Pheasant Hunting

My brother uploaded this video to YouTube. It's of my dad hunting - he gets 5 pheasants on the rise. They were wild and the crazy thing is that my dad is 65 and his eye sight is not as good as it once was! The birds are going all different directions and my dad only has 5 shells in his gun. For those who have gone hunting or even shot a gun before knows that this is amazing!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOB-A79oO7Y

Happy Birthday Jeram!

Sorry this was late but I wanted to wish Jeram a Happy 15th Birthday! Here are 15 great things about Jeram!

1. He was my first nephew!
2. He was so cute as a baby and grew up to be a very cute young man!
3. He has the longest eye lashes in the world! Just like his daddy's!
4. He's great buddies with my boy Alec
5. Always so happy
6. He has great parents that teach him to be strong in this crazy world we have!
7. He was his sisters little side kick and did whatever she wanted him to do! Even dress up in her dress up clothes! Very cute!
8. He's a good chess player
9. He's smart!
10. He's got a great personality and fun to be around
11. He lives clear in Iowa but is so thoughtful enough to call me or text me every once in a while!
12. He's an awesome big brother to two cute little sisters and one big sister!
13. When my family and his family took a trip to South Dakota, we stopped somewhere in the black hills to tour around. We found a place that had a big dinosour behind some brush. We all sat there and watched him to see what he would do. Then all of a sudden, he roared so loud and stuck his neck out of the bushes. Jeram seriously thought the dinosaur was going to eat him up. Jeram darted out of there like his life was going to end. He ran for his little life! It kinda scared us cuz there were a lot of tourist there.
14. He also likes to play video games - that is one thing Alec loves to spend time doing with him!
15. Jeram is just been so fun to see grow up. He turned out to be such a good young man. He's going to be an awesome adult! I love you Jeram! Hope you had a wonderful Birthday!!

Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day to everyone! My thoughts and prayers are with those that served are still serving and those that have fallen! Our little town in South Dakota had lost a hero. Thanks for all that you did Scott and the example you showed to your country, friends and little town that you grew up in! The above picture is a memorial that some of Scotts buddy's did in memory of Scott and his service to his country. Thank you! http://www.fallenheroesmemorial.com/oif/profiles/saboescotta.html

Happy Mother's Day!!

To all the mothers out there - Happy Mother's Day! To all the women out there that never got a chance to be a mother - Happy Mother's Day! You too have helped make a difference in children's lives! There are many women out there that taught me skills that made me who I am today. There are school teachers that taught me to love books, music, basic cooking, sewing, goal setting, and developing leadership skills. There are many other big and little things that many women in my life had taught me. I am so grateful for every one of them!



I would like to especially wish my mother and her mother a Happy Mother's Day! When I think of my mother, tears immediately come to my eyes. She is one valiant soul! She has a heart of gold, there are so many great things about my mother that I don't have room to share it all. Let me first start with Oma - my mom's mom - she taught me how to be organized, (which I am still working at!), how to work and do your best at it, how to be frugal (yard sales are the best!) and she gave the best back rubs! I am so thankful for Oma and her generousity. And now my mom.....where can I even start? She is my bestest friend ever! She's so beautiful, caring, giving, thoughtful, loving, fun, humble, righteous, a hard worker,....oh, I could go on! She is the perfect mother! I wish everyone could have her as a mother! I am so blessed to have her as my mother and friend. Now that I am a mother, I always reflect back on how my mom was with us and strive to be like her! I wish we could live closer to each other but Ma, you are always in my heart! I love you so much! Thank you for all that you put up with and thank you for your unconditional love!


Also, there is my dad's mom. I never knew her. My dad was only 4 when she passed away. But he told me that she is just like my mom. Just a sweet, sweet lady! I can't wait to meet her! Grandma Cone, I love you too and Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all!!

My Best Friend......Lysol!

I never knew how much I liked lysol until 3 of my 5 kids got sick yesterday! Boy was I the cleaning lady! Hopefully noone else will get sick! I hate the stomache flu! Poor Caidin was screaming just before he threw up, "I hate ME! I wish I was someone else!" I am the same way! I hate being sick! They are all well now and bouncing off the walls. Aren't our bodies amazing?

Mother Nature

What is up with this weather???? I think Mother Nature is going through menopause! Hot flashes and then she's cold again! Where is the spring?? It's May and last night we had snow!! Crazy!

Raw Fingers.....Beware!!!

So here's Caitlin's fingers. Poor thing but I can tell that it's gonna look really good! She's quite the trooper! She hardly takes any pain med. Only when she goes to bed because she plays so hard and uses her hands that by night, she is in a lot of pain! It actually looks way better than when I saw it 3 days after the surgery.