tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132340282011-11-18T05:46:47.463-07:00If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.comBlogger2031100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-56595192756542023512011-08-10T15:36:00.001-06:002011-08-10T15:37:55.710-06:00

All That You Are Lyrics at elw All That You Are lyrics found at elyricsworld.com

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I grew up in a mid-sized town on the west side of the Salt Lake Valley. When I was a kid I had friends who lived next door, across the street and around the block. As a teenager my friends lived a little further away, but still in the same basic area.Kearns was often looked down on by those in neigbhoring cities as the "wrong side of the tracks." But it was my "wrong side of the tracks". It was

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I had previously written about the songs that say something about my life. Today I realized that I had omitted a very important song in all that. As I was driving home from taking my son to jazz band practice before school I heard playing on the radio Eternal Flame by the Bangles.The significance of this song goes back a little over 20 years...at a dance on April 14, 1989. On March 31 of that

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A friend of mine teaches at Utah State University. He gave his students an assignment to come up with some songs that they would consider their "life" trak and write it. They also included with their paper a CD of the songs that were chosen.I decided to do it as well.These are songs that mean something to me in a real way. At some time or another most of these songs have been written about by me

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-25805562350344431972009-08-21T05:49:00.005-06:002009-08-21T06:02:19.532-06:00

I have never been a fan of Hannah Montana. In fact, I have been known to roll my eyes when the youngsters around here get giddy at the sound of her name. But my heart has been tugged on by a song by the very same Miley Cyrus.I think about my oldest son. I think about the mountains he seems to have in front of him. I think about the mountains I keep climbing. I think that perhaps when I have

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My hubby has a work shop in our back yard. It is equiped with various power tools and sundry pieces of wood. I recently gave him a wood lathe as a birthday present. Since then he has spent some quality time out in his shop. Yesterday I went out there to see if he was ready to go, as we were meeting with friends that evening. I saw that he was covered in sawdust. His reply to my inquiry was that

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Last night while watching and listening to some music videos on Youtube I was taken back, as I often am, to some place in the past. I have been accused of being nostalgic and even hopelessly romantic. I am likely guilty of such. There are previous blog entries right here on Paperclippings as evidence--especially when music is involved.Such was the case last night--as I listened to John Denver's

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One of my middle school age sons rates his school day on how many of certain words he hears on a given day. The less he hears, the better he rates his day. As he hops in the van for his ride home from school he gives me his tally for the day. On particularly bad days he is near tears as he tells me the tally for the day.My niece, who is the same age, complains to me that the words spoken while

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We discovered that we have a nut dispenser in our freezer. Actually, we had a nut dispenser. It all started when I was defrosting our upright freezer to make room for some meat we had ordered. I was putting everything I could inside our freezer that is part of our refridgerator unit. I put things where ever I could...including on top of the ice in the ice maker.After I defrosted the freezer I put

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The following was previously posted on a facebook page by John Killough Wangel of Texas.2000-2001: One-loss teams Miami and Washington are left out of the championship game while one-loss Florida State goes on to lose undefeated Oklahoma. Victims of the BCS: Oklahoma, Miami, and Washington.2001-2002: Despite being blown out by Colorado (who also won the Big 12 Championship) 62-36, Nebraska goes

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-2112289461558287682009-01-03T09:55:00.003-07:002009-01-03T10:09:56.360-07:00

Utah Utes football: 13-0 Utes roll over one of the BCS' bestBesides winning the 75th anniversary Sugar Bowl, Friday night's 31-17 win over Alabama in the Louisiana Superdome capped a 13-0 season for the Utes. They finished the season as the only undefeated team in the nation. I am a Utah man, sir and I live across the green.Our gang it is the jolliest that you have ever seen.Our coeds are the

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-26757798441162865222008-12-23T23:34:00.009-07:002008-12-24T00:21:26.429-07:00

