No L at Myler

Technical Communication Grammar Presentation

Boxes upon Boxes!

Welcome to Junior Nursery! This is the tower we built after all the children left today.  It was awesome to have nearly a dozen children sitting in two boxes.  They were so entertained by the big boxes we got with our new furniture and a few smaller boxes from Janell's work.  We're curious what would happen when the singing time leader comes in to sing with the children and they are all sitting in a circle, each in their own box, rather than on the chairs.  The nursery kids like us so much that they start to cry when their parents come to get them. Will the boxes still be there when we come back for nursery next week, or will the building cleanup group have thrown them out, or will another ward's nursery children have destroyed them? 

Leaves!

This is what happens when you think you're done raking. I had them all cleaned up yesterday afternoon! It's a good thing they are pretty.

Janell at Work (Episode 2)

A month or so ago I was made a team leader. This last Friday I experienced one of the joys of this position. It was in question all day whether or not a particular individual on my team would earn the week bonus. When I informed him that he had, he got giddy and replied that if I needed him to stay and help a bit longer, he could. A little surprised that he would offer when he was so anticipating leaving early, I told him I could always use more help if he really wanted to stay. He replied, "No, you're supposed to say, 'Oh, how sweet of you to offer, but you should go and enjoy your weekend. You've been working so hard this week.'" This made my day, as it reminded me of my siblings--sweet-talking to put words in my mouth when I was put responsible and they needed my permission.

Decorating for Fall

We picked our corn and used the stalks to decorate.

Janell at Work [Episode 1]

At work today, I went upstairs to find some files and there was an IT guy who followed me up and told me that in his years of working there, I was the first girl he's seen run up the stairs.  I told him, "I love stairs, I love skipping, I love getting to move."

During lunch, I went and found a picnic table to eat and read and call Victor, I was talking with Victor, and there was three girls behind me at another table who were talking about relationships.  One of the girls asked the other girl, "Are you nervous to move in with him before you're married? ...I'm not meaning to get in the middle of your relationship...  Everybody loves talking about relationships."
I feel sick that she's moving in with her boyfriend.  As I was half listening and talking with Victor on the phone, I was trying to gather my courage to say something to the girls.  I said goodbye to Victor and remember that when your words are said with love, you shouldn't worry about offending.  I started packing up my lunch, and then found that they were packing up their lunches. I asked them, "So I was talking with my husband on the phone, I was not trying to eaves drop, but the little bit that I heard was that one of you is moving in with her boyfriend."  She affirmed it and then I said, "I studied family marriage studies in college, and learned how moving in with someone without commitment first can lead to problems later on in the relationship." And then asked their names and where they worked, they worked the same place I did.  I told them who I was.  As they were leaving, one said to the other, "well studies show..." That helped me realize how people think that they can always be the exception.  It took courage to warn her about her choice.

Anna who sits next to me, we were in the lunch room together and she complemented me that I'm always cheerful.

Benison Wedding

Benjamin and his new wife Madison were married on July 20, 2013, the day before our first anniversary.  The two of us, Janell and Victor, drove to Boise after school and work on Wednesday the 17th.  We arrived at eleven in the evening.  The groom, who was supposed to have arrived the day before us, was still on his way from Rexburg.  Changing our plans, we joined him in a caravan consisting of us with Rosee in one car, and him and Mom Limb in the other to go up to decorate the honeymoon cabin before the bride would see it.  We drove all through the night and arrived at the cabin an hour before the other car.  Rosee helped us put dozens of pickup line post-it notes all over the cabin.

Ward Campout

Me Camping in Utah

Our first real camp-out together. We had a mini camp-out before together at October General Conference time, but that was just in our own back yard. One fun thing at our ward camp-out,  I also had a fun time carrying a little girl and chasing her brother with her. They laughed a whole bunch. As we gathered for ward devotional, I led the opening song as I do for the ward every week in Sacrament Meeting. Later, we did some exploring, we roasted s'mores and hot dogs and played games. One game we played a bunch of was Catch Phrase, where on your turn your task is to get someone else to guess your assigned phrase without saying any of the words within that phrase.  I had a fun time helping a young man who didn't know a lot of English. What I love most about camping is the clean air, sounds of nature, and good company. Victor is my favorite company.

Cooking Without Gluten is Different Than Gluten-free Cooking

Janell Moxley

Lesson one: know the difference between gluten-free and cooking without wheat. If your friend want's to keep a regular grocery budget, she will just need to learn to eat different things rather than working hard to substitute what is normal to the diets of those around her. Choose rice and potatoes, rather than gluten-free pasta or bread. Sometimes I enjoy gluten-free bread, yet it is a treat or delicacy rather than a staple.

Lesson two: there is no gluten-free flour that is a straight shot substitute for baking without wheat. Even bleached baking flour and wheat flour hold pastries together differently because the varied gluten levels. Cooking with just rice flour will make your product very crumbly. Buying the gluten-free baking mixes can also be spendy. I suggest looking at the ingredients and making your own. It is less expensive to buy rice and grind it in a clean wheat grinder or Vita-mixer rather than buying pre-ground flour. I mix my own flour (something like half rice, quarter millet, and bit of potato and tapioca flours). When you cook with different ingredients, your product will turn out different--so don't expect it to taste the same (It may still taste good, but it will be different.)

SCUBA Diving

I took Janell SCUBA diving in a pool.  She did really well.

Janell and Victor Meet at Trek by Jack Lythgoe

Provo Peak 10th Ward Newsletter

Though they've only been married for nine months, Janell and Victor Moxley have known each other since high school when they met on a Stake-sponsored Pioneer Trek in Wyoming. Victor made the first "move" by asking her for her phone number!

