BYU football practice was delayed nearly two hours today after a player reported finding an unknown white powdery substance on the practice field. Head coach, Bronco Mendenhall, immediately suspended practice while police and federal agents were called to investigate.
After a complete analysis, FBI forensic experts determined that the white substance, unknown to the players, was the goal line.
Practice was resumed today after special agents decided the team was unlikely to encounter the substance again.
HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!!!!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Boys, Boys and more BOYS!
Just a quick congrats to my brother Aaron and sister-in-law Jen. They just found out that they are having another BOY! This will give them 3 boys and 1 girl. As far as grand kids go, we will be up to 8 boys and 2 girls. The girls have a long way to go to catch up. As for this little guy, can't wait to see him in a month or so!
New Van
We did it! We got our new van! I cannot tell you how excited I am about it. I was so giddy yesterday as we were signing papers, waiting for the DVD player to be installed, etc. We ended up getting a 2008 Toyota Sienna. It only has about 14,000 miles on it and is a beautiful black color. I am already in love with it! Here are a few pictures of the outside.
Oh yeah, that is a sexy van!
Oh yeah, that is a sexy van!
Now, what is bound to happen the second you get a new vehicle? Anyone? That's right, someone has to spill something, right? We bought our van at a dealership in Draper. So after we picked it up last night, we decided to go over to IKEA to look around. As we were leaving IKEA, I got a drink for me and one for Alex. We got in the van and off we went. Well at about 7200 South I picked my cup up to take a drink. While I was drinking from it, I felt a wet sensation on my jeans. No, not a full bladder, but a hole in the bottom of my cup. Awesome. So, not wanting to get my new van covered in Mountain Dew, I held the cup over my lap and just let the Dew drain out on my pants until I could get off the freeway. I finally pulled into the gas station and got out of the van (by this time my jeans were soaked) and threw away the cup. The attendant at the gas station looked at me like I had issues (considering I looked like I wet my pants, can't say I blame her). As I got back in, I stole Darek's blanket to sit on the rest of the way home. I wiped down the steering wheel and cup holder with a wipe, but managed to keep things pretty clean. When we got home, Alex forgot his drink was in his cup holder and managed to tip his over, spilling it on the seat next to him. He caught it pretty quickly, so not much damage done there. So now that we have some 15 or so cup holders, no drinks allowed in the van! Just kidding, of course. It's just the way of breaking in a new vehicle, right?
Monday, November 17, 2008
Car For Sale
We are selling one of our cars so we can get a van. Yes, we are joining the minivan team. I should have done this sooner, but I wanted to just post it on here in case anyone is interested in buying it from us.
Details
Year: 1997
Make: Saturn
Model: SL1
Mileage: 113848
Color: Dark Green
Features:
5 speed (stick shift), tape deck, am/fm radio, 4 door, air conditioning (needs update to work properly), heater (works well), in good condition. The only thing missing is the mirror on the right side of the vehicle. It wasn't there when I bought it and hasn't caused me any problems. The car hasn't been driven much in the past year. I will be replacing the battery tomorrow, so that will be brand new. The reason I stopped driving it was because the air conditioning wasn't working properly, it was the middle of summer, and my parents had a vehicle that had great air conditioning. (In other words, I was too lazy to get it fixed.) It probably just needs some kind of charge to get it working again. I would take pictures of it, but it's a little too dark right now. If I remember, I will post some pictures tomorrow.
Pricing:
Kelly Blue Book Pricing
Excellent
$2,360
Good
$2,035
Fair
$1,660
We are wanting to sell it for $1750.00. PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE. If we cannot sell it soon, we will just be trading it in to the dealership we are buying our van at. Now when I say soon, I mean in the next couple days. So if you are at all interested, or know someone who might be, please let me know. I check my comments and I check this email constantly shellybug49@hotmail.com .
