Elliott's Hair

I got to tend Elliott on Friday.  I like to tend him.  When he saw me getting ready to go, though, he wanted me to comb his hair.  As you can see, I only know one way to comb hair.

While he was here, he kept wondering where "Unca Jims" was.  I told him he was at work. James had Guard Duty this weekend and it started on Friday this time.  James came home really late Friday night and then was gone again early Saturday.  I was a little startled on Saturday morning to find this on my refrigerator.  Guns make me really nervous, but I guess James is at least a good shot.  Later, I had to hear the whole explanation about how the first rounds (lower right corner) were taken before he adjusted his sites and that the center rounds show his sweet skills.  Ok, but it still makes me nervous to have this on my fridge.

Time for an Udate!

I told Willie tonight that he needed to update his blog. I guess I should, too. Here are the updates:

• Yes, the Utes lost. It was stinky and quite the Ugly Betty.
• Spring Break is next week. I do not have school for a whole week! Yes!!
• James had all last week off for Spring Break. He sweat a lot all week doing home improvement projects. Our cars are both in working order now and our tile floors are shining!
• We are going to Washington, D.C. this June. We are excited! It should be sooo much fun!Thanks Mother Judy for coming up with the plan.
• Annie is having a baby. I think I've mentioned this before. They've decided on a new name for the baby . . . Shavey Jones Howden!

C'mon Utah!

Utah vs. Arizona

@ American Airlines Arena, Miami, Fla.

Tipoff » 5:10 p.m. MDT

TV » Ch. 2

Radio » AM 700

Records » Utah 24-9 (12-4 Mountain West), Arizona 19-13 (9-9 Pac-10)

Series » Utah leads, 28-20

Last meeting » Arizona 73, Utah 43 (Dec. 17, 2005)

Line » Utah by 1

About the Utes » Making their first tournament appearance in four years, they're riding a four-game winning streak, and have won 12 of their last 14. ... Senior C Luke Nevill averages 16.1 points and 9.1 rebounds. His 90 blocked shots are only eight fewer than the entire Arizona team. ... Coach Jim Boylen is hoping to become the third straight coach to win his first game in the NCAA Tournament.

About the Wildcats » Making their 25th straight tournament appearance, they're aiming for a third straight win over the Utes. ... Junior F Jordan Hill leads them by averaging 18.5 points and 11.0 rebounds. ... They were just 2-9 on the road. ... Interim coach Russ Pennell replaced legendary Lute Olson when Olson retired.

(information courtesy SLTrib)

I Heart Basketball and Not Ward Dinners

Yesterday morning started out with Willie's Jr. Jazz game. His team was in their tournament championship game against the arch nemesis man-child's team. Willie played a litte disoriented during a few parts, but did really well for most of it, even though he was a trooper just for playing with strep throat. The team won! That was the best part! Congratulations Wolverines!

In other basketball news . . .

the Utes have had a bit of an ugly conference tournament, but pulled out a win anyway. Thursday's game was really ugly, but at least we got to watch it. I was totally bummed because I turned on Friday's game that wasn't there because it was only on some super digital triple 5000 cable channel. Then Saturday's game was on a completely different channel yet again. I got to watch the first half (which wasn't very pretty either) and then we had to go to the ward party that I signed us up for. I called my mom and had her send me updates throughout the game, though, so that was good.

What was the ward party? It was an assigned seat social. Every table had a theme. You bring your own food to go with the theme. Our theme was "Our Mission To Mars." Our menu consisted of:

-- the red bird of mars (BBQ crockpot chicken)

-- craters of mars (mashed potatoes)

-- galaxy fruit salad

-- blue romulen ale (I guess that is some sort of Star Trek reference)

-- rolls (I don't remember their code name)

-- Mars mud pie

The party ended up being not near as terrible as we thought, but we still had to miss the second half of the game. Oh well. Another couple at our table was late because a 16 year old girl drove into (and totaled) their parked car sitting in front of their house. Oops. I guess there are worse things than missing a basketball game.

Happy Anniversary #2

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Today, March 9th, we have been married a whopping 2 years! Although it snowed today, it was a very pleasant spring day on March 9, 2007. What have we accomplished in a year?

bought a house

added to our house the following - lots of paint, a new dryer, fridge, and dishwasher, a new bathroom, kitchen wall, new countertops, and a furnace

went on a few trips - to the Redwoods, Disneyland, Bear Lake, Park City, Bryce Canyon, Idaho Falls, and Yellowstone

have had several jobs - LDS Hospital, Intermountain Hospital, Tooele High School, Murray High School

James earned his Associate's Degree from SLCC and started his Bachelor's of Nursing program at the U

Elder's Quorum counselor, Elder's Quorum President, Primary Teacher, Primary Counselor

and this last week . . . bought a piano