Home on the Range: 2007

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Belated Happy Birthday to Raymond!

A Belated Happy Birthday to you Raymond! I hope you had a good one! (Sorry about the alzhiemers! I'm old!)

Happy Birthday Kenzie!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to McKenzie, he is now 5!

We had a party for Kenzie in the Chester City Park! Christy and her friends came and celebrated and helped with the games and applying tattoos (the big hit of the day!)

Happy Birthday, Chuck!!!

Happy Birthday Chuck!!!

Just a note to say Happy Birthday to Chuck. Hope you had a nice celebration!

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Travis finally made it to Butte (I think), after much ado about drive shafts...I took Travis and his friend Ben down to the Trailways Bus in Great Falls. Travis had to downsize a bit, but I will visit him soon and bring him his comforts of home! Travis has yet to call home, however, so either he is having so much fun his first day of classes...or he can't find the calling card I gave him...or both! I'll update once I hear from him!!

The First Day of School!!!

Today is the first day of school. I drove the boys to the bus stop, and Matthew joined us in his Peterbilt! He and I put the boys on the bus. Then, I met the bus at school and made sure that all was well before I went to work. Kenzie is so cute...he picked up the lid to his desk and exclaimed, "Hey, my desk is empty!" I'm sure that they will have a lot to talk about tonight when they get home!

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Travis, Bradford And Kenzie, Oh MY!

I finally got all of Travis's ducks in a row for him for college. He is attending Montana Tech at the University of Montana, Butte this fall. Today I secured his dorm and food (the most important to him, I think!) and his financial aid package should be complete by Friday. Nothing like the last minute! He starts classes on Wednesday.

Kenzie and Bradford start school on Wednesday as well. It will be Kenzie's first day of kindergarten and Bradford's first day of first grade. It will be very exciting for both, I'm sure!

Thursday, August 09, 2007

My Transfer Saga

Just an FYI for all. I'm still awaiting my transfer orders from Havre to Sweetgrass. Here's a picture of the remains of the guy processing my paperwork...

Monday, July 23, 2007

Ok, I promise it's the last one!!!

Fair, yet again

Fair again

Marias 4-County Fair 2007

After MUCH ado, I was finally able to take the kids to the fair!

Bradford (I refuse to smile) and Kenzie on the "bombs."

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Tiffany Transfers...the saga continues

Hi all,

I checked with my DC contact at Human Resources today. He finally was able to tell me what the hold up is with my transfer to Sweetgrass....funding! Oh the woes of CBP!

Anyway, I've been approved for the transfer and am now awaiting my EOD (enter on duty) date, and the related funding codes.

I love working for the government!

Happy Birthday Nate!!!

This is Kenzie and Bradford's buddy, Nate. He is now 3!

Friday, July 13, 2007

Looly and Ian

I found this picture on "Crispy will eat your spleen's" MySpace. Funny what you can find....

Monday, July 09, 2007

July Festivities

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. I turn 40 on Friday the 13th. How ominous is that??!!

July Festivities

Hello Family and Friends!

The week of the 4th was wonderful. Matthew and I took Bradford and McKenzie camping at Sanford Park, near the Tiber Dam and Lake Elwell. We parked our camper near others and had a small village of friends, kids, good cooking, good company and fun! We floated down the river en masse three times. McKenzie took Matthew's paddle hostage the second time and we hit the bank in some fast water and capsized. Kenzie and Brad were fine ( just a bit frightened), and we were all just wet! After that learning experience, the third float was uneventful...but still fun! Bradford and Kenzie discovered later, the day of the capsize, that "life jackets make you float!". I guess taking them to the lake FIRST and letting them swim in a life jacket would have been prudent....We spent the afternoon of the 4th at Lake Elwell sunning and swimming. Our friends Dan and Lori took Bradford tubing! Kenzie preferred to body-surf in his life jacket.(since he discovered it made you float!) Christy and Ian and friends came down to Bar B Q with us Thursday, and Christy and her friend Heidi floated the river with us on Friday. What a great week! Hope your 4th was wonderful too!

"Hot Donna"

This is Bradford's new lamb, "Hot Donna." She is about 9 days old here. Matthew, Mary and I are taking turns bottle feeding her while Bradford is away at his Father's for two weeks. Hot Donna felt that my 'rock wall' garden was the perfect spot to nap!

Kenzie's Haircut

Kenzie has finally discovered that haircuts are fun...

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Right Back Atcha!!!

So I told Bradford to smile at me, and I got this little mannerism...

Monday, June 25, 2007

Kenzie discovers the Cell Phone....

I wonder what this button does....

Yeah, He's pretty CUTE!

Bradford and his "Bestest Buddy"

Ok, so I admit it, I'm a bit jealous...according to Bradford and McKenzie, Matthew makes the "best" macaroni and cheese in the world...he's better than I am at pop-up pirate, AND, he's the most comfortable thing to lay on. How can you compete with that?!