Merril and Sandy

Look Alikes

2011-05-04T08:22:00.002-06:00

No wonder everyone always had told us our

entire lives that we look alike....
Of course Marilee is younger, cuter, and NO WRINKLES!

Daniels Endowment Party

2011-05-04T08:17:00.002-06:00

Daniel

Graduation from BYU - Marilee and Steven

2011-05-04T07:59:00.003-06:00

Marilee, Steven, Mom and Dad Proud Steven

Marilee

Baptism Trip

2011-05-04T07:46:00.005-06:00

Doug and Lexi
Family

Darren, Stacie and Family

Although Stacie and Kristi have posted their pictures of Ali's and Lexi's pictures, here are a couple of pictures.

More Mystery Party

2011-05-04T07:42:00.002-06:00

Dad was the Narrator
Ryan and Heather

January 3011 Murder Mystery Party

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Jenny & Kent

Scott & Tonya

Mark and Aleesa

2010 Christmas Program

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McKensey and Becca
Grandma and her stories

Brianna and Candice

Chelsea-Original music and Song, "He's With You"

Scott-Preparing to show Tonya's

12 Things of Christmas presentation

Macadey

Madison

Stockton

Becca, Stockton, Sarah sing and sign

Silent Night
Signing and Singing Silent Nigh
The Joke was on Lindsey

We missed ALL who were not with us on Christmas Eve.

I should have taken more pictures of the decorations, dinner.

CHRISTMAS 2010 NATIVITY

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Stockton-Shepherd, Brianna-Star, Madi-Angel
Sarah-Mary, Candice-Joseph (funny)

Tonya is the Director of the Nativity Scene
Grandpa is the NarratorBetter Mary and Joseph

Thanks to McKensey and Paden for taking the pictures.

Last Campout of the year! 2010

2010-10-25T15:31:00.003-06:00

Dad and I went camping and took trail #5 from Joes Valley ending up at Green Grassy Lake

Kent and Jenny and Paden and Madi were camping nearby with the Lloyds. They were deer hunting, so we got to visit with them a couple of times. It was so fun to see them.

Proud Grandpa and his new 4 wheeler. What a difference it made for us. Safer, bigger, and much more comfortable for us. Hate to see the year end!!!!!!!

McKensey's Trek Outfits Grandma Helped With

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More Boating Picture with Scott's Family

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We spent a day at the Pineview Resevoir (in the Huntsville Valley) with Scott and his family. Other than me almost falling into the lake, it was a marvelous adventure. I loved being on the boat.

Grandparent's Day with Sarah

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Camping with Ryan, Heather and Kids-Marsh Lake Area

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While Grandpa, Ryan and Sarah were fishing, Heather, Becca and Grandma went 4 wheeling. As you can see, Becca fell asleep on they way back. It was really fun though. We got to see a BLACK moose on this trip...Grandma saw if FIRST! He was huge!

Scapbooking in Boulder-Labor Day Weekend 2010

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Stacie had Holladay Inn points and got us two nights at the Holladay Inn in Boulder, Co. We had a wonderful time scrapbooking, laughing, eating, etc. It was GREAT FUN! When we came out of the motel there were ashes floating on us from a huge fire in the mountains above us. It destroyed 178 homes. We got out of there just in time. We took a minute to go see the house they filmed Mork and Mindy. You will have to check someone elses blog because I don't know what happened to my picture of it.

Doug's Summer Parade

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Boating with Scott, Tonya, and Family

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My red hat flew off my head and Skyler retrieved it. He tried to keep it for his own...doesn't he look cute

Yvonne Got Married-July 28th- Yvonne and Ralph Hansen

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Burgess Family Campout - July 11th

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Grandpa and crew singing Grandpa's famous "That's Right" song. As you can see from the other pictures, every family has written their own verses to the song and performed it. This is a become a tradition!

We found a great campspot by Indian Creek and had a GREAT time. We wish all of the family could have been with us!

Grandma's 24th of July Float

2010-10-22T16:08:00.003-06:00

Our stake was assigned to make a float for the 24th of July. Here are some pictures. This picture was taken by Heather at the previewing at Southtown.

Jensen's family visited in June

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Following in his father's footsteps!

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Mason is a natural...Like Father....Like Son..So cute!

Jordan, Kaylee and Lexi with Noah

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Grandma, Mason and Noah (hiding)

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Kristi and Noah

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Spring Break at Kristi's

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Grandpa and Jordan Playing Cards-11 in June
My Favorite...Dad and Kristi

All four at one shot.

Kaylee will be 9 in July

Lexi just turned 7 in March

Mason's Art Work-3 Last Friday

Marilee and Charles & Boys at the Arches

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I stole this picture from Charle's facebook because I like it so much. To see more of their trip, go to Marilee and Charles' facebook posts.

