Thanksgiving 2013 in Hollister Idaho

What a fun Thanksgiving we had this year. We met Dalan and Stormi and carpooled to Twin on Wednesday. We met the Panter's and went to the movie "frozen". It was so cute!! It was so fun to see the kids laugh. Thursday we had a great meal with everyone's help. We looked at some old pictures and laughed and talked. We did our Christmas gift exchange. We all went home on Friday. We have awesome parents and family. So blessed. 

Dalan gave himself a hair cut after we harassed him got being shaggy. He gives himself a sharp haircut. 

Mulitiple Callings

I can not believe how fast time is slipping by. November has come and half over. Wow. It has been busy it seems. Here are a few updates on our life. Kids are doing well. Dalan and Stormi are doing well and keeping super busy with work and school and life. They are both scheduled to graduate with their associates in December. Yeah! Bailey is adjusting to school and doing well. We are so proud of her. She gave her first Relief Society Lesson and did an awesome job. It is fun to watch your children as young adults. She has enjoyed her calling, I think. Dalan and Stormi are the Sunbeam teachers in their ward. This last Sunday we had them all home and it was really enjoyable. Seems like it has been awhile. They all attended church with us as Stacy got a new church calling again. Here is the story. We had Stake Conference on Oct. 27, 2013 and Stacy got a new calling. He was put in as the Stake Sunday School 2nd Councilor. The new President is Allan Smith and Kelly Coburn was the other councilor. What a great bunch of men to work with, and I was excited to have associations with both of their wives. Love both of them! They felted rushed because they were put in and in 3 weeks there was going to be a training meeting and they had to train all the people at the ward levels. A learning curve. They met several times to prepare. Stacy was excited but sad too, because he didn't want to be pulled away from the ward. They said he would be gone a lot especially the first 6 months. But he was really relieved because when we went in to meet with the Stake Presidency we were concerned because we have known that it is our time to get a new bishopric. He has been the Executive Secretary for Bishop Berry for 5 1/2 years. So onward and forward and he was happy that he was were he was and people were leaving him alone about being put in as bishop. Well he had his stake calling 2 weeks and then he got another phone call to meet with the Stake Presidency again. Yikes! The call came as we were pulling into Twin Falls to help move cattle home. So needless to say we could not meet with them on Tuesday and had to settle for Friday at 11:45 am. Made our Twin trip a little less worry free. On Friday we met with President Kunz and he asked Stacy if he would accept a call from Heavenly Father and serve as the 1st councilor in the bishopric. He asked him if he could do that and he said yes. President Kunz said you said yes and you don't even know who the Bishop is. He said I answered your question. We both were really excited though when he told us the new bishop was Jim Douglass. Yeah. We thought he would be our next Bishop a year and half ago when they pulled him out of our ward and had them serve in the singles branch. Yeah for us and Bailey is sad that they won't be there anymore. He will do a great job. Eric Kunz is the 2nd councilor and Aaron Myler is the secretary. They also put in David Breckenridge as a new clerk. Cleve Booker is still in there too, and Roy Bell.  They will all make a great team. A lot of Stacy's good friends.  It is so awful what these Bishops have to go through. It almost doesn't seem fair and right, but I guess someone has to do it. I am so proud of Stacy. I have watched him grow so much serving under Bishop Berry and with Mitch Smaellie and Roger Kaufman and Richard Berry. So on Sunday three week after getting his new Stake calling he got a new calling. He kind of was the sleeper because everyone knew he had a new calling. So Stacy is now a High Priest. Mom and Dad were going to come and have Dad advance him, but the weather was awful and Ryan who was made a bishop two week ago was in Russia so he couldn't come, so Bishop Berry made him a High Priest. He is struggling with that one a little (the High Priest thing). Jeff was there and him and Dalan did get to stand in the circle when they set him apart as the 1st councilor. Dalan also gave his Dad a beautiful blessing that morning. We had to be at the church at 10:15 to meet with the Stake Presidency and the wives all had to bear their testimonies. (I am such a baby) It was kind of funny because Bishop Berry said as we were getting ready to end the meeting that they had skipped Elder Lerwill and shouldn't he have to bear his testimony. He didn't know that he was going to have to do it in Sacrament meeting. So Stacy did a short testimony/thank speech. That might have let the cat out of the bag. But I still don't think everyone caught on. If you looked around and saw who had family there it was pretty obvious who was going to be involved. We just didn't look so obvious because the kids are there often. Verna sat in the row ahead of us and Jeff came and sat by her, so if anyone knew him it was suspicious. Anyway all is good. They will do good and I am sure it will be hard but full of blessings too. Isn't that life. It is like Stacy said I guess it doesn't matter, you are going to serve somewhere. So here  to another 5 years of going to church in multiple cars and not together. I will miss sitting by him though. I actually dread that! Find Joy in the Journey! I am blessed and so thankful for a worthy husband who holds the Priesthood and is such a good man. Love you so much Stacy L.

What cute Indians

Fun with Grandpa!

I think this was the last time Wes and I went on a date (yes 2 months ago).  The kids were so excited for some Grandma and Grandpa Curtis time.  Grandpa had all kinds of fun activities lined out for the kids.  They roped, dressed up like Indians, and ate too much sugar.  They had SO much fun!  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

OK I had to steal Katie's picture's and post. This is the cutest thing ever. I love my parents so much and how they all love us. The effort that Dad went into to do this was so cute. He really is a boy at heart and I love that. He has always done fun things with us. I love that my parents taught us how to work hard and then when a job was done then we would go do something fun. Most of the time though

they made the job fun too. I fell so blessed! Thankful for a wonderful family.

October 18, 2013

I can not believe that I have had another birthday that added on the numbers to my age. Birthday's are great the number not so much. But this year is an interesting one because my Dad called to tell me we have the same numbers, so we must be the same age. I agree with him. I turned 47 (wow) and he just turned 74. How crazy is that. I did have a great birthday. Bailey came home and it was a beautiful fall day. We hung out here and went for a drive and looked at the beautiful leaves and then went to O'Rourkes for dinner. I heard from all of my family. I sure do love them all. On Tuesday we went and picked up the Panter pig and we met them in Pocky. We had a great time. It was so fun, the boys took the boys and Katie and I went into JoAnn's and shopped fabric. Way fun. Then they took me and Stacy to lunch at a new Mexican place. On Wednesday we went back out to IF to pick up the "66" so Stacy can work on it. Stacy took me to Brady's (Bailey was also with us) and he bought me a new sewing machine for my birthday. I am so excited. I have only played with it for about 5 minutes, can't wait to do more. It is really nice and sews so good. I was reluctant to get a new one, but so glad he took the bull by the horns. Oh no, does that mean I am the bull? Bad comparison. Katie gave me some cool fabric and tape and a magazine subscription. My dad and mom gave me some money, so I just might have to go buy more fabric. ha ha. They also gave me a card that made me cry. I love them so much and am so thankful for them and all they have done for me. I  have pretty awesome brothers too. Glad to visit with them. Dalan and Stormi also called and wished me Happy Birthday. Pretty lucky lady I am.

Crazy Thought

I had a crazy thought this morning that makes me kind of sad. It is Homecoming Week here at Teton High School and it will be the first homecoming parade that we don't see or even know or really care about in 8 years. Crazy. Stacy said well we could go see it, but we both know that is not what we are missing.

Family Pictures

I did some editing and I think they turned out pretty good. Just glad to have pictures with all of us together!

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