Thoughts From a Frazzled Mind

Oh, the fun, sunny days!  I just love summertime, wearing shorts and sandals, the kids loving warm weather and playing outside, darkness waiting until 9:00 to appear, perfect! Mont and Kiaya I was a work and got this picture text from Mont.  When I saw it, I was very confused.  I knew that the Parrishes were going to be in Utah/Idaho to celebrate his parents 50th anniversary, but I couldn't figure out how in the world Mont found Kiaya because Shandra was at work.  It took a long time but I finally remembered that Kiaya was at Lisa's house, her babysitter.  Lisa and her husband Brent are very good friends of the Parrishes family and when Mont stopped by to see them, I guess Kiaya ran right up to him.  He said it made him very happy! Joan's Treatment Last year Joan was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.  The treatment usually involves a waiting/maintenance time with little to no treatment unless the patient sta...

As much as I am looking forward to having lots more grandchildren, it is also nice to only have one right now because we get to share so much with him (and probably spoil him a little too much!) This semester I get the opportunity to watch him every Wednesday evening while his mother is in class.  Many times it has turned out that he actually watches me since I am so exhausted and have to get up so early!  He has been wonderful to give me a blanket and put himself to bed when I fall asleep!  He is such a sweetie! Here he is as a detective!  He plays the part well!  Bubba's 8th birthday was a very fun day!  His mother was able to go to his school and share things about him for the last part of class.  Kim and I surprised him there with a bunch of balloons.  When we arrived at our house, he decided that he wanted to let all of the balloons go and watch them rise high into the sky.  The one Mylar balloon seemed a little slug...

One day after school Shandra and I took Bubba and my nephew Corbin to lunch at Burger King.  We all had a great time, sitting on the tall chairs, sharing our french fries, and learning all about sheep and goats (of which the boys were experts thanks to their school project). About midway through lunch we noticed that several policemen were meeting at Burger King for lunch. Since the opportunity rarely becomes available, and since I wanted the boys to understand what policemen do as well as to learn to respect and not fear them, I got brave and asked if one of them would be willing to come to our table and talk to the boys.  Of course both Bubba and Corbin got extremely shy when the officer came over, but he was very kind and told them all about his duties and how it is his job to ensure that people are safe.  Then he invited another officer over to talk with us.  The second officer is a K-9 officer and he told us all about his dog and how he is a master at s...

Are you interested in an amazing adventure? Well, here you go . . . just try to take pictures of three, very adorable yet extremely active toddlers! Since my two nephews, Tristan and Corbin, are so close in age to my Kalel, we have tried to make a tradition of taking pictures of them together at various times in their lives. I think this is the closest I have ever been to rodeo wranglin'! Looking everywhere except the camera Here, Tristan,you have a smudge on your face ! . . . Oops, dumped out of the truck! . Crawling off . . . . . . He's touching meeeee! Here, Corbin, I'll help you stand over here . . . And I'll just sit here and rest awhile . Gotta go get more Fruit Loops! I DON'T WANT ANYMORE PICTURES! . . . . . .. It's time to get off . . . After 150 pictures, finally, one that is good enough to keep! . . The Three Amigos Corbin 13 months Kalel 17 months Tristan 21 months