Sister to sister we will always be,
A couple of nuts off the family tree.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Renewed interest!!!
Hello everyone!!! I hope that we can all keep up with emailing Collette with the weekly answers to her questions. I think that we will have a very fun family book every year! Hope you like the design. ~Ally
Today is my first day of blogging. It is a major event because I am committed to keeping up...what a great way to keep a journal and history of our family. Today's major event is that Jan 25, 2010 is Dick's dad's (gramps) actual 90th Birthday. We celebrated with a family Party of Jan 16, 2010. All of the grandchidren lined up from oldest to youngest and it was a fun site and a great picture. We had a similiar picture about 28 years ago at Dark Valley when all the grandchildren lined up oldest to youngest. Yes, things have changed in that length of time but all of them are very close in age. It will be fun to compare photographs. Funny Post for the day. Dick came home and quoted his dad (Guy aka Gramps) as saying, "Well, today at noon is my actual 90th Birthday and my dad (Jim Pace)always said that because I entered into this world right at noon, I was always hungry."
That previous comment was from Becky Pace. I was just informed from one of the Pace Sisters that I needed to sign it before posting. Well, you learn something new every day!
Well, another day has passed. Today is another Birthday in our family. Collette was born 32 years ago today...what a great day! She weighed in at 10 pounds, almost doing us both in but we were lucky and survived. Collette was a darling little baby and always had shiny eyes and a cute smile. She was a very easy child; very easy going and she liked to entertain herself. She had an imaginary friend, "the other Collette" and she liked to talk to her and include her in playtime and imaginary skits and scenarios. That probably contributed to Collette going on and becoming a High School State Champion in Speech. Her great memory makes her also a natural in Drama. Her dad really enjoyed seeing her in high school Musicals and plays. I remember one time when everything went wrong on stage but Collete just picked it up with her acting ability and saved the scene. We loved it!! Yes, Collette, I must say has many wonderful attributes and I admire her in many ways. She is probably the MOST DETERMINED person I have ever known. She has accomplished many things in her 32 years and all of them she has completed with dignity and honor. She is a great wife, mother, sister and daughter. She has excelled in her profession and amazes me with her counted cross-stitch Samplers she has created. She is also a great cook and enjoys cooking from scratch, probably because it is healthier and probably because it is 'cheaper'. Yes, Collette, thank you for being a examplary person in our family!! Happy 32nd Birthday!!! Love ~ mom
Hi Everyone...Another beautiful day here in Teasdale. As I look out my window I can see ***SNOW*** coming down and can't even see Boulder Mountain, Thousand Lake Mountain, or the beautiful little town of Teasdale, which I enjoy viewing from my upstairs bedroom window every day. This is a wonderful site as we need the snow and have been praying for it for so long! We depend on the water for our very salvation here on the ranch as our farms and cattle on the ranges need it to survive. Today a friend and mentor died, Sammy Newton. He was 93 years old and was the Principal of Wayne High School when I attend WHS. He taught me Biology and we worked together in Student Government when I was WHS's Activity Manager. Also he was the Principal when I taught at Wayne High School. I will always remember the daily messages he would put in our mail box. The one that I enjoyed the most was, "The Master Teacher." Each page was filled with ideas about what the Master Teacher would do. It wasn't until years later when I was going through some of these papers that I realized what the message really was: THE MASTER TEACHER IS OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST! Thank you, Mr. Newton, for giving me these messages which are so true. The Savior is Our Master Teacher and if only we would follow his teaching and examples, we would be so blessed and become more like him. ~ Becky ~
Hi Everyone... new day...still snowy here in Teasdale. We are always grateful for the snow because it means water for the summer. My friend Lisa Allen sent me this and it is worth posting:
Two Stories BOTH TRUE - and worth reading!!!!
STORY NUMBER ONE
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago . Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block.
Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.
Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object.
And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was.
Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.
One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done.
He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. But, he testified.
Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street . But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.
The poem read:
"The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still."
World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare.
He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific.
One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank.
He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship.
His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.
As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned his blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward the American fleet.
The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet.
Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent.
Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible, rendering them unfit to fly.
Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.
Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier
Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft.
This took place on February 20, 1942 , and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man.
So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?
Here is mom again. Yesterday, Jan 29, 2010 we drove Raquel and Joe's new 2007 Toyota Corolla to Beaver and met them there so they could drive it home to St. George. We had dinner at the timberline Restaurant. It was a nice dinner and Dick and I enjoyed the visit with Joe and Raquel. It was good to see them and know that they are happy and doing well.
Saturday, Jan 30, 2010. We went to Sarah and LaRon's for Branson's 8th Birthday Party. We had Pizza, pop and birthday cake and ice cream. Branson is a fine young man and very nice and smart. He received a lot of nice gifts from everyone and Wells and Colleen, his other grandparents are always there to support and help. Branson received a lego kit and stayed right with it until he had put it all together. He is such a good boy and we are very proud of him.. Also it was fun to see Baxter and Bently. They have a nice family and we are very proud of them. Sarah was preparing for her presentation as she was just called to the the Young Women's Camp Director. She thought of the theme: Bees. She has prepared handouts for her leaders tomorrow centered around Bees. Her main idea is that Bees need to get along to survive by working together and minding the Queen Bee. I am very impressed with Sarah....she has a natural gift for creativity. She has a strong determination and a strong testimony of the Gospel. She works hard as a mother, wife and professional. I know her YW Camp will be a big success.
On our way home from Sarah's we stopped at the Wayne Theatre and saw the movie, "Avatar". It was a very interesting movie and I interrupted it as the government was trying to destroy the people by taking over their lives; however the people banded together and found the government and prevailed. That is how it is going to be the America today. WE are not going to allow the our feedoms to be destroyed by liberals who want to take away our freedoms and enslave us with high taxes and control. Let's keep our high ideals and strong free enterprising spirit and we will keep American a free place where we can build up Zion.
hahaha you guys went to see avatar thats funny joe saw it twice once just normal and than everyone told him later that there was one in 3 d and I couldnt go cause 3 d movies make me dizzy..... but he loved it I will have to tell him you think it is about the government and see what he thinks and mom you need to start making new post so than I know that you have made a comment cause when you make comments we cant tell any one has up dated the blog!
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Today is my first day of blogging. It is a major event because I am committed to keeping up...what a great way to keep a journal and history of our family. Today's major event is that Jan 25, 2010 is Dick's dad's (gramps) actual 90th Birthday. We celebrated with a family Party of Jan 16, 2010. All of the grandchidren lined up from oldest to youngest and it was a fun site and a great picture. We had a similiar picture about 28 years ago at Dark Valley when all the grandchildren lined up oldest to youngest. Yes, things have changed in that length of time but all of them are very close in age. It will be fun to compare photographs.
Funny Post for the day. Dick came home and quoted his dad (Guy aka Gramps) as saying, "Well, today at noon is my actual 90th Birthday and my dad (Jim Pace)always said that because I entered into this world right at noon, I was always hungry."
That previous comment was from Becky Pace. I was just informed from one of the Pace Sisters that I needed to sign it before posting. Well, you learn something new every day!
Well, another day has passed. Today is another Birthday in our family. Collette was born 32 years ago today...what a great day! She weighed in at 10 pounds, almost doing us both in but we were lucky and survived. Collette was a darling little baby and always had shiny eyes and a cute smile. She was a very easy child; very easy going and she liked to entertain herself. She had an imaginary friend, "the other Collette" and she liked to talk to her and include her in playtime and imaginary skits and scenarios. That probably contributed to Collette going on and becoming a High School State Champion in Speech. Her great memory makes her also a natural in Drama. Her dad really enjoyed seeing her in high school Musicals and plays. I remember one time when everything went wrong on stage but Collete just picked it up with her acting ability and saved the scene. We loved it!! Yes, Collette, I must say has many wonderful attributes and I admire her in many ways. She is probably the MOST DETERMINED person I have ever known. She has accomplished many things in her 32 years and all of them she has completed with dignity and honor. She is a great wife, mother, sister and daughter. She has excelled in her profession and amazes me with her counted cross-stitch Samplers she has created. She is also a great cook and enjoys cooking from scratch, probably because it is healthier and probably because it is 'cheaper'. Yes, Collette, thank you for being a examplary person in our family!! Happy 32nd Birthday!!!
