Funny, and Not So Funny From This Weekend


Bre and Derek came down this weekend so they could spend time with Cousin G who just returned from his mission to Korea. With Kenny's retirement coming up, he has been cleaning his locker. Bre found his rain gear and put it on. It was hilarious! It had been raining a bit, but by the time she put on the gear, the rain had kind of stopped. So the water in this picture is Kenny squirting her with the hose. Samson couldn't get enough of the water. After we had a good laugh with Bre in her halloween costume for this year, we had the not so funny part of the weekend.

After he finished squirting Bre, Kenny checked the puppies. Cassie, the pup we are keeping, had a horrible gash on her back right leg. We had to take her to the emergency animal hospital (yes, this costs a small fortune) and she had to have surgery to repair a torn ligament and she has staples in her little leg. Here she is with her bandage and lovely cone!

Of course, Bre felt sorry for her and just loved her all night long. The kids rented DrillbitTaylor, and Bre fell asleep holding Cassie while we were watching it. Cassie loved the attention. She was pretty calm because she was still under the influence of drugs. (Cassie was, not Bre.)

It was fun to have Bre and Derek home and Logan hung out with us all weekend while we did family stuff. Garrett did an amazing job on his talk and we had a fun Sunday afternoon chatting with Kenny's brothers and sisters.

Good weekends with family are the best!

Gratitude for Temples

25 years ago, on July 6, 1983, I received my endowment in the Salt Lake Temple. I love the temple so much. I love the peace that I feel there, and the warmth in my heart knowing that because of the blessings of the temple, my family can be forever. I am always amazed by the love I feel for and from the temple workers when I attend and the love I feel for the person who has died that I am doing the work for. Some people not of my faith may not understand why the LDS people do the work in the temple that we do, but I know that it only brings me happiness. I know I don't always understand everything, but I'm OK with that because the peace I feel helps me to know that someday I will understand. I do believe that Heavenly Father wants me to return to live with him and when that day comes it will be wonderful. I hope that over the next 25 years, I will be able to travel to many other temples. I'm grateful that there are temples so close to me and that I can be at a temple within just a few minutes and put the world aside just for a little while. I know that is a great blessing and that there are so many people that have to sacrifice and travel great distances in order to enjoy the blessings of the temple.

Happy 4th of July

This was a kind of a quiet 4th of July celebration, but a good one. Kenny was working and Logan had plans with his friends, so I thought I might be on my own. But KC and Tawni came down and we had the greatest time. We drove down to Ft. Green and spent the afternoon just chatting with Mom and Dad. Cindy and Chris were there with J and Sarah and it was fun to see them. KC, Tawni and I didn't get to Ft. Green in time to join them for the 4th of July lunch, but still got to enjoy some leftover watermelon (Yum!) We had a very relaxing visit, then drove over to Moroni to watch the fireworks. The band playing while we waited for the fireworks wasn't so great, but we didn't care because we were just having fun. The fireworks were pretty good for a small town. We were sitting at the top of the hill above the baseball field, and the fireworks were pretty close. You could feel the boom in your chest. KC and Tawni took the pictures and I'm glad that they brought their camera because I didn't remember.

Saturday was a great day just spending time with KC and Tawni. We had such a great time shopping, working, relaxing, watching movies. Tawni is an amazing cook and threw together some pizza dough and we each made individual pizzas. Fun times!

I'm grateful to live in this country and I'm grateful for all the men and women who serve and have served to protect the freedoms that I enjoy and tend to take for granted.

Happy Independence Day!

The latest on puppy selling

The puppies are not selling as fast as we hoped, but we have managed to sell 5 of them and have 5 left. I know that we had 11 puppies, but Kenny has decided to keep one. We've named her Cassie and she is very cute. Here is a pic of Cassie. (I like to call her "Poo Face" because she has a brown spot on her mouth. When she was a baby and the spot started to show I thought she had eaten....well, you get it.) Kenny wants to apply all the things he has learned about training starting at a young age. He has learned so much and it will be fun to watch her learn and grow.


I'm just thinking that KC moved out, and we got Buda. Bre moved out and we got Cassie. It seems that we are acquiring dogs to replace our children. Sick! (and I don't mean sick in a good cool way like Logan says it!)

We sold one puppy to a family in California. They took the biggest boy. We called him "Tank". They were just the nicest people; the kind of people that you meet once and put on your Christmas card list because you want to be sure to stay in touch. Well, these nice people are going to advertise the puppies in California for us. If we sell any, they will meet us in Nevada and deliver the puppies down there for us! We are praying that they will find good homes. Below are the ones that are left, "site pointing" at the wing. 3 girls and 2 boys. (Lyla, Budira, Fancy, Sarge and Ruger)

I had to put "site pointing" quotes because that is one of the hunting training terms that I learned recently. I thought Kenny said "soft pointing". When we were sitting at Sportsman's Warehouse last Saturday trying to sell puppies, I told someone that was looking at the puppies that they are already "soft pointing" at the wing. The person I was talking to didn't know anything about pointing, so they didn't know my mistake, which Kenny clarified for me after they left. Apparently "site pointing" is when they freeze on the wing. "Soft pointing" is when they do their business and leave a treasure to shovel up and put in the garbage!

Keep your fingers crossed for us that we can sell them soon!

Don't Mess With Texas

Especially when she wears a crown!

The Texan that I'm talking about is Brittea. She is our princess. (Yes, we tend to be very possessive about her!) Matt and Chandra went to Arizona to a resort. This was a trip that Matt won through his company. They needed someone to come watch Brittea so that they could go and Kenny and I were the lucky winners.

