tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55573373564699990812011-07-08T05:04:59.015-05:00Acorny Oak TreeWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-64710980473772276932010-03-26T17:50:00.002-05:002010-03-26T18:01:43.679-05:00Here is some of my charcoals I have been working on, they are out of order as far as what I did first. I am still learning; trying to figure out how to get smooth textures to look smooth etc. This is a sketch I started after the picture below.I like the composition better. Here is a still life I worked on during Springbreak.This is my Giraffee!It was my first charcoal drawing using the Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-22691624381951797902010-03-22T18:13:00.002-05:002010-03-22T18:31:04.104-05:00WOW!!! It has been a long time since I have posted on here! I guess in keeping up Facebook and a Blog you can see which one got the priority. =P Well I decided I would like to start writing in here again. . .Flight and FlopSooo you know that it has been a rough week when you are looking at the chicken leg quarters your daughter in law is making for her dinner and you can visualize two chickens Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-80980083895237061952009-05-24T00:15:00.004-05:002009-05-24T00:28:31.557-05:00Matias & ElizabethFebruary 2008After Kaleigh's BaptismCool Picture!March 2008One of my favorite pics of them October 2008?Was this Halloween? Or just another fun date?May 23th 2009Matias asks Elizabeth's dad if he can marry her!!!We so need an updated picture of you guy,and do you have a more "normal" one? lolI know I know, what is normal anyway?Congratulations!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-45733156688664613852009-05-23T23:21:00.007-05:002009-05-23T23:47:36.888-05:00I am a GRANDMA!!!!! Jace Benjamin Wheeler will be a week old tomorrow.I feel so blessed to have this wonderfully sweet baby boy in our family, and share this time with him and his parents in our home. What a blessing!Jace Benjamin WheelerBorn May 17th 20097lbs 10oz, 20 inches longHolding Grandpa's hand.He is Such a Sweety!Jace and Kaleigh are doing very well.Kaleigh is such an awesome mommy.I hadWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-2199952948703366722009-05-23T23:20:00.000-05:002009-05-23T23:21:18.140-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz41YxNiHEgWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-78913746649821402662009-04-09T21:56:00.003-05:002009-04-09T22:34:11.397-05:00Well here it is April!General Conference was this last weekend and it was awesome!!Such a strong spirit I didn't want it to end! I have been reading the notes I took in my journal to remind me what i liked the most and the things I want to work on and do better at.I have a facebook account now, which is why I am not keeping up on here as much. I think I am going to copy and paste a few notes in Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-68126201821876980302009-03-09T08:31:00.003-05:002009-03-09T08:47:11.465-05:00Wow! Is it really March already??I guess I missed the month of February huh?Well we have been busy busy! Thomas & Kaleigh and their puppy Bailey moved in with us at the end of January. We have been loving having them here. It has been much more fun in the kitchen having Kaleigh here! We had snow last week and had fun playing in it with the dogs. We (the guys) finally got a fence put up in Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-41893228606718694182009-01-31T20:59:00.005-06:002009-02-09T08:52:35.148-06:00Gina's Latest MuralA Cherry Blossom Tree and BirdsI had fun with this one. Heather showed me examples of what she wanted and I was able to finish this for her in about 6 hours today.I love painting! =) Visit My art page to see more of my art: www.wheelerfamily.com/art Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-85883847116700703312009-01-27T10:50:00.002-06:002009-01-27T10:56:46.388-06:00Cristie's New Glasses Here is Cristie in her new glasses. I curled her hair for her this morning and she was all excited to go to school and actually be able to see the board. Not too worried about her being able to handle teasing, she looks cute in them and has several friends with glasses. Strength in numbers kinda thing. =) She had her eyes checked last week after not being able to read theWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-81859039938230778512009-01-25T23:54:00.006-06:002009-02-09T08:51:40.782-06:00Yay! More Pictures!Elizabeth was finally able to send me the pictures we took at the train station with her camera. This is in Union Station in Kansas City. It was around 10pm and they had turned off most of the lights, thus the pictures are not the best on lighting, but we had much fun! The kids were heading back after Christmas break.We had fun with the cutouts of Abraham Lincoln and is wife. Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-73064163284382818992009-01-25T23:20:00.003-06:002009-01-25T23:34:07.975-06:00Turtles Turtles I Love Turtles! And I had the opportunity, about a week ago, to paint waves and turtles on a nursery wall for a client. =) The waves are about 12 to 18 inches at the highest point. My clients painted the green above and filled in the blue below and they did a great job! Below are the tiny turtles I painted on the wall the changing table will go on. I positioned them to be by oneWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-20977481028282353612009-01-11T15:48:00.006-06:002009-01-11T16:15:24.367-06:00A New Church Calling for GinaSo today I was called and set apart as the 2nd Counselor in the Relief society. It makes me feel a little old =) and overwhelmed not to mess up. But I also feel excited to work with the other two sisters who have been called and the others who will be called. I look forward to serving my Heavenly Father and the sisters and members in our ward. When I was called to Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-30153375722336821772009-01-06T09:02:00.002-06:002009-01-06T09:15:31.794-06:00More Pictures =) We took this one right before we left to take the kids to the train station. They were all wearing hats so we just took it that way =) Cristie had to scrunch down a little so she wouldn't block me! They are all getting so tall. Here are the kids squished in the back of the car. =)Jacob, Cristie & Elizabeth Ted cracks me up! Tom patiently letting me take his picture. Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-48628129821979877082008-12-26T20:41:00.006-06:002008-12-26T21:31:48.398-06:00Christmas HolidayElizabeth and Jacob got to ride the Amtrak over,these are pictures they took on the way.They stopped over in Albuquerque.Some pictures from Christmas morning. Teddy got treats that looked like T-bones. Instead of eating them he hid one in the corner behind his chair. Then he took another one and put it in Cristie's room behind her closet door and covered it with Cristie's sock! =Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-18158974237103705512008-12-19T10:20:00.004-06:002008-12-19T10:32:19.112-06:00Happy HolidaysOnly ONE more day till Mom and Dad Wheeler get here and THREE more days until Jacob and Elizabeth get here!!!! We are so excited and can't wait!! My camera will be click click clicking. =)Christmas Eve Liz and Bruce will be over with their family too.It will be so great to have a full house for Christmas.We will miss Thomas & Kaleigh, and James. They are all in Phoenix enjoying a Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-42850970166299112592008-12-16T10:36:00.003-06:002008-12-16T10:46:33.952-06:00More Snow Today!I am taking advantage of the snow and trying to catch up on finishing my leis. Tomorrow night is our big hula performance. We are nervous but ready! Well as soon as we all finish our leis we will be ready! =) We have been working on this for three months as part of our Enrichment for December where we are highlighting some of the different cultures in our ward. It has been so Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-47491195234648371062008-12-16T10:23:00.004-06:002008-12-19T10:16:58.622-06:00Cristie's First School Play!Hello All, Cristie was in the play "the trial of the big bad wolf" this last weekend! It was really really good. She played the roll of Jill from Jack and Jill and was also the peddler that sold sticks to one of the three little pigs. She and the whole cast did an awesome job! I was only able to get a few pictures as I lost my battery charger in our last move =( but weWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-46713042487438882152008-12-09T22:15:00.003-06:002008-12-09T22:34:42.852-06:00REALLY Real Snow!!!snooowww..Snooowww..SNoooowww..SNOOOOWWWWWWWWWW!!!Crunching under your feet, not melting before the day is over, can build a snowman tomorrow if it doesn't turn to ice over night SNOW! I love snow, yay snow!Mom & Dad Wheeler's truck! It is either having culture shock after living in AZ for so long or it is sighing happily remembering the mountains of NM! =)Teddy was so much funWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-80604296314538987722008-11-30T19:49:00.004-06:002008-11-30T20:05:38.464-06:00Oh Christmas Tree!We put our Christmas tree up last night! We have put bows from our wedding on our Christmas tree since we were married. The first year that was all we had, then it became a tradition. The second year we put Tins under the tree and that became tradition too. And each year we get ornaments for each member of the family and add those too. This year I added apple ornaments and Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-30527150009109134902008-11-30T19:40:00.002-06:002008-12-19T10:16:58.623-06:00Caught in the Act! Cristie had great fun throwing snowballs at the window as I made faces from my nice cozy kitchen! Not a very Sunday-ish activity I know, but it was the first snow so I gave her a little time to enJOY it.Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-61509396178452779562008-11-30T19:16:00.003-06:002008-11-30T19:27:51.774-06:00Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it SNOW!!We finally got our first snow today!Cristie had fun making a baby snowman from the snow off the cars. =)Isn't he cute! She didn't want to give it arms because she was afraid it would break him. And we didn't have a carrot for the nose so we used part of a celery. =oDEven Teddy had fun sniffing through the snow.Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-13790483668904291782008-11-30T18:39:00.007-06:002008-11-30T19:15:49.008-06:00Home Update:Well I have not updated on our home much either, so I thought I would catch up. . . . We were able to get our chimney capped and now our gas logs are much more effective and keep our home warm! yay!!!Our down stairs toilet decided to start working again! So now we have two working toilets, small miracle! We emptied our storage shed!!!!Finally we have all of our things in one Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-21890568113869137892008-11-30T16:59:00.006-06:002008-11-30T19:27:28.378-06:00Thanks Giving is Past but I Thought I wouldtake a Moment to be Thankful! I am Thankful for My Husband and Family!I am Thankful for Our Home!I am Thankful for the Gospel in our Lives!I am Thankful for Awesome Visiting Teachers!I am Thankful for a Fireplace that Works!I am Thankful for Friends!I am Thankful for our Ward Family!I am Thankful for Good Examples!I am Thankful for Service given to Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-36205584503555549662008-11-19T09:23:00.005-06:002008-12-19T10:04:40.263-06:00You Know You Are Spending Way TOO Much Time On The Computer When. . .You get a funny email from someone and instead of laughing you think the words "laugh out loud" (lol) which THEN makes you actually laugh out loud and groan OH NO! =P Way too much time on the computer! I didn't even use to know what LOL meant! Now I am ROFL, BRB, J/K, and LOL all the time! =o)Have a good day!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-76752974565027657292008-11-18T23:03:00.005-06:002008-12-19T10:05:13.059-06:00Small Miracles Immense Joy!Two weeks ago we were able to get our washer hooked up, and it worked! No more washing at the laundry mat or washing by hand when we ran out of laundry money for the week. For some this may be a little thing, to me it was a small miracle which has blessed our home. A couple of days ago we tried to hook up the gas dryer and it didn't work, the pilot didn't ignite the gasWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-75737150473343603282008-11-13T12:10:00.005-06:002008-12-19T10:16:58.624-06:00My Newest Nephew!!Samuel Richard Gary Coleman"Sammy"7lbs 15ozs 20inches longBorn on November 13, 2008 Mom (Marci) and Baby are doing great and will get to go home tomorrow. It was a long labor, but everything went well. Frank is a proud papa of his newest little one. Isn't he a cutey?!Congratulations Frank and Marci on your little miracle!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-89333497170643403682008-11-06T16:40:00.007-06:002008-12-19T10:04:07.641-06:00Grandbaby Pictures!! =) Our Daughter in Law Kaleigh had her first ultra sound today! She is 14 1/2 weeks along, looking at a May baby.Here are two of the pictures. How Adorable!!!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-62595175786897377332008-11-02T09:27:00.006-06:002008-12-19T10:05:36.359-06:00HALLOWEEN 2008Cristie Doing the Electric Slide with friends.She wanted to be a fifties girl for Halloween,she loves the poodle skirts. =)I lucked out and found on just her size at the thrift store.With the move sewing was out of the question! Cristie is practicing for her band director, she has an honor band try out coming up next week!(seventy-six trombones lead the big parade!)Here she is readyWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-48827629225272677862008-10-05T13:49:00.004-05:002008-10-11T21:32:32.563-05:00I painted these trees for a toy store with an island theme. =)I have updated my art portfolio some and will continue to do so as I finish art jobs. I want to do more portraits and have been enjoying painting lately too.http://www.wheelerfamily.com/artWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-90358867630043336192008-10-04T11:33:00.005-05:002008-10-04T11:54:00.192-05:00NEW LDS TEMPLE ANNOUNCEDIN THEGREATER KANSAS CITY AREA!!!!!We are very excited!!! 5 New Temples to be Built!!! Quote From Prophet, President Thomas S. Monsonduring the Church’s 178th Semiannual General Conference . . .The additional temples will be built in the greater Kansas City area; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Calgary Alberta, Canada; Córdoba, Argentina; and Rome, Italy. The exact location Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-88633704429526928272008-10-04T10:34:00.008-05:002008-12-19T10:16:58.625-06:00I AM GOING TO BEA GRANDMA!!!!!!Thomas and Kaleigh just called and told us the awesome news!!! =) Tom and I can't stop grinning! Our cheeks may be sore but we don't care, we are so happy and excited for them! They just celebrated their third anniversary. No due date yet, but we are thinking it will be around June. Love You Thomas and Kaleigh!Congratulations!We're Going To BeGrandparents!!!