Was able to get the newsletter to work. If someone could fill me in on how to add files to the blog, I'm more than willing to upload it. I think I sent it to everyone. If you did not receive it, let me know. EDIT you can download here -->NEWSLETTER
Dan
Friday, December 26, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Asha Sings
Asha has her own version of the song from Madagascar, I Like to Move it Move it. Her verions goes like this..."I like to fart it fart it (accompanied by odd smell) I like to fart it fart it (and yet another odd smell). " Welcome to my world.
NEWSLETTER
So, the newsletter is completely done. But, I have an unnamed brother asking to wait so his stuff can go in it-as if I didn't give you all enough time-snicker snicker. Anyway, as soon as I get his stuff put in, I will set it up so you can all print it off and enjoy. It really is a good one with lots of good stuff.
Just for Mom
I decided to teach Asha how to say her prayers. So I start by telling her to say "Dear Heveanly Father, thank you for Mommy, and Daddy and brother." Before I can say another word she says "Daddy, don't talk to much go to bed" and that was the end of that.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Okay, So I LIED
I am usually one of those frank, tell the truth no matter what kind of gals. I wouldn't want you to think I lied on purpose. It was an accident, really. Kyrie's good friend from B'ham is at Disney World with her bro and dad and wants Kyrie to come for the day. Sigh....Kyrie, who claims she HATES theme parks, Kyrie who every time I MAKE her go with the family sits on a bench while we do the fun stuff, giving us all dirty looks, and only smiles or has fun when I'm not looking. Kyrie, who would rather sleep in until 12:00 noon every day, who went to bed late last night, is up bright and early before 8:00am getting us all out of bed so she can be there on time.
I've decided since I have to drive there anyways, I will take the boys for the day too. I just love fighting the crowds, especially with a stroller.
In other news. I will never be embarrassed or disappointed that I voted for the Bush/Cheney ticket twice. While I certainly don't agree with the bailout crap that has been going on, or his policy on immigration/illegals/amnesty, I think he has a bit more insight into these issues and probably knows more about them than I do and did what he thought was right. Both of these men are heroes in my book and here is just one reason why.
Washington Times:
Bush, Cheney comforted troops privately: Met with thousands of war injured, kin out of spotlight
by Joseph Curl and John Solomon
For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have waged a clandestine operation inside the White House. It has involved thousands of military personnel, private presidential letters and meetings that were kept off their public calendars or sometimes left the news media in the dark.
Their mission: to comfort the families of soldiers who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to lift the spirits of those wounded in the service of their country.
On Monday, the president is set to make a more common public trip - with reporters in tow - to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, home to many of the wounded and a symbol of controversy earlier in his presidency over the quality of care the veterans were receiving.
GIVING SUPPORT: Vice President Dick Cheney, an avid fly-fisherman, practices his cast with wounded troops from Walter Reed Army Medical Center during one of the half-dozen barbecues he’s hosted at his Naval Observatory home. (White House photo)
But the size and scope of Mr. Bush’s and Mr. Cheney’s private endeavors to meet with wounded soliders and families of the fallen far exceed anything that has been witnessed publicly, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials familiar with the effort.
“People say, ‘Why would you do that?’” the president said in an Oval Office interview with The Washington Times on Friday. “And the answer is: This is my duty. The president is commander in chief, but the president is often comforter in chief, as well. It is my duty to be - to try to comfort as best as I humanly can a loved one who is in anguish.”
Mr. Bush, for instance, has sent personal letters to the families of every one of the more than 4,000 troops who have died in the two wars, an enormous personal effort that consumed hours of his time and escaped public notice. The task, along with meeting family members of troops killed in action, has been so wrenching - balancing the anger, grief and pride of families coping with the loss symbolized by a flag-draped coffin - that the president often leaned on his wife, Laura, for emotional support.
“I lean on the Almighty and Laura,” Mr. Bush said in the interview. “She has been very reassuring, very calming.”
Mr. Bush also has met privately with more than 500 families of troops killed in action and with more than 950 wounded veterans, according to White House spokesman Carlton Carroll. Many of those meetings were outside the presence of the news media at the White House or at private sessions during official travel stops, officials said.
The first lady said those private visits, many of which she also attended, took a heavy emotional toll, not just on the president, but on her as well.
