Ken and Deb

2011-08-09T21:36:00.001-07:00

I am doing my best to keep up with the blog and to step away a bit from FB. This past weekend was our 29 year anniversary. I feel so blessed to have had such a friend as my husband for so long. Someone who loves me unconditionally and has treated me like a queen for so many years. I am spoiled beyond measure that is for certain. He opens my doors, pulls out my chairs in restaurants, always holds my hand, I could go on and on. I realize that there are a lot of people who do not share what Kenny and I do and for that I thank Heavenly Father.

Random Sighting

2011-06-14T11:20:00.000-07:00

I am doing my best to stick to my word about keeping up on this blog. Last night I went out on the patio to start the BBQ and this is what I saw on Ken's old Dodge. So random and funny that I had to take a picture, I was afraid no one would believe me.

2011-05-22T15:07:00.000-07:00

Wow, it has been over a year since I have posted anything on this blog............can you say slacker. WAY too much to say or even try to say so all I will say is I will post on this instead of Facebook all of the time. However I won't bore you with all of my shoe posts.

Christmas Eve

2010-01-05T12:20:00.000-08:00

I have been a total SLACKER with my blogging. With so much going on I simply have put it on the VERY back burner. Facebook seems so much easier........lol! Here are some of the latest photo's. Little Kenny comes home in 17 days so you can imagine how excited we are...........:)

Richmond, Jessica, and Phil, they braved the freezing cold too!
Here we are at Temple Square on Christmas Eve. It was so cold....brrrrr~

Halloween

2009-10-31T19:16:00.000-07:00

Here we are before we went trick or treating. Richmond loved my hat and wouldn't look at the camera......:)

Y Hike

2009-10-24T15:42:00.000-07:00

Here I am with a friend of mine from work, Carol. We decided we would hike the Y this morning. She was a trooper, just getting over a terrible cold and all. We had a good time considering it is 1,000 feet up in less then a mile. What a view it was though!!!

Our Big Temple Day!

2009-08-08T19:14:00.000-07:00

We went to the Temple today with Phil & Jessica. It was awesome! Here we are with our beautiful girls.
Here we all afterwards! Family and friends, it was a GREAT Day!!!

Here are a few pic's from Elder Richmond

2009-07-25T18:19:00.001-07:00

There are some of these on my facebook page and Kenny's blog but for those of you who just check this, here you go!!!! He did tell me they look worse then they really were.....:)

Hadlee and her Uncle Fordee

2009-06-01T18:32:00.000-07:00

Uncle Ford and Aunt Phyliss came here to see us. Hadlee just LOVED Uncle Ford..........:)

Richmond is here!

2009-03-31T20:19:00.000-07:00

Here he is, Richmond Evan Sievers. 8 lbs. 1 oz and he was 20" long. Jessica did GREAT!

Jessica's baby shower

2009-03-07T17:12:00.000-08:00

Here I am with my 2 beautiful girls this morning at Jessica's baby shower. It was so much fun and she got some of the most adorable things from so many good friends and family. Thanks to everyone for your kindness. I also wanted to post a picture of the diaper cake that Jessica made, isn't it darling........:)

2009-02-23T08:34:00.000-08:00

So here is a photo of Isaac, his sweet fiance, and Jordan, and the rest of us. Jordan was Kenny's trainer and Isaac was in his district and did splits with Kenny. They came up for dinner and we had a good time and of coruse it was fun to hear stories about Kenny. The girls were teasing me about crying as soon as they rang the door bell. Nope, I didn't cry, can you guess who did cry frist though?

Yes it has been a while...........:)

2009-01-19T22:59:00.000-08:00

So I don't know what else to say other then I am a BUSY BUSY Girl. Working full time and taking care of Ken has me going 100 miles an hour these days. Although, Ken is doing TONS better and we are "very" grateful for your prayers, believe me, we have felt the out pouring of love from everyone. Little Kenny has passed his one year mark, I can't beleive it, Jessica is due in less than 3 months, and Vicki and the kids are all doing great. We have a house full that is for sure but it is so fun to have the kids around and hear the funny things they say and see the funny things they do. Saturday night Ken, I, Sis, and Phil decided we would go to Temple Square after I got off work. We walked around and let 2 little Sister Missionaries show us a movie presentation, yes, I cried, whats new right???? Here are a few pictures of us there. It was too cold to take too many of them............:)

Doesn't Jessica look good? I remember being in my 7 month and feeling like my face alone weighed 100 pounds.

