Don't you guys wish Kelli would participate in our family blog? I sure think it would be great if we could be informed on her social life... oh well. That would probably be a nice christmas gift to the family from Kelli-- the gift of blog.

this is us we are now happily married

we are awesome

in case anyone is curious about our christmas list(s)
a woman's pair of pants (chosen by kelli, just like some kelli has)
clothes of any kind
a woman's coat (just like kelli's also)
womens razor heads or new razor or electric womans razor
cade wants a really nice razor electric style
pots and pans
Sleeping bags/ tent
elf

also, life is going great as newly weds. nothing exciting to report.
kristi and buck

Hey bloggers, 2nd lieutenant Mark Olsen reporting for duty, once again, to keep my fans and the public informed and updated on critical issiues. I hope that everyone had a wonderful thanksgiving together. I know I did. I guess for me the best part was that I got to hold a little baby girl (Mckenna- 9 lbs, 3.5 month old) instead of helping with dishes. What a relief. I'm sure all of the Olsens in the blogging community would love to hear other Turkey-day stories of triumph and/or disaster, so get posting, bloggers.
In other news, our speakers at church today spoke on the "abundant life," obviously referring to blessings and not money, ipods, or cars. Somehow it was mentioned that we each have the potential to create a masterpiece out of our lives. It is impossible to create a masterpiece is without joy, sorrow, sufffering, sacrifice, and love. For Lance Armstrong, his masterpiece is his devotion to cycling. Beethoven's masterpiece was of course his music (and his temper, I guess) and Michaelangelo's masterpiece was his art. I was thinking that for some people, at the end of their life, their masterpiece may be the service they've given, or maybe the family they raised, or different people that have been touched by friendship throughout their life. I know that some people create a masterpiece of patience and humility. A life of sacrificing one's self for others would also be a beautiful masterpiece.
One last thought: my buddy Steve mentioned some quote from President Eyring in his priesthood lesson today. When writing in a journal, look back over the day and ask "How have I seen the hand of God in my life or the lives of those around me today?" I bet that whether the anwswer is written or not, this great question will cause reflection and appreciation and allow us to see the deeper meaning beyond seemingly meaningless events of the day.

Keep me posted.

Rant of the Week

Hi-dee-ho, boggers. Mark Olsen here again with the weekly rant. Normally I would like to post rants and raves, but I don't have a ton to rave about this week, just rant. Of course a "good time was had by all" at the Olsen-Buck wedding last week. Great food, a new brother, and still more food. I don't know about you guys, but it was great to see the family combined for such a joyous occaision; too bad it couldn't last... which brings me to my complaint: I came back to RVA (slang for richmond) for four reasons:
1. cutting crown practical exam on monday
2. Ortho rotation on tuesday
3. Patient on tuesday
4. Possible perio written test on wed.
Significant responsibilities, am I right bloggers? So of course my patient cancelled, the perio test got moved to next week, and the ortho director is gone so the residents let us eat donuts and leave. Which means I have basically nothing going on this week. If I had rescheduled the practical exam on mon I could have stayed with my wife for thanksgiving! What's worse than an easy week at school? an easy week at school with no reason to come home :(
unless cleaning the house is a reason to come home to. I may have so much free time that my fans will get to read alot about me on the blog. They (you) will like that. Ash if you are reading this, I love you.

On a lighter note, I put back the navbar on top of the page so you can log right in without going to blogger. Plus, new wider page for improved posting.

Great job everyone. keep up the good work. I think I deserve a quesodilla right now...
PS- a funny video about a dental school trend:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ6qdxN883w

My test

hi

I did very well on my science core test.

my teacher grades it so he puts in a 1 for possible when there are really 75. I got 73 out out of 1. I got a ton of extra credit and 7,300%!

Poopsies ahoy!

I was perusing my pictures and found this one. I liked it a lot and it reminds me of my Kurt of yesteryear. And Kurt, it probably brings back the ol' patch-day memories! Please don't be offended by this picture,but hey, the blog needs a little spice, huh??

Hi everyone
I just wanted to personally thank mark for helping me with my first post on this blog.

The shower was a success!

The food was great (thanks Jeannette, Heidi, and Mary Ann!)

The company was super! (Thanks Kristi and Friends)

And this has nothing to do with the shower, but my girls are very cute in their fuzzy jammies from grandma weibell!

my mistake

There was a slight malfunction--Kurt hadn't signed out and when I went to the blogger website it was still under kurt's name. I had to show that I can do it right!

Thank you for your time. Tonight for FHE we (Dad, mom, Kelli, Danny, Kurt) are going to the play, "Much ado about nothing" at the high school. Isn't that cultured?

love,
mom

Thanksgiving

Hey, everyone. This is mom. In the middle of all this wedding business people are wanting to know what we're doing for thanksgiving. Since it's our year to host all our kids (who are in the vicinity), I thought I'd get all your opinions on what we should do: 1)have just our family (and possibly gr. and gr. weibell & Aunt Carol Lee) here at our house; 2)go to Aunt Sue's and have thanksgiving with whatever Olsen's are around: 3)Call Aunt Ginger and see what her group is up to, and possibly go to their house.(turkey bowl would be included, I imagine). If we stay up here for thanksgiving day we could also go down to Orem area friday and/or Saturday and have dinner or desserts with relatives. We could also invite any relatives who want to come up here for thanksgiving.

Please let me know your preferences, what your schedules will allow, etc.

Thank you very much.

