tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45556551390242888692024-03-05T10:41:51.244-08:00ANDY AND EDDIEhusband, wife, and their two dogsKirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-66451602100819051142011-05-15T16:54:00.001-07:002011-05-15T17:10:20.583-07:00CAMPING!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5vKiDcUJOic3P5PNcoMbaIjqJqOYvQ7wp_WOfyb1vGmE3uq2MO3Q7NCiD44VSp9DMxIaAoj7-Ihh7Ro7U2303bQxbYukei3H4kgBTq8kQ_sk8S5oS4wH8wMMLer_IyuJ602wFMzeS7w/s1600/camping+april+11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD5vKiDcUJOic3P5PNcoMbaIjqJqOYvQ7wp_WOfyb1vGmE3uq2MO3Q7NCiD44VSp9DMxIaAoj7-Ihh7Ro7U2303bQxbYukei3H4kgBTq8kQ_sk8S5oS4wH8wMMLer_IyuJ602wFMzeS7w/s320/camping+april+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607095753418954754" border="0" /></a><br />It's no joke. We took our little Soeji camping and the dogs. It got pretty cold at night, so we piled the layers on Soeji. I don't think I slept much the first night for fear that she would freeze. But every time I checked on her, she was quite warm. During the day it was wonderful weather because it wasn't BLAZING hot!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnQawNXquoaafQpmwgF08DhJa9vn5VDHuCppWsWiwLjAb2g8ZV7-B0-eomaa7JErbIVq3xtoiTJsCTselIBOPzP-fpTZtyYo24Q0PqWxw7poobEXzfD2DuaPD35bVvGrh1evX4AvXJnk/s1600/k+n+jo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnQawNXquoaafQpmwgF08DhJa9vn5VDHuCppWsWiwLjAb2g8ZV7-B0-eomaa7JErbIVq3xtoiTJsCTselIBOPzP-fpTZtyYo24Q0PqWxw7poobEXzfD2DuaPD35bVvGrh1evX4AvXJnk/s320/k+n+jo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607096196396703282" border="0" /></a>I learned that, at least with Josie, site seeing needs to be done in short bursts followed by a good nap. I am sure when she gets a little older she'll last a little longer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkMm9OwBu9GxhdMf6Opelm46Kv72MAGZsrtTWa_kxp4TX5hlDHF6FedJIP4wysjaMVYiAn_oF-Yn6-lx4anHsg9aG3gkpcgu2C6bfRiwuenVxxvms4yzg3g7PtS4SOG6mj3nP4C96OPw/s1600/andy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkMm9OwBu9GxhdMf6Opelm46Kv72MAGZsrtTWa_kxp4TX5hlDHF6FedJIP4wysjaMVYiAn_oF-Yn6-lx4anHsg9aG3gkpcgu2C6bfRiwuenVxxvms4yzg3g7PtS4SOG6mj3nP4C96OPw/s320/andy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607099174565741138" border="0" /></a>Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-90333375370555105232011-02-03T18:18:00.001-08:002011-02-03T18:24:02.078-08:00new schoolAndy just got placed in a new school for his student teaching. He will be there for 50 school days. Today is day 3, only 47 more to go. I can hardly wait. Student teaching is so hard. Heck, teaching is so hard. Especially your first year. I cried every week for the first half of the year during my first year (2009-2010). One day I got a bad review on a lesson and went hysterical. I had to be sent home. So much pressure. So much to prepare. Always more to do. So Andy is now teaching in 6th grade. All prayers welcome during this time while I am working and he is student teaching and we have a new born. I am so tired. All the time.<br /><br />I stole this pic from my sister in law because I really like it. Andy, Soeji, and S.S.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KUtarlAaxg36KTWv6mvhcdvy1uRMSc3HZJH5KImveXja-Xp87EitzbFn8a_STak_VbztDaTuhl_5Bhx8ZdL5_pMmYNMZDSrhVQ9uboo9eclltmDUpJ_OELmddApXBcybR6eVOvnHo08/s1600/andy+josie+sam.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KUtarlAaxg36KTWv6mvhcdvy1uRMSc3HZJH5KImveXja-Xp87EitzbFn8a_STak_VbztDaTuhl_5Bhx8ZdL5_pMmYNMZDSrhVQ9uboo9eclltmDUpJ_OELmddApXBcybR6eVOvnHo08/s320/andy+josie+sam.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569653954567111426" border="0" /></a>I like the outfit Soeji is wearing too. It was from Andy's sister.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-91161862640818673832011-01-25T08:19:00.000-08:002011-01-25T09:16:24.499-08:00Back to workToday is my first day back at work (eddie). Boy am I tired. It's fun to be back at school. I love my co-workers and it's sure nice to be out of the house. My poor S0eji (baby), was crying a lot last night. Everyone I talk to about it said she could feel how stressed out Andy and I were about Andy's student teaching, me going back to work, and our messy house. The poor girl got to bed quite late; Andy and I got to bed even later. We were trying to get his lessons organized for today. This is actually OK, because maybe she will be tired enough to sleep for her grandma today with out needing to be held the whole time she is sleeping ;)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuBZRfbMeMs3z9LnLmTmbcEt-sWsooaA6KPsMgRyIg6xHlVX6ttvxBIz_t1ff5yeUst5UPCrPSzOkV4HXQuDG-6B6n_rM4cELm_aPlaY9UY6C6HowoeHf1rf9p5TYUD77syVz0mhXCM4/s1600/2011+Jan+15.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuBZRfbMeMs3z9LnLmTmbcEt-sWsooaA6KPsMgRyIg6xHlVX6ttvxBIz_t1ff5yeUst5UPCrPSzOkV4HXQuDG-6B6n_rM4cELm_aPlaY9UY6C6HowoeHf1rf9p5TYUD77syVz0mhXCM4/s320/2011+Jan+15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566161562255339762" border="0" /></a>Taken: Jan 15, 2011Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-40930448246639753412010-12-31T07:31:00.001-08:002011-01-25T09:14:12.905-08:00Soeji's Stats<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPOzX9uVmPKZz6_cwMX9cY0p3qm0iq_ndL0yllVLaTaY4CMtyaHk98ihxEsRnaT1mwaHFWrb0X3xY65ZxcputPWinAP5bEueO84ECohh09GOrjWG_n6ucEM2spzbyyZnjXOvW1eDZBd8/s1600/IMG_4354.