oh my.....

okay...so like you Mindi this whole H. Katrina devastation thing is killing me. I've been watching the news all evening and I can't believe how horrible this is. All I can do is pray and hope we have a little extra this month to give for tithing. So I heard (and I wouldn't be surprised if it was true) that gas could be going up like 75 cents in the next 2 weeks. Aah!! Okay...we better start greasing up our bicycles 'cuz I'm afraid that'll be our means for getting around if things don't start getting better. So mindi, tell me a little more about what you guys are doing for this hum. project kay? Maybe our ward can do something.....if we aren't already. Um..it's 8:30 and Geof. was supposed to be off work at 7 pm and I haven't heard from him. SHould I be worried? love Darla p.s. Jess, I've had quite a few pink eyes and they've never just gone away. I think you'll have to get the drops. They're very contagious as well (i'm sure you already knew that). But isn't it lame how doctors just love to rob us. "Um yeah Mrs. Bennett, this is COle's 12th ear infection and once again we'll be giving him augmentin, but we just have to make sure...so keep coming in".

ColoradoBennett-slackin'

Jessica, I had pink eye a year or so ago in both eyes and I really recommend the drops. I don't know anyone who has tried to just ignore the infection and survived. Ofcourse, I don't know anyone that has perished from it either. Adam is currently throwing the girls across the living room like human cannonballs. He calls Sierra the "Rocket" and Kaia the "Bullet" and they both land safely on the Foof chair, all smiles. Tonight I'm trying to wrap up our YW humanitarian project to send hygiene kits to the Gulf Coast and Adam is taking his YM on a 25 mile bike ride down to the Denver Temple. I was listening to talk radio tonight and I burst into tears listening to an interview with a woman from Louisiana who said they desperately needed help. Well, we have to rush out the door now but I'll blog when we get home tonight.

Pink and Cranky-Jessica

Hi-oh,
It has been way too long. The blog is slowly dying, where is everyone?

So I have pink eye. It started last Tuesday in my left eye and by Monday it had moved to my right eye. I am hoping it just goes away and I won't go blind from neglecting to go to the doctor. I called the Doc today to see if I could get a prescription without an appointment but they said no. I don't want to pay $20 for them to say, "yep, you were right, you have pink eye." So instead I just have really blood shot eyes. Oh well, the best part is I haven't worn makeup in over a week. Fun for me, scary for others.

Last weekend we went camping with our friends Neil and Allie and their baby Beckett. We went on Thursday and Lyd and Chlo came up on Friday and we came home Saturday. It was really fun. We stayed in a tent and it was FREEZING. I've decided I love camping in the trailor. Well you all know how I am about bears and so I must've been out of my mind at the time, or just really sure we were safe, but we left all of our food out and during the night racoons ate all of our bread and bagels. It was a fun weekend though.

Tony started school this week and things are already busy. Right now he is at his clinical. He has to have 24 clinical hours per week. He has class on Tuesdays from 8 to 12 and then he is still working his other job full time. Plus if I get a new full time job that will equal us never seeing each other. Oh well, only 2 years right?

Well that is all for now. I am too tired to write anymore or even think if there is more to write about. I love you all. Love Jess

Seattle Bennett living in Colorado

So the scouts and I are going to ride to the Denver temple its a 25 mile ride and all I can say is I hope that we don't have flat tires and junk like that if all goes well it should be a fun ride. We've tried to do this 3 times and have been rained out three time so it is now time.

Alicia and Meags this is more for you but I was talking to Ryan Beecher last night and it reminded me of all the fun times like going to that little chinese resturaunt or the trips out to the sticky shoe theatre and leash do you remember when we use to take Meagans bear coco and punch it and body slam it oh those were the days and do you remember when I use to hide in your bed and you wouldn't know i was there because all the covers you had on there and i would scare the crap out of you, you must have thought I was a lamb with how loud you screamed.

So I'm really looking forward to this weekend it will be alot of fun and to bad so sad for all you suckers who flaked out.

Adam

Okay, so kind of back

I can safely say I will most likely pick up my regular posting next week after Mike leaves. Then I will be this pathetic lump of human emotion in dire need of an outlet. Until then there are no guarantees (sp?). Just a few little highlights- last week Mike and I went to the James Taylor concert with Mike's parents and my brother and sister-in-law and- it's true- I touched James Taylor's hand. This celebrity touching thing is great. Okay, Mike just proposed IHOP for breakfast so we are out of here. I love you all. Brooke

calling all bloggers

ok all you kids it's time to get back on the blog. i know you can do it, i can not be the only one to blog. i'm just not that funny. this whole thing would die for sure. geof. i know you were last and most of you have posted but the time between is too spread. you need to entertain us and let all know what is going on in your lives. please come back!!

as for us we had our first soccer practice last night and i think it went pretty well. the boys were very cute. now if we can just teach them how to keep the ball on the field. there are two of them that have played before, so that helps. school starts on tuesday which i am not excited about, my little baby gone all day. oh and last night cassie came to say good-bye. she is moving to washington dc for a year. she is going to nanny out there and try to go to estitision school. man i really have no idea how to spell that one. we will miss her a ton, but she is going to have so much fun and see so much. i'm glad she is going.

blog to you all

ps lyd, chels and jord i am glad to see the whole cousin roomy thing is still going strong. i think all of us who have done it have some of our funniest memories from our time together.

povo

Not much have I written in a while. Life has been much the same. The babies are wonderful. Cole is obsessed with wearing his finding nemo underwear but hasn't mastered the potty yet. So we compromised, we put on the diaper and throw the underwear over the top. He dances around shaking his booty and saying nemo. Also he'll dance to any music you throw on. The boy kind of does the chicken dance mixed with some spins. He and I had a dance of today and Darla said he won but I think he paid her off with lots of kisses. Dayne is smiling for us all the time. She has the prettiest blue eyes it's kind of rediculous. Scary how cute the girls in our family are. We went for a picnic today up Provo canyon and enjoyed looking at bridal veil falls and waiting for cole to throw every rock forming a mountain into the river.
Finally we got him into the car and went home. I started riding my bike to work along the provo river trail and nearly died. Not really but there's these tunnels which run under the roads and sometimes they're blind turns. So I always whistle like crazy to alert others of my presence. Well the girl coming around the corner was wearing ear phones and her handle bar nearly took my forearm for a ride of it's own. We both careened into opposite walls and turn around to ask one another how they're doing and then quickly go on our merry ways to avoid law suits etc.. That was cool.
Right now I'd love to go to bed because Darla has this righteous epiphany to wake up at 6 and do scripture study. It was a lot like my mission only I didn't have that nagging guilt about being in bed with my companion. Just kidding. It was good I wonder how long we'll keep that time up though. Alright start writing, peace out.
cool quote by scottish poet found in this months ensign. "memories are the june flowers in the decembers of our lives"

