simpsonized

well...it's a good thing i'm not a simpson.

Climbing kings Peak.

Sorry i don't have any pics yet from this trip.... but i thought i'd write a little about it. I went with work to climb Kings Peak, the hightest piont in Utah. It was really fun, but after 6 days in the winderness with about 20 something "at-risk" boys, i'm glad to be back in Provo and to be clean. The weather wasn't too bad considering. We were rained on alot, had a few lightning and thunder storms, but are all safe. We did get lost a few times, but always found our way. The other half of us, however (we had to divide into 2 groups for the permits) got lost for a few days, but we eventauly found them. Good thing for maps. the hike was challanging enough, I had to literally push a few of the boys as we hiked up hills, but alot of fun. We went the longest most round about way, that we hear is the prettiest, bringing us to around 76 or some odd miles total.
The oddest story is that one night after setting up camp, the boys saw all of the squarels and decided to try and catch one. Being that i didn't actually believe that they would, and that they were working together and entertaining themselves, i just told them that if they kill it, they'd have to eat it. To my suprize, about 4 hours later they come around with a squeral on a nuce. That was about the grossest thing i'd ever seen. They then told us that it didn't have a name because that would be cruel. odd. They set up a trap with a huge rock held up by a stick with a string tied to it with food under it. Apparently it tasted good because all of the boys involved got together and cooked and ate the poor thing. After this, there was a ban on killing. All i could think of during the whole thing was the book, " Lord of the Flies". Well, that was the most interesting part of my week.

Climbing Timp.

the 3 amigos before starting

the sun rise from the top of Mt. Timp
the group at the top
One of the moose on the trail
me and my roomates Elizabeth and Liberty

Elizabeth and I.... awww.. arn't we cute?

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4 jobs I have had: 1. Rec therapy intern- WestRidge Acadamy 2. mentor, Telos Residential Treatment, 3. mentor- State of Utah Early Intervention- JJS , Lifeguard- BYU
4 movies I could watch over and over again: 1. most any action movie, 2. Newsies and such. 3. Family home videos... does this count???, My little Ponies.... well, i used to.
4 places I have lived: 1. Tigard Or. 2. Provo, UT. 3. Invercargil, New Zealand. 4. Joao Pessoa, Brazil.
favorite tv shows: Don't really ever watch TV.. sorry
4 of my favorite places I have been: 1. Brazil, New Zealand, Switzerland, Costa Rica
4 favorite foods: 1. Ice Cream, 2. Tropical Fruits.... like mango and guava and pineapple. 3.Rice and Beans, 4. Mexican food... and steamed veggies
3 websites I check daily: 1. g-mail, 2. yahoo mail, 3. blogs
4 places I would rather be: 1. brazil, 2. Africa, 3. Exploring in some un charted wilderness, and 4. in a forest by a river with and hammock and a good book.

camping pics

This is my rope burn that i got the other day. ouch.

so, i went camping/ backpacking with the kids at work for 4 days and had a blast. I think it was my favortie work trip yet. We went repelling, rock climbing and jumped into the best natural waterslide that i've seen yet. Only, i can't really take pics of the people for legal reasons, so here are my navorite nature pictures that i took. yes, it may be boring to you, but i enjoy them.

more stuff

Roomates for rent... anyone interested?

Our latest and greatest Cracker-dile cake... don't ask...
My feet after hiking one day, or maybe just after work, can't remember.

fourth of july shoes
... Jill and Elizabeth writing "cool" with their heads... i think they were hinting at something... not sure.

Fourth of july Princesses amd the freakish one... again don't ask.

Camping

Water mellon eating/ seed spitting contest on the fourth.

The fourth of July

This is a cool weed that i took a picture of while watching the parade.

This is the biggest truck i ever saw. It was in the parade in Salina, UT.
This is Elizabeth doing homework on a holiday. Calculas to say the least.

This is Jill in her 4th of july outfit on a very hot summer day. I wonder who put her upto this?


This is an even that may have Chnaged lives. It's the annual Salina greased pole contest. You have to try ot get all of the greasy money off of it nad touch the top of the greased pole.

Jill and i at the parade, and fireworks after the rodeo.

These are old shoes that we painted. it was fun.