Hi everybody! It's been awhile since I (the creator of this blog) blogged myself. And I apologize in advance of possibly offending some of you. I know many people LOVE LOVE LOVE Halloween. However, I am not one of those people.
This morning reminded me of one of the reasons - Savannah has been introduced to the Early Morning Sugar High. Jackson "kindly" shared some of his candy from last nights ward party. "Wow! That stuff is great!" thinks Savannah in her little 18 month old brain. So great in fact, that regular food doesn't have a chance. She refuses to eat any breakfast at all. After the kids leave for school she manages to find a wrapped sucker on the floor (surprise surprise) and brings it to me hoping I will open it for her. When I do not comply, she throws a full blown (probably her first official, but maybe not) temper tantrum. For 10 minutes she yells and screams and thrashes about on the floor ticked at me that I won't open that darn sucker for her. Thanks Jackson.
Perhaps tomorrow I'll blog about my dislike of Halloween Costumes and then sometime in the next week I can tell you about the numerous candy wrappers found all over the house, stuffed under pillows and matresses, taffy stuck in hair/carpet/couch. Sigh...who invented this holiday anyways?
Have a great day tomorrow :D
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Hula Hunnies
this vid is too cute to pass up -
Hannah and Maegann have been taking Hula lessons from a neighbor girl (she's only 13 herself!) and having a blast! They had a summer performance in the back yard and later performed at Thanksgiving Point. I think I have pictures on my camera but the battery is dead. So for now, here is a link to the video teaser trailer. You have to scroll down past some wedding vids till you find the "hula teaser" one. click here to see the cutest hulas!
Hannah and Maegann have been taking Hula lessons from a neighbor girl (she's only 13 herself!) and having a blast! They had a summer performance in the back yard and later performed at Thanksgiving Point. I think I have pictures on my camera but the battery is dead. So for now, here is a link to the video teaser trailer. You have to scroll down past some wedding vids till you find the "hula teaser" one. click here to see the cutest hulas!
Visiting Teaching Conference
As some of you may know, I am in the Relief Society Presidency in the ward. We have been planning our upcoming Visiting Teaching Conference for several months now and are excited to have it ready to go next month! One of the funnest parts in planning this event was a movie we had made by several professionals that live in our ward. All the actors and crew are members of our ward (you may find the voice-over for the promo-clip a little familiar).
The movie is about a sister in the ward who, to put it mildly, does not have a testimony of visiting teaching. Through a sudden change in her assignments, she goes through some experiences that help her gain that needed testimony.
We are really excited about the premiere this November and hope to have the best conference EVAR!
Im having trouble posting the video in this blog, but follow the link to a YouTube showing... click here to see the "Sister Turner" trailer.
The movie is about a sister in the ward who, to put it mildly, does not have a testimony of visiting teaching. Through a sudden change in her assignments, she goes through some experiences that help her gain that needed testimony.
We are really excited about the premiere this November and hope to have the best conference EVAR!
Im having trouble posting the video in this blog, but follow the link to a YouTube showing... click here to see the "Sister Turner" trailer.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
internet cultural studies
i was at a gathering recently where it became clear that i have made the transition from popular culture to internet culture. i have no clue what's on tv nowadays or even who the current stars of the month are since i no longer watch tv or really watch movies.
at the same gathering, it became clear that a majority of people have not made the switch yet and cultural references that were common place among my geek peer group were lost on most of the other people.
as such, i've decided to start spreading internet culture through this blog in an effort to infortain.
the first of our internet cultural studies will be Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
enjoy.
internet popular cultural references: "what a crazy random happenstance" and "i have a phd in horribleness"
P.S. i would rate the show PG for some mature subject matter and language, but i suspect it's mild compared to what's on tv nowadays.
at the same gathering, it became clear that a majority of people have not made the switch yet and cultural references that were common place among my geek peer group were lost on most of the other people.
as such, i've decided to start spreading internet culture through this blog in an effort to infortain.
