I GIVE UP!!!!

T0day was Steve's birthday--he is 62. We are getting old and it is so very hard to have to admit to that. Thanks to the ones who called and wished him Happy Birthday---it was appreciated. The others I have no words for. I appreciate all the effort that went into the trip to Torrey. Grandpa really enjoyed having you all down there....He has told us that every day for the past week.

HELLO FAMILY!!!!!!!!

The news from this end of the family isn't much but like to make sure everyone is informed. I took a few days off last week and we took the Corvette out for a bit of a spin. I wanted to see if it would run after almost $3500.00 in repairs. It ran great and I got it up over 90 miles an hour on a few stretches in Nevada-----cops don't take kindly to speeding even if it is in a VETTE!!! We went through Baker, Ely and back to Wendover and spent the night. I learned to play roulette and did come out about $40.00 ahead and for me that was a surprise. We tried to stop and see Rex and Charlene in Geneola but they were not at home. Rex has been having health problems for the last couple of years. Jacque and I took the horses down to the Equestrian Center last week. I was the one who got thrown off-----my supposedly bomb-proof horse. I got up and got back on----I'm tough don't you know!!! That was a good day despite the upset though. Work for me is chaos and I don't seem to have the energy for it anymore. Steve hasn't done much for the last few months so he is understandably worried about his job. Boyd seems to be doing alright---had to put his pup Ladd to sleep so we took him another one. He agreed to keep it for two weeks only. Well now he has changed his mind and said we can't come and get him. His name is Prince. I have taken over some of his finances as he gets things mixed up. The scary thing is between the farm and home bills I have and his I am getting CONFUSED!!! Mom and Dad are doing okay but they also seem to do some crazy things. Dad put in some asphalt and it cost him $8500.00. They also bought a $2000.00 vacuum----crazy stuff!! There seems to be no end to people going around and taking advantage of the elderly....wish there was some way to stop it. I am hoping we do not get quite like that-----you kids will have your hands full trying to keep us in line. Hope someone has the time!!!

YES MOTHER I'M STILL ALIVE JUST BUSY!!!

Hello all, yea I haven't posted anything on here in awhile but I have been busy working 2 jobs so by the time I get home I am usually beat. All is going ok other than me and Steven seem to have non-stop car problems lately. Steven has been working all summer for West Valley City and playing baseball as always. I do have some pictures and I promise I will make time to put them on here soon. I was just sitting at work this morning and it's kinda quiet so I figured I better write something just to let everyone know we're still alive an kicking. In case you don't all know already I moved into a basement apartment in Sandy it's great other than I swear I'll never figure out how I want to hang all my pictures etc and I still have boxes in the shed I haven't even started looking threw yet but I'm sure Ill get there sooner or later. I am still working at Frankco Mon thru Fri then also working at a Maverik Fri, Sat and Sun so I am staying pretty busy so basically my life has been boring other than Steve's games I have been able to make when I'm not working. So there is my update for now and I will get some more pictures on here soon I promise. I hope all is well and hopefully someone else will post on here soon also so our Mother doesn't think we've all abandoned the family blog for facebook so get on it guys.
Love ya all
Sue

NO BLOGGERS JUST FACEBOOK USERS!!!!

I don't hear from any of you much anymore nor do you post the news from your family. I gather that most of you keep in touch with FACEBOOK. Not much going on with the parents---work, work and work. Steve is farming and worrying about it every day. I am still stressing at England with everything going wrong all the time. Sounds like a great life to me!!! I got through my tests alright and things look ok. I have some issues because of the medicine I am on but not much I can do about it. I have to do them again in 6 months. Boyd was in town this week for a check-up because he has had some black-out spells. They took him off some of his medicine and he has to be re-checked in 30 days. They think the medicine could have caused his blood pressure to drop too low. Dad had a spot removed off his ear and it came back abnormal but at this time they will just watch it close. Randy is stressing because Nick has some issues and has been flown back to Maryland because of seizures. Hopefully they will have some answers as to what is wrong sometime next week. You think it gets easier when your kids get older but it doesn't.....worrying never ends. I don't get to see much of my family and the grandkids are growing up fast. Where do the days, weeks and months go? I have a BUCKET list that gets longer every day and I have my doubts I will ever be able to accomplish all of it. I took a picture of a rainbow at the farm a couple weeks ago---it was a double one and went clear across the sky so have posted it here so you can all see it. Sometimes the best moments are when the world stops just for a second and you get to see the beauty that is around you.

The little sister is going to be 21...YAY!!!

The soon-to-be birthday girl!!

Ok kids, the time has come for a celebration of greatness to celebrate the 21st year of my birth! haha no seriously guys where are we going to go for my birthday? Amanda will be in Vegas that weekend and a couple of my friends want to go to Vegas. I am thinking that i just might try and plan a separate trip with my friends cause it is already too hard to get everyone together on the same day. I want to go somewhere fun with my sisters (Chevaun included of course) so give me some ideas. Remember: Inexpensive is the way to go.... poor college student here with a new car. ok let me know what ya'll think because it needs to be a good time!

Loves,

Trina Marie

21 Years UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!

Steve and I have been married for 21 years today----time flies when you are having fun right?????? I guess the secret to staying married is to each have your own house in different towns!!!! I am a loser and never keep track of these kind of things but because of Trina's age I can . I don't know exactly where he is on this anniversary day----Ephraim or somewhere but he will show up again eventually......like a bad penny!!!!

May 2009

The months come and go so fast anymore. I just get so I can write the new month and it is gone. May was busy as usual. I went to Torrey and Green River to decorate the graves over Memorial Day Week-End. I don't know what will happen with all this traditon when Jacque and I are gone. No one seems to worry about it like we do-----habit, I guess as that is what we have always done. Grandpa Hanks made sure that we were all there decorating the graves and cleaning them up. The grandkids are growing so fast that I hardly know them anymore. As I watch them grow and mature I realize how really old I am getting. It is hard to watch the years go by and wonder how much longer I will be able to function and enjoy life. Steve and I are both having these thoughts nowadays as we can't seem to go and do as much as we want. Hard to explain how depressing that is!!!! I enjoyed watching Braxton, Weston and Garret in a motorcycle race this last week-end. I got far too much sun doing it though. Colton wants to race so will have to make sure I get to see him at least once. Steven is playing baseball and went to a couple of his games. Hunter had a school play so went to watch that also. She will be going into Junior High next year----as I said time is reallly flying by!!!! The news that Jodie and Dennis are expecting is exciting and scary as I worry about Jodie and her health. She seems to be doing good though and has some good doctors this time I think. We are all waiting to see if this will be the GIRL!! Dennis told the boys they will get smacked if the girl does something wrong. That will be it as he will turn into a big SOFTIE!!!! Tammy is doing great---busy with the job and kids. Brenna is playing baseball----Tanner is growing up fast and Colton is going into high school. Amanda is doing fine but don't hear from her very often. Sue moved into her own place in Sandy the middle of May. It is nice and affordable for her. She is still trying to sort all her stuff out though. Dirk and Chevaun are busy with jobs, farm and of course their own place. Macie is growing up fast. Trina is worrying about her 21st birthday, working and going to school. She is considering being an Ultra-Sound technician now. We all have our jobs and food on the table so the Black Family will SURVIVE!!!!