Love ~ mom
Hi Everyone...Another beautiful day here in Teasdale. As I look out my window I can see ***SNOW*** coming down and can't even see Boulder Mountain, Thousand Lake Mountain, or the beautiful little town of Teasdale, which I enjoy viewing from my upstairs bedroom window every day. This is a wonderful site as we need the snow and have been praying for it for so long! We depend on the water for our very salvation here on the ranch as our farms and cattle on the ranges need it to survive.
Today a friend and mentor died, Sammy Newton. He was 93 years old and was the Principal of Wayne High School when I attend WHS. He taught me Biology and we worked together in Student Government when I was WHS's Activity Manager. Also he was the Principal when I taught at Wayne High School. I will always remember the daily messages he would put in our mail box. The one that I enjoyed the most was, "The Master Teacher." Each page was filled with ideas about what the Master Teacher would do. It wasn't until years later when I was going through some of these papers that I realized what the message really was: THE MASTER TEACHER IS OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST! Thank you, Mr. Newton, for giving me these messages which are so true. The Savior is Our Master Teacher and if only we would follow his teaching and examples, we would be so blessed and become more like him.
~ Becky ~
Hi Everyone... new day...still snowy here in Teasdale. We are always grateful for the snow because it means water for the summer. My friend Lisa Allen sent me this and it is worth posting:
Two Stories BOTH TRUE - and worth reading!!!!
STORY NUMBER ONE
Many years ago, Al Capone virtually owned Chicago . Capone wasn't famous for anything heroic. He was notorious for enmeshing the windy city in everything from bootlegged booze and prostitution to murder.
Capone had a lawyer nicknamed "Easy Eddie." He was Capone's lawyer for a good reason. Eddie was very good! In fact, Eddie's skill at legal maneuvering kept Big Al out of jail for a long time.
To show his appreciation, Capone paid him very well. Not only was the money big, but Eddie got special dividends, as well. For instance, he and his family occupied a fenced-in mansion with live-in help and all of the conveniences of the day. The estate was so large that it filled an entire Chicago City block.
Eddie lived the high life of the Chicago mob and gave little consideration to the atrocity that went on around him.
Eddie did have one soft spot, however. He had a son that he loved dearly. Eddie saw to it that his young son had clothes, cars, and a good education. Nothing was withheld. Price was no object.
And, despite his involvement with organized crime, Eddie even tried to teach him right from wrong. Eddie wanted his son to be a better man than he was.
Yet, with all his wealth and influence, there were two things he couldn't give his son; he couldn't pass on a good name or a good example.
One day, Easy Eddie reached a difficult decision. Easy Eddie wanted to rectify wrongs he had done.
He decided he would go to the authorities and tell the truth about Al "Scarface" Capone, clean up his tarnished name, and offer his son some semblance of integrity. To do this, he would have to testify against The Mob, and he knew that the cost would be great. But, he testified.
Within the year, Easy Eddie's life ended in a blaze of gunfire on a lonely Chicago Street . But in his eyes, he had given his son the greatest gift he had to offer, at the greatest price he could ever pay Police removed from his pockets a rosary, a crucifix, a religious medallion, and a poem clipped from a magazine.
The poem read:
"The clock of life is wound but once, and no man has the power to tell just when the hands will stop, at late or early hour. Now is the only time you own. Live, love, toil with a will. Place no faith in time. For the clock may soon be still."
! now read story # 2 !
* Cont * Story # 2
STORY NUMBER TWO
World War II produced many heroes. One such man was Lieutenant Commander Butch O'Hare.
He was a fighter pilot assigned to the aircraft carrier Lexington in the South Pacific.
One day his entire squadron was sent on a mission. After he was airborne, he looked at his fuel gauge and realized that someone had forgotten to top off his fuel tank.
He would not have enough fuel to complete his mission and get back to his ship.
