Halloween 2008 Mesa and Showlow.

RIP Jason.... This was the last photo I took of Jason, before his passing. Jason passed away on his birthday, January 2nd, 2009. During this Halloween, we went to his Church to go on a trunk or treat. Needless to say, he sat on the trunk the whole time. He was so good with the kids. They loved their Uncle Jason. There is a web page of his life and pictures, google Jason Aaron Tolman. You will find it there. Sure do miss him. He has 3 children and 1 on the way. He's probably holding her little spirit right now, waiting to send her down....

We spent Halloween night, in Showlow. This is Maddy, the cat, Ryan's mom, and part Shelby.

Maddy and Shelby having a good time again.

My brother Jeremy, and his daughter Kassandra, the cheer leader.

Little Jessia Lynne, Lynne after me. Cutie pie... Sweet and quiet..

Harley bear, batman, and part Lacy. Cutest red head ever.....

My niece Macy..... little princess...

All three of my kids. They always choose their own costumes. Hmmmm. Not sure about the scream death costume. We have never even seen that movie. Lacy wanted to be a witch, Shelby was Charpei from HS Musical, and Ronnie, well, whatever the scream movie calls it...
We had a good time. Went to Overguard, and went to a party at the fire station there.

Camping in the cccccoooolllldddd! 2008

This past year, we did a lot of camping. We went to places like Big Lake, and Woods canyon Lake etc. We had a good dirty old time.

This is my Ryan boy. Gary and Carol went and met us there on this trip. Above, is Maddy and her daddy. Buddies!

Brandon on Ryan's quad. The kids love to go quad riding, especially if it is a fast ride.

Maddy and Shelby sure are good friends. They always do fun stuff together. We made a fort out of tree limbs and sticks. It was really rainy on this trip, so we did a lot inside the trailer.

Shelby all smiles when camping.

Shelby and Maddy.

Ronnie does have a good time, just never smiles too much. Hates me to take pictures.. lol

BLAZE RIP Girl

This is BLAZE. She is Ryan's dog. Read about her in another posting. She was a good dog and a good friend. She was put to sleep on Monday, March 30, 2009. She had become paralyzed from the middle of the back down. RIP GIRL..

JULY 2008 SHOWLOW LIFE BEGINS

Lacy, obviously the beginning is below, still haven't figured out this upload pix thing..

Ronnie tried on the SCBA mask, that fire fighters wear, in order to breath through the smoke.

Some time near the end of June, I verbally, (not in person) met Ryan Turner. He is a fire Captain. I met him physically on July 4th, 2008 after the Show Low parade. Shelby and I were on our way up to grandma's in Eagar. Lacy and Ronnie were still in NM visiting their dad for the summer. On this trip, we went to Eagar and picked up my nieces. This same week, I was staying at my brothers, watching their kids and we held Lacy's birthday party. It was a pool party. Ryan and his two kids came down for the day..

This is Captain Turner heading to a fire. He wasn't in a rush, as he was waiting for the truck to come by and pick him up. Brush fire, behind Timberland Acres. Stupid guy without a burn permit it got out of hand.This is Captain Turner heading to a fire. He wasn't in a rush, as he was waiting for the truck to come by and pick him up. Brush fire, behind Timberland Acres. Stupid guy without a burn permit it got out of hand.

In his get up, clothing, hahaha waiting for the truck, the guys as he says.

Something about uniforms, I guess.

Ryan's son, Brandon. Thinks he is cool. First time he met me, he told me a story about an eyeball. Funny kid... He is...

Lacy trying on Ryan's fire gear. She said, "this stuff is too heavy to wear to a fire."

Summer Trip to Wyoming with Friends!

Matt Schneider, Thayne Wyoming. We had a bbq with friends, and he brought his son over. It was a late night, but fun.













The signage on my drive to Jacksonhole, Wyoming. We had a good time. Lance took me up there to sight see... lol There was this really cool arch made out of antlers. A really cool candy shop, and I did get a few souveniers to bring home.










This is a professional photo of Lance during a Rodeo. He is a bull rider. He travels all over the nation, to enter rodeo's. He was a great host and we did some fun things. I even got to go shooting.











Playing video games was quite the adventure. I think I won most of the time, or at least they let me win.. I think Lance thought that if his hat were on backwards, he would have a better chance at winning.











I messed up, this is a duplicate. Too lazy to change it. Lol
We saw some up close and personal, BISON, on the way back from Jackson Hole. I could almost touch them out the window..

Lance McFadden. It's always fun talking to the Ex. Lance called, he recently decided he had found the next Mrs. McFadden. We'll see.