Sis and Philly

Here is a picture of my sweet heart and me, my eternal companion, my love, my life!

This is a picture I took looking into the reflection pool in front of the Temple, pretty cool isn't it?

Ken likes to break ribs!

2008-12-01T10:52:00.000-08:00

Here we go again!

Saturday night Ken was replacing the U joints on the truck and he clearly was not thinking and he did not use the emergency brake. After he took out the last bolt the truck started to roll backwards. (We moved and our new driveway is a bit steep.) He was not able to get out from under it and something grabbed his sweatshirt and twisted him up underneath the truck. Phil was out there with him but was able to get out in time. Thank goodness Phil was there with him and he was not alone. Against his wishes I called 911 so an ambulance could bring him to the hospital. I realize head wounds bleed and scare people but I also knew he was hurt in other places because he was unable to breathe without pain. Remember he broke his back and ribs in May so I am getting pretty good with all of this stuff..............:) We were informed in the Emergency room that he would receive 4 stitches in his finger on his left hand, 10 staples in his head,(which apparently is equivalent to 30 stitches) and a nice couple of days in the hospital. The punctured lung and 5 broken ribs (the opposite side of the broken ribs from the motorcycle accident)are the reason for the hospital stay. We are hoping he can come home today. More then likely tomorrow though.

So there you have it, I know, I know, there were many other things that could have happened, however, they did not. For that we are most grateful and are extremely happy that these injuries are not life threatening.

Just one of his MANY bruises

His shiny new staples

Out of touch

2008-11-24T20:34:00.000-08:00

Can you say out of touch? I can, we moved and we have not had the Internet in over 2 weeks. I was going crazy, I was having to go to a hotel parking lot to hook on to their wireless to write to Little Kenny....ugh!!! So for now we are using a wireless card from Sprint. I just wanted to say that on Thursday while you all are cooking, relaxing, or cleaning be sure to watch Good Things Utah. I did a segment on it for women over 40 that still want to look stylish. Yes, that's right, over 40, there I said it!!! Please, Please, Please, remember that Television puts weight on you. I feel it important to say however that I truly have lost quite a bit of weight since you all have seen me so just remember that I am not has FAT as I am going to look. Oh yeah, be sure to check Little Kenny's blog on what is happening with him.

2008-10-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

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The 2 men in my life!

2008-10-21T18:26:00.000-07:00

Here they are, my 2 favorite men! There is another picture on little Kenny's blog and a brief explanation of why the two of them are together. You will have to go to his blog to see why........:)

Win a free purse!!!

2008-10-12T22:07:00.000-07:00

I wanted to tell everyone I know to go to this website. They are giving away a free purse, why wouldn't you? You know me and purses, I just had to share........:)

http://HandbagPlanet.com

General Conference

2008-10-09T10:16:00.000-07:00

Sunday morning Kenny said "hey you know what we should do, we should go downtown and see if we can get into the afternoon session of conference." Of course I was thrilled with the idea as I have never had the opportunity to attend conference. Vicki and Phil went with us as well and Vicki left her house before we did so she could wait in the standby line. We had numbers 62, 63, 64, & 65. I was excited but still had no idea where these seats were. They actually save very good seats for people that wait in standby. I just wanted to share some of these pictures with everyone. Also, it was a "beautiful" day!!!

Our fall foliage drive!!!

2008-10-04T07:44:00.000-07:00

Well you all know how much I love to take pictures of nature so here are a few more. I have always told my kids when you see something in nature that is beautiful it is Heavenly Father's way of letting us know he is in charge. Ken and I went for a ride last weekend on the motorcycle to see the leaves changing and to just be together (that doesn't happen a lot these days with me working 2 jobs) so here are a few pictures from the ride.

I wanted to go this morning but it is raining up here so it is snowing in the mountains...........:( I can tell you that it is "freezing", I had to turn on the heater to take the chill out of the air. Don't be jealous..........:)

My Birthday Presents!

