EBAY LOVES GREG-PART 1 (THE DOLLS)

THIS IS A STORY OF A BOY WITH A DREAM. ONE DAY HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO FULFILL HIS DREAM. ALL IN ONE DAY. WITH EBAY. (OK, MAYBE IT TOOK A COUPLE OF WEEKS)... THIS IS A STORY OF A BOY WHO MAKES HIS DREAMS COME TRUE, EVEN IF OTHERS MAY MOCK HIM, OR YELL AT HIM, OR MAKE HIM SLEEP IN THE DOG HOUSE... "YOU JUST WAIT, ONE DAY MY GRAND KIDS WILL LOVE TO COME OVER TO PLAY WITH MY DOLLS. THESE ARE GOING TO BE WORTH A TON." WHEN I FIRST MET GREG IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT DOWN IN TO HIS ROOM AND SAW;..... POSTERS OF HOT GIRLS ON HIS WALL? NO..., PICTURES OF HIS FAVORITE BAND OR SPORTS TEAM? NO...., ACTUALLY HE HAD A MASSIVE COLLECTION OF UNOPENED, UNTOUCHED, MINI-BOTTLES SOME FULL SIZE, OF LIQUOR- LINING HIS BED, WALLS, AND DESK. WHEN HE GOT HOME FROM HIS MISSION, HE FINALLY LET WHAT WAS LEFT OF THEM -(THE COLLECTION HAD DWINDLED SOME WHILE HE WAS GONE-DRIFTING FRIENDS OF FRIENDS GOT WORD OF SUCH A COLLECTION) WHERE THIS IS NOW, I HAVE NO IDEA. JEN, JUSTIN, DO YOU KNOW? HA HA . MY LITTLE COLLECTOR. SEEMS HISTORY IS REPEATING ITSELF. OR, (MAYBE THIS IS HIS WAY OF KEEPING ME OUT OF HIS PERSONAL SPACE....HMMMMM) EITHER WAY, HE IS DONE COLLECTING THEM. I THINK HE SAW HOW MUCH IT STARTED TO BOTHER ME. SO HE ORDERED TWICE AS MUCH. ONE, TWO, THREE, ONCE IN A WHILE. COOL. THIS? OVERWHELMING. ISN'T LIFE OVERWHELMING ENOUGH? AM I OUT OF LINE? MAYBE I SHOULD ENCOURAGE HIM TO CONTINUE. HAVE HIS FUN. MAYBE I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO HAVE FUN, AND NEED TO LIGHTEN UP. BELIEVE ME, I'M TRYING.

THIS IS THE FIRST CHAPTER TELLING THE STORY OF A COMPLICATED, ENTERTAINING, BEAUTIFUL BOY. ONE THAT I DO LOVE! (HE'S NOT EXACTLY MARRIED TO THE MOST SIMPLE GIRL. I DON'T THINK I'M ONE HE'LL EVER FIGURE OUT! BUT, THAT'S ANOTHER STORY.)
PART1(MY VOICE IS SO STINKIN' ANNOYING)
PART2
HE'S CUTE, AND I ACT ANNOYED, BUT I ACTUALLY KINDA LIKE MOST OF THEM. (SOME CROSS THE LINE).

to be continued...

SCOUT CAMP

Greg has always been one to fulfill his callings. Even though scout camp is pretty much the last place he wants to be right now, he's there, for nearly a week. The great thing is that he is able to bring Austin with him this year! I think they're going to have an awesome time having some good father-son time. (Since they didn't go to fathers and sons). Greg is an awesome dad, and Austin is growing up! He was excited to go with his dad. I hope they are having fun.
hey guys, this is Austin and i just got home from scout camp. My mom is making me write what i remember from it.I'm lucky my dad came!
*made an awesome 2 room tent for me and 2 other friends
*loaded up all the stuff into the tent, and talked with my friend Jackson.
*had some really good food at the cafeteria,drinks,fried chicken ,toast, bread sticks, all that stuff.
*went to bed in my tent with my friend Jackson and another kid named Michael who is like 14 and we got a pretty big kick out of him, this is what he said.
Jackson:"do you know Tessa Gardner, in your grade"?(Tessa is Jackson's sister)
Michael:"yeah,i hate her! she keeps on touching my butt".
Jackson:"dude, Tessa is my sister and would not do that"...
me:almost pukes because it's so funny
Michael:"oh...ugh...ugh there is another kid named Tessa Gardner...there are 2 Tessa's!"
Jackson:"uh hu, sure Michael."

