Us and Grandpa Miller in feb.

Grandpa Miller Passes

Grandpa Miller passed away today at the ripe old age of 94.  He was ready to go on to Heaven so we are happy for him.  Some things we remeber grandpa Miller for was his great sense of humor, how much he always loved his sweetheart Letha, he used to let all the kids punch him in the stomach all the time, all his guns around the house, his home was the first place Scott and I called home when we got married ( we house sat while they were on their mission).  It sounds like the funeral will be Tuesday night. We'll miss you grandpa. 

Red Hots are Hot

My little softball team "The Red Hot Flames" took last place in the regular season.  We had a lot of close games and always seemed to lose them.  But bring on the playoffs.  Our team rocked.  Nikki was the main pitcher.  We won game after game and ended up in the championship and then only lost by one point.  Darn!! It was super fun though.  The girls got t-shirts for taking second place. I missed half the tournament because of girls camp and it almost killed me.  Scott took over for me and did a great job.  Congrats Girls!!

Scotty's G-day

Last year Scott started his own birthday tradition.  The seven days of Scott.  No he doesn't get seven days of presents or special treatment.  He gives his family a different present everyday for 7 days.  He sends us on a treasure hunts every morning.  No one knows who's day it is to get a present until we find it.  I don't know anyone more loving or giving than my sweet husband.  He goes out of his way to make life easier for everyone he knows.  I'm one lucky gal.

Which wake boarder is me????

That's right! It was the Stalker family reunion and after 20 years of Scott trying to get me to try water skiing or wake boarding.  At the age of 41 I tried it for the first time and I got up.  Only for about 30 seconds but I was up and boarding.  I have to say my little sis was my motivation.  After she came in and said she tried I thought hard about it.  The lake was great as usual.  After being at girls camp for 5 days I have to admit I wasn't looking forward to camping for another 3 but it was a blast.  So fun to catch up with everyone and see the cousins play together.

Girls Camp and Sid and Sandi

Girls Camp was everything I could of wished for and more.  We have the most fantastic girls in our ward.  While all the other wards had to deal with drama galore.  We didn't have one incidence, that I was aware of, at our camp.  Our girls loved each other, were kind to one another and stayed involved the entire time.  That was a huge stress off of me.  Mia Shalom was as beautiful as ever.  We had great 80 degree weather, it never rained and the bugs weren't that bad.  The greatest thing about Shalom is the spirit that is felt everytime you go there.  Our testimony meeting was a very special experience I will not soon forget. 

Misti had puppies

So about two months ago Misti found a way to escape from our backyard.  We had never fixed her because we thought having little beagle puppies would be fun.  When we got home from Florida a few weeks ago it was obvious Misti was prego with who knows.  We took her to the vet and he said she would have about 8 puppies.  He also said it looked like she would be able to have the pups without problem....Well let me jsut say yesterday was the most stressful day I have had in a long time.  Misti had the first pup at 5 am, a stillborn.  Then gave birth to a live cute little pup.  She then had another pup after about 2 hours.  This pup was huge and spent too much time in the birth canal.  Just as we were about to load her in the car to take her to the vet she had another one.  This one also alive and very cute.  We, Grandma Lorna and I, then thought maybe the big one was just blocking things and now everything would go smooth.  I made grandma stay at our home all day.  She was so great for doing that.  I found I am quit wimpy when it comes to things like this.  Misti had another puppy about 2 hours later. It came out and struggled to get going. Grandma intervened and we got it breathing.  Yay three cute pups.  Misti then went into a very long rest period.  We thought she was finished but then she gave birth to yet another still born pup.  She must be finished but almost 24 hours later she had another dead pup this morning when we woke up.  I guess we should just be grateful for the three that made it. We are getting her fixed asap as we should of done in the first place. Stupid Sandi.