Friday, December 19, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Temple Square Lights & Snow Shoes
Sunday, December 14, 2008
African Snow Ball

to the US so they could collaborate.
The best time for Ben's schedule was this week,
but Ben was concerning about mixing Kweku and snow.
Kweku said he was very curious about snow
and would love to come in December.
The first few days he was fine as long as he wore
a shirt, a fleece and a coat.
Inside.
A snow storm came through Saturday
and with some coaxing I got Kweku outside.
He's adapting.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Borg Christmas

since before our mission.
I bought the new low wattage LED lights.
They wouldn't power my Star Trek ornaments.
I had to fish out an old string.
This one says,
"Enjoy your holiday. Resistance is futile."
Kate, Ella, Ben & Kyle are coming.
There will be no resistance from me!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Smokin' Thanksgiving
At first, I resented a smoked turkey because
there is no gravy or stuffing from the bird.
After a few years of this, I have learned
that not having a bird hogging the oven
makes the day so much better.
Another big factor is that a smoked turkey is fabulous!
there is no gravy or stuffing from the bird.
After a few years of this, I have learned
that not having a bird hogging the oven
makes the day so much better.
Another big factor is that a smoked turkey is fabulous!





can you find the little tiny starfish?
It walks all over the tank and this night my camera caught it.

Nathan will be blessed while we are here.

She lives two blocks away.
She also brought a lot of our Thanksgiving dinner.
She would have liked to have been one, too.
Corinne left DC for her flight out of BWI three hours early,
but traffic was terrible because of two wrecks.
Her plane departed 3 minutes after she boarded.
as I did with one my grandmother had.

and said they were "Best Buddies."
(Matt took this picture.)
The night Corinne left, Jacob said the family prayer.
Papa Ben asked Jacob to pray for Corinne to land safely.
He said,
"Bless my best buddy to land safely."
I did some bonding, too.
Chinese checkers is harder than I remembered.
But I still won most games.
Everyone went out to shoot up rockets
except for me and Nathan.
Lots of mosquitoes right now.
Jacob got in some fancy swinging.
Notice the fence. Ike was here.
The neighbors are planning a fencing party on an upcoming weekend.
One of the reasons I love to visit David,
besides his fish tanks, the beach, Mary, the kids and the fun,
is that David makes me ice cream.
This is chocolate custard toffee.
Definitely worth the trip!
Ben and I will head for home early Monday morning.
The night Corinne left, Jacob said the family prayer.
Papa Ben asked Jacob to pray for Corinne to land safely.
He said,
"Bless my best buddy to land safely."

Chinese checkers is harder than I remembered.
But I still won most games.

except for me and Nathan.
Lots of mosquitoes right now.

Notice the fence. Ike was here.
The neighbors are planning a fencing party on an upcoming weekend.

besides his fish tanks, the beach, Mary, the kids and the fun,
is that David makes me ice cream.
This is chocolate custard toffee.
Definitely worth the trip!
Ben and I will head for home early Monday morning.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wild Ride
helping Bapa make dinner.
Max now eats with a spoon,
And Heidi has weaned him
from milk to Pepsi.
from milk to Pepsi.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Birthday Party!!

It was at my cousin Annette's.
We had fun. Aunt Maydae was there.
She has a birthday this month.

Sometimes we talked about serious things.
But mostly we laughed.
Six cousins, two aunts, 4 pairs of sisters.
Besides Janet and Maydae,
Carolyn & Annette, Georgia and Laurie
And Susan and Julie.
Ya, it was a fun bunch!
And Charlotte, who told us a great story
from her Boston days.
Her friend was pet sitting.
Unfortunately, the dog, a big one, died.
Her mother told her to take it to a vet's office.
The friend had no car,
so she put the dog in a big cargo bag with wheels.
She got on the bus.
A friendly man asked her if she was visiting Boston.
She thought, "Why not?" and said she was visiting her parents.
He asked if she was a student.
The friend thought, "Why not?" and told him she was.
He asked if her computer and books were in the bag.
The friend thought, "Why not?" and said as much.
At the next stop, the man grabbed her suitcase
and ran off the bus with it.
The friend stayed put, thinking, "Why not?"
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Friday, October 17, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Trapping Ions

to BYU to give a physics presentation.
Becky and I went, thinking we'd be supportive.
I figured since I watch a lot of Star Trek,
that the science would be easy to understand.
This was a case of where I knew every word,
but I didn't understand one sentence.
Matt talked about Rydberg atoms.
They are big and like to donate electrons.
Matt traps the ions.
A professor listening to the lecture asked,
"When an atom dies, what becomes of it?"
I thought it was a religious question, but it wasn't.
Then the professor asked,
"How do you determine when an atom is dead?"
Becky and I tried not to laugh.
A physics professor from our stake saw me and said,
"Sister Markham, I didn't suspect
that you came to these types of lectures."
Afterwards we came back here for tikka masala.
Tom and Sally came, too.
Later in the evening I got a new grandson.
More on him when I get pictures.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Blast From The Past
Gayla, Tom, Dave, Erik, Mark.
Sam, Douglas, Becky on the right.
Scott, Reed, Laura, Sharon, Jeff and Jill.
Sam, Douglas, Becky on the right.
Scott, Reed, Laura, Sharon, Jeff and Jill.

Douglas and a runaway Amy, Scott,
Sam holding screaming Tommy, Reed,
Matt, Jill holding Dave Owen, Jill & Jeff,
Laura's in the front.
Feel free to correct me. This was hard.

I still miss Mom a lot.

Now he's Steve.



The slide is dated 1978.

It's random what I pick up.
This is new baby Cori.
She was a perfect baby.
I used to find her singing in her crib.
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