Michael and his shipmates. His ship is the Alert.

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Michael's ship going through Panama Canal

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Russell Family Dinner - 1/22/ 2010

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Front row: Diane, Marilyn, Nancy & Sandy
Back row: Richard, Stan, Bruce, Merril

New Years Eve-2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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HOLLY AND GREG (Aunt Vee's Granddaughter)-We've adopted them.

New Year's Eve at Ryan's (basement)

Christmas

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Heather

Mom sitting on her new ATV seat

Kaitlin

McKensey

Chelsea

Paden

Brianna

Macadey

Sarah

Ryan got the hat on his head.

Jenny and her New Moon!

Kent

Tonya with stickermaker

Scott and fishing necklace

Mark and Aleesa

Skyler Madison

Candice

Stockton
Becca
Nativity

Grandpa and Grandma

Table setting for Movie Theme

Ryan and my Friends from work

2009-09-25T13:18:00.003-06:00

Week or so later-doing better

Painful, Miserable Ryan - What a trouper
Broken Collar bone surgery (Trying to smile)

Painful, Miserable Ryan

Broken Collar bone surgery

My Best Friends of the General Authority Group

Left to right: Randi (Elder Holland's Sec.)

Me...Mother and Grandmother - prior secretary

Jill Larsen (Elder Cook's Sec.-Apostle)

Linda Stewart (Elder Johnson's Sec - Seventy)

Luella Thompson (President Packer's sec.)

2009-09-25T13:14:00.002-06:00

Sandy at Johnson Res. boat dock

Merril at same Johnson Res. Dock

Another view of Dianes Kitchen

Remember Richard did most of the building!

Fishlake and Visit to Diane

2009-09-25T13:08:00.003-06:00

Merril in Living Room on Main Floor

Shot from main floor to top floor

Diane in her beautiful kitchen

Fish Lake

One last Fairview

2009-09-22T20:04:00.002-06:00

On Top of Skyline

Lone and Dreary World...Dark clouds followed

us most of the trip along the top, but we never

got rained on! I prayed a lot...I didn't want those

steep roads to get slippery!

More Fairview Pictures

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Cleveland Reservoir - We took the Skyline Drive trail

from Potter's Pond - alond Skyline and back on the new

trail to Cleveland and then to camp...A Long Day..So Fun!

Yeah Right!

On top of Trail 55

Fairview trip-September 14-19

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Potter's Pond

Mom with messy hair after taking off helmet

Up Cotton Canyon Road - We did a loop

Route 55 that was pretty scary, but fun.

Huntington-Miller's Flat Area

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We went as far as Cottonwood Canyon Rd

Turned around and in the mean time it hailed

ESPECIALLY sticking to the road...slippery!!!!!

Monday, September 14

Started storming as soon as we got there

while we were trying to find a camp spot

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If you have any questions about one of the pictures, I can only say, I didn't have enough hands!

Summer Activities

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Burgess Family Campout - 2009 (Camped on road off Potter's Ponds main road) Each family sang their verse to "That's Right" song.

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Cemetaries, Nauvoo, Adam ondi Ahman,Bens Homecoming

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What I/we have been doing the last 7 weeks!

2009-06-29T16:57:00.005-06:00

As you know I have been gone for quite some time...so here are some pictures of the places I have been.

More...

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Vickie's House

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Sisters in Kentucky

2009-03-03T16:41:00.006-07:00

As most of you know I just returned from Kentucky. It was WONDERFUL to spend some time with my sisters thanks to Uncle Richard who paid our way there with his frequent flier miles. We talked, shopped, watched movies, and ate of course. We saw Twilight and watched a ton of dvds.

I am enclosing two sets of pictures since they wouldn't all connect the first time I wrote this. The green shirts were embroidered on by Nicole...bless her heart she bought the shirts and did the work. The saying on the shirts says: Our Family Tree has lots of Nuts....Sandy Nut, Vickie Nut, Diane Nut,

Nancy Nut and Robyn Nut (each of us had our own name on our own shirt.) Thanks to Nicole if she reads this! We loved the shirts!

Curtains

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Curtains made on a VERY VERY OLD MACHINE with frayed wiring.... Miracle they ever turned out!

