Princess and Bear

400 north bountiful ut 1/21/2012

2012-01-22T21:38:00.001-07:00

This is the snow storm yesterday near my neck of the woods.
This is the road that leads up to the Bountiful Temple...

Happy NEW YEAR!

2012-01-01T20:11:00.002-07:00

Well it's that time to start thinking what you have and grateful for and some things that you would like to change in your life.
Instead of making a HUGE list and feeling terrible next Dec. 31st when I haven't completed a marathon or written a best selling novel... I am going to make only 2 resolutions that will be better for me.
1. Eat my vegetables. I have to eat at least 1 serving of veggies every day.
2. Read /reread 60 books. Last year I read/reread about 50 books. There are some great classics out there that I love to re-read.
So good luck to you and blessing be yours!

One for the Mama

2011-12-21T22:58:00.001-07:00

This is one of my mom's favorite songs from all the Christmas specials.
Enjoy!

Mid Week....

2011-12-21T19:50:00.002-07:00

I am so excited for Christmas.
This is a GREAT week. I have a new nephew born yesterday... 9.6lbs! And Nell and Jay are out of school!
So to celebrate mid week Christmas eve; Nell and Chris, Jay and Sarah and Dean all came to Layton and we had dinner at our house.
I made roast, shredded BBQ chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots, Rhodes rolls, and salad.
I think it was tasty but it was totally fun!!!!

Happy (late) Thanksgiving

2011-11-25T22:37:00.000-07:00

An amazing deal...

2011-11-05T23:16:00.002-06:00

I was so bitter when I looked at my Smith's ad with a great sale on chicken $1.79/lb only to discover it was last week's circular. (argh)
I was resolved not to have chicken this week either until I found a better deal than $2.29/lb.
Whilst shopping at Smith's I was in the meat section looking at a roast when out of the corner of my eye I see Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast with an orange sticker on them meaning it was on sale.
When I looked to see how much it was....... $1.19/lb. It was the left over chicken from the previous' week sale. It was getting to be needing to be eaten or frozen. I bought $30 worth and froze them all. I ended up with 32 beautiful big chicken breasts....
So tonight for dinner would you like chicken or the chicken?

some good things in my life...

2011-09-03T20:51:00.005-06:00

Well there have been some yucky things happening in my life as of late. I would like to be a "Pollyanna" and focus on some things that are making my life a little nicer.

1. The Hourglass Door. I was at Barnes and Noble (one of Kyle and mine's FAVORITE hangouts) when the author comes in to sign books and to promote the last book of the series. I'm a little shy because truly deeply in my heart I would love to be an author and have my book in a library that there is a queue for checkout. anyway... She is very nice and tells me a little about her book and hands me the 1st book in the series and I ask if it's okay if I take to read a bit. She says yes, So I find a chair and I start. Next thing I know it's 1 1/2 hrs later the book signing is over and I really like the book. I was very sad that I didn't get to tell Lisa how much I enjoyed her work. So I did the next best thing. I went to the library web site and requested it. I'm number 17 in the queue.

Today after work Kyle and I went to Barnes and Noble and while he is browsing I head straight for the book and pick up where I left off. As I'm reading my dear, sweet, wonderful and thoughtful husband buys an autographed copy of the book for me so now I don't have to wait for my turn.

2. The cookie scoop. I was making cookies the other night for pot-luck at work and man... the cookie scoop saved so much time and mess. I made chocolate cake batter cookies with toffee crumbs on top. Very tasty...
3. My job...

4. You.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" Trailer 2

2011-07-15T21:36:00.001-06:00

It was great. I lost count after 1o tissues....

stuff i've been doing lately...

2011-06-25T22:18:00.004-06:00

Baby shower cake for a friend. It is red velvet with Bavarian cream filling. The stroller is a twinkie. It was really REALLY tasty.

Spencer's birthday Buzz Lightyear cake.

pretty stuff.

2011-05-13T20:49:00.002-06:00

I'm so excited that my tulips are in full bloom! I have Queen of the Night... the dark purple/black ones... A pink one that is more peachy on the inside.

This is the long side shot of the walk up to the house.

I LOVE my peony tulips. They are a stripped pink and white with lots of petals like unto a peony rose.
I love spring now that it's finally here!

flowers, helicopter and gym

2011-04-05T20:10:00.002-06:00

I'm so happy that my flowers are blooming. All the daffodils are smiling at us. I love them so much. Thanks mom.

Kyle's birthday was last month and got a new helicopter. He's having so much fun reading the directions. It just came today. I love the look on his face!

And for me... I've been saving some craft money and found a gym that was $49 to enroll and only $10 a month. I'm very excited to have a gym. I like the equipment and they have a cardio cinema. It's a dark room with treadmills, elliptical and bikes that has an almost movie theater sized screen and you watch a movie.
We feel blessed.

Flowers in Bloom... and weeds.

2011-03-15T14:06:00.004-06:00

I have been noticing the weeds are starting to take over so I thought I would nip it before it really started. While I was weeding I noticed that my bulbs are really active. I'm very excited.

You can barely see them but these are peony tulips.

I am very pleased. All of my bulbs are out. And one lone daffodil is already boomed.

I didn't even know that I had crocus. They didn't bloom last year.

I love spring!

Stake Relief Society Day.

2011-02-25T20:07:00.002-07:00

I was schnookered. A couple of months ago a sign up sheet goes through primary for Stake Relief Society Day. I see nobody signed up for food so I put my name down and number thinking.... I can totally make a batch of cookies or brownies.

I was wrong. I signed up for the food committee. I go to the first meeting and wow.... I have never been to a stake organizing meeting before. If you've ever seen a bump on a log... you have a good idea what I did. I felt lost and out of place. But I was sitting next to my back yard neighbor whom I LOVE!
She volunteers to make some cakes for the dessert. I lean over to her and say if you need help let me know. Now my neighbor teaches cake decorating at the craft store here and is super talented. She told me she might need some freezer space for the cakes. I say no problem.

Tues. night she calls and says she's swamped and doesn't have time to make a cake and can I do it. I say yes. Then she asks if I have time to make two cakes. I say sure. I'm thinking a simple sheet cake because it's me... and she'll cut some slack for me. But no. She brings over 4 that's right FOUR cake mixes and tells me that I need to make them in a cookie or jelly roll pan. Two cake mixes per cake. Then ice them any way I would like.
Wed. I baby sat Dean and didn't make the cakes because I thought I can just make the cakes on Thursday. I get home at 5pm lots of time to make 4 mixes and I can put them all together on Friday when I get home at 5pm.
Thursday morning I remember that I'm working a double... 7am-1030pm. YIPES! But I had to at least start the cakes. So I make 2 cakes yesterday but here's the thing..... they are super thin. I don't think 2 cakes stacked will look nice for feed enough people.
My neighbor also gave me a lemon ricotta filling for the cakes. So with lemon theme in mind I brain storm and decide to make 2 more cakes... lemon and put them in the middle. So it's 3 layered... white, lemon, white. I only had enough filling for 1 cake and the other cake I made a lemon custard and make the butter cream icing flavored lightly lemon.

So to make a long story short... here they are.

It's almost Spring!

2011-02-21T18:51:00.003-07:00

I'm so excited that my bulbs are starting to sprout. I was a little worried because we've had 3 or 4 inches of snow but they seem to be okay.

This is my first tulip sprouting.

I have lots of daffodils coming up. I'm so so excited. It's almost SPRING!

Rude awakening....

2011-02-04T22:59:00.002-07:00

So this morning I woke up, looked at the clock and it was 5:24. UGH! I woke up 1 minute before the alarm went off. So instead of the alarm blaring and waking up Kyle, I get up. Turn it off and start to get ready for work.
While I'm in the shower I think it's weird that my little alarm didn't go off. However I have a history of turning off the little alarm in my sleep, thus the big, blaring, boisterous alarm to tell me it's time to get up NOW.
I took a little extra time in the shower and when I come back and start getting dressed the time is now5:40.
I'm all dressed and and Kyle is getting up to shower and I look at the clock and suddenly is 2:43am!
Whhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't understand! I get my little alarm and it's 2:40am. I tell Kyle to get back into bed, it's not time to get up. I go to the living room and the clock says 2:45. The kitchen stove clock tells me the same.
I take out my contacts, get back into my jammies, reset the alarm and go back to bed. But now I'm worried that I won't wake up.
But I did. Kyle went to get ready and I crashed very hard for about 30 min. When I did wake up it was 5:55. We need to leave in 5 min. At least I was showered.
It's been a long day. I'm ready for a very long sleep tonight.

blown vein and 3-D

2011-01-29T21:54:00.002-07:00

I love to donate platelets. It's something my sisters got me into. It's a great way to serve and they give you snacks and you get to watch a movie.
I have not been able to donate for a while because of low iron and sickness.
Well I had an appointment today and in anticipation for it I have been eating a lot of red meat, spinach and almonds. Well I checked in and my iron was 38% (woot! just barely).
So I get all comfy with my water and snack, start my movie and get stuck. The first return.... kinda stings. Then there's the bitter metal taste, but wow! that really stings. The sticker asks me, "How does that feel?"
"Well it stings and kinda burns." Poke, poke. Feel, feel.
The sticker says that my vein was probably nicked on the other side and the saline is leaking into my arm and that's what is stinging. Sorry about that. He takes out the needle and says see you in 8 weeks. :(
So Kyle picks me up and we go to the dollar movie. We watched "Despicable Me" in 3D. It was totally fun and it worked. I liked the movie more than I thought I would.
But my arm still kinda hurts.

The Tie!!!

