Dusty, and I, his dad and sister Becky went to Sundance Resort on Monday and did the whole ski lift thing and it was perfect weather. We have a few photos...
Thursday, September 07, 2006
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
I got in the Food Column in the Daily Herald today!
| Monday, September 04, 2006 | |||
| 'TIS THE SEASON FOR APPLE PIE | | | |
| Daily Herald | |
| When 25-year-old Provo resident Amy Rhoads got married, her sister and mother presented her with a family cookbook because they knew she didn't have a clue about cooking. This Southern belle, born and raised in Louisville, Ky., was the youngest child in her family and as such was teased a lot. "I cooked a few things here and there, but when Mom wanted to drag me into the kitchen I chose to do something else," she said. However, Amy married Dusty, who is the third of 10 children and from a family that likes to cook. "When I got married, I was sort of forced into the kitchen," Amy said. "I'm trying new dinner recipes and pies." Yes, pies of all things. "Never in a million years did I think I'd bake pies," said Amy, "but they are so much better when you make them from scratch." With the help of a neighbor, she learned the art of pie making and now prepares them in bulk quantity; she freezes the extras. "That way, you make a big mess and are done," she said. Amy's husband, who is a biology major at Brigham Young University, pitches in and helps. Their favorite is apple pie. "We love to make it around this time of year when summer ends and fall begins. He loves this pie so much he is right alongside me in the kitchen patiently slicing the apples and helping me cut out the fun shapes." The "fun" shapes are apple patterns cut with a cookie cutter in the pastry crust to adorn the top of the pie filling. "I like to brush the top pie crust (or shapes) with milk and sprinkle a little cinnamon sugar on it before baking for an extra touch," Amy added. Infallible Apple Pie 6 apples,* sliced and peeled (about 2 1/2 pounds) 1 tablespoon lemon juice, optional fl cup sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Prepare apples and sprinkle with lemon juice. Mix together rest of the ingredients and gently toss until coated. Transfer apple mixture to prepared pastry shell. Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes (until apples are soft and top is browned). Timen estimate. -- Melissa Webster, Amy's sister *Amy uses green Granny Smith apples. Hint: To prevent burning or over browning, place aluminum foil loosely on top of the edges of the pie, said Amy. Double Pie Crust 9-inch pie pan 2 cups flour fl tablespoon of salt 2/3 cup shortening 7-10 tablespoons ice cold water Stir together flour and salt. Use pastry blender to mix in shortening. (You will have small clumps). Add one tablespoon of water at a time to sections of the mixture and toss with fork. Repeat until mixture is entirely moistened (repeat for the remaining dough). Divide dough in half and form into a ball. Lightly flour a flat surface and gently flatten out dough with hands. With floured rolling pin, roll out dough from center to edges to make a 12-inch circle. Transfer pie crust to pan. Trim around the edges but leave about 1/2 inch of extra crust. Add your pie filling and top with remaining dough and again leave about 1/2 inch crust to overhang. Take the top crust that is overhanging and fold it under the bottom crust and crimp and design the edges to your liking. Bake 1 hour at 375 degrees. Tip: For easy transfer from surface to pie pan without losing the shape, gently wrap the dough around the rolling pin and unroll dough into pie pan. -- Starr Logsdon, Louisville, Ky., Amy's mother This story appeared in The Daily Herald on page B10.http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/192130/3/ |
Thursday, August 31, 2006
News from the mark
Woo Hoo Woo Hoo!!! Dusty is finito with work for the summer! He did good and is just happy for it to be over. We are heading out to St. George, Utah tomorrow for some camping before his school get back in session on Tuesday. We didn't have any camping gear so we bought a tent today and sleeping bags, a fishing pole (for catching lizzards of course!?!), a camping chair, some mats for under our sleeping bags and some other stuff.
Then we went to BYU and bought his school books and ooh we got Studio 8 Suite for the computer. It has like Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and some other software in it so we are going to put up some pretty sweet Web sites!! I think it will take a lot of practice but we will do it.
We have been doing Turbo Jam everyday and we LOVE IT! Dusty and I have lost two pounds and we are going to keep going!!
That's all the news for now. I got caught on the computer so I have to get off and help clean out the car and pack! :)
Then we went to BYU and bought his school books and ooh we got Studio 8 Suite for the computer. It has like Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, and some other software in it so we are going to put up some pretty sweet Web sites!! I think it will take a lot of practice but we will do it.
We have been doing Turbo Jam everyday and we LOVE IT! Dusty and I have lost two pounds and we are going to keep going!!
That's all the news for now. I got caught on the computer so I have to get off and help clean out the car and pack! :)
Thursday, August 24, 2006
New Pictures
Preview of coming attractions....I have posted some picture of my trip to KY on the picture blog.
I have more coming (umm...dad) :)
I have more coming (umm...dad) :)
Monday, August 21, 2006
Gross Story....