2008-09-27T06:57:00.001-07:00

Yes I know it is hard to believe, I am officially 46. Now please hold your comments on how you can't believe I am that old to yourself, I don't want to offend any others who might be close to my age and not look nearly as good as I do.................lol! Blah, Blah, Blah..........anyone who reads this totally knows I am kidding and you all know how I feel about the way I look. You can only do so much with what you got.............:) Vicki, Justin and the kids made me my apron with the kids hand prints on them, the flag is from Sis and Phil. I will fly it on the 16th of every month for sure. I am going to keep it up for a bit because I like it, it makes me smile. Can you guess what state it is for???????

Tyden and his MeeMa

2008-09-25T16:03:00.000-07:00

Tyden has started asking "please can I spend the night", to which my reply is "of course you can". Like I would tell him no, to anything. He spent the night last night and he wants to spend the night tonight as well. Here are a few pictures of the time that we have spent together. He loves to go into the trees that you see behind him and start building things with his treasures.

Me, Tyden, and Auntie Sis decorated the house for Halloween this afternoon. He wanted to take a break and eat one of Auntie Sis's cookies so he asked me to sit by him on the porch and have a cookie, how can you deny them that when they ask for something so simple.

Here is one of Tyden and his cute little friend that lives next door. They were taking a Capri Sun break.........:)

Something from Little Kenny

2008-09-05T18:03:00.000-07:00

In Kenny's letter this week he forwarded this poem that he carries around in his scriptures and was ask to read in Sacrament meeting last week. I read it to Ken and couldn't even get through the entire thing. Kenny loves Texas and the people there. I heard from someone last week that is in his ward, they love him too! It comforts me so much to know that people love him and are taking care of him while he is gone. I just wanted to share this with you, I hope you enjoy it.

CREED OF THE UNASHAMED
(author unknown)

I am a part of the fellowship of the Unashamed.
I have the Holy Spirit Power.
The die has been cast.
I have stepped over the line.
The decision has been made.
I am a disciple of His.
I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.
My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tame visions, mundane talking, chintzy giving, and dwarfed goals!
I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity.
I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded. I now live by presence, learn by faith, love by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.
My pace is set, my gait is fast, my goal is Heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few, my Guide is reliable, my mission is clear.
I cannot be bought, compromised, deterred, lured away, turned back, diluted, or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity.
I won't give up, back up, let up, or shut up until I've preached up, prayed up, paid up, stored up, and stayed up for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I must go till He returns, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me.
And when He comes to get His own, He will have no problem recognizing me....... My colors will be clear!

Is it winter already?????

2008-09-01T13:48:00.000-07:00

Well I am sure you all know, well at least most of you all know that we got pelted by a storm lastnight and today. This is just a few pictures of what we got. This first one was lastnight......

This is after it was all over. There are no more black clouds but it is pretty cool outside right now. Dare I even say it is "cold".........................

It is SO fun being a Pompa and MeeMa

2008-08-22T21:25:00.000-07:00

Vicki and Jessica brought the kids up tonight for a welcome surprise. I had just made Ken some dinner so of course Miss Hadlee felt the need to eat dinner for the 2nd time, what a surprise. Tyden was only interested in the strawberries that there seems to be a never ending supply of at MeeMa's house. After getting her spaghetti all over her face Hadlee had to have a brownie and then it was off to the shower she went. It didn't take long for Tyden to find out where she was so he hopped in with her. It is a fight to get them out that is for sure.

It is so cool up here tonight we had the windows open so the kids were cold after there shower so they snuggled up on the couch with us with their favorite soft blankies.

Here is a picture of Auntie Sis that Tyden wanted to take. Not bad for a 3 year old.........:)

2008-08-16T18:37:00.001-07:00

My friend had this fun survey on her blog and it determines what year you belong to. I belong in 1979 which I am good with. It was the year before I graduated high school and I didn't have a care in the world.........:)

This is what it says about me..............what do you think? I hope being brash isn't a bad thing. ~Bold and brash, you take life by the horns. Whether you're partying or protesting, you give it your all!~

Let me know what year you belong to. http://www.blogthings.com/whatyeardoyoubelonginquiz

This should be fun!

2008-08-16T18:13:00.000-07:00

A cute family friend of ours did this on her blog. We have known her family many years before she was born so it was so fun to share a memory I had with her, of her! So I thought I would do the same on mine so as you all post on my blog hopefully you will do the same on yours so I can share a memory of you on your blogs.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you remember me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you! If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing and leave a memory about you on your blog!