hood to coast

i finished and i am still alive. i was very nervouse, but decided that i could walk if i had to. when we went to meet the team they were in shock that my baby was so young. i guess the guy who recruited me forgot to tell them that i was only 7 1/2 weeks postpardum. so by the time we got up to the mountain they had decided to offer me the shorter legs that i wanted. so i only had to run 6, 3.3 and 4.2 miles. much better. we started late after noon with the faster runners. they stagger the start so that there's not quite a spread at the finish. running with the faster runners was not too good for my selfesteem. i felt like i was standing still as every one crused past me. but some of the people who were passing me had seen us at the top with hazel and said how amazed they were that i was running, so that made me feel a little better. when i finnished my first leg i was hot, it was 86 degrees, and tired but felt really good. i felt even better when they told me i had run 9:16 miles. not bad for a fat girl. when we finally handed off to the other car it was about 9:30 so it was time to park and sleep before our next leg. yeah right sleep, i can't at home on my $1000 matteress, let alone in the back of the monty under a freeway, right by train tracks with other runners coming and going. but cory and hazey slept, infact hazel slept through the night. she was the perfect baby, slept when she was suppose to awake and happy the rest of the time. everyone loved her so much they put her in all the team pics. my second leg was short and cool, so i felt great and not so many people passed me but it was at 4:30 am so i was glad to be done. when it was time for us to sleep this time i had no problem even with all the noise and it being 9:00 am. i got a solid 1 1/2 hours. mindi this is your kind of adventure. no sleep and hardly any food. now it was time to start thinking about the finnal leg. mom and dad were suppose to meet us with the kids so mom could run with me and the babies could play at the beach. well we had no phone reception and they didn't know when or where exactly to meet us so i was freaking out. we weren't suppose to get reception again until after we had handed off to the other car. but miricles do happen, cory kept checking and got two bars and caught mom and dad right before the turn off to where then needed to meet us. heavenly father does answer even the littlest prayers. my legs were mush and it was 89 degrees but mom and i had a blast and i did far better than i thought i would. i really thought i would have to walk, but we ran the whole way and she pushed me up the hills. you guys it was so dang fun!!! i would love to put together a family team. just ask leash, it's totally worth the trip and the pain. well i love you all and sorry this was so long. i will have cor post some picuters tonight, it was a beautiful weekend. ........meags

ColoradoBennett

Good morning bloggers. I don't have much time b/c the girls are in the kitchen making breakfast messes but I wanted to post a few of the pictures Darla just sent me (thank you, Darla!). Meagan, I'd like a moment to moment recount of Hood to Coast on the blog as soon as possible. You are superwoman. Lydia, did I read correctly? You and Chelsea and Jordan are all rooming together. Sounds like too much fun. Good luck to all the schoolers. Blog out...

oh my hell -Lydia

oh my hell i'm fired, count me off the blog! i don't think this has ever happened before i'm so far behind on the blogs i don't know what to do with myself!
i had an awesome time with brookie and everybody i miss you guys already and then some! i've been super bussy since i've been home, yes yes i remeber now i tried to write a blog awhile ago to catch you all up but it got erased so i gave up. so here it goes short but sweet
i've moved out again, yes with chelsea but now i've got a new roomy by the name of jordan robbins. wonderful it is. i've enrolled for 16 credit hours at Salt Lake Community College and i can tell you now i'll probably end up dropping 1/2 of that. i should be starting back up at the heart center sept 1 and then my full days of hell begin. sorry i've gotten so far behind in the blogs i'll catch up later. blog to the blog later i'm off to write a small paper on "who i am"! Lyd

summer's almost gone...

alrighty...first of all Mindi, Dayne's birthday is May 1st. I developed my pictures from the trip and the one of the three girls is so cute. Dayne looks huge but I'm sure in a couple years they'll all be about the same (well, Madison might be a bit taller). Anyway, so school has started and poor Geoffrey is feeling it. He worked from 4-7 pm last night and then had to work again from 10-6 am...he had his math class at 8 am so he had to stay awake for that as well. When he came home at 9:30 he thought it'd be nice to stay up until my sister and her family left to go back to CA. So he didn't get to sleep until 11:30 and he has to work again at 4!! Don't you love how often I inform you all of our crazy life? I just honestly don't know how he does it. We'll probably be going to sleep at 8 pm for the next three nights. I've signed up for 2 classes as well and I'm pretty nervous about them. History should be fun but i heard that my Philosophy class sucks. One's oneline and the other is a class i watch on T.V. So we'll see. Dayne is doing pretty dang good and it's so much fun to have a baby around. No more chocolate for me! ugh. Meags, good luck on your race! you're amazing. I wish i was there to do it with you. just count me in for next year (and hopefully all the years after that). I've been trying to run but my back went out on me a couple days ago and i can't do anything...not even the trampoline! I'm getting old i guess. love to all of you. darla

no time

i really shouldn't be doing this because i'm suppose to be leaving in one hour and fifteen minutes for the "big race", but i couldn't resist. leash i was just thinking of our f.g. trip and how much dang fun we had. our hair in pin curls, the lighting, not knowing how to set up the tent, russel dancing around like an indian, the tent falling in on us in the middle of the night, cliff jumping. oh i could go on and on. what a blast and no responsibility. well i'm sure this hood to coast will not be the same without you and elly by my side, but i am going to try and have fun anyways. i'm sure mindi does just have those quotes rolling around in her head, she is amazing!! oh and mind, hazel's birthday is june 28, wow almost 2 months. where does the time go. she is such a little blessing in our home. ok i must scram, wish me well, most importantly wish my knees well. love to all..........meags

Gradually gives you (and your carpet) a natural glow

Mindi, thanks for your last quote. Please tell me you have a cute little book of quotes and those aren't just rolling around in your brain. Maddie's birthday was July 27th.
We've been in Flaming Gorge for the past week, breaking in the trailer. It was great. Nothing like the Gorge trip of '97 (Meags and Adam), but still pretty fun.
Before we left on our trip, Kev and I could hear Clo get up but we were so tired we didn't get up to see what she was doing. A little while later I wake up with her pushing her hands into my face, saying "wotion, wotion." She had got into my tanning lotion and had it everywhere. We thought we had it all cleaned up until I went into our closet last night. Little tan hand prints are all over my carpet. It's great.
Last night I was up nursing Maddie on the foot of my bed. I've been freaked out lately, thinking about spirits and the spirit world. All of a sudden I see this little shadow with huge ears coming around the corner. I finished peeing my pants to see Clo with her "ni night" wrapped around her like a cape and sporting this big purple dress up hat of hers. After I was done being scared, I couldn't stop laughing. It was like 4 in the morning. What a spaz.

ColoradoBennett

Cameron, I hope you guys have a great time at Lake Powell. We'll sure miss you in Granby, though. Speaking of Granby, my mom talked me out of doing all the meals, saying that was the craziest thing she's ever heard of and I'm starting to think she is right. I know Adam has been calling around trying to get the official count so that we can just assign people certain meals in a fair and humane manner. And I'll do my best to be more concerned about playing than eating.
This morning the girls and I are going to a playgroup at a place called "Pump It Up". I guess it is filled with giant inflatable toys, slides, etc. just like the carnival. It's every kid's dream come true. Then we will head back home and try and get the house in order for the arrival of Russell and Jessica Beecher. They are staying with us tonight as they work their way back to Ohio.
Darla, Meagan, and Alica: could you please post the birth dates of Dayne, Hazel, and Madison? I have the cutest picture of the three of them together and I'd like to add some dates to it. I'm trying to tackle the task of labeling my photo album and I'm giving myself another 5 1/2 years to complete it. I like to set reasonable goals.
Our house has been on the market for who knows how long and not one showing. We haven't even heard from our realtor for the last two weeks or more. I'm going to have to use my angry voice and fire him. Naw, I guess I'll just let Adam do that. He's in the process of planning his revenge on a guy who is trying to scam him and steal his Jeep. But I'll let him blog the details. Well, I'm off to hum a happy tune while I wash a sink full of dishes.
Quote: "I don't worry too much about the future, and I don't worry very much about the past. The past is gone, and you can't change, you can't correct it. The future, you can anticipate, but you can't necessarily do very much about it. It is the present you have to deal with. Reach out for every good opportunity to do what you ought to do." President Gordon B. Hinckley

Hello, anyone there?

