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THE BOSTON RED SOX IS MY FAVORITE BASEBALL TEAM!  I HAVE FOLLOWED THEM SINCE MY FRIEND FROM DIXIE, BRUCE HURST, PLAYED FOR THEM!
THE BEST PART, WAS ATTENDING A GAME AT FENWAY PARK IN APRIL 2009 DURING AN ALPINE DISTRICT HISTORY CLASS!!!

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

ALAN NEVES WINS AN EMMY!

Alan Neves recently won an Emmy!

Alan is a cameraman/photographer for KSL.

He even got to cover the Olympics last summer in London!

I taught his oldest daughter, Katie; oldest son, Jacob;

and in my last year of teaching, his twins Leslie and Mary!

Here's the announcement how it appeared:

Human interest, news single feature/segment — "English Channel Swimmer," Alan Neves.

BYU SEASON WINDS DOWN...JAZZ SEASON STARTS UP

(I'M 2 MONTHS BEHIND ON MY BLOG!!!  NO COMPUTER PROBLEMS, NOTHING!!!  JUST BUSY!!! I'VE GOT HALLOWEEN, THE TWINS' BIRTH, MICHAEL BUBLE CONCERT, CAMRY'S BAPTISM, MEETING THE JAZZ PLAYERS, FESTIVAL OF TREES, DICKENS FESTIVAL...AND BY THE TIME I GET THAT, CARTER'S BIRTHDAY, THE GIRLS' DANCE RECITAL, COLE'S BAPTISM, AND CHRISTMAS WILL HAVE PASSED!  [LISTING THESE SO I KNOW WHAT TO ADD!]  BUT, IT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME!!!  I NOW DO THIS BLOG FOR MYSELF...AS A JOURNAL.  NO ONE EVER READS IT, SO IF I'M BEHIND, I'M BEHIND!!!)

 I JUST FINISHED MY 21ST SEASON AS A BYU FOOTBALL SEASON TICKET HOLDER!
I HAVE SEEN SOME UNBELIEVABLE GAMES, AND ALSO SOME HEARTBREAKERS!
THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO EVENTS I TREAT MYSELF TO EVERY YEAR.
(THE OTHER ONE IS SEASON JAZZ TICKETS)

 THIS IS CASSIE BAGLEY.  SHE'S 15 1/2.  I WAS IN HER WARD, AND HER DAD WAS MY BISHOP.  THEIR FAMILY USED TO BE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS WITH ME. 

THE BYU DRUMLINE IS THE BEST!  MY FAVORITE PREGAME ACTIVITY!

BUSTER, THE BOISE STATE BRONCO, PAID US A VISIT!

LOVED BEATING BOISE STATE!  LOST LAST YEAR BY 1 POINT!

THIS WAS A COOL HALFTIME FEATURE!!!

CASSIE AND I PRACTICING THE ART OF "SELFIES!"  TAKING A PICTURE OF YOURSELF.  THE IPHONES HAVE A FEATURE THAT YOU CAN SEE YOURSELF TAKING THE PICTURE!!

ISN'T JAYCIE ADORABLE WITH HER NEW COUGAR?

SHE WENT TO THE FINAL GAME WITH ME...SORT OF.

THE 2 HOURS BEFORE THE GAME WERE GREAT.

WHEN WE WENT TO OUR SEATS, IT WAS A COLD, WET, RAIN/SNOW COMBINATION!

I GOT REALLY NERVOUS THAT MY RAMP WOULD BE ICY, AND I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET BACK DOWN.  JAYCIE AGREED.  WE LEFT HALFWAY THROUGH THE 1ST QUARTER!!!  THE ONLY OTHER TIME IN 21 YEARS THAT I LEFT EARLY, WAS IN THE 4TH QUARTER...TO GET UP TO A JAZZ GAME!!!

RIP TO TODD CHRISTENSEN

I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR...WHEN MY 2 FAVORITE SEASONS OVERLAP.
BYU FOOTBALL & UTAH JAZZ!

