Warner and LeAnn Mitchell

A Visit with Annette

2011-09-13T17:57:00.000-07:00

Annette is almost one year old. We met her, Paige and Peggy at the Riverfront park in Salem yesterday for a little picnic and to take some pictures of Annette with her birthday present. She has grown so much since we saw her in July--she even tried to take a few steps and was pretty proud of herself about it!! Priceless!

Dolphins!!!

2011-07-03T20:54:00.000-07:00

My granddaughter Kaci and her cousin Olivia (who also calls me Grandma LeAnn) are staying with us. They both love dolphins. I wanted to do a project with them, so we decided we would make some stuffed dolphins. First Warner found a pattern on line at http://nuno-runo.blogspot.com/2010/09/dolphin.html.
Then the girls and I went to Value Village and got two house robes in color that they liked. $.99 each. Then we got to work!
The pattern calls for felt and the seem on the outside, i knew the girls would not be patient enough to do all that hand work so I made the pattern a little larger to allow a seem and room to turn them.
They were nervous to use the sewing machine, but were happy to do the stuffing!
A very fun project and we were happy with the way they turned out. BTW if anyone wants the extra fabric and pattern--come and get it!

2011-04-10T22:41:00.000-07:00

Here is a little video of Annette!

Beautiful Jackson Hole, Wy

2010-10-11T10:10:00.000-07:00

Just got back from a quick trip to Jackson to check out our newest little granddaughter: Annette Barrus Jackson. As you can see, she is perfect in every way and sooooo tiny! Just 5 pounds! A living doll.
We got to see some bears--CLOSE UP! eating berries up in a bush--notice the red circle around the brown bear. And loved seeing all the beautiful colors of fall and the breathtaking mountains!
Aaron and Joe look like cowboy models! We also took some great family photos of Court, John and Everett.

Happy Fourth of July!

2010-07-05T23:19:00.000-07:00

The real reason for this post is not about the fun time we just had visiting Ben and Kristen, & Dylan & Kaci, Jarom and Stephanie, John and Courtenay, going shooting with Ben, John and his brother, attending a practice concert of Ben's country/rock band Sunset Ride (They are great by the way) , going to LeAnn's family reunion at Ophir, Utah (by Tooele), or being blessed to see our newest grandson, (John and Courtenay's) Everett Michael Lance just a few hours after he was born. (he is sure a beautiful boy.) No, this post is about how I spent my fourth of July. I left LeAnn in Taylorsville to take care of Courtenay and Everett....and John for a few weeks. So, at five in the morning on the fourth, I turned on my GPS, put in my Louis L'Amore stories narrated by Willie Nelson CDs, and headed West. I stopped Willie long enough to listen to the special 4th of July presentation of Music and the Spoken Word featuring the MoTabs. It was great....many of my favorite patriotic hymns and of course, The Battle Hymn of The Republic. Awesome. Willie finished narrating just outside of Burns, so I finished up the day listing to General Conference talks from April Conference. So fifteen hours after leaving Taylorsville, I was home....in time to sit with the neighbors for a few minutes and enjoy the fireworks going on around us.

But...I forgot to wear my special patriotic T-shirt Sequoia sent me for Father's Day. Dang!

Anyway, I stopped along the way to photograph a few things..... a few extra patriotic retired farm implements somewhere between Vale and Burns, Oregon and took the scenic route through the Cascades and stopped on top at the Dee Wright Observatory (I love that drive) and took a few shots of Mt. Jefferson....unfortunately the 3 Sisters were covered with clouds so no photos.
Anyway, that was a lot of rambling for just a few measly photos.....

Bruce's Retirement Video

2010-06-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

Our good friend and neighbor Bruce Jolley just retired after forty eight and one half years working for the railroad. With the help of Andrew and LeAnn, I made this video for him. Andrew was a big help...I had a sequence in mind for the first verse but he came up with a better idea and we used it....much better than what I had in mind.
The music at the beginning, Wonderland by Night, was a popular instrumental hit the year Bruce joined the railroad.
We played it at a party held in his honor Friday night at the Jolleys. It was fun to see some old friends we haven't seen for a long time.
Here's also a few photos LeAnn took of some of the shoot.

