Family Newsletter

Dear family~
Just a little note to catch everyone up on what has been happening at The Mitchell house. We are all very excited to have some nice weather. Yes, there seems to be snow every third day, but the days in between when it is sunny are soooo nice! We planted our garden a few weeks ago. My peas are up about 4 inches, I have three tomatoes, one stalk of corn and my carrots are sprouting. My lettuce plants and apple trees are also doing well. Even with the occasional snow fall, my plants have survived (thanks to Tracey’s attention and covering the plants at night!). My tulips in the front are all blooming, they are so beautiful. We have already had two nest-fuls of Robyn eggs this year.
We went last weekend up to Big Elk Creek near Palisades Dam to camp for the weekend. It was wonderful! The weather was great! 80 degrees all weekend with a little breeze. It did cool down at night, but the days warmed up quickly. We bought Dalton a motorcycle. Big Elk was a great place for him to practice riding it (It was great for Tiffany to try riding too!). He is such a quick learner and so responsible. He loved riding it. Jaxson found a lizard and brought it home. He named it Sneaky. We had a moose come through our camp, and a dozen deer came down by the water to drink. The scenery was gorgeous. Green trees with snow topped mountains in the background. Beautiful! Here are some pictures of the camping.
Todd, Emily, and the kids came for a visit from Seattle. We love having them here. The kids all love playing together. We went down to Gem Lake for a picnic on Sunday.
Dalton will be out of school the 29th. He is very excited to be out! I went with his class to the zoo for their last field trip. He loved having me and Jaxson go with him. He is getting baptized this weekend. He is a little nervous about going under the water, but he is excited. Dalton plans on riding his motorbike and shooting his BB gun this summer. He loves to go out to Uncle Cory’s and shoot birds.
Jaxson is finished with Preschool. He is really going to miss school. He cannot wait to be in Kindergarten this fall. He gets to ride the bus with his brother. This summer he wants to go to the park and play, play leggos, and play with his friends.
Tiffany is still busy at the hospital. We have busy times and slow times. Summer seems to be the start of the busy time. Still scrapbooking. My QVC appearance has been pushed back to Jan 2009. I am in charge of my wards Girls Camp next month. Things are coming together for that and should be really fun. I have a big scrapbook conference in Arizona in September. Really excited for that.
Tracey and Darren bought a boat together. They have been working on fixing it up so it will be ready for summer. He has been out fishing a few times. Not fishing many tournaments this year. Helping Dalton with his motorbike and BB gun has been fun for Tracey. Tracey and I will be going to Philadelphia in July for classes for QVC. It will be sort of an anniversary vacation. We hope to go down to Washington DC for a day or so.
We have plans to go to the cabin at Massacre Rocks in a few weeks. The boys are so excited to go there. Hopefully, we will get in quite a few camp trips this summer.
Hope all is well with all of you. Keep in touch with us. See us at my blog www.tiffanylmitchell@blogspot.com.

Love you all,
Tiffany, Tracey, Dalton, and Jaxson

Lost in the hustle and bustle of life......

I seriously don't know where the time goes, it has been 6 weeks since my last post.I must have a lot to post right?!?! Well lets see....

• Lots of planning for Girls Camp. Finished up on the assignments and now starting on the menus, activities, and goodies. I have such great leaders who help me, i couldn't do it without them!!! Camp is June 16th...


• Found some delicious strawberry's at Wal-mart. They were soooo good. Ate the first carton and then just had to make homemade jam with the next two. Had some homemade bread to go with it. Delish!!!!

• Dalton had his 8th birthday last week. Took 10 friends to Blast Off. They played golf, ate pizza, and ran a whole lot of energy off. It was really fun! Here are a few pics..

• Also a great shout out to my dad, Dennis... It is his birthday on the same day as Daltons! Happy Birthday Dad!!


• Went bowling the other day with the boys and Darren and Amber. We (well, I) are not really good at it, but it is fun.

Jaxson was really funny... he would stand like this all through the game and would say "Aim at the middle pin." He was such a great coach!