Saturday ride

2008-08-15T13:24:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we went on a ride on the motorcycles with Steve, Deb, Jessica and Phil. Here is a picture of them. I took it as I was on the back of Kenny's bike. Not bad huh?

I just love taking pictures of nature. Jessica had her camera so I asked her to take this one for me.
Jessica took this one of me and Kenny. Can you tell I use my hands when I talk????

This is a picture of a grove of Aspens, it is on the Alpine loop. It is sooo beautiful. If you ever get the chance take the short drive.

The Secret is out!!!

2008-08-09T06:39:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is true Jessica and Phil are pregnant. I have known since Thursday but they just told Kenny lastnight for his birthday so now it is a free for all. We are VERY excited to have another baby in the family...............it is a girl too. Just a feeling............................:)

Happy Birthday Kenny!!

2008-08-08T04:45:00.000-07:00

Yep, it is time to indulge me one more time as I brag about my best friend, at least it isn't another picture of that deer..............lol!!

Today is Kenny's birthday, 52 years old. Yesterday was our 26 year anniversary and we both kept saying we couldn't' believe it had been that long. He has been married to me half of his life so far, poor guy. It is crazy that we are still so much in love and enjoy spending so much time together. I remember the day we met I "knew" he was the one. I know people say that but to those of us who have had that happen to us, we know with a certainty that permeates down into our soul. Sorry, I just didn't know how else to say it. There are times when I can still see him walking to a restaurant or somewhere that we are meeting and I will remember how I felt that very first time I saw him.........I still feel that same way. I am grateful to this man for many things, for loving me and for letting our children see that as they were growing up, for honoring his Priesthood, for teaching our son that same principle, for being a friend to so many, for struggling so hard to get us to the Temple, for his sense of humor (did I just say that), for being an awesome Dad, and most importantly.......for loving me every minute that we have been together.

This is a million dollar photo, don't you think?

2008-08-04T21:14:00.000-07:00

I know you all think I am about crazy by now. Well to be honest I could very well me but I could not pass this photo opportunity up. Pico has been staring or growling at this little deer for weeks so I figured it was time for them to meet. The deer was about 5 or 6 feet away at first and he just came closer as Pico sat stoically on that rock. It was very funny because they were both so curious. Pico eventually lost interest and turned his attention to something that he found more interesting.

Avery and her wild stories

2008-08-03T14:25:00.001-07:00

This is my niece Avery....I am really her great Aunt but that makes me sound much older then I am so let's just call her my niece. She is so funny and tells stories like mad. This morning she was looking at my pictures on the table by the front door. She was telling me all about out how her Daddy was in charge because he likes to spank her and man does it hurt because he spanks hard....her Daddy does not like to spank her nor does she get a lot of spankings, let's just clear that up right now. She loves her hair and I asked her if she knew how to do her hair. She said no her mommy always does it for her. I told her she should practice on her mommy's hair so she could then do her little sisters hair when she was born. There is no baby on the way, this is just something that I wanted to plant in Avery's head so she could then bug her parents about a baby sister..............lol! It is my job to irritate Autumn when it comes to her children.....:) Avery promptly told her mother that she needed to do her hair so she would be good at doing her little sisters hair. Autumn being the good mother that she is went right up stairs so Avery could do what she wanted.

Now this is my niece Autumn and this is the beautiful hairdo that Avery did for her. She was very proud of this and game bouncing down the stairs full of excitement at what she had accomplished. I of course helped Avery take this lovely photo of her mother and explained to her I would put it on my blog for all the world to see. Avrels Teany ( a nicname from Jessica) here you go your first of many lovely hair do's. I love you!!!

Do you think he likes us??????

2008-07-29T19:00:00.001-07:00

Okay I know it is pretty bad because the only thing I blog about is this poor little deer. I went to look out the window (I told you I do it all of the time) and the deer was laying on the grass and it scared me to death. So of course I had to take more pictures of him. Here is a good one, I am so mad that I didn't do the weeding that I wanted to do this morning because it would have been a perfect picture. Well after doing the army crawl to get the last one I went upstairs again and he was right back where he was the other day staring at our cat on the patio, Pico was growling at him.................crazy cat!