What do you say to someone who says that you may write one last time but that they will not respond? For a year and a half I contemplated this very subject because I was given that directive as a long time friend had walked away.I knew that I could not waste words. I knew that I had one chance. Then I heard a song that I had heard many times before. But this time I really heard it.The following

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A couple months ago we found ourselves the proud owners of a cute little kitten. We learned, from the people who gave us the kitty that she was female.Well, today we took "Bessie" to the Vet to get fixed...........We found out later that this cute little girl kitty was, in fact, a male.!!!!!!!!Okay, so we didn't check the parts very carefully.Next time we won't believe what the previous owners

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Paperclippings is branching out. I have joined forces with Phelonius to produce Res Civitatis. With so much to talk about in the political arena it was only a matter time before that subject should get its own forum. Res Civitatis is a place where we can discuss our shared Conservative values and yet still keep our respective blogs for what we had originally intended them for...more trivial

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http://www.sltrib.com/News/ci_11051454?source=rss"Utah ended Brigham Young's reign atop the Mountain West Conference and booked a trip to a BCS bowl for the second time in four years with a 48-24 victory over BYU Saturday night at jam-packed Rice-Eccles Stadium. ":)

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The following is from an assignment my 12-year old son did at school. I thought it was worthy of a post."Attitude can change very many things. When you have a leash on your attitude, you can practically change the mood of not only you but everyone around you. If you have a good attitude, everyone will probably like you more!"

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-35085246670093428112008-11-10T21:44:00.003-07:002008-11-10T22:28:57.526-07:00

The following is from a blog I frequently read. It is from one of those listed in my favorites. I originally came across this blog while looking for blogs that hail from southwest Virginia/West Virginia as have lived in that area.As I read today I was reminded why I have a link to it.Yeah, That Must Be It [http://blogfromonhigh.blogspot.com/2008/11/yeah-that-must-be-it.htmlWhy did West Virginia

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The LDS Church asked its members in California to support prop 8. They had the choice to support the LDS leadership in this or to ignore that request. It did not ask Utah Mormons to contribute in anyway to this cause. The leadership of the LDS Church, itself, did not contribute in time or money except to fly one or two of their leaders to California to talk to the members there. Yet it is Utah

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My wonderful better half just brought this website to my attention. It is from Obama's (Office of the President-elect) website http://change.gov/americaserves/. This is not heresay, my friends.America Serves "When you choose to serve -- whether it's your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood -- you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-75915259854304681252008-11-03T11:14:00.008-07:002008-11-03T11:26:13.795-07:00

This was written by one of my sisters. I post it here with permission.According to Karl Marx, socialism will be achieved through a class struggle and a “Proletarian revolution.” This revolution is the stepping-stone to socialism.A Proletarian revolution is defined by Wikipedia.com as a “social and/or political revolution in which the working class attempts to overthrow the bourgeoisie.”

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For those who are LDS this picture will be somewhat familiar. Someone sent me this picture of Captain Moroni and his Title of Liberty with a current day twist.Whether you believe in the Book of Mormon or not...these words are fitting.Alma 46:10-1310 Yea, we see that Amalickiah, because he was a man of cunning device and a man of many flattering words, that he led away the hearts of many people to

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Sometimes someone else just says it better. Portions of an article by Jeff Jacoby in the Boston Globe as posted in the comments section by Mike in Mike's America blog "Mike's America Homepage 10.29.08 - 2:01 pm # ":"http://www.boston.com/bostonglob...dictator_label/ If opinion polls are right, Barack Obama is cruising to victory. As president, would he show the same forbearance as Bush in

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I have previously mentioned that we have some betta fish and, more recently, that we have a kitten. Bessie, the cat, and the Brain, our remain betta fish* met each other the other day.Now, it is my understanding that cats like to eat fish. We shall see. The other day, however, our little kitten decided that the table next to the fish tank was a great place to take a nap. Isn't she cute?!! The