OK. You know how if you stick your tounge on an ice cube it sticks to it? Well, I was eating a fruit pop that I guess was too cold and it stuck to my lip so I pulled it and a piece of my lip came off with it!! It hurt so I looked at the popsicle and my skin was stuck to it and my lip was bleeding!
Ewwww.
Ewwww.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
My Birthday!
Well today I am the big 2-5! It doesn't feel any different. I just wanted to post and put a big thank you to everyone that gave me loves on my birthday. I talked to everyone in Dusty's family (well, almost everyone--there's too frickin many of them to count...) My sister called, my poppie and mommy called, La left me the BESTEST MESSAGE EVER on my phone (click below). Let's see, Rob and Julie had us over for dinner and fabuloso cake, my friend Big Momma C came over and gave me some muffins that she made and made the coolest card I have ever seen in my life. Seriously, this card gets a post of it's own...coming soon.
I had a great day. I didn't even take my Sunday nap! I love you guys and thank you for making my birthday a great one!
I had a great day. I didn't even take my Sunday nap! I love you guys and thank you for making my birthday a great one!
Friday, August 18, 2006
Monday, August 14, 2006
Hairy Fruit
OK. I have often had peach flavored drinks, candy, ice cream or a number of other things but I have never just eaten a peach. They gross me out. They are hairy! Who in the world would want to eat a really hairy piece of food? Last night Dusty and our neighbors Marcie and Trent had me try a peach. I didn't just bite into it though. Trent peeled it and chopped it up for me. And guess what, I LOVED it! It was so good. I ate the whole bowl. I even wanted more. It was amazing. They bought them from a farmers market so it was grown locally--they tell me store bought peaches suck.Dusty always tells me that I am deprived or just weird because there are A LOT of fruits and veggies that I have never eaten before. A few weeks ago I tried my first cherry and I liked it. I have never had a plum, pear, apricot, cantaloupe, honey dew melon---I just had a frozen mango the other day....
I don't think that it's weird that I haven't tried those things. When I was growing up I just stuck to the tried and true things that I liked like apples, oranges and sometimes bananas. (For some reason I went through like a 14 year stint to where I hated bananas, but I am eating them a lot now....) I love kiwi, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries (yummy!) and a lot of other fruit.
Does anyone else have a fruit and veggie thing to where you haven't tried or just don't like stuff that other people think is "normal"?
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
I am back in Utah!
Wow! What a trip! I had the most fun than I have had in a LONG time. Everyday was packed full of things to do. I LOVED being able to go and see Blake and Evan. It was so sad to leave them and everyone else.
I got to spend the night with Lissa a lot and time with her Evan and Nate. I got to go out with Mike Charla and Blake. Mom and I ran around all of the time together. I got to give dad a lot of crap in person! :) I got to see Jason at the house and got a funny card (which I will be posting...) I had tons of fun and LOVED every second of it.
I will be posting some stuff shortly about my trip, but most all of the pictures will be on the Logsdon Family Photo Blog.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Momma, Momma I'm Comin' Home!
I am so excited to come home, you guys don't even know how much! I will be there in less than 24 hours and I can't hardly stand it!
My flight lands at 3 p.m. and I don't know who is coming to pick me up....wait a second, is anybody coming? (Hm...where are they....Finding Nemo....)
Anyway, I have to get up way stinkin early to get to the airport for my 6 a.m. flight so I am going to go and figure out who is coming to get me.....
My flight lands at 3 p.m. and I don't know who is coming to pick me up....wait a second, is anybody coming? (Hm...where are they....Finding Nemo....)
Anyway, I have to get up way stinkin early to get to the airport for my 6 a.m. flight so I am going to go and figure out who is coming to get me.....
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Just an FYI
Most pictures will now be posted on http://amyrhoads.blogspot.com, our Logsdon Family Photo Blog. If you want to have access to post on that blog, email me or leave a comment and I will hook you up.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Neat Stories about the Houston Temple
taken from http://www.ldslivingonline.com/story1.php?aid=702
The Lord Selects a Temple Site
Houston Texas Temple
Selecting a location for the house of the Lord requires patience, determination, and often a miracle or two. Site selection for the Houston Texas Temple was no different. By spring 1997, after an extensive evaluation process, six qualifying properties were being considered. Steven R. Cook, a Houston realtor and Church member, hosted Ted Simmons, head of the Church’s real estate department, on a tour of the six properties. During the tour, Brother Simmons was drawn to a lovely location across the street from one of the six selected sites. This spot was located on Champion Forest Drive and stood on a twenty-acre parcel of land with tall, mature trees.
The prime acreage was owned by Don Hand, a successful Houston developer. When Brother Cook called to express interest in purchasing the property, Mr. Hand made his position clear with the response, “There’s no amount of money that would interest me in selling that property.” The Church was just one of many who had expressed interest in the site, and he had refused them all. Mr. Hand considered that location to be the crown jewel of all his properties.
