Our Adventures

A New Year Has Begun

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The holidays have come and gone and here we are in a new year... 2012. We were blessed to be together, with the whole family, for a week in December. So thankful for every minute we had together. Grace and her family came December 14th and stayed for a week. We always love our time together with her, Paul and our grand babies. Colin and the boys were home from December 16 - January 24th. The time flew by, as usual, and the guys are back on the road and Paul and Grace are back in Havre. School is back in full swing and we are already looking forward to summer break.

When the guys left here, they headed for Alabama. Men's retreat, revivals and singings will keep them busy for the next several months, through AL, VA, NC, GA, FL. We are so grateful that God has provided a way for Sara, Megan, Tommy and I to fly out east and spend a week with the guys. We will fly to Washington DC and meet them there for a day of sight seeing with our good friends, Paul and Cathy Horton, as our guides :o). Colin and I will attend the Couple's Retreat while the kids get to spend time with friends in VA. We are SO looking forward to this little vacation and time spent together. You never really realize how important family is until you are separated.

The next four months the guys will be busy travelling the east and the rest of us will be here in AZ, with Grandma, who is doing pretty good for her age. Speaking of Grandma, she will be celebrating her 95th birthday next month... Stay tuned for pictures of that event.

I will try to update every now and then on the reports of the revivals. But until then, enjoy some random pictures of the past couple of months...

Our little Burrito Boy, Max.

Zoe and Auntie Meg @ Glendale Glitters.

All of our kids and grand babies.

Shuler sisters.

Me and my wonderful husband.

Zoe

The guys...

The gals...

Jacob and Tommy

Jacob and Philip... Sporting the "hairy chin" look.

Colin made them shave before going back

on the road.

Life is good and God is ever faithful to meet our needs. So thankful for good health and a wonderful family. Looking forward to and amazing year in 2012.

Happy Birthday Philip

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On December 30, 1993 at 2:15 a.m.

Philip Charles joined the Shuler family.

Weighing 7lbs. 1 oz and 19 3/4 inches long.

Here he is, one day old, laying in Grandma Bobbie's

doll cradle.

We thought he was going to be a Christmas baby

but he decided to wait a few more days.

I hope you enjoy a few pictures of Philip's

growing up years with a few comments

here and there...

Philip has always loved to eat. Here he is at

a Church picnic in Pocatello, ID where the

people nicknamed him "Boo", because every time

they would show up to Church, he would pop

out and say, "Boo!"

It was not uncommon for Philip to pass out

after lunch... Sometimes he couldn't wait

until lunch was over.

Super Phil in Metropolis, IL.

Philip's first time meeting Bro. Dewayne Smith,

in fact it was a first for us all. Bro. Smith came, we

had an emergency with a Church member, and

we left him with all of the kids. They got to know

each other real well.

The band JFJ (Jump For Jesus)October 2003 Philip joined The Church of God.

Practicing for the recording session

at New Wine Recording Studio

Apple Valley, CA.

Philip doesn't deal with stress too well.CFA Christmas Elves or Nerds, whichever...

All six Shuler kids... Philip is the tall one

in the middle :0)Contacts for the first time...

December 2009.Here is Philip, being frustrated with school, in

the next three pictures...

Bible Training Institute, Cleveland, TN.

These are the kinds of things you do at Bible School...

When Philip was about six years old, he asked

Bro. Kevin Werkheiser if he could marry his daughter.

Here he is with Ashley Werkheiser...

And, no, they are not married, nor are

there any pre-arrangements... Even if they

do make a cute couple.

Ruby Falls...

Look at their excitement as they

see Ruby Falls, 2000 feet below

the surface...

Brothers

Uncle Philip, holding his

first niece, Zoe Isabella.

Loving siblings...

Sporting his new poncho, purchased

from the Soto's store in Hatch, NM.

Preaching during one of the many revivals

this past year.

Senior Pics...

Class of 2012.

And now Philip is a man...

He has signed up for

Secret Services

(code for Selective Service)

In Novemeber, of this year, Philip recieved his

lay minster's license. He has been traveling

with his Dad and brother for the past

seven months, preaching and singing...

We are so proud of the great young man he

has become. It is so hard to believe that 18 years

has already passed.

Happy birthday Philip!

I love you! ~~Mom~~

July 2011

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June 29 - July 3 we were in revival in Kennewick, WA.

We had a wonderful time in their beautiful building

that God has provided for them.

It was great to see Sis. Connie and Sis. Lori.
They helped out with the music, during song service
and altar time.
We had such a great time with Justin and
Celeste Sweeney. They are a great couple...
And their kids are cuties.
We were glad to introduce them to
Panda Express, our favorite!
Duke even enjoyed himself at the Sweeney's.
He found a comfortable place to sleep.

4th of July we headed to Burlington, to spend some

time with family. We had the most fun 4th of July

ever. Since living in the city, and fireworks are illegal, we

haven't even had sparklers for the kids, in 7 years.

Papa Shuler went all out and bought a HUGE box

of fireworks and several bricks of firecrackers.

Unfortunately I don't have pictures to show... If I knew

how to upload videos I could show you some

fun stuff. The guys thought of all kinds of ways to blow

things up with firecrackers. The most successful

was a 2 liter bottle full of firecrackers.

Pretty impressive. After the sun went down,

the fireworks began. The kids had so much fun...

And so did the adults. The whole neighborhood

was involved and there were "booms" and "bangs"

going on all through the night. City kids sure can

be deprived...

July 9 - Allison (niece) married the love

of her life... Michael Anderson. It was a

beautiful wedding and we are so happy

for them. Here are a few characters

that showed up.

Allison and Michael Anderson.

Cousins: Jonah, Philip, Allison,

Jacob and Tommy.

The happy Uncle, Aunt and parents.

The happy bride...

Megan, with a burnt out sparkler. Everyone had

sparklers and blew bubbles when the bride

and groom left... Pretty cool, although I was

a little concerned that some one's hair was

going to get caught on fire...

After the wedding, everyone was exhausted. We

picked up burgers from Jack-in-the-Box and we

came home and relaxed... As you can see.

July 15 - 17

Darrington Bluegrass Festival.

Always an enjoyable weekend.

Here is the Navy Band:

Country Current.

Great group of guys and

amazing musicians.

The Grascals...

Colin was one of the Emcee's for the weekend.

Everyone loved him... How could they not? :0)

Here he is all spiffied up, getting ready to sing.

Megan singing, "Old Blue".

Sara singing, "He Goes to Church on Sundays Now".

Backstage... I guess I got these pictures a little

mixed up... They would have done this BEFORE

going on stage...

Papa and Sara, backstage.

He seems thrilled to have his picture taken

at this time...

Lyndi (niece) with the Navy boys.

They probably thought she was my daughter.

Ed Blanton (cousin) with

Jamie Johnson (Grascals)

The whole crew minus a few, with

the Grascals.

The Grascals, on stage.

July 20 - 23... Revival in Hamilton, WA.

Our services were held at an outdoor

pavilion, in the Hamilton Park.

What a great new experience. Really nice

turn out for a small area. Several people

would stop and listen form across the street.

That was great... I hope the Lord touched

their hearts. It was nice to be with Jacob Doran

and his family.

July 24 it was time to load up and head towards

Salem, OR. We had such a wonderful time with

the family these past couple of weeks, but it was

time to move on...

Here is Ken (brother-in-law) helping Colin

with the memory foam mattress pad.

Once those babies expand, it's hard to get

them tiny again. I think they did a

pretty good job.

It's a good thing they got that mattress topper

small enough to fit between the seats... You can't see it

but that was Jacob's seat all the way home, since we

picked up a hitch-hiker from TN. Andrea flew

in for the Festival and had so much fun

with this crazy Shuler bunch that she decided

to stick with us for a while.

Here is Andrea, in Seattle, at Starbucks. She

had to stop at a Starbucks, IN Seattle to get

an authentic Starbucks mug.

By the way Andrea, YES, I was a little perturbed.

No, I was very perturbed... Here we were pulling

our trailer through the streets... Narrow streets

of downtown Seattle, trying to find the Starbucks

for a coffee mug. I was a nervous wreck!

We survived Seattle and headed down the

road to meet up with Devin and Lyndi at

Multnomah Falls. What a beautiful place.

The many times we have passed these

falls, we haven't taken the time to stop.

Since we were so close, we wanted to take

the kids. The kids all hiked to the very top.

It's a little over a mile hike, strait up to the

top... The falls are a drop of 611 feet.

Then it was time to head on over to Salem.

While in Salem, we were able to visit with

some of Colin's family that we hadn't seen

in over 20 years. Aunt Helen, Uncle Emmett

and Sally. It was so good to see them.

Revival in Salem, OR. July 25 - 29.

Devin and Lyndi stayed the week with us, while

we were in Salem. It was great to be them... We

always have a great time with them.

Since they were there, they had to help

in the services also...

We had to stop and have breakfast with

Uncle Emmett, Aunt Helen and Sally before

heading to our next destination... And we were

happy to see more family show up...

Leroy and Wanda.

July 31 - Aug. 3... Revival in Prineville, OR.

The first day of revival was at this pavilion,

at the Crooked River Park. Sunday morning

we had our service, then we had some amazing

food, prepared by the local church, and then

an afternoon service with visitors from the

community.

