Family Chart
November 29, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [4]
I have put together this chart to reference the current 3 generations for those outside family members and/or friends that wish to know who in God’s Green Earth is who in this crazy clan. I have provided this . Please don’t kill me if someone is not located where YOU think they should be, make your own chart:) I put everyone below whose care they were under within the family umbrella and those raised outside the family, they are located in the order that they arrived:)
This has also been added as a link to the right on the Blogroll for easy reference.
Mitt Romney
November 26, 2007 | Check-in | Comments [4]
I am so happy to have a mouse that works! I still have never got the copy and paste thing down, but I want you to read this informitive article on Mitt and give your opionion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitt_Romney
Our Christmas Itinerary
November 25, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [5]
Mom (and everyone else who might be interested):
We’re thinking we would be there on Christmas, maybe by noon or so, and we’ll be staying for a few days in a hotel in Sanford. We expect that we’ll have Julia with us, so I’m sure she and Janey will have a good time together - hopefully Chelsea will be there as well.
Is this okay, or did you have something else in mind? We’ll probably take one day to visit Wally-world, so we can get that over with.
Love, Bill
Letters from Germany
November 25, 2007 | Nostalgia | Comments [4]
I decided to sift through my letters that I wrote to my parents from Germany (Daddy saved them) and see what I could find about Bill, Jr.’s antics when he was a baby. I ran across a letter that told about Bill, Sr. hitting a German man and breaking several bones and putting him in the hospital for nine months. Bill was being sued, and I never said anything else about it! I have no memory of that!
Santa CLAWS
November 25, 2007 | Funny | Comments [4]
The following conversation is between Carmen and Teyla: (or close enuff to it)
Teyla: I want a watch like yours, Mommy. With a light on it.
Carmen: Maybe Santa will bring you one. You can sit on his lap and tell him that you want one.
Teyla: NO! I don’t want to sit on his lap! He has CLAWS!
I think we should try to remember some of the things that the grandchildren have said that are funny. The thing is….I can barely remember anything, and it’s a shame. Sister Deanne Giles kept a journal for ALL of her children on every single funny thing they ever said or did, and they all loved their journals when they grew up. I know that Johnny followed suit, because he read to me dozens of the entry’s that he made in a journal for his son, Reid, when we went up for Ben’s wedding, and stayed at Johnny’s house.
Dewberry Farm, Brookshire TX
November 22, 2007 | Kid Brag | Comments [1]
We recently spent the day at Dewberry Farm, a kid-fashioned pumpkin farm about a 15-minute drive from our house, and had a fun time! The cub scouts held their pack meeting there (Isaiah received his Bobcat pin), and then the kids played and played and played. They have everything from pedal cars to hayrides to a corn maze, and a little bit of everything else in between. Anyway, we had a fun time and I thought I’d share a couple of pics with you. FYI - Isaiah’s the one in uniform-duh! (age 8), Ethan’s wearing his Giants shirt (7), and Amaya’s in pink (5).
BTW, I hope everyone has enjoyed their Thanksgiving Day and had plenty to eat! We sure did!! Love, Nancy
The kiddies have kitties
November 20, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [1]
<><>Seeing “mean kitty” reminded me to mention that I gave in and took two kitties from my dad in hopes they would make good playmates for the kids. But since their mom was killed, they are tramatized and have been hiding most of the past two days. So all I have done is clean up their poo! Hopefully, they will get warmed up and come out to play soon.
Lily named them Yoda and Vader.
“Mean Kitty” also reminded me of how much I enjoyed working with film students out at BYU! They were so cool! In fact, one student named Hubbel who I was friends with for a while, can be seen as Mr. Collins, in the Mormon version of Pride and Prejudice, which is a cute flick if you haven’t seen it. His own film won Final Cut that year at BYU. Ben and I always made sure to go to one of the nights of the Final Cut competition.
Happy Thanksgiving and love to all! Julie
Especially for Ben & Bud: “You Are Likely To Be Eaten By A Grue”
November 20, 2007 | Funny | Comments [3]
Anyone else probably shouldn’t bother; you probably won’t get it anyway!
Note to Brenda and Bud
November 19, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [3]
Brenda - Daryl was killed on June 22, 2004 in Ensley at a parking lot located at 3100 Court U. The suspect was identified as: Kenneth….. and that’s all. I got that under Project Vote Smart -Public Statements on Ask.com. and under that Microsoft Word - Media Release #46.doc (pdf file) He was 36. Buddy, I didn’t find anything about Daryl on the places that you listed. It was all on politics.
