tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52053122012-02-16T06:02:50.621-05:00Jawdy's BasementJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2051100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-53252037940950008322011-10-06T23:22:00.001-04:002011-10-06T23:22:27.095-04:00Six Degrees of Steve JobsThere are a small number of people that have died in my lifetime that I've never known, yet I remember their passing vividly. I can think of four right away.
John Lennon
Ronald Reagan
Freddie Mercury
George Harrison
I believe I am adding a fifth name to that list today with the passing of Steve Jobs.
I really didn't think I would feel this way but since the announcement yesterday that he had Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-11414655090691019142011-10-02T00:06:00.001-04:002011-10-02T00:06:48.548-04:00BRINE!!!!!
It's that time of the year again. The Heeb Holidays. Also known as Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, the highest of Jewish holidays and ones in which more food is consumed than all the other Jewish holidays in the year combined. Yom Kippur is supposed to be 24 hours of fasting but, when all is said and done, you consume more food after that first, fast-breaking morsel than you have in Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-56805345901867483382011-09-07T22:10:00.001-04:002011-09-07T22:10:09.413-04:00Back at It
The inspiration for Jawdy's Basement from the beginning was the kids. It was always meant to be somewhat of a diary of my life as a Dad and a backup for the forgetful computer that doubles as my brain. Well the last few days have been filled with potential memories that I would otherwise forget so it's inspired me to take to the keyboard once again.
Yesterday, all three kids went Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-27580680522980768612010-06-10T23:33:00.000-04:002010-06-10T23:33:07.994-04:00Jawdy From Joisey
Greetings everyone!!!
In approximately three weeks, it will be one year since I returned from Utah. I think it's about time I made the move permanent.
Two weeks ago, I removed the gorgeous red, white and blue Utah license plates from my car and replaced them with the spectacularly designed puke-yellow and black New Jersey plates. The woman at the DMV, despite being Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-74657183446662496152009-12-10T21:52:00.015-05:002010-06-10T22:31:27.216-04:00Ten Years In roughly twelve hours from now, I will have been a father for ten years. I remember the day vividly. We had been sent home from the hospital several times for false alarms and that sucked because the hospital was in Camden (Lady of Lourdes) and we lived in Cherry Hill. Labor was awful and Deb didn't hold back her displeasure with the discomfort she was feeling. The nurses looked atJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-62610849587882391702009-03-23T22:53:00.002-04:002009-03-23T23:53:35.566-04:00Coming HomeI've been slowly phasing out the blog at Jawdy's Basement in recent months. This has been a work in progress now for six years and this is post number 210. I've gone through phases with the blog throughout the years and have experienced times of incredible inspiration and times of incredible non-inspiration. Over the last year or so, I have felt more uninspired than anything else Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-27248746454390509602009-03-08T03:26:00.001-04:002009-03-08T03:26:57.043-04:00Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-72547522984244395142009-02-24T00:28:00.002-05:002009-02-24T00:31:57.982-05:00Dinner Conversation"Mommy you have big nipples.""What?""Mommy you have big nipples. I have small nipples. See them? They are small nipples. Yours are bigger."(Sadie pulls her shirt down and shows her nipples, which are intermixed with some of the Rice A Roni shes been dropping off her fork all meal)"Sadie, which one is your nipple?""It's the brown one that tastes like chicken"Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-56053648607321922682009-02-09T00:57:00.002-05:002009-02-09T00:59:00.882-05:00Hannah's Big NightTonight we returned to the Tabernacle Hall on Temple Square for the annual Interfaith Concert. This was the same concert that Elijah got to sing in last year. This year it was Hannah's turn and she did great! It was a fun night! Check out the compilation video here!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-60406745689065765302009-01-12T22:54:00.006-05:002009-01-12T23:28:30.238-05:00The Greatest DateHello, blog. My name is Jordan. Remember me? It's been awhile......Happy New Year? It is January 2009, right?Somehow I've lost some track of time here....it's been over a month since my last post and I have no excuses. The New Year came and went and here we are in mid-January and the days are just passing by....This past Saturday was a good one, though. I had the best 5-Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-58942170218666222782008-12-12T00:27:00.004-05:002008-12-12T00:57:40.949-05:00Elijah is NINEWow. What a sentence that is. Elijah is NINE YEARS OLD TODAY!! That means that I've been a daddy for nine years. At this point, it's all a blur but when I stop to think about it, I feel ancient. I shouldn't - I mean my dad has been a daddy for 41 and a half years. What does that make him?This morning when Elijah woke up, he was in a fantastic mood, as expected. He was giving Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-14503223993174300202008-12-01T23:22:00.003-05:002008-12-01T23:24:35.069-05:00Thanksgiving WeekendWe enjoyed a nice dinner with Rabbi Rosen and Keren at their house with their new baby, Tali. The kids loved it and Elijah fell in love with playing pool (hmmmm....Hanukkah idea?). Anyway, we finished the weekend with a trip to the mall and Elijah snuck the video camera along for the trip. See the shenanigans here.....Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-31626748993622599902008-11-21T01:35:00.003-05:002008-11-21T01:42:25.531-05:00Abuela Was Here!Abuela was here for 5 days! We had a great time at the zoo and at the pool and, of course, consuming copious amounts of chicken soup. Do you think Abuela enjoyed her grandchildren?Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-22365357316503046572008-11-10T23:29:00.006-05:002008-11-12T00:46:05.848-05:00Sadie Pearl is ThreeWell, Sadie-Boo, in just a few hours you will turn three years old. Honestly, I cannot wrap my head around that fact. Tonight you and I spent 15 minutes looking at pictures from your first few years of life and it blows my mind how the time has flown by.You were born on November 11, 2005. It was just at the beginning of all the madness surrounding our pending move to Utah.Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-77485855453930277102008-11-02T16:37:00.004-05:002008-11-02T16:41:22.022-05:00Halloween 2008Click here for Halloween pics from this week here in Utah.Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-78417198713097525692008-10-31T23:20:00.000-04:002008-10-31T23:21:08.540-04:00Chase Utley Says it AllJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-61692648526535412182008-10-29T23:57:00.002-04:002008-10-30T00:04:09.218-04:00No Words RequiredJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-49253505006985520742008-10-29T00:26:00.005-04:002008-10-29T00:39:02.987-04:00The World SeriesWelcome back to the Basement. WHAT A WEEK this has been!! I've been away but not GONE.. I had the fortunate privilege to purchase a World Series ticket to Game 3 in Philly and did it. It was the best $240 I've spent in a LONG time. First of all, thanks to my company for calling a sales meeting in NJ during the week of the World Series. It gave me a chance to watch a bunch ofJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-33044242528162929172008-10-12T22:05:00.000-04:002008-10-12T22:06:03.102-04:00The Election - FORGET Everthing You Know!!The best candidate you ALL never heard of!! GET ON THE BANDWAGON!!!!!CLICK HERE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-34120925639782525102008-10-02T21:43:00.003-04:002008-10-02T21:47:59.911-04:00When a Picture is TRULY Worth A Thousand WordsBobe and Zeide were here for five days this week. I was going to write all about our wonderful day driving the Alpine Loop and running the corn maze at the harvest festival. I was going to write about the amazing BBQ that Zeide made or the MASSIVE batch of chicken soup that Bobe made (which Hannah made the matzoh balls for). Instead, I decided to Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-43881272757073619432008-09-18T01:07:00.002-04:002008-09-18T01:17:35.413-04:00Most PreciousFor the first few weeks of school, Elijah was walking Hannah to her Kindergarten line at the front of the school before going to his class line. Thing is, his 3rd grade line is completely at the other end and behind the school. He didn't mind one bit. Each morning we drop them off together and watch as Elijah escorts Hannah to the proper line. Then he turns around and starts the Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-13992808473832097652008-09-06T00:12:00.002-04:002008-09-06T00:15:40.151-04:00HOT SAUCEMost of you won't care a lick about this but for those that like senseless acts of stupidity, read on.Today was Sandwich Day at my office. Everyone brought in ingredients to make the perfect sandwich. The centerpiece of the event was an intense "eating event" that we called O.U.C.H. This stands for the Organization of Useless Chile Heads. Anyway - if you want to see what happens whenJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-13409843287019012972008-09-03T23:34:00.005-04:002008-09-10T00:31:14.107-04:00Back!Thus ends the longest break in the five year history of Jawdy's Basement. I guess I've just been too busy or otherwise distracted to put it all on the blog. Either way, we are back at the keyboard and won't be going away again anytime soon.The big news of the week is Hannah starting Kindergarten! This morning, Deb, Elijah and I took her to the doors of Ridgecrest for her first day of realJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-51492019353327094232008-07-27T18:19:00.002-04:002008-07-27T18:30:06.422-04:00New Jersey 2008!!!We are jetlagged and exhausted! We arrived back in Utah this morning after waking at 4am to catch our flight from Philly. "We" is Deb, Sadie and I. Elijah and Hannah will remain in New Jersey through August with their family and friends. We had a blast with everyone as we reconnected with tons of people and our schedules were packed with event after event. As usual with theseJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-5245023089995030322008-07-04T20:00:00.003-04:002008-07-05T00:41:17.384-04:00Pat Benetar LIVE!!!Last night I took Elijah to his first ever concert. No, it wasn't Pat Benetar. That would have been too lame. No, we decided to go from zero to sixty in four seconds on this one. So...last night Elijah and I sat in Energy Solutions Arena and watched DOKKEN and POISON rock Salt Lake City. For weeks beforehand, I contemplated whether to get Elijah earplugs or eyepatches....orJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-11513987698351371662008-06-07T21:06:00.002-04:002008-06-07T22:10:13.484-04:006/7/8There are probaby plenty of blog posts with that title today, I am sure...but how many of those folks writing said posts also celebrate a birthday today? A-HA!! I was born on June 7, 1967 - or 6/7/67. A hard date to forget for sure. I remember my birthday in 1989 was 6/7/89. I also remember thinking on that date when the next time my birthday would be cool to write. That day is today -Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-53639330341445190582008-06-01T09:52:00.003-04:002008-06-01T09:57:40.419-04:00Dancing QueenYesterday we went to Hannah's first dance recital. Since words won't properly describe the event, click here to see the video for yourself. Elijah was our MC and Sadie could not keep her dancing shoes out of video range either.Happy Birthday MAMA!!! We love you!