What do I know.

Kennecott Copper Mine Finally! Kennecott opened their tour up at the mine.  Its closed during the off season so people don't crash and die in the canyon.  Considerate. There was no one to go with me, so I made the trip all alone. Luckily some friendly man took my picture so I could prove that I was actually there. April 28, 2011  Here are some things I learned:         1.  It costs a min of $5.00 to visit the mine and its lovely visitor's center and Lion's sponsored  store.         b.  you should get gas long before you get to the mine, its kind of a long drive.        III.  There's a super old fire hydrant on display in the courtyard near the giant 12 foot tire.    Guess which one I noticed first.....         4.  The visitor's center video is a -must see-, mainly because you'll never get your $5.00 worth  paying ....

Let's be honest, I'm not a super fan of driving in the car.  Mostly because I sleep all the time, so I can't drive.  But I had a great road trip to California to see the Redwood Trees with my brother, Cody, and his Wife, Tiffani, and my little niece, Elizabeth. As much as no one thinks they'll be like their parents, my brothers seem to turn more and more into my dad every time they have a new baby.  One thing Cody apparently learned was eating at McDonald's while on vacation. My dad used to make us eat there for every meal while on vacation.  Luckily, Cody only made us eat there twice, and even luckier, his baby, Elizabeth, loved the chicken nuggets dipped in caramel sauce. We traveled to the south Redwoods, I can't say where they are exactly but we saw plenty of real trees and fake trees and people frolicking in the woods. We decided not to frolic ourselves, but we did race down some nearby slides. Cody and Tiffani enjoying nature. ...

At one point in the last 3 months I did sit down at an actually piano.  I played all the songs I know, 5 minutes later I gave up.  My idea is to play something other than what I can play, the one-handed church hymns. Should it be a classical piece, oldies song to go along with Blue Moon, or a two-handed church hymn I haven't been able to master yet? I don't know, if you know please let me know.

Although I looked loftily up at Mount Timpanogos since setting this goal on almost a daily basis, I did not ever set foot on the path to the top.   Actually I don't think I ever even made it across the border to Utah County.  If anyone is interested in a hike, check with me at the end of the Summer, I may have found my way by then.

I did it!! Done!  I finished this one last Sunday morning, sometime around 1:00am.  So here's what it is.  There are thousands upon thousands of records floating around the world about people who were once alive.  These records can be Census Records, Draft Notices, Death Certificates, Birth Certificates, it goes on and on. To help people track down and account for their ancestors different organizations have been working to make these records easily accessible by computerizing the data.  Because of the incredible number of records out there....they need help. I happen to love, love, love typing, sometimes just for a good time (check out TyperShark on Yahoo, you'll get hooked).  After watching Wendy, my sister, do some "data extraction" or "indexing", I decided I might give it a try.  Inadvertently, I came up with this as my goal.  And last Saturday night once I started I couldn't stop, the typing is so fun, and trying to figure out ...

I think instead of losing 30 lbs, I gained 30 lbs...I would like to thank: 1.  Work 2.  Delicious Mexican Food 3.  Addictive television programming 4.  Fatty Fat, Texan food that makes everything finger lick'in good. 5.  Work 6.  Stress 7.  Laziness 8.  Delicious ice cream 9.  Lack of $$ 10.  A never ending list of excuses.

  Happy Groundhog Day!! In celebration of Groundhog Day and Rosca de Reyes we had a wonderful feast.  In Mexico they used to? still do celebrate Christmas differently.  Instead of Santa bringing gifts on Christmas Eve the Three Wisemen bring gifts on January 6 and put them in the children's shoes.  As part of the festivities they have a delicious bread in the shape of a beautiful wreath.  A little baby Jesus is baked inside of the bread and who ever is served the piece with the baby Jesus is said to be blessed.  In return for the wonderful blessing they are expected to have a feast for their friends/family on February 2nd.  Beautiful Bread I n honor of our Christmas guest, Ana Maria, my mom tried to have this wonderful tradition.  Although it was her first try. My mom's beautiful bread. It tasted delicious, and I lucked out by being blessed with the Baby Jesus in my piece.  So I planned an amazing Rosca de Reyes - ...