*swam into a freezing cold pool and had to do like 5 laps...which took my like 3 tries.
*me, my dad, and some friends started to carve wood and we made a bunch of cool stuff.
*then that night when we were back inside the tent, i asked Michael a question.
me:"do you know who gorge Paul Dane is Michael"?(i have no idea who gorge Paul Dane even is.)
Michael:"i know him, he comes to my cousins house all of the time and fights with him a lot.
me and Jackson:laughing so hard we could not breathe.did i mention i made the name gorge Paul Dane??
*that morning i woke up to my dad hitting on our tent telling us that we had to get up to do the polar bear.(it was like 5:00 in the morning so we were not to exited to go and jump into a pool that we thought would be freezing and have to swim a lap. but actually it was not that bad, our scout master just made it sound really bad.
*went to our daily merit badge classes, swimming, environmental science,rowing, and wilderness survival.(in my opinion swimming was the worst and wilderness survival was the best because i suck at swimming laps.)
*me and my friends played pranks on each others tents
*for my wilderness survival merit badge, i slept out in the woods with the other scouts in my troop which was really fun but also cold. we talked and joked so it wasn't that bad.
*i went to the camp fire with my dad,and performed a skit with my troop which got everyone laughing.
*i went to hear a scary story about this Indian dude which i liked a lot ...but i dozed off in the middle of it because i was so freakin' cold outside.
*did the polar bear again...this time for 3 days straight.(i finally get to sleep in until 6:00 in the morning!!)
*swamped a canoe at rowing class, and right when i got used to the lake water, we had to get out.
*on the second to last day of camp, i finished all of my merit badge classes and passed every one! Now i have 5 merit badges, first aid, swimming, environmental science,rowing, and wilderness survival!
*on the last day of camp, i played football for a little bit, which i suck at and hate but my friends wanted me to do it so i did, and i got bruised and cut my knee open.
*then on the car ride back, i almost puked so we went to the gas station for a bathroom break and then when we got back into the car. i fell asleep for pretty much the rest of the car drive.
yeah....so that's about all i can remember from scout camp. oh yeah there was also a trading post there that a got a slushy and a cool spider knife from. That's about it=].

SWIM, SWIM, SWIM...GET IT ALL IN! SPRING 2009

Where am I you say? Conveniently behind the camera, as usual. We are leaving the pool and will miss it in a couple of weeks. Here are some cute shots of our DAILY swimming routine.


(IF YOU DOUBLE CLICK ON THE COLLAGE YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE CLOSE UP)

MY HUSBAND, THE CELEBRITY....

YES, THAT IS CORRECT, FOR THE 10TH TIME OR SO, GREG TAKES THE BULLET, AND IS THE MAN FEATURED ON THE NEWS. (AS OPPOSED TO ONE OF HIS CO-WORKERS). OF COURSE, HE'S THE MOST HANDSOME, SO IT MAKES SENSE. IT ALWAYS BRINGS IN A BUNCH OF NEW CLIENTS, SO IT'S GREAT FOR BUSINESS. YOU'LL HAVE TO PUSH PLAY TO THE RIGHT OF THEIR PAGE ONCE YOU CLICK HERE ON THE LINK. (PAUSE THE PLAYLIST) ***
******Much study and research went into Greg's responses. He watched Bob Wiley's(i.e. What About Bob) style and remarkable tactics before doing the interview.*******

MY FAMILY LOVES ME.

For Mother's Day, my kids, and Greg all gave me these wonderful cards. Austin wrote me a scary story. (Probably worth $ someday, Maddi wrote me poems, Lauren drew many wonderful pictures of the 2 of us together, and Ty drew a picture of me wearing purple shoes. Everything was awesome. I love them. The kids brought me breakfast in bed-toast and cereal (I was dead asleep, it was Sat., milk already poured. Classic, beautiful children.) Ty ate the toast. I still have crumbs in the sheets.

I am one lucky lady. Ty invited me to a special mother's day pampering at his preschool. (Hats off teachers!) And, boy was I pampered. He picked out some nail polish, and painted my nails. Boy, did he concentrate! He splashed on my white shorts, but it was worth it. He made me a crown and a necklace. I drank water through a bendy straw. He shaved my legs, applied scented lotion, and uh, sang. Thanks Ty! Then we went to Fry's all done up. Fun fun fun.

MOTHERS DAY 2009

A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS...

