Barrett

We got a email from Barrett this week that is way to funny not to post.....He got to cut the cord and everything. The dad freaked out and didn't do a thing.... Good thing he got his eagle scout and had first aid training......LOL

hey whats up daddy o? well did mom tell you how i am doctor johnson now instead of elder Johnson?? yah the baby wanted to come out when I’m teaching about Jesus. freak I’m teaching and she says my water broke and I say you should go to the hospital and the husband says oh I’ll call 911 and leaves but he only speaks Spanish and leaves the mother there and she can’t move and the baby starts coming and she popped out a baby while i was there and i was the only one who spoke English to talk to the ambulance and doctor guy too and I got nasty stuff all over the place. it is nasty. soooo yah awkward. and the baby came out and I had to grab it and it was nasty and bloody… and nasty. but yeah life. anyway. I ruin a white shirt and a tie lol and white shirts are like gold. I don’t want to have kids anymore. So ya experience of the week. We are teaching some people alot just need them to come to church. we have alot of people to teach just we need more. we are having a baptism this Saturday of stephanie. lol. oh freak. well yah. anyway I should probably go. talk to yah later. love yah byeElder johnson

What is new at the Johnson's

Harrison has been very busy and fussy growing two new teeth.
Greyson is up on all fours but doesn't know how to move... Notice the new Halloween pj's that Grandma bought.
Harrison's Halloween pj's. Isn't he just the cutest in orange. Harrison wants to eat "real food" too. He wants more than just bottles.


Brandon and Bree's family picture taken in the fall colors. This was one of Bree's goals to get a picture in the fall. Brooke and I were happy to help her accomplish this.
Brooke has been busy too. Yes, she is 18 weeks pregnant. She has lost 18 pounds but is feeling better now. She is having a pregnancy just like her mother's. Poor child. She is having a boy. Brooke and I have had to adjust to that. She was sure she was having a girl and I wanted a granddaughter because I have so many cute clothes for one. But I am very excited because all the grandbabies will be friends and have lots in common.

As for me, I am working two days a week, playing racquetball three times a week, try to play volleyball once a week and tennis on Saturday. I am starting to have blood pressure problems again. I was in the emergency all day on Tuesday but started taking my old blood pressure reducing pills and they are working better. I am feeling much better. The big news is I am trying to cut down on diet coke. Just one a day. So far so good except for today and I have had 3.

Life is good. I am very thankful this Thanksgiving weekend for health and for families and friends. Have a great Thanksgiving. Love ya all.

Hawaii

This is a picture of our lovely hotel room for the first few days. This is one of the time share rooms that we bought in Mexico but in Mexico it was a beautiful hotel this one not so much. We were not that impressed.

Yes, I went to Macdonalds for breakfast. It was dang good.

The tattoo place that also had massages next door.

Joel and I went to Hawaii. It was great. I finally got to go back. I have wanted to go for a while. I had to make lots of hints. It was our 28th wedding anniversary. I just have always had a great time in Hawaii. So I hoped it would be as wonderful as I wanted it to be.



Difference between me and Joel. Joel packs 4 pair of socks and no swimming suits. I pack 5 swimming suits and no socks. We thought we might have to find the nudist beaches but Joel had actually packed one suit so the beaches were safe.



Joel and I are always trying to get massages everywhere we go. Of course, Joel is cheap. He sees a massage place. It made me a little nervous. It was a tattoo palour on one side and escort service on the other. I refused to go there. I was nervous about getting raided and I thought I would spend more to go to a nicer place. We got two massages and didn't get raided.



Joel wore the same shirt about everyday. He only quit when we ran into a hocker selling excursions two days in a row and the guy talked to us both days. He was wearing his Denver Cowboy shirt. Thank goodness for that man.......



You would think that we never had never been to Hawaii. It took us forever to get anywhere. We were lost everywhere, missed exits, and went way out of way. We got to all these places when we took our kids the last 3 times. Good thing we had the garmin when it wasn't in the truck.



My views on Hawaii. It was getting old and looking old. They had lots of constuction everywhere. It looks like they put off updating for a while. The hotels were looking old. Lots of graffitti. The new look of Lewers Street was awesome. They did a great job. California Pizza Kitchen and PF Changs are there. TARGET is coming.......It really will be paradise then. Traffic was awful. No driving around 4 because it is like 5 miles a hour on the freeway forever. Not fun. Weird streets and weird ways getting on the freeways. Weird.



