the last one in my class to have one, since mine fell later in the year. It turns out, that I am also the last one of our little family to have a birthday and my darling Kazzy said to me today, "mommy, is my birthday next?" "yes, yours is the next one, but after Christmas" Kazz: "yes! mines next!" And I get to relive that incredible anticipation of birthdays through my children since mine is slowly fading. I spent the day in style eating at Crackers for breakfast with my mom and Tillman. What a difference eating with one child is verses 5, I definitely felt like I needed to slow down on my eating, I would tell my mom, "I need to slow down," I am so used to being rushed by my children or by their behavior that I didn't think I could ever enjoy a meal out again. Well, happy birthday to me!!!! After eating and enjoying my meal and conversation, I got to enjoy another fun birthday luncheon at Sweet Cakes with all of my wonderful joy school moms...but this luncheon celebrated all of our fall and summer birthdays, it just happened to fall on mine...how lucky am I? I finished my day with my children as we drove to In and Out Burger (their second choice....they wanted sit down and I told them that didn't sound so fun for me, since Tim was out of town....they agreed). Whew! then it was time for family night minus Tim, but he wasn't this time, because my oldest felt like we should call him and have him listen and participate over the telephone. I wish I had a camera to take a picture of how their faces were really trying to hope Dad could hear their singing and their singing was absolutely fabulous! I felt the spirit, in that tiny act of kindness to involve their hero in their favorite thing, family home evening! It was a GREAT DAY!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIM!

2008-09-05T22:55:00.000-07:00

Today is my husband's birthday and he took our girls (ages 3 and 5) to our ward's daddy-daughter outing! now that's love! They were so excited to go with Dad. Kazzy didn't quite understand that mom and baby tillman were not going! It took some convincing but she decided it would be fun to see all the older girls in the mountains. although she tried really hard to convince us that she was first "scared of the mountains" and then she said she couldn't go because she had "thkeeter" bites! Well, she went and i am sure Daddy is going to have a blast livin' it up in the woods on his birthday! Happy Birthday--You are the Best!

can you do the can-can

2008-08-31T09:23:00.001-07:00

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SO GLAD THEY ARE OVER...WE CAN SLEEP NOW!

2008-08-30T21:30:00.001-07:00

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This day will be historic!

2008-08-29T22:45:00.000-07:00

Early this morning I called my mom and she told me the incredible news: "John McCain picked his running mate and its a woman from Alaska and she is Awesome!" I couldn't believe how excited I was to come home and meet this woman via the tv news and see who she was. The beauty of this is that no one saw it coming and she rocks! My first impression of Governor Sarah Palin is that she ran for previous office because she honestly wanted to help the people of Alaska. Her first position: PTA president for her child's school. No one runs for that position thinking that someday they will be the vice president......right? Another thing that impresses me is that she is a mother of 5 children (she knows my world and the world's of many other mothers); she is practical (eloped to save money, and sold the state jet to save money) ; and my favorite...when gas prices went too high, she took the excess state revenue and gave it BACK to the people of Alaska.... no political agendas. The big question today is that she might not have the experience necessary to be the president in an emergency.......hmmmmm, the way I see it, Senators make laws and Governors are the executives who make the decisions that are best for the people. People, in an emergency, you want someone who is decisive. She has an extremely high approval rating from her own state and she has been in communtiy service for 13 years. I don't think the democrats view her inexperience as a threat, but they view what she has done in those 13 years as a threat......and they may want to be ready for this 'female maverick' who just may shock us all! And I say, "shock away!" and its about time! U rock Gov. Palin.

COMING SOON!

2008-08-29T22:30:00.000-07:00

HUISH FAMILY SUMMER VACATION 2008 SLIDE SHOW!

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2008

2008-08-29T21:34:00.000-07:00

REMEMBER.....YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD MY STRIPLING WARRIORS AND.....
YOU LOOK MAHVELOUS DAWLINGS!

MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2008 3 OF MY 5 CHILDREN ARE HEADED TO SCHOOL TODAY! EXCEPT, ONE OF THEM IS RUNNING A FEVER.....SERIOUSLY! SLATON HAD A FEVER AND FELT LOUSY AND REALLY WANTED TO GO TO SCHOOL BUT....HIS FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL WOULD BE THE 12TH OF AUGUST. WE SENT THEM OFF TO SCHOOL WITH A WONDERFUL YUMMY BREAKFAST AND LOTS OF BOTTLED WATER. APPARENTLY, SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE NOT OUTSIDE ENOUGH IN AUGUST TO MAKE A NOTE THAT ITS TOOOOOOO HOTTTTTT IN ARIZONA TO START SCHOOL IN AUGUST! MY VOTE IS FOR A SEPTEMBER START WITH 2 WKS LONGER IN MAY AND JUNE.....THAT'S A MUCH BETTER WEATHER SCENARIO. HOWEVER, SINCE MY VOTE HASN'T BEEN ASKED FOR, WE WILL SUCK IT UP AND SEND OUR KIDS TO LEARN ABOUT SOLAR POWER AND HOW IT EFFECTS HUMANS AND THEIR HYDRATION LEVEL. AT LEAST WHEN THEY ARE PARENTS THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL THEIR CHILDREN THAT THEY WENT TO SCHOOL IN 110 DEGREE HEAT AND NOT BE EXAGGERATING!

OUR FANCY FIREPLACE SEATING

2008-08-04T21:47:00.000-07:00

This is a blog I have been meaning to do for a long time...well, since May. One morning i got this hair raising impression to cover our stone fireplace. There was only one major problem.....I DON'T SEW A STITCH... remember the famous "i don't sew and i'm ok with it"

So in my quest to obey the all-too-familiar still small voice, i began calling my relatives who sew! I figured if I was supposed to do this, the steps would be put in place for me to be able to get it done. That journey began in April and ended on Memorial Day weekend, just in time for Tillman to be pulling up on things. Anyway, my HEARTFELT THANKS goes out to AMY HUISH AND HER DAD, STEVE CLARKSON, for engineering and putting together a great piece of SAFE SEATING!

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-07-22T14:49:00.001-07:00

My baby is 1

2008-07-22T13:09:00.000-07:00

It really is true that time flies the more children you have. I can honestly say that I tried really hard to savor each time I held him, rocked him, fed him, etc. As the demands of motherhood beckoned me to other things, it was the quiet times I cherished, the alone times, (rare) that I valued most with Tillman. I wanted to do things right this time and right, for me, was to make sure I treasured the moments I take for granted because I get so busy trying not to sink into disorder around my own home...keeping up with the other children's schedules was "tight." Somehow, even though life was kicking me in the bootie, I was able to really enjoy Tillman and savor the wonderful firsts of his precious new life. It seemed that whenever life was getting edgy, he would flash me that "t-man" smile and melt my heart. He has a way of communicating with his eyes that is so captivating, that I would forget about the stress of life for a brief moment. So, I hope you are captivated by this little 1st year slide show as much as I have been, making it.

here some more baptism photos--enjoy!

2008-07-17T17:57:00.000-07:00

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2008-07-17T15:39:00.001-07:00

ITS BIRTHDAY TIME AGAIN

2008-07-17T12:34:00.001-07:00

WE ALL HAD A GREAT TIME CELEBRATING SLATON'S BIRTHDAY

BOUNCE U IS THE BEST PLACE TO HAVE A BIRTHDAY...THEY DO ALL THE WORK AND WE GET TO HAVE ALL THE FUN!!!!!!!! YIPPPPEEEEEEE SKIPPPPEEEEEEE!!!!

SUMMER FUN 2008!!

2008-07-17T11:25:00.000-07:00

Wow! Slaton is 8

2008-07-17T08:28:00.001-07:00

We had a great day with family and friends to help welcome the newest official member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! He was beaming his entire baptismal program. Our family was able to participate alot more than normal, because he was the only one getting baptized that day, until they had an additional child at the last minute. This child was on his little league team...what a cool thing!

Tim baptized and confirmed him and Stockton gave the talk on the gift of the Holy Ghost and I was asked to give the talk on Baptism. Our family sang Slaton's favorite primary song this year: "If the Savior stood Beside me"! It was a great day! Thanks to all the family and friends who attended Slaton's special day! we love all of you!

Tman and his new home for messy eaters!

2008-05-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

some pictures just say "share" and so this is what tman looks like after he eats spaghetti (loves it). then he gets it washed off in his new home and play area....the sink! this is great for me, i get to let him play while i do dishes...its a win-win! i love this age!!!

I DON'T SEW!!! and I AM ok with it!!!

