On Saturday we went out to breakfast with Vickey’s parents to celebrate Gordon’s birthday. It’s the first time we’ve been able to do that — a fun perk of living in Utah. We enjoyed our breakfast even though the Original Pancake House on 21st South in Salt Lake City was so loud and busy that […]
Archive | January, 2009
Codella cousin holiday activities
0A couple times during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays Eliana and Dominic were able to have a sleepover with their cousins — Carter, Luke, Anthony and Nick — known as my brother’s ‘CLAN.’ One of the perks of living in Utah again is that we spend much more time with family, especially during the […]
Snow day
0It snowed here quite a bit on the night of Jan. 2. The next morning we spent several hours clearing the driveway — our new favorite pastime. Vickey took a break from shoveling to snap some photos. This is the view of the Bountiful temple through the snow covered tree branches in our front yard. […]
Sledding on New Year’s Day
0I’m a bit behind on my blog posts. I’ve been busy at work these past couple of weeks. On New Year’s Day we made the drive up to Heber, Utah to spend the day with our friends, the Coglianese family. Amber’s mom and step-dad have a home there, nestled on the mountainside in the northeast […]
Eliana looses first top tooth
0Last week Eliana was so determined to get her top front tooth out that she spent about half an hour twisting, pulling and prodding it. Finally, it succumbed and she now has a gaping hole in her top row of teeth. She looks so stinkin’ cute! Here’s a video with her report of what happened, […]
Bad, Bad Countrywide
0This identity theft thing has to be the most frustrating thing I’ve experienced in recent years. I must say I’m quite bitter towards Countrywide’s rogue employee and the person who’s using my personal information to get credit. Almost every day we receive either new credit cards or letters denying credit due to numerous credit inquiries […]
We’re officially unpacked
0I spent the day today working in the garage. I unpacked boxes and organized my tools and stored all the other stuff we’re packing around with us. I remember the days when I could fit everything I owned in my two-door Honda Accord hatchback. Those were the days! With the completion of unpacking and organizing […]
Why I love Arctic Claw snow tires and Big O Tires
4On Christmas night our family left Vickey’s parent’s place in Holladay in a pretty heavy snow storm. I thought we could make the 20 minute drive back home in 30-40 minutes, depending on how heavy the snow was on the freeway. The trip took almost 90 minutes because the freeway was a mess and there […]
Video of sledding adventure
1As promised in my previous sledding post, here’s a short video of our sledding experience with the kids a couple of days after Christmas. We had a blast! We gave Vickey a hard time about knowing how to steer a sled, and about not dragging her feet, but she was a trooper to go with […]