Greetings from the great north west

M/L:
Greetings from the great north west, when you coming to visit with us?

Abandoned at Wal-Mart was sent to me by a coworker she sent me this link to it location: http://www.videosift.com/video/Abandoned-at-Walmart

Konnie is again in Provo with HeatherJo whose husband is going to Buffalo to apply for and be interviewed for Dental school at the University of Buffalo. If he is accepted they will move there after she delivers their (3) child which is to be a boy like the first two. He graduates at the end of April.

It is 56 degrees out side and sunny, but we expect rain later today.

Love you
Al Pitts

What me work, certainly not at work!

From: Myrna TRAUNTVEIN
I just showed this to Leonard. He is still chuckling. Where did you find it?

Sanpete Land

Alan R. Pitts is the son of Doyle Pitts. Doyle was my Grandfather Tom's baby brother. Al and I were one grade apart in school, he was one grade ahead. He always called me "cous" and was my friend. When LHT and I married and moved to Provo, he and Connie lived in the same apartment complex. We had Shawn at the time and they did not have kids. We used to get together and watch television at their house one or two evenings a month. We provided the popcorn. Then then moved and, a short time later, we moved. When they had a son, Venice Powell Breinholt, a mutual friend of Connie's and mine from Carbon High and Carbon College, babysat him. She had to stop and I took over. At that time we were living in a subdivision near Utah Lake. I watched him for awhile. I think that was about the time that Todd was born.

At any rate, he has been a great cousin. He came to Dad Howard's funeral, even though he had to take time off work to do it, and he called Garth and I when Garth was dying. He is a good man and I would love to have him near. At any rate, he is interested in building a home in Sanpete when he retires from Boeing.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 9:57 AM

Konnie and I are looking for a home or land to build on! I am sending this to you and asking if you are aware of some sites and their prices? This seems very high I dan purchase near here or near Spokane for 15K per acre. Your input is requested time permitting.

al

To Al from Myrna:

Would you be interested in living next to my daughter and her husband in Sanpete County between Mt. Pleasant and Fairview? They have five acres for sale. Jim Jones, our son-in-law, is a beekeeper. He has a very nice home on the lot next. Here is their e-mail address: bzzzman1@netzero.com.

Myrna, I have not heard back from your daughter regarding land she has for sale. Again the email address you provided will not work for me would you ask her to send the acreage information to me directly? 

Thank you

al 

Myrna: I have done so. She is really busy right now and I think that is the problem. Her husband is in California getting the bees back from the almond groves. They have about 2,500 hives, so it is no easy task. That means that Julie is mom and dad to her little girls and it is Mary's birthday tomorrow. Mary rides the bus to Kindergarten but there is still a lot for Julie to do. I will tell her to send the acreage to you. However, she does not think that you will want it. She thinks that it is too countrified for anyone but those who love the country. There are horses across the street from the property. Look at it on google earth.

Her email is: bzzzman1@netzero.com

Myrna, I just received photo's and additional documents.

Thanks

al

Al Pitts 

Manufacturing Engineering 

Ph. (206) 544-3098 

alan.r.pitts@boeing.com 

M/S 4F-14

Connie, Son, Florence, Granddaughter, Alan, Grandson

Denise Allen

I wanted to let you know that we went to the temple Friday night, to the 5:30 session, and Tim was play ing the part of Heavenly Father, And it was just so neat to see him there, And he did such a good part, It was like looking at Heavenly Father, He was just so convencing. I had cold chills just listening to him.  I didn't see any one else there, I did see Kathy but didn't get a chance to talk to her.   We got alot of snow last night, Can't wait until spring if it every comes, I hope that you guys are all  good.   We are really good, Varian is busy in his new calling, but that's what happens, We are getting a new Stake Presdency today.    well you guys take care. love you Denise

Flowers

Myrna: Melanie, thanks for the flowers you sent for Valentine's Day. The day I was going to throw them away, I noticed they were getting roots and new green leaves. I cut the dead tops off and planted them and they are growing! So now I have rose bushes. Maybe the rest of you could get Melanie to send you roses (bushes) for some holiday or the other. 


Melanie: Wow! That is really amazing. Good for you. I definitely got more than I paid for then, didn't I? Could I count that as your Easter present as well? (Just kidding.)
Love you!

Kirsten: We're not THAT cool, mom!!!!  I think I would have to send them to her just for having to put up with me for so long! :)


BTW, GET TO BED!!!  Don't you know you have to be up early for the temple in the morning?! ;)


Myrna: That could count as my Easter and Mother's Day. I think all but two are flourishing. Two of them look a bit puny but Jim says I must have been an angel gardener and they will probably respond as well. Actually, I told him that before birth I was not a gardener at all, I worked in the nursery. I think it is the stuff they send with the roses to help them bloom longer. I followed the directions--cut some off the bottom, put the package of long-bloom in the water and then, three days later, changed the water and put the long-bloom in the water again.


Melanie: You kind of left yourself open for some teasing on this one, by telling Jim that you were in the nursery in the premortal world. Nursery = plants or Nursery = small children, who are like small plants and bloom with lots of care? 

