Has anyone seen
???
It didn't come home with us from Utah.
And it makes me sad.
I love that shirt.
Anyone seen it?
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
I maybe feel a little weird doing this.
Since I'm a blog-a-holic anyway, I figure there should be nothing stopping me from posting early. So here I am. I guess my parents' post might encompass mine a little as well, seeing as I am still living at home, but that's alright. If you're scared of redundancy I suppose you could just skip over mine.. or theirs... :)
July seems to have flown by, and thank heavens, too. I don't think I've ever wanted a summer to fly by in my life, but I think I have a pretty good reason waiting at the end of this one. Or I guess I'm waiting. Whatever. Anyway, It was so good to see some of the Oregon Hancocks this month for the Fourth and stuff. Always so fun to get together, so thanks Grandma and Grandpa-- for housing us, and feeding us, and loving us...
Our family went on a little trip to Southern Utah and did the national parks down there towards the middle of July. It was beautiful, if not agonizingly hot. Awesome, though. We stayed at a cabin up in the middle of nowhere mountain land-- which was actually quite appealing. We drove up there-- this time in 2 vehicles as to not have a similar mishap to the one during the return from California and Britt's wedding. Don't worry, though. We didn't have to spend the night in Bryce.
Upon returning home, Jared, Dona, the Tooele cousins, Audrey, and us Lehi cousins all went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter together. It was a good time, and the movie was pretty good, too.
The next day we left for a family reunion with my Mom's family at Strawberry lake. Apparently the lake is polluted with human fecal bacteria, so we were basically forbidden to swim. Therefore, we fished-- which is surprisingly relaxing when you don't sink yourself up to your knees in mud or break your line nine times trying to cast or get caught by your little cousins' straying hooks or get bitten by a crayfish. I had an unsuccessful encounter with the trout in the lake, but the trip in general was successful in the sense that we had a good time.
Other than that I've just been slaving away as an orthodontist assistant in Orem, Ut. Okay, so slaving isn't really very accurate. But I've been working. It's what people do, I hear.
Lj comes home in 10 days, in case you were wondering. Yes, I will be at the airport. He knows, now, and is advocating it, so that's a good sign. I'll keep you all posted. (Baha, posted. Literally.)
Anyway, I love you all, and look forward to reading about your lives.
Until next time...
July seems to have flown by, and thank heavens, too. I don't think I've ever wanted a summer to fly by in my life, but I think I have a pretty good reason waiting at the end of this one. Or I guess I'm waiting. Whatever. Anyway, It was so good to see some of the Oregon Hancocks this month for the Fourth and stuff. Always so fun to get together, so thanks Grandma and Grandpa-- for housing us, and feeding us, and loving us...
Our family went on a little trip to Southern Utah and did the national parks down there towards the middle of July. It was beautiful, if not agonizingly hot. Awesome, though. We stayed at a cabin up in the middle of nowhere mountain land-- which was actually quite appealing. We drove up there-- this time in 2 vehicles as to not have a similar mishap to the one during the return from California and Britt's wedding. Don't worry, though. We didn't have to spend the night in Bryce.
Upon returning home, Jared, Dona, the Tooele cousins, Audrey, and us Lehi cousins all went to the midnight showing of Harry Potter together. It was a good time, and the movie was pretty good, too.
The next day we left for a family reunion with my Mom's family at Strawberry lake. Apparently the lake is polluted with human fecal bacteria, so we were basically forbidden to swim. Therefore, we fished-- which is surprisingly relaxing when you don't sink yourself up to your knees in mud or break your line nine times trying to cast or get caught by your little cousins' straying hooks or get bitten by a crayfish. I had an unsuccessful encounter with the trout in the lake, but the trip in general was successful in the sense that we had a good time.
Other than that I've just been slaving away as an orthodontist assistant in Orem, Ut. Okay, so slaving isn't really very accurate. But I've been working. It's what people do, I hear.
Lj comes home in 10 days, in case you were wondering. Yes, I will be at the airport. He knows, now, and is advocating it, so that's a good sign. I'll keep you all posted. (Baha, posted. Literally.)
Anyway, I love you all, and look forward to reading about your lives.
Until next time...
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Life and the 4th by Britt and Jason
We're both doing well here in Menifee, CA. Britt's new saying: "Married life is awesome... adult life is not so awesome."
Britt just got a job at Barnes & Noble and is super excited to be there. Her favorite part? Employees are allowed to check out hard cover books as if they were library books, provided the books get returned in the same condition they leave the store in. That means she can read all the new releases without having to buy them. =) Yay!
Britt has also discovered the joy of growing a garden. She's got a couple of bell peppers and eight cucumbers and lots of tomatos that will be ready for picking relatively soon. Now she's waiting for the zuchinni to show itself...
Jason's applied for managerial positions at a number of restaurants (as he has experience in that field) in the hopes of having a full-time job while school is out for the summer (he usually substitute teaches and/or works with special needs kids). We're praying he gets one soon.
Jason's still extremely in to sports. He's currently following the LA Angels, as basketball just ended and the Lakers aren't on any more. =P
We celebrated the 4th twice, because our city celebrates a week early. There was a fair and a firework show just across the street at the park, and we volunteered to be "Mormon Helping Hands" and help keep people from crossing the yellow tape into the fireworks zone. The best part? We got the ultimate seat for the fireworks. The second best part? The neon yellow "Mormon Helping Hands" vests that swallowed us. =P On the 4th we played board games with friends, and then parked in a field and watched fireworks from the trunk that night.