An active few days on the hill...........:)

2008-07-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

So first thing in the morning I open the drapes and then the windows to let the morning breeze in. A few mornings ago around 6:30 I checked out the windows too see if I could see any wildlife. I spotted two bucks and watched them for a while. I got this picture as the biggest of the two decided to head over to the neighbors yard. Later that night I went out on the patio to light the BBQ and of course I looked around and saw nothing, just as I was going into the house, low and behold......they are back. This is a picture of the smaller one this time in our other neighbors yard.

So early this evening we went to the grocery store, Saturday run, you know for the things that you will need for Sunday........:). I opened the drapes because I was going to open the windows, a storm was coming and I wanted to have the breeze and I wanted to smell the rain. I know I can't help it, I am a freak about nature and wildife. So as I started to open the drapes I see my litte friend in the backyard, I mean actually on the grass. I watched as he walked around and then promptly laid down on the grass. The poor thing is so skinny and his breathing was very fast. I waited for a while and then snuck down in the basement and basically crept over to the window sort of hunched over as I walked ( I am sure you can all picture that) and lifted the camera up and turned the view finder towards me so I could actually see him without him seeing me. If I looked out the window I would have scared him off. So this is what I took of him. You may think this never ending story is over, oh you would be wrong! I came up stairs and was telling Kenny about how I got the picture, I looked out the door that goes out on the patio from the dining room and there he is staring inside the house. I was laughing when I saw him just staring into the house like he wanted to come in. I walked over to the window next to the door and took this one.
Remember in the beginning of this story I told you that a storm was coming.......remember? Here is the beginning of it right before sunset.

Here it is after the storm had pretty much passed us and started going towards the east. Kenny made fun of me because I basically stalked the poor deer and then kept taking pictures of how different the sky looked every 5 minutes. You know how that is, as the sun goes down the sky changes like crazy. I just love it!!!

This is the end, I promise no more pictures. I just love how the sky can change in a manner of minutes. BTW, the breeze is still blowing and it feels great!!!

Kenny's baptism all the way from Texas

2008-07-24T06:34:00.000-07:00

This is Melody Wells and her daughter Alex. Kenny baptized Alex along with his companion Elder Lemiuex. They were visiting family here in Draper and Sister Wells called me and we met so we could take this photo for Kenny. Ken and I were both so excited to meet someone that knows Kenny from the mission field and especially that he baptized. What a great feeling!

What is he doing?

2008-07-22T18:22:00.000-07:00

This is posted on Kenny's blog but for those of you who don't look at it then you can see what I got on my phone the other day. I was making dinner and I got a message telling me I have new picture mail. I opened it because I googled the area code and knew it was from someone in Kenny's mission. This is what I saw along with a message "your son's 6 month mark burning his tie", what a nut!!! He told me he wasn't really burning it while it was on his neck, that was only for the picture.

Fascination with a grasshopper

2008-07-14T08:34:00.000-07:00

Here is our little Miss Hadlee enjoying a grasshopper that her Bompa showed her. She loved having it on her shirt. Ken would put it on her shirt and she would throw it off and then she would pick it up and put it on her shirt.....we all just laughed at her.

Here it is in her hand. Tyden would "never" pick one up and here she is with it in her hand........:) It is such a joy to be able to share these things with our grandchildren. We are so very fortunate.

Sucker fun!!!!

2008-07-10T08:32:00.000-07:00

Yes once again I did what I could to get the kids hyped up on sugar so they could go home to their parents. My neice's came up for a visit with my sister and the kids. I always do what I can to give Autumn's kids noisy toys, candy, whatever it takes. It is my job as an Aunt to spoil the kids, of course Tyden and Hadlee were here so they all got in on the fun.

Here is Vicki and Autumn, they were jealous I didn't get them a sucker so they wanted a picture too!!!!!!

Another trip to the MTC

2008-07-07T16:30:00.001-07:00

Well we made another trip to the MTC this morning. We took Kenny's sister and it was so fun to share that experience with her. Vicki was with us taking this picture for us, thanks V.......:) It was so fun to see all of the missionaries there with their white shirts and ties. Of course I thought of Little Kenny as I watched them go back and forth to their classrooms and yes of course I got teary eyed more then once. You know how I am, I can't help it. It was a lot of fun to see Jennie enter the MTC wearing her cute name badge.

I thought it would be funny to lay on her tiny little bed so Loni and Jennie joined in on it too!!!!

