Pics from Tony's Open House

Well, Tony's been gone 5 whole days and it still hasn't really sunk in that he's gone. I know, I'm pathetic, but apparently my denial went deeper than I thought!

Poor Jack :( He knows that his Tony-boy is gone and he isn't a very happy puppy right now. It's really sad to see him so lethargic.

The baby that I am clutching is Mark and Sariah's (waves at them). Sariah was home sick so I claimed little Janie for the majority of the afternoon :) I had WAY too much fun.

I LOVE MY (younger) SIBLINGS!!! I can't say "little" because, as you can see, they're all WAY taller than me. It'll be fun when Tom and Tony are both home and we get another picture together.

Elder Shoell x2

My Tony left for the MTC yesterday :( I have been in denial since he got his call so it hasn't really hit me!!! We will miss him SO much. He made everything fun and could always make me laugh. Christmas is going to be just plain sad without Tom and Tony!!!!

See Scott Dance!

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Christmas Pictures

We waited around to take our Christmas card pictures until we had a bunch of snow, but there wasn't any in the forecast. There was a little up at Sundance so it still looks "Wintry". Naturally, there is snow in the forecast for this weekend...
Anyway, here's a few of our favorites. Steven and Catherine Monson took them for us and did a really good job!

Christmas Questionnaire

A friend sent me this Christmas questionnaire so I posted my answers here:


1. Wrapping paper or gift bags??
Paper! It's much more fun!


2. Real tree or artificial?
Real trees smell and look good, but I like the artificial because they're not as messy and a lot less expensive.

3. When you put your tree up??
as soon as i can after thanksgiving.


4. When do you take the tree down??
Usually New Year's Day.


5. Do you like eggnog??
Not really. I usually have only a small taste on Christmas Day.


6. Favorite gift received as a child??
One year I got the My Little Pony barn, and then for my birthday I got the castle!


7. Hardest person to buy for??
My Dad.


8. Easiest person to buy for??
My Mom. You can't go wrong with a Cafe Rio gift card, towels, or Fiesta Ware dishes.


9. Do you have a nativity scene??
I now have 2 thanks to Tony :)

10. Mail or e-mail Christmas cards??
I'm a fan of Christmas cards.


11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received??
I wouldn't say it was the worst, but I was pretty embarrassed when I had a package of underwear in my stocking when I was a kid.


12. Favorite Christmas Movie??
Oh wow there's a few: "Holiday Inn", "Charlie Brown Christmas", the first "Home Alone" movie, "The Grinch" (cartoon)


13. When do you start shopping for Christmas??
Very soon after Thanksgiving.


14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present??
Ummm...I plead the 5th on that one.


15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas??
Oh gosh. I love homemade sugar cookies; my mom makes these yummy snacks - a black olive, a little smokey and a cube of cheddar cheese together on a toothpick.

16. Lights on the tree??
Yes - I prefer clear (white) lights on a Christmas tree.


17. Favorite Christmas song??
It's a hymn - "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"


18. Travel at Christmas or stay home??
I've never traveled for Christmas so I don't know; but I imagine I'd rather be at home. I tend to avoid stressful situations and I think traveling at Christmas would be very stressful.


19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's??
(sings the song in my head) Yup.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star??
A star.


21. Open the presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas mornings??
My mom always let us open one on Christmas Eve which was usually jammies.


22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year??
No money.


23. What theme or color do you decorate in??
I'd say it's pretty "classic" Christmas.

24. Favorite thing to have for Christmas dinner??
Honey Baked Ham!!! and Christmas potatoes (or funeral potatoes; you know, the ones with the corn flakes on top)


25. What do you want for Christmas this year??
A gift certificate for a couple of massages (hint to my hubby....)



Merry Christmas everyone!

My Masterpiece & High School

The picture is hard to see, but here it is: My masterpiece! It's a cross stitch that took me over 6 months to do. I'm a little proud of it :)
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A few days ago I was going through my CD's and downloading Christmas music to my ipod via itunes. I came across the CD's Breanne (Tolman) made me of our various choir concerts when were in high school. Just for kicks and giggles I put them on and flipped through each track, laughing as I listened to some of the music we were forced to sing (Who could forget "Old McDonald in Latin????) What surprised me was I actually got a little sentimental about choir and my choir friends (WAVES to Annika, Bre, Erin, Courtney & Kristen) It surprised me because I didn't enjoy 90% of high school and couldn't wait to get out. I was miserable most of the time (granted, some of it was self-inflicted, the rest was my lack of serotonin...) But that 10% when I was Ladies, Chamber and A Capella, I loved. Too bad I've let my voice go to pot!!!

On the flip-side of that....

I'm on the Design Team at Capelli and we've gone to a couple of career fairs for high school students. We talk to them about coming to our school, do some hair, and try not to murder them. And then I remembered why I didn't miss high school. I can't even give you specific examples, just picture yourself in front of a group of them and trying to talk. `Nough said. Today at the career fair in Heber this punk jock decided he wanted Trianna to cut him a nice mullet. Yes, a mullet. Business in the front, party in the back. As she was cutting away he said "My mom is going to kill me!" And the thought that came to my mind was: "I really hope she does just that."