Wow It's Been A Long Time.....

So I will be the first to admit that I am a Blogger Slacker. Lots of things have changed. We did move into a new house in July. We absolutely love it. It is right in town again, and that I love. Being out in Jensen was ok for me great for Rhett and the kids, but I love to be in town.

Well Rhett went back to work on the rigs, which has been nice to know the days he works and have the 7 days off. Him working for my dad was great but you never knew when he would get called out.

All the kids are back in school this year. Taylor is in 8th, and loving it. I can't believe how beautiful and smart she is. She is just growing up to be such a wonderful young woman.

Haegen is in 2nd. He is loving being back in school. He is the type of kid that loves to have something to do. He is the hardest little worker ever. It's almost like I have a little man of the house around when Rhett is gone. I needed to change the air filter in my air conditioning unit which is under my house and hard to get to and Haegen said " oh mom I know how to do it I watched dad so I can do it!" and he did.

Bryce started kindergarten and is doing great. He loves to go to school. But after he gets pretty board waiting for his brother and sister to get home.

As for me I am doing great loving my new house, my great hardworking hubby, and three great kids. I am going to start to sub more again this year. I have stayed away for this first few weeks just so I could get the kids situated in school. But now that they are and doing great I have booked a few jobs.

Well I guess that is all for now as soon as I get the Internet hooked up at my home I will blog more and post pictures.

Looking For a House

So we have decided that it is time to start looking for a house to rent. We are out of debt and have a savings and Rhett got his job on the rig back now for about two months. I just want my own house again. We are reconsidering building in Jensen, just because I don't love it down there. The kids and Rhett love it out there so we see? But, as for now I decided that it is best for my family to find a house to rent so we can feel like a normal family again. It gets so frustrating looking. I have found fourplex's but I guess I'm being picky. I just want a three or four bedroom1.5 bath house with a yard. My kids are use to playing outside and Rhett lives for yard work. So I guess I'll just keep looking and if it's meant to be then things will work out. So wish me luck.

I Guess Im Due For an Update

So I am so behind on my blogging that I can't believe it. I used to be so good at updating, but times have changed. Well I have been pretty busy this year substitute teaching. The past two weeks I have been subbing for the 6th grade music class, and I have really enjoyed it but this teacher has her work cut out for her. This age of kids is pretty hard. I had to help with the Final Music Concert for the end of the year, and I was pretty proud of how well the kids did. I had to have all their final grades entered for report cards. I'm telling you I never knew how stressed out the teachers can get.
Haegen and Bryce are playing baseball, and I think I could have some pro ball players on my hands. (how could I not with the peterson genes). They really love to practice in the back yard with Taylor and Rhett. I wish Taylor would want to play softball because I think she would be really great at it. I enrolled Taylor in tennis and she has not really gotten into it and loved it yet I hope she will.
Rhett finally got his job at Frontier back, and we are so grateful. It has been a hard transition from him working for my dad and being home every night and being able to take Bryce to work with him on shop days so I can work to being gone for seven days. That part is really hard on the boys. They are daddy's boys through and through. But the money and benefits are better. I am just so thankful that my dad was able to work Rhett and they could stay busy this past year. I don't know what we would have done with out my dad.
I am still the 8 year old Primary Teacher in the Jensen ward and now I get to have my very own Haegen in my class. It will be fun to see them grow all year.
Well I guess that is enough for now and I will try to be better to post and get some pictures on here.

Meet Brusier

So here is some background. A few weeks before the first snow out dog Gracie came up missing. It was the strangest thing, she was following me around the yard at night and I turned around and she was gone. I called for her and called for her. Then I called up to Rhett's mom and dad's because sometimes when I wouldn't let her in right away she would go over there to get in. Well she wasn't there. So the next day we put out posters and looked for her everywhere. Well fast forward to about three weeks ago, Haegen and Bryce were out back playing baseball and the ball went into the flower bed, Haegen went over to get it and yelled I found Gracie. Well she must have went to the flower garden and died. So my super cute friend Mandy who always has my back heard about Gracie and knew how much my boys loved her, and new some one that needed to find a good home for Bruiser. So now we have a new dog, and the kids love him to death. He is so funny.
He loves Bryces super rabbit cookie.

He would chase cookie around the yard and when cookie would stop Bruiser would push him to keep going. Taylor says he is cookies personal trainer. lol

So thanks Mandy I owe you yet agian.

Tiger League Wrestling

So the boys did the Tiger league this year and they liked it but can I say I totally hated every min. of it. I hope I can talk them out of it next year. Haegen did really good right off the bat Bryce had a hard time figuring out the moves but came out of the gate at the end.

Bryce got to where he would make these phyco faces and act like he was out for blood. It was a little scary to see how much a spot could change your child. Bryce is more competitive and you could tell. Haegen was good at it to. He is such a tough little guy, he said he almost made someone cry and felt bad.

At first I thought oh my heck I hope my boys don't hurt anyone, then after the first practice I thought Wow I hope my boys don't get hurt. Talk about some tough kids in this sport.

My Busy Life

Wow I feel so busy lately. This week has been crazy. I really do not know how mom's work 40 hours a week all the time. This week I subbed at the Middle School in the Special Ed self contained unit, which I love. These kids are great. Don't get me wrong it's tuff the people who do this all the time are great but it is very rewarding. Anyway it has worn me out. (enter the pity party lol). Getting kids up and to the grandma's every morning, go to work, worry if Bryce gets to preschool, round up all kids after school run home, get dinner, go to wrestling practice, run home, shower boys, get them a snack, read books, do homework, put to bed, clean up, get everything ready for the next day, then drop dead in my bed. So those mom's who do this everyday, hat's off to you. I don't know how you do it.
So now here are a few updates.
My dad had surgery on his ankle this last Monday and is home now and doing good.
New baby Breken Kevin Manwaring is doing great, so is his big brother Carver.
Keaton is getting ready to leave for his misson on the 17th, and Rhett's grandma is still in the care center but she might be coming home in the next week. Medicare doesn't want to pay any more. Insurance.....can't live without it but it sure gives you a headache.
Well now that I have board everyone with this post..... I'm out.

Freedom

So we got a pretty good tax return back this year because we were so poor last year. lol I still don't understand tax's . All I know is that I have to pay them and hope to get some back.
Well anyway we took it and paid off my car, got new tires for Rhett and my car's paid off a credit card, and over Christmas we took our bonus and paid off our four wheeler. I feel so good!!! Now I really understand how the prophet talks about debt being a jail. You do feel so trapped when you have debt, and it is so freeing to get things paid off. I am thankful that we have been able to do this. Now we can really start putting money away for those rainy days. I can't believe the difference in Rhett to, he seems like a load has been lifted from his shoulders which it has.