Dishwasher Death Wish

This is soooooo not worth a picture. But, I am sending one anyway. 

Do you recognize this space?

UPS Man, UPS Man

UPS Man

UPS Man

UPS Man hates Person Man

They have fight

UPS wins

UPS Man

A Couple of Notes for Hannah and Isaac

Jacob Wamsely is home and looks awesome. He is going to go to school at Utah State in January.

I read or heard somewhere that 40% of returned missionaries are completely active in church after 3 to 5 years. I don't know what that number really is, but, whatever it is, be in that number. Don't let anything else suffice!

Love ya!

Vignettes of the Various and Sundry

I am going to just share news you may or may not know, using the fabulous "bullet point" format to see how it works on the blog.

● Rachel's violin teacher is a very nice, LDS lady. Her husband was the previous bishop in a neighboring ward.

Halloween Pics, Miriam's Birthday, Plus Some Non-Spooky Stuff

Unsolved Mysteries

1. What does Rachel think about this birthday present?

The **@&%$! Samaritan

A "Good Samaritan" helped me the other day, and if I were to put it in parable form it would go something like this:

There She Is, Miss Aphonia

I am surprised I didn't anticipate this. The other day, Esther prayed for Miriam's misophonia, and the added something like "bless her that she won't miss her phone." Of course.

I may have shared these at Thanksgiving. They are better the first time around.

This is a great joke Andrew told me--and didn't understand:

We Already Have Christmas Impulse Power, Mr. Scott: Work on the Warped Priority Drive

I am finding Miriam to be very impulsive, and her latest impulse surprised me. She wanted to buy a tree at the Ogden Christmas Tree Jubilee on Wednesday. The funds are for charity, given to disabled students in the area.

She purchased a "Christmas Story" themed tree, with picture frames and Christmas ornaments created out of pages from a published copy of the Dickens classic.

It cost $450.

Education Incentives

First, I am sending this email to my newly revamped blog to see how it posts. It is the old Benge family blog that we stopped using years ago.

I have invited, Gideon, Isaac, Hannah and my wife to post on the blog if they wish. I simply ask that you only post things that 1) you want family to see, and 2) that you won't be too embarrassed about in the future. You may not want to ever post anything there.

Should I invite my younger children?

Also, I get a request to download .swf files every time I open it. Do you get that, too? Reply here or make a comment.

Anyway, I saw this today and my mind didn't separate these two businesses, which made me laugh at myself:

Moving Down A Generation

Years ago, I, David Benge, the semi-dutiful and semi-ambitious son that I am, created a blog for my parents and siblings to use. It fell into disuse years ago, as my siblings opted to use their personal blogs, Facebook and other platforms.

I have now resurrected it for use with my children, if they decide to use it. I don't know if anyone will.

Here He Is

Enoch Kenneth Benge. Born 5/9/2011 at 7-something in the morning, weighing 7 lbs 8 oz.

I guess I forgot to publish this a long time ago. I am publishing it now so I can show him on his birthday!

Cherrie's Band (sorry for the lousy recording)

Toby's birthday video

So, I couldn't get this video to send for Toby's birthday, so I am posting it on here so he can see it, even though it is very late. We love you Toby!

KC, Kianna and I feed a spider

Watch the follow-up as we film a WASP trying to STEAL the spider's food!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a26YNbrjZ6U

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad

There are two. the first was fine, but a little dark so we tried again. i just decided to share both.

KC's Haircut

KC has been really into to superman, and always made us slick his hair over to one side, with a 'superman' curl in the front. The other day, I was cutting my own hair, and I asked KC if we could cut his (it's been getting really long, but he wouldn't let us cut it because of the superman thing). KC agreed to get it cut, but said that he really wanted it shaved "on the top only, not on the sides." So I complied. After looking at himself in the mirror for a few minutes (with all of us laughing) he said we could shave the sides too! Thank goodness.

March

Hey, I was thinking about how March seems a bit anticipatory for spring, and it can be frustrating to be cold. Well, I wanted you all to feel better about your present circumstances. The last two days the wind chill has been -35 to -45. What fun for us! But hopefully it can help other people feel a little grateful. We are willing to sacrifice for all of you. :)

Thank you

Thank you, thank you, thank you all for taking time to see us! It was a real boost for us to come and see you. We love you. We had a wonderful time and I miss you terribly already.

Here's a remembrance for you. Grace eating the sour cream plate!

Something to Help You Feel More Festive

What gets you into the "holiday spirit"? Christmas music? Striped candy-canes? Setting up a tree? Teacher notes telling you that school will be out for the holidays soon, leaving you to deal with all the children all the time?

For me, I don't feel festive until I read Dave Barry's annual Gift Guide. It doesn't help me find anything to give, but I like it.