Saturday, March 1, 2008

Rhonda is my age today!!!!




Ok, for only for four months will we share the same age. I would feel badly if others blogged about her and I didn't! Rhonda and I have been together for about 32 ish years. Of course our apartment was quite jealous of theirs because they were obvious Smith Field House sniffers. I happened to be the visiting teacher to Cynthia Herrera and had to go into their "space" once a month. I have to admit I kind of liked all of those "Hot Vegas Chicks." So, on Thanksgiving everyone had left town except the two of us. I believe I made the first call and asked her out. This is starting to sound a bit lesbianish, but it gets better. It may have been boredom, but it turned out to be the most stable relationship of my life.


Here are some grand things about Rhonda that I admire and appreciate:

Her...

laughter

funny sense of humor

grabs boobs at the red light as a precautionary measure of safety

dressed like Suzie Chapstick and acted out the part at Sundance on the slope in front of BYU ski classes

drove a porsche in winter with the top down, heat full-blast, and Steve Miller Joker blaring

went to my 20th class reunion in San Diego with me...opted out of the party so we didn't look like "a couple"
who else would let me pee a bit on them while cliff jumping at Powell? So I was nervous!
holding hands at the mall
after my divorce: would spend the night at my dad's with me, we kicked him out of his king bed so we could talk all night

weekly chats on the phone...most times every other day

example of goodness, hope, and strength

sensibility

style - who else could pull off a strategically placed fried egg (2) shirt?

willingness to serve

great mothering skills
was asked if she was my daughter when Bob and I got sealed in the Temple. Hello! Doesn't everyone know I am Larry's mother?

organization - I have to clean when she comes to town!

sacrifice to go to girl's camp with me...of course we slept in the same tent! Poor Bob had to sleep in the Priesthood area. I will now get NO sympathy when I camp...she knows how well Bob takes care of our "camping suite."

THE LIST COULD GO ON FOREVER!!!!! I love you tons Rhonda!








Dribble or Drabble

I'm back! Sig and I are sitting here updating my blog, of which I had to reset the password since I could not remember it, and we were thinking of a new word to call this nonsensical verbage. The thought occured to me it could be Peg's Drabble and Bob's Dribble. We then looked up the word Drabble - low and behold the meaning could not have been more perfect!!! Here we are the dysfunctional family who keeps even ourselves laughing...if we didn't we might cry.

Thursday, January 3, 2008

The Party's Over!

Many Christmas' ago, we began the "W" tradition...the Wallaces and Watkins'/Larsens. This event is held on Christmas Eve and holds: good food, good friends, good bingo, and the most excellent prizes. We begin with a look at Christmas Eve from 1996...

Jena, Sigrid, Tara


Jena, Sigrid, Tara 2007


The Bingo Gang


Corinne and her new haircut - CUTE!

Grandpa with upside down bling!



Lars has the bling goin' on...

Sigrid thinks she made this all by herself :)


Matt - father of Halle

~do you like the close up?

Jena, Chad, Corinne


True friends...but I don't pick nits! Peg and Patty


Four Generations: Tara/Patty

Halle Baby/ Grandma Ronnie




Excited boys with their new knot books...they spend hours at Flaming Gorge tying knots.



The End! Mark is out the door!

Thanks again for another fun year! As Patty remarked, it is nice to have "family" to go to on this special night. Thanks for being our family...