Park City

We all love Park City, UT. John's brother Thane has a condo. John's family met there in the afternoon through evening. It is so nice to be with everyone. We see Thane, his wife Jenn and their boys about once a year. The time we spend together is priceless.

The food was amazing. Chili rellenos, corn and black bean salad, shish-k-bobs and other yummy things. There are some amazing chefs in the family so the food is always amazing.

Richard and his girls, Audrey and Danielle, brought their pictures from their trip to Egypt this past summer as well as Eric brought his pictures from his trip to the Amazon over Christmas. He also brought one of the pictures he drew. It is awsome. You should check out his website. www.lintonart.com

It is always so fun to see how the families are growing, what everyones children are up to, how life is treating everyone. I love to have the nieces and nephews around. I love to talk to them. Feel their spirits. It gives me a boost. I hope we can get together for many years to come but I know as the families are growing and the kids are getting married and having children of their own these get togethers will be fewer. I am grateful for this time.

Time Out For Women

While I was in Utah last month Nicole, our friend Suzie and myself attended Time Out For Women in Ogden. It was AWESOME as usual. Each time I attend my life is forever changed. So many topics are covered, so much joy is shared, so much love is felt. I personally take pages and pages of notes so I can go back and review them (and share them with John). Each presenter comes with their own take on life, their own stories to tell, their own spirit to share. For myself the little ah-ha's I take away re-shape me to be a better person. My motto for this year is going to be,

"Don't worry about what others think of you,

worry about what others think of themselves
while they are with you."

One of the best parts is sharing that time with Nicole. I am grateful she is now a woman and care share those moments with me now. She has come into her own this past year. She has always had an amazng spirit about her. Not wanting to watch inappropriate movies, her music is uplifting, being upset when anyone argued or was unkind to someone else. She has been an example to me.

I recommend others to go to TOFW when it comes anywhere near where you live. you too will be changed. At the bottom of my blog are 2 clips of TOFW funnies. Enjoy them.

Heritage Makers

Miss Nicole is now a rep for Heritage Makers! She is so excited. I am sure many of you have heard of this amazing company that helps you put your pictures and memories into hard bound books. It is all on-line so it becomes very easy to do. Check out the website and if it is something you would like to know more about let me know and I will help you get in contact with her. www.tellyourheritage.com

Bits

What's your husbands name?
JOHN

How long have you been married?
24 years
How long did you date?
5 months, engaged 3 months

How old is he?
50 y.o., 6 years older than me
Who eats more sweets?
I do all the way

Who is a better singer?

I say he is, he says I am
Who is smarter?
Depends on the issue
Who does the laundry?

I do
Who pays the bills?

Our book keeper

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed?
Me
Who mows the lawn?
He always has
Who cooks dinner?
ME
Who drives?
Both
Who is the first to say they are wrong?
He is
Who kissed who first?
He did

Who asked who out first?

He asked
Who wears the pants?
Me of course
I tag:
Everyone

Thought provoking

2 NEPHI 31:20 — Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
What a thought-provoking verse of scripture!. What an incredible promise!

Ladd-n-Sarah

I should have posted this long ago but I have yet to get the full hang of this.
We are so grateful to have some family living semi close by. Johns brother Ladd and wonderful wife Sarah along with their children moved to Olathe, KS. It is about 2.5 hours from us but we have been able to spend time with them several times since they have moved there this past September. It is nice to know if there was an emergancy we could have family within a few hours.

2009

Here it is 2009. I can't believe another year has gone by. They seem to be going by even more quickly. 2008 was pretty eventful for us.
Christian, who has been living in Utah, opened his 2nd Texas Roadhouse. This one is in Bountiful Utah. He LOVES it!. He is the Service Manager responsible for the front end of the restaurant. (Servers, Bar, Hostesses, Bussers) Christian really knows how to run a show. He makes it fun for his crew and they love him. He continues to live in Lehi. His commute will be shorter this year as he will be opening another Texas Roadhouse in American Fork, UT in late spring. Yum-O. We sure love to eat there. The food and the atmosphere ROCK!. We are very proud of him and how he has handled his life.
Nicole finished up her program in June at Wichita State University this year. She enjoyed working with WSU and K-State this year to finish up. One of her projects this year was to raise awareness for domestic violence. In so doing she raised money to purchase 1000 teddy bears that she made at Build-A-Bear Workshop which she donated to The Wichita Police Dept and Wichita Fire and Rescue to be given to children who are taken from their homes because of domestic violence. She received a special award at graduation for her project. In September she moved to Lehi UT to go to hair design school. After attending for a while she realized it wasn't for her so she is attending classes at Lakeview for now.
John and I also made a small move in September. We now have a home in Lehi, UT at Traverse Mountain. John and I have contemplated move back to UT from KS for 3 years. Leaving an amazing practice in KS would have been hard as no one wants to purchase it. We have decided to live in both places. Each month we go to UT for about 10 days. John see patients there and in KS.
Our family took several trips: Florida, Texas, Ohio, California, Montana, Yellowstone-Jackson Hole, Las Vegas, Arizona, besides the 10 times we were in UT.