Mom would often remind her daughters before they headed out that their prince charming wouldn't recognize his princess without this?
Without their makeup on.
Grandmas favorite game is
Rummikub
Car trips often included rounds of I love the mountains, I love the Rolling hills....Finish the next line
I love the fountains, I love the daffodils.
Name one of grandma's many talents
Dancing, singing, calligraphy, poetry, art, friendship, service, gospel teaching, etc.
Grandma and grandpa were called to the Omaha Nebraska Winter Quarters mission. But Grandma gasped when she read her mission call because it was not to this place they thought they were going...
St. George, Utah
If we were offended by someone, mom's advice was often to Give them the?
Benefit of the doubt.
Grandma's favorite food.
Mexican
An old camp song mom sang to us in different accents included the words "Fried ham, fried ham, Cheese and what?"
Bologna
Mom spends so much time serving, especially at the temple. Her current assignment there is this...
Veil Coordinator
Remember when we were always running late to the bus. In the winter, sometimes mom would use this household item to quickly defrost her windshield to run us to the bus stop.
An Iron
In an original musical number mom sang on the hard days, she could go to the looney bin where the rooms looked like this?
Pink and padded
Grandma's favorite movie
While You Were Sleeping
In another camp song that mom often sang to us... what was the fate of Eddie Cutcha Catcha Cama Toesenary tosenosis Sammy Whammy Wacky Brown?
He fell into a well and drowned because his name was too long for anyone trying to get help to say.
Mom took 3rd place in the heavy weight division (even though she was tiny) of this sport in a college tournament.
What is Judo
Mom almost made this team at BYU, in fact, she was first alternate. And when a team member dropped out, they called the second alternate instead of her. But its all good, because she'd probably never have met dad if she made it.
BYU Cheerleading squad.
One of mom's maxiums she lived by was "Kill them" with this?
Kindness
Grandma's favorite song: (Which is hers and grandpa's song)
Through the Years by Kenny Rogers
When ever we headed to California on family vacations, mom would break into singing, "California here I come, right back where I started from." Finish the next line.
The bowers of flowers bloom in the sun.
Mom once tripped while on a walk with Jamie and Julie on each arm and Kristy in a baby carrier. They all went flying, and in a superwoman move mom managed to land this way so that Kristy didn't get hurt.
UP on her elbows and forearms.
Mom has so many talents. One of which is Calligraphy. Did you know that she used her talent to hand write her own ________ (Before she was married)
Wedding invitations
Another of mom's maxiums that she frequently quoted to us was, "It's amazing how good others look" when you do this?
Look for the good in others.
Grandma's favorite scripture
2 Nephi 31:20 "Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and all men..."
On any family vacation when we were listening to the radio or a tape and this Anne Murray song came on, we were required to join in and sing along on the chorus which went: "And even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with you honey..." What was that song actually called?
Danny's song
Little known fact: This person mom spent a lot of time with in High School ended up joining the church as well as some of their familly due to her good example.
Her High School Boyfriend
Mom and her friend were on horse ride on her horse Black Beauty when he got stuck up to his belly in something like quick sand. She said a prayer and the spirit told her to do this to get the horse out.
Dig around each leg and pull the mud as far away from each leg as she could.