It has been quite awhile since I have posted anything here. It has been a busy year for us with lots going on...just what has been happening in our lives well lets see if we can catch up with the 'Jones'.

July of 2010 our youngest was married to his sweetheart. they had their wedding here in our yard. It was a beautiful wedding in the

our yard. (many months of work to keep the yard up which my husband and I love to do anyway, if fact most of the summer we can usually be found outside most of the time.What an honor and a compliment to be asked to have the wedding here.)

We gave them a special wedding plague that I had carved with symbols that have meaning to them. they seemed pleased with it.

July: we spent the weekend in Idaho for the Jones Reunion. A nice time was had by all but full of many emotions. one of my husbands cousins has been fighting cancer for a number of years and it they knew that it is just a matter of time ,so it was a time for family and also a time to say we love you and goodbye.

August: We started going through my Mother in laws finaces, she had been getting up to $200 in overdrafts a week ,was always out of money , had many notices of bills going to collections . long story short my husbands sister and family were "Helping" her with her bills , had unlimited access to her debit card and no accountability as far as recording what was being spent. her outgo far exceeded her income. things had to change first by becoming aware , then by making changes and cutting off some of the perks the "helpers" were getting. (cable, internet,phone,insurance,food ect.) then it came time to ask that if they were staying in the home that they needed to help with expences by paying some rent (their part of bills) sadly this did not go well and there has been been a blow up in the family resulting in his Sister and her new husband moving out and no one speaking to us for a few months. (sigh).
So now we go in a couple times a week to pay bills and keep up on the yard.

November:
Our oldest grandchild was Baptized. I was able to go down to NM for his baptism and birthday as well as Thanksgiving celebration all rolled into one.

My husband was not able to go this time. I had flown down and ending up staying a few extra days. We were given the exciting news that our daughter was expecting but was having some difficulties which is why I stayed . things started to look up and with the assurance that there was lots of help from the RS and friends I came home.