Winning Streak

I have been having a good time entering contests on the internet. In the evening while watching TV, I play on the internet and look for contests to enter. I've been doing this for months and not winning anything. But my luck changed in December.

I have really been on a wining streak. For the last 5 weeks in a row I have gotten an email about winning some sort of contest. I have won

Then the week after that I got:




$50.00 to spend at Home Depot.

With more contests to enter, and feeling lucky,I kept at it and again got an email telling me that I had won this:


I am putting lots of pictures on a memory stick and having fun figuring out how to make the Digital Picture Frame work. We are already getting lots of enjoyment from it scrolling thru the pictures and enjoying the memories. But that was not all.

Next I won a case of this:

Today the last of the things arrived:




We are set for the Super Bowl now, this also came with coupons for free Pepsi Products and free Frito O Lay chips.

So for those of you planning on going to Macy's tomorrow to win the Big Screen TV, don't bother. Luck is on my side and it is coming home to my house. (At least that is what my husband is hoping)

Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra

Grandpa Anderson was one of the lucky people who got 4 tickets to the Christmas Concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra. Rachael and I drove up to Grandma and Grandpa's early in the day on December 13. The weather was really nasty that day. As we drove over the Point of the Mountain it was a white out. We stopped at the South Towne Mall and did some Christmas shopping. I'd hoped that while we were in the mall the weather would get better, but no such luck. We drove carefully to Bountiful, passing numerous accidents along the way.

Jordan and AJ were at Grandma's for the weekend, along with their dogs. Grandma and I put up the quilting frames and we quilted a blanket for Grandpa Blanco for Christmas.

The weather had cleared up some while we were there, but another storm was scheduled to hit later in the evening. Rachael and I headed to town with Grandma and Grandpa, we were to be in our seats by 7:15 for the 8:00 performance. Grandma brought her opera glasses and we all had a good time watching people with them.

The concert was wonderful. It was titled "Ring Christmas Bells". They performed a number of songs with Bell Ringers. A couple of guys held bells that took both hands to hold and ring. They were really bit. We enjoyed watching for Shannon Shepherd, a neighbor who sings with the choir. I think my favorite song was "The Friendly Beasts" sung by Brian Stokes Mitchell. He not only sung the song, but had facial expressions to fit the animals he was singing about.

I was really glad that Rachael and I had decided to spend the night at Mom and Dad's when it took us over an hour to get out of the parking garage.

Thanks Grandpa for winning the tickets and inviting us to go with you. We had a great time.

FAIR AND SQUARE

Rachael taught Richard and I new game. It is a version of War and you can play it with lots of people. We have played it almost every night. When Richard wins a hand he says, "I got that one Fair and Square." Rachael and I aren't so sure that he was "Fair and Square", but he gets the hand. We have played it with Austin and Sean. I think Austin was catching on to it, but Sean, still needs help. It has been lots of fun. Rachael and I just laugh now when Richard hollers out

Fair and Square!!

It''s SNOWING

As I sit at work, I look out my window. The snow is falling, big flakes, falling straight down. It looks beautiful. The roads are slick, the sidewalks slippery. But I love it. The snow is so white and clean, it brings a smile to my face. I could just sit her and watch it fall. But Bonnie is still on her extended leave and Sherri called in sick, Char is gone for the day, lots of work to do and I must get back to it.

I'll do my best to not be distracted by the beautiful snow!

The REITZ's get together.

Lisa and Jeremy organized a party for all the family of Robert and Helen Reitz. It was fun to see all of my Uncles and Aunts.

Dave and Nancy, Steve and Sue, Reuben and Carol , Bruce and MaryLou, Robert and Jeannie.



GREAT FOOD! We can all cook and eat well.



We played all kinds of games, and had a good time just visiting. Everyone had someone their age to play with. Thank you - Lisa and Jeremy for





organizing such a good evening. We need to get together more often.

The grandkids have all grown up, all but two of them are married, and a new generation of kids are getting to know each other. Everyone had a good time

Christmas Again

The little boys spent Christmas Day with their Mom and then returned to our house on the 26th. They could hardly wait until I got home from work to open their presents. It was fun being able to see the excitement in their eyes as they opened presents. It was like Christmas all over again.





We had a great time playing UNO spin with them.

Christmas

Santa managed to find his way to our house even with all the snow that we received a couple of days before Christmas and with the snow received on Christmas Eve.





Rachael got lots of clothes, Cd's, makeup, hair bands, games, ITUNES card, and more.

Richard got a motorcycle jack.






Holly got a new camera and rain pants.



We all opened our presents from each other. We got lots of fun things and had a great Christmas.
Rachael was pretty excited about the Skittles that came in her Sock. Holly loved her new UGG boots and we can hardly wait until Richard can cook us something in his new Charcoal Cooker/Smoker.




















We fixed Orange Rolls and Carmel Pecan rolls for breakfast. While Rachael loaded her new CD's to her IPOD, Richard and I headed outside to shovel snow for the first time of the day (We had to shovel three different times - I think we got a total of about 7 inches of snow during the day).






It wasn't very cold while we shoveled, but the snow just kept coming. It seemed as if we had to start over again as soon as we finished. There is something magical about getting snow on Christmas Day. I LOVE IT!! I wasn't the only one enjoying the snow. Take a look at these dogs playing in the snow. They had a great time.



They tried to say Merry Christmas to Chico and Regal, the dogs next door, but they didn't get to come and and play. That is probably a good thing, they like to bark at each other.


Chloe and Chubbs would run around the whole yard. Sugar stayed right at the fence waiting for the other dogs to come out. She had such patience, she didn't want to come in when we were done shoveling the snow, she wanted to continue to wait for Chico and Regal.

Even tho, the weather was bad and we couldn't get to Bountiful to see Mom, Dad, and Amy, Jay and their family we had a GREAT Day.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all and to all a GOOD NIGHT!