The Perry's

It's been a while...

2013-02-05T19:44:00.001-07:00

It's crazy how this has gotten neglected! Or maybe I am just that boring....regardless...Christmas came and went...big highlight from that was our puppy Drake. He has been a good little doggy and the boys are really good at helping with him.

January was long and boring...not a lot went down here! I did have a small surgery to remove a lipoma from my armpit that had been causing me some issues. Everything went well and I am healing great!

February started with a fun trip to Boise to visit my sister and see my nephew Gabe be baptized! If there was a job and no income taxes in Idaho...pretty sure I would live in Boise!

Then little Daner turned the big 3 and has started to go to bed in his own bed...and sleep all night long! It had been a long three years with very interrupted sleep...so hopefully he stays this way!

Hopefully we can focus more on the positive energy in our life so it is more fulfilling and happy!

My favorite time of year!

2012-12-13T09:22:00.001-07:00

This time of year is my favorite....as I am sitting here with my boys...Bryce being sick for the second time in three weeks....I feel like I haven't even gotten a chance to enjoy the Christmas season! It sucks! I have all these if plans....like make stockings...and read scriptures every night up until Christmas about the birth of Christ...do an advent calendar (Dane ate all the chocolate the first day cuse I didn't put it up high enough)....so...starting today......I am trying to make the season more present in my life!

Happy Halloween

2012-10-31T20:04:00.000-06:00

Bryce the Vampire

Dane the purple dragon

Me and my FAVORITE person at work Laurie in our fun costumes

Our candy stash!

Regret

2012-09-30T17:58:00.003-06:00

Wow......pretty sure this sums up what I shouldn't have done....cuse...now..it can't be undone....not without a lot of money....and then....its not even guaranteed....Oh...regret SUCKS!

Crowdtap

2012-09-16T20:17:00.001-06:00

Yum yum....come get ya some! I got these frees samples from Grill Mates for some yummy grilling seasonings.

We got our grill for FREE and so why not invite some friends(my sister and her husband) over for some grub!

We used the yummy Montreal steak seasoning. We had a yummy salad and some baked potatoes...and of course...our Coke Zero! It was delicious!

First day of School

2012-09-16T15:19:00.001-06:00

So... Blogging really hasn't been in my "to do" list lately....so I guess we will just start with what is up... Bryce started 1st grade the day after Labor Day. It was all new to him...new school...new teacher...mom working...walking to school...just a few adjustments for him. He has done really well and loves school!

Dane has been a little lost without his brother and cousins to play with...but I secretly think he likes having all the toys at grandmas all to himself! He has become a little devil child the past few weeks with huge fits and lots of screaming......let's hope that this period of devilishness doesn't last too much longer!

Nate got a new job and starts this week. We were unsure if he should take the new job because it was a small cut in pay, but was more promising than his current job and so we went with it. Turns out...it was a good decision and after talking to a few people...seems like a good place to work. Hopefully they hold up to the things discussed in the interview...unlike the last job. Nate is also thinking about going back to school....

I have been working for almost 4 months. It has taken getting used to..but we are managing. I have made some food friendships, one in particular that has made working a little easier.

Families are Forever

2012-08-03T20:26:00.001-06:00

Logan and his faithful dog, Luna

Meet Logan. Logan Kee Miller. He is my nephew. The nephew I went and stayed with (well..his parents) from the time I was 12....until I was 16. Usually during the summer, but some times...whenever I had a break from school. I LOVED babysitting these kids..mostly because they were soo cute.....but they were good kids too...and I LOVED going and spending time with my sister.

As I grew older....I didn't go as much...and sadly....I wasn't as close to them as I would have liked..mostly my fault...I could have done better...to be a better aunt..but that is neither here nor there...the fact of the matter is....this dude was awesome. I remember the first time I heard him play the drums...and my jaw literally hit the floor. You see... Logan was born with a partially developed left arm. He really was amazing in the way he played. He used a sweat band and put the drum stick in there....and he truly...was amazing.
watch here for a clip of just how good he plays!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYf59vcpFjo&feature=share

Last summer I stopped by my sisters house one day to visit. My Bryce LOVED his dog Luna. Logan was very sweet with him and helped Bryce overcome his slight fear of Luna. Soon..Bryce was throwing things for Luna to fetch and having conversations with Logan. It was cute! Cousins....years apart...bonding. On the way home...Bryce would inform me that Luna had bit off Logan's left hand...and that is why it was missing. I had to break it to Bryce...that Luna did no such thing....and that he was born that way...it took a lot for Bryce to believe me! I had to laugh...a lot at this situation...because that is how Logan lived! He was very witty and spunky. He wasn't afraid to share his own opinions...no matter who agreed...or didn't.