Goodbye for three days
November 18, 2007 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Carmen and the two kiddies just took off to Maria’s place a few minutes ago. The silence is already deafening. Jason, poor guy, works almost seven days a week now. Thank goodness he can do it out of the house. I didn’t go to church this morning, because I’ve been sick for a few days. Nausea, and if I didn’t know better, I’d think I was pregnant. It’s always difficult to say goodbye to any of you, no matter where or when. I just read a poem in the Ensign about always hugging and kissing your family and friends, and telling them you love them when they leave you.
“Mean Kitty”
November 18, 2007 | Funny | Comments [3]
This guy’s a BYU student who does little videos for YouTube. This one gets Nancy giggling immediately.
For Ben - Eliminate food cravings
November 17, 2007 | Ad-MOM-ishments | Comments [1]
Here is the Callahan Technique for those strong urges and food cravings which sometimes occurr ten to fifteen times per day.
1. As yourself on a scale of one to ten how sever is your urge or food craving? This is very important.
2. With two fingers from your right hand tap 15 to 20 times directly under the right eye. About half an inch to one inch is perfect. You do not have to tap very hard.
3. Now tap direction under the right armpit, approximately three to four inches down. Tap 15 to 20 times.
4. Find the collarbone point. This is located approximately one-half inch below the small dip in the front of the neck, and two to three inches over on the right side of the chest. You are looking for the top of the collarbone. Tap 15 to 20 times.
5. Find the “gamut spot” on the back of the left hand. This is located between the little finger and ring finger, approximately one inch below the “V” on the back of the hand. Tap repeatedly on this spot as you do the following:
1.Keep your eyes open for five seconds.
2.Close your eyes for five seconds.
3.Open your eyes for five seconds.
4.While keeping your head still, move your eyes down to the right and hold for five seconds.
5.While keeping your head still, move your eyes down to the right and hold for five seconds.
6.Roll your eyes in a circle to the right.
7.Roll your eyes in a circle to the left.
8.Count to five out loud.
9.Hum a tune for five seconds, out loud.
lO.Count to five out loud again.
11.While keeping your head straight, look down as far as you can and slowly move your eyes upward until you are looking up as high as you can.
Now…Take three slow, long, deep breaths.
Then…As hyourself on a scale from one to ten what your urge or food craving is now. If the urge or food craving is gone you are finished with the process. If it is the same, higher, or slightly lower, repeat the process one more time.
This basic technique should dramatically reduce, or completely eliminate, the urge, desire, or food craving. Sometimes additional patterns and more techniques are required. However, EVERY TIME you have an urge or desire will, over time, produce dramatic long-gterm results.
Jani
November 17, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [3]
Jani called me earlier today to tell me that she was coming to Debary for sure for Christmas. Then, she wanted any information that I had to help her find her bio father. I had little or nothing. I decided to look on the web, and found that he had been killed on June 22, 2004 in a shooting in Ensley. That’s all I’ve been able to find out so far. Brenda is looking on the web for anything more. You have to pay for getting into stuff like info from the bham news, etc. Anything anyone can do to get more info, please pass it on. There was a Burpo Appliance store in Eastlake at one time, but I don’t know if it’s still there, or if they were kin. Bless her heart. Still, there may be other reasons why she’s been so anxious for a year or so to find him. Maybe his mother or brother is still in bham. His name, by the way, is Daryl Wayne Burpo.
MOM
Kids on the loose!
November 17, 2007 | Kid Brag | Comments [1]
The reality of Luis Benjamin working two jobs has finally set in. Last night, when I was reading books to Lily (and thought little Ben was in the room listening), I ran into the kitchen to discover lil’ Ben had emptied the bottle of olive oil into our junk drawer. Then tonight, Lily got a bloody nose from doing gymnastics on the couch cushion fort they had made in the living room. Keeping my sanity has been difficult (and expensive from all the ibuprofen I have to take 
), but then we were singing primary songs together to go to sleep. They are precious. By the way, Lily bravely did her solo. She did forget the words to the second line, and we hadn’t practiced that part because I didn’t know she sang it too. But she had her speaking part memorized and rattled it off with Pagan perfection. She has also become the example in her gymnastics class for the smaller children and is learning to read. Benjamin talks more and more everyday and is learning to clean up and do chores (hopefully). we recently went to my grandma’s in St. Louis and he played with the farm kittens non-stop. He justs hugs and kisses them.
love you all, Julie
Tsk! Tsk!
