Sharon's Blog

Fun Times in Michigan

2011-02-23T18:21:00.000-08:00

We came to Michigan to help out Michelle and Collin,
James was born on January 20th and Michelle had her
Gall Bladder out on February 16th.
It has been fun being here, helping and getting to know these
little ones better.

Benjamin Blair our 19th grandchild

2011-02-20T12:46:00.000-08:00

Graydon & Valerie's 4th baby
Ben

Max Retired from Amtrak after 31 1/2 years

2011-02-20T12:13:00.000-08:00

Road trip to Michigan

2010-07-04T20:04:00.000-07:00

Across the plains there were a lot of farm homes and about a mile between the next one, the land was really flat, it was so fun to see. I have never been this far east before.

As we traveled across the country we saw a lot of wind farms, especially in Wyoming and Nebraska

We stayed in Lincoln Nebraska with a friend of Graydon's
They were very kind to let us stay there.

The Nebraska State Capitol was built by the Army core of engineers during the depression, to help get people back to work.

I was really excited to see the Mississippi river, We crossed it over a bridge and I took a video of it. this is a swamp by it.

It was really neat to see.

Amtrak ride to Denver

2010-07-04T19:16:00.000-07:00

We decided to take a trip on the Amtrak with Carl & Marilyn to Denver
We each got our own little bedroom, and we were off.

Once we got to Denver we walked to our hotel, Over the bridge.

We went to the Cave of the winds in Colorado Springs
it got it's name because the man who discovered it heard the wind whistling
through it.

Then we went to the Cheyenne Zoo in Colorado Springs
The giraffes were the best part of the zoo.
They were in a pen where they could come right up to
you. it was really neat.

2009-11-19T22:16:00.000-08:00

We are so excited to welcome
our 16th Grandchild into the
Blair Family.
Jeremiah Max Blair
Born November 17th
Weighed 9lbs 3oz
to Daniel and LeAnne
Welcome Jeremiah!!

We have been busy

2009-11-19T21:55:00.000-08:00

We have been working so hard the last two months
all of our renters moved out and so we have decided
to sell the two homes that we have had for the past
few years. Almost all of our children have lived in one
or the other of these two homes. Now noone needs to
live in them anymore and we are ready to not be landords
any more. Here is a few pictures of what the kitchen looks
like now in Grandma Heaton's old home. We are just about
ready to put them up for sale, it has taken all of October and
most of November to get them ready.
I think the cabinets turned out really nice.

Fun & Games

2009-10-30T22:39:00.000-07:00

Fun & games was had by all, We did
Doughnut on a string
Making a Necklace or braclet or both
Decorating cookies
Pin the wart on the witch
& of Course a Pinata

2009-10-30T22:31:00.000-07:00

Our Traditional group picture, Never
thought it would happen.
Maybe one day there will be not crying
babies. Thanks for being such good sports.

2009-10-30T22:28:00.000-07:00

We had some Monsters come and
visit. Regina & Doug were so
great to come and be a part of our
party. Here they let the kids dress
the monsters.
It was very good for the kids to do
this.

halloween 2009

2009-10-30T22:21:00.000-07:00

We held our annual Halloween party
tonight! Here are all the kids in their
Costumes.

Fun In South Carolina

2009-06-17T18:12:00.000-07:00

We made it to South Carolina on Tuesday evening

We have gone swimming each day. Went on a tour

of downtown Columbia and Collin's School.

Glad to be here!!

The Magnola blossoms remind Max of his time spent in the south on his Mission.
We had the pool all to ourselves. A lot of fun.

2009-04-13T21:55:00.000-07:00

2009-04-13T21:38:00.000-07:00

We went to Bouden's and had a
San Francisco Sourdough bread bowl
full of clam chowder, had a sundae at
Ghiradalli's, went to Alcatraz, rode
bikes across the Golden Gate Bridge
and rode a cable car. Tried to go
to China Town but it was closed when
we got there. Walked up the crookedest
street in America. rode the train home.
Had a great time.