• Got my garden planted this past weekend. Now, lets hope that we don't have more snow to freeze my little plants!!


• Been doing a lot of scrapbooking for the ETM store and a little on my own. Always something to be doing!!
• Today is my niece's 9th birthday. Happy Birthday, Caylie May!!!!!!
• You would think that there would be a whole lot more to post but that is the major stuff.

Enjoy that sunshine!! Tiffany

Gettin' to know Me~Whats been happening

Here is a "tag" I received.

Four jobs I have had in my life:
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> 1. Registered Cardiac Nurse/Manager at EIRMC
2. Cook at a small retirement home
3. Author
4. Nurses aid at a nursing home
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> Four movies I would watch over and over
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> 1. Star Wars
> 2. Goonies
> 3. Top Gun
> 4. Ghost
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> Four places I have lived:
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> 1. Idaho Falls
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> 2. Idaho Falls
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> 3. Idaho Falls
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> 4. I was born in Virginia, lived there only one year.
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> Four TV Shows that I watch:
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> 1. LOVE Forensics
2. Bones
3. House
> 4. I am a news junkie
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> Four places I have been:
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> 1. Hawaii
2. California
3. The Caribbean
4. Colorado
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> People who e-mail me (regularly):
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> 1. Amanda
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> 2. QVC
3. Kim R.
4. Junk mail...uuuggghhh
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> 4.Four of my favorite foods
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> 1. Mexican food
> 2. Bananas
3. Diet vanilla coke
4. cinnamon rolls
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> Four places I would rather be right now:
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> 1. In bed
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> 2. Someplace warm!!
3. Having movie night with my kids
4. Scrapbooking
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> Four friends I think will respond:
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> 1. Karri
2. Lesa
3. Keri
4. Jec
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> Things I am looking forward to within a year:
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> 1. Going to QVC in September!
2. Taking my kids to Disneyland!
3. Going to Creative Escape in Arizona
4. Getting healthier.

Did you learn anything earth-shattering about me? HeeHee.

Let's see, what has been going on with me.....

• My brother, SIL, and their three kids are here from Seattle. We have had tons of fun. We took all of the kids to Bear Buddies to get a stuffed animal. Sort of an early Easter gift since they are going home tomorrow. We celebrated Christmas and all of the birthdays in the last 4 months last night at Leo's. We went shopping and to movies. Just a bunch of relaxing and hanging out. Took some family pictures and some photos of their youngest daughter, Hallie, who is a curly, red-headed firecracker. She is 17 months old and such a doll!!


• QVC called and pushed my air date back to September. They decided not to have a craft event in July, so September is the next one. That will be a busy month with Creative Escape, starting school, the fair, and now QVC.


• I went to my friend, Sherelle's blog and she had the outline for a 12 week online photography class by http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/. I have been wanting to learn more about the setting on the manual mode of my camera, so I decided to download the outline and take the class. I will keep you updated as to my learning. (Thanks, Sherelle!) Go to the 2peas website or Sherelle's link from my blog for more info.


• Anyone else tired of the snow yet? I am. I am ready for some warm weather and sunshine!


• A bunch of gals and guys at my work have started our version of The Biggest Loser". It will go for three months, ending at the end of May.(Just in time for swim suit season!!) There are about 20 people in it. I have lost, so far, 9 lbs. I have been walking every day, lifting weights 2 days per week, and then doing some cardio exercise 2 days a week. I have been cutting back on my portions sizes, but mainly not eating "frivolous" calories. You know, the snacks and treats that always seem to be lying around at work. Wish me luck. (Amanda, you are my hero!!)

Well, I think that is about all for now. Take care!! Think Spring!!

Tiffany

My Upcoming Class!!

Just a little note to let you know about my upcoming class at the Express the Moment Scrapbooking Store:

5 Layouts for $25

March 8th, 2008

1-4 pm

The topics of the layouts include:

**Friends**

**Play**

**Vacation**

**Just between Us**

**A Day in the Life**

Come join me for an afternoon of fun and creativity!!

Hope to see you there!!