It seems to have been a slow week in the blogging world. I guess since we all saw each other we feel like we're already caught up. I thougth I'd update everyone on our current housing situation.
Last Friday we finally got to move into our new house. We have been way excited. Because the move was postponed to Friday we had to miss the wedding reception of Ben Davis (monicas cousin). We were supposed to be there taking pictures and video for Kathy. Saturday we went back to the old house to get the last of the little odds and ends then we went to Bens wedding in Logan and a luncheon in Brigham City. We didn't get home till about 8:00pm. Therefore we didn't really get to unpack anything until Monday and we finally finished last night.
Tonight we will be having a birthday party for Eliza's 2nd birthday. I know her birthday is not until Monday but we are leaving Monday morning for Lake Powell.
Our new address is: 658 S. 600 E. Layton, UT 84041. If anyone ever wants to come feel free. Also for the out of towners. We have a couple spare rooms if you need a place to stay just let us know.

There's my update. Hope to start seeing some more bloggers on here.
Cameron

soccer mom

jackson's soccer team did not have a coach so cory and i foolishly signed on as co-coaches. i am a bit scared. i have never even played at a little kid level. i think i'll just do the same workouts we did in high school. i'm sure all the little 6 year olds will love it. brooke has promised me her help, because not only has she been a soccer mom for many years now, she is also a registered coach. well i do believe that is all the exciting news in my life, so i will sign off.

meags

Leave me alone Tuco-Jessica

I am over at mom and dad's and I have been checking my emails and reading the blogs for the past half hour and Tuco has been at my feet the whole time because I am eating some food and he thinks I am going to share. He is dead wrong. He can wait all night. Anywho, I haven't blogged in forever. Seeing everyone last weekend was great. Think of all the fun we will have in heaven.

Tony and I went to St. George with his family on Thursday night and got home last night. It was soooooo fun. Tony played 54 holes of golf over the three days. I thought I would be bored to death without him but I had a blast. I laid in the sun for 3 days straight. It was great and I actually have a slight tan. One night we went to Tuachan and saw Beauty and the Beast. Another night we went to the show Red Eye, it was so good. It was a nice relaxing weekend, I did not want to come home.

Today I had to go to Bowman's and get some milk and on the way in I saw these old people and did a double take when I realized a little old lady had tried to pull into a handicapped parking spot but went too far and crashed into the pop machine. It was kind of funny. I had to call the police for them. Scary that someone like that is behind the wheel.

That is all for now. I am kind of bored...Tony is at work...Lyd moved to SLC...the Hatchs' are in Flaming Gorge...and mom and dad are watching TV. I guess I will go curl up with my new love. I am reading Angels and Demons. It is by Dan Brown the guy who wrote the DaVinci Code. It is so good. I read a ton of it while I was at the pool this weekend. Love you all. Love Jess

On the Blog Again, Just Can't Wait to be on the Blog Again

Like my lover's makin' music with my friend and I can't wait to be on the blog again. Sorry, had to finish the chorus. It's true my fine feathered friends. I should be a regular once again. My dear sweet husband got me all set up and I am ever so happy. First of all I want to tell Chelsea how much I enjoyed those three days we spent together. Never a dull moment. We shared our hopes. We shared our dreams. Oh wait, that was a dream. Chels, that is my biggest disappointment of the trip. Not getting to see the inside of Monnie and Cam's house was my second. Of course losing out on getting my binky back was truly heartbreaking. Not my binky actually. We had so much fun though. Thank you all for taking time out of your schedules and playing with us. We loved it. It honestly made both Mike and me think about living in Utah someday. Thoughts that I never thought would come into my head. Well I am trying to unpack while Mike is playing with his dad for the morning so I had better go. Geof., I'm so proud of you. You are such a cute kid, I just love you so much. I loved playing with your family- until 9:00 curfew-right Darla? I'll write again soon. I LOVE YOU ALL!!!!

hi all

so i just read elly and brinders last emails and boy are they cute. the church is lucky to have two such increadable missionaries. they are dang funny too. i can't believe our little brind is going to have his very own greeny. a bit scarry, don't you think? i hope he doesn't loose him. any of you "unmarrieds" should really consider a mission. it sounds so awsome, i'm thinking about turning in my papers. do you think they will let me go even though i'm not quite a virgin anymore?

well i did a seven mile run to see how i would do this weekend and all though i finnished the whole seven it wasn't pretty. i felt like i'd run a marathon. i'm freaked that i have to run that much plus a five and six miler. i told mike to be on standby, just in case. i'm sure no one will notice the switch. the two of us look alot alike.

i'm still upset i didn't get to spend much time with the bennett girls and no time with lyd. paula i want you to know how impressed i am with your boys. i could take kel and aj home with me everytime i come. and jan who could just think he was all that and a bag of chip, was as sweet as he could be.

well i better go, wil is trying his best to take care of haz, but he just doesn't have the equipment.
.................me

A post for the sake of posting

Hi all. This is cory. Meags and I are currently on leannes couch, using mikes laptop, while he and brooke are at his folks place. We checked the blog and its completely deserted, so we are just posting for the heck of it. Thats about it. We went to church today, since it was sunday. and hazel is nursing right now. sweet huh.
love you all,
c&m

oh, we had leftover enchiladas for dinner and fried zuchini from the gard. sweet huh.

ColoradoBennett

Congratulations, Geof.fy George! Does the money just start rollin' in now that you are C.F.I.? Are you gunna buy a plane and fly the whole family to our house in Mexico? We spent the evening in Golden, CO in the shadow of Coors Brewery and decided that we are going to move there as soon as possible. Aside from the beer part, it really is a beautiful town. They've got sculptures all over, a great kayak park in the middle of town, a new rec center, an old fashioned downtown area, etc. etc.
So more perks about our Granby trip. Grand Lake has a wonderful marina where you can rent double kayaks for $20 an hour or 3 person canoes for the same or you can just jump in and flail around for free. I was envisioning a babysitting exchange where one couple can go kayaking for an hour while another group watches the kids on the beach and then we all switch. I'm so excited. I've already started meal planning again. Is that too over the top for me to buy all the food for the weekend and just charge $20/person like last time. I thought it worked out pretty well and then I feel all calm and secure knowing that the food is going to run at my pace. Meagan, I almost cried myself to sleep last night thinking about you with 4 kids and only apple pie to feed them for lunch. Having no food around and trying to take kids to the grocery store is pretty much the scarriest thing imaginable to me.
"That the birds of worry and care fly about your head
This you cannot change
But that they build nests in your hair
This you can prevent."
--Chinese Proverb

Povo

Alright so for the past really long time I have been working on the test from the netherworld. Today i got together with a designated examiner and he tested me for my Certified Flight Instructor rating. It started at 8 and i got out after 5. My brain and body were close to collapse and in the end he said i was a new C.F.I.. Less than 30% pass the first time. Pretty much I'm still working on starting to breath and getting energy back to my legs. I am dead and that's all i have to blog at this time. Thanks for all the prayers and encouragement. Peace out team.

p.s. it was awesome seeing everyone at the reunion this weekend. Lets play more.

Seattle Bennett living in Colorado

Well I'm doing this because as I'm sure you all know, no one else is writing and well now you can be bored by me.

So as I sit here listening to Rush Limbaugh getting smarter by the minute I can't help but be excited to try out Sierra's new climbing harness I think I will put it on her and hang her by it for an hour or two just to make sure she is safe. Then tomorrow we will slap her bike helmet on and see how high we can get her to climb. Mindi and I went climbing last night at a indoor gym, we left the rugrats with Gram and hooked up with 2 of Mindi's friends. It was fun but Mindi got bummed out because she didn't pass her lead climb test. That's ok though because she still climbs tougher routes than I can climb and she would have nailed it except we waited till she was worn out from climbing before she tried it.

