No Please Don't Tell Me Tomorrow Is Monday...Again

Here we go again...Thanksgiving went bye way too fast! I'm bummed that we all have to go back to work and school and whatever else comes into the common persons life...it will seem like forever before we have another holiday break!
I'm just glad that we have basketball games to get to go to during this next month! Bring on the basketball, girls and boys and yes...wrestling too!

I've had the stomach flu once again...but not as bad as two weeks ago...now I've gone and given it to poor Greg...boo. =(  I sure do hope that he only has what I've had today and not what I had two weeks ago...that would be a bad thing!

Chelsie has been taking pictures of Whitney...this is Chelsie's new past time and a little money on the side...she is doing well with photography and she loves doing it!
I've loaded some of Whit's pictures...I think they are all cute...Whit didn't even dress up for the day, she just went over to see Chelsie and Jaron and do a little shopping and ended up doing a fun little photo shoot with her big sister...very nice Chels!
I hope you enjoy them as much as we have!

I'll try and keep you all updated on the basketball and try to get some photo's on here as well!  One exciting thing...we are headed to watch the BYU Lady Cougars basketball team on December 18th.  Whitney attended a basketball camp at the 'Y' this summer and one of her coaches is a player...her name is Coriann Wood and Whit really wants to see her play...so we're going! Yeah!
I've embedded a video of Coriann up at the top of this blog...she seems really sweet and looks like a good b-baller! I hope you love her as much as Whitney does! Pause my music to watch the video!

Enjoy The Rest Of November and Happy December!

Happy Thanksgiving 2010 Everyone

Wow...what a wonderful day!  I made several pies yesterday...coconut cream, banana cream, peanut-butter, pinto bean & yes of course....Pumpkin!

I also decided to make sweet potatoes and yams this year...I was going to do twice baked yams, but I washed and wrapped and  put them in my crock-pot overnight they were done just right, but the skins were too soft...so I tried to broil them a little to dry out the skins...didn't really work...so I just didn't fill the skins back...could have just cut them open and set the brown sugar, butter and cinnamon whip in a bowl and let them all eat them Outback Steakhouse style...but I whipped them up and added the butter whip and topped them with marshmallows...they were delicious...but not ever as delicious as the yummo sweet potatoes...they are my favorite!  What did I learn...just bake the yams and get the hard skins to begin with...but if you don't want the skins...crock pot is the easiest way to go!

I baked rolls and yes, Mr. Turkey this morning as well...Tom really turned out good this year...what I've learned over the years, is just buy the 10-12 lb turkey's if you need more buy two...cuz the smaller ones are much more juicer than the big 25 lb turkey's!  I got a lot of yummy drippings from Tom and made a great gravy as well!
Greg carved Tom up in a way that the juices just flowed!  He also helped me make the sweet potatoes and tended the boys while their mom and dad got ready to go to Escalante this year! I love you so much Greg...thanks for all that you do!

Jeff made a wonderfully delicious ham glazed with brown sugar and cloves...yumo!  Carla made delicious stuffing and mashed potatoes!

Kendal brought green olives stuffed with jalapeno peppers and large black olives...they added to a wonderful dinner!  The peanut butter pie was a request from Kendal...I'm still trying to find a recipe like the one that he ate in Cedar City...I just don't have any idea what it tastes like...I'm allergic to peanut butter so I'm not tasting!

I will make a little more gravy and use my left over pie dough add the turkey and some frozen vegetables and make pot pies with left overs...yumo!

Thought about going for a walk to walk off some of the calories...but it was so darn cold today...we didn't even shoot skeet this year...now that's saying it is too cold!

I really don't think Whit and I will be shopping on Black Friday...OUCH...that's what I think about that day!  Cyber shopping on Monday might bring as good as deals and I don't have to put up with all of those crazy shoppers!

So I guess that you all know about our wonderful Thanksgiving day...I hope you all had a great one yourself and please don't forget, I am most of all Thankful for the blessing that is said before the meal...because it seems all hearts are in tune with the spirit and a gentle feeling of gratitude is born...blessings are said for all in this country...epically those that serve our country and are not with their loved ones at this time a year as we  all sit around and enjoy ourselves.  I hope we can always remember them in our prayers not only at this time of year...but each time we converse with our Heavenly Father!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Today's Quote:
An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.
~Irv Kupcinet~

NEWS FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS

Yes, I know it has been forever...what can I say!
I do have some news!  Now to catch you up on the volleyball season...well Whitney made the All-Region team for region 20 in 1-A.  She was thrilled and so were here parents!

Whitney was nominated to compete for the FFA (Future Farmers of America) Harvest Ball title.  She had to back a truck and trailer she took 1st, chase a pig...she took 3rd, make a cake...she took 2nd, put her bare hand in a bucket of pig sh** no placing there, model an evening gown, interview, talent...they didn't tell us the placings on the gown, interview or talent...they had to do a floor show dance at the Harvest Ball!  Whitney ended up getting 2nd attendant to the Harvest Ball queen...she made...thanks to Carla and her mom "a little bit" ...the sweetest cake ever! It was themed: WhitneyElla Goes To The Ball! It was Fun! =)

 We are off to the races for the 2010-2011 basketball season...just had our first two games this last Friday and Saturday over to Richfield at the Sevier Valley Center (SVC).  We lost the first game to Manila and won our second game to Wendover!  I believe that our girls have it in them to have a great season!  Whit is playing a guard position along with some post play as well...she sure does a good job at both...course I'm proud of her...she's half mine you know!