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From the LDS Church Newsroom: "At the request of the Protect Marriage Coalition, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is making arrangements for them to call friends, family and fellow citizens in California to urge support of the effort to defend traditional marriage. The coalition has asked members of the many participating churches and organizations to contribute in whatever way

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The following came to me via an email group of LDS moms. Permission was given to share this. This issue is not merely a change in who can or cannot be married.Read on. Mr. King says it better than I can.I know this list is mostly for Moms, but I'm an attorney Dad who needs to weigh in on this issue, particularly for those not in CA who might not be well informed, or those in CA who feel 'the [LDS

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This video was brought to my attention by fellow members of my faith. We may not always see eye to eye with those of the Catholic faith but this video is something I feel strongly about passing along. To those who agree with this....please get out and vote this November.

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I just got myself a cheap little mp3 player. I have had a desire to get out and walk in the mornings and having some music to accompany me would help motivate me to walk more. I gathered a number of favorites from my computer and downloaded them to my new player.Among the songs I added to my player were a few Josh Groban Christmas songs. Now if you have never heard him sing a carol or two you are

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-14752295190242445562008-09-11T09:36:00.003-06:002008-09-11T09:51:36.004-06:00

This video came to my attention this morning. As this young man walks away from the camera...It brought a tear to my eye.BTW...it was not paid for by the McCain campaign. One comment, left by the contributor, says,One final comment. Some have suggested that the McCain campaign paid for this ad. Nothing could be further from the truth.McCain would never use soldiers for political gain. He has

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I snapped this picture while sitting at a stop light the other day. In the lower left was this bumper sticker, saying Barack Obama for President 2008.In the lower right was this bumper sticker saying Impeach Bush.In the upper left was this nail in the Left's coffin. It says, "I love my country...but I think we should start seeing other people."And just to show it all together: Need I say more?

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-47838108818092223052008-09-08T15:31:00.004-06:002008-09-08T16:05:55.880-06:00

The cat lover in me is incredibly happy right now. In all the time that I have been married we have not had a cat live with us. My hubby is some what allergic to them.Then our neice along with the neighbor kids pitched in to buy a kitten for $5.00. Well, the neighbor kids' mom is highly allergic to the critters. So, we ended up giving it a trial run at our house. We still have to see what happens

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-56258542352859942192008-09-05T11:42:00.006-06:002008-09-05T12:12:19.435-06:00

Warning: If you don't play the game you might not care. If you do play the game...you still might not care. Read on if you want.I recently convinced a friend to join in the fun on City of Heroes. I have been playing for over a year now and thought this friend would enjoy the game, as well.Well, he brought another friend along with and I have found them to be hilariously fun. Just this week I had

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-76299256235953813642008-09-02T07:34:00.009-06:002008-09-02T08:46:49.226-06:00

In the late 1987 I was introduced to a little red-haired orphan named Anne Shirley when PBS aired the new movie Anne of Green Gables. I liked the story, but something came up to prevent me from viewing the movie in its entirety.Some years later it was re-aired as a promotional tool to raise funds for PBS. This time I saw it from beginning to end. This time I was hooked on the story. I wished

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When I was growing up I had seen people on television doing the swing, waltz, cha cha, et al. I never imagined doing them myself. In fact, I had not given the idea much notice at all.That all changed during the summer after I turned 16. I was given the opportunity to be in a dance festival that was held during that summer. The festival was held on the football field of a local high school. By the

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-77596842265767756312008-07-15T08:44:00.005-06:002008-11-19T00:36:23.015-07:00

My hubby decided to get creative the other day. Behind our lot is a field with a ton of weeds. Among those weeds grows some wild wheat. I say "wild" because no one planted it. But, to my hubby, wheat is wheat. He thought, "this will be a great lesson for the kids." He gathered a bunch of it, put it in a pillow case and gathered the kids around. He put it on the patio and told the kids to hit the