2011-01-06T20:20:00.002-07:00

So... I saw Quantum of Solace about 2 years ago when it first came out. It is a great action movie with lots of cool car chases, who is the double ought spy and of course Daniel Craig. But the thing that I really could remember was how much I LOVED HIS TIE!
I just got the movie in the mail today from Netflix and enjoyed the movie very much. There was so much I couldn't remember but I was so excited to see the tie again.
I called Kyle to see the tie and he said, "Yeah, it's a full Windsor knot." I said, "NO... look at the tie. Isn't beautiful. It's a platinum sheen with a black diamond pattern."
Isn't the tie so pretty.
But the full Windsor knot intrigued me. I don't know a lot about tying a tie, so I looked it up and now I know how to tie a full Windsor knot. It does make the tie look prettier.
I may have to tie it for Kyle from now on...

It's gotta be a record!

2010-12-06T21:30:00.003-07:00

Today is the first Monday in December therefore the Bassett sisters get together and make Christmas plates.
Last year it was only Karla and myself. It was terrible. NOTHING turned out and it took literally FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This year there was Sarah, Janelle, Karla and myself. It zoomed by! And everything was delicious! Of course I volunteered for quality control. Karla started right away with the chocolate, chocolate chip and mint chip cookies (it was just one cookie). Nell started with pretzels.... the dreaded pretzels. Sarah made butter mints-oh my goodness good! And I got stuck stirring caramels.
I made 2 batches of caramels. The first was okay but the second was WAY too soft. Sorry people...
When nearly everything was made when I pulled out a recipe I got from my mother-in-law for Whipped Shortbread.
So so good cookies. So while Sassy and Nell plugged away at their never ending tasks Kar and I whipped up some shortbread cookies.
They were beautiful.
We made 45 plates total. It was a great day.
And I had all my plates delivered by 7pm.
It must be a record!

Howl's Moving Castle - US Trailer

2010-11-10T21:08:00.001-07:00

take 2.... hee hee the last link didn't work.

Something exciting in the mail.

2010-11-10T20:58:00.002-07:00

So I was looking on Amazon.com for a new nano case for the gen 4 ipod.... I know it's a dinosaur in the techno world but hey it still works like a champ...
Anyway I found a nice deal on them and got 3 case... while I was on the site I looked up one of my favorite movies of all time and it was on sale!!!!
It came in the mail today. Unfortunately I got home too late from work to really enjoy a good movie fest and will save it for tomorrow.
Here is a little tidbit from "Howl's Moving Castle"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57r9jjqzJJk

My garden.

2010-09-13T10:35:00.002-06:00

I'm very pleased with my science experiment this year. I'm going to do a few things different next year. I'm going to get heavier wire for the tomato plants. I think I'm going find a better pesticide for the corn. Perhaps I'll even build a mini green house to place over the green peppers to help them grow better.
Now the season is nearly over. I have no idea what to do with my plants that are dead/dying. My corn is kaputz and a big wind storm knocked them over and broke them so I can't use them for Halloween decorations like I was planning. My cucumber got a little frost and is turning brown.
So... do i mulch the plants back into the soil or do I throw them away?
Any ideas????

Sept. 11

2010-09-11T19:16:00.002-06:00

9 years is a long time. 9 years ago today I started my job at SkyWest.
It was a terrible sad day. Feelings are very close to the surface today.

The tomato blog...

2010-07-30T21:16:00.004-06:00

I have had about 10 cherry tomatoes so far and a lot more are turning orange. I have 2 big boy tomato plants that are covered with green tomaters and one is also turning orange.
If I may have a moment of silence for my green peppers. I have 4 plants leafing like crazy but no flowers or peppers. ...
Thank you. As you may know peppers are just about my favorite food to eat and perhaps the main reason for planting a garden. Nell, what is your secret to the peppers.... did i let them get to cold?

I love having a garden! It's a lot more work that I thought it would be but I'm really enjoying getting dirty. Kyle is holding our first ear of corn! I am so happy about it. I started my corn from seeds in little dixie cups in April then transplanted them along with all my other starts after Mother's day.
I thought I lost my cucumbers but one plant survived and it has given me 5 cucumbers so far and a lot more on the vine. woot.
Here's a close up of our corn. We have a lot of ears developing. But I hate! earwigs. My neighbor is letting her soil rest this year and has some bait for earwigs that she gave us. I'm going to put it on tomorrow. I hope it works.
any other ideas on how to get ride of earwigs and other garden bugs?

Updates...

2010-07-14T21:17:00.002-06:00

My birthday was so much fun. I felt totally loved by my family. My sister Nell had a BBQ at her house on the Friday before. I was WONDERFUL! See her blog for pix.
Then I went to see my sister Sandy on Saturday night with my parents and were there for a few days. Again a great time for all! (on the good days).
The tomato letters...
I had my first cherry tomato tonight. It was the size of a $.50 piece. Totally juicy and yummy. One of my corn stalk is about as tall as Jay and I have 6 ears of corn starting to silk out... I don't know the right term.
My cucumber plant as 3 cucumbers and a ton more flowers. I think my science experiment is going to work out.

How does your garden grow?

2010-06-28T17:28:00.004-06:00

I thought the cucumber plant died in the last snow storm. It was very very sad for a while but today as I was weeding I noticed it had 5 flowers!

I'm very excited for the tomatoes. I counted 16 cherry tomatoes and it has a lot more flowers. My regular big boy tomatoes have a lot of flowers as well.
I think I'm most excited for my corn. Most of it is almost thigh high! I started the first two rows in dixie cups and transplanted them. I'm so happy that they seem to have taken hold and growing very well.
My little science experiment is going very well.

An open invitation...

2010-06-19T21:09:00.003-06:00

To come and sit on our new COUCH!

We got it at DI for $30. I'm very please with it. I've already had 2 wonderful naps on the couch. Our old couch was a hand-me-down from Karla and had seen better days. I've wanted a new couch for a while but couldn't afford the micro-suede deluxe hoitie toitie set that I wanted.
But this is a great comfy couch.
Come by sit a while!

They found me....

2010-06-15T16:57:00.001-06:00

Well I knew it wouldn't last forever.
I got called on Sunday to teach Primary. I start next week and I think I'm teaching CTR 7. Should be fun.
I'm excited to bring cupcakes to baptisms and work on my skills... you know my cake decorating skills. I got my nun chuck and bow hunting skills down pat!
So hurray for Primary!

My garden....

2010-06-08T08:45:00.001-06:00

I am having lots of fun watching my garden grow. My corn is coming up nicely. I call my garden my science experiment because really I don't know what I'm doing. I started my corn from seeds in little Dixie cups then transplanted them.

I think they are doing alright. I have two rows of corn starts then 1 row of seed in the ground. They are coming up well.
But my cherry tomato plants have 2 little baby tomatoes on them! I'm so excited. I hope you can see them.

Just an update...

2010-06-03T21:49:00.002-06:00

This week has been pretty average but for a few exceptions.
Monday I went to save Jay from "giggle time" with Sarah and some of her friends. They came over to see sweet beautiful Dean, I have decided to nickname him "Bandito burrito". He is so cute. Jay and Sarah wrap him up like a little burrito because babies like that but Dean hunkers down so only his eyes show and "case the joint". I love it.
So Jay and I went to REI and I got a new pair of sandals. Very cute. Then we went on a quest to find a snow cone... Snow cone shops don't really open until the afternoon. I think it's rude.
Dean is so precious!
So that's was Monday.
Tuesday Tiff work, Kyle-school. Wed Tiff work. Kyle-school. Thurs Tiff work, Kyle WORK!
That's right! sorry to bury the lead... Kyle is now the teacher's aid in his class at school. So when the teacher is out of the class for more than a hour Kyle takes over and teaches and gets paid for it. Today was Kyles first real day all by himself. Steve, the teacher, took a vacation day today and tomorrow. So Kyle is staff for the next 2 days. He's so good at helping people learn.
So it's been a good week. I'm really looking forward to this weekend to tootle around the garden.

Me and Pirates!

2010-05-26T07:38:00.002-06:00

We say ARGH!
Kyle and I got found on Sunday and were asked to speak in church on Sunday.
I asked bishopric member what the topic was he said what are you interested in?
I was thinking about charity because I'm reading the BOM this year with charity in mind. I was about to say charity when dear bishopric member says, "How about genealogy."
ARGH!!!!
So this is a plea, anyone have ideas that we can glean about genealogy. We're in charge of about 30 mins of the meeting.

Tender Mercies.

