It's Official

It's official, Tracie is now an RN. Congratulations to you Tracie. She took her boards on Friday the 13th and said that the test was very hard, she said it had lots of drug questions on it. On Monday the 16th she logged onto the computer and to her delight saw "Passed", what a relief that was to her. I finally got my Diploma in the mail, 2 months after graduation, before I could get a picture Tracie took her Diploma and mine to get them framed so I will have to put that picture up later. Let me tell you, I'm sure glad that I don't have to worry about starting school again in August.

Our New Truck

Can you believe it? It belongs to Tracie and I. Well sort of, we still have to pay for it. On Friday we rode out to Labrum Chevrolet in Heber to look at a used truck that they had called me on, Tracie and I didn't love that truck although it was very nice and in great condition. We started talking to Jeff and Danny and they started looking at new ones to see what kind of price we could get on a new one and this is what they found for us. We are so excited, both Tracie and I said we never thought we would have a new Truck but now we are. I am already planning all of the different things I can do now without having to ask dad to borrow his truck - go to the mountains, go hunting, go fishing, go to the drive-in and my list continues.

Fish On

Tracie finally returned home after being away for two weeks, boy is it hard to have her gone that long. I guess I just take it
for granted that she is always around when I need to see or be
around her. Well I went and picked her up at the airport, after her plane arrived at 2:00 a.m. ( 3 hours late ) It is good to have her home. On the way home we stopped by Cabelas because I wanted to look at their Flyrods - just look - well looking turned into purchasing. I ended up buying a new Sage flyrod and a Cabelas brand reel. I guess we will just call it an early Anniversary present. Well of course now I have a new rod I needed to see if it works. Friday morning I got up and drove to Vernal to go fishing with one of my friends that I play softball with, his In - Laws own some land on the Ashley Creek above Vernal. We fished for about 2 hours and I caught 3 good sized Browns and had another on that ended up getting off. Well I'm glad to report that the new Flyrod works.

Tracie's New Hobby

Hello once again. Tracie went home to Mississippi for two weeks to visit. While there she took some pictures of her sister (Kelli) and her fiance Kaleb with her new camera that Greg gave her. These are just a few of the pictures that she took. They turned out great. We look forward to being able to take this camera places to catch some more of the adventures that we experience. Tracie had a good time using the camera and saving Kelli and Kaleb some money. They are getting married Nov. 15 so they wanted some pictures that would still look good for that time of the year. Tracie is excited to take more pictures of family and some of the places she visits.
While Tracie was home she got to visit with her family, eat lots of good food, paint the bathrooms in her Mama and Daddy's house and she got to ride with her brother Jason in his patrol car. Jason locked up two drunks while Tracie was riding with him; Tracie said it was really funny when Jason told one of the drunk guys that she worked for the federal government. The guy said "SHE'S A FED!" Tracie said Jason has a really tough job sometimes having to deal with those people who don't want a better life and don't care what they do. Anyway she had a really good time hanging out with her family.

Today I got up and spend a little time on Pelican Lake. The weather was good and it was fun to get out and paddle around a little in my float tube. The fishing wasn't very good but I did manage to catch a couple nice bass. Tracie has left me once again and went home to visit her family for a couple of weeks. She has worked very hard over the last year and deserves to have a good break. I'm glad to hear that Darrin and Greg made it to Miami, I hope the moving in goes well for you. I'm trying my darndest to get the family pictures that we had taken at the cabin on this blog but it is kicking my butt because they are in movie form, I will get them on someday hopefully. Have a good day everyone. Love Ya.

Check

Ever since Tracie and I bought our Little Red House we have been talking about what we wanted to do to it to fix it up a little. Remove the red rocks by the road in front of the house, Check. Romove the white fence, Check. New siding and windows - Not Checked. Take out the mound of dirt on the edge of our lawn, Semi Checked. Tracie and I thought we were pretty ambitious so we got the sod cutter and started cutting up our front lawn. After we got started we decided that we jumped into a bigger project then we thought, isn't that usual with any project around the house? I realized that there is a lot of dirt under that little mound. 3 hours later and about 10 square feet later we called it quits for the night and got ready to go to the drive-in with Mom, Alawna, Mason and Austin. This was Tracie's first drive-in experience, and I think I made it through about 30 minutes of the movie and the next thing I know is that everyone is moving and the credits where rolling. Well if shoveling dirt is going to wear me out like that maybe that project will stay Semi Checked for awhile.

Summertime Fun

Well I guess it is time that I Bite the Bullet and finally start writing. I have been trying to think of what to put on this blog because life around Ryan and Tracie's house is pretty repetitive. I finally decided to shed a little light on the great weekend our whole family had at Six Lakes. Mom's suprise birthday party (we hope it was a suprise to her) was great. It was fun to have friends and family from miles away come and show their love for mom. Alawna, that was a great plan and thank you for all the time and hard work you put into planning that great weekend. It was fun to stay in the cabin where the whole family could be together and embark in many adventures (fishing, canoeing, riding bikes, etc.). I don't think that there is an inch on the lake that those canoes didn't cover. There is only one mystery that needs to be solved with those canoes; why when one particular person (we won't mention any names, Darrin) was in a canoe, it seemed to be a little tipsy!!! :) I think that the kids spent most of their time paddling around the lake, they should all have strong arms now. Karlie and Austin spent enough time on the water and in the sun that it left its mark,
Nice look kids. I think that I am still trying to recover from all of those crazy late night chat sessions. Isn't it crazy what you can find to talk about late at night. Those are times that will be remembered for a very long time. Fishing was another activity that everyone took part in one way or another. Some had success (way to go Ian) and others made a mess (Look at the two MightyFishermen). I wish more time could of been spent on the water trying to lure in the big daddy but the fishing was good and the company was great.
I hope that our family can have many more times together like the ones we shared at the cabin. I love y'all and can't wait until we can spend time together again. Thanks again Alawna, I hope you all had as much fun as I did.