A few odds and ends. . .

Well, I haven't blogged in a little while. Things are not terribly exciting right now. I've been busy with work while Justin has been busy with school and work. Things are going well, and once again Justin's schooling has helped a ton in getting his truck repaired. He took the entire engine out of his truck a couple of weeks ago and replaced the clutch and some seals. So handy. He is glad that his truck is working much better now.

Work is going really well for me. The office has now started to see adult patients and it has been fun having the opportunity to see kids to adults. It has been good to keep up the skills that I gained while in hygiene school. I love my job. Each patient is always different and so fun. :)

Justin and I played on an indoor soccer team this summer. We only played in about 4 or 5 games. During one of our games I injured my already tired knee and Justin tore his calf muscle so we were pretty much useless for the team for the rest of the session. Hopefully we'll be able to get back into it. We really enjoy doing things together like this.

Call me crazy, but I have started working on Christmas gifts and am having a lot of fun with it. I would talk about what I am doing, but is a secret. I will say this though. I am very excited to give them away!!! It will be fun to see the reactions of those that I give them to.

I am really excited for next week. The third book in the Hunger Games series comes out on the 24th and I can't wait to read it. I may have to lock myself in a room for a day so I can read it quickly!!!

Anyway, I guess that is all for now!!

Proud

So, Just a little note to express my gratitude for my amazing husband and for my amazing car. . Thanks to Justin my car has been fixed once again and she broke 191,000 miles yesterday. Thank you Justin for being so talented and thank you car for sticking with it!!! I expect that she will break 200,000 miles pretty easily :)

4th of July

Mom, Justin, and I.

Beautiful Sunset right before we came home.

First time golfing. . concentrate. I was not very good, but I got a few good hits. :)

The boys

Fireworks

4th of July Sunset. . gorgeous!!

Firework Show

Hearts!!

Beautiful Sun rays

DQ. . YUMMY!!

Jam!

I bought two flats of strawberries and made jam and froze the rest. So yummy!!!

Oregonian

I love rain. . but the motto "everything in moderation" applies here too. I am a true Oregonian but, I think when June begins to look like January it is a bit excessive. Oh well, at least I have some homemade bread in the works and some homemade strawberry jam to eat it with. mmm mmm good.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day this year was very good. We went to La Grande for my Grandma's 80th birthday party. It was a lot of fun to be with the family. We spent some time putting flowers on graves of family members. It was good and difficult especially since we haven't seen Grandma Perry's grave since the funeral. It is still fresh. I love my family. I honestly can say my greatest memories come from being with my family.

Prissy Girl. . I think not!!

I have come to the conclusion that I am not a prissy girl. . but I would not classify myself as a tomboy either. I think I have a certain girlishness about me, but I am also not afraid of getting my hands dirty or do "boy tasks". .Here is a list of things to prove my point.

1. I like to shoot guns.
2. I like to shoot rock chucks.
3. I have been thigh deep in mud catching bull frogs and loved it.
4. Cadavers. . Totally don't freak me out.
5. I can change the oil in my car! Thanks Justin!
6. I love to garden. . . or get dirt under my fingernails.
7. I have held snakes. .not that gross.

Okay so I hit a blank, but I love spending time with Justin, because if it weren't for him I wouldn't know how to change the oil in my car or experience "hunting".

Speaking of hunting Justin and I are looking forward for our rock chuck shooting adventure we have planned for this weekend. Woot woot! :) I'm sure there will be pictures of that soon to come!