GRE Memes

They had us make a presentation to remember the reading comprehension strategy for the GRE.  Here is what I made.

My Best Calligraphy Yet

A gentleman in our ward got a basketball signed by Jimmer to give to
his grandson. He was excited when he saw me practicing calligraphy at
Church. He asked me if I would write this on the basketball. Looks
like I did better than Jimmer. He also interviewed us for the ward
newsletter.

Fiddler on the Roof

Last year we went to Joseph and the Technicolored Dreamcoat at Emily Stoddard's work, Heritage School in Orem. They have an annual performance and I was looking forward to this next one the past year. I was excited to learn when this year's would be held from a co-worker before Emily had a chance to tell me. My co-worker, Dianne, is the neighbor to the director. We went to the free night, what turned out to be the dress rehersal, and donated by buying concessions. That day in April after I got home from work, quick ate dinner and packed soup and a sandwich for Victor, I hurried to pick up Victor from campus and supprised him with taking him to the Fiddler on the Roof. 

There was a bit too much fog produced at the time Papa fabricated his dream, and the acting was not quite as good as last year, but we enjoyed the play over all. I especially loved explaining what was happening throughout the play to Victor for a change, rather than him explaining most other things of this nature to me. A sad story with good music, best friends make the best company.

Substitute CTR 6 Teachers: Welcome to Primary

Today we taught the CTR 6 class in primary.  We were substitutes for our neighbors.  When we first got married and moved into our ward, we told the Bishop we would like to serve in the primary, when he asked for suggestions about where we might belong.  We taught about the Gift of the Holy Ghost by having them lead each other through an obstacle course.  One of them was blindfolded with Victor’s tie while the other whispered directions (pointing a lot too :).  Especially at six years old, they are really good at understanding why the Holy Ghost is so important.

On Friday we were proxies for sealings in the temple.  The sealer talked about his experiences sealing children to their parents and how thin the veil is for them there and how much more easily they see whole assembly participating in the ordinance.

Oz: The Great and Powerful

At work I got gift-cards for the movies.  We went to see Oz: The Great and Powerful and really enjoyed it.  We can hardly wait for the matching Disneyland ride.  Victor insisted on getting the extra large bowl of popcorn, shown below.  This is a great example of how much Victor and my dad would get along well watching Star Trek together.

On the way out of the theater, Victor showed off his student ID.

Since it was conference weekend, we set up a tent in the back yard and went camping at home.  When family comes to visit, we have a spare room for them, see!

Our Latest Project

We went out last Saturday to start Spring cleanup around our yard when Yikes! The siding on the house was bulging around the dryer vent.  There hadn't really been a pipe between the dryer hose and the vent.  The air was just blowing into the wall.  You can see the dark spots on the wall where I've taken off the siding.  Mold.  We spent the last week removing cracked moldy siding and rebuilding the wall's exterior, and yes, we bought a pipe for the dryer vent.  We've got plywood up over the walls.  Now waiting for it to stop snowing so we can put up siding.

Snowshoeing

Went from Tibble to Granite Flat on snowshoes.

First Time Snow-shoeing!

Rode the Train up to Salt Lake

Date with Victor to SLC

    I got off work wearied at five. My friend hurried me to over to the train station. I barely missed it, but Victor had gotten off to wait with me for the next one. [Wasn't he nice to keep me company. I was relieved and happy to sit in the quiet sunlight and watch the birds and sunset, waiting and breathing hope for Spring.
    We enjoyed the Front Runner together, as both of us could focus on each other instead of driving. When we got to Salt Lake, we hurried to the concert in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square. The performance was my favorite type of music--reverent, heart-felt, fervent choral with piano accompaniment. It was so uplifting and refreshing for me to feel this live performance.
    Because we wanted dinner to eat on the train and get home at a decent hour, we left the performance early. We found a shop in the food court that was closing. Because of limited variety, they gave us more quantity, and so they didn’t have to throw as much away. I remembered I left my bags in the Assembly Hall. Victor ran back to get them and I was supposed to meet him at the trolley station with our food.
    The Holy Ghost led my feet through parts of Salt Lake I was only vaguely familiar with. I couldn’t call Victor and I had limited time. There was a creepy guy on one corner. God protected and truly led me by His Almighty hand. I got safely and timely back to Victor’s side with good extra food. :)

Blessings from Happy Choices

This last Monday and the Friday before, I made next to no calls to the Social Administration for my job, which meant I was behind on Tuesday.  My supervisor up to that point was so impressed with my work that I had been keeping up with the daily calls (when previous to me helping, the task required two people calling), that she requested I get a raise.  Tuesday morning I said a prayer at my desk and got to work.  By the end of the day, after having shortened my lunch break and clocking out late with a headache, the good Lord helped me complete nearly three days worth of calls in one.  -- Prayer Works.

Join the Scene in 2013.

The semester is off to a great start.  I'm currently taking statistical programming 124, 125, and 224 [three crazy programming classes], human physiology, psychology, and Doctrine and Covenants.   They had a photo booth at the new semester party last weekend, you can see the results above.  Friday night we enjoyed a party at Janell's boss's house with a bunch of her coworkers.  Earlier that day I had my brain scanned for a psychology project.  They wouldn't tell me the results, but they did let me go home.

Christmas and Pinetop

Christmas lights Victor put up

It was wonderful for us to visit Meridian together.  Our travels to and from Provo were interesting to say the least.  A Moxley family friend asked us if we would transport a puppy from Pleasant Grove, Utah to Boise.  [Boy, was that an adventure...]