Sophie learned how to smile!

Here are a bunch of recent pictures of the munchkin! We are up to 7-9 hours of sleep a night and she is back on track pooping (she missed 8 days).

Running Sucks

Well the meet is over (in Sacramento for those who don't know what I'm talking about) and I pretty much sucked... I went about 13' 2" so not exactly my best, however I did get 13th lol... For this break I was given a specific workout that I was suppose to be doing so that I would be able to be good when we got back to school, but to no surprise it is now Thursday and the most running that I have done is running from the house to my truck this morning because I was late for work. I'm sure when I get back I will regret it but probably not :) Something else that I should mention is that I have fixed my xbox which is a huge accomplishment considering the amount of time I put into that... not that anyone really cares

Spring Break

Just wanted to wish all the students a happy spring break.  I hear that Stephanie is driving to Nebraska with Jenny, Doug is headed somewhere for baseball...Reno?, Donald will be vaulting in Sacramento...well, that's today but at least he won't be in school.  I don't know that Tom is up to much besides working, but way to go surviving your first semester back in classes!  Emme is heading to Klamath Falls with Calvin, Leona & me and Dan is going to quarantine himself at home and get ready for finals.  Jeff & Breein...I don't know what you're up to, but I think I read somewhere that Breein is headed to Bellevue...so does that make Jeff playing bachelor?  Well, whatever everyone is up to, I hope that you enjoy breaking up the normal monotony that is school and work and hopefully get to enjoy some nice "spring" weather.  Be safe & have fun!

Wow

All I can say is that everyone needs to take a deep breath and just calm down.  I mean seriously, when did everyone get so serious and uptight.  Any offense to Tom was completely unintentional.  Dan showed the post to me and I approved it, before it was posted, so if there are going to be any hard feelings held, they should be pointed in my direction.  No harm was intended... It was really done all in joking...I mean it was over 10 years ago...  I feel bad that Tom is so upset but I'm sorry, Tom, you might be over reacting just a bit.  We have all made our share of mistakes and done stupid/silly things but if we can't look at our pasts and say, "Hey, I sure had my stupid moments" and have a chuckle or two at our own expense then we're living life  being a little too uptight.  No offense again, Tom, but no one thinks less of you.  You were far from being a family joke while you were on your mission.  

I've removed the "offensive" post and Tom's response to it...maybe not everyone read them and that's a good thing. 

Again, everyone, take a few deep breaths....

(Now I'm going to go home to my family, that I abandoned so that I could drive to the school to get Internet connection and try to make the world right again...Sorry, Dan to take off like that on you...not that I really expect you or probably anyone else to check out this blog anymore, oh well, it was fun while it lasted)

Just a nice picture of Grammy I have

The second one was just screwing around

Coming to K-Town

Hey, we're coming to visit for a couple days next week. I'm not exactly sure if we'll come Sunday or Monday, but either way we'll be there until Thursday. I'm looking forward to getting some inexpensive snowboarding in at Shasta. (Mom can we borrow your car on Tuesday? Please?) Anyway, nothing seems to be developing all that quickly with KFC. It sounds like Tucson is pretty much a thing of the past, so too bad about that. The way things are going, I may be headed east. I think we're building stores in the Minnesota market this summer. Not sure how that'll pan out, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't mean much for us since Weston and Ryan Smith are already in the area. Anyway I just thought I'd leave a post since I never really do... and I don't want this thing to die either since we don't seem to be a very talkative family, at least not in the traditional sense.

On a completely different note, I was wondering who, if any among you, would be interested in reading the book that I am trying to write. Basically I'm just looking for people to share ideas and insights with (Breein gets tired of me forcing her to read). If I was cool like Laurie or Tom, I'd make a blog of my own...but I don't know if that's really in the cards.

Interesting HBO Show...

Most of you have probably heard of the HBO show 'Big Love' about a family of polygamists, but an upcoming episode it especially interesting. I looked at this months TV guide and they have a picture of a women dressed in full temple attire. I couldn't believe it. Then I read the article and they will be showing the endowment room and the celestial room and as they put it, showing the ceremonies performed there. Well I was really stunned and it made me feel horrible. I ended up talking it over with my mom and she said that Heavenly Father could stop it if He wanted to. So that made me feel a little better. Below is a copy of the story straight out of the TV Guide. Enjoy.

Big Love Sunday, 9/8c, HBO
GOIN’ TO THE CHAPEL
It’s one thing for Bill and Barb Henrickson’s inner circle to know they have two other wives at home…but letting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in on the secret? That’s a whole other story. “It’s almost a ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy,” says executive producer Mark Olsen. Their under-the-radar status will change this week when Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) faces the consequences of breaking the rules and is called to an excommunication hearing. “We researched it out the wazoo,” says Olsen, who along with executive producer Will Scheffer hired an ex-Mormon consultant to help the set and wardrobe designers re-create even the tiniest details. “We go into the endowment room and the celestial room [areas of the temple], and we present what happens in those ceremonies. That’s never been shown on television before,” says Olsen. Adds Scheffer, “But it’s not for shock value. It’s really a very important part of the story.” The decision won’t be without controversy: According to a church insider, “If they are in fact trying to emulate those rooms in any way, that would be extremely offensive. The general public is not allowed in our temples yet. Not even all Mormons are. We consider them very, very sacred.” Heaven help us. —Rochell D. Thomas

Busy Week

Not really super interesting stuff...but I refuse to let this blog die out.  Calvin gave the scripture in primary today and really did a pretty great job.  He only needed a couple of cues "Ephesians", "verse" and "children".  The scripture was Ephesians, Chapter 6 Verse 1 "Children, Obey your parents, in the Lord, for this is right."  He was really excited about it and practice hard all week.  Dan and I (and really Emme too) were very proud of him.

Leona has a couple of new tricks.  She has been working on crawling, but mostly does the "army crawl" or really pull, and can now also pull herself up to standing.  She is also "growing" her first and I'm pretty sure second teeth.  

Dan has a big job interview on Friday that, if goes well, could mean great summer employment, as well as work during next school year.  It is at a small firm in Albany, which would mean a commute, but a well worth it, commute.

It's been snowing here in Eugene on and off today, which is a bit odd for March, but it's been a pretty strange winter, so I'm not too surprised.

So, that's about it.  Here is Leona standing & moving along...

Congratulations to Stephanie!!

Just wanted to put a quick note in her for Stephanie.  She had an awesome WAC championship meet over the weekend.  She ended up with a 3rd place finish in the 50 free, a 2nd place finish in the 200 free and a 1st place finish in the 100 free!  She was also on a couple of relays that place 2nd and 4th...not too bad for a freshman.

So....good job Stephanie!! Way to swim fast...

If you'd like to read about her there are a couple articles about her at broncosports.com or you can click here to read the most recent...