We played volleyball with the pastor (Ken Brock)

and his family. We had fun, except it did become

quite competitive and I think we all had to

get saved all over again, after this game... :0)

After volleyball, the kids decided they were too

hot and they jumped into the creek. Here they

are trying to convince Andrea to jump in. Eventually

she made it in.

Megan and Andrea.

All of the wet kids... Except for Morgan Brock...

Notice, she is dry... She's the only one who got

to ride home on the INSIDE of the vehicle,

because she didn't get wet :0)

Everyone else rode in the back of the truck.

The Brock's took us to Goody's.

A yogurt bar... It was SO YUMMY!

You pick your yogurt then go put whatever

toppings you can find on it. It was so good.

Tommy had candy Legos in his yogurt.

Jacob, giving a guitar lesson...

Since Andrea was tagging along, we put her

to work too. She helped with singing and sometimes

played the piano.

This was at Shelly's (cousin) house.

Tommy thought this was a good place to store

his sword that he acquired from the McLeod's.

Pastor Ken Brock and his family.

Aug. 4th (Megan's 14th birthday) we headed home.

We had a fantastic summer in the Northwest.

Met new people... Had wonderful revivals...

Spent time with family...

God is SO good!

June Travels 2011

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June was the beginning of a two month tour through the North West.

Everyone was very excited to get on the road together.

The night before, we needed good rest...

Even Duke.

Our first stop (June 11) was in West Jordan, UT.

We sang and Colin preached for these good

people... And afterward they had cake and

ice cream, for our birthdays... Very nice of them.

They wanted a fun song so the guys sang,

"Man of Constant Sorrow"

It was a big hit.

Yummy lunch at Fazoli's.

We were so glad to see old friends while visiting

this area... Sonny and Alice Blanscet... We spent

a couple of nights with Tolly Blanscet and his beautiful

wife and daughters. I'm still amazed at how Tolly

snagged such a great wife ;-)

After leaving UT, (June 12) we headed toward MT. We originally

were scheduled to be in Nampa, ID... But due to sickness,

that revival was cancelled. We made a quick call

to Bro. Dave Hendricks and he allowed us to drop

in on his congregation, even though he was out

of town. We had a great service Sunday night,

in Columbia Falls, MT. The next night

we crashed Jessie Parks' graduation party.

The guys sang some songs and we enjoyed some

fantastic burgers, cooked on the grill.

Josh Davis helped out as much as he could.

June 14... It was time to jump in the van and head

to Havre, MT. We were pretty anxious to get

up there and see Grace and Zoe... Oh, and Paul :0)

We were able to spend 13 days with our kids and

it was great!

Sara and Megan playing with Zoe...

Now, don't get confused... This is NOT Paul and Grace!

This is Paul and Sara... With Zoe and Paul's dad, Kirby.

June 15... Sara's 16th birthday!

Look at that little angel.

The guys dug a fire pit in Paul and Grace's

backyard. Something we would never be able to do

in the city. It was then time to roast some hot dogs....

... And Smores (Or as Grandma Bunny

would call them... Snorts)

Father's Day (June 19)

OH MY WORD!!! How blessed we are!

What a good looking crew!

Papa Shu feeding Zoe...

Hmmmmm..... Not really sure what

is going on here.

Time for Ninja Battle...

We had such a great time so far... And more to come...

What Happened In The Month Of May?

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To start this story, I'd like to show you a fantastic picture of Megan, Tommy, Sara, Jacob and Philip... Aren't they a good looking group of young people?

We have started a new chapter in our Life Book and it's sure to be an adventure. April 15, 2011 was Colin's last day working for Home Depot. We finally took the step of faith to start evangelising. We have been feeling this work for several years but just never knew when the right time would be to begin. Now is the time. May 5 - 7, 2011 was the first revival, scheduled in Oklahoma City, OK. Colin, Jacob, Philip and Sara set out for OKC on May 2. Megan, Tommy and I stayed home to care for Grandma Bunny.

The day before the revival began the "traveling" family attended the local service in OKC. During this meeting the whole Church gathered and prayed for the family.

Colin, Jacob and Philip took turns preaching and they sang too. They had a wonderful time in the Lord... A great start for this new journey.

There were three saved and one filled with the Holy Ghost. Four were baptised in water.

May 9 - 15, 2011 was in Broken Arrow, OK. I am sorry I do not have pictures of this revival. They are somewhere but I didn't have them :-( Maybe I can locate them and put them up at a later date. God, again, did an amazing work during this revival. Two were saved, one of which was a homeless man that attended. The people in these two churches were such a blessing to me and I was not even there. To hear the reports of how they are actually putting action to their words and doing the Great Commission of going and preaching the gospel to all was SO exciting! I am so encouraged by seeing and hearing of the many miracles He is performing in these areas. One was sanctified and two were filled with the Holy Ghost, one of these received the Holy Ghost during morning devotions at the pastor's home. Very exciting! Six were baptised in water.

After leaving Broken Arrow there was a stop, for lunch, with some great friends in OKC, OK. Some that did not get to attend the revival earlier.

Now it's time to move onto Andrews, TX. Travelling can do some weird things to people...

May 18 - 22, 2011. Andrews, TX. Here is little Jeremiah Kaufman. They all had a blast with this kid.

The new Kaufman baby, Abraham.

In this revival God worked in many hearts and there was one confirmed healing. I am so thankful to know the HEALER!

Here is Bro. Sam and Sis. Tammy K.

May 22, Colin was pretty anxious to get home, so they jumped in the car and drove all night to surprise us the next morning. We were surprised! And very thankful to have them home again.

May 26, 2011 was graduation day. Jacob survived school and graduated. We are very proud of him. We had a ceremony and some yummy food at the Golden Corral.

After graduation we took a few days to regroup and get ready to head out to the North West...

More to come....

Lord, I Want To Be Like The Ant!

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Sometimes, in life, we are required to accomplish certain tasks and we may get tired and wonder why we do the things we do... God has a purpose in our lives and He uses each one of us to take care of certain jobs. 1 Tim. 1:12 says,

"And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;"

I am thankful that I am able to be a minister for Him, in whatever capacity He can use me. But when I may get to wondering why I may be required to accomplish certain tasks I will remember this little story...

Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff. She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens.
'Great', she thought. 'Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of feet from the bottom and hundreds of feet to the top of this cliff, and now my sight is blurry.' She looked and looked, hoping that somehow it had landed on the ledge. But it just wasn't there.

She felt the panic rising in her, so she began praying. She prayed for calm, and she prayed that she might find her contact lens. When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but it was not to be found. Although she was calm now that she was at the top, she was saddened because she could not clearly see across the range of mountains. She thought of the Bible verse 'The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth.'

She thought, 'Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know every stone and leaf, and You know exactly where my contact lens is. Please help me.'

Later, when they had hiked down the trail to the bottom of the cliff they met another party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff. One of them shouted out, 'Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?'

Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across a twig on the face of the rock, carrying it!

The story doesn't end there. Brenda's father is a cartoonist. When she told him the incredible story of the ant, the prayer, and the contact lens, he drew a cartoon of an ant lugging that contact lens...

God is so amazing! He brings simple things into our lives, just when we need them. I love Him!

Wednesday... Here And Gone

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Today was another busy day. I woke up at 5 something but didn't get out of bed until after 6:00. It just doesn't seem right to be up and around at 5am... Although I did hear Grandma shuffling around.

I got up, started the coffee, put a load of laundry in the machine and took Duke out for his morning duties. I sat for awhile, watching the news and drinking my coffee. I woke the kids up at 7am and got them going... While they were eating their breakfast, I cut Grandma's hair... Then Tommy's hair. We did a little school, cleaned and washed and folded three loads of laundry, then I fixed some lunch and we ate... Grandma went to a luncheon at her church.

After lunch I took the kids over to Papa and Grandma's house for the kids to Papa sit, since he is supposed to be taking it easy... A lot of good that did, the kids said he wouldn't let them help him. I came home (Grandma's) with Duke and I worked in a quiet house to organize our finance books. I also cleaned out and organized under the bathroom sink... Oh joy! Finding the school books was the next item of business. I found the boxes and unpacked them so I could pack them again... Doesn't make much sense, I know, but I just through them all in a box to get to Grandma's... Now I have to go through the check list and make sure everything is accounted for so I can mail them back to AZVA at the end of the year (May 20). I unpacked the boxes and started sorting them... About 3pm it was time to start dinner so I didn't run out of time. I cooked Salisbury Steak and put it in the crock pot to keep warm while I ran over to pick up the kids. Picked up the kids, came home and ate supper, while watching the service in OKC (via Skype). We are now officially members of the Church of God in OKC and the boys were set forth as Lay Ministers... Very exciting.

The service ended, we cleaned up the kitchen, watched Wheel of Fortune and then I started to pack Jacob's school supplies, checking them off of the list as I went. One box down... Four to go.

Now I am about to fall over, I am so tired. So for now, I must say goodnight.

Goodnight!

Departure Day

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Colin, Jacob, Philip and Sara left yesterday morning at 6:30 after a sleepless night. Problems with allergies, because of all of the dust that was being kicked up while moving stuff out of the house, and thoughts of the changes going on in our lives, made it difficult to sleep. They left and it was time to get to work, here on the home front. Megan, Tommy and I got dressed and headed to the hospital to be with Bonieta and Marcy, while Paul was in surgery. We are thanking God that He kept His hand on Paul during this procedure. He had to have his bladder scraped due to cancer. Thankful that everything went well.

