Mother's Day, Memorial Day and May fun

During the month of May we continued to enjoy life here. At the very end of April I was hired on to work at Wal-Mart as a Pharmacy Technician. I was very excited and very overwhelmed at what I would now be doing as a job. During May I worked full time and continued to learn all that I need to know. I am happy to be back in the pharmacy again. Charles worked odd jobs around town and earned what money he could as he has been searching for a full time job.

For Mother's Day we went to church and my husband got me a card to remind me how nice I am. I look forward to do the day when I will be called mom!!!

I made my husband his favorite kind of cookies and even made a special one just for him. Here is a picture of what I made and he enjoyed it very much.
On the 16th of May we were able to drive to Couer'd Alene to see my sister Christine. She came with a choir group from the Boise Institute to sing for a tour. We were able to see her for a few minutes after the program--which was really good. We had not seen her since December and it was nice to see her again.


Memorial day was spent with my husband's family. It began in the cemetery to remember those who have died for our country. There was a 21 gun salute to honor them. We also put flowers by the headstones of his family members. There are quite a few in the Priest River cemetery. That night we had a Barbeque and enjoyed gametime together. It was a nice day!! IT did not even rain which was really nice.

My husband and the movie theater...

He loves to go see movies. So we always make sure we have a little extra to go out on a date once or twice a month to satisfy his desire to be in the theater. Here is what we have seen in the last 2 months.
Hannah Montana: The Movie
It was a really good movie. It really got me thinking about how our life is just climbing up a mountain. We have ups and downs but the view is always great when we reach the top. On the other hand even during the times when we are going down we can still find the beauty in life...we just have to know where to find it.

Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian
This was a really funny movie. The first Night at the Museum was really funny as the museum came to life. This time it took place in Washington DC at the Smithsonian Museum, which is huge.... I can not even imagine what it would be like to have everything come to life there since there is so much that people see there. Needless to say it was a really funny movie.

17 Again
This one was really good. (Ok so all of these are really good) It is about a man who was struggling with his life and wanted to go back and do things over again. He made the wish and became 17 for the second time and went back to high school.

Of course we could have seen lots more movies but we chose to go to a few since it is so expensive every time we go.
We are looking forward to seeing Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2 weeks. I have read all the books and we have seen all the movies. I am excited to see what they put into the movie.

Catching up on our life

Life in Priest River has kept us busy!!! In April I was working for the U.S. Census Buerau as a Crew Leader Assistant. I was able to drive around our area and see where people live. The job was basically to help out the crew leader, while verifying addresses so that the census can be mailed out next year. That's right it is almost time to count how many people live in the Unisted States. It happens once every 10 years and I was able to help out with it this time. Here are a few pictures from what I saw.
This picture shows the snowy mountain tops that I saw since we live practically in the middle of the mountains. Well, close enough at least. I went to houses in the following cities: Priest River, LaClede, Sagle, Priest Lake, and Oldtown. It was a lot of fun and I am glad that I had the chance to do it.
This is Settlement School that is off of East Settlement Road here in Priest River. I thought it was cool to see the history that is here. It was used in the early 1900's.




This picture shows what one family had as you left their house. I just thought it was really funny that it is a buzzard who says goodbye to all who come to visit.
The final picture shows the badge that I wore to identify myself as I went from house to house. Unfortunately We had to give the badge back so I only have this picture of it.

Tammy's 29th birthday on March 25th

On March 25th I started my new job by filling out lots of paperwork. I am now working for the Government by checking addresses for the 2010 Census. I spent 6 hours of my birthday having my fingerprints done, filling out paperwork, being sworn in, and earning over $12 an hour. What a nice present.

Afterwards I let Charles choose where to take me for dinner, since he wanted to spoil me. I guess it was a celebration for my new job too. He took me to Rancho Allegre- a mexican resturant. The food was very good and filling. Here are pictures to show you all of our food.

Then we spent the night playing games with his family and I got to open presents. I received $20, scrapbook paper, photo corners, sheet protectors, 2 3" binders, game, 2 dvds, photo album, and several cards. It was a great day because of a wonderful husband who helped me to feel special.

Painting the set

Since Charles' family has been doing plays for years at the Circle Moon Theater. Before the play or musical several people from the group have the chance to go clean the building, and get the set ready for the next show. This time since we have moved up here we were able to help get the set ready for the show. Charles painted stars and clouds all over the background of the set. I got to create a rock arch on two of the entrances on the stage. We were both told to be creative and have fun. I think we did just what they wanted, what do you think? They told us it looks great!!!!

Fun weekend

March had many suprises in it and this is the first one. Charles sister Ginny and her family came during the middle of the month to spend some time up here. While they were here Ginny made a cake for me for my birthday since she would not be here on my actual birthday. We also had a family dinner while they were here. The cake shown here is the one Ginny made for me. The other picture was taken while we were watching a movie. Her son Boyd got down on the floor and copied Tommy's position on the floor. It was just so cute that we couldn't resist not taking the picture.

Spoiled...with love and roses

Charles bought me these roses just because he wanted to spoil me. And because I have been so wonderful to him as we have struggled up in Priest River. These roses had two different colors or red in them and they were absolutely beautiful!!
I am grateful to have such a wonderful husband, even during the times we struggle. All marriages seem to have struggles so at least we know we are not alone in having them. He sure does like to do nice things for me.