Sue

I’m Disney by birth

June 12, 2008 by Sue Leave a Comment

My father and grandfather worked for years at the Disney Studios in Burbank, California and I grew up at Disneyland. I know stories about the movies they worked on and got to visit the studio for preview screenings. So when a friend steered me to some Disney personality quizzes, I just had to do it. And here’s the result. See how accurate Disney is to real life!

Which Disney Princess Are You?
	You are Cinderella. You are hard-working and never complain, however, your trust is sometimes misplaced and people sometimes take advantage of you. Still, you are beautiful inside and out, and one day you will realize it and find true love.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com
Which Disney Character Are You?
	You are Mickey Mouse. You are a born leader. You make most of the decisions and have most of the ideas. This is mainly because you are a great problem solver and aren’t afraid to take the lead.
Find Your Character @ BrainFall.com

Bye Bye Birdie

April 3, 2008 by Sue Leave a Comment

Lone Peak High School just closed its production of the musical "Bye Bye Birdie". Brian was in the ensemble as a teen and and adult and had lines as the mayor who gives the key to the city to the rock star, Conrad Birdie. He and his "wife" had some very funny stage business involving her fainting and him dragging her off-stage several times. They were very funny. This is the third show he has been in that involved him wearing aging makeup and gray in his hair.

The Mitford Years

February 23, 2008 by Sue 1 Comment

I have recently read all 9 books in the series by Jan Karon, along with the first title in her new series, The Father Tim Novels. I have some friends that I share books with and one of them highly recommended this series, while another said they put her to sleep. So I was curious about the wide range of opinion and decided to try one out. I enjoyed it so much that it led me to stop at Deseret Industries stores along the Wasatch Front whenever possible to try to obtain the next volumes. I even went so far as asking a neighbor to get one volume from the library for me because I hadn't been able to purchase one second-hand. This turned out to be a large-print edition and I don't recommend reading those until you absolutely have to. For one thing, they weigh a ton.

But I digress. The novels are sweet and funny and full of quirky characters. They reminded me why it's fun to live in a small town and also made me realize that I probably don't rely on the Lord as often as I should. The main character is an Episcopalian priest who has never married and finds romance late in life with the artist next door. His pithy comments describing the other denizens of their small town and his continuing adventures made for lots of fun reading. I will admit that they are not fast-paced novels moving along at a great clip, but I think the point is to enjoy the journey. And I surely did. Can't wait for the next one in the new series.

Visiting the Palmyra area

January 8, 2008 by Sue

In early November, I went to an educational conference in my position as Family Life Commissioner for Utah PTA. I went with my friend, Holly. The conference was in Rochester, New York and we were able to rent a car and venture into the countryside to visit some early LDS Church historical sites. I have never been to New York, so this was a wonderful opportunity for me to see some of the places I have only read about. It was fall and absolutely beautiful with all the changing leaves and the rolling hills and I just loved it.

Here we are at the Grandin Printing Museum in Palmyra

The Smith home in Palmyra

The Whitmer farm in Fayette

Sue at the Hill Cumorah

Protect your brain

October 16, 2007 by Sue

I received an email from my college son, Mark, with a quote from his American History professor, “You want to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that your brains fall out.” After I picked myself up off the floor and stopped laughing, I began to reflect on the deeper meaning of this phrase.

Can considering every side of an issue actually damage your brain?
Can you be so protective of your brain that your mind remains totally closed?
If you argue with a closed-minded person, will your brains fall out?
Can you be so open-minded that you never come to a conviction about anything?

Cautionary statement: Just because you have closed your mind, doesn't mean that your brains haven't already fallen out.

Sue

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