On June 6, 1997, President Gordon B. Hinckley arrived to visit all potential temple sites. The Champion Forest Drive location was not officially available, but Brother Simmons introduced it to President Hinckley nonetheless.
Just a few weeks later, President Hinckley had made his decision. He notified Brother Simmons that the temple would be built on Champion Forest Drive—the location Don Hand would not sell for “any amount of money.” Both Brother Simmons and Brother Cook wondered how they might acquire a property its owner had no intention of selling.
But the Lord knows where and how his temples will be built. Within fifteen minutes of learning about President Hinckley’s decision, Brother Cook received a phone call. It was Don Hand, requesting a meeting with Brother Cook as soon as possible.
At the meeting, Mr. Hand told Brother Cook of the terrible weekend he had had as he contemplated whether to sell his property to the Church. Don and his wife, Judy, had reviewed some of the material Brother Cook had prepared about the temple and had spent the weekend pacing the floors as he thought about the possibility of selling. After a sleepless weekend, he and his wife had decided to sell the land to the Church for what he called the “Mormon cathedral.”
Don explained that earlier life events had influenced his decision to sell to the Church. He told Brother Cook about a time in the 1980s when the struggling Houston real estate market resulted in the Hands losing almost all their assets. While in the depths of financial despair, Don had prayed and asked for the Lord’s help, promising that he would “make it right” if the Lord blessed him. Don soon recognized the divine intervention that helped his business recover and flourish. Wanting to keep his promise, Don had given a substantial anonymous donation to his own church, but he still felt that he should do more. He and his wife felt that selling the property to the Church was the right thing to do; indeed, it would be the “crown jewel” of his property if the temple were located there.
Brother Cook later said, “My meeting with Don Hand was almost like a testimony meeting as he expressed his love for the Lord and his desire to become ‘one with the Lord.’ The same spirit that inspired President Hinckley had inspired Mr. Hand, and on exactly the same weekend.”
A Special Dream
Houston Texas Temple
Richard Gieseke, a Church member and owner of a small landscaping nursery in Houston, played a special role in beautifying the grounds of the Houston Texas Temple.
One night, a few months before the temple was announced, he dreamed of gardens adorning an unknown temple. “The dream was so vivid,” he recorded, “that I awoke and wrote a letter to the First Presidency of the Church and filed it for later use. The unusual dream was of a beautiful temple with lovely gardens in special arrangements. From the dream I knew the Lord wanted me to begin growing plants at my nursery for the temple.”
And he did just that, using his filed-away letter when the temple was announced three months after his dream.
Six months before his dream, Brother Gieseke had unexpectedly acquired 100 four-year-old oaks. For a reason he cannot explain, he planted the trees in containers larger than usual. After the dream, he designated the finest of the oaks and the best of his other plant material exclusively for future temple grounds. He made every effort to ensure that his temple stock were of “uncommon excellence.” As time passed, his specially designated temple plants grew in size, quality, and value. On many occasions he had opportunities to sell the trees to fill orders that were otherwise unfillable, but he remained firm in his decisions that these plants were for the temple.
In retrospect, Brother Gieseke recognizes how he and his nursery business were blessed during this several-year period. Just before he had his dream, his nursery had consisted of six acres. Within a few years he had the opportunity to acquire a prosperous forty-acre nursery and a fifty-acre tree farm.
Three years after his dream, the plant stock Brother Gieseke nurtured for the Lord’s house finally had a permanent home on the grounds of the Houston Texas Temple. The majestic trees now stand at the front of the temple’s entryway, and his flowers provide the perfect contrasting color against the exterior.
The Lord Selects a Temple Site
Houston Texas Temple
Selecting a location for the house of the Lord requires patience, determination, and often a miracle or two. Site selection for the Houston Texas Temple was no different. By spring 1997, after an extensive evaluation process, six qualifying properties were being considered. Steven R. Cook, a Houston realtor and Church member, hosted Ted Simmons, head of the Church’s real estate department, on a tour of the six properties. During the tour, Brother Simmons was drawn to a lovely location across the street from one of the six selected sites. This spot was located on Champion Forest Drive and stood on a twenty-acre parcel of land with tall, mature trees.
The prime acreage was owned by Don Hand, a successful Houston developer. When Brother Cook called to express interest in purchasing the property, Mr. Hand made his position clear with the response, “There’s no amount of money that would interest me in selling that property.” The Church was just one of many who had expressed interest in the site, and he had refused them all. Mr. Hand considered that location to be the crown jewel of all his properties.
On June 6, 1997, President Gordon B. Hinckley arrived to visit all potential temple sites. The Champion Forest Drive location was not officially available, but Brother Simmons introduced it to President Hinckley nonetheless.
