After my wife's recent post I have to give my own version of Campaign Signs. I have one Campaign Sign on my front lawn. This sign serves one purpose for me. This sign gives me the opportunity to turn off the lawn mower and move it, mow over the spot then re-plant the sign again. I just have to say what a wonderful opportunity for me.
I don't have alot of experiences in politics, I used to vote for Republicans. It didn't matter who were running and what they said. I just checked the box. Well I have a Morgan Bowen sign on my lawn (see above) I have looked into some of the things he has said. I think he will be a stronger person than the person he is running against. (Rob Bishop) I don't like School Vouchers, I like Credit Unions and I hate to see Nuclear Waste in Utah. If Bowen is against this, than I will vote for him! It doesn't matter if he is a Republican or Democrat or whatever else.
I am currently not involved in the political arena (I leave that to my wife) I do try to see some points of views and I currently throw any party affiliation out the window. In the end I hope the best Man or Woman gets the job. And thats all I have to say about that!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Just a Little Tribute!
On August 23, 2008 I was sad to hear of the passing of Jessica's Grandma. Glenda Sparrow. I feel bad because the last week she was alive, I didn't take my boys down to see her. Jessica went with one of the boys. I guess I kept saying to myself "I don't want to fight those boys at her home at the Legacy House and chase them all over the place, so I will just stay home" Now there is nothing I can do to rectify that! I am glad Jessica got to go and see her. She died peacefully and she went after she had had a bath and was fully dressed and had her hair done. She wouldn't of wanted it any other way.
Now I guess all I can do is pay tribute to a person I thought was a very nice lady. She did funny things, as all of us do funny things. One of my first memories was Mowing her lawn. Jessica and I did it and I guess we did a horrible job? anyway I guess we got fired from that. the $20 bucks sure helped on gas to get us back to Cedar City. I also remember she had a cold one time I was there, and she would pull a tissue from out of nowhere, like Magic! to wipe her nose. I finally spotted the trick and the tissues were being stuffed down her shirt. I guess it's a good thing I didn't have a cold!
I will miss this lady, she got a little funny and had a hard time moving, and remembering in the end, but she is now at rest. So now I bid her a fond farewell. I will miss you!
Here is the obituary notice:
Glenda Sparrow
1919 - 2008
Glenda Rose Shepherd Sparrow died Aug. 23, 2008, at Legacy House in
Logan, Utah. She was reunited with her loving husband and all of her siblings and parents. Glenda was born in Clarkston, Utah, on May 18, 1919, to Charles William and Mary Emmaline Godfrey Shepherd. She married her sweetheart, Sydney Joseph Sparrow, on Dec. 23, 1936, in the Logan LDS Temple for time and all eternity. Sid passed away Jan. 29, 1998. They lived in Dayton and Clifton, Idaho, during their early married years, where Glenda worked at the high school cafeteria. Later they moved to North Logan, Utah, where she worked at Baugh Motel, Logan Regional Hospital, and the USU Bookstore. Glenda was a very devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many church callings over the years, with her favorite being able to work in the Logan Temple with her husband for 11 years. They both loved the temple dearly. Full of faith and fortitude, she always supported her family and friends. Crocheting was one of her many talents. All of her children, grandchildren and many great-grandchildren have received some of her prized pieces that had taken many hours to make. Glenda was an avid fan of the Utah Jazz. She is survived by one daughter, Maurine (Lee) Hendrickson, of Preston, Idaho; three sons, Jay (Kayleen) of North Logan, Dennis (Mary) of Colorado Springs, Colo., currently serving a mission in Taiwan, and Curtis (Linda) of Smithfield; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by a still-born son; her parents; two brothers, Clarence and Elvin Shepherd; and two sisters, Erma Shepherd and Ruby Ralphs. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the North Logan 2nd Ward chapel, 1105 E. 2100 North. There will be a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Allen Mortuary, 420 E. 1800 North, North Logan and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church prior to services. Interment will be at the Clarkston Cemetery. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff at Pioneer Valley Lodge, Heart & Hands, Alpine Hospice, and especially Amy Godfrey, Joyce Larson and Legacy House for all the special care and love showed toward our mother.
