Saturday, June 7, 2008

Mt Shasta

Such an amazing mountain....
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Friday, June 6, 2008

Mt Shasta

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Kit & Veda's

Jeremiah's mom & step dad's house in Macdoel, California
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New state

Welcome to California!
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More from Beatty, Oregon

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Basso's bighorn bar and grill

Potty break in Beatty, Oregon
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Just a little road

This is a nice 8% grade road that we went down....pretty exciting!
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Antelope

The signs weren't lying....
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Welcome to Oregon!

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Windmill

Cool, old windmill along side of highway 140
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Watch out

Wild Burros (wild asses)
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Highway 140 to Lakeview, Oregon

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Pilots peak

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Sun shining over the salt flats

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Salt flats.....

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The tree of Utah

In the middle of the salt flats....this random "tree"....
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Great salt lake

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Off to California

And we're off.... We left the apartment about ten minutes ago on our way to a cool, sunny California. I say cool because it's bound be gorgeous but also because the weather should be fairly decent. Check back often for more photo/news updates!
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Motivational Thought for the Day

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”

                                                            Ralph Waldo Emerson

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Jayne swinging

So cute
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Dishes

I love them....okay not really but who does?.....not a bad little batch though....
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Friday, May 30, 2008

Its a sod party!

Laying sod at Mark & Auna's
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Wow - $4 a gallon!

I thought I'd post this just for the record. I'd like to think that gas prices would start to go down now that it's hit this high but unfortunately, I know better. That scooter I was looking at the other day is looking more and more tempting!

ksl.com - Gas prices hit grim milestone in Salt Lake Valley

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Motivational Thought for the Day

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere.  The pessimist sees only the red light.  But the truly wise person is color blind.      

 Dr. Albert Schweitzer

 

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

FW: Motivational Thought for the Day

Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to one's liberty.

-- Henri Frederic Amiel

Monday, May 26, 2008

Strawberry shortcake

Melissa and her cake.....
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The finished product

Almost everything is in its place finally and it is SO much better! Time for bed.....
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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Grocery Inventory

So, I'm just finishing up coming up with a list of all of the food that I currently own. It's amazing to me that I've managed to build up such a collection of food. The nice thing, is that almost all of it is stuff that I would use on a regular basis and now that I have a complete listing of it, I will start doing so. Anyway, for anyone curious, you can check out the list here.

Andy

Jer's treat

Mmmm!
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Cleaning treat.....

Marshmellow popcorn (no cholesterol!)
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Food storage

Cleaned out the pantry, categorized the canned food into excel to publish to google docs, and we're good to go! (more pics to follow)
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Mosiah 18:8-13

Baptismal Covenants: bear one another's burdens; mourn with those that mourn; comfort those that stand in need of comfort; stand as witnesses of god at all times and in all things.
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Friday, May 23, 2008

Motivational Thought for the Day

“We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them."

Albert Einstein

 

Little duck

Its early Friday morning and this little duck was just sitting by the bushes this morning when I got to work. It watched closely to see if it needed to run but just hung out and watched what was going on.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Motivational Thought for the Day

“The winner’s edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent.  The winner’s edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude.  Attitude is the criterion for success.”

                                                                                    Denis Waitley

A nice Grandma

From: LOVELLM 
 

Wouldn’t the world be better if there were more nice grandmas?

 

Dad

Office: Romney 238

 

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Really?

Does it really need to be this hot?!
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

FW: Motivational Thought for the Day

" Never conclude your opinion of a person based on his present situation because time has the power to change ordinary coal into a diamond."


Author Unknown

 

Monday, May 12, 2008

Sunset

Its not that I don't like where I live but change is always good. However, what a sunset! Sometimes you can't help but feel that things are done just for you!
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Sunday, May 11, 2008

Baseball

Just a friendly game of mother's day baseball....
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Brady

So cute...
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Chocolate Cake

Mmmm
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Kaitlyn.....

Bringing over the table for cake
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Driving....again

Melissa and I in the car yet again, Happy Mother's Day Mom, this one's for you!
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Saturday, May 10, 2008

Mother's Day 2008

Happy Mother's Day Rhonda! Crystalle's present....
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Mother's Day 2008

Happy Mother's Day Rhonda! Seth's present....Happy Mother's Day Rhonda! Seth's present....
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Hot!

So, its currently 82 degrees outside and I'm not loving it! I miss the more mild Seattle temperatures where it was cooler!
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Home....

We made it home to salt lake. I was a little worried that our plane was broken when we landed because we just chilled on the runway for a bit but there must have just been some congestion. Its good to be home but I don't want to go back to work :(

Oh well.
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Salt lake bound

Delta flight 1166.....homeward bound.....
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Sea-Tac airport

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p.s.

Okay, I just had to throw in a couple more pictures. You know you can't pass up taking pictures of people sleeping! :) However, it's not around midnight here in Seattle and we need to be up in about 4 hours to ensure we are at the airport in time to catch our flight and get back to Salt Lake (I have a meeting at 10:00 am!) Time for me to jump in the shower and get ready to take a quick nap for a couple of hours.

Peace!

Sleeping

Melissa sleeping....
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Sleeping

Dianna asleep....
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Wrapping things up

What a trip. I don't mean a trip like, I'm just coming off of acid and can't believe what my mind just went through, but more in the sense of, what a great weekend I've just had (excluding Saturday because I had to work about 12 hours on my Saturday!)

I'm really tired. We've driven a lot. We walked a lot today. I've taken quite a few pictures as you can see on my blog but there are still quite a few that aren't posted on here....yet. I have been able to see some friends of mine that I think of often and haven't been able to see in quite a while. I have loved seeing Seattle and taking in the beautiful scenery and appreciating all that this area has to offer. I've had the chance to see a hugely diverse sector of the population which, if you know me, is a great thrill for me.

However, more importantly, I've had the chance to spend some time with a couple of my sisters. This has been a great opportunity to get to know my sisters a little better and have some fun with them in and out of their element. We have spent SO much time in the car together Sunday, hung out some at Dianna's apartment, wandered around downtown Seattle together and learned what each other's opinions were on different merchants and goods that were being offered, played a little Dr. Mario (okay a lot but it's fun) and now, as they're both asleep, it's nice to feel the happiness of being with family. I feel very fortunate to have been blessed with a great family and I appreciate their patience with me and the opportunity to be patient with them (though I don't always appreciate it at the time!)

Thanks Melissa & Dianna for a fun couple of days! I can't wait to do something again soon and with Amanda this time!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Dianna's sunset

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Dianna's building

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Dianna waiting for our dinner Monday night.....

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Melissa going to find dessert

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Fireworks store

Crazy little store with all kinds of little knick knacks that were pretty cool....
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The Lobby of Dianna's building

In the lobby at Dianna's building
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Harbor Front

Seattle harbor front
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Pike's fish market

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Weimers

Visiting Kathy and Sierra Weimer at Sam's Club. Good friends from way back in the day.....
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