Just a few weeks later, President Hinckley had made his decision. He notified Brother Simmons that the temple would be built on Champion Forest Drive—the location Don Hand would not sell for “any amount of money.” Both Brother Simmons and Brother Cook wondered how they might acquire a property its owner had no intention of selling.
But the Lord knows where and how his temples will be built. Within fifteen minutes of learning about President Hinckley’s decision, Brother Cook received a phone call. It was Don Hand, requesting a meeting with Brother Cook as soon as possible.
At the meeting, Mr. Hand told Brother Cook of the terrible weekend he had had as he contemplated whether to sell his property to the Church. Don and his wife, Judy, had reviewed some of the material Brother Cook had prepared about the temple and had spent the weekend pacing the floors as he thought about the possibility of selling. After a sleepless weekend, he and his wife had decided to sell the land to the Church for what he called the “Mormon cathedral.”
Don explained that earlier life events had influenced his decision to sell to the Church. He told Brother Cook about a time in the 1980s when the struggling Houston real estate market resulted in the Hands losing almost all their assets. While in the depths of financial despair, Don had prayed and asked for the Lord’s help, promising that he would “make it right” if the Lord blessed him. Don soon recognized the divine intervention that helped his business recover and flourish. Wanting to keep his promise, Don had given a substantial anonymous donation to his own church, but he still felt that he should do more. He and his wife felt that selling the property to the Church was the right thing to do; indeed, it would be the “crown jewel” of his property if the temple were located there.
Brother Cook later said, “My meeting with Don Hand was almost like a testimony meeting as he expressed his love for the Lord and his desire to become ‘one with the Lord.’ The same spirit that inspired President Hinckley had inspired Mr. Hand, and on exactly the same weekend.”
A Special Dream
Houston Texas Temple
Richard Gieseke, a Church member and owner of a small landscaping nursery in Houston, played a special role in beautifying the grounds of the Houston Texas Temple.
One night, a few months before the temple was announced, he dreamed of gardens adorning an unknown temple. “The dream was so vivid,” he recorded, “that I awoke and wrote a letter to the First Presidency of the Church and filed it for later use. The unusual dream was of a beautiful temple with lovely gardens in special arrangements. From the dream I knew the Lord wanted me to begin growing plants at my nursery for the temple.”
And he did just that, using his filed-away letter when the temple was announced three months after his dream.
Six months before his dream, Brother Gieseke had unexpectedly acquired 100 four-year-old oaks. For a reason he cannot explain, he planted the trees in containers larger than usual. After the dream, he designated the finest of the oaks and the best of his other plant material exclusively for future temple grounds. He made every effort to ensure that his temple stock were of “uncommon excellence.” As time passed, his specially designated temple plants grew in size, quality, and value. On many occasions he had opportunities to sell the trees to fill orders that were otherwise unfillable, but he remained firm in his decisions that these plants were for the temple.
In retrospect, Brother Gieseke recognizes how he and his nursery business were blessed during this several-year period. Just before he had his dream, his nursery had consisted of six acres. Within a few years he had the opportunity to acquire a prosperous forty-acre nursery and a fifty-acre tree farm.
Three years after his dream, the plant stock Brother Gieseke nurtured for the Lord’s house finally had a permanent home on the grounds of the Houston Texas Temple. The majestic trees now stand at the front of the temple’s entryway, and his flowers provide the perfect contrasting color against the exterior.
Friday, July 14, 2006
La was waiting for daddy...
This is one of my first pictures using natural light.I loved how Makayla looked here.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
I got this on my anniversary
This is a Thomas Kincade night light.It is GORGEOUS when it's lit in the evening.
I couldn't wait to show you....
I made these and then I had to show them....
I know it's only two weeks, but I couldn't help myself!
I made a few for Evan and a few for Blake!
I know it's only two weeks, but I couldn't help myself!
I made a few for Evan and a few for Blake!
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
OK, I should have waited to buy my happy...
Dusty got a ticket for speeding going 5 mph over and the judge made him pay $95!! SUCK!
They will make us pay ontop of that for defensive driving.
Did I say they suck?!?
They will make us pay ontop of that for defensive driving.
Did I say they suck?!?
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
I had a happy today...
It's really late and I have to get up early, but the short of it is that I got a brand new pots and pans set today. To make it even more happy I got them on sale!! Check them out. I got them at Sams Club for only $99.
http://www.elitedeals.com/wopuststcose.html
http://www.elitedeals.com/wopuststcose.html
Dusty saved up some money for me and worked extra hard to get them for me!
That's the best happy of it all!!
That's the best happy of it all!!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Friday, July 07, 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
21 Days and Counting!!!!
I am coming home in 3 WEEKS!!!!!!!
