hb 2 me (and marf)

Yesterday was my birthday...nothing terribly exciting...I don't like the numbers getting bigger each year and I don't think 38 suits me well at all! My sister's birthday is today and she is seven years older than me. We decided today that I would be 25 and she would be 32, that seems much more tolerable.

JT and Bri were very sweet last night. Bri picked me out some orchids and a new watering can. JT got me a new camera! I am loving it and will most likely start taking more pictures, which will give me more to scrapbook...life is good!





It is a very fun camera to play with!

Gotta love my Ryan!

My cute nephew is famous!

A busy week

Our relief society was given the option of making six quilts for the Humanitarian Services. I have spent the last week stressing about getting them done on time, by next Friday. I have been stressing for no reason, we have such wonderful sisters in our ward that have really stepped up to help give service. We got four tied in two days and only have two more to tie next week. I also have had many offers to bind the edges, so no more stress!

Wednesday Marf and I went to our Uncle Melvin's funeral. It was a nice service. Dad and Elaine came up for the funeral and took us to McDonald's for lunch after. They are so funny, they eat at McDonald's for lunch EVERY DAY! Dad says that since he got to retire from working so should she, so they have cold cereal for breakfast, McDonald's for lunch and canned soup or a sandwich for dinner. Sounds like a plan to me....when can I retire!?! (Oh well, I don't really cook that often anyway!)

Yesterday Bri had a field trip to Antelope Island. Her only experience going there was a few years ago when we went with her cousins. It was a very hot day and for some wierd reason there were the biggest spiders I have ever seen, and they were EVERYWHERE! She was not very excited about this field trip but she always wants me to volunteer to go with her class on field trips, so because I was going she did not have a choice. The day ended up being perfect. I didn't see any bugs at all, not even mosquitos. We were at the ranch that is on the South East side of the island and it was like being in a park, huge trees for shade, a big grassy open area for games and lunch. They got to go on a short walk around the wetlands then had stations where they learned pioneer games and different aspects of early life in Utah. She had a really fun day and later apologized for being such a stinker about not wanting to go. I miss the fact that we don't have more children, but it makes it that much easlier when things like this come up and I don't have to worry about what to do with other children when I spend the day with Bri. We had a great day.

JT is working really hard and will hopefully see his territory prosper. He is such a wonderful husband and a hard working man. We really appreciate all he does for us.

Happy Mother's Day

No more blond jokes?

I got my hair done today and for the first time in my life I am not a blond! I don't quite know what to do with myself, but I am feeling less absentminded already! I have been moving toward not having any blond for about the past year, but have had stripes of blond and brown, but now it is completely gone!

Here is the best blond joke...

Where did all the blond jokes come from?
All the brunettes and red heads had nothing better to do on Friday night!

Frontrunner

On Saturday we decided to take the new Frontrunner train to SLC and had lunch. The stop is pretty close to our house and we got right on. It only took 30 minutes to get to there, which is about what it takes in a car. We had a yummy lunch and walked around Gateway for a while, then coming back we got to the station as the train was leaving, we ended up having to wait for an hour for the next train and then the half hour ride home. It was then that we decided it would have been better to have the car! But for a one-time ride on the train it was worth it!

Sunday was Stake Conference and a good opportunity to be out of town since I would not miss any meetings, so we went down and spent the day with Dad and Elaine. Dad turned 86 three weeks ago and is thankfully very healthy and happy! I am so glad that he has Elaine to be with. It was really hard seeing him when mom died, he was so alone and seemed so lost. Elaine is a wonderful grandma for Bri and we love having her be part of our family. It is hard to believe they have been married for almost eight years! My sister Marf and her family also went down to visit. Bri had her cousins to play with, which made the trip even that much more fun! (thanks marf, if you ever read this...you slacker!)

Fun with trash

I was feeling frustrated when I was at the store and couldn't find the item I had designed in my mind, so I came home and made it myself, with a little flare. I needed some small envelopes to hold flash drives for my job, and I am always drinking soda, so VOILA!