OK now on to labor day. I have on my list so far the
Robbins minus the crabs (5?)
Lydia, Smiths, Hatches (5?+2 Big Foot you'll still be in the woods)
Joan Bennett and Co.(right)(5-8?)
Geof. Darla & clan (2+2)
Please verify my numbers
Jack and Kev are you on?

there are numerous activities however the prices very from free to not so free
*a four pass to Winter Park gets you access to the alpine slide and chair lifts for lazy mountain bikers that like to ride up hill and coast a at varying speeds down hill $74
*Rock climbing free but you have to wait your turn as we only have one rope
*Drive through Rock Mountain National Park and so on and so forth
Blog to your Mother Adam

lunch anyone

my neighbor wanted to know if the kids could come for lunch. um, hello who turns that down. especially when i was going to feed them left over apple pie dad brought from idaho falls last night. i have no food in my house. i have been very depressed since we got back home. it is all i can do to get out of bed in the morning, let alone go shopping. don't worry i feel better today, i forced myself to go running and that usually does the trick. i have been babysitting bailey (brooke's dog), very cute. cory says i am a dog person. i wouldn't go that far, but i really do like her and haven't even minded scooping the poop.

i get my iud in today and i am so excited!! i have had dreams the last two nights that i am pregant, not still, again. that is probably why i have been depressed. really it's too scarry to even think about.

hope all you suckers have fun at lagoon. someone faint during jordan's solo for me, 'k'. next year i am coming down and staying for like two weeks, you are going to be so sick of me by the time i leave it won't even be funny. you know cory makes fun of me but utah is my favorite vacation. i love hanging out with all of you and i love the sun. especially when there is a pool around.

well i better go save my neighbor. alicia hang in there it will get better.

love to all.......me

yeah MaineLydUtah!

yessss i'm home finally i love to see that most all of you posted! and yes i'm a go for lagoon i'm way excited. i have to go take a placement test for school but then i'm in. i'm glad to see everyone had fun, wish i could have been there, anyways it's late and i need to un pack cause i've yet to do so, and i know i'll just keep putting it off! love ya lydutah!

I Hate to Say It

Oh how I wish you had all come to the water park. I know the weather was iffy this morning but it turned into an absolutely gorgeous day. Not only that, but the park was nearly empty, hardly a wait for anything. Also, only in Utah are babies allowed to ride the waterslides. Crazy, but I'm all over it. Sadie most definitely wished she wasn't allowed to ride but she was a good sport. Ellyn was a kick in the pants. It was so much fun. Love you all. Wish you were here. Love, Brooke

ColoradoBennett-Internet troubles

Meags, you look fantastic in hot pink, that's all I have to say. Adam and my cousin Ryan are working a few blocks from home and the past two days they have come by for lunch. It is so wonderful to be able to see them in the middle of the day. They just left and poor Kaia is heartbroken. Sierra is distracted by Dora and Boots. Now I'm just trying to do some serious clean-up while the girls are napping/having quite time. Kaia was crying like a banshee (sp?) last night for a horrific amount of time. She had a fever when she woke up and has had a runny nose since last week. That usually equals out to an ear infection but I found these great ear drops that I've been using with next to miraculous results. I can tell she is already doing much better. It is called CBG extract and next year I'll mail a bottle to everyone for their birthday gift (or maybe the year after next). Last night I got to leave the girls with Adam and Ryan and go to Ladies night at EMS. Nope, not a dance club, a climbing wall. It was awesome. I was the only one there so I got about 40 minutes of solid climbing and good coaching from the employee. A few weeks ago I overheard a dad saying that his wife goes out every Tuesday night with her friends for "girls-night-out". I thought "wow that would be great, too bad I don't have any friends to do that with." But then Adam found this climbing wall and I can probably get my buddy Haylee to start going with me every week. So anyway, that's the highlight of my week.
Quote: "It's not enough to be busy...the question is: what are we busy about?" --Henry David Thoreau

i'm sorry

really i was just kidding about the pictures. mindi i love them!! is everyone boycotting because i was mean to mindi? i didn't mean to be, i truely do love her more than my luggage. please come back.

.......meags

Lagoon and Lyd

Okay, we couldn't fit everything in and still leave Thursday morning. So, we will be back up in Layton/Ogden tomorrow. We are going to go to Lagoon and watch Jordon and then stay at Aunt Paula's and leave Friday evening after mom gets back from Ed Week. Okay, Chels, I didn't even get to see you for more than 10 secs. on Saturday and we want to see you and your sisters and mom again before we leave. Lyd, I really think you should come to Lagoon tomorrow with us. Especially since you all backed out of Seven Peaks (Jess, j.k.). We are going to go with Geof and Darla and Peter (my brother in law) in a couple of hours. It should be very fun. Okay, that is all, just an update. Cameron, we want to come see your house but I'm guessing it will probably be while you are at work or Friday before mom makes it up. Okay, have to go wash some clothes before we leave. love, Brooke

why don't you make me puke!!

lyd you rock!! i would be embaressed to show you just how often i really do check the blog. but if you knew how easy cor has made it for me, and how really lonely i am because i have no friends you would understand.

now about the title. mindi you took some really cute pics, too bad i am going to have to break your camera. not only did you take pictures of me in swimwear, you posted them. two of them. but i still love you.

i had so much fun this weekend!! i think g'ma is so proud to see how much we all love one another. we missed the "little" bennett family at the blessing, but am greatful for all who made the drive to be with us. hazel said she had no idea she is so loved. yes, both dayne and hazey are very advanced, it's those amazing blessings their fathers gave them.

leash and mon/cam your houses are so pretty, i'm jealious how stinken close you all are. play together alot!!!

and bill i know you wish you had more time to waste here.

blog you....meags

ColoradoBennett-more

These are not coming out in order. Note in the last blog, a picture of LeAnne in the pool fully clothed and the other picture of Meagan after having pushed her mother in. Then Brooke and Sadie, also fully clothed in the pool. Good times.

ColoradoBennett-the pictures say it all

We had so much fun this weekend! Lyd, please never miss another family reunion for the rest of your days! Blog will only let me do 5 pics at a time, so there is more to come.

wish you'd been there lyd

okay...so the weekend was a lot of fun but of course something (I mean a lot!) was missing with Lydia gone. The majority of us are married with kids and let me tell you...that equals boring...or at least just a little uptight and not so carefree. Right? Anyway, thanks everyone who made it to the blessing. I know it was a lot of driving. It was an awesome turn out though. Little Dayne and Hazel were just too cute. And thank you to Moni and Paula for the adorable outfit and blanket! Dayne just loves them...she can't stop babbling about 'em. love to all. Darla

Lydia

Lydi, don't worry, you didn't miss anything. At the Stevenson party everyone got food poisoning and went home barfing and the party at Beechers got rained out. See you on Tuesday! Love you! Leash
p.s. just kidding about all that, but we really didn't have any fun without you

ya see

ya see, thanks paula you probably weren't even going to blog but you thought you'd say a little how do you do eh! thanks so much miss you guys see you soon.

Robbins

Hey, I am on my way to the blessings. Since I am supposed to be there at 4:30 you can see I am late. But when I checked for the address I saw all of your blogs and wanted you to know we Love you. See you soon. Paula

good

sis i love to hear that, just checking again glad to see a leat one!

Your Wrong-Jessica

I am still posting. We miss you Lydie but I promise we are not having as much fun as would we if you were here. Can't wait to see you, less than 3 days and counting. Love Jess

pointless again

ya know it's almost pointless to be posting how many times i check the blog, cause all of you yuk-yuks are playing and hanging out- while i'm here in maine, but still it is kinda funny cause i know nothing will be posted but still i check and post that i checked!!! does that all make sense? again!

again

again

and

again

good mog nin

hello just checking again.

me

again "how do you do?" just check-n in again 8/12 5:17 maine time

post always

ok i'm gonna start this thing called "every time i get online to check the blog i'm going to post that i've done so"- that seems like a good title! maybe not a full blog but at least a "how do you do"! so get ready for a blog list post of your life, because today alone i've already checked it twice and not posted, but not anymore i'll post always. love ya lydia!
ps you should all do the same especially you megs and chels!