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I picked this up from a friend's blog. I have more serious blog subjects forming in my head, but as yet they haven't reached the surface or found themselves in print. So, I thought I would fill the space to day with something a bit more trivial.In five words, explain what ended your last friendship?A huge (let me say that again) HUGE misunderstanding (that was more than five words...oops!How was

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On July 4th 1976 I was just 10 years old. Many of my family traveled to a central Utah town of Richfield, where my cousins lived, to participate in the celebration of the big Bicentennial observance of our nations birth. There was a parade, of course, with lots of candy, a picnic in the park and, of course, the grand fireworks show that capped the day off.Two of my uncles brought the contraband

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-6508448550186477622008-06-16T11:04:00.005-06:002008-06-16T11:22:09.621-06:00

Scenes from the Utah Scottish Festival--June 14, 2008. I went with my mom and her parents to this festival last week. My grandpa's parents were born in the same small town in Scotland, but didn't meet until he came to visit his brother in Canada. My great grandmother was working as a nanny for my great grandpa's brother. For me the sound of bagpipes are simply heavenly. JB, I put some

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I grabbed this from Patrick at Born again Redneck. He often gets right to the point on his blog. So, rather than reinventing the wheel. I will just give him credit and post it as it is."And ponder SCOTUS' recent Gitmo decision. Three of the five Justices who voted to give foreign prisoners of war access to our civil courts may die, retire or become disabled within the next four years. There is no

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-82747217689673897862008-06-10T00:17:00.000-06:002008-06-10T10:41:14.287-06:00

My new favorite [Lost]...Hey, Brooke, have you heard this one?? Sigh.

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This is for son numero uno and the rest of his class of 900.Congratulations on yourhigh school graduation!!!June 3, 2008

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Summer is just about upon us, though we have not had much hint of that here in Utah--it has just been too cold. But the activities that have surrounded us have reminded us that, yes, indeed the end is near.Each class and grade has had their end-of-year concerts, performances, show-n-tells, and the like. This would not be so bad if I had one or two of these to attend. But as it is, I have 9 kids

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-82157105649319256272008-05-12T12:32:00.010-06:002008-11-19T00:36:23.939-07:00

Isn't it supposed to be warm for baseball games?? Apparantly, not here in Utah this year. Standard equipment for enduring these little league baseball games has been coats, blankets, propane heaters, hot chocolate, two pairs of socks and gloves. I kid you not.Not only has it been in the 30s and 40s for these games, but it has been windy and snowy. Because of this strangely cooler-than-normal

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I stumbled upon this picture I took back when the Olympics came to Utah in 2002. This is the Olympic Stadium (aka University of Utah Rice Eccles Stadium). I spent a LOT of time on that campus as I was a student there for a few years.My hubby and I were attending the Para-Olympic's closing ceremonies when I snapped this image. Interesting side note: It hadn't snowed for weeks before those

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I was telling a friend the other day about being nervous about my computer. It had been acting sluggish. My hubby had ordered a backup system for our computers but it had not yet arrived. Yesterday I had a bit of a challenge getting my desktop to boot up. I got it running and all was going fine......until today. I got up to put finishing touches on a Sunday school lesson I had to teach

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-35842228316935463172008-04-26T18:11:00.008-06:002008-04-26T18:59:25.435-06:00

Patrick at Born Again Redneck had been tagged and rather than pass the tag onto specific people he said, "Now I'm supposed to name 5 or 6 people I want to know more about but I'm just going to tag anybody who reads this because I'd like to know more about everyone who reads my blog."Well, since I read his blog on a regular basis, I guess I should consider myself tagged.Here are the rules of this

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"...The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator." Alma 30: 44All of these pictures were snapped by me--except the last one--which is of me with my twins when they were

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As you may know, my blog and website have the name of Paperclippings. Originally I wanted to call the website, The Paperclip. Since that domain was not available, I came up with Paperclippings instead.My website, Paperclippings.com, turns 5 years old this week. According to my server records, April 18th is the day. Prior to that time I had a website posted on one of those freebie servers that

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This picture was taken on an island in the Great Salt Lake. The term ISLAND is used loosely. You can actually drive to this island by way of a causeway. We took the kids out here a few years back.

