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Here it is again RIVALRY baby!

I must say since I work in yewt country that I take a lot of ribbing through the years. On the other hand I have had a huge smile on my face for the past two years as we have beat the dreaded team up north and in dramatic fashion.
We will be watching the game tomorrow at the house and all are invited for cheering, food and fun. I just hope we come out on top again victorious!
I thought with it being the rivalry week that I would post some of my favorite yewt jokes for your enjoyment. Here they are (the last one is my favorite):
DEGREE TO GO - The engineer who graduated from Utah State asks, "How does that work?''

The engineer who graduated from BYU asks, "How can I make that work better?''

The engineer who graduated from the U. of U. asks, "Would you like fries with that?''
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Q. How many U. of U. graduates does it take to change a light bulb?

A. Answer unknown. Still searching for a U. of U. graduate with the qualifications to do such a task.
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Q. How do you tell the difference between a BYU coed and a U. of U. coed?

A. The BYU coed is looking for a husband. The U. coed is looking for the father.
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The son of a very rich Arab sheik was graduating from college. The sheik went to his son's roommate and told him, ``I really appreciate all the help you have given my son while you two were in school. Just name a gift, and I will buy it for you.''

The roommate thinks about it and tells the sheik, ``Ever since I was a little kid, I've always wanted a real Mickey Mouse outfit.''

So the sheik bought him the University of Utah.
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Q: Why are a tornado and a Ute divorce similar?

A: You know someone is going to lose a house trailer!
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A fire gutted the U. library the other day causing $6.95 worth of damage . . . It could have been worse but someone had the coloring book checked out.
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A U. of U. grad decides he wants to raise chickens. So he goes to the feed store, buys a bunch of baby chicks, plants 'em feet-first in the ground, and sadly after a couple days they die.

He figures he's doing something wrong, so he goes back to the feed store and buys more chicks. This time he plants 'em headfirst, and they die even faster.

Now this U. of U. grad is at his wit's end, so he decides to write to his alma mater, tell them what he's doing, and see if maybe they have any suggestions.

Two weeks later he gets a note back from the university asking for a soil sample.
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Two BYU Cougars and one Utah Ute were all in prison awaiting execution by firing squad.

One Cougar said, ``When we each go to be executed, just shout a warning like a disaster is about to happen. When it catches them off guard, we can escape.''

The first Cougar went to be executed. The guard said, ``Ready. Aim..'' The Cougar yelled out ``Hurricane!!'' When the firing squad hid, he climbed the wall and escaped.

The second Cougar stood before the squad and when the time came, he yelled ``Earthquake!!'' He likewise escaped.

The Ute stood before the firing squad. The guard said, ``Ready, Aim..'' Just then the Ute yelled, ``FIRE!!''
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Q: What do you call a Ute in a three-piece suit?

A: The defendant.
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Q: What's the difference between the Utes and a dollar bill?

A: You can still get four quarters out of a dollar.
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Q: Why did the U. decide to put artificial turf in the stadium?

A: To keep the cheerleaders from grazing
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The Best One of All!!!!!
Kyle Whittingham, clearly upset about the blue dynasty to the south getting all the national acclaim, goes to a BYU practice and asks Bronco Mendenhall, ``Coach, how is it that year after year after year you manage to have such great football teams? What's your secret?''

Bronco responds by calling Max Hall over. ``Max,'' Bronco asks, ``who's your father's brother's nephew?'' Hall answers, ``Why, coach, that's easy. It's me.''

Bronco turns to Whittingham and says, ``That's the secret, Kyle. A smart quarterback. You've got to have a smart quarterback.'' Thinking he's finally got all the tools he needs, Whittingham returns to the Ute work-out. He promptly calls over Brian Johnson.

"Johnson! Who's your father's brother's nephew?''

Johnson looks perplexed, thinks a minute and says, ``Coach, can I get back to you after practice on that one?'' Whittingham (disgusted) says, ``OK.''

During practice, Johnson calls over Matt Asiata.

"Matt, coach just asked me the weirdest question. Who's your father's brother's nephew?'' Says Asiata: ``Duh! That's easy. It's me!''

After practice, Johnson catches up with Whittingham: ``Coach, I think I've got it. My father's brother's nephew is Matt Asiata?.''

Whittingham (angry): ``No, No, NO! You idiot!! It's Max Hall!!!''
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GO COUGS!

BYU 28
u of u 24

It's been asked of me......

if I am on suicidal watch? NO!

I do have to admit it was hard to watch as the cougars went down to a vastly superior TCU team.

Some of my youth (Ute fans, which I try really hard to not hold against them, it's usually their parents fault) stopped by during the game to give me a hard time. I reminded them that it was just a football game and there are more important things in life (I didn't tell them that I was silently sobbing in my head as I said those things).

So life goes on and we still have the rest of the season, but this year there will be no BCS game. At least now I will have some extra money since they won't be going to a big game in January.

Happy Birthday!

