I guess I've been busy!

I've been using facebook, so I haven't posted as much. Now, I just realized tonight, that I haven't post in a very LONG time. Sorry. We are doing fine, just busy. Tonight we attended Nicole's choir concert. It was a nice evening! I'll post video soon.

Good night! I'm going to bed.

Music Playlist

As a family we added our favorite songs for our blog. Enjoy the variety of music! You may even be able to guess who picked which songs. (Hint--Lucy Loves Barney!) You may even choose to shuffle to hear the variety of tastes we have within our family.

MZ URL Change!

Glad you found your way to our blog. I was finally able to change the URL to reflect our new family name. We hope you stop by often, post a comment, or email us. We love to hear from our family and friends.

The Economy Hits home!

Last night Randy and I were talking about how blessed we have been through these tough economic times.

Today, Randy's employer did partial layoffs. I think it sounds worse than it is. He basically has a three day weekend.

We have been so blessed from living by the council given to us by our prophet. We stay within our means, have food storage, and savings. We will be fine, it's just a shock--that things have hit our home. We hope all is well with our family and friends.

We love you!

New Layout

So, what do you think? I'm pimping my blog.

Getting Ready for New Beginnings

I am getting ready for the annual new beginnings program at church. The theme we have chosen is celebrating the light within. I thought about using this video. Tell me what you think?

Another Week is Over!

I just got back from Helena. It was the school library media division retreat. Mike Eisneberg was our guest speaker. We had over 80 librarians, teachers, and administrators from across the state. This was one of the many things I get to help plan at the state level. Sadly, my term will be over come June. Then I will have time for other things, like writing in my blog.


Alex is finished with Basketball. Their last game was on Thursday. Alex was the star player. In one a game alone, he scored 33 points for his team. He is an amazing athlete.

Natalie qualified for the district spelling bee. That will be held at Lockwood School on February 18. I have helped coach the 5th grade students for the past 3 years. This is a unique opportunity for both of us.

We are getting ready for Valentine’s day….We purchased our cards. This week we will be addressing them and putting candies inside. This is one of my favorite celebrations. I have decided to make a homemade card for Randy. Oh, it will be fun…..glitter, glue, and stickers—it will be fun.

Other happenings to look forward to…..


We registered Alex for EFY. It will be held in Logan. So, I will be traveling to Utah around the 20th of June. As you can see by our calendar, summer is filling up fast.

Hope all is going well. What are you getting your sweetie for Valentine’s Day?

I love igoogle

Ok, So I went to a class on google over the weekend. I love using igoogle. I have a calendar that I have posted to our blog. However, I will be emailing it to you as well. (It is a class assignment,) Anyhow, I am able to have a gadget on Igoogle for my blog, Hence, I can update my blog more often.

Before this class, I had an interesting expereince. It actually ended up in the Gazette. I am finally healing. My leg got pretty bruised. Randy actually took a picture of it, but it is too disgusting to add to this blog. Anyway, if you hadn't heard, try googling the armed robbery in the billings gazette paper.

I still can't believe that it happened. I am just glad that I had a great class that would distract me from the actual events. Just now, I am dealing with the emotional stuff. I think this is what they call post traumatic stress.

Any how...hope all is going well for everyone. What was your day like?

Check out this article

News Article

New Calendar

We have created a google calendar to help others see what we are doing. Check it out!

Happy New Year!

We had a great time celebrating at three parties last night. We got up this morning and we took the tree and all the decorations down. Time flies! I found this cool video--enjoy!

Our Family Photo

I thought I had updated my blog before, but looks like I am further behind than I thought. I am finally done with Graduate School! Yippee. This is our family photo that we had taken. We are happy and having fun adjusting.

Summer is almost over!!

Dear Family,

We have had one busy summer! I can't believe I am just now adding wedding photos.

I have 4 and half weeks left of graduate school! I am so excited. So, let us recap what happened this summer.

We started off with Ben's Birthday. He's seven! Then Randy and I got married on June 21st. This was the highlight of our summer. We honeymooned in Red Lodge. We had an extra long time with out kids, so we traveled to pick them up. First we picked up the younger kids from Utah. We spent some time in Rexburg at Bear World. Then the next weekend we went to North Dakota to pick up the older kids.