I can't even believe it! I am so excited. I just want to make sure that everyone knows so that there are no excuses and work schedules can be fudged so that I can spend time with everybody. And, Dad, don't worry I will clear out and clean up a lot of my crap, BUT I am not spending my vacation cleaning :)
I can't even believe it! I am so excited. I just want to make sure that everyone knows so that there are no excuses and work schedules can be fudged so that I can spend time with everybody. And, Dad, don't worry I will clear out and clean up a lot of my crap, BUT I am not spending my vacation cleaning :)
Sunday, July 02, 2006
My 3rd Anniversary
Well, my actual anniversary is coming up on Wednesday, but today is my anniversary of when I got my endowments taken out at the Houston, TX Temple. It was one of the best days of my life and I can relive that day every time I go to the temple. That was the day that I also completed reading the Book of Mormon all of the way through while studying it for the first time. I was bursting with the Spirit. I was so happy to have my parents there with me. They have set the example before me my entire life. Then I was SO lucky to be invited to stay with Jeremy and Chauntel and they too set the example for me each day. They showed me love, compassion and understanding unceasingly and I will love them forever for that. They will never know how much they truly guided me when I seemed to need it the most. They didn't even try--that was the amazing part of it! They were just being themselves. They, like my mom and dad, taught the Gospel in everything that they do.
The temple is a sacred place where we go to make sacred covenants with the Lord and learn more of His plan for us. I remember preparing myself to enter into the House of the Lord. I felt so at peace. I had said a prayer that I may be able to focus and learn and that prayer was answered with more exactness that I could have asked for. I learned of my divine potential in greater depth that I ever thought possible. I KNOW that Heavenly Father loves me. I know that He knows me personally and His hand is always over me. He wants me to return with honor and to live with Him into the eternities.
Temples are a place where families can be sealed forever. That is the crowning blessing of the temple, to be married for time and all eternity. I had that opportunity on July 5, 2003. I continue to learn each time I enter the temple. I come to a greater understanding as to why we need to go to the temple often. It gives us an opportunity for us to step out of "the world" and be in the Lord's house to serve, to learn, to be at peace and to feel His incomprehensible love for each and every one of us. I am thankful for a Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley that continues to dot the earth with temples so that these blessings may be extended to all of Heavenly Father's children.
Friday, June 30, 2006
Go Dusty! Go Dusty!
Dusty got quoted in the Daliy Herald, our Provo / Orem newspaper for pest control!! The writer got some things wrong, but that's OK. I think it was the Web sites fault. He talks about earwigs at the bottom...
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/184650/
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/184650/
| ANTS |
| MARCIE JESSEE - Daily Herald | |
| Hear that buzzing in your ear? Chirping in the night? You guessed it -- those backyard pests that drive you buggy are back and ready to swarm onto your property. Whether it's ants marching one by one or hairy-legged spiders and their web-weaving buddies, don't get stung with an insect invasion this summer bug season. Ants Ants come in large numbers, can carry large loads, and can crawl through the smallest of cracks. Weaver said ants are more of a nuisance for people with wood and tile floors because ants can get into the foundation where there are grooves. If you notice ants popping out along the edges of the wall, chances are you have an invasion in the foundation of your home. If the infestation is uncontrollable even with the help of household pesticides, a pest-control specialist could become necessary. To keep these pesky pests off your property, Weaver recommends keeping a close eye on your floors because even a crumb for an ant is a feast. "Ants are kind of like sharks," Weaver said. "Sharks can sniff out a drop of blood in millions of gallons of water. With ants you can drop a bit of sugar on the floor ... in the morning you can have whole swarms." Spiders With names like "giant house spider" and movies such as "Arachnophobia," it's no wonder that this type of insect is highly feared and avoided. Here in Utah, the majority of spiders found in homes are harmless. The exceptions are the black widow and hobo spider, the two most common dangerous spiders in Utah. The black widow is recognized for its two red dots on the belly, large thorax, and slick, hairless body. Cory Weaver, owner of Express Pest Control in Lehi, said the hobo spider is a little harder to recognize because its light-brown color and long, unmarked legs resemble ordinary house spiders. The hobo spider also carries the formidable title of the "aggressive house spider," at 12 to 18 millimeters in length. "They don't attack people, but if you walk up to them or something and they feel threatened, they tend to turn around and stand their ground," Weaver said. To protect your home from a possible invasion of spiders, Weaver recommends keeping your doorways and entryways closed, and keeping your home as clutter free as possible. "Hobo spiders and wolf spiders love clutter, like clothes on the floor, things like that," Weaver said. "They will go jump in them, and when you go to pick up the clothes they jump out at you." Wasps Ever wonder where the word "waspish" comes from? Weaver said this type of insect is not generally aggressive -- unless it's irritated. "I've been on many jobs where they're buzzing all around and people look at me like I'm nuts," Weaver said. "The only time I get stung is when I find the one that