KATIE WENT WITH ME TO A PRESEASON GAME.
WE HAD 3 ROWS TO OURSELVES!!!
 

 STILL PRACTICING THE "SELFIE!"

MY NAME ON THE NEW "JUMBO TRON!!!"

 NEW SEASON...OLD VETS TRADED.

 I TOOK CIERRA TO A GAME.  LOOK AT THE EMPTY SEATS!
I GUESS FANS JUMP OFF THE BANDWAGON!!!

BAD "SELFIE" OF ME...CUTE ONE OF CALEA.
I TOOK HER BEFORE SHE WENT IN TO THE MTC.

SO, OF ALL THE SEASONS...HERE'S THE ORDER OF MY FAVORITES!!!
(DAVID LETTERMAN STYLE)

6. WINTER
(I HATE WINTER!  NOT THE COLD, BUT I'M ALWAYS AFRAID OF FALLING ON THE ICE, AND ALL THE IDIOT DRIVERS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN SNOW AND ICE!!)
5.  SUMMER
4.  FALL
3.  SPRING
2.  BYU FOOTBALL
1.  UTAH JAZZ   

ONE YEAR OLDER AND WISER, TOO!

HERE WE ARE...THE TRIPLET BIRTHDAYS!

LORI, OCTOBER 10  

HEIDI, OCTOBER 25

ME, OCTOBER 26

LORI TURNED 27 ON THIS BIRTHDAY.  

SHE IS MARRIED TO MY NEPHEW, McKAY.

LORI IS A WONDERFUL MOM TO COLE, 9...HALEY, 5 1/2...AND LILY, 21/2.

WOOT!  WOOT!  LORI IS THE BEST COOK!  SHE'S FABULOUS AT BAKING, TOO!

NO ONE MAKES CAKES AND CUPCAKES LIKE LORI!!!

LORI LOVES TO COOK, BAKE, AND PINTEREST.

SHE LIVES IN OREM.

HEIDI ANN WAS THE BEST BIRTHDAY PRESENT EVER!!!

SHE IS NOW 26.  SHE WAS THE SWEETEST, KINDEST GIRL GROWING UP!

I ALWAYS WANTED HER TO CELEBRATE HER BIRTHDAY ALONE...BUT SHE WOULD INSIST

WE CELEBRATE TOGETHER!

WHEN SHE WAS 4, I TOOK HER TRICK OR TREATING TO A FEW FRIENDS.

SHE WAS CINDERELLA.  INSTEAD OF SAYING "TRICK OR TREAT," SHE WOULD SAY:

"BIBBITY BOBBITY BOO...YOU'RE THIN AND RICH!"

WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE HER A POUND OF CANDY AFTER THAT!!!

HEIDI'S KINDNESS MADE IT A NATURAL THAT SHE WOULD GO INTO NURSING.

SHE HAS DONE HOME HEALTH CARE, AND IS A HOSPICE NURSE.

HEIDI, HER HUSBAND MIKE, AND DAUGHTER, OAKLEY (2 1/2), ARE EAGERLY AWAITING THE BIRTH OF TWIN GIRLS!  PROBABLY IDENTICAL.

(SHE ACTUALLY WENT TO HOSPITAL ON MY BIRTHDAY!)

HEIDI GRADUATED FROM DIXIE STATE...MY ALMA MATER.

SHE MARRIED MIKE SCHMUTZ, FROM ENTERPRISE.

SHE WAS RECENTLY RELEASED AS A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER TO TEENAGERS.

HEIDI LIVES IN CEDAR HILLS...OVER LOOKING THE MT. TIMPANOGOS TEMPLE.

 10 OF THE 11 GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS.  

PLUS ASHLEY DUCKING DOWN TO HOLD ADDIE.

APPARENTLY THEY LIKE TO STRETCH OUT THEIR MOUTHS A LOT!

 HOW DO YOU LIKE MY GIANT DIET COKE?

PRESTON SURE HAS HIS EYE ON IT!