Pay it Forward

2009-03-11T20:52:00.000-07:00

Thanks LeAnne, this should be fun
now we'll see if I have 5 people who visit my blog!!

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me!
Made with tons of love just for you!

It might be a sweet letter to you from me, or some yummy goodies, you might be surprised what you get! Give it a try! The catch? You must re -post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who do the same on your blog. The first 5 people to leave a comment, win a lovely little treat for themselves! Have Fun! Ready........Set............Go!

Ruby's quilt

2009-01-17T17:24:00.000-08:00

I made a quilt for baby Ruby, it started out as just a simple
little quilt and evolved into a wonderful learning project.
I learned how to make squares with two different kinds of
material in them. "Pin-wheels", and a binding on the selvage
I put flannel back satin on the back and tied it on the diamonds.
It took a lot longer than I thought to finish it, but it was really
fun.

I think Ruby will love it. At least I hope she does.

Thanks for the Holiday Fun

2009-01-01T22:45:00.001-08:00

We had a lot of fun during the holidays
Christmas parties, stockings, Christmas Day
Nativity fun. Just being together.

6 Quirky(?) things from Michelle's tag

2008-12-25T12:33:00.000-08:00

Max's quirky 6 tag.

1.Many times, I'm shy and self- conscious around people I don't know well, especially if they know who I am, but I don't know them. When we are in a store and Sharon meets someone she knows that I don't, if I'm there, I'll sort of wander off. It I'm not there when I see her talking to someone, I'll sort of go hide.

2.I like to sit in the back corner of meetings, especially church meetings. If Sharon is there, of course we don't sit in the back. In High Priests quorum meeting, my seat is in the back corner of the room. Everybody knows that. I have seen Ben Johnson get out of my seat and move to another seat when I've come in late before.

3. I don't rinse after I'm done brushing my teeth, I just spit it out. Sometimes, I'll get a bit of toothpaste and put it in my mouth before I go to bed.

4.When I drink from a glass I have to put my pinkie under the bottom of the glass. Otherwise, I tend to drop the glass because my hands have sort of grown clumsy.

5.If I'm in a house and it gets dark, it bothers me people can see in and I have to go around and close all the curtains or blinds.

6.If I ever get a small scrape of paper, like a sucker stick, in my mouth, I'll chew it. When I was a kid, I'd sort of eat small scraps of paper. I still love to chew on the paper off of a cupcake.

Christmas Tree

2008-12-21T23:01:00.001-08:00

Here is my Christmas tree
Just waiting for Christmas Day
waiting....waiting....waiting...
Each family's gifts are wrapped in a
different color wrapping paper.
Can you guess which one yours is?

Violet's blessing Day

2008-12-21T22:48:00.000-08:00

Violet was blessed on Dec. 7th
We did it after Church in Janay's
Building in Farmington.
Ruby came for just a little while
Aren't they cute together

David's girls were there

Graydon's family came too

And so Did Daniel's, it was fun to
see everyone .

CONTEST

2008-12-07T19:54:00.000-08:00

Regina suggested that we start a "biggest loser" club among our Blair family. It has been proven that losing weight is more successful with a support group. So even if you just need to lose 5 pounds lets be a loving and caring family and support each other in our daily struggle with weight.
We have a website that we are starting at http://blairsbiggestloser.weebly.com It is password protected because ..... well who wants strangers looking at us?
The password is Grandma's black dog's name
.... you know her let me give you a hint
"bark bark bark!!! I like the rocking chair!!! Bark Bark Bark!!!"
Remember now?
There is more information on the site about the contest, but let me know if you guys are in. The more participants the better it will be.
Don't you think it is time we got something good out of our competitive nature?

Oh... it's on!! It's on like Donkey Kong!!!

- Michelle

(mom let me post on her blog, nice of her huh?)

Family fun

2008-11-30T16:41:00.000-08:00

I was in charge of the Day Family Thanksgiving this year. We had
about 57 family members there. It was also my Dad's 81st Birthday
It was a fun time. Janay and Daniel were the only ones from my family
that could come. It was all of the other kids turns to go to their in laws.

