hApPy bIrTdAy DaRrElL!

Darrell is truly a great big brother. When we were in Europe he was the navigator, the travel agent and was always making sure the girls were doing alright. There are lots of fun, and humorous memories from that trip...

When we would be skiing/snowboarding together he would always be concerned about whether my boots were too tight or not tight enough. I remember snowboarding at Brighton once and it was SO cold. I couldn't get my boots tight enough because my hands were so numb. Darrell took off his gloves and and tightened my boots.

Hope you have a great Day!

RAID is a MUST HAVE!

Living right up against the Provo mountains has some great advantages. The scenery is beautiful, we see deer quite often (which I also hit with the car quite often) and the there are hiking trails right in our backyard. However, there are some not so great things. Each summer it seems we deal with SpIdErS! I hate spiders and it seems as soon as the weather gets warmer they start making an appearance in our garage.

This is typical of what we see. They are HUGE! So we keep a handy bottle of Raid in our garage. I have gotten quite brave and killed a few of these ugly things myself. Earlier this summer we finally got our house sprayed for spiders and actually haven't seen any for quite a while...until tonight!

Here is our experience...We were just wrapping up a great evening filled with shopping and dinner at Cafe Rio. We drove home tired, worn out and ready to go to bed. We pulled into our garage and Matt gets out of the car. I was gathering some of our things when I hear Matt yell.

"Sharon, get the Raid!"

I look in Matt's direction and see these 2 long hairy legs peeking out from the wall of diet coke that is lined up in our garage. Of course this just sets my heart racing and I couldn't do anything but scream and the only thing Matt can do is keep yelling at me "get the Raid, get the Raid, it's a TARANCHULA!"

By this point I am freaking out and immediately feel like spiders are crawling up my legs, but somehow I was able to give Matt the Raid. I stood way back so I couldn't see the ugly thing. Matt sprays and sprays and sprays until a cloud of Raid was forming above his head (which now we are laughing about) but it did the trick and killed the stupid thing. After my episode of freaking out and opening the garage door to get some oxygen I was finally able to bring myself to look at it. I had to get my camera because my description of the incident does not to justice to just how big, hairy, and ugly this thing was. eew! I sure hope I can sleep tonight!

Just to get an idea of how big it is Matt put a quarter right next to it.


The discard into the garbage...sick!

The list of things Matt has killed with Raid
1. Ants
2. Medium and Large spiders
3. Taranchula
4. Mouse (I believe Lisa has accomplished this too)

oops...forgot sunscreen!

Where did Matt sit at the game? We will be remembering the sunscreen for the next game!

That was a Thumpin!

Dear ESPN and all the other bias sports casters out there:

After the "controversial" call that was made last week in the BYU vs. Washington game I couldn't help but notice that no credit at all was given to the highly skilled BYU team. All week I was subject to hearing the negative comments regarding the BYU football team when in fact they did win the game by making an exceptional play of blocking a kick.

The purpose of the this letter is to ask, did you see the game? If you missed it I have enclose a picture of the half time score bored. And believe me it didn't get any better for UCLA!

Sincerely,
Cougar Fan

me and Matt

Laura and Sam

Nate and Dad
Nice hat hair Dad!

In case anyone missed it the final was 59-0. Go Cougars!

Update

I know many of you have been on pins and needles just wondering how my foot is healing up. After wearing my lovely and fashionable ankle brace and boot for over 4 weeks now I had a follow-up doctors appointment this week to see how things were shaping up.

The good news...
It seems that my split tibial tendon is healing up quite nicely. It's not as painful as it was. Also for those inquiring minds that wanted to know... during this whole ordeal my doctor did inform me that I needed to stay off my foot as much as possible but he did give me clearance to at least do the bike. My bike riding has helped me accomplish another big milestone. After trying to read the third book in the twilight series for almost a year I have finally been able to finish it and now I am half way through the 4th one. However, don't be deceived folks! I huff and puff and sweat my eyes out on the bike when I am in that mode I just can't be reading but I have found that I can read during warm up and cool down.

*Just a side not about the Twilight series. I have to be honest...I am only reading the 4th book so I can have closure and be done with it. I am NOT one of the crazies out there. I know some of you know where I live and beg with you to please not come after me after saying that. WHEW! I just really needed to get that off my chest!

On to the bad news...
I have to wear my fashionable foot gear for another two weeks! I am trying hard to rotate all my shoes so I don't just wear out the right one...and that is just one of the problems I facing!
I have not been able to run for over a month and it is killing me! Everyone out there...Be grateful for your feet and tendons that work properly. Since the no running I have been forced into my only option...the bike. Can I just tell you all that my butt is sore ALL the time. Not from working so hard as I know most of you are thinking. It is from the dang seat. It is not comfortable and doing the bike everyday is a killer on the rump! Hopefully after these next few weeks I will be able start running again.

hApPy BiRtHdAy!

Happy Birthday, Happy, Happy Birthday
This is your day so have a lot of fun
(boom, boom, boom)
We're all waiting for the cel-e-bration
for the cel-e-bration to begin, so
blow out the candles on your cake
and make a wish. Serve everybody's
favorite dish (favorite dish, boom, boom, boom)
Happy Birthday, Happy, Happy Birthday
This is your day so Happy Birthday to
YOOOOOOOU!

Rise and Shout...

I love cougar football. Especially when BYU brownies, 3rd quarter sundaes, and a great view is involved. While Sam and Laura and Nate and Tara baked in the hot sun, Matt and I sat in the Loge seats with my parents. Thanks Grandma for the tickets! We had a great time.