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPOzX9uVmPKZz6_cwMX9cY0p3qm0iq_ndL0yllVLaTaY4CMtyaHk98ihxEsRnaT1mwaHFWrb0X3xY65ZxcputPWinAP5bEueO84ECohh09GOrjWG_n6ucEM2spzbyyZnjXOvW1eDZBd8/s320/IMG_4354.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556876089508428962" border="0" /></a>Born: 9 days late<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Weight: 8 lbs. 7 oz.<br />Length: 20 inches<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWJHnEtwObn2s0CFUce5Al9cBBuVs5qhlhcrc6JUKA6nZW7jJlceGsgI5hESyQyAlbQVij-SMXie6Ve7qtnQAwdjnJ1hHIDNRO462J-XRXi4IUm1vvKQ_ADvE1TyJ3Ecx9jT1SBroP10/s1600/IMG_4360.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDWJHnEtwObn2s0CFUce5Al9cBBuVs5qhlhcrc6JUKA6nZW7jJlceGsgI5hESyQyAlbQVij-SMXie6Ve7qtnQAwdjnJ1hHIDNRO462J-XRXi4IUm1vvKQ_ADvE1TyJ3Ecx9jT1SBroP10/s320/IMG_4360.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556874490274082146" border="0" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">11 hours old. She already has crusties on her face from feeding.</div></div>Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-75916675169610344642009-12-13T15:46:00.000-08:002009-12-13T15:55:07.553-08:00Family PhotoSometimes I just don't know how I feel about facebook. I mean here we go and try and take family photos and before anyone even checks to see if this blog is still alive, they have already seen said picture on facebook so what is the point of putting it in a post? So this post goes picture-less, but you can see the photo to the left.<br /><br />Update:<br />-Andy is back in school. He is going to be an elementary school teacher in 1.5 years. He would like to be just an art teacher some day, but for now this is good.<br />-Kirsten is an intern in a 5th grade classroom and thinks it is very stressful! She will be done with coursework by December 16 and will acutally graduate in April. (yea finally a bachelors)<br />-Andy does sound gigs sometimes, and sometimes he even gets paid really good money to do them. His boss worked for really big record companies in the old days and they even went on the road to AZ this last summer to do sound.<br />-Kirsten got a summer job working with people with disabilities and really liked it. She still works 2 hours on Sunday before church and hopes to work for them again this summer.<br />-Andy finally quit the mall (yea) and is going to start working for his friends at <a href="http://www.boomerangbookstore.com/">Boomerang Bookstore.</a><br />-Kirsten is really looking forward to Christmas break.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-35694868883314170852009-02-27T15:44:00.000-08:002009-02-27T15:58:33.131-08:00We were gone...I’ve (we’ve) essentially disappeared off the face of virtual world. Ok I still check Facebook from Time to time, but I haven’t been writing or visiting blogs lately. I just can’t. If I am not in class or at work I am at home with the dogs studying (which means avoiding the internet) or helping family. Well that isn’t entirely true I have been watching some TV on DVD to try and relax after a stressful day or two. I’ve even stopped doing house work for the most part b/c I just don’t have time. Poor Andy has been put in charge. And lets just say house work in my opinion is really a two + person job.<br /><br />But if you think I’ve neglected cyber space, it’s nothing in comparison to my dear grandmother. Well I hadn’t seen my grandma in like 6 weeks and she can’t drive anymore (she does have other family around who help though). She finally called me the other day almost in tears because her Sheltie (lula’s litter mate), Jack, needed to go to the vet because his skin condition had come back with a vengeance. In short I am now at grandma’s 2-3 times a week bathing Jack with special shampoo. Which I am happy to do… As long as the visit can be at like 10:00 at night or 7:00 in the morning. It’s been good to be with grandma again. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fOT-2VbxUtSzB4VPTuikRtkjoLge27h2vdD9gaoCycGz7gooVwCJPvJds1myjdwq-Y2KsPqtYU6M3C3Aj8IvPIfwoIrDVMEpDK7weeDvciovCGBxWYR75himcfUnpkdMbzjBkRJE_cw/s1600-h/SANY0184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307630744488115586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fOT-2VbxUtSzB4VPTuikRtkjoLge27h2vdD9gaoCycGz7gooVwCJPvJds1myjdwq-Y2KsPqtYU6M3C3Aj8IvPIfwoIrDVMEpDK7weeDvciovCGBxWYR75himcfUnpkdMbzjBkRJE_cw/s320/SANY0184.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />On a lighter note, here is a photo. It’s of me receiving a singing valentine at work. Andy totally surprised me! I thought it was simply brilliant and I don’t know if he’ll ever be able to top it. \<br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fOT-2VbxUtSzB4VPTuikRtkjoLge27h2vdD9gaoCycGz7gooVwCJPvJds1myjdwq-Y2KsPqtYU6M3C3Aj8IvPIfwoIrDVMEpDK7weeDvciovCGBxWYR75himcfUnpkdMbzjBkRJE_cw/s1600-h/SANY0184.JPG"></a> </p>Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-64325142126454149022009-01-02T10:24:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:43:59.796-08:00Happy New Year/Happy BIRTHDAY FROSTEBITE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86HTLSRuNFPRXhHt8BW2rr09pXdczspobNxYYLIqVa9_FtpYLApAyDu8Et2jVUhr7WAs5No5oVnqBPgiN4n0SyRaM4hNGIoYb00WUKwzWrfCOT4kmAOb_gY45PQ-N94hllOf0-4nbEzMQ/s1600-h/P1030647.