Christmas 2008

The neices and nephews sure have fun playing together


mom and john and Grandpa Peel



Beautiful Beverly showing off her hat she bedazzeled with her bedazzler she got for Christmas.

Happy Birthday John

The one where he is standing up they embarrassed him by singing to him.

Happy Birthday Breakfast for John at Golden Corral. With Mom and Dad S. Mom and Dad J. Beth, Saul, Jason, Steven, Me. John H., Diane.+

How does it feel to be 30 again???? You did get snow for your birthday.

Thanksgiving.

So Thanksgiving came and went. It was a busy time I had many thoughts during the month. Many about how grateful I am for the many friends and little friends I have. That I was able to live in Indiana for 20+years and how many great experiences I was able to have and to share, The personal growth that I was able to achieve. Knowing that I have great friends all over. That I through the great gift of the gospel have many surrogate children. Great times throughout with family. How grateful I am to be working. Although I really do miss doing the flowers. My job isn't that bad. As I get older and OLDER. It is getting easier to be more grateful for the many little things in life. Health, family, happiness, friends, the gospel, employment and many others. I hope that you all have had a great holiday season.

Happy BIrthday Part 2

Jessica Showing Uncle John Her Africa Book her mom put together for her to have.
The Men Watching the End of the BYU game. GO COUGARS!!!
Katie and Christian Sword Fighting
THank you Alisa for not burning down the House with two many candles.
Thank you Mom and Dad great gifts.

Happy Birthday Karen!! we are 29 again.

On Friday Night John and I went with his Mom and dad and sister Dianne and brother in-law John to Jappanese restuarant Called tappa (something.) in Jordan Landing. It was kind of entertaing they seat you in tables of 8 and then they cook and serve your food at the table. thank goodness nobody had a camera that night. (I really hate having my picture taken I think I get that from my Grandma). So on Saturday I went to My nephew Andrew's Flag football game and watched him score a touchdown, throw an extra point pass and do an awesome kick off. He Will surely take after his uncle Sean or as Mike put it be more than just a pansy kicker and take after his Dad. I had forgotten that Mike was a kicker also. Probably because I was in Indiana at the time. S9 Here are all the cousins and spouses

and brothers and grandpa
that were there. We
Missed you Grandma and Ty
and Jeremy's Family. Sorry
Alisa is taking the Picture
We missed you dad you were
at the BYU game Working.
Here are Andrew and Christian
Showing off There Star wars costumes for Halloween. The Whole Family is dressing up in Star Wars.



Andrew with the Ipod watching the end of the BYU Game GO COUGAR!!!!

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Karen Opening Presents. Thank you Andrew,Bev, Christian for the Cute handmade cards. Thank you Grandma For your wonderful card and Cash.

Conference Weekend

So inbetween sessions of conference John and His sister Dianne and Her Husband John (yes 2 Johns can get a little Confusing).

Went up little cottonwood Canyon. Look at what they found.


Fall mixed with winter How beautiful.

I love fall and Hate to see it go away there are so many beautiful colors.

Elk Surprise

So those of you who know John know that we very rarely take the interstate anywhere. He likes to explore and so we take country roads and side roads and whatever roads to get somewhere. He was playing Chauffer to my Grandma and Grandpa for Camryns birthday party and this is what they stumbled accross. at 3200 w and about 104th south.

Bison

Elk

These elk are fighting

So the moral of this story is sometimes if you go off the beaten path you can have some great sightseeing opportunities,

John says it is more fun to play chauffer to people sitting in the front seat than in the back of an ambulance.

We actually took these pictures about a week later with His mom and dad. .

Working Girl

So its Friday the 26th of September and I get to join the working world again.
I haven't worked in the workforce since August 29th. How will it be. A new job in a city I haven't lived in for 20 plus years and a job that I have never done before. I guess I will find all of this out as I go to orientation today at 3:30 and how long that will last is a mystery to. I guess the good part is that John is at work so he doesn't have to listen to me stress out about this whole new experience. After today it is 10 weeks of training from 3:30 p.m. until 12 midnight. Sunday thru Thursday. I guess its a good thing that Church is from 11-2. At least then I can sleep in a little bit and go to church then to work. And at least for the 10 weeks I should have Fridays and Saturdays off with John. Because after the 10 weeks I will go to 4 day work weeks and one of them had to be a weekend day so I will work Mon, Tues, Wed, Sat. I will have Fridays and Sundays with John and Thursdays to myself. Which will hopefully work out also. I will work 9:30 am to 8:30 p.m. with and hour for lunch. At least I can go into work a little later since I am not a really good morning person but that leaves John and I little time during the week together. I guess in some respects we are used to that. We will see how this works out. Now just to sell the house and then we can look for something here. We will probably live in the Salt Lake Area since John can ride the shuttle to Dugway for practically nothing. It would cost to much for me to commute up from Dugway. Well it is 230 something so I guess I had better end this and find my way out the door for this new WORK experience. WISH Me LUCK

Write more Soon Karen

Happy Birthday Camryn

Fun pizza, Ice cream, Cupcakes, Cousins Aunts and Uncles.

Happy 2nd Birthday Camryn