Letter to Driver

Dear Stupid People Who Don't Know How To Drive in the Snow,

I know that it surprised you that it snows in Utah, but it does. Just in case you were not aware, Utah makes a lot of money from the snow with our ski resorts. We have 14 ski resorts that flourish when it snows. So normally it doesn't surprise us when it snows. I wanted to let you know that it snows every winter just in case you plan on staying.

When it snows, the snow usually stays on the ground and eventually turns to ice. Even if it doesn't turn to ice, the slush is still slippery. Because of this, it is best to take it easy and drive slowly and careful through it. That is why the rest of the drivers are driving slow and easy. If you were running late and think that driving fast would help, it won't. It will cause others to have accidents. The multiple accidents on the freeway last night and today were probably caused by you. Yes, your actions do affect other people. You are not the only person here.

Also, just because it snows doesn't mean that you forget how to read or how to read signs with pictures. I understand that you are selfish enough to cut people off or drive close to them which can cause accidents but was unaware that you are so selfish that you think you can use other peoples properties how every you want to. Just because you couldn't read the "Dead End" sign or notice the fence at the end of road is no reason for you to drive on my lawn. I can see by your tire tracks that you noticed enough to pull into my driveway but not enough to notice that the lawn between the road and my driveway was not road. Was the "reverse" broken on your car? Maybe you should get that fixed. If I had a fence would you have crashed through it? Would it help you to pay for me to have a fence so we don't have this problem EVERY WINTER? If it would make it easier, I can cover my lawn with sticking up nails or land mines if it helps you to stay on the road.

I hope that this information will help you out for the rest of the winter and all of the other winters we will be having. I hope that you will notice how polite I have been to you with this matter. If my mother didn't read this blog, the language would have been more colorful.

Sincerely,
Me

1940s Radio Hour

Last night I was able to attend "1940's Radio Hour" presented by West Jordan City. What a cute show! I brought my friend Cherie with me. She is Perrin's runner-up Godmother. You know, if Perrin's Godmother (Stephanie) can't fulfill her duties, the runner-up steps in. Yes, I pick my child's Godmother like I pick Beauty Queens. heehee!! Anyway, my friend Megan was in the show and gave me 2 comp tickets (thank you Megs!) and I'm so glad she did! She did such a wonderful job! The show was really fun and helps you get into the Christmas mood. I love the songs of that time period. Megan sings "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and she did such a beautiful job. Her high notes were so clear and just floated in the air. It was angelic! So if you are able to, go and see it. It is performing at the Midvale Arts Center, I believe through the end of this week. Here are a couple of photos I took of Meg during the show. They were taken with my cell phone so they are not very clear.

Provo Utah Girls

This video was made by BYU students. It's hilarious!!

6 Months...What?!?

Today my little sweetheart Perrin is 6 months. 6 MONTHS!! When did that happen? It seems like yesterday we were hurrying to the hospital to bring him into this world. I'm so thankful to my Heavenly Father for trusting us with his child. Our life is 100% better having him in our life. One of my favorite moments in the day is walking in his room when he has woken up and when he sees me he smiles really big. He knows who I am and loves me as much as I love him. He has a wonderfully contagious laugh and smile. I love him more than I can say and I'm thankful to have him.He's not usually this serious. He will be laughing really hard and once we pull out a camera, he gets serious. It's rather funny. This was taken around 6 months.

Last night Perrin tried squash for the first time. He has been eating rice cereal and enjoying it and decided to try something new. My boss gave me a really big banana squash last night so I cooked up some of that for our dinner and did a separate amount for Perrin. Below is a short video of him trying it. He doesn't seem to like it at the beginning, I think it was because it was new. Once we got half through, he was leaning forward wanting to eat more.

Thankful Day 30

Today is my last "thankful days of November". That doesn't mean I'll stop being thankful for things, it just means there's no guarantee that I'll blog about it every day. :) Today I'm thankful for my family, my friends, the gospel, my testimony, my job, my talents and everything else. I could count my blessings over and over again and never reach an end. I'm thankful that I have blogged each day about what I'm thankful for. It's amazing how quickly your attitude can change from negative to positive when you're concentrating on what you're thankful for. It reminds me of the hymn, "Count your Many Blessings" and the song "Count your Blessings instead of Sheep" from While Christmas. Since it's the Christmas season and I do love me some Bing Crosby, I'd like to leave you with a clip from "White Christmas". I'm so grateful for the many blessing that I have.

Thankful Day 29

Today I am thankful for knee high boots. I have written about my awesome boots before but I have to say, I'm really thankful for them today. With the snow as heavy and it was, Hutch and I drove to work together. We also don't have a power garage door opener. So usually Hutch will pull the car out and I'll close the door and lock it. Well this morning, I closed the door, locked it and turned to get into the car and the snow was really high. It hit at about the bottom of my door if not a bit higher. But luckily I was wearing my knee high boots and just trudged through the snow and got into the car with dry feet and legs. Yeah for boots!

Thankful Day 28

Today I am thankful for snow. I hate driving in it but I still love that we have snow. It isn't a proper Christmas without snow. Unless of course you live in Hawaii or someplace like that. But I don't, I live in Utah so snow is expected for this time of year. It really helps me get into the Christmas mood. It's been fun trying to show Perrin the snow. We haven't gone outside in it yet (it's cold) but he has been fascinated in watching it. I hope you all are enjoying the snow and being safe. The reason I hate driving in it is because there are people out there who think they are invincible and can drive crazy. But that's for another blog entry. :) So to help get you all in the Christmas mood, if the snow hasn't already helped, here is a fun clip of Andrea Bocelli and the Muppets.