I could have sworn I posted this last week ------
Summer is coming up fast! Lance has forty-five flats of plants growing in the basement nursery. He's very anxious for the danger of frost to be over so the plants can be put in the ground!
The house next to us has finally sold after being empty for about two years. We think it might be preferable to have it empty - a man from Colorado bought it for his 23 year old, snow-boarder daughter. Last weekend she had a big party (complete with a live band ) - the neighbors finally had to call the police to get them quieted down. (We were at a party at Duff's and missed the whole thing)
The empty lot next to us still hasn't sold, we would like to buy it but not for the $54,000 they are asking for. We've had flower and vegetable gardens in the lot for several years but this year we will probably cut back and move a lot of the plants to our own backyard.
Tours are picking up for Glenn but he's still looking for a new job. He probably needs to go back to school and get a degree in something he can actually earn money with.
Our house is finally a home! After living here for six years we finally got the piano! Lance wasn't too excited about it but he's getting used to it. Thank-you very much to Eric, Casey, Kelly, Jared, Fred, Sam and Denice who helped get it safely transported all the way to our living room!
Finally, thanks to everyone who helped with Mom's/Grandma's yard clean-up! The place looks great! Click below to see the pictures, then click "slideshow" - you don't need to sign in.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
100 Facts
I liked Kalynne's "100 Facts" but decided to do it about Lance instead.
100 facts about that you may or may not have known
1. Named after two famous football players, Lance and Eldon, but he has no idea what their last names were or who they played for.
2. Was born in Fresno, California.
3. His parents dragged him away from California to Twin Falls, Idaho when he was only a few months old.
4. He’s the middle of five children.
5. He always had dogs when he was growing up.
6. His family went on vacation every summer in their VW bus.
7. He’s had long hair most of his life.
8. He wishes he could donate some hair to Glenn.
9. It’s been over a year since he cut his hair.
10. He cuts Glenn’s hair.
11. “Forever in Blue Jeans” was written for him.
12. He absolutely hates dressing up for any reason.
13. He lives in down town Salt Lake City.
14. He won’t wear glasses so he can’t see Glenn’s wrinkles.
15. He’s never tried contacts.
16. He was a missionary in California San Jose.
17. His parents and dog got to visit him on his mission.
18. He is obsessed bottled water.
19. He does 90% of the cooking.
20. He does 10% of the cleaning.
21. He goes to the gym four times a week – usually with Glenn.
22. He refuses to sing – not even “Happy Birthday.”
23. He loves music
24. He loves Science Fiction books and movies.
25. His nose was broken by a patient at a nursing home.
26. He doesn’t mind skiing as long as he can stay warm.
27. He LOVES camping, hiking and boating.
28. He delivered tropical fish throughout Utah and Idaho.
29. He ran the fish delivery truck into the roof of a KFC drive-through.
30. He got a new job at Continental Airlines.
31. He would be happy to be chauffeured for the rest of his life.
32. He loves plants and gardening, it’s much more than just a hobby.
33. Right now he has 63 flats of plants growing in his nursery.
34. That’s about 378 plants!
35. He planted at least 90% of the flowers in our neighborhood.
36. He loves travel, especially international. “Travel in the USA can wait until we’re old.”
37. He loves cruises because they don’t require any planning.
38. He knows more about plants than most nursery employees.
39. He loves photography and editing the pictures.
40. He got hitched June 17, 1997.
41. His dream house is a big Victorian…
42. …on at least five acres…
43. …with a live stream…
44. …within walking distance of downtown.
