Funny Gib

Have I told you how much I love my husband? He keeps me laughing. I was in a bit of a bad mood when Gib stuck this bottle on his forehead to cheer me up. It worked! He was so kind to let me take this picture. Isn't he cute and talented?

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Thanks Credit Union One (especially Chris)!

Have you ever been in a cash grab machine? Credit Union One had a cash booth at their grand opening today. We each took 15 seconds in the booth while dollar bills and green pieces of paper swirled around us in a whirlwind. The paper literally flies around your body! The Brems family banked! We took home $251. Gib and Mom both got the only $100 bill in the booth. Gib and I thought we would come out of the booth with a few dollars but were astonished and pleased with catching $127! Thanks Credit Union One! Check them out at cu-one.com, it's worth it.

Tribute to the new Snowboarding season!

Last season, Jolleen, Justin and their family came to Utah from Pennsylvania for their family vacation. I had the chance to snowboard with our nephew, Nick Stewart. He's good at snowboarding and he loves it! Gib commented on a jagged looking peak on the mountain top and Nick would respond, "I'd grind that." He also said that about stairs, rails, rooftops, trees, curbs, etc. Nick definitely coined the phrase and now we all love and remember him for it. We had one funny incident on the slope after Nick caught his front edge and belly flopped on his stomach. Every snowboarder understands what I am talking about. We have all done it plenty of times, right? He had to pee so bad after his crash. He took off his snowboard to find a good tree and his snowboard leaped down the slope without him. We both frantically chased his board half way down the slope but we couldn't keep up. We found it after it slammed into a big metal box. Whew, we were glad we found his board. I can't wait to board with him again this year. I'm sure he will be teaching me some jumps and turns this year!

We've been tagged!

The rules:
A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

1. Gib and I love "Little House On The Prairie." Most people collect the season DVD's of "The Office" or "24", but Gib and I have collected the first 2 seasons of "Little House On The Prairie." Only 6 more seasons to go!

2. I HATE to vacuum. I can scrub a toilet, clean a stinky litter box, scrub cat throw-up or diahrea from the carpets without problems, but I really dislike vacuuming. This means Gib is the lucky one to vacuum the floors every time it is needed in our house! Good thing Gib doesn't mind vacuuming.

3. We love cats. I have always loved cats. My first pet was an ornery old cat named Blossom. She is most remembered by Chris for chasing him while attacking his feet. Yes, that's right, Chris ran from a cat. Ashley's friends still make fun of Blossom's old croaking meow. Oh, I love my Blossom. Gib was never much of a fan of cats. After marriage he developed a "tolerance of cats", as he puts it. From the way he baby-talks to our cats, Ichabod and Carma, I think it's more a fondness than a tolerance!

4. I am terribly uncoordinated. I tried out for junior high dance company and was one of only 4 people to be cut, out of a total of 96 girls to try-out. I also tried out for cheerleader a couple times but wasn't good enough. I guess something could be said for persistence, right? So, I decided to focus on other talents and spent my time practicing the violin. Secretly, I still want to be a cheerleader!


5. I love to sing in the car alone. . . especially Primary songs. Lucky for anyone else they don't have to hear me. I wouldn't say that I'm tone deaf, because I spent a lot of time training my ears when I practiced the violin and I can HEAR that I sing out of key. I have never been able to develop my vocal chords to sing the notes on tune. But I love to sing when I am alone, even if I sing poorly and get most of the words wrong!

6. I love raw cookie dough. When Gib's brother lived with us, we would make a whole batch of cookie dough and use a spoon to eat it all before we had the chance to bake the cookies. For people who sell cookie dough for fundraisers, this is so unfair! It has definitely hindered my diet.

Lessons learned from a Classic

Gib and I loved this story Grandpa Brems told us about his first car when he was 16. He had been working hard and saving all of his money for his first car. Knowing Bob Brems, there is no question he was working very hard. He has an incredible work ethic and serves as a great example to his kids, grandkids, great grandkids and all who know him. At a dealership, he had his eye on a canary yellow roadster with a rumble seat in the back. Finally, he had saved $50 and bargained the purchase of the roadster as his first car. He tried to register the car but the state wouldn't allow it because there was no VIN number on the vehicle. Back then, the number was etched right onto the engine block but his new car's number had been ground out with a grinder. The state said it was a sure sign the vehicle was stolen. Grandpa's folks wouldn't allow him to drive an unregistered car. Half a block down the one-laned Ford avenue then back up to the house was as far as he drove his prized first car. With the help of his persuasive brother-in-law, Jim Reed, Grandpa returned the car for a full refund. The reason we like this story is because of the lessons learned from Grandpa and his Ford Roadster. The first lesson exemplifies his dedication to hard work. It is admirable for a 16 year old to work hard enough to earn enough money to purchase his own vehicle. The second lesson is his ability to set a goal then saving money to achieve his goal without debt. The third lesson is his obedience to the laws of the land. He understood that it was required to register his vehicle to drive it on our city streets. I'm certain that it would have been easy to drive his unregistered car all around the city but Grandpa chose to follow the law and not drive illegally. Thanks Grandpa for your good example. We have a lot to learn from you and Grandma!

Happy Halloween!

I wanted to post this picture in honor of Halloween! and thinking about pirates I wanted to share this with you. To tease me when I asked Gib what was taking him so long in the shower, he responded, "Aaaargh, I'm scrubbin' me poop deck." He, he, now you can tease Gib.