November 16, 2007 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Aging mother, indeed, Bud. Trudeau’s criminal record is an open book in his very first book, and he doesn’t sell any products. Don’t worry, I’m not taken in. I do wish I COULD do the things he talks about. The thing is, the Weight Loss Plan isn’t his at all. It was discovered fifty years ago by a German doctor. It’s 100% successful if followed to the letter, as attested by hundreds and thousands of folks who have the time and money to do it. Cleanse the colon-check. Cleanse out the parasites. Check. Cleanse the liver. Check, etc. etc. I wish I had $6,000 to go to the clinic in Orlando that my friend, Cindy, went to. She was completely cured of Fibromyalgia after four months of treatments. I have the time, but not the money. If I had the money, I had rather send you, or Brenda. Or, Bill, who rubs his head continually, because the headaches are never-ending. Trudeau lists at least fifty books by various authors on the research into many diseases, and how to cure them without drugs. Thanks for your concern (sigh) Luis thinks I believe everything I read, too. I only know that once I prayed and prayed about a natural cure for fibromyalgia, and the Lord sent Super blue-green algae. I wasn’t taking any drugs at the time. Couldn’t afford it, at $110 per month. It’s still out there. Then, I prayed again–and Trudeau’s books popped up. I’ll share some of the things that I’m doing. Starting with big salads twice a day (supposedly all organic - can’t afford), and two apples everyday (we know that) and Camomile (sp?) tea, and ten minutes of deep breathing everyday for the necessary intake of sadly lacking oxygen. Trudeau doesn’t sell salads, apples, tea, or oxygen. Back-atcha’ Bud!
Googling
November 16, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [2]
Lainie, I googled you, and who was that guy who said such nice things about you? The thing is, today, you really ARE the face of Mormonism. Surely, you remember him, if you went to a banquet with him. Dimples? He is mixing you up with Buddy.
The Sun
November 14, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [1]
Luis has been pleading with me for years to get out in the sun. I haven’t been willing to do it, until now. “Virtually every living thing on Planet Earth needs the sun to survive (there are rare exceptions to this, of course). The human beody needs sunlight to function at optimal levels and be healthy. Without sunlight, a whole hose of physical abnormalities and diseases become prevalent. Without sunlight, you develop diseases, including depression, lack of energy, poor sleep, poor digestion, weight gain, arthritis, constipation, bad breath, body odor, cancern, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, attention deficity disorder, stress, headaches, susceptibility to colds, flus, and viral infections, PMS, male erectile dysfunction, loss of sexual desire in women, infertility, anxiety, and more. The sun can prevent all of these diseases. The sun can potentially cure you of all of these diseases. This is an example of a “natural cure” thatTHEY don’t want you to know about. Of the short list above, I have eight of them. Also, because of all of the medicines, my hair is thinner and thinner everyday. I have had one haircut in six months, and my hair hasn’t grown one inch.
Kevin Trudeua
November 14, 2007 | Uncategorized | Comments [1]
It’s always about the money. I haven’t lived to be 70 to not recognize that. I don’t know who Ron, is, Buddy, but whatever he does or says is all about the money, too. I’m sure these people want to help folks, but they wouldn’t stay interested if it wasn’t dragging in big bucks. The FTC and FDA have been after Trudeau for years and years for his exposure of the government’ s interest in keeping people sick, and that goes for the international pharmaceutical medical cartels, and even the news media. I’ve lost 35 lbs. since last Christmas. I have done this by just mainly eating oatmeal in the mornings, and microwaving lunch and dinner diet meals. The last time I weighed 164 was when I went to my 40th high school reunion. My body was shaped more like when I was young. Now, I have no waistline, and I have the bat-wings, and sagging belly. All of the places where the fat deposits are stored are still full of fat. I found these books after much prayer again about how to find some natural means of “healing”. I don’t really care about the weight-loss. It’s my overweight children that I fear for. Trudeau’s first two books are “Natuaral Cures “They ” Don’t Want You to Know About.” and “More Natural Cures Revealed. ” I’m reading the first starting tonight. Names went into the Temple again yesterday for most of you who are sick.