Nate's home with Pink Eye. I went to get his Rx and when I came home he was passed out. I can't believe how big he's gotten. He's a great guy. It's hard to stay mad at him. Days like this remind me that

it's good to be a Mom :)

P.S. He doesn't know I took this picture. He's still not sure what that bright flash of light was that woke him up, but it was perfect timing because I needed help with the groceries!

To will is to select a goal, determine a course of action that will bring one to that goal, and then hold to that action till the goal is reached.

The key is action.

And in my case the key is... Good Friends and Family pushing me when really, I'd be OK on the treadmill in front of the Big Screen!

I have goals. Not a lot, but a few. And every once in awhile I accomplish them. The last 2 Saturdays have been days of accomplishment for me.

For the last oh, I don't know 8 years or so, I've been telling myself that, "this is the year I will Run the Susan G. Komen Race for the cure 5k." But then it dawns on me...every year that I have this goal I've done NOTHING to prepare for it. Out of shape, out of time, to tired, to busy...and really... the honest truth is... I HATE TO RUN! Hate it! Hate Hate Hate it! Everything bounces, jiggles, jars. Calves hurt, Shins hurt, I get a cramp in my right side, and please! could we get a few more water stops out there???

So this year I was prepared, and I had my friends, John and Julie Hammond and Jim Andrus to push me along. Friends, who had already done this before, Friends who were kind enough to hang back with slow little me and to high 5 me at the end!

The Race for the Cure was HUGE! At least 10 thousand people it seemed. It was a giant wave of bodies, many with signs on their backs with the names of those sweet people in their lives who had either survived or had been taken by Breast Cancer. Signs like, "I'm running for my sisters Boobs!" "Save the tatas." "We are walkers for Peggy's Knockers." As clever as these people were you just have to stop, when you see all the names of all the mostly women who have just not made it. Mothers, Wives, Sisters.

We ran for them too. And it's hard to run when your all choked up. So I was excited to reach the end of the race, cause I wanted to see my sister friend Jen who was walking for a few of her relatives such as, her Mother Linda who is a SURVIVOR! and her older sister Julianna, Who was such a fighter, but didn't make it. A woman my age...Dying of Breast Cancer. I don't get it. I just don't get it.

That was my goal, and I made it! yeah me!

And then, Nancy called and asked me if I wanted to run a 5k with her the next weekend at Thanksgiving Point. I told her I would if I lived through the first one. I did, and Mike came with us to take pictures.

Did you see our time?! This was Nancy's first 5k and those long legs of hers made it hard for me to keep up with her! Especially when we walked...uphill...BRAT!

So back to what I was saying about our time. See the clock in the background? 34:27. what? really? My time last week was 36:49! So that's about 2 minutes faster than last week! Nancy's legs came in handy. wooohooo! Thanks Nance!

Just so you know, the only reason you see Nancy behind me in that shot is because she saw Mike and ran over to high five him. I was looking at the finish line and missed him all together. I'm a good wife.

We went up this flight of stairs to get to the car and the gate was locked! That's Nancy telling Mike not to take her picture. Whatever. It's Mike we're talkin' about.


I don't know whose car that is I'm leaning against. Yes that is how I look after I run. No...I don't what to know what you think about how I look.

It is a gorgeous, great rose-pink cavern...

...of highly unconventional Gothic, a marvelous enclosure of space, a dated and unforgettable masterpiece of breathtaking audacity and extravagance!

Wednesday is Garbage Day on our street. We own two cans. They're NOT cheap. The cans were there all day and that evening...the better one was GONE! What the heck??? Who took our can?? How desperate can you be? It's a trash can! I can give you the number for Salt Lake Co. Public Works because I work for the city! I can help you...No really here it is... 562-6435 you don't have to steal mine!!!! WWWHHHYYYYYY?

And then, around 10:00pm Brett went out the front door...came back in and said,"Why is there a pink trash can by our front porch?" Hmmmm... good question. About that same time I got a call from my "dear" friend Julie Hammond letting me know she had our beach towels. We were chatting and Mike went to look at the can. I told her she should come down and look at this thing! She said she couldn't but that John would LLOOOOVVVEEE to see it!



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John shows up with the towels and gets a good look at the can. At which point he says, as he lifts the lid...without looking at the lid," And they even painted a nice peace sign on the inside of the lid!"

Holy Crap! John did it! we thought for sure the Patch's did it...as payback for the TP incident a few months ago. ah yes...good times :)

Anyway, what a piece of work! Mike left it out all day today, just to show it off to the neighbors.

So we have a pink trash can with pretty yellow flowers and a peace sign on the inside of the lid just to keep things mellow.

This is shapin' up to be a great Summer!

Sealing Day

What a beautiful day to go to the Temple.

Cold...but beautiful. This the view from my front yard on March 29th 2007, around 11 o'clock. I went outside to take a break from cleaning and got this gorgeous shot. (Double click on it to make it bigger.)


Larry and Ann, (Mike's parents) Mike and Me, Sandra, Jerald and Bill (My parents)
The Ceremony was so good. Our closest friends and family were there, cheering us on with their smiles and tears. I couldn't look at them or Mike because I'd start to cry. Gordon Flitton did a beautiful job. He is such a great story teller. His words words were so powerful that I felt like our sealing was the most important part of his day.


After the sealing we had everyone over for dinner. Thank you Jill, Julie and Monica for taking that part over. You were completely right...I was crazy to think I could take care of all of that on my own! Oh! the pictures above...(1) Standing with us, Kelvyn and Laurie Cullimore (Kelvyn was our Bishop when we first got married 6 years ago. He and Laurie were two of our biggest supporters when we were talking about marriage) (2) Gordon and Candy Flitton (Gordon was our Stake President when we got married and that's part of the reason we chose him as our sealer. (3) Me and Jennifer cheesin' for the camera! (4) Brett and Andy stuck around for awhile before headin' out. (5) Mike showing Don and April the picture of Me, Mike and the kids on our wedding day December 23rd 2000.
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I love these shots of my girls laying on my dad while he sleeps... which is most of the time!



Thanks Jason and Jill for taking pictures for us! Though I think taking pictures was Jill's way of NOT being in hardly any of the shots! Shame on you...

P.S. In everything I just wrote I don't think I took a moment to say... I love my husband like Crazy! I'm so glad we took this step. Mike, you're the best husband.

I love you baby!