Food Glorious Food

Did the title make you break into song with a slightly cockney accent? I hope so, if not I hope that it at least got you wondering if "please sir, may I have some more?" I'm not sure how I feel about being called a sir, but I can tell you that you'll be able to have a lot more food at the upcoming reunion. Below I've begun to list the food's which people are taking. I've also made it into lists, but don't let that cramp your style. They're nearly suggestions.


Drinks:
Grant-Rootbeer of the homemade variety

Main dish:
Sara-meatballs with skewers
Carolyn-seven layer dip

Fruit:

Pasta Salad:

Veg salad:
Marilyn-at least I believe it will be a salad of greenness

Potato Salad (yeah I know potatoes are veggies too, but they are special so they get their own spot)
Elaine-potato salad

Cole Slaw:

Deviled Eggs:

Other side dish:

Bread:
Sean & Laurel-Italian Bread with butter

Dessert:
Emily - ricecrispies
Carolyn-cookies
Kathy-Chocolate Cake

Plates:

Cups:

forks:

spoons:

organ grinder:
o.k. no one's bring one, but i just wanted to see if you were still reading this

I'll be updating it often, so feel free to come back and check it as often as you'd like until inspiration strikes.

Reunion!!!!!!!!!

O.k. there could be a snappier way to post this , but sometimes the prosaic title is the way to go. August 27th is going to be the Bromley-Hodson Reunion. Also known as the huge ol' hootin-ani by some, and by some I mean me.



(Why the red panda? Because of their severe cutitude. Plus the red panda is my dad's (Grant) favorite animal, so now you know some Hodson trivia. Unless he's changed his mind, in which case it's just a random photo that I took.)

It's going to be from 4pm-7:30pm and will be held at the Busath's. For obvious reasons, the address has been withheld, and will come in a separate email.


As always, the dinner will be pot luck. If you have any food allergies in your families or dietary needs then please post them below so that we can label food accordingly.

O.k. we already have added information:
We're going to make family posters instead of family reports. If you run out of time, there will be poster board and markers at the Busath's, but remember to bring photos so you can post them on as well.


Hope to see you there!

YOu Get to Paint

You get to paint
What should I paint?
Listen, think about it
...
The inspiration wil come
...
Here are your supplies
What do I have to do?
You don't have to do anything, you get to paint whatever you feel like
So if i feel like painting a fish?
Then you can paint a fish.
What if I don't like fish
That's fine, it's up to you.
o.k. (picks up brush) I get it.
I knew you would
Just one thing
Yes?
(points to canvas) Can I put green here?


I had the opportunity to teach Achievement Days (A calling where you teach 8-12 year old girls LDS girls about health, safety, spirituality, and other values) This month we're focusing on art. Crafts have never been my talent or forte, but I love to create art for its own sake and do open ended projects. This month we're following the lds international art competition theme "Make Known his marvelous works and wonders" With that them in mind the girls got to paint whatever they wanted. There's a lovely variety of paintings, but at first it took a while to explain that it didn't have to be one set thing. The theme is extremely open ended and encompasses all the creations on earth and in the skies, but they kept on asking me if it was o.k. if they drew or painted certain things. Hence my "poem".

How often does this transcend our lives? Not only in art, but in all aspects of our lives. What do you do to see the beauty around yourself, try new things, and step out of your comfort zone?

Farewell to Grandma

Many of us were able to attend Rose's 98th birthday party. It was a wonderful time, and I for one am exceptionally grateful that I was able to be there and see her before she died. Michael took photo's of her birthday and was willing to share the ones that he posted on his blog. You can check them out at http://michaelririe.com/mrblog/?p=1251 (I'm sorry that it's not working as a link. THe photos are a wonderful tribute to her life as well as her funeral.

An Elect Lady

Rose B. Hodson

October 6, 1912-October 13, 2010



There aren't adequate words to tell the life and love of a woman like Rose. Every time she spoke with you, it felt like you were the only one in the room. Her love for people and life was contagious.

Below is a poem that she wrote before she died. As you can see from its sentiments, even in her last moments her thoughts were on her posterity, consoling them and sharing her testimony. She's truly an elect lady.







Au Revoir

I'm on my way, today's the day
I leave this earthly sphere
My families great and I hesitate
To leave each one so dear

I have truly been blest with the very best
Of everything since my birth
The thought troubled my mind, I could have been more kind
TO my loved ones here on earth

But on the whole, my heart and soul
Have focus on the Lord
The gospel's true, it's up to you and me
To obey His every word

He is always there as I kneel in prayer
I know that he hears and loves me
May I never cease to feel the peace
of His presence there above me

It matters not the treasures I got
And put upon the shelf
I must truly love the Lord above,
And my neighbor as myself

I'll meet my loved ones later on
in the place where they have gone
And a family we will be
Where joys never cease, we'll live in love and peace
And our Saviour we shall see