45. He would not own a house without a dishwasher (human or mechanical)
46. He likes most music but definitely not country.
47. He’s the epitome of the Good Samaritan.
48. He’s active with “No More Homeless Pets”
49. He doesn’t like house cleaning.
50. He loves to go out for dinner.
51. Thai and Mexican are some of his favorite foods.
52. He loves to have friends and family over.
53. He LOVES game nights.
54. His parents are some of his favorite traveling companions.
55. He doesn’t like gossip.
56. He’s on the phone all day at work so won’t answer the phone at home.
57. He doesn’t like to be around prejudicial or narrow minded people.
58. He has a great laugh and kind smile.
59. He loves playing card and board games
60. He had the recipe for no-bake cookies memorized so he could make a batch as soon as his parents walked out the door.
61. He hid a guinea pig for three days until his parents were too busy to take it back to the pet shop.
62. He loves icecream, especially “cookie-n-cream”
63. He likes most nuts, but never mixed in food.
64. He turned our basement into a nursery.
65. His elbows are double jointed.
66. He doesn’t have limp wrists.
67. He snores with a Romanian accent. (I don’t know how but he does)
68. He has four cats: Meesh, Tika, CiCi and Chewbaca.
69. He gets grouchy when he’s hungry.
70. He is a good painter.
71. He’s happiest on a sunny, tropical beach.
72. On his last trip to Hawaii he spent more time visiting botanical gardens than beaches
73. He’s a whiz at computers.
74. He’s not embarrassed to help anyone, from helping to plant a garden to dragging a drunk off the side-walk.
75. He hates squash, except curried squash soup and “dinner in a pumpkin”
76. He is always “right”
77. He has only four cousins.
78. He likes to be invited to friend’s houses.
79. He once spent five hours buying a belt.
80. His computer is always on.
81. Sometimes he sleeps with his eyes open.
82. He loves to go on spontaneous trips.
83. He loves to use “Happenings” coupon books.
84. Every year he starts decorating for Christmas a little earlier.
85. He will stop to ask for directions.
86. His favorite stores are nurseries and garden shops.
87. He brings seeds home from most of our trips.
88. He never wants to live in the suburbs.
89. He loves to buying things that are on sale.
90. He can pop his shoulder and jaw, it grosses a lot of people out.
91. He makes a hissing sound when tickled.
92. He was once part of a medical experiment.
93. He doesn’t like black & white movies.
94. He makes fun of ALL the acting in black & white movies.
95. He likes silent movies at the Organ Loft.
96. He frets and feels bad if he thinks he might have offended someone.
97. He prefers to fly over driving (why not, he flies for free and gas costs $3.39!)
98. Did I mention he loves sunny beaches?
99. He likes to get e-mails from friends and family.
100. He will make me delete this when he sees it.
Now it is your turn! :)
100 facts about that you may or may not have known
1. Named after two famous football players, Lance and Eldon, but he has no idea what their last names were or who they played for.
2. Was born in Fresno, California.
3. His parents dragged him away from California to Twin Falls, Idaho when he was only a few months old.
4. He’s the middle of five children.
5. He always had dogs when he was growing up.
6. His family went on vacation every summer in their VW bus.
7. He’s had long hair most of his life.
8. He wishes he could donate some hair to Glenn.
9. It’s been over a year since he cut his hair.
10. He cuts Glenn’s hair.
11. “Forever in Blue Jeans” was written for him.
12. He absolutely hates dressing up for any reason.
13. He lives in down town Salt Lake City.
14. He won’t wear glasses so he can’t see Glenn’s wrinkles.
15. He’s never tried contacts.
16. He was a missionary in California San Jose.
17. His parents and dog got to visit him on his mission.
18. He is obsessed bottled water.
19. He does 90% of the cooking.
20. He does 10% of the cleaning.
21. He goes to the gym four times a week – usually with Glenn.
22. He refuses to sing – not even “Happy Birthday.”
23. He loves music
24. He loves Science Fiction books and movies.
25. His nose was broken by a patient at a nursing home.
26. He doesn’t mind skiing as long as he can stay warm.
27. He LOVES camping, hiking and boating.
28. He delivered tropical fish throughout Utah and Idaho.
29. He ran the fish delivery truck into the roof of a KFC drive-through.
30. He got a new job at Continental Airlines.
31. He would be happy to be chauffeured for the rest of his life.
32. He loves plants and gardening, it’s much more than just a hobby.
33. Right now he has 63 flats of plants growing in his nursery.
34. That’s about 378 plants!
35. He planted at least 90% of the flowers in our neighborhood.
36. He loves travel, especially international. “Travel in the USA can wait until we’re old.”
37. He loves cruises because they don’t require any planning.
38. He knows more about plants than most nursery employees.
39. He loves photography and editing the pictures.
40. He got hitched June 17, 1997.
41. His dream house is a big Victorian…
42. …on at least five acres…
43. …with a live stream…
44. …within walking distance of downtown.
