I told my mother today, who is serving an LDS mission in Adam-ondi-Ahman, that social meeting was spreading the messages from conference faster than anything else ever could.
My mom's response...What is social media?
The discussion began. My mother ended the conversation with, "I prefer snail mail and having something that I can hold." I began to argue that you could print it from there if you needed it, you could access it anywhere, and then decided that her opinion was not going to change.
I am currently planning the Talbot/Nielson reunion in June. I know a few of the brothers kids and there families and one of the sisters. I do not have contact for all of them. I do not know any of the other sisters families and wouldn't know them if I came face to face with them.
My main communication with the ones I do know is facebook. So I started last night sending messages to everyone for their e-mail addresses and the addresses of anyone else in the family they might have. Today I started receiving messages back. I started searching everyone's friends lists and found the names of people that I remember hearing the family talk about from the other family. Within an hour one of them had responded and is going to help me get in touch with everyone from their family.
Really? I typed for 2 seconds and made contact with people that would have taken days on the phone if we had to play phone tag, and days or weeks, if I would have used snail mail.
I wish that I could help my mom understand the convenience of using technology. Standard mail serves a purpose, although I don't use it much. I love the time that I able to save and the added communication I have with extended family through social media and technology! I guess I am a pretty impatient person so without it who knows where I would be. Probably crazier than I already am!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Almost Annually
Wow! It has been a really long time since I have posted on here. Almost a year! A lot has happened since then...
March-
...We started lambing out around 675 Ewes...
...Alysen turned 9...
...My parents left for the mission in Missouri for 18 months...
April-
...Finished lambing out the sheep...
...Started Farming for the season...
...Really not much, but I had to have somthing...
May-
...Went to Lagoon with Amanda for Paige's clogging competition...
...Stayed in Nephi for Memorial Day with Laura...
...The girls played softball...
...Ashley turned 8...
June-
...The girls did the rodeo queen contest...
...Talbot family reunion...(Which I am in charge of this year, any ideas?)
...It was cold and wet...
...Ashley was baptized...
...Aly and Ash started with the Excel Competition Team in Gymnastics...
July-
...We went to 7 peaks a couple of times...
...Stayed in Nephi with Laura for the Ute Stampede...
...It finally warmed up...
...Piute County Fair (Will ended up in the ER for a dislocated finger that wouldn't go back in lol)
August-
...We went to 7 peaks a few more times:)...
...The girls started school...
...Ainsley started Kindergarten...
September-
...The girls played soccer...
...That's about it?...
October-
...Ainsley started dance...
...Not sure...
November-
...Thanksgiving in Salina...without my parents...weird!
...Boutique with my SIL'S...
...Girl's Day /Movie with my SIL'S in SLC...
...The girls started Basketball for the first time...
December-
...Aly and Ash had their first competition...
...NFR in Vegas...
...Christmas Eve in Greenwich with my brothers and family...(was a blast!!!)
...Aniston turned 1...
...Will and I have been married 12 years...
January-
...2 competitions in St. George, stayed with Gary and Debbie for 1...
...Ashley passed out and we follwed up with lots of Dr's and tests...just a fluke...
...Ainsley turned 6...
...The girls finished basketball...
February-
...Gymnastics competition in Lehi and stayed with the Molyneaux's...
...I am sure we did so much more...
March-
...My parents have been gone a full year...6 months left!...
...Alysen turned 10 yesterday...
...Another Girl's day with my SIL'S planned for the end of the month...
...This year we lamb out around 900 head of Ewes...
...Tonight I am lambing in a snow storm...
...Gymnastics competition in Lindon, last of the season...
I am sure that I missed a lot of stuff! If I looked at the calendar on my phone, this post would be 10 pages longer than it is.
Alysen's birthday party was great. We had pizza from Napoleon's, make your own cake, a dance competition, and movies that went on until 6 AM!!! Kelsey and Leilah slept from 6-10 AM, I slept from 5-9 AM. There were lots of girls and lots of fun!
March-
...We started lambing out around 675 Ewes...
...Alysen turned 9...
...My parents left for the mission in Missouri for 18 months...
April-
...Finished lambing out the sheep...
...Started Farming for the season...
...Really not much, but I had to have somthing...
May-
...Went to Lagoon with Amanda for Paige's clogging competition...
...Stayed in Nephi for Memorial Day with Laura...
...The girls played softball...
...Ashley turned 8...
June-
...The girls did the rodeo queen contest...
...Talbot family reunion...(Which I am in charge of this year, any ideas?)
...It was cold and wet...
...Ashley was baptized...
...Aly and Ash started with the Excel Competition Team in Gymnastics...
July-
...We went to 7 peaks a couple of times...
...Stayed in Nephi with Laura for the Ute Stampede...
...It finally warmed up...
...Piute County Fair (Will ended up in the ER for a dislocated finger that wouldn't go back in lol)
August-
...We went to 7 peaks a few more times:)...
...The girls started school...
...Ainsley started Kindergarten...
September-
...The girls played soccer...
...That's about it?...
October-
...Ainsley started dance...
...Not sure...
November-
...Thanksgiving in Salina...without my parents...weird!
...Boutique with my SIL'S...
...Girl's Day /Movie with my SIL'S in SLC...
...The girls started Basketball for the first time...
December-
...Aly and Ash had their first competition...
...NFR in Vegas...
...Christmas Eve in Greenwich with my brothers and family...(was a blast!!!)
...Aniston turned 1...
...Will and I have been married 12 years...
January-
...2 competitions in St. George, stayed with Gary and Debbie for 1...
...Ashley passed out and we follwed up with lots of Dr's and tests...just a fluke...
...Ainsley turned 6...
...The girls finished basketball...
February-
...Gymnastics competition in Lehi and stayed with the Molyneaux's...
...I am sure we did so much more...
March-
...My parents have been gone a full year...6 months left!...
...Alysen turned 10 yesterday...
...Another Girl's day with my SIL'S planned for the end of the month...
...This year we lamb out around 900 head of Ewes...
...Tonight I am lambing in a snow storm...
...Gymnastics competition in Lindon, last of the season...
I am sure that I missed a lot of stuff! If I looked at the calendar on my phone, this post would be 10 pages longer than it is.
Alysen's birthday party was great. We had pizza from Napoleon's, make your own cake, a dance competition, and movies that went on until 6 AM!!! Kelsey and Leilah slept from 6-10 AM, I slept from 5-9 AM. There were lots of girls and lots of fun!
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