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86HTLSRuNFPRXhHt8BW2rr09pXdczspobNxYYLIqVa9_FtpYLApAyDu8Et2jVUhr7WAs5No5oVnqBPgiN4n0SyRaM4hNGIoYb00WUKwzWrfCOT4kmAOb_gY45PQ-N94hllOf0-4nbEzMQ/s400/P1030647.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286765896636485890" /></a><br /><p>This is Frost Bitten Obsedian Gray his birthday was yesterday, New Years Day. Saddly we did nothing for his birthday. Eddie and I are both passionate Dog owners but we don't seem to go to the point that we give them human luxuries such as birthdays. Though both of dogs deserve the best. Especially FrostBite I feel blessed to know such a noble creature. He was born deaf and eplileptic but it makes no difference to him he is still the most uncondiontionally loving dog you could ever meet. He is friendly with every dog and human he ever meets. He is rather sensitive to touch and is easily frightened but he still loves us when we come up behind him. </p><p>This year I hope to be a little more like Frost Bite; Loving of everyone, patient with his family, content with the simple things of life.<br /></p><p>HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!</p>Beingandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677686856633225073noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-68387531901471015122008-12-22T09:00:00.000-08:002008-12-22T09:35:35.916-08:00CharitiesDuring x-mas a lot of people give to Charities. Some people even give to charities instead of giving gifts. I did this with my friends one year. We took the money we would have spent on each other and gave it to a worthy cause. My neighbor works at the women's shelter in our area. They receive enough donations during Christmas to last them the whole year. The women's shelter relies on these donations and consider themselves very lucky to receive them. With this in mind I was talking to a few ladies the other day and asked them: if some one wanted to donate to charity as your Christmas present, what charity would you want them to donate to on your behalf? what charity is your favorite? We all have a favorite. And there are so many out there.<br />one said <a href="http://www.operationsmile.org/">operation smile</a><br />the other said the <a href="http://foodandcare.org/about/mission.php">Utah Food and Care Coalition</a><br />I thought about this myself. what is my favorite charity?<br />Andy said his was the <a href="http://www.lds.org/pef/display/0,12036,2074-1-1284,00.html">Perpetual Education Fund</a> this gives education loans to people in poverty to help them end the poverty cycle. Since Andy served an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">LDS</span> mission to Brazil, he knows how important a program like this can be in a person's life.<br />I've been involved in a number of things through out my life. I currently donate a small amount to the <a href="http://www.afs.org/afs_or/home">American Field Service</a> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">AFS</span>) Student Exchange Programs every year. This is the program that I went to Belgium with my Senior year of high school. They gave me a big scholarship to go and I owe it to them to pay it back.<br />Every Christmas Andy and I give what we can to the Food and Care Coalition. We usually give a gift card to a local grocery store so that people in need can get produce and other things a Food Bank just isn't stocked with. This year I also gave a tiny amount, really only a membership fee, to <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/">Amnesty International</a>. Issues they deal with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">truly</span> sadden me-- I am very disturbed by what goes on in the world, in my own country.<br />I had a Teacher Assistant at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">BYU</span> who is currently an activist for Burma. I read her <a href="http://thelms.wordpress.com/feed/">blog</a> and send emails to the UN etc. when <a href="http://uscampaignforburma.org/">US Campaign for Burma </a>requests it.<br />So what is my favorite? I don't know. This is something I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">definitely</span> want to find out.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-70626847302016300992008-11-13T09:41:00.000-08:002008-11-13T09:52:31.130-08:00ahem....It's come to my attention that Andy is less interested in blogging than I am. Or at least I am going to finally admit this out loud. He doesn't blog unless I bug him about it a couple of times, so I feel like I have "TAKEN OVER" our blog. It's ok, he is always welcome to post when ever he wants.<br /><br />In the news: Andy's little sister is getting married!!! That entails a lot. Andy has been having to take hours off work so much, a blessing here, a baptism there, and he just can't take off work for all of the festivities. It's ok he'll be there for the important part. One important part being the family photo (which he wont have to take work off for)--- The ENTIRE Laurel and Ben Bean Family have not ALL been together in a while... so of course we are taking the opportunity to have a professional family picture done. I am a little worried about the stress of getting 5 small grand children to cooperate. I'll hope for the best and try to post a pic when we get one.