She ate baby Jesus!!

Nativity Sheep

Every year my family does a Nativity program at my Grandparents for Christmas. Sadie, my yellow lab, was supposed to be a sheep (with fairy wings) and my nephew the Shepard. My niece was playing the part of Mary holding her little baby doll as Jesus. As my Aunt reads the Nativity story, Sadie decides to leave the Shepard and venture over to Mary's side. She sits down next to Mary and starts licking the baby Jesus. "Oh, that's so cute" everyone exclaims "she's giving baby Jesus kisses". AND then the head of baby Jesus disappears...disappears in the mouth of the "sheep". Everyone is yelling at Sadie to DROP it! And my little niece is screaming "She ate baby Jesus!!" Sadie did immediately drop the baby and Mary was able to rescue it. We were all laughing so hard! After everyone calmed down we finished the rest of the Nativity program one sheep short...my grandpa was insistent that she was not really a sheep, but a wolf in sheep clothing! The Nativity program will never be the same again...sheep will never be allowed to participate. And from now on whenever I hear the Nativity story a phrase will enter my mind "she ate baby Jesus" and I'll remember when Christmas almost wasn't! The sequel to the Nativity Story: "A dingo ate my baby"....perhaps irreverent but funny!!

NEW CAR!!

This is a picture of my Hyundai Sante Fe...well a manufacturer picture, but it looks exactly the same. Unfortunately, the Trooper just kept having issues. The motor had to be replaced in September; luckily that was covered under warrantee. And then it started to make a vibrating noise, so I took it in and they told me it was the transmission...the transmission was replaced two years ago! I decided that the Trooper just didn't want me to own it any longer...it wanted to be traded in. So, that's just what I did. I was planning on getting something a few years used, but when I went to the dealership they had just had an elderly couple bring back the new car they had just purchased a few months ago because they couldn't afford the payment. Used with 10,000 miles! Is that still considered used???? With JD's negotiating skills (also know as this is my last offer or we're out of here) we were able to purchase this vehicle only a couple thousand more than I had orginally planned to spend...and I got a brand new vehicle FULLY loaded! Thanks JD!!! Way to play hard ball! And I LOVE it!

Physick Book of Deliverance Dane

This was the latest read for book club. It's about a girl named Connie. Connie is in grad school and is writing her dissertation about the Salem Witch trial. Her studies are put on hold when she is called to go clean out the home of her deceased grandmother. Connie comes across some interesting artifacts and finds herself a family relation to the Salem Witch trial. Witch craft, sorcery or just plain herbal medicine? As Connie searches for the answers mysterious things start to help; magical things. This was a good book. AND the most fascinating part was even though the book was fiction, the accounts of the Salem Witch trial are fact. Real names, real places, real excerpts. Fascinating read with a little history lesson too!!

A little slow...

Sorry, these last couple months have just been crazy! So here's some quick updates:

• JD and I are back together again. Long story short-he loves me and I love him...we got back together the end of August after a LONG talk. Things are going great!
• I went down to St. George in August for some rest and relaxation. The weather was hot and the pool was cool. We went to Zions and hiked the Narrows.
• I went to Swiss Days in Midway. If you love homeade crafts this fair is so much fun!
• I went to Echo Res. for Labor Day weekend. The weather was not very good; it was windy and a bit cold.
• I spend the next weekend in Maple canyon. This canyon is east of Nephi. It's a rock climber's dream...but since I'm definately not a rock climber I enjoyed the scenery and short hikes while others climbed. Good weather until we we're packing things up and then the rain just down poured...good timing!
• Then off to Las Vegas for work. Yep, work and no play. Long meetings and hot weather for the next couple days.
• On Sept 17th I left for Cancun and spent a couple days in San Antonio before returning home yesterday. This was a VACATION! It was great! When I get a little free time I'll blog about my mexico adventure and finally post some pictures. Ever heard of BOB????