Jessica's new business venture

2008-06-29T21:02:00.000-07:00

Hey I wanted all of my friends to see these. Jessica is making these and selling them. They are wipe cases, aren't they cute? This one is mine. My favorite color, lime green. Yes, I carry wipes with me, you never know when you might need them especially when you have your grand babies with you...........:) Here is the web-site http://www.babyloodesigns.etsy.com/

Another family missionary

2008-06-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of Kenny and his little sister Jennie. She was called to the Sydney, Australia mission, she leaves in July. We were so blessed to be able to attend her farewell last weekend. She has accomplished a great deal to get to this point and we are very proud of her.

A moose sighting!!!!

2008-06-11T13:07:00.000-07:00

Ken and I were coming down the hill (we live at elevation 6,200 ft. so it is up in the mountains)
to go to the grocery store last night. I was driving because he just isn't up to it yet, as I came around the first of a series of turns I see this black animal sort of jogging along the other side of the road on the top of a small hill. I was so excited I started yelling at Kenny, "look, look" he saw it as soon as I started acting like a physco.....:) We pulled over and he came down the small hill that he was on, walked across the road (this is a 4 lane road and people usually scream up and down it thank goodness no cars were coming) and then walked into this little pond that you see him in. There must have been 100 cars that stopped to take pictures and just watch him. For those of you that know how much Jessica likes Moose (s) I called her right away and she jumped in her car and came up to shoot these pictures.

After we finally left, we must have watched him for a good 20 minutes Sis went up the road where she went and shot this one of him in the bushes. He is a baby obviously but let me tell you he was a big baby, about the size of a horse. We were only 50 feet from him and he acted as if we didn't bother him at all. Isn't it the coolest?

2008-06-04T15:13:00.000-07:00

Today we were driving up to the house, Kenny and I were talking about how pretty things were. He told me how in Sunday school on Sunday they were asking people where are some of the prettiest places they have been. He told me how in his mind we was thinking, I have been to Cancun, Tahiti, Yosemite, I have seen the giant Sequoia's, the pacific coast, the east coast, I've been to Yellowstone, I've seen the redwoods in the pacific northwest reach the waters of the pacific and then he looked over at me and said I have never been to a more beautiful place then when I was kneeling across from you in the Temple. Of course he was crying as he told me which made me cry...........is it know wonder why we have been married for so long and why we are still madly in love with each other. Sorry I had to take a moment and tell this story and to gush a bit on the love of my life.

2008-06-02T17:46:00.000-07:00

It was my day to tend the kids this week, here is Bompa playing the Night Night game with the kids, do you think it is working?????????????

This is what I saw out my window after everyone finally did go night night

I couldn't let this pass without Tyden getting to see it, he wasn't asleep anymore anyway

Bike road trip to Oregon

2008-05-20T12:44:00.000-07:00

Here is Uncle Ford and Aunt Phyllis.......he started it all being the oldest and all......................:) They are awesome and we are glad that they started this annual family ride.

It is sort of hard to see but we all have patches on our vests that say "The Woods". It is Kenny's family's name so he thought it would be fun to have some patches made and sure enough we all had them on the back of our leather vests. Can you tell which one is me? Here is everyone we rode with. They were all so nice and it was a blast to get to know them!

This is Kenny's cousin Pat, his wife couldn't come on the trip :( so he felt it mecessary to bring a friend. People were laughing at him like crazy. It was so fun to ride behind him to watch peoples reactions. We love you PP!!!!

Check out my Slide Show!

2008-05-14T22:16:00.001-07:00

Our Trip

2008-05-14T06:41:00.001-07:00

Here we are at one of the formal nights.......you didn't think I was going to post a picture of me in a bathing suit did you?.......................lol!!

Here is the Temple in Tahiti, they wouldn't even let us on the grounds to take pictures, this was taken through the fence. They were doing some work so we couldn't go through....:(

A beach were we just played all day. Once again you can't really see how wonderful it is.

I don't think I need to say anything about this...................

Here is our ship along with a private yacht. It is called Maltese Falcon, google it and look at it in all it's glory. It is truly amazing. The captain of our ship told Kenny and I that we should think of ourselves as privileged because we actually got to see this yacht.....it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I was thinking are you crazy, I have just been cruising all over the Islands and you want me to tell my friends about this boat. Kenny must have stared at it for an hour. It really is beautiful. Google a yacht called Ice and the Rising Sun (Nichole Kidman and Keith Urban were on it), we didn't get to see them though. Ken might have but he had no idea who or what he was looking at.