<br /><br />Of course during all this Andy says, "thanks for putting up with my crazy family." Which frankly I don't mind at all. I LOVE Andy's family. Especailly all the little grandkids and for the most part we DON'T have drama. I think moving would be harder for me than for Andy. I just don't know if I would want to let go to all the family that is around my side and his side. Oh, but we arn't moving, that I know of yet.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-48016139069784896402008-11-06T18:34:00.000-08:002008-11-06T18:45:46.842-08:00Big Butt Bike<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkOkwLMXFPwMswiaO3d-ynIdPIEVmAE1fLvtvDtGorMMab3VttDPf9P7gCO16sN35wRnvRDbs36hwIM2IGEeAkVhCPpAM-AWqX5aVF266VJk3twsRkpY8lxx0ovvbKGq-6BbGLCzxL3s/s1600-h/P1030397.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkOkwLMXFPwMswiaO3d-ynIdPIEVmAE1fLvtvDtGorMMab3VttDPf9P7gCO16sN35wRnvRDbs36hwIM2IGEeAkVhCPpAM-AWqX5aVF266VJk3twsRkpY8lxx0ovvbKGq-6BbGLCzxL3s/s320/P1030397.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265740700018423170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qpBbiSFRHOkaUbPTGi2-Gzvo7eK1oo7hVrFsnaHS9FJ1-Ufvvm-h_RRT0qteIbE1LM2b6cPio0N4gI6RqKO9_Y0-SrRs0XdNNSkBh_x5x3so-tLzhttnd_ebpKe64v4gJbM75qlP0Rs/s1600-h/aandbike.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qpBbiSFRHOkaUbPTGi2-Gzvo7eK1oo7hVrFsnaHS9FJ1-Ufvvm-h_RRT0qteIbE1LM2b6cPio0N4gI6RqKO9_Y0-SrRs0XdNNSkBh_x5x3so-tLzhttnd_ebpKe64v4gJbM75qlP0Rs/s320/aandbike.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265740536503230002" /></a><br /><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8EMtwaN_6ifZSv6ZpJIxccQQSoGLr7rwz5JEfovWrm6kkPShsDMyuZ_AW6LPWu8bPEZgpY5JIxDfFFE0ZiqiTN_faUloBqhQZsBb3TrUPmQUt0IZjN_036-7bHht9n332QFOWym1EVaw/s1600-h/P1030397.JPG">My Grandma got <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">andy</span> this bike for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">chirstmas</span> (it's a little early, but who cares.) We think it is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">soo</span> fun. </a></p><p>You can see out little patio in the other pic. it was the patio that sold us on our little condo. It is so nice to have a little private out door space. </p><p>Tonight we are:</p><p><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"> eddie</span>: trying to do ed psych homework Andy: playing banjo with his little <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">christmas</span> band </p><p></p>Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-66224964267219699962008-10-21T13:29:00.000-07:002008-10-21T13:31:32.567-07:00where is cascade springs??well to answer marie's question it's in the middle of no where between American Fork and Heber unless you were headed there you would probably never stumble across it.<br /><iframe width="425" height="350" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cascade+springs,+utah&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=48.956293,114.257812&ie=UTF8&ll=40.596228,-111.485138&spn=0.740831,1.785278&z=10&iwloc=addr&output=embed&s=AARTsJqZoPkD__d1o__wuxepJyH3ewwydw"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cascade+springs,+utah&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=48.956293,114.257812&ie=UTF8&ll=40.596228,-111.485138&spn=0.740831,1.785278&z=10&iwloc=addr&source=embed" style="color:#0000FF;text-align:left">View Larger Map</a></small>Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-59777249570112212912008-10-20T07:05:00.000-07:002008-10-20T07:28:42.318-07:00Cascade Springs- Sept. 28<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUE-soiA_ULpzAAI_Y22FEidppzcY-xQ6ipsIsSM5ZqqThalykSjecNh7LTBsWw-znJTvXNnw0k6vsJC-3uOLMyg4P-pnHzDPz6X7kOsTTf_aBkCo4HVLlThm_M1L3d53JVjMs6TObuw/s1600-h/P1030303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259240471303255650" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUE-soiA_ULpzAAI_Y22FEidppzcY-xQ6ipsIsSM5ZqqThalykSjecNh7LTBsWw-znJTvXNnw0k6vsJC-3uOLMyg4P-pnHzDPz6X7kOsTTf_aBkCo4HVLlThm_M1L3d53JVjMs6TObuw/s320/P1030303.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStUWwMQBQ3w_Xkxn_05YthzJcl-8oBYcS7ndcIky98_VYb3BTKNMVWBUZsZElSV4_Ygl3T496U1JKTV8jo0Xthkywsbx7GLXynFctLqE8KTSRZSWx96heJNYCKW0_uHG3rsMQJi9lnZc/s1600-h/P1030307.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259240222438653394" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStUWwMQBQ3w_Xkxn_05YthzJcl-8oBYcS7ndcIky98_VYb3BTKNMVWBUZsZElSV4_Ygl3T496U1JKTV8jo0Xthkywsbx7GLXynFctLqE8KTSRZSWx96heJNYCKW0_uHG3rsMQJi9lnZc/s320/P1030307.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOwXrjpnqPcm8G9RxzMlr6eFqV3eik7xKHXa7eNjkfAwrrFUkzoxsPIYDdVaUUo7fqJ2J70KNR0kpB_RH_H2CFu6zA85Ie2lXepG2K4MQJKlLO4J7mjcUDQXazf-UpBnf3uw_V0E1wok/s1600-h/P1030308.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/eddiethegirl/CascadeSprings#5257017173068908706"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpub5nMTKX3Qjzvv-OqfdPvfJyZl20v5szCybP4u6PoNncoH4XiQEdYMH3CmL3f2awQ4ppbl1L8H9AtWW3HNFnsMMRdB0u65m0bE_y1ye9y_hwF3uUHEFp85osaDo7YgTJhEagrh2EZWk/s1600-h/P1030288.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259237834206800818" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpub5nMTKX3Qjzvv-OqfdPvfJyZl20v5szCybP4u6PoNncoH4XiQEdYMH3CmL3f2awQ4ppbl1L8H9AtWW3HNFnsMMRdB0u65m0bE_y1ye9y_hwF3uUHEFp85osaDo7YgTJhEagrh2EZWk/s320/P1030288.