Nothing New...

I really don't have anything really to post but I decided to put an updated picture of our puppy Trigger. He has such a funny personality and is growing like a weed! I guess that is what puppies do.

Other than that we are just doing the same old, work and sleep and a little play. Tom is still loving the Firefighting part of life and is looking forward to a day long ride along with Air Med out of Salt Lake. He has always wanted to go in a helicopter and combining it with medical EMT personel, he will be on cloud nine for quite awhile! I am excited too because it means a whole weekend in Heber visiting family and friends. That gives us both something to look forward too. We hope everyone has a great Valentines Day!

Tom thinks I need to post!

So here I am. What can I say I live a fairly boring life. Tom continues to stay busy with work, fire and ambulance. I am still just working at Penneys. I do have to say that I got my spring cleaning done last week including shampooing carpets. I decided that I needed a week off after the holiday season to catch up on things at home. It felt good to get my house cleaned and organnized. I was able to throw out a whole bunch of stuff too. Well this is a short post but hopefully I will have some updated pictures of our puppy in the next couple of days.

Christmas and New Year's

We had a great Christmas and New Year's. We spent Christmas at my parent's house and had a good time. We had a party on Christmas Eve, however, I was quite sick that night and stayed home and in bed. Megan went and enjoyed herself. We got to talk to Jenny and Dallin on Christmas morning. They are both in Brazil on missions and seem to be enjoying themselves. My brother-in-law, O'Ryan, did a conference call on Skype so we didn't spend any money on the calls and could be at our own homes instead of having to go to a central location. Technology these days absolutely amazes me. Just five years ago, our cell phones could only call people, now we can get on the Internet with these phones. We enjoyed the rest of Christmas together and enjoyed opening presents and throwing wrapping paper balls at each other. We all got some great presents. I was on call Christmas evening. It started snowing about 6 pm and by 10:30 pm we had over a foot of snow outside the station. Megan got stuck in my parent's driveway and the chief asked me to stay at the station to help cover since people were going to have a hard time getting to the station, so neither of us got home that night. I went over the next morning and helped dig out with my company's snowplow (after doing the boss's driveway, of course.) I started to plow the parking lot at work, but the clutch went out on the truck so I had to call someone else to take care of it. The Saturday after Christmas my whole family was supposed to go to Saratoga Springs for a Christmas party with my dad's family. We only made it about halfway there before turning around. The roads were absolutely horrible being snow packed and ice covered. It was not a very fun day. For New Year's I was on call again, but it worked out since we had a party at the station. We played games and ate lots of food and had fun. We should be getting Internet again at our house soon, so you will be able to read Meg's posts instead of mine. Hers are much more interesting. We were using a cellular card that my boss was nice enough to let me use for personal use when needed, but due to cutbacks and the economy , we cancelled the cellular card and a few other cell phones that weren't being used at work. I hope you all had a great holiday season and stay safe.