One of the sunrises that were spectacular!!

One of my favorite pictures. You can't really see how purple this flower is in the photo but I wanted to show you what grows over there, and they are all over the place.

Just a tease, we just got back. I will send more later.

2008-05-09T21:52:00.001-07:00

This is a small Motu (island) in Riatea where we went snorkeling. It was AWESOME, the entire trip. It was as beautiful everywhere as it was here. I am however, glad to be at home where the house doesn't sway back and forth all of the time.

2008-04-23T13:48:00.000-07:00

I just got a call from Vicki telling me that Julie Babcock told her to tell me to update my blog, so here you go Julie and everyone else.......:) I have been meaning to do this but have been pre-occupied with getting things ready for our trip. For anyone reading this that doesn't know me, if you are thinking of robbing us while we are gone (that is if you can figure out where we live) don't. We have people house sitting, so there.

It was last Friday when I was in town running errands and I was pulling into the parking lot of Costco in Sandy that I received a text from my sister. For anyone that may have ever been to this Costco the entrance is rather strange so I concentrated on getting a parking spot and then I would respond back to her once I had parked. As I was walking into the store I read it "Hey, Brother and Sister Brock are here (meaning at the shop) do you want to talk to them?" I wrote back quickly and said "am I suppose to know these people?". She responded with "they are in Little Kenny's ward". I immediately dialed the shop and when my niece answered I said "get your mom on the phone this is very important". My sister was laughing because she understands how excited I would be to talk to someone that sees Kenny on a regular basis. She gave the phone to Brother Brock and he told me how much he and his wife love Kenny. He said that Kenny's companion is one of the greatest missionaries they have seen in a very long time. Which of course thrilled me to pieces because now I know that he is being trained by a great servant of the Lord. He said many nice things about Kenny which I won't share (don't want anyone to think I am bragging, although I would love to.....:) and I told him how grateful Ken and I were to him and his wife for taking such good care of our son. I was crying by now, which most of you would expect from me. So I got off the phone and finished my shopping with spurts of tears throughout my Costco journey. I called Ken which made it even worse! I was so happy to get that call, it made feel just a tiny bit connected to Kenny if even for a brief minute. It really made my day.

On Saturday while I was shopping with my sister in law and Jessica I got a call from Ken. He said "did you get a call from Texas?" of course I was immediately uneasy until he said that he had just gotten a call from someone named Patrick. It was someone that Kenny had baptized out in the mission field. He was actually sitting across from Kenny having lunch and he told Ken how much he loved Kenny and so on and so on (once again, don't want to bore you with details). He was very kind and the conversation came to an end. Ken actually heard Kenny laughing in the background (what I would have given to even hear him laughing). It made his day to receive that phone call just like it did when I got mine.

It is funny that we both get calls from someone that knows Kenny from the mission field in two days time. Perhaps we needed a little reassurance. I am not sure why it happened we are just grateful that it did and to know that Kenny is doing exactly what he should be doing. We continue to be amazed at the growth he shows in his letters and how grateful we are that he is serving the Lord.

I lOVE this man!

2008-04-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

I was thinking this morning that I wanted to add a picture of Kenny and tell a story about him and I can't find the one I wanted so this will have to do until I can upload the one I want. Everyone that knows me knows that I have sort of a fairy tell marriage, at least I think so. I have a husband that loves me unconditionally, he lets me buys shoes to the point of it being ridiculous without saying a word.......:), he is undertanding, loving, kind, funny (sometimes too funny), and most importantly he honors his Priesthood. I know that all of you feel the same way as well about your husbands. But I felt that I needed to say this and tell you what he did for me, it is a small thing but SO thoughtful none the less. I always have a standing appointment to have my nails done every 2 weeks (I know, I know but I like having them done), anywho, he went in to the salon and paid for me to have a pedicure the next time I get my nails done because we are going on a cruise very soon after my that appointment and he wanted me to have one so my feet look good! How sweet is that?