Now I guess all I can do is pay tribute to a person I thought was a very nice lady. She did funny things, as all of us do funny things. One of my first memories was Mowing her lawn. Jessica and I did it and I guess we did a horrible job? anyway I guess we got fired from that. the $20 bucks sure helped on gas to get us back to Cedar City. I also remember she had a cold one time I was there, and she would pull a tissue from out of nowhere, like Magic! to wipe her nose. I finally spotted the trick and the tissues were being stuffed down her shirt. I guess it's a good thing I didn't have a cold!
I will miss this lady, she got a little funny and had a hard time moving, and remembering in the end, but she is now at rest. So now I bid her a fond farewell. I will miss you!
Here is the obituary notice:
Glenda Sparrow
1919 - 2008
Glenda Rose Shepherd Sparrow died Aug. 23, 2008, at Legacy House in
Logan, Utah. She was reunited with her loving husband and all of her siblings and parents. Glenda was born in Clarkston, Utah, on May 18, 1919, to Charles William and Mary Emmaline Godfrey Shepherd. She married her sweetheart, Sydney Joseph Sparrow, on Dec. 23, 1936, in the Logan LDS Temple for time and all eternity. Sid passed away Jan. 29, 1998. They lived in Dayton and Clifton, Idaho, during their early married years, where Glenda worked at the high school cafeteria. Later they moved to North Logan, Utah, where she worked at Baugh Motel, Logan Regional Hospital, and the USU Bookstore. Glenda was a very devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in many church callings over the years, with her favorite being able to work in the Logan Temple with her husband for 11 years. They both loved the temple dearly. Full of faith and fortitude, she always supported her family and friends. Crocheting was one of her many talents. All of her children, grandchildren and many great-grandchildren have received some of her prized pieces that had taken many hours to make. Glenda was an avid fan of the Utah Jazz. She is survived by one daughter, Maurine (Lee) Hendrickson, of Preston, Idaho; three sons, Jay (Kayleen) of North Logan, Dennis (Mary) of Colorado Springs, Colo., currently serving a mission in Taiwan, and Curtis (Linda) of Smithfield; 13 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. She was proceeded in death by a still-born son; her parents; two brothers, Clarence and Elvin Shepherd; and two sisters, Erma Shepherd and Ruby Ralphs. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the North Logan 2nd Ward chapel, 1105 E. 2100 North. There will be a viewing from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Allen Mortuary, 420 E. 1800 North, North Logan and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church prior to services. Interment will be at the Clarkston Cemetery. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff at Pioneer Valley Lodge, Heart & Hands, Alpine Hospice, and especially Amy Godfrey, Joyce Larson and Legacy House for all the special care and love showed toward our mother.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Do you text?
I have been texting for the past year now and I finally can send a text to someone in less than a minute! It has been a struggle because I am slow and want to spell everything out and I want the grammer to be correct. Jessica on the other hand can text a novel in 30 seconds or less. With this speed there does come errors. These errors come from Jessica aka CEO of the Grammer Police. Recently she texted me (when you going to be home?) I texted back (still in Ogden) She followed with (If your not going to be GOOD in 15 minutes don't worry about it) I guess she made a texting mistake or she is giving me permission to sin. I still give her a hard time about it.
I hate people who text when they drive, this is almost impossible for me. I have done it but it usually is one word answers and most of the time my texts don't make any sense. I have seen people driving in the fast lane, texting! and worse of all they are going ten under the speed limit. They have no idea of the traffic around them. I want to slap them twice and call them Susan and wake them up!
So to all the texters out there you are in a unique group, A group that I am a member of, guilty as charged. Be careful how you word things and make sure the spelling is correct before you hit send!