I couldn't post this last week, because he didn't want anyone to make a big deal of it, but now that it's over, I can. Phil's birthday was last Saturday. We went with the youth to the BYU Wyoming football game. What a great present that shut-out was! Anyhow, I just wanted to take a second to let him know how much I love him, and how grateful I am for him. Phil is a great husband and father, and the kids and I are blessed to have him in our lives. We love you, sweetie. Happy birthday (again!)

This song dedicated to my wife, because I love her and sometimes I just forget......

Please push pause on the player to the right.

Chaos?

I love fall, but it is always a little bit chaotic. This year more so than most with me going back to teaching full time and the three older kids all in different sports. There are times (like Wednesdays) where I wonder why we do it. Let me explain...I get home from school between 3:30 and 4 most days. For example, on Wednesdays I rush home so that we can get Mady to volleyball practice at 4 in Lehi (a 10-15 minute drive, depending on traffic). We get home shortly after 5, and Jake gets picked up for football between 5:30 and 5:45 (thank heavens for carpools!), so he has to hurry and change, and I try to feed him something halfway healthy. Then we leave for Gabe's soccer practice at 5:50, and don't get home until after 7. By then it's bathtime. Jake gets home between 7:45 and 8. Scriptures, prayers, and bedtime. It makes for a crazy schedule. I'm not complaining, just explaining.
Then there are the days we go to the games. Seeing Gabe's excitement and enthusiasm when he scored his first goal of the season, or the confidence he gains when he makes save after save as goalie. Watching Jake's confidence and ability grow as he gets more playing time, makes a great block or tackle, or even makes a catch for the P.A.T. Watching Mady go after the ball when no one else will. Seeing her overhand serve go over the net. Those are the things that make it all worth it. Watching my kids grow and succeed from season to season in their chosen sports. It's really neat as a mom to see the end results of all the effort, and it makes me so proud of them. That's when I know that a crazy schedule for two or three months a year is not as big a deal as it seems, and it is so worth it.

59 - 0 DID YOU SEE THIS?......

That's right! 59-0! I said in the post before that opening day was like Christmas morning, but that win was quite the gift!

What a game! Makes me even more excited for the upcoming games.

Can you even imagine if we are undefeated and the team up north is undefeated come November, the implications?

Oh it's going to be a great season!

GO COUGS!

It's better than Christmas morning......

It's finally here! Only 3 and 1/2 days to go till kick off.

As most of you know that know me, there are few things in this world that get me as pumped up as BYU football. I love everything about it. The past two years have been great and this year looks even better!

So I have to admit, Deb and I decided not to buy season tickets this year due to the bad home schedule. However to replace that loss of not going to the games we purchased a new larger TV and upgraded the Direct TV so we can see every game. Also, I have the hope that if they go undefeated that they will go to a BCS game and I will have to take out a second mortgage to attend that game. I think the trade off of no season tickets was a good one.

So if you were wondering here are a few of the last two year highlights. I want to make a disclaimer that I do not post the next two videos to offend those people up north, but oh how sweet it is.





Those two moments, are two of my most prized memories, next to of course, my wedding day and the births of my 4 children.

I can hardly wait!

GO COUGS!!!!!!!!!RISE AND SHOUT!!!!!!!
Let's make it 3 in a row!

My rant for the week.....

I may have ranted about this before, but this week has become apparent again that people are always looking to blame someone else for the things that have gone bad in their lives. I am not sure why people can't look within and, maybe, just ask themselves what might have they done wrong?

Is that so much to ask? To have a little self reflection? A little look within yourself?

Don't get me wrong, I am not at all saying that I am perfect, because I will be the first person to admit I have a crap load of faults that I am working on.

All I am saying is why can't it just be your own fault that something went wrong or that your kid, heaven forbid, did something wrong. It seems like we live in a day and age that we enable our children to do whatever they want and there are no consequences for their or our choices.

"My kid could have never done that!"

"Oh they were just being kids"

"So and so did this, so this is why things happened the way they did."

Give me a break! Act responsibly!

Make your kids and yourself have consequences for choices that are made.

Again I say, IS THAT SO MUCH TO ASK? To maybe look within if you are having a problem instead of looking out at the rest of the world and finding someone or something else to blame.

So there you have it, my rant for the week. Take it for what you will.

He's Taken

Gals, if you are looking for the perfect guy, look no more. He's taken. I know because 15 years ago yesterday I snagged him for my own. (The thing that's totally unfair is that he got to the computer first to make his post.) Yesterday he surprised me by taking off work early. He had called and made an appointment for me to get my hair done, so he drove me down, waited for me, and then took me out to dinner.
Phil, I just want you to know how much I appreciate you and all you do for me. I am sorry for any complaining I do. You are my dearest friend, and my closest confidant. I am just thankful that we found each other, and that I have you by my side through this roller coaster ride we call life. You can still make me laugh. You still amaze me! I love you forever.

(I know....corny. What can I say?)