ATTENTION ALL UTAH DRIVERS!!!!

Take a good look at this picture:

This kid can get his learners permit in 7 days! He has not had much experience behind the wheel, but I was just informed from a reliable source that all he needs is to read a book and take a written test. He happens to be really good at taking written tests. It looks like it is up to Clark and I to teach him all of our driving skills! So you can look for him running over curbs, and experience the road rage first hand!

Good luck to all, and drive safe!

Spanish Fork Half Marathon

So I can finally say I have 2 half marathons under my belt, with a full marathon floating around in my mind, I really need to lay off the diet coke, I think it's making me crazy....

Anyway, this was the first time I have run the Spansh Fork Half, and it was a very beautiful course. We ran through the riverbottems, into Salem, then looped around back to the river bottems. The first 11 miles felt fantastic, even with hills lasting miles 6 through mile 8. The last two miles were a bit harder. Usually when I'm running, I think I could definately run one more mile. This time I was thinking I definately hope I can run one more mile!

But I finished with a time of 2:12:39, which beats last years time by 31 minutes, so I'm thrilled!

This picture is right before I cross the finish line, and it doesn't even look like I am running, but I swear I am!

Utah Valley Marathon, here I come!!??

What do you do when your boss and your husband don't get along????

So, as some of you may know, Clark and I work at the same place. Well 2 years ago when I first started working here, I kind of, on accident (giggle giggle) let an old 90's photo of Clark slip, and it ended up on the yearly O&M meeting program for all the district employees to see. I think he looks cute, and I really like mullets!!!!! So for the last 2 years there have been pranks played between the 2 of them (with no involvement on my part of course).

So my boss is the most wonderful, understanding, caring boss in the whole world. Here is a picture of her

This isn't even Halloween, she just really is an angel. Clark's a really nice guy to, but you can only push him so far

So while on vacation, a certain photo floated to the surface again, and upon returning it showed up OUTSIDE his cubicle wall (with a conference room right across the hall that apparently held many meetings in the days this photo was displayed). It measured about 5 feet long by 3 feet wide. Here it is:

In case you can't quite read the inscription, it says:

I am out of the office but will return soon.
In the mean time you may bask in the glow of my mullet.

So now, the war is on. I don't really know how many of the rumors are true, because I, of course, am just an innocent bystander. But I have heard talk of a munchkin poster (from Clark to Chris, because she is slightly vertically challenged), and something about a Alka Seltzering of Clark's office from Chris. I'm sure in the coming days there will be more and more retaliation, and all I can hope for is to work hard, as always, and keep my record clean.


So wish me luck!

Vacation Photos.....finally!

We got back from vacation a couple of weeks ago, but I am finally getting my blog updated! We go to Colorado every year in August. We don't have friends or family there, we just love the area! We have so much fun, and this year was no exception. We stayed in Ouray Colorado for 2 nights, Silverton Colorado for 2 nights, then on to our favorite, Durango Colorado for 5 nights. We have a fifth wheel, which is our home away from home! We love it, and we were all sad to come back to the real world! Anyway, here you go......

This is at the KOA in Ouray they had BBQ and live bands, and I was really excited some one offered to take our picture because we have so few of our whole family together!

Here are the 3 most important people in my life, and look the kids aren't even fighting!

We always seem to end up with some theme to our vacations. Last year all the pictures are of my family pointing at signs, and scenic things with a straight face (no smiles), they say that is how all the pictures in the old days were taken. So this year our theme turned out to be hats! I have a bizillion pictures of them in hats. We never plan this, it just seems to happen!

So.....here is one of Caleb's hat pictures. He was a good sport, even if he is a teenager!

And here is Aryn, she is appropriately wearing a bear hat, which is her nickname. You would understand if you ever had to wake her up for school!

And Clark, the go with the flow dad, even if "what the..." is coming out of his mouth! Good times!

I call this one "mom witnesses yet another blonde moment!" Really she is probably rolling her eyes at something I just said, but I like it better my way! By the way, we are on the Durango and Silverton train waiting to leave. This is the town of Silverton. It is really neat, it still has all the old buildings from the railroading days, and only a couple of the roads are actually paved.

Here is the picture of the Silverton train that Clark took. It is a gorgeous ride, and we have done it every August for the past 12 years!

This is the last one I will post, and it is actually from last years ride on the Cumbres and Toltec in Chama New Mexico, but I love the looks on Clark and Aryn's faces. They are so much alike, and they just don't get each other!

I paid $30 for THIS?!?!?!

So today's lesson is: Don't get a photo cd made of a roll of film when you have no idea what's on it, (or in this case, you think your children may have gotten their hands on it)! We had a couple of old rolls of film, and decided it was time to get them developed since we have had a digital camera for a couple of years now. So here are some examples of what was on the film, which I now have prints, and a cd of!

I checked this picture for snakes, animals, and bigfoot footprints, but couldn't find any!

Although a great picture of the view from our deck, I'm not sure what the toy car is all about!

This has got to be my favorite! Dead plant with toy cars! I think this could win some sort of award somewhere! If you have any ideas where I could submit it, let me know!