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-71782768410687711472008-09-26T08:37:00.003-05:002008-09-26T08:58:39.363-05:00 VOTE 4 Wheeler!Cristie is running for student council! She thought of the clever play on words of Vote 4Wheeler and I helped her make a picture to go with it. I found one online and modified the face and hair to look more like her. She put this page in the middle of a big poster and then wrote around it. I will have to get a picture of that! Don't know if she will win, but she is having fun and Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-79179627573955805112008-09-23T22:02:00.006-05:002008-09-23T22:17:02.839-05:00Sweet Ride! Cristie got to ride in our realtor's Corvette convertible today! She said it was a sweet ride! She counted 40+ knobs and buttons on her dash. =) Look Closely and you can see her in the mirror! She had lots of fun. I got to try it too, hard for me to get in, having to bend down so far, but very comfy and oh so cool and fun!!! Very Smooth.Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-17575693434709617252008-09-23T21:50:00.006-05:002008-09-23T22:01:31.664-05:00 Spiders Spiders Spiders!Found another spider today busy working on it's web. This one we did not let hang around very long, it was trying to build right by our front door! No I don't really like spiders, especially don't want them getting caught in my hair! ((shiver!)) Anyway I still think they are cool to take pictures of! This one has cool coloring. The first spider I found I had to kill Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-41779299218488437062008-09-20T13:32:00.002-05:002008-09-20T13:51:49.722-05:00Our Very Old "New" HouseSo this is the "before picture" of our house that we are trying to close by or before the 21st of October. (That is the date they set) We could use lots of prayers that things will go smoothly. There is a lot of work to do to get everything done, and when we move in lots to clean up and repairs to be made. A few windows and updating electric will be first priority. ThenWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-55349436379381376132008-09-18T21:30:00.004-05:002008-09-18T21:58:03.765-05:00In God We Still Trust by Diamond Riohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiYgpPB1kwUThis song is awesome, Amen to their message, we need to stand up and fight for our God, and our right to worship him!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-69292610070131252008-09-16T08:55:00.004-05:002008-09-16T09:13:08.554-05:00The Itsy Bisty Spider!Hey does anyone know what kind of spider this is? No it didn't climb up my water spout. Maybe the wall or down from the tree. It is perched next to our balcony on a pretty big web. Yesterday he was hiding, but this morning he/she decided to say hi. I had to lean over the railing a bit to get the close up shots. I only jumped once when it wiggled it's legs at me. Shiver! I Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-70807182592646554052008-09-14T16:29:00.003-05:002008-09-14T17:00:20.209-05:00Because I Needed YouThere are people in all of our lives who strengthen us, uplift, support. We can laugh, and cry with them. Being around them is like being home. We feel safe, comfortable, able to let down our guard. They help us to stretch and grow and be the best versions of our selves. Not because they tell us we should, but because they love us no matter what and point out the good in us. Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-39195276831064700132008-09-12T09:43:00.007-05:002008-12-19T10:06:29.940-06:00It has been raining all night and morning!A nice steady cool rain with out all the lighting and thunder! Not that I don't enjoy watching that too, but sometimes you just want to go out and walk in the rain! This morning I did that with our dog Teddy. We went out and walked around for about 30 minutes just soaking it up. It was very refreshing! =) The third time he wanted to go out though I Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-90562007357554489782008-09-06T21:45:00.007-05:002008-09-12T22:54:57.650-05:00Youth Temple TripTo the Saint Louis Temple!It was very foggy this morning:The Temple was Beautiful:The youth got to do over 200 family names!Goofy Shot =0)Missouri River on the way home:Everyone was tired!This was Cristie first youth temple trip! She was so excited. She got to do 20 or 21 names. She thought it was cool that one of the last names she got to do was Woodruff. There was a sweet Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-80500284031095824602008-09-04T21:04:00.007-05:002008-09-04T22:03:38.764-05:00I am trying to practice my portrait drawings again.Tonight I made Cristie sit still for me, well sortashe wiggled a lot making everything change a lot! =)I got her to sit there for about 15 minutes,so not too much time for detail.But I think I got a pretty good likeness.I took the picture about an hour later so it isnot the exact position or lighting that she was in, but close.I will work on a Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-28865179067824500102008-09-04T09:09:00.005-05:002008-09-04T09:33:07.812-05:00So I didn't realize it had been a month since I last posted!Well Cristie has started school. She is loving it! She is in