WOW I am BEHIND

Yeah, so I have been so busy the last little while so this is a big revue of the past few months. My dad has been pretty ill and is deteriorating rapidly so I am traveling back and forth to Craig about every week to 2 weeks. It is a 5 hour drive one way so needless to say I AM SICK OF DRIVING!!!!! Phil has been doing great in school and just finished another term at the high end of his class. He even won a contest at school where he had to design an ad for the Olympic Park in Park City. They are going to use the flier he made for their brochure. I will add a picture when I get back home. Phil is also beginning to put some of his art on deviantart.com Here is a link: http://superphilh.deviantart.com/ Check out his work and leave him some comments. He could use all the encouragement he deserves. I know this is short but I need to get back to taking care of my dad. Love and Hugs-Derin

Photos from girl’s night

February Came and Went

It seems that no matter how much I try to keep updating my blog, something always comes up and I forget or get too busy. So on Friday night Rachel invited all the women cousins over for a “girl’s night”. We had a blast. Leah, Holly, Angie (who I met for the first time and love her), Vanessa, Sarah, Rachel, and myself were all there. We tattooed ourselves (temporary of course), ate lots of junk food, and best of all……… Played Rock Band and American Idol til the wee hours in the morning. I had no idea how fun rock band was. If I may toot my own little horn for a minute….. TOOT TOOT!!!!! I rocked the guitar and drums for my first time playing!!!!!! I am working right now but I will be posting pictures and videos as soon as I can.

I was able to take a trip to Colorado and visit my parents. I spent a bunch of time with my old friend Heather. We grew up together and were great friends, then I moved away and now we have reconnected!!! Yeah for Facebook!!! It was a relaxing trip but stressful also. I took my baby nephews with me, and between taking care of them and my parents, I was tired. My dad has been getting sicker and starts Radiation treatment in less than 2 weeks. That is a scary thing for me to see him go through. Most of you know that I too went through a cancer treatment. I chose chemo for my treatment and it was a terrible experience for me. Please remember my dad as you say your prayers.

On the way back from Colorado I stopped at my sister’s house in Vernal. Life is a completely different world for me at  at her house. Between the 2 teenagers and the 2 babies there is never a dull moment. I am grateful for all the time I am able to spend with Devin. She has been my sister for nearly 28 years now but only my friend for about 2.

As I close this long boring post I want to leave you with a little quote that I read everyday and try to use.

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

Remember to check back because I am going to post a bunch of pictures from my trip and from our girl’s night. With love-Derin

Family Pictures

At the begining of this month Phil’s brother Jesse went on a mission. He will be serving in the Cinncinati Ohio Mission. The weekend before he left we did some family pictures at Vanessa’s house. Rachel did a great job taking them and we are thankful that she did them. Here are a few of my favorites.

New Year’s Eve

Last night we were able to enjoy a fun time at cousin Rachel’s in Santaquin.  We were served a variety of soups and bread bowls. I played Rock band for the first time and held my own. We didn’t end up staying very late only until about 10 because I had to work early this morning. Thanks to Phillip and Rachel for such a fun night!!! Here are a few random pictures from the night.

Christmas in a Flash

This year my parents we able to come here for Christmas eve. We all went out to The Outback Steakhouse. It sure was a nice holiday this year. We both got everything we asked for. I bought Phil a circular saw, jigsaw, and a sander. He also recieved a fancy schmancy hunting rifle. Phil bought my an Ipod boom box type dock, this pink track suit I have been wanting, Fuzzy slippers, a watch, a ton of other stuff, and some scented oil reeds things that are awesome. I also received Mamma Mia which I love to death and a sewing machine that I really needed. We both got a bunch of candy and a clearplay DVD player. It filters movies to make them not R rated anymore. We celebrated Christmas day at Phil’s parents. We ate a yummy dinner and had a great time. Other than me having to work Christmas morning(which I did not mind) Christmas was amazing and we are looking forward to a brand new year.

Tomorrow is New Years Eve and we are celebrating it at cousin Rachels with a yummy dinner and games galore. I will try my hardest to take lots of pictures and not take another 6 weeks to post a new update.

2008 comes to an end

I have been so busy this month and am sorry for the lack of posts. My parents were able to come here the day before Thanksgiving. I cooked a HUGE feast, and had my mother, father, and brother in law over to eat. Then on thanksgiving day we went to Vanessa’s house were we had another feast. The harvey’s have a thing with pie and this year we had the most so far. 15 pies

The 2 pies that are latticed on top were hand made by my amazing husband Phil. He is a great cook.

December came in quietly. Philip had his Thyroid completly removed on December 11, 2008. He was diagnosed with Grave’s disease last year and it caused him to lose about 150 pounds total. But now he is on the sweet road to recovering.

A fun little tag about me

A is for age: 27
B is for burger of choice: I really don’t like burgers…
C is for the car I drive: Malibu
D is for your dog’s name: I don’t have a dog and I am not a fan of having one right now. : )
E is for essential item you use every day: Cell phone
F is for favorite TV show at the moment: Bones and House
G is for favorite game:Canasta and the Settlers games
H is for home state: Colorado
I is for instruments you play:I wish I could play an instrument
J is for favorite juice: Apple juice is always good.
K is for whose bum you’d like to kick: I don’t really want to kick anyone’s bum right now.
L is for last restaurant at which you ate: We eat out a lot but I think the last one was Panda Express
M is for your favorite Muppet: I don’t know any of them
N is for number of piercings: One in each ear.
O is for overnight hospital stays: I have had too many to name. Chronic life threatening illnesses can do that to you.
P is for people you were with today: My husband so far but my in laws this evening for Sunday dinner.
Q is for what you do with your quiet time: SLEEP!I like to read too.
R is for biggest regret: I try not to think about regrets because they point out failures that I want to forget.
S is for status (relationship): Married
T is for time you woke up today: 6:00 on a Sunday morning for NO REASON!!!!
U is for what you consider unique about yourself: I can’t think of anything right now.
V is for vegetable you love: I love broccoli and cucumber
W is for worst habit: Procrastinating.
X is for x-rays you’ve had: Again too many to name.
Y is for yummy food you ate today: Leftover Fajitas for breakfast yummy!!! Strange I know but way yummy.
Z is for zodiac sign: Taurus

I tag: Rachel, Vanessa, Leah

A nephew weekend

A couple of weekends ago my baby nephews came to spend the weekend with us. Here are a couple of my favorite pictures of them. They are not in trash cans we use them for laundry baskets. The other ones are at Cornbelly’s Corn maze at Thanksgiving Point.

Halloween Party Fun

So last night we were invited to Leah’s for a night of food and fun. So were dressed up and some brought pumpkins but one things for sure….. Fun and laughter was had by all!!!! Here are a few photos. I will try to post more later.