Small Town Wyoming Girl hit the Big Time

My cute lil neice was selected to go tour the US Capitol. If I remember it right she was only a few students her age to be selected to represent their states at the capitol gathering.

Sweet Brittney has been receiving scholarship offers from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Peperdine, UNC, just no name a few. She make me a proud uncle.

Jordan in The Mist

This picture reminds me of the Jane Goodall movie with Sigourney Weaver. Jordan was trying to communicate with the gorilla. He wanted to give the gorilla a "High Five".

WOW!!!

I am hoping that Jordan and Carter will be interested in soccer. I would love to post a video clip like this of them playing soccer.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG47FDenyXw

Welfare Abuse

We all know that Government Assistance is to help those in need. Is it there for those people that think they are in need but really don't need or deserve WELFARE?
Personally, I think the welfare system needs to be policed better. I have heard of to many cases where people abuse the system and get away with it. And people wonder why taxes and healthcare costs are rising. HMMMMM.....

Tag I am It

I guess I have been slacking on internet and blog "lingo". According to my dear sister-in-law, I have been tag or in other words called out to share 7 the people might not know about me.

So as I racked my middle-aged brain on how to go about this, here are the following 7 things about me.

1. If I was on a stranded island, I would only need 3 food items to survived on until help arrived: Coke (the kind you drink), Kettle Corn, and Cookie Dough. It might be hard to make sure it stays cool to avoid e coli or samonella

2. When I was a young Lad in Scotland, I am most bit my tougne off. Just to preface things, when I concentrate I have a tendency to stick out my tougne or bite on it. So the story goes...I was climbing on the clothes washer for some reason. As I made my accent upwards I either lost my footing or grasp on the top of the washer and slipped, biting into my tougne.
I still have the scares to show for it and a rather large tougne (ie Gene Simmons).

3. I share my birthday with a very famous Cicil Rights Leader. Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. It is nice when this day falls on a work day and most generous employers let you take the day off.

4. I managed with the help of my dear mother to reach the rank of an Eagle Scout. This means that I no longer have to go on tretious campouts, build makeshift snow caves or go to door in the fall begging for dontions to support the scouting program.

5. I think I am one of a handfull of people that has manage to be on a mission and see 3 different LDS Presidents serve in that capacity. President Ezra T Benson passed away when I was in the MTC 1994. President Howard W Hunter was appointed to fill the vacancy. Also, making time to come see me before I departed to the Dominican Republic. Shortly there after March 1995, he passed away and President Gordon B Hinkley took his place.

6. I belong to a family where my Grandmother, Mother, and Myself (And Siblings, that graduated from the same High School.

7. Finally, I competed nationally in piano competions until the age of 12. I suffered a injury that forced me to discontinue my piano playing. I did have dreams of become the next Liberace. Only if...........


Its your turn fellow bloggers. YOU HAVE BEEN TAGGED!!!!

Be Careful when Home Teaching!!!

This is another good reason to maybe bring the bishop along when visiting church members


http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=1538236

Tolerant Jazz Fans

After a 4 year hiatus, I managed to attend a Jazz game. I was fortunate to get free tickets to a Jazz Summer League game. I took Patrick and Kristy. They are diehard Jazz fans.

The game pitted the Jazz against 6 time NBA Champions Chicago Bulls. The Champions managed to beat the hometown favorites. During the game Patrick was worried that I was going to start an uprising because I was cheering for the Bulls. After the game was over and the Jazz fans exited the stands slightly dejected but hopes high that the Jazz could make a run at the NBA championship this season.

New Family Member

Patrick and Kris adopted this cute blonde toddler. Lil Lupe joined Patrick and Kris on their new home 2 weeks ago. She is a very well behaved Yellow Lab.

Bigfoot or just a Hairy Man???

People Prepare to Search for Bigfoot

(KSL News) Over the next couple of days a group of people will comb Northern Utah for Bigfoot. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization says an area in Northern Utah is the most reliable zone in the state for Sasquatch sightings. For $300, participants help scour the woods for the elusive creature. The group says on all but three of the expeditions they've been close enough to actually hear the Sasquatch, and some say they've actually seen one.

I called the people organizing the event and they did say that with the "entry fee" you get your choice of recreational drugs to help assist you in tracking down this elusive monster. (Just Kidding)

How stupid can One get?

Click on the link below. Someone forgot to tell him that you can just transfer license plates to whatever vehicle you want.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2932509