J and Kiersti I accept the 4th tag!!

J and Kiersti have a tag on their blog, it's the fourth tag. You go to your pictures, open the 4th folder and upload the 4th picture there. Here it is...

This is a picture of me with one of my favorite Hoge cousins, Mandy! It reminds me of how blessed I am to have the In Law family that I have. My mother-in-law is one of my best friends and she came from the most amazing family! They might not get together often (because there are sooooo many of them spread all over the place!) but when they do it's like they've always been right there! I just love them so much! And Mandy gives the most WONDERFUL Massages! I love you Hoge Family! Thank you for making me one of you!

Now I tag anyone who wants to do this! It's fun!

Recipe Blog

Ok, the new recipe blog is ezrecipes4u.blogspot.com check it out!!

Farwell Recipe Blog

I'll be changing my recipe blog. The blog people sent me an email saying they thought it was a spam blog but obviously it wasn't and because I couldn't figure out how to request a review I've decided to delete it and try again. Look for my new and improved recipe blog soon!

Lake Powell Pics!

Annie decided she was going to turn brain dead and become a teenager on this trip! She gave attitude to go with her new brain deadiness but I think she's growing out of it quickly!

(I hope so anyway! I like my sweet girl not this bratty teenage stuff!)

Sisters having fun in the water!

Our Fabulous camping spot in Face Canyon!

While this looks like the end, it actually winds around up ahead and keeps going for a long time! This is another spot where the water is really deep and the canyon walls are way above our heads! It freaked me out, especially when Darrell and I actually high centered the wave runner in a spot like this and I thought I'd have to try and swim for it! Luckily we did get loose and neither of us took a swim in here!

Eddie and Riley on the wave runner. We took rides through the canyon, at some points the water is hundreds of feet deep, the canyon walls rise hundreds of feet above and there's barely enough room to squeeze the wave runners through! It's completely amazing and so breathtakingly beautiful the words and pictures don't really describe it!

Crevassing in Face Canyon, everyone went except me, Lana and Annie. Even the dogs tried to join in but there were some spots they couldn't climb to so they stayed behind and whined like big babies! We even heard them back at camp!

More crevassing!

Shawna the fisherman (and the dogs wishing they were!)

Darrell driving the house boat to Face Canyon, we were hurrying to get to our spot before dark since it's pretty dangerous to be on the lake when you can't see!

Amanda and Shawna on the wave runner in Navajo Canyon, yes they're wearing sweatshirts because it was a little chilly that morning! But by the afternoon we peeled off our extra layers and really enjoyed the water fun!

Darrell and Eddie trying to figure out where the "stairs" and arches are in Navajo Canyon. We never did find what we were looking for, but the ride was nice and the scenery GORGEOUS!

I was tagged...

Kiersti tagged me to post 6 querky things about myself so here it goes...

1. I hate feet, I hate the look of feet, I hate it when anyone's feet are close to me and I especially hate when they touch me! I really hate it when they're bare because that usually means I can smell them and I really really hate that!

2. Darrell thinks it's querky (and gross) that I kiss my family on the lips. I kiss Annie and Shawna, Lolo, Mya and Brock on the lips. I kiss my mom and dad, grandparents, sister (although it might be weird to kiss my bro on the lips, i don't recall the last time we kissed) but I kiss everyone on the lips, it's just natural for me. They're just little pecks but Darrell says "Kissing on the lips is for Lovers" and he thinks it's querky that I kiss everyone on the lips.

3. Becky Warner thinks my thumbs are querky because they look like big toes, so I guess I'd agree.

4. I ruthlessly tease, to the point that people might even cry, but only those I really really love. And if I've made someone cry by teasing them mercilessly I always feel bad, but I still do it because in some sick way it's funny.

5. I never thought it was querky, until Kiersti mentioned it (and I'm not as OCD as she is), but I will only wash my towels and rags after I've done a load of rugs. I certainly would NEVER wash any clothes right after a load of rugs, only towels and rags!

6. I envy my kids and Darrell their IPODS. It's silly really, I can use theirs anytime I want but I really want my own and I refuse to buy it for myself so I just go on being envious of theirs.

I'm sure whoever reads this can think of tons more querky things about me and I'd love to hear them so feel free to share!

Also, I tag Becky, Susan, and anyone else who might read this that has a blog!

Give me a break, I was on vacation for a week!!

Mat and Kiersti, I tried to update my blog last night with fun Lake Powell pics but couldn't get them looking right so I'll try to get more on there today sometime. I guess I deserve it since I harrassed you!

Also, if anyone knows how to request a review of your blog let me know. My recipe blog has been marked as possible "SPAM" and not the kind you fry up and eat! I got an email from the blog people and they said to request a review or they'll delete my blog w/in 20 days (that was about a week ago) so if anyone can figure it out let me know! If not I might just delete that blog and start over!

Thanks! Look soon for Lake Powell highlights!!

YUMMY FOOD!

I've thought about starting a blog where I can post recipies or my friends and family can too! It's a great way to share some yummy food recipies and if you want to join in just email me your recipies and I'll add them on! Check it out! ouryummyrecipies.blogspot.com