Well, I think I am starting to figure this out. It has been a while since I have played here, life gets busy. But here's a little run-down on our family.
Saul stays really busy chasing work and trying to keep us afloat. He has always had such a great work ethic and we appreciate him so much. His loves in life (other than his family) are hunting, fishing, and trapping. He is exctied for next month- hunting season starts! He put all of us in for tags, hoping to get a couple. Ariel drew out for the youth elk tag and we all drew out for deer tags. So we pretty much have back-to-back hunts for 5 weeks. Now he is stressing over just how he is going to help us all fill them. Oh, we feel so sorry for him.
Ariel is 16 (almost 17) and a Junior in High School. Saul and I are still trying to figure out how she got there. When Saul and I talked about having kids and how we would like them to be, we both agreed that we would like our little girl to be girly, but not prissy. That is pretty much our little girl. She loves horses and has 2 of her own, is raising a steer for 4-H, and just feels at home out the barn with the animals. She just got into the NAVIT program in welding. That will give her college credits and help her to a career. Not really a career you picture for a girl, but she loves it. But she also loves manicures and pedicures, bubble baths, and frills. She has a giggle that is so contagious.
Justin is 14 (going to be 15 next week) and a Freshman in High School. He was afraid at first, but really seems to be adapting well- and is yet to get shoved in a garbage can. He also has a 4-H steer, but doesn't love the animals like Ariel. He had a dog, Jed, that we actually had to put under last night. Jed hasn't been doing good for a couple of weeks, and we have been telling Justin it was just time. But it took him a little while to come to terms with it. Jed was a blood hound, and they don't have long lives. The average is 7-9 years and Jed was over 10. He has been Justin's dog and he has really taken good care of him. We will all miss him, but know it was for the best. Justin is in to computers and electronics and is taking IT courses at school. He is such a 'happy-go-lucky' kid and has such a positive outlook on life.
My life is pretty much my family. I help Saul with the paperwork and payroll for the business. I keep busy helping the kids with their 4-H steers and keeping up with their schedules. I don't know how people do it with more kids. Another love of mine is scrapbooking. It is fun to go over the pictures and go through the memories. I haven't got to do much of it this summer however since I have been working so much in my garden, another love. I took some veggies to my neighbor tonight and he made the comment that I keep giving stuff away and don't really get paid for all my hard work. But I told him that I do get paid, it is very therapeutic and makes me happy to work there and watch it grow. My soil is terrible here and it has been a struggle to get things to grow, but we are doing ok. It will take some work to get it good.
Saul stays really busy chasing work and trying to keep us afloat. He has always had such a great work ethic and we appreciate him so much. His loves in life (other than his family) are hunting, fishing, and trapping. He is exctied for next month- hunting season starts! He put all of us in for tags, hoping to get a couple. Ariel drew out for the youth elk tag and we all drew out for deer tags. So we pretty much have back-to-back hunts for 5 weeks. Now he is stressing over just how he is going to help us all fill them. Oh, we feel so sorry for him.
Ariel is 16 (almost 17) and a Junior in High School. Saul and I are still trying to figure out how she got there. When Saul and I talked about having kids and how we would like them to be, we both agreed that we would like our little girl to be girly, but not prissy. That is pretty much our little girl. She loves horses and has 2 of her own, is raising a steer for 4-H, and just feels at home out the barn with the animals. She just got into the NAVIT program in welding. That will give her college credits and help her to a career. Not really a career you picture for a girl, but she loves it. But she also loves manicures and pedicures, bubble baths, and frills. She has a giggle that is so contagious.
Justin is 14 (going to be 15 next week) and a Freshman in High School. He was afraid at first, but really seems to be adapting well- and is yet to get shoved in a garbage can. He also has a 4-H steer, but doesn't love the animals like Ariel. He had a dog, Jed, that we actually had to put under last night. Jed hasn't been doing good for a couple of weeks, and we have been telling Justin it was just time. But it took him a little while to come to terms with it. Jed was a blood hound, and they don't have long lives. The average is 7-9 years and Jed was over 10. He has been Justin's dog and he has really taken good care of him. We will all miss him, but know it was for the best. Justin is in to computers and electronics and is taking IT courses at school. He is such a 'happy-go-lucky' kid and has such a positive outlook on life.
My life is pretty much my family. I help Saul with the paperwork and payroll for the business. I keep busy helping the kids with their 4-H steers and keeping up with their schedules. I don't know how people do it with more kids. Another love of mine is scrapbooking. It is fun to go over the pictures and go through the memories. I haven't got to do much of it this summer however since I have been working so much in my garden, another love. I took some veggies to my neighbor tonight and he made the comment that I keep giving stuff away and don't really get paid for all my hard work. But I told him that I do get paid, it is very therapeutic and makes me happy to work there and watch it grow. My soil is terrible here and it has been a struggle to get things to grow, but we are doing ok. It will take some work to get it good.