Brittea is a trooper. She didn't complain one time unless she had bubbles in her tummy that we needed to get out. She laughs at me when I don't do things as smoothly as her Mom. Everything that Chandra does to care for Brittea she does with such expertise. I'm sure this has come through practice, and Brittea is entertained by my messing things up!

My back hurts and I'm tired. You would NEVER hear those same words from Chandra. Chandra lives her life in two-hour blocks between feedings and diaper changes, and her nights with very little sleep. Chandra has her house completely organized for Brittea. Kitchen cupboards that you and I would fill with appliances we use only once every 10 years, Chandra fills with all the supplies to mix Brittea's food each day. Bathroom cupboards that I would fill with clutter, Chandra fills with a month's supply of diapers. I know that as mothers we all do this for our children, but special kids like Brittea take so much more.

Texas is far away, but it has been good to Brittea. Her health is great. Her little arms and face are tan and she is very happy. Matt and Chandra have great neighbors. Brittea is in a great therapy program and is doing well. All of Brittea's teachers were so nice. Even though Texas is far from Utah and we miss them, it has been a good move for them.

Thanks Chandra for finally taking a vacation. Thanks Matt for working hard so that Chandra can stay home with Brittea and so that she could go on this vacation with you. Thanks Brittea for winning my heart and Kenny's heart over and over and over and over. Thanks for letting us be the lucky friends to spend these few days with you. We love you so much!

Husband Tag

Leslie tagged me and Bre a couple of weeks ago. I'm slow to get this done. Bre already did her husband tag, she tagged Aunt Kim, who in turn tagged Tricia. They've all finished before I even get started! Here it goes.....

1. What is his name? Kenneth R Jensen. I call him Kenny, KC calls him Dad, Bre calls him Daddy, and Logan calls him Pops. But don't call him Kenneth. When he was in the 4th grade, if kids called him Kenneth, he told them he would meet them by the flagpole after school to beat them up.

2. How long have we been together? This year we will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary! Big milestone!

3. How old is he? He is 48. But he has a twin that is 4. How is this possible? The cutest little girl in our ward has the same birthday, Feb. 27. When Kenny found out they have the same birthday, he started calling her twin. Now he just says "Hi Twin" and she comes running and hugs his legs. Its adorable. (Twin is holding the puppy in the picture above.)

4. Who eats more? When we were first married, definitely him. I'd like to think he still does.

5. Who said I love you first? I don't remember, but probably him. He is more romantic than I am.

6. Who is taller? I am. Ha Ha Ha....in my dreams. He is. Everyone in my family is taller than me! I am reminded that he is taller when he puts things away because he puts them up high. I have to use a footstool a lot.

7. What is his favorite sport? At first I was going to say basketball, but is hunting a sport? I think his favorite sport would have to be something to do with pheasant hunting and the dogs. He loves it!

8. Who is smarter? Hmm, in anything that involves building or math, he is. If it involves computers or english, I am.

9. Who does the laundry? We both do. How does anyone keep up if it isn't a joint effort?

10. Who does the dishes? Same answer as above.

11. Who pays the bills? Mostly Kenny. I am responsible for one bill. Finances stress me out. Kenny tells me that in the next life we are going to be born rich instead of so darn good looking, then I won't have to worry about bills.

12. Who cooks dinner? We both do, but Kenny is definitely the better cook. He cooks YUMMY stuff. He likes to spend time looking for new recipes to try and makes amazing dinners. He loves to bbq and loves meat. One guy in our ward is a butcher, and Kenny is always asking him questions and trying new things. When I cook, it is something that can be thrown together in 30 minutes or less.

13. Who drives when we are together? For sure him! I get sleepy. Sorry Derek....it must be genetic. Bre and I both fall asleep the minute the car starts down the street. I am the navigator when I am awake.

14. Who is more stubborn? I think he is. I think he would agree about this.

15. Who has more siblings? He does. He has 4 brother and 2 sisters. I have 1 brother and 3 sisters.

16. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Kenny says that I do. He tells me that any husband that thinks otherwise is a liar.

17. Who kissed who first? Wow. That was a long time ago. He kissed me first.

18. Who proposed to who? He proposed to me but we talked about it quite a bit together. Then he asked my Dad, and then he was supposed to give me my ring for Christmas but he got really sick. I knew he wouldn't be able to get the ring so I just asked him to wrap up anything, I just wanted something to open on Christmas morning. When I opened my presents, he did exactly as I asked...wrapped up anything. There was a can of soup, an old shoe, a pair of ugly Hillcrest track shorts, and some dried up paint. He had made me a really cute stocking and it had a box of Cracker Jacks in it. I opened the Cracker Jacks and Kenny's Mom asked me if she could have the prize. I said sure, and took the prize out and tried to give it to her. She said, no you go ahead and have it. I opened the prize, and there was my ring! It was a lot of fun that I still think of it every Christmas.

Now I don't know who to tag.

What is going on?

The last couple of times that I posted something, for some reason it dumped it on March 22. I have no idea why. I posted new pictures of the puppies, but you will have to scroll down to see them. It seems that everytime I do a posting from our home computer, I have a problem. When I post from my laptop it goes OK. Since I have been so busy with school, I haven't had time to figure it out. When I have 30 seconds to post something, I want it to work!

I only have one class, and I have spent SOOOO much time doing homework. If I had more than this one class, I don't know what I would do. I'll be glad when this class is over. I'm not taking any classes in the summer. I will publicly state my goal...maybe that will make me stick to it. Once I get done with this class (in 5 days...who is counting) I am going to get back on the treadmill and elliptical. I think I have eaten my way through this class. Homework equals candy, right? So there it is. Now, I have to make sure I get exercising!