I was born a poor young white girl, ˚Ü˚ the daughter of Blaine and Wilma Brox! I was born in Salt Lake City Utah, but we moved to Las Vegas the summer before I started Kindergarten, 6/6/66 to be exact, (Ya ya, NO wise cracks about the date!) and I have been here ever since! Since I started kindergarten here, I consider Las Vegas my home! I lived at 5821 Halifax Ave for a REALLY long time, and grew up in the best ward in Las Vegas, the 19th ward! I am grown and married now, with a wonderful husband, two great sons, a lovely daughter-in-law and now even a precious grandson, but the people of the old 19th ward are really what helped to shape the person I am today, and I love them all very much! That is why I created this blog, so that we could always keep in touch and keep looking out for each other! Like one of my favorite songs says, "I'm glad I'm walking home with you!" So I hope this blog gets a lot of use and brings many good and happy memories to all who enter!
Come take a peek into the past! Learn about old friends, share memories, and reconnect with all the people that used to live in the old 19th, or later, the Harmony ward, which in my humble opinion had some of the best people on earth in it! ˚Ü˚ So come on in, sit a spell, and share some of your fun memories with us by posting a comment whenever the desire arises!
Hi There! And Welcome to the blog! If for any reason you need to get in touch with me, the creator of this Blog, you can reach me at mbalv@cox.net THANKS! Happy Reading!
Food Storage Help!
Lately I have been feeling a real urgency to beef (no pun intended Ü) up my food storage, and have found that there are a lot of good helps out there if ya look for them! I thought it would be great to dedicate some space here for us to share food storage tips, or when we come across some really good deals, or ANYTHING that has to do with food storage! I know a lot of you out there are really into this, so please share your knowledge with all of us! Ü One thing that I never really thought about when it comes to food storage is having seeds so that you can grow your own food! I found this really cool place that not only has really good organic and NOT genetically modified seeds, but it also teaches you how to harvest the seeds after the season so that you will never run out! Plus some of these seed have been harvested from generations that are hundreds of years old, back when the food actually had some nutrition in it! If you do not know about Genetically modified foods Trust me you will want to learn about it, it is NOT something you want your family to be eating! Man has NEVER been able to recreate what God intended for us to eat, so I feel like it is really important to make sure you are not eating any kinds of food that has been genetically modified! Anyway, check out this link it tells all about the Survival seed bank! And start sending me food storage ideas so we can all benefit ummmkay? Ü
Just click on the picture and it will take you to the page!
I also found another company called Tomorrow's Harvest, that has an interesting concept for Food Storage, that I think is perfect for todays world! Instead of buying 50 pounds of wheat and then wondering what to do with it, this company actually sells complete MEALS and I have to say they are pretty darn tasty! And sooo easy to fix, you just add hot water! Plus you can store a whole years supply under a king size bed! I think it is wonderful for single people especially, or for families with little kids who are picky eaters, or for those who do not have a lot of storage place! AND you can get it for as little as $39 bucks a month! So check out this link too: www.tomorrowsharvest.com
A tribute to Lasting Love!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Does anyone know who these little stud muffins are? And check out the cars! They're OLD! Ü What a great picture!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Is this the best picture or what?!? Ü Who knew Drew Carey used to be in our ward?! Ü I'm sure you can figure out who these guys are, I just HAD to share this picture with you!
So who can name all of these boys? Extra points if ya know the year and WHERE they are!
Friday, April 11, 2008
Does anyone recognize this cute family? Don't know where the mom was, she must have been directing from the floor?! :) Hint: These kids are all grown up now with kids of their own! Oye Vay! :)
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Dang I should have posted this one for St. Patrick's day with their green hats and all! Love the bow ties! ˚Ü˚Wonder what they were singing! Tell you what, you get a green star if you know WHO they are and WHAT they were singing!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Here are some oldies but goodies! Ü I know they are not real clear and it's hard to see faces but you can still tell who they are, and once you KNOW who they are you will say, OH Ya, THEM! Ü So go ahead take a gander, then take a guess!
Friday, March 21, 2008
I decided to put all three of these pictures on for today becuase they were all taken at the same Roadshow, and they are all so fun! So go ahead, start guessing away, there are a lot of people to indentify here! Fun! Fun! Fun! This is good stuff!
This is actually the rest of the boys that went to Catalina! What a crew! Masters of the booty shorts! Ü Can you name all of them?
Friday, March 7, 2008
Is this funny or what?! I LOVE this picture! How many of the kids do YOU recognize? And what about the dad, anyone recognize him? I can't tell if he is laughing or worried they are going to run into each other! Ü What a fun picture! Thank you Crystal for sending it in!
Lyle J. Delange - Ward Clerk * George L. Albright * Bishop Heber P. Hardy * Milton W. Hammond
Our 1st Building - The Charleston Chapel
Our 2nd Building - The Lindell Chapel
Our 3rd Building and one we were in the longest - The Alta & Jones Chapel
Happy Birthday to you! Ü
April Birthdays:
April 6th - Cindy Stastny Comstock:Happy Birthday Cindy!! YUP! ya got one more good year left, along with Charlene and Sondra! Ü
April 9th - Charlene Maxwell Phillips - Umm humm, you KNOW how old you are!! Ü Ü
April 11th - Sondra Orchard Ward - Why don't any of you guys look older? Ü
April 20th - Cheree Brox Williams - Happy Birthday Sheese!
I'm sure there are probably a ton more April Birthday's and if you want to send them to me I will post them, even if they are past! Sorry I have been so lame!
A WARM HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU!!
Sister Grace Simkins Turns 100! WOW!
CONGRATULATIONS! And a very special Happy Birthday to Sister Simkins!
Enjoying our Beautiful Vegas Weather! Ü
Looking forward to some wonderful Sprint weather!
Do you like to communicate by Texting? Ok try this! Ü
If you want to text me from your computer to my phone click here, if I hear my phone Ü I will text you back! This is a new service that I found! It's too fun! Ü
Do you have something to say? Ok go ahead! Ü
Ok, this is much better than the phone! You have all played with magnets on a fridge, so I'm sure you will be able to do this, so go ahead and leave a message, just remember that everyone will see it! So play nice! Ü
Fun Recipes!
Here is a yummy and VERY easy recipe that I tried out on New Years and everyone loved it! Thank you Carrie! Ü
Mexicorn Dip
1 small can Mexicorn, drained
1 small can white corn, drained
1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies
1 teaspoon seasoning salt
Garlic salt to taste
1 can of chopped olives
opt. - 1 or 2 jalapeno's without the seeds
Mix Mayonnaise, sour cream and seasoning well, then add all other ingredients and mix well. Chill for 1 hour to blend flavors and serve with scoops tortilla chips!