Family Trivia

Sunday night the girls came up with a new fun game.

For each round, one person thinks of seven (or any number you choose) trivia questions about themselves. The person asks the questions one at a time and everyone writes down their answers. The player with the most correct answers wins that round.

What makes it really fun and hilarious is that for each round the trivia person picks a way for the other players to earn bonus points. For instance, on Allyson's round, players earned two extra points if they spoke with a British accent the entire time. Julie chose to have us speak with a southern accent, then in vampire-speak (change all w's to v's!) for her second round. Players could earn FOUR extra points on my round if they ended each sentence with a "pig snort." You can see how this game could get very silly and entertaining.

It was interesting to see what we knew about each other. Jeff got six out of seven of my questions right, which surprised me! My granddaughters, on the other hand, apparently don't know me at all!!!

Just for fun, see how many of my trivia questions YOU know the answer to...

1. What is my all time favorite book series?
2. What is my favorite color? (Bonus point: What was it before I moved to the desert?)
3. If I had another daughter, what would I name her? (First and middle names.) (For some reason, they laughed uproariously at this question! Hey, I'm "only" 52!)
4. What is my number 1 favorite movie of all time?
5. What is my favorite entree for a spur-of-the-moment "eating out?"
6. If I could do only one of the following three for the rest of my life and could never do the other two again, which would I choose to keep?
a. reading b. scrapbooking c. sewing/quilting
7. What was my childhood pet's name?

Answers below.











1. "Father Tim" Mitford series by Jan Karon, currently on book four for my third time through.
2. Green, blue
3. Anna Claire
4. It's a Wonderful Life (of course) (as a reader of my blog, you should know this...)
5. Pei Wei, Mongolian Beef (Yes, Allyson, Cafe Rio Pork Tostada IS a VERY close second...)
6. Reading (Maddie: "Of course, because otherwise she couldn't read the SCRIPTURES!" Like- "Duh. What were you people who picked 'scrapbooking' thinking?" What a sweetheart!)
7. Snoopy, dachshund/beagle mix we had from the time I was 7? till after I left for college!

Favorite Time of Year

I generally LOVE fall. Halloween, the family birthdays, our anniversary, Thanksgiving, the cooling weather, scrapbook retreat, church parties, and Christmas preparations usually combine to make me almost giddily happy.

This year, though, I'm having a little trouble drumming up my usual cheer. Work and money troubles, the election, family tension...I've let it all get me a little down. Thus no posts for two weeks! I've decided to just bite the bullet and be cheerful no matter what. I think I'll count my blessings...


First and foremost I am grateful for my Savior and for my testimony of his restored church. I am so thankful to know about the great plan of happiness and to have its direction in my life. I can't imagine how I would live without this knowledge and testimony. (If you are interested in more information visit mormon.org.)


Second only to my love for God is my love for these people. Boy, we have our faults and squabbles, but I can't even look at this motley crew without being almost overcome with how much I love and care about each one of them. Life wouldn't be the same without every single face. I look forward to more and more family and family time as the years pass by...


And as much as I hate to do office work, go to meetings, and talk to people on the phone I am extremely grateful to have work to do-especially this year! My job with our construction company has allowed me to work at home my whole married life. To plan my days the way that works best for my family, to take time off when I need it, to volunteer in my kids' schools, to do my church responsibilities whenever I need to, and to have an income that has allowed me a lot of freedom and advantages...Even in this VERY lean year we have managed to stay afloat and keep busy with enough work that we haven't had to shut down yet. I consider Jetco Construction Inc. one of my great blessings!

I could keep going, but I need to get Maddie off to school. Hope you have a great day!