Let's catch up

I thought it would be fun to catch everyone up on what is going on in our wonderfully wild family! Royce and I keep getting glimpses of empty nesting and we think we could survive it! LOL !! Right now we have Ethan and Crystal with us and we are loving every minute of it! They both add such fun and craziness to our home. Royce is still working at Trail Creek Nursery, and I love going with him on deliveries to Pinedale, we get time to talk and dream and solve the worlds problems. He is in the Sunday School Presidency in the ward and also is responsible for the Sacrament Meeting at Calderwood Care Center, which is a home for mentally handicapped men. He is so good with them, and we have all come to love these guys. I am back in Young Womens, I am the first counselor, so I get to play with the MiaMaids. We carry an activity bag to church filled with appropriate books and toys, just so that the kids in the ward will sit by us, it keeps us happy, I am not sure about the kids!! We still have 3 left over pets, Seths' dog Brutus still keeps strangers at bay and is Royces outdoor partner, Crystal and Marilee and Micah rescued a kitten a year ago, then a little stinky bag of bones, now a big black tom, which we thought was a girl, named her Stella, found out she was a he, changed the name to Stellar Fellar, but he is still called Stella by Crystal, if she is here, then Stella is draped around her neck purring away, and finally we have Hamper, a rabbit that Josh brought home two years ago at Easter, he lives in the laundry room in a cage and Royce loves him, he searches his garden for the tastiest treats for him, oh wait a minute, we also have Pete, our Sheep (dog) this is a little bum lamb Royce saved that is a huge big sheep that loves Royce and follows him like a dog, he has even been known to chase bikers up on the bike path! Pete, not Royce!
Josh and Elise were married in May and are living in Pocatello, they both work with the mentally handicapped, Elise was just promoted to supervisor at the house she works at. They teach a primary class together and have the cutest apartment in Pocatello, thanks to Elises sense of style and her hard work and her ability to keep Josh painting and doing his assigned projects. Elise is going to school at I.S.U. and Josh is hoping to start next semester. Elise is my blogger guru, she set the blog up for me, thanks Elisie!
Micah and Mare have been married for two years, they live in Provo and are going to BYU, Marilee is working on her Masters in social work, and Micah is finishing up his major in International relations. They bought an old home last summer and overhauled it so that it could be rented, it has three apartments, two they rent out and a penthouse suite that they live in, they have done such a good job and Royce and I are so proud of the work they have done. Marilee is in her second internship and Micah picked up an extra job at the school working in the Entrprenuer program. He also has a online business which does virtual landscaping, called Wolfstone Design. They teach the Gospel Doctrine class in their ward
Seth is living here in the valley, he works for a company called Volco Construction, he is the framer for the multimillion dollar houses that are taking over the Valley!! He loves his work and has learned alot. He is in a Golf league, and loves to spend time developing his talent in that area, he also plays community basketball. He spends every spare minute fishing, water skiing, wakeboarding, camping, and soon will start hunting and then snowboarding and snowmobiling. He is a joy to have close and it is fun to see him and talk to him and live through his adventures!!
Serenity and Matt got married in August and we are so excited because they have moved into Victor, so Seri and I and Crystal get to go walking together every morning. Matt is managing the Subway and Seri is working at the Joshua D. Smith foundation working with the same guys that Royce takes his Sacrament program to. They are so happy and have turned the basement apartment into a really cute apartment. We love having them close, it is fun when they come up and play with us!!!!!! Serenity is my computer helper, I don't know what I would do without her!
Crystal moved home when Seri got married, I think living with the old people has been a bit of a challenge but I love having her here. She took the old bedroom downstairs and turned it into a darling room, she painted and cleaned her little heart out, and it looks great. She is working as a nanny and a physical therapy assistant. She works for a mom that has MS and Crystal is her right hand woman, she love this family and works hard for her money! She attends the singles branch and is the service chairman. She also loves to go country dancing at BYUI on Wednesdays. She is going with the family she nannys for to Florida at the end of the month, so that will be a fun adventure.
Ethan is home, probably not his favorite place to be, but necessary for now, money will do that to you! He is working at Subway with Matt, and has been told by a customer that his sandwiches are a work of art! He loves to find great music and share it with us, he is always looking for new artists with a new sound. He spends time on his computer with a game called Hackers, which looks like nonsense to me, but he likes it and says it challenges him. He is my sunshine and can make me laugh and not take myself so seriously, and gives me terrific hugs!
Well that is probably more than enough, hope it wasn't too long and made you late for your next blogger! LOL Love you all, Deanne