The house from start to finish

The house when we were first married in 2000

The house in the destruction process

The house finished as of September 28th 2008

Jake spent every Saturday this summer and pushed through to get it finished. It looks great doesn't it....

Keeping up with the Beck's

THE JOHNSON CREW WALKING FOR A CURE

OUR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

What are we up to. Well we are up to our necks in about 10 loads of Laundry. Really we are up to about everything. Come to the end of soccer, right in the middle of Jami's volleyball season and trying to get caught up with grades because mid term is happening and we are having parent teachers confrence. But other then that we just finally put the finishing touches on the house and are going to start with the lawn. But we may wait until the spring. Because I am so sick of working on the house. SO I can't imagine how poor jake feels. But I bet the feeling is mutual.. Anyways wanted to update you on the Diabetes walk. It was a lot of fun. The Utah Grizzly was there from the hockey team, the Salt Lake Communtiy College Golden Bear rode around on a motor cycle that was louder then anyone I have ever heard. The Utah Flazh fox was there and Glenna shook his hand and said your the fox and I am the hound with a little grab of his butt> (JK about the butt) but for you guys that know glenna Just imagine... Grandma Edna made the walk porter, drey and all the kids were awesome and walked hard.. At the end they feed everybody sack lunches and water. But it was for a good cause. Our team the Johnson Crew wanted to earn $1000. We only earned $954. But I thought that was great. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED TO OUR WALK.
Now with the Halloween I am the best at surprising porter and drey with halloween costumes. Last year I ordered them Power ranger costumes and porter got his out of the mail and was thrilled, and so we dressed him in his costume and took him down to dreys. Drey opened the door and started screaming. Then he said oh it is porter were is my costume and there it was. So this year they were driving me nuts so I ordered them and they have been checking the mail box everyday for the past 2 weeks. So after the diabetes walk porter woke up as we pulled in the driveway with spit running down his face "MOM there is a box out front." He jumped out while the car was moving and ran out front. So he dressed as DARTH VADER and hid when drey came up and jumped out and drey ran around screaming. There here, there here. So here is a sneak peak at our Halloween costumes. I all ready have them and now you all had better be getting your treats so we can come trick or treating. And yes here is the long awaited picture of the house. Ignore the dirt. I think Jake did awesome...

Six Unspectacular Quirks (tagged)

This is tough I am going to have to narrow it down..
1. I leave for school each morning and will walk back in the house 2or 3 times to make sure I unplugged the flat iron.
2. I hide candy bars all over so that Jake and Dreyton can't find them and eat them.
3. I always leave one side of my sink full of soapy water. My mom and aunt terri taught me that.
4. I leave my clothes on the floor in a pile, but Jake and Porter are not allowed to.
5. After Easter I buy Cadberry Eggs by the bag full half price and eat them into may.
6. If something breaks I can not move on or do anything else until that problem is solved. (thanks MOM) And it usually ruins my day
**The 6 people I tag are Candi, Jami, Tiff, Catie, Vanessa, Marie

I tell ya what...

So we have now started our 2nd week of Kindergarten. Porter has begged to ride the bus and I have said NO. So I gave in and let him ride. We waited out front throwing pine cones and rocks at the passing cars. The bus came and we were so excited let me tell you what. First the bus lady gave us a little talk about how to cross the right way. Then I told her porter would ride the bus home. She said that she only takes them it is another driver that brings them home. So she won't be bringing him home. I said that is fine I put a note in his bag so that the teacher would know. Because she is great and she is always worried about if he is going by bus or if I am coming to get him. So I picked Drey up from school and came home and told drey that I would be on the porch waiting for porter. If the phone rings let me know. So I am outside on the porch waiting for porter doing my BYU home work. When candi drives by and honks and I am thinking wow this bus home sure takes a while. But then drey comes out. Jodi someone I don't know is on your phone. It is the school wondering if we are all right porter is here in the office, It is my friend bobbi and I said that is funny I am here on the porch waiting for him on the bus. So i load up drey and kell and drive like a bat out of he.. he was in the office fine. I was the one with the red tears in my eyes. On the way to the school Drey said. I hope porter is ok and not scared because the bus left him. So porter heard the bus driver say she wouldn't bring him home so he told the aide i was coming. I about died my heart dropped and I did cry. But he was fine and wants to ride again tomorrow.

tagged!!!!!!!!

I GOT TAGGED
ABC........
A- Attached or Single? ATTACHED, BUT SINGLE DURING THE BOW HUNT
B- Best friend? Porter,Keller & Jake
C-Cake or Pie? Costco birthday cakecake
D-Day of Choice? any day kell sleeps past 7:00
E-Essential item?
F-Favorite color? yellow
G-gummy bears or gummy worms? Bears we love bears at our house
H-hometown? p town
I-Indulgences? The Hills , Americas best dance crew (MTV)
J- January or July? January, love winter
K-Kids? 2
L-Life is incomplete without? FAMILY
M-Marriage date? JULY 2000
N-Number of siblings? iT DEPENDS ON THE DAY 1 big brothers, one LITTLE sis,ONE LITTLE BRO, one brother in law, and 5 sisters in laws....
O-Oranges or apples? APPLES they dont make your hands stink when you eat them
P-Phobias or fears? not being around to raise my kids and jake will pick someone who doesn't love them as much as they need
Q-Quotes? "imagine what you could accomplish if you knew you couldn't fail"
R- Reason to smile? Life
S- Season? Spring softball and everything comes back to life
T-tag 8 people- MANDI,brittany,allison,jill,EILLEN,vanessa,ri-bone,sam, ronni, anbre EVERYONE WHO READS MY BLOG TO THIS POINT DO THIS SO WHEN I STALK YOU BACK I CAN SEE YOURS
U-Unknown Fact? I AM ADDICTED TO DREY'S LEGO STAR WARS ON THE WII
V-Very Favorite store? Costco
W- Worst habit? LEAVING MY LAUNDRY IN PILES
X- X-Ray or Ultrasound? x-rays ultrasounds usually mean bed rest and stress for me, AND ANOTHER MONSTER FOR JAMI TO WATCH...
Y- Your favorite food? Chinese
Z- Zodiac? Taurus