"the" expo

Scrapbook USA expo~~ Sept 20th 2008

My Minds Eye was our favorite booth.

They had such great deals and give~aways.

Isn't she lovely?
Okay, so this was the most brilliant idea!

We were thinking and thinking about what we were going to take to carry all of our stuff. Then, Loni had this crazy idea to take a shopping cart from her husbands store. I cannot tell you how many people were asking us where we got the cart and telling us what a great idea this was! We felt so bad for all those ladies carrying all their stuff in their arms.

This is a picture of our second load. We had already delivered one to the car.

We weren't mommies, we weren't wives....we were just sisters, being together! We are only a year and a half apart and we grew up so close together and we got the chance to be like that again.

Thanks to our wonderful husbands for giving us the chance to have a fabulous time together all day!!

My audition

My sis and I were walking out of the expo to go to lunch and I asked her to take a picture of me by "the girls" when the ever so nice people that worked for channel 4 asked if I wanted to audition to be guest host! I said "HECK YA!"

So here I am going impromptu! I had seriously 2 minutes to be nervous.



My first audition of....anything. It was so much fun!!
I have always wanted to be a guest host on my favorite show!

He said..."As we say in show business, we'll call you!"

Thanks to my sister who was taking all these fun pictures of me and who was giving me cue-s behind the camera!

Check this out!

Visit my sisters blog. You will see what it is like to get tons of free stuff just from clipping coupons! She is so awesome and so organized! She seriously has a store in her basement. I just go in there and stare. And yes, I am temped to buy stuff from her. Do I get a sisters discount?

We get to have some one on one time tomorrow.

We are going to the Scrapbook Expo.

I am totally excited to go out with her. We haven't done anything together for so long.

Wait till you see her scrapbook room you'll die! I will beg her to put pictures on her blog.

I am definitely having her come help me organize my stuff when we move in!!

Here is her link:http://www.ourlittleponypuddles.blogspot.com/

What would you do.....

What would you do if you heard this......

"Chemical Release!

Stay inside buildings and close windows and doors unless advised by authorities to evacuate area."

Pee in your pants? Is that what you said?

Well the first time we heard it, luckily we knew it was a test or that is what would have happened. They must have done another test today, but they don't tell you that it is a test before hand so I kind of thought about peeing in my britches! The twins absolutely go crazy and start screaming and running towards me when they hear it.

I imagine it is like the voice of the Lord that Adam and Eve heard in the Garden of Eden.

A loud echoing deep voice.

I think it would be hilarious to play a joke on someone and have the loud voice say...."Rena, you should have not eaten that extra brownie!"

Boon Docks!

Here is a picture of the temporary house we are staying in. It is a 3 bedroom. It is part of the hotel here. Our permanent house will look like this but twice as long and yellow. Not too pretty but very functional!

This is a picture out the front window of the van while driving through the canyon to Dugway. It is pretty curvy through that 9 mile canyon. We are all learning how to deal with a little car sickness. It gets easier every time.
This is right outside the canyon on the way to the Base. The end of the road is the base. So you can't go anywhere else but there from this point. If you look really close off in the distance you can see a little bit of the base.
These guys are what we have to watch out for while driving. Especially at night. We have tons of antelope around too. I literally stopped in the road and rolled down the window and said " Say Cheese!" They were looking at me so funny. I was talking to them and I am not so sure they have ever heard a woman's voice before. I wonder what they were thinking.

There used to be a plethora of deer but they gathered them all up and shipped them away to a better place in the mountains. I heard they were eating every bodies flowers and gardens. Yesterday we saw 3 coyotes just hanging out by the road eating bugs out of the grass.

This is no joke. They are very strict. Yesterday we were going back into the gate from church (the LDS church is right off base) and I didn't have my I.D. because I didn't need my purse at church. Russell had his I.D. and he was driving, but because I didn't have mine....they made us go home and get it and bring it back.

Lesson learned. Don't leave the gate without I.D!
This is the view looking back at the mountain that we just drove through.

Here is a picture of our new truck! Russell is so happy! We can't live in Utah and not have a truck! It has come in handy already and we have only had it for 2 1/2 weeks. It fits our whole family just perfect! The only bad thing is...is that it is Diesel. I hate the sound and smell of Diesel. Oh well, whatever! I don't have to drive it....that much =)

It takes me 10 minutes to upload a picture.

This is VERY frustrating!!

Does anyone know what could be causing this? I tried the help center and I feel overwhelmed by my inability to know what the heck they are talking about. I am a little computer illiterate!

