We love going to the demolition derby. There is just something special about spending a cool summer evening together as a family watching violent car crashes for four hours that makes you appreciate the simple things in life. You know, things like watching a car get hit so hard by another car that it rolls over. Or watching one car use the smashed trunk of another as a ramp. Good times… If you’ve never been to a demolition...

This has been an exciting year for the Zohner family. Like most years, it started on January 1st and will end on December 31st since the so-called Mayan experts were wrong. Since I’ve received complaints that I haven’t been so good about blogging this year, I figured that it was time to dust off the blog and give everyone an update on how our year has gone. Let’s start with Lincoln… Read the rest......

We recently had a chance to spend some time at Yellowstone National Park.  If you have ever been there, you know how beautiful it is.  If you haven’t, I highly recommend taking a trip to check out some of the most amazing sights you’ve ever seen. Since I’ve never seen a bear in any of my previous trips into Yellowstone, I didn’t really expect to see any this time so we made a preemptive stop at Yellowstone Bear...

  Holly has always wanted to get a pedicure so on Saturday, she decided that she would cross this off of her list and spend a few hours getting pampered.  In her infinite wisdom, she though that it would be a good idea to take Emma and Hannah with her.  After a few hours, I received a call from Emma saying that it was the best day ever.  They got their toes done, went to the mall to buy scented lotions, and then went out for ice...

Lala Virginia Sturm Riley “A Beloved Valiant Lady” Passed away December 30, 2011 of causes incident to age. She was born October 28, 1914 in Holladay, Utah to Paul Daniel Sturm and Lala Jane Redmond. She attended Granite High School but left when she was 16 to care for her mother who had cancer. She married Herbert Edgley Riley, her eternal companion, December 17, 1932. She went back to school when she was 85 and graduated June...

I couldn’t help but think of my kids as I read this Calvin and Hobbes this morning.  It’s rainy today and the kids, especially Alex, love to play outside in the rain without jackets, scuba tanks, etc.  On a side note, I feel old as I find myself relating to Calvin’s mom way too frequently.  I probably could use a...