Laying out on the ocean on a floatie Absolute heaven. We kind of missed not having the kids there. To build sand castles with and swim with. I just wanted the grandbabies there. I do consider them my own special play toys. I can't wait to go with the whole family..... As Brooke says the girls can read and sun on the beach and the boys can snorkel or pass the football or whatever boys do. I did read two books. I have had the book "The Uglies" for a year and haven't read it so I took that. Also read "The Eclipse". Way better than the second one. I have had both those books waiting for about year. Just couldn't get into them yet. Both very good. Can't wait to start "The Pretties".



We ate at Jack in the Box and loved the Teraraki Rice Bowl. I couldn't believe it. Jack in the Box was really popular always a big line.



We had a great time. Now if we can do something about the planes.

I Hate Flying

I hate flying........You have to wait and wait and wait....,.No wonder we miss so many planes because Joel wants to show up 30 minutes before takeoff and walk onto the plane. I have taken it on as my personal mission not to miss another plane. 6 flights and not one missed one yet. I hate the security nonesense. Damn all those Obamaists to hell. I hate the seats and I hate the fact that the airlines even allow the seats to recline. We get into our 12 inches of space and the idiots in front of us recline their seats. I couldn't even cross my legs it was miserable. I thought they were ignorant and they were from Newfoundland...My first experience with a Newfie. Being from the States I had no preconceived opinions of them but NOW I do.....These Newfies then precede to sleep in their nice relaxed place until about 1:am and then they go get their 9 month relative and bring him back to the seat and then precede to goo gaa at him in really loud voices while the rest of us are trying to stay asleep. I was ready to kill them. Yes we did meet up with the Newfies again on the way home I couldn't believe. But they were across the aisle from us this time. But not the last experience with them...... When we went thru security the security guy told me he would let me take my tanning lotion even though it was 4 ounces not the 3.5 allowed so when we got to Vancouver and had to take our luggage thru customs I put the lotion in the checked baggage. I was waiting in line and the line starts to move and Mr. Newfie trys to pass us.....It didn't happen but what a jerk.......It is way more comfortable to drive by car. It is too bad it takes so dang long.

Update, FINALLY!

We have been busy but can't really think what we have been busy doing. We went to Idaho for a week and saw Mother and Dad's new house. Also saw Uncle Bob riding his scooter with his golf clubs.....

I finally got to babysit the boys....and got a picture of Greyson smiling. He is adorable if I do have to say so myself.... Brooke was home in the morning so she helped then and my friend Evelyn came over for a while in the afternoon. We found out they are not liking their stroller all that much... We ended up carrying them and using the stroller for our stuff. We need to do some training. But they are so fun......love em love em....

New pictures of the boys

Here is some new pictures of all the boys...... As you can see Brandon is a little tired and Mick is enjoying his life as a sponsoree.....Everything is really green here.... I think the Johnson house is just perfect for Mick. He can fish and he does to his hearts content. He is always out there....

I AM A GRANDMA TWICE

Finally, a grandma....And if I say so myself they are dang cute. Harrison is still in the hospital. I have a friend that works in the NICU and I keep telling her it is her job to get him home. I told her today if he wasn't out by Monday not to bother coming to racquetball....... Seriously, he is getting better. They took off the oxygen flow and are just blowing air so that is really good. He is getting real food not sugar water. He is much happier and doesn't cringe when someone touches him. I don't think he was a real fan of IV's. Bruises all over the hands. Greyson Gere was born first and then Harrison Dane. I know you are wondering about the middle names. Well, Brandon always wanted to name a kid with the middle name Danger because he thought he would be cool when someone asks you to tell something unique about yourself to say "Danger is my middle name" (Austin Powers) so therefore we have dane and gere. Together it is danger. I tried hard to get him not to do it and save it for a single child but to no avail. And I am pretty intense......But it is growing on me.

Brooke is home. hallelujah. Working at Cardel. So far so good.

Barrett is doing good. He is busy so we don't get alot of info. But I always say a busy missionary is good.

Okay here are the pictures.