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Happy B-day Jumping JACK Flash!! This is my nephew...Jack is the all around guy...piano, soccer, good grades, reads, funny, video games well you name it Jack is your man...He lives in San Fransisco and goes to a great private school there. We love you and miss you Jack! 
10 years old Marshall!!! This is the funniest kid ever...Marshall has the best sense of humor...I have a difficult time remembering that he is only 10...trust me he is lots older than his years...he is great at football and video games, good in school, has lots of friends...he is a great babysitter for his new nephew Franky...this kid can do it all...we love you Marsh and have a wonderful b-day!!!
This is Zach the man! Zach is married to Ali, Larry's granddaughter...Zach is a wonderful husband and father...ambitious (he is working on his masters), funny, kind and just over all a good person...we love hanging around this guy!! so happy b-day today Zach, we love love!!!
From this to this...in 7 short years!!! 
Katelynn (I call her Katie) has come of age...this is from Prom this last weekend...she went with her boyfriend Casey to his HS prom...I understand that Casey was a real trooper he had a little flu bug that night but hung in there so not to disappoint Katie...Kate darling you are beautiful and getting way to grown up for Gramie...it was just yesterday that you born!! I am glad that you had fun and enjoyed this traditional HS experience..I miss you so much Katie girl!!! Wish I had been there to see you all in person! I love you!
Things are looking better and better every day...and pleased to say that Nurse Ratchet aka Annie Wilkes didn't stay long for Larry's sake!! 
Starts off as a little spot that won't heal...
They removed about a silver dollar size and a little over a 1/4" deep to create this crater..and they got it all first try!
With the Dr's magic touch he sews him up...actually he sews 3 different layers to make it look this way...
It takes a couple of weeks to heal...so watch for updates!!
Ok I know what the question mark is but you don't seem thaaaat old!!! Rod is the tax day baby...he is married to Larry's middle daughter Keri...we love Rod...he is always happy, calm, easy going Rod...a great dad and a wonderful Grandpa (just had his first grandchild, Franky)...thanks Rod and have a very happy day...we love you!!!
So I think that we see a theme here...it is all in the mind how you feel about life...we can't stop our bodies from getting older but we can control the mental approach to gathering more and more wisdom...I am not afraid of my body getting older..I don't like all the changes that take place however I do so dread being an old thinking and acting person...I DO NOT want to sit in my rocker all day long and twiddle the time away...I want to be a ZOOMER BOOMER and enjoy life...I still want to be able to roller skate when I turn 70 and go places when I turn 80...I want others to see me as an interested old person...not cranky and belligerent... and that can only start in my mind NOW! 
Miss Shelby is 13 today and is now an official teenager! 
Matthew is the big 12 today...once again it seems like yesterday he was a toddler...Matt is a smart young man, great grades in school, excellent imagination and can do just about anything he sets his mind to do...he has lots of friends and I understand from his sisters he has some girl friends also!! ; He is musicial, funny and great at video games (I guess most 12 year old boys are)...here is to you buddy happy 12th b-day...we love you and miss you lots and lots!
Since we have been down in Orem staying with our 17 year old grandson we had the opportunity this morning to attend his church basketball game...one thing about the church we can count on...some things never change! Well there was one thing that did and the boys now read the rules of behaviour before the game..(quite honestly Larry and I thought that maybe it should have been the parents reading the rules) so as I say some things never change...for years I attended Saturday morning games at the Church building...mine was young women's and my youngest played all the sports...I was the coach for many years so it was my home away from home...luckily the girls sports are not as brutal as the boys but we still had some sideline coaching and friendly "ref suggestions" parents that were faithful to their cause in life!
Here is Garrett making his free throw! He is an awesome player with tons of talent!
Here is the champ after the game they won...He looks heads taller than the others...we determine that it is his hairstyle that makes him look taller...where the "mohawk meets the mullet!" I told him that even though no one may be wearing this particular style it may be one of those that as years pass and he sees a picture of himself he may just say "what was I thinking!"
Scout is 2 years old today...she probably looks a lot different than this picture which was taken last June...my how they grow at this age...Scout is cute and happy...unfortunately we don't get to see her very much since her parents moved back to Yuma!! So enjoy the cake and candles Scout...We love you and miss you!!
I love this day...being part Irish helps...but now that I am older and wiser I no longer celebrate this day with green beer or green bagels or green anything like I use to....I had this friend Jim that I worked with and every year we would go to Maggie's Pub on Bandini Blvd in Vernon, CA and play darts...eat fish and chips and drink green beer...I have to admit sometimes I miss those days...not so much the beer but being young and having the ability to enjoy!
So you may need to zoom in so you can see..where the red REEF logo is on the sole there is a metal piece...this is where the "church key" is located... and they even include instructions on how to use...I like how they only guarantee results for steps 1-3...not a bad bonus with Mama's new pair of shoes...sure beats the ones that light up!!
Another great snowy day here in the wonderful city of Perry, UT! (and I was just bragging about signs of spring a couple of days ago in my blog) Hope we have another couple of these before spring is official...
As I was taking pictures around the back of the house I kept hearing this tapping sound...I couldn't figure it out until I finally spotted the culprit hidden in this tree...
A cute little woodpecker that wasn't going to give up today...he had work to be done!!! 
Wow Preston I can not believe that you are 14 today...it really was only yesterday that you were born...and to think 2 more years and you will be driving! Preston is a great kid with lots of talents...great skateboarder, snowboarder, bike rider, football player well the list goes on. He is a tender hearted kid. Not to mention good looking...judging by all the girls that call him I guess that is not a secret! I am sure that he has grown since this picture was taken last Oct...even then he was taller than me! Have a great day buddy...we love you!!
As Randy from American Idol would say "OK now get this dawg"...Bread has been around from the beginning of time. Bread has been a vital food source for humans around the world. In the Old Testament we hear about how Manna fell from Heaven to feed the Israelites while they wondered in the wilderness...bread has long played an important part in our history as mankind.
