Joey this week

All work and no play...you know the rest

Work stuff...sorta...

Don't feel bad for me as I have to endure a grueling trip to Laguna Beach for work on Monday. A group of us are going to a hospital furniture manufacturer showroom in Irvine and that nice company is putting us up at the Surf and Sand on Laguna Beach. I could get used to big companies flying me places...

AWHONN is the nursing organization that sets standards for my field of nursing. Each year they have a national conference where nurses from all over converge and learn all kinds of stuff. Nurses have the opportunity to apply to present new information or research they have conducted. I took a chance and submitted a project I have been working on and....I was accepted for presentation! So, I will be an official poster presenter at the 2009 national conference. A bit intimidating - but very exciting. The 2009 conference is in San Diego - San Diego here I come!

Just a few hungry bodies for dinner...

A couple of the players spoke in church this past Sunday so we invited them over for spaghetti after church. They are a great group of guys.

Andy and Griffin look like they are ready for their Sunday afternoon nap.

Heath and Gracie playing soccer with a basketball...the basketball is never far away.

I think Blake and Tyler are spinning some tall tales...tall - get it? Tyler is 6'10" and Blake is 6'5".

Matt...or is it Joey?

Matthew was in the Halloween spirit this past week and created his own headless man. He added the pumpkin for effect. If it would have been 10 years ago, chances are I would have seen Joey doing the same thing. Two peas in a pod!

One happy boy...

The picture for the inspiration for the jacket back.

Kyle has dreamed of his jacket for quite some time. Letterman's jackets are a big deal at Salinas High. He designed his coat himself. His letters are a wood floor with painted on center court and three point line. You can see the picture better when you are farther away. This shot is kind of close. The picture is really him and I think it looks awesome! He is so excited to wear it at Homecoming tonight.

Apparently I have been tagged...aren't I too old for that?

I am up on my desktop computer but all of my new recent pictures are on my laptop or my flash drive, so let me see what is fourth folder, fourth picture.

This picture is from 2006 Christmas. Nathan had just returned from his mission - he isn't in this picture - where are you Nate? This is Monterey across from Monterey bay. This park is called Dennis the Menace park and this bridge was the happening place for the Vasher clan. You can see Joey and Kyle jumping up and down. Everyone else on the bridge scattered - wouldn't you?If you look in the background, you can see my dad - I think I know what he is thinking...

Now I guess I tag Gary, Cory and hmmmmm is there anyone else left?

Where did I go wrong with this kid?

This was Kyle's interpretation of 80's day at school. I don't know who the girl is, and yes she is too close!

This week in Mexico

Joey's note this week with pictures:

the first 2 are when the mom of a less active family was sick so made them all pancakes
the next i think is wth me and this drunk guy tht will sneak up behind us and steal pass along card his name is karate because he walks in the street doing karate at the cars
the other is alll my stuff i got in my package

I sure do miss him and those dimples!

My new favorite picture

My wonderful Aunt Hermese passed away last week and my family made the trek from AZ to UT. We were not able to go, we were doing this little thing called moving. Anyways, my brother Gary sent me these awesome pictures. This was the first time my mom and dad got to meet my baby Kate!