HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Today is Mother's (Florence Mae's) 84th birthday. I wanted to take her out for a really nice steak dinner at the Outback Steak House. So I took the afternoon off work and Jim and I took her to Layton. Who knew that the "Outback" did not open till 4:00 pm. Oh well. We went to the "Lone Star" instead. We got mother a really nice filet mignon steak with a nice salad and a "twice baked potato" (which was a new menu item) and thought that it would be a great meal. Mother would have rather gone to the "Sizzler" but I told her no that we wanted to go some where really nice. Well her steak was very dry and grainy and the twice baked potatoe was very small, dry and tasteless. So much for trying. anyway I mentioned this to the waitress and the manager came over and comped her steak. All in all she said she had a nice day.

After we ate I took her to visit with Jean Richins and they had a great time catching up.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOTHER

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

This is TAGG as a little spider.....










This is Treyson as "PIDERMAN" (too bad grandma can't get a good picture








This was the scariest of them all. Rylee went as
"Dracula"
make up by his sister CJ.













Our office dressed up as the "Jazz Team" If you look

very close you can almost see, l to r

Coach Jerry Sloan, John Stockton, Larry Miller,

AK 47, front row, l to r is Kyle Korver, another AK and then

we finish up with Daron Williams.....We had a blast Can't wait till next year.

TAGGED.....(finally catching up)

8 TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH

1. Desperate Housewives

2. Dog, The Bounty Hunter

3. House Hunters

4. Brothers and Sisters

5. Paula's Party

6. Unwrapped

7. Emeril Live

8. King of Queens



8 THINGS THAT HAPPENED TODAY

1. Laundry (6 loads)

2. WW

3. Shopping

4. Bought a booster shot for Tia (new puppy)

5. Worked on Christmas Afaghan

6. Fixed Dinner, (meatloaf, baked potatoes and squash and sweet potatoes)

7. Did homework with Rylee

8. Played "Sequence" with Jim and Rylee for family home evening



8 FAVORITE PLACES TO EAT

1. Utah Noodle Parlor

2. Maple Gardens Express

3. Eastern Winds

4. Applebee's

5. Wendy's

6. Burger Bar

7. Zeb's (but it has been gone for about 5 years)

8. Larry's



8 THINGS I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO

1. Halloween to be over

2. Thanksgiving coming up

3. Christmas shopping

4. Helping Zac and CJ move into and organize their new home

5. Going to Wendover

6. Parking in my garage again (just got a new driveway)

7. Monday's and some Tuesday's

8. Spending time with Jim



8 THINGS ON MY WISH LIST

1. nice weight loss

2. feeling better

3. getting my puppy potty trained

4. puppy sleeping past 2 a.m.

5. getting my house back to an organized mess

6. I wish that the weather could stay just like today

7. Going on another cruise with friends

8. Going to Hawaii, someday



8 PEOPLE I WILL TAG..........

1. Stacy

2. C.J.

3. Monica

4. Ashley Walbruch

5. Shannaleigh Drombrosky

6. Gloria

7. Patti

8. Pat

Things I got for my Birthday

A NEW PUPPY

A NEW DRIVEWAY..........

A BIRTHDAY CARD FROM (WHO ELSE) DIET COKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DECORATIONS AT WORK............they decorated the office for me and had treats for all the patients. I really work with a bunch of great people

I really work with a group of great people. We have a lot of fun. Later that night, Jim and I got to go to the Old Rock Church and serve punch and cookies. All in All it was a really nice birthday...

CHECK IN ON FAMILY

To check in on CJ and her family it is best to always check "The Rich Life" link that I have on my blog. Gwen, CJ's mother-in-law always does the best pics and stories to keep you informed on what is happening. Check it out. It is always awesome.

Annual Yellowstone Trip

We took our annual trip to yellowstone on Conference Weekend. We rented a cabin that was huge this year and invited the Browns and the Wilsons to go along with us. The cabin was not really decorated as nice as the other ones but it was sure big. It slept 32 people and we only took 14 with us. We had a great time.

THE WILKERSON'S

THE BROWNS

THE WILSON'S


This is #6. He had already taken out 37 cars so far this year and we were able to witness the taking out of #38. He does not like the flashes of cameras or car lights.

This was a big elk just laying in the grass in the park. He would not get up for us to get a good picture of him.

NATE AND BRADEN BROWN


JOSH WILSON AND

KACEY BROOKS

HAILEY WILSON AND

CHASE MARKHAM

This is the loft on the 3rd floor of the cabin. It was where the kids could put there X-box and go up there and play games.

LEAVING FOR HOME. IT WAS VERY PRETTY AND A LITTLE STORMY BUT WE HAD A GREAT TIME AND EVERYONE WAS SAFE. CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!

BIG BIRTHDAYS

Jim and I will be turning 50 this year (well Jim has already turned) and I will be soon. Anyway, I have wanted a Bicycle Built for two for as long as I can remember. Our neighbors, Wally and Betty Green had a really nice Schwinn bike years ago and I loved to see them on it. I called them a couple of years ago and asked if they would sell it to me but they had already gotten rid of it. So I let it go for a couple more years and this year I decided that even if Jim was not that excited I would look for one. My search began on the internet and I found a great vintage bike on ebay (and it was even in Ogden, Ut) but I did not dare bid on it and I lost out. Anyway I went to ebay and found a site that sold them. I had no idea what I was buying, type speed etc. but it looked like a pretty good bike so I bought it.
Well we got it shipped to us and it only took a couple of days to get it. It probably took Jim and I longer to put it together than it took to ship it to us. We worked hard and it was very hot but we got it done. It ended up being a pretty nice bike. 21 speed, nice seats and quite nice to ride. We had our first test run and it did not go too bad. A little scary because I thought that I had bought a slow cruising bike and Jim apparently was in it to race. The only instructions with the bike were "You must be able to communicate in order to ride this bike" boy that is an understatement. When one stops pedaling the other one has to. You have to yell out "GLIDE" and then "PEDAL". Well I kept yelling "GLIDE" and Jim kept saying "PEDAL". Anyway we are having alot of fun with it so far. My mom (almost 84 years old) really wants to have a go on the bike but I am a little leary. She does ride her cruiser everyday, when it does not have a flat tire, that is. Maybe in a week or so I will get brave and let her ride with me.