45. He would not own a house without a dishwasher (human or mechanical)
46. He likes most music but definitely not country.
47. He’s the epitome of the Good Samaritan.
48. He’s active with “No More Homeless Pets”
49. He doesn’t like house cleaning.
50. He loves to go out for dinner.
51. Thai and Mexican are some of his favorite foods.
52. He loves to have friends and family over.
53. He LOVES game nights.
54. His parents are some of his favorite traveling companions.
55. He doesn’t like gossip.
56. He’s on the phone all day at work so won’t answer the phone at home.
57. He doesn’t like to be around prejudicial or narrow minded people.
58. He has a great laugh and kind smile.
59. He loves playing card and board games
60. He had the recipe for no-bake cookies memorized so he could make a batch as soon as his parents walked out the door.
61. He hid a guinea pig for three days until his parents were too busy to take it back to the pet shop.
62. He loves icecream, especially “cookie-n-cream”
63. He likes most nuts, but never mixed in food.
64. He turned our basement into a nursery.
65. His elbows are double jointed.
66. He doesn’t have limp wrists.
67. He snores with a Romanian accent. (I don’t know how but he does)
68. He has four cats: Meesh, Tika, CiCi and Chewbaca.
69. He gets grouchy when he’s hungry.
70. He is a good painter.
71. He’s happiest on a sunny, tropical beach.
72. On his last trip to Hawaii he spent more time visiting botanical gardens than beaches
73. He’s a whiz at computers.
74. He’s not embarrassed to help anyone, from helping to plant a garden to dragging a drunk off the side-walk.
75. He hates squash, except curried squash soup and “dinner in a pumpkin”
76. He is always “right”
77. He has only four cousins.
78. He likes to be invited to friend’s houses.
79. He once spent five hours buying a belt.
80. His computer is always on.
81. Sometimes he sleeps with his eyes open.
82. He loves to go on spontaneous trips.
83. He loves to use “Happenings” coupon books.
84. Every year he starts decorating for Christmas a little earlier.
85. He will stop to ask for directions.
86. His favorite stores are nurseries and garden shops.
87. He brings seeds home from most of our trips.
88. He never wants to live in the suburbs.
89. He loves to buying things that are on sale.
90. He can pop his shoulder and jaw, it grosses a lot of people out.
91. He makes a hissing sound when tickled.
92. He was once part of a medical experiment.
93. He doesn’t like black & white movies.
94. He makes fun of ALL the acting in black & white movies.
95. He likes silent movies at the Organ Loft.
96. He frets and feels bad if he thinks he might have offended someone.
97. He prefers to fly over driving (why not, he flies for free and gas costs $3.39!)
98. Did I mention he loves sunny beaches?
99. He likes to get e-mails from friends and family.
100. He will make me delete this when he sees it.
Now it is your turn! :)
Friday, April 25, 2008
April 25th
Today is April 25th, only eight months until Christmas! We're 1/3 of the way there. That also means only four months until Christmas decorations start appearing on store shelves!
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Sweden
I've been looking for information on Sweden where my Grandmother Call's family was from. I found this little bit of interesting info.
"In Sweden, Glenn is a very common first name in the western parts of the country but especially in Göteborg,"
(pronounced 'Y Y y o o T T E E E E B O O R G' - think sing-song - how the Swedish Chef on the Muppets talks.)
"Everybody has the name Glenn, both women, men and dogs. The only person from Goteborg who is not called Glenn is Leif Pagrotsky, who is so small that nobody has ever seen him. This was very prevalent in the local football team IFK Goteborg which in the early 1980s had no less than four players named Glenn, including Glenn Hysen. This inspired supporters to use a chant called "Alla heter Glenn i Göteborg (Everybodys name is Glenn in Goteborg). "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzGCNZDe9bU
It's kind of a catchy tune! (I don't think any of my nieces or nephews will name one of their kids after me, maybe they'll name a dog after me.)
