The Kid: Ken Griffey, Jr. - Saviour of Mariners' Baseball

A few days have passed sine the Seattle Mariners icon, George Kenneth Griffey, Jr. retired from Major League Baseball - an announcement coming exactly twenty-three years to the day of his being chosen as the first overall pick in the 1987 MLB Draft.  Hard to imagine it has been more than twenty years since he donned the M's cap.  So much has happened with the organization during his two decades in the game.

The Anticipation for 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™

There is less than a week left until the first matches commence in the most popular sporting tournament in the world, The 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.  The excitement has reached a crescendo as each qualified nation are finalizing their preparations for the month-long tournament that will determine the Champions of the World!

Superbike World Championship 2010

On Monday, May 31st we were off to the races!  My brother who works for Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah had two tickets to the HANNspree FIM Superbike World Championship 2010.  We had never been out to the racetrack since it opened in 2006.  We are normally not race fans but thought we would try it out especially since our son Joshua loves Lightning McQueen from Disney-Pixar's Cars.  To say that he liked is an understatement ... he absolutely LOVED it!  We have a video showing how much he enjoyed every minute of it!  He is so cute

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I think we will have to go back and watch actual cars race as I am sure he will abosolutely lose his mind!

Memorial Day 2010 - Dishwasher Edition

Memorial Day Weekend 2010 started differently than any other in recent memory.  In years past we would take it easy on Saturday and attend church on Sunday per our usual routine.  Then on Monday maybe attend the Annual Smith Family Potluck in Salt Lake City.  However our plans changed when our dishwasher having died a slow and gruesome death a few days earlier destroying several of our dishes and utensils in the process. It became very apparent that a new one was needed.

We thought the long holiday would be perfect opportunity to buy a new one as there were sure to be holiday sales throughout the valley.  After researching a bit my wife Emily found the best deal at Sears so we packed up the kids first thing Saturday morning and headed to make our purchase.  Little did we know that this would be the beginning of a very long day as we had no idea what lay in store for us!