It's In the Mail - for some!

From our house - to yours, Merry Christmas!
Now - some of you will be getting this card in the mail, but then again, some of you won't!
So here it is for all! (thanks Jo for the family picture and thanks to Cheryl for the card design!)
Here is another family picture - it didn't make it into the card!

It's Official!

It official - Matt and Xyonane (Jo) are engaged! Matt popped the question (officially) last night.

They haven't picked a date yet - we'll let you know about that later. Jo needs to talk to her dad in El Salvador and find out when he is able to come up - along with her older siblings.

We are so excited to be welcoming her in the family.

Here they are after letting us know. Don't they both look happy!

The ring:

Matt went to take Jo to the place where they had their first date to pop the question, but it was closed for a private party. So he took her to the Temple lights, where they walked around, then to Tempe Town Lake. They were sitting, just talking, when he said "Can I ask you a question?" - then he got down on the one knee and popped the big question. Her response "Are you serious?" She hadn't expected the ring quite yet. Then her response was "YES!" - and we are glad it was! (I'm sure Matt was too).

This is a picture of them that was taken after we had our family picture taken for our Christmas card - which will be in the mail shortly to you lucky few!
Congrats Matt and Jo! We are very excited to be welcoming you into the family.

You'll never guess...............

what Jason, Dani and Carson and I saw

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while we were driving down the street.

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guessed yet?

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and I didn't have my camera - forgetting that my phone has one

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but I probably wouldn't have wanted to take a picture

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it wasn't a pretty sight - but I thought it was funny

(Jason and Dani didn't though)

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so - who guessed

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a naked lady - I mean totally naked. About 50 years of age,

a little bigger than me.

which is why

you proably know

it wasn't a pretty sight!

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Poor policeman who came up behind her on his motorcycle.

She didn't even acknowledge he was there - just kept on walking,

and walking and walking - not even turning her head to look at him or at

all the traffic going by.

Then- just as we got by - a police car - with 2 policeman in it was getting

ready to stop.

Now - watching them try and get her in the car might have been worth

a picture

Poor policeman.

I told Jason - what a nice Merry Christmas sight.

He said - please no more Christmas present sights like that again.

My first real streaker - well - not really streaker -

she was just walking sighting.

How about any of you?

Any of you had such a sighting before?

Another Winner!

I received a phone call from Kristi today from her school. (I don't like getting calls from my kids during school - usually because something is wrong or they forgot something I need to bring to them. I hate that!). However - this was a good phone call. Kristi called to tell me she won 2nd place in a writing contest from last spring. It was sponsored by the Arizona Republic and Tilly's (store). She received a $150 gift card to the store too! Congratulations Kristi. That is so neat. I am very proud of you. Her name was even in the Arizona Republic newspaper. If you would like to read her essay - it is online at this link (just scroll down to the end of the page to find the contest winners)

http://www.nieonline.com/azcentral/index.cfm

(One of these days I'll figure out how to just say "Go here" and it will take you to the link)

Now - she is anxious to spend her money. Imagine that.