We're back in the blogging world!

We're back in the blogging world again. It took me a month or two to find the time and to figure out some quirks with my computer and the internet concerning making a blog. Our web security had me going in circles preventing me to complete the steps to making my blog. I had to start over, so I deleted my last one and started over. So, that means you all have missed out on some happenings in our lives. I know you all felt like you've missed something, so I'll try to update you all by going backwards a month or two and try getting the pictures put with the story. Let's start with September! September was very eventful! We had Hurricane Ike down south here that really through us off for about a month because we had no school for a week. The night of the storm in our house we didn't get much sleep, and the next day we didn't have power for the most part of the day. Doug had spent that time and the next 6 days with his Aunt Nancy, so we were on our own, the kids and I. We weathered it well, we had food and water and the power came back on, so we spent time watching several good movies over a few days time. Our fences in our back yard on the side yards were blown down but, other than that we didn't have much damage. Most around our neighborhood lost their fences. Some big trees were uprooted and blown down, others had roof damamge. Down in Galveston and surrounding areas lost everything because of the flooding. The water washed away homes and businesses, etc. Many stores were closed for days, or stores didn't have milk or dairy products for a week, or water or ice. Ok, enough about all that. During that time, my daughter-in-law, Sonja was expecting our first grandchild! She wasn't able to have her doctor's appt. the Thurs. before the storm because the office closed, and then not able to reach anyone in offices for a few days. We kept waiting to hear when the baby would be coming. Finally, on Weds. late afternoon Sonja's mom called and said she was at the doctor's office and they were sending her over to the hospital to have the baby, but that it might be a long while. Doug came home that evening tired and said he was going to get some sleep. Stephen called in the evening and said he would call us if something happened, but that it might not be til early morning. They were out in the Woodlands and the hospital was lockdown because of Ike, that's so they wouldn't have so many people coming in the hospital trying to take advantage of the air conditioning and bathrooms, etc. so, we didn't hurry out there. We got to sleep through the night and Nathan arrived on Thursday morning, September 18, 2008 at 10:44 a.m. Our family got ready and went to the hospital. Sarah called us as we were getting on the elevator to go see him. We arrived in Sonja's room and Nathan had just had a bath and was being wrapped up. We each had a turn to hold him. We were all so excited! He was beautiful. He weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and 21 inches.
This coming week, he will be 2 months old. A few weeks ago, we babysitted him on a Friday night while Stephen and Sonja went on a date. It was fun! Kristen loved it! Speaking of Kristen, she had a birthday on September 27, 2008 and turned 10 years old. Wow! My baby girl is 10! She invited 3 friends and Matthew had 2 of his friends and I took them all to Dewberry Farm and had a birthday party with cake and drinks at the Farm. They all had a blast! They played in a Haystack, went through a corn maze, rode a trailer to the Pumpkin Patch all on a beautiful Fall day. We all had a lot of fun! The next week, Sarah had her 19TH birthday in Cedar City. So, my other baby girl is 19 years old! The weekend, we enjoyed General Conference Sat. & Sun. Oct. 4TH and 5TH. I really enjoyed Conference! I loved the movie about President Monson between the sessions. It was interesting and inspiring and gave me a testimony that he is a Prophet of God.