The kids and I left there at 11:30, when they allowed Paul to go home. We headed to the grocery store and bought Grandma's groceries and picked up some TV dinners for lunch. We then went to the house, ate lunch and started cleaning. We were able to completely empty out and clean the master bath, bedroom and Jacob's room. Three rooms down, six to go... Then garage sale.

Today I have washed three loads of laundry, cut Grandma's hair and Tommy's hair. Beds are made, kitchen is clean, Megan has done a Science lesson already. Now I must do some school with Tommy, clean Grandma's house all before lunch. Grandma has a luncheon today, so when she leaves I will take the kids to lunch and then drop them off at Papa Shuler's house... The kids are Papa sitting today, since he is unable to get up and around for the next week to ten days. They will stay with him and be his gophers... I will come back to Grandma's and start organizing stuff and get rid of some boxes. I will go back and pick the kids up and be back to Grandma's by 5pm so we can Skype with the OKC church and be a part or their service tonight... Tonight is a special night for us. Not only will our memberships be accepted (I hope) there, but they will be setting Jacob and Philip forth as Lay Ministers in the Church of God. Very exciting time. I am truly grateful for the calling on my kid's lives and their willingness to accept. God is good!

Now I must get started on school with Tommy.

Youth Convention 2011

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We had a great time at Youth Convention. Good food, fellowship and worship.

There are many things that go on when we all get together to visit... One being:

Who can jump high enough to touch the ceiling?

This is Jon, showing how it's done.

Bro. Dustin and his companion... I'm sure this was a serious conversation...

The VLB March on Saturday night.

We were happy to have the Hornes surprise us this night...

Just in time to join in the march.

Our Youth.

There is nothing more sweet than to see little children

crying and pouring their hearts out to God.

Isn't this the sweetest thing you have ever seen?

Complete sincerity.

Friends, siblings and cousins all praying for each other.

I love to see this.

What do you get when you have a cluster of kids,

crying and snotin' all over the place???

A pile of tissues!

And more tissues....

And ever more tissues...

Then we have Sam, who says,

"They're going to make a pool up there".

Now some pictures of our fellowship with friends.

Philip with Bro. Clarkson.

Sara and Bro. Hays.

A random group of good looking young people :0)

Sara and Bro. Clarkson.

Colin and I with our good friends, Keven and Michele.

It is hard to get the guys to behave

when they are together.

These guys are crazy!

I think this is the "K-Dog" sign.

Finally... Calm just for a few seconds.

It didn't last for long.

We laughed until we cried, just trying to

get a normal picture.

Ok... So, do they look related?

Sara and her Lewis parents.

Can you feel the love???

Philip and the Lewis'... Look at Keven,

he just can't keep his eyes off of Colin :-D

We had a fantastic weekend. Good preaching, singing and altar

time... Good food (as always) and good fellowship with

all of our friends and family.

December 30, 2010

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As I have said, many times before, my kids grow up way too fast.

Philip turned 17 on the 30th. Here he is with his

Triple Chocolate cake... We ate it with vanilla bean

ice cream and hot fudge.

Here he is with Sara... Our two middle children.

10 + years ago they would have killed each other if

they had to stand that close.

We picked up Chipotle burritos for supper.

Here he is, modeling his new leather jacket...

He's a mighty handsome fella...

It's hard to believe Philip is now 17. They really do grow up fast.

He has grown into a fine young man. He didn't get his birthday

wish... He wanted to be 6' by his birthday... I hope he had a

good day anyway... There is always next year.

Sad Day For Mom

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It may seem crazy to some military families but...

It is a very emotional day to a (non-military)

Mom when her son

is old enough to sign up for Selective Services...

I think he needed to keep his head warm

while signing up...
Why do they have to grow up so fast?

What's So Special About October 27th?

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On Tuesday, October 27, 1992...

"End Of The Road" by Boyz II Men was the #1 song on the charts.

Georges Charpak won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire

proportional chamber...

Average price of a dozen eggs were $0.93...

And the Oscar of the best picture was "Unforgiven"

Directed by Clint Eastwood....

BUT...

What was the biggest event of that day was....

At 7:08pm

Jacob entered the Shuler family.

Weighing in at 7lbs, 15oz and 20" long.

Here is a look back to the past 18 years...

This was the day he was dedicated

back to the Lord... We are so thankful

God blessed us with another healthy child...

Here Jacob and Grace are with Dr. Carlson...

The BEST OBGYN in the world.

Pop Feltar (Great-Great Grandpa)

and Jacob at 6 months old.

1st Birthday

Sporting his new scar, from being hit

by the swing, from his older sister...

There is still an argument, to this day

about who's fault it was...

6th birthday

This one is a little out of order...

This one is WAY out of order...

Music has been his passion from

the very beginning...

Him and Philip have always had some amazing

dance moves...

Teaching his little brother a few things...

Joining the Church at age 11...

I'm pretty sure they are NOT practicing

any Bluegrass songs right here...

Can you feel the love?

Waiting at the Dentist's Office....

Doing what he enjoys most...

Being himself....

With Rhonda Vincent...

Trying to remember the next line in the song...

At the Darrington Bluegrass Festival, July, 2010.

With his new Ukulele

Here he is... The happy new Uncle with beautiful Zoe.

The years have flown by since 1992 and Jacob has

grown into a very nice, respectful, loving, God-fearing

young man. We are very blessed to have him in the Shuler

clan... He is our oldest boy... He is his Mom's body guard...

He is a great musician... He is caring... He has patience with

his siblings, parents and Great Grandma... He is a comedian...

Most of all... He has Jesus living in his heart

and desires to please Him....

He is a young Minister in The Church of God

and he is doing very well.

We have had a lot of fun over the past 18 years...

And there are more fun times ahead!

Jacob... I hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Even if you do have tests today, in school...

Love you!

"Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord" Ps. 127:3

How Are The Shuler Kids?

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What do you get when you have five kids and a mom (who is NOT middle-aged... Since she plans on living until she is 100, she cannot be middle-aged yet) who is struggling to learn a new school system? A deadly combination!!!

The kids have been accepted into the Arizona Virtual Academy this year and so we are having to learn a whole new system... This has not been an easy beginning. As you will see by the following pictures, it's been a very stressful couple of weeks!

Ok... Maybe it wasn't as bad as it is made out to look like in these pictures... But believe me... It felt like it! We have survived so far... BARELY!

The kids and I staged this massacre for their dad, when he got home from work.

It was some great comic relief for a very stressful day.

When we finally get this system learned it will be GREAT! I hope...

Random Pictures Of Montana Trip...

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Zoe's first Doc visit...

Paul handed out pink, bubble gum cigars...

Tommy tried his out right away...
Baby Huey... I mean Baby Paul...

Baby in deep thought...

Baby Paul and Baby Jake...

Philip, Jacob, Sara and Zoe at Rod's Drive Inn

At Taco Time in Missoula, MT

At Arctic Circle, Havre, MT

We went to the fair to walk and we saw

some fun displays...

I'm sure Grace is glad to not have to have

ridden in this, while pregnant...

Fun times!

Our Trip Home

2010-08-24T09:10:00.000-07:00

Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, was our departure day... It was a VERY sad day for us. How could a little tiny human being steal your heart in just a few days. Who ever said, "Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow"? There is nothing sweet about it!!! We were heart broken.

We all piled into the van and pulled away as we watched Paul and Grace and that beautiful little baby left there, on the porch... It was a painful sight. We drove away with tears running down our faces and talking about what a wonder miracle had been added to our family. I think Papa Colin took it the hardest... Zoe has her Papa wrapped around her little finger already... He's such a softy.

We stopped for the night, in Idaho Falls, ID. We were debating whether or not to stop, or go on to Pocatello but while driving we saw a billboard for a motel just ahead that we thought was too good to pass up. We stopped and checked in and took grandma to get a bite to eat and the kids checked out some of the motel. Later we ordered pizza for them.

Some time in the night, Grandma had a real bad pain in her back. Sara was quite concerned but Grandma said she was fine. The next morning she was in terrible pain up into her chest. Grandma doesn't usually complain about pain, so when she was searching for pain medication I became a little concerned. Colin and the kids got the van packed while Grandma rested. Finally we were on our way. 30 minutes down the road I turned to look at Grandma, to ask how she was doing... I didn't have to ask... She looked awful, her face was pale and her eyes were red. Colin and I decided to find the nearest Hospital. 50 miles south of Idaho Falls is Pocatello, mine and Sara's birth place. We looked for the hospital signs and ended up at the Portneuf Medical Center. When we got there, Grandma was in so much pain she couldn't move. There was an emt walking through the parking lot and I ran and grabbed her and told her the situation... She ran in and got a wheelchair and Colin picked up Grandma, out of the van, and put her in the chair and they wheeled her straight into the ER. After some time in the ER, the doctor showed Colin and I her x rays... He was concerned about her back--that one of her discs was degenerated and might be pinching nerves. That was the last we heard of that, because after they transferred her to another floor all the doctors up there wanted to do was look for heart problems. They admitted her, and Colin, the kids and I got a room at the Holiday Inn Express... CJ gave us a fantastic deal after he heard our story... We were tired and I was a little emotional and just needed some rest... He didn't even charge us a pet fee for Duke... What a guy! Thanks CJ.