“It is just so unbelievably emotional to be with the families, for everybody involved. I mean for us and for them and for everyone,” she said in a telephone interview with The Times on Saturday. “I’m very aware of how emotional it is and how draining it is for the president and for me, too. Both of us. But I think we do support each other, not by saying anything so much, but just by the comfort of each other’s presence, both when we are with the families and then afterward when we are alone.”
I've decided since I have to drive there anyways, I will take the boys for the day too. I just love fighting the crowds, especially with a stroller.
In other news. I will never be embarrassed or disappointed that I voted for the Bush/Cheney ticket twice. While I certainly don't agree with the bailout crap that has been going on, or his policy on immigration/illegals/amnesty, I think he has a bit more insight into these issues and probably knows more about them than I do and did what he thought was right. Both of these men are heroes in my book and here is just one reason why.
Washington Times:
Bush, Cheney comforted troops privately: Met with thousands of war injured, kin out of spotlight
by Joseph Curl and John Solomon
For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have waged a clandestine operation inside the White House. It has involved thousands of military personnel, private presidential letters and meetings that were kept off their public calendars or sometimes left the news media in the dark.
Their mission: to comfort the families of soldiers who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to lift the spirits of those wounded in the service of their country.
On Monday, the president is set to make a more common public trip - with reporters in tow - to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, home to many of the wounded and a symbol of controversy earlier in his presidency over the quality of care the veterans were receiving.
GIVING SUPPORT: Vice President Dick Cheney, an avid fly-fisherman, practices his cast with wounded troops from Walter Reed Army Medical Center during one of the half-dozen barbecues he’s hosted at his Naval Observatory home. (White House photo)
But the size and scope of Mr. Bush’s and Mr. Cheney’s private endeavors to meet with wounded soliders and families of the fallen far exceed anything that has been witnessed publicly, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials familiar with the effort.
“People say, ‘Why would you do that?’” the president said in an Oval Office interview with The Washington Times on Friday. “And the answer is: This is my duty. The president is commander in chief, but the president is often comforter in chief, as well. It is my duty to be - to try to comfort as best as I humanly can a loved one who is in anguish.”
Mr. Bush, for instance, has sent personal letters to the families of every one of the more than 4,000 troops who have died in the two wars, an enormous personal effort that consumed hours of his time and escaped public notice. The task, along with meeting family members of troops killed in action, has been so wrenching - balancing the anger, grief and pride of families coping with the loss symbolized by a flag-draped coffin - that the president often leaned on his wife, Laura, for emotional support.
“I lean on the Almighty and Laura,” Mr. Bush said in the interview. “She has been very reassuring, very calming.”
Mr. Bush also has met privately with more than 500 families of troops killed in action and with more than 950 wounded veterans, according to White House spokesman Carlton Carroll. Many of those meetings were outside the presence of the news media at the White House or at private sessions during official travel stops, officials said.
The first lady said those private visits, many of which she also attended, took a heavy emotional toll, not just on the president, but on her as well.
“It is just so unbelievably emotional to be with the families, for everybody involved. I mean for us and for them and for everyone,” she said in a telephone interview with The Times on Saturday. “I’m very aware of how emotional it is and how draining it is for the president and for me, too. Both of us. But I think we do support each other, not by saying anything so much, but just by the comfort of each other’s presence, both when we are with the families and then afterward when we are alone.”
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Only in Idaho
While Chris and family is enjoying 85 degree weather Florida the weather service is predicting 10 inches of new snow for the bench areas of Pocatello, and around IF by Monday.
Last night as I went to get into my car to drive to the store there was a young man ice skating.......... up and down the ROADS OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Guess the roads could be called a bit icy.
UPDATE: In the front yard there is currently almost 10 inches and it is still falling.
UPDATE 2: Least a foot in the yard now and it is ground blizzarding. I've never seen the roads in my neighborhood this bad. 2-3 foot drifts everywhere. I had to pull a subaru out of a snowdrift on my way into the neighborhood tonight.
Last night as I went to get into my car to drive to the store there was a young man ice skating.......... up and down the ROADS OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD. Guess the roads could be called a bit icy.
UPDATE: In the front yard there is currently almost 10 inches and it is still falling.