Band and After School Choir, hoping Drama club starts soon, and they are talking about putting on a musical and she definitely wants to be in that! More on that as the year gets going.Cristie also had her Birthday! We had a surprise party for her. They Did Their NailsSome Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-81555797637279558202008-08-06T09:24:00.003-05:002008-08-06T09:35:38.819-05:00August 6th - This Day in Historyhttp://www.thepeoplehistory.com/this-day-in-history.htmlThe Year 19741974 Inflation continues to spiral out of control around the world reaching 11.3% in the USA and 17.2% in the UK and the global recession deepens. The famous skeleton "Lucy" is discovered in Ethiopia which lived between 3.9 to 3 million years ago. More and more smaller digital based consumer Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-90032424850882881912008-08-04T10:25:00.002-05:002008-08-04T10:32:55.231-05:00Ah Ha! BeansOK so needing some answers fast I did look up beans on the Internet last night. I guess old beans do tend to cook up unevenly and have a hard time getting soft. Soaking longer is supposed to help, cooking longer is supposed to help. Some people say that hard water is bad and to add vinegar. Some people say to add baking soda to help with hard water. We all know what happens if Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-38625567631203297652008-08-03T20:03:00.004-05:002008-08-03T20:24:14.109-05:00OH Beans!! GrrrrrrrrrI love cooking, baking especially as I am better at that. But when it comes to beans I throw my hands up!!! Over the years I have tried cooking different types of beans, red, white, brown, and today black. Give me a bean in a can and I do just great! But I have lots (too many!) of dry beans in our food storage and I would like to be able to use those too! *Sigh*I have a yummyWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-81516675187688913022008-07-24T14:08:00.006-05:002008-07-24T15:17:21.973-05:00Nearing the end of our first month in Independence.What a busy month it has been! We are pretty much settled into our apartment now. Tom is getting started with his job. Cristie can't wait for school. Lets see what else?? We are into our new callings at church now, that is keeping us busy, the three of us are in ward choir, 3 peaks productions is getting revamped, Cristie is happy to be closer toWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-69709158551390254982008-07-10T10:28:00.014-05:002008-12-19T10:18:28.536-06:00Apartment Pictures Are HereI have had a few requests to see where we live.Disclaimer: We are still moving in, boxes, papers, mess everywhere!! Don't expect Style! =)Our Building and Apartment Sign Cristie on Our Balcony Is That a Puppy Nose? =)Our KitchenThis Must Be The BathroomFront Yard From Balcony, Facing Railroad TracksOut Front From Balcony, Looking up the StreetCristie's Room Shared With Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-80562821765046324802008-07-07T22:21:00.003-05:002008-07-07T22:29:08.272-05:00Cristie got a make over tonight,we did her nails and then she decided she wanted her hair cut. We took about 8 to 10 inches off of the longest part. It actually needed at least 4 of those anyway. It looks much healthier and cute on her. She likes the change! =)Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-33374417983324516672008-07-06T17:56:00.003-05:002008-07-06T18:04:54.547-05:00Ward CallingsLast week we officially moved into our ward and today we were given callings. =) Tom was called to 11 year old Scout Leader and will teach their primary class too. I was called to be the Enrichment Leader in Relief Society. I am not sure what it all entails yet, I need to do some research. We are going to be set apart next week probably. It has been a long time since Tom has Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-77031482953864749042008-07-06T17:44:00.004-05:002008-07-06T18:24:41.532-05:00A Place of Our Own!Well it isn't a house yet, but it is a place of our own, we are in an apartment and making it home for the next year! We are so happy to have our own place again and to finally be in our ward boundaries officially. It is very nice to only have to drive 5 minutes to church instead of 25! It is hard to have two dogs in an apartment though, especially with no fenced yard to let Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-10592944697285110472008-07-04T18:54:00.005-05:002008-07-04T19:04:40.496-05:00HAPPY 4th of JULY BIRTHDAY Grandpa Coleman!!!!!I hope you have a fun birthday party shooting fireworks and watching them!Lots of LOVEFrom Cristie Mae WheelerWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-60315104100146417962008-06-02T23:13:00.004-05:002008-06-02T23:40:25.595-05:00Cristie's 6th Grade RecognitionShe will be in Middle School next year! Principal Reading to 6th graders their last book as 6th graders. =) 6th grade class singing for mom and dad Cristie and her teacher Mrs. Mcfarlin Cristie and Friends Cristie with Dad and MomWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-65311378298640363212008-05-26T12:42:00.017-05:002008-05-26T15:12:21.995-05:00 Happy Memorial Day! Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-63994473062295654512008-05-24T22:43:00.004-05:002008-05-24T22:53:48.332-05:00Chicken Pox!! =O(Two weeks before the end of school and Cristie got the chicken pox! That was about 10 days ago. She missed some of the fun end of the year activities and her D.A.R.E graduation. But she made it back in time for the pizza party, field day and her 6th Grade Recognition! I will post pictures of that tomorrow. It is bed time now. It has just been so long since I have posted I figuredWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-8287839643297145622008-04-25T19:57:00.007-05:002008-04-25T21:17:39.086-05:00Phreddy is Home!!! :O) We are so excited to add Phreddy to our family! We think she may have some Basset Hound in her. She definitely has Beagle too, but her face is a little longer than Teddy's. She is a little shorter than him, and half his size. While he needs to lose weight we think she could use a little more. Teddy meet Phreddy Teddy posing for the camera.Aren't they cute!!! Sitting Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-56148415058029360802008-04-19T18:09:00.010-05:002008-04-19T19:14:26.269-05:00Teddy and Phreddy (Freddy) So we really miss having a dog. Freckles ran away about 10 days ago in a storm and is no where to be found. :( So Friday we went looking for another puppy and found a very cute beagle. She is 3 years old and does not have a name yet. She was picked up as a stray Thursday, so we have to wait a week before we can adopt her. We had thought we could get her today, but Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-32332872596365818382008-03-30T21:21:00.005-05:002008-12-19T10:18:28.537-06:00Here are a few pictures of Jacob & Elizabethduring Easter in Kingman!Good Looking Kids! Hiding EggsEaster Fun with FamilyThanks for sending pictures Elizabeth!Can't wait for this summer to see you both!! Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-55301620440399652532008-03-30T09:27:00.006-05:002008-12-19T10:18:28.539-06:00Easter FunHere are Cristie and Sara in pretty blouses Grandma sent, aren't they cute?Here is their model pose!Mom's and kids decorated lots of eggs Saturday night. Our egg dye was older, only the yellow green and pink survived, pink being the best! Can you see my camouflage egg? :O) The kids were very creative, we had much fun!Cristie Mae Brian & his Eggs Sara, her egg blends into her smock!Liz Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-60984719577601156622008-03-24T12:21:00.004-05:002008-03-24T22:38:04.138-05:00Our Offer Was Accepted!This morning I got a call from our realtor that our offer on the two bedroom home in Independence was accepted! We are very excited. Though we are back to a smaller home, it has a full basement which will be nice! And it has a fenced in yard for Freckles! We still have to go through a few inspections, the appraisal and closing, but we are feeling great to be really working Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-77751977695315618102008-03-21T08:19:00.007-05:002008-03-22T14:22:17.980-05:00Grew up an Army "Brat" and Proud of it!I thought it was about time for me to update our blog to show our support and love for our military families and troops! My dad is a 20year retired Army Vet. My husband is a Vet. and served in the Army and Air Force. Tom and I have several Relatives, Uncles, Cousins, etc. that have served and are now serving in all the branches of the military! And I have Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-6567309993113513322008-03-19T21:13:00.006-05:002008-12-19T10:18:28.541-06:00Elizabeth's Spring Break trip to the Zoo!Lizbit sent me many many cool pictures from her trip to the zoo. Here are just a few of my top picks!It's a Sting Ray! Cool!!Cool Horns! I love Giraffe!!! This is a cool picture! Have to have a picture of a tiger of course!But to get one playing in the sprinklers, priceless!I guess depending on how you look at it thoughyou could say it is trying to get toWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-3013164277316806332008-03-19T17:01:00.004-05:002008-12-19T10:18:28.543-06:00Spring Break this Week!Cristie cousins are hanging out with us this week andwe finally got some sun! The kids had fun drawing on the sidewalk. They drew warrior cats and their dens from the warrior books. :O)Then we were off to the park! Bubble Fun :O) Freckles on the PlaygroundMe and Freckles on the Swings Climbing the RockMe and Freckles taken a BreakA train came while we were there. I love Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-18646828886434153522008-03-18T15:17:00.004-05:002008-12-19T10:19:57.287-06:00Cristie had her first band concert last Thursday! Cristie has been playing the Trombone for about 4 weeks now in the 6th grade band! She has been working hard and was able to learn enough of the music to be in her very first concert! She did really great and had lots of fun! Mom and Dad are very proud of how hard she is working, she is doing great. We had a lot of fun watching her at the concert!