It was absolutely beautiful there. I took a ton of photos, and well, let's just say, there was no doubt in their minds, that I was a tourist. They just won't all fit on here, and downloading them would take all day, and night, and then the next day too.

Lance, on our drive to SLC. He had to take me back to the airport, so he could go play golf with his friends. Very gentlemanly, NOT... No big deal. I had a great time, and a good vacation. I met some great people and heard some great things. Music especially.

My June 2008 trip to Utah

This is my Aunt Christine Heap-Tano. She is my dad's sister. She lives in Utah, amongst her kids. Her first hubby died of cancer. I remember going to their house as a child and staying for vacation during the summer months. We didn't see them much as children. However, we have a great bond now. She has a dog named Bell, and comes to visit for a few months at a time, every year. Her second hubby died shortly after they were married. She has been through a lot and has many experiences in her life to share.




Aunt Christine at Alicia's home, in Tremonton, Utah. Tremonton is in the very north of the state, and it is windy and cold.













We went to the Temple grounds in Ogden Utah. It was beautiful. And all the flowers were in bloom. The rock texture, is really neat. This is my cousin Alicia, and her 3 children. They were a great deal of fun to play with.

My hair was so curly and Dang I was tan this summer. The air was very moist there, so it was useless to straighten my hair each day. Hence, the curly hair...

The kids and the Az Temple

Kristen Fisher. She was our neighbor in Silver City, NM. She came to stay with us, last summer, during her band camp. She got to play with a huge group of college kids from the state. Can't remember what it was called. Great experience for a high schooler.. She was great.
The girls really like Kristen and her family. We are at the Arizona Temple Grounds, and the weather was perfect..

Shelby Lynne

Lacy Ann

Ronald Alan, Ronnie, with an actual smile. Grandpa promised him a dollar for every pic he took with a smile. Hahaha pay up grandpa Rod...

Country Thunder 2008- Florence

Jenn and I worked for Country Thunder, for the Tribune. Her hubby is a regional guy there. We were able to go back stage for all our favs. We had a really good time. We sold Newspapers during the day, and concerted at night. We stayed in a huge RV that the Tribune provided. She and I had a great time. There were so many people there and crazy one's too. This is the cute fiddle player, for Pat Green. Can't seem to remember his name. who cares?

Back stage and up above all the musicians and people. It was great seating, and we could see everything. The artists were so great and were all very nice to us. Some great Autographs.

Pat Green, and The fiddler again. Dang, I can't remember his name.

It was Jen's birthday, and we suprised her with a cake, or her hubby did. Don't they look great. Celebrate with a cake, after having the lap band surgery 2 years ago.. lol

Told you, he was cute. It was a long week. We worked hard and played hard too. It was fun.

I FOUND SOME OLD PHOTOS FROM 2008. SO I WILL BACK TRACK A LITTLE BIT. LOOK AT THE BLOG JUST CAPTIONED 2008 MISC PICS. NOT MUCH HAPPENING. NOT A GOOD BLOGGER. HANGING TOUGH HOWEVER. CAMPING, ALOT OF CAMPING. IN FACT WE WENT CAMPING LAST WEEKEND, AND IT WAS SO COLD. THERE WAS SNOW STILL ON THE GROUND. KIDS HAD A GREAT TIME, THAT IS ALWAYS WHAT COUNTS. MY FRIEND KIM AND HER KIDS HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH ME. CAMERON LIVES WITH ME TOO. KIM WILL BE MOVING OUT ON FRIDAY, AND GOING TO TUSCON TO GET MARRIED... LUCKY GAL, NOT! TEACHING IS GOOD, 8 MORE PLAYS TO RUN. THE KIDS ARE RESTLESS FOR SUMMER ALREADY. THEY WERE SURE TO LET ME KNOW, THAT THEIR DADDY IS GETTING MARRIED. IM SURE SHE'S NICE. I WAS. FOR SPRING BREAK, WE SPENT MOST OF THE TIME IN SHOWLOW. THE WEATHER IS PERFECT THERE. AND SO ARE THE FRIENDS WE HAVE THERE. RIP BLAZE GIRL. RYAN'S DOG BECAME PARALYZED LAST WEEKEND. FROM THE MIDDLE OF HER BACK DOWN HER BACK LEGS. SHE WASN'T IN PAIN, BUT DIDN'T UNDERSTAND. FUN TIMES, BECOME SAD TIMES. I'LL FIND A PIC. HER NAME WAS BLAZE... LOSS, IT IS INEVITABLE!