A Day to Remember...

Take a moment today to call/ email/ or write Grandma Lil. Long ago today was her wedding anniversary. I wonder what it was like...obviously cold! I am sure glad it happened though! Where would we have been if she married, say, Bob Hope! We'd all have funny looking noses that is for sure. I am sure you miss your best friend, Grandma. Please know that we love you with all our hearts and I know that Grandpa Holly is thinking of you today and sends helping, loving hands to always be with you. Cheers to you!

поздравляю! Congratulations!

S dnem rozhdeniya! or Happy Birthday to Nick in Russian! Is there as much snow in Wisconsin as there might be in Russia on your birthday? We are glad to have a guy like you in the DeMeester Family. Those Ramptons are good people! Enjoy your day and have Angela make you your favorite meal... maybe something with a Russian flare?! We thank you for your infectious smile and your willingness to always serve.

Queen for the day...

Happy Birthday Dawna! Spoil yourself today and wear earplugs at Walmart so it will be like you aren't even there! Thanks for being a great cousin and always hanging with us all when we breeze into town. We love you Dawna!

Birthday Wishes...

A truckload of birthday wishes are heading to Sammamish, WA. for it is Jacqueline's Birthday today! I'm sure her little clan will be making her breakfast in bed, and a yummy dessert too! Or, maybe that is up to Shawn...

Here's to you Cuz... my partner in crime and a many parade planner (even when you didn't want to at first...thanks for coming out!) Have a great day with all your loving family!

23 Cheers!

Raise a glass to Ellesse today as we all celebrate her birthday. Maybe watch the movie 'Clue', or 'Kite Runner', 'Amelie' or 'Everything is illuminated' and think of her... Listen to Coldplay, or something else from her 'bizarro music playlist'. Go see the play 'Light in the Piazza' and relax.

We love her and I can't imagine life without her. I know she has saved my life especially when I was really sick. I am thankful Heavenly Father sent her to us.

Happy Birthday, Ellessie!

Go, Go Elder T. DeMeester!

Yahoo for Elder Talmage DeMeester! He is headed to the Belgium Brussels mission Dutch Speaking (IF YA AIN'T DUTCH, YA AIN'T MUCH!) The DEMEESTERS are comin' home! (Well pretty darn close...) We are all proud of you Talmage for holding on and staying strong. Keep it up and we will all come over for a DeMeester Reunion old school in 2 years... I'm sure Grandpa Holly is smiling...

Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day.
Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work;
For behold the afield is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;
And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.
Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.
Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.
Doctrine and Covenants 4

“The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done” (History of the Church, 4:540)

Birthday Shout Out!

Cheers to Candace another year older! I hope all your wildest dreams come true!... to quote Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite. I hope your friends toilet paper your dorm room...

Cake and ice cream anyone?

Happy Birthday to Roberta!!!

We hope you have a good day!

Lest We Forget

I hope you all were wearing your poppy and thinking of those who paid for our freedoms. Rest in Peace Grandpa Holly. Elliott and I made a wreath out of 'homemade poppies' and put them up at the war memorial in our park.

In Flanders Fields
By: Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD (1872-1918)
Canadian Army
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Halloween3..though not nearly as scary as the movie

The beginning of the evening when everyone's make-up was fresh and they all have their props

Second round of trick-or-treating with the DDsThe end of the evening...

At least they had one thing that was healthy that night!

Hallowe'en Revisited

Here are some pics. from us in Utah! Matt was a pool shark and bonnie was the 8 ball, Jackson was Nemo... again. Alison was Olive Oyl, Elliott was Popeye, and Dan was Brutus. Lilly was a Pumpkin Fairy....

Happy Hallowe'en!

Make sure you send us your Hallowe'en costume pictures! We'd love to see them! Maybe the Mohammed's will dress up like 'Grandpa DD' or 'Missionary Talmage', will Mike Lawlor be Michael Knight?!

I Hope They Call Me On a Mission!

Congratulations Talmage!

He has submitted his mission papers and is totally excited to be headed out! So, be thinking about your guess as to where Talmage is going to be serving...I think we are going to be taking down "bets"!

We love you Tad, make us proud!

Happy 24th Birthday Nelson!

Who couldn't love that face? Hope your special day is filled with smiles, memories and cake!

Prayers and Temple Attendance!

November 7th has been cited as the day Grandma Lil goes in for surgery for her hip and leg. If we can all make sure to say our prayers for her to heal quickly and all to go well... I'm sure it would be appreciated. If you live near a temple... hey going there is great too! Maybe hold a family fast! We love our Grandma Lil and thought by 'getting together as a family' to do this on her behalf will be good medicine!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving part deux!

Today is a day that we celebrate all that we are thankful for. We have been truly blessed in our lives this year, and I'd like to make a list of things we are grateful for so leave a comment and let see how many we can get!PS- You better not forget to do the "Turkey Trot"!!!! Sing with me now...who's that struttin' round lookin' mighty perky?

Happy Thanksgiving, eh!

Well, we are eating Dad's popcorn and watching Pirates of the Caribbean.  We have had a good weekend visiting friends and family.  It was nice to see Wayne and Doneen and to have Grandma Lil for Thanksgiving.  She made a great squash pie.  

We miss you hosers down in the states but know that we love you and think of you.  

Oops...

Primary Presentation on my mind... I've slipped up! Here are some of Mike and Kari's Wedding pics. What a great weekend that was. So glad we could be there and perform our "Mike and Kari poem" (i need to find a copy of that... that was great!)

Happy Anniversary!

Just wanted to give a shoutout to Kari and Mike who celebrated their 4th anniversary yesterday! Sorry, I don't have any pictures but maybe Kari does (hint hint)!

Congratulations you guys! We love you!

Congratulations!

Matt and Bonnie are expecting their second baby! And it's going to be a boy!

A Math Quiz

For those of you in school, I wanted to pay tribute to you by giving you a couple math problems. Don't worry, the answers are done for you!

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And last but not least...Have a great day!!!!

Newest Citizens...

The United States of America just gained 2 new citizens in the Hargreaves Family. After over a year of waiting and 'process' Justin and Alison are American Citizens. Canada will be our Motherland (and maker of the best slurpess etc.) but the U.S. is now our homeland. And just in time for the elections!!!! ... and Dan made sure Alison wasn't crossing her fingers when she took "the oath". My heart will always be with Canada, but my little family is now in the U.S... and that is where I will be.

A Day of Twitterpation...

Today is Justin and Donna's 4th Wedding Anniversary and so we send out a load of love their way. A lot has happened in those somewhat short years and they have come a long way together. Happy Anniversary you two!

Rise and Shout!

The Cougars are out!

The DeMeesters and Mohameds went to the BYU-UW game on Saturday. Shawn was a little conflicted because he attended both schools but the rest of us were cheering for BYU (as was 1/4 of the stadium...there were a lot of cougar fans in attendance). We were not disappointed. It was a great game that came down to the last 3 seconds but we were the victors in the end, 28-27!

It was such an exciting game that it put Ethan to sleep:>

We also had a surprise visit from Curtis and Kaylene who had come up from California for the game and then were off to Alaska!

Fun times, Go Cougs!

School spirit. Go team Lawlor!

I'm sorry to say that I didn't get a picture of Mike on his first day of school. He is taking a math class two nights a week. We are hoping he can start his Power Engineering program next year, if not sooner.

My only connection to school at this point is talking to my young women girls about how school is for them so far and helping them prepare for those life situations that are easier to deal with when you have decided before hand what you will do.

Enjoy our mugs. I know we aren't as cute as the kids but we have to try, right?