Decisions Decisions

Hmmmmmm..... so many decisions.

I think I will have #134 Calves head with viniagrette sauce.

Oh wait wait wait. Changed my mind.

I will have #144 the Grilled horse steak with french fries and vegetables.

Cool Cows

We went to a cool place called Gruyere. Pretty cool buildings and cobblestone streets with little shops and restaurants. We ate cheese fondue like stuff and fresh raspberries with double cream. YUM!

Most of the windows have windowboxes with pretty flowers. Even this time of year, they look so nice.

There are so many ancient buildings with beautiful outlooks. The pictures looks weird because the weather has been misty... so not too clear.

On the way to Gruyere, we ran into this parade. In the spring, the cows are herded up on the mountain. In the fall, they are rounded up and come down the mountain. The best cows have the biggest bells and they are all dolled up with flowers and they each have a name tag. They are rounded up by the local people who the cows belong too. Pretty cool cows!

Beautiful Switzerland

Switzerland is so beautiful. There are so many places to go and so many things to see! Most people get around by trains or bikes. Street signs like this are everywhere!This cemetary was pretty cool. We are always intrigued by cemetaries in other places. This one was neat because you were able to plant what you wanted around the headstone and take care of it the way you wanted. Some of them had neat little stone things with water in them and a brush besides---to clean it when you come to visit. I wish our cemetaries would let you do this.

Everything was so green and the mountains, just breathtaking!!

We visited a few chapels and the artwork and woodwork are just amazing. I cannot imagine the work involved to achieve this.

This is just one of the awesome hotels. The flowers along all the balconies are so pretty. I wonder how they keep them so alive looking?

Funny Toilet

When I sat down to go pee pee, my bumb got all wet. Then when I flushed, this is what happened. Now I know why. Funny toilet.

Top things

After returning from our trip to Victoria BC, here are my top things to share with you.
Stopping in Edmonds WA to see our friend and Amanda's missionary, Elder Tuttle and his companion.
One of my most favorite things, EVER........ Butchart GardensA view from our hotel room. Watching the sea planes come in and out, the little water taxi's, cruise ships, etc.... Goats on a roof

Cathedral Grove. 800 year old trees and much taller than any other tree I have ever seen.Super scrumptious food and salmon every single day!
Nanaimo Bars

That's not all. Visiting with our dear friends Dan and Noreen, visiting Scott, Cathy and their kids, and having a great time with Mardell and Mary.

Now I can't wait until our next time there!

Kinda SAD around here

The kids got back from Cancun and stole my little ones away from me. RUDE! We had so much fun. Its so quiet around here and I am already really missing them. Hopefully it won't be too long til we see them again. These kids ARE the cutest thing ever! No Battle

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Boys will be boys

I have the boys this week while their parents are in Cancun. They are just funny and entertaining. Boys are just SO much different than girls. DUH. Well...... they just crack me up with their boy stuff. When they are not riding in or on one of Papa's toys, they like to go sit in the garage and just pretend. I think they could probably spend hours out there. They also do the sounds that go with the machines they are riding. They can't seem to get enough.I took the boys to a car show on Saturday at Thanksgiving Point. Jackson seems to know so many cars and tell me which one is a corvette, mustang, mercedes, PT cruiser, Porsche, and more. People were laughing at him when they would walk by and he would say, " that is a way cool corvette, don't you think? " What 4 year old knows his cars like that? The Caspersons came over for a visit and the kids just wanted to pull faces for the camera. I don't think I got a actual good one of all them without their funny faces. Funny kids!

Mom's Day

So...... I am feeling pretty special. I had a very nice day yesterday. These are the reasons why:

Love One Another song in Church......... my mother in law's favorite (I miss her)

A beautiful vase of flowers

A very nice homemade cardA nice breakfast made by my husband

My most favorite beverage............ GODIVA HOT CHOCOLATE

A call from my favorite missionary
A special unexpected visit from my Mom and Dad Last but not least....... a very lovely email from my my long distance Kenyan daughter, who does not even know what Mother's Day is.
I am feeling so special, that I just had to cry!!

