Babysitting

Soooo the other day i was able to babysit my little nephew Hayd'n with my mom while Ben was out and about with my dad. He has grown up sooo much since i seen im last ( the wedding) Hes soo cute, and loves his aunt tiffy ( i try not to spoil him too bad) Ben was able to seem him for a little while, he loves uncle ben.. Ben had him in histarics by tickling him, it was soo cute!! anyways it was a blast playing with him and being able to see how much he is growing up...
Oh and another.... yes, i changed my hair yet again ( ben wanted me to go platinum agian lol ) Our lil sis Ellie did a great job on the hair!! : )

utah trip

Hey everyone!

well were are finally back in utah for a week or two. we have been wanting to get back here for a while. We have been so busy up in oregon and a trip for fun was just not able to get done. but we made it into vernon around 9 last night.

but it has been a crazy trip. we are helping my friend get moved out here from oregon, so we have all of his stuff in my single axle 6' x 12' enclosed pace trailer and then all my equpitment in the bed of the new truck. we are running kinda heave for the weight limit on the trailer. but it is fine, the truck can deffinatly handle the weight, but what worries us is the trailer. it gets kinda loose back there and is bouncy on bad roads, and with the lifted truck it puts the tail of the trailer really really close to the ground. we really need to get a new, bigger, double axle trailer. i want a car hauler, like a 14 / 16 footer.

so tuesday night i went and helped pack and load robs stuff in the trailer. we had to get the largest drop hitch we could find, a 10" drop adjustable hitch, and it is STILL not down far enough!! but rob and i worked on loading the trailer till 1 am, and by the home and in bed it was 2 30, then up at 7 30, and packed out stuff, and got alot done at the house. we had to give a bid in medford berfore we left, so we could not leave till 6 pm.

we got the bid, so it was very worth the wait. but we left medford at close to 7, and decied to go all the way to sacremento then across the 80 to reno and winnamuca. tiff has family there in winny. we got to winnamuca at 6 30 am... slept, hung out and then were on the road again till 9 last night... yuck.

tiff did get to drive for about an hour, she did good, but does not like drving with the little trailer back there. it pushes the truck around a bit. i was pretty proud of her.

but the bad news is i have had the truck for 2 weeks, and have gotten pulled over 2 times already. once due to trailer lights inop, and last night we were speeding. but honestly we did not see a speed limit sign at all. the cop was cool both times and we did not even get written up.

can you believe it, i have gone... ready.. 2 years with out a ticket... no joke... this is from the guy that had only 3.. pages of records at the dmv.. to now.. not a single ticket on record. yeah baby!!

so today we have to go look at the job sites, order chemicals, run errands and then we are going to drive to see my family and friends in st george. then come back up here sunday night, work monday and tues on the murry project.. and do some training with form co and sure crete. and get to see some of tiff's family up here also. we are also going to try and do the alpine store while we are out here. but i have not heard back from the general contractor on it.

it is amazing how much decrotive concrete is popular out here. and how many companies are utah based that are major players in teh deco crete industry. makes me proud. so we will be doing alot of traveling even out here, between layton, alpine, orem, murry, sandy, and north salt lake. and since tiff folks live an hour from slc it is alot of driving. but it is all good.

ok well, have a great day, smile loads, talk often, and look for the bright side!

truck ad

so we finally got the ad installed on the truck.. i was going to get it put on the red one, but since we were getting a new one i waited.. and waited... and finally got it done.. and i love it!! I think it looks very professional and modern.

the next step is to get the website posted in 3 inch tall letters on the bottom of the tailgate, s right at most peoples level.. since the truck is so huge... we have yet to find a taller truck in grants pass.. but today when we ran to the doctors, grandma rode with us to WhALe-mart and i didnt have her step stool on the back... so she had to put one knee up then climb in from there.. i have to get the step lowered or always carry the stool with me...

ok tiff is not well again tonight, and i am here doing paper work and research on some new products i am going to be carring and installing on a few homes coming up rather quickly.

i just realized that when we get back from utah i have about 6 jobs to get done.. and get done fast, as well the fact the stores have been begging me for samples for the concrete counter tops, my own counter tops, and the web site and paperwork, and so much more.. it is very very exciting..

