New Shoe

Here is a picture of Courtney's new shoe....or should I say boot??!! She hurt her foot last Friday and was really in alot of pain yet on Saturday so I took her to the clinic for an x-ray. It is not broken but she has a sprain and a deep bone bruise so they put her in a walking cast for the next 10 days or so. She has a 2 day cheer camp and a 2 day volleyball camp this week that she is going to but will be very limited in what she can do. She is also going to have to sit out volleyball league, basketball league, softball league and dog practice this week too. She doesn't like to be very idle so we may have one very crabby teenage girl on our hands by the end of this week!

Camping

Grandma and Grandpa Noem took the grandkids on their annual camping trip last week. We had supper with them the first night so I was able to get a few pictures. Grandpa Al cooking supper.

The Noem grandkids with Grandpa and Grandma Noem.
Courtney, Grandma, Grandpa, Jeremy and Kassidy
Dawson, Kennedy, Mitchell, Jackson and Booker

Madyson and Courtney

Courtney decided to show our dog Madyson at the 4-H Achievement Day Dog Show this year. She has been working pretty hard trying to get this young dog (who just turned one year old) to learn all the things she needs to do for the show.

Here they are practicing the long down (3 minutes laying down without getting up and coming back to Courtney). They have practice every Wednesday and Saturday in town but Courtney has had to miss several with her busy schedule. She has been pretty good about working with her at home when she has the time too. Just another new thing in our schedule but we are really enjoying it so far.

Update

Seriously girls, the mammogram was very easy and not bad at all! I was a little nervous because everyone says they are so bad but this was a very easy and pain free procedure! So....any of you out there that have not had your mammogram (that would include you Laurie) get out there and get it done!

Mammogram Monday

I finally made an appointment to get a mammogram and today is the day! My sister and I (who is also 40) are both getting them today and making a girls day out of it. We will have lunch and do some shopping. We used to get together all the time and do this but we have both been so busy lately it's been a LONG time since we have gotten away for a girls day. So...if we have to get a mammogram to get together and have a little fun, I guess that's the price I will pay!

Family

Having a great time just hanging out with my family! We slept in this morning (skipped the 4th of July parade we always attend but well worth the sleep in). We are heading off to see some more family...my husband's mom, dad, aunts and cousins. Not sure if his brothers and families are going to be there or not, they are usually busy with their own family traditions on the 4th. Not sure what we will do this evening, Courtney is playing taps at the amateur baseball game tonight and there is a street dance at one of the local small towns but a bonfire with friends sure sounds good to me!

I hope you all enjoy your 4th of July and have a happy and safe day!

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Thanks to all the men and women out there who make it possible for us to celebrate Independence Day!!!!!!

Fencing

We have been keeping busy the last several weeks building new fences and even a corral. We have been going to build the corral in one of our pastures for the last several years and have never had time so this year we made it a priority and it is just about finished. We try to work early mornings and evenings on it since it has been getting so hot out in the afternoon. We have been working on the corral diligently and may just even take the whole 4th of July off (except for chores which have to been done daily).