(I think we all need to change this way of thinking)

My mom, Vie Maurine Chesley Campbell, the greatest mom in the whole world. I could seriously write a book about her. She is such a wonderful example to me. She has taught me what a

mother, sister, daughter, wife, grandmother, and friend should be. She is truly the most selfless woman I know. I could make a list of a hundred selfless acts; of DIFFICULT acts of service she has done for others just in the past year, simply because she loves them. I am crying tears while I type this because it's soooo true. Why is it so hard for me to be like her?? Mom, I love you, and hope you know that all you do is appreciated.

Love,

Heather

"God made Moms because there wasn't enough of Him to go around." I also happen to know that He likes my Mom a little better than most because she is so angelic and perfect. I have a Mom that spent her entire life in complete selfless service to her children and others. I would challenge you ask anybody who has ever met or knows my mother if she's not one of the sweetest people they've ever met. I love you Mom! A rotten kid like me couldn't ask for a better mother. Only you could have put up with me. You are the best!!!! Love, Greg

I also want to pay tribute to my heroic Mother in Law. She is truly special. Love ya' Vie.
Rosalie, I couldn't ask for a more amazing mother in law than you. I feel like I have double of the best moms in my life. You are such a sweet and wonderful woman. You have raised a son that really knows how to treat a girl. (most of the time). Thank you for all you have done and continue to do. I love you!

Moms who adopt..
For all of you who know my dear friend, Tiffani Swensen, her 8 month battle for custody of her baby girl Sadie, who she has been a mother to since the very day she was born came to an end. She and Clark courageously fought for her and now hope, as the wonderful parents they are, the wonderful MOTHER she is, that Sadie is in the best place she could be in for the long run custody outcome. How empty, and saddened they are. They have another son who they adopted, Samual, and also Tiani who is their natural child. How blessed, and how lovely she is, as a woman and a mother.

Young moms..
And then there are the mother-to be's. Lisa, my sister-in-law is a few days over due today! Jared is going to be a 1st time dad. I am so excited for them both. The have such an adventure ahead of them.

Older moms...

My grandma Chesley, mother of 7 children of which 2 have passed away, is still holding strong at eighty something. She has a ridiculous amount of grand children, as well as great grand children, and great great grand children. She taught all of her grandchildren piano lessons, which I never appreciated until later. I wish I would have capitalized on them more, knowing she was taking time out of her busy schedule for me. I love you, grandma! You are beautiful

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(Grandma Chesley as a younger woman)

Grandma Rula Turner, Greg's grandma, was such a wonderful woman, and inspiration. A mother of 5 girls, I have always admired her strength. She has been an example of service and true beauty. Greg always looked forward to her weekly letters while on his mission. He could always count on her. I will always remember her with such love and fond memories. She exemplified motherhood.

Grandma Flora Campbell, Mother of 5, and who knows how many grand and great grand children was a true example. She served many selfless callings, and spent her life in service of her children and her husband. As a child I remember the funnest sleepovers, and the best cereal and ice cream cones. Her sheet always smelled of downy. She is in a rest home, and her sight is gone now, but her life has been one of amazing courage and unselfishness.I wish I had a youthful picture of her. She was beautiful. Funny, 'cause my grandpa was small and she was tall. He wanted big boys. I'm glad it didn't bother her.

Greg's great grandma, Laura Hunt, who recently died at 100 years old was a truly amazing mother and grandmother,great grandmother,sister, woman, ect. I knew her for her amazing talents with her hands. She could do needle work and quilting like no other. She left behind some beautiful pieces that we will treasure. I am so thankful that my children had the opportunity to meet her.

Richards (Greg's Dad) mom, and Laura's daughter, grandma Peterson, I salute. I can't imagine trying to raise Richard and his brother as kids! jk. not. She has had a hard life, though. She has suffered the death of her husband, and a stroke. She continues to tick and has many talents and quite a legacy. We love her.

DAVE WAS AT THE TOP OF HIS GAME!

THE DAVE MATTHEWS 2009 TOUR....

if you don't love 'em, you have to at least appreciate their insane talent!

(all of these pictures were taken with my blackberry.)

If any of you know me very well, you know I'm a HUGE Dave Matthews fan. Wed. night, Greg and I went to the much anticipated concert here in Phoenix. We were sitting 2ND row and loving life! Greg got each member of the band to acknowledge us! The new sax player (due to the death of the original) is from the flecktones, Greg's favorite! He cheered directly at Greg multiple times. Out of all of the Dave shows we've seen, (about 8 to 10 now) this was a STELLA show! Tim Reynolds was there, he's such a mini genius. I can't wait for their new album. IT IS GOING TO BE AWESOME. June 2nd baby!!!!

Check out this link for a little peek......