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-79207082773933168992008-03-16T16:49:00.006-05:002008-03-19T21:37:55.728-05:00Still on the Hunt!And hoping we are nearing the End!!So we have made an offer on our forth home. Friday we went out looking at more homes. We had an offer in on a home but it was supposed to go to auction, we think they were holding our offer, hoping for a better one at auction, but would maybe take ours if they didn't get better. But we decided that was too much of a pain. So we decided if we Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-55935047587861991692008-03-10T12:31:00.004-05:002008-12-19T10:19:57.289-06:00Here he is! His eyes look green because of the flash. I will try to post better shots soon. This is the most awesomest dog we have ever had! He is really calm and fun. He loves going on walks which is great for me! If I let him he would chase the squirrels barking gleefully and wagging his tail with delight! But while it would be entertaining the squirrels are safe. :) We took him on a car ride Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-529348965898461032008-03-06T15:26:00.003-06:002008-03-19T21:40:18.957-05:00As a member of the LDS church I am excited to share a new website that that talks about Jesus Christ:To learn more about the Lord Jesus Christ and His essential role in ourlives, visit JesusChrist.lds.org, a new Web site sponsored by the Church.Using the words of latter-day prophets and apostles as its foundation,the site focuses solely on the life, teachings, and mission of the Saviorand how we Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-51461673656758171202008-03-06T07:02:00.004-06:002008-03-19T21:39:06.448-05:00We went looking at homes last night. We found one we really liked and put an offer in. But we decided not to take pictures yet because there are two other offers on the house, so no telling what will happen with that yet. We got our puppy yesterday! Pictures soon, have been too tired so far. :) He is getting used to us really quickly! He is defiantly a mama's dog, but we think he was abused.Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-64284353305320711722008-03-04T20:43:00.006-06:002008-03-19T21:39:06.450-05:00SOOOO...So, we have awesome parents. Both of our parents have always been supportive. After talking to my dad this morning I was able to calm down and wait patiently to see what Heavenly Fathers answered for us would be. He helped me see what I knew, that we had done all that we could and now it was time to wait and have faith that if it wasn't this house another would come.So, the house fell Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-11284957684617452562008-03-03T18:06:00.002-06:002008-03-19T21:39:06.451-05:00Wow, I Never Thought...I really never thought that we would get to today a get another no go on the loan and that we can take it to the next level if we want to, but the person fighting for us has been told it probably won't help. We are looking into other Banks who will be willing to carry the loan. But we are astounded that this is happening. A sign of the times? A sign of the corruption Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-36700056790819640842008-02-28T08:30:00.007-06:002008-03-19T21:39:06.452-05:00Each day is a trial of Faith:So I believe each day we are given the opportunity to have a trial of our faith.God has given us scriptures and commandments to guide us in how we live and the choices we make each day. He has also given us wonderful promises of blessing, comfort, and joy if we chose to follow his commandments and heed the words in his scriptures and from the prophets as we make our Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-77748881294153129722008-02-23T13:49:00.006-06:002008-03-19T21:39:06.453-05:00So good to be Home!I enjoyed my trip to Farmington and seeing everyone again, but it is always good to be back home! Speaking of home, we are anxious to get into our new home. We are supposed to close next weekend. Can't wait to get in there and make it ours! Here are a few pictures I took when we went over last week:Cristie's RoomDon't you love the walls?! Master BedroomPaneling gotta love it!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-82453291013904664392008-02-20T10:06:00.006-06:002008-07-31T20:44:15.009-05:00Visit to Farmington!Dad and Mom went to the Sonic convention so I came to hang out with the kids!NO Parents!!!! Party!!!Oh wait, I'm the parent figure huh? Just kidding Mom!I got to see Gary at the airport before he headed out!! Me and My little Brother! :O) Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-62205973048956202072008-02-14T06:58:00.009-06:002008-03-30T09:26:57.103-05:00Happy Valentines Day!A hug from mom and dadA first crushHolding handsYour first kissFinding a special someoneHolding a child in your armsA forever familyThe love of your lifeA smileA hugA kissEternal bondsLove The Wheeler Family!