Fun new pics and a turkey too!

We came down to SLC to have Thanksgiving with Jackson's family this year, there was tons of yummy food and fun conversation. We went to Auntie's and Uncle Jake's and had pie and introduced the kids to our favorite Christmas movie "A Christmas Story." Last year Bennett asked for a BB gun and we kept teasing him by saying "You'll shoot your eye out!" So he finally understood why we kept saying it. On Saturday we went to Wheeler Farm for Ferguson Family Fotos, (Jackson's brother leaves for his mission to Edmonton in the next couple of weeks) The pictures turned out great! Go to http://photographybydmc.blogspot.com click on november in the sidebar, the email account is kendyann@yahoo.com to see more. (and yes that's me with the new do)

You know you live in a small town news market when........
One of the things I miss most about SLC is the news. You never appreciate something until you don't have it. I actually revel at the news when I'm in SLC. Here are the top 10 reasons why.

10. One night they were talking about a new addition to the zoo while showing footage, later in the broadcast they had to apologize because apparently the footage was of another zoo.

9. The news anchor pronounced the word emeritus totally wrong.

8. They were reporting on the record snow we had and how it was good for the ski industry, the footage they used was of deer munching on hay. (A story they had reported on the week before, talking about having to provide extra food for the deer)

7. The grainy picture

6. The up close shot. One reporter always has the camera really close up on her anytime she makes a report.

5. One channel actually reports for fox news and abc news

4. Personal commentaries. One news anchor whipped out the National Geographic and said she noticed it in the check out lane and there were some great articles in it.

3. Using the same mug shot of a guy for two different stories and not recognizing it.

2. Great hairdos and make up

1. One of last nights top stories was that a woman had her purse snatched out of her grocery basket while loading groceries in Twin Falls (2 hours away!) and to think the same thing happened to me in a Sam's Club parking lot in Midvale. I can't believe I didn't call the news about it!!!Silly me!

My Garage and other thoughts

Our garage has been quite the eyesore the last couple of months. All the stuff we used for trek along with many camping trips somehow ended up on our garage floor. We've been shoving it aside for the last couple of months and every so often, I would mention to Jackson we really need to get some shelving up. Last Saturday I came home from doing primary stuff and found my sweet husband putting up shelves. Can I tell you how happy it made me! I sat outside in the garage for a minute, just reveling in how nice it was to have a clean garage. Next will be my storage room, but I'll give him a little breather first
The other thing that has been on my mind lately is all the picketing going on around the temples and churches. I know it's a volatile subject,(prop. 8) but I was reading the conference talks and came across Elder Hales talk "Christian courage: The price of Discipleship." It really helped to give me perspective and made me realize how lucky we are to have apostles and prophets to help us remember what is most important. It's a great talk that helped me to not want to "put up my dukes" and get caught up in what is happening on the news and close to home.

Halloween and other important stuff

Sorry I haven't posted for awhile so please excuse this lengthy post as I catch you up...

First- Everyone should have an Auntie and Uncle Jake!

Auntie sent me home with a goodie bag for my kids for Halloween, (below) how lucky they are to have such a great Auntie and Uncle who throws them pirate parties, takes them to any resturant for their b-days and showers them with love everytime they seem them. Lucky Ducks!

Second- Being Jared's room mother means I am in charge of the Halloween party for his class. Basically I did the same thing as I did last year, (why mess with something that really works)

So I put the haunted house up, where the kids go in to retrieve a bag of candy, guess how many gumballs are in the container, and get a couple of prizes. The games consisted of Fear Factor, where kids had to choose from, larva, skin, boogers, or lizard eyes. They also made a fun ghost and drank homemade rootbeer (5 lbs. of sugar!) and rice krispie treats.

Third- Halloween wouldn't be Halloween without my spook alley on the porch. The weather threatened for a moment and I didn't know if we would be able to do it, but it calmed down quick enough for us to be able to do it.

Here are the pics.....

Potions table in the spook alley

Fear Factor
Gifts from Auntie
Pumpkins we carved
Skeleton Collection