Fun In LasVegas!

2010-05-19T18:28:00.000-07:00

Our favorite spot on the "Strip" was the fountain show at the Bellagio Hotel!!
Warner had a trade show in Vegas--so I went with him. We stayed an extra weekend and our Utah and Arizona Kids met us there. We fit a lot of activities into that one week--Take a look!
We got to see a fun Tribute to Elvis Show--Thanks Em and Steve for the the tickets! Another night we got to see the Donny and Marie Show at the Flamingo--they were great!
Emily, Easton and Carly at the Chocolate Factory/ Cactus Garden. We saw some cool lizards!
!Filming the Chris Angel show right outside out Hotel (Luxor)--When the body guard saw me take this pic, he came over and asked me not to take any more!

A view of the Strip from one of the pedestrian overpasses! We did a LOT of walking!!!

After the trade show we moved to the Silverton Lodge (not on the" strip" and our Kids and families joined us. We spent the whole day--and into the night in our cool,poolside cabana.
We had a Poolside Baby Shower for Courtenay!

We spent all day and into the night at the cabana near the pool!

Support Our Berries!

2010-04-08T19:46:00.000-07:00

RAMBO of the RASPBERRIES!!

One to dig and one to supervise the digging!
Warner and Andrew had a "ceremony" after each section was finished and they placed the copper post caps!

Warner designed and built this structure for our Raspberries--They have been kind of running wild the past few years and he wanted to "corral them". These three wooden structures will have support wires running between them to help the berry canes stay up. Andrew was a big help digging the holes. He and Dad had a good time installing them.

General Conference

2010-04-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

I am looking forward to listening to General Conference--always very uplifting to me. I also love the Mormon Tabernacle Choir! Can't wait!
I also love the talk by Elder Holland about the Book of Mormon--if you have not heard it--take a listen--and then pass it on to others.
Happy Easter!!

Warner's Monster Cookies!

2010-02-09T15:19:00.000-08:00

This is for Emily...and anyone else who wants to make some very yummy cookies. This makes a HUGE batch so you can cut it in half if you want to. There is no flour in this recipe--so don't think that I just forgot to write it down.
I wish I had a photo to add so Em, when you make them post a picture!

Warner's Monster Cookies

1 pound (4 sticks) margarine (or butter)
4 cups white sugar
4 1/2 cups (one 2 pound bag) brown sugar

CREAM TOGETHER TILL LIGHT AND FLUFFY

THEN ADD:
12 eggs (beaten)
3 pounds( 6 cups) peanut butter
1 Tablespoon corn syrup
8 teaspoons baking soda

MIX TOGETHER AND THEN ADD THE REST OF THE INGREDIENTS--BY THIS TIME THERE IS TOO MUCH TO FIT IN THE MIXER SO YOU MUST MIX THE REST BY HAND!

18 cups "old fashioned"oats
1 pound (4 cups) chocolate chips
1 pound plain M&M's (optional)
2 cups nuts (optional)
4 cups Rice Krispies cereal (optional--use for part of the oats)
2 cups coconut (optional)

uSE AND ICE-CREAM SCOOP AND PLACE ON A COOKIE SHEET--I SMASH THEM DOWN A LITTLE BIT. BAKE AT 350 FOR 8-12 MINUTES. DO NOT OVER BAKE!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

2010-01-04T09:25:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful trip to Utah for Christmas--it was so fun to spend time with our family. We went sledding, roller skating, seeing the lights at Temple Square, seeing the production "Savior of the World" (fabulous). went to Pirate Island for pizza and fun, had a hot wheels tournament, a nativity play and tons of fun watching the grandkids. We also played "Rock band" and I was pretty good!