2008-05-01T21:29:00.000-07:00

I admit it, I finally free myself of this terrible secret!!!! I DON'T SEW! YEP! NOT EVEN A BUTTON! I came to this VIVID realization when i tried so hard to be the good scout mom! my first born son enters the 11 year old scouting troop! my husband buys the patches and when i ask him if they are the adhesive ones, he says "oh, they don't make those for the 'scouter shirt.' well, i thought, 'this ought to be interesting!" So, you know those times where you give yourself the "you can do it-it can't be that hard" pep talk? that's what i did......................and so after a few bloody fingers and a few bloody "swear words" i finally had the purple patch sewn on over the left front pocket.....crooked! "dang" ok, i rip that out and start over (mind you i only have an hour,,,but i still think i can do it) so i get the purple patch on right (i said, right not tight. which is apparently a necessity when sewing on a patch). then i went for the grand canyon council patch....i'm pretty sure that IT is made of STEEL. with every %&*# poke of the needle i got more....shall we say...frustrated~! i actually sewed that on strait. then it was on to the 852 numbers that go on the sleeve. i began with the 5. i figured if i got that centered i could line up the 8 and the 2. i started this adventure at (4:20) just as Stockton entered the room and inquired, "is my scout shirt gonna be done by the time i need to leave?" "that is what i am shootin for" i replied, in my still-nice-mom voice. then between that moment and 5:00 i probably had to thread the needle at least 6 times.......per patch!!!! then when i got it finished i looked (squinted...because my eyes were permanently squinted after that one) and i had sewn the patch on the sleeve alright, i had some how sewn it to the entire sleeve....making it very difficult for my son to put his arm in the arm hole...ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! so i thought, "oh, maybe i should just take those stitches out and tie knots in them. so that is what i did. and i presented my masterpiece to my son. when he put it on (now i had walked it 7 steps) the purple patch and the numbers were sliding out of the shirt ever so slightly....no not tightly. so i pulled those patches off and sent him with the patch of steel....still on. when i told my husband what i had attempted to do. he says, ' i know, i saw there was some kind of mishap on the bathroom sink' then i told him the entire story,,,i was laughing my butt off so hard i couldn't even tell the story. then he says to me..."i don't get it..you are a dental hygienist, you play the piano, you are very good with your hands...why can't you sew." i replied:'i don't know, it doesn't compute with me, its too many steps that i have to think about and some how that doesn't work with me..its okay, i have come to the realization that i DON'T SEW and i am ok with it. It is not a talent nor is it even a SKILL i can master nor want to master. my mind just won't connect...i literally have to have someone over me telling me each step and even then i will not remember the next time i try....obviously i have only done buttons. and no i don't need anyone offering me their sewing skills to teach me, nor do i want anyone feeling sorry for me because i don't sew....like i said...I AM OK WITH IT! i'm pretty sure that they make adhesive patches at the scout store, i just need to go and get them...that i CAN DO! two steps: stick it on and put it in the dryer! DONE!

I'm pretty sure this picutre tells it all....or at least the highlites!!!!

WHEW! LETS PLAY MUSIC RECITAL

2008-05-01T21:22:00.000-07:00

I DID IT! MY FIRST LETS PLAY MUSIC RECITAL! whew! gotta say i am pretty happy with my rookie recital! it was LOTS of fun to watch my classes do their things on stage...they have learned so much this year. it was great to work with my good friends, shelle and amber. My new lpm friend, cindy was awesome to work with as well. If you haven't checked out one of these recitals, its a must! just for the entertainment value!!!! what these kids end up with is knowledge of music that is never taken away! its great! Its great for me to be a part of this program!!!

April is the month of birthdays

2008-05-01T21:05:00.000-07:00

Its Birthday month at our house. First we celebrated McKelle's 5th birthday on Sunday, April 6th. she had a hannah montana bday and got to have the "best of both worlds!" she had her party on the saturday after because mom had to take her dental hygiene c.e. courses at the dental convention the same weekend as her bday! but when we finally had the party....LOOK OUT! it was ROCKIN'!!!!!!

After McKelle's bday Stockton's 11th birthday was Monday the 28th. His party was a little smaller this year...at his request. we had family over for a barbque and he had two friends over who he doesn't get to play with as much. He spent the better half of that friday the 25th hiking roosevelt lake with his cub scout troop. I would say his party day was eventful and his bday gift this year was an ipod shuffle and he only wanted 6 songs on it....hahahaha, serious. he cracks us up!

I also surprised him at school with lots of balloons! its rare that you capture the true emotion in a picture....its safe to say i GOT IT!