Anyway...Logan died on August 1 (the day after his 22 birthday ) from injuries he sustained from falling while on a hike with Luna.Luna jumped after him...and sustained injuries as well...she lived...but has had to have surgery.... Hearing this news was extremely devastating for me...and I cannot even imagine.....how my sister felt...Logan's dad..his brother...his sister... They were all super close.....and to have such a tragic accident happen...I had a hard time wrapping my head around it all. You see...my sisters husband, Dr. Keith Hooker died from cancer just barely 2 months ago. How could this be happening to my sister...again! How much more does she have to go through......HOW MUCH???

I sat at the computer yesterday morning...sobbing....as I read all the memories coming in that people were posting to his Facebook page....all the heartfelt comfort from others to me...and to my sister and her family. And then today....I read this quote posted on my niece Eva's page (Logan's sister)....

"Each of us will have our own Friday-those days when the universe itself seems shattered and the shards of our world lie littered about us in pieces. We will all experience those broken times when it seems we can never be put together again. We will have our Fridays. But I testify to you in the name of the One who conquered death-Sunday will come. In the darkness of our sorrow, Sunday will come. No matter our desperation, no matter our grief, Sunday will come. In this life or the next, Sunday will come"
-Joseph B. Wirthlin

I am trying my hardest...to really remember that there is a plan for us...we don't know what the plan is and that somethings can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I never expected something like this to happen....but families are eternal. All the grief and sorrow we are suffering....was suffered by our Savior, Jesus Christ. HE will lift us up. HE will comfort us. He will send angles down to bear us up......And we will see Logan again someday...

Love you Logan!!! Until we meet again....

Free Swimsuit???

2012-06-23T21:07:00.001-06:00

Yes PLEASE!
Again, I belong to Crowdtap...and you get free stuff!! I LOVE it. This is my third sample and share (you get two coupons..one for you..and one for a friend) and it came at the right time.

However, going to try on swimsuits...and actually taking pictures and coming out of the dressing room..is not something I do. I didn't like most of the suits I tried on...mainly because my chest was falling out of almost every single one...and I would not be caught dead....in something like that...I didn't even like the way it looked when I was alone....to think what others would have thought if they would have seen me outside of the dressing room...most of them came off faster than it took me to put them on...cuse they were soooo disgusting on me!

But here is the one I chose...you may have to click on the link...and I still will have to make some modifications on it...to make my chest feel more secure!

http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=52005&vid=1&pid=118447&scid=118447002

My heart is broken

2012-06-04T21:14:00.000-06:00

My heart is broken for my older sister today. Her husband passed away after a horrible battle with cancer. I am close to pretty much all of my siblings and when one of them is hurting or sad...I feel so sad for them. I didn't really get to know this guy as much as I would have liked...but from the times I did spend with him, I know he was one great guy! You can tell by how many people have been with my sister the last week and how many people who have texted or stopped by. He was truly a great guy!

I did get to experience first hand the kindness of his heart. He was an ER doctor and took time to look at Bryce's head last summer when he split it open. He had worked a long day and was really tired, but looked at if or us anyway!! Such a great guy.

I know this guy made my sister super happy. Happier than I had seen her in years. My heart just aches for her. He truly was one special guy.

Thanks Dr. Keith for making my sister so happy and taking my dad on a vacation he will remember the rest of his life. Hugs!

Logan...trip

2012-06-03T19:47:00.003-06:00

The Weber grandchildren
Front: Avonelea (2), Eli(6), Dane(2)
Middle: Gabe(7), Jeremy(7), Heather(8), Bryce(6), Whitnie(8)
Back: Chelsi(11), Ashlyn(11), Saige(9)

We went to Logan this weekend for my niece Whitnie baptism. It was fun to see all my siblings and have all of us there. Fun to have good family and food around....I miss my family...I wish we all lived closer!!

The Zoo

2012-06-03T19:42:00.002-06:00

For Memorial Day we went to the zoo.....and so did everyone else in Utah...it was kinda sucky starting out the day..but eventually got better and we really did have fun!

Kindergarten graduate..wait WHAT?

2012-06-03T19:40:00.001-06:00

Yes...Bryce did graduate kindergarten. It is hard to believe he is that big...he LOVED school and had such a fun teacher! I am sad that he will not be going to that school next year...but glad for new opportunities and new friends he will make! He also grew a ton! He started out eating cold lunch every day...and then the last month of school...he ate hot lunch..it was nice that he was trying new foods...or maybe just getting sick of a peanut butter sandwich! He also grew about 4 inches and gained about 5 pounds!!

