Monty, my Monty.

My life with my sweet, sweet, Monty: The day I got Monty was the same day as Uncle Val's funeral. Since then, Monty has gotten me through an unhealthy marriage and a divorce. I then moved to Coeur d' Alene and Monty made hundreds of trips between there and Bigfork. Some of those trips were with Whitney; toe prints on my windshield & getting stopped several times for construction while belting out tunes to Garth and Ms. Benetar. My first six years in Idaho, Monty drove me to work at the Golf Course everyday. Monty even made a lot of Utah trips. One trip was when he pulled a U-haul to move Mom to St. George. We then met Brady and he fell in love with both of us. Monty loved his new Dad, cause Brady took such good care of him. Monty has brought two babies home from the hospital and since then has grown to love the flavor of Goldfish and animal crackers. His last big trip was moving this family to Pocatello. I have laughed and cried with Monty for the last 13 years. My family and friends all knew my car as "Monty" and I appreciate that recognition, as silly as it sounds. He has been a huge part of my life and he will be missed, dearly.

Lava Hot Springs

We went to Lava Hot Springs a few days ago and it was a total flashback. Ya know....to that one time we were there. It was nothing like Syme's or Wild Horse, but it was fun and relaxing.
I know ya'll loved Nanno's long hair, but you canNOT tell me that he isn't one handsome little dude. Okay, Matt, this one's for you. I think that is THE motel. Oregon Trail Lodge. Well, it was the only one that resembled the infamous.... You know what I'm talking about. Picture it...Sicily, 1922. Oh, not that. Picture lattice instead of iron bars. Which I think they may have put in after Matt"The Mouth" Nelson left town. :) I guess you may remember mo betta.

Home Sweet Home

Well, here it is. Our new home. Only a one car garage, but that's all Lucy needs. This pic I took, overlooking the city, is what's on the other side of our fence. A complete drop-off down to the road below. I've always wanted to hike to the top of a nice, big precipice somewhere and watch the sunrise. HA! This picture was taken from my dining room window....while still in my robe. YESSSS! The last picture is just my kids hanging out next to that complete drop-off down to the road below. Oh yeah, where's Waldo?

HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW

It was a bittersweet farewell. I had been talking about it for a while but was too afraid to say good-bye to my little rockstar. So one night, at dinner, Brady just said, "Nanno, let's go cut your hair." That's all it took. They shut the door on me and I had to wait patiently while my little boy became a little man. I wish I had the video camera set up so I could go back and watch the transformation. Brady told me that when Tanner first saw it he said, "I look like Ayden and Jack!" (As I'm writing this, he really does look like Ayden. He's wearing my dish cloth as a cape. Soon he'll be wearing underwear on his head. We love you, Ayden.) It's amazing what a hair cut can do for a person. He's a totally different kid. I think he feels like a normal boy. Although, sometimes he says, "I miss my big hair." Maybe I'll just start over and let this cut grow out. :)

Assume the position

Can you believe these two? I don't know what to say other than they like to watch T.V. at Ashley's house together. I wonder what they're watching. If it was up to Sienna they would be watching her favorite movie, Cars. I think Brady had the remote that day, so they probably are watching cars under a different name, like; Overhaulin or Barrett-Jackson or Pinks or pretty much anything on the Speed channel.

Our final good-byes

Here's a few pics from the going away to Pocatello party. We all ate a great steak dinner at Brady's parents house. We then congregated into the living room where we played catch phrase. Fun! Ya'll should have seen Mom trying to get us to guess the word straw. That was NOT a straw she was smoking. Watching her just made the rest of us get the munchies. Thank you to everyone for the fun party and for all your love and support through this move. I would also like to thank the academy...

Peace Out, Post Falls

My sincerest apologies to everyone for not updating this blog sooner. Just a quick update on our move; we moved. Actually, it went pretty smooth. Brady brought the U-haul home Friday morning and with the help of family and friends, we were completely moved out by 5:00 on Saturday night. Thanks to all who helped. We can't tell you how happy we were to leave when we did. We pulled out of town on Monday evening and on Wednesday, Ashley called with the news of the record breaking snow fall. Wow, that was close! I just have to point out the "Idaho zebra". (read u-haul truck to learn more about it) Who knew? I lived there eight years and never once saw a zebra. Oh well. We miss you all and hope to see you real soon.

WARNING! CRAZY MAN ON THE LOOSE!

WARNING!!!!! BEWARE OF MISSING MAN!

It has been brought to our attention that there is a missing man originally from the Post Falls, Idaho area. He has been missing for close to five weeks now and some folks say he is crazy and warn that we should all be on high alert. This self-proclaimed "family man," has been sighted in none other than Pocatello, Idaho. Why there you ask? Well, THAT is our first clue that he has gone mad. This man answers to the names, Bubby, Bubba, BubzNubz,and Nubbins. Bubby was well known in the Post Falls community for his involvement with the local gang called The Graffiti Kings. We believe that Nubbins left town with nothing more than a spray can and a dream. Bubz was recently caught in the act by the Pocatello local news station, attempting to "spray paint" his way into a job with the new Costco warehouse. You can view this sad, pathetic display by going to http://www.localnews8.com/ and watching the news coverage entitled 'Costco store opening may hurt local businesses'. When asked about his father, the man's three year old son responded simply by saying, "I think my dad's gone crazy." A quote taken from a hit song by Eminem. We have included some pictures to help in identifying this wondering, lost soul. He may be wearing a disguise as in some of these pictures. Apparently, this mad man likes to play "dress up". Which is our second clue that he is really nothing less than deranged. He is seen here pretending to be 'diaper head man', and in one picture, that was taken at the local hospital (if you know what I mean), it appears that he is saying, "Look at me, I have cucumber eyes." He may also be dressed as a large, human sized, Q-tip or even playing the part as Harry Dunne from the hit movie, Dumb and Dumber. His family misses him dearly and just want to know that he is safe. If you have seen this man or know someone who has seen this man, please contact us at 1-800-867-5309. And that is how the cookie, crumbles.

A lovely day at the park

The day was perfect. Warm, sunny and hardly a cloud in the sky. I was wearing an old Old Navy shirt, you know the kind and my most comfortable pants. My hair and make-up hadn't been touched or looked at since the day before. Gorgeous. Brady wore his fvorite mechanics shirt that was given to him by a guy named Richard. The shirt read 'Lutz'. It is still a mistery to us who that is but you don't look a gift horse in the mouth. And you certainly don't smell his breath.
The kids were as cute as ever, like right out of a Shopko ad. We all piled into the car(Monty) and drove and drove and drove. Ashually, it's only like five minutes from our house. I mean we could have walked but I still hadn't looked in the mirror and.... this story is getting to long, but I digest. It was the perfect setting for a picturesque family outing. It was a scene from a Norman Rockwell painting. Brady showed us how strong and burly he is by climbing to the highest point to declare his love for me. Ashually he said "Crap, there's a hornet's nest up here!" Truly one of the most romantic things he has ever said to me. Sometimes you take what you can get. Well, it turned out to be a wonderful time and we all hope to return to that park very soon. The End

Ms. Sienna Brooke

Here she is folks! The wait is finally over!The new Sports Illustrated model for 2008 is . . . . Ms. Sienna Brooke! YAAAAAAA!!!! Does anyone recognize this bikini? That's right, it was THE bikini that I wore in Hawaii when I was but a wee babe. Cool, huh? Well I thought it was. Also, does anyone recognize this finger? That's right, it's Mom's. Hee- Hee.