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLWt4DUstA0qHYNonavs4LL5nDFbPptYcFxZ7uexPZYyvG5EqVVM91PM0mGKX8aBH4-1322KdbjH1ybi4U7AluzmBy4tjDSTYkaDd8RA-6gGuhopikWh6djEZqFjlX8kV-54FPFE7J2c/s1600-h/P1030289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259238042515357186" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitLWt4DUstA0qHYNonavs4LL5nDFbPptYcFxZ7uexPZYyvG5EqVVM91PM0mGKX8aBH4-1322KdbjH1ybi4U7AluzmBy4tjDSTYkaDd8RA-6gGuhopikWh6djEZqFjlX8kV-54FPFE7J2c/s320/P1030289.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Not all of these pictures are that great, but I posted each one for a specific reason. Whether it be to show the world what <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Andy</span> is really like or to show the beautiful scenery, each photo is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">interesting</span>, at least to me :) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Jordash</span>, the name we call Ashley and Jordan, decided to go to Cascade Springs at the end of September because that is when the leaves start to change in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mountains</span>. I had never been to C<a href="http://www.utahoutdooractivities.com/cascadesprings.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">ascade</span> Springs</a> before, but I thought it was a lot of fun! The water is naturally warm. I am very interested in learning more about the science behind all this, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">especially</span> since one day I'll be an elementary school teacher and need to be able to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">explain</span> it to my students.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-84414816027481876592008-09-30T14:33:00.000-07:002008-09-30T14:39:58.261-07:00CurrentlyCurrently we are:<br />eddie: in semester 1 of 4 of the elementary education major.<br />andy: working maintenance at the mall and looking for a <em>BETTER</em> job<br />lula: anxious with all these noises<br />frostbite: asleep, no sound wakes me up<br /><br />Currently we feel:<br />eddie: bored... waiting for class to start<br />andy: tired... 40 hour a week, manual labor jobs cause that sort of feeling<br />lula: like going on a walk<br />frostbite: like NOT getting a bath<br /><br />Currently we wish:<br />eddie: that the walls would paint themselves<br />andy: that I had my career already<br />lula: for more attention<br />frostbite: for a yummy pig's earKirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-65552107521173031452008-09-14T18:54:00.001-07:002008-09-14T19:05:34.570-07:00YEA for Birthday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3Q1mYbSiaSdHH4f1OjyAVij7pjvaxV2uIc1vartf-Uw7XQv7CX_SsXLIx3XuH-1Iay7kLVq9GNS9GgI1Cc8jFgg6ehrVkdiSF7eTxhCt8Q3sPkyicI8xdp8R1SBDTZwAgHYiCQPJtTg/s1600-h/P1030201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR3Q1mYbSiaSdHH4f1OjyAVij7pjvaxV2uIc1vartf-Uw7XQv7CX_SsXLIx3XuH-1Iay7kLVq9GNS9GgI1Cc8jFgg6ehrVkdiSF7eTxhCt8Q3sPkyicI8xdp8R1SBDTZwAgHYiCQPJtTg/s320/P1030201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246061391572913122" border="0" /></a> Camping Aug 22-24. WE had SOOO MUCH fun with Andy's Cousins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabDgJN0E2tOmKAjgKVusyLzN653ZHP_-lKq1QDc9RCbLgV8eC49PancO-acpHKsrLLyYXqr5hrw1kmgp3ASWUPn0bWpAEGdC_XbkiBg03SXLTgeX00qDjAiDIBfs7baUH9XG-kAbzLqE/s1600-h/P1030195.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabDgJN0E2tOmKAjgKVusyLzN653ZHP_-lKq1QDc9RCbLgV8eC49PancO-acpHKsrLLyYXqr5hrw1kmgp3ASWUPn0bWpAEGdC_XbkiBg03SXLTgeX00qDjAiDIBfs7baUH9XG-kAbzLqE/s320/P1030195.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246061111585997698" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBJNMBjWBN6RxxwbTV7ocssMuW8XstfL7fxoipA90Bj_Jhw2jMZ7bRmTlgCrOy1QTMxkg5YYmlMUgmka60l_eMUgU5kac7nKwUlhjmYAY9ns2SNELDR-5GuCPTdS5AMwQOesN0IngbU0/s1600-h/P1030189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBJNMBjWBN6RxxwbTV7ocssMuW8XstfL7fxoipA90Bj_Jhw2jMZ7bRmTlgCrOy1QTMxkg5YYmlMUgmka60l_eMUgU5kac7nKwUlhjmYAY9ns2SNELDR-5GuCPTdS5AMwQOesN0IngbU0/s320/P1030189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246060838652259314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTDss76shcTrlEJhMF9FC417e4QQ8weXnmtOthj-AQI6tKM0k_AX5vsdUSaXizfa5n4zbGKeNJ-fzhX5sR12HbwaIMs3d-YxgMQGX1HDwycgoJpYb2-HnnPNhES9ecNEntJSUS-xh7xY/s1600-h/P1030282.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfTDss76shcTrlEJhMF9FC417e4QQ8weXnmtOthj-AQI6tKM0k_AX5vsdUSaXizfa5n4zbGKeNJ-fzhX5sR12HbwaIMs3d-YxgMQGX1HDwycgoJpYb2-HnnPNhES9ecNEntJSUS-xh7xY/s320/P1030282.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246061850196970418" border="0" /></a><br />The little girl in the photo is Andy's cousin's little girl. She is adorable. Andy and I went to Tucano's for his birthday on the 30th.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-23079726806864821192008-08-08T13:58:00.000-07:002008-08-08T14:11:26.888-07:00Wedding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW2Mqwh8NOeSDEOoUYMHVivihrODOf9TiwzXDcm0HPzE9JbvQ5QDWdgO-M-LbZku1CHLPrtGjxrIV2KBgR7er1Y0w3nR14y5HLPx2-4uz-6lGZgW8sB6eUAMFI1ZESCx7NVheKKzE8a4/s1600-h/edlefsen+kids.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtW2Mqwh8NOeSDEOoUYMHVivihrODOf9TiwzXDcm0HPzE9JbvQ5QDWdgO-M-LbZku1CHLPrtGjxrIV2KBgR7er1Y0w3nR14y5HLPx2-4uz-6lGZgW8sB6eUAMFI1ZESCx7NVheKKzE8a4/s320/edlefsen+kids.