July was spent teaching summer school. Nicole turned 12 and got to go to girl's camp. Two weeks later, Alex went to scout camp.

August started out celebrating Lucy's Birthday! Lucy is now 3 and is a big girl. We had a Barbie Cake and she loved being the center of attention!

This weekend we are headed to Big Splash to wind down our summer. We look forward to many happy memories to be posted here. Thanks for always checking to see how we are doing. We are happy and adjusting well to married and blended family life.

Love you all,

Teresa

Wedding

Thanks Joyce, for gathering photos! I just pasted your email here.

It was a beautiful day and everyone was so happy.

The new Blended Family.

L to R Nicole, Natalie, Teresa, Lucy, Randy, Ben, Austin, and Alex.

Randy & Teresa with their parents. Doug and Linda and Betty & Jim

There was a nice group of "cousin in laws"

Same setting - just better pictures of Tyler, Taryn and Trevor (Jamie & Sherry's kids)

The boys looked quite handsome and happy.

They make quite a photogenic line-up. Six neat kids.

Some of the adults are very photogenic too. Aunt Kathy (Randy's Aunt)

The gray haired lady is Aunt Joyce (Randy's Aunt) . The pretty gal with the bling blings is Nicole.

Jamie & Sherry, Tyler, Taryn and Trevor came from Beulah. It was fun to visit with all of them.

Some of Teresa's brothers and sisters and their families we able to come to the wedding too. Key - the gal the to very right is a very good friend (and ex in law) of Teresa's. I suspect she will be a very good friend of ours too. She is a very neat gal.

Alex is shaking Randy's hand in congratulations. He is so grown up.

Mystery Man

A lot of you have been asking about Randy. Who is he? What does he look like? How did you meet? This a picture taken on our trip to North Dakota. We were going to visit his brother for Memorial Day weekend.

Randy and I have known each other for over 2 years. I have known his kids for 5 years. We attend the same church and I am the school librarian where all our kids attend.

We both feel divine intervention was the cause of us finally dating. We are excited for our new life together and look forward to raising six wonderful kids.

Ben's Birthday

Ben had his 7th birthday. We had a fun time celebrating all day long. We started early in the morning with cake for breakfast. Later Toby, Lissie, and Joey came for the preparty. Then we headed to Chuck e Cheese! Finally, when we had enough fun there, the real fun began at the sleepover. The party ended about 2 am. They all decided it was much more fun to stay up all night rather than go to sleep.

Randy Asked!

Randy asked and I said yes! We are planning a wedding for June 21st.

Family Photo

March Update

Sorry I have not updated my blog as much as I would have liked. I am busy taking 9 credits and should be done with my masters this summer. Hope all is well with everyone!

Christmas Letter 2007

Dear Friends,

As I sit and reflect upon the passing year, I am
filled with gratitude. This year has brought laughter
and tears, yet one thing has been constant: Our
Heavenly Father’s Love.

I have been busy with graduate school. At times being
a single mom, working full time and going to school
seems overwhelming. Yet, I am reassured when my
children hug me at night. They are wonderful children
and I am so blessed to have them in my life.

Natalie is now in 4th grade. She is doing really well
and has discovered that making new friends is one of
her talents. She is a good example to those around
her. She is a wonderful helper to her younger
siblings.

Ben is my bright and eager to please 1st grader. He
loves to read! Every night he has to share what he
can read with me. We now are on our third reading of
Frog and Toad, one of my favorites too. I enjoy his
little personality.

Lucy is a bundle of joy. Now 2 years old, she is full
of wonder. She has to check everything out. The
Crisco jar brought minutes of sheer pleasure! After
several baths, she no longer glows! She is talking a
lot more and is sure that Santa is scary.

I can’t help but feel blessed. Three wonderful
children, a job that allows me to be close to them,
and wonderful friends.


We wish you, our friends, a Merry Christmas!


With love,

Teresa, Natalie, Ben and Lucy Marchant

Check out the pictures with Santa at this link