Family Reunions

Okay, so it's been awhile since I blogged! I've been hooked on Facebook, I cannot lie! :) BUT...I guess I need to do both, b/c I found I can't really "journal" on a fb!

I just returned from our Bertelsen Family reunion in Utah. It was quite fun! The crazy thing is that amidst the craziness of that reunion, a Whitney Family reunion broke out! It was a BLAST! The first time really since my mother passed away, that we had all been together, enjoying each other's company and just playing HARD!

We had a mean game of football going the greenway of my nieces neighborhood. Even my 75 yr old dad came and joined us! It was a blast! I was sweating so much, but enjoyed every minute of it. All my brothers in law, my nephews, my new nephews in law (??? I never got that stuff) and all relatives in my immediate family. It was just really so much fun.

Johnny - my brother in law - make a MEAN enchalada dinner. Anyway.....we have really not had this much fun, or really gotten together with all the kids an spouses, etc...since I can remember and I'm so happy it happened. I'm grateful for my sis who organized it all b/c my kids got in the car on the way home and said, "I LOVE mom's side of the family".

I grew up only knowing one side of my family and I really didn't want that to happen. I'm so happy that my kids now know and enjoy the "other half" and will have memories to last.

Until next time!!!!.....

Thembi is a ROBOT!!!

Jim was downstairs and Stockton came running in. "Dad, DAD...GUESS WHAT!?" His eyes where popping out of his head! "What" Jim replied. "Thembi is a ROBOT"!!!! Jim had taken a computer apart and kept the magnet from the hard drive. It is really powerful. Stockton was walking around and randomly sticking it to things. He walked up to Thembi and put it on her back and it stuck!!!!! He gently backed away with his eyes huge saying, "Whoooaaaahhhh!!! are you a robot?". Thembi was tryig to figure out what was on her back and she saw Stockton's eyes. She said, "do it again". So he did...and each time he did it, he had a bigger "WHHOOOAAAHHHH....You are a ROBOT!!!". That is when he took off downstairs to report the cool news to his dad!

Jim said, "Stock, I think I know why that magnet was sticking to Thembis back". "Why" Stock replied. So Jim went to my drawer, pulled out a bra and stuck the magnet to it. Stockton quickly replied with an "Eeeewwwwweeeee, disgusting!!!!!!!" (hahaha).