got in my truck and I sit on it or something." Because wasps tend to create their homes on wood, be on the lookout for their nests on anything from wood fences to eaves and children's playgrounds. To get rid of a wasp nests, a store-bought pesticide sprayed onto the nest can generally do the trick. For nests high in the eaves, Weaver recommends pest-control specialists because they have sprays that can reach the tall areas. Mosquitos Don't let its size fool you. The mosquito is capable of laying 100-300 eggs at one time and reaches adulthood only four to seven days after it was laid as an egg. This miniature menace depends on warm-blooded animals (that means you) to provide the protein necessary for the female mosquito to produce her eggs. Attracted to carbon dioxide in the air, the mosquito is naturally attracted to homes and places where humans and animals are present. "You can't keep them away, but preventative measures would be to make sure that your home is well screened and that you wear insect repellent with DEET mosquito repellent, because there is always going to be a few that are going to be around," said Robert Mowler, manager of Utah County mosquito abatement. Because mosquitos breed in areas with standing water, Mowler recommends checking your property for any shallow containers of stagnant water. Homes with excessive mosquito problems often have a container such as a bucket, wheelbarrow, or leaf-filled gutter with trapped water. In the past couple of years, mosquitos have become more dangerous as carriers of West Nile virus. "That's the thing that has changed: The mosquito used to just be a nuisance, but now in our area they are a concern," Mowler said. Because the carriers of West Nile tend to be dusk and evening biters, Mowler recommends always dressing appropriately in long sleeves and pants and keeping protected with DEET. Earwigs The name for this bug comes from the old superstition that earwigs would crawl into the ears at night and try to bore into the brain. While untrue, earwigs do prefer nighttime activity and are more likely to get on your nerves then in your brain. They are easily recognized for their reddish-brown flat body and large, pincer-like appendages on their hind end, which can give a harmless pinch to humans. Dusty Rhoads, a pest-control specialist with a Utah branch of Preventive Pest Control, based in New Mexico, said earwigs generally will live right up against the foundation of your home. "Since they live so close to the house you could just pull the grass back and count them in a row," Rhoads said. Because the majority of indoor pests originate outside, Rhoads said, you will want to treat the outside perimeter of your home with an insecticide to kill them where they are living and breeding. "You want to push them back as far as you can," Rhoads said. |
Monday, June 26, 2006
Saturday, June 24, 2006
My Prima Ballerina!!
I stole this from Chauntel's blog, but I had to put this picture up at least and thought her post was so cute, I wanted to share.....
"Last Wednesday was Makayla's first dance class. She had such a good time and can't wait for next Wednesday. However the night before dance class, she started to complain about her stomach aching. The next morning she woke up at her normal time but than complained about her tummy and went back to bed for and hour. I made her go to the gym and than swimming but when we got home she complained about her tummy again so she took and nap (which she doesn't do anymore) She slept about and hour and than wanted to to lay down with her and hold her and she slept another hour. She didn't have a fever, diarhea, runny nose and she hadn't thrown up. About an hour before dance she got up we got her ready (she won't eat dinner) She went to dance and than she was fine. We truly believe she was so nervous, worried, and excited that she made herself sick. That is Makayla. She wants to do things and have fun but she so scared to do new things and worries so much. Hence being scared of swings, bugs, cats, dogs, and the dark. (She loves to swing now that she's older.)"
Words I hate
It has came up a few times with some friends lately of some words that I hate. NOBODY else that I have talked to out here hate certain words. I KNOW that Melissa and I hate certain words and I think mom does too, don't you?
Anyway, here are a few of the words that I hate.
- cupcake
- slice
- nugget
- snippet
- plop
- Zander (lol, shout out to Charla...)
- cake
- wristband
O.K. I have a few more, but I can't think of them right now. If ANYBODY has words that they hate, please post them. I am curious to see if I am the only nutjob!
Anyway, here are a few of the words that I hate.
- cupcake
- slice
- nugget
- snippet
- plop
- Zander (lol, shout out to Charla...)
- cake
- wristband
O.K. I have a few more, but I can't think of them right now. If ANYBODY has words that they hate, please post them. I am curious to see if I am the only nutjob!
A little piece of family history
OK. I have had genealogy on the brain a lot lately mostly because that's the industry of my job. But we have been talking in church, at the conference in Chicago and at work about the best place to start with your family history is with living relatives, especially older relatives. So, I thought it was great timing to call my grandma, Grandma Logsdon. I hadn't spoken to her in like 1-1/12 years and it was her birthday, so what the heck!
I NEVER thought that she and I were alike at all until this last conversation. She was cracking me up, she was so funny and just has a random sense of humor...now things are starting to come together on why my family is the way it is! She has always been so hard with her emotions and just seems like she has had a hard life but in this conversation she sort of opened up and said some things to me that she has never said (even told me that she was proud of me and that she loved me--with out me even saying it first!!!!) AND she was being really encourageable and sweet, which is something I haven't heard from her all my life!