New Career for Cleatus!!

2009-11-20T16:02:00.001-08:00

Warner was asked to be the AUCTIONEER at the RS Service Auction! He went as Cleatus, he told jokes and did some poems and was a real entertainer. He wanted to wear his Cleatus teeth, but he couldn't talk very fast with them in. I got this super silly picture of him--it looks like he has had too much to drink! I promise he hadn't--just had a silly look on his face. It was a fun night and I won cooking from Yolie N. so on Saturday, she is bringing us some authentic Philipino food! Yumm! I hope you enjoy these pictures of Warner, he really did do an awesome job!

Beautiful Tree of the Day Contest!!

2009-10-28T17:33:00.000-07:00

I love the Fall. Several years ago I started my own "Most Beautiful Tree of the Day" contest. Here is how it works: When I first start noticing the colors are changing about the first or second week in September, I watch for outstanding fall-colored trees. Each day I pick my favorite for that day. Once a tree has been picked as "The Most Beautiful Tree of the Day", it can not enter the contest again. Sometimes I take the long way home so I can see some neighborhood that has not had a chance to participate. This year I have added two new categories, like the couples category--two trees that look especially beautiful together---and the bush category-- too short to compete with the trees, but beautiful in their own way. Here is my winner for today--it is in the Silke Field parking lot---one of my favorite places to find beautiful trees!

Sweet Summer

2009-09-02T19:42:00.001-07:00

Here we are at the end of the Summer and I wanted to share some of my favorite things!
I loved the smell of the Lilies--they were amazing.

This is a new hydrangea that I planted last Fall (from Grocery Outlet) and it lived! It has doubled in size and doing great.
My favorite thing to do on a Summer morning is to go to the BLUEBERRY patch! I love to feel the sun on my back, smell the dill and basil as I pass them and see the beautiful, healthy blueberry bushes that we planted several years ago. They are beautiful and the berries are so easy to pick and there are so many of them--I love it!
We were inspired to plant them after our friend Sharon Arnold gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting about following the advice of others who had been successful(following the Prophet, reading scriptures etc). She said that she had learned that in order to grow successful blueberries, you need to dig a hole 3 or 4 cubic feet and fill it with peat moss, then after planted, put a thick layer of saw dust over the whole row. When the blossoms come the first year, you have to pick them all off, the second year you pick half of them off. I always think of this story when I am out there picking the berries--( Thank You Sharon).

I usually get at least a gallon of berries three times a week during July and August. That does not count the ones I eat while I am out there!

So today I went out and only got one quart of berries--I guess Summer is on it's way out and it will soon be time for Fall.
We have some SWEET SUMMER memories! ( and a whole lot of berries in the freezer!)

LeAnn's Birthday & Father's Day

2009-06-21T20:11:00.000-07:00

Spa treatment? For her birthday, LeAnn wanted her toenails painted.....and she wanted me to do it!

I quickly found out it's not that easy.....

but the finished product turned out OK.

Me with my babys.....and my sweeeet new Father's Day Winged Weeder....a jewel of a tool! This photo was taken two weeks ago.

A photo of our yard while jumping on the trampoline.

Our hydranga bush. I'm sure I spelled that wrong.....but they sure are beautiful.

LeAnn and I in part of our garden. Corn knee-high BEFORE the 4th of July!

This is the cheese cake LeAnn made me for Father's Day. Man-o-man is it something else......and it tastes darn good too! Keylime and strawberries. We shared with Bruce and Carol.

I cooked hamburgers for Father's Day dinner. LeAnn made hers into a Food Channel Masterpiece!

LeAnn gave me some leather work gloves.....enough said.

Got these artsy cool cards from Courtenay and Stephanie.

...then along came a spider.....