Any suggestions would be very appreciated!

Thanks

A Novel

The first big rain storm came on Labor Day.
As I was driving to Salt Lake City, I couldn't wipe the smile off of my face.
The air outside seemed to fill my senses with great memories of fall.
The smell of the rain and the crisp clean cold air caused my grin.
I was so happy to be here and so happy to be experiencing the first cold air of whats to come.
When I left Utah 5 years ago...I was tired....tired of the cold, tired of the long dreary winters.
After spending so long in a place where there is no winter..or fall, I am in love!
I am in love with the idea of the outside of my home being cold.
With the idea of wearing shoes that require socks!
And layers of clothing.
Comfy sweaters and fitted jackets.
I will be wearing socks to bed.... and pajamas!
I grew up in a home without a furnace so I know how to sleep warm!
I am not afraid of wearing layers upon layers of clothes and scarves to bed!
I think it is time to purchase some of these!
In case you were wondering...I am sure we will have heat in our house.
But why not get all cozy and comfy in soft wonderful things?!
Happy September!

The first day of School

She insisted on the sunglasses
He is so handsome! A couple of girls have crushes on him already!


Their school is so old

There are perks to having such an old school....Look how big Emma's kindergarten class is.
There are 27 kids in her class which is way too many for her teacher that is teaching for the first time this year, not to mention she is very soft spoken.
But there is no choice because there is only one teacher for every class out here in Dugway.

Emma was so excited and ready for school. I think she would be fine in first grade. She is an older kindergartner because of her late birthday in November. She will be 6 in Nov. I started Kindergarten when I was 4. I wish my Mom would have waited until I was 5. I was thinking about that and I know my life would be so much different now if I had started school a year later. You just never know how much influence one year and different friends have on your life. Am I making any sense or am I rambling? I cant tell. Russ would say that I am rambling.

Yay for the generator!

We are without power...except by generator!

Apparently a truck crashed in the pass and started a fire and 4 power lines were ruined. They said it would take 2-4 days to fix. Meanwhile, the pass is closed and those who use it have had to take skull valley, which is the long way around for those who live in Tooele.

Monday night I was fixing dinner and the power kept shutting off. Don't worry...I was able to cook the meat fully before it shut off for good! No salmonella here!!

So coming from Florida where we are used to being without power for days due to hurricanes and such, we immediately went into survival mode. We were at the gas station buying ice, flashlights, candles and charcoal!

A few minutes after coming home from the store a neighbor told us that there was a

base wide generator

that was going to be turned on in a couple of hours.

Wow!

A generator that works the whole base??!! Amazing!

So no sleepless nights due to the heat.

No cooking our food outside.

And better yet School is in session!

They are prepared!

I am glad to be here where they anticipate these kind of things!

Living here does have it's perks!

B-I-N-G-O

Wow! What a night on the town in Dugway!! It was Bingo night!

Half way through, I thought...I can't believe I am actually at a club house playing bingo!

But guess what?!

It was a blast!

.....but, I didn't win once!

It was the company!

I am lucky to have met some great down to earth women so far.

And they are seriously funny!

The thing about being in a small town is that you get to know a great range of people, not just LDS people which is usually all I ever get to know.

The prizes were gift cards to the gas station and Salt City Candles.

I wanted the Home Sweet Home one.....but no luck!

That was my first time actually playing real bingo!

And I can honestly say...it won't be my last!

Does anyone know what time it is??

Now that I am here in Utah....this is the fun stuff that I get to do with my sisters!

My sister-in-law had a tick tock clock party.

We made them from scratch.

This red one is for my living room. It will match my red couch!
This one is for my salon.....get it?

Me and my sisses.

It takes about 3 and 1/2 hours to do them. It is a lot of steps. But fun nonetheless.

The girls that came and did the party are super fun and awesome.

Give 'em a call if you want to have one for yourself!

Mandolin Martini 801-388-5789

Sheri Ricks 435-237-9076

ticktockcollection.com

Family Reunion

We had a McEntire Family Reunion at Bear Lake a week and a half ago. It was so nice to see everyone. Although, I didn't get to spend that much time with everyone. It was a quick visit because we had to get to the Base for Russ to start work the next day.

Vera, Me, ( no I am not pregnant...it is the shirt) Mom, Dad, Loni and Ben.

We were missing Marv, my oldest brother. He couldn't make it.

This is the cute little cabin we stayed in.

Last Day at the Beach

Ft. Lauderdale Beach July 29th 2008