UPDATE 2: Least a foot in the yard now and it is ground blizzarding. I've never seen the roads in my neighborhood this bad. 2-3 foot drifts everywhere. I had to pull a subaru out of a snowdrift on my way into the neighborhood tonight.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Time to buy stock in skido
Snow has started to accumulate here in Rigby. Has been snowing for about the last 5 days and some snow is in the forecast for every day for the next week. Don't tell him but I bought Lucas a little pair of cross country skis for Christmas. Looks like he will have plenty of opportunities to us them. We currently have 6-8 inches in the front yard and it is still snowing. If this year is anything like the last we should have 2-3 feet by the end of February. Then again it could warm up and it all melt..... but the projected Hi temps for the next week at no point exceed 20 f.
Idaho Winter Wonderland
Can someone send (email) me Mom and Dad's physical address. We have a couple of Christmas presents we need to send them, though as usual we are late and our gifts will probably get there late.
Lucas participated in his first "Batizado" (capoeira belt ceremony) on Saturday. He got his green-white belt, which is mostly a "welcome to our group" belt, but he can do a number of moves, and is learning more all of the time. He play the pandeiro and berrimbau and sings the songs. He had fun playing with the other kids, and with the adults. He was by far (by a margin of 2 years) the youngest to get a belt.
Mestre Lucas is in the house!
Can someone send (email) me Mom and Dad's physical address. We have a couple of Christmas presents we need to send them, though as usual we are late and our gifts will probably get there late.
Lucas participated in his first "Batizado" (capoeira belt ceremony) on Saturday. He got his green-white belt, which is mostly a "welcome to our group" belt, but he can do a number of moves, and is learning more all of the time. He play the pandeiro and berrimbau and sings the songs. He had fun playing with the other kids, and with the adults. He was by far (by a margin of 2 years) the youngest to get a belt.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Newest Bailout, What's Next?
From the WallStreet Journal...
With the government on the brink of rescuing the U.S. auto industry, we have learned that the Treasury Department is drawing up plans to bail out Christmas. "We have reason to believe," said a person close to the matter, "that without an immediate capital injection, Santa Claus will fail before December 24." Mr. Claus could not be reached for comment.
Government officials are said to be concerned at the risk that the collapse of Santa Claus could pose to the nation's intricately related system of holiday happiness. Though a failure by Santa Claus poses the largest systemic risk, the government is also prepared to step in to bail out Christmas trees, caroling parties and mistletoe producers.
President-elect Barack Obama has been briefed on the initiative, and through a spokesman was quoted as saying, "I'm OK with bailing out Christmas."
Inside Treasury, some officials privately worry that such a precedent could result in the nationalization of Santa Claus, leading to similar calls for help next year from the Easter Bunny and even Valentine's Day. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson personally concluded, however, that "Santa Claus is too big to fail."
With the government on the brink of rescuing the U.S. auto industry, we have learned that the Treasury Department is drawing up plans to bail out Christmas. "We have reason to believe," said a person close to the matter, "that without an immediate capital injection, Santa Claus will fail before December 24." Mr. Claus could not be reached for comment.
Government officials are said to be concerned at the risk that the collapse of Santa Claus could pose to the nation's intricately related system of holiday happiness. Though a failure by Santa Claus poses the largest systemic risk, the government is also prepared to step in to bail out Christmas trees, caroling parties and mistletoe producers.
President-elect Barack Obama has been briefed on the initiative, and through a spokesman was quoted as saying, "I'm OK with bailing out Christmas."
Inside Treasury, some officials privately worry that such a precedent could result in the nationalization of Santa Claus, leading to similar calls for help next year from the Easter Bunny and even Valentine's Day. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson personally concluded, however, that "Santa Claus is too big to fail."
Monday, December 15, 2008
My Very Expensive Make-Over
My new look. You can get one too at faceinhole.com And no, it didn't cost a dime. Not even a penny.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Your 8 Great Grandfather!!
Just found this newspaper article on the internet, thought you all could appreciate it! Christian is the brother to Hans Michael Goodnight who is our line, but if we could go one generation back then yours and his (forgot to insert his - as being Obama's )8/7 greatgrandfathers are the same. Just remember that Harry S. Trumans is also one of his grandsons.
CHRISTIAN GUTKNECHT-GOODNIGHT
'The dark and bloody ground'
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September 9, 2007
BY SCOTT FORNEK Political Editor
Two brothers slain by Native Americans -- and a niece who was kidnapped and made an American Indian bride.
If Obama's great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Christian Gutknecht had an adventurous life, it's lost to history. But the fate of his brothers and their families could fill a TV mini-series.
