A Bad Omen

I really should have posted about this in October with other Halloween happenings, but I neglected it, and it seems eerily prophetic given the circumstances of the last month. Like always, we carved pumpkins this year, I did a face, Sabrina did a face, Lucy did a face, but Paul stayed true to his Utah Jazz pumpkin. He's done this pumpkin for so many years, that he decided not to draw out the logo this year. He's an expert by now. My husband is a smart guy...a very smart guy. But instead of carving "JAZZ" in his pumpkin, he mistakenly carved "JAAZ" in his pumpkin, as if he were paying tribute to a piece of Ikea furniture. He tried to fix it, but there is no eraser when it comes to carving, so the results were not so great. We laughed about it, but fast forward 5 months to the utter downfall of our Utah Jazz, and what do you know? That little pumpkin was trying to tell us something.

Sloan retired 2 weeks ago, Deron Williams was traded today. What in the world is going on? Why so hasty, Jazz? You couldn't have waited until the summer to deal with all this? I personally think that Deron Williams was over-rated slightly, but did we get anything out of the deal? Maybe. That's a big MAYBE. Sure, we all knew Deron wasn't happy. But who is happy in Utah this time of year? Shouldn't we have looked into getting him some happy pills before making such a move? In fact, the whole team (and possibly the whole state) could use happy pills right now. It's going to snow tomorrow and well into March (possibly April and May too).

I guess it's a done deal, so for the next few months we'll try to endure the weather, remember the glory days, and watch the JAAZ with broken hearts. I've never been so thankful for a guy named Jimmer in my life.

A Conscience

We're due for an update, but just for kicks:

Mom: How was school today? What did you learn?
Sabrina: We talked about George Washington and how we shouldn't lie.
(Deep sigh) But the problem is, that I've been lying for weeks.
Like when I told you Lucy bonked her head, but I really hit her.

Snow Angels

We had ourselves a little snow day in December. You can see that Lucy's suit is a little big, and her hat is a little small. Not only that but she kept yelling "I'm stuck" periodically. The girls had a blast! And I was rather surprised by their stamina in the cold. They lasted about 2 hours.

New Year's Bowling

One of our favorite events of the holiday season is bowling on New Years Day with Uncle Blair and Family. Really, what am I going to do when these girls no longer let me put piggies in their hair? Also, you'll notice that Sabrina's ball says "Linds" on it. Despite my proficient bowling skills, I do not actually own my own bowling ball.

Christmas Morning 2010

Our Christmas really couldn't have been better. Lucy seemed to make a full recovery. Santa came. And you can see his elves left finger prints all over our television! How embarrassing. Here's some "just woke up" pictures. Isn't Lucy's hair a thing of wonder in the morning? Sabrina is posing with her new, culturally diverse Madame Alexander doll (named Teresa). Santa must be anticipating our move across the country and the cultural make up of Sabrina's Kindergarten class. Lucy is kindly letting Sabrina play with her slide and wouldn't smile at the camera to save her life. Merry Christmas to you all! Oh wait, it's January!

Christmas Happenings

Only a month and a half late. Not bad, eh?


Christmas Eve Night was a bit disappointing as Lucy got a fever that day and stayed home with Paul instead of going to our Ellison Family Christmas Eve Party. I tried to make the girls ugly Christmas sweaters for the party by knitting the ugliest pattern with the ugliest yarn I could find. But when I put Sabrina's ugly sweater on her, it turned out to be kind of cute. Too bad Lucy's matching one will never be worn or seen by the world. It's a crying shame. Nonetheless, we had a really good party this year with the talent show making a successful comeback. The Ricks Family Kazoo Choir made it's return after a 20 year absence.




Our Christmas Eve started out in style with breakfast at the Grand America with the Blackhursts. Those Blackhursts just seem to have the best ideas for celebrating. They really should write a book. Here's Subby, Lucy, and Kate enjoying one scrumptious breakfast and looking at the beautiful decor.


Sabrina's Christmas Program. This girl always knows when there is a camera. You can see that Lucy looks rather surprised at the program. Hey, her eyes are open and she's looking at the camera. We can't hope for more than that.



Ward Christmas Party Santa. Wait a minute? Where's your other child? Let's let Lucy tell you in her own words:

Here's Mr. and Mrs. Sampson 2010

Our favorite date of the year is when the Petersons kindly take us to the Jazz game, where we get to sit on the fifth row and enjoy our Jazz (whom we may be giving up soon). This year we got to see King James and the Miami Heat. Score! But the Jazz lost. This also seems to be about the one time of year Paul and I take a picture together. So here we are!