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666

the year mandy graduated,

I've been searching for a new number,

a happier number,

one that will not frighten me so much.

TODAY - and TODAY ONLY
JANUARY 31, 2010

I have a new number.......

333 
 

The number of days

Elder Hillary

has left on his mission....

so today - rejoice,

because tomorrow,

we'll be back to the

666

Conversation with Mandy...

 

Me:  Mandy, you and Ryan should adopt

a Haitian Orphan...

Mandy:  And bring them INTO poverty?

(I'm sorry - but I'm still laughing at this one)

Under da sea...

Frightening but true - this is a GOOD day in Utard

 ....and you wonder why I have to speak whale...

Or better yet - why I know the words to the

infamous Moody Blues song....

"Breathe deep the gathering doom"

Now if I could just find those Park City Ski Passes...

No more Free Advertising RFH

You are on my ...list of things that must go...

(shoot - I just blew my resolution to be less negative)

Untitled...

On a night when I really don't want to talk about much I need to say at least something.  I watched my daughters tonight - caring for each other and wiping away each other's tears.  I watched Heavenly Father's spirit circle around them and fall gently upon them.  How thankful I am that he blessed me with 4 amazing kids.  3 of them carefully, tenderly caring for each other - and a 4th yet to be told.  Sure lucky - sure blessed - sure aware of the goodness,and hope and love that exists between them.  Lucky for us we have sweethearts like Mike and Bethany and Ryan M. - who felt the pain equally as much in our families circle of love.  Aware very much today for the kindness that can heal all heartaches, the love that tightens the bonds of our family and the assurance that tomorrow will be a better day.  I am proud of you all - and I love you all very much.

PS - Mandy thanks for my screensaver - I keep breaking out into, "Send in the Clowns" no - wait "Whosedat?", no wait - "Sparkley Fingers".  You just bring your own sunshine don't you... thanks for bringing it tonight...

I love you little pistachio... please send us a walnut soon ok?

Grandma Elsie Bowen, a Century of Love

Well  I thought there was something special about this day.  Felt something wonderful in the temple this afternoon.  Could smell raisin filled cookies in the house - and no one was even home.  Felt watched over all day today, more than usual.  Wondered why there was a soft touch on my face in a moment of drifting back over some sweet memories.  Looked in the mirror and traced the same laugh lines I had seen long ago. on a face from my past.  Then my brother called and reminded me that today would be our Grandmother Elsie Hunter Bowen 's 100th birthday!  And then I knew who it was all day long by my side.

She always called each of us her favorite Grandchild - she would send letters to us and write #1 Grandchild - and we all felt that we were exactly that.  She loved babies - she would give them butterfly kisses.  Each of my children have been held in her warm enveloping arms. She bought the little shoes for my children to be blessed in - My own Grandson Andrew was blessed with them on his cute little toes - she would have loved that.   Grandma was born January 20, 1910 in Ogden, Utah to Elsie Irene Staker and  Frederick William Hunter.  Our 4 generation line included ties with Mary Ann Leavitt -  which ties us to Governor Mike Leavitt.  She left us on June 30th, 1994. I remember watching all of her great grandchildren singing at her funeral.  She married her sweetheart Grandpa William C. Bowen on the 18th of April, 1929 and later they were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple on the 11th of February 1959 - the year I was born!  Grandpa left us before Grandma did - he passed away on October 20th 1979.  She spent many years alone after that - but put them to good use - serving an LDS Mission to South Carolina and sharing the gospel - one of her favorite things to do.  She returned home to a new generation of  grandchildren's children's children!  Grandma and Grandpa Bowen were from that rare generation of human beings that had to carved out a place in this world.  When I look at my brother Eric and I - I truly believe they left a tiny bit of them with us to pass on, we never want to let them down.  One thing that my Grandma Elsie would say - 'Please just always Love One Another' - and Grandma, we do - and we (6 children, 19 grandchildren and a million great grandchildren and many great great grandchildren...) remember and love, and honor you on this day.  Please pass the raisin filled cookies...  (I love you Grandma) (Hope you're hugging my little grand babies that will come to earth this year - tell them secrets to share with me ok?)  You will never be forgotten.

GOALIE!

It was interesting to read my daughter Ashley's New Year's resolutions - of which she's already broken the 'Not hate Friday workday" one.  Atta girl Ash!  I don't really like resolutions - resolutions mean that I have to change something - and I'm comfortable in misery most of the time.  I love guilt, and gloomy days, and I especially love it when there's no sign of any Pepsi in the refridgerator.  But I do have a wish list - you see - Disneyland and wishes are all make believe - and I'm chuck full of wishes - so here are a few of my wishes for the coming year.  (well - that I can actually share in public....)(remember - I don't skinny dip - I chunky dunk...)

1. I wish that I could take more pictures.  I don't have enough boxes full of pictures that I can't even identify how old my children are in them anymore.

2. I wish that my hipbones would show through when I lay down to do sit ups - the main reason I don't get a tatoo because the rose on my belly button would be full bloom all of the time.  (and long stemmed)

3.  I wish that everytime I turn on the oven, my house would not be full of smoke.  Unless I was drying marajuana like the last time.  (if you are a federal agent - you never read this ok?)

4.  I wish that when I woke up at night because someone was snoring so loudly that the house was shaking, it wasn't from me.

5.  I wish that when I looked at the bottom of my bucket containing my bucket list, I didn't see a hole, and a lot of dust and mice poop.

6. I wish I could be a part of Jen Danstrups Girls Night Out Club - because right now I feel like I did in Junior High at South Cache when everyone was invited to the year end sleep over except me.  Even though my 'so called best friend Lisa' went and got a tick in her head.  (ha)(still think that was a godsend)

7.  I wish that I could just go to Disneyland without all of the guilt, wearing my Mickey Mouse tee shirt and wearing my water bottle on my fanny pack. (...which is a side wish to ALWAYS embarrass my children)

8.  I wish that advil came in super sized capsules, and there is a never bottomless popcorn container somewhere.  Both very important wishes...

9.  I wish that a certain person would choose Utah - because they don't supersize Kleenexes, but they do have a Puff one.  (subliminal message insert here Mandy)

10.  I wish that Utah and Washington and New Mexico were touching border states.  A lofty goal - the latter being changed anyday now, thus needing a new border state.

11.  I wish that both of my eyes could see equally instead of judgmental in one side and hysterical laughter in the other - and that when I look at you - you would never know which one I'm looking out of.... hum.....

12.  I wish that I could actually read the BOM in 6 weeks - they always start that right when I'm just finishing.

13.  I wish that anyone that talks during a spin class would receive a sharp electronic zap in the cheeks when they went to open their mouths.  (wow - did I just use my outloud voice with that wish?) (scheorry)

14.  I wish that I had a hundred more wishes - HELLO - I DO - but you'll just have to wait 'till I'm in the mood to post them.  GEOCASHING?  Come on!  I only need to find McDonalds.

15.  Ok - I also wish that Elaine would just admit that she's actually Maxine, that I'm wearing a blue one, and someone did something with a pickle at the gas station, with their brother or something.  I tag you all....

BEST WISHES!

WAIT!  I wish that Adam would admit that he should have gone an warned Eve about the snake instead of just wandering off in the Garden of Eden (car show) and letting her take the bite - I mean come on folks...

Triple Towers Tumble

...all of the flags are gone...

I can't stop looking at all of the saddness...

Would I be ready for this?

Never in a million years.