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In the early spring of 1988 we (two LDS missionaries) were on our way to an appointment in Amelia County, Virginia when we noticed a plaque next to a house on the side of the road. In the background was a lone cannon. This kind of thing was not uncommon as I had seen many Civil War and Revolutionary War era sites over the previous months. This was, afterall, Virginia.We got out of the car to see

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Just wanted to share this picture I took last summer while my hubby and I were on a small dinner cruise on the Great Salt Lake with his employer.Sunset on the Great Salt Lake summer 2007

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-16782097554866183172008-03-31T23:45:00.006-06:002008-04-11T01:42:12.031-06:00

[Disclaimer: this interview does not constitute an endorsement of this candidate.]I have here my good friend, James Baird, who is currently running as the Libertarian Candidate for the Texas House District 105. Upon learning that he was running I asked if I could interview him for my blog. He graciously accepted my request.Kelly: James, tell my readers a little about yourself and how you got

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Thanks to some neighbors we are now the proud owners of two fiesty male Betta fish. The neighbor who gave them to us gave them with very little instructions for their care.We had a naming vote to decide what to call them. The names of Pinky and the Brain won out.Luckily, I have a good friend who knows a thing or two about taking care of pet fish...particularly bettas. He was able to give me some

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At this Easter I wish to share a poem that was written by my husband's Great-great- great-Grandpa Parley P. Pratt. This was put to music and included as a hymn in the LDS Hymn books.Jesus, once of humble birthNow in glory comes to earthOnce he suffered grief and painNow he comes on earth to reignOnce a meek and lowly lambNow the Lord, the great I AmOnce upon the cross he bowedNow his chariot is

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I must thank Patrick at Born again Redneck for bringing this to my attention. ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCaintoday issued the following statement on District of Columbia v. Heller: "Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on District of Columbia v. Heller, a landmark case for all Americans who believe as I do that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to keep and

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In a previous blog entry [I am NOT a hard core gamer] I discussed how I had become hooked on a particularly fun computer game. A few weeks ago my husband convinced me that I ought to play City of Heroes. I have resisted the idea of playing any MMORPGs. For those who don't know, an MMORPG is an online game where you get to wander around with a bunch of other people, interacting, and beating the

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My daughter and my niece (who lives with us) were complaining that their pants were gettig a bit too short. The two of them are 11 years old. The niece had grown a good 3 inches (my guess) since Christmas. She is officially taller than me and VERY thin. Needless to say, her pants had become too short on her, but still fit around the waist. I took her to buy a couple pairs of new pants and, while

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My dear schweetie sent this in a group email this morning. I told him it was begging to be used in a blog. So, I took matters into my own hands."On the way to work today I heard "Amazing Grace" sung to the tune "House of the Rising Sun." Do you know what this means? Based on the usual method of getting a song unstuck from your head (singing Gilligan's Island to Amazing Grace's tune or vice versa)

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This is another one of those personality tests. Some have attributed it to Dr. Phil. That is not true. However, I found it rather telling. Some of my friends would agree. I wrote my responses on a piece of paper and then at the bottom I looked to see what score each response gave. My score was 37.31 TO 40 POINTS : Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful and practical. They see you as clever

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On the first day of the 10th grade I sat in Mr. Walker's College Algebra class for the first time. As the year went on I learned that this teacher was no ordinary math teacher. Jim Walker was a tall gray-haired man who walked with a slight limp. He almost always wore a white lab coat while teaching. He said he was a full time sheep farmer and a part time teacher--though he taught full time. He