So, in honor of this occasion I jotted down some bits of our conversation. I thought some of you might be interested in hearing. I would say that these are in random order, but our entire conversation was random---so they are probably in the order that she said them!
- One of her popular phrases when she didn't understand something, "What in the name of sense is that?"
- She remembered dad sneaking a smoke in the bathroom when he was just a little boy..... A LOT
- Blake is so adorable
- Dad, brace yourself for this one.... "AMY SUE was the hardest worker out in the yard" when we used to go do her yard!! "Amy, you were always workin' the hardest trying to keep up with your daddy"....I just remember jumping off her porch into the leaves, but hey if she says so...
- I remember Michael sittin on the swing just staring off trying to avoid working but he did do the entire backyard by himself when he got older...
- We talked about family history but really they ONLY thing that she wants to know is, "Amy, just find out who in my family married an Indian before I die. My Aunt Annie told me that there is an Indian in our family and I wanna know who in the heck married her."
- She quit smoking for good and it makes her sick to smell other people smoking.
- She remembers Jeremy always having a "big mouth on him" just like someone in our family named, Arnold Lee ( I need to find out who he is...)
- Jason was the best babysitter. He was always so helpful and she remembers one time when Michael puked all down her back and Jason cleaned her up.
- Michael was a little piggy. He just ate and ate; he never wanted to stop.
- When Melissa was little she was nice up until 10 p.m. After that she was as mean as all get out. Nobody could do nuttin' with her. She just wanted to go to bed.
- Jason bought grandma a crochet book a long time ago and she is still waiting to get it from him! (I bold that because she talked about this a few times!)
- I hear Evan looks just like Nathan, does he have dimples?
- You and Melissa always had nice, shiny, pretty hair just like dem' magazines. Do you and Melissa still have your hair long? You better had cause you look like dem' magazines.
- Melissa, did you leave your rose bushes at your old place? I told grandma that you had moved but you had gorgeous rose bushes at your old place. She had assumed that you had taken them with you and I told her that I didn't think that you had. She went nuts....it was funny.
"You mean to tell me that GOOFUS didn't take them with her? If they still own the place they can go back and dig them up. It won't take Nathan but a few minutes to go back and dig them up and then just a few minutes to put them in their new yard. I don't know what they are thinking. It won't hurt Nathan to go dig them up, why aren't they digging them up. She's a goofus if she's not gonna go get them."
Grandma is passionate about gardening, can't you tell? She told me afterwards that she had some weird / superstitious / spiritual experience with a dead relative that makes her LOVE rose bushes....
- When Jeremy put his chin through the front door and blood was everywhere Jason was outside "huggin a post he was so scared."
AND, MY FAVORITE....
The last time that Aunt Linda took her to the doctor she pictured her doctor wearing a turban and a skirt, riding a camel in the hot sun!!!!!
Comments, please... Do you want to post a memorable experience you had with Grandma or another relative? She said a lot more stuff, we talked for over 2 hours but this post was just a few of her funny comments. There are some things that she said that probably aren't appropriate to post!
I NEVER thought that she and I were alike at all until this last conversation. She was cracking me up, she was so funny and just has a random sense of humor...now things are starting to come together on why my family is the way it is! She has always been so hard with her emotions and just seems like she has had a hard life but in this conversation she sort of opened up and said some things to me that she has never said (even told me that she was proud of me and that she loved me--with out me even saying it first!!!!) AND she was being really encourageable and sweet, which is something I haven't heard from her all my life!
So, in honor of this occasion I jotted down some bits of our conversation. I thought some of you might be interested in hearing. I would say that these are in random order, but our entire conversation was random---so they are probably in the order that she said them!
- One of her popular phrases when she didn't understand something, "What in the name of sense is that?"
- She remembered dad sneaking a smoke in the bathroom when he was just a little boy..... A LOT
- Blake is so adorable
- Dad, brace yourself for this one.... "AMY SUE was the hardest worker out in the yard" when we used to go do her yard!! "Amy, you were always workin' the hardest trying to keep up with your daddy"....I just remember jumping off her porch into the leaves, but hey if she says so...
- I remember Michael sittin on the swing just staring off trying to avoid working but he did do the entire backyard by himself when he got older...
- We talked about family history but really they ONLY thing that she wants to know is, "Amy, just find out who in my family married an Indian before I die. My Aunt Annie told me that there is an Indian in our family and I wanna know who in the heck married her."
- She quit smoking for good and it makes her sick to smell other people smoking.
- She remembers Jeremy always having a "big mouth on him" just like someone in our family named, Arnold Lee ( I need to find out who he is...)