Christian and his brothers, Hans Michael and George, all emigrated to the New World from Germany on separate ships in the mid-1700s. All three went by Goodnight once they arrived.
Both Hans -- also known as John Michael, or just Michael -- and George were slaughtered by American Indians in separate late-18th century attacks in frontier Kentucky.
"They pioneered into the Kentucky wilderness among the earliest of those who went there; the blood of both brothers, spilled in Indian warfare, helped make it 'the dark and bloody ground,' " wrote descendant S.H. Goodnight in The Good(k)night Family (Gutknecht) Family in America (1936).
George was killed in 1780 in a British-led raid by 500 Canadians and Native Americans on Ruddell's Station in frontier Kentucky. Five of his children were captured by American Indians.
His daughter Elizabeth had two sons by a Native American before she returned to her family.
"George was massacreed in the most barbrous manner while his children were scattered among the Indians," according to a family letter written in 1883 letter. "My father was taken to Detroit and sold to the French and taken to Canada. Elizabeth never got to her people until she was twenty two years old."
Accounts vary on exactly how Hans Michael met his fate.
One version has him being killed by Indians while his family was part of wagon train of pioneers heading from North Carolina toward what is now Mercer Co., Ky., in 1781.
His son was wounded, and his pregnant wife escaped into the woods, where a search party found her days later "lying prostrate upon the ground in a semi-conscious state, her face covered with a blanket," according to the unattributed family account published in a newspaper in 1973.
But a version passed down in old family letters has Indians attacking Hans Michael and his son while the two were apparently travelling alone. According to this version, they were returning to their Kentucky settlement after a trip to North Carolina to retrieve some of their possessions. Native Americans killed -- and scalped -- Hans Michael and wounded his son, who was able to escape.
"The Indians came upon them at their camp fire, killed the father," a descendant wrote in 1883. "They shot the son, the arrow entered one side and came out at the other, and the surprising part is in that condition he made his way to the horses, stopped the bell, concealed himself and the next day went to the white settlements."
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"Great grandfather was killed by the Indians and John was shot but got away in Ky. and one of my grand aunts was stolen by the Indians and had two sons by the Indians before she got back to her folks."
Source: Family letter written by John S. Goodnight in 1884 and reprinted in The Good(k)night Family (Gutknecht) Family in America by S.H. Goodnight (1936).
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"The family version of the removal to Kentucky and the killing of Michael Goodnight by Indians is told in this manner:
"'After locating and building a cabin at Harlan's Station in what later became Mercer County, [Hans] Michael Goodnight returned to North Carolina and then set out again to Kentucky in July 1781, with his family and household effects. They were a party of a caravan composed of other pioneer families, who were guarded by thirty armed men.
"'No serious mishap befell the emigrant train until it arrived within half a day's journey of Harlan's Station, where a camp was pitched for the night. All was secure but at midnight, the fearful cry of the savage was heard, followed by gun shots, screams and confusion.
"'Michael Goodnight was killed in the first onslaught and his son, John, was severly wounded, but he succeded in making his escape. Mrs. Goodnight was expecting another child at the time; she fled into the dark forest.
"'Many of the immigrants were massacred, but a few escaped to the station where the alarm was given. A party was made up to search for Mrs. Goodnight and she was found two days later in woods lying prostrate upon the ground in a semi-conscious state, her face covered with a blanket.
"'She was taken to Harlan's Station, where four months later, January 1, 1782 a son, Isaac Goodnight, was born. A curious circumstance, preserved in the family traditions, is that from his birth until the day of his death Isaac could never go to sleep without covering his face.'"
Source: Unattributed historical family account printed in the Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Ky., on Jan. 18, 1973.
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Excerpt from 1883 family letter:
"The two brothers, John (Michael) and George, in the days of General Logan and Boon emegrated to the state of Kentucky and met sad misfortune. George and his entire family except two sons who were in the service were captured I think at Kentons [Ruddell's] station.
"George was massacreed in the most barbrous manner while his children were scattered among the Indians. My father was taken to Detroit and sold to the French and taken to Canada. Elizabeth never got to her people until she was twenty two years old.
"John (Michael) and his son John went back after some of their goods which they had to pack on horses for want of roads, the Indians came upon them at their camp fire, killed the father. They shot the son, the arrow entered one side and came out at the other and the surprising part is in that condition he made his way to the horses, stopped the bell, concealed himself and the next day went to the white settlements.
