Macie's 3rd B-Day

Macie had a great B-Day and was spoiled by all the presents from the Johnson's. She played with her sprinkler today and has been riding her bike non-stop. I woke her up Sunday morning (we gave her the bike from Gma and Gpa J Saturday night) for church and before I could say good morning she was putting on her flip-flops and said, "I'm going to go ride my bike."

The Big 0-3

The new 'Hanna-Tanna' piano

Macie with her new 'pack-pack'

The birthday girl and mom

Charlotte chillin' in her lawn chair

Our new neighbor

save money on a casket

Here is what it's SUPPOSED to look like when riding the later mentioned motorcycle class. The helmet is simply there so you have something to superglue onto a mannequins body at the viewing. You can then remove the mannequins body and bury my head in the helmet. It's environmentally friendly I hear.

KJ

GUP

Todd,

In 30-40 yrs, your Joke Book will still be weak.

KJ

face planted firmly in the soil

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only bonehead Johnson who has experienced potentially fatal accidents in ID Falls. Good thing that slide wasn't set up next to the fence, or there'd be a new gate, and Todd would look like Pinnochio the wooden boy. Welcome to my window well world Wally. I will, however, give Todd props on the level of difficulty and the dismount.

KJ

p.s. How's the garden looking this year.

P.s.s. There may be an added level of injury introduced into the Johnson family. I have signed up for a Superbike (bullet bike) class at the Miller Sportspark Race Track here in Tooele. They invited media to come out and shred the course on a guided missile with wheels, and I figured I'd be the most likely to rebound from serious injury. How hard could it be to go up to 120 mph on a motorcycle on steroids? I'll keep you posted. Tell my mother I loved her. Give my children a good home.

World Record Slide

We've had a fun weekend thus far and wanted to post a few pictures of all the comings and goings. Of course we forgot our camera at Valerie's parents so we will have to post all the important pictures later today. However, I did email myself a video from Saturday. Valerie's parents rented an inflatable water slide that encouraged many grown men to do stupid things. Enjoy!

JFR 2009

Hello Reunion Attendees. I don't have a full entry of information because Scott is about to take our one and only computer with him to work, but I just want to let you know I am currently getting information about the reunion and when I have more than 30 seconds with a computer, will give you all a full report. Todd was asking about check in/check out. The earliest we can check in is Thursday, July 2nd at 2pm...possibly 3 if the house is still being cleaned at 2. Check out is Sunday, July 5th at 11am.

There are a lot of things to do, and I'll give more detail soon!

Looking forward to some Glacier fun!

Riles or.....?

Ms. Riles, you're a STAR!!! Bubba, The Weasel and I LOVED your gymnastics routine. You did such a great job. Did you learn all your moves from your daddy? He has the exact same leotard in his closet (he might be in there with it). I thought it might be him for a minute until you did one of your moves and I didn't see the "Twin Peaks." He can explain.

We miss you girls. The girls and I love you Freckles, Mace Face and Chucky.

KJ

My new sweetheart

Here is a picture of Lorna Alder and me at her 103rd birthday celebration. Isn't she adorable. She was sharp as a tack, and reminded me of Gma Johnson (my gma not Karen). She told me she was born and raised until she was 12 in the Mexican colonies in Chihuahua, Mexico, having to move a couple of times during the revolution.

The brithday celebration was part of a Daughters of The Utah Pioneers get together. Because it was an "official" meeting, the secretary put my name in the minutes, and I had to have my picture taken with about 10 ladies "for the record." I've never felt so famous in my life. One day, in a 30 or 40 years, someone is going to go through the DUP minutes and come across my picture and say, "who the hell is that." I'm honored.

KJ

Riley's First Gymnastics Meet

Riley had her first gymnastics meet today. She took second in both floor and beam! - the French judge seemed out to get her. She did awesome and was very confident and poised considering all the people there.

I also had to throw in a picture of the girls looking out the window and Macie with her hat on.

In other news, the girls are very excited about the Robin that decided to build its nest on the light fixture out our back door. I thought about tearing it down before it laid any eggs, but I was quickly vetoed by a 5 and 3-year old. They have me check every day to see if there are any 'blue eggs' yet. None yet, but we'll keep you posted.

p.s.

The color in the photo is VERY vibrant. It looks awful on my computer screen published in the blog. You get the jist.

KJ

Imposter

Janet has informed me that the photo I posted on the blog IS NOT the photo on display at the museum. They somehow mixed the titles up and have the wrong title on the pciture hanging. The picture haning is called Bitter. Sweet. It is a picture of a boarded up SugarHouse storefront before it was torn down to make way for the ever-so-popular residential/retail development. Thus, bitter about being torn down and Sweet as in Sugarhouse. I'm a rocket scientist. Here's the real picture.

save you the trip

Here is the picture that is hanging in the Springville museum's Spring Salon. It took 4 tries, but I finally got something accepted to this show. I think the real art judges were on strike and they had some hacks come in. Whatever, it worked. This way, you can see my photo and say, "what the hell was KJ thinking?" without all the hassle of cross-country travel.