After graduation

Last Day of Kindergarten

Bryce and his AWESOME teacher Mrs. Meeks

Life as we know it.....

2012-05-11T21:25:00.001-06:00

Will be changing come Wednesday!! A little back ground....

In January, I quit my "at home" job to be a substitute teacher. The thing is....I live in a small town where I don't know everyone and everyone does not know me.....and a town where there are TONS of people who are related and take care of their relations....(which is not necessarily a bad thing) unless you are a no name like me.

I have only substituted about 4 times in as a teacher and a TON of times in the lunch room...which I LOVE to do! When I realized that subbing wasn't really going to make me the money I though it would....I decided to look for a job...outside my home.

This was a big step for me. We have not had the best of luck with baby sitters in the past and I was not ever going to put my children in the care of someone other than family.....EVER! Luckily, the time I have been subbing...Dane has stayed with Grandma and Grandpa and Bryce is at school....

So....January I started applying.....February I applied for a few jobs...March...I applied for SEVERAL jobs....in April...I applied for 4 jobs in one day.....and I waited....and waited...........and waited........and waited...I got two interviews...and both jobs were part-time...which...I didn't want...cuse the only way we could move out and pay rent is me have a full time job. I was picky about where I applied to. I have skills. Plain and simple. I didn't want to work where my skills were not useful int he job.

I was beginning to think that maybe that wasn't what I was supposed to do. I was thinking that maybe staying in Wyoming wasn't what we were supposed to stay....I just felt lost....and that my Heavenly Father didn't care.......little did I know.....He really did know. As I look back......everything happens for a reason......in this whole time...He never let us go without "extra" income. We had money to replace my "at home" job.

At the end of March a lady I would sub for doing cross walk was actually hit in the cross walk...Crazy..I know!!! She was hurt really bad. They asked me to fill in for her for the rest of the school year.....so...that too provided income in addition to my subbing.

Last week...I got a call from one of the jobs I applied for (the 4 in one day) and they wanted to set up an interview...I was SOOO excited! The interview went really good! I felt I could totally work there! I even knew the person interviewing me, which I felt was a good thing. I was confident I would get the second interview she talked about. Nate and I fasted and prayed that things would work out and I would get the job..if it was the Lord's will.....

I got a call this week to set up the second interview. I went feeling confident..but I left feeling I wouldn't get the job. I was expecting to get a letter in the mail today...saying they had chosen someone else. I had prayed that I would be able to accept the denial. I had totally written it off...started thinking I was back to square 1....again.

Only today...at 4:06 pm...I got a call...offering me the job!!!!! I was so nervous and excited at the same time! Then it dawned on me.....I will no longer be the stay at home mom...I dreamed of being for the rest of my life......but then I reminded myself...this is not a permanent thing. The purpose of me going back to work is to pay off debt....and my income is solely to pay it off. I would estimate this to be about a year and a half. This I can do. My children will be with nobody but family....and I know that we will not have baby sitter problems.

I am reminded that my Heavenly Father really does have a plan for us...and it is on his time....not ours. As much as I would have liked a job a few months ago..it was on his time that this was supposed to happen. And now that I think about it...Bryce has 1.5 more weeks of school....1 more week when I start. I feel it is not chance that it happened this way. My Heavenly Father truly is in charge....I just need to be patient and let him guide me!

Fun times...

2012-04-02T10:16:00.003-06:00

Bryce likes to dance....I like to catch him when he doesn't know I am watching...pretty good moves for a 6-year-old!!!

A few weeks ago we spent the weekend at my mom's and my brother and I took our kids to fly kites at the school field. It was fun!

Free dress???

2012-03-22T18:05:00.000-06:00

Don't mind if I do!! I belong to this place called Crowdtap....they let you have samples and you just have to give a report after you have shared your sample..I have done this before...and scored a free coat from Old Navy.....

So..this time..I scored a FREE dress!!! I was really excited because I have been losing weight and I have wanted a dress cuse all I wear are skirts....so needless to say..a dress would just be something different.

The dress I loved...

The dress I got....

I got my coupon...(I had one to share too!) and headed to Utah to visit Old Navy.....little did I know that the dress I wanted....went on sale and therefore not eligible for the coupon. I was SOOOO SAD! So sad....I finally decided on one that was cute..but still need to lose a few more pounds (especially in the front chest area) in order to wear it and it look cute....but...still..it was FREE and is still cute!! If only I could have gone with the other person I gave my coupon too...then I wouldn't have had to take pictures of myself in the mirror......haha!