The next morning Grandma decided she did not want to stay in that hospital another day... She wanted to get home to her own doctors and her own hospital... Portneuf wouldn't even serve her coffee for breakfast! It was up to Colin and I to get her out of there and get her home. The staff talked to us and tried to make us stay (That's their job)... One nurse even gave Grandma the 3rd degree, when we were not around, telling her what an awful choice she was making, leaving, against doctor's orders. She had her mind made up though and that was that! They had her sign all the papers, to release her against medical advice, but they insisted she be on oxygen. They dragged their feet all day "trying" to arrange for oxygen (maybe hoping we would change our mind). Grandma was very impatient and wanting to leave... Finally around 4:30pm I talked to the case worker that was trying to arrange for the portable oxygen. I asked him, "What time does your oxygen supplier's store close?" He said, "5:00pm". I said, "I'm telling you, right now... This woman is leaving this hospital at 5:00pm with or without oxygen!" What do you know? The oxygen man met us in the hospital parking lot and we were on our way... Yes, we were on our way, but without any pain meds for the trip. They refused to give us anything but two Tylenol, because we left against their orders. I felt awful for her... We sent out messages to friends and family to please pray... God really helped Grandma the next two days. It was a miracle. She was uncomfortable but she was not in the excruciating pain she had been in.

We stayed in Lehi, Utah Monday night (Aug. 9). The next morning Grandma couldn't get out of bed. Sara called me and I went right across the hall to their room and lifted her out of bed... We all got dressed and packed up and loaded into the van for the rest of the trip home. After getting up and around Grandma was doing ok... God was helping again... Later on, when we stopped to eat lunch, at Wendy's, we had a discussion... It was a little heated :-) Grandma insisted that she wanted to go home. She did not want to go to the hospital. She wanted her own house and her own bed. Being just as stubborn as she is, I insisted that she go to the hospital as soon as we got home... We argued, while the rest of the family stared in silence. Grandma then informed me that while she was in her right mind, she could make her own decisions... She was right, and there was no more to be said.

We stopped in Flagstaff around 5:00pm to have supper, at the Sizzler, then on to home. We arrived at Grandma's at 8:45 pm Tuesday (Aug. 10). We were unloading her stuff and getting her settled in when she started to sit down on her bed and she cried out in pain and said maybe she should go to the hospital. Colin took the kids on home and had them unpack the van. I stayed with Grandma, to help her get her stuff together that she wanted to take with her. While we were doing this, the oddest thing happened... Her Lifeline beeped and said it was time to check in, it told us to push the button, so we did... The operator asked if we had an emergency and I said, "As a matter of fact, we do"... I told her what was going on and they sent an ambulance right away. I locked up the house and drove her van to the hospital, where Colin met up with us.

They did all of their own tests and x rays and found a compression fracture in her back... They admitted her and began the process of getting it operated on. Who knows how long it would have been in the other hospital for them to give up on the heart issue and deal with the REAL problem. The operation was scheduled for Friday, Aug. 13. The day of the operation she had an allergic reaction to something and her tongue swelled up and the swelling started down her throat... The operation was postponed to get the swelling under control. By Saturday she was doing better after being on the allergy meds that made her a little loopy... We (Colin, his folks and I) had some laughs, at her expense, and we shared them with her when she was back to normal. She went through surgery on Saturday afternoon and it was a success. Sunday morning she had another reaction and her face swelled up this time... Again it was all taken care of with the same allergy meds...

Tuesday (Aug. 17) we finally brought her to her home. She was very glad to sleep in her own bed. The girls and I stayed with her the first two nights and the boys came and stayed during the day. As of right now, she is getting stronger everyday with the help of the kids taking care of her. I have made the statement, "I have the best kids on the planet"... I mean it with all of my heart. I know that parents should always feel that way about their kids, BUT I really do! How many teenagers would voluntarily give up teenage lives to become a caregiver for their great grandma and not complain, but love the chance to be with her??? I am truly grateful for the wonderful kids God has placed in our lives. And appreciate the ministry they are fulfilling at this very moment... God is preparing them for His work that they will embark on very soon.

The kids continue to take shifts at Grandma's house... The girls and sometimes Tommy, stay at night and get up and make sure she gets her breakfast and does her exercises and then the boys stay the day with her and fix her lunch and take care of whatever else she may need during the day. I go over in the evenings and take her some dinner and drop off the girls.

So, here we are... Up to date. What a summer it has been. We have many memories of the summer of 2010. God is good to us. We are so thankful for the time we have had to spend with family and friends... Now we are back home, trying to get back into the swing of things... It's just a different swing now...

Day 12 - 31 July 19 - Aug. 7, 2010

2010-08-20T06:14:00.000-07:00

We left the McLeod home, in Burlington, Washington and headed toward MT... We were anxious to get there to see Paul, Grace and baby Zoe... And were hoping to get there before she was born. We stopped in Ellensburg for fuel and snacks....
Before reaching Ellensburg we had to go over Snoqualmie Pass... "My favorite Pass in the whole world!" Those who know my history involving this pass know that is far from a true statement. Imagine this road covered in snow, a 7 year old girl screaming in terror because we might slide under the semi truck in front of us and die, then two older sisters trying to calm her down. Imagine those two oldest sisters maybe throwing her on the floor and holding her there so she couldn't see... Maybe slapping her around and saying, "Shut up!!!"... Maybe something like that...

I had forgotten how breathtaking the Northwest is... I'm glad I was able to cross this pass again and take in the beauty of this place. I now have much fonder memories... It is gorgeous.

These pictures cannot even do justice to the beauty...

Stopping, just over the border, at a rest area..

My home state.

Some were glad to get out of the van...

Even for just a few minutes.

Duke enjoyed the rest stop as well.

Grandma wanted to check out the "resting" rocks too...

The Shuler Gang... And Grandma.

We traveled all day and into the night, determined to make it to Havre, Montana in one day. We arrived around 1 am and Paul and Grace were waiting up for us. We were so glad to be there and we were sooo glad that baby Zoe had not been born yet. Grace had been on bed rest for three weeks, to keep her from going into labor. Now that we were there, she was ready to get the show on the road... But not then, we needed sleep. We stayed up and talked for a couple hours then headed to bed.

We visited, shopped, walked, cleaned and played for the next 5 days and no baby. Saturday, July 24th came and Grace went in... Her water was broke at 2:20pm. The whole family eventually made their way to the hospital... There were 13 altogether. Grandma stayed at Grace's house, she wasn't interested in the action before the birth... She'd just wait until the baby was here and join in.

The hospital waiting room became the "game" room.

Although Tommy told me it felt like a prison,

since he could not leave.

Internet time... You do what you have to

when Internet is not available, away from home.

Jacob, being his normal self... Goofy!

The "labor" walk...

With the grandparents...

The anxious Aunts...

I had a picture of Grace in labor, but I thought she might shoot me if I posted it... She did real well. She was a trooper... Of course she has the "Wilda" glare down to a tee when she's in extreme pain I would be dead, if looks could kill, and so would a few others, Paul included. She did hit Paul once... She raised her voice at me telling me she WAS NOT tense, when in fact she was :-) but she was polite at the same time as she was snapping at us, she would say, "please" and "thank you". The nurses were in awe... They could not believe a young lady, in this day and age, would have a baby, completely natural. Grace refused all pain killers and she was amazing. She is WOMAN, hear her ROAR!!! Finally at 2:29am, Sunday morning, Zoe entered this world... A perfect little baby girl. 7lbs 1 oz and 19 1/2" of God's amazing little bundle given to Paul and Grace. She is so perfect and so gorgeous... She looks just like her mommy.

The proud daddy.

There is nothing in this world that can match

the feeling of holding your new little baby...

How can I be a Grandma? How did this happen? Life

goes by so fast... It doesn't seem like it was that long

ago that I was holding Grace... Now she has a baby

of her own. I'm gonna love being a Grandma.

A VERY proud Grandpa. Zoe had him wrapped

around her little finger the moment she arrived.

Uncle Jake...

Uncle Philip...

Aunt Sara...

Aunt Megan...

Uncle Tom...

We left the hospital around 3 - 4am and headed back to the house to get some sleep and let Grandma Bunny know that the baby had arrived with no complications. We slept a few hours and headed back to the hospital, with Grandma, so she could meet the new baby.

Grace looked great... She was ready to go home.

Grandma Bunny and Zoe...

This was taken about 8 hours after being born.

Her first outfit, to be worn. Isn't she a doll?

The nurses and doctor could not believe that Grace was ready to go home so soon. They wanted her to stay another night. The doctor asked her why she wanted to go home so soon... Grace told him she wanted to sleep in her own bed and that she had family from out of town... He thought that was a good enough reason. The nurse, on the other hand, did not think it was a good idea... She was concerned about ALL of those people in Grace's home. Little did she realize that we have had some experience in taking care of newborns and taking care of the mommy too. When she came home Zoe was held by everyone, nonstop. We couldn't get enough of her.

While in Havre, we were able to attend Church services with

Paul and Grace. This night was a Singspiration... Colin,

Jacob and Philip helped Paul out with musical accompaniment.

We had to have some pizza... Pizza Pro has the

best pizza in town... And you can play pool too.

I was trying to show them how it's done...

But I stink!

Meet Zoe Isabella...

Zoe and Mommy

Zoe's baby shower...

Four generations in this picture...

Grace was hoping Grandma Bobbie

would be able to come too, but they had other

travel plans....

The silly girls....