Details
Year: 1997
Make: Saturn
Model: SL1
Mileage: 113848
Color: Dark Green
Features:
5 speed (stick shift), tape deck, am/fm radio, 4 door, air conditioning (needs update to work properly), heater (works well), in good condition. The only thing missing is the mirror on the right side of the vehicle. It wasn't there when I bought it and hasn't caused me any problems. The car hasn't been driven much in the past year. I will be replacing the battery tomorrow, so that will be brand new. The reason I stopped driving it was because the air conditioning wasn't working properly, it was the middle of summer, and my parents had a vehicle that had great air conditioning. (In other words, I was too lazy to get it fixed.) It probably just needs some kind of charge to get it working again. I would take pictures of it, but it's a little too dark right now. If I remember, I will post some pictures tomorrow.
Pricing:
Kelly Blue Book Pricing
Excellent
$2,360
Good
$2,035
Fair
$1,660
We are wanting to sell it for $1750.00. PRICE IS NEGOTIABLE. If we cannot sell it soon, we will just be trading it in to the dealership we are buying our van at. Now when I say soon, I mean in the next couple days. So if you are at all interested, or know someone who might be, please let me know. I check my comments and I check this email constantly shellybug49@hotmail.com .
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Different Trips to the Same Place
I thought this was a very interesting analogy of adoption, and thought I would share it...
Deciding to have a baby is like planning a trip to Australia. You've heard it's a wonderful place, you've read many guidebooks and feel certain you're ready to go. Everyone you know has traveled there by plane. They say it can be a turbulent flight with occasional rough landings, but you can look forward to being pampered on the trip.
So you go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for a ticket to Australia. All around you, excited people are boarding planes for Australia. It seems there is no seat for you; you'll have to wait for the next flight. Impatient, but anticipating a wonderful trip, you wait--and wait--and wait.Flights to Australia continue to come and go. People say silly things like, "Relax. You'll get on a flight soon." Other people actually get on a plane and then cancel their trip, to which you cry, "It's not fair!"
After a long time the ticket agent tells you, "I'm sorry, we're not going to be able to get you on a plane to Australia. Perhaps you should think about going by boat."
"By BOAT!" you say. "Going by boat will take a very long time and it costs a great deal of money. I really had my heart set on going by plane." So you go home and think about not going to Australia at all. You wonder if Australia will be as beautiful if you approach it by sea rather than air. But you have long dreamed of this wonderful place, and finally you decide to travel by boat.
It is a long trip, many months over many rough seas. No one pampers you. You wonder if you will ever see Australia.
Meanwhile, your friends have flown back and forth to Australia two or three more times, marveling about each trip.
Then one glorious day, the boat docks in Australia. It is more exquisite than you ever imagined, and the beauty is magnified by your long days at sea. You have made many wonderful friends during your voyage, and you find yourself comparing stories with other who also traveled by sea rather then by air.
People continue to fly to Australia as often as they like, but you are about to travel only once, perhaps twice. Some say things like, "Oh, be glad you didn't fly. My flight was horrible; traveling by sea is so easy."You will always wonder what it would have been like to fly to Australia. Still, you know God blessed you with a special appreciation of Australia, and the beauty of Australia is not in the way you get there, but in the place itself.By Diane Armitage printed in the April 21, 1995 "Dear Abby" column.
I feel so blessed that I have been able to experience the voyage by sea and by air. They are completely different, but both seem to share the same emotions. I'm grateful for both experiences and hope that I will be blessed again in the future to experience this voyage again, whether by sea or air.
Deciding to have a baby is like planning a trip to Australia. You've heard it's a wonderful place, you've read many guidebooks and feel certain you're ready to go. Everyone you know has traveled there by plane. They say it can be a turbulent flight with occasional rough landings, but you can look forward to being pampered on the trip.
So you go to the airport and ask the ticket agent for a ticket to Australia. All around you, excited people are boarding planes for Australia. It seems there is no seat for you; you'll have to wait for the next flight. Impatient, but anticipating a wonderful trip, you wait--and wait--and wait.Flights to Australia continue to come and go. People say silly things like, "Relax. You'll get on a flight soon." Other people actually get on a plane and then cancel their trip, to which you cry, "It's not fair!"
After a long time the ticket agent tells you, "I'm sorry, we're not going to be able to get you on a plane to Australia. Perhaps you should think about going by boat."
