Self "A" steam

First of all Happy 75th b-day to grandma Crandell! We had a fun party!
Saturday night Don and I went to the singles branch "Minute to Win it" activity.
I usually sit back and watch but tonight I thought I would join in on the fun. So when they started counting off for teams I joined team 7. On the team was also Don and a single guy named Rich. He was one of the girls in the branches "special" friend.
First up, ME to play the " get the cookie off the forehead and in to the mouth" I wasn't first but I wasn't last so team 7 is still in the game.
Second, Don's up, he had to suck M&M's from one bowl with a straw and put it in an other bowl. He came in second.
Third game, Riches turn. He had to blow up a balloon then with the air in the balloon move 15 plastic cups off the table. First place for him!
Fourth game, My turn. put 3 M&M's on two pencils tied together with hemp cord that you put around your ears, bend over, and pull the cords end to lift the pencils up to your mouth to eat the M&M's. Almost first but wasn't last. we are still in the game.
Fifth game, 4 teams are still in the game, Don' s turn. He has to pull all the crate paper out of the roll by waving his arms or twisting around. he came in third we are still in it to win it. What the IT is we do not know.
Sixth game Rich is up, it's the pull the tissue out of the box with one hand, he came in second.
Game Seven, I'm up. balancing 5 apples on top of each other. Winner, Winner, chicken dinner!!!
Last game, Don's up and Pres. Keeling. They need to pick up 6 Penna pasta's with a piece of spaghetti. Don forgot his glasses and can't see the holes in the pasta so I stand behind him and tell him when he is close to the pasta hole. TEAM 7 is the WINNER of Minute to win "IT"
What did we win you ask?
100Grand candy bars. not bad for two 50 year olds and a 20 something or another.
Always bet on Crandell

I have been TAGGED!

8 Books I recommend:

1. The Book of Mormon

2. The World According to Mr. Rogers

3. S.O.R. Loser by, Avi

4. The Essential 55 by, Ron Clark

5. The Hymn Book

6. Thoughts of A Grasshopper by, Louise Plummer

7.Running with Angels by, Pamela H. Hansen

8. Standing for Something by, Gordon Hinckley



8 Favorite Restaurants

1. Tia Rosa's

2. Mesa Fro Yo

3. Golden Spoon

4. any where my husband takes me

5. Pirates

6. Filaberto's

7. sonics diet grape limeade on a hot day

8. Mesa temple cafeteria



T.V shows

1. Project Runway

2. Drop Dead Deva

3. Covert Affairs

4. Next food Network Star

5. Chuck

6. Cake Boss

7. House

8. Wipe out



8 things I Love about Spring

1. Not sticking to the car seats

2. No burning fingers from the seat belt the steering wheel

3. Baby Quail running around

4. Cooler weather

5. Opening the house doors for the cool air

6. Cute sweaters

7. Cooler Recess

8. New Plastic flowers in yard



8 things to look forward to

1. Taylor coming home

2. Grandchildren

3. Our Mission

4. Paying off the House

5. Vacations that you have to use a passport for

6. The CD of Pictures that Taylor gave to a returning Elder to give to us

7. finding time to post this


8. Tillman's Baptism


8 things on my wish list

1. I

2. Wish

3. For

4. Joy

5. beyond

6. comprehension

7. for all

8. people



8 things that happened yesterday

1. R.S. Visits

2. V.T. changes

3. Work

4. Tested children

5. Temple

6. Hemmed my Temple dress

7. Wrote and mailed no contact letters (r.s.)

8. Met the 5th grader who lives in the old house on Hope



8 people I tag

1. Kim

2. Mal

3. Erica

4. Amy

5. Andrea C.

6. Susie

7. I don't think any one else reads this blog

8. so if you do you are tagged too.

Back to Work!

I went in to work today to haul my books and stuff to the classroom that will be the reading lab.
It was a mess with extra stuff from other classrooms, so day one, tomorrow will be a full day of finding a place for the stuff. The summer went by fast. Which is weird because when the kids were small and going to school, summer went by slow. lol if you have kids you know why.
This week I will have the wonderful opportunity of helping out at my niece's wedding reception.(sat) She got married in SLC two weeks ago. I'll take pictures of the food table( I'm helping with) and post them later. Don and I are going to see "Joseph and the dream coat" at the palms on Friday night. I'm excited to see it and have a nice evening with Don. Last week we watched Eve and mia while Erica was at girls camp. It was so fun to get to know them, and give them hugs and kisses from grandma every day. The night time's weren't bad ether. They both slept great. I'm blessed to have room for them. Speaking of grand kids and school. the oldest will be in 2nd grade. Time sure has flown by. The next one will be in 1st. Crazy! Hope every one has a great FIRST day of school.