After we’d totally gorged ourselves on our deep-fried turkey, we sat around in a tryptophan-induced coma for a while, played some games, and let the kids watch a movie in Grandpa Gary’s office. As the evening went along, the kids grew restless and so to give Manina and her dad some time to chit-chat, I …
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A St. George Thanksgiving
We traveled down to St. George to have Thanksgiving with Gary and Kathy this year. We missed out on the semi-annual Cryer Thanksgiving extravaganza and Jake was bummed to miss out on our neighborhood turkey bowl, but we had a great trip. We split up the food preparation. Gary took the turkey, I did the …
Out with the Old
Our refrigerator died. I tried to revive it, but my handyman skills have been well documented on this blog. Manina now understands my ineptitude and called an appliance repairman. But, when the seasoned professional arrived, he gave us the same diagnosis: this fridge is dying, get a new one. Yay! Shopping for appliances is so …
Bad Ankles
Sometimes genetics smiles upon you and gives you the best traits from your mom and dad. But sometimes, you get chromosomes that would be better off remaining at the bottom of the gene pool. Jacob got his old man’s ankles. Too bad for him. He went down hard in his soccer game on Saturday. Neither …
2013 Tour of Utah
The Tour of Utah has grown every year and it’s getting to be a big-time event here in the state. Since I enjoy cycling, I love going to see the races to see and appreciate the things these professional athletes can do. They’re amazing. This year was a lot of fun. On Thursday, August 8, …
2013 Johnson Family Campout
What happened this year that didn’t happen last year, or the year before, or the year before that? Not much really, but that is what is great about family traditions—they’re much the same every year. We missed Joe and Matt and their peeps, but everyone else showed. Greg and Emily Rowberry and family also joined …
Can Do!
Jacob decided to run for the 8th grade representative for student council for the next school year. In 8th grade at his junior high school, they don’t have the traditional student council positions, just a couple representative spots: one male, and one female representative. The application process was rigorous. Jacob had to get a teacher …
I was a Millionaire
I was a millionaire yesterday. Unfortunately, it was only for about 10 seconds. Now, I’m broke. Again. I had a check in my hand, payable to me, from an organization that wouldn’t have a problem cashing the check. The amount was for $1,572,320.00. So, how did this happen? It was a scout reimbursement with a …
Toroweap Overlook
I promised them an adventure they would never forget. And, maybe for the first time, I delivered. We were in Saint George for the long President’s Day weekend. I had wanted to go see the Grand Canyon at Toroweap Overlook, and everything was lining up nicely: the weather, the schedule, the preparations, everything was good. …
2012 Year in Review
Happy New Year! We’ve had a fantastic 2012 here at the Mighty Johnson household. In case you’ve missed any of our adventures, here are some of our favorites memories of 2012. This has become quite the tradition, having done this same thing every year on this blog (see 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 entries). January: Drew …
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