Alyssa turned 7
We had a fun birthday party Friday night

Alyssa loved the new makeup kit, she even gave
Lincoln a makeover, Pink fingernails and all.

Anna Moved into her new home
All of her brothers & Daniel W. came to help her move,
grandma's house was the place for the kids.
We had a fun time. Alyssa, Abby, Andrew, Lindy and Andrew all spent the night
Friday night. Saturday morning we painted a stable in preparation for the
Nativity play on Christmas Day,

Mayzie loved Violet

All the boys enjoyed wrestling with Uncle David.

All 5 girls are here at Last

2008-11-16T21:08:00.001-08:00

8 Things

2008-11-16T14:46:00.000-08:00

Tagged by Valerie
8 Places I like to eat:
1-Little Orient
2-Subway
3-China Star
4-Dave's Pizza
5-Dairy Queen (favorite place for icecream)
6- Wendy's
7- Marie Calandars
8- papa johns
8 TV Shows I like to Watch:
1- News
2- Extreme makeover home edition
3- British Comedies on PBS
4- The Biggest Loser
5- Crusoe
6- Deal or No Deal
7- Nature
8- Pushing Daisies
8 things that happened yesterday
1- Deep cleaned the computer table, Entertainment center & front room
2- Went to Smiths & did grocery shopping(9:30 at night)
3- Talked to Michelle, Anna & Janay on phone
4- Put out Thanksgiving Decorations
5- Put up pictures & clock on wall
6- Washed clothes
7- Made dinner at 7:30 at night
8- Max dug a 4' hole in Grandma Heatons back yard and did not find what he was looking for!
8 Things I Love about Fall:
1- Colorful leaves
2- Crispness in the air
3- Crisp apples
4- Winterizing my yard
5- Smell of the air
6- Snow on the mountains
7- The holidays
8- Family get togethers
8 Things on my Wish List:
1- Pay the house off
2- lose weight
3- A complete food storage
4- Go to the Temple twice a month
5- Go on a church history tour
6- Basement finished with a large family room
7- All my children and grandchildren happy and healthy
8- New Kitchen cupboards
8 People I am Tagging:
Marilyn, (it's been too long)

Grandma's Halloween Party

2008-10-26T21:52:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun getting ready for this years Halloween Party. Thanks everyone for coming and making it so much fun.

4th baby girl is here

2008-10-11T21:04:00.000-07:00

Friday October 10, at 6:30 AM Janay and Daniel Widdison
had their baby girl. She weighed 7 lbs and 11 oz and was
19 1/2 inches long. Her name is Violet Elizabeth Widdison

So sweet and perfect. Notice the dimple in her chin.

had to take pictures of her feet and hands, look how long her
toes and fingers are. So perfectly formed

Michael came for a visit, his favorite part was putting the bed up and down.

Proud grandpa!!

Plugged drain

2008-10-10T16:00:00.000-07:00

I came home from work on Wednesday night and cleaned out the sink. I noticed that it had water standing in the bottom and wouldn't drain. I thought,
"I know how to take care of this"
I had just purchased a whole case of bleach, so I dumped one whole gallon down the drain and rain hot water into the sink. It still wouldn't drain, so I ran a few errands, and picked up a plunger at family dollar. When I got back the drain hadn't moved at all. I started plunging and it still didn't move. I took some of the water out, came back and started plunging again. I did that for over an hour and it didn't do a thing. I had my home teacher come over and realized after he broke a pipe that he really didn't know what he was doing. I woke Max up, by then the plumbing was all apart under the sink and the plug was not in any of those pipes. He had to go to work, I went to bed and went to work the next day. Thursday when we got home he cut a pipe in the basement

and found the worst plugged pipe I have ever seen. There was no space for anything to get passed it. This picture shows a space, we had no space at all. He cleaned it out and put everything back together again. I am in awe of his skills. He saved us so much money!
What a sweet guy!! I don't know what I would do without him.

Hula Hunks

2008-08-04T21:30:00.000-07:00

I finally got it to work, enjoy!!