Povo

Alright here it is. Bob and Katie Beechers address is 65 W. 500 N. Lehi UT. We will meet at approximately 4:30 bless the kids and then eat. I'm sure if there are questions we'll discuss them amongst ourselves at the reunion. I'm getting veclemt just thinking about it. Peace Out blo biggity

Where Zion is not.

Okay, I'm not admitting that I read this stuff or anything. Sheesh, who has any time for this nonsense these days anyway? But I just wanted to let you all know that while you are busy trying to stake a claim on who resides in Zion and who doesn't, I can tell you that I know that it is not in Ogden.

Regards, and seeyall at the reunion!
Uncle Bill.....

P.S. Adam, I am down with a Labor day party in Granby!!!!!

You stand corrected

To clear up this thing about Kaysville being Zion or whatever, I went to Google maps and typed in "Zion." The picture in this post says it all. Somehow, I don't find this suprising.
cory

Robbins

Princess Harley right after I cut her hair and Monica styled it.
Jordan with Michelle Hunt. She works with him at Lagoon and they have been dating for about a month.

Robbins Family

Hello everyone. I'm back. I'm sorry I haven't been on but when I went to girl's camp I got behind and when I got behind I tried to find a time when I could catch up on all the blogs but there never seems to be that much time soooo a month and a half later, hello again. I have read a couple of days worth and I am glad to see that you are all as 'clever as ever'.

I am way excited for the reunion this Friday. I think we will have a lot of fun just being together. I don't know, maybe you should all bring keyboards, since you communicate so well with them. Anyway, never mind about the bring your on meat thing. I was talking to my sweet mother-in-law and we decided to make barbeque beef instead. Well actually, she will be making it so if you will just bring a salad or desert or even a bag of chips that will keep us all from starving to death. So once again, don't bring any meat we will be providing barbeque beef sandwiches. If you haven't had my mother-in-laws cooking before you are in for a treat.

Alicia, Monica and I tried to come see you and your babies the other day but your mom told us you had just layed down. She said we should wait to see you at the reunion. We were sad but we are also obedient so we left you alone. I am happy to hear that Chloe is feeling better and that Maddie's dimple is no big deal.

Shelli, it's so cool that you are writing on this. I have been so bad at keeping up on what's happening in your life. I am happy that you and Brian have decided to be crazy like the rest of us and start a family. I am sorry that you don't live nearby. It would have been so fun to see you at the reunion.

According to Jack when we moved to Ogden we left Zion. So yeah Geof., I guess the center of the universe must be Kaysville. We wouldn't miss the blessings but like Jessica said, what time and where exactly?

I love you all and am excited to see you on Friday but I hope it doesn't come to fast since I have much to accomplish before then. See, while I am sitting here my weeds keep growing and my house isn't cleaning itself. Talk to you later, Paula.

Robbins

3 days and counting-Jessica

I think Friday will be the best day of my life. I was just looking at pictures of Ellynn's going-away party and I thought, "Is that really the last time I saw everyone?" It has been a long time and an even longer time since I have seen Brooke. Seriously, when was the last time we were ALL together? Who knows. I know I am just happy it will be this weekend.

Anyways, I just read all the blogs and I was laughing my little "I have a cold and it hurts to laugh because I cough" laugh. I was dying when Adam used the word "ablogigy" and when Lydi said she was going to "rally the escort" to Denver. Where do you guys come up with this stuff. Geof, I had almost forgotten about the dungeons and dragons. That was good times. And Geof your blog about the distance from the center of the universe aka Kaysville and d=rt....brilliant. I just went in and told mom I was reading some of the funniest blogs ever. Adam, I too was confused about how my blog kept ending up above everyone else and I have no idea how 2006 was put in there, thanks for fixing that. I wouldn't miss the baby blessings for the world. Do you know what time it is at? Are we doing it in their ward, or just at their house?

Moni and Cam, I am so happy about your house. I am not sure if I already told you this but Alicia showed me which house is yours and I seriously live a hop, skip and a jump away. I can almost see your house from mine except those darn apartments are in the way. Anyways, we will be neighbors. You can borrow an egg whenever needs be. Count me in for Lagoon.

Well nothing new to report. I am just loving the freedom of no school. I have been hanging at Joan's pool with Chloe a lot and she is getting good, she's like my little best friend. I have made myself go running the past two nights in a row. Yeah! That's about it. I can't wait to see you all. Love Jess

A quick hello

Just thought I would let everyone know we are finally going to close on our house, and should be in our new home by the reunion on Friday. I am so excited, I can't wait to see everybody. By the way while we have everyone here we need to do a family lagoon day. My mother said if we can get 25 people to go, she can get discount passes. I think it can be done. You guys can't miss Jordan he really is amazing everyone in the cast is. It is not worth missing. Well I love you all and will be seeing you soon.
Moni

please come

i haven't quite figured out when is a good time to blog. if all the little troopers are happy i feel i must spend that time trying to make a path through my trashed house. alicia that trooper part is for you:). but i just can't stay away any longer.

shelli i am so excited for you both. having kids is the greatest. you will be such a sweet mommy. i'm glad to see you back on the blog. some of your other sister must think they are too good for it or something, j/k.

as the title states, please come!!! please, please, please!!! you are busy or it's too far will not work as excuses. i, like adam, will not take any excuses. we are coming down just so our little baby will have family and loved ones around when she is blessed. and you are all family and we do love you so!!!

lyd i am so sorry we are missing you, but that means you need to come up and stay for awhile. that is after you have spent and little quality time with the fam and the new bebe.

um i can't wait for the reunion at paula's, and my speedo is all washed and ready to go. and boy do i look good in it right now, so don't be too jeliouse (spelled wrong).

well this is all the longer and i can ignore my duties. i love you and i hope you come to the blessing.

............meags

ps please come to the blessing. i'm really buggy huh.

Hello again, from Shelli...

Thanks Jess for the welcoming to the Blog! Happy Belated Birthday, Jess - it sounds like you had a great time! It's great to read how things are going in everyone's life on the blog. I don't know if Jacki shared, but Brian and I are going to try to conceive starting on our 4th wedding anniversary (8/19). Yep, your 'ol Aunt Shell is going to give it a go. It's been great to read all the kid stories you've shared! Makes me laugh and gasp at the same time! I'll keep you posted on any results. love, Shelli

povo

Reading Adams blog about the mid evil fruit cakes brought back a memory. As Adam said near the provo house is a park where would be knights re enact battles of yore. They run around with the grace of those in loser denial. One night I was jogging and I witnessed their frolick. So I went over and asked them what was going on. They told me "To learn more go over and ask for the one called Old Man." Well I went over to the covered area and said "Is Old Man here". "I am Old Man" came the reply. Well we had a brief chat and he informed me that they travel to other colleges and compete in various ways. Best costume or sweet accent I suppose. I was always determined to go on a group date to join them. I had the coolest tigger sheets that I could have used for a cape. Anywho if you guys are ever down here bring some sweet sheets. that's it bye bye

Seattle Bennett living in Colorado

Sorry Lyd
this heart felt ablogigy goes out to missing you and your triumphant return to the valley of the great salt lake. we are very happy however to know that you will be there for Labor day. Love you Adam and the girls

i see how it is!

oh i see, i see. so things really don't revolve around me! huh how about that. lucky for everybody i'll be home for labor day and yes whether or not i have to rally the escort up to denver i'll be there!
well salem was great, i mean it rocked. kinda strange but way cool. i went a little overboard and bought 3 shirts and 2 sweetshirts that rock. i also went to laurie cabot's witch store, for those of you who don't know- laurie is salems first recognized witch, you should check her out online you'll never forget it. her pictures are great! anyhow i'll be home soon enough, it's just so s@#$y that i have to miss all of you. well blog ya later love ya lyd.

