A LITTLE CHRISTMASTIME HUMOR

THIS IS TOTALLY ME!

I HATE WRAPPING!

GREAT CHRISTMASTIME LESSONS

JR. JAZZ NIGHT

On Friday, December 11, it was Jr. Jazz Night at the

Jazz vs. OKC game for Jaycie and Camry's team.

Of course, Chris took them up, and her got a ticket for Carter, too.

DECEMBER ALPINE RETIRED TEACHER'S LUNCH

OUR DECEMBER RETIRED TEACHER'S LUNCH WAS

HELD AT COSTA VIDA IN AMERICAN FORK.

THOSE IN ATTENDANCE WERE:

ME, HEIDI PARK, DON & PAIGE BECKSTRAND, 

CAROLYN & LYNN HUTCHINGS, ADONNA & SAM IVERSON,

CATHY & BRAD TIBBITTS, CHERYL DOMINGUEZ,

AND DIANE WALTER.

VICKY & JAY STOPPED IN AFTER PICTURES.

LOVE THIS RETIREMENT TRADITION!

I MISS THIS:

AFTER 2 1/2 YEARS OF BEING RETIRED,

I FIND THAT I MISS VERY LITTLE ABOUT TEACHING.

I LOVED IT SOOOO MUCH, BUT I'VE MOVED ON.

WHEN YOU GIVE AND SACRIFICE FOR 33 YEARS

(BY THE WAY. . . THAT'S THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT

OF TIME THAT JESUS WAS ON THE EARTH),

IT'S EASY TO MOVE ON!

I WAS LOOKING AT FACEBOOK YESTERDAY, AND

SAW SOMETHING I REALLY, REALLY, MISS!

IN ALPINE ELEMENTARY, THE BUILDING, I MISS:

1.  MY CLASSROOM

2.  THE FACULTY ROOM, AND ALL THE GREAT PEOPLE

THAT I ENCOUNTERED IN 33 YEARS

AND

  3.

MOST GORGEOUS VIEW IN THE SCHOOL!!!

I MISS MY ALPINE MOUNTAINS SOOOO MUCH!!!

CHRISTMAS CARD 2015

I haven't sent out a Christmas card since 2005!

TEN YEARS!!!

That card had a picture of me in front of 

Mount Vernon!

Well, I finally got on the ball this year!!!

I posted it on Facebook, and said it was for everybody!

Presenting

My Christmas Card

2015

I also said that Dante Exum was on the other side of me...but,

her didn't fit, so he's OUT.  Just like he is for the season!

OH, HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN!

SERIOUSLY?

BYU VS UTAH IN THE VEGAS BOWL?

YUP.

THE LAS VEGAS BOWL HAS BYU VS A PAC-12 TEAM.

AND LOOKY WHO WE GOT!!!

EVERYONE THOUGHT UTAH WOULD GO

TO THE HOLIDAY BOWL IN SAN DIEGO.

I WAS HOPING THEY'D GO TO THE

SUN BOWL IN EL PASO.

AND THEN, THE ANNOUNCEMENT.

IF WE NEVER PLAY UTAH AGAIN,

I'M OK WITH THAT!!!

IT JUST BRINGS OUT THE WORST IN EVERYBODY!

I'M SURE VEGAS WANTS THIS MATCH UP . . . SOLD OUT!!!

THE UTE FANS ARE SAYING ON FACEBOOK THAT

THIS IS A WASTED GAME.

THAT BYU IS TOTALLY BENEATH THEM.

WELL . . . NOT LONG AGO, UTAH WAS RANKED #3.

IN THE NATION!!!

UNDEFEATED

PLAYOFF BOUND

AT THE LEAST, PLAYING IN THE ROSE BOWL ON

NEW YEAR'S DAY.

AND THEN, THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL BEGAN.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, UTAH HAD

THE EXACT SAME RECORD AS BYU.

9-3

OH, HOW THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN!!!

I DESPISE THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH.

I SAT THROUGH TOO MANY RIVALRY GAMES

ACROSS THE AISLE FROM THE FANS.

THEY WERE DRUNK WHEN THEY GOT THERE.