Lots of Love! We hope you are all doing well. =)
Britt just got a job at Barnes & Noble and is super excited to be there. Her favorite part? Employees are allowed to check out hard cover books as if they were library books, provided the books get returned in the same condition they leave the store in. That means she can read all the new releases without having to buy them. =) Yay!
Britt has also discovered the joy of growing a garden. She's got a couple of bell peppers and eight cucumbers and lots of tomatos that will be ready for picking relatively soon. Now she's waiting for the zuchinni to show itself...
Jason's applied for managerial positions at a number of restaurants (as he has experience in that field) in the hopes of having a full-time job while school is out for the summer (he usually substitute teaches and/or works with special needs kids). We're praying he gets one soon.
Jason's still extremely in to sports. He's currently following the LA Angels, as basketball just ended and the Lakers aren't on any more. =P
We celebrated the 4th twice, because our city celebrates a week early. There was a fair and a firework show just across the street at the park, and we volunteered to be "Mormon Helping Hands" and help keep people from crossing the yellow tape into the fireworks zone. The best part? We got the ultimate seat for the fireworks. The second best part? The neon yellow "Mormon Helping Hands" vests that swallowed us. =P On the 4th we played board games with friends, and then parked in a field and watched fireworks from the trunk that night.
Lots of Love! We hope you are all doing well. =)
Monday, July 6, 2009
Blegh, it's technical.
Sorry to ruin the blog with technical mammajamma, but I was just thinking about the set-up, and I have a few suggestions, if that's alright...
It was initially said that everyone can just sign into the blog as its own entity in order to post. However, if you already have a blogger or a google account, you can simply be added to the author list and then post from your own profile and dashboard like your regular blog. I know everyone probably doesn't have a blog OR a google account-- but there are a few positives to being able to post from your own dashboard. Upon every post, there is an explanatory author label (for instance, see the bottom of this post-- it says "posted by kaylie jean.") Maybe that would be less confusing. Also, it is much easier if you already have the account. It'd just be like any other blog.
If you want to add your account to the author list, here's how:
Go to the settings tab
Click on permissions, then add authors
Type in your email address
Log out of "Hancock Herald"
Go to your email, and verify the invite.
Tadaaaa, and you're Hancock Herald Blogging away.
Or, you could just give me your email, and I'll set you as an author.
Anyway, just a suggestion. :)
It was initially said that everyone can just sign into the blog as its own entity in order to post. However, if you already have a blogger or a google account, you can simply be added to the author list and then post from your own profile and dashboard like your regular blog. I know everyone probably doesn't have a blog OR a google account-- but there are a few positives to being able to post from your own dashboard. Upon every post, there is an explanatory author label (for instance, see the bottom of this post-- it says "posted by kaylie jean.") Maybe that would be less confusing. Also, it is much easier if you already have the account. It'd just be like any other blog.
If you want to add your account to the author list, here's how:
Go to the settings tab
Click on permissions, then add authors
Type in your email address
Log out of "Hancock Herald"
Go to your email, and verify the invite.
Tadaaaa, and you're Hancock Herald Blogging away.
Or, you could just give me your email, and I'll set you as an author.
Anyway, just a suggestion. :)
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Fourth of July posted by Chad
A gathering of a bunch of Hancocks happened on the 4th of July weekend - 2009. The "fireworks" started with plenty of poppers.
Then those with the pyro gene took to displaying a "legal" firework show...with only a few "scares." No ambulance needed. That night the boys all slept in tents in the backyard.
The kids lined up ("behind the white line" - sort of) at the Tooele 4th of July Parade. With their bags in hand, they were ready for candy. The 5K run had a little more excitement this year with some NEW participants. Pauline, Libby, and Kim (and Luke!) decided in the 11th hour to join Zach, Chad, Steve, Jared, and Julie in the race. All survived. All finished. Zach brought home a medal and promptly awarded it to Pauline. Next year we expect more Hancock family participants.
Ladies looking lovely at the Parade.
Grandma's famous potato salad at the picnic at the park. It was as good as it looks! Yummy!
The line-up at the park for our meal. Feeding this crew is no simple task. Grandpa and Grandma have it down to a science.
A raging game of Hancock Soccer ensued...leaving the old men feeling a little stiff the next day.
We made s'mores at the park. Later that night, we went to the fireworks in Grantsville.Great memories were made. Laughs were had by all. Lots of time for family bonding.
Welcoming the Hancock Herald to the 21st Century!
Here Goes Nothing...we're taking the Hancock Herald into the totally digital world. The goal is that EVERYONE (siblings/spouses & grandparents) will post at least once a month and fill us in on the on-goings of their life. (You know the routine...we've done it for 15+ years).
We'd love for the grandkids to post and help us all with this transition to the blogging world.
BTW, if posting isn't your "cup of Tea," you can email your "letters" to Chad and we'll post them for you.
We'll send out a reminder email at the first of the month...in case you need it.
We'd love for the grandkids to post and help us all with this transition to the blogging world.
BTW, if posting isn't your "cup of Tea," you can email your "letters" to Chad and we'll post them for you.
We'll send out a reminder email at the first of the month...in case you need it.
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