ColoradoBennett

Great. I've ruined Cory's life and now Adam's blog will convince you all that I've ruined our children and therefore everyone's weekend in Utah is ruined too. Sob...

povo

the 45 mile distance is of course from Kaysville, aka center of the galaxy.

Alright after much deliberation and anguish of soul the clouds have parted the sun has shown and we know where the baby blessings will occur. Location: Bob and Katie Beechers. Yes they have a lovely chalet tucked away in the southern reaches of Lehi. It is a gorgeous area boasting hot dogs and hamburgers. Okay so we'll provide the meat and every one bring a salad or a desert. Heavy on the desert light on the salad. Hopefully that works out for everyone. I looked it up on mapquest and it's a 45 mile drive. Then I used the equation distance equals rate times time; or d=rt. I came up with about 36 minutes if going at an average speed of 75 mph. If there's any canadians in the family or if Lydia you've converted that's about 112 kilometers p.h.. Also before I forget anyone going to the Bennett family reunion needs to have their family update done. Dad needs about 50 copies of each made up.
Alicia thanks for making me feel better about my children. I can't wait to see clo and cole together this weekend. Jessica please be ready to show me exactly where bill murray touched your shoulder so I can place my cheek on it. I was talking to my bud-e today and his old flight instructor flew bill and his family to new york. Well bill kept going up the cockpit to tell jokes to him and the other pilot. Isn't that great.
Special thanks to Joan for saying that we can crash at her house this weekend. It will be good times fun times.

Seattle Bennett living in Colorado

so how is it that jessy blog is Sunday 8-6-05 (never mind it was 2006 so jess was in the future when she wrote that but have no fear i changed the date other wise no doubt i would be checking the blog for the next 12 months and wondering why no one ever writes anymore). Brigham Young was the person responsible for the quote on my last blog.

here is a new one "turn your face to the son and the shadows will fall behind you" its a maori proverb, i like it, good vibes.

so the Stevenson reunion is at 4:00 at Paula and Bill's house bring your speedos and meat (thats what Paula told me) now i'm not sure about a side dish but im sure a side to share and a desert to share would not be frowned upon Meagan and Geof. are still trying to figure out where the blessing will be, although i'm pretty sure it will be in Utah (meaganandgeofetailsplease)also i will be getting a head count for labor day weekend out here in Denver so if your not coming you had better have a very good excuse with a bullet proof alibi because I will be drilling you on why you think you can't come and i just had a baby, i have no money, we're moving that weekend, none of those are going to cut it not even all of them combined are going to cut it Ellynn, Brind, and Joel are the only ones so far that have a barely exceptable excuse.

so Mindi is frustrated with me right now because we got the kids to bed late 9:30 which means she is in bed late 10:00 this is hard on her i know because she wakes up early but i think our girls get on such a routine that when the slightest wrench gets thrown into it like crashing in Utah for a weekend they go nutty nutz. that and there is a whole world that goes on after mid-night like those weird dugeons and dragons fruit cakes that hang out at the park near the provo house. how can you go through life without making fun of those losers at least once or twice.

well you've heard blog on long enough so take it easy and i'll see you in 4 days and counting

adam

HAPPY VERY LATE BIRTHDAY JESS!!!!

I'm so sad I missed the oppurtunity to post a happy birthday message on the actual day. I'm glad you had a great day. I just read everything and got all caught up and I got all ready to post a ginormous blog and realized it is time to leave for church. I will write more soon. I loved your blogs, even the jabberwaki (sp). I love you all. Brooke

When was the last time you were barfed on?

While Jess was having the best week ever, Kev and I were having the worst day imaginable on Friday. I took Maddie in for her first check-up and found out that what we thought in the hospital was a "harmless sacral dimple," needed to have an ultrasound done on it. My doctor didn't really give me anymore information than that it could be there because her spine hadn't fused all the way shut. I had to do my best to not start bawling right there in front of him. Visions of Maddie not being able to walk, in a wheelchair for the rest of her life kept running through my mind. Then they had to do her PKU and as she's screaming furiously Clo is staring at Maddie, getting more and more upset going - mom, mom, MOM! So we get out to the car and I call Kev half hysterical, sure that it was because I didn't take my prenatals as often as I should have. Anyway Maddie freaks out so I pull over at a gas station to feed her. Clo then wants a treat so we walk inside. As I'm pulling open the door, I smash it into Chloe's toe giving her a huge blood blister. She starts crying and works herself into a coughing fit. She can't stop and is insistent that I carry her out to the car. So, I'm in skirt, trying to pick her up, trying not to blow out a stitch and hold Maddie at the same time. Anyway we get home and Chlo's cough gets progressively worse throughout the day. She starts breathing really funny and labored so we have to take her into an after-hours clinic (it all kicked up just in time for the regular priced, normal hours clinics to close). As I'm getting Maddie ready to go over to mom's while we go, Chloe coughs so hard she throws up on Kev. Anyway, we get to the doctors and after a million prayers in the car that she doesn't freak out him, she does surprisingly well. The doctor had just finished talking to us and was going to go get a shot for her that would help with her cough when she threw up all over me. I've never seen that much come out of a person before. She kept saying "uh matter? oh gosh! uh matter?" - like what the crap is the matter with me? It was sad. Anyway, I then have to make a midnight run to Walmart for a humidifier and she throws up all over our bed while Kev was watching her. Anyway, luckily she had a good night and she's fine now, but what a day. Also, on a good note, I looked up sacral dimples on the internet and feel a lot better. There is the possibility that it could indicate something more serious, but I guess they are fairly common in babies. Most of the people talking about them on the internet where more concerned with poop getting in there than anything else. Ya, I'm real worried about that. Let's see, her ever being able to walk, or if poop is getting in there. Kev keeps telling me that if we just have faith it will all work out ok. We'll find out more on the 23rd.

Best week of my life maybe-Jessica

It has been way too long. I have been reading for about an hour to get caught up. I have sooo much to tell you so I will just get right to it. The day after Maddie was born I took test 3 in my math class...the results...I only missed 1.5 and got 97.2%, the highest in the class. I was so happy I almost wept.

As Alicia said, on Tuesday my mother-in-law took me to the Allison Kraus and Union Station concert for my b-day. Alicia and Kev came too, it was amazing. She really is awesome and one guy from Union Station is the voice of George Clooney from O Brother, where art thou. They sang songs from that show which were awesome. So I went to meet Alicia and Kev at the gate to give them their tickets and as I was walking down I see Bill Murray walking right toward me. I don't know why I did this because normally I would be too nervous but I reached out and grabbed his shoulder and said "Hey" and he kind of touched my side and said "Hey." It was hilarious. So anyway my right hand has touched Bill Murray. He was in town for a golf tournament that Tony had gone to earlier that day. He saw Bill Murray, Mike Weir, Jack Nicholas and other golf pros. He was excited. So the concert got rained out which was sad, but there was lightening that was so close I guess they had to. We left the concert and went and saw The Island, great show.

So Thursday was my b-day. I slept in and then Alicia, the kids, and mom and I all went swimming at Joanie's. Then Alicia took me to lunch. It was a great day, just hanging out with no work and no school to worry about. Alicia seriously made my day. Tony had to go to orientation for the Radiology program at Weber all day so if it weren't for my dear sister I would have been a loser on my birthday. I love you Leashy. So later that night Tony took me to McGrath's because I was craving Halibut Parmasan. Then we went with some friends to the Howie Day concert, where Missy Higgins and Anna Nalick opened for him. It was reeeeaaaally good. I wasn't a huge fan before because I didn't know much of his stuff but it turned out great.

Brookie, I was sad you weren't able to stop but we will see you soon. I had and still have the basement all ready for you guys to stay at mom's.