- Jason was the best babysitter. He was always so helpful and she remembers one time when Michael puked all down her back and Jason cleaned her up.
- Michael was a little piggy. He just ate and ate; he never wanted to stop.
- When Melissa was little she was nice up until 10 p.m. After that she was as mean as all get out. Nobody could do nuttin' with her. She just wanted to go to bed.
- Jason bought grandma a crochet book a long time ago and she is still waiting to get it from him! (I bold that because she talked about this a few times!)
- I hear Evan looks just like Nathan, does he have dimples?
- You and Melissa always had nice, shiny, pretty hair just like dem' magazines. Do you and Melissa still have your hair long? You better had cause you look like dem' magazines.
- Melissa, did you leave your rose bushes at your old place? I told grandma that you had moved but you had gorgeous rose bushes at your old place. She had assumed that you had taken them with you and I told her that I didn't think that you had. She went nuts....it was funny.
"You mean to tell me that GOOFUS didn't take them with her? If they still own the place they can go back and dig them up. It won't take Nathan but a few minutes to go back and dig them up and then just a few minutes to put them in their new yard. I don't know what they are thinking. It won't hurt Nathan to go dig them up, why aren't they digging them up. She's a goofus if she's not gonna go get them."
Grandma is passionate about gardening, can't you tell? She told me afterwards that she had some weird / superstitious / spiritual experience with a dead relative that makes her LOVE rose bushes....
- When Jeremy put his chin through the front door and blood was everywhere Jason was outside "huggin a post he was so scared."
AND, MY FAVORITE....
The last time that Aunt Linda took her to the doctor she pictured her doctor wearing a turban and a skirt, riding a camel in the hot sun!!!!!
Comments, please... Do you want to post a memorable experience you had with Grandma or another relative? She said a lot more stuff, we talked for over 2 hours but this post was just a few of her funny comments. There are some things that she said that probably aren't appropriate to post!
Saturday, June 17, 2006
We got babies popping out everywhere!
Julie and Rob Roundy welcomed their 3rd child into the world on June 15th, 2006 at 12:57 p.m. Kylee Marie Roundy weighed in at 6 lb 1 oz and 19.5 inches long.
Mom and baby are doing great and we are so happy for them. She is ADORABLE!
Mom and baby are doing great and we are so happy for them. She is ADORABLE!
Friday, June 16, 2006
Sea-Dooby-Dooby-Do
On Memorial Day (Dusty's B-Day) we went to Jordanelle Lake with friends from Dusty's work and had a blast on seadoos and grilled out and had a lot of fun. Don't let the pretty weather fool you though it was FREEZING all day long. It was in the 60s so I know the water was in the 50s. It was fun though.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Going Home!!
Evan is finally home after 8 days!! He is doing fine and eating like a pig (or like his daddy). He is on no meds, just sleeping, eating, and pooping.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
WorldVitalRecords.com
The reason that I went to Chicago was to land some partnerships for our genealogy company that we are starting at work, WorldVitalRecords.com. We had AMAZING success! I went with a collegue, Darla, and we worked extremely hard but it paid off.
Paul Allen, my boss, started the #1 genealogy company in the world, Ancestry.com and now he has left that company and plans to start another company to compete with it. I am on the team that is creating and shaping this company and it has been an awesome experience even this early in the game. I am excited to be a part of it. We probably won't we fully ready to launch until a year from now, but we have a landing page up at www.WorldVitalRecords.com.
Here is my new business card.
One of the best things about my Chicago trip...
the Pizza!! This was soooo good. I probably gained 5 pounds per slice but it was worth it!
Monday, June 12, 2006
Calling for Parental Advice...
Not that I think Lissa and Nate need it, but I think that it will be funny...so have at it tell them what they need to know!!
Our Family Just Added One Branch to our Tree!!
Evan William Webster
Born: 6/7/2006 @ 4:32pm
Weight: 7lb 0oz
Little Evan William Webster was born 5 WEEKS early!! I am so excited and I can't even begin to explain how happy I am for them. Big Nate and Big Momma Lissa are going to be the best parents in the whole wide world! (of course except my Big Momma Starr and Big Hugh Daddy and I guess Mike and Charla and Jeremy and Chauntel.....anyway, I should have kept my mouth shut.....)
By the way, mom and baby (and new daddy Nathan) are doing well. His little lungs are trying to keep up with that big 7 lb preemie body. Who the heck knows how much bigger he would have got in that last five weeks. I think Melissa was drinking some protein shakes or something. **Shout out to Mike: Big Body, Little Lungs*** I can say that cause I already said it to Lissa and she laughed--because we all know that he will do just fine.
When things settle down a bit I will get Lissa to post on here about her experience with having Mr. Little Evan William Webster. He is so loved he doesn't even know how much!!! Enjoy the pics and please comment your first message to Evan and Lissa / Nate here.
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