Pre-Christmas

I was looking at our post today and realized that it has been a long time since we have made any post. It has been an interesting last couple of weeks. We have both been very busy with work and Christmas stuff. I have also been very busy with fire and ambulance stuff. I started my ambulance FTO the end of November and finally got it done this past week. And, not to brag, but I was also promoted to captain and received the EMT of the Year award for 2008 at our fire Christmas party. Being a captain has kept me very busy so far. We traveled down to Salt Lake to have a early Christmas and dinner with Meg's parents and brother and his wife this past weekend. I was on shift on Saturday morning and Megan had to work. Just before my shift ended, I got a surprise phone call from my friend Dallas. He and his wife Jessica lived in the same apartment complex when we lived in Cedar City. They moved to Washington state after graduation. Dallas told me he was visiting his sister in Logan, so we got together for lunch. It was great to see them again, even if it was just a short amount of time. Unfortunately, we were only able to visit with them for a couple of hours and then we had to head to Salt Lake. We left in a pretty bad snowstorm. It took us forever to get over the canyon, only to come out in Brigham City and see lights from backed up cars stretched all the way to the freeway. The freeway was shut down from Brigham City to almost Ogden. We had to go down Highway 89. The traffic going northbound on the highway were backed up the entire way. The roads were still really bad so it was slow going. We got about halfway and looked over to see that they had reopened the freeway. We found out later that there was a really bad accident on the freeway with about 31 cars involved. We finally got to Salt Lake and had a great time with Megan's family. We exchanged presents and had a great dinner that Maggie had prepared. Megan got a new, very nice camera from her parents. She is very excited about it and has been playing with it ever since she got it home. I got Simpsons Season 8 to add to my collection and a new 19" TV that is perfect for the bedroom. As a parting note, on Friday morning I went to a fatal crash north of Smithfield. The man had four kids and was in my parents ward. Please be careful out there this holiday season. It wasn't his fault and there probably was not anything he could have done about it, but please be careful. Just remember that getting there is better than getting there fast. Also remember all the people that would miss you if you were gone. Merry Christmas everyone. Enjoy your holidays.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! I have always liked Thanksgiving since it is a day we can stuff ourselves and not feel bad about it. It is also the beginning of the Christmas season. We spent Thanksgiving with my mom's family in Logan. We have to meet in a church since there are too many of us to fit in anyone's home. We had a good time stuffing ourselves and visiting with relatives. On another note, we finally decided on a name for our new puppy. After much debate and a lot of suggestions, we named him Trigger. It fits him well. We are enjoying having him in our lives and our other dog, Sam, seems to enjoy having another dog to play with. After dinner, I went to the fire station for my shift and Megan went with my sisters to a movie. So now I am sitting here at the station, bored and hoping for a call. I decided that we needed a new post. All of you have a great holiday and enjoy your long weekend.

Puppies and Dogs

Sad news first... a few weeks ago one of our labs got hit on the road in front of our house. The saddest part is that our other dog has been in depression since then so the fun news we got a new dog today. He is a Walker Hound and super cute. Sam our lab seems to like him so far and is acting a little more frisky. I am putting a picture on and would like suggestions for a name. It is not a very good picture because it was getting dark. I will try to get a better picture soon.

Leave a comment if you have any name suggestions. Thanks.

Tags All Around!

Psuedomyns Tag

1. ROCK STAR NAME (first pet, current car):
Nike Pontiac

2. GANGSTA NAME (fave ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe):
Cake Batter Boot

3. NATIVE AMERICAN NAME (favorite color, favorite animal):
Red Horse (Same as McKensy

4. SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, city where you were born):
Hope Payson

5. STAR WARS NAME (the first three letters of your last name, first two of your first name): Mapme

6. SUPERHERO NAME (2nd favorite color, favorite drink):
Black Water

7. NASCAR NAME (the first names of your grandfathers):
Gale Herald

8. HUSSY NAME ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Island Vibe Licorice

9. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME (your fifth grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Hansen Hartford

10. SPY NAME (your favorite season/holiday, flower):
Winter Lily

11. CARTOON NAME (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now): Strawberry Slippers

12. HIPPIE NAME (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree):
Waffle Maple





8 Favorite TV shows:
Friends
CSI Miami and Las Vegas
How I Met Your Mother
Big Bang Theory
Grays Anatomy
Simpsons
Whose Line is it Anyway
Law and Order SVU

8 Favorite Restaurants:
Iggy's
Applebees
The Black Pearl
Cold Stone (Does that Count)


8 Things That Happened Yesterday:
Went to work
Found an idea for my sharing time
Talked to my mom
Made Tom one of his favorite dinners (BBQ ribs and ranch mashed potatoes)
Dishes (daily chore)
Made my bed
Christmas shopping
Watched tv

8 Things That I Look Forward to:
The Holidays
Going and cutting our Christmas tree
Spending time with the Hansen fam
Spending time with the Maples fam
Paying of all medical bills
Buying a house
Becoming a mom
Retail Christmas rush OVER!

8 Things I Love About Fall:
Playing in the Leaves
The color of the leaves
Turkey
Almost winter
Family and friend get togethers
Cooler weather
Decorating for Christmas (my favorite)
Shopping for new sweaters or just shopping


8 Things On My Wish List:
Vacation
New computer
New car
King size bed
Children
Camera
A week off to relax


These were fun and I want to tag Maggie, Heather, Heidi W and Heidi M, Megan G and anyone who wants too...