Goodbye Grandpa Muir

My Grandpa Muir passed away last Saturday. He died of cancer that caused multiple blood clots. His funeral was today. My cousins and I sung his favorite song "Did you think to pray." It was hard to get through it. My dad spoke and it is comforting to think that him and Pam are in heaven together. He was a great man and I have great memories to remember him by. The Military did the graveside service and the gun salute, and they gave my Grandma an American Flag. I am glad to be in Washington with my fam- but missing my hubby.

Hunting Dog

Jordan wanted to catch this Muskrat out of my parent's lake. Apparently it was eating all the fish. He shot it and not seconds later Buster was in the freezing cold lake, retrieving the dead muskrat. Buster was so proud, although he froze in the Rexburg cold. He is a smart dog- but we didn't know he was a real hunting dog!

She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy!

Ah, there is nothing like playing in the big sandbox with Tonka Trucks, on a little bit bigger scale.

Kartchner #27,883

The Census Bureau totalled all the last names in the US, and although there are always Kartchners that fill prescriptions at my pharmacy, we're not too common. We're #27,883 on the list! Smith is #1- go figure! There are 2 hispanic names in the top 10, Rodriguez and Garcia, they said on the news it is the first time that has ever happened- just an interesting fact!

Muir is #3,062- I used to be more famous I guess..

What's yours?
http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/freqnames2k.html
Click on "Sirnames occuring 100 or more times" link

Bowling Shoes!

Saturday night date! This face was an accident, my foot was up in the air too, but you can't see that. Codys had a stye in his left eye, so it is a little squinty in the pic.

This is Jason and Mckensie, they are a way cute couple! Cody and Jason were in the MTC together.

Check out these rental shoes! I was being alittle crazy this night. But I won the 2nd game!


The blog was alittle slow this week. I had a big test Friday and passed! So life is good! We had fun bowling w/ Jason and Mckenzie, we went and got dinner at Goodwood (very good) and had a Grandma's at Leatherbys. We have missed that place. We are excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas and can't wait to see our friends/family and eat! Hope everyone has a great feast for Thanksgiving.

tagged on the blog

So I got tagged by Julie and that means I have to think of 6 interesting things people don’t know about me… So here goes.

1. I have webbed toes. Yep, toes #2 and #3 are stuck together!! It is a genetic birth defect passed down from my aunt Pam and my mom’s aunt Joyce. My mom was going to have it fixed when I was little, but thankfully didn’t. I was made fun of so bad in Jr. high that I would hardly ever wear sandals, but in high school I learned to appreciate it, thanks to a boy I dated who loved it. It is fun to show people and see their reactions and to see the Chinese ladies at the nail place figure out how to get that thing in between my toes!! Now I can’t wait to see if it gets passed on to any of my children!
2. I hate swallowing medicine, any meds, liquid, tab or cap. Hate it! Some Pharmacist huh! Cody has heard me gag on more than one occasion. Sometimes even on your everyday IBU tabs! Vitamins reek, they’re always huge and have a bad aftertaste. I would much rather eat healthy than take them. No worries- I get them down, but not without a struggle.
3. I have been in school for going on 21 years. I have only taken 2 summers off, when we got married and between BYU and Pharmacy school. I have also always had at least 1 job, often more, consistently since my 16th birthday, when having an official job was legal. All the work will hopefully pay off next year when I have a Doctorate and even though I have a life ahead full of learning, No more school!
4. I became an Aunt at age 14, not just any aunt, a favorite Aunt. My nephews and my niece have been such a big part of my life since Jr. high. In high school when everyone had to carry around those fake babies for the weekend, I had the real deal. I love it when they fight over who gets to sit by me at dinner, or when they want to be just like me and Cody no matter what we are doing. I love them like my own kids and love seeing them and spoiling them.
5. My older sister was so mean to me growing up. We didn’t ever get along until the day she moved out. Now we have a lot in common and we are the best of friends. Here are some of the things I endured as a child. One time her friend and her peed in my retainer case then poured water in my bed so I thought I wet the bed. I remember her burning my forehead with a curling iron more than once. She hid my flute under the couch cushions and my dad sat on it and broke it. We camped in the backyard once and she told me my parents moved and I had been asleep for years and that there were werewolves outside the tent so I couldn’t go outside to see for myself. We used to fight over clothes so much; we’d rip them, steal them, and throw them back and forth. So although I never had an older brother, my sister sure taught me how to defend myself.
6. I lived in every dorm at BYU; DT, Helaman Halls and Heritage halls, moving rooms in between to get away from some crazy girls, then in 3 different apts before me and Cody got married. Cody and I lived in 2 different apts before buying a home. So in my 4 years of attending BYU I lived in over 10 places. Each time I moved I would load my little Honda up to the max and move all my junk. This makes me appreciate our home more than ever!

That was kind of fun, so I am now tagging Tara C., Holly K. and Cody!!

Another weekend of FLyiNG! Up UP aNd AwAY!

This weekend we decided to go on a short flight to Idaho to visit my fam. It was so fun- we took the 4-seater plane and flew to Rexburg! Cody is a very good pilot. We flew up through Provo canyon and continued on through the mtns, before we knew it we were in Pocatello. Cody even let me take the yoke. When we landed my fam was there waiting and the kids were so excited. Everyone wanted a ride and Cody was more than happy to take them up. The kids had fun and my Dad was excited to fly again. On the way back we hit alittle turbulence, but we flew back through Salt Lake airspace and got to talk on the radio a lot. We spotted all of the temples, our house and even Costco!! It was a good experience for Cody and so fun for me. Our goal one day is our own hangar and an airplane that seats 10! Now back to school and work and all that goes with it.