"LIFE GOES ON" Jensen style

Well we got thunder snow today. This is only the second time in my life that I have ever heard and seen it. It was snowing like crazy and even hailing a little and then we got two loud claps of thunder.. I love thunder storms. February is almost over it's hard to believe. Kenny has had jet lag or something since we got back from our trip. I have got back into the swing of things pretty good but he is struggling. We went to a nice dinner at the Sand Piper the other night thanks to the coop. The girls are doing OK.. Kate has been sick but feels a little better now she has had a few contractions already and that is scary.. she will never make it to her June 1st due date.....Kim is doing OK she went to the doctor and she has dropped some... she too has been having contractions and the doctor wants her to hold off for a few weeks. Her due date is April 15.... Shylo is working full time trying to keep their heads above water until Marcus finds another job or goes to school... Heidi is working a lot but she and Sam have a new experience awaiting them this week. They are going to watch Chris and Jess Barkers kids for 11 day's while they go to Hawaii. They are excited about it and Chris and Jess always treat them very well... We had a surprise 70th birthday lunch yesterday for Mom. Laure Johns set it up , Karen Stringham, Rae Dodge , Kim ,Kate, Shylo,Heidi, Mom,Larue an I were all there. Mom was really surprised ..she said that was the first surprise birthday party she has ever had... Dad has been busy building ceder chests for the Elise, Jenna and now is working on one for me... He does such a great job on them... It's truly something I will treasure... I will post pictures of the party and cedar chest when I get them...mean while here are a couple we had taken on the cruise...

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Caribbean Trip

Well we are home safe and sound from the nice warm Caribbean where it was 85 degree flip flop weather to Idaho where we got 4 inches of snow and have to wear a sweater and boots. I wouldn't trade the beautiful Idaho mountains. We got to see a lot of wonderful and neat things.Also we talked to a lot of neat people and meet a lot of people from different countries. We ate real good food, non stop, and if you left the ship hungry or bored you had no one to blame but yourself. We sailed on a ship called The Freedom of the Seas. If you get a chance look at it on the Internet. It is an amazing ship. We sailed from Miami to San Juan Porta Rico then to St Thomas and then to St Maarten. We had some ruff seas the first couple days then beautiful lay out in the sun weather the last few days. Kenny is ready to go right back out he really enjoyed the trip. We had a nice welcome home sign and little we missed you signs in the house when we got home.I took over one thousand pictures but will only post ten.

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Winter & Wolverine

Well it is now Feb. 2009, where did Jan. go? The guys went Ice fishing last Saturday and got a few bites but no fish. They had fun and it was a day away. The girls all met out here and scrap booked or sewed. The grand kids built a snowman & played in the snow. They had fun. Kenny & I went for a ride up Wolverine yesterday and saw quite a few deer. It was cool to watch them all. Our big count down is on. We catch the plane to Miami Florida next Saturday and should be on ship by this time next week. We are sailing Freedom of the Seas for Royal Caribbean. We are both really excited. We have everyone coming out tonight except Kim & Danny to have a non super bowl party. We will watch the commericals not of the game. Richard & Jenny are even going to stop by on their way back to Ogden. Kim & Danny went to Caldwell this weekend to visit Danny's sister.

Friday, January 23, 2009

KATIE 9TH BIRTHDAY

BUD 82ND BIRTHDAY

SAM BIRTHDAY 23 RD & HEIDI

CHRISTIAN & SHYLO

KYLEE & MICHAEL

WELL HERE WE ARE AND THE FIRST MONTH OF 2009 IS ALMOST OVER. IT IS GOING WAY TO FAST. WE CELEBRATED JANUARY BIRTHDAYS THE OTHER DAY. ON THE 18TH KENNY'S DAD BUD TURNED 82, SAM TURNED 23 AND ON THE 20TH KATIE TURNED 9. WE HAD A NICE PARTY FOR THEM AND THE PICTURES HERE WERE TAKEN THEN. WE HAVE HAD A NEW PRESIDENT PUT IN THIS WEEK. HIS NAME BARACK OBAMA HE IS OUR FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT. HE PROMISES GOOD CHANGE WE WILL SEE. OUR COUNTRY IS IN A RECESSION AND PEOPLE ARE SCARED AND UNSURE. WE HAD LAYOFFS AT WORK BLACKFOOT MOTOR WHERE MARCUS WORKS IS CLOSING AND ALLOT OF OTHER PLACES ARE STRUGGLING. SAM STARTED A NEW JOB AT CANNON BUILDERS THIS WEEK BECAUSE THINGS ARE SLOW FOR BRIAN.

KENNY IS ALL PACKED FOR OUR CRUISE AND I HAVEN'T STARTED YET. I WILL GET THINGS PUT TOGETHER TOMORROW. THE GUYS ARE ALL GOING ICE FISHING TOMORROW AND THE GIRLS ARE GETTING TOGETHER OUT HERE TO SCRAP BOOK. WE WOKE UP TO 6 INCHES OF FRESH WHITE HEAVY SNOW. IT WAS REALLY PRETTY.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Jan. 11 2009

This last week was a bad one at work for some. They announced lay off’s companywide and also that they were going to close the Plover plant in 2009. Before Christmas they announced that Shelly plant would be closing some lines. This economy has really been bad; I can only pray that the change that President elect Obahama has promised will help us out of this recession. It is a scary time for all. I was able to keep my job but will take on more responsibilities and have the same pay. I will now have Idaho Falls payroll to do weekly.
Kenny and I are getting very excited for our cruise that we will be going on Feb. 7th. Norm and Leann Bird are going with us. We will fly from Idaho Falls to Salt Lake, then to Atlanta Georgia, to Miami, Florida then boars the Royal Carrabin to San Juan, Porta Rico, St Thomas and St Maartan. It will be a great experience. We have been exercising and tanning to try and get these old bodies somewhat presentable. I am nervous about catching the flights and the weather but to too have faith that things will be ok.
Kenny is a church right now. I started getting sick on Thursday and have a sinus infection and cold. Our weather today is cool & breezy. I’m just starting to get my voice back a little.
The kids all seem to be doing fine. They too have had some colds and the flu but are ok. Kim and Kate’s pregnancies seem to be going ok. They are concerned with Kate somewhat because of all the problems she had last time. I hope it will all go ok. Kylee and Michael started preschool this week. They were both very excited. Shylo is working a lot and still wanting a baby. She is going to try and go to a specialist and see if they can help her carry a baby all the way through. She and Marcus will make good parents when the time comes. Heidi is working full time at Blackers and thinking about a part time job because Sam is on unemployment for the winter.
Grandma Gheen is at the Willows. Her memory is getting worse and she only knew who Mom, Dad, Kenny and I were at Christmas. She gets upset and cries when we go to leave after visits. I can’t imagine how hard it is for her.
Kenny’s parents are doing ok. His mom won’t go out of the house except to feed the cats. His dad is ok he has trouble getting around. He will be 82 on Jan.18th.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Wow....... 2009

Who could believe that 2009 is here all ready. We had a family dinner on New Years day. Everyone brought food and no one left hungry. We played games and had fun visiting. We bought a new fridge and dining room table at Blackers from Heidi on New years day. We gave our old ones to Kate & Brian. Kenny and some other leaders from church took some of the boys up to Skip Yanceys cabin up by Cave Falls outside of Ashton yesterday and spent the night. They did some planning ,dug snow caves and went sledding. I got a early start today and did laundry, plunked on the piano for awhile, and got my lesson prepared. It is cold outside, we had rain yesterday, and tomorrow our high is suppose to be 4 degrees.