still cold

I noticed on Chet and Liz's blog that they have a weather spot. I thought it was cool and asked Thomas to put one on our blog, he also renamed it.

I think it is interesting that we are colder right now than Chet and family who are in Alaska. right now, it is 1 degree with a "real feel" of -25. WOW!! We are going through Propane rather fast, and I have the temp set at 66.

Echo Play Tag Too

names I go by: Echo, Gecko
2 things I'm wearing right now: Pink hospital socks, a Pooh bear sweatshirt
2 thngs I want or have in a relationship: a boyfriend who can deal with my dad and my brother, to be sixteen so I can date.
2 fave things to do: imagining, reading
2 things I did last night: read and imagine.
2 people I talked to last: Dad and Jim
2 things I'm doing tomorrow: Spelling Bee, School (oh reading and imagining).
2 longest car rides: Utah to Missouri, Missouri to Utah
2 fave holidays: Christmas, 4th of July.
2 fave drinks: Kool-aid and Root Beer
2 things about me you may not know: My birthday is 5 days after Christmas, I've read Pride and Prejudice twice.
2 jobs I have had: Reading and Imagining (I've done some babysitting too)
2 movies I could watch over and over: Esther and the King and any movie while I have a book in front of me.
2 fave foods: peanut butter, home made bread
2 places I'd rather be: the library, in bed


Aunt Niki and Joanna Tag you're it

Cheater Tag

I think that it's cheating to tag your spouse but since my wife's motto is "cheat to win" I guess I'll have to play along. (especially since I have been trying hard all these years to get her to adopt this motto.)


2 names I go by: Drew, Tom (recently I get called Doc alot which is kinda cool)
2 things I'm wearing right now: Pink shirt, my really cool christmas knife (thanks Brian)
2 thngs I want or have in a relationship: A wife who understands the need to have airsoft wars, and someone who belives in me when I loose faith in myself.
2 fave things to do: shooting, reading
2 things I did last night: Talked to my family on the phone, watched movies with the kids.
2 people I talked to last: My brother David, my Dad, and Barbara Palmer(thats 3, but I never was much good at following directions.)
2 things I'm doing tomorrow: Group therapy and individual therapy.
2 longest car rides: England to California(as a kid, we rode a plane part of the way), Utah to Missouri after visiting family for Christmas
2 fave holidays: My birthday barbeque at the Palmers and Super Bowl Sunday.
2 fave drinks: Coca-Cola, and Cock and Bull Ginger Beer (Egg Nog at Christmas time)
2 things about me you may not know: I am a member of the Tri-M Music honor society, I can teach you how to beat the polygraph.
2 jobs I have had: Bouncer at Lamar's, I worked security for Karl Malone
2 movies I could watch over and over: Tommy Boy and Necessary Roughness
2 fave foods: Red Meat and White Meat (other colors are OK too).
2 places I'd rather be: Elk Hunting, Chupin' Mate con mis companeros (even if we were doing it in a war zone). (It's an Argentine thing).


Karl and Emily consider yourself Tagged

I've been tagged!

My sister tagged me, I hope you all enjoy this!

2 names I go by: Mom, Lillie
2 things I'm wearing right now: Wedding ring, black jeans
2 thngs I want or have in a relationship: a husband who holds me and listens to me(I am so lucky), and a husband who talks to me.
2 fave things to do: read, bake, spend time with my family (oops thats 3oh, well, deal with it)
2 things I did last night: bake bread, bake pizza from scratch.
2 people I talked to last: my dear friend August, sisters Della and Carrie, and my brother Chet (thats four, but it was good to hear from each of them.)
2 things I'm doing tomorrow: Laundry and homework for my online classes.
2 longest car rides: Provo to Houston (as a kid), Utah to Missouri
2 fave holidays: Mothers day( especially when it is on my birthday) and Christmas.
2 fave drinks: Red kool-aid, and SLOPP ( a wilkinson family drink)
2 things about me you may not know: I was a part time nanny for a year, I have been married for almost 16 years.
2 jobs I have had: Burger king, Nanny
2 movies I could watch over and over: Sahara and just about anything is my husband is with me, or I am quilting
2 fave foods: Spaghetti, and lately I am really enjoying soft tacos from taco bell.
2 places I'd rather be: In Utah visiting family and friends, with my husband.

I tagg Thomas and August

Cold.

Wow! It's cold here. We were supposed to have a high of 5 and a low of -7. It doesn't feel too cold if the wind is not blowing. But if the wind is blowing,,,
WATCH OUT!

At church today, Carie stayed home sick. So Tom, Mikey and Danny stayed with her. I was invited into the Branch Pres. office and issued a calling. He said he had one for Tom too, but Pres. Smith said he would wait till he could talk to Tom. He thought it was interesting that our bishop in our last ward was also named Wilkinson. I am glad to have a calling now, I have felt a bit limbo'ish. knowing that there were several spots they could put me in, but not knowing what it would end up being. They will release the necessary person, next week and sustain me then.

School is going good. For everyone. Carie is sick, they think it might be Mono. but the test showed no. with her white blood cells where they would be if it was mono. She has been sleeping alot. was only in school for part of mon. part of tues. she stayed home wed. and I took her to the dr. on thursday.

Jim went with Tom and our neighbor Jeremy who he works and carpools with to be trained in restraints. He was their "crash test dummy" they all had a lot of fun.

We are back!

Back on the net that is. We are all doing good.

Carie lost a tooth last night, it's a good thing, since the next tooth is already up and ready.

We are all settling in and enjoying school and church. I am enjoying playing with the new gateway tablet that I got through school since I am in the business program. and getting to know our new friends at church, I have been asked to be a Visiting Teacher. The kids (Jim and Echo) have been invited (with the other kids from the branch) to go with the Huron ward to the temple this Saturday.

We went this weekend and got the last of Tom's things from the house he stayed in in Plankinton. My living room only has three boxes left in it. I am slowly getting unpacked. I had great hopes for this last weekend, but I was sick instead. We missed church and I stayed on the couch all day. I was feeling better this morning but I am glad I had planned on being home today ( so I could be home for the internet guy). I have a meeting in Mitchell (20 miles away, but where I go for school) on Tuesday for one of my internet classes. So I will be going in for a little while. Usually I will only go to town for school on M, W, and F.

Love ya all.

Jonesin' for the blog

It has been a while since we have posted anything and Lillie is starting to get a little crazy. We don't have Internet access at home yet (we will on the 14Th). We are at home in South Dakota all of the kids have started school. When asked by the neighbor if he had made any friends at school Jim replied "yeah, all of them." He then told us all that there are 14 students in his grade at the high school. Life is colder here but we like it. Lillie starts school today and the little boys start in daycare. I had an interesting experience at work that should teach us all to be careful of what we ask for. I was passionately advocating (read raising quite a fuss)for the needs of the young girls that I work with and asking the directors of the treatment program where I work when we would have the facilities in place for our independent living program. I also asked if there is a program ready for the independent living program. The response of the directors was that I should talk with a guy that they had just hired to take care of this, They described him as some new hot shot doctor from Missouri. They laughed as I gagged. Above all of my other duties this week I get to design the independent living program so that we can get it started in the next week or so. Well since I have to do this at work I guess I'd better not spend any more time on it today. Lillie will be back with you soon.