"I have given the outlines of our people in America. . . . . .
Respectfully, Farewell,
S. W. Goodnight.
Source: Family letter written in 1883 and reprinted in The Good(k)night Family (Gutknecht) Family in America by S.H. Goodnight (1936).
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CHRISTIAN GUTKNECHT-GOODNIGHT
'The dark and bloody ground'
Recommend (14) Comments
September 9, 2007
BY SCOTT FORNEK Political Editor
Two brothers slain by Native Americans -- and a niece who was kidnapped and made an American Indian bride.
If Obama's great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather Christian Gutknecht had an adventurous life, it's lost to history. But the fate of his brothers and their families could fill a TV mini-series.
Christian and his brothers, Hans Michael and George, all emigrated to the New World from Germany on separate ships in the mid-1700s. All three went by Goodnight once they arrived.
Both Hans -- also known as John Michael, or just Michael -- and George were slaughtered by American Indians in separate late-18th century attacks in frontier Kentucky.
"They pioneered into the Kentucky wilderness among the earliest of those who went there; the blood of both brothers, spilled in Indian warfare, helped make it 'the dark and bloody ground,' " wrote descendant S.H. Goodnight in The Good(k)night Family (Gutknecht) Family in America (1936).
George was killed in 1780 in a British-led raid by 500 Canadians and Native Americans on Ruddell's Station in frontier Kentucky. Five of his children were captured by American Indians.
His daughter Elizabeth had two sons by a Native American before she returned to her family.
"George was massacreed in the most barbrous manner while his children were scattered among the Indians," according to a family letter written in 1883 letter. "My father was taken to Detroit and sold to the French and taken to Canada. Elizabeth never got to her people until she was twenty two years old."
Accounts vary on exactly how Hans Michael met his fate.
One version has him being killed by Indians while his family was part of wagon train of pioneers heading from North Carolina toward what is now Mercer Co., Ky., in 1781.
His son was wounded, and his pregnant wife escaped into the woods, where a search party found her days later "lying prostrate upon the ground in a semi-conscious state, her face covered with a blanket," according to the unattributed family account published in a newspaper in 1973.
But a version passed down in old family letters has Indians attacking Hans Michael and his son while the two were apparently travelling alone. According to this version, they were returning to their Kentucky settlement after a trip to North Carolina to retrieve some of their possessions. Native Americans killed -- and scalped -- Hans Michael and wounded his son, who was able to escape.
"The Indians came upon them at their camp fire, killed the father," a descendant wrote in 1883. "They shot the son, the arrow entered one side and came out at the other, and the surprising part is in that condition he made his way to the horses, stopped the bell, concealed himself and the next day went to the white settlements."
******
"Great grandfather was killed by the Indians and John was shot but got away in Ky. and one of my grand aunts was stolen by the Indians and had two sons by the Indians before she got back to her folks."
Source: Family letter written by John S. Goodnight in 1884 and reprinted in The Good(k)night Family (Gutknecht) Family in America by S.H. Goodnight (1936).
******
"The family version of the removal to Kentucky and the killing of Michael Goodnight by Indians is told in this manner:
"'After locating and building a cabin at Harlan's Station in what later became Mercer County, [Hans] Michael Goodnight returned to North Carolina and then set out again to Kentucky in July 1781, with his family and household effects. They were a party of a caravan composed of other pioneer families, who were guarded by thirty armed men.
"'No serious mishap befell the emigrant train until it arrived within half a day's journey of Harlan's Station, where a camp was pitched for the night. All was secure but at midnight, the fearful cry of the savage was heard, followed by gun shots, screams and confusion.
"'Michael Goodnight was killed in the first onslaught and his son, John, was severly wounded, but he succeded in making his escape. Mrs. Goodnight was expecting another child at the time; she fled into the dark forest.
"'Many of the immigrants were massacred, but a few escaped to the station where the alarm was given. A party was made up to search for Mrs. Goodnight and she was found two days later in woods lying prostrate upon the ground in a semi-conscious state, her face covered with a blanket.
"'She was taken to Harlan's Station, where four months later, January 1, 1782 a son, Isaac Goodnight, was born. A curious circumstance, preserved in the family traditions, is that from his birth until the day of his death Isaac could never go to sleep without covering his face.'"