MANY HAD ALCOHOL IN THEIR POCKETS, AND WOULD

OPENLY DRINK IT.

AND...THEY THREW THINGS.

GOLF BALLS.

GARBAGE.

TORTILLA.

SO MUCH ENTITLEMENT.

AND, NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT.

THE LAST 2 GAMES AT BYU, THERE WERE

3 POLICEMEN AT MY PORTAL.

NOT BYU SECURITY...BUT PROVO POLICEMEN.

 THEY SPENT THE ENTIRE GAME

HAULING OUT UTAH FANS.

AT LEAST 50!!!

I USED TO CHEER FOR UTAH ANYTIME,

EXCEPT WHEN PLAYING BYU...ESPECIALLY THE BOWL GAMES.

AND THEN, UTAH WENT TO THE PAC-12 CONFERENCE.

I THINK BYU FELT THEY HAD TO DO SOMETHING,

AND SUDDENLY, WE WERE INDEPENDENT IN FOOTBALL,

AND IN THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE IN ALL OTHER SPORTS.

THE UTE FANS HAD A HAY DAY!

THEY SAID WE WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO

BE IN THE PAC-12.

WELL, EXCEPT FOR FOOTBALL, ALL SPORTS

ARE PLAYED ON SUNDAYS.

I WON'T GET TO SEE THIS GAME.

I'LL BE AT THE DESERT STAR WITH ADK.

I WOULD LOVE A WIN!!!

THIS WOULD MAKE WIN #100 FOR BRONCO!!!

C'MON COOGS, SEND BRONCO OUT WITH A WIN!!!

RISE & SHOUT, BRONCO IS . . . OUT :(

When LaVell Edwards retired as the BYU coach in 2000,

Gary Crowton became the coach...and it was a train wreck!

It's hard to follow a legend!

Crowton followed LaVell, and Ty Corbin

followed Jerry Sloan.

It just doesn't work.

After Crowton stepped aside, enter

defensive coach, Bronco Mendenhall.

Bronco is from Alpine.

I taught his brother, Jake.

He attended American Fork High School,

with Davis Knight as the coach.

Next, came Snow College, then Oregon State.

Bronco coached for 11 years.

On Friday, December 4, Bronco accepted the

head coaching job at the University of Virginia.

He will love it there!!!

I've been there twice.

Gorgeous campus!

Great community...Charlottesville.

Close to US history sites.

Bronco started the firesides while on the road.

Fireside at the prison.

Alumni flag bearers.

Bowl game every year.

Independence.

Tradition.

Spirit.

Honor.

Good luck, Bronco!

'TIS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

I've been sad lately.

The torn Achilles tendon has put a damper on my lifestyle!

I've been in a boot since my birthday...October 26.

I'm grateful that I can drive!

And even more grateful I'm retired!!!

But, I can't go swimming with Renae.

(Walking from dressing room to pool without support)

I'm supposed to get a wheelchair at Jazz game, but who would

valet park my car?

Can't go to temple.

And...missing my Christmas fun:

Christmas Shopping Show

Festival of Trees

Elves

Dicken's Festival

Temple Square

1st Presidency Christmas Devotional

(got tickets for 6, they never arrived)

Well, on Friday, December 4, I had a board meeting

to help decide our heroes.

I decided to try the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.

I needed to put Ashley's name in temple before her

consultation about her aneurism on Tuesday.

I felt I could sacrifice.

Put both boots on.

It's a straight, short shot to the door.

Loved being in the temple!!!

But, when I left Celestial Room, I had a long ways

to go to elevator.

Here's the Nativity

Before entering temple:

Leaving the temple:

The true Reason for the Season!

JAZZ WINTER BASH

ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, I WENT TO 

THE UTAH JAZZ WINTER BASH.

THIS WAS AN EVENT FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS.

THEY HAD AUTOGRAPH STATIONS, SHOOTING WITH THE PLAYERS,

PICTURES, PLAYING PICTIONARY WITH THE PLAYERS.

ALSO, 25% OFF ALL FOOD AND ITEMS IN THE FANZZ STORE.