I don't have pictures to post with this post...I didn't take my camera to the games...sometimes it is just great to sit and watch for a change and since they were just preview games and don't count against our record...I thought it would be a great time to leave it home!

We will be having Thanksgiving here in Teasdale with Carla, Jeff and a couple of their kids...Greg, me and Whit along with the other stragglers in our family...Carla will bring the P-I-G "hog" and I will bring the Turkey...we are looking forward to a simple yet filling day!  Of course we will be having all of the fixin's...you don't have to have tons of people to have it all!  Can't wait eat some good food and later rent a good movie to top off our day...we'll see you others all next year...or just at Christmas dinner...enjoy your day with your in-laws...it will be a good time for you all too!

Been looking for Christmas presents...can't believe that it is almost here...and we all need new tires for each of our cars and truck...so it looks like a black Christmas in this family =( not really what else could we use...might as well get what we need...right!

The babies are all growing and the little boys are all getting so big and Chasin is doing so good in school...he sure has grown into a gentle young man!  Jager and Braegan are getting so smart in preschool...and the babies...well they are just so darn cute and grandma loves them all!

I can't wait until I get to go see the Harry Potter movie that just came out this weekend...who knows when...but for sure I am going to see it!  I just know that Carla wants to go with me too! =)

Well...I've just about ran out of news for today...I sure hope you all have a great Thanksgiving and that you find your lives as full and blessed as much as I do!  One more year means that we are here to be Thankful just to be here!

I Love You All...HAPPY THANKSGIVING...and Black Friday EEK

Gosh It's Been A While

Okay...it has been a real long while since I last blogged...sorry!  We had region volleyball in Milford and ended up in 4th place in region...went on to play a play-in game in Salina against Green River and won...we got to go to State.  The Lady Badgers did pretty well...they did lose their fist game against St. Joseph so that put us into the lower bracket and out of the running for 1st & 2nd & 3rd & 4th place...we went on to play against White Horse and beat them real good...that sent us on to play Manila...and we won that game as well!  We ended up in the State bracket playing for 6th & 8th against...oh krieky...I can't remember...some private school...sorry! :/  We didn't beat them dang it...so we ended up taking 8th in State...better than nothing...right!

Whitney and her dad snuck  the deer hunt in between region and state volleyball...she got her buck...way to go Whit! :D

This week is Basketball tryouts for Whitney and the other girls...she says that she is totally tuckered out and there has been a lot of conditioning...that is a good thing in some sense!  We old people need a Jillian to condition us...uh-hum...nah!

It is also Harvest Ball week at the school and Whit has been nominated to be a contestant...she won the backing the truck and trailer today...wouldn't have expected any less of her!

Our babies are growing and doing just great...what a blessing our five grandchildren are for us!  It is a wonder that we have enough energy to keep up with them in the times they come to visit! I just love them 2much 4ever...and then more!

I will try and keep this blog updated...but until then...hang in there and catch me on face-book if you aren't my friend on there already!

A couple of pictures of my grand kids and Jager makes the front page of the Richfield Reaper!

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Today's Quote:
If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything.
~Bill Lyon~

Have a great week! xoxox's

Lady Badgers Lose To Lady Rams But Beat Lady Tigers

Yeah...our Lady Badgers lost to the South Sevier Lady Rams Tuesday night...going 5 games...but loosing 23-25 the 5th game...it was a good fight but our ladies came up on the short end of the deal.  Whitney blocked real well once again...and her passes were right on!

I would say that it wasn't too bad of a match...South Sevier is a 2-A school after all and we went 5 with them...so pretty good...next time Lady Badgers!

We played the Milford Lady Tigers on Wednesday night...it was a good game and all of the ladies could be found smiling all night along with their coach...it is always nice to see a smile during a game! Whitney got some real sweet blocks and one huge on by herself...way to go Whit!

Our Lady Badgers beat them in 3 games and sent them packing...nice to get home early and enjoy an evening of watching Whit relive her blocks...SWEET just SWEET!

Tonight we play the Piute Lady T-Birds on their home floor...I know that our Lady Badgers can do it...they've got it in them to bring home the win...just play for all that you're worth and put your whole heart into it. Course our boys baseball team just beat Piute boys baseball team in the semifinals and are headed to the championship game tomorrow up at UVU in Orem...so with that...our ladies are coming off of a great high and may have the power they need to whoop on them T-Birds tonight!

Today's Quote:

You can't choose the ways in which you'll be tested.
~Robert J. Sawyer~

Here are just a few photos of the last two matches!

 

The Lady Badgers Win Against The Lady Buffalos & Lose To The Lady Bobcats

Lady Badgers stepped all over those poor Lady Buffalos...could have beat them worse...seems like our ladies like to play to the level they are playing with...but they should have used this game as a great practice match to prepare for the Lady Bobcats...OUCH! 

