Saturday

Today was the day I was going to pull my life together. Sort the socks. Wipe that dried syrup off the counter top. Possibly clean a toilet or two...................well possibly just one (Hey it's a start). Sweep up the spilled frosted flakes that crunches every time I walk on one. Wash the sheets...................iron them...................well not really but, I did make you think I would do that didn't I? Take down the Christmas tree (I know embarrassing to admit, but ours is still up). Wash the windows, clean the floors, put away the piles of home magazines that are littering every room in my house. That was my plan for this Saturday. Then I decided to check on a couple of blogs.....................just a couple. Then Zach challenged me to a duel in Wii Tennis (he won........but I did return a power serve). Then Tanner wanted to set up his train....................then Tanner wanted to play like he was Godzilla wrecking his train. Then I had to get Carver ready to go skiing for a couple of runs. Then Taylor gave me a lesson in riding the rip stick. Then I made Zachie a couple mayonnaise sandwiches (Zach has a thing for mayonnaise). Then I had this great idea to try to get Tanner to take a nap. So, I got settled down next to him in my bed, to try and help him fall asleep. Then I found out I was the one who had fallen asleep. Carver was home from skiing. Taylor was done riding the rip stick. Zach was ready for more sandwiches. The socks hadn't been sorted. The toilets hadn't been cleaned. The tree was still up and the frosted flakes were still spilled. Then, I decided maybe I will pull myself together on a different day.

Goggles

1 round trip ticket to Maui in January: $350.00
1 boogie board day rental: $20.00
1 picnic basket full of food and sand: $18.00

Being able to see a whale jump through shark eyes: Priceless.

There are some things money can't buy.

Public Service Anouncement

This is an urgent plea to all of those who want to make our world a better place to live. My dad made my mom, my sister and me watch this video often growing up so that we would know how to behave. As you can see how we turn out we followed its advice to a T.To get to the video Please go to my dad's blog tonics and elixirs found in my side bar, scroll down to the bottom of his page and watch the video that is next to the free counter. It will change your life -I know it did mine. AND don't you all want to be a little more like warm fuzzy me???

Already history -2008

2008 was a year for making waves..............

Chad Kayaking on the Middle fork of the Salmon. Frank Church Wilderness of No Return, Idaho 2008.

And a year for discovering them.

Chad & Tanner. Maui, Hawaii (January 2008 even though the date on the pic. says 2007).

It was a year of brotherly love....................

Taylor throwing sand toward an unsuspecting Zach. Maui, HI 2008

And a year of experiencing new loves.

Carver throwing a back flip (during the first snow -those white & black things flying are his slippers). Eden, Utah

It was a year of traveling near....................

The boys, Jackson Hole, Wyo.

And a year of traveling far.Jamie, Linda,Kelli, Kristin. Hong Kong

2008 was a year to work hard....................

Tanner washing windows, Eden UT.

And a year to take time off.

Tanner -master of the tub. Eden, UT 2008

It was the year of the underdog......................

And the year of a new dog.


2008 was a year for building

(We take sand castles seriously). Zach and Luke, Big Beach, Maui, HI.

And a year for teaching.

Tanner and Lu Lu, Big Beach, Maui, HI.

It was a year of self-expression.......................

2008 was a year of self-fulfillment.

Taylor playing soccer, Layton, UT.

It was a year for tubing down rivers..........................

Carver, South Fork River. Huntsville, UT

And diving in pools................................

Taylor & Luke grandma Froerer's pool.

It was a year for mud..................

And a year for sand.
It was a year to look close.............................

Taylor, Snow Basin.

And a year to look far.

(if you look close, across the river you will see Taylor and Zachie sitting on the rocks). Lunch Counter Rapid, Alpine Canyon, WY

2008 was a year for trying new things.........................

And it was a year for taking time to swing.

2008 was a year to play it safe......................

2008 was a year to take a leap.

It was a year for races....................

Chad after he qualified for Boston -3:13!! St. George, Ut 2008

It was a year for races....................that count.

Zach, Tanner, Chad. Zion National Park.

It was a year we said goodbye to loved ones. Grandpa Bob, John Carter, Brenda the dog.

It was a year we said Hello to new loved ones. Baby Dillon.

2008, was a year we laughed................. A year we cried.
A year we loved......................... A year we lived.

It was a year...............

That is now gone.