Lava Hot Springs

2008-08-03T19:21:00.000-07:00

The Blair Reunion at Lava was a lot of fun this year.
Zella was in charge and did a Luau theme
What a fun thing to do. Aunt Marilyn and I went a little
over board, but I think everyone had a great time.
Thanks Zella it was a great Reunion.

Weekend with the Blairs

2008-07-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

Max & I just got back from a weekend with David
& Cindy's family. I took my camera but didn't take
one picture, I was having so much fun just playing
with all of the girls. I got my Mayzie fix, she wouldn't
even go to Max. I played go fish and crazy 8 with Aubrie &
Alyssa, and held Beth and let her suck her thumb and
twist my hair. We went to the beach at Starvation
Reservoir and played in the Big Blue Tubes we are
taking to Lava. It was very relaxing and fun.
Thanks so much for inviting us to go with you.

Remember

2008-07-16T13:44:00.000-07:00

here's a cute stolen tag:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you have of me. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.

I am game, It should be a lot of fun.

Air Force Museum

2008-07-11T20:14:00.001-07:00

I took Andrew, Lindy and Lincoln to the Air Force Museum. They had a lot of fun. Andrew really liked
looking at all of the planes. They had one part where the
kids could play on a few things.

Third Baby Girl is here

2008-07-11T19:43:00.000-07:00

Born at 10:07 on July 10th
We are so excited that She is here.
I have been watching Andrew &
Lindy while Mom has been in the Hospital We went to visit.

6 unimportant things

2008-07-09T16:08:00.000-07:00

Ok here is what you do: Post the rules on your blog, Share six unimportant things about yourself & tag six random people at the end of your entry. Enjoy the result!

1. I love my new tooth brush, it massages my tongue and cheek as I brush.
It really is amazing.

2. When I make something for someone I need them to tell me they like it about ten times
if they don't I will ask them about that many times if they like it.
Yeah, ten times after that it doesn't matter, weird huh!

3. I really enjoy growing a garden, I plant one each year. I am not very good at harvesting
but I like to plant and take care of it. I like to try something different each year
I have planted Egg Plant, (they were gorgeous), Broccoli, Pumpkins, corn, squash, potatoes
peppers, and lots of tomatoes.This year I have four tomato plants, one cucumber, green beans (never planted them before) Zucchini & yellow crook neck squash, cantaloupe and two different sizes of pumpkin for my Halloween Party.

4. I had 3 plastic surgery operations on my face before I was 17 years old.

5. When I go camping I like to set up a kitchen area, complete with stove, dish washing station, canopy for shade, table and a tarp on the ground so I can keep it clean. I think I set
one up at Lava too, minus the tarp and canopy, sorry that's just me.

6. I like to be involved in different things, I am the Key Club adviser at Davis High, and I really enjoy it. Sometimes I get involved in too many things and then Max has to remind me that I'm doing too much.

I tag Marilyn, Kim, Lindsay, LeAnne and Janay (We need to see your blog)
I think everyone else has already done it.

4th of July

2008-07-06T13:38:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun day on the 4th
Thanks for coming to the parade and spending
the whole day with us.
Check out Lincolns pictures for the fireworks,
I forgot my camera.

4th of July Parade

2008-07-02T23:23:00.000-07:00

Our spot is secure!!
Anna and I went out at 12:00 AM to save our spot
I was so surprised at how many other people had
the very same idea. We are to the north Side of the
DHS wall. In front was already taken. Crazy Huh!
Thanks Anna for helping me out.

By Two

2008-06-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

Okay, I've been tagged so here it goes.