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232254586253939954" /></a><br /><br />My aunt was married aug. 1 . My family drove up from California to be here for it! In this picture you see my sister,me, andy and my brother. My aunt was married in the bountiful temple and she did a luchen at the Joseph Smith Memorial building after ward.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8A-l0p7TBP_oVqcvfOltCd_XYy1m4XCecnYXN28qcZLonBC0rGDaJLl4hDIycmz5X0LpE3HEW0sSHKo4-Qegam0yiQfKaD42jNOQlC3xOoyaf9vKrQniRLZGqbzt1nvW-H68aD4rIv0/s1600-h/champign+ppl.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8A-l0p7TBP_oVqcvfOltCd_XYy1m4XCecnYXN28qcZLonBC0rGDaJLl4hDIycmz5X0LpE3HEW0sSHKo4-Qegam0yiQfKaD42jNOQlC3xOoyaf9vKrQniRLZGqbzt1nvW-H68aD4rIv0/s320/champign+ppl.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232255937803650290" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />in this blurry picture from left to right is my dad, my uncle Paul, my grandfather, my aunt Miriam, my new uncle Ernie, my aunt Kathryn, and some of people my aunts and uncles grew up with. Not pictures here are my grandmother and my uncle eric.<br /><br />I had a wonderful time meeting some extended family and hearing about who looks like who. I've never met my Dad's cousins or uncles before.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-13903156706561872222008-07-05T19:48:00.000-07:002008-07-05T19:51:47.180-07:004th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPKDDtJnNYW4iGyl5NBrPnG2FTDBHfWC3tzFYqURPCY_bV5Utb1a_cllyKL1JNFCGaERubiBz4sV7x5bsVngMJVN123e979xYk7hyphenhyphenW9lw65lPBFUmLZkV1CigEAeOo35UxNHFEgR7Wh0/s1600-h/P1020872.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXPKDDtJnNYW4iGyl5NBrPnG2FTDBHfWC3tzFYqURPCY_bV5Utb1a_cllyKL1JNFCGaERubiBz4sV7x5bsVngMJVN123e979xYk7hyphenhyphenW9lw65lPBFUmLZkV1CigEAeOo35UxNHFEgR7Wh0/s320/P1020872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219728289013574898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4k8i_DllP03-0MOkfKbyyDvKwKM1OrGfR8xFz0lbaXsCKeeVrQxVolh8Aieysek0eZH1yqJuD4TPSsc1emuc3I-sFSWDlfZrhA5UL7HSSumBpcNbe55aJ2h-ZMCD2mqHP6qeaXwkpT8/s1600-h/P1020786.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ4k8i_DllP03-0MOkfKbyyDvKwKM1OrGfR8xFz0lbaXsCKeeVrQxVolh8Aieysek0eZH1yqJuD4TPSsc1emuc3I-sFSWDlfZrhA5UL7HSSumBpcNbe55aJ2h-ZMCD2mqHP6qeaXwkpT8/s320/P1020786.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5219728183963371650" /></a><br />we celebrated by going to see the hot air balloons take off early in the morning. Then we went to a BBQ at our friends. We ended the night at the "culda sac of fire." at th end of Andy's parents street they put ona little fireworks show.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-64254212734503781732008-07-03T14:53:00.000-07:002008-07-03T15:08:10.019-07:00Currently...Currently we are:<br />eddie: in summer classes and working at the UVSC testing center<br />andy: looking for a <em>GOOD</em> job and taking a Lithography class at BYU<br />lula: at home on her mom and dad's bed<br />frostbite: looking out the back window waiting for some action<br /><br />Currently we feel:<br />eddie: excited for the 3 day weekend<br />andy: in love with his lithography class and liking print making more and more<br />lula: like hearding a bunch of sheep<br />frostbite: like going to the park <br /><br />Currently we wish:<br />eddie: that I had a wonderful idea for Andy's Birthday (Aug. 30)<br />andy: that we would go camping and hiking more<br />lula: that I was an "only dog"<br />frostbite: that Lula would play with me<br /><br />I'll try and get some pictures up soon....Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-80782350844439878502008-06-09T11:57:00.000-07:002008-06-09T12:47:22.597-07:00The Great Outdoors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfg_TLhCSYmNdBVyOl9xPihxctMX4VgQHhM-b6Q00SFQ6YWNRLtUfBYXTcH-HRWuBLdZysm2mghzDwhvJox2vJKVDJTluM6m9U0Uh50j06i635Mp4H229CNMNbhaMkRdAXTqNr86UISlj/s1600-h/P1020104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209959260496775906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZfg_TLhCSYmNdBVyOl9xPihxctMX4VgQHhM-b6Q00SFQ6YWNRLtUfBYXTcH-HRWuBLdZysm2mghzDwhvJox2vJKVDJTluM6m9U0Uh50j06i635Mp4H229CNMNbhaMkRdAXTqNr86UISlj/s400/P1020104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZxqKtf4VslxamgdbJwYU91V0Pk-nvEgPO94lA_UxviSqMYMGm2yazTj5RJZUu9FzEHeffzvyMzxZjPcCbbrGb_R0_sMX7SyeI31ZDeiyBcDpmrJNpUSPWjxme1aU60GOk8g9j3fLkKrj/s1600-h/P1020152.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209958930516958322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZxqKtf4VslxamgdbJwYU91V0Pk-nvEgPO94lA_UxviSqMYMGm2yazTj5RJZUu9FzEHeffzvyMzxZjPcCbbrGb_R0_sMX7SyeI31ZDeiyBcDpmrJNpUSPWjxme1aU60GOk8g9j3fLkKrj/s400/P1020152.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTDgkaMxiUyaCg8Ql9IT6oFTXPaLL_7c1nE0a3vJJHd84kYEUIpKjCZtwxelGeksgA24uHg_MMKbWow8UL1RnVeIRwGb3a6ubnS1bK1CI3o_BgXGWnL515JxseasnXBVBybrf0e0iALlc/s1600-h/P1020553.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5209958350029815474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTDgkaMxiUyaCg8Ql9IT6oFTXPaLL_7c1nE0a3vJJHd84kYEUIpKjCZtwxelGeksgA24uHg_MMKbWow8UL1RnVeIRwGb3a6ubnS1bK1CI3o_BgXGWnL515JxseasnXBVBybrf0e0iALlc/s400/P1020553.JPG" border="0" /></a> With the Summer comes the Great out Doors. I love being in the Mountains with friends and family. My Dad , Tom and I went on the first fishing trip of the season last month. We went to the Gran/Kane Reservoir and the Lower Bowns Reservoir in the Escalante area. We each caught a few and Tom and both caught a few with our bare hands.