Shelli, welcome to the blog, it was great to hear from you.

Thanks to everyone who wished me happy birthday. Cory, Alicia and I stared at that picture for about 5 minutes trying to remember when and where that picture was taken. I was like, "I swear I don't remember wearing a hat like that and blowing that noisemaker." Then we realized it was photoshopped in. We were laughing soooo hard. That was great.

So last night I turned in my final assignment. I am absolutely done with school forever...I guess if I passed all of these classes that is. So today I started what I have wanted to do for a long time but haven't had time. I am cleaning out mom's storage room but I will have it done by this weekend so you can all behold its beauty. I guess Aunt Joan and I are the only ones that will really appreciate it. I couldn't be more happy that school is done.

So Extreme Makeover Home Edition was in Bountiful last week. It is my goal to find the house and see what it looks like. It won't be too great because I already missed Ty.

Lydi, you should've gotten 6 postcards. That was a sweet quote, were you pulling a Geoffrey and feverishly typing and rewinding the show or do you have alllll of that memorized?

So we just found out that we no longer get financial aid because we make too much. I didn't realize that making $15,000 together per year was too much. Just kidding but I guess we do, so all we get is loans from here on out. At least I am done now but this semester alone Tony's books were $600, eppps. So here is my quote for the day, "It is not what it costs you, it is what it makes you!" So in the long run hopefully things will work out.

Well I am sorry this is so long. I am just babbling but I had to get you all caught up. I will have more time to blog now that school is over. Oh by the way, I have a summer cold. Just the other day I was thinking, "Geez, I haven't been sick all summer" and then boom the next day, sore throat and now full blown cold. I love you all and cannot wait to see you all. Love Jess

oh uncle martin

sweet sweet goodness was i surprised to receive in the mail today, from my good family- five post cards of my beloved and beautiful state of utah nothing better! thanks so much,
and thanks leashy for the comment on the ears. it slowly makes me feel less conscious about mine!
moving on 10 days and counting ladies and i'll be home home home! know i'm going to leave you all with something that i've been laughing about all freaking day.

LLOYD
"You mean like career? Uh, I don't know. I've, I've thought about this quite a bit sir, and I'd have to say considering what's waiting out there for me, I don't want to sell anything, buy anything or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or... process anything sold, bought or processed, or repair anything sold, bought or processed, you know, as a career I don't want to do that. So, uh, my father's in the army, he wants me to join, but I can't work for that corporation, so what I've been doing lately is kickboxing, which is really a, uh, new sport, but I think it's got a good future. As far as career longevity goes, I don't really know, because, you know, you can't really tell. Your training sticks as a fighter, you know, but it's no good, you know, you have to be great, but I can't really tell if I'm great until I've had a couple of pro fights. But I haven't been knocked out yet. I don't know, I can't figure it all out tonight sir, I'm going to hang with your daughter."

peace out bloggers and if you don't know what movie that's from just know that it made stocking cool! love ya mainelyd!

Seattle Bennett living in Colorado

One week thats all I have to say. Everyone catch all the sleep you can because there will be none when the crew arrives. Happy birthday Jess. I'm glad you guys all have crapy weeks instead of me, while it leaves me with little to talk about, I'm still willing to make that sacrafice. So Mindi is going hiking with her friend thats been in China for the last 3 years this Saturday so that maybe just the motivation I need to finish my bathroom its been trimless for weeks now. Now for the quote and don't worry its not from a Jabberwalky from star wars.

"Deplorable indeed must be the situation of that people whose sons are not trained in the practice of every useful avocation and whose daughters mingle not in the hive of industry.... Produce what you consume; draw from the native elements the neccessities of life; permit no vitiated taste to lead you into indulgence of expensive luxuries, which can only be obtained by involving yourselves in debt. Let home industry produce every article of home consuption."

Vitiated=1. to spoil; corrupt; pervert. 2. to invalidate

guess who answer will be on the next blog

Really late night

Cory, remember when I used to scare and intimidate you too? Actually it really was the other way around. I remember when you used to call the Provo house to talk to Meags and I was always a bumbling idiot whenever I answered. I don't really know why. Anyway, Cor, are you going to insist on getting that scope thing done? Don't make me add you and your stomach condition to my list of worries. Sometimes I'll have this worried feeling and I will have forgotten what I'm worried about. I really am my mothers daughter.
Anyway, it's 2:30 and I just fed Maddie and I remembered what I really wanted to write last night. The other night we were coming home from the Alison Krauss concert, which boys, I will defend that one to the death and if you don't like her you have a hearing problem because she has, arguably, the most perfect voice ever. We were sitting there listening to her (it was at Deer Valley, outside, so the view was just as amazing) and it just sounded like they were playing her C.D. You know how sometimes live concerts are dissapointing? Not her. She sounded flawless. It was a really cool concert. I even left my 6 day old daughter so I could go to it. Jessie was there too and she needs to share her Bill Murray story. Anyway, the concert ended when it just started pouring down rain. We were driving home when mom calls to inform us that there had been a tornado watch issued in the Layton, Syracuse area. She said she was worried because she had extrapolated that Mike would probably be pulling the Uhaul right through there at that time. She was asking dad, all worried, "do you think he'll pull over if it gets really bad?" Dad answered quite matter of factly, "Mike has been through WAR, do you really think he's scared of much of anything after that?" It was pretty funny. Kev and I were dying laughing when she told us that. Kev was like, you've gotta blog that one. Anyway I'm going back to bed. I can't believe I'm wasting this precious time as it is. Love Leash

Late night...

Hey all. It's midnight my time and I'm up with some severe heartburn. Figured I'd check the blogs and see what's up... First off, WOO HOO! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jessica!! I'm really glad you were born. I remember when you really used to scare and intimidate me, but now you're like one of my best friends of all time. Hope everything is well!!

And second, well, there's not much to say. It was 100 degrees here today. That's pretty rare.

Have a lovely Friday all.
Cory

Good morning Lydi

Lydi, just a note. Those with Lydia ears - Faith Hill and Jennifer Garner. I was watching Faith's new video and was surprised to see the ears that you so badly hate. Also, a preview for Jennifer's new show featured a shot of her with her hair pulled back. Bonjour ears! Just think of those beauties when you think of your ears.
It's late and I'm starting to reap the benefits of waking every two hours for feedings. I'm going to bed. Can't wait to see all of you in a couple of weeks.
Love Alicia

povo

Happy birthday Jessica. This is short and sweet. Luckily this has been a great week. Unfortunately it's been bad for others. Alright I know the bane of this families existence is cold sores so here's a trick. Take Lysine. you buy it in the store and can get a big bottle. Take like three in the morning and three again at night. It stops them in their tracks. Sounds like a round up commercial. If you'd like to be a representative for lysine come over this friday for a mix and mingle and find out how you can make 100K working part time in one year. Just kidding I bet every one had bile in their throat. Mindi that poem was sick I can't believe Adam didn't explain the inuendo's (spelling?) peace out. just kidding mindi you're great and I'm sure we can entice cory back if you post a picture of a land rover.

oh sis

i knew i was forgetting something! i kept checking the blog waiting for someone to post low and behold i should have wished you a happy birthday! love you miss you see you soon

camp song for you
"happy birthday
it's jessicas birthday
happy birthday
birthday to you wooo"

chels-sorry jess!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSICA! I love you!

chelsea

Hello Everyone. It's been a week since I've posted but I've continued to stay up to date with everyone's stuff. There has been a lot of days from Hell, but you do what you gotta do. This week has been blissful because I have had no school! I got 100% on my math final and an A out of the class. It was awesome. Work has been pretty busy. I've been trying to get all of my crap done because I'm going to be out tomorrow and part of next week. In the morning my sisters and I are going to Los Cabos, Mexico with my Dad. I'm really excited. I'll take pictures and try to post them for all of you when we get back (Wednesday night). I hope I will have a lot of blogs to catch up on. No one has been posting! It's depressing. Lyd, I left you a voicemail today. I hope you enjoy that. Peace out! Chels

Happy Birthday, Jessica

Jess,
Hope you have a wonderful day and that you have fun at the concert tonight. Cameron, so sorry to hear about your horrible week. Hope everything works out with your house. Our house has been on the market for a few weeks now without even one showing. For a few days I thought maybe our realator was dead, but he called yesterday alive and well. Cory, I beg for your forgiveness. You can never leave the blog, you are the blog.
mindi

One less blogger...

