Well Rob can lift some things today. That is so exciting. I started Kimber Academy with Bryce last week and I love it. It is so much easier to homeschool one child then it is to do three. Haley is going to Sue Swensons for school. She has been such a blessing in my life. Spencer is going to Shelly Catron's for kindergarten. I have such wonderful friends.

I wanted to write when I got back from Johnathon Stevens funeral but I got busy. The bishop of their ward gave the most wonderful talk on the great plan of happiness. He said that we are not here to be the judge of Johnny's life that someone who knows his heart and the deeds he has done will be his judge. I am so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who knows each of us and loves us individually. The funeral made me realize that I have know right to judge Johnny for committing suicide. Someone perfect will do that. I am so greatful for the spirit that touches my life in so many ways.

the only thing that happen new around here is we had to put our cat on a diet. He can't even lick his back without falling over. It is rather humorous when he falls on his back. Today I caught him eating his food laying down, he reminds me of Garfield. He has only one little bowl of food. We also had a chicken die. We are down to 6 now. We will get more in the spring.

My life

I caught Megan sucking on or eating Haleys paints. Doesn't she look guilty?

Just out of the bath. look at those purple hands!

Rob in his not so favorite chair.My life is very exciting not. Haley is enjoying going to Sues for school. She is actually learning which is wonderful. At least that is one less thing to be stressing over in my life. Which it was my biggest stress in life. Now it is wondering what we are going to do to make money. I have been cutting hair to make a little extra money. The ward members have stepped up and helped us out greatly. I am so thankful to my Heavenly Father for the blessing he has given my family. We are so blessed to live in this day and time. We have such wonderful friends who take good care of us.

Rob is getting better daily. It is still going to be a long hall. He is getting so bored and his back is starting to hurt. When he walks he walks like an old man. I feel so bad for him.

The Day in a Life of the Gifford Family

It has not been that exciting lately. Poor Rob is sitting and sleeping in the blue recliner. He got up to much today. He was helping someone in our ward with his car. He wasn't doing anything except standing there. Then he needed a shower. He hadn't had one because undressing is so painful. It is so hard watching my stong man be in pain. I put him to work homeschooling the boys. Haley is now going to Sue Swensons for homeschooling. This was the first day and she had a ball. I am so excited about this. Sue is an answer to my many prayers. I don't have to teach Haley any subjects. Now the boys have more time with me. I love Haley with all my heart. We have just not been seeing eye to eye for the last 3 years. I did not want to put here in school. I want to keep homeschooling but it was getting really stressful. Now she still at home most of the time. She is not being influenced by the children her age at school everyday.
We got a call from our friend that is a orthopitic surgon . He did not recomenned surgery on Rob's arm. He said that Rob would be down for at least 4 weeks. He said that after the 4 weeks to let pain be his guide. It is going to be a long haul.

New Years Festivities

Some of the guys were playing on quads, the other guys were watching football. The rest of us were visiting.

It was really slippery out there. They were slidding around. Having a ball.

Then the playing was done. Rob, Cari, Dad, Alan,and I were on our way to the hospital. Rob is the one that got hurt. The first time Rob was the one usally it is Doug. I was at Doug's house and Haley came in and said that Rob had crashed. She said that he had broken his arm. I went running. Everyone was around him. He could not move, a bone was sticking out on his shoulder. So we got him up and he almost past out. His face went white. His lips were white. Robs face going white is really scarry. I almost took a picture while he was laying on the ground. Cari drove the truck so that I could comfort Rob. We could tell when the medicine kicked in because his lips got color back in them. We got to Saint Peters at about 4:30. We got in very fast. We were seen and they took us right to the room.

Here is Rob waiting in the waiting room at St. Peters. Here are the X-rays: The left side is how it is supposed to be the right is the way it is now. He seperated his shoulder. The doctor said it was a third degree, which is the worst one you can do. It is the ligament between the Collar bone and the part of the shoulder blade. We will see the orthopeadic doctor on Monday. Of course the orthopeadic doctor is out for the holiday week.

Oooooooch!!!!!! That hurts!!
Rob relaxing after they gave him some drugs to take away the pain. Well it not only took away the pain, but it took away his speach. He said he can't believe that peole would take drugs on purpose. We need everybodies prayers. Thanks, he got a priesthood blessing and we will make it through this. Heavenly Father always watches over us.

Burring the Calf

Here is Haley and the calf . My kids are learning about life and death. The calf was about 12 weeks old and very skinny. With the unusual cold weather he didn't have enough meat on his body without mom to keep him warm. We are all very sad.

Our sad part of the day. We had to bury our calf. It was very sad especially for Haley. All the kids took turns running the backhoe even Eliza. The girls even put flowers on the grave and some sticks.

New Years Breakfast

I am in this picture below well part of my face any ways.

What a way to start off a new year. We woke all the kids up at 8:00 after being up until 1:00 the night before or should I say this morning. They usually have 10 hours of sleep a night and it usally starts earlier. We left late because no one would get in the truck . Haley wanted to make sure that we don't leave Spencer at home(which we do all the time according to Haley). We finally all got in the car at 8:45 and we still had to get gas. We were about 10 minutes late. Doug and Clarissa were there after us so we were not there last. All the families with the most kids were all late. Nanci and John family were able to come,they arrived the same time we did. By the time everyone got settled we didn't eat until 10:45. It was more of a brunch. It was good food and loud company. It was a mad house. We had 41 people come. I am sure that they were glad when we left. The people that were there were Grandma Orm, Aunt Audrey, Becki, Bill, Karlie, Alan, Brenda, Christopher, Dallin, Holly, Rob, Dawn, Haley, Bryce, Spencer, Megan, Nanci, John, Hyrum, Eliza, Jarom, Miriam, Abbigail, Joesph, Eve, Katherine, Doug, Clarissa, Payton, Savannah, Jillian, Isibelle, Dave, Cari, Gabe, Dave's parents and his little brother Jeffery. Wow that is alot of people.

New Years Eve

Spencer,Hannah,Joey,Bryce,Zac,Michael,Mary,Heather,Elizabeth,Gunner,Leah,Brian and Stephiane

Michael,Suzanna,Heather,and Haley

Well last night we went to the Colman's for a party to ring in the new year. It was the Fergason,Catron and the Colman's. We at lots of food and play Disney Scene it. The 15 children hung out downstairs. I have some pictures to put in here. The girls were sitting so nice and the boys were wrestling on the floor. Boy will be boys. Then when they settled down they got to watch a moive.