Tolman Family

Christmas in Tucson, AZ  Hank surprised us last weekend with a trip to a nice resort in Tucson.  We really needed the break from packing.  We got all dressed up and went to an Army Ball on Friday night while his brother watched the kids.  Saturday we ate breakfast at the hotel restaurant then spent the day lounging around at the pool and shopping.  We ordered pizza and watched a movie in the room, then drove back for church first thing Sunday morning.  It was a really fun trip! Hank and I at the ball.  I thought we had been to our last ball since we are out of the military, but it was fun to go as civilians.   Since we're moving the day after Christmas we didn't get out many of our decorations.  We just hung up our stockings and put out a little 3 ft tree.  Since we didn't have any ornaments we decided to make some.  Jessica and I made these fun cinnamon ornaments.  We mixed 1 cup applesauce with...

We have lived in our house here in Huachuca City, AZ for three years and eight months.  The longest I have ever lived anywhere in my life was four years (from 3rd to 7th grade).  It has really begun to feel like home here.  We live in a tiny town.  I mean tiny.  No stop lights, no grocery store.  Just a Circle K gas station.  Sierra Vista, however is just a few miles away.  That's where we do all our shopping, go to church, and just about everything else.  It is a very small town too.  We had a celebration when Walmart finally opened.   When we first moved here I was pretty skeptical.  It is very...desert.  I mean cacti everywhere.  We can literally see Mexico from our house.  It took me a long time to get used to the lack of restaurants, craft stores, and normal people.  But now, surprisingly, I think I'm going to miss it.  I've made a lot of really good friends.  I've been the Primary Presid...