I have to tell you a little story, going along with the previous picture. The girls had been dancing around in the living room... Then Tiny Tom (Mandie's son) decided to dance along. He was dancing and having a good time. Some pencil drawings on the wall were noticed and Mandie knew who the artist was, so she grabbed Tiny Tom to show him that was wrong... As she picked him up, he never missed a beat... He was still flailing his arms and legs and saying, "I'm dancing , Mom"... It was so funny, seeing him dancing while she was being carried off to... Well... You know...

Nap time with Aunt Sara...

Colin trying out the Rip Stick...

Zoe, on dedication day... Aug. 1, 2010

We are so blessed to have Zoe in the Alexander/Shuler

family... It is now time to dedicate her to the Lord...

Parents and Grand Parents

The whole family...

Grandma Shu and Zoe... She was sun bathing...

Megan was able to celebrate her 13th birthday in MT.

Aug. 4th... We went to the lake and had a pic nic

and some did a little fishing...

Megan fishing, with Jim Alexander looking on...

Then we went back to Kirby and Nancy's for

cake and ice cream...

And gifts...

Getting ready for her first bath... Poor baby...

No privacy in this family...

I won't post pictures of the bath...

Duke decided that the bottom of the coffee

table was a great place to rest.

Watching something scary...

Finally the time came, that were all dreading...

The day we had to leave. Everyone had to say

goodbye to this little one that had stolen

all of our hearts...

Parting is such sweet sorrow... Bologna!!!

There is nothing sweet about it!!!

Papa took it real hard...

Grandma Bunny had to have her turn...

We hated to leave Paul and Grace and this tiny little human that we all fell deeply in love with. we all cried... The van was quiet for a while except for the sniffles that could be heard. Then we bagen to look to the future of the next time we will get to see tham all again.

And now begins the journey back to AZ... And it was a doozy... Stay tuned...

NW Tour/Vacation/Bluegrass Festival July 8 - 18, 2010

2010-08-19T13:07:00.000-07:00

We were fortunate to be able to take a short tour up through the NW... Singing and visiting with family and friends. We had a GREAT time and a crazy time. I have tried to document what I could remember... Up to the day we headed to MT... That will be another post.

Day One - July 8, 2010
We left town late in the afternoon, around 5pm. We met Paul and Bonieta at the QT gas station to fill up and get some drinks… And off we went. We were chugging right along… Our goal was to make it through LA so we didn’t have to deal with the morning traffic. That did not happen. Somewhere in CA the motor home, that Paul and Bonieta were driving, just decided to die. Paul coasted to the side of the road and he and Colin got out, to try to figure out was going on. They came up with different reasons of why it would have lost power. After several minutes, Paul tried to start the Mo and it started, so we were on our way again. That ended up happening several more times as we tried to get down the road. After one of our stops, someone realized that the freezer was not working, so everyone started consuming as many fudge bars and ice cream bars as they could, before they all melted. Our chances of making it through LA this night were looking pretty dim. As we were arriving close to the Chiriaco Summit I was beginning to feel some anxiety about my kids riding in the motor home while going down the other side of this mountain… I was concerned that if the Mo lost power, they would have no brakes and my kids were in there. The Mo lost power again before we reached the summit. I sent Jacob up to the Mo to get the kids to come get in the van with us. As he was walking to the Mo, he heard some noises in the bush, but couldn’t see anything in the dark. He opened the door to the Mo and started herding the kids out… Tommy was first. As he was standing there waiting for the rest of the kids, Tommy starts yelling, “SNAKE! SNAKE!” Jacob looks and there was a rattle snake slithering into the bush. He grabs Tommy and they jump back into the Mo… So, they end up riding in the Mo down the other side of the mountain… I prayed the whole way. Thank you Jesus, for your protection! We finally were able to make it to Indio, CA where we left Paul and Bonieta at a Truck Stop and we went and found a Motel. And this was the first day of our great adventure to the North West.

Day Two - July 9, 2010
After waiting for what seemed like hours and hours, a mechanic finally showed up to take a look at the Mo. One of the things Colin thought was wrong with it was the fuel pump… But what does he know, he’s not a mechanic. These two slimy guys show up and start looking at the Mo and long story, short they say we need to get it to their shop. We got it over there and Colin and I took Paul to go pick up a rental car while Bonieta and some of the kids started packing up their stuff they needed to take along. There was no way the Mo would be fixed in time, to take it the rest of the way. When we got back, with the car, we started throwing their stuff in the car and packing as much stuff form their fridge into our cooler. They were packed to the ceiling and so were we. We drove about 30 minutes down the road and stopped to get a bite to eat. After ordering and going to pay I realized that I had not received my credit card nor my driver’s license back from the motel. Panic set in… That was Grandma’s card… She was going to REALLY panic. She never lets her card out of her sight and now I had left it with strangers at the motel. I began making the phone calls to locate it and make arrangements for them to FedEx it to Lori’s house. What a nightmare. Since we didn’t want to deal with LA traffic, Paul knew of a way around LA. While on this little detour we missed our exit. There were no more exits to turn around so we went WAY out of the way… Adding more time and mileage to our trip. I didn’t even want to look at a map to see how far we had gone. We ended up staying the night in Santa Nella, CA. We rented three rooms… Jacob and Philip got a room to their self, Sara and Megan stayed with Grandma and Tommy stayed with us, and Duke.

Day Three - July 10, 2010
When we got up Saturday morning, Colin went to wake up his folks, since for some reason their phone in the room was not working (They asked Colin, before they went to bed, to wake them up in the morning) Anyway, when Colin came back from waking them up he told me that they said they were going to go on because they could travel faster without us and they wanted to make it to the Oyster Fry at Bonieta’s cousin's house. We had left early enough to get them to their Oyster Fry and us to Lyndi and Devin’s house with plenty of time to visit. But it just didn't work out the way we had planned. We made it to Springfield, OR in time to have dinner with Lyndi and Devin and Devin’s mom. We went to the Sizzler and enjoyed some good food and fellowship. The kids went home with Devin and Lyndi. Colin, Grandma and I went to get a room at Motel 6. Lyndi and Devin have a cat, so we couldn’t stay with them. When we had packed, we had “Motel” suitcases and the rest of our stuff was in bigger bags in the trailer. I had told the kids that we wouldn’t get our big bags out until we unpacked the sound equipment at our first singing in Centralia. When we got to our room, after dinner, and the kids had gone on to the Cabales home, Grandma says she needs her big bag. I told her that we would unpack it tomorrow when we got to Centralia. She insisted that she needed that bag because it had her Sunday clothes in it. She asked me if I was going to dress in my Sunday clothes in the morning and I said “No, I was going to change when I got there”… She continued to insist that we get her bag. Colin had to unpack most of the trailer, including the stand up bass that was right on top, to find her bag. After getting it out for her and repacking the trailer, we were on our way into the motel and she says, “I guess I could have waited until tomorrow”.

I know I did not pray for patience but this was the trip of all trips to begin that journey. :-0 It was FUN!

Day Four - July 11, 2010
We got up early Sunday morning and went to the Cabales home. We ate some donuts for breakfast and loaded up the family. Devin and Lyndi decided to tag along and we were very happy they did. While driving through Portland, Jacob decided he needed to buy some guitar strings, so the Cabales van load (which included Devin, Lyndi, Jacob, Philip and Sara) went to Old Time Music in Portland and we drove on to Centralia. When we were almost to Don Keene’s house (Bonieta’s cousin) Colin talked to his dad and he said come straight to the house lunch is ready for you… We were starving. When we got there… Where’s the food? They were jamming in the backyard with old friends and there was no food waiting for us... So we left and went to Bugerville USA with Colin’s sister, Patti and the Cabales van load met up with us there. After eating we headed back to Don’s house. Paul was ready to go to the church and get set up for our singing scheduled or that night… We got to the church and started unloading and setting up the sound system. While setting up we got a call, telling us that Marcia Brooks was appointed to be our new pastor. Boy, were we shocked! We had no idea. This will be something new for us. After we were all set up and did a sound check we went back to our motel room, that we had rented, and changed our clothes... Then back to the Centralia Christian Church for our singing. We had a great night... Great crowd and saw some old friends.

We were able to talk Devin and Lyndi into staying the night and we were glad to be able to spend some more time with them. Jacob and Philip stayed in their room and there were some crazy things that went on, as they usually do when the Shuler's and the Cabales' get together.

And now I will share some pictures with you...

After we left Centralia, we headed towards Burlington

to the McLeod house... We would spend the next three

days with them. We HAD to stop in Mt. Vernon...

Our first Taco Time stop of the trip.

YUM!

At our singing, in Centralia, we had these two handsome men

come to see us. Rick and Lee Bear have known the

Shuler's and Wilda's for years. I had a crush on them

when I was about 7.

At the McLeod's house we had a great time,

as usual... You can't help but have fun

when you get this Shuler bunch together.

Lots of music...

Ton's of food... Ken is a great cook and keeps us fed.

This night we were blessed to have the Doran family

join us. You can see Bro. Jacob D. back there

standing by Colin.

During the day, lots of Wii golf...
At night... Karaoke

Here is Grandma Bunny... The NON-animal lover.

A bunch of Shuler's in Darrington...

This was the drive from Burlington to Darrington...

You can't get much prettier scenery anywhere out side

of the North West... It always takes my breath away.

Skagit River

We were scheduled to sing at the Darrington Church of God of Prophecy

Sunday night after the Festival... Tommy was sick... He didn't get to sing.