<br /><br />Tom was happy to be back in the wilderness .<br /><br />Eddie and I went on our first hike of the season along the Bonneville Shoreline trail it goes along the east side of the Wasatch Mountains and provides great views of the valley and the mountains. It is also a pretty level hike making it great for out-of-shape hikers like us.Beingandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677686856633225073noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-7030051856887922132008-05-29T07:51:00.000-07:002008-05-29T07:52:40.620-07:00Memorial Day“…it commemorates U.S. men and women who perished while in <a title="Military service" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_service">military service</a> to their country. First enacted to honor <a title="Union Army" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Army">Union</a> soldiers of the <a title="American Civil War" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War">American Civil War</a>, it was expanded after <a title="World War I" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I">World War I</a> to include American casualties of any war or military action…”<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_day">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorial_day</a>retrieved: May 29, 2008<br /><br />Best of all it's a US federal <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Holiday</span>, which meant no work for Kirsten. Memorial Day also usually means a BBQ of sorts somewhere unless it's raining, which it was.<br /><br />In <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Orem</span>, and other places in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Valley">Utah Valley</a>, Boy Scouts go around and put American Flags in the yards of people who have donated to them. We had one in our yard this year. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">actually</span> really like the effect this has. First off b/c it looks cool. Second b/c it makes me wonder why we put flags up on that day and then i go and read about it in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">wikipedia</span>. I'll have to take a picture of the effect next time they put the flags up so you can see what I mean.<br /><br />Kirsten spent memorial day doing homework. And then we went to a BBQ at the <a href="http://escobaradventures.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Escobars</span></a>. It was a fun time with friends and a great holiday.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-41120614037517614562008-05-19T14:28:00.001-07:002008-05-19T14:57:34.019-07:00PLANT!Andy and I have <strong>wanted</strong> to have a plant HANGING in our home for a while now. We have the pleasure of living in a condo build in the 70's so there are already hooks in our celling to make this possible. So finally on Sat we did it, we bought a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hanging</span> plant thing and a plant to go with it. I don't know why I think it is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">sooo</span> cool but I do. I just love plants. <br /><br />Horizontal space is so precious. It seems like you can never have enough of it. I already have 5 year round inside plants, not to mention 3 winter inside plants that take up horizontal space. so if I wanted more plants they were going to have to hang, and though I haven't always thought hanging plants were so <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">wonderful</span>, I just adore them now. There is just not enough green around. I even spend time admiring my plants, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">especially</span> the ones which I have grown from just little things. I am probably most proud of my Christmas Cactus b/c it was on the verge of death, but I was able to bring it back to life by simply changing it's location.Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-66583975253491819962008-05-16T15:06:00.000-07:002008-05-16T15:25:46.513-07:00Up Date<span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Currently we are:</strong></span><br /><strong>eddie</strong>: in summer classes and working at the UVSC testing center<br /><strong>andy</strong>: looking for a job to support his wife through classes ; )<br /><strong>lula</strong>: shedding, of course it's spring<br /><strong>frostbite</strong>: limping. we arn't sure why. the vet says if he is still doing it in a week or so, we'll get an x-ray<br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Currently we feel:</span></strong><br /><strong>eddie:</strong> burnt out and not wanting to take her next two classes, but overall happy<br /><strong>andy:</strong> frustrated he hasn't gotten a job yet, but enjoying the free time<br /><strong>lula:</strong> impatient-- waiting for mom and dad to get home<br /><strong>frostbite:</strong> just great--ahhh I love sleeping on the couch when mom and dad aren't home<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Currently we wish:</strong></span><br /><strong>eddie:</strong> that we had hard wood floors<br /><strong>andy:</strong> that I had a bike that was actually my size<br /><strong>lula:</strong> that we could go to the park (but we can't b/c frostbite has a limp-- "boooo!")