100th Post: Addiction Give-Away!

NUMBER 100!

I have finally made it to my 100th Post!! I've been worrying for weeks about what I should do for my 100th. I wanted it to be fun. I thought about listing 100 of something but 100 of anything is a long list for someone to read through. I'm all about contests but I'm not too much on competition because competition usually equals contention. So I decided it would be fun to give something to everyone who reads this blog! I have listed below in alphabetical order ten addictions I have right now. Anyone who comments on this post will receive some of one of my addictions--you get to choose which one you get!

And I will personally deliver it to you the next time I see you!

Here they are:

1. Airborne

(I have been taking this daily since early January and have not been sick! Plus I like the taste and drinking some extra water never hurts.)

2. The Book of Mormon

(I can't get through a day without reading something from this great book!)

3. Chili's To Go Chicken Enchilada Soup and Salad

(Packaged perfectly to enjoy at home, yummy to eat and add some chips and salsa for a scruptious and satisfying meal!)

4. Family Home Evening

(The best night of the week for me since 1972! I enjoy everything about it from the lesson to the treats to the family business, music, activity, joke and doing it all with family and now friends!)

5. Great Havest Honey Whole Wheat Bread

(A healthy part of my day that tastes so delicious I can't believe it's good for me!)

6. Hershey's Nuggets with Toffee and Almonds

(Is there anything that can make chocolate taste better? Yes! There are two things:

Toffee and Almonds!)

7. Jamba Juice

(Fruit and other good stuff, cold and tasty, all blended together! I'm a card carrying member!)

8. Kettle Corn

( Popcorn, that all time great snack with less salt and a little sugar--wow, it's yummy! This is my favorite brand--I've been experimenting!)

9. Sudoku

(I love how these puzzles make my brain think and let me escape for a few minutes!)

10. Writing Implements

(This is a definite addiction for me. I LOVE every kind of writing implement and really get into the differences between fine and extra fine, roller ball and gel pen, chisel tip and retractable, etc. etc. I'm sure I have a year's supply of pens for our whole ward. Write on!)

Just comment on this blog and be sure to leave your name and the "addiction" you would like to receive. Only one prize per commenter. Contest closes midnight February 14th.

The Communication Age!

What a time we live in!

I just realized last night that we heard from every family

on Sunday through six different forms of communication:

The McClellans via Email

The Utah Harrisons via Blog

The Melanchuks via WebCam

The Kansas Harrisons via Cell Phone

The Perrys via Personal Visit

The Frisbeejohn Meister via Instant Messaging

It used to be a letter or a long distance call if you could get through on the party line

on a rotary dial phone. You could always tell when someone was talking long distance--

they talked really, really loud into the phone!

Just for Literary Fun!

Which Jane Austen heroine are you more like?

Elinor Dashwood?
Marianne Dashwood?
Elizabeth Bennet?
Fanny Price?
Emma Woodhouse?
Catherine Morland?
Anne Elliot?

Jane Austen fans! Take this quiz and have fun!!

http://www.strangegirl.com/emma/quiz.php

Yum Yum in January!

From:

To:

Winter Wedding!

Friday, January 18, 2008

Jeff Tolsma and Laura Bates were sealed in the Mount Timpanogas temple.

A wonderful celebration was held that evening!

Marie and Josie

Dan helps tie the bows.

Becky and Jody are helping

Mike checks out the cake.

Everything looks perfect!

A quick rest before the festivities begin.

Laura with her sisters.

The happy couple!

The proud parents!

Everyone had a great time!

New Games and Old Favorites!

We had fun playing some new games this past weekend!

Dan tried Dance, Dance Revolution with Julia:

And everyone enjoyed playing Zingo:

Even Katie had fun trying to play:

We learned a new card game:

And we enjoyed some old favorites, Bumparena, Uno Attack, and Monopoly!

Dan, Josh, Julia and I played Monopoly this past weekend. They received the game for Christmas. It brought back a flood of memories from my childhood! My brother, Jim, loved to play Monopoly. He was very intense about it. He got me playing it with him and his friends as often as he could. Here are some things I remember:
1) He always tried to buy and/or bargain for the blue and green properties, and he would put hotels on them as quickly as he could even if it meant spending almost all of his money. Boardwalk and Park Place were his favorites. He would also try to get the yellows as well. I remember him rubbing his hands together with glee as we approached his side of the board filled with hotels. He also tried to get all the Railroads.
2) I always liked being the little Scotty dog as my token.
3) Some of the players would "hide" some of their money under the board giving the other players the impression they were low on cash.
4) My brother knew the board so well that after he rolled the dice, he didn't need to count the spaces. He would just move his token to the right spot.
5) These games sometime went on for hours and often ended in my brother crying if he lost.

Sunday in Clinton!

We enjoyed spending this past Sunday with Josh and Andrea's family!