2010-05-09T12:03:00.003-06:00

This weekend mom and I decided that we needed to visit Grandma and Grandpa. So I was able to finally give away some shifts and work and mom rented a car and we made our plans to go to Boise, then visit Aunt Betty and Uncle Don with Carol then head on out to Grandma's.
Tender Mercy number 1:
As Kyle drove me to the airport we were talking about our tires and how bald they were and how much longer do you think they will keep etc. Well they made it one trip to the airport but not back. Kyle got a flat on his way home but at least I was able to make the flight and he was on a safer part of the road to change the tire.
Tender Mercy number 2:
Mom's flight was about 30 min. late and we were going to miss the connecting flight to Boise. When I got to the airport I was looking at the flight loads to Boise it wasn't looking that good. The flight we wanted was full and the flight after that was almost full... bitter. I was a little worried how I was going to get mom to Boise. As I was waiting at her arrival gate thinking about routes there came an overhead announcement about a late flight to Boise will now have a ETD of 1035, the plane they are waiting for is just landing. This flight was suppose to leave at 8am and a lot of passengers from the 8am flt went over to the flight we wanted and the next one. SCORE! I went over to the gate and told them mom's flight was late and could we please get listed on this flight if there is room. Agent said, "No problem!" and we got first class. And made it to Boise just a little bit later than planned but plenty of time to pick up the rental car.
Tender Mercy number 3:
On the plane ride over mom told me that Aunt Betty is thinking about putting Uncle Don in a nursing home and we may need to go check out the facilities with Carol.
We go to the car rental agency and get the car and it is more than tiny! It's a 2 door hatchback that won't fit us and the luggage. Mom is VERY displeased and I get the car agent to point out all the "normal wear and tear damages" on the car. It had extensive rock chip paint damage, a big ding on the side of the car, at least 6 rock chips in the windshield and mom couldn't get the "trunk" open. So the agent rolled her eyes and took the keys from mom and tried. She could not get it open. So she got the man mechanic and he rolled his eyes at all of us took the keys and he still could not open the trunk.
Mom stuck to her guns and said, "We need a working car!" Agent walked us back into counter and told the counter agent that the trunk won't open and mom told the agent that she rented an economy size car Not a compact. She then said I'm so sorry for this. We're going to give you a complementary upgrade to full size Camry.
It's a nice car.
So we get to Aunt Betty's and she tell us that Uncle Don is going into the home TODAY. Aunt Betty just doesn't have the mental or physical strength to take care of Uncle Don anymore. So we went from scouting out the home to This Is IT!
The director of Ashley Manor came over to go over paper work with Carol. Mom was so great. She sat next to Carol to give support and ask questions and clarified everything. Mom was such a blessing for Carol. I sat on the couch and kept Uncle Don company while Aunt Betty tried to nap on the sofa.
Then Uncle Don got a haircut, is now bald, and we loaded him up into our nice, beautiful, comfortable HUGE rental car and we were able to pack everything Aunt Betty packed for him walker and all and Mom, Carol, Uncle Don and me in the car. Only one trip was needed.
Ashley Manor is very VERY nice. It's clean, warm and NO SMELLY! It's a real house not a hint of hospital feel. Uncle Don has his own room and own bathroom. He has a great view out of his window and there are 8 other residents and 2 attendance. And it's only a couple of miles away from Aunt Betty's house.
We are so thankful that the Lord would put everything in place so we could help make a difficult situation a little easier.
We are so blessed.
If you want to send Uncle Don a card:
Don Moyer c/o Ashley Manor
11099 W. Highmont St.
Boise, ID 83709

A new start....

2010-05-04T21:56:00.002-06:00

So I really enjoy making things and sorta have a cottage industry going on with my lanyards at work.
Well I started a new blog today:
http://dollicrafts.blogspot.com
I will use is to showcase the things I make. I'm very excited to have a place just to brag and to have some people at work go to and look at different stuffs available.
Please excuse the mess it's a work in progress.
:)

The Shower!

2010-04-29T18:16:00.006-06:00

Last Saturday we had a baby shower for Sarah. It was so much fun. Sarah's Grandma Packard was a wonderful hostess and us sisters got to be in charge of the food. We're good at that! I made a lemon cheesecake... it was yummy.

So for the past few months I have been working on a blessing gown for baby Dean. Sarah picked out the pattern and I finally finished it the night before the shower. Here is the finished gown and booties. I think it turned out well.
Mom and Dad got Dean some outfits. Sarah is trying them on... She is just sooooo dang CUTE!
Sarah is looking at the booties.
It was such a wonderful time. Sarah's family is so great! I loved it.

Blasts from the past.

2010-04-14T17:25:00.003-06:00

Today at work I met the inbound flight from Cody, WY.
As the passengers were coming off I saw Mr. Reily... My high school English teacher. Wow talk about some flash backs.
Then I saw Senator Simpson. He's always so nice.
So I'm telling my buddy next to me about Mr. Reily and some funny high school stories when the fight attendant comes in with a rather dashing paper boy hat. She says it's Senator Simpson's. Well I know he's going to Washington D.C. so I tell her I'll take care of it.
I head to the crown room and Senator Simpson is just checking in and I say, "Excuse me Senator Simpson. Does this belong to you?"
He looks at the hat and tell me, "You sweet child! Thank you. You're so nice to bring it from the plane." Then he gives me a little hug and a kiss on the cheek. hee hee
Then as I'm coming out of the crown room to go back to work I saw Wynn Manning. She says hi to everyone. She's off to D.C. to visit her son I think.
I didn't get a chance to talk to her due to the fact that I was walking backward on the moving walkway and people were getting mad at us.
So.. fun day.

New Project!

2010-04-01T21:59:00.006-06:00

Here are our new shelves! Aren't they snazzy! Mom and Dad came into town today and I thought I would exploit Dad's knowledge and Dave's tools and enlist Karla and Dad to help build shelves for our food storage.
They turned out better than I could have imagined! Dad did such a great job. He worked the hammer drill and I held the bracket and level. Karla distributed the screws. Then after all the brackets were in place we grabbed Philips screw drivers and all pitched in. My favorite shelf was the bottom. We were all laying on are backs giggling... well Dad wasn't, but I think he was on the inside...
I really couldn't have done it without Dad and Kar.
Thank you guys so much!

oh my YUMMERS!

2010-03-24T20:54:00.002-06:00

So a friend brought some cookies his wife made to work today. He gave me half and I thought I had gone to heaven!
I asked for the recipe and he said.. so easy....
1 box of chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup oil.
mix. bake 350 degrees 8-10 min.
So I'm making some up right now and boy howdy. They are so tasty.
I think this could be a good substitute for the brownie cookie we make at Christmas. Lots easier to make and taste the same or better.

Pictures.... our home.

2010-03-20T22:19:00.002-06:00

So here we have the bed room. What we're going to do with it... I think... paint the bottom half brown, I would like a nice wall paper on the upper half... Kyle wants a light grayish green color but we're agreed on the (I think it's called) chair railing in the middle to cover the transition.
The kitchen is very very nice. I have so much storage. It's going to be hard not to fill up every space. But I may have to do it anyway. My favorite feature of the kitchen... Behold... a dish washer! I'm so excited. There is also a window box over the sink and I want to start grown plants. I have some snap dragon seeds from my grandma, and I want to grow an aloe plant and some fresh herbs. There are so many great possibilities.
This is the front room. We choose the brown color on the walls and I painted it on my days off. I really like it. I'm standing by the fireplace.
I'm standing at the door here to get a different view of the room. On the wall of the stairs I want to put together a frame collage. I saw one on a craft show and loved it. I will definitely show pictures later. My first decorating goal is to get everything OUT OF THE BOXES!
I took this of Kyle on our final inspection day. It was fun. We're a little worried about the big tree. It might be too close to the house and the foundation. So we could be chopping it down. Think how pretty a bed of roses would be there...
That was a few more pictures of our home. More to come as I have the time. But I think we'll be here for a while so I'm not feeling the pressure to make it perfect right now. I do love the house and the neighborhood. One of my friend's father lives down the street and has some blackberry starts that he might be able to give me. So yea. I like blackberries.

We have KEYS!

2010-03-07T09:20:00.002-07:00

We got the keys for our home on Friday and we spend the night dreaming about this and that.
Then we went to the Home Depot to start pricing out washer, dryers, paint etc. Well we liked one washer and dryer so much and from my price searching on the Internet I knew they were a good deal. They are GE energy efficient and THD was having a special of 10% off energy efficient appliances. So we got a 10% discount and our power company is giving a $100 mail in rebate.
We bought them on the spot. They will be delivered on Friday.
I'm so excited. Yesterday we went over to the new house with cleaning supplies. Our upstairs bathroom is tile in the shower and it took me over 2 hrs to scrub each individual tile and grout clean. When we change the bathroom... NO TILE! Then the previous owners had a Crick-Cut and all these vinyl saying and a huge vinyl tree in the rooms. So I took those down and washed down the walls to get ready for paint on Monday.
Now you may asked, "Where was Kyle?" He was cleaning behind the fridge... it was really yucky. Then he started to tackle the rest of the kitchen.
Monday is paint day. woot.

Our new home.

2010-02-28T23:19:00.001-07:00

We were at our wits end trying to deal with our apt manager and couldn't find another apt to rent. It was very difficult facing another hot Utah summer with no a/c. I would get over 100 degrees in our apt and our a/c wall unit didn't work. But then a miracle happened.

Kyle's parents offered to help us get a house. We have been looking and found one that we both really like. I am so grateful for Kyle's parents kindness, love and generosity.

Our final walk through is tomorrow and if everything has been done to satisfaction we can take possession on Saturday.
Front room coat closet.

Laundry/food storage room.

Living room

Back yard stairs leading to food storage/laundry room and sliding glass door to kitchen.

Front door.

45 min!

2010-02-17T00:12:00.001-07:00

So I've been trying to sleep for the past 45 minutes. Really I've been in bed reading for about an hour but I turned off the light by alas my mind will not be turned off as easily.
I think everyone in my family knows what I'm talking about. OVER ACTIVE BRAIN!!!!
I usually fight this issue with self meditation methods. I slow down my breathing. Take my mind to restful places. Sometimes I even count my breathing. But tonight nothing is working. I wouldn't mind as much but I have to get up for work in 6 hrs.
So I would like to poise the question: What are some of your methods for turning off the brain and falling asleep?

oh so BITTER!

2010-01-09T23:47:00.002-07:00

Well Kyle went yesterday (Friday) after school to the rental place and someone beat us to the apt by 1 hr. arg.
But there is another apt going to be available in March. We don't know the date but they said that they would be willing to honor our agreement. yeah.
So we will keep browsing the selections and if we find a keeper, great. If not, then we have a back up in March.
We have not seen the other apt. but it is the mirror image of the one we looked at.
March is better moving weather anyway... right?

New digs.

2010-01-08T14:32:00.003-07:00

I think we found our new apt. It is about 4 blocks away from where we're now. Very comparable in size. Rent will be about $20 cheaper when you add it all together. And if we get chosen to shovel in the winter and water the lawn in the summer they will knock $50 off a month. :) They wanted $650 a month but Kyle talked them down to $630 with a 2 year lease. Kyle's talking to them today to see if we could move in Feb. 1st.
The apt is in a four-plex basement. With newer carpet and windows that are 2 years old.
Here's a link
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=475&ad=9185208&cat=&lpid=&type=3&city=kaysville&zipcode=&sale=2&start=&end=&state=0&sort=&keyword=&sqftstart=&sqftend=&acresstart=&acresend=&bedrooms=&bathrooms=
or if the link doesn't work... we found it on ksl.com classifies ... apartments - in Kaysville. it's called Cute Kaysville apartment for rent

know anyone that wants to help us move?

The New Year

2010-01-05T09:28:00.002-07:00

I haven't posted in a long time. Sorry about that. I've been lazy.
Christmas Eve was super fun this year. Four of the six of us meet at my sister's house for nachos. (super yummy!) Then my parents Skyyped in and Dad read "T'was the Night Before Christmas". Little Spencer just loved it. Then we sang songs and opened presents. It was a good thing we had Sarah there to keep us on tune. It was a great night with wonderful memories.
Christmas Day Kyle and I flew to Denver to spend Christmas Day with my parents. We were going to go to Canada but the flight loads tanked. It was so great to be with my parents again. We hadn't gone to Denver since... I want to say March. A very long time.
New Year's Eve we went to downtown Kaysville. (it's about 1/2 block away) and listened to local bands play. They had free BBQ and cookies. It was nice.
This New Year that is upon me there are some things I would like to do.
1. find a new apt. Our manager is now charging us for water and sewer. So we are on the look out for a new apartment. We are in need but not desperate so that helps.
We looked at one yesterday that was $625 including all utilities but it made the "Pit of Despair" look like a summer cottage. The lady showing it to us said it was "ready to move in" but that bathroom was horrid! So I don't care how cheap it is, I'm not moving to a mold infested dank and dark apt.
so there.
2. I am training to do a marathon with my sister in June. When the time comes I will make the decision to do a 1/2 or a full marathon. The starting is very slow but I'm excited.
3. I want to read at least 1 scripture with my primary class every week. They are six and just learning to read. But I really want them to learn to read the scriptures.
I'm sure there's more stuff I want to do but I feel like I'm rambling.

Just an update.

2009-12-13T08:40:00.002-07:00

I have decided that I really don't like to drive. I was driving home from work the other night and I just wanted to look at all the Christmas lights and sit back and relax. But alas, I had to watch the road. My car doesn't have cruise control and my legs didn't want to be in the drive position. Driving is not my favorite.
I'm very excited for tomorrow.
I'm meeting Janelle downtown for some Christmas shopping. I'm taking the train down, and Nell will pick me up. I love spending time with my sisters!

The New Moon movie.

2009-11-22T09:56:00.003-07:00

I took last Friday night off because I went to see New Moon with a bunch of friends from work.
One of my friends bought out an entire theater and then sold the tickets and made a huge party of it. I got 2 tickets and Kyle and I showed up at the theater at 6pm for the 701 showing. We finally got to go inside the theater at 630 and then the fun began. There was a New Moon trivia. I won a set of Twilight buttons. The question was "What color were Edwards eyes when he was a human?"
Then there was a raffle. I got the New Moon soundtrack for helping yell out the numbers, because I can yell over the propellers engine at the airport and passengers can hear me.
So then the movie finally started and everyone was so excited and was yelling and clapping then... a couple of ya-hoos started taking pictures. Two minutes into the movie is stops and the manager comes to the front and says that taking pictures is a Federal offense. Then some other ya-hoo yells out "Your a Federal Offense!" People around him start shushing him and shoving him to be quiet. The manager says if it continues the movie will be turned off.
The movie begins again and no other incidences. But it was lots of fun.
I thought they stayed much more on story than Twilight. And the effects were better! Just goes to show what they can do with a budget.
I'm looking forward to seeing it with my sisters on Tuesday.
Go TEAM EDWARD!

The tripthat wasn't.

2009-11-17T14:37:00.002-07:00

This weekend I was suppose to visit my sister in Palms Springs. Alas flight loads totally filled up and I wouldn't be able to get back. So I looked at visiting the folks in Denver... couldn't get back, Jay... couldn't get back. Spence... couldn't get back.
So I stayed home and slept a lot. I feel a lot better. I also crafted a lot this weekend. I made 7 new lanyards and recycled grocery bags into a crocheted bag that is very sturdy.

Sunday.

2009-11-09T13:09:00.002-07:00

Yesterday started out like any other Sunday. The sun was really bright and back ground getting ready for church noise was a little too loud though. I just thought that the sun was really really REALLY bright.
We get to church and we have primary first and I'm sitting with my kids and wow, everyone is really noisy today. I think they had too much sugar cereal. Then it's singing time and the light is getting brighter and the kids are getting louder and louder... do you see where I'm going?
Now it's time for class and I get up and I'm dizzy and a little nauseous. We go into our room and the light is off but it's still too bright. Kyle comes to me and says what's wrong. "I'm getting a migraine." Kyle gives me the keys to the car and then I remember that I have my own. Somehow I make it home. I'm wearing my sunglasses in the house it's just too bright. I take some benidryl because it makes me sleepy and some ibuprofen. I get a cold wet wash cloth and climb into bed.
I woke up 2 1/2 hrs later. Kyle is home from church. I have supper, then sleep for another 3 or 4 hours. Then re medicate and slept for about 10 hrs.
I feel better now. Just a fringe of a headache but at least I can see again.

I am so scared!

2009-10-25T04:09:00.004-06:00

I am a HUGE fan of Doctor Who. It's on at 11pm on Saturday night on channel 7. If you are not familiar with the Doctor; he is a time lord that travels through time and space. He has all sorts of crazy adventures with creatures and baddies from different dementions and time. He travels through time in a "police box" that is super tiny on the outside and huge inside. He also has a human companion that changes every season or so.
The cool thing about being a time lord is that if the actors contract is up, well he just morphs into a new actor, but the actor is the same Doctor Who. He looks totally different but has all the same memories and he is always referred to as the Doctor.
Here is the current Doctor.

Normally the scary level of Doctor Who is about Star Trek the Next Gen.
But tonight... it was X-Files.
I kept seeing the creepy villains while I was trying to sleep about an hour later. So now I'm listening to my Primary CD and feel better.
But I still love the Doctor.

Holy smokes!

2009-10-13T23:04:00.002-06:00

So I was watching the news last night and there was a teaser about a teacher being arrested for abusing teenage girls. In the blurb there was a photo but no name...

I see his picture and gasp loudly... "That's Mr. Cody!" So of course I stay tuned and sure enough it's Mr. John Cody that taught me Social Studies in High School.

I'd forgotten all about him like most of my high school days and teachers, but seeing his picture brought back ookie feelings about his class.

links to the story are below:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705336340/Teacher-arrested-in-sex-case.html

http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=8261681

New and Improved...

2009-10-05T14:24:00.002-06:00

Last week I got a hair cut. I really like it. What do you think?

An Update

2009-10-02T10:47:00.002-06:00

I just realized that I haven't posted in a while. So... not much happening on our home front.
A couple of days ago I came home from work and on our doorstep was a loaf of home made wheat bread. There was a note saying, "Tiffani and Kyle, Just want you to know someone is thinking of you and that you are loved! Have a great day! :)"
We got hit by a bread bandit! I love the idea so much on Monday I'm going to make cinnamon rolls and spread the bread around.
One sad bit... I applied for a different job at work and got a very nice thank you but no email. I didn't even make it to an interview which leads me to believe there was some insider trading going on. But oh well... The Lord is at the helm. I just have to keep moving my feet and He will direct me. (Thanks Mom)

Nell's wedding

2009-09-07T09:55:00.001-06:00

It was such a beautiful day. Nell was beaming and the perfect bride. It was so wonderful to have the entire family together again. I really feel recharged after having all my family around me.
Here are a few pics.

I'm a great cook!

2009-08-31T16:47:00.003-06:00

Janelle's family bridal shower is this Friday. I'm so excited. Well I volunteered to make a lemon cheesecake. I made a test cheesecake yesterday. It didn't turn out just like the picture but I think I know how to do it better. But the most important part... it tasted GREAT!

I'm so happy with it.

Stress...

2009-08-26T23:10:00.002-06:00

It's been a stressful past few months.
As I was reading "If Life Were Easy, It Wouldn't Be Hard" by Sheri Dew; I came upon a quote that I had forgotten from my American History days. It's a great rally together your courage quote:
"Theses are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country, but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly."
-Thomas Paine

didnt get it

2009-08-01T15:53:00.002-06:00

I got a very nice Thank you but no email yesterday. I'm a little sad.

2009-07-30T21:36:00.003-06:00

Yah, so I had an interview today. I thought it went well, but upon further reflection, this is what happened.

Or this...

Wise words.

2009-07-23T12:17:00.001-06:00

This week I had a couple of neat encounters.
ONE: Snoop Dogg.. that's right THEEE Snoop Dogg flew out to Vancouver. He is a lot taller than I thought, but not as tall as Spence and Jay. But he weighs about a buck-twenty... soaking wet.
His entourage surrounded him at all times. One was dressed in baggy shorts, and t-shirt look, another in a tan tartan suit and the last was dressed in yellow like a big banana.
The thing that impressed me most about Snoop is that he never had to say a word. He looked out of the side of his face to a pose and things happened. It was cool. But he was very nice, chill, layed back and polite. Not the gansta I was expecting.
TWO: I had a fortune cookie this week and this was my fortune "A good position and a comfortable salary will be yours."
I like that.

Trip to Casper.

2009-07-12T20:28:00.003-06:00

This weekend we went to Casper for the wedding of Chuck and Jackie. It was so lovely.
Kar and Mom picked me up around noon then we got Nell and off we went on a cross country road trip to Casper, WY. Really is was Alcova Lake.
The motel was.... clean.
The ceremony was lovely and the bride was beautiful. The groom giddy. Food, tasty.
Here are some pics.

The Happy Couple... Jackie and Chuck.
It was really funny, he lost the ring somewhere in there... it took a couple of minutes to find it. I think Chuck was starting to sweat a bit about it.
Waiting for the bride.
Gracie, Katie, Jackie, Chuck, Bo-Bo the baby of the family, Colton and Carl.
It was a really lovely day.

Nell waiting for the party to start.
The best part is we got to spend a lot of time together.

what happened?!?

2009-07-08T11:25:00.001-06:00

I updated my good reads list and it got all wonky! Anybody know what happened with that?

Father's Day...

2009-07-04T09:45:00.003-06:00

Here is Kyle at the airshow. It was lots of fun. Kyle and his Dad.

Kyle and the Taber Jensen. There is Nathan with the awesome farmer's tan, Kyle, Sharon (the mom), Lee (thinking that he's all that) and Jamie.

Okay I'm a little late but here they are. Father's Day trip up to Canada was lots of fun.

Way up Norrrrrrrth! Way up Nooorrrrrrrth!

2009-06-18T23:05:00.000-06:00

Well we're not North to Alaska bound, but Kyle is in Canada right now, and I'm heading up there are Saturday.
Spending Father's Day with his family. It should be lots of fun.
I'll post pictures when we get back.
:)

Back home.

2009-05-20T19:26:00.002-06:00

Mom and I had so much fun at Gr&Gr. It was just a perfect couple of days. Grandma is feeling better, but still gets tired from her West Nile. We went on a walk just past the gate and back one day. Granddad is slow going but just as lovable as ever!I was feeling a little artsy. Here are Yellow tulips next to the wood shed. I had never been to Gr's in the spring and I was so happy to see all the beautiful tulips.

When I got back home I had a great big surprise from Kyle. He shaved off his beard! Now he has a little handle bar mustache and "sole patch". I like seeing his handsome face again.

At Grandma's

2009-05-18T12:12:00.002-06:00

Mom and I are at Grandma's for a couple of days. Here are some pictures that we took yesterday. They have 4! humming birds. They were so cute fighting over the feeder. I thought I was going to be dive bombed.
Sitting in the front yard chatting.

Granddad was pulling on the cat Buddy's tail and the cat kept coming back for more.

On a walk to the gate.

It is so wonderful here. Grandma is making a turkey for dinner today. And there is apple crisp for dessert/breakfast/snack. Granddad's black tulips are out and so beautiful.

I love it here so much.

Picture from our trip.

2009-05-15T19:26:00.002-06:00

Well it took a while but I finally found my cable for the camera. Here are some fun pictures when Kyle and I went to the airplane museum.
They had a real X-Wing fighter jet from Star Wars that was used in the movie. R2-D2 is seen here.

There were all theses tiny models next to the big ones. They have little petal airplanes the kids can play with from 10am til 2pm. When we got there there was a cute sign that read, "Shhh, The airplanes are sleeping."

Cut out plane... I think it was meant only for the little kids. Our faces didn't show up very well.
A replica of a jet engine used on a rocket that takes the Space Shuttle to space. Kyle loved that

Off to Denver

2009-05-01T13:07:00.002-06:00

We are going to Denver this weekend to visit mom and dad. It will be lots of fun.
I'll post pictures when we get back on Monday.

It was a busy day.

2009-04-25T20:29:00.002-06:00

This morning was our ward clean up. I have never been to one before, and I don't know if I will ever go to another one again.
First of all... I had to get up at 7:30 (on my day off), that was not a good beginning. Well I slap on my yoga clothes because they are comfortable and easy to wash. Put my hair in a pony tail and a bandanna and off I go to bishop's house for assignments and donuts.
I was paired up with the RS president and we go to a sister's house who needs help cleaning off the back porch. We got there at there were about 10 other people there hauling... stuff.
I think leaves, but no. It was 3 or 4 beds that have been left out all winter long and were dripping with water. Very heavy. couches that had the stuffing torn out of them from the dog. bags upon bags upon bags of I don't know what but very heavy. Someone had a chain saw and took down several truck loads of branches. It was a lot of work. After we were done I was very thirsty, but no rest for the weary.
Next was on to another sister's house and de-grassed her raspberry plants. That took about 1 1/2 hrs. After that I went back to headquarters but all the jobs were assigned and the only thing left was the chipper but there were 15 people helping with that so I walked home had about 6 glasses of water, took a hot hot HOT shower and slept for about 2 hrs.
It was a hard day, but I think I will do it again next year.

It's been a long time.

2009-04-15T22:31:00.002-06:00

I have had some really great passenger experiences lately.
Last week I was meeting a plane from Calgary, Alberta Canada. It's always fun to meet the Calgary flight or as we say in the airline biz...(YYC bird). Well there was a passenger on the flt that requested a wheelchair. Part of my job is to make sure that the wheelchair is there and someone to help passenger to their next destination. Most of the time I'm delegating to 16 year olds but sometimes I delegate to myself. This was one of those times.
Well the passenger was stopping their travel in SLC and traveling with her daughter and son-in-law. I get her situated in the chair and to escorte them inside. As we're walking I'm making small talk.
"What takes you to SLC?" A niece is getting married.
"Do you live in YYC proper or outside?" They were in YYC proper. But son-in-law immigrated to Pincher Creek from Britain.
"No kidding! My husband grew up in Pincher Creek. " What's the name... "Jensen" Well there are a lot of Jensens. "Boy do I know it. His parents now live in Lethbridge." What are his parents name? "Gary and Sharon." Gary Jensen??? the cattleman? "Yep. That's him." Everyone knows Gary Jensen the cattleman.
After that a little 16 year old came and took them the rest of the way.
I didn't know I was marrying into a famous family.
Today, a very nice lady said that I looked like one of her daughters friends and they call her Peaches because she is so bubbly.

Photo tag.

2009-04-02T19:45:00.001-06:00

PHOTO TAG

1. Go to your picture folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures.

2. Go to your 6th folder and then choose the 6th picture.

3. Post it on your blog and then tell the story that goes with the picture.

4. Tag 6 other lucky people to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog telling them about it.

This was the inside of Jay's car after he and Sarah got married. What wonderful memories. I think Jay is still finding silly string in his Bronco.
Good times.

Kyle is brave.

2009-03-31T22:01:00.004-06:00

Today Kyle faced one of his greatest fears. Not spiders or snakes, not clowns or closets; Kyle went to the DENTIST.
He was such a brave little trouper. I held his hand the whole time and the hygienist was very kind and used a new type of sonic scaler... the little hook thing that they scrape your teeth with. Well with the sonic scaler it vibrates the plaque off and water to rinse it away so you use the hook only for extra stubborn plaque.
The best news was Kyle had no cavities so we don't need to go back for another 6 months. He was such a champ, after we finished we went for vanilla milk shakes.
He even did a fluoride treatment. But they use foam now not the yucky trays with the gel that did NOT taste like bubble gum. It was a minty taste and very easy to apply.

Happy Birthday KYLE!

2009-03-23T12:00:00.002-06:00

I think Kyle had a good 40th birthday. His birthday night we went out to dinner at the Chuck Wagon Buffet... his favorite. I ate too much. Then we spent a couple of hours at Barnes and Nobel. Kyle then picked out his surprise present of "Wedding Photography: Art, Business & Style". He really been enjoying it.
Friday night my sister Karla and her family hosted a wonderful BBQ of hamburgers and hot dogs. It was perfect. The also got Kyle his favorite cake ever! A cookies and cream ice cream cake from DQ. Little Spencer picked out some orange chocolates for Kyle's present.

Spencer is showing us his train. He is so smart and getting a great vocabulary.
Everyone loves balloons.
Kyle just likes to wash our car.
For Kyle's big bash present I got him some flight time with a friend of mine who is an instructor. We were all set to fly on Sat. afternoon, we showed up at the Bountiful airport only to be greeted by 25-30 mph wind gusts. There was no flying to be had that day. My friend showed up and said it was just to windy to be flying. So they exchanged emails and will schedule for another Sat sometime when the air is calm.
As we were leaving the airport I was rubbing my eyes because they got a lot of dirt in them, when 1 car in front of us was cut off and t-boned a 4 door F-150. I had my glasses off and all I saw was a truck flying through the air and what I found out later was a tire zooming off in the opposite direction.
Kyle pulled to the side of the road, and I called 911. Gave them our location. The truck was turning and took the turn too fast that caused the car in front of us a 4 door sedan to t-bone it and flip it into the air. While I was still on the phone with 911 a Highway Patrol officer came on the scene. He was just cruising the area and said that the accident hadn't made it over the radio yet. Emergency crews were there within 5 min. The truck had a man in mid 20's driving with what looked like a 3 year old that he pulled out. They appeared to be okay. The driver of the sedan appeared to have a hurt arm. The paramedics were putting it in a sling as we drove away after Kyle gave his statement.
Everything is good with our lives. This week we are back on the wagon.

Yummy dinner.

2009-03-16T12:16:00.002-06:00

Yesterday I was looking in the 101 things to do with a crock pot cook book for Sunday dinner and found Italian Chicken. It looked really good. But there was another recipe that look really good too which was Creamy Italian Chicken. So I mixed them up a bit. AND IT WAS SOOO GOOOOOD!
5 frozen Chicken breasts
1 can chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 package Italian dressing mix
1/2 package cream cheese.

spray the crock pot with Pam. Add Frozen Chicken. Mix broth, soup and dressing mix in large bowl (I did it in my big measuring cup). Pour over frozen chicken. Turn on High for about 1 hr. I turned it to Low just before we went to church. When we came home it smelled so good. I added the cream cheese then and stirred it up good. I served it over fetichinni noodles and a salad. Very Very tasty and easy.

Blessings

2009-03-13T22:05:00.003-06:00

The airline industry is fraught with rumors. The past couple of months the rumors were not in SkyWest's favor. The threat of loosing my job was hanging over me like a little black raincloud, not the cute Winnie the Pooh little black raincloud, but big ugly flight canceling, ground holding thunderhead. Delta wanted to take over all of SkyWest's responsibilities in SLC, but my valiant managers fought so hard for us. Yesterday they sent out the following message.
(If it's too long to read I'll sum up at the bottom)

Dear SkyWest Employees:
A few weeks ago we shared with you news that Delta and SkyWest were conducting a review of our Salt Lake City hub ground operations, with the intent to increase efficiencies for the combined DL/DLC operation. After extensive work with our partner and our leadership at Salt Lake City, it has been determined that SkyWest will retain all ground operations at the E concourse, while all ground operations at the B concourse will transition to Delta mainline on May 15.
While we do not know the exact number, it’s estimated that approximately 300 employees may be affected by a change in status, and that makes this news most difficult to communicate. The transition will result in a three-year furlough for a number of our SLC team. SkyWest leadership will be meeting with these affected groups to explain their options in detail, and SkyWest will do everything we can to support them through the transition.
It is important to note that this was not a quality-driven decision. We are all aware of the economic climate and the health of our industry, and Delta is looking for almost $2 B in synergies as they complete their merger with Northwest. This SLC transition is meant to deliver part of the efficiencies they seek, and while these changes are difficult for us, a healthy partner is best for SkyWest and our people over the long term.
Delta initially looked at transitioning all of our Salt Lake City ground handling to mainline, and thanks to the solid product provided by our people there, as well as the round-the-clock work of our SLC leadership team, we were able to retain 75% of our SLC ground operation.
Many of you have asked what this and other recent changes at our Delta Connection stations mean about our partnership with Delta. Let me reaffirm that SkyWest remains a strong Delta Connection carrier throughout the U.S. We will maintain our SLC routes, even experiencing some route increases on our summer schedules as recently announced. During a time when Delta and Northwest are evaluating every hub, a commitment to the SLC hub is positive news for SkyWest.
Still, I understand that does not change the difficulty of this ground transition for our people, and I ask for your ongoing support for those employees affected by this change. Now, more than ever, is a time to work together to ensure our customers receive a solid and efficient product. I have spoken with innumerable employees who are passionate about continuing to deliver that product, and that is why we were able to retain 75% of our SLC ground operation.
I ask for your continued commitment to quality during this transition and moving forward. Our ongoing commitment to quality service, coupled with the integrity and strength of our people and our product speak for themselves. No doubt we will remain successful as long as we maintain our focus on what we do best – providing an efficient, quality product for our passengers.
Thanks for all you do each day for our customers and each other,

What it means for me. I have a job. Unfortunately around 300 agents will be asked to furlough for an undermined length of time.
Thank you for your prayers and worries for me. We are very blessed. I am so grateful for the tender mercies of the Lord.

It's the new Jan Brady!

2009-03-09T19:25:00.006-06:00

Since it's almost summer I am getting rid of the long hair. How do you like the "New Jan Brady"?

Next step... Head wanna give me some highlights?

Valkyrie...

2009-03-03T14:53:00.004-07:00

Kyle and I went out on Saturday night to see the long anticipated movie Valkyrie.

On the good side. The costumes were excellent. The script was decent. The story engaging. Tom Cruise's German... wonderfully executed.
On the down side. Everyone except Tom was British and had a huge! British accent. The cinematographer needed to be fired! I would guess a good 80% of the movie every one's head was cut off between the nose and the eyes. I had no clue who was who, and which side they were on. I focused on the excellent wardrobe to figure out who was speaking but it was difficult.Tom's character was caught in an explosion at the beginning of the movie which is the cause him loosing the left eye, right hand just above the wrist and the pinkie and ring fingers of the left hand. I counted at least 5 times that the right had miraculously appeared or the shadow of missing hand fell on his leg. It was a little distracting. Because I couldn't see any one's face I had to look at the gone/back again hand.I saw the "missing" fingers move a few times. I don't want to blame this one on the film, it could have been that the theater didn't have the projection right... but.. in the left hand corner there were production notes of color, scene and other gibberish. I kept looking at it thinking it would tell me where we were and the year.
In a fraught with danger office scene there is a general sitting on a desk and we are looking at him from the door's point of view... well right in the middle of screen I could see the track for the camera. I thought, "Did I just see that?" as they flashed to Tom standing at the door. Then back to the man on the desk and there was the track again. This went on a few times until finally we got the close up that was promised and the track slowly went out of view. I felt so bad for such an important part of history getting lost in all the muck.
I got so fed up with the poor workmanship of it all and I sat back and closed my eyes. I imagined myself sitting at the side of my grandparents old consul record player listening to a great radio show.Hurray for Let's Pretend.

First Five

2009-02-19T17:58:00.000-07:00

First Five Gimme Gimme

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! my choice. for you. this offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!

2. what I create will be just for you.

3. it’ll be done this year. {translation: you may be waiting a little while}

4. you have no clue what it’s going to be … it may be cards, a poem, a bookmark, something yummy or a complete surprise to you (and me!) … who knows? not you, that’s for sure!

5. i reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

6. most importantly, you must offer the same deal on your blog - the first 5 people to comment on your blog (or if you do not have a blog, facebook) get something made by YOU! the first 5 people to do so and leave a comment telling me they did win a FAB-U-LOUS homemade gift by me …

Those were the rules as copied exactly from the Greek Goddess‘ blog. She added an idea. If you’re not the kind of person that wants to make something tangible for others, how about some kind of service for them, any type, any size?

5 Years ago today...

2009-02-13T11:02:00.003-07:00

Kyle asked me to marry him exactly 5 years ago today. Tonight to celebrate we're going to dinner for Chinese... we love it... and then we're going to a Tri-Stake dance.
It should be very fun.
We are very very happy. Here are some pictures that have been hiding on my computer.
Waterton 2007

Lethbridge 2005

Ladies, buyer beware!

2009-02-09T11:11:00.002-07:00

I had a coupon for Revlon 3D Extreme Mascara and then it came on sale at the store so I got it. I was so excited to use a hoitie toitie mascara.
It is JUNK! The brush is worthless and it is the most clumpy mascara I have ever used. It just clumped all my lases together so I had 4 really big lashes. Then it wouldn't come off.
Avoid Revlon 3D Extreme Mascara. I am now back to my Cover Girl Lash Exact and I am very happy with it. Love the rubber bristles.
And if any of you were wondering I did delete my Face Book profile out of respect for Kyle. He was very uneasy about it. It's not worth having a little contention for such a small thing.

Just sitting at work

2009-01-28T10:11:00.002-07:00

Well I'm on break for a little bit and I have a computer that has the Internet. So I have my sentries posted looking out for supervisors that wish me ill for using the Internet whilst at work.
Just an update on our life for the past week or so.
Mom and I went to San Jose to visit Jay and Sarah. It was a great weekend. I loved every second of the trip. Sarah was the perfect hostess and Jay was a great driver. It was a blast. I loved being in Sarah's primary class. It was wonderful. On the Monday before we left, they took me to the beach and Mom visited with cousin Melinda.
The beach was so enchanting. I do have pictures and will post them later.
The bummer thing that happened. The Sunday that I was gone the 18th, Kyle was having dinner at his cousin's house and someone hit and ran our car.
Arg.... no note no anything. It was very frustrating. And then the next day, Gary, Kyle's dad, fell and broke his hip. He had surgery and is doing well.
We just got our car back yesterday and it is so nice to drive our Aries again.
I am recovering from a cold that I got last week from the pollution and then spending 8hrs in a fog bank. Kyle is so good. He made tacos last night and cleaned up all the dishes while I went visiting teaching.
That's our life.

I'm on FIRE!

2009-01-13T15:02:00.003-07:00

So with my elliptical dead and I have no good cardio work out tapes I was on the look out for some good ones. Since I love The Biggest Loser so much I thought that I would get their tapes. A friend at work got the new ones by Bob and said they were good. Jillian is my hero and I wanted hers. Alas I couldn't find hers at Wal-Mart but I did in the bargin bin at Shop-ko.
Yesterday I did Jillian's.
I am surprised I can still walk. My legs are still on fire. HOLY SMOKIES. DUDE. It was a great work out. AND it was only on level 1. There are 3 different levels. It is cycle training. Warm up, light cardio with weights, heavier cardio, weights, carido, weights, cardio, weights, cardio, weights cool down. It hurts. It was one of the best workouts I've ever done. Jillian is a great motivator. She's really tough but encouraging.

Today I did Bob's work out. I just knew that my legs would fall off if I tried to do Jillian's again. Bob's work out was really good. I liked it a lot. It had some of my favorite cast members working out with Bob. Alli looks really good. What I like about it is at the beginning of the DVD you set your workout. It gives you options to add to the workout: warm up, level 1, 2, 3, and cool down. I did the warm up, level 1 and cool down. It was burning really good. It wasn't as hard as Jillian. I think the perfect compliment to each other's workouts. What I didn't like is there was about 10 -20 sec blank screen while the next choice down loaded.
My legs hurt. But I want to get ready for San Diego. I hope I can get ready for it in time.

I heard a rumor.

2009-01-07T21:33:00.005-07:00

As most everyone knows I am a HUGE Broadway fan. It's true I confess it gladly. I love watching live theater!
Well I heard a rumor that Jennifer Garner, of Alias fame, was going to star in a Broadway production of Cyrano. I thought truthfully. Man... stick to action. You're really good at giving bad guys round house kicks to the face. I didn't think it would go well.
What I didn't know was that Kevin Kline was Cyrano. I just finished watching it on PBS. It was spectacular.
Christian... was cute. Kevin was as always perfection. Jennifer... was a little stiff.

I love the scene in the pub house when Cyrano gets into the fight with a Vi count somebody and composes the poem.
And I have to say the balcony scene was one of my favorites. So so so Funny!
I am looking forward to seeing it again. I cried for 10 min after the play. I used 2 tissues. It was beautiful.
I recommend it.

09 is starting fine

2009-01-06T14:42:00.002-07:00

Kyle and I rang in the New Year with some left over fireworks. (Thanks Nell). It was lots of fun. After the fireworks we opened a bottle of chilled sparkling apple cider. I downed it.
On the 2nd we went to the temple and had a wonderful time. Saturday the 3rd I donated platelets and we got our new licence plates for Aries.
Sunday we met our new primary class. They are 6 turning 7. We have 6 girls and 2 boys on the roll. They seem like a good bunch of kids.
Yesterday I went to exercise on the elliptical machine and it made a horrible noise and the right paddle was angled down. Upon further inspection today, the rear peg that attached to the peddle has broken half of it's sauntering. There is fine Wal-Mart craftsmanship for you. So now, I'm not sure what we're going to do about it.
But for exercise today I did my Hula for Health for 20 min and a Palates for 30 min. My tummy hurts now. But I wish I could have done some great cardio or that there was a good gym near me.
hmmmm. I think I am starting to ramble.
Cheerio

It was a Merry Christmas.

2008-12-30T10:57:00.004-07:00

I had so much fun this Christmas time. I hosted Christmas Eve. My sister Karla and her family come up for dinner of nachos, apple pie and Grandma Veselka's gingerbread. It was wonderful. On the 23rd I went for a walk with mom and got 3 different kinds of flowers. I made 2 centerpieces from the $20 worth of flowers. I think they turned out nice.
We ate on the china and I felt so cool being able to serve company on my fine china. I love my china so much. Mom surprised me and got me a beautiful pedestal for serving that is in my china pattern. I love it so much.
We used Grandma Bassett's goblets for some sparkling apple cider. It was a wonderful night. I really enjoyed having Kar, Dave and especially little Spencer there.

Early Christmas morning Kyle and I set out to spend Christmas with his parents. It was a nice trip. I took some pink pills and slept most of the way. It was wonderful to fall asleep in Utah and wake up in Calgary.

Here is Kyle at the airport while we waited for our flight.

The day after Christmas we went to Kyle's cousin's house in Taber and had a wonderful ham dinner and ice cream cake. The green icing from the cake proved to be one of the funniest things about the evening. Wreaking havoc on every one's tongues, lips and teeth.

Jamie was smart and didn't eat the green stuff.

Kyle's cousin DC is so chill.

It was a wonderful time. Very cold and boy howdy I forgot how dry it got in Canada. I had a couple of bloody noses but all is well. I am very happy that we missed the big snow dump. We did have a ground blizzard in Canada but at least I didn't have to drive in it.

How much does honesty cost?

2008-12-21T16:28:00.004-07:00

Kyle and I braved the weather and the crowds and went to Wal-Mart yesterday. We picked up some essentials for Sunday Snacking and some cleaning supplies that I would need on Monday while he is at work and I am at home.
Well I wanted to get a great big scrub brush and found a lovely gray one. We hooked the handle on the back of the child seat and continued shopping.
Check out time came and we went through the self check out. Out in the car we are loading up our purchases and low and behold the gray scrub brush, which is the same color as the cart, fell and camouflaged itself at the bottom of the cart therefore it didn't make it through the scanning and paying for process.
Kyle and I stared at each other, stunned that we have just inadvertently "shop-lifted". Kyle says, "What do you want to do?" I say, "I'll go back and pay for it."
I head back in and the greeter asks me if I'm returning the brush. I say no... I forgot to pay for this. She asks me if I still want it. I say yes and she tells me, "Well go to it."
Honesty costs exactly $1.19. But the feeling of telling bishop that I'm honest with my dealings with my fellow men...
Priceless.

Hey Everybody!... Look what I can do!

2008-12-15T19:10:00.005-07:00

Last year I hit the after Christmas sales and got a stellar deal on wreaths and flowers and such. For the past year they have been sitting in the closet and Kyle has been giving me the "Why did you buy this?" look. Well I sat down a few weeks ago armed with a hot glue gun, a glass of water, my imagination and went to work.
I made one for myself seen below with the number 3 over it.
And the bottom one is for a sister. They both light and I was able to make them for under $5 each. I love deals. I priced wreaths out at Wal-Mart and they were $25-$30. I think I did a good job.

We did it!

2008-12-06T19:58:00.003-07:00

Welcome to the newest member of our family. Aries was born in 2005 and is a Mazda3i. I have no idea what that means, but we got a good deal. It feels great to drive, is quiet and has a good reputation of safety.
We will post more pictures later. Kyle is out right now getting to know Aries better.

The best Husband EVER!!!

2008-12-04T07:31:00.003-07:00

I would just like to say that I think Kyle is the best ever. Yesterday was a very fun day for me. I got off work early and made some snicker doodle cookie dough. When that was finished I realized that it was time for the RS Christmas dinner. Kyle tell me, "Don't worry about the mess. I'll clean it up."
He scoops me up into the car takes me to the church and heads on out to Wal-Mart for a few things.
The dinner was lovely. The program was touching with song and testimonies of the prophets past. It was so good to hear Presidents Benson, Hunter, Kimball and Hinkely speaking again. It brought several tears to my eyes.
I get home about 815pm and I am so excited to go to bed early. Kyle wasn't home yet so I'm just writing him a note for phone calls that he missed and I'm off to bed by 830pm. Can you believe it, I get to go to bed at 830! :)
The phone rings again and it's Kyle. The car is broken in the Wal-Mart parking lot. It's either the battery or the alternator. Stinker! We're trading the car on Saturday.
So a phone call later our neighbor is picking me up in a HUGE truck equipped with batter cables and a towing line... just in case.
Well we get there and jump the car. It's running but very weak. Neighbor follows us home and the car makes it home so we're thinking that it's just the battery and it's not holding a charge.
So super nice neighbor lets us borrow his battery charger and an extension cord.
It's now 1030pm. I'm so tired and Kyle tucks me into bed and we read scriptures and say prayers and I conk out.
This morning I woke up and the kitchen was sparkling clean, and everything was in it's place.
Not only did Kyle stay up and hook up the car and all that intails but he also cleaned up the kitchen. He is so good.
So now we're hoping that we can keep the car going until Saturday when we're going car shopping.

Life is much better!

2008-11-29T21:34:00.004-07:00

Sorry it's taken me so long to write about happier times. I got so busy living those happy times that I forgot about blogging them.

Well Kyle and I went to Washington DC to visit my brother and his family and had a wonderful day visiting the National Mall. There are a couple of cute pictures for you. I have a video that I want to upload but am too tired to try and figure it out now.

Then we just had a fabulous Thanksgiving at my sister's house in Herriman and we went for a walk after to help make room for pie. It was such a perfect day.

I am so thankful to all of you that love us and support us and read this blog.
I'll blog more when I know what I'm doing.

Bad Day

2008-11-21T07:58:00.002-07:00

Yesterday was really bad day at work for me.
I have waited until now to write about it so I could be a little more calm. It all started at 8am when I just started to board my flight to Burbank. Well those of you that have flown know that airlines board the uppity frequent fliers first. Delta boards them as Zone 1 or Breezeway Boarding. I had 13 passengers eligible for such boarding. I called up the boarding and a very nice man who was traveling with 4 small children, his wife and baby came up and they were all in Zone 1. As they were collecting themselves another party of 2 men came to board. I told them it would be just a couple of minutes before general boarding. As soon as the words were out of my mouth I was verbally attacked by one of the men using R-rated language about my morals and what I could do with them.
I was stunned! I have never EVER! Been cursed at so bad in my life. I was shaking and angry and afraid. My supervisor was near by and told the man, "You're done. You're not flying today. There is no call for that language or behaviour."
I was so embarrassed for the little kids near by and all the other passengers as they were trying to board.
Then the angry man tried to board anyway, with out presenting his ticket. THAT IS A HUGE SECURITY RISK. Finally he sat down and his friend that he was traveling with talked to him and calmed him down. Then the friend came to me and apologized for the angry man. Saying that he's not himself and has a Dr. appointment that afternoon and please let them fly.
The angry man then came and apologized to me. It was a forced not meaningful sorry but I didn't want that angry man following me around all day shouting obscenities at me.
So I let them board and as I was scanning the tickets angry man was starring at my name badge and as he went out the door he called me another name.
I then had my Supervisor follow them out to the plane and pointed angry man out to the flight attendant. And said if he sneezed wrong, makes one grumble about anything kick him off and we're calling the police and he can cool off downtown.
He sat there quietly and the plane got to its destination early.
I was so saddened by his actions.
And it never rains but it pours...
30 min. left of my shift and a flight comes in late and 4 passengers missed their flight. I hate it when it happens. One of the passengers was really nice and one was a jerk. (sorry Spence and Sarah) The jerk was a lawyer, and kept throwing that around and told me that he was going to sue me personally. and my favorite "You don't know who you've messed with!"
I told them all that I was sorry that they missed their flight and I'll try and get you...
they jumped in "WE DIDN'T MISS OUR FLIGHT! YOU LEFT US!!!!!!"
I then had to explain, "You are not on the plane. The plane is now gone. You missed the flight. Here are your options."
Well the lawyer wanted a full refund and a first class ticket on the flight to LAX. "Sir you're using the ticket. I can't give you a refund. If you want a refund you can find another airline to take you there."
"I don't want that. I want a first class seat and cash!"
"let me get my supervisor." Supervisor gave him a boarding car for the LAX flt (not first class) and ground transportation from LAX to the other airport. Just what I offered him. He went away swearing and ranting about suing me and my supervisor.
It just seemed like a non-stop day of grumpies.
Sorry for the rant. It helps to get it out.
Hope you have a great day!
:)

This is really neat!

