One of life's curve balls....

When we moved to Oklahoma last August (exactly 5 1/2 months ago) I said I planned on being here until Shea graduated high school.  Seven years.  Enough time to pay off our house, save for my little farm and then move somewhere with mountains and live happily ever after.

Through a series of itty-bitty miracles that has been moved up six years.  Well, maybe not the farm part.. we'll have to see if that works out.

Robert was offered a job last week at Utah Valley University in Orem, UT and he accepted on Friday.
We will be moving in July.  
Stressful?  YES!
Wonderful?  YES!

I guess those two things will just have to work together.

Now this is a real snow day!!

When it snows in Oklahoma, everything stops!  They don't clear the roads and everyone hunkers down.  The grocery store was absolutely crazy last night, and hopefully I NEVER feel compelled to go to the store the night before a blizzard again!

High temp today and tomorrow:  11 degrees.

Inside the Sawyer house:  Cozy and warm!!

Kayla and Tyson

Kayla & Tyson with his Grandma

Braden's English Assignment

Braden had to make a commercial using propaganda and this is what he and his friends created....

Snow day in Oklahoma.....

It doesn't look like much of a snow day, 

but the roads are ICE!

Good day for hot chocolate.

and sledding on the ice.

Love the PJ's and grins.

SOOOO COLD!!!!!!

Shea's acting debut!!!

Shea has been in 6th grade drama and they ended the semester with The Christmas Carol.  She was chosen to play the lead as Mrs. Scrooge.  She worked VERY hard at memorizing her lines and did an amazing job this week at the performance.

Looking beautiful as Mrs. Scrooge

Being VERY good at being mean to the charity workers.

The ghost of Christmas Past

Nephew Fred and his wife.
Mrs. Scrooge being kind.

 Mrs. Scrooge with Bob Cratchit in the background

Mrs. Scrooge and the Ghosts

Happy New Year!

The new year brought us joy and a computer virus.... which is better than last years evil flu virus that I hope never reappears!

So Happy New Year from us to you...

The girls getting ready for our par-tay.
Braden was at a friends party... so he missed out on all our fun!

Sasha even got into the festivities.
Her favorite part were the little weinies.

Settlers of Catan.
Dad won.  Again.

Gus inside a pair of snow-pants.
Great shot, Shea!

Cooking up a frenzy...

If my calender next week is any indication of how busy things are going to be then I need to be organized... so I talked Kayla into helping me cook up a bunch of meals for the freezer.  I've done this in the past and it is loads of work... but today I discovered that it is much, much easier (and funner!) with two people.

We made 2 lasagna, 2 spaghetti pie, rolls, breakfast burritos, twice-baked potatoes, taco meat, meatballs and shredded chicken.  Yes... I'm tired!!

My Christmas Present

I gave Robert a not-so-subtle hint on this post about this jewelry that is made in Haiti out of cereal boxes.  And I LOVE THEM!!  Kayla gave me the sweater and they are a perfect match.  Lucky me!

Poor baby...

Andrew called us earlier this evening to tell us he got in a crash.  No one was hurt but he's pretty sure his car is totalled.  Pretty depressing for him.  Luckily though, he has this to always remember it by....



Lexus and her sister Leslie were in the car and Leslie was taping them singing.  I told Andrew that the most disturbing part for Robert was that his son was singing country music.  We all have to get disappointed some time.