Tagalicious the sequel

Allright Kalie, this one's for you!!

1 minute ago - I was getting a present ready for a young man in our ward who was married yesterday.

1 hour ago - Our family was just finishing up a tasty meal of chilighetti, beans and pomegranates.

1 day ago - Gee, should I mention that the December issue of Boyd's publication was on the printing presses yesterday and I was there with Boyd to watch it print, OR should I mention the teensy weensy fact that the U SLAUGHTERED the Y? Boyd and I watched the game at our friend's house and I have to admit, I understood some of what was going on..........

1 week ago - Boyd and I spent the weekend in Eden at our friend's timeshare condo. We came home early Sunday morning. It was relaxing and fun!

1 year ago - Well, it was a momentous day a year ago because we had been in the middle of a kitchen and living room remodel for 2 months and I got my stove AND fridge back in the kitchen. Talk about gratitude at Thanksgiving time.

4 years ago - I couldn't resist. I changed this from 3 years to 4 years ago because 4 years ago the story is SO MUCH BETTER!!!! I was driving along Kaysville main street as happy as a clam, getting last minute gifts and preparations for Court's birthday. I looked away from the road for 1/2 second and when I looked back at the road there was a car in front of me and it was STOPPED. I, however, was going 40 miles an hour. Needless to say, she got a big hit from me. I totalled Boyd's car and the funniest part is this: we were meeting Kevin's parents and family for the very first time at a restaurant in Salt Lake City. I was not in my best form that night but it was good to meet the Chamberlain's.

6 years ago - Sorry, Kalie. I changed the years again. 6 years ago we were returning from our very first cruise to the Caribbean celebrating our 20th anniversary. You have NEVER seen beautiful water until you have seen Caribbean blue.
It was such a wonderful trip.

10 years ago - Well, unlike Amber Peck, I am not as good as journal keeping as I should be. Thinking back, Kalie was in 9th grade, a member of Rhapsody in Blue (a singing group at Fairfield Jr. High, and performing in Bye, Bye Birdy as the mom in the play. Brock was in 6th grade at Kaysville Elementary and really trying to get the hang of homework from Mr. Walters and finishing up all of his dental procedures from breaking 8 permanent teeth in a tubing accident. Court was in 1st grade with Mrs. Alder. He had the whitest blonde hair you can imagine and the cutest smile ever. And Miss Alyssa was involved in a neighborhood preschool and was quite precocious. She was extremely verbal and outgoing and was well-liked by the children her age. She still is............................
Wow, life certainly has changed in a short 10 years. The internet was only in a couple of homes in our ward and Kalie had to go to one of these homes to do a report on the Tsi-tsi fly. Cell phones were big, clunky and expensive and few people had them. Personal computers were around but you had to save a long time to get one. Now we all live on the information highway...............Yeehaw!!!

So there you have it, momentous moments in my life.

My Indulgences

It's time to post a list of a few of my latest indulgences:

1. Due to the experience of a good friend I decided to have my eyebrows waxed. It is the BEST thing because rather than 40 or 50 little ouches, it is 2 or 3. AND you don't have those stray white hairs lurking around just waiting to be seen when you HAVE NO TWEEZERS!!
Thanks Stacey.

2. Sushi at Happy Sumo. We tried the Dragon Roll, the Vegas Roll, the Caterpillar roll and the California roll. The BEST were the Dragon roll and the Vegas roll. My tummy is still singing praises.
Thanks Tom and Sarah.

3. Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies made with a spice cake mix and a 15 oz. can of pumpkin. Just add chocolate chips, bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and you have heaven in a cookie.
Thanks Kalie's friend Rachel.

4. Cover Girl Lip Slicks. A really nice lip treatment with great color. Just buy one and throw it in your purse.
Thanks Diana.

5. Lastly, the weekend away from kids. Boyd and I went to Eden and spent 2 days and nights with our good friends, Dave and Adele. We ate rib-eye steaks, the best baked potatoes ever, key lime pie, biscuits and gravy, pizza from Sam's and treats from the local associated foods store. We watched movies, played games, explored a bit and enjoyed each other's company.
Thanks Dave and Adele.

All of these indulgences have been introduced to me by friends. How blessed I am to have such wonderful associations. Thanks everyone.

Halloween and the joys of adult children

The most wonderful thing about being a mom of older children is the fact that when they want to dress up for Halloween they can prepare the costumes themselves. Court informed me that he wanted to be Wolverine from X-men this year. Those of you who know me well know that I am an X-men junkie. Therefore, the announcement of Wolverine was met with great anticipation!! He actually made his own costume, including cutting, painting and sewing balsa wood claws to a pair of gloves.
I love Brock's costume of a crazy scientist. He is such a funny person and had this wild gleam in his eyes............

Does this picture warm the cockles of your heart or what?

The final product, Wolverine!!

Brock posing as a crazy scientist with a maniacal gleam in his eye.

Ahhh, fall!!

This has been the most gorgeous fall that I can ever remember. We were walking around in shirt sleeves on the 1st of November. This is a picture of Court with all the leaves of our tree in front. It took 3 large black garbage bags to get rid of them all.
My favorite is when fall moved from the mountains to our valley. The trees in the neighborhoods were orange, red and yellow. It was spectacular. The neighbors behind us have a beautiful maple tree that turned a dark red this fall.
Last night a wind came up and blew every leaf off that tree except for a few around the bottom branches. It looks so bare because yesterday it was full of leaves. I guess winter is on its way.