"By BOAT!" you say. "Going by boat will take a very long time and it costs a great deal of money. I really had my heart set on going by plane." So you go home and think about not going to Australia at all. You wonder if Australia will be as beautiful if you approach it by sea rather than air. But you have long dreamed of this wonderful place, and finally you decide to travel by boat.
It is a long trip, many months over many rough seas. No one pampers you. You wonder if you will ever see Australia.
Meanwhile, your friends have flown back and forth to Australia two or three more times, marveling about each trip.
Then one glorious day, the boat docks in Australia. It is more exquisite than you ever imagined, and the beauty is magnified by your long days at sea. You have made many wonderful friends during your voyage, and you find yourself comparing stories with other who also traveled by sea rather then by air.
People continue to fly to Australia as often as they like, but you are about to travel only once, perhaps twice. Some say things like, "Oh, be glad you didn't fly. My flight was horrible; traveling by sea is so easy."You will always wonder what it would have been like to fly to Australia. Still, you know God blessed you with a special appreciation of Australia, and the beauty of Australia is not in the way you get there, but in the place itself.By Diane Armitage printed in the April 21, 1995 "Dear Abby" column.
I feel so blessed that I have been able to experience the voyage by sea and by air. They are completely different, but both seem to share the same emotions. I'm grateful for both experiences and hope that I will be blessed again in the future to experience this voyage again, whether by sea or air.
Best Concert Ever!
Last night I was able to fulfill my childhood dream. I was able to see The New Kids on the Block in concert! My sweet, wonderful sister Bethany got tickets for me. We were also there with our cousin, Leslie. It was her very first concert. She got the tickets back on July 3, so we have been giddy and excited about it ever since. I cannot explain the amount of excitement in that arena. There were A LOT of women and surprisingly more men than I thought would be there. Natasha Beddingfield opened for them, and she was really good! I liked the songs she performed and she sounded great. But when the New Kids came out, I truly was close to tears. (Yeah, I'm a total geek, but right now, I really don't care.) They sang a lot of their old stuff and a bit of their new stuff also. I took my camera, but didn't get a ton of great shots. I got a lot of video and I'll to post some of that. But we truly had the BEST time. If they come again, I will be there again! Maybe I'll get Ryan to come next time!!!
Joe and Jordan
Donnie
Danny
Joe and JordanDonnie
Danny
Jonathan
I was extremely sad though. My camera battery died before the end of the show, and I missed 3 of the best songs... Step By Step, Hangin' Tough and Summertime. Oh well. I still have the memories of it!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Just some pics and video of the boys
So I just have some random pictures and video from the past few days that I wanted to post. Thought they were pretty cute...
I thought this was pretty sweet. Alex wanted to play with Darek, so he got in the little play area with him and they laid there and played together for quite a while.
I realized I had not posted any pictures really from Halloween yet, so here are a few of the boys in their costumes. It was a fun night together!
I LOVE this picture. It's so sweet with all of the guys together. Ryan adores his boys so much!
These two pictures were taken on one of those gorgeous days before all the bad weather hit. It was so much fun to take the boys out back and play at the end of October. We had a lot of fun playing outside in the backyard.
I thought this was pretty sweet. Alex wanted to play with Darek, so he got in the little play area with him and they laid there and played together for quite a while. 
I realized I had not posted any pictures really from Halloween yet, so here are a few of the boys in their costumes. It was a fun night together!
I LOVE this picture. It's so sweet with all of the guys together. Ryan adores his boys so much!
These two pictures were taken on one of those gorgeous days before all the bad weather hit. It was so much fun to take the boys out back and play at the end of October. We had a lot of fun playing outside in the backyard.
And as promised, here is a video taken today of Darek cooing. He is so sweet when he sits and talks. He usually has a lot to say to me. He is really starting to smile at people now also. I got several smiles today. I'm sure we'll start getting more and more of that every day now.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Election
I wanted to wait a few days before posting about the election so I could "cool down" from all the things I've read since Obama won the election. I will try not to focus on those things, but rather, share a moment I had.