Catching Leprechauns.....

2012-03-16T08:31:00.001-06:00

Bryce made this leprechaun trap for school....he didn't catch him but he ate some of the gold candy and said he made a big mess of their classroom yesterday!

Cousins....

2012-03-08T12:55:00.001-07:00

Dane has been spending some time with one if his cousins that is just 6 months older than him....he found some great shoes.....and watched some movies. He and Avonlea have such a love/hate relationship they both gave each other matching bite marks on their cheeks!

Valentine's Day

2012-02-18T21:00:00.001-07:00

This is what I did for Nate...on each balloon there was a something that I really enjoyed about him or really LOVED! I also gave him a case for his phone that he had been wanting!

This was our table for dinner. The flowers in the middle were the ones Nate got me.

AND this was our yummy dinner!! I had never had lobster...and I think I am hooked!

I haven't been much into any holiday other than Christmas...but this year...something changed. I had all these ideas running through my head and I actually had a kid in school..so I wanted to do something special for him. He had such a fund day too! That night as I tucked him in he told me...he loved me...and happy valentine's day...melted my heart!

2012-02-17T21:11:00.001-07:00

I found this picture tonight...just looking through some things....it is crazy how things have changed since then! And look how long my hair is!!! and how much Nate has!!! and how wittle Bryce is!!! and how skinny we are!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Daner!!!

2012-02-04T21:21:00.001-07:00

This little dude turned 2 today...I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! He is just a little ham...and a naughty little guy!! He gets to have 2 parties...he will make a haul I am sure on the birthday presents!! He LOVED his blue cake from Grandma and his remote control car (he feels a little left out when the older boys won't let him touch theirs) and a set of tools. He also got some markers for the tub..that he was ready to use as soon as he opened them!!! He gets more presents tomorrow when we have his second party!!!

He is such a good kid...even though he has a naughty side!! We sure do love this kid!!

I need to remember this..

2012-01-28T18:09:00.001-07:00

Source: accidentalmommies.com via Julie on Pinterest

Christmas

2012-01-02T18:56:00.003-07:00

Bryce and Uncle Calvyn with the finished Star Wars ship!!! It took them all day to do!!!

Bryce and his cousins Nikki and Jake

Dane, JC, and I getting ready for our turn being pulled behind the truck....

Daners

Nate chillin...

We stayed home for Christmas because it was Christmas with Nate's parents this year...and since we live here...we didn't have to go anywhere. We started out sledding on Christmas Eve up in the mountains...it was SUPER FUN!!! Dane and Bryce loved it!! Dane became good friends with Nate's sister's dog Roxy (he used to be deathly afraid of dogs) so this was a big step for him! Then came home and had some yummy prime rib dinner.

Then all the adults were in the bedroom wrapping and talking...when all of a sudden we heard a HUGE bang....and something fell. We all run out there to find that the grandfather clock had come down on top of Nate's brother's little boy. He thought it would be cool to open it and turns out that Nate's brother Calvyn came in the house to see it all happen. We think he startled the little dude and instead of letting go of the pendulum, he just hung on and it came down on him. We are glad to say that he is okay and that what could have been a bad situation turned out good. He had a small nick on his head (that bled a lot) and just some scared mom and dad!! Needless to say...Christmas Eve before bedtime was a little somber. All the cousins were concerned for this little guy and were talking about it even when going to bed.

Dane not quite awake with his new shopping cart....

Bryce and his helicopter

We had to schedule a time to open presents so that those who wanted to go to church at 9...could......so 6 a.m. came bright and early for all of us...we had to wake up the kids. Christmas was fun..Santa brought some good gifts...and fun was had by all...however, we have decided that this will be the last time we will be having Christmas with cousins. Bryce felt a little left out that some of his cousins got electronics for Christmas....so it was a little rough for him. I think it is just time to have our own things to do. Anyway...here are some pictures!

Bryce's Kindergarten Christmas Program

2012-01-02T18:48:00.001-07:00

Bryce had a cute little Christmas program in school...they sang cute songs....and were just all around cute!!! He loves school...and would come home singing these songs!!!

Smurf party anyone???

2011-12-15T07:58:00.003-07:00

I belong to this place called Crowdtap...you get to try things and get free things just to give your opinion. So..I got selected to host a Smurf party!! We had a ton of fun and the kids really enjoyed making up their own smurf with toys around the house. We had blue cupcakes with white frosting! Super fun!

My creation

2011-12-05T21:57:00.001-07:00