much love, be good, good night

pictures

Ben-

so I am still learning how to use this new set up, and the pictures do not work the way i think they should.. but i just wanted to do a bland update and show some of the stuff we have been up to. and some of the going-ons that we have been doing.

here is a link for the pictures for the last while

http://picasaweb.google.com/mcg.ben

we have been very very busy this last week, with trying to get tiff better, and my eye, and the new products that we are going to be carrying, planning the trip to utah, the new website, and the yard here.


we finally started to ride the horse, got his feet done again so we can safely ride him, and have been riding him every other day, and work him on the hills to build his shoulders and butt. but i am very glad to get him back in shape, and to build him up for winter. I have not built his shelter yet, but will when i get back. he has quite a spot in the top of the pasture, in the trees. full of madrone and pine, and is quite the spot. about 3 weeks ago the next door neighbors dogs, bull mastifs. got into the pasture and all three where chasing duke.. he was able to out run them, and the owner got the dogs before i got the gun. lucky for the dogs. and since then the dogs have tried to get across the fence again. while riding the horse yesturday one dog got loose, but the owner got to him before he crossed the fence. I wory about tiff riding the horse if the dogs get out, but we know duke can out run them, as long as we can hang on.

but life is great here in paradise, the days are getting shorter, and the nights cool down alot. but it is amazing. the big pond is drying up alot. the back side is abut all dry, so it is not really an island anymore. but the fishing is still great. we are going to have a big fountain next yeat to help with the algae.

grandma and grandpa are great.. we have so much fun with them. they are such a great example, and very supportive and we have fun at dinner every night. we get to help eacther thru out the day. and we get to learn alot from them. we love them so much and have a greta time being with them. we are making many life changing memories.

ok much love have fun, be good, and talk to you soon

like a poke in the eye

SO since my tiffee has been sick, i have been super busy and trying to get caught up also.. and in fixing a broken sprinkler, i found a bush.... a man eye eating shrubbery that mauled my left eye. dang it!!! freaking ruined my productivity for the day... but me and tiff got to take a nap, cuddle and ..... i get a patch..... crappy i am not a happy camper... but it is life... hahaha

Bens idea of a "catch up"

hey, so we have talked about doing a blog for a long time now, and we both have our myspaces, so that seems to be where we do must of our updates and sharing. but now with this we look forward to keeping in touch with family and friends better.. plus dad can look at it at work!!! haha

well tiff and i will be doing soem "back blogs" to bring everyone up to speed, or at least get to share soem stuff that has happened in the past.

but currently this is where we stand..

Tiff and I are in southern oregon, recently married, and loving life. and I mean loving life because i have learned to embrace the challenges that come.. and they are out there..

right now tiff is down in bed, she is not well. Saturday night she had a horrible pain and we had to take her to the hospital, well, two hospitals... and they did a semi diag of kidney stones. so she has not yet pasted the stone, as far as we know. she is in alot of pain even with the pain pills. but we hope and pray that she will be better soon.

we got a new truck last week... it was time since the red dodge was only getting 14 mpg freeway and pullign it was far far less. and it just needed more....

so we upgraded by alot... tiff found and loved the truck... so she picked it, and outed my ideas of a ford 7.3, but i love thius truck.. it is just HUGE... quad cab long bed with 6" tuff county lift, 37.5 inch tires, and tiffee cant even see in the bed of the truck unless she is on here tippy toes. ew have to get a ladder for grandma to get in. but it is very nice. ohh and yeah, it has a diesel... so far been getting almost 20 mpg, and got almost 500 miles out of the first tank, plus got the fuel filter replaced, and that always losses fuel. we are really excited about it

and yes, my scouts call it " the wifes truck"... gggrrrrr

but other then that life is great and fun.. we are excited to be working... we have alot of bigs out right now, most in the 3-20 thousand range.. alot of pool decks, a church floor redo, and counter tops, we have a polish job in utah next week, and maybe a few more floors out there, as well as some trainign with a new product line also.

have to get going.. much love..