the first of our internet cultural studies will be Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.
enjoy.
internet popular cultural references: "what a crazy random happenstance" and "i have a phd in horribleness"
P.S. i would rate the show PG for some mature subject matter and language, but i suspect it's mild compared to what's on tv nowadays.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
BYU Football...
since i moved here to happy valley i've constantly been asked if i'm a byu fan. i felt i kinda should be because a) my wife graduated from there and b) it's a church school which represented church values.
the problem was, i knew some of the football players on the team ~15 years ago and these particular people conducted themselves in a manner that noone would mistake for being religious in any way. this kinda soured me on what i considered to be the facade of byu football and i didn't feel any more of an impulse to be a fan than i was to be a fan of florida state or oklahoma. seemed like it was just another college football program.
my view about that has changed this year as this USA Today article profiling byu football explains.
it would be easy to call byu the underdogs here because, from a traditional perspective, they are operating with a handicap. the recruiting standards imposed by the coaches which emphasize character over skill would be considered a liability in any other college football program. however, i don't think anyone familiar with the story of the two thousand stripling warriors could call byu "underdogs".
in any case, i'll definitely be rooting hard for byu to go the distance this year, so call me a fan. (i've usually rooted for tcu over byu just cause tcu is from texas, but not this year).
GO BYU!
the problem was, i knew some of the football players on the team ~15 years ago and these particular people conducted themselves in a manner that noone would mistake for being religious in any way. this kinda soured me on what i considered to be the facade of byu football and i didn't feel any more of an impulse to be a fan than i was to be a fan of florida state or oklahoma. seemed like it was just another college football program.
my view about that has changed this year as this USA Today article profiling byu football explains.
it would be easy to call byu the underdogs here because, from a traditional perspective, they are operating with a handicap. the recruiting standards imposed by the coaches which emphasize character over skill would be considered a liability in any other college football program. however, i don't think anyone familiar with the story of the two thousand stripling warriors could call byu "underdogs".
in any case, i'll definitely be rooting hard for byu to go the distance this year, so call me a fan. (i've usually rooted for tcu over byu just cause tcu is from texas, but not this year).
GO BYU!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Savannah walking
Here she is, better late than never (disregard the mess on the floor - it is not mom-authorized)
The result of 4 older siblings - walking 6 months later than all your friends. She's still not walking 100% of the time but she's gaining confidence!
The result of 4 older siblings - walking 6 months later than all your friends. She's still not walking 100% of the time but she's gaining confidence!
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Riven & Work in the Glory
Oh my gosh! This is a pretty scary game! And verry old! my mom said is is like one of the first computer games. IT IS SO SCARY! you never know when someone is gona pop out and attack you, or take you to jail!
You have to go save this lady from the bad guy Gahn, and everyone hates you in the village, and they're all scared of you. It is placed back then when they wore the smocks and stuff, and yet they have trams and lights. I dont get it. Oh well. Well there is lots of puzzle to it. You have to use your Brain.
Well i thought i would blog about what is was doing for fun lately. i also have been reading Work in the Glory. I love it! I know what your thinking! I thought is was going to be about Joseph Smith and his life. I thought to my self "I dont want to read this book, it's gonna be about stuff i know already." But no!HaHa Oh well.
Love you all VERY much! i wish i was with you all!
♥ Brianne Kirkby
You have to go save this lady from the bad guy Gahn, and everyone hates you in the village, and they're all scared of you. It is placed back then when they wore the smocks and stuff, and yet they have trams and lights. I dont get it. Oh well. Well there is lots of puzzle to it. You have to use your Brain.
Well i thought i would blog about what is was doing for fun lately. i also have been reading Work in the Glory. I love it! I know what your thinking! I thought is was going to be about Joseph Smith and his life. I thought to my self "I dont want to read this book, it's gonna be about stuff i know already." But no!HaHa Oh well.
Love you all VERY much! i wish i was with you all!
♥ Brianne Kirkby
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