2009-06-06T18:53:00.000-07:00

So mom and I were busy cleaning the back patio, getting it ready for our heavy summer schedule of hosting some cook outs with some of Springfields finest citizens....our friends,
when all of a sudden this big boy drops in to take a look at what's going on. I had never seen anything like it. I grabbed my camera and started shooting. He just hung there busy playing with that gooey amber stuff....whatever that is. It's like he was saying "I'm ready for my photo session now".
Mom took a picture of me shooting the spider. (red circle)
We tried to find a picture of it on the internet to see what kind it is but were unsuccessful.
Anyway, I thought the photos were pretty cool.......in a creepy sort of way.

dad

Hoodoo and Big Lake

2009-05-31T13:37:00.000-07:00

Warner had a meeting at Hoodoo Ski Resort with some of the YM comm. for planning the upcoming Encampment so I went along for the ride. They surveyed the grounds and decieded where some of the events would be etc.--They are even going to have a sunrise service on the top of Hoodoo (riding the ski lift to get there!). After their meeting we went over to Big Lake(about 2 miles) to check it out. This was a beautiful morning and we enjoyed our time together!

We took this picture of mount Washington over Big Lake from the capm ground. We had to go over some snow drifts to get here and there was still some ice in the lake. Years ago we went camping at Big Lake--the kids swam in this little cove--Ben named it"Diarrhea Bay", because of all the sediment in the bottom. We had a fun time there--celbrated Aaron's B-day with a huge bag of Skittles. Fun memories.

I wanted to see if the water was as cold as it looked, so I started to scooch down to see, and the snow was softer than I figured and I was afraid I would be wading in it, so I sat down. I decided to just go on faith that it as cold as it looks!

Hike to Mary's Peak

2009-05-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

This meadow reminded me of the Sound of Music!
Looking east--some small town down there--maybe Philomath??

We saw many different kind of wild flowers too!

This was my first real hike since the hike when I broke both of my arms! I was a little nervous--but I did just fine. I was careful to stay away from the lose gravel!!

Dad has wanted to take me to Mary's peak for a couple of years. So this was the week-end-the weather was perfect and we had the whole day to ourselves. We got lost a few times and Dad had to stop at a TAVERN to ask directions! I wish I would have gotten a photo of that! The drive to the trail head was beautiful and when we finally hiked up to the summit--the view was breath taking! They say that when the air is clear you can see the ocean, there was a little haze so we will have to go back some time and check it out.

Stephanie and Jarom Tie the Knot!!

2009-05-03T20:23:00.000-07:00

They look so Happy together!!

Trip cancelled due to the FLU!

2009-04-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

I have been dreading this next week because Warner was supposed to leave on Friday for 8 days for a trade show in Texas---I HATE sleeping alone in the house by myself. I have to watch TV until the wee hours of the morning, I get all jittery and sad etc. So he came home tonight and said the whole Trade show had been canceled because of the Swine Flu!! I am truly sorry for those who have the Swine Flu, but I am very happy that I don't have to spend the next 8 nights alone! Also, Warner had signed "us" up to clean the Church this Saturday, we tried to get someone to trade with us but that didn't work out, so I was going to have to do it (Carol very kindly offered to help me, but now she is off the hook.) AND, Warner had been so busy getting ready for this show that he could not work on Stephanie's Wedding photos- So now he will be able to and I can post some! So good news all around(except of course those people with the flu).
Speaking of the flu, I taught Welding today--yes I know it is random for me to be teaching welding the whole place smells awful and the torches really scare me. I told Sister Opager( about 90 years old) about it and she said " Well, they must not have had ANYBODY who knew ANYTHING about it to have to ask you." (scraping the bottom of the barrel is what she really meant) Anyway there was an adult aid there who had FULL BLOWN FLU symptoms--chills and fever and coughing etc.He said he was on his second day of it--he came to school yesterday too!!! WHAT WAS HE THINKING!! coming to a school and spreading his germs around. I got out my Purel and would not go in the part of the room where he was.
Well, that is all I have to say about that. Wedding Pics will be next, I promise.