2008-04-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

the bee movie right in our back yard

2008-03-18T21:06:00.000-07:00

i was so excited to buy the bee movie and watch it with my kids on friday. that idea came to a screetching halt after my son came in and said..."mom! have you seen all the bugs outside?" "what?" i asked. then i looked out side and right above our splash pad and on most of our patio were at least 100 hundred bees swarming and mad! i didn't know who to call... so i hopped on line and called the first company i could get, maybe we got the argie pole...i don't know, but $495 dollars was not how i wanted to spend our tax return. the bee 'specialist' says all this fancy intelligent things and i stop him a few minutes later and say, "buddy, i'm still tryin to get over the price and pick my jaw up off the floor! sheesh!" he says, we do offer the $50 dollar discount that is online. whatever! they needed to beeee removed and i felt trapped in my own home...so i said have him come out. they were out right away, and took care of it and within 24 hrs...they are gone! dead! kaput! "waxed out" hahaha. but i still feel like we got the pole...any comments from anyone on this would be sooo helpful!

THINGS THAT WILL ONE DAY MAKE ME LAUGH....BUT NOT TODAY!

2008-03-18T20:06:00.000-07:00

Picture a beautiful chocolate cream pie, with homemade pie crust (thanks sara). picture me hard at work in the kitchen all day long. picture me putting the finishing touches on to the pie. cool whip and dollips of chocolate chips adorn the top. i was so excited to finally do something for someone else that was nice and i was so excited to have my family deliver it for family home evening that night! as i deliberated on which frig to place my work of art...i decided on the frig out in the garage....why? for safety of course. i wanted sister quigley to GET the pie! as i walked towards the garage, someone caught my eye...my beautiful t-man was smiling at me and so i lovingly looked sideways at him and did NOT SEE the cabinet door that had been left open by my darling son! well I HAD TO STOP on a dime to avoid hitting that cabinet...whew....ahhhhhhhhhh, yep the pie did not stop as quickly as i did; in fact it went flying as far as i have ever seen a pie fly and then landed upside down!!!!!!!!!CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP! i left it there, i couldn't bear to look at it and clean it up! so i CRIED OVER MAKING OUR DINNER. than my wonderful husband came galloping thru the back door only to see that pie on the floor and say, "did you know there was a pie on the flooor?" this is where i ask, you, the reader: have you ever had an ugly cry? you know the one, where you are trying to hold back the tears and explain your situation only to have sound come out of you that closely resembles camels in pain. my husband, says, "ok, its ok" and proceeds to clean it up..........so i thought.....about 15 minutes passes and i am now feeding my baby on the couch wondering what we are going to take for family night to this wonderful sister in my ward, when tim says: "well...i saved the pie; i skimmed the top layer and it worked out ok!" i blurt out: "we are NOT TAKING that pie that fell on the floor to sis. quig..........." and before i could finish he says: " not her.. US; we can have it for family nite." well it wasn't what i had invisioned but i knew that one day in a few short weeks, i would laugh about it, but it wasn't that day!

ohhhhh!!! this bloggin thang!

2008-03-18T19:43:00.000-07:00

ok so, if you didn't already notice, i am way new to this bloggin thang! i wish i was more creative with the layouts, etc. i thought i would give it a whirl. i'm just tryin to go digital with my camera and feel like i'm just gettin the hang of that and now i get to blog too! so enjoy! and if you leave here with a good laugh or have been uplifted in any way, than it was worth it!

Our fam!

2008-03-18T16:08:00.000-07:00

Our fam! began on July 29, 1994 and in these 13+ years we have: stockton (11); slaton (8); mckelle (5); kazzlyn (3); and baby tillman (14months) and my very favoritist....tim, who makes me laugh daily and is the BEST at letting things just roll off! he is my balance and i love him! wow 5 kids in 13 years...we have been pretty busy i guess!

what's in a name?

2008-03-18T15:51:00.000-07:00

the title of our blogspot comes from our sunday family councils.
we have a section where we read those highlites that have occurred for each child for that week!
Our Kids love it...it helps me pay attention to what they have done and if for some reason (chaos) i don't remember something they have done, they are quick to point that out as well. when that person's highlites are finished being read. we say their name and quietly, and with each time it gets louder and louder and faster and faster until we are in this "ooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhh: U ROCK!!!!!!!!!!" THEY love this and i am afraid it is a tradition we just cannot eliminate!!!
so now you know!