His flight leader told him to return to the carrier. Reluctantly, he dropped out of formation and headed back to the fleet.
As he was returning to the mother ship, he saw something that turned his blood cold; a squadron of Japanese aircraft was speeding its way toward the American fleet.
The American fighters were gone on a sortie, and the fleet was all but defenseless. He couldn't reach his squadron and bring them back in time to save the fleet. Nor could he warn the fleet of the approaching danger. There was only one thing to do. He must somehow divert them from the fleet.
Laying aside all thoughts of personal safety, he dove into the formation of Japanese planes. Wing-mounted 50 caliber's blazed as he charged in, attacking one surprised enemy plane and then another. Butch wove in and out of the now broken formation and fired at as many planes as possible until all his ammunition was finally spent.
Undaunted, he continued the assault. He dove at the planes, trying to clip a wing or tail in hopes of damaging as many enemy planes as possible, rendering them unfit to fly.
Finally, the exasperated Japanese squadron took off in another direction.
Deeply relieved, Butch O'Hare and his tattered fighter limped back to the carrier
Upon arrival, he reported in and related the event surrounding his return. The film from the gun-camera mounted on his plane told the tale. It showed the extent of Butch's daring attempt to protect his fleet. He had, in fact, destroyed five enemy aircraft.
This took place on February 20, 1942 , and for that action Butch became the Navy's first Ace of W.W.II, and the first Naval Aviator to win the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A year later Butch was killed in aerial combat at the age of 29. His home town would not allow the memory of this WW II hero to fade, and today, O'Hare Airport in Chicago is named in tribute to the courage of this great man.
So, the next time you find yourself at O'Hare International, give some thought to visiting Butch's memorial displaying his statue and his Medal of Honor. It's located between Terminals 1 and 2.
SO WHAT DO THESE TWO STORIES HAVE TO DO WITH EACH OTHER?
Butch O'Hare was "Easy Eddie's" son.
HAVE A GOOD DAY !
~ ~ ~ ~ Becky ~ ~ ~ ~
Here is mom again. Yesterday, Jan 29, 2010 we drove Raquel and Joe's new 2007 Toyota Corolla to Beaver and met them there so they could drive it home to St. George. We had dinner at the timberline Restaurant. It was a nice dinner and Dick and I enjoyed the visit with Joe and Raquel. It was good to see them and know that they are happy and doing well.
Love, Becky
Saturday, Jan 30, 2010. We went to Sarah and LaRon's for Branson's 8th Birthday Party. We had Pizza, pop and birthday cake and ice cream. Branson is a fine young man and very nice and smart. He received a lot of nice gifts from everyone and Wells and Colleen, his other grandparents are always there to support and help. Branson received a lego kit and stayed right with it until he had put it all together. He is such a good boy and we are very proud of him.. Also it was fun to see Baxter and Bently. They have a nice family and we are very proud of them.
Sarah was preparing for her presentation as she was just called to the the Young Women's Camp Director. She thought of the theme: Bees. She has prepared handouts for her leaders tomorrow centered around Bees. Her main idea is that Bees need to get along to survive by working together and minding the Queen Bee. I am very impressed with Sarah....she has a natural gift for creativity. She has a strong determination and a strong testimony of the Gospel. She works hard as a mother, wife and professional. I know her YW Camp will be a big success.
On our way home from Sarah's we stopped at the Wayne Theatre and saw the movie, "Avatar". It was a very interesting movie and I interrupted it as the government was trying to destroy the people by taking over their lives; however the people banded together and found the government and prevailed. That is how it is going to be the America today. WE are not going to allow the our feedoms to be destroyed by liberals who want to take away our freedoms and enslave us with high taxes and control. Let's keep our high ideals and strong free enterprising spirit and we will keep American a free place where we can build up Zion.
! Becky !
hahaha you guys went to see avatar thats funny joe saw it twice once just normal and than everyone told him later that there was one in 3 d and I couldnt go cause 3 d movies make me dizzy..... but he loved it I will have to tell him you think it is about the government and see what he thinks and mom you need to start making new post so than I know that you have made a comment cause when you make comments we cant tell any one has up dated the blog!
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