Day 9 - 11 July 16 - 18, 2010

The next three days were spent at the Darrington Bluegrass Festival. We sang Friday morning and Saturday morning. What a blast!!! We had a great time and met new people and saw old friends.

Here is Sara with "Rhonda Vincent and the Rage".

Rhonda performing...

Here is the Navy Band... "Country Current".

Check out their schedule... If they are in your

town... Go see them!

This was a GREAT surprise! After walking off stage

and heading to the booth to sell a Cd to a new fan,

I run into this guy... Jim Fenwick.

I was so shocked and happy to see him...

His family and my family have known each other forever.

We grew up together... Hadn't seen him in 20+ years.

This is our new fan, from China. I don't remember

his name, even if I did, I probably wouldn't be able to

spell it. He met us after we sang and wanted to take

our picture. He was visiting from China with a group of

young people. He said when we sang, he felt something

move him... He invited us to come introduce Bluegrass

to China :-)

Here we are... Singing our little hearts out...

The guys singing, "More Pretty Girls than One".

Now who is this handsome Cowboy???

Mmmm, Mmmm. Mmmm!

Singing, "Softly and Tenderly"

If you want to see a plethora of photos, go see the band Face Book page... There's a bunch of them.

After the Festival and the singing Sunday night we headed back to the McLeod's to spend the night... We headed to Havre, MT to next morning...

Stay tuned for the on going journey...

Villa de Las Madrinas

2010-05-17T06:32:00.000-07:00

We were invited to sing at the Villa de Las Madrina's

Sunday Social, in Scottsdale. This was their last big

get-together before the residents have to move out.

Because of the lack of funds they are having to

stop this program. These people are so sweet and

we enjoyed spending Sunday afternoon with them.

Here are some of the people that attended.

They would wander in and out as the program

was going on. Two other bands performed

before us.

The kids were a big hit, as always. Here they are

singing "Praise the Lord, I'm a Christian"

with the Hawaiian flare... Look close and

you'll notice Jacob playing his new ukulele.

Tommy singing "Fat Gal of Mine".

This was a BIG hit.
Here is Colin with one of the residents. This
gentleman really enjoyed the music. He was
so cute. He kept smiling and waving at us. He also
gave Megan a kiss on the cheek.
We had a fantastic time at the Villa. We were glad to
have Daniel Doerfler and Shane Stevenson
tag along with us too. It was a great day.

Picnic At Lakeview Park, Sun City, AZ

2010-05-14T08:52:00.000-07:00

Grandma Bunny thought it would be a good idea

to go to the park, for a picnic... My mom and sister

are in town and she thought we could go to the

park since it is so nice outside... Plus the kids

wouldn't have to sit still in a restaurant.

Here is Aunt Jacki, Sara, Megan and Tommy.

Here is Sara, Tommy and Megan at the

top of the hill, looking down at us. It

really is a beautiful park.

But FYI... Don't go if you have kids...

Long story, short... I don't think they like kids.

This is a black swan across the lake.

Some of the critters at the park were...
A turtle...

...Ducks

... And several lizards.

Here's the family...

Grandma Bunny, Sara, Tommy,

Grandma Bobbie, Megan and Aunt Jacki.

We had a really nice day... For the most part.

We had a little squabble with the park lady...

But that's a whole long story.... That's why I

suggest to not go to this park if you have

young children...

Otherwise... It was a nice day.

Lake Havasu Bluegrass Festival 2010

2010-02-16T10:19:00.000-08:00

We had a fantastic weekend at Havasu Landing

Bluegrass Festival... Even if half of the family

was under the weather...

This is a shot of Lake Havasu... When on

stage this is what you look out and see...

Here is a night shot...

Our first night was a cold one... The mobile home
we stayed in had a little trouble with the furnace...
It didn't work :-/ We woke up Friday morning
and it was 56 degrees... Us poor AZ people were
freezing... Here is Colin...
...And Tommy... Bundled up, in the living room,
trying to get warm before heading out for
the big day of music and fun.

Megan and Sara didn't even want to
get out of bed...

Neither did Philip...

Jacob stayed in the motor home with Grandma

and Papa so he was nice and toasty.

Here is practice time in the Mo...

Going over the set list...

Tommy going over his song... He wasn't feeling

good so his memory stunk! He couldn't remember

all of the words so we had to save that song

for a later date... It was fun hearing him

practice... He's a big ham!

Here is Waldo and Jacob... 3rd Generation

invited him to play a few songs with them.

Mark and Jacob.

Megan and Sara playing cards and marbles

with some of the folks in the hospitality tent.

You can see some others jamming in the background.

They will play music and games way into the night.

High Plains Traditions...From Colorado.

Gerri and Doug Elrick, from High Plains Traditions.

I had to take a picture with him and post it because

he reminded me of Darryl Clark.

Here is Sara and Dale Ann Bradley and "Flat" Shipley.

Chris Harris is hiding in the background.

Dale Ann is the three time IBMA female vocalist

of the year. She is a sweetie.

Dale Ann performing with her band...

Mark Phillips (Band leader from 3rd Generation) and Sara.

Again... Dale Ann Bradley and her band...And

Sara and "Flat" Shipley.

Chris Harris (Mandolin player for Dale Ann) and Sara.

Getting ready for our last set on Sunday...

Like father... Like son.

Gerri on Sunday morning...

Philip... Trying to get his contacts on and

looking at mom thinking... "Why are you

taking my picture... I'm a little busy"

Sara Beth looking beautiful as usual...

Devious Megan... Hoarding the box of Ritz crackers...

Megan again... I'm not sure what she's up too...

Tommy... Looking very suspicious...

The Love Birds on Valentine's Day.

On stage with "Flat" Shipley...

Ok...You're probably wondering..."Who is "Flat" Shipley"?

Dr. Shipley is Sara's Orthodontist and he is having

a contest. Sara has to take a paper cut-out of

Dr. Shipley everywhere she goes, until the end

of August. She has to keep pictures and a journal

of all of his travels and turn in the journal at the

end of August. Whoever has the best journal

wins a laptop computer... So... That is "Flat" Shipley

in Sara's hand. He has a cowboy hat on and he's

holding a Banjo.

And here you have it....

The Shuler Family Band!

Family, Singing & Glendale Glitters

2010-01-17T11:39:00.000-08:00

Game night with Grandma and Papa...

Time for goofy smiles...

I think Papa has everyone beat...

Colin and Sara giving it their best shot.

Family dinner at Country Buffet.
This is Kyleigh... She is my second cousin's
grand baby. She is SOOOO cute!

From the back left Dick and Sydney Bartlet...
Then Aunt Ruby (Grandma Bunny's sister) then
Steven Boyd... Far back right is Judy, Grandma Bunny,
& Uncle Harry.

At this table we have, at the far left, Philip...
Actually we have Jacob sneaking into the back...
Then there is Jennifer Boyd and Jeremy Boyd
(brother and sister) across from Jeremy is
his wife Jennifer behind her are Karen and
Mike Boyd.

Now on to the singing... AZ Community Church
in Tempe, AZ. This was a great night.

Philip and Jacob stealing the show...

Here's Papa... And he's... Well...

Just being Papa...

The guys singing

"Tumble Weed"

Here we are in front of the first hot air

balloon we saw when we got to Glendale Glitters.

Then we came across this juggler.

He was great!

Here he was juggling a sickle, sword & a pick.

The kids in front of the park, which

was lit in thousands of lights.

Me joining in...

Here is a Bluegrass Band that was one of the

many performers that were out that night.

They are called "Muskellunge" from

Flagstaff, AZ.

Here is a little puppy we saw out at the park.

He was six weeks old.

Jacob and his new glasses.

Jacob and Tommy and their new teeth.

Sara and Megan with their new hearts :-)

I forgot to get a picture of Philip and what he bought.

All the kids got something glowing and then Philip

bought food. Too bad I didn't get a picture of him

eating his Island noodles.

Fun night... But cold. It must

have been 50 something... ;-)

You gotta love living in Arizona

this time of year.

Fiesta Bowl 2010

2010-01-05T08:49:00.000-08:00

What a game! Way to go BSU!!!

Final score 17 - 10. Boise beats TCU...

But they had to work hard for it.

Fun game.

Sweet 16

2009-12-31T16:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was the BIG day for Philip. 16th birthday!

He wanted a big steak so we took him to Chili's...

YUM! They gave him this chocolate milkshake.

We even had Blind Pew (Daniel) join us for dinner.
Later we went home for games and strawberry cheesecake.
Here is a couple that stopped by... Patrick, Tiffany and
baby Rylan.

16 candles... blown out in one breath, and no
spitting.

What a guy...

Then a game of spoons. Sammy joined us (the neighbor girl)

Philip won...Isn't that nice?

Now there is one good looking 16 year old.

It's hard to believe that it has been 16 years.

It has gone by so quickly and he has grown

into a wonderful young man.

Happy Birthday Philip... We love you!

Christmas Shuler-Style

2009-12-26T16:46:00.000-08:00

It's the most wonderful time of the year... Family getting

together... Laughter... Good food... etc...

Christmas Eve was spent at Grandma and Papa Shuler's

house. In this picture it was a time of "pile on Daniel".

You can't see Daniel because he's under the pile :-)

Here's Sara and Daniel.

Time for some Christmas caroling. We all sat around

and sang Christmas songs. Sometimes the verses

get jumbled together because we forget all the words

but it was fun. Maybe not fun for the instruments.

Papa says that the people who wrote Christmas songs

hated guitar players.

