Today I had to go to "Little Philmont" a Training Seminar for Scouting! A whole new world of information...I kept saying they were speaking another language! Anyway, while I was there, I kept thinking about my Dad! I don't know if it's because it was his birthday the other day or the fact that he LOVED Scouting! I just kept thinking how cool it would have been if we could have been at the training together. Maybe he was there!

PS - to any of you that read my post (all one of you) that's Danny to the right of my Dad in the picture - wasn't he such a cute little guy - that was 12 1/2 years ago!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!
Today My Dad would have turned 74 yrs old. He was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer Just over 3 years ago. He lived for 10 months with this disease. His goal was to live long enough to celebrate 50 years of marriage to my Mom. He reached that goal on August 3, 2006 and passed away just 6 days later. I miss you all the time, Dad!

Happy New Year!

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! It was a busy time for our family. We spent Christmas Eve, Christmas and the day after in Newark with my Mom and Sister (and family). My brother came up from Bakersfield on Christmas day. It was a nice Christmas lots of food, presents and visiting.


The Sunday after Christmas we left for a Cabin in Heber, Utah. We drove part of the way on Sunday and the rest of the way on Monday. A long, long drive! But worth it. The cabin was fantastic. There was a ton of snow for sledding. My Sister, Mom and Brother (from CO) and families were all there. On New Years Eve we headed over to Sundance for some of the group to ski or snowboard ( or take a trip to the ER)! It wasn't the day any of us had thought it would be. The conditions (slippery/ icy slopes) weren't the best. So the skiing/boarding wasn't as fun as everyone had hoped for. But it was fun spending the day together.
It was great getting reacquainted with my Niece and Nephews from Colorado and my Niece and her baby from Utah. I hate that I don't see them as often as I would like.

We sadly said goodbye on Saturday the 5th and made the loooong drive back home.



Now it's back to the same old same old!!!


Looking ahead to the new year We look forward to Kristin and Joe getting married in April. This should a fun occasion. They are getting married in Pismo Beach. Tayor is a flower girl so we need to get her a new dress. Walt needs to get fitted for his Tuxedo.

In May we plan to take a trip to Colorado for Morgan's graduation from High School. My Mom and I were supposed to go last year for my Brother's 40th, but the plane had a cracked windshield and they cancelled the flight. We couldn't get another flight to get us there in time for the party (which was all a surprise)! So we plan to get there the day before graduation so we don't have to worry about delays!

In June, my Nephew Danny will graduate from High School - I can't believe these two are old enough to be graduating. It seems like they were just babies and youngens!!! The were so young when Walt and I got married. They passed out the bubbles to the guests, along with "BJ" aka Will! They have all grown into such nice young people. I love them all very much!

Well enough boring dialog - onto some pictures from the wonderful Holiday season we enjoyed!!!

I wish you all "enough"!

Santa and Taylor

We took Taylor to visit Santa the other night, she really loves him! It would probably be easier and shorter to make a list of the things she isn't asking for.

Matchmaker

1. Put your music listening device on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it makes you look.
4. Title this post what the answer to your last question is.
5. Good luck and have fun!

IF SOMEONE SAYS 'IS THIS OKAY' YOU SAY?
"Whistle Stop by Louis Prima

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF
Channel Z by the B-52's

WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
Happy Holidays by Barry Manilow

HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
Foggy Morning Breakdown by the Statler Brothers

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE?
Live to Tell It All by Vince Gill

WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
Give My Love to Rose by Johnny Cash

WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
Betcha By Golly, Wow by The Stylistics

WHAT DO YOU OFTEN THINK ABOUT?
The Day I Jumped From Uncle Harvey’s Plane by Roger Miller

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
Green Onion’s by Booker T and the M.G.’s

WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
Live Like You Were Dying by Tim McGraw okay how bizarre is this - this answer and the answer to lifes purpose....

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
Sparkle by Vince Gill

WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
The Gospel of No Name City by “Parson” Paint Your Wagon Soundtrack
WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow by Martina McBride

WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
No Two Ways About It by Pam Tillis

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST FEAR?
What Happened by Gretchen Wilson

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
Lemon Tree by The Kingston Trio

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
Silent Night by Josh Groban (Thanks for the download, Kayla)

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME THIS EMAIL?
Matchmaker by Fiddler on the Roof Soundtrack

ONE WORD TAG


1. Where is your cell phone? purse
2. Where is your significant other? couch
3. Your hair color? blondish
4. Your mother? California
5. Your father? Heaven :o(
6. Your favorite thing? floating
7. Your dream last night? didn't
8. Your dream/goal? well-situated (does a hyphenated word count as one word)?
9. The room you’re in? computer
10. Your hobby? scrapbooking (one word for why I haven't in a while "time")
11. Your fear? old
12. Where do you want to be in six years? well- situated
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you’re not? intimidating
15. One of your wish list items? Health
16. Where you grew up? NORCAL
17. The last thing you did? ate
18. What are you wearing? jammies
19. Your TV? old
20. Your pet? Buck
21. Your computer? sufficient
22. Your mood? bothered
23. Missing someone? Dad
24. Your car? TrailBlazer
25. Something you’re not wearing? bra
26. Favorite Store? Target
27. Your summer? busy
28. Love someone? definitely
29. Your favorite color? Blues
30. When is the last time you laughed? Saturday
31. Last time you cried? Thursday


I tag anyone that reads this blog - which is not many - but it was fun to figure out my answers anyway!

8 is Great!

Wow, Taylor is 8!
That is so hard for me to believe. It really doesn't seem like that much time has gone by since she was born. I know people say this all the time, but "it seems like just yesterday" that she was born, and learning to walk, talk,

going to pre-school all those things your babies and toddlers do.

Then she started Kindergarten, I couldn't believe she was old enough to start school.
Now she's 8, in 3rd grade and Baptized!!!! She is a sweetheart of a girl. She can be so loving, she just wraps her arms around me and says "I Love You so much". I will admit, she's got me wrapped around her little finger. I try to be strict, but she knows how to get me to break! Halloween was Friday, and she dressed as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. Doesn't she look cute?


She had some friends and cousins over for her birthday/baptism celebration. Everyone had a great time.

Taylor is just like any other 8 year old girl - it's all about High School Musical and Camp Rock and stuff like that. We had a High School Musical cake - it was delicious!

Her cousin Danny was able to baptize her. This may not mean anything to anyone but me, but, Danny was wearing my Dad's white pants. I always thought my Dad would be the one to baptize Taylor. I miss him a lot, but times like this, I miss him even more. He was missed and thought about and I think it was cool that Danny could wear "Pop's" (Grandpa) white pants!