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My dad had a friend when I was younger who had a private pilot's license. One day, when I was just 2 years old, my dad took me with him on a airplane ride with this friend. I remember getting into the plane. I remember that the plane was a small light weight plane with only 4 seats.We took off from Salt Lake City's smaller airport. I can't tell you what the take off was like. I just remember

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By popular (ok...by some) demand, here is the poem my 'shweetie' wrote for me on Valentine's Day this year.In my heart you sit upon a throne,And save me from benighted life aloneSpent in fruitless wand'ring, tossed and blown.My love is strong because you've always shownMe how to really see.The time required to know just what to doAnd how to end the old for something newWhile holding all the time

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I will be the first to admit that I do not like McCain. I am not happy with yesterday's turn of events. Nonetheless, I give you one reason to vote for McCain. It's called the war, baby, the war!In yesterday's speech to the CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) Mitt Romney let us all know that he was bowing out of the race.""If I fight on in my campaign, all the way to the convention, I

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Since the passing of LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley I have read many articles and seen many pictures in tribute to this great man. But today I listened to a tribute that brought tears to my eyes. I share that with you now.I wish I had had the opportunity to shake President Hinckley's hand as well though I did get some pictures of him. I was attending a Relief Society (LDS Women's organization)

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On January 27, 2008 Gordon B. Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints died at the age of 97.As members of that church we had expected he would not be with us much longer. At each LDS General Conference we wondered if this would be his last. In April 2007 he said, in one of his addresses:"My beloved brothers and sisters, I am pleased with the opportunity to speak to

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For the last several months I have had two candidates in the top slot for my vote for the Republican Presidential candidate. I liked both of them. They were Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney. Initially I had been solely in favor of Mitt. Mitt Romney had been a favorite of mine after he rescued the scandal ridden Salt Lake 2002 Olympics from financial ruin to become one of the best Winter Olympics

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I love snow! This is a good thing since I live in Utah and we get a fair amount. But today it got to me. I had to take a couple of kids to the dentist which should generally take 45 minutes. It took TWO hours. There were times when traffic was flowing at a whopping 7 mph. If I had known it was going to be this bad I would have called the dentist and resceduled. As it was I was well on my way

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These are my votes for best [read favorite] blogs: (These are not in order of preference except the first one.)Dear Overlord This blog is run by none other than my favorite guy in the whole world. Our friends hopethat when he takes over the world that they will be included as his minions. I remind them that I will be head minion. Tales by Julie This is run by a good friend who keeps our social

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In the Jan 8, 2008 edition of The Escapist Magazine there is an article about my local group of friends and me. It was written by one of our own at the request of the Magazine. In the article I am one of the friends who came along later. These are the friends I mentioned in my blog entry "The good things in life." The picture to the right is the cake mentioned in the article. Yes, that is a cake.

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Now that Christmas and the New Year celebrations have come and gone I would like to voice some thoughts I have had over the last couple weeks.Our family was the recipient of some anonymous Christmas giving. First of all someone did a variation of the 12 days of Christmas for us. Each day a bag was left by our door or mailbox with a note explaining how it applied along with an ornament to match

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-7911379206303362622007-12-19T08:36:00.000-07:002007-12-19T08:39:11.310-07:00

Luke 2 with Amy Grant singing Breath of Heaven.

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This video is Donny Osmond singing Mary Did you Know put to pictures.Enjoy!

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I recently sat down to read a book that was highly recommended by a good friend. I don't know that I would have ever picked this book to read, myself, but as it was given to me I felt I ought to read it. The book I am talking about is Give Us This Day by Sidney Stewart. It is the true story of a survivor of the Bataan Death March.It took me a couple days to get past the first page or two, but

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I had avoided going out to the stores on Black Friday and the next day. My hubby and I spent those days with some dear friends, instead.The following Saturday, December 1st, I entered the foray of Christmas shopping. I really wasn't looking forward to it and still don't relish the idea of going out to complete the job. However, on that Saturday, I woke to find 4 inches of snow on the ground. I

