Cougars are #1!

Caleb's Ivins soccer team took first place! The did so awesome this season, winning every game but one. But Caleb had the flu that game, so that one doesn't count, right, LOL. But the best part is that they played that same team in play-offs and beat them 5-4. It was a great game, with all the excitement that an 7 & 8 year old team can offer. WAY TO GO COUGARS!!

Caleb's Baptism Invite

Hey check this out!

LOVE THIS! So true! If you are getting sick of being compared to the "fundamentalist" mormon church, go check this out! This is a great comparison that actually makes sense!



http://thegabblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/just-for-record.html

(you will have to copy and paste this into your browser, I don't know how to make it a link, LOL)

Just another week at the Goeser's household....

Well, what a very interesting week we've had here at the Goeser house! I went out of town last weekend and spent some very needed time away with my cool scrapbook friends. We stayed at my friend Nat's beautiful new house. We had a great time talking, scrapbooking and shopping. We went to Scrapbook USA and for those who don't know what this is, it is a scrapbooker's husband's worst nightmare. There is every imaginable scrapbook product there, usually with the best deal you just can't pass up. So basically I came home with MORE scrapbook stuff that I most likely won't use. (I collect scrapbook products, haha) However, I did get a Cricut which is very cool.





After getting home, life went on as usual. Until Wednesday. We got up, got ready to take Caleb to school. Until Caleb grabbed his side and started screaming about how bad it hurt. So I get him calmed down a bit and look where the pain is. Hmmmm...lower right quadrant pain? Appendix? I waited for a couple of hours to see if the pain would stop but it didn't. So off to the emergency room we went! After making Caleb drink this nasty drink, taking blood, putting in an IV, making him pee in a cup and then getting a cat scan, it is determined that he probably has a pulled muscle. (Can't wait to get that bill) He is doing fine now.

And then the best part of the week...Allan took both of the boys to the Delta sand dunes for a "guy trip" which means that I am at home alone! So, am I using all those awesome scrapbook products that I have spent so much money on? No...I'm doing projects. So far I have cleaned my closet, cleaned the fridge, and cleaned my office. Maybe now that my office is cleaned, I can scrapbook.

Wordless Wednesday....the moments that I will miss...

Whew...I'm glad this week is over.

TGIF!! Thank Goodness Its Friday. I haven't been so happy to see a week end in a long time! But finally, everyone seems to be healthy. Allan took off for the drag races yesterday afternoon so I'm being a lazy bum. But I had to clean this morning because the primary president was coming over and I couldn't let her see what a messy pig I have been. But really, we have all been so sick that I haven't really cared if the house was clean because I was pretty sure that I was dying. You don't have to clean when your dead, right? So any who, she came over and was preparing Caleb to be baptized. It was very sweet, she is an amazing woman.

Grandma's funeral was yesterday and Allan's mom did the eulogy. She did an amazing job. I got a kick out of the stories about Grandma. She was a hard working woman with many amazing talents. But that woman could drive a sane person nuts! I actually did get along with her until the dementia kicked in. Then for some reason I became the bad guy. But with Grandma I choose to remember the good times. She liked to speak her mind and I can admire that. She used to ask me all the time if I had gotten a boob job. Or why we can't just move our landscape business to California so we can live closer. Or if we could just change our wedding date because it interfered with "Melon Days" (a big festival in the town where she grew up that she went to every year) after we had already sent out the invitations. Personally, I got a kick out of her most of the time, except for when she told me that I was Satan. On Caleb's blessing day. When I had postpartum depression. But you had to know that's just who she was. And as demanding as she was, she was just as giving. She used to give the grand kids money for food storage every year. She also used to get us into Disneyland for free, she had a friend who worked there and she somehow talked him into getting all her grand kids and great grand kids in for free. Caleb has been to Disneyland at least 8 times and we have only paid once! And she loved for us to come and visit her, she always made sure that we were well taken care of. She would feed us until we almost exploded. I will always hold her dear in my heart for the way that she took care of everyone. I'm glad that she can be with Grandpa now, she has earned a spot in heaven. We love you Grandma!

Wordless Wednesday....Ivins Soccer Team, Caleb Rocks!!

Stop the train of life, I want to get off!!

Man this last few weeks have been so hard! My kids were so sick that I thought they had pneumonia but they had the flu. The flu sucks because there's not much that you can do except for treat the symptoms. So they have been in misery. Then I get it and get to wallow in misery. Now Allan has it. YUCK, YUCK, YUCK!

Then last night we get a phone call, Allan's grandma has died. Not that this was unexpected but its still a shock to your system. He is very sad because he loves his grandma very much. We spents lots of time down in California visiting her and grandpa (also passed). It feels like the end of an era. We only have one grandparent left between the two of us and it seems like life is rushing past us at the speed of light. I hate to think of what comes after grandparents because I'm not ready for parents to die. I guess that's part of life but I'm not ready yet!! Someone please show me where the button is to slow things down because everything is happening too fast!

The Flu, YUCK!!

So, this last week Caleb had the flu. And since I've taught him that he should always share, he did. Carson and I got it on Saturday night. Allan got it on Monday. We are flu central, medicine, humidifiers, and tissues EVERYWHERE! And everyone knows that mom isn't allowed to be sick. So as usual I over did it and ended up spending the day in bed. Poor Carson, he was completely babysat by the TV today. Yes, I am still mother of the year...but hey I literally couldn't even move my legs. But at about 4:00 this afternoon I all of the sudden felt better. Isn't it weird how that happens? I guess it's just part of being a mom....the bad part!

Party Pages, gotta love digital scrapbooking!

Happy Birthday Caleb!! We love you!

Tye Dyeing Shirts


Having a tug-a-war



Gunny Sack Race



Treasure Hunt



Wishful thinking...


Caleb turned 8 on Sunday, I can't believe how time flies! He had a HUGE birthday party on Saturday, followed by a few close friends staying to swim. I didn't have a swimming party because Caleb invited 20 friends and I didn't want to be responsible for that many kids in the pool. Allan even heated the pool (can't wait to get that bill!) and we swam for hours. It was so much fun! Of course I was in the pool so I didn't take pictures of the swimming but I do have pictures of his party. Poor kid, he had the flu for 3 days before his party, so in the middle swimming, he went inside and fell asleep! But then about a half an hour later, he came back outside, ready to play again. It was a great day and boy am I glad it's over!