Wednesday, December 30, 2009

priceless

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Dear mom and dad merry chrismas and thank you for doing grate things like dad thank you for teaching me Roman numburs and dad I will give you III Roman numburs I II III and mom thank you for baking the best things ever and i will draw you a halopinyo Pepper Pizza.

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Temple Lights 2009

 

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Shelbs and BRi.

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Cousins came with us to temple lights this year. 

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Weston "accidentally" stepped in the fountain.

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We always go get hot chocolate and pie at Village Inn afterward.  Weston just wanted to let corporate VI know that he was there.

Nativity 2009

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Wise man to Angel: Don't I know you from somewhere?

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Looks more like a wise guy to me.

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....oh, never mind...

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Christmas Cards

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175 cards stuffed, addressed and stamped after about 4 hours, a neck cramp, a backache and a hand cramp.

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I had a volunteer licker for about 37 cards. She stomped away from the job after her little brother kicked the stack of un-licked cards into the stack of licked ones.

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I also had a volunteer sorter who made piles according to the picture on the postage stamp--a very important job.

Dropped them at the post office yesterday (in my pajamas) and felt a little spring in my step as I walked away.

Check that off my list for another 347 days.

Friday, December 18, 2009

spokt.com

Spokt  (pronounced "spoked") is a website, created by my brother a few years ago, that my family uses to stay connected.  Almost everyday, my family, in three different states, log on to it to see what is going on in each other's lives that day or that week.  Also, it is a great place to share pictures and videos. Some of us blog and some of us are on Facebook, but we all contribute to spokt.  It shortens the miles between us, everyday.  Click here to keep in touch privately with family.

***Right now there is also a contest to win an iPod Touch...click here for details.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Not an announcement...

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I got to snuggle with my precious niece, Gwen, for just a moment at our Annual Old Friends Christmas  Bash last weekend.  She is just yummy.

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Before the white elephant game begins...all is calm all is bright.

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The white elephant gift that Brian stole and got to keep...soap shaped like poop.  Disgustion...to steal a phrase from my sis-in law Rachel...

Some of the Old Friend guests...

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joeamybrig cutehixonboys cuteladies harris hixon-baker galsat party westberg

I look forward to this bash all year...even if we end up with poop soap.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009