So yeah our Lady Badgers lost to their game against the Lady Bobcats (Panguitch)...it was a rather ugly match...we only went three games and then it was over with...Whit did get 3 blocks on Kaloni...one was spectacular...and stayed in and down on the correct side...good job Whit! 
Whit passes were pretty darn good if I do say so myself...course I'm mom and she is my hero no matter what!
Panguitch is ranked #1 in 1-A state...so a win was going to be hard...but a prettier loss could have been better...but we must remember to move forward and not look back...just learn from the match and use it as a good teacher!

Chelsie was able to come over a watch Whit...she thought her little sister played pretty good that night as well! Our ladies play South Sevier against the Lady Rams this Tuesday night @ 7PM...so those of you that live over there...be prepared to come watch...I don't know what that team is like this year...I hope we can pull off a good win!

Well...I hope that you enjoy my ramblings...cuz they are just for you! SMILE :)

Today's Quote:
Foolish writers and readers are created for each other.
~Horace Walpole~

Have A Great Sunday

The Lady Badgers Beat The Lady Mustangs

Sorry that I didn't get this out right after the game with Bryce Valley Mustangs...but duty calls in all corners of the world and I have been rather busy!

Okay...so the first game was another ugly start...our ladies went 5 games, it was like riding that old wooden roller coaster up at the Lagoon...you know how it beats you to death before you get back to the landing...well that's exactly the way I felt by the time the game was over.

I've decided that the Freshman and JV games need a time cap on them...because those matches both went 5 games as well...so it wasn't until way after 7:00 PM before the Varsity game got started...oh wow we didn't get home until 12:00-12:30 AM that morning.

Again...Whitney was a blocking fool...I think she thrives on that!  I didn't take any pictures of that game...first, Bryce Valley's gym is so dark that the pictures don't look great anyhow, and second there was no way that I was going to jinx them by bringing out the camera in such an important game!
I am real proud of our ladies...they kept their heads up and played real hard...could it have been better...yes, but we won, so we'll take it!

We play the Lady Buffaloes on Wednesday night @  7:00 PM in the WHS gym, so if you're around come out to the game!

Today's Quote:
It's the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.
~John Wooden~


Have A Great Day!

Escalante Lady Mosques Go Down

Yeah...that's right, our Lady Badgers left those Escalante Mosques wondering what blew into their town and what happened on their floor!

It was a very rough start...the Lady Mosques beat our Lady Badgers pretty badly the first game...real shameful if you know what I mean...uh..um! 

Then without putting their tails between their legs and whimpering out, our ladies stood up with champion courage and kissed that match goodbye without looking back...I mean really, they played like no tomorrow would come!

I started to take pictures...but then I put the camera away...I mean the first game was utterly shameful, and I thought that I was adding to the bad luck by taking pictures of the game...so away went the camera, and I forgot to get it back out the rest of the match. But rest assured great followers, I've got  all kinds of pictures in my head...sorry I can't share them.  I mean, Whitney was a blocking fool last night...and wow, they all got on and could hit from all over the floor...Darci set the ball well last night and they all pulled up some hard kills! I guess that's what a great match looks like when I haven't got the camera in front of my face all night!

We ended up beating the next three games and headed for home and was home by 10:18 PM...not bad for a rough start...but all I can say is that they better not give us such a bad game tomorrow night against Bryce Valley Mustangs...and that's all the Lady Mustangs need for our Lady Badgers to do is have a first shameful game...cuz they feed off of that type of thing and then they go thinking that they are all that and the next thing we know...they think they are better than us...and then guess what...they appear to do better too...not a good thing!

So cross your fingers, legs, and arms...cuz tomorrow night we take them on...and yes, our Ladies have beat them, actually stomped on them when they first played them...so bring your game again Lady Badgers!

Today's Advice:
 Remember...it's harder to look back than it is to focus on what is ahead of you...don't ever look back...no matter how much you look back...you must paint a new picture with each new breath you take...make it a master piece, so those that come behind you can see what you've left behind...be it good or bad...make sure that you make more good than bad...but always, always learn from the bad! Our hard yesterday's might be someone's bright tomorrow because they took the time to learn from them!

Have a great day! :D

Lady Badgers Come Up Short Against Piute Thunderbirds

Our girls beat the fist game and lost the next three...they fought hard, but not hard enough to beat Piute THIS TIME.
I told Whit that they would just have to beat Piute on their own floor, that will be October 8th.


So with this loss, I leave you with...

"Today's Quote:"

Here is a great something to think about all day today and maybe the rest of our lives!

 

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, 'If I were any better, I would be twins!'

He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee

how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked

him, 'I don't get it!'

You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?'

He replied, 'Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two

choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or...you can choose

to be in a bad mood

I choose to be in a good mood.

Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or...I can

choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it.

Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their

complaining or...I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the

positive side of life.

'Yeah, right, it's not that easy,' I protested.

'Yes, it is,' he said. 'Life is all about choices. When you cut away all

the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to

situations. You choose how people affect your mood.

You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your

choice how you live your life.'