 CHRIS & KIM'S FAMILY GAVE THIS TO ME. 
I ALSO GOT THE "DISNEY VILLAINESSES" FROM McKAY'S FAMILY.
THERE WERE MUGS AND JOURNALS.

THE REST OF MY FAMILY GAVE ME MAGNET BOARDS AND
ASHLEY MADE A SHADOW BOX WITH ITEMS THAT SET ON MY DESK
OR FILING CABINET FOR 33 YEARS!

 THE LITTLE TINY BELL ON THE TOP SHELF WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY GRANDMA.
SHE SAID, "EVERY TEACHER NEEDS A BELL!"
SHE PASSED AWAY IN 2OOO.

MY MOM GAVE ME "ELIZABETH SMART'S" AUTOBIOGRAPHY
AND SOME BIRTHDAY MONEY.
WITH MY BIRTHDAY MONEY, 
I BOUGHT JOHN STOCKTON'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, "ASSISTED" AND
ADONNA AND KILEE IVERSON STOOD IN LINE TO GET IT AUTOGRAPHED FOR ME!
I ALSO BOUGHT A SILVER AND PURPLE CHRISTMAS TREE TO GO IN MY BEDROOM.
IT'S SOOO COOL!  YOU PUT 2 POLES TOGETHER,
HOOK A PIECE TO THE TOP,
THEN LET IT DROP...IT'S ALL DECORATED...BOWS, RIBBONS, LIGHTS, AND ORNAMENTS!!!

THE OCTOBER 3 GIRLS

October 3rd was a great day for two special girls!

Katie turned 23

and

Camry turned 8.

 Camry is finally 8 years old!  

She is #4 in the grand/great grandchild order.

She loves to dance, play with Jaycie, and do crafts.

Her teacher says she is very smart!

She is in the 2nd grade, and lives in Saratoga Springs.

 Katie is now 23!

She is the youngest of my brother's 6 children...and really took advantage 

of her position in the family! 

One of her nicknames growing up was "Queen of the Front Seat!"

Katie likes to swim, play basketball, and be "Aunt Katie!"

Katie played 4 years on the Pleasant Grove High School girls basketball team.

She graduated from Pleasant Grove High School.

Katie lived in Seattle for 2 years...being a life guard, teaching aerobics, being a nanny, and taking classes.

Last May, Katie became an LPN.

In April, she will become an RN, and graduate from Weber State University.

She lives between her home in Pleasant Grove and Camille's home in Salt Lake City.

All of her nieces and nephews ADORE her!!!

LOVE MY OCTOBER 3rd GIRLS!!!

BAM!

ANOTHER BROKEN ARM!

Jaycie broke her arm...again...at school...again!

This time, she fell off the "tricky bars."

Love that the cast is matchy matchy with her dress!

JAYCIE'S BAPTISM

ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, JAYCIE 

WAS BAPTIZED AND CONFIRMED BY UNCLE MIKE.

I'M SO PROUD OF YOU, JAYCIE, AND THE WONDERFUL CHOICES

YOU ARE MAKING IN YOUR LIFE!

JAYCIE

PRESTON  JAYCIE  ADDISON  

DAD  MOM

              

 AUNTIE ANN

                                                                                  POPPA REID & GRANDMA LAUREL

POPPA REID

                 GRANDMA LAUREL

GRANDMA DIXIE

                                                                                                    CAMRY

AUNT KIM

                         AUNT KATIE

MOM

                                                                                                        DAD

UNCLE MIKE   HEIDI  

(AND TWINS)

             AUNT LORI   UNCLE McKAY

GRANDMA NAMY

JAYCIE LOVES JESUS

JAYCIE LOOKED SOOO BEAUTIFUL IN THE DRESS THAT HER MOTHER MADE

SHAYLA'S SOCCER

I WENT UP TO SALT LAKE TO WATCH SHAYLA PLAY SOCCER.

SHE IS ON A TEAM WITH BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.

HER DAD IS THE COACH.

I'M SO GLAD I GOT TO GO UP TO HER GAME!!!