Catching up on November's Happenings!

I got a picture of all my kids together, which hasn't happened since Adam's wedding. I love them all so much and feel very blessed to have such great kids.
Brandon & Gina Blessed Jackson while Justin & Adrie where here visiting.

During November we also had my mom's 80th birthday. Here she is holding great grandchild, Jackson Gleed.

My Piano still has little sticky finger prints on the keys that I can't bring myself to wipe off.

In November Adrie, Justin and the kids came from Wisconsin and stayed with us for a little while. It was way too short for me but I am grateful for whatever time I can have with them. One of the first mornings they were there I came down the stairs and there was Kolten and his beloved George sharing a blanket and watching cartoons. So sweet.

Doing Much Better!

Mom would kill me if she knew that I had taken a picture! She was busy trying to figure out her remote so she didn't notice. We are very grateful that she is doing so much better. The fine doctors at Mckay-Dee figured what was causing her strokes and were able to get her blood pressure and blood sugar under control. I don't think my dad would last very long with out her. He sat there by her bed and held her hand for hours. Now with the help of family and neighbors maybe we can keep them healthy and happy for a while. Mom will be 80 on November 10. I am glad she will be here to celebrate.

Scarey Halloween!

Hadley as a Poodle
Kolten as Batman.


Taylor was the cutest little bumblebee & Colby was a sticky faced ghost.

Baby Jackson was a skeleton.

Alivia was Sharpei (High School Musical) Jace was a baby Elephant and

Easton looks like a blind version of Batman.

Michael had to take the pictures of the grandkids this year. My mother had a stroke earlier that day so Amber & I were at the ER with my parents. We took her to McKay Dee hospital the next day and she was admitted to the stroke unit. It was a scarey night. I felt bad that I hadn't been there for the grandkids but Michael took care of everything on the homefront so I could be at hospital with my parents.

Pretty Pink Sunrise.

The other morning I was getting ready for work and looked out the front window to see a gorgeous pink sunrise. I hurry and threw on my robe and grabbed my camera. The pictures didn't even do it justice and the pink light was already fading by the time I ran outside but still pretty.

New Storm Door for our birthdays.

I know it seems like a weird thing to get excited about but I love the new storm door we got. I'm not sure how much Michael likes it since he had to install it but it sure is nice. I guess it's a sign of old age when you think a storm door for your birthday is cool.

A little Halloween treat!

Jackson Gleed, 6 days old

What a cute little Halloween Treat!

Such a tiny little boy. He is only 6 lbs and looks lost in his car seat. He really looked tiny when Adam was holding him, wish I had gotten a picture of that.

Meet Jackson, Grandchild Number 8.

It didn't take long for Colby to lose interest in the new baby. He just wanted to sit with Mom and watch a movie. Once he had the movie in and was comforable he was just fine.

Meet Jackson Eldon Gleed. Born October 14, 2008 at 12:48 pm. He weighed a hefty 6 lbs, 8 oz and is 19" long. Aubree made a quick drive up from school so she could see him.

Another musical comes to an end.

High School Musical director & production crew.

(Left to right; Kim, April,

Kody, Kris, Jon, Debbie, & Michelle)
Debbie Berezay, me & Debbie Miles

This is not the best picture of me. It had been a very long day. But with such cute friends how could I not post it? Our final show for High School Musical was last night & it ended on a wonderful note. I got involved with Cache Regional Theater through my talented daughter, Aubree. I help out with costumes, Debbie B. does hair and Debbie M. does both production and performing. They are such darling and wonderful friends. I am very blessed to have them in my life.

80th Birthday Party or Convention for Redheads?

Aubree & Taylor

Tara & Taylor Grace

Jodi & Anecia

Aubree recently did a search for trivia about redheads. Did you know that less than 4% of the world's population is naturally redheaded? And in the U.S. only 2% of the population is redheaded! And a redhead with green eyes is even more rare. Talk about a minority! Red hair is considered to be a genetic mutation. Other interesting trivia: Bees are thought to sting redheads more often. Red heads are prone to industrial deafness. A study in 2002 found that redheads are harder to sedate requiring 20% more anesthesia. A redheaded woman is more likely to hemorage during childbirth. And last but not least, in Denmark it is an honor to have a redheaded child. Well at this party we were pretty honored with 3 nieces, a son, a daughter-in-law, a granddaughter & a daughter all with red hair. My hair use to be red now more gray than anything. I am just grateful to have more hair than my paternal grandmother did. You could curl her whole head of hair with about 12 pin curls!

Grandma & Grandpa Gleed (back-middle) with

their long time neighbors the Wickhams.

On Sunday, September 14th we had Grandpa Gleed's 80th birthday party. With the exception of three grandkids (& their families) everyone came over to wish Grandpa a happy birthday and express their love.

Look at that wild hair!

Taylor found a chair just her size. She looked so cute sitting there with her pretty red hair just sticking out. Her aunt Lisa "fixed" her hair for the party. Momma tried to tame it a little but with all that hair gel there weren't a lot of options. What a doll.

Grandson, Jace turns one!

Jace is modeling the latest look for young men, a frosting beard! He really enjoyed that birthday cake. He let out at least 4 loud belches while eating it but it didn't slow him down any. Jace is the next to the youngest grandchild. Taylor Grace is the youngest for the next 4 weeks. That is when Brandon & Gina's new little boy, Jackson, will be born. That will bring the total up to 5 grandsons and 3 granddaughters. They say grandchildren are your reward for not killing your kids. Pretty sweet reward!

Aubree loaded up and moved back to Weber State University for the school year. It took 2 days to get all her stuff moved in but she is excited about school. One of the classes she is taking is teaching her how to write her Senior Thesis. Hard to believe she is that close. Her dad is convinced that she has way too much stuff to be a starving college student. Like he wouldn't give her what ever she asked for...whatever! She is a good girl and works hard at being a good student. It sure is quiet around the house without her and her friends.

This is the carport that Justin helped us enclose. Along with the "free" window that my brother, Corey found for us.

After



We just got new siding and I am so excited. These are pictures of the finished product and the ones I took before we started. I can't believe the difference. We still have to put up rain gutters and the mail box. Hopefully we can get the new storm door and shutter before too long.