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-29409807806913609332008-05-19T01:10:00.001-04:002008-05-19T01:12:45.506-04:00Busy Weekend!!!!Click here to see the proof!!!By the way, please don't be afraid to sign in at the Phanfare site when that click above takes you there. I hope it's not keeping you from looking....remember - no personal information is shared and you are all my friends and family so don't be shy!!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-4240039847505478822008-05-14T01:18:00.006-04:002008-05-14T01:54:13.174-04:00FiveDear Hannah,In 40 minutes, you will officially turn five years old. It seems like yesterday that I was posting this picture when you were turning three.You have gone from cute to beautiful in just two years and I absolutely cannot believe that time is going this fast.One of my favorite things about you is when we get to talking about you growing up. I always get a sad face when you announce Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-16692334922207971542008-05-11T23:41:00.002-04:002008-05-11T23:43:23.198-04:00Spring 2008!!!Just posted a bunch of goodies at the multimedia site. Click here to see them. There is stuff from Elijah's soccer team, his Blue Belt test (passed!!) as well as our Mother's Day at Red Butte Gardens in Salt Lake. I'll post again on Wednesday - gotta big week coming up and Hannah turns FIVE on Wednesday!!!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-69752937819764946792008-05-05T01:12:00.002-04:002008-05-05T01:13:41.179-04:00A Star is BornJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-67913143356296596752008-04-19T23:13:00.005-04:002008-04-19T23:41:04.814-04:00Dude, Back Off!Elijah and Hannah fight like dogs. Well...maybe fight is not the right word. They have differences and they push eachother's buttons all the time. Knowing the unique, problem free, relationship that I had with my sister growing up, it's always somewhat concerned me that the two of them are always bickering. Elijah will get in trouble with me and when I turn around, Hannah will Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-13230947343788141742008-04-10T22:57:00.004-04:002008-04-10T23:03:14.619-04:00Deep ThoughtsSadie, in the car the other day..."Daddy!!! I wanna ak-s you somfink!!! DADDY!!! I wanna ak-s you somfink!!!!""OK, Sadie..go ahead and ask me.""DADDY DADDY DADDY!!! Please!! I wanna ak-s you somfink!!!""Sadie, my precious, I am listening. Go ahead and ask me!""OK. What are you finking about?""I am thinking about how much I love you!""NO DADDY!! What are you finking about???""I mean Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-61909187953991605532008-04-02T23:31:00.003-04:002008-04-03T00:18:42.238-04:00AlyssaDecember 29, 1995.....The Coastline.....Cherry Hill, NJ.....sometime around 9:00pm...........I am wandering the bar as usual, as my roomate Kenny is hooking up left and right with all of the best looking women in the place. It was my duty as his friend and roomate to hit the bars on Fridays and Saturdays. The scenario was always the same; he would bring one home and I would chat on the Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-29890974379045030262008-03-29T11:44:00.005-04:002008-04-01T00:43:05.311-04:00Miami 2008!!!Well, the clan just returned from a sunny week in South Florida. We were there for seven days primarily to attend the festivities of Adam and Trudy's wedding. We got to hang out with a ton of family and it was a wonderful week!! The kids loved being with eachother and it was sad to go at the end. Elijah and Josh were like long lost buddies and the same with Hannah and Arianna.We hungJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-52888869552310311842008-03-12T00:19:00.001-04:002008-03-12T00:20:28.530-04:00The Perfect Dessert!!!Click here for the five minute video of the Borenstein Kids enjoying the perfect dessert.....Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-37232042268391542812008-02-26T23:32:00.002-05:002008-02-26T23:57:16.840-05:00Why I Love My MotherE-Mail from Tuesday afternoon:Hello Jordan: I just wanted to remind you that you still have your parents living and healthy in the State of New Jersey. I don't ever remember being so busy that I could not call and say hello to my mother. I hope you are well. Love, Mom Go ahead - you can laugh. It's true. Sometimes life gets too fast and days pass by. We speak a few times a Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-67103555624945982232008-02-26T00:56:00.002-05:002008-02-26T01:01:23.300-05:00Jews at the Mormon Tabernacle Choir!Hee hee...that title should attract some interesting Google searchers to Jawdy's Basement!! :-)But it's TRUE!!Elijah took part in the Interfaith Concert a few weeks back and got to sing with his Hebrew School choir at the Tabernacle downtown!! Click here for the pictures and videos of this event. It was very cool and, even though you can't really see him Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-53782354456783296862008-02-15T00:36:00.002-05:002008-02-15T00:58:38.875-05:00Days of Future PastMy friend Gary and I used to spend countless hours in the original Jawdy's Basement on Country Club Drive in Cherry Hill, NJ jumping around playing air guitar to our favorite Judas Priest and Def Leppard songs in the early 1980's. When I say hours...I mean HOURS. Between those jam sessions and playing Intellivision and Strat-O-Matic, there was little time for anything else. Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-30191229207520604042008-02-04T00:28:00.000-05:002008-02-04T01:17:57.379-05:00SethMost of you know that I spent ten years as a chaptor advisor in South Jersey Region AZA. My chapter was the Marlcrest Muchachos #2149. These ten years were some of the more rewarding and fulfilling of my life. The aspect of the whole experience that I never expected was the lasting relationships that I would forge during those years. To this day, I am still very much in touch with about a Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-989659571264144412008-01-27T12:35:00.000-05:002008-01-27T13:06:03.050-05:00Alaska?When we were moving to Utah in 2006, I would ask people to guess where we were moving. They either said Utah or Alaska. So how fitting is it that I got to travel to Alaska this week for a business trip?I flew through Seattle to Fairbanks, Alaska. Fairbanks, for those who don'e know, is way inland. It's a small town of 90,000 people that's a three hour and twenty minute flight from Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-19190337525548714152008-01-21T22:46:00.000-05:002008-01-21T23:08:44.150-05:00Utah in a NutshellHave you seen the weather today? We got slammed with the worst storm we've had since we moved here. I was not expecting it to snow; had no idea at all. I woke up this morning and took a look on my deck and saw six inches on my table. Plus the snow was literally pouring down. It was 7am and I had to be at work for an important 8am meeting. Deb and the kids were off today Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-69782185684152037822008-01-17T00:49:00.000-05:002008-01-17T01:05:09.530-05:00My Biggest FansSince I started Jawdy's Basement nearly five years ago, there have been amazing upgrades and improvements made to the Blogger service. Some I am using like videos and pictures, and some I don't dabble much in because I am not an expert in coding websites and things of that nature. Some of the coolest enhancements to the Blogger service are actually created by outside companies, Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-20200385245216863372008-01-04T13:49:00.001-05:002008-01-04T13:51:32.576-05:00New Years with the Turers!Click here to see pictures and videos of our week with the Turers here which culminated in a homeade pizza making New Years party!! We had a great time with our friends and were very sad when they left. Happy New Year everyone!!!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-50429554365509465102007-12-26T00:54:00.000-05:002007-12-26T01:14:52.679-05:00Answering the Age Old Question....So what do Jews do on Christmas?
Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-92038463661084333772007-12-17T23:07:00.001-05:002007-12-17T23:15:44.826-05:00The Wii is for EVERYONE!Abuela was here for a few days this week to surprise the kids. It was their surprise final Hanukkah gift and, as expected, they went nuts. The highlight for me, though, was watching my MOM play a video game for the first time EVER. She did pretty well playing tennis on the Wii. Take a look...
Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-90214557428383904612007-12-12T01:08:00.000-05:002007-12-12T01:19:35.525-05:00Pay DayToday was one of those days. I am not going to say much, as I am going to let the video do the talking. However, when I was in the flower shop today buying three pink roses for Hannah, the florist asked me what the occasion was. I told him that my four year old was starring in her first play called The Little Red Hen. He said, "Parenthood is very hard most of the time but then you get Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-16518674748772092072007-12-01T14:38:00.000-05:002007-12-01T14:43:30.156-05:00SNOW!!!!!It's GORGEOUS here today!! We are getting eight inches or so of snow and it's sticking and we PLAYED IN IT!!! Click here to see more pics and an awesome video of Sadie playing in the snow for the first time. It's precious!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-9629207688316419652007-11-24T23:19:00.000-05:002007-11-24T23:22:00.530-05:00Thanksgiving 2007Click here to see pictures and videos of our Thanksgiving day yesterday. Hannah was the start of the show, as you can see....Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-64575217809860162512007-11-23T11:24:00.000-05:002007-11-23T12:43:06.696-05:00He's Going to Be an Attorney!(leaving the Utah Jazz game last week, walking back to the car with Elijah)"Daddy, look over there, that man is playing the accordion on the corner.""He is. He's pretty good, dontcha think? Here, put this in bucket that's in front of him."(hand Elijah 70 cents)"OK!"(walks up the the man and cautiously puts the change in his bucket)"Why is he on the corner late at Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-54191077298661740602007-11-11T00:52:00.000-05:002007-11-11T01:37:41.796-05:00Sadie PearlOur baby is turning two years old on Sunday. I remember when I was two years old. The White Album had just come out. How could I forget that?Sadie has grown up SO FAST since the beginning of the summer. It's mind boggling. She speaks in complete sentences now and can clearly communicate all of her emotions and needs. There's no confusion now at the dinner table if she's pooping or Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-28457487792167809512007-11-01T22:17:00.000-04:002007-11-01T22:20:21.976-04:00New Pics and Vids!Hello out there!!! Short update today...just to direct you to the Utah Borensteins Phanfare site for a massive video update today. There are several recent videos of the kiddies including on of Sadie that is an all-timer. As she approaches her second birthday, she's really catching on the the whole "talking" thing... There are a bunch of pics from Halloween as well as MORE Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-60579911714324516832007-10-15T00:17:00.000-04:002007-10-15T00:46:40.716-04:00Picture Break....Here's a few shots as we enjoy Grandpa's visit to Utah this week.Also - at the bottom - Elijah got his Purple Belt on Saturday morning!! The video shows part of his test. We are all very proud!!!!
Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-60389943560541378752007-09-29T16:54:00.000-04:002007-09-29T17:02:51.583-04:00Only in Utah!No words are needed. Yes, it's SEPTEMBER...
Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-5411695089733620892007-09-24T23:10:00.000-04:002007-09-24T23:28:04.756-04:00N V T S Nuts!I don't want to be premature here, but it seems as though Elijah and Hannah are actually getting along better these days. For those not in the know - the two of them have been fighting like dogs ALL THE TIME for the past year or so. They have their nice moments, but most of the time is just nark after nark after nark....ALL DAY LONG...."Mommy, Elijah called my stuffed animal stupid."Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-16095627219791853992007-09-04T23:48:00.000-04:002007-09-05T00:10:51.638-04:00You Never Forget Your First One (well, Dad certainly won't)So I picked up Elijah today from the Dojo as usual, around 6pm. We have a routine of sorts when I pick him up. He gets in the car, closes the door and says, "What's UP, Dad?" To which I almost ALWAYS reply, "Nothin' really....'SUP WITCHU?"Then we go through his day and I hear about school and things like this. Today, I heard about Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-11357314930327519942007-08-29T23:20:00.000-04:002007-08-29T23:33:35.951-04:00The Best Feeling in the WorldElijah and I shared a "man" moment the other day that I have to share with you.We went to Famous Dave's for dinner. As usual, right before the food came, Elijah said he had to go to the bathroom. I am not quite comfortable enough to let him go alone yet so I went in the bathroom with him. Usually, when we go to restaurant bathrooms, they are empty. This time, it Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-63023496897867011482007-08-26T01:42:00.001-04:002007-08-26T01:53:23.751-04:00Don't Eat the SeedsI spent much of the week in NJ this past week on business. I was going to write about my adventure getting BACK to SLC (23 hours, four flights and a night in Midway Airport in Chicago) but then I saw this video that my sister took of Scottie and I on my first night back. Little did I know then that my facial expression would sum up my trip home.....This also gives me a chanceJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-80517739415551357012007-08-08T00:47:00.001-04:002007-08-08T01:01:16.416-04:00Barry BondsWell, it finally happened. Barry Bonds just broke the most hallowed record in all of sports.As a huge baseball fan for over 30 years, I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I think Bonds is one of the absolute greatest baseball players ever. On the other hand, I do believe that he cheated along the way. Most people probably feel the same way that I do.The only question thatJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-67478494306650604002007-07-19T00:52:00.000-04:002007-07-19T01:08:18.603-04:00Guess What?It's amazing how a two word sentence can change in meaning so much with the passing of time. Lately, when Elijah tells a story - and he tells a lot of them - he works in the phrase "guess what?" about fifteen times."Dad - today we were learning some new tricks at karate camp and guess what? We learned how to do a roundhouse kick into someone's chest and guess what? I kicked my friendJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-57718945349179523962007-07-10T00:32:00.000-04:002007-07-10T00:34:41.270-04:00Toothless!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-82580129889238305692007-07-01T01:18:00.000-04:002007-07-01T01:20:35.858-04:00Fantastic New Picture Slideshows!It's been a crazy month!! We spent two weeks in NJ and then Candice came to Utah for the first time with Mick!! We had a great time. Click on the Borenstein Family Pictures to the right, choose one of the last two albums and click 'Slideshow' for some great memories!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-88460442133893889602007-06-06T23:06:00.000-04:002007-06-07T00:00:21.531-04:00The Time Has ComeFaint and nausea. These were the two things I was feeling around ten years ago when my age was clicking to THIRTY. The feelings are still so fresh in my mind today. My family tried to console me but they could not. I was devastated. It's funny because although I felt like I was getting old, I had no idea what the real reason for my feelings was....until now.In approximately Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-28118394152414855652007-05-24T22:01:00.000-04:002007-05-24T22:04:58.104-04:00New Pictures Site is Operational!Most of you will get an invitation e-mail tonight or tomorrow, but the NEW Borenstein Pictures Site is up and running!!Click here to access the site OR you can always visit the site by clicking on the link in the sidebar on the right.The site is VERY cool! Open an album to view the pictures AND videos contained within. You can also click on the slideshow option Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-81788540605020450542007-05-13T01:07:00.000-04:002007-05-13T02:35:45.691-04:00What Happens in Vegas....In 1997, a bunch of my friends met up in Las Vegas for our 30th birthday celebration. We gambled a little, ate a little, drank a little, saw a show or two and walked the strip. Real "average Joe's". We decided that we would do it again for our 40th birthdays and, lo and behold, this was the year.Scott and Gary put the whole thing together and, believe me, they made Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-10980639495398702612007-05-02T23:11:00.000-04:002007-05-02T23:16:46.580-04:00I'm Alive!!!OK OK....quiet down. So it's been awhile. Well, you are going to have