Lambormagnum

Jeff, maybe you should consider upgrading your magnum to this. Tada! Lambormagnum!

You all have got to check out this site - especially the "Mate a car" section, where people have combined two or more cars using photoshop to create a new kind of car. It's pretty amazing. Curt, has Kelsey submitted anything on that site? I bet she's got the talent for it...

First time snowboarding

The boys and I went snowboarding in Vermont for the first time ever this past weekend as part of a New England Boy Scout Ski Weekend. One of my ecstatic boys said, "Dad, this was wicked awesome! Can we do this EVERY year?"

We were all VERY sore the next day, walking around like serious old-timers. Every muscle ached--especially the tailbone variety. I had one spectacular spill where I landed on my tailbone and I felt the bones click-clacking together all the way up my spine until I heard this wrenching "CRIAACK!" in my neck. I'm still stiff--2 days later!

Here are some photos:

Funny

Funny picture. One of my favorites.

Baby Baby

Curt - Thank you, thank you, thank you! See, it wasn't that hard, eh? Curt, why do you hate blogs? Is it because people go off on a diatribe about things that don't matter? They share their deepest feelings about irrelevant things? They write about unimportant subjects, such as the life and times of a pickle? I know; all those things frustrate me too. But, this blog is for funny pictures, like you've found, as well as what is going on with kids, Mom and Dad (and sometimes poking fun), and of course, ME! Haha, just kidding. I hope you can overcome your bad feelings towards blogging...

Scott - what's going on with work? Mom mentioned that you decided not to work with RD. Does that mean you are going to continue on at your company? What about the easels? I'd like an update! P.S. How are those peanut butter 'n jelly sandwiches with white bread that I'm sure you've been having since Shannon's been gone? Or have the Falgoust's taken you under their wing? I hope you aren't all emaciated!!!

Ginni and Lance, you should post your ultrasound pictures on the blog... Maybe I'll save you the trouble, since you don't really read this blog very often.

More silliness

I hate blogs

I hate blogs. Really. But just to please my sister, I am now blogging. So bleh.
Here are some funny images for your purple perusing pleasure:

Correction

Sorry, I made a mistake. I am actually graduating on December 20 of 2006. The school said I couldn't walk in graduation as early as April, so I could either do it in August, December, or April of 2007. Who would want to graduate LATER??? Now that's just silly... Anyway, I think Mom and Dad are going to spend Christmas in Utah...

I love you all! Someone post something! I'm going nuts reading my own posts over and over again.

Fonduuuuue...my new best friend

Does anyone have (or heard of) a good recipe for cheese fondue (without the alcohol)? I bought me a fondue pot and I want to have a fondue party, without people getting a little tipsy. Anyone have any ideas?

Well, I've started school for the last time at BYU-Idaho. This will be my last semester here in the great Spud State. (Check out the link, especially you, Dad. This one will top Neldon's hands down!) Anyway, I plan on walking in graduation come Saturday, April 29 (I would absolutely LOVE everyone to come to my graduation!!!!) and then officially receiving my diploma in December, when I finish my student teaching in Salt Lake.

Right now, I'm taking a class called Education Methods, which prepares me for student teaching by allowing me to go into a local elementary school 3 days a week and teach half the day, as well as going to training seminars the other two days a week on campus. I'll be in a 4th grade classroom, where the teacher is my roommate's mother. She is very nice and I'm looking forward to going to that class.

I wanted to thank all the Utah clan again for letting me stay with you, letting me play with your kids, watch your tv, bum around your house, and for picking me up from the airport. You all are great! Let me know if I can do anything for anyone!!! I plan on coming down again for Derek's birthday...

P.S. Curt and family, haven't heard from you in a long time...... Sure would like to! Post something!

Picture book list

For all the moms (or moms to be), I thought I'd post a children's book list that I've compiled. Many of these authors have many great books. I'm sure Rachel knows a ton more (Rachel, would you post the names of some books that you really like?) Here it is:

Goodnight, Moon - Margaret Wise Brown
Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus – Mo Willems
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type - Doreen Cronin
The Polar Express – Chris Van Allsburg
Sector 7 - David Wiesner
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub - Audrey Wood
No, David! - David Shannon
Rumpelstiltskin - Paul O. Zelinsky
The Stinky Cheese Man & Other Fairly Stupid Tales - Jon Scieszka
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs! - Jon Scieszka
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly - Simms Taback
Olivia - Ian Falconer
Alphabet City – Stephen T. Johnson
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – Judi Barrett
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Judith Viorst
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday - Judith Viorst
If you give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Joffe Numeroff
Strega Nona – Tomie dePaola
The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing – Judi Barrett
Paper Bag Princess - Robert Munsch
Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse - Kevin Henkes
The Mitten – Jan Brett
Skippyjon Jones - Judy Schachner
The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and The Big Hungry Bear - Don Wood
The Monster at the End of This Book - Jon Stone
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash - Trinka Hakes Noble
Miss Nelson Is Missing! - Harry Allard
Late for School - Mike Reiss
The Great Show-and-Tell Disaster - Mike Reiss
You Are Special – Max Lucado
Imogene's Antlers - David Small
Where's Waldo? - Martin Handford
Monster Mama - Liz Rosenberg