<br /><strong>frostbite:</strong> that mom would leave me alone ("stop trying to brush me")<br /><br />To the reader: thanks for reading, whoever you areKirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-29339173279127856692008-05-11T14:53:00.000-07:002008-05-11T15:01:57.149-07:00Mother's Day Switch.<span style="font-family: lucida grande;"><br /><br />In our house there is a switch<br />it determines what we do and how we do it.<br />It decides if we live in peace or in discontent,<br />It helps us know if we are living with a life in order or disarray.<br />It is not a switch we want to play with,<br />and we always want it to be on.<br />To know that I am the one that switched it off,<br />well there is nothing worse.<br />This switch is that switch that goes to my mother's mood,<br />and for her sake more than mine,<br />I hope that it will stay on.<br /><br /></span>Beingandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677686856633225073noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-46732982494441681402008-04-28T14:01:00.000-07:002008-04-29T15:42:51.494-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f6HWGn8Vl_xO0guPlksphGM23DNqqjTVfO1M5yxXvYa99_xLX98L1wZKnDqR8IvXHps3PTXmX2UlgEAB9333abGiiF0Ye5dQDfUkBTK0m3KAlp3_U1duhK80nWoYVnrnF_Ckfd-lES0F/s1600-h/P1020007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f6HWGn8Vl_xO0guPlksphGM23DNqqjTVfO1M5yxXvYa99_xLX98L1wZKnDqR8IvXHps3PTXmX2UlgEAB9333abGiiF0Ye5dQDfUkBTK0m3KAlp3_U1duhK80nWoYVnrnF_Ckfd-lES0F/s400/P1020007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194800882756523298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVUqWT2iEL_Rqph__O0YTIHU1PxgU7ggUsq1lUl8PePRuA85pea-98mXr-Gg7xLDvX9hyZuCgdhIDPZs_Kt4aIGuojSN3GMEsulRMAMSN3UJMa1yAuB8Ueh5OzlRWNPHQSFWYy1YcHiIo/s1600-h/P1020014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUVUqWT2iEL_Rqph__O0YTIHU1PxgU7ggUsq1lUl8PePRuA85pea-98mXr-Gg7xLDvX9hyZuCgdhIDPZs_Kt4aIGuojSN3GMEsulRMAMSN3UJMa1yAuB8Ueh5OzlRWNPHQSFWYy1YcHiIo/s400/P1020014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194800912821294386" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:webdings;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> ?<br />So has any one graduated lately and received that big fancy blank folder after walking through the big ceremony and such. I did recently I expected the blank folder but even still I was a little disappointed to see such a blank page and I couldn't help but wonder if it was a sign of things to come.<br />I am glad I did it but some ceremonies are a real let down.<br />I will post the happy pictures soon.<br /></span></span></span></span>Beingandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677686856633225073noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-79497073333922620782008-04-18T10:34:00.000-07:002008-04-18T10:35:19.777-07:00LDS Quote a Day on Facebook Rocks!"Will prayers that do not demand much of your thought merit much attention from our Heavenly Father? When you find yourself getting into a routine with your prayers, step back and think. Meditate for a while on the things for which you really are grateful. Look for them. They don't have to be grand or glorious. Sometimes we should express our gratitude for the small and simple things like the scent of the rain, the taste of your favorite food, or the sound of a loved one's voice. Thinking of things we are grateful for is a healing balm. It helps us get outside ourselves. It changes our focus from our pains and our trials to the abundance of this beautiful world we live in."<br />--Joseph B. Wirthlin, "Improving Our Prayers," Liahona, Aug. 2004, 18Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4555655139024288869.post-26415010654150960672008-04-14T15:00:00.000-07:002008-04-15T08:07:55.923-07:00And that was that.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuIgxrRZyWItvn_QJVPLSvo2kycKwMOwAEtyuIOfkSQG8yelKH8yZOxnZ-Sx0iV_OZBzr7Cd8JbYKBDoZZRSfAj3HkwwxVlSG13V9Q-Qo1cLhhOUgjXizxWvCublQ8N97LDHQuvfVX34/s1600-h/n10082693927_1953.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189224780645997842" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuIgxrRZyWItvn_QJVPLSvo2kycKwMOwAEtyuIOfkSQG8yelKH8yZOxnZ-Sx0iV_OZBzr7Cd8JbYKBDoZZRSfAj3HkwwxVlSG13V9Q-Qo1cLhhOUgjXizxWvCublQ8N97LDHQuvfVX34/s320/n10082693927_1953.jpg" border="0" /></a>Andy's art reception went well. It was fun to be there with <a href="http://paper-muncher.blogspot.com/">Jess Smiley </a>(andy and he showed their art together). Jess is very creative and interactive; Andy is a little more reserved. So having them together made the reception very diverse. The wonderfull thing is that they both think the other is great at what they do. I think they are both proud of each other.<br /><div><div></div><div>Someday, soon I hope, we will try and post the peices so that out of towners can see them. On another note, Andy got two peices in the UVSC spring art show. YEA!!! One peice I thought Andy was kind of crazy for submitting, but it was actually accepted. I mean I like the peice, but I am biased b/c it was inspired by one of my silly life happenings. Way to go Andy!! I adore you.<br /><br />THANK YOU SOOO MUCH TO ALL WHO HAVE VISITED THE SHOW. It's been a great support to us.<br /></div></div>Kirstenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304618167534557346noreply@blogger.com2