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In May 2005 I launched the Paperclippings blog. I have had a website by the same name since 2003 or there about. Over the last 2 1/2 years I have had some favorite entries. These posts are MY favorite entries. These are not in any particular order.Music and Memory (Friday, June 17, 2005)My Big Fear (Wednesday, June 15, 2005)My Passport to Geekdom (Wednesday, July 13, 2005)From Sea to Shining Sea

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As Thanksgiving Day came to a close I sat to reflect on the day. I have much to be thankful for. I have a wonderful family, including the best hubby in the world (ok, the rest of you will just have to settle for less...LOL...ok, so he's wonderful, at any rate.) I have great neighbors. I have some pretty good friends....dang good friends, I tell ya.I give thanks to God for all those things and

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My youngest teenager still likes to go out trick or treating. He is on that fence between wanting to be a kid and wanting to be grown up. His costume was a bedraggled-hair wig...period. He carried a small cooler with the strap around his neck. Rather than say, "Trick or Treat." His plan was to say, "donations!!?, donations!!?"We let him go out anyway because he was taking a couple of the younger

Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01675821942982658692noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13234028.post-18780833773145851932007-10-29T21:02:00.000-06:002008-11-19T00:36:30.172-07:00

Josh Groban has a new (first ever) Christmas CD. I had heard this news from ~J who went with me to his concert in Salt Lake City this last August. I went to the store to get a copy and they were all out..so I haven't been able to listen to it yet. Today I saw a discription of the CD online."Time and again, on his albums and soundtrack work, Josh Groban has proven that he can deliver a Christmas

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For as long as I have known of Senator Harry Reid I have been on the opposite side of political issues. But, as the highest ranking Mormon elected in the United States, I had some respect for him. I say, "HAD" because I no longer have any respect for him WHATSOEVER!On October 10, this year, Harry gave a speech at Brigham Young University. The next day I read some of the quotes that came from that

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I just want to congratulate two very dear friends [ ~J and Drake] on their engagement......to each other. Here's to HAPPINESS!!

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Awhile back I posted an entry about the moat in our backyard. Well, we have progressed with that project. We are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel on this one. My husband will finally be able to stretch out his power tools and make things without bumping into walls.

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During an Interfaith Conference on War and Peace in Salt Lake City the idea was presented that Mormons (members of the LDS Church), who are deeply patriotic, won't protest the war in Iraq because it would be unpatriotic to speak out against the Bush administration about the war.It is true that members of the LDS faith tend to be patriotic. One of the Articles of Faith, written by Joseph Smith,

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I am currently up to my ears in canning applesauce and grapejuice. I hope to resurface in the not too distant future.

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A few days ago I blogged about a cute little kitten that some friends of mine had rescued.Then, a few days later, in a blog post "Darwin Scores a Near Miss" by a friend of mine I added a comment about a dog owned by another friend.Here's another one for you. We have some friends who have a dog...a big dog. I am not a very big fan of dogs, but this one is an exception.Every week three weeks we

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Some people marry for money. I married for tech support. At least, that is what I tell my hubby, when he comes to my rescue and fixes things on my computer.The truth of the matter is, I had no idea what tech support was when I married him. But I did know that he knew a thing or two about computers. He is, afterall, a computer programmer. He has worked for Word Perfect AND Microsoft. He has worked

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Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City the underdog University of Utah Running Utes out play the Bruins of UCLA for a final score 44 to 6. Utah upsets No. 11 UCLA 44-6Who am I, sir, a Utah man am I: A Utah man, sir, and will be till I die: Ki! Ki! We're up to snuff: we never bluff. We're game for any fuss. No other gang of college men dare meet us in the muss. So fill your lungs and

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Some friends of mine found themsleves the proud caretakers of a very precious kitten. This two week old kitten had been found in a nearby ditch by some neighbor kids. The kids brought the kitten to these friends in hopes that they would nurse it to health. Apparantly, someone had tried to drown a litter of kittens and this one managed to survive.Last night they brought this cute little kitten

