Merritt Memories

When a young girl turns 14 in the LDS faith, it means she can now attend the church dances! I am so excited for this girl!! I have some of the best memories of my church dances! This girl is a rock star! She has grown so much in the past couple years. I love her ability to tell people exactly what she feels. It took me forever to learn that! She is a hard worker and very responsible. She reminds me of so many things-sometimes, it's annoying. But, I know I need it because I forget everything.  She is loving 8th grade! She has straight As again. She is struggling in journalism. I hope she finds out that she will like it. The girl is a math queen though. And, she loves her cooking class! Grace is my lifeline at home. She reads me well and will step up when she sees I'm frustrated, or just have no energy anymore. This has been a long year emotionally for me! I love her and all that she is! Grace's Favorites color: turquoise  food: McGriddles subject: ...

Becca is now double digits! She is in the 4th grade. As always, she is excelling! We had a small family birthday party and I got 0 pictures. Total mom fail! I did, however, get her annual interview! Becca's Favorites color: tropical rain forest green food: Ramen noodles subject: math candy bar: Hershey's Cookies and Cream bar book: the Selection series tv show: Psych and Once Upon a Time  movie: Napoleon Dynamite fruit: pineapple vegetable: green beans (not canned) chore: sweep best friend: Averi and Morgan 3 Questions: 1) What would you do with 1 million dollars? I would take my friends and parents on a cruise. 2) What is something nice you could do for another person? i could clean their room. #) What do you want to be when you grow up? I want to be a professional singer, or a teacher. Her school picture for 4th grade...she refused to show her teeth! 

My kids are all growing too fast! I really don't like it, but I know they are having the time of their lives! I remember growing up and how much I looked forward to venturing out on my own. Aaron is officially 16! Dustin won't let him drive, so no license. He does have his permit. No dates, yet. i hope that changes. I don't understand why my boys refuse to ask girls out on a date. It makes me feel like they hate socializing, but I know that's not true. He did get a job. He's working with Ryan at McDonald's. Of course, he hates it, but it's a job. He keeps telling me he's going to quit, but hasn't yet. He asked for money for his birthday. that seems to be popular the older they get. He went to lunch with Grandma Lori. He chose American Burger. It's local hamburger joint. The boys seem to really like it. He asked for money from her as well.  We celebrated with cake and ice cream. My kids are pretty easy to please. Another year on the b...

I am officially the mom of a senior in high school! I really just can't believe it. I'm not quite sure what it is, but all of a sudden i am feeling the urge to be a better mom than I was. I think it's because Ryan will be leaving home the end of this school year, like in 9 months. That's the plan anyway.  I made sure to take the day off work so I could be with them. I got up at normal time and made them breakfast, pancakes were on the menu. To my surprise only 2 of them wanted them...isn't that how it always goes?  I wanted to get pictures to document, so I did. Of course they all grumbled about it. While taking these, a friend of mine was chasing down her jr high schoolers. She reached them at the bus stop! heehee! "See, I'm not the only one!" I told them. Ryan, 12th grade he wanted a picture of the cat shirt...he really likes this shirt! Aaron, 10th grade (really hates getting his picture taken) Grace, ...

I met Dustin when I was 19. Today we were engaged 19 years ago. Dustin has officially been in my life the same number of years that he's been not in my life. So next year, he will be in my life longer than not. Does that make sense? I think it's kind of cool!  Our engagement: August 24, 1996

 When referring to Grandma's Land, we are talking about Dustin's Dad's mother (if that makes any sense). Karl and Coleen live in Fruitland, UT. You pass Park City and Heber. Keep going east. I believe it is in Duschene County. It's beautiful and relaxing up there. We haven't seen them in such a long time. Britten wasn't even born and he's named after Karl Britten Merrit, so we figured it was time. We have a lot of fond memories. Our kids throw rocks in the Red River that runs through their property. One year we even grabbed some tubes. There will always be shooting practice. I'm sure that is where my boys shot their first gun. Maybe even Grace. And there is the yellow swing. It is a child's swing that hangs from a very large tree. Everyone of my kids have officially swung in it now.  The kids love it because they go so high. We also quilt there. I have made several of my kids' baby blankets there. When we owned a motor home, Grandma made...

Britten likes to run around with no clothes on lately. This morning I was looking for him and found this: Apparently, he thinks we live in a nudist colony, and eat like this: