Refrigerator Worthy???

So as I continue to look through scrapbook photos, I run across a few that really give me a big smile! This is one that I found and so I put it on the fridge. What cuties!!! Every once in a while I will hang something from the past on the fridge. A week or so ago, Mitch needed to write an essay on something that he did in his life that no one else has done, that had an effect on him. So I dug into the past (my treasure box of their memories) and found this....

Mitch chose this to write his essay on. He brought this home from elementary school one day and casually handed it to me and said it was from his teacher. So he did write and complete his essay of which he received a great grade on and yes, this has been hung back on the fridge (until I have time to get it back where it needs to go and not lose it). A few days later when I passed by the fridge (I do pass it frequently - I just don't pay a lot of attention to what's on there since I'm the one that puts it there) I found a new item hanging on it that caught my attention......

I thought it funny that Mitch would hang his first driving ticket on the fridge but figured it was one of three reasons.

1. He was proud of it?????

2. He wanted to keep the memory of it going strong?????

3. He had gone longer than any of his sisters without getting a ticket and wanted to proove it???

I figure it was so he wouldn't forget to call and get it paid in the timely manner. $82.00. Sorry about the ticket cute boy.

I think every fridge has a story!!!

Cheap Therapy

I ran across these 2 pictures as I was rummaging through the scrapbook "stuff" and found these 2 pictures and they took me back....to the day when we had a bird in one of the window wells that couldn't fly. Now everyone that knows Tasha (the Beagle dog)knows that she is instinctively ready for the hunt. Shanna thought she would get a shovel and help the bird out while someone was to keep watch on the dog inside the house and NOT let her out. That someone turned for a brief moment as another human went out and the dog followed and ran directly to the shovel and in one quick snatch helped the bird out of it's misery. Alisha screamed and yelled at Tasha but of course it won't bring the nice birdy back. We had our discussion on the food chain with a bit of hunting instinct lesson so I figured we had everything understood. I had gone on with my day and was doing some cleaning in the bedroom when under the door these 2 pictures were slid by 2 very small hands. They tell the whole story.... and she went on to play.

Last fall, Sarah and I talked about running the St. George 1/2 marathon that was January 17. Okay I said that means A LOT of time on the treadmill. UGH!! I really enjoy being outside but it's a bit too cold and not too good on the ankles dodging the ice chunks. So I committed to train inside.

We took Grandma and Alisha to Cedar City to spend the night with Kyle, Gina, and the girls. We ate dinner at the NINJA (like Benihana's). That was fun to visit a short bit with them. Then on to St. George.

The morning weather was beautiful in St. George - up to 60 degrees and not even much of a breeze. I start off doing great and then my feet went numb - oh man! I really had intended on getting a good time but was afraid I might twist an ankle or fall because I couldn't feel my feet SOOOoooo.....I slowed down. Big mistake! Well let's just say we finished --not last but not as good of a time as I had wanted. Sarah tried with all of her might to get me to get the lead out!!! She is so much fun to be with and I appreciate her "taking one for the team" and staying with me. I'm sure she could have finished AT LEAST 45 minutes sooner. Thank You Sarah for the fun! Looking forward to Ogden in May.

A great way to start the year!!

Do I Have To????

So I thought I better get one blog post in this month before it ends. I only have a few more hours. I think it's pretty good to get at least one post a month in. Amanda tells me that I am to blog weekly. UGH!! Who is ever going to read or care about what I have to say. But I will do it anyway. We've had a very busy December. For the past few years I have taken the girls to the Creche display in Midway and then shopping in Park City the first weekend of December and last year we said lets spend the night at the cabin. So we had a lot of fun at the cabin. We had "Fondue Friday" which is where you eat fondue on Friday night. It was sooo good and I do have to admit the chocolate was SLAMMIN'. I also had been thinking of a tradition that we could start and came up with studying a different country's Christmas celebration each year. We started with Denmark and made woven heart baskets to hang on the tree and did the rice pudding where you hide the almond and whoever gets it gets a prize. Well I'm used to instant rice where you put equal amounts of rice to water instead of long cooked rice so we had a very huge pan of dry rice. Oh well, by the time we evened it out, we were out of milk but it was still kind of tasty. Us girls talked and laughed until midnight and the boys??? I'm not quite sure where the boys were. I couldn't talk anyone into the Creche display so it was on to Park City. Not too many good buys so I saved a few dollars. When we got home Brian and I went with our friends Thomas' and Baggett's to the BYU Christmas concert. It was fantastic! I love the Christmas season for the spirit that comes with the music. OUr friends the Shook's had 2 extra tickets to THe Forgotten Carols so Brian and I went to that. I haven't seen it before and it was also spectacular. We even went to a live Nativity that our friend Will Thomas was a wiseman in and sang wonderfully. It was at Liberty Park and sounds like they might do it again next year. Christmas came so fast and it was also so much fun. I thought once the kids grew up, we would get more sleep on Christmas Eve and up later on Christmas. We went to bed at 2:15 and up at 5:12 (by my clock). We had a great day which included our traditional breakfast. Our kids decided that instead of exchanging gifts that we do a nice activity as a family. THis year we chose to go to Body Worlds. I had read on the internet that parking was kind of a pain and the roads were still really slushy from snow so we road trax. It was cold and believe me when a car drives by, you take cover so as to not be sprayed with a mud slurpee. We thought the display was pretty amazing and we all had a greater appreciation for our bodies. That lasted until we got out and said "where is the closest place to eat"? We ate at an italian place called Stoneground just across the street from the museum. It was very good. This blog is getting way too long and so I will cut off by saying MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!