Scooter's last weekend at Home

2009-04-06T16:23:00.001-07:00

After listening to General Conference we let Andrew decide what to do for fun. He picked:
Bouncing Stephanie as high as he could on the trampoline....

Winning at Croquet and then taking a picture of us all..(sorry Warner this was the best one..hehehe....

and finally playing two on two basketball which ended with Mom getting two jammed fingers! That hurt like the dickens!

But it was worth it, we had a wonderful day together and some fun memories!

Happy Birthday Stephanie!

2009-03-25T12:09:00.001-07:00

It is hard to believe that Stephanie is 22 years old!But she is and there is nothing we can do about it except bake a cake and have a party so Joe came over for pizza, cake and games! In this picture he is "helping" her blow out all those candles. It was a fun night. We are enjoying our last few weeks of having her and Andrew at home. Our lives are about to change. Abruptly. Oh well, here comes the next part of our lives--bring it on!!!

Andrew's Eagle

2008-11-19T07:36:00.000-08:00

Andrew and six other boys in his troop recieved their Eagle award on Sunday. The Register Guard did a nice story about them and also posted this video. Andrew actually earned his Eagle two years ago, but waited for his friends to recieve them all together. It was such a nice ceremony, it was held at the beautiful new Scout Service Center and there was standing room only! Way to go Andrew--we are so proud of you!

Click this link to check out the video:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1407952690/bclid1387524738/bctid2389440001

A week in Utah

2008-10-19T21:09:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to fly to Utah to spend a week with Nathan and family. I got to play with the kids, do some cooking to put in their freezer, go to Lily's Ballet class, go to Nathan's school production,go to the BYU Art Museum and see a big painting of Nathan etc. But my main job for the whole week was to hold Baby Oliver--he is so beautiful--as you can plainly see, and I never tired of holding him and admiring him. We also got to spend time with Kristen and Ben, Dylan and Kaci. We even got a glimpse or two and Andrew and his friends who were in Utah for conference and to see some concerts. On Sunday,October 12 was Oliver's blessing day. Nathan gave him such a powerful and tender blessing. I am so glad I was privileged to be there.
When I flew home on Monday, I got in line to chick in and the person right in front of me was Carol(she had been in Rexburg for Mothers' Week)I was just a coincidence that we were right in line together.
It was such a great week--I am so blessed!

Alaska Cruise

2008-09-29T21:34:00.001-07:00

Here are a few photos of our cruise to Alaska. We were on the ship for 8 days--it went so fast we couldn't believe it. Rett and Kathy Hubbard went with us and we had a blast! Alaska was amazing and we were treated like royalty aboard the"Golden Princess" It was all such a treat for us and an experience we will never forget!!

"Must Love Dogs"

2008-08-11T20:58:00.000-07:00

Here we are relaxing by the Beautiful snake river

In July I spent a week with 3 of my Sisters at a Hot Springs resort along the beautiful Snake River in Idaho. This is an annual event and there are usually seven of us, but Carolyn is on a Mission and KarLee and Kathy had other commitments. We love to spend this time together catching up, playing games, reading, soaking in the natural mineral water (to sooth all our aches and pains) and enjoying the beautiful surroundings. This year I particularly enjoyed the song birds early in the morning and also towards dusk. In the past we have stayed in dome shaped yurts or cabins or motor homes, this year we used Jason's Motor home. It is about 23 years old,Jason affectionately calls it "The Rolling Turd". It has a few funky problems, but it was just right for the three of us (Patsy drove back to Wendell each night so Mack would not be alone).

