Christina and Kimberly Visits

Christina and Kimberly came to visit us for a week and while they were here we went to the Cemetary with flowers for our Grandpas and Uncle Todd. We took Katie and Isaac with us and they loved to help us put the flowers on the tombstones.







We also went to Orderville for the Demolition Derby. On our way there, we decided to stay the night in Kanab at Parry Lodge Motel (in the Anne Baxter room). Since we didn't bring anything to stay over, we just picked up some toothbrushes and some toothpaste at the store. While in Kanab we stopped by to see Martyn.

I took a lot of pictures at the Demolition Derby but they weren't very good, so this are the best in motion. Actually . . . it wasn't really a demolition derby, it was more of a race, but it was still pretty good. This first picture is of a car that had to be pushed out of the track because it broke down. You can tell that we were in "Hick Town" because a tractor pushed it.


The picture above is of a car that struggled. It got hit a few times and had a hard time starting back up, so it just sat there in the middle of the races. This next picture is of the event that we left during. They took a car hood and strapped an old van seat to it. Then they put people on it and drove them around the track. Some of them flew off the back- not so smart.

Airplane View

I am not a fan of flying or being 15,000 feet above the ground. I prefer not to be in a shaky, turbulence driven machine. Despite my fear of falling, I do end up in an airplane every once in a while. There is one thing that I do love about being in it- the view. Up in that big hunk of metal you can experience God's workmanship. This world (even though I have not been many places) is truly beautiful. I took these pictures flying from Denver to Salt Lake. I could not help myself.

Education Week

This is a little late, but I just wanted to tell everyone how much fun Education Week is. A couple of weeks ago I went with Job's mom, sister, and one of his brothers and it was a blast. The four of us took a folk dancing class everyday. That's definately (I think I spelled that word wrong) worth a try if some of you haven't tried it. One morning I ran into my Aunt Liesl and Uncle Ron, but Ron was not there when we took our picture. I took classes on journal keeping, the Book of Mormon, staying healthy, marriage, coming to the Savior and much more.

Denver

Job called me while I was at Education Week and wanted me to fly to Denver to see him for the weekend, he was there for a conference, and then we wold fly home together on Sunday. So I did. I had never been to Denver . . . and it was alright. It was the weekend before the Democratic Convention, so there were police everywhere, porta-potties, and camera men. As well as all of that, hotel rooms skyrocketed tremendously. There were people smoking everywhere. We did not have a car, so we walked the little trolley streets and went to Bubba Gump Shrimp for lunch. They even had people playing music on the street corners, even a flutist. It sure was pretty with all the buildings. It was worth going just to see my wonderful husband.

I've been tagged

Here we go... another tagging! I hope you all enjoy this one! Here is what you do, answer the following questions -- then wait til you get near the end! Your own personal game of Scattergories! Enjoy and have fun!

4 Places I Frequently Visit:
1. California (Riverside- Job's family and Manteca- my parents)
2. St. George (weekly visit to the Temple and close friends.)
3. Provo area (Conference and friends and family)
4. Our house or Grandma's/ Aunt Jen's house

4 People who call/text/e-mail me regularly:
1. Job
2. Mom
(that's it.)

4 Favorite Foods:
1. Homemade pizza (or any pizza)
2. Homemade bread
3. Potatoes (any way: mashed, baked, fries, chips)
4. maybe a really good salad or anything from off the barbeque

4 Places I'd Rather Be:
1. anywhere but the doctor's office or hospital
2. anywhere with my husband
3. visiting family
4. at the temple
5. at the lake

4 Movies I'd Watch Over and Over:
1. You've Got Mail
2. While You Were Sleeping
3. the Magic of Ordinary Days
4.Cupid and Cate

4 Bands/Groups I love to listen to right now:
anything that sounds good. I'm not too picky.

4 People I'm Tagging:
1. Kristie
2. Ashley
3. Lydia
4. Jen

Scattergories : This one is harder, but try it anyway. Use the first letter of your name to answer all the questions. All answers must be real places, things, or names...nothing made up. Don't use the same answers as your friend. You can't use your name for the boy/girl answers. Ready, set, go!

Name: Brittney

4-letter word: Best

Vehicle: Bentley

TV Show: the Biggest Loser

City: Boston

Boy Name: Branson

Girl Name: Bethany

Occupation: Batonist

Something you wear: Bra

A food: Bread (especially homemade)

Something found in a bathroom: bathtub

Reason for being late: Breakfast was really good!!

Something you shout:BINGO

So, seriously stipulate subjects simply by selecting substance so as to stimulate speculation! In other words: Earnestly instruct topics just by choosing material so as to inspire thought! So, not the greatest sentence but the majority of it was with "S's"!!!! I am sure you get the gist of it. And I highly doubt that I accomplished that myself (not a whole lot of inspiration here), but it was fun anyway! I'll be checking your emails to see how you have done! ;-)

Summer Photo Contest . . . Vote Now

I am entering a photo contest and I need some help. I am numbering each photo and I want you to pick your favorite (up to 3). The above picture is number 1.
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Monkey Bread???

Job and I love this, but we could never agree on a name for it. My family calls it Monkey bread, but Job knows monkey bread as the cinnamon sugar bread (cinnamon pull-aparts in my family). For Job's and my sake, we named it Butter Bread. Here's the recipe . . . enjoy!!

In large bowl put: 2 cups of warm water, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 tsp salt, and 2 tblsp yeast.

Mix and set until bubbly.

Add 2 beaten eggs, 3 cups flour, and 4tblsp oil. Slowly add 3-4 (or more if needed) cups of flour.

Knead and then cover and let it rise until it's double.

Melt 1 stick of margarine in a bundt pan in the oven. Roll dough on floured surfice into 1/2" thick and cut out with biscuit cutter (I use a jar lid). Dip cut out dough in melted butter and stack on its side. Repeat until full. Bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

***With one recipe, I can make two.