"By two" Tagged by Michelle & Anna

Two names you go by:
1. Grandma
2. Mom
Two things you are wearing right now:
1. Black Capris
2.Coral Shirt
Two longest car rides.
1. Driving to Tacoma Washington with Max when I was 6 months pregnant with Graydon.
2. Going to Disney Land with Teenage kids in the Van, everyone was so cramped.
Two of your favorite things to do:
1. Enjoy my Grandchildren
2. Grow a garden
Two things you want very badly at the moment
1. To talk to Michelle
2. Have a clean bedroom
Two animals you have or have had:
1. My dog growing up, her name was Tiny, she was about the size of a Jack Russell Terrior, we had her for over 16 years.
2. Lady, our pit bull dog, she was so sweet, I loved it when she smiled.
Two people who will fill this out:
1. Marilyn
2. Janay
Two things you ate today:
1. Sloppy Joe, at the Brinkerhoff Reunion
2. Ice Cream cone, on the way home
Two people you last talked to:
1. Max
2. Grandma Heaton
Name two things you are doing tomorrow:
1. Teaching my Primary Class
2. Taking a nap
Two favorite Holidays:
1. Halloween
2. Christmas
Two favorite Beverages:
1. Water with Lemon
2. Root beer Float, with lots of ice cream

Horsing Around!

2008-06-22T22:42:00.001-07:00

After the Reunion David's family came over
they couldn't resist the horse head

Day Reunion

2008-06-22T22:25:00.001-07:00

I was in charge of our family reunion this weekend
We had a fun time, with a fish pond for the kids, a
candy making demonstration, lots of food and
family pictures in front of a mural that Max drew.
here are just a few pictures, enjoy!

Got this from Cindy

2008-06-16T22:03:00.000-07:00

HowManyOfMe.com

There are
238
people with my name
in the U.S.A.

How many have your name?

I was really surprised to learn that Sharon was the 55th most popular name in the USA.

The Zoo

2008-06-09T16:50:00.000-07:00

I won four tickets to the Zoo for June 9th
They have a brand new Carousel there
and were giving away tickets for the new ride.
I took Lincoln & Michael, & their moms, Jared
&Valerie came along too. We had a great time.

The Zoo

2008-06-09T16:48:00.001-07:00

Blair Boys Father's & Son's Campout

2008-05-18T12:19:00.000-07:00

Daniel invited Dad to go to his Wards Annual
Father's & Son's camp out Friday night.
It was 70 miles away and neither of them really wanted to go that far away.
So Dad came up with a great idea to have the very first
Blair Father's and Son's camp out.
We put up a tent in the back yard and he had all kinds of activities planned.
With just four grandsons in this family Max thought it would be a piece of cake.
Lincoln and Joshua came first all by themselves.

The first activity was a treasure hunt. They were all Pirates

Then Graydon & Daniel came and they went on another treasure hunt!

Then on to a Buffalo Hunt

No camp out would be complete without a Marshmellow Roast

Next they went in the tent and watched cartoons on Grandpa's portable DVD Player

Lincoln and Andrew spent the night and had pancakes and bacon for breakfast on the deck.
Everyone had a great time. Maybe we will have one again next year!!

Mothers Day

2008-05-12T19:58:00.001-07:00

I am still trying to figure out this
blogging thing.
I had a wonderful Mother's Day
Thank you all for coming, and the
Picture frame is amazing. I will have to
take it to work and share all of you and
your cute kids with everyone

2008-05-12T19:54:00.000-07:00

Thanks for Coming

2008-05-05T21:43:00.000-07:00

We had such a fun time at our Cinco De Mayo party.
Thank you for coming and adding to the fiesta!
You made the day a lot of fun.

Cinco De Mayo

2008-05-05T21:35:00.001-07:00

Free Plants

2008-04-28T15:22:00.000-07:00

I am going to take out my plants next to the house
in the back yard. If anyone wants some please let me
know right away. I am just going to have grass grow
there instead of the plants. The grass wants to anyway.
It is called Periwinkle or Myrtle.
It is free for the taking, I will even bring it to you.
It comes back every year and makes for a nice ground
cover. It has these little purple flowers on it in the spring.

Pelicans

2008-04-28T15:16:00.000-07:00

The Pelicans have come to Ponds Park
They are so big, and fun to watch.
Dad saw one take a fish away from another
bird on Saturday.

Key Club

2008-04-28T14:53:00.000-07:00

I am an adviser for the Key Club at Davis High,
It is a service club where the kids do service
a lot. We had our Regional Convention in Boise
Idaho this last weekend. I went with 5 girls from
the High school, they are really great girls.
I stayed up till midnight or one o'clock every night.
I was so tired. Thank for taking such good care
of Dad while I was gone.