Here's Philip jamming on the bass.

We had a "White Elephant" gift exchange.

I told my kids to pick out whatever they wanted

to give for a gift. Anita picked Tommy's gift

that he chose and wrapped all by himself...

Three thumb tacks and a penny.

Here are all of the kids and their gifts.

Christmas morning...

Even Duke gets in on the action.

After he unwrapped his bone he

disappeared for awhile.

Since Colin can't see out of his right eye anyway...

Sara made him an eye patch.

It says, "#1 DAD".

Megan and Tommy checking

out the Bend-A-Roos. You can now find

artwork all over the walls from

these nifty little sticky sticks.

Sara and Philip looking quite happy.

Jacob doing his best "old man" impersonation.

After the gifts are open it's time for our

traditional Christmas morning breakfast.

Hash browns, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy.

YUM!

We have had a wonderful time the last few days.

God has blessed us so much and we are thankful

for His provisions this past year. He has blessed

us with good health a nice house, clothes to wear

and food to eat and a job. Jobs are hard to come

by for some these days... I am thankful

for God keeping us in His care. Some of these

things may seem trivial to some people but

I can't help but feel a little emotional and so

very very grateful for every little blessing He

has given us. I have a fantastic family! A

wonderful husband who loves and takes

care of me... And GREAT kids who make me

laugh and keep this house alive with music...

laughter... yelling :-)... joy! It's all good.

I am a VERY blessed woman!

Merry Christmas to everyone and

may God bless this new year.

Great things are ahead!

Another Day In The Shuler Home...

2009-12-23T07:53:00.000-08:00

Snapping and stringing beans. Colin used to do this

a lot as a kid. Every kid needs to experience snapping

beans. We bought beans at Sprout's and fixed them

for Family Dinner night at Grandma's. Tar heel style.

Here are my little elves,

getting ready to go to work...

Kissy, kissy...

Tuesday we woke up to a beautiful cloudy, 40 degree

day. It was fantastic! Later in the day, dark clouds

rolled in from the west and we were blessed

with a nice rain storm.

I love the rain.

Two days until Christmas...

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas.

I thank God for His blessings this year and

giving us another year to serve Him.

Friday, Saturday and Goodbye

2009-12-14T14:32:00.001-08:00

Friday morning we just hung out at the house... Playing

games. Paul and Grace got Colin a new game called

Banana-Grams for Christmas. We were hooked right away.

We played until time to go to Grandma's. We left our house

around 3pm and went to Grandma's. I fixed her hair and

did a few odd jobs for her and then we were off to

the Broadway Palm Theatre, in Mesa, for dinner and a show.

Sorry Vicki, I have no pictures for that. Pictures aren't

allowed because of copy right laws... Whatever!

We had a pretty decent meal and watched a live

performance of "Meet Me In St. Louis". It was fun.

Saturday was another morning of games.

Then we headed over to Paul and Bonieta's

for some fried chicken and family fun.

Here is Grandma Shuler and her FANTASTIC

fried chicken... YUM!

While waiting for the food, some of the kids played

Hacky-Sack (Is that how you spell it?)
This is the crazy guys doing some weird
dolphin dance because everyone had a
chance to kick the little sack before
hitting the ground.

Goof-balls!

After dinner (lunch) we brought out the Banana-Grams

and introduced the rest of the family to the fun game.

We even got Grandma and Papa in on the fun.

Aunt Marcy jumped in too...

Banana-Grams is a little like scrabble, but more fun.

This is a little frightening... The older I get the

more I look like my mother... Not that that is a bad

thing... My mother is a pretty lady, but I just feel/look older.
Notice I said, "older"... Not "old".

Nice...

Anita and Megan.

Tommy likes to play too. It's good for him...

It helps in his spelling and being able to make words

out of a pile of letters.

Here are every one's name that were involved

in this game at one point in time... Except for

"Bon Qui Qui".

Then the dreaded Sunday came...

A sad day... Paul and Grace had

to go home :-(

Some guy at the airport was kind enough

to take a picture of us before the kids took off.

Good looking bunch I think.

After they headed off to board their plane

we went outside to see if we could see them one

more time... We miss them already.

Even dad is sad.

Here's the Fam getting one last look, through the fence.

We had a great week with Paul and Grace. We are so

thankful they were able to come spend some time with us.

Now it is our turn to go visit them... But it will have

to be sometime in August, when it is hot here and nice there.

Wednesday and Thursday

2009-12-11T11:12:00.000-08:00

Wednesday was "baking" day. Since this was our Christmas

celebration with Paul and Grace we had to make sugar

cookies... It's not Christmas without sugar cookies,

in the Shuler home.

Sara is our photographer... She is learning

to capture unique shots :-)

Cutting out Christmas shapes.

What a nut!

Wait! Bake them first!

Megan was warning Grace that if she's not

careful the dough will stick to the

rolling pin...

Don't you hate it when your little sister

is right?

Me? It wasn't me!

He looks guilty, doesn't he?

Then the guys decided to do the "Cookie" dance...

Philip did it sitting in the chair.

Don't ask, because I have no explanation...

Then the guys decided to show off their strength

by doing push ups with someone sitting on their back.

It was quite comical... But didn't last too long.

Wednesday night we went to Sis. Jewell James'

house for Mission service. It's always good

to be at her house for church. She was very happy

to see Paul and Grace.

Thursday morning we sang at a special Christmas

luncheon at Laveen Baptist Church. We sang at 10:30am

and then they treated us to a wonderful Turkey/Ham

dinner... YUMMY!

Later on we met up with Paul's Grandma Lucy

and had supper at Chipotle... Sorry, no pictures for that.

After eating, we came home for a night of games.

What a bunch of weirdos!

The night did get a little crazy... Some

uncontrollable laughter and such...

I think it's about bedtime...

It was a fun-filled couple of days.

Lots of good memories.

Until next time...

Tuesday's Activities...

2009-12-09T07:39:00.000-08:00

Tuesday we went to Home Depot to pick up the

car so the guys could go spend the day together.

When we got there it was time for Colin's lunch break.

The guys took off in the Camry and we took

Colin to lunch. Doesn't he look thrilled?

We ate at Carl's Jr. ...Jalapeno burgers

and chili cheese fries.

The night before we had a HORRIBLE wind
storm. A lot of the trees in these parking lots
didn't survive.

Then it was off to find the Krispy Kreme store
that we heard had opened up. We drove around the area where we heard
it might be... Nothing... Then we saw a guy getting some stuff out of his car so we stopped to ask him if he knew where it was. He was no help. After chatting with him for awhile we happened to notice what was on his shirt. No wonder he was no help... He was a fitness instructor for Pure Fitness... DUH... Why would he know where the fat-filled, deep-fried goodness was? After some more driving around... WE FOUND IT!!!

Isn't it beautiful?

We were very excited.

Here is Brian... who checked us out :-)

We made him nervous.

It's a wonderful site.

I finally got my chocolate, creme filled doughnut.

No one can make them like Krispy Kreme.

Megan and here yummy doughnut.

Oh yeah...

After stuffing our faces we headed off

to the mall. We had to kill time before

we went back to pick up Colin from

work, since the boys took his ride.

Late nights and running around is wearing

the kids out...

They slept on the way home... Funny huh?

After everyone got home we cooked some Papa Murphy's

pizzas and we watched a movie. What fun! It's so good to

have everyone together again. I don't have pictures of the

guy's time out... But maybe that's a good thing.

Until tomorrow....

Monday's Activities

2009-12-08T08:25:00.000-08:00

Paul and Grace's first day here...

Of course we had to make our first

stop at Chick-Fil-A.

While there... Everyone had to try

on Philip's glasses.

Later, for dinner, we met Grandma at Furr's.

After eating we went back to Grandma's and

had a little Christmas action. We had some gift

exchange with Grandma.

Tommy made Grace very happy by giving

her chocolate.

Here is Paul with his new

guitar strap.

Paul and Grace received a wedding photo

album from Mom and Dad.

Here is Grandma, enjoying the festivities.

So far we have had a lot of laughs and a great time.

It is good to have the kids here with us.

We have lots of fun times ahead in the

next few days.

Thanksgiving and Beyond...

2009-12-04T16:34:00.000-08:00

Every year we start a Thankful Tree.

The first day of November we start adding

leaves with something we are thankful for.

Here is a close up of the leaves...

As you can see... The kids are
most thankful for the people in their lives.

The day before Thanksgiving the

baking begins.

The boys are in charge of making

the Pumpkin pies.

It takes a lot of muscle to make pies...

I guess.

I thought I had a picture of Jacob too,

But it somehow didn't make it on the Blog.

Here they are pouring the pumpkin into the

pie shells.

Before the Pumpkin pies went in Sara baked

her Apple pies. This is what happens when the

pies run over in the oven... The smoke alarms go

off and you have to fan the alarm until it stops screaming.

Here are Sara's Apple pies.

Thanksgiving day, while we were getting the

food prepared, the guys decided to go shoot

each other in the back yard. Boys are weird.

They ran around shooting each other with the air

soft guns. Thankfully they are not very good

aims while running around.

Sara didn't join in the shoot out...

She just looks good holding the gun.

Tommy was staying out of the way...

In the Orange Tree.

Here is Rusty and Megan...

They were safe on the porch.

