Excitement at the Eddins House

Val found a good deal on a cruise a couple of months ago. He and Megan asked Faren and Avery to go, too, and soon they had a plan. Val and Meg were celebrating their 5th anniversary this Fall, Faren and Ave, their 10th. Seems like a fun reason to do something different and exciting. The dates were set...they would leave November 18 and return on Thanksgiving Day. Anticipation...one of the best parts of any vacation, right?

Faren asked us if we would consider keeping the three boys for the week they would be gone. Of course we would! We raked leaves, did homework, played games, and took a walk every day...even through the bad snowstorm.

I made big points with Simon during his stay. (I don't think he ever really liked me before this.) We are now officially good buddies! A cuter 2-year-old you'd be hard-pressed to find...from his knowledge of all the dinosaur names to his authentic motorcycle impression.

Before the kids left for Florida, they brought Roy and I together for a surprise treasure hunt. Val and Meg had written it all out in poetry form. It started in the kitchen, went to the roof of the shop, into the camper, up in the backyard tree, and back into the house. There on the kitchen counter was a treasure chest with special notes from each of the kids, and plans for the same cruise they were going on! They all got together and gave it to us for our 40th anniversary...to use in January. We were so shocked and totally blown away! What great kids we have! Thank you, thank you, and thank you again. Now its our turn for the ANTICIPATION!

40 Years....

I never thought I would get to the point where I could say "40 years ago...." Well, it's happening more and more all the time. 40 years ago today, Roy and I were married. It was a Thursday. And it was a cold day... but really warm in my heart. We were married in the Monteview chapel, which was new and beautiful, and had our reception in the Terreton church, which was home to me.

I got out our wedding book this morning and we had fun looking at all the old pictures. Our pictures were taken with an old Polaroid camera and are fading. Its hard to even see who's in some of them.



I bought Roy a camera for a wedding present, so our honeymoon pictures are a little better. This is Roy standing by a huge tire at Kennecot Copper Mine in Salt Lake.

Me at the Great Salt Lake

So much has changed....Everyone wore dresses to my bridal shower. My dad gave me a corsage to wear that night. My ring cost $175. My wedding dress cost $99. The Ramada Inn cost $11.50 a night to stay on our honeymoon. Gas was $.32 a gallon.

Four years ago, my mom passed away on our anniversary, so now a sad memory comes up on November 12. (I'm sure she didn't mean to..)

It's been a 40-year roller coaster of a ride, but well worth it! We've come a long way baby!