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-50923640826558371242008-02-13T06:54:00.003-06:002008-03-19T21:39:06.453-05:00!!!!!!!!!Our New Home!!!!!!!!!So we prequalified for a home last Friday. We went looking at places last Saturday and found this cute little home on about a 1/2 acre and made an offer! Yesterday we received a counter offer and counter offered again. Last night at 9pm we got a call from our realtor that it had been accepted!!!!! Our little 3 bedroom one bath 1000sqft home with a detached garage/Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-36474546530188674012008-02-05T22:08:00.000-06:002008-02-06T09:28:59.017-06:00What A Weekend!Our flight to Phoenix was smooth and fun. Cristie was very excited and enjoyed watching out the window with her Dad and learning about how the wings worked.We spent Saturday afternoon with Kaleigh and Thomas. We were able to visit the Mesa temple visitors center with them before and after the baptism. We had time to see a new exibit there that highlighted photos depicting the Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-34579247319849584372008-02-05T20:29:00.000-06:002008-02-06T09:36:18.056-06:00More Baptism Pictures!Such an awesome weekend!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-91959494710186462402008-01-30T07:50:00.001-06:002008-01-30T07:57:30.812-06:00Can't wait for Friday!Friday evening we get to fly to Phoenix. Saturday our daughter in law is getting baptized! We are very excited and so happy we can be there with her and our son! Can't wait to see everyone! Will post pictures soon, we are excited to get updated family pictures! It will be Cristie's first plane ride, she can't wait.Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-88766135569690366042008-01-30T06:22:00.000-06:002008-01-30T08:12:05.451-06:00My First Day of School!1-29-2008 I thought today was the best day ever! I love my sixth grade teacher. I think she is really pretty and nice. I had lots of fun at school. I got to meet the band teacher and might actually be in band! One of my favorite things to do was P.E. because we did bowling in the gym. I love my school!!! Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-73808528784868322008-01-29T07:18:00.000-06:002008-01-29T07:35:43.986-06:00Back to Public School!We have been homeschooling Cristie or doing distance learning schools since 4th grade. But Cristie has talked about wanting to try public school again and we feel the school district in this area are much better than our previous home. Yes we feel all public schools have there problems. But the more parents are involved in the school system the less problems there are, and Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-2589690071984835302008-01-29T06:45:00.001-06:002008-02-28T09:52:21.480-06:00Morning Devotionals:I love listening to and reading the words of the prophet and apostles. Here is a place to share thoughts or favorite quotes and stories. I believe if you take a moment each day to ponder things of God, you bless not only yourself but everyone around you.- gina“Pray always,” said the Lord to the Prophet Joseph Smith, “that you may come off conqueror; yea, that you may conquer Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-6898591255599988802008-01-28T20:51:00.001-06:002008-03-19T21:42:29.832-05:00Beloved Church President Gordon B. Hinckley, who led The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through 12 years of global expansion, has died at the age of 97. President Hinckley was the 15th President in the 177-year history of the Church and had served as its President since March 12, 1995.We will miss President Hinckley. We would like to add our love and thoughts and prayers for his Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-44156992595214925042008-01-17T13:24:00.000-06:002008-01-18T23:18:03.151-06:00Caught some little squirrels longing to play outside!Our cute nephews! Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-8774881843145877022008-01-17T13:15:00.000-06:002008-01-17T13:24:05.137-06:00It snowed again last night. Everything is covered in white. Very peaceful and clean. :) Made for some good abstract photos.Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-37824698686610647872008-01-16T10:06:00.000-06:002008-01-17T11:31:15.274-06:00These are some of my favorites!November 2007"Copper Leaf"Flash reflection on iced leaf - Decmeber 2007Iced fall leaves - December 2007Ice branch - December 2007I am hoping as I continue to take pictures I will improve!Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-44766574221445686452008-01-12T15:28:00.000-06:002008-01-16T10:04:16.056-06:00I love photography!My Ocean PhotosMy Fall PhotosMy Winter PhotosWheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557337356469999081.post-74433352703491353792008-01-07T12:58:00.000-06:002008-01-16T10:06:15.459-06:00Nauvoo TripHere are some pictures from our Nauvoo trip.We went the weekend before Christmas. We were able to do a temple session with Liz and Bruce. It was great. The temple is beautiful inside and out! Cristie making rope at the family center in old Nauvoo. This is the horse that posed for me, isn't he cool!!It was very foggy while we were there. But it made for some cool photos!We got stuck in a snow Wheelershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01495015123143231904noreply@blogger.com2