Saturday, January 3, 2009
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Dad - put your dancing shoes on....
I have the best father in the world and wouldn't you know...today is his birthday. New Year's Eve! He likes to say that the whole world celebrates his big day.
My dad has his own blog - check it out here!
Happy Birthday Gene Gene the Dancing Machine!!
Love,
Yikket
P.S. - Hey dad - before we come over to party at your house tonight, I just have to know... did you take down your Christmas tree yet? I just don't dare run the risk of witnessing another 'incident' where you accidentally knock it over. If you recall, mom shook with laughter for days and the memory of the tree lying on its side has haunted me for years.
P.P.S - Oh - and just so that I can prepare myself - are you going to tell the infamous Scotty Pippen (aka Potty Skippin') joke again this year? How about your elephant imitation? Are you going to pepper us with snipits of the Herman the Worm story? Will you wax philosophical about the good ole Alma days with Turkey Jim?
P.P.P.S - Can we finally put to rest the debate that Springville, UT is the drug capital of the world?
P.P.P.P.S - If we end up playing Scattergories, don't be mad if we don't let you count "Foghorn Frieda, the famous floozie from Flauttisville, Florida" as 7 points, k? That was really quite a stretch.
P.P.P.P.P.S - Oh yeah- and would you mind if your daughter thinks you are the funnest, craziest, kindest, bestest, and most giving dad in the world?
My dad has his own blog - check it out here!
Happy Birthday Gene Gene the Dancing Machine!!
Love,
Yikket
P.S. - Hey dad - before we come over to party at your house tonight, I just have to know... did you take down your Christmas tree yet? I just don't dare run the risk of witnessing another 'incident' where you accidentally knock it over. If you recall, mom shook with laughter for days and the memory of the tree lying on its side has haunted me for years.
P.P.S - Oh - and just so that I can prepare myself - are you going to tell the infamous Scotty Pippen (aka Potty Skippin') joke again this year? How about your elephant imitation? Are you going to pepper us with snipits of the Herman the Worm story? Will you wax philosophical about the good ole Alma days with Turkey Jim?
P.P.P.S - Can we finally put to rest the debate that Springville, UT is the drug capital of the world?
P.P.P.P.S - If we end up playing Scattergories, don't be mad if we don't let you count "Foghorn Frieda, the famous floozie from Flauttisville, Florida" as 7 points, k? That was really quite a stretch.
P.P.P.P.P.S - Oh yeah- and would you mind if your daughter thinks you are the funnest, craziest, kindest, bestest, and most giving dad in the world?
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Merry Christmas!!
Can you believe it's Christmas Eve? What will your family do tonight?
Merry Christmas everyone. Be festive. Be safe.
Merry Christmas everyone. Be festive. Be safe.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Holiday fun and household UN-fun
We've been busy people in our home lately! I'm short on time so this post will be short, sweet, and to the point! =)
Thursday we went to Connor's swim meet. He is really good!! Unfortunately they lost the meet because they were going against the best swim team in the state.
Friday my work had our Christmas party and I made some delicious tacos!! Thanks everyone for your awesome recipes. I couldn't have done it without you!
Yesterday our family went Christmas-ing down town. It is not very often that all of the kids are home together on the same weekend - so we took advantage of this rare opportunity!
We went to Clark Planetarium and saw "Santa and the Snowman 3D".
BTW - if you have little kids and want to see a darling Christmas movie - this is the one!!
Even though it's kind of a 'little kid' movie - my teenagers loved it. They actually admitted it!
Then we boarded TRAX.
And met Todd for dinner. YUMMY!!
We saved the best for last!
About three weeks ago, I opened the mail to find that I received tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. I was so excited that I actually screeched!! I enter the lottery every year - and this is the first time I received tickets.
Along the way, we braved the crowds and saw the beautiful lights on Temple Square.
And made it to the concert. To my delight - our seats were excellent (it's hard to tell in this picture). There are just times in life when the stars align and things just work out. Yesterday was that day. The concert was amazing!! The choir, the orchestra, the reading - all incredible! I love this choir and the feeling I get when I hear their angelic voices. There was an AMAZING organ solo of the song "Go Tell it on the Mountain" that literally brought the house down!