Source: Unattributed historical family account printed in the Harrodsburg Herald, Harrodsburg, Ky., on Jan. 18, 1973.
******
Excerpt from 1883 family letter:
"The two brothers, John (Michael) and George, in the days of General Logan and Boon emegrated to the state of Kentucky and met sad misfortune. George and his entire family except two sons who were in the service were captured I think at Kentons [Ruddell's] station.
"George was massacreed in the most barbrous manner while his children were scattered among the Indians. My father was taken to Detroit and sold to the French and taken to Canada. Elizabeth never got to her people until she was twenty two years old.
"John (Michael) and his son John went back after some of their goods which they had to pack on horses for want of roads, the Indians came upon them at their camp fire, killed the father. They shot the son, the arrow entered one side and came out at the other and the surprising part is in that condition he made his way to the horses, stopped the bell, concealed himself and the next day went to the white settlements.
"I have given the outlines of our people in America. . . . . .
Respectfully, Farewell,
S. W. Goodnight.
Source: Family letter written in 1883 and reprinted in The Good(k)night Family (Gutknecht) Family in America by S.H. Goodnight (1936).
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Last Call
Just a few of you left have not turned in a newsletter. This is your last chance. You know who you are.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Finding the perfect tree! For fee!
Step 1: Purchase first christmas tree at walmart when married.
Step 2: Due to the quality of said chinese made tree, tree crumbles after four years of use.
Step 3: Get new tree by pilfering used tree from in-laws.
Step 4: Lose pieces to said pilfered tree, and get lucky when parents feel that their old tree is no longer desired.
Step 5: Remove said tree for free from said parents house and use it as your own.
Step 6: Enjoy for years to come!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
For Danny
Bengals Shock RPI #3 Utah 72-68 for First Win Over Utes in Almost 50 Years
Pocatello, ID --- Idaho State University picked up their biggest win in perhaps the past 31 years as Idaho State led nearly from start to finish, and then hit their free throws in the end, shocking Utah, the #3 team in the latest RPI rankings, 72-68 in front of 2,816 fans in Holt Arena, led by an incredible night by Matt Stucki just days after the birth of his first child.
Stucki, who missed ISU's 60-41 loss at Washington State to witness the birth of his first son Colton on Wednesday, nearly turned in the third triple-double in Idaho State history, scoring 20 points and grabbing nine boards while dishing out nine assists.
Idaho State led nearly the whole way, as Austin Kilpatrick drained a three as part of a four-point play to give ISU a 6-2 lead early on, but that was it as Kilpatrick sprained his ankle on the play. Idaho State, who hit seven of their first eight shots, took their biggest lead of the season at 26-18 in the first half, and they pushed that all the way to 15 in the second half, but Utah eventually came storming back.
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Up 55-42, the Bengals went nearly seven and a half minutes without a basket, and Utah pulled even, and eventually ahead at 61-60 with 4:56 to go on a pair of Shaun Green free throws, but that would be the only lead that Utah would have. Devidias Busma, who held Luke Nevill to just three rebounds on the night, hit a jumper from the foul line to give ISU the lead right back, and then held for three straight defensive possessions until Morgan scored on a driving layup with 2:34 to go for a 64-61 lead.
ISU led 66-61 before Utah got a couple of free throws and then a basket with 36.1 left to make it 66-65, but Morgan hit a pair of free throws, and then Tyler Kepkay missed a three, putting Stucki on the line with 18.1 left. Matt hit one of two, and with 8.1 left, Lawrence Borha hit a wild three-pointer to make 69-68, but Morgan hit two more free throws, and Utah's desperation three with second seconds left missed, and the celebration ensued.
The win over Utah was ISU's first over the Utes (5-2) in six meetings, and their first since a 71-65 win over Utah in the consolation round of the NCAA Tournament in 1959, almost 50 years ago. It also was ISU's first win over Utah in Pocatello in 73 years, dating back to a 35-30 win in 1935.
Asked how it was in the locker room after finally ending a five-game losing streak, head coach Joe O'Brien summed it up in one word..."Great!" He added, "The locker room is an entirely different place right now. I mean we knocked on door at Hawai'I, at Boise State, and against Long Beach, and to woulda coulda shoulda and not win one was frustrating. It wasn't an overtime win, but you know, I think we'll keep this one."
