Go Cougs!!!

Dan & I are now in our 15th year of going to the BYU football games together. I really enjoy going with him and sharing his passion for BYU sports. However, rivalry week brings some intense emotions. One year Dan even "lost his lunch" before the game.

Last year Dan went to the game up at the U. Well . . . we lost. But worse than the loss was the behavior of the utah fans. He was disgusted. So in our house, utah fans are the lowest of the low. Scum of the Earth. This brings me to my amusing anecdote: last week, Coleman was mad at me. I had sent him to his room for something. Then he comes up and hands me a letter. I unfold it with him standing by and begin to read what he has written. (I've corrected the spelling.) "I hate you mom. You are mean. You are a U fan." He knew there was nothing worse he could call me. No more hurtful insult. He probably wasn't expecting me to laugh though.

This is a picture of the kids as we drove along I-15 and noticed the U on the mountain. Even though the kids started it, Dan didn't hesitate joining right in.

Here's hoping for a great game tomorrow -- so I can enjoy the rest of the weekend! A happy Finch home is BYU beating utah. Go Cougs!

Our sad, sad day

Last Friday night (Nov 6), our cute little dog, Kelty Cosmo Finch, got hit by a car and died. We are all sooo sad. We only had her for 3 months, but I'm surprised how much we bonded with her and how she was already such an important part of our family.

This is us picking her up on August 9th. We went to Meridian, Idaho to get her and stayed with Sarah and Cody. We were so excited.

Right after the accident, Katelyn said, "Look, Mom, I spelled heaven." I have some thanksgiving blocks that spell "give thanks" and she rearranged them to spell "hevin" because that's where Kelty is now.

This is Kelty camping. She came on three camping trips with us.

Getting some love from the kids. Morgan said, "who am I going to tell all my secrets too, now?" She wrote 7 pages in her journal all about Kelty. Jamison still cries now and then.

Jamison would wake up early for school so he could play with her. And when he got home, he went straight out to play some more. He taught her how to shake and she would pull him on his ripstick.

This picture was taken the day she died. We are all pretty devastated; however, we feel happy that we had her for as long as we did.

Building kids

Dan said, "Let's go for a hike to Upper Falls for family night!" I have to admit I didn't share his enthusiasm. All I could think about was the work I had to get done at home, it was a school night, it will be getting dark, etc. I was full of excuses. But, we're building kids after all, and at times you have to seize the day! I'm glad I drug myself out, because we had a fun time together. I need to seize as many moments as I can because they're growing up too fast. (Morgan, Katelyn, and Kelty - our new puppy)

For some reason we can't keep flashlight's around our house. We had one crank flashlight to help us see on our way down. My arm was dead by the time we reached the van from "cranking" it.

Coleman and Jamison helping Grandpa fix our fence, so Kelty won't attack the neighbors cat!

Thanks, Dad, for helping build my boys . . . and the fence!