I DID vote for Obama, and not because it was the popular thing to do, but because I actually sat down and looked at over 200 important issues and how each candidate felt about them. I sided more with Obama (at 68%) than I did with McCain (at 50%).
When Obama won, I sat and watched McCain give his speech, which was absolutely wonderful. Then I waited for Obama to come out and give his speech. I was on the couch holding Darek when he walked on stage with his family. I got very emotional at that point because of what a special moment it was that I was able to witness. As he came out, I looked down at Darek and told him that he may not understand now but this was truly a great moment. To know that no matter who you are (race, gender, etc.), you can do anything you want to do in our country. I was very emotional throughout Obama's speech and thought he did an incredible job. I'm truly intrigued to see how he is as President. I am already excited about some of the actions he wants to take.
And just so I can get a little frustration out.... please, please, please, please research issues before you put false information out there. If I had listened to everyone talk about Obama, my opinions would have been so far off from what the truths were. One of the worst comments I've read so far was a reply to a comment that stated that it was ok that Obama was elected because everyone thinks he'll be assassinated anyway. It is unreal to me that there are still people out there that think like that. This kind of hatred should really not be tolerated.
Anyway, there are my two cents. Take it for what you'd like.
I DID vote for Obama, and not because it was the popular thing to do, but because I actually sat down and looked at over 200 important issues and how each candidate felt about them. I sided more with Obama (at 68%) than I did with McCain (at 50%).
When Obama won, I sat and watched McCain give his speech, which was absolutely wonderful. Then I waited for Obama to come out and give his speech. I was on the couch holding Darek when he walked on stage with his family. I got very emotional at that point because of what a special moment it was that I was able to witness. As he came out, I looked down at Darek and told him that he may not understand now but this was truly a great moment. To know that no matter who you are (race, gender, etc.), you can do anything you want to do in our country. I was very emotional throughout Obama's speech and thought he did an incredible job. I'm truly intrigued to see how he is as President. I am already excited about some of the actions he wants to take.
And just so I can get a little frustration out.... please, please, please, please research issues before you put false information out there. If I had listened to everyone talk about Obama, my opinions would have been so far off from what the truths were. One of the worst comments I've read so far was a reply to a comment that stated that it was ok that Obama was elected because everyone thinks he'll be assassinated anyway. It is unreal to me that there are still people out there that think like that. This kind of hatred should really not be tolerated.
Anyway, there are my two cents. Take it for what you'd like.
Monday, November 3, 2008
4 months old
Today Darek turned 4 months old. He has come a long way! Since I haven't been able to compare his size to something since day 1, I've improvised with a prop and from here on out will be able to do this every month. When I was in Virginia after Darek was released, everyone wanted to know how big he was, but it was hard to tell by just sending pictures. So one night when we got back to the place we were staying, all I had to compare him to was a Mountain Dew bottle. So I will be using a Mountain Dew bottle from here on out to show his growth.
Stitch is about as big as Darek was at birth, so this gives you an idea of his size then.
This is Darek at about 2 months old, while in Virginia. Still so darn tiny.
I did not take one of him at 3 months old. (I just didn't think about it)
Stitch is about as big as Darek was at birth, so this gives you an idea of his size then.I don't have a picture of when he was 1 month old, because we didn't have him yet.
This is Darek at about 2 months old, while in Virginia. Still so darn tiny.
I did not take one of him at 3 months old. (I just didn't think about it)
And here is our big boy as of today. As you can see, quite a difference from his 2 month picture.
Darek is a very sweet boy, and has started reaching a few milestones in the last couple days. I'm hoping to post a video soon of it, but in the last 3 days or so, Darek has really started to coo and smile. He even laughed for the first time on Halloween. Sadly, I didn't get to hear it. He was laughing with his Daddy. I'm sure I'll hear it soon though. Since he came home, he has had some tough times. He has been a bit of a fussy baby (no matter what anyone thinks), but has really started to become a sweet little guy in the last couple days. We love having him as a part of the family. He is adored by every family member that has met him. We can't wait to see the fun things he'll do next!
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