2008-11-07T15:51:00.003-07:00

My friend sent me this video of a Japanese mall water fountain. I thought it rocked! It is really water making all the shapes. So cool. Another friend of mine when watching it said, "That is Vegas cool."

Enjoy!

Curses! Foiled again.

2008-11-06T18:46:00.003-07:00

My friend Aaannnndrewwww! at work has tagged me. Why oh why did I have to read his blog. It's an 8 things about me tag so here it goes.

8 shows I like to watch:
1. Biggest Loser
2. Simpsons.... sorry dad.. I really think it's funny.
3. America's Next Top Model (it's my guilty pleasure)
4. The Office
5. America's Test Kitchen or anything like unto it.
6. Friends
7. House
8. The Spectacular Spider-Man

8 Restaurants I like to eat at:
1. TGI Fridays
2. Macaroni Grill (they let you color on the table cloth :) )
3. The Chef's Table
4. Wendy's
5. Cafe Rio
6. any good Chinese
7. Karla's house
8. Pizza Hut

8 Things that happened yesterday:
1. I worked.
2. I took a nap.
3. It snowed a lot!
4. Kyle made me dinner.
5. I watched America's next top model
6. I found out that Obama won the election.
7. My flu shot hit me and I didn't feel well. (I'm better today.)
8. They brought us sandwiches at work for employee appreciation week.

8 Things I'm looking forward to:
1. Sleeping in.
2. Visiting my family in Washington DC next weekend.
3. Getting a newer car.
4. Christmas!
5. Kyle starting school.
6. Losing weight.
7. Reading before I go to bed.
8. When we can finally afford a house.

8 Things on my wish list:
1. A new Car!
2. Cloth napkins
3. Mamma Mia on DVD
4. A lambie (aka hot water bottle cover that is cozy and cute)
5. Pillows to fit my new pillow shams... 26x26 inches...
6. George Forman grill with removable plates so they can soak in the sink.
7. Belkin cover for my nano 4th generation
8. New running shoes.

So there is your in depth into my life. I would love it if you would like to respond.
Hope your week is great.

No stitches!

2008-11-01T21:52:00.003-06:00

Today for my training I did my 1 & 4's for 30 min. 1 & 4's is when I run or shuffle as fast as I can for 1 min then walk as fast as I can for 4 mins. It's not my friend. The last time I did 1 & 4's I was hurting so bad. I had a huge! stitch in my side and I could breath. I was in bad shape.
Well today I went almost 2 miles and no stitches at all. :) That makes me happy.
AAAAND speaking of Happy... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY!

Groupie!

2008-10-30T20:06:00.006-06:00

I am a huge fan of Biggest Loser right? RIGHT! Last year was my very very favorite. There was such a great spirit on the show and I really felt that I knew everyone. And I was totally inspired by them.
Well my favorite team was team ORANGE... Jackie and Dan. Soooo, I'm at work minding my own business, running paper work from plane to plane when low and behold...
JACKIE AND DAN WALK RIGHT BY ME.
I turn in to a screaming fan and yell their names at them and say, "HOLY SMOKES, JACKIE AND DAN! YOU'RE MY FAVORITE LAST YEAR!!!!"
They smile nicely at me like I was a fruit cake and say, "thank you?" and almost run to their flight.
But I was tickled. And newly inspired. They still looked great and I want to be an inspiration to others too.

A marathon... are you kidding me?

2008-10-12T21:47:00.007-06:00

So my sister Sandy is a Marine... uurah! and is planning on running the San Diego Rock n' Roll Marathon in June and is looking for a couple of suckers.. or some running mates.
Tonight I'm chatting with her as I'm taking my constitutional around the block a few times. I like to walk on Sundays for about an hour or so.

So Sandy asks me if I want to run the marathon with her and this is what pops in to my head. I would look like this... picture my head on Homer's body.

Are you kidding me. I can't bike 26 miles let alone run 26 miles. And Sandy assures me that I could walk it. I'm thinking It would take me all day to do that. Then as she's talking she making a plan for me and if I could walk a 14 min. mile, it would be possible for me to do the marathon in 8 hours or so.
Then we start talking about the Biggest Loser... my favorite show ever!

And how I need a personal trainer like Jillian. She's so cool. I think she used to be military and is tuff and hard but boy howdy does she get results. She's so cool. I'd love to look like her but I don't really have the dedication or the drive or the genes or will power or the someone behind me to kick me in the hinney when I need it. So Sandy says that she'll be my trainer and help me get in shape for the marathon.
I'm starting tomorrow. I am so super excited to start.
My homework is to walk 3 miles and time how long it takes me. We all have a starting point. I am so happy that I have a marine working and fighting for me to win my war of the battle of the bulge!
So soon... I will never look just like Jillian... but I will be closer. And I could start doing marathons.

Mmmmm... gooooood.

2008-09-28T14:03:00.002-06:00

I was looking through some coupons when I found an easy chicken Alfredo recipe. I thought it looked good and tried it out.
And it was very good.
How you make it:
make favorite noodles, I used bow tie, while they are cooking in a large pan cook 2 chicken breasted, cubed. I added olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic and some green onions.
After chicken is cooked add 2 can of cream of chicken or mushroom soup and 3/4 can of milk.
When noodles are nearly finished add fresh or frozen broccoli. After noodles are all finished drain and add to chicken mix.
Top with cheese. I used the Italian mix. Salt and pepper to taste.
Soooo tasty. Next time I make it I'm going to add more garlic, and perhaps some other veggies.
A friend at work made this too but with salmon not chicken and used red and green peppers.
It reheats beautifully.

A new career?

2008-09-19T23:00:00.005-06:00

So I am car pooling home today with my friend Natalie, found below, and she is telling me about her plans for the rest of the day. Her nephew's birthday is tomorrow and she is in charge of trying to make an Optimus Prime Transformer cake for him. I said, "Wow. How fun. That shouldn't be to hard. It's mostly a big rectangle," and I start mapping it out in my head.
I have so much fun planning it in my head I ask, "Do you need help?" She jumps at the chance and drops me off at my home.

I do a little research. I find this picture of Optimus Prime and I start baking the cake and make a list of things that I will need at Wal-Mart to make it.

So many hours later I have this to show for it. I am very please since it was my first effort of cake decorating on a non-circular cake. I had a lot of fun. I think I know how to make it even better next time.

So if anyone out there wants a big semi-truck birthday cake. I'm your girl. I think I can make just about anything. Except snakes, I don't have the counter space.

"20 pounds of brown sugar"

2008-09-17T20:28:00.004-06:00

I love the fall. It is when all the grocery stores have their case lot sales. It is wonderful. I now have my food storage almost completely stocked!
My grandma says that happiness is having a full wood shed. I think it could include having a full pantry.

The Wagon.. Week 3

2008-09-15T21:31:00.002-06:00

Okay I didn't post last week because I was very embarrassed. My scale was broken and I didn't know until last week. It was weighing me 10 lbs lighter than I am. Last Monday was not a good day for me.
There was weeping, wailing and a little teeth gnashing. Poor Kyle didn't know what to do. I was distraught and inconsolable. But Kyle went out and got a new scale and Now I'm right back on track.
So I thought I was 281 last week that was a 5 lb loss, but really because my scale was broken I was 291... and I started at 296. Ugh.. I was almost 300!
That is not good. But I am happy to report that this morning I was 286.8. I am down a total of 9.2lbs.
Thank you for your support.

I hate the wagon.

2008-09-05T11:04:00.002-06:00

Well it is time for me to get off my duff and do something about my weight.
So I have started the wagon. I am not happy about this... I wish that I were just naturally skinny and beautiful... But I guess I'll settle for smart and beautiful.
I started the "wagon" on Sept. 1st. To prove how serious I am ... I weight 286. That's right. I am now officially considered obese. I am very sad that I have let myself be so lazy. But I am changing that now.
With the help and encouragement from Mom and sisters I have a plan.
This week I worked out on the elliptical machine so far on Mon, Tues, Thurs. I took Wed. off because my knees really hurt. But I am on the Weight Watchers food points. My official weigh day is Monday. I would like to loose 30 lbs by Christmas and 10 lbs by Madame Butterfly. I am very excited to fit into normal theatre seats again.
This morning I was 283.5... so I'm going down. I am looking forward to showing some "After" pictures.
Thank you for your support.

It was a Par-tay!

2008-08-16T15:29:00.009-06:00

So the Family Reunion was so much fun. I really enjoyed spending time with the family and we really missed those who couldn't be there. I loved all the new addtions. ie: Spencer-the little-, and Sarah. I took so many pictures.
If you would like all 83 pictures please let me know. ... Kar, I already have yours burned and it's ready for you when you move back to SLC.

I also learned a lot during this past week.
1st. Mom and Dad are still really cute.

2nd. Bowling fashions haven't changed much.

3rd. Spence and Kyle make a great team!

4th. Myah gets a lot of tickets at Chuck E. Cheese.

5th. Jay can still do flips, after all these years. And with a broken "wing"!

6th. Little Spencer really likes ice cream.

It was so great. I hope we can all get together again perhaps next year. And hahaa! I'm the first to blog about it.

Hangin' out, swappin' funnies!

2008-08-11T17:50:00.001-06:00

I am having so much fun with my family in Denver. Tomorrow my brother flys in from DC with is family. It will be a party.
My sister introduced this You Tube to me... and DUDE... So funny! I don't remember ever laughing so hard.
I hope you enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngRq82c8Baw