New Tom Hanks Movie

Tom Hanks has been causing trouble for the Mormon Church in recent years through his HBO series “Big Love.” The series – which Tom Hanks makes – depicts a fictional polygamist family in Utah.
The problem is that the show creates the impression that the people are Mormons.
Then he went political, and made reference to a recent vote in California that essentially banned both gay marriage and polygamy.
“And the truth is,” Tom Hanks said, “a lot of Mormons gave a lot of money to the church to make Prop-8 happen.
“There are a lot of people who feel that is un-American, and I am one of them.”
Let’s correct the record. Nobody gave anything to the church to “make” Proposition 8 “happen.” Rather, a great many Mormons donated money to a political fund and volunteered their time to help pass Proposition 8. They did this shoulder to shoulder with Roman Catholics, the evangelical group Focus On The Family, and any number of black and Latino churches.
That’s all the Mormons did.
And that’s what “a lot of people” Tom Hanks knows consider “un-American.”
“And I,” he said, “am one of them.”
So Tom Hanks considers giving money to a political campaign, and volunteering time, un-American?
That’s odd. And hypocritical.
Because Tom Hanks is himself a frequent and large contributor to political causes and campaigns.
Let’s look at the numbers.
Tom Hanks gave $28,500 to Barack Obama last year. And he gave Al Franken $10,000. He also donated to a liberal campaign fund called Midwest Values PAC.
The year before that, he gave other tens of thousands of dollars to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Al Franken. In earlier years, he has donated to John Kerry and Patrick Kennedy.
And he’s never given a dime to a Republican.
So Tom Hanks has the right to donate very large amounts of money to liberal causes, but individual Mormons – contributing dramatically less per person – are “un-American” for donating to a conservative cause?
How does that work?
How is that anything other than a clear example of the arrogant superiority of the Hollywood liberal elite? A group of American citizens dare to disagree with them politically, and exercise their rights, and they are denounced.
That’s crazy.
Or, as Forrest Gump said and Tom Hanks proved: “Stupid is as stupid does.”

published by Boblonsberry.com

Tom Hanks did apologize for his comment, but shortly afterward, in his show " Big Love" he depicted a scene , (sacred to Mormons) made to look like things that take place in the Mormon Temple. His apology seemed short lived. Seems like maybe he has a little gripe with Mormons. That is why, I will NOT be supporting this new upcoming movie with Tom Hanks or any other movie with Tom Hanks.

i LOVE this!

so much, its now mine

Prom

Alta High Jr. Prom was a couple weeks ago, and since Bob is not getting around to adding these photo's to her blog, I will. Its pretty fun helping these kids getting all dolled up and ready to go. Its also very expensive! Good thing is: She is the last. I loved the color of the dress. Its really shimmery.We found some pretty earrings at the dress store and they were $60.00, so we took a picture of them on my camera and I went to the bead store and made them for $8.00. I was pretty proud of maself.Ok........ now what do you think of the converse shoes with a fancy dress? I think its kind of strange myself, but these kids are going for comfort. They actually want to dance and not break their ankle with high heeled shoes. Whatever!Oh... isn't it special?

I think she had a pretty good time, could have been better if she was totally in love with the boy, but no.

A Special V Day!

Happy Valentines Day Everyone! So today since it is Valentines, how appropriate that THE MAN would give me the most lovely box of V Chocolates! He must really love me because he knows how much I love V chocolates. Is this not such a cute box?And for real........ they look so cute, but they taste even better. How can that be possible? Please don't ask me to share, I just don't wanna.

And if you would rather have dipped fruit, these are super duper yummola! You can never go wrong with V Chocolates. If you would like to try for yourself, you can enter to win your own V Chocolates on this cool blog!

What could be better than V chocolates, especially on Valentines Day?

Ok Ok......... maybe a 100 carat diamond ring???

or maybe a diamond ring paper weight??

Sweethearts Dance

So, today was the Alta Sweethearts dance and since my Bob does not put the photos on her blog, I thought I would. She looks good in pink. I didn't get any photos with the boys, but maybe she will put photos on her blog when the dance pictures come back. That was the thrill of the week, this week.