Jack Daley Primary School Christmas Concert
Mrs. Lawson is amazing! She put together an awesome concert with all 420 children who are ages K - 3. Lindsay is really fun to watch sing. She has a lot of enthusiasm and spunk!An " 'O Crap" Moment!
A couple of weeks ago on a Monday morning, it was raining outside. I was getting ready to take Kaiden to school. Both vehicles had been parked outside the garage all weekend because we had tables and chairs set up for Lindsay's baptism dinner. I happened to be in slippers, so Kaiden took the keys and was going to pull the car up about a foot onto the concrete pad so I could get in. Well...to make a long story short, his boots were wet and instead of pressing the brake pedal, he romped on the gas crashing into the truck and house.
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Breakfast In Bed
Happy 8th Birthday Lindsay! For her breakfast in bed she requested: eggs with ham, two pieces of ham on the side, a piece of toast with strawberry jam and a glass of milk. :)Making Birthday Brownies
Lindsay wanted to take brownies and caprisuns for her classroom birthday treat today. I think she enjoyed licking the beater more than she will the finished product.
Double Trouble Birthday Party
Tyler's birthday is Nov. 15 and Lindsay's is the 17th so we decided to have a double family birthday party last Saturday for them. Looks like mischief to me!A Good Day of Hunting
John got a nice looking Bobcat. Kaiden is getting to bequite the coyote killer. It didn't look too good though. :(
Never A Dull Moment!
This morning around 3:30 something woke me up. I layed in bed for a few minutes listening and heard Ranger barking. I went to the bathroom and all of the sudden I hear Ranger doing that high-pitched "somethings wrong" bark. I got dressed and went outside looking toward Ranger. When I turned my flashlight on I saw not only one, but two sets of eyes. I realized the secondset belonged to a coyote. I ran inside and grabbed the .22 because it was the "quiet" gun and didn't want to startle our neighbors. I woke Kaiden up and told him to come help me. I was going to have to call Ranger off and control him and wanted Kaiden to shoot the coyote if it came after us. At this point, I realized it was actually inside our fenced yard. I finally got Ranger and took him to the garage where I quickly looked him over to make sure he wasn't injured. Kaiden was trying to get the coyote to move away from the neighbors so we could safely shoot it. After
several shots, we thought he was dead. I called the Sheriff's Department to let them know what was going on in case they got "shots fired" calls. Figuring that Grandpa was awake, Kaiden called him to report his "first kill" of the season. We looked out the back window and the damn thing was still trying to get up. This time I took the shotgun out. I was sure that did the trick. Twenty minutes later we went out to remove it from our yard. To our fright and surprise, it threw it's head back and tried to get up AGAIN! We back away and I fired one round into him with my
handgun. This time it was over. The phone range and I thought it would be dispatch calling about the loud shots. To my surprise, it was Grandpa Steven. He said, "What the hell is going on? I heard another shot!" The live about two miles away and still heard them. He wanted to know if we had some kind of bionic coyote with a crazy will to live. Well. . . Ranger is now quarantined for ten days to make sure he didn't get exposed to rabies. I was proud of him. As soon as I walked out he was there to protect me and to make sure I wasn't hurt. Hopefully the next ten days will prove that he too is okay. Life is always and adventure at the Morris home!
Flower Power!
Lindsay had a great time at the Around The Block Parade!How would you like to walk 400+ students in a Halloween
parade? The kids love it!
After School Fun
Kaiden and Justin really enjoy each other these days. Every chancethey get they'll saddle up their horses and head out on a ride.
This is a mother's dream - to see her children doing things together
knowing they truly enjoy one another's company. It just makes me happy!
"School Days: A Fish Tale"
Lindsay performed as Harriet Halibut in the school musical.She was so fun to watch. . . full of energy and smiles. Unlike
some of us, acting and performing comes natural to her.
Justin Earns His Purple Belt
I can't believe another three months has already gone by.It's time for belt exams! Justin did a great job. We are so proud
of him. He is just as excited about karate today as he was the day
he started. Keep up the good work.
The Tragic Loss of a Friend
I spent four years as an officer/paramedic for DPS on the elite AirRescue division. What we did was dangerous, exciting and very
rewarding. Because there were only 20 medics and 16 pilots in
the state that did what we did, we were very close nit. Saddly,
a good friend and amazing man, Bruce Harrolle, was killed while
rescuing two hikers in Sedona on Monday. I have had restless
nights since I found out. He had an amazing passion for helping
people, and an even bigger passion for his wife and kids. He was
so in love with that family. It is surreal to me that Bruce is gone.
He will be greatly missed and Air Rescue nor AZ DPS will ever be
the same, nor will I. In my profession, we see the unfortunate
side of tragedies often. It is never more poignant than when some
one you know is the victim. No one ever wakes up and says, "Well,
today is it. Today is the last day I will ever see my family." Yet,
it happens. That means that we never can let our guard down, we
need to always give our best to those that matter most. Bruce, I
have spent many hours thinking about you and your family- you
are a true american hero and died saving others. I believe in that
process, you have saved your self. Now it is our job to be worthy
of such a time that we can see you again. God speed brother, and
thanks for the legacy.
Randy
Bringin' Home The Big Bucks! :)
After being a "Total Homemaker" for ten months, I went back towork. I have enjoyed my first week. I have a great schedule, boss
and co-workers. Not to mention the millions I'm making. :)
50 Mile Ride - Cycling Merit Badge
The scout leaders in our ward have been planning
this big fifty mile trip for a few weeks now. Kaiden
was so thrilled about it. (Yeah right!) We drove them
to Virden, NM and they biked back to Thatcher.
Someone told them it was all downhill once they would pull
out of Duncan. Well... the first 30 miles was crazy. HARD!
Five boys and five leaders rode (this included Kaiden & Randy)
I was so proud of every one of them. All ten of them made it.
Great job! You guys rock!
This afternoon after school one of Lindsay's friends calledto see if she wanted to go to the fair with her tomorrow.
Lindsay was so excited but realized she didn't have a whole
lot of money saved up. A little later she and I took Justin to
karate and on the way home she was begging me to drop her
off at every store we saw so she could "do a little work for them"
in orderto earn some money. When I told her she wasn't old enough
to work at those places she came home got a table, a chair, cups
and two pitchers of water out. When I asked what she was doing
she said she was going to have a stand and sell . . . WATER. :)
Thatcher vs. La Plata (Silver City, NM)
(click on image to enlarge)Kaiden, #88: team captain. They played a much
better game today . . .Winning 18-6. Team work pays off! Great job Eagles!
Crazy Morris Women
I love this picture. The Morris women are always laughing and having fun together.
We miss you!
NOW
Justin made the drum line for the 5th grade band!There are always so many kids
that want to be drummers ... so they have tryouts.
Justin got the second highest score.
He was so excited to get his new drum Today.
Great job Justin!
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