Seven Things

Okay this is several posts in one day I know but I had some spare time this morning without everyone around so I'm catching up. Shanna tagged me several days ago with this one and it looked fun so here goes.

Seven things I can do: play piano, cook, lead music, family history, balance a checkbook, change a flat tire, drive well in the city.

Seven things I can't do: keep my laundry caught up, play sports, do little girls hair and make it look cute, make fudge, draw, roll my tongue, lose weight.

Seven things that attracted me to Brian: his smile, his sense of humor, his eyes, the love and respect he had for his mother, his playful nature with his nieces and nephews, the sound of his voice on the phone, his sexy body (yes we both had sexy bodies at one time in our life!!!)

Seven Things I say often: Remember Who You Are! Be home early please! The Holy Ghost goes to bed at midnight! Whatever! Give me a break!!!! Alrighty then!!! What do you want to eat?

Seven people I admire: my parents, my husband and sons, my in-laws, my grandparents, Annie Wamsley, Emma Smith, President Hinckley

Seven favorite foods/drinks: Chinese food, potatoes fixed anyway, a good salad bar, watermelon/cantaloupe, Pepsi, fresh baked bread or rolls, homemade jam

Seven people I tag: Shelly, Kristen, Maureen, Maydi, Nicole, Meggie and Ronda or anyone else that would like to do this.

The Human Pincushion

Tuesday I took Kade to Ogden for a physical that is required before he turns in his mission papers. What an experience! Kade and I were sitting in the exam room with Dr. Merkley going through the paperwork that is required. I had taken Kade's immunization record down with us and I really did think he was up to date on all of his immunizations with the exception of a TD booster. Vaccination #1....TD booster. Kade was exposed to chicken pox so many times and never did get them that I finally had him vaccinated. What I didn't know was that they now give that in two doses and Kade had only had the one. So he needed the second dose of that and then apparently when I was doing the Hepatitis vaccinations I only did Hep B for some reason so he had to have Hep A vaccination as well. Okay so thats three shots so far. Well.....I decided he should probably have the Menigococcal vaccination also and Dr. Merkley said while we were at it we should probably give him a flu shot too. Thats five! He was freaking out by this time. Did I mention he doesn't like needles so much? Hahaha They also did a TB test on him and then did a finger poke for blood as well as drawing blood from his arm for blood typing. Hahahaha Thats eight pokes with a needle!!!! He was getting all whiney about it. Finally I said....Kade if you are a good boy and sit quietly while you have the shots I'll buy you an ice cream when we are finished. He looked at me and said, " I don't want ice cream! I want a new toy!!! Hahahaha Poor baby!!!! One of these days maybe I should talk to him about the HCG injections I had to have to get pregnant with him. Now that is a shot!!!!

No Peek Stew and Kade's job

Last night I was in the mood for something warm and nourishing for supper so I turned to an old standby. (I know supper should always be nourishing....but lets face it sometimes I fail miserably.) I love this recipe for No Peek Stew. It was in one of the Randolph Ward cookbooks and was submitted by Mary Argyle. This works great for a Sunday meal because you pop it in the oven just before you leave and three hours later when you get home its finished.

2 lbs. stew meat
2 cups diced potatoes
2 cups diced carrots
2 cups diced celery
1 large onion, chopped
2 tsp. sweet basil
3 Tbs. minute Tapioca (dry)
1 can tomato soup
1 can & 1 cup water
Mix all ingredients together well. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees. Leave covered and don't peek for three hours. You can add mushrooms or green beans or corn if desired.

Kade worked at the golf course in Garden City this past summer. He really enjoyed it. When that job finished the middle of October we told him he needed to get another job. Well he applied at Walmart. That was about three weeks ago. It took almost a week for them to look over the application he submitted. Then they scheduled an interview. After the interview they told him they would call him. About a week later they called and offered him a job in electronics. Then he had to do drug testing and background check. That took another week. He finished work at the golf course on October 22.....he starts work for Walmart today....almost a month later. So go buy a tv or a computer or something from him. He doesn't know much.....but he is a cute saleman!

Woodruff Cemetery

Several years ago Rory completed a cemetery directory for the Woodruff Cemetery for his eagle project. I still keep it up to date and make sure there are directories in the little box at the cemetery. He had so much help from Emerson Cox doing this project. Emerson knew so much about the people buried there and luckily he let us photocopy his information.
Because of my love for family history, I recently embarked on another little project that will go along with this. I want to find out about the people that are buried in the cemetery. Not just their names, but who they really were. Who there parents were, if they had siblings, why they died, do they still having family living in the area, etc. And lastly, I will take a photo of each grave marker. There are approximately 473 people buried in the cemetery right now so the project is going to take a little time but will be worthwhile I think. I plan on posting all of my information on the Find A Grave website when I am finished. Anyway, I just wanted to share a little bit of information I found while doing the research. Did you know. . .

The first person buried in the cemetery was Ann Preston Longhurst. She died in 1873 and left behind a husband and 8 children. The oldest child being 13.

Woodruff has had 10 mayors since its incorporation in 1935. Seven of those men are buried in the Woodruff Cemetery.

The name of Cornia wasn't the original family name. Peter Cournoyer immigrated to Utah from Canada and changed his name to Cornia when he did. He is buried in the Woodruff Cemetery.

Albert H. Dickson was the sheriff over the exectution of Pat Coughlin which took place near Woodruff. You can read about the execution and events that led up to it here http://www.prospector-utah.com/straw.htm

I love wandering through the cemetery and looking at the different headstones and remembering the people. I'm excited to get this project completed and posted for others looking for family history to use.

And speaking of family history.....I am the director for the family history library located in Randolph. So if you are itching to get going on your family history give me a call :)

The grass isn't always greener. . .

Anyone who knows me knows that I have always longed for a daughter. I always thought it would be so much fun to buy cute clothes for a daughter and fix her hair different ways. However, I wasn't blessed with a daughter but instead two sons--Rory and Kade. I am so thankful that a wise Heavenly Father sent these two sons to Brian and I to raise. They are the light of my life. They have grown up to be wonderful men if I do say so myself. They honor their priesthood. (There is something to be said for living in a house full of Melchizedek Priesthood holders.) I've been able to help both of them earn their Eagle Scout awards. Rory completed a mission to California and Kade is in the process of filling out papers for a mission. Since this is the month of Thanksgiving, I want everyone to know how thankful I am for my sons. I wouldn't trade either one of them for a daughter! And in my circumstance....the grass definitely isn't greener on the other side of the fence.