I hate people who text when they drive, this is almost impossible for me. I have done it but it usually is one word answers and most of the time my texts don't make any sense. I have seen people driving in the fast lane, texting! and worse of all they are going ten under the speed limit. They have no idea of the traffic around them. I want to slap them twice and call them Susan and wake them up!
So to all the texters out there you are in a unique group, A group that I am a member of, guilty as charged. Be careful how you word things and make sure the spelling is correct before you hit send!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
A silly Game?
1. Add a comment on my blog about one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot just do anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play, suit yourself.
Come on now don't be shy!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play, suit yourself.
Come on now don't be shy!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Sting!
On July 19th, I was stung not by a bee but by The Police and Sting of course. What an Awesome event!!!! I went to the concert with MY lovely wife Jessica and our friends the Gibbons, When Roxanne was sung of course Roxanne went nuts, Sting did an awesome job on that song. Other greats were Wrapped around your finger, don't stand so close to me and king of Pain! All were awesome, I stood most of the time and was hoarse when I got back to the hotel.
Sting did awesome on all of the songs. I of course liked Message in a bottle which opened the show and Every Breathe you Take was unbelievable to me. Sting has got some lungs on him and can really belt it out, he also is very creative in the way he will sing a song. He was a true artist, and he was very brillant, amazing, awesome, wonderful. I'm running out of adjectives. The drummer (Stewart Copeland) almost stole the show, he was amazing. He had nearly a dozen different percussion instruments besides his drums that he was clanking and plunking the whole time. He even had a huge gong. Stewart was running and pounding those drums with such force but it sounded so awesome. The guitarist (Andy Summers) was also incredible. He played with little effort and to stay with Sting as he added his little rifts and changes to the songs he did an excellent job.
The Hotel we stayed at was a disaster, never stay at an extended stay hotel! "holy s***" I should of stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. The king Bed was nice because I didn't fight with Jessica about the room on the bed. Dinner was wendy's, it could have been worse!! but, breakfast was okay, I have had my yearly visit to I-hop. WOW! Anyway I am home and I am still rocking out in my mind with Sting and the Boys. I am glad I went.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
New house new dog
It seems as a new home owner that the next thing to get is a dog, I guess in our case that is. We promised the boys years ago if we were to get a house with a backyard we would get a dog. So now we have a house with a fenced back yard and so now we get a dog. Kramer is the newest member of the family and he has been fun.
Kramer was a dog we adopted from Petsmart adoptions on Saturday. Kramer came in with all these barking, nipping, noisy and crazy looking dogs. Kramer was quiet and did not bark. He has barked maybe 4 or 5 times since we had him. We need a doggy door for the mudroom to the backyard, but has been fun, It freaked me out the first time he put that cold nose on me in the early hours of the morning.
So I guess i'm a pet owner and it has been fun and I really enjoy it for now.
Sunday, July 6, 2008
The Man Trip
The man trip is the annual trip to Blind Lake on the Boulder Moiuntains in Southern Utah. My family has been going for 17 years now. My dad is the reason we keep going, he started it all.
The man trip means no girls, and thank goodness for that. they would never want to go back and we would have to fight like heck to go back ourselves. Trajan my nine year old who made his first journey on the man trip said" All we did around the fire was burp and fart!" He made his mark just as much as anyone else. This year was mild compared when we eat Mutton for one of the meals.
This years one liner was "La Quinta Spanish for_____________!" My Brother Austin led the assault with that phrase there was some really funny ones that he kept on saying. Some of them were La Quinta Spanish for Bumpy Roads, or this stuff smells like s**t.
Over all the trip was awesome, my waders had a hole in the buttocks and I had a wet Butt two of the three days, there is nothing worse than a wet Butt. At one time I just got back on the shore and I was changing and Trajan got a bite and I was helping him real in the fish half naked, I am so glad my Dad didn't have his camera for that one.
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