Sign up today! Space is limited

552-4847

Great News!!

Lots of fun stuff happening at my house. I just received a letter from QVC giving me the news that my sketches book has passed inspection!!! YEA!!!! I had to make some changes to the book and figure how to package it so that it can withstand hurricane force winds (Seriously, you should see the requirements contract!!) Anyways, I did it!! So now to printing and a trip to Philadelphia in April for classes and a run through on my segment. Getting so excited!!!

We are going to have a QVC Sendoff Party at the ETM Store. Discounts for anyone who has a Q, V, or C in their name or something. Free stuff and food!! I am not sure of the date or details, but stay tuned.

My segment will air in July. So much to do in the next few months.

Another fun thing is this blog I found. It is http://www.worthmentioninginidahofalls.blogspot.com/. Krista has put together a website of all the fun events in our area. I didn't realize how much was going in right under my nose. She also has her "favorite finds". Cute items she has come across. She also has give-aways@ I won 3 SETS of tags from Tattered Tags. They are so darn cute! I have seen them in Christy Tomlinsons Scarlet Lime Kit, and wanted to get some, but not had the chance yet. So excited to try them out. Check out that site too. http://www.tatteredtags.etsy.com/.
If you have an event, product, or other info that you think should be on Krista's Idaho Falls site, go to the site and email her. Anyone hosting a crop they want to have advertised??!!

Have to wish my LITTLE brothers (31 and 28) Happy Birthday this week. Love you guys!!

That's all for now!

Tiffany

Can you believe that it is February already! Wow, this year is already flying by. Tracey and the boys have been making the most of the snow and cold weather. They went ice fishing up to Ririe last weekend. They had a lot of fun.

They also have been doing a lot of sledding and playing "king of the hill". I love to watch them play!!

Here is my fashion advice for the day......

Yes, that is a tie worn with a hoodie. I bought the boys ties and new dress clothes. They were so excited to wear them that they wore them to dinner at The Great Wall restaurant. Dalton was decked out head to toe.....shirt, tie, pants, socks, shoes. He was so handsome!!! Jaxson decided that he only wanted to wear his new shoes and his tie, and that is exactly what he did. He had his dress shoes on with slick sweat pant, his blue hoodie and his tie. He was so adorable. He kept rubbing his tie and saying, "Doesn't my tie look nice?!"

Well, here is the entire ensamble as I had planned it..........

Look at those handsome kids!!!

I am a total slacker, but i just wanted to wish my handsome hubby HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the 26th of January!!

Yes, I married a younger man......only by 2 weeks. The boys and i tried to give him a little thing every day of the week of his birthday. He is such a wonderful father, husband, and soul mate. He is always there for me and the boys. He has such a great sense of humor and is such a good listener. I love you honey!!

Well, off to shovel some snow. Stay warm!!

Tiffany

Recap of my week.....

Lots of stuff happening at out house. Here is a recap...

• Had my 35th birthday on the 12th. My husband and boys bought me a dozen pink flowers. I had to work that day, but when i came home, Dalton was waiting on the back porch as I pulled in. He was so excited to show me the roses. He snuck down into my scrapbook room and found some ribbon to tie around the vase. They were all so cute about it!!
• Had my dental implant procedure done last Monday. I am such a weenie when it comes to going to the dentist, but i survived and my tooth is healing well. It has to heal for 4-6 weeks before the crown is placed on it.
• Rescheduled my QVC appearance for JULY! Really excited to get back to my book and get it rolling.
• I was just made CAMP DIRECTOR for my ward. I am really excited!! If anyone has great websites or references they would love to share, please feel free!
• Tracey took the boys ice fishing today. I was on call today so I stayed home. I didn't end up having to work so I was able to sleep in. YEA! Tracey took the boys and asked me for the camera so he could take photos!! What a good guy!
• Planning on an ETM crop this saturday. It is a 12 hour crop. Really excited to have that time to be creative.
• Taught my chipboard family album class at the ETM store last Thursday. The gals were so fun and it was a great class.

Well, there are the highlights. Have a good week!

Tiffany~