Mindi. I can't believe you posted twice in a row. My level of disgust is so high, that I am now done with the blog forever. Thanks for ruining my life.
cory

My Turn

Since a few people chose to describe their days from hell I think I will take a turn. Ours has been this whole week though. OK, so last Friday we were supposed to close on the sale of our house. Monica got a call Thursday from the guy buying it saying he needs until the 15th of August. So, we called him back and told him that wouldn't do. I gave him the contact information of a friend of mine who owns a mortgage buisness and told him that he could do the loan and close it fast. So he meets with my friend and gets qualified 4 different ways, (according to my friend his problem has been getting qualified). After I heard that he was qualified I gave him until 8/8/05 to close or we are done working with him as we will lose the Layton house if we have to wait any longer.
Tuesday morning, I am driving to work in my great little 1986 Camry that gets 37 miles to the gallon and never had a problem. Anyway, I notice that I have lost a little power. Just then I look at my temp. gauge and see that it is way hot. Steam starts billowing out from under the hood of the car. I hurry and pull over, pop the hood to see that my radiator has about a 5" crack across the front of it. So, my dad towed me to work and I am trying to find someone to weld it or find a used one and just replace it.
Tuesday night. We think our luck has turned and in a way it did. We had a young couple come through our house and made a back up offer. So if the sale falls through on Monday we can close in about a week after that because they are pre-approved. Just as they are leaving it starts to rain. This is not a normal rain storm. My street was literally a river. The final estimate was that we got 2" of rain in 45 min. Our basement has never flooded before because there is a really good drain in the bottom of the stair well. They lady in the basement however had covered the drain with a hose and a flower pot. So we have emptied approx. 130 gallons of water out of the basement apartment in the last two days and finally feel like it is under control.
Ok, so there has been good and bad this week. I am just glad it's almost over.
I have said this before but if all goes as planned, now, we will be moving into the new house next Tuesday.
That's all for now, talk to you all soon.

Cameron

ColoradoBennett

I have this little personal rule that I cannot post again until someone else has posted after me. I'm going to go ahead and break that rule because I can't stand the silence any longer. Did I do something wrong? Does the Jabberwocky poem have some terrible hidden meaning that I wasn't aware of and now you all are discusted and offended by me? I've done that more than twice in my life, innocently using a phrase or admiring an object which turns out to have a vile and discusting hidden meaning. So I'll just leave you with a quote that I know can't be wrong:
C.S. Lewis: "The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers...exist for one purpose only--and that is to support this ultimate career."

ColoradoBennett--Callooh! Callay!

Allow me to explain. The first photo is Kaia cheering on the boats at the Dragon Boat festival on Sunday. That was a blast. We took Max with us (he rode on my lap in the jeep on the way there) and we got lots of attention. "Wow look at that horse!" "That's a big *&^$#@ dog!", etc. Next picture was taken on Monday night at the infamous (that means more than famous) Lakeside amusement park in Denver. We were there with the Stinchfield's and had a blissfully wonderful time. In this shot in paticular, Sadie is crying because the rollercoaster is about to take off and she really doesn't want to be on there. Sierra held her hands up in the air and laughed every time she passed us. But Sadie quickly recovered and was back to riding the airplanes and motorcycle rides with her cousin. Then the classic bathtub shot. Sierra moped around all day today saying that she missed her cousins and wants them to drive back. Can you do that please, Brooke? Just turn around that 55 ft. Uhaul, and your car packed with three kids, a dog, and a cat and come back for a few days? You guys are amazing. I can't believe how well you are handling the move from GA to WA. I want to curl up in the fetal position and cry just thinking about it.
And now a poem:
Jabberwocky
"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths out grabe.

Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws the catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought--
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling though the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

And hast thou slain the Jabberwock!
Come to my arms, by beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brilling, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe."

Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

They're Ba-ack

Okay, or something like that. It is me, your long lost cousin, sister, niece, complete stranger, daughter, etc... I have spent the last 30 minutes catching up on all the funny stories on the blog. I kept laughing out loud and Mindi would ask me where I was, what part I was reading as she stands in the kitchen frying up about 30 lbs. of bacon. No, I'm not even exaggerating very much. Adam bought a small moving box full of bacon and Mindi's dividing it into 60 ziplock freezer bags. So nobody worry about food storage. Just make sure you have enough gas to get to Denver where we will eat like kings.

So tonight we will be at Aunt Jackie's house. I love knowing that my poor, completely impaired aunt that can't even walk or lay down will be taking us in. I feel like a real heel. But I can't resist being there. I have been looking forward to it since I found out we were moving. I have a number of stories to share that really have a lot to do with complaining about everything about this whole move, but if I share them now I'm afraid that when I get to Auntie Jack's house there will be nothing to talk about and we'll just look at each other awkwardly and think "Wow, heaven really would have been terrible without the blog." Actually I have just a few precious moments left with the Colorado Bennetts so I have to go.

To the guest comment- we are an extended family.

I love you all. See some of you tonight. Can't wait. Brooke

Beecher-Seitzler Sis finally adds to the Blog...

Ok, this is my first ever Blog and just wanted to say hello to the fam. down south! :) I think I'm the family member the furthest North (in Maple Valley - outside of Seattle) of everyone. It's been great to sorta connect with you all the few times I've visited the Blog. Unfortunatley, my contributions will be somewhat infrequent because I have 4 e-mail addresses between personal and work accounts, so they suck up my available time to be on-line. If you ever want to journey up here for a visit feel free to stay with Brian and me! Love, Shelli

oh cousins i love to know you all know i'm just waiting around for someone to post, thanks megs for that blog- the only one all day, it was great! anyhow camp is going good only 15 more days until i'm home! i made a chain to count the days, everybody thinks i'm crazy, oh well i'm over it. it's so funny cause i don't even go out at night any more, i'm in bed after work at 9 and up at 6:30 or so, no real interaction with other counselors or campers!

i called leash the other day and i got to hear madison cry, it was great, they called me after she was born it was great, i wish i could've been there! leash also told me chloe calls her "992 baby" funny eh! she also said chloe wakes up from her nap wanting to know where 992 is!

anyhow if i don't see you guys when you come to utah i've decided that i'll just have to book a ticket and come out and visit all of you, (darn'it that should be hard to do, good times with cousins- free place to stay, etc. etc. etc.!) (chels we should look into that for real!) but also if you could push your stay to the 16th i know you won't regret it cause i really really want to see all of you together!

moving on next week on my day off i plan on visiting the witches in salem, i'm so excited, i've done a lot of research on it, tell me if you don't think on top of see witches, i'll get to see pirates. doesn't that sound enticing!

"a 20-30 minute waling tour, where you'll meet some 60 buccaneers from the days of yore, and you'll behold their artifacts and treasures. visit a recreated dockside village, board a pirate ship and meander an eight-foot batcave, filled with hidden booty. these pirates, and not accused witches, were the real rascals and villains of 1692 in olde salem towne."

what what, that's where i'll be. i'll post you again and let you know how it really was, i'm guessing somewhat like disneyland!
well blog to blog later lyd.

ps my friend here had his mom overnight the first season of A D cause we both found out our love for it! so so good