Table decoration

Me and the girls!

My room was huge! And I had it all to Myself!

Fund Raiser

2008-04-24T21:44:00.000-07:00

I am the Adviser for the Key Club at Davis High. It is a service club, we go and do all kinds of service in the community. We are having a fund raiser right now, we are selling Lunch Plus cards. They work like a happenings book, only you don't have the coupons. You can use it as many times as you want, every day if you want to at the same place. Here is their web site so you can look at what they offer. I think it is good all the way down in Utah County for some things.
http://www.lunchpluscard.com/
It is $15.00 if any one is interested let me know.

Plumbing Problems

2008-04-23T20:34:00.000-07:00

What a great guy I am married to.

Saturday night I went downstairs to find some paper
for my primary lesson, and discovered our water
heater was leaking.
Max was able to put in a new one by Monday night.
You should have seen the two of us getting the old one out of
the basement.
We were without water for a couple of days,
but I am so glad that he could fix it, he saved us a ton of money,
and we know it is fixed right. Graydon helped us get a great deal
on a new one.

Just last week I put in a load of wash and turned on the washer
and one of the water hoses burst. Water went everywhere, I am so
glad we were home when that happened. We went to
Home Depot and bought new
water hoses and replaced them.
We were back in business in no time.
I am just plain lucky to be married
to such a handy man! Thanks Max,
I love ya!!

2008-04-21T22:13:00.000-07:00

Hope you enjoy the slide show.
Please don't play the music, I didn't know how
to get rid of it. It is awful

2008-04-21T22:11:00.000-07:00

Earth Day

2008-04-18T08:26:00.000-07:00

So am I going GREEN or what?
I need all of your recyclable paper!
To Celebrate Earth Day, April 22nd,
We are having a contest at Davis High
A company is going to bring 3 dumbsters (yes I said Dumbsters)
to the high school next week. We are going to have a contest
Between the classes (10th, 11th, & 12th grades)
to see who can recycle the most paper.
I am so afraid that no one will bring anything! and the bins
will go back empty. If you have any paper, magazines, phone books etc.
call me and I will come and get them.
Can you tell I am in charge of this!!
We need to fill up the dumsters.
Thanks for your help.
http://earthday.wilderness.org/
I wanted to put a picture, but this is all I could figure out to do.

9th grade Career Fair

2008-04-15T15:43:00.000-07:00

Today I spent all day at the Davis County fair grounds. It was for a 9th grade Career Fair, I watched The Odgen Standard Examiner Journalist play with a Yo Yo.
He could do all kinds of tricks. I wanted to take a video of him, but I forgot my camera. I thought the kids would enjoy it. check out this viedo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvG3IK-hzRs
It started out as a very windy, but warm morning. But then it turned so cold. I go back and do it again tomorrow, and it is going to rain and snow. I am a door monitor, (not letting any 9th graders out unless they had their chaperon), and it gets pretty cold there.

More fun at the party

2008-04-13T21:29:00.001-07:00

2008-04-13T17:03:00.001-07:00

I finally have a Blog

2008-04-13T16:40:00.001-07:00

Cindy helped me set up my blog page last night,
We had a Birthday party for everyone who was born
in April Daniel Widdison, Janay, Valerie and Emily.
The party is really for the kids and a way for us to
all get together. I think Emily had a great time. My
girls always decide who won on the gift poll, and I
think Janay won this time. She found an Ariel doll that
can go in the water, Emily didn't put it down after she
opened it. The rest of us don't feel bad, because she
will like our gifts eventually.
Max set the slide up for the summer, he found it at the dump
last summer, I hate it when he does that, but this has been
a hit with the grandkids.
Anna gave Emily an Ariel book, Abby read it to all of the
kids, it was so sweet. They all sat around her on the steps
and listened to the story. She is getting so big
It is great to get together. We don't have any birthdays in
May, so we get together for Cinco De Mayo. (I am getting excited for that!