"In Sweden, Glenn is a very common first name in the western parts of the country but especially in Göteborg,"
(pronounced 'Y Y y o o T T E E E E B O O R G' - think sing-song - how the Swedish Chef on the Muppets talks.)
"Everybody has the name Glenn, both women, men and dogs. The only person from Goteborg who is not called Glenn is Leif Pagrotsky, who is so small that nobody has ever seen him. This was very prevalent in the local football team IFK Goteborg which in the early 1980s had no less than four players named Glenn, including Glenn Hysen. This inspired supporters to use a chant called "Alla heter Glenn i Göteborg (Everybodys name is Glenn in Goteborg). "
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzGCNZDe9bU
It's kind of a catchy tune! (I don't think any of my nieces or nephews will name one of their kids after me, maybe they'll name a dog after me.)
Monday, April 14, 2008
Christa
I just found this picture of my niece, Christa. I thought it fit her blog of April 11, "Life is Amazing." Christa, you should come back to Utah where we don't have bugs and critters!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Second Easter
Yesterday Denice and Sam had a belated Easter Party. Lance couldn't go AGAIN because he had to work but Mom, Aunt Faye and Fred were able to make it. We missed Destrie also, I think she had to work too.
Emily, Lizzy, Christina, Tyler, Victoria and Ainsley
As usual the parents get more excited than the kids for the Easter Egg hunt. Jared didn't find any eggs, he's moving a lot slower after his 54th operation in 14 years.
The kids were more interested in showing off their talents. Emily can actually lick her elbow!
Lizzy is good at hiding.
Tyler can lick his foot.
Ainsley's talent is looking cute.
Christina is a GREAT jumper!
Victoria blows the most bubbles.
The grandparents just kind of lay around.
Emily, Lizzy, Christina, Tyler, Victoria and Ainsley
As usual the parents get more excited than the kids for the Easter Egg hunt. Jared didn't find any eggs, he's moving a lot slower after his 54th operation in 14 years.
Misty found the most eggs...but she shared.
The kids were more interested in showing off their talents. Emily can actually lick her elbow!
Lizzy is good at hiding.
Tyler can lick his foot.
Ainsley's talent is looking cute.
Christina is a GREAT jumper!
Victoria blows the most bubbles.
The grandparents just kind of lay around.
The uncle still gets turned into a jungle-gym.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
March
Usually Daylight Savings is my second favorite day of the year but this year it started three weeks early - it was WAY too cold to take advantage of the extra hour of light!
Easter was also early this year. Jane and Scott had their big annual Easter egg hunt and dinner for all the family. Lance wasn't able to make it because he had to work but Jane sent him a big plate of food! Thanks, Jane!
The parents were more excited for the egg hunt than the kids were!
Dianne and Carter
Easter was also early this year. Jane and Scott had their big annual Easter egg hunt and dinner for all the family. Lance wasn't able to make it because he had to work but Jane sent him a big plate of food! Thanks, Jane!
I'm sure there were twice as many kids hunting eggs!
The parents were more excited for the egg hunt than the kids were!
Jill hunting in a sea of eggs.
Dianne and Carter
Eric with Sarah, the newest member of the family
Brindy and Kim with the newest great-grandchild, Brielle
Ethan and Kim
Brett, Jeni, Trent and Whitney
Cade and Jason
Mom, Lizzy and Misty. Emily was in Southern Utah with Jared; Tyler and Ainsley disappeared to play with their cousins.
The Call Girls
Monday, April 7, 2008
2008
January was a cold, snowy month - it was a great time to read books and catch up on movies.
In February, Lance's parents went with us on a three week vacation to South America which included a two week cruise. Everything was perfect except that our checked bags didn't catch up with us until the day after we got home :(
We spent three days in Santiago before boarding the ship. It's one of my favorite cities but we didn't have much time to sight-see because we spent so much time trying to find our baggage!