It was a super weekend that ended with my mom's birthday celebration tonight!! Love you mom - hope you had fun.
Thursday we went to Connor's swim meet. He is really good!! Unfortunately they lost the meet because they were going against the best swim team in the state.
Friday my work had our Christmas party and I made some delicious tacos!! Thanks everyone for your awesome recipes. I couldn't have done it without you!
Yesterday our family went Christmas-ing down town. It is not very often that all of the kids are home together on the same weekend - so we took advantage of this rare opportunity!
We went to Clark Planetarium and saw "Santa and the Snowman 3D".
BTW - if you have little kids and want to see a darling Christmas movie - this is the one!!
Even though it's kind of a 'little kid' movie - my teenagers loved it. They actually admitted it!
Then we boarded TRAX.
And met Todd for dinner. YUMMY!!
We saved the best for last!
About three weeks ago, I opened the mail to find that I received tickets to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. I was so excited that I actually screeched!! I enter the lottery every year - and this is the first time I received tickets.
Along the way, we braved the crowds and saw the beautiful lights on Temple Square.
And made it to the concert. To my delight - our seats were excellent (it's hard to tell in this picture). There are just times in life when the stars align and things just work out. Yesterday was that day. The concert was amazing!! The choir, the orchestra, the reading - all incredible! I love this choir and the feeling I get when I hear their angelic voices. There was an AMAZING organ solo of the song "Go Tell it on the Mountain" that literally brought the house down!
It was a super weekend that ended with my mom's birthday celebration tonight!! Love you mom - hope you had fun.
And now for the bad news.
I'm stealing Elora's computer right now because mine is broken. Why? Not a clue. The 'Geek Squad' thinks it might need a new mother board. Yeah. That's fun.
I haven't mentioned that my oven died a few weeks ago and my washing machine is on the brink.
Alas - life is good. I will take appliance issues over the more serious challenges that other people are facing during this Christmas season.
But - this means I won't be blogging much during the next few weeks. {Please hold your applause}. I'll still be around - and I'll lurk and comment when I can.
I sure hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas season!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Happy Birthday Maud the Broad!
Today is my mother's birthday - December 12. She would be mad if I said her age - so I'll just say she looks barely old enough to be my mom! And that's the truth!
**My mom reads my blog so please leave her a comment and tell her Happy Birthday**
So - about the name Maud the Broad. First of all - my mom's name is Maudeen. I was kind of a crazy teenager and I'm so glad she made it through those years in one piece! I also had crazy friends - and they loved my mom! People just love to make her chuckle because she has a funny, hilarious, contagious kind of laugh. But getting back to the point - one of my friends - I actually think it was Cindy (aka Binders, Cynthia) - actually called my mother "Maud the Broad" once while she was at my house. My very fun mom laughed and laughed at that name and it stuck. Instead of being stuffy and hating that name - she thought it was hilarious.
Here is my lovely mama!
Isn't she pretty? She has stunningly beautiful eyes!
Here are some things I know about my mother!
- She has a great laugh!
- She loves makeup
- She is beautiful
- She is lucky
- She drives a Mini Cooper (Jealous!)
- She loves to play dice games - especially bunco
- She is faithful and loyal
- She is funny
- She loves the color red
- She loves the Gospel
- She is competitive and loves winning radio contests!
- She would do anything for her children and family
- She has a favorite cup and a favorite chair
- She loves Bryce Canyon and she gave me my love for Bryce Canyon
- She makes the best potato salad in the world!
- She has 4 children - 2 girls and 2 boys
- She laughs at my dad's jokes
- She is frugal
- She loves licorice and jelly beans
- She is spunky
- She is very kind to everyone
- She loves very deeply
Mom - I'm feeling bad that I'm not going to see you until Sunday. Have a super great wonderful jolly birthday. You are loved so very much!
Click HERE for a little something from your four kids....Happy Birthday Maud the Broad!!
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