Christmas to remember!
Four things that stand out about 2008 Christmas.
1) Austin exceeding his last year talent by sliding 6, yes 6 quarters into one nostril for his portion of the talent show at Grandma Geneals.
2) The little grandkids opening their presents with such an air of newness and surprise.
3) Justin's present of a "real girl", Vicki. Multitalented and so accessible.

4) The excitement of the girls for their present from Mike and Me. Meagan was so overwhelmed she cried, laughed at herself for crying and then cried again. Hopefully when the present arrives she won't be disappointed.

Is this pathetic or what?
Yesterday was crazy and I felt like I didn't get anything done. I messed up at work, I traveled from one end of the city to the other on stupid errands and was just plain exhausted. I got home late, around dinnertime and told Kaitlyn to order Cafe Rio. When she returned home with the order it was wrong! I just started to cry a little because I was so frustrated.(Addendum: Aubs saved the day, (by way of Austin's request), and brought me a different Cafe Rio order, that was right! What a great girl!) Anyway I determined that in the morning I would get things accomplished. I got up fairly early and started to work. I felt really good about it when all of a sudden Good Things Utah said something that spurred a memory. I was an hour late for a business appointment! It was totally snowy, so I quickly determined to take Lil' Blue and her four wheel drive. I threw on some clothes, a little makeup and dashed down the stairs to look for my coat and gloves. Found my coat, but no gloves. In a panic I ran to the island to look for spare gloves. The only thing available was an orphan dirty leather glove and my blue oven mitt. Well in a pinch I can tell you it works! Even with mismatched gloves, this day was better than yesterday!

70. VISITED THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL, with Grandpa Hughes, Kath, Greg, Mike, Meagan and Owen.
72. PIECED A QUILT
73. STOOD IN TIMES SQUARE
77. BROKEN A BONE. 1988 broke my wrist at Sunrise Elementary while in my Halloween costume. I hit the ground so hard my wig flew down the hall. 2005 I broke my elbow when I rolled my ankle on a walnut.
78 BEEN ON A SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE
79. SEEN THE GRAND CANYON IN PERSON
80. PUBLISHED A BOOK, my personal receipe book, (best seller that year).
81. VISITED THE VATICAN, with a few of my Mormon friends.
82. BOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR, 1984 brown Volkswagen Rabbit.
84. HAD YOUR PICTURE TAKEN IN THE NEWSPAPER. 1977 Zach and I had our pic taken at the Merry Go Round at Lagoon on the 4th of July.
86. VISITED THE WHITE HOUSE, when it was still the White House
88. HAD CHICKENPOX
89. SAVED SOMEONE'S LIFE. Performed CPR on Mr. McCaffee and brought him back. He lived another three days.
91. MET SOMEONE FAMOUS.Cher by Austin proxy. He ran into her in the Sistin Chapel, literally. Elizabeth Smart in the Louvre. Had a pic with Glen Campbell. Met Donald O'Connor at Park City. Mickey Mouse. Angie Larson channel 4 news. (Doesn't she look cuter since she's divorced?) George Foreman and Arnold Freiberg I took care of in the Hospital. Kevin Bacon was having brunch at Hotel Dell. We would have met him, but when he turned around we discovered it wasn't him and besides it was a woman. Coach Tom O'Brien of Boston College, and North Carolina fame. Mathias Kiwunucku, NY Jets player and personal friend. Matt Ryan 2008 NFL 2nd draft choice signed for 72 million and just happened to be the back up quarterback to my all time fav, Paul (aka Pauly, Pistol Pete) Peterson. Star quarterback of Snow College and Boston College. Now of course a noted Coach at SUU. Thurl Bailey. Sheri Dew from a Stake Women's Conference. Virginia U. Jensen, whom I met outside the temple taking pics of a relative. Hartman Rector Jr., Vaugh J. Fetherstone, Thomas S. Monson who performed Melisa's wedding. Miss Spackman my third grade teacher, former Miss Revlon. Britney (Tod's girlfriend) former Miss Coppertone, or so she said.....Merrilee Webb, face model for Mary Mother of Jesus, in a book. Mayor of Alta City, and last but not lease "Barbra Blue" classic star of news and film. She's a beauty.
93. LOST A LOVED ONE, Timmy and my mommie.
94. HAD A BABY, eight
96. SWAM IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE
98. OWNED A CELL PHONE
99. BEEN STUNG BY A BEEN- 36 years old and I got my first bee sting in Arizona, swimming in a pool.