KJ

Bishops jokebook

Touché brother o' mine. I applaud your Knock Knock jokes. We both know you Googled them. WEAK!! I wasn't aware that the bishop's handbook comes with a section in the back entitled, "in case of weak jokes, break glass." I'm sure most bishops don't have to "break the glass" so soon into their tenure, but Todd and I will whip up some new Knock Knock jokes for you.

You'll also be hearing from my attorney who will be representing me during my follicular discrimination suit against you. People with body hair have feelings too you know. You don't see me slinging mud about your extra large kidneys or fear of peanuts. And for your info, while I'm wandering West Valley naked, as I often do, people actually come up and ask where they can buy a cashmere jogging suit just like mine. Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.


KJ

open mic

So did Scott get to toss in any improv from his Joke Book during the wedding ceremony? I'd kill to do a wedding! Is there a place besides church or Vegas where I can sign up for that gig? I want audio of my brother joining two people in holy matrimony. It may be worth something one day when he's doing hard time.

I also noticed the lovely sign the boys made for grandpa. Is that the photo taken right before they burst through the banner nude? If so, I'm not posting my picture. They stole my thunder. Seriously, are those boys ever NOT naked? I bet they ended up on a naked hike and a naked egg hunt etc. If that's the case, I'm SOOOO jealous! I've been trying to get away with that for years, but law enforcement feels it is detrimental to society as a whole. That's just rude, even if it is true.

One last question, Scott, do you do out of town weddings? Would you carpool with my "significant other" and me to Mass to perform our commitment ceremony? It'll look good on your resume.

KJ

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GRANDPA!!

WE LOVE YOU!!

I now pronounce you...

Bishop Johnson performed his first wedding yesterday on a Pittsburgh River boat. Here he is in action! He did a great job and was flooded with compliments after the ceremony.

"Ity" words of wisdom...that was one of his themes.
Pur-ity, Etern-ity, Char-ity, Poster-ity, Un-ity

Oops! Maybe Scott should wait until the bride arrives...we'll try again in a minute. He said he started the ceremony before he was supposed to, but I don't think anyone noticed, except the bride who wasn't there, yet :) It really wasn't noticeable because it sounded more like an intro before the music and processional started.

This is the only time Scott stops working these days...when he falls asleep while working. He needs a vacation!

Felix and Rex feeding the ducks

Felix scaling the rock wall. Rex didn't want in on the action.

Elsa, Rex and Felix holding hands before our hike.

The best Easter picture I was able to get...Monkeys!

Scenic Pocatello

Bubba and I returned home from Pocatello and the Portneuf Spring Soccer Tournament this weekend. Her team, Impact, went to the championship game because of their victory in Sunday's earlier match where Bubba scored 4, yes 4, goals. After the 3rd (hat trick) goal, I tossed my hat onto the field. After the 4th goal I tossed my shoe on the field. After that, I was asked to keep my articles of clothing to myself. Pansies. Anyway, Bubba and Impact went on to finish 2nd. You can only imagine how excited my extremely competitve daughter was to finish 2nd. NOT! As the saying goes, "if you're not first, you might as well be last." I should be a motivational speaker.

Here are a few pix from the game. Needless to say, despite Impact losing the championship game, their opponents definitely needed the most ice packs and ace bandages the next day.

One last thing. Is it just me, or is it a bit odd that a state known for its potatoes, has so many French names for their towns. Coincidence? I think not.

KJ

I DID IT!

Go to

www.dalemart.blogspot.com

for the whole story!

SIx more days...

Family, friends, strangers - I am asking/begging/pleading anyone who reads this to consider cheering me on as I crawl(hopefully) across the finish line or at any other point along the 26.2 mile course. I am hoping to average a ten minute mile, so you can base your time and location on that. Since Keith will be out of town, I need someone to take a picture so I have hard evidence that I actually did this! Todd is going to jump in and run the last six miles with me. The longest run I have to date is 21 miles, so the last five will be somewhat of a mystery - hopefully adrenaline and Todd's encouragement will get me through!

Sale Lake City Marathon

Easter

I tried creating a photo album so you wouldn't have to scroll through all the pictures, but I gave gave up after 30 minutes and still no album.

Egg Dying

So Pretty! Decorating Cookies...

We were just laughing at the fact that Valerie and Charlotte look nothing alike.

Riley's Cookies

Macie diving into the frosting.

Macie looking suspicious after the egg hunt.

Riley and Macie showing off their loot.

The girls in their Easter Dresses before church.

We tried...