Too Cute

May your stuffing be tasty

May your turkey plump,

May your potatoes and gravy

Have never a lump.

May your yams be delicious

And your pies take the prize,

And may your Thanksgiving dinner

Stay off your thighs!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Thanksgiving

We just want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! We know that we have MUCH to be thankful for - Our family, extended family, friends and so much more. We live in a nation considered rich by many since we can read and have one meal a day. We certainly don't feel rich but are thankful for our education and educators and those that grow the food we eat. Please know that, as you read this blog, we will be saying a prayer of Thanks for You this season.

12 Wins, 0 Losses

Well the University of Utah ended their season on Saturday with a perfect record, 12 Wins! So now they are ranked #6 in the nation and will wait to see which Bowl game they get invited to. The city was buzzin, just like the 80's when the 49ers had such great seasons. It was a fun year. Now Rick can rest his vocal cords and come home without confetti all over his clothes.

Rivalry Week

Well this is the week where all the rival schools play each other. My brother Ray was convinced that he would have gotten better care at Stanford if they didn't know he went to Cal Berkley! It's called the Holy War here in SLC due to University of Utah playing BYU. So the big game is here on Saturday. All the testosterone and estrogen from around the nation spikes over all the college rivalry games. It should be a lot of fun!

Attempted Home Invasion

Last night someone tried to break into Sara and Nick's home while they were home sleeping. The dog (Nilla) went nuts and yet it did not scare this guy away. He attempted to open windows and the front door. He then pounded on the windows and doors and went into a rage. All the while, Sara had 911 on the phone. The intruder finally got tired and went down the street. When the cops arrived, they looked for but couldn't find him - then another call from a neighbor with someone trying to break in. Hopefully they caught him. These are scary times and people will get more desperate as times get tougher.

Notes to self - get a dog - a loud one, ok set the alarm (Rick's done with dogs), get a gun, and buy bullets.

Monday Night Football and Sushi

Tomorrow night we're having friends over and making sushi. Yum. We have Ebi Shrimp, broiled eel, taco (octapus), tomago, kappa maki (cucumber roll) and California rolls (cucumber, crab and avacado).

Body World

Today, we celebrated Taylore's good report card by going to the Body World exhibit. They take human bodies (cadavers) and inject plastic to preserve them for art and teaching. It's a traveling exhibit and very interesting. I got to see what arthritis looks like, tumors, what a stroke looks like after a mild one and after a major one, a heart attack. It was quite interesting. There were babies at each stage of life, the little ones were from the 1920's and couldn't be cured at that time. We got to see organs, muscle and what an obsese person looks like with all the fat attached to the muscle. We saw healthy lungs, and smoker lungs, emphazema. It was amazing. Here's the website for more info http://www.nowutah.com/bodyworlds/

I would highly recommend seeing it if it comes to your location. Very educational.

Happy Anniversary Deb and Joe!

Just 26 Years ago today Deb and Joe were married in Boise. It seems like last year. Boy, time flies. That was the weekend I met Stomie, Rose, Michelle, Jeff, Cathy and her family! That's amazing!

Prom Queen Meets Leaf Man

I didn't get a picture of him grabbing the ankles of teens, but this outfit will give you a good idea of how well he fit in!

Slacker

I have been slacking in keeping up with this blog. My apologies to those who read it regularly, but I bet you have Shannon's Birthday memorized by now :) Speaking of Birthdays, Michelle celebrated her 33rd Birthday this week! We didn't forget you, just slacked on the posting! Little Grace had a birthday too this week. What a little sweetie who is growing up fast. Michele Seale will celebrate her special day on Saturday and Huge kisses to ZEKE who will celebrate his birthday this next week. You are all very special and we love you guys!

We had a fun Halloween and Rick grabed the ankles of teenagers while hiding in the piles of leaves in our front yard. Not sure they'll ever be the same again - the teens and poor Moms and Dad's! But Rick had a blast!

Whether you like football or not the University of Utah is undefeated and has had an incredible season. Here's a picture of the boy's praying before yesterday's game with Texas Christian University. (They are really good too).

Our church family has been pretty exciting too. When we first moved to Utah, there were just a few Christian churches here with a hundred or so people attending. Today, there are probably 25-50 churches and ours alone has grown to over 1,000 people each weekend. Something's going on in this valley and it's very exciting.

Well that's it for now!