(I BOUGHT THE NEW LARRY H. MILLER BOOK,

BEHIND THE DRIVE.)

I ONLY WANTED TO DO THE PHOTOS.

I HAVE AUTOGRAPHS, AND CAN'T READ THEM.

WE HAD TO WAIT FOR AWHILE IN LINE.

WE HAD TIME TO DO ALL OF THE PLAYERS

THAT WERE ON THE MAIN FLOOR.

ALEC BURKS

 ALEC BURKS & DANTE EXUM

TREVOR BOOKER & JEFF WITHEY

 GORDON HAYWARD & ELIJAH MILLSAP

SANTA & HIS MRS.

...AND A JAZZ PLAYER'S ARMPIT AND HIS ARM

AND HERE'S ADONNA AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER, LILY.

OOOPS.  ELIJAH DECIDED TO TAKE A NAP!

CAN WE DEFEAT THE UNDEFEATED?

ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, THE JAZZ PLAYED THE

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS.

THE DEFENDING CHAMPIONS.

CURRENTLY UNDEFEATED.

THEY ALREADY BROKE THE 15-0 RECORD

TO START THE SEASON.

CURRENTLY 18-0.

THE AVERAGE WIN WAS BY 16 POINTS.

HMMMMM...THE MVP MUST BE IN THE HOUSE.
(HIS DAD, DEL, PLAYED FOR THE JAZZ, THE OTHER "SPLASH BROTHER",
KLAY THOMPSON...HIS DAD WAS ON THE
"SHOWTIME" LAKERS.)

GETTING READY FOR THE BIG GAME.

I SPY AUNTIE ANN!
YAY!!!

 MY FIRST SELFIE WITH A COW!

BANDWAGONER
IN SPORTS, SOMEONE WHO SHAMELESSLY CHEERS
FOR A PARTICULAR TEAM...NOT BECAUSE HE LIKES
THEM OR FOLLOWS THEM FAITHFULLY, BUT ONLY BECAUSE
THAT PARTICULAR TEAM IS THE "POPULAR" CHOICE
OR HAS BEEN OR IS THE TOP TEAM IN THEIR SPECIFIC
SPORT RECENTLY.  WHEN THE TEAM WHICH BANDWAGONERS
FOLLOW FAILS FROM GRACE, THEY GLEEFULLY JUMP
ON THE NEXT TEAMS BANDWAGON AND CHEER FOR THAT TEAM.

ALL LAKERS FANS ARE BANDWAGONERS, ALL OF THEM,
EXCEPT FOR MAYBE JACK NICHOLSON.

IN THE 1980's, BESIDES THE JAZZ,
I LIKED THE "SHOWTIME" LAKERS AND THE CELTICS.
MAGIC AND LARRY.

IN THE 1990's, IT WAS THE LAKERS AND BULLS.
THE LAKERS FANS, ESPECIALLY, WERE OBNOXIOUS!

THEN CAME WHATEVER TEAM LEBRON WAS ON.

ALL OF THE BANDWAGONERS WERE FROM HERE.
NOT FANS THAT TRAVEL WITH THE TEAM.
MOST WERE BLACKS OR HISPANICS.

LAST NIGHT WAS NO EXCEPTION!
WE WERE SURROUNDED BY WARRIORS FANS!
FRONT, SIDE, BACK, EVERYWHERE!!!
AND THEN, BEAR TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO
GET ALL THOSE BANDWAGONERS!!!

I SPY GRANDMA DIXIE AND AUNTIE ANN!!!

THE GAME WAS CLOSE.
JAZZ WERE EVEN UP ONE WITH A MINUTE TO GO.
BUT SADLY, LOST BY 3...106-103.
I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO WIN!  ESPECIALLY
CUZ STEPH CURRY WAS SHOWBOATING.
TWICE, HE PASSED THE BALL BEHIND HIS BACK...
OUT OF BOUNDS!!!

WARRIORS  19-0
AND CURRY HAS MADE 94 3-POINTERS
IN ONLY 19 GAMES.
AVERAGE OF 5 A GAME.
BLEH.

DEAR SANTA