Sooo-here is the point of this blog: I do not hate dogs, I am however annoyed when people bring their dogs to public places and expect everybody to be as thrilled with their dog as they are! I especially hate it when each perso believes that THEIR dog is the exception to the rule.ie: Last year we went to a spa that had a BIG sign we had to walk past, brushing our shoulders against it, actually that said "No dogs allowed" I said"Marilyn, it says no dog allowed ( I think they meant it too because there were 3 gigantic alligators on the property!!) So Marilyn ( with the dog tucked under her arm) says"Her is not a dog, Her is my baby" and then just walked on past the sign and the alligators and everything!As it turned out this year I was the only one who did not bring a dog! I was completely out numbered! So as the week went on and I tried to bite my tongue when they were telling cute dog stories and look away when they had use plastic bags to pick up dog doodie off the lawn. The clincher was the day we stopped at a grocery store to get supplies (for our traditional BLT Sandwiches) and after I checked out I looked back and all three of them were pawing through a table of dog accessories. There were squeekie toys, leashes, pink sparkly collars, and even doggy clothing. They were going wild--they each got about ten things for their respective dog! I couldn't believe it!So as the week went on, I really tried to see what it was about these little dogs that brought my sisters so much pleasure. I also remembered the little dogs we had when I was growing up ( Suzie and Christie) . Those dogs were great company to me -- I was much MUCH younger than my sisters and spent alot of time alone. Those little dogs had to put up with being dressed up and made to do tricks and be in "Shows" that I made my family come and watch etc.So I came to peace with vacationing with my three sisters and their three dogs. I also reserve the right to get myself a little dog someday. But not,of course, until I am much MUCH older!

Hillbilly Hall of Fame!!

2008-05-15T20:34:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture of Warner with his Hillbilly friends, Monte Luke and Guy Stores AKA Billy, Bob and Bubba. The three of them were recently released as Second Ward Bishopric---I wonder why?
They were great sports and fun entertainment,
They sang:
"Woa Mule, Woa"
" You're So Sweet Horsefies Keep Hangin' Round Yur Face"
"The Outhouse Song" and
"Watermelon Hangin' on the Vine"
Warner even did 4 of his "Them Poems".
ps. Warner is wearing Granpa Barrus' overalls!

2008-04-27T18:36:00.000-07:00

We were at the LeAnn's family reunion in Star Valley Wyoming and I was playing frisbee with Nathan and Andrew. I had the camera with me so I started throwing the frisbee and then grabbing the camera and started shooting as the frisbee reached them. Some fun shots....reminded me of a ballet so I set the photos to music.
The reunion was July 2006 and I just got around to finishing this video. I'm the king of procrastination.

2008-04-27T18:29:00.000-07:00

2008-04-06T11:29:00.001-07:00

For Christmas this year, LeAnn wrote and illustrated a book for each of our 5 grandchildren. We decided it would also be cool to turn the book into a DVD with LeAnn narrating the video. This was a great idea but producing the story books along with the DVD proved impossible to have finished for Christmas......in fact, we just barely finished them and delivered them to the grandkids during our Spring Vacation visit to them in Utah. They took much more time than anticipated, but they're kinda cute. The stories for Ruthie and Chloe are the same...just changed the names so I didn't post one.

Prince William Video

2008-04-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

Prince Dylan Video

2008-04-06T11:11:00.000-07:00

Princess Kaci Video

2008-04-06T10:13:00.000-07:00

2008-04-06T09:59:00.000-07:00

Princess Chloe Video

2008-04-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

Spring Vacation

2008-04-06T07:47:00.000-07:00

Easter Fun

2008-04-02T20:49:00.000-07:00

Chloe (Aaron's) poses for the camera!

We spent Easter with Al and Kathy and Kelsey in Burley

Sarah and Chloe came from Jackson and Stephanie and Jenni came from Rexburg to meet us. Courtenay had spent the week with us in Oregon, so we took her back to Utah with us. Kathy is such a wonderful cook and they all made us feel so welcome!

Monday morning we headed off to Utah!

I was tagged

2008-02-26T08:17:00.001-08:00

I was tagged...
I was tagged by Amanda. Since I've never been tagged before, this is kind of exciting! For some reason, this does not look as cool as Amanda's did--I am not very Blog savvy!