These are the newest addition to the family

2008-04-17T06:40:00.000-07:00

Well, we went shopping yesterday looking for T-shirts for Kenny to wear on the trip and we found these. Kenny insisted (no, he really did) that I bring them home to sit on the shelf in my closet. Yes, they will look very nice sitting in there. They will also look REALLY good on my feet. I will admit they are the craziest shoes I own but I can't wait to wear them.

This is my closet. I know the purses don't look very tidy but it is hard to keep them straight just sitting on a shelf. I am going to invent a purse organizer and become a millionaire!
This is the shelf where my new shoes will live!!! Of course I had to take a shot of my closet, it is one of my most favoritest places in the house. Those of you who know me well understand that right?????????
I thought I would add some pictures of the house because everyone keeps asking me for them. This is the kitchen......duh........................:)
Here is the family room, oh yeah and Ken too!

Little Kenny still continues to have success and he loves being out there. His letters are positive and he talks about the investigators he is teaching. He told me their names so I can pray for them individually, check out his blog to get the names for yourself...........:) He also says he appreciates hand written letters, please!!!

The weather is nothing short of CRAZY up here. I think you can actually have all 4 seasons in one day. Yesterday it snowed, again, and today the sun is shining. They told us not to get use to it though with more rain coming next week. Tahiti here we come!!!!!

2008-04-12T10:57:00.000-07:00

2008-04-07T11:18:00.001-07:00

I thought I would let everyone see what I get to look at from my family room window today. Yes, once again snow!!!! It was yesterday that I noticed I could see the "entire" front yard as far as actually seeing the grass. Now I am afraid we are back to square one. They say to expect the same tomorrow. Our elevation is 6,300 feet so if they rain in Salt Lake you can bet we are getting the white stuff.

It was crazy this morning with snow, thunder and lightening. I woke up, looked out the window and went back to bed until 8:00, I just couldn't take it.....:) I want to plant flowers and work in my yard and they tell me that I can't really plant until early June. What!!!! Are you kidding me.

I talked to Michele Holm today and I was telling her I am getting a job. I can not stand this any longer. We are going on a trip in April and then as soon as we get back I am getting a job. I am ready to be a greeter at Walmart I am so bored. Well not really that bored but very close to it.

My first Entry 03/27/08

2008-03-27T16:26:00.000-07:00

This is my first entry..............Julie Babcock through her blog enspired me to do this along with Vicki's help. I will do my best to change things around and post often so you all can keep up on the ever so exciting happenings of Debbie Richmond (boring).................:) Things here are great! We love it up here and enjoy being around the grandbabies very much.

I hope you liked the pictures I put on this blog. Just a few of my fav's. I have tons of others but it will take me some time to add them as this was a process as it was. It seems that I am always doing something but yet not doing anything. Those of you that know me will understand what I am saying.

It does seem like I spend a great deal of my time standing in line at the Post Office to send Little Kenny packages. He asks for cetain things so we just go pick them up and send them off to him. I know, I know, he is in Texas and he can get them for himself but hey, that is what mom's are for. Besides he is very busy and still is on a bike so it is no big deal for me to do that for him. This last time he requested some snacks so snacks is just what he got. Oh yeah, along with two remote controlled helicopters that he asked for as well. He and his companion like to dog fight with them. We sent them some for Easter but it seems that his companion launched one at some Elders coming into their apartment and it broke so we sent them some more. Thank goodness for flat rate boxes at the Post Office. I still miss hearing his voice like mad but Heavenly Father is certainly helping me with that. It is getting easier every week. I can't beleive that he is going on 3 months already.

I have been very faithful to my work out routine for nearly 3 weeks now. We are going on a cruise the last part of April and I am not going to look like I did when we went to Cancun a few years ago. I thought I looked good enough to wear my new bathing suits because I was tan..........NOT!!!!! When I saw the pictures I thought I would die. Holy Cow I looked like a fat lush on that beach. I don't even drink so go figure.......... You can bet I am tanning again ( I even got Ken to go too) but let me tell you I am on my elyptical and working with the weights at least 4 times a week. Not that I will look like anything special, I am just hoping to tighten up the ever so flabby everything. Man it is a pain to get older.

She DID it!

2008-03-07T16:36:00.000-08:00

Well, I did it for her. Mom asked me so set her up a blog and I did. Check back frequently and don't forget to leave her comments. I hope you enjoy it. It took forever.