To all my loyal fans...

Have you seen the t-shirt that says:  "More people have read this t-shirt than have read your blog" ?  HILARIOUS............ and so true.  De-Motivators nailed it with:  "Never before have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few".  I feel like that.  Is there anybody out there?

I just sent out some Christmas letters.  I guess the reason I write an annual brag letter (besides the obvious perks of getting to talk about yourself and make everyone jealous about your trips, etc.) is that I actually LIKE reading them.  I know, it isn't logical.  It's like trying to explain why you like tofu.  I especially love getting the family photos, but people!.... you need to make the faces bigger.  Because some of us would like to go on pretending that we don't need glasses.

We went to a movie tonight.  The Blind Side.  I loved how bossy that woman was!  To tell you the truth I was a little jealous because my husband doesn't tolerate bossing very well and hey, who wouldn't want to get their way all the time and be that adorable doing it?  Probably, it only works if you look like Sandra Bullock.

Darn.

And now, with the click of the mouse I will send this post out into the cyber universe, knowing full well that once I do,  it will remain for all time and I can never take it back.  I must be careful to never say anything I would regret......... because I would never, ever want to offend the two of you!

I love to see the temple...

Here it is!  There are 121 windows, all made of candy glass.... 102 seperate pieces of gingerbread....  Several pounds of fondant and about 70 man [woman] hours of work.  A labor of love.  Thanks to everyone who helped:  Leslie, Becky, Nicki, Hay, Linds, Jen, Ben (for the army guy), Ann, Lexie, Nick (for the background music!)  And my young women, especially Megan, Shalece, and Allysa

It's that time of year.............

Hi everybody.  We just got home from the open house at Thanksgiving point for those who entered the gingerbread Festival this year.  It starts tommorrow!  If you can go, it's the biggest one I've seen in the seven years I have been entering.  As for the temple my sisters helped me build......... it looks better in person. It really sparkles so pretty and the photos don't capture that.

 [A BIG Thanks to my sponsor ~Security Metrics]

P.S.  Yes, only a crazy person attempts a thing like this for no $$$ whatsoever, and Brad is a patient man.

Dress design for Shabby Apple

 Here is my  Dress Design for Shabby Apple.  It is for a spring dress and the winner will get to make the pattern  and sew the actual dress and sell it on http://www.shabbyapple.com/  .  As many of you know, I have been designing dresses for a while now for my girls and extended family.  For years I have been sketching and sewing so this should be FUN.  Check out the original and modest dresses on their website.

My inspiration is from the Judy Garland movie I just watched called     In the Good Old Summertime.    If you can, rent it and watch the song she sings in the RED dress!  .....Amazing voice and so much stage presence!  There will never be another like her.

 I will sew it in a stretch poplin shirt weight with a satin white bow and trim.  Should be cute.  Let me know what you think and be sure to vote!

Thanks, Lisa

Family Photos

Besides weddings, we haven't had a family picture in sssooooooooooooooooo long. I forgot how darn much fun they are. You know, figuring out what everyone will wear so we don't clash, stressing about getting there on time, enduring complaints from those who are allergic to pictures (his name starts with a B).

Well, we finally got everyone together in between the Saturday afternoon session and the Priesthood session of conference. It was a rush but I like how they turned out [sigh of relief].

September 11th was our 27th anniversary!

We went to Moab for a motorcycle trip. I had been preparing to go by visiting the chiropractor a lot.... I thought maybe it was my back that needed fixing, but now I'm pretty sure it's the darn seat that's the problem! Julie, however, has it made in her 'barca-lounger'! I really enjoyed our anniversary ride though because we stopped a lot and it was a perfect fall day up in the mountains. I'll post some pics.

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Well, it has been one year since I began blogging. My posts keep getting farther and farther apart and I am forced to admit that this was probably a passing fad[?].

Who knows, maybe I will start twittering!

In the Good Ol Summertime

Labor day is come and gone. Thanks to the W-w. family, we had a great evening singing around the campfire eating dutch oven stew and smores! When we arrived, I said to Brad 'let's don't stay too late' but at 9 pm, he could hardly get me to leave. The fire hypnotized me, along with the guitar. Soooooo relaxing.

It's so awesome when your kids get married and then you have another family to be with and the love just keeps on growing.

I didn't write about our trip to Lake Powell yet. We went. The best part was three solid days with my grandson. Linds said that when they got home he said [at bedtime]... "grandma sing to Bit". I can't believe it!--there is one tiny person on the planet who likes my singing!

I never was one of those moms who cried when their kids went to school. I was the one with the big smile on my face! But it's different now. I have to admit that it's a little too quiet sometimes! So I went back to school too [subbing] and darn if I wasn't glad to see all those kiddies.

Here's a good one for you.... I was trying to get the first-grade kids to finish a little rhyme that went like this: May... It's the fifth month of the year, flowers bloom and bring us ________. Then I asked the class: "what is a word that means 'happy' and rhymes with year?" After a pause, one little boy shouts out: "BEER!" I had to wait until later to have a good laugh! The more I think about it though, I'm a little worried.

Here's to the beginning of FALL, my favorite season of the year. Let the colors begin!