I hate nemuro

Hey I was just reading Lindsay's lastest post and went into the comments. I wasn't really paying attention and read the comment "see HERE" from our intruding contributer - nemuro. I clicked on the "here" and it took me to a web page that started to download something onto my computer.
I quickly shut the page down and our computer seems to be working alright but that was kind of scary considering the savage nature of some computer viruses out there. Who is nemureo - this pirate of the internet and what does he/she want with us??? It's as though this blog is our little "American family Schneider" island and we need to pull together to defend against this attack. Perhaps woozie could somehow make us a tiger trap and then we could feed the pirate to the tiger.

USC vs Mexico

I know which sandwich place we'll try next time we're in Seattle, Char! We got a little taste of Mexican culture this weekend- we watched their women's national soccer team play USC and it was so fun! We cheered for, guess who? Me-hi-ko!!! Beej, you would be so proud. Viva Mexico!

It was pretty thrilling to see them running around in their red socks and to hear all the fans going crazy. The game was at the LA coliseum, a newly acquired venue for USC games. Although Shaun is a trojan he was born in Mexico City, so it was only natural that we cheer for his country. Allegiance goes first to your place of birth, no?

Well it turns out that we made the right choice!

Hey Seattle Schneiders - just saw this on the web and wondered if any of you have had the pleasure.

Cuban Meat Sandwich

Paseo, Seattle

No place in Seattle could care less whether you come in than Paseo. The shoe-box shack has no sign, takes no credit. Has so few seats that devotees eat outside on the trunks of their cars. What keeps them returning? The milagro that is the Cuban meat sandwich: marinated, slow-cooked pork ganged into a baguette slathered with garlicky mayonnaise, then mounded again with cilantro, jalapeños, and fat O’s of caramelized onions. Seattle’s a long way from Cuba, but this sandwich erases every mile. (4225 Fremont Avenue North)

Happy Valentines

Happy Valentines Hugs to all of you! We couldn't ask for a better group of people to claim as our own! We love you - Nana and Gramps

skiing!

i've been trying to go skiing as much as possible lately. despite my efforts, i've still only managed to go twice! both times were really fun though. the second time, there was tons of new snow. i'm really looking forward to this long weekend- the redds, mom, beej and i are going skiing in the rockies! i can't wait to ski on some "real" snow. sometime before the season ends i also really want to try snowboarding. i've actually never done it before!

Chinatown

So it was chinese new years! After a few phone calls on the I-10, I found chinatown. My friend who served a chinese speaking mission came from san diego and she and her husband met up with a couple of my other friends and I. We had a grand time scoping out the streets... they were so quaint and littered with bright confetti from the parade.

leadership meeting.

I loved the leadership meeting this morning!  It was great to see Pres Monson as the prophet, speaking to us, and I loved the message that the family is central.  I thought they made an interesting point during the round table they had (with Sis Tanner, Beck and the Primary President, as well as Elder Oaks and Holland,) that there is a difference between housekeeping and homemaking.  I like the idea of setting up a peaceful mood in the home.  Families are cool!

Hot Chocolate- Godiva

So i had some friends over to play monopoly the other day. I served the Godiva hot chocolate Char gave me and it turned out to be the absolute funnest time I've ever had playing monopoly. I think it was the hot chocolate. What happened was we teamed up against one other opponent. Ironically, although we combined the property and finances of THREE people, we kept landing on his property and still lost!!!! It was the funnest time I've ever had losing though.

Sisterz

So this weekend was Meliss' screening of Sisterz in Zion over at Ann Rowlands- a lady in her ward. It was awesome to be greeted by so many friendly faces and enjoy a lovely evening with people I don't normally get to spend time with. We had a little trouble getting the DVD going but after the resolution of these minor technical difficulties, we were able to watch the remarkable stories of the young women Meliss used to teach. This was such a great experience for me to sit by Meliss and watch this. Although I've seen it several times before each time I get something new out of it, and this viewing was no different. I felt my heart reach out for the EFY roomate who wanted to make a new friend, and I realized more about the differences they had even just coming from different sized cities. Not to mention being raised or not raised in the church. It's a remarkable documentary!!

I not goo!

"I not goo!"

Jordan's Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Jordan!!
One of my favorite Jord stories is when he was first learning to talk - he was about 18 months old...... First, just a little background to the story, going back to before he was born. I was tired of being pregnant... Jordan's due date had passed two weeks ago. Our friends, the Musgraves thought that the best way to bring on labor was to take OJ and I out for Mexican food. So they did. I ate lots of guacamole. And about three hours later, I went into labor.
From that day on, the Musgraves' nickname for Jordan was 'Guac'. He endured it for about 18 months. One day when Pete came over, he knelt down and said to Jordan, "Hellloo Guac!" Jordan, who had not yet spoken in any complete sentence, scrunched up his face and announced, "I not Guac!"

Pete was just a little taken aback, but I noticed from that day on he called Jordan, well - Jordan.
Jordan has been expressing his opinions with good results ever since.
Have the best birthday ever!
Love Mom and Dad

President Hinckley

Greetings fellow bloggers,

Many people in our testimony meeting today mentioned Pres. Hinckley and gave tribute to what a wonderful prophet and leader he was. Bishop Vassau mentioned how he was the first prophet who felt like a grandfather who would be missed by their family.

We watched the funeral and documentary, and several things stood out for me. He wore out his long life in the service of the Master. He began working for the church soon after his mission to the UK in 1930. He started out by writing hundreds of pamphlets and teaching aids for the church. He ended his work by overseeing the building of around 75 temples. I liked the summary of his life from the documentary: he took his work seriously, but he did not take himself seriously. He accomplished an astonishing amount in his life, always keeping his remarkable sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by millions of people. He was a great example to us all.

Love Gramps