Stucki was the hero, draining a few early threes and he certainly brought a steady hand to an offense that looked mired in quicksand without him on Tuesday night. ISU had more points in the first half, 45, then they did in the entire game against Washington State, 41, and O'Brien felt that having his baby during the week eased things for the senior.
"The Pressure is off for Matt. They had the baby and life is back to normal for him," said O'Brien, who added jokingly, "The mom's do all the work and the dad's worry." Stucki's baby was the first of two this week, as Associate Head Coach Steve Swanson and his wife Sandy welcomed their second daughter on Friday night.
The win was probably the biggest for Idaho State since the 76-75 win over UCLA in the 1977 Sweet Sixteen, but with Utah's RPI at 3 out of 348 schools, it certainly might be the biggest win since then, at least in the regular season. "I don't know if this is bigger than the win over Montana in the conference tournament last year because the tournament is what it is all about, but certainly it's right up there," said O'Brien.
Things however don't get any easy, as ISU heads off to the Midwest for a two-game swing starting Tuesday night at the Kohl Center to face Wisconsin, who are 6-2 and coming off a 61-58 loss at Marquette.
NOTES: Along with Stucki's 20 points, Morgan scored 14, and Demetrius Monroe had 11 ... Utah's Luke Nevill had 22, Shaun Green had 14, and Carlon Brown had 11 ... ISU had a season-low nine turnovers ... Idaho State went 16-for-22 from the line, .727, a marked improvement over the three games when ISU shot under 59% ... ISU shot .621 from the field in the first half ... Joe O'Brien had new glasses for the game, going with a more horn-rimmed type.
Afternoon at Luogunan Xiang
Luoguxiang with nice shops and restaurants
Asha at dim sum
Asha always makes the girls at the restaurant play with her. She says "Daddy, want play with the girls". And she always says ni hao when we enter.
Asha at dim sum
Asha always makes the girls at the restaurant play with her. She says "Daddy, want play with the girls". And she always says ni hao when we enter.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
How to Procure a Tree in China
(Sorry, no photos).
1. Hop in cab after bundling up kids as only 12f
2. Drive to Ladies Street
3. Buy freshly roasted cashews from street vendor
4. Peruse 20 or so shops that sell trees and ornaments
5. Go into clothing area and end up spending money on new sweater and long coat for wife as she is cold
6. Go back to tree area
7. Pick tree, only to find out height is not available in that model
8. Select other tree, bargain on price
9. Collect tree and other ornaments, flag a cab, throw everything in the back and go home
10. Drop off everything and head to McDonalds for late lunch
1. Hop in cab after bundling up kids as only 12f
2. Drive to Ladies Street
3. Buy freshly roasted cashews from street vendor
4. Peruse 20 or so shops that sell trees and ornaments
5. Go into clothing area and end up spending money on new sweater and long coat for wife as she is cold
6. Go back to tree area
7. Pick tree, only to find out height is not available in that model
8. Select other tree, bargain on price
9. Collect tree and other ornaments, flag a cab, throw everything in the back and go home
10. Drop off everything and head to McDonalds for late lunch
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Guess Who's Back!
Back Again....the not so slim shady....I missed being able to post pithy comments so decided to rejoin this sorry group.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Tree Hunting Tips
When hunting for a Christmas tree in SE Idaho follow these few basic guidelines for a successful trip.
* The most common species of evergreens in the area are douglas fir and lodge pole pine. Both make terrible Christmas trees, both are too sparse and have weak branches that poorly support ornaments. Look instead for blue or engelman spruce, white fir, noble fir, or sub alpine fir. All of the good species prefer colder climes so look for them in north facing slopes above 6000 feet.
*Drive to an alpine area with elevation of at least 6000 feet. Throw a saw, rope and tarp into your pack and an almost 3 year old, near thirty pound little boy on your shoulder and slog a 1/2 mile, 1000 foot elevation gain path through 3 inches of fresh snow.
*Look and find the perfect tree. In this case a white fir located around the 7000 foot line. Let the little boy chop the tree down.
Hey look! A saw!
Daddy, let me do it!
*Once the tree has been felled, wrap it securely in the tarp, tie a rope to the tree and stuff all of your leftover gear into the tree's branches. Tie a big loop in the end of the rope, put it over one shoulder bandolier style and throw the almost three year old little boy back on your shoulders. Lug the tree out, catching on every stump, aspen, bush and deadfall between where you cut the tree and the rig (about 1/2 mile). Dump your stuff out of the tree and end up carrying it in your hand. Take frequent breaks, to catch your breath, keep from passing out and keep your heart from exploding.
