Ghostbusters

"Ghostbusters" well this is something you dont see everyday driving past you on the road. I wonder how many ghosts they have caught lately?

Getting excited

I admit I am excited for Halloween, its one of my favorite holidays.  Now that things have settled down in the car dept. I am feeling much better again.  I cant wait to break out the decorations and start decorating.  I am dressing up too this year and shopping for a costume is soon!!

What's new?

It’s my new vehicle,  a Chevy Equinox we got it yesterday and its really fun to drive and  we all seem to like it. To catch up on what happened since the accident I wasn't able to file the claim till  the Tuesday after Labor day, there was a lot of phone calls, and I had a rental car for a few days.   The Jeep was totaled but I was very pleased at how fast it got taken care of and  didn't drag on into weeks. By Friday that same week everything was  finalized and  the check from the other driver's insurance was being sent to pay off the remaining balance what I still owed, and there was enough money left over for me to have some for a down payment on another vehicle with a little extra to put in the bank. So it was a positive outcome for a stressful sad week. I still am very nervous about other drivers and want to put a Big bumper sticker on the back of it that says STOP.

 

 

 

When we first turned on the radio and went for a drive later. I was driving of course so I could  get used to it and we were just going to get us a shake to celebrate at Artic Circle. I was backing out of the driveway when Braxton and Brian are talking to themselves about the radio. All of sudden they say look the car says "McDonald's". We laughed about that and found it funny “Yah it’s telling us where to go.” We figured out what was going on it spells out the radio station, songs, artists, and even the commercials.   Braxton said "Mom this car is indeed a fun awesome luxurious car".

School Picture 9th grade

The Apple Game

I found a fun game to play, you have to move the basket that is at the bottom of the page to catch the apples that are falling. At the end of the 100 apples it will post your score. It only takes a few minutes but it is harder than it looks.  If you want to play give it a try I tried 3 times and my score got up to 25, I know that's pretty low but I can count that as practicing right?  .Click here

Accident

For a quick summary I was driving with Braxton and Taia in the backseat. We was heading north in front of the Winco store in Roy/Clinton when I was rear ended by a car. I was at a complete stop behind the traffic at the intersection when it happened. The traffic is getting really busy there with the new store now so I even had to pay attention when the traffic had to stop really fast. Everyone is Ok and we were taken care of by the nice family that lived in the house by the accident.  They took good care of Braxton and offered us Gatorade and made sure no one was hurt and called the cops. I was listening to the song  “Tomorrow” in the Compass when the accident happened, now I find that song to be right on  and added it to my playlist because   It will be okay, no one got seriously hurt and that’s what matters and we can deal with whatever happens next as it comes our way.

Family History

On Wed Aug 25, 2010 my Aunt Thelma Johanson Ovard passed away from complications of cancer.  This past Monday was her funeral  and graveside services.  I was very touched that day, it was a very nice service as her grand kids and great-grand kids released balloons in the air at the cemetery after saying " Families are Forever". That whole day I just thought about life, my family, and a little about family history. I came across a website on the Internet and it has my great-grandmother, great-grandfather, grandma, grandpa, my uncles, my aunt, and cousin, that have passed on with their obituaries and pictures. If you are interested to read a little about my family history on the Johanson side just click on the link here. 

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Flashback Friday

This week I wanted to remember Brians family and how much we miss all of them! The last time we visited was years ago,  they all live in Pennsylvania. We need to go shopping Karen!! ( both Brian's sister/ mom)