I don't really have anything going on in my life right now that is blog worthy... SORRY!

The Last Unicorn

When I was a child I loved the movie The Last Unicorn. I'm afraid to watch it now as an adult because I don't want to ruin my fond memories. So instead I think of it often and now have it as my background. LOL! Here's to MEMORIES!

No words for this...

One of my team members of Sparkpeople.com shared this video with us. I'm dying!!!!






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SO FUNNY!

I saw this video on my friends blog and I was laughing so hard! It's hilarious. Thanks for sharing Tim and I hope you all enjoy!

A mentor to me.

Here's to a wonderful man from my hometown! Someone I would never think twice about working for (maybe even would rather work for...) and I am grateful for him and his family in my life... YAY MINDY FOR YOUR DAD!

Wes Matson has been styling hair in Hamilton for 30 years.From the Farrah Fawcett look to the “Rachel” cut from Friends, he’s seen styles come and go since opening Hair with Style off the corner of State Street and S. Third St. Nov. 1, 1979.“I went downtown and saw a lady walking around with rollers in her hair and something covering her head,” Matson said. “I was wondering if a hair stylist would be able to make it in this town.”At the age of 20, Matson opened his two-chair salon and was booked solid within six months.
Thirty years and two locations later, Matson said he still styles hair for some of the same people he did when he first started.“There’s still a couple of dozen people that are still with me from that first year I was open,” Matson said. “It’s neat. You need those people but you know there’s always turnover. You need both (new and old customers.) I’m fortunate to have that.”Currently at 605 South First St., Hair with Style features Matson, two other stylists and a nail technician.Though the sign out front may say walk-ins welcome, it’s hard to fit unplanned customers into their busy schedule.“I’ve threatened to take down that sign for 10 years,” Matson said, laughing. “But you need all types of business.”Walk-ins or booked appointments, Matson’s customers are one of his favorite aspects of the job.“I like working with people,” Matson said. “It’s one of only a few business where you actually have to touch people. When you touch people you have a different connection with them. When you sit in a stylists’ chair, you’re giving them permission to be in your space ... building trust. I’ve had people tell me things they’ve never told anyone before. It’s an interesting business.”Another one of Matson’s favorite parts of the job is that hair grows.“It keeps business going. It’s always been said our business is recession proof” a smiling Matson said, adding he also likes the artistic part of it. “I like working with my hands. I’ve always liked sculpting. I feel like I sculpt on a day-to-day basis.”Matson said what makes him different from other salons is the area is his years of experience.“I understand hair,” Matson said. ‘I know how to read hair and I’m great at communication.”Matson will continue to build on his experience and said he plans to continue styling hair for another decade.“You’ve never heard of a barber retiring,” Matson said. “You don’t have to just quit. You can slow down a bit and just cut back a little bit.”Hair with Style is open Monday through Friday. For appointments call 363-5109.

A Short Update...

Not much going on in our home lately. I work alot and then when I get home Shay is gone working. That's about it... Shay has a much more interesting life than me though, like the other day, he went GOLFING! Yup, golfing in December. I've loved this mild weather, so has he! =) I'm trying to think of something else that would make Shay's life more fun than mine but in my sleepy state I can't... Just know it is. HEE HEE!
Thanksgiving was wonderful. I got to see my parents for a few days and now I miss them, again. I got used to not seeing them and now I just want to live a few blocks away from them so I can go to their house after work and get a big hug from my mommy and some kisses from my Abbey (the dog) and the good, mature, and spiritual advice my dad is so good at giving. Sigh, maybe someday...
Christmas is coming FAST and I haven't even started shopping yet. I'm having a very hard time getting in the Christmas spirit this year... ????? Am I getting old? =) Is that what happens when you don't have any one around you that still believes in Santa? =) Hmmm, maybe I can convince Shay that Santa still exists, you think? Maybe. LOL!!!
So, like I said, not much going on but I wanted to say hi and let you all know that I love you and am very blessed in so many ways. XOXO

EEEEEEEEEEE!

Just read on Stephenie Meyers' website that they are making

a movie of the book

NEW MOON!!!!!!!

Twilight!!!

OMG I just got home from seeing the midnight showing of Twilight and I loved it! So good, it had it's not so good/totally cheesy moments but it stayed very true to the book and I totally want to see it again. If you haven't read the books you won't like it as much as the readers but I had fun and it was totally worth getting no sleep tonight. Can't wait to go again!

UNDER ATTACK!

So I don't know what is going on but there are these very loud booms outside and my house is shaking with each one... It's getting pretty annoying. I think it might be the military at Camp Williams doing something. Don't you think they would give some sort of warning to the public before they start exploding things, or whatever they are doing!!!!? Well, hopefully it stops soon. My new house is going to rattle to the ground!

PS, I have a recurring dream of living during a war and having to hide as the Jews did during WWII and in one of them a bomber like in the picture was flying overhead bombing my house. Isn't that strange!?

Blog Safety

I decided to read this article I found on www.ksl.com and I already knew the dangers of blogging, friends of mine have experienced it in their own lives, but this reinforces to me the need to be careful. There is a part where they talk about a slide show of the inside of someones house, and that the address is fully visible... GULP! Were they talking about me!? I totally did that! Anyhow, just want us all to be safe... LOVE YOU!

A growing number of Utahns are discovering serious drawbacks to a popular pastime: blogging. But we found some cases that may change the way you blog.

Lainie Ottley
Blogs help families share memories, but they can also make families a target for harassment, even stalking. But there's little law enforcement officers can do. It's simply post at your own peril.
A crazy birthday haircut documented on a family blog. His mom never dreamed their Mohawk memory would end up making him look like a member of the Hitler Youth on someone else's blog.
"We were really upset," blogger Lainie Ottley said. "For me, it's a huge offense."
She not only felt violated, but afraid of the association with neo-Nazis.
"Given the verbiage with the picture, we felt like it had created a pretty dangerous situation," Ottley said.
But when she called police, she learned there's not a thing they can do.
"That's some of the frustration, almost daily, when I take these calls," said Rhett McQuist, with Utah's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force. "Right now, the laws haven't caught up with technology."

For another blogger, who did not want to be identified, the peril came not from pictures, but postings. "We had had no idea who it was," she said.
Degrading comments turned into more than a dozen threats and insults a day posted to her family's blog. "We just felt harassed and started to feel unsafe because of what was written," she said.
She and her husband eventually hired an attorney, filed a lawsuit, subpoenaed Google and were shocked to discover their stalker was a close family member. "It wrecked my trust in people, still does. And it makes you question everything," she said.
Those tough experiences get at the heart of what appeals to most bloggers: posting pictures of your children and making them accessible for family and friends. But how much information is too much?
We surfed blogs and found first and last names, birth dates for an entire, a countdown to the family Disneyland vacation, information on a husband's deployment to Iraq and a slide show of the inside of someone's house.

All this makes it easy, in many cases, for us to go from blogsite to blogger's doorstep in a few computer clicks.
It's just not worth the risk for these bloggers. "If you're going to do it, just know there's no way to keep it completely safe," Ottley said.
Criminal investigators say to Stay Safe, bottom line, don't post pictures of children online. You should also protect your blogsite with a password.
They also say guard information like your address. We saw pictures where the house address was visible.
Finally, adjust settings on your blog that protect your identity and make you unsearchable.
For more safety tips, and for help in tracking who visits your blog, click the related links to the right of the story.