On a ranch just outside of Montevideo, Uruguay. Lance's mom was afraid the calf would bite Glenn's finger.
Lance at the ranch.
In February, Lance's parents went with us on a three week vacation to South America which included a two week cruise. Everything was perfect except that our checked bags didn't catch up with us until the day after we got home :(
We spent three days in Santiago before boarding the ship. It's one of my favorite cities but we didn't have much time to sight-see because we spent so much time trying to find our baggage!
Here we all are in Aysen, Chile. Luckily Lance's parents are very easy to travel with. We always have a good time with them. (I have to say that in case they ever read this)
Here we are in front of the Amalie Glacier in the Straights of Magellan. The glacier is 1/2 mile across and 130 high!
We decided it would be more comfortable to watch the glaciers from the hot tub!
Tierra del Fuego-the end of the world, but still 600 miles away from Antarctica. We're with friends we met on the ship, they're from New York, New Zealand, the Netherlands and Spain.
In Ushuaia, Argentina, the most southern city in the world.
Gentee penguins on the Falkland Islands.
On a ranch just outside of Montevideo, Uruguay. Lance's mom was afraid the calf would bite Glenn's finger.
Lance at the ranch.
Trying to figure our way around Buenos Aires after the cruise with the help of Chris from New Zealand.
In Buenos Aires in front the "Casa Rosada" and the balcony that Evita Peron made so famous.
Maureen with her new friends in Buenos Aires.
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To see 342 of the 1500 pictures we took, I think you can go to http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?UV=681728752568_260596356306&mode=fromsite&collid=25679564106.365320995306.1207640562361&conn_speed=1
It's been a while
Well, it's been about six months since we made our one and only post. We forgot we even had a blog, then we couldn't remember where it was, then we had to figure out how to access it. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. (Hmmm, that hasn't worked with job hunting yet)
Just a quick overview to finish 2007- We only had three Trick-or-Treaters for Halloween, Glenn's grand-nephew's - Bryant, Jonas and Levi. They didn't get to spend much time as they had lots of cousins to visit and had to get ready for their big move to Florida. (Don't they look excited?)
In November we went on an eleven day Caribbean cruise for Lance's birthday. Here is Lance at the Aruba Temple.
Next was Mom's 85th birthday dinner, also at Boyd and Dianne's. I wish we could have taken a picture of everyone there, but with a family this size it's just about impossible. Here are Trent, Brett, Fred, Mom, Christa and Whitney. 
Christmas Eve we had the traditional Call family Christmas party, this time at Boyd and Dianne's Ward House. There was food, the Christmas pagent, "Do You Love Your Neighbor?" and the White Elephant gift exchange. Christmas morning (above) Lance would have loved to stay home and relax but after opening our presents we spent the rest of the day visiting family and friends.
Just a quick overview to finish 2007- We only had three Trick-or-Treaters for Halloween, Glenn's grand-nephew's - Bryant, Jonas and Levi. They didn't get to spend much time as they had lots of cousins to visit and had to get ready for their big move to Florida. (Don't they look excited?)
In November we went on an eleven day Caribbean cruise for Lance's birthday. Here is Lance at the Aruba Temple.
As soon as we got home from the trip we started decorating for Christmas, this year we had four Christmas trees. Thanksgiving was at Boyd and Dianne's. It was a great dinner but I forgot our camera so we didn't get any pictures.
Next was Mom's 85th birthday dinner, also at Boyd and Dianne's. I wish we could have taken a picture of everyone there, but with a family this size it's just about impossible. Here are Trent, Brett, Fred, Mom, Christa and Whitney. 
Christmas Eve we had the traditional Call family Christmas party, this time at Boyd and Dianne's Ward House. There was food, the Christmas pagent, "Do You Love Your Neighbor?" and the White Elephant gift exchange. Christmas morning (above) Lance would have loved to stay home and relax but after opening our presents we spent the rest of the day visiting family and friends.
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