I am thankful for

I am thankful for  BRAXTON!

Even when Braxton was just a week old he slept every night the whole night without waking up once from the time he was a newborn  till he was 3 yrs old. I do re call some nights when he would wake up when he was sick or something, but I would put him down and I would be waking him up in the morning.  As he grew older he was always so considerate of other peoples feelings, school teachers and him were always friends. He has always been a happy person and he has the gift of being gabby just like his mother. Later on he became more support to me I know as he gave me help and love on very bad days. Now being in his teens, I see he is very mature for his age and being a boy. He respects girls and treats and talks about them in a nice way.  He has hardly ever needed help doing his homework,  my struggle is only to get him to do it,  which is every parents problem I know  but he takes it all  on himself.  I laugh and say its because his parents don't understand the modern day assignments that is somewhat true ha ha. He tries to keep peace with me and his dad, and I see a change in him that he is taking on responsibilities to make us happy.  I couldn't ask for a better son and I am so thankful for him. He just keeps getting better and bigger every year.

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!!  Me and my friend Linda dressed up, we both work in the same office.  I was a Vampiress or for short Vamps, or Vampy  and Linda was a great witch. She made a good one because she has a great cackle like one. We brought candy to work and passed it out to everybody, so it was just the opposite instead of getting candy. Braxton was invited to go to a friends costume party Sat night and he went  trick or treating with his cousins. He dressed as Dastan in the movie Prince of Persia. No bloody fangs just a cheesy smile :))

Laura Ingalls Wilder Photos

I am a big fan of Little House on the Prairie and the Laura Ingalls Wilder children books. It's pretty cool to see the pictures of them. I wanted to share in case your a fan too! The 1st picture is of Caroline Quiner Ingalls and Charles Ingalls 1860

First row:  Ma, Pa, Mary,  Back row: Carrie, Laura, Grace 1894

Carrie, Mary, Laura

Laura and Almanzo Wilder 1885

Rose Wilder Lane- Laura and Almanzo's daughter

Grizzlies won!! It was 6 to 4

We had a blast as a family at the Hockey game,  it was the Grizzlies against the Bakersfield Condors. It was a nice game for me because it was Fight against Breast Cancer night so the Grizzlies had on pink jersey's. There was alot of pink in the audience too.  Braxton always kept saying he didnt want to go because of the fighting, But about 20 minutes into the game he was admitting it wasnt as bad as he thought it was going to be," I am actually having fun" he said. So if Braxton was having fun than you know it was!  We got a kick out of everytime the Grizzlies scored they actually had aloud train horn that blared 3 times like it it was laying on the horn. You definitely knew they scored they always made a big deal about it.

    Braxton didn't catch a puck right between the eyes ha- ha  thank goodness for that, but he did get one  out by the food venues they were selling them really cheap.

Help Us we've been in a earthquake!

Well kinda.... we were pretending to be in a earthquake and playing as victims to help my Aunt Connie. It was a Mock  emergency drill to access victims in case there was  actually an emergency. We had a good time as a family and got a lot of laughs out of it, and it was so appropriate for Halloween in just one more week. We first had to get our makeup on and learn what our injuries were and how we were going to be staged for  the emergency crews to find us when they got there.

 Tim and McKenna were  burn victims.

Braxton was a wandering person with head injuries.

 Poor Grandpa he was dead.

 My Mom and I weren't in the pictures,  but I was a diabetic with symptoms and my mom was a victim with chest pains.

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While we waiting and crying out for help and moaning the bike came down on Ann Jillene more.

When the emergency crews came on the scene to help us we were than taken to the treatment center to be accessed. 

Isn't he handsome?

Braxton's Jr High performed at the High School tonight for the Fall Choral Concert. He is in the Crescendo Choir which is a boys and girls choir combined. He looks so handsome and grown up. He has always been a good friend to so many of his classmates, Since he has been in Jr. High  every time I turn around there is always somebody saying "Hi Braxton" Or they have to hang around him for a bit to talk I have noticed. 

 

Harvest Scene

This is my little witch girl going trick or treating, my BOO ghost and my scare-dy scarecrow girl.  Her little pig-tails went oops right up in the air.  I love fall.... I love to decorate with hay bales, and pumpkins. I was going to get cornstalks but not this year.

Flashback Friday

  Braxton dressed up as a Cheetah, Barney, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Uh and a Egytian pharaoh for Halloween, but for many years he was just content to be Harry Potter.

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)