This is a New Blog for our Family Experiences and Events

We will, and want each of you to post events that are coming up and pictures of events that have happened. We are so scattered and busy in our lives raising our families, and trying to earn a living, that we have got to stay in touch with each other and be aware of the many things that are happening in each of our lives, or we will miss out on what a family is and the support that family gives to us. We need to share happy times as well as  the disappointments we experience. Please share  your family updates and experiences with us at least once a week. I will try to do my updates on Sunday.

We have decided that as we get the money to work on our home we will be fixing things that need to be fixed as well as doing some remodeling that will allow us to rent out the basement as an apartment. Which will bring us some income after the remodel is finished. It should take about three years to pay for the remodel. The possibility of selling our home is also a very real option.
 As we go through each room in our home and downsize, we will be doing away with a lot of items that have been a part of our lives and yours. When we were at Time Out For Women last year, the Eyer's spoke of doing the same thing before they went on their mission. they told about cutting down on the quantity of THINGS they had in their home. You may remember the Family Auctions they told stories about! Well, we  have decided to do just that. Soon we will post pictures and items that are up for auction. Each of the Children will receive  a thousand (1,000) points to start. (It will be up to you in your own families to involve the grandchildren. There will be some items that they may want to bid on.) All items will include information about their importance in our lives.You will place bids through this blog to us. Each family will be given a bidder name that nobody else will know, so you won't know who is bidding. Auctions will be ongoing, and each item in the auction will be open for bidding for 1 month. In some cases there will be items that are for auction more that 1 month. We want this to be a fun way to get some of the items that mean something to each of you, while we can reduce the amount of stuff we have around our home. Items that are not bid on will go to the DI. There may be items that are not available for you to take possession of right away, but will be labeled with your name. I hope you are looking forward to this event with us. Let's Have Fun!!!!

Dad and I are enjoying our new callings so far in the Special Needs Mutual. We are looking forward to having Kayla and Kenny's family here for Christmas. We will be able to spend time with Jodi and Tom's family and Ty and Ben's family before  and on Christmas. Then we have the chance to travel to Spokane and See Kami and Phil's family and  Lacie and Jake's family for my birthday. The only ones We are missing is Melinda and Randy's family. :(  Hopefully we can see them soon. We love you all. Let us know what you are doing and how you are holding up.