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I found out today that I am a spammer. I kid you not. Here's what happened. I have been a member of a yahoo group for a little over two years now. The group was set up to allow a group of friends who like to play online games together to keep up on when they were going to be on and share and share alike. It has since turned into the email that keeps this group of friends in contact with one

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Okay, I think I can say more than just wow...but, as my kids say, "wowie, wow, wow, wow" might just be it.Last night a good friend of mine and I attended a most spectacular Josh Groban concert. I have been to a number of concerts over the years, but none have come close to this incredible experience. I told this friend that CDs will so pale in comparison to two hours of total soaking in of Josh

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Earlier this week I had just climbed into bed. As I lay there looking at the ceiling the tears fell. These tears were a mix of happiness and sorrow.At about 2 pm that day I had just arrived on the 6th floor of a local hospital when I learned of the passing of a family friend. I had been asked, by the daughter of this good man, to come and sit with her mom as she sat in vigil at the side of her

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When I was a kid we climbed trees the old fashioned way. By grabbing the branches and pulling ourselves up. Well, these kids, some of them belonging to me, attempted another way up the tree....and one meets with success.

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My husband has longed to have a nice big workshop of his own to tinker and build stuff. We have been in this house for 2 1/2 years and we are finally getting around to getting the shop/garage built.After getting the permit from the city we hired a guy to do the foundation and flatwork cement for it. Last Tuesday he came with his crew to dig the trench for the foundation. In the process of digging

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This last weekend a group of friends my husband and I hang out with went on a camping trip. We had been planning this event for over a month. The date was figured out, the campsite secured, food assignments were handed out and the weather cooperated.After dinner we gathered in a circle with all the kids to sing songs and hear stories. At one point I got up and walked to the back of the group and

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A few weeks ago my husband convinced me that I ought to play City of Heros. I have resisted the idea of playing any MMORPGs. For those who don't know, an MMORPG is an online game where you get to wander around with a bunch of other people, interacting, and beating the snot out of creatures and bad guys...or rather getting the snot beat out of your character.Along comes this invitation/arm

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Getting into this country, for some people, seems to be a matter of crossing the border. When they do they aren't even punished for it. So, now, someone wants to get into the country legally for a mere 2 weeks and can't even get the visa because "it's an easy way to infiltrate and get into the country." Well, for the annunal Springville World Folkfest, this has become a reality. They have had to

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Whether I support Romney or not for President, this here tells me a lot about his character...his convictions. He is not going to back away from something that he strongly believes in just to get elected.(KSL News) Last night [June 5th] the Republican presidential candidates squared off for their second debate.And, as has happened in the past, Mitt Romney had to defend his membership in The

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I just have to brag for a minute. This is the middle school jazz band that my son has been performing with this year. This number is called Burritos to Go. Enjoy!

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My husband and I were walking around an Armed Forces memorial near my home. I saw a quote by John F Kennedy. I thought that his words were as apropriate today as they were then.The path we have chosen for the present is full of hazards, as all paths are. The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or

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In a recent conversation on another blog the topic of Good and Evil was discussed. I bring this subject here for more discussion. I invite anyone who would like to discuss their views of Good and Evil. In this discussion there is no right or wrong answers. Phelonius at Sciolist Salmagundi said...I always like the take on evil by Thomas Aquinas. He basically stressed that evil was not a 'thing' or

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When I was a sophomore in high school my English teacher would post a quote at the top of the chalkboard each day. She rarely told us who coined it and they were usually not more than a one-liner. From the very first day I started writing them down in a notebook I carried with me. Since I didn't miss a day of school that year I got every quote she put up.There was one day, however, that this

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Thanks to Born-again-Redneck for this find. This is so applicable today as it was when he gave this speech. If you have ears...HEAR this!!

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