to wait longer because I am waiting to post until I return from my 4 day jaunt to Vegas with the boys this weekend. We leave tomorrow and return on Sunday. It's our 40th birthday trip. It's Vegas - so NO QUESTIONS PLEASE!!Actually, I just loved the penis bit from last post so I wanted to leave it up there as Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-60282307108361492312007-03-24T20:52:00.000-04:002007-03-24T21:10:14.713-04:001st Graders Can ReadSo Deb was having some fun one day and sent me a graphic to my cellphone that said "I Love My Penis" only the word 'Love' was actually a heart. You know the kind. I thought it was hysterical and kept it in the memory of my phone.This past Tuesday, I took Elijah to the Utah Jazz game with my friend Jonathan and his son Brennan. During the car drive home, I decided to show Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-57188526104065629462007-03-18T12:41:00.000-04:002007-03-18T12:50:01.019-04:00Coward IsaacOK...see if you can follow along....Hannah goes to Buttons & Bows every day for preschool. Several months ago, she started talking about a boy that went there as well. She said his name was 'Coward Isaac'.Every day, Hannah would come home and talk about how she played all day with Coward Isaac and how he was her best friend. Just for fun I always asked Hannah what he was so scared Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-48406771447086762752007-03-12T00:37:00.000-04:002007-03-12T00:51:11.682-04:00Spring in UtahI'll let the pictures do the talking today. Here are Hannah's first soccer game, Sadie's new hairdo and our first day in the beautiful Utah spring. Enjoy!!!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-31805684107330557152007-02-14T11:09:00.000-05:002007-02-14T11:37:10.513-05:00UtahlogyThere are many differences living here in Utah and living in New Jersey. That's putting is lightly. Many of these differences are evident every single day. Some, only once in awhile. One of the more prevalent differences is the nightly news. I've said over and over again since we've been here (over 11 months now!) that the nightly news is like watching Oprah or Regis. It's mostly Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-11511059366490943982007-01-27T00:36:00.000-05:002007-01-27T02:26:44.306-05:00Life is a HighwayI look up...and it's the end of January. What a month!! Let's see if I can recap everything here with the help of some pics.An Uninvited GuestThe month began with a furry creature roaming our living room. Jerry the Mouse. Deb discovered him one morning at 6am and they heard the screams in Cherry Hill. I came running and watched Jerry run laps around the perimeter of the Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1584330353925350072007-01-03T18:25:00.000-05:002007-01-03T18:48:55.013-05:002007Happy New Year everyone!! I know it's cliche, but 2006 really did fly by. It felt like half a year to me. I just cannot believe that...It's been over a year since we sold our house in Cherry HillWe have lived in Utah for nine monthsElijah is SEVEN years oldHannah is 3.5 years oldSadie is over one!!I am going to be 40 in 6 monthsOK, that last one almost made me toss my Subway Tuna sandwich.Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-2546427057859394102006-12-19T16:45:00.000-05:002006-12-19T16:48:30.651-05:00Isabel SkyeCongrats to Deb's sister Amy and her hubby Brett on the arrival of their first child, Isabel Skye! Amy was in labor for about a month and told me this morning she can't wait to do it again. Actually it was about 4 days but when you are in labor, a day is equal to a week....Congrats guys!!!! Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-91011327420336403582006-12-11T13:32:00.000-05:002006-12-11T17:35:03.624-05:00Lucky SevenToday is Elijah's seventh birthday. I am not going to delve into all of reasons why this is incredible to me. I won't talk about how old I feel or how time flies or any of that. In fact, all you have to do is re-read that first sentence over a few times and get the same effect that I got. Nausea. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of our becoming parents. It's pretty amazing, really. Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1163372115693775202006-11-12T17:42:00.000-05:002006-11-12T17:55:34.286-05:00Sadie is One!Happy birthday Sadie!!! I can't believe you are one already! We had a quiet celebration in our kitchen. Elijah and Hannah gave her gifts and she mutilated a cupcake afterwards.Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1162943313849572082006-11-07T18:12:00.000-05:002006-11-07T18:48:34.563-05:00DISNEY 2006!Breathe. We are back. All of us! Back in our house in beautiful, crispy Utah! Our week at Disney with the Turers was fantastic. We park-hopped for five days and then spent day six lounging at the pool and coming down off the high of the week. When I say park-hopped - I mean it! We walked Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, MGM Studios and Downtown Disney from 10am to 10pm every day. We Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1161275842511669292006-10-19T10:56:00.000-04:002006-10-19T12:37:22.690-04:00AbuelaWow. Almost a month between posts! I've not been ignoring you - I just cannot believe how time has flown this month!! Tomorrow, at this time, Deb and the girls will be on the plane to New Jersey. I can't believe it's time already!!Deb will be in New Jersey for nearly a week before Elijah and I go there. Amy's shower is Saturday so she will get to be there for that. She's also going to meet Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1158815179542939452006-09-21T00:21:00.000-04:002006-10-19T12:39:46.743-04:00Hannah