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Santa Baby Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . We had a great Christmas! Even Murray had enough Christmas spirit to let me take his picture! Thanks to all our family and friends for helping to make or holidays "merry and bright". Murray even got something he has "always wanted" a pair of Australian sheepskin slippers. Maybe that's why he's smiling!

The Happy Scout Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . Thought you might like to see a recent photo of Noah. He received his Eagle Scout rank advancement on Nov 13th, 2005. He loves scouting and has grown so much from the experience. Hats off to Noah, Darrin Mellor, his scoutmaster, and all the scouts and leaders of Troop 1333

Emma Graduates Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . On December 22nd, 2005 Emma graduated from the Utah College of Massage Therapy. We are very proud of her. (By the way, she gives a mean massage-especially cranial.) You may notice that she has a big scar on the bridge of her nose. She and several other classmates had a graduation party the night BEFORE graduation. They were racing around in a swimming pool when Emma connected with the edge. Fortunately, the wound is superficial and she won't have the scar for life. She may not feel that this is fortunate since she loves her "battle scars."

I'm trying to post to the blog via email. This is a test of the post via email system. Had this been a real post it would have shown up on the blog.

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DSC00655 Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . Here are some of our Halloween photos. Noah and Murray carved the jack o' lanterns. They turned out very scary as you can see. Noah also enjoyed making his scariest Halloween face by the pumpkin candles. Noah was "too big" to go trick or treating this year but he still managed to have plenty of candy from school, etc. We had a record number of trick-or-treaters this year. A whopping 51.

DSC00651 Originally uploaded by Grandma Boren . Have you ever seen the inside of your washing machine? It's not as exciting as the inside of a computer but it's the best we can do. Our washing machine decided to break down. It has been out of commission for 6 days. (I am now very thankful for this tireless worker.) Anyway, first the repairman thought it was the pump, then it was the timer, and finally he discovered that it was the start capacitor. Well, it's fixed and it will cost less than it would have for a new pump or timer. While he was at it I had him fix the knob on the washer and the timer in the dryer so it moves clockwise again. Hooray! It's just like having a brand new washer and dryer. I am so excited that I actually enjoyed doing the 7 loads of laundry needed to catch up.