We had a fantastic Thanksgiving... We have so

much to be thankful for. God has been so good

to us this year. We even had Grandma Bunny with

us for Thanksgiving dinner this year. Usually

she doesn't come with us... We're too noisy for her :-)

This year we talked her into it and we really

enjoyed having her there.

The day after Thanksgiving is the day

to start decorating for Christmas.

Here are my little elf helpers.

Duke likes Christmas too.

As soon as we put the tree up he

curled up under it to go to sleep.

Who needs a ladder?

After decorating the inside we had to hang

the lights outside. You know... No where but

Arizona can you get a sun burn while

hanging Christmas lights. HA!

We love the Christmas season around here.

And tomorrow Paul and Grace will be here,

from frozen Montana. We are so excited!

We are going to have an early Christmas

with them and lots of fun is planned

while they are here.

I hope to have more pictures by the

end of next week.

Newest CD

2009-11-22T20:51:00.000-08:00

"HE WATCHES OVER ME" CD

is now available to purchase!

Just send $17.00 to:

The Shuler Family

P.O. Box 7214

Surprise, AZ 85374

What's Been Going On...

2009-11-19T10:41:00.000-08:00

It has been a busy few weeks... Too much

to explain... So I'll sum up...

Wickenberg Bluegrass Festival Nov. 14, 2009

Jacob entered the Mandolin contest

and placed 4th.

He had a lot of fun and we enjoyed

listening. We always have fun at

the Festivals.

We sang at The Art's Academy at Estrella Mountain

on Nov. 20... This is half of the audience...

Here's the other half. We had an awkward time here.
After the third song we were asked to not sing
any more gospel songs. It was heart wrenching :-(
The kids were very sad and so were we.
The gentleman who invited us was feeling
pretty bad and apologized over and over
again. I told them we would not be back, after we
finished this engagement. God is our reason
to make a joyful noise and sing of His goodness
and His salvation. I am sad that people choose to
miss out on His blessings and promises.

Nov. 21... It was dark before 6pm
Crazy, huh? Too bad you can't see the
front of this Church, it's beautiful.
We were happy to be at Velda Rose again
this year. They are a great group.
Jacob and Philip, WOWing the crowd.

After we were done here we went out to eat

with a great friend of the family that is

attending ASU. She was able to come hear

us sing then fellowship for awhile at KFC.

By the way... Try the Buffalo Wings, they're

pretty good.

Nov. 22 we sang at Sun City Christian Church.

This Church may look familiar to some...

This is where our oldest daughter got married.

It is also where we took our picture for our latest CD.

Also, this week, Philip got his driver's permit. Third time for Mom to teach Driver's Ed. It's a crazy time... It's a nerve racking thing for a parent to teach a kid to drive. Just when you survive one there is another one waiting for their turn. In our case, we have three more to teach, after Philip. Please pray for us :-)

These were the highlights of the past few weeks... There were the normal things that go on along with all the fun stuff... School, Church, work, etc... We are enjoying this time of year. THIS is why we live in AZ... FANTASTIC winters... Ahhhh, the good life.

Jacob's 17th Birthday

2009-10-27T20:46:00.000-07:00

Sunday we had an interesting day... Jacob wanted

to celebrate his birthday on Sunday so he could

have his Chick-Fil-A friends come and play football.

So, after Church we all headed to the Park to grill

burgers and hot dogs and play football.

Well... We got to the Park and in was overrun

by Postal workers. They were having a

company picnic. So we left and went to another

park and they were having some Shakespeare

get together... So we came to our house.

We had some scrumptious food

and then walked to the park in our

neighborhood.

After the sun went down and they couldn't see

the ball anymore we walked home and

played board games.

Here is our goofy

17 year old son...

The 27th was his actual birth date.

We rode our bikes to do some

shopping and we had to stop by

Chick-Fil-A to get his birthday

milkshake.

Then for dinner we went to get his

long waited for.... Hot wings from

Nino's Pizzeria.

YUM!!!

We hope you had a great birthday Jacob!

17 years has gone by way too fast!

Crossroads Christian Fellowship... New River, AZ

2009-10-26T13:00:00.000-07:00

Just going over a few songs before starting time...

On stage... As the sun sets...

What a beautiful back drop... They said they

set it up just for us :-)

Thanks Crossroads Christian Fellowship

for having us out...

We had a great time and fine food. The area is

so pretty and peaceful. Hope to go back again.

Ranching And Mining Festival in Peeples Valley AZ

2009-10-19T14:37:00.000-07:00

Tommy, Megan and Sara found something to
keep them occupied until time to sing.

Tommy on the zip line...

Sara's turn...

And here comes Megan.

Band scramble...

Musicians put there name in a bucket for whatever

instrument they want to play... Their name is drawn

and they create a band with those names. They have

one hour to practice three songs and come

back to be judged.

Here is Philip in his band...

Philip and Jake Workman.

Philip's band took 4th place.

Jacob with his band...

Jacob's band took 3rd place.

The guys... Colin, Jacob and Philip

finding some play time.

Tommy getting his horse ready

for the rodeo.

Tommy racing his horse against another...

He let this young man win. I told him

he is way too generous and when you're in

a race... You race to WIN!

Here he is in the bucking bronco competition...

He took first place... Wah Hoo!!!

Barrel racing... Again, first place.

He's becoming quite the cowboy.

Too bad he's a city slicker.

On stage.

I was going to take videos and put some clips up

for everyone to hear... But the wind was blowing so much

I was afraid all you would here was wind.

It was a fun time. We had some good singing moments

and some... Well... Not so good singing moments.

But it was a great get-away from the city life.

Now it's back to business...

Goodbye Big Red... Hello Goldie

2009-10-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I posted about the death of our Buick. Our mechanic said that Big Red (Ford 15 passenger van) was soon to follow. What a bummer! Not only were both vehicles dying at the same time but we have grown quite attached to Big Red. About 8 years ago we searched for the right van for our family. We wanted LOTS of room. We needed room to seat the 8 of us and whatever neighborhood kids we could take along to Church. We searched all over Colorado Springs and could not find the one we liked. Finally Colin found the perfect one... But it was not in Colorado. We loaded up the kids and took a drive to Shawnee, OK where we found Big Red at Joe Cooper Ford. We all fell in love with the Big Red Bus.

We drove the van home and soon it was part of the Shuler family. It has taken us to many Church gatherings and many fun trips with friends and family. We have loaded him up to the ceiling with camping gear and headed to the mountains for some much needed R & R. He became the hauler of all our sound equipment to all of our singings around Phoenix and out of state. Plenty of room for everything. Thursday was a sad day in the Shuler household... For it was the day we said goodbye to Big Red...

But here's rest of the story... It does have a happy ending. Let me back track just a little.
After our mechanic had told us that we needed to start looking for a new vehicle, we thought we had a little more time. So we decided we would just drive Big Red a little longer and save some more money for a larger down payment on a van at a later date. We had already talked to the Honda dealer, but when they called back I told them we weren't ready and to check back with us in a couple months.

Wednesday, on the way home form work, Colin called and said, "The van is dying... I can't drive over 30 mph." Oh great! What now? When he got home we talked and then the whole family gathered in the living room and began to pray for God's direction. This was something we had never faced before... We have been working so diligently to be completely debt free and being very careful how we spend our money. Making a MAJOR purchase like this was flurbing me out BIG TIME! We prayed and I cried. It was not one hour after praying that the phone rang and it was the Honda dealer again. Colin talked to them and we planned on going over to see what they could do for us the next day... Through much talking and negotiating we now are the proud owner of a 2010 Honda Odyssey... It only had 7 miles on it when it came off the truck that morning...

Meet Goldie...

Now here's the really fun part of the story... Thursday, after Colin got off of work I met him at the Honda dealership, with the help of Paul (my father-in-law). Colin had already been there for a while before we showed up. He was already looking at Goldie. I came around the van and a gentleman approached me, put out his hand to shake mine and said, "Hi, I'm Jason". I looked up at his face and said the first thing that popped into my head, which was, "Whoa... You look like John Elway"... He smiled and said, "I hear that a lot". Now this is really ironic. When we lived in Colorado I always said I was going to buy my next vehicle from John Elway... He has ALWAYS been my favorite! This was weird.

So, after the deal was made and the van was purchased we put a #7 jersey on Jason and took a picture with our new van and John Elway... I mean Jason...

This is as close as I'm ever gonna get to John Elway...

Pretty cool, huh?
It is hard to get used to not having a huge red
van... It's hard to find the van in the Walmart
parking lot now. It is hard for people to spot
us going down the road. Some of the people
at Chick-Fil-A said that it wasn't a "Shuler" van.
It was more of a "Soccer Mom" van. Well, we
are NOT soccer people. We'll get used to it and
so will everyone else. We are thankful for God's
help and direction. We now have a reliable
vehicle to last us for many years and we have
A LOT of memories to create with Goldie...

Country Baptist Church 10-3-09

2009-10-05T20:30:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of our singing at the

Country Baptist Church's anniversary celebration.

The kids are ALWAYS a big hit!

On this picture, you not only get a nice shot

of Paul picking the guitar, but you also get a

close up of Tommy's spiked hair :-)

Jacob on the guitar... Philip on the mandolin.

"Extra Touch" was another group that helped in

the celebration.

After all of the singing and a great Beans and

Corn Bread meal, Pastor Coy told a little story...

Since he wasn't supposed to preach ;-)

(When you have a church packed with people,

you can't tell a preacher that he can't preach)

We had a great evening... Thanks to all who

were able to come out and join us.