The fruits of his labor

To most people the acronym C.A.R. means nothing, but to us in the Accounting professors world it's gold. C.A.R. is one of the top six journals that professors seek to publish in. And Keith just published in Volume 25 Summer of 2008 Journal of Contemporary Accounting Research. I am so PROUD of Keith. This is a HUGE accomplishment for him in his career.
For those of you who are wondering what Keith really does, and for those of you who don't care, most of Keith's time at work is spent writing papers based on the research he is doing. What does he research you may ask? I don't really understand, so I'm not going to act like I do. But if you'd like to read the fruits of Keith's labor for the past last four years, come on by the house cause we have a copy.

Carmellos and the Harpers

Last weekend we went to dinner to Carmellos with a group of friends


My fish medley.

Our friend Chris taken care of business.

Keith's funky dish!

The Walkers, Kunz and Garrett's favorite, Ben Taylor.

Keith, the Lees, the Harpers, and Ben Taylor's better-half Ann.
After dinner we all walked over to the Harper's very urban loft for ice cream. What a treat!

Swimming, chocolate and sleep.

After a long day of swimming Kendall requisted a bowl of chocolate ice cream which she took a few bites making a mess all over herself. Then fell asleep in her chair.

My 100th Post, in progress.

OK I'm going to try to think of 100 things about myself.

1. I'm addicted to Coke. Yes, not a surprise to anyone but this is really tough get started.
2. I'm the fourth girl, and by the way, Keith is the fourth boy in his family.
3. I'm 5'10 but shrinking.
4. I'm 90% gray. Thank heavens for hair-dye every three weeks.
5. I long to be an organized person, but struggle everyday.
6. OK I'm going to be lucky to get to 10
7. I love Keith Jones!
8. I'm a mother of three beautiful children.
9. Hopefully we have one or two more. We'll see.
10. I don't like straight chocolate but I don't mind eating things that have a little chocolate in it.
11. I would love to play volleyball again but I don't like to leave my kids for things like that.
12. I have blueish green eyes.
13. I have a birth mark on my right arm.
14. I LOVE oatmeal with honey.
15. I served my mission in Tallahassee, Florida.
16. I like to sew Halloween costumes, drapes, and baby blankets, but I hate to mend.
17. I don't really like to type out the commentary for the blog but I like to see the blog when it's done.
18. I wish I could take a class on photographer and graphic design. Someday!
19. I really want to go to Europe someday. Maybe next summer.
20. I wear a size 10 shoe. Huge!
21. I love to shop, which means I love to spend money. Sorry Keith. I'll try to do better.
22. I LOVE Salmon.
23. Right now I love to work in the yard. There is something satisfying about digging a hole, planting a bush and watching it transform the yard.
24. For a couple of years I worked at the Arizona State Fair selling candy apples, cotton candy and other crap that should only be eaten at the fair.
25. I also worked as a Life Guard for a few summers.
26. I've swam in the Dead Sea.
27. I grew up in a very small town.
28. I been to Petra where Indiana Jones was filmed. I looked to the right cup but the cave isn't really that big.
29. I have a Masters in Educational Leadership from Northern Arizona University. I am 10 credits shy of completing my second master in Family Counseling, but I decided to put that on hold to get married to the most handsome man in the world and have an adorable son. Best decision I ever made.
30. My bachelors is in Elementary Education from Arizona State University.
31. I taught 2nd and 5th grade in Gilbert Public Schools for 5 1/2 years.
32. I toured Central America with a BYU singles group for three week.
33. When we finished touring, two girlfriends of mine and I spent a week in Honduras rebuilding an orphanage, then we spent the next week sitting on the beach outside of Cancun.
34. I once won a Turkey Shoot and literally took home a turkey as a prize.
35. I played Jr. College Volleyball and we took 2nd at National. Not to bad, Aye?
36. I love to sew but I hate cleaning up the mess afterwards.
37. I don't really like plain chocolate or chocolate chip cookies, but I like it in ice cream.

Baby fat!

Not a great photographer, but a cute subject. I love my little redhead.

The cutest preschool pictures EVER!

A few weeks ago Garrett came home and told me he had a secret but he couldn't tell me. My first thought was what kind of teacher encourages secrets? Then Garrett told me it was for a Father's Day present, so I figured it couldn't be too bad.
Here's the big secret. All the kids were able to ride the pony and get their pictures taken. Garrett could not have been happier about the whole experience.

Sibling love!

Garrett just LOVES Tary-tary. He can't keep his hands off her. He takes good care of his baby sister.