From Denise

Dear: Mryna and Tim Happy st.Patrick Day, Have a good day today and dont't forget to wear green. Love you, Varian and Denise

From Darla, our relative through the Pettys

The BEST CREAM PIE Ever

Darla Tooley

This is a copykat recipe of Baker’s Square pie

Baker’s Square is famous for their pies, especially in the Midwest. This is one of their best! You can make this home made pie at home, it isn’t too hard!

3 cups half-and-half

2 eggs

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup flaked coconut, toasted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked

1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

In a medium saucepan, combine half-and-half, eggs, sugar, flour and salt. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in 3/4 cup of the coconut and the vanilla extract. Pour into pie shell and chill 2 to 4 hours, or until firm.

Can make this as a banana cream pie instead if you prefer

Fun with Quotes

Myrna: "Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid." - Einstein

Kirsten: Okay.  I really like that one!

On a less serious tone, here are some I found yesterday:

"It takes someone unafraid to lead the geek parade!!" (My new motto!!!!)

"You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind."  (from a 6th grader on a science test)

“There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.” --Josh Groban

Myrna: I'm neither a rock star nor a diva but I sing in the shower. Maybe I think I am a half-crooner.

Kirsten: Definitely full blooded crooner!  Anyone who can make children's names melodic when calling them to dinner and chore time is most definitely a crooner!!! ;)

 Todd: I have two written on the wall in my office:

"It doesn't say FUN on the door, it says WORK."

"Nothing is more rewarding than to watch someone who says it can't be done get interrupted by someone actually doing it." John M Capozii
       

From: Mom
"Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid." - Einstein


From: Kirsten
Okay.  I really like that one!  

On a less serious tone, here are some I found yesterday:  

"It takes someone unafraid to lead the geek parade!!" (My new motto!!!!)

"You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind."  (from a 6th grader on a science test)

“There's no half-singing in the shower, you're either a rock star or an opera diva.” --Josh Groban 

Eva is getting better.

Auntie Eva had a stroke while she was visiting Jim's for a baby blessing. They hurried her to the hospital and administered the proper treatment and in the proper amount of time. It is too soon to know whether the stroke did a major amount of damage or not. Auntie Helen called to tell us about it. It happened late enough in the day that she did not go to the hospital but, instead, was going to go this morning. Linda called her.

You know that only Dad has been tested for Factor Five.


Todd: Which hospital is she in?

Shawn: The last I heard from Dad he thought she was in one that is where the old smoke stacks in Murray were, but as I recall he didn't state what the name was.

David Dixon: She is in Intermountain Medical Center (IMC), about 5100 South just west of State St.


Hi, folks, it is really late tonight-just wanted to let you know Eva went home early evening today- will have alot of followup with Dr.'s, a visit from the Home Care Nurse, oxygen for sleep apnea disorder and other care. Thank you for coming up to visit her. Have a good week. Love you much. Helen


Hi, folks- it is 1 a.m. on Saturday 13th- remember this coming night we spring ahead one hour- Eva is doing quite well-  just needs time to regain strength- does have some paralysis of her tongue- so speech is still slurred. The speech pathologist gave her some exercises to do with her tongue to gain more strength- at present she isn't able to do them. Does have oxygen at night with the mask to help relieve the sleep apnea she has. Otherwise is coming along. 


From: Myrna

Thanks for the update. 

Tim says he cannot call you because he needs some kind of code number to get in. He waited to find out what that might be but was not successful. It just won't let him in.

Why doesn't anybody worry about Factor Five? LHT told my kids that it was really a concern.Regarding calling me:

Helen: Because of the many telepromter calls I continually had, one of the services included with Qwest, the internet service I am now with, is the blocking of all these calls- so when my telepone number is dialed, a recorded message comes on stating: 
 
"This number does not accept teleprompter calls, if you are a teleprompter please hang us and remove this number from your calling list- otherwise press one and the call will go through." 


Please let me know if the system isn't working this way. Sorry for any inconvience. 
Pray all is well for you and yours. Love you much. Helen
 

Miss This Guy Yet?

Shawn: A little known fact is that the picture I use on instant messenger is a picture taken from behind Ronald Reagan while he is waving bye towards the mall from a White House balcony. I have always liked the picture because I hope that it will remind me to both make time for good experiences and to face difficult situations with resolve, so that when it comes time for me to wave bye to the world... well, I'm starting to moralize, I'll let you draw your own conclusions.

MISS THIS GUY YET? 

"Socialism only works in two places: Heaven where they don't need it and hell where they already have it."-Ronald Reagan

'Here's my strategy on the Cold War: 
We win, they lose.'- Ronald Reagan

'The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'-Ronald Regan

'The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.'-Ronald Reagan

'Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the  U.S. was too strong.' -Ronald Reagan

'I have wondered at times about what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the U.S. Congress..' -Ronald Reagan

'The taxpayer: That's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination.'- Ronald Reagan

'Government is like a baby: An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.'- Ronald Reagan

'The nearest thing to eternal life we will ever see on this earth is a government program.' - Ronald Reagan

'It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.'- Ronald Reagan

'Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it' -Ronald Reagan

'Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed, there are many rewards; if you disgrace yourself, you can always write a book.'- Ronald Reagan

'No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.'- Ronald Reagan

'If we ever forget that we're one nation under GOD, then we will be a nation gone under.'-Ronald Reagan