*Once at the car, stuff the little boy into the car, and put some hand warmers in his hands when he tells you his hands (now without his gloves) are cold. Securely lash the tree to the roof of the rig and drive home after securing said little boy in his car seat. Little boy will promptly fall asleep.
*Now that you are home do a little trimming to the desired height and lug the tree and stand into the house. With the assistance of the little boy, and Vovo (grandma) Zeze mount tree in stand.
*Now enlist the aid of everyone you can find to decorate tree. Throw 15 strands of lights, 200 glass balls and the accumulated ornaments (Thanks Julie!) of the years onto tree.
Good help is essential!
*Let the supervisor sleep. He is grumpy when woken, and can be enchanted with the lights later.
Supervisor Joshua
*Two hours, and many exasperating moments with the little boy later, sit back and enjoy the fruit of your labors: the aching back and thighs, and the beauty of the tree.
All done!
* The most common species of evergreens in the area are douglas fir and lodge pole pine. Both make terrible Christmas trees, both are too sparse and have weak branches that poorly support ornaments. Look instead for blue or engelman spruce, white fir, noble fir, or sub alpine fir. All of the good species prefer colder climes so look for them in north facing slopes above 6000 feet.
*Drive to an alpine area with elevation of at least 6000 feet. Throw a saw, rope and tarp into your pack and an almost 3 year old, near thirty pound little boy on your shoulder and slog a 1/2 mile, 1000 foot elevation gain path through 3 inches of fresh snow.
*Look and find the perfect tree. In this case a white fir located around the 7000 foot line. Let the little boy chop the tree down.
*Once the tree has been felled, wrap it securely in the tarp, tie a rope to the tree and stuff all of your leftover gear into the tree's branches. Tie a big loop in the end of the rope, put it over one shoulder bandolier style and throw the almost three year old little boy back on your shoulders. Lug the tree out, catching on every stump, aspen, bush and deadfall between where you cut the tree and the rig (about 1/2 mile). Dump your stuff out of the tree and end up carrying it in your hand. Take frequent breaks, to catch your breath, keep from passing out and keep your heart from exploding.
*Once at the car, stuff the little boy into the car, and put some hand warmers in his hands when he tells you his hands (now without his gloves) are cold. Securely lash the tree to the roof of the rig and drive home after securing said little boy in his car seat. Little boy will promptly fall asleep.
*Now that you are home do a little trimming to the desired height and lug the tree and stand into the house. With the assistance of the little boy, and Vovo (grandma) Zeze mount tree in stand.
*Now enlist the aid of everyone you can find to decorate tree. Throw 15 strands of lights, 200 glass balls and the accumulated ornaments (Thanks Julie!) of the years onto tree.
*Let the supervisor sleep. He is grumpy when woken, and can be enchanted with the lights later.
*Two hours, and many exasperating moments with the little boy later, sit back and enjoy the fruit of your labors: the aching back and thighs, and the beauty of the tree.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Next Thanksgiving
Already planning. Going to make a turbaconducken! Looks yummy. I can already hear my arteries hardening.
December-Happy Birthdays!!!
As I have missed a few important Birthdays by not posting the first of the month I thought I had better start earlier this month as today is Paige's birthday!!
Dec. 1 - Paige turning 4. She is still the Princess of her home we are told. Should be a lot of those around for her bd. Have a great day Paige.
Dec. 3 - Look who turns the big 30!! on this day. Another Princess -Sarah. Don't worry Sarah you are not getting older just better!!! Have a great day.
Dec. 18 - Looks like this day all belongs to Angie. Hope you have a great birthday. Make the family treat you like royality!!
Dec. 22 - Tayte this is your date and you turn the big 10!!! This is just the start of those big dates with the 0 behind them. So enjoy this day to the fullest - and many more of them.
Dec 26 - This day we celebrate Wade's birthday!! Hope you have a great day. Treat all those kids to a ice cream cone to celebrate this day. Since it is right after Christmas you probably never get many presents so treat yourself!!
To everyone who has a birthday this month - have a great day. We must also remeber the birth of Christ during this month. The "reason for the season". Luv to all M&D, GM&GP
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