Rosey's Bark Letter

Here is the letter that Rosey wrote to the Bark a while back. I think it should be on the BAWB.

Hello Happy Bassett Barkers!
12/7/09
It has been quite some time since
I have written, but I made the
mistake this morning of
commenting on Uncle Sid's
fantastic letter which showed that
there is Bassett Bark "life" in
me...thus inspiring dear Aunt Jill to
encourage me via email to write my
own letter to the bark (Yup...she
still has not left her character from
the Bassett Carol, I think she is
trying to get a bigger part for the
next family movie! :) I am just
teasing Aunt Jill, I have been
studying all day for finals and
figured there is not better time to take a
break than right now...and well I really do
have a lot to tell everybody so I may as
well write...Thanks for the encouragement!
So first off, I just want to say how great
life is. I am extremely busy (mostly
because I like it that way so I do everything
possible to stay busy). I am currently
taking 17 credit hours trying to finish off
my undergrad in Social Work at UVU next
semester. I am a Team Lead in UVU's
Mentoring Program, and with that I am
working on a Research Project and paper
on Mentoring that I am trying to make
submittable to a journal by the beginning
of January. I am also working on filling out
an application for Grad school at BYU to
get my MSW (Masters in Social Work).
So school is especially crazy...but with all
my extra free time from that I have been...
Dating a wonderful boy named Daniel
Moroni Turley! A lot of you have met him,
he is quiet, easy going, has beautiful eyes
(seriously), is super good at basketball,
very spiritual, and the list goes on! I think
the most important thing is that he lets me
do my thing. Grandma told him the other
day that he reminds her of Grandpa in that
he just lets his crazy girlfriend do her thing
but still loves me! :) Luckily he works a full
time job and is taking 12 credit hours so
he is as busy as me! Most of our time
spent together is in BYU's library doing
homework. However we always do
something super fun on the weekends...
and Sundays are our sanctuary (I don't
know how to spell that)! Things are going
good with him...and just so nobody goes
through shock sometime in the near
future... we are dating quite seriously! :)
Other things I do with my time are:
Spend time with family (not as much as I
would like but whenever I do it is so so so
so fun!) I also played on 4 intramurals
teams throughout the semester...now I
know what some of you are thinking...she
is crazy that is too much with her busy
schedule, but they are what keep me
sane! My passion is in sports and thus
these keep the engine revved. I played on
an all-boys Ultimate Frisbee team, The
number 2 women’s flag football team, a
soccer team with a bunch of girls I didn't
know, and a co-ed basketball team. They
were all super fun and kept me in some
sort of shape at this busy time.
Besides that I am the co-chair for the
ward activities committee where I plan 2
activities a month. This has really helped
me gain some party planning skills so
that I can be more like Grandma
when I grow up. It has been stressful
times but I am happy to serve the
Lord because of all he has blessed
me with. I am so happy to be doing
all that I am doing and am so grateful
for all of your examples and for my
wonderful parents and siblings. I
hope you all have a great Christmas
Season! Life is so great! Choose the
right and carry on!
Loves. -Rosey

Life Snapshot - Ivy Jane 11 Months

Was there ever a sweeter baby than Ivy Jane? I don't think so. I really don't. She is my sunshine. She always has a giant smile for me. It's still a toothless smile, surprisingly! She is following the toothless path her brother and sister paved for her! Hopefully they will come in sometime, but in the meantime, nothing makes me happier than her toothless grin!

She is scooting around all over the place and sticking stuff in her mouth always. The more kids I have the harder it is to have a childproof house. She had one of Gwen's hair elastics in her mouth the other day and gave us all quite a scare. We are trying to be extra careful, but she always finds something. She is outgrowing much of her clothing, which is great, as the doctor was worried about her growth a few months ago. She likes to babble and baby sing. She is a great little eater and I think will be my first child to actually crawl on all fours! She is sweet through and through and I simply can't get enough of her.

Life Snapshot - Bentley 2 years 3 months

This guy is crazy! He'll be playing nicely and then all the sudden will get a crazed look in his eye and come try to strangle you, no joke! For now it is funny, but it makes me nervous for years to come!

Bentley loves music and to dance and sing. He is always game for someone to sing with him and knows lots of words to lots of songs ("twinkle twinkle little star" "Daddy Home" "Child of God" and so on).

He is really funny in that he doesn't really like toys but would rather just sit by the cd player and listen to music, I wonder who on Earth he got that from ; ).

He is sweet to his sisters, especially Ivy and will often want to hold her. Of course he only holds her for about two seconds before pushing her away as hard as he can, but what can you do?

He is really fun to take shopping, he sits in the cart and opens his arms to give you a hug and then as you lean in he'll grab your cheeks (or hair) and pull you in for a kiss. It's quite a weird phenomenon as when kisses are requested they are rarely granted. This may be the reason behind my urge to shop ; )

He loves to take off his shoes, and socks, every time we are in the car, even for a thirty second drive.

He won't eat hardly anything at all. This is also quite the phenomenon as you may recall he used to eat tons. He's given up PBJs, Cheerios, which were the usual go to. Yesterday all I could get him to eat was chocolate milk and a bran muffin at night. If anyone has any great ideas let me know, he isn't willing to even try things....crazy kid.

He loves to wrestle with dad, and has been known to through punches at his sister, much to her (and my) dismay.

He loves "baby Bret" and talks about him all the time and can't wait to meet his new cousin next month!

Life Snapshot - Gwen 5 years 2 months

This little girl is growing up fast! She seems to be getting taller and taller every day. She loved going to St. George and spending quality time with Grandma and Grandpa! It was a welcome break to us and to Gwen and she has been doing great behaviorally since then! Not always perfect but a marked improvement from before where she and I were both near the end of our rapidly fraying ropes!

She is way into princesses! She can always be found in dress-ups, usually two or three layers deep of different dresses and skirts and "flare". She loves playing with her little friend Maleah "Mia" upstairs. They are usually together several hours of each day running up and down stairs and getting along well, though neither one of them is very nice to Bentley : ( .

She is enjoying preschool, loves to watch Dragon Tales, Sesame Street, and Super Why.

She loves playing on Mom and Dad's Christmas present (which they got early to prepare for the cruise), the elliptical machine. She exercises morning and night and, not kidding at all, stays on it longer than I do. That girl has stamina!

She continues to amaze us with how smart she is.

She is looking forward to kindergaten next year and hopefully a visit to Texas sometime soon!