Wedding update: things are going well. I need to finish dipping a few more spoons, make cinnamon and sugar, and buy marshmallows. I think (and hope) that's about all I have left to do. Oh, and make and cut out the labels for a couple of items in the hot chocolate bars. And remove the store labels off of some of the glassware I purchased....maybe that's all.

See you all soon
love, mom

My Christmas List!

Hello, this is my Christmas list F.Y.I. thought you ought to know! I think everyone should do the same

Kurt’s Christmas List
1. Mp3 player
2. BMX Bike
3. wave skateboard
4. Eragon movie
5. Mario kart double dash for game cube(gc)
6. the legend of Zelda Ocarina of time (g.c.)
7. Super man Returns (movie)
8. Lego set
9. Book
10. flash drive
11. Game boy game
12. play station game
13. “Brazil” hoodie
14. Spider man 3 movie
15. digital camera
16. Dance Dance Revolution
17. Dr. Mario
18. Nintendo Wii
19. Eggnog
20. The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker

Week in Review

HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY HEIDI!
A birthday should never pass unmentioned on a family blog.
Hello fellow bloggers and Olsens alike. Mark Olsen, signing in. I'm not trying to hog all the gigabytes, just keep our followers and fans updated. First item of business: Ashley passed her glucose tests with "flying colors". Whew. Can you say live-abetes? Secondly, we had a great week and played some soccer with friends yesterday; even I scored a couple goals. Last of all, if you ever feel like all your computer fonts are old, lame, and worn out (I used to), we found a great free font website www.dafont.com. We used fonts from this site to update the blog logo to make it more contemporary, in-your-face, and proactive. The blog is not sponsored by dafont.com yet, but if you need cute or proactive fonts, check it out. Isn't this a great way to share information, tips, and advice? See you soon, bloggers...

PS

check out the Ashton update to see pics from the old house.

Hey Guys

So, people. I have this crazy feeling that this will work. it is kinda fun. But I have no news to give this week, but it is late-start at school tomorrow. so, feel free to email me from 7:00-like, oh, i dunno, 9:00? So that will be an adventure. Bye-Bye

Well guys, this seems to bo working nicely. Of course we all still are waiting to hear from danny, kelli, and kurt. And Jeannette. Any rant and rave of the day will be fine. The point is to keep your family connected with your true self. For example:
Hey bloggers, Mark Olsen here, signing in. Weather is fair, morale is high, Ashley is pregnant. I took a small quiz today, details coming soon. Also I found out that I got a B in my Medical Emergencies class. fantastic. In other news, Ashley went to the doctor today after drinking some special orange glucose drink (it took all my power to resist drinking it for my breakfast). They did a blood sugar (aka diabetes- ever heard of it) test that was high, so more testing will be done on Thurs. We will let you know. Then Ash went off to spend the rest of her day with her littel Beau and I did some work at school (AM ortho rotat, PM mannequin fillings-blah). Time for a little R and R before we begin our wednesday routine, very similar to our tuesday routine, except Ashley has a card-making recipe-exchanging party with friends. Well fellow bloggers, keep on doing what you do in cyberspace. Until next time, olsens out!

Consider this your invite!!!

Varci's Cakes

These are the cakes I made for Varci Smeddly's (sp?) Birthday Party.

Princesses








"Little Orphan Annie"



The Loot

Halloween Pics

Trick or treating at the law library








Eating a pixi stick






Carving Pumpkins






Lizzy "smiling"

Halloween

Well, Halloween was a charm for us. The girls were princesses and Lizzy was a cat. (as noted we may change Lizzie to Lizzy, I can't decide, so votes are welcome). Anyway, we had 3 Halloween activities. On Thursday before we went to the Law school and got twice the candy that we had brought. On Halloween we went to G &G Weibell's and got a first-hand reading of Little Orphan Annie from Grandma, and then, following a DELICIOUS chili, made by myself, we went with G&G Ricks to our ward trunk-or-treat. Annie is actually confused and thinks that all trick-or-treating is trunk-or-treating. Also, by 10:15 this morning I had caught Lizzy at each of our 3 toilets. One of them she had not yet put her hands in, and in one I heard her sucking the water off her fingers...I'll keep everyone posted on her health. The older girls have been in bed for about 1 1/2 hours and have not slept...early bed time! Wow! You'll regret letting me blog.

I'm In

Okay, here I am. I'm taking the big plunge! I think this may be do-able.

Hey, this is greg, thats me in the sunset, sorry I'm just learning how to become technologically advanced and use the blogger. So I thought I'd put up a picture.

Having a family blog is an easy way to keep up on the news...

Mom's a fan

This will be great. Everyone stay tuned

Mark's coming to town`

Every note: Mark and Ashley are coming to Brigham on Wednesday 14th November. They will be staying until Sunday 18 November. Kristi will be getting married on Saturday the 17ty

An experiment in cyberspace...

Ok guys...
Here it is. Nothing fancy, nothing complicated. This may help us to keep each other updated, maybe not. This way we can all know Jeannette's comings and goings, Heidi and Jarom can post pics and updates, Ashley and I can keep you current on our amazing adventures, Greg and Andrea can give us tips and tricks for the good life, and MaryAnn can keep us posted on her love life, we can be with Kristi and Cade in cyberspace as they start a new life togeter (sniff..), and Kelli and Danny and Kurt will be like, "so I went to this cool party, blah blah blah, Algebra is hard, blah blah blah, can you believe what Dad did in front of my friends blah blah blah". And Mom and Dad can read it all, watching from HQ.



There, a post. Not too hard, eh?