The Pictures

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2009-02-10T15:14:00.002-07:00

OK! I typed this big long thing about my trip to MN and had lots of pictures, but for some reason it didn't post (this was on Sunday) so I will try it again. The pictures already shown as you know are of Stacie and Darren and their family and their new house in Otsego, MN (12179 66th CT NE, Otsego MN 55301) I believe...correct me if I am wrong...that was off the top of my head..
I will now include pictures of the three rooms I made curtains for, and other family pictures of their family. It was hard to leave, as it is every time I leave each of my other daughters and son who live away from Utah. Dad say I won't be a very good Godess because I don't want my children to have trials and experiences where they grow and want to help them too much...sorry! I just have to turn you all over to the Lord and He has promised he will take care of all of you... Have to leave for Skylers game...I will add pictures when I get h ome

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Emily Nicole Jensen

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Grandpa looks pretty proud!

Emily Nicole Jensen

December 18, 2008 (4:30 p.m.)

6lbs 15.8 oz

18 1/2 inches

Rest of family attending Halloween Party

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Ryan, Heather, Sarah and Becca.

Notice Becca's glasses. Doesn't she look cute.

Sorry, I can't find Mark's family picture. I will see if it saved it in a different folder and send it later.

2008 Burgess Halloween Party

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The older kids and adults watched "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" and the younger kids dressed up and had a kids halloween party.

Words to "THAT'S RIGHT"

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THAT’S RIGHT!
Written by Merril Burgess
for 2008 Burgess Campout!

I am wild, I have no cares
I don’t brush any of my hair . . .
That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right,
That’s Right, That’s Right, THAT’S RIGHT!

When people see me, they stop and stare
I don’t have any underwear. . .
That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right,
That’s Right, That’s Right, THAT’S RIGHT!

I love to give everyone a scare
Because I am just a Big Black Bear
That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right,
That’s Right, That’s Right, THAT’S RIGHT!

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I have no money and I REALLY care,
I do not have ANY hair . . .
That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right,
That’s Right, That’s Right, THAT’S RIGHT!

I don’t have anything to share
I don’t even have a dress to wear . . .
That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right,
That’s Right, That’s Right, THAT’S RIGHT!

I‘m Shaped like an apple and not a pear,
Some people call me Grandma-Joe . . . IF THEY DARE!
That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right, That’s Right,
That’s Right, That’s Right, THAT’S RIGHT!

That's Right!

2008-11-01T13:01:00.003-06:00

2008 Family Campout:

Grandma-Joe and his back-up singers:

McKensey, Lindsey, Chelsea and Brianna...Singing grandpa's new theme song (written by grandpa himself) THAT'S RIGHT!

Another Version

2008-09-12T21:59:00.001-06:00

My 5 Sons

2008-09-12T21:54:00.002-06:00

Kent took this picure last year at Thanksgiving...he couldn't find it until tonight. I am so excited and want you to see it!

DAD ON A ROCK

2008-09-11T10:33:00.002-06:00

Thought you might like to see a picture of Merril sitting on a rock similar to the one we climbed. I was a dummy and forgot our camera.

OUR FIRST BLOG ARTICLE!

2008-09-04T12:18:00.003-06:00

Thanks to Kristi for setting me up with this blog page, I am ready to blog my head off!

Merril and I just returned from a week in the mountains...and it was great!
We parked next to a river, all alone (until 3 trailers moved in for the Labor Day weekend) but they parked pretty far away from us and all of a sudden moved out very quickly! They must have heard a news announcement for STORMS in our area! We drove over the Skyline Drive to Ephriam from Joes Valley, We rode the 4 wheeler over to Cottonwood Canyon and took a lunch. We climbed up a huge rock (yes, even at 65 we did it) and ate our lunch on top on it. Far more frightening than climbing the rock was the two trucks of Indians we bumped into on that ride.... They were parked on the side of the road waiting for one of their Indian friends who for some reason was walking up the road several blocks away...STRANGE! I wondered what brought that all about! At any rate we saw them coming and going and they were still waiting for the guy to reach them...
We watched movies, sat around the fire, read 5 chapters in the B of M each day, took more 4 wheeler rides, we were so busy that I didn't even have time to read a book. I did work on my laptop a couple of times however! I love it. We camped in the Lower Joes Valley area... some place we found 4 wheeling at the family campout. It was great for us, but not for anyone with little kids.

Sunday night it thundered and lighteninged and I got nervous...it rained all night but not heavily. The next day it rained lightly off and on and then all of a sudden it hailed for a few minutes....then when the clouds broke for a while and dried up the area a little we decided to come home on Monday night instead of Tuesday. We had a few little difficulties like the generator stopped working, the electical post that hooks into the truck that generates the tail lights, etc. on the trailer disconected on a terrible WASHBOARD road near Moon Lake and drug for quite some time without us knowing it....We picked up a new end on our trip to Ehpriam and Merril did a great job replacing it... Well all in all, it was a wonderful get-away as our first little trip celebrting both of our RETIREMENTS! Yeah! It was GREAT!
Can't wait to do it all over again!