LeoraDear Hannahle,Since you turned three years old in May, I have noticed such beautiful changes in you that I find myself getting goose bumps just thinking about you lately.You have become one of the sweetest, most caring and wonderful people I have ever known; and I can’t imagine how much more wonderful you will become once you start to understand how your sweetness affects others.When Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1158098244165798552006-09-12T17:11:00.000-04:002006-09-12T22:28:56.236-04:00Mick and MouseIt's weird how things manifest themselves in your life. Strange thing happened in my office this week. We discovered a mouse. All this week, we have been missing our family desperately because of our new cousin and newphew Mick. Everyone has met him and touched him except for us and it's hard being out here. Maybe it's Mick's way of saying he knows we are here and can't wait to meetJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1157495290391608982006-09-05T17:42:00.000-04:002006-09-05T18:28:10.446-04:00The Miracle (x2)Most of you know that my sister and her husband have been expecting their first child this November. Most of you also know the process they had to endure to get to this point. A certain subtle post I made earlier this year alluded to this situation. In any case, all was progressing well with the pregnancy and the only sad part was that Deb and the kids and I would not be able to Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1156961896528085482006-08-30T13:54:00.000-04:002006-08-30T14:18:16.583-04:00It's a Female DogToday is Elijah's second day of his new life as a first grader. Yesterday was described by him as "the best day EVER" so it's been going well so far. Most of you know by now from reading the blog for years, that he and I have a ritual each night. I lay in his bed with him for 30 or so minutes and we talk about everything from the latest transformer toys to the solar system. ByJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1156268633974939082006-08-22T13:41:00.000-04:002006-08-22T13:43:53.986-04:00From 1st Grade to College (Without Passing GO)This is the title of my latest post over at DadBloggers.Check it out!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1155675853402183222006-08-15T13:30:00.000-04:002006-08-15T17:04:13.646-04:00Planes, Trains and AutomobilesWe just completed hosting Deb's parents for ten days. My father-in-law (Bochi) is an avid fan of planes and trains so many of our activities around town centered around them. We visited the Hill Airforce Base, Union Station and the Heber Railroad. We rode a steam train through the hills of Heber and Deb had her picture taken in front of her favorite airplane, the SR-Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1153634500563439892006-07-23T01:55:00.000-04:002006-07-23T02:01:40.573-04:00More from Jawdy...For those of you who say I should post more often - I have been! Just not necessarily here. I've been contributing to another blog called DadBloggers for six months. I write once a month there along with 25 or so other Dads. The site has been getting some good momentum and is being featured this week in the local newspaper in North Carolina, where it's based (the Charlotte Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1153171779819375562006-07-17T16:13:00.000-04:002006-07-17T17:29:40.076-04:00Yank, Snip, SearA man comes to the doctor and says, "Doc, I want a vasectomy." The doctor says, "Well, that's a big decision; have you discussed this with your family?" And he replies, "Yes, and they're in favor, 11 to 3."So here I am at my office on a Monday. It's not like any other Monday in my office before, though. No - this is the very first Monday I have reported to work sterile. I limped Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1152888228232318072006-07-14T10:28:00.000-04:002006-07-14T10:43:48.320-04:00Countdown to CapgunJust six hours and six minutes now until I finally cap off the expansion of this generation of Borensteins!! Last night I prepared for the big day by following the instructions outlined on the Vasectomy Handbook that the good Doctor gave me. I shaved the to-be-sliced portion of my gonads clean last night. It's like I'm nine years old all over again. The most interesting partJawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1152561885902094832006-07-10T14:33:00.000-04:002006-07-10T16:04:45.980-04:00Awwwwwwwww NUTS!It's hot here in Salt Lake. The weather guy says that there are around five days each summer when the temperature hits 100 degrees. Those days usually occur between July 22nd and August 4th. For now, we are hanging in the low to mid 90s every day with lows in the 60s at night. It's been beautiful. My folks have been here since Wednesday. Dad is leaving tonight and Mom stays Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1151551595074290172006-06-28T23:05:00.000-04:002006-06-28T23:26:35.163-04:00The Importing Has Begun!The more I learn about this beautiful place we now call home, the more I realize how little people who don't live here know about it. A few weeks back we had our first guest visit. Deb's sister Amy was here for a few days. This week, our dear friends the Turers are here. Spencer was here for 12 hours and could not comprehend how NICE everyone is here. We were outside Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1149741728020280372006-06-08T00:28:00.000-04:002006-06-08T00:42:08.096-04:00Thirty-Nine.......for REAL!!!What a strange birthday for me. My REAL 39th! Does this mean that for the rest of my life I will join the billions of people in this world who announce their 39th birthday EVERY YEAR no matter how old they are? Who knows. All I know for sure is that it's the last year of my 30's and it's rather hard to believe. Most of you know that I don't give my own birthdays Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1149349594002146392006-06-03T11:44:00.000-04:002006-06-03T23:32:54.396-04:00Another Shot at VIDEOThanks for hanging in there with me folks. I am trying Yahoo Video here. The service just launched this week and since none of you could view the video from YouTube, I figured I would give this a shot. Let me know if you can see this!! It's Hannah in NJ for her birthday... Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1149136222155759692006-06-01T00:24:00.000-04:002006-06-01T00:30:22.166-04:00Absence Makes the Heart....Just got back from six days in NJ. What a fantastic trip. I am going to let the pictures do the talking am in the process of uploading some videos too. I'll just say that it was great to see everyone and the two weddings were fantastic too. Deb and the girls are still visiting and will be coming home on Saturday morning.For now, please click on the Borenstein Family Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1148102842735514002006-05-20T01:12:00.000-04:002006-05-20T01:27:22.746-04:00Jawdy's Basement Presents the First Ever Video Blog!First off, head over the picture site for two new picture albums featuring Hannah's Third Birthday Dinner and Elijah's Kindergarten Program. Now, speaking of Elijah's program...here is the first video ever posted here at the Basement. There are more to come - mostly shorter than this but I HAD to run this whole thing because it's absolutely Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1147752657118374202006-05-15T23:12:00.000-04:002006-05-16T00:10:57.203-04:00Milestones and House PainsSorry so late!! For the first time since writing on Jawdy's Basement, I have been uninspired for some reason. Strange, I must say. Usually I will remark a bunch of times that "I need to post about this" but lately I have not said that. UNTIL NOW! What a eventful week we had here in the Borenstein Family - Utah Branch....First is big news about Elijah. He woke up one Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1146250123071500842006-04-28T14:10:00.000-04:002006-04-29T01:15:47.420-04:00The Great OutdoorsOne of the great things about moving here to Utah is the outdoor life. EVERYONE is outside all the time. I'm talking 8am to 10pm on the weekends - kids EVERYWHERE. They are riding their bikes or scooters (or, with one 5 year old on our block, a motorcycle with training wheels) up and down the block and in the circle (we live in a cul-de-sac). It's amazing. Last Sunday, Elijah Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1145848387934032582006-04-23T23:09:00.000-04:002006-04-23T23:13:07.943-04:00THE ZOO!!Made our first trip to the great Utah Hogle Zoo Saturday! Check out the photo album by clicking HERE!I'll write later in the week!Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1145245714995582962006-04-16T23:29:00.000-04:002006-04-16T23:51:59.556-04:00Stay Away From That New Family...Elijah and I have always had a tradition of going to Target together on Saturdays. Back in NJ we would run some errands together just about every week and usually end up in Target for 10-15 minutes. This past Saturday, we went to the Target here in Salt Lake for the first time. This Target is maybe 3 miles from the house and it's one of those GREATLAND Targets...Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1144729768853141872006-04-11T00:16:00.000-04:002006-04-11T00:29:28.916-04:00HomeIt's been so long since I posted and yet it feels like yesterday. So much is going on and every day is so busy!! Let's see if I can get you up to date...We are about 70% complete with our unpacking. Deb did a magnificent job in the playroom upstairs this past weekend and now all we really have, aside from decorating, is the basement. There are about 20 boxes down there. I'll post some more Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1143617836006319932006-03-29T01:57:00.000-05:002006-03-29T02:37:16.080-05:00Sun, Snow, School and SnailsTime is moving along quite quickly here in what I consider to be the single most beautiful place I have ever seen inside the United States. You can never get tired of waking up and walking into the kitchen for breakfast and looking out your window at miles of snow capped mountains.Anyway, here's an update on what's going on since my last post...The movers were Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1143176490115477652006-03-23T23:35:00.000-05:002006-03-24T00:01:30.196-05:00The Walls are Closing In....Our week continues here in beautiful, sunny Salt Lake. First, some observations from the last four days and then the continuing story of our journey here. (As a bit of a spoiler, I will let you know that the story as it now stands has us STILL here in this hellhole of a "hotel" tonight.)So, those observations....Every woman is pregnant. Seriously. Every single woman, Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205312.post-1143006642386191062006-03-22T00:17:00.000-05:002006-03-22T00:50:42.443-05:0024 Hours We Will Never ForgetIt's just after 10pm on Tuesday night and my internal clock is still not right. Everyone is sleeping and I am here typing on the laptop in our hotel room. I am not even tired, despite the fact that I slept just 4 hours last night and little the night before.The trip out here was (still is) certainly memorable. I will try to recap to this point....We woke up at 5am on Jawdyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12047285999754865347noreply@blogger.com1