Here are the instructions:1. Answer the following questions.2. Tag 5 people by leaving a comment on their blog letting them know they have been tagged, and to view your blog for the instructions.

Questions :

What I was doing 10 years ago:(First I must admit that I had to get out my 1998 scrapbook so I could REMEMBER what I was doing 10 years ago!!!) I had 5 kids at home, Ben and Kristen got married, we had an exchange student from Taiwan for the Summer, we went to Disneyland and I was into scrapbooking.

5 things on my to-do list today:--I will be subbing in the Drafting class today.Fix Dinner, clean off my desk, get passport photos ready ( we are taking a cruise to Alaska in Sept. we have a stop in Canada so we need passports) Read my book club book "21 Days closer to the Savior"

Things I would do if I was suddenly a billionaire: I would relax about our "retirement"!

3 of my bad habits:--

Saving too much stuff(I am getting better about letting the old stuff go)

buying fancy ribbon--I love the big rolls at Costco and it is such a good deal, but I think I have about 20 rolls and I know I will never be able to use it all!

Starting projects that I need Warner's help to finish (I actually do not think this is a bad habit, but Warner does)

Places I've Lived:-Wendell ID, Moscow ID, Springfield, OR

Jobs I've had:-Waitress at Ruth's Tastee Freez,
Costume Mistress for the Theatre Dept. U of Idaho,
Substitute Teacher, High School, all areas.
English Language Proficiancy Test grader for the state of Oregon( a little computer job I do from home a few hours a week)

Things most people don't know about me:-I like watching Crime Shows( Warner hates them so I usually do not watch them when he is at home)
I hate the smell of tires-when we walk into Sears or anyplace that has tires, I have to cover my mouth and nose I just can't stand it!
I went through ground training to become a pilot when I was in High School~~ now I am so chicken I have to do breathing execises just to ride in an airplane! I think it all changed when I became a Mom.

I tag...Carol, Steph, Jenni, Sharon and Amy W.

A little PEP from the Miller Pep Band!

2008-02-20T22:11:00.000-08:00

Here is a little snip of the Miller Pep Band at last nights Basketball game. It was Senior night, they played North Eugene and came in second by about 10 points. Oh well, It's all about the music anyway! Enjoy--I know this will bring back some fond "Miller" memories for some of you!!

Grandkids feeding ducks

2007-12-03T18:51:00.000-08:00

I did this video last year of Nathan and his family down at Alton Baker park feeding the ducks. I love the music......I'll probably use it again sometime for another video when I can get all the grandkids......cause to me they're a pocket full of miracles!
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to share.

Warner

Community Creche Exhibit

2007-12-03T17:23:00.000-08:00

So, here is a short video of the Creche Exhibit along with the spot from the news about it. This is the 6th year of the event we had nearly 800 Nativities (double from our first year). While people look at the display we have choirs and music groups from the community, and we also had a photographer and a manger scene with costumes etc for families to have a picture taken. This was the first year we expanded to Sunday and it was very successful. I have become a little obsessed with Nativities and this year I displayed 33 encluding 6 Nativitie pins that I bought on E-bay. As the tri-stake Public Affairs Director I have been in charge of this project since the beginning. It is sooooo much work, but very satisfying to watch it grow and get better and bigger each year. I feel strongly that it is important for us to "stand in our communities and testify of Jesus Christ" and that is especilly true in our community.
And now it is over for another year, I will start getting a new Committee together in March or April. But for now I will start getting ready for Christmas and getting excited for lots of family to come and play games and have Sprite and cheese and beef stick and crackers!! Can't wait!!

We are Thankful

2007-11-24T11:43:00.001-08:00

We had another great Thanksgiving with the Jolleys. It was our turn to host. My favorite part of Thanksgiving is having the left-overs for then next few days! We are so blessed and have so much to be thankful for!!