Utah Jazz

Oh the Utah Jazz! I wish I could watch the season more then I did this year, but to see them finish out the season the way they did was just heart breaking. No one likes to see their team get swiped, and to the Lakers (oh!! I hate the Lakers) makes it even worse. To have it happen the last three years is not cool at all. It was tough to see them play so bad at home in the playoffs. Spencer, Allie and I watched the game and saw no urgency, no drive, no energy out of some of the players. Boozer was a total Loser! I mean he was useless to the Jazz and they kept him in the game. Deron Williams cant do it all himself, even how hard he tries too. I was impressed with C.J. Miles, Millsap who seemed to want to win. Don't get me wrong Williams really tried but I think ran out of steam and patients by the end of the game.

Now with the Jazz waiting for the Free Agency season to begin, here is what I think they need to do to improve their team. First off, let Boozer go! Yes, he is good in the season but falters toward the end of the season and playoffs. The Jazz need a taller, speeder power forward. Boozer is all about money and for the Jazz it would be a waste. As for Korver, he is a good shooter but really nothing more. Let him go too. The Jazz need more defensive players then offensive. Miles is coming into a shooting guard and can take that place. I like Korver and I know he has had injury but I think its time to part ways. As for Wesley Matthews, get him a Contract! Any person who can not be drafted, get a shot and become a starter- needs a good contract. He is awesome!

For the Draft and Free Agency, they need to get a Big man who likes the lane and a Power forward who likes to get dirty and physical. Okur is a good big man but needs to play down low and not outside, Fesenko, "Fes" is still coming into his own and this year helped but he is not there yet. Millsap is great just undersized for big men, and Koufos still needs times to grow. AK is good and always a great 6 man. The Jazz need to look for height, power and speed, someone with heart too. If they don't get that in the next couple of years- D will is out of Utah!! That is not good!

All in all the Jazz are getting to be a power house like the Jazz of old. They just need a little more height, and speed to keep up and be a huge factor. I think they will be just fine in the future. I just hope they don't draft a point guard or shooting guard like usual. Think smart this year Kevin O'Connor. Think smart!! Find a player like Matt Harper who was a team player, a hard and get dirty kind of player, a player that got into others heads. That is what the Jazz need, maybe Matt could help find a player like him. Go Jazz! Let's make next season a better run at the finals.

My Blog

So I have been able to spend some time looking at other peoples blogs and what they have been up to. I have come to realize either everyone else is having a blast or my life is just plain boring. I have been trying to come up with things that have happened lately to write about, but nothing has come to mind. But here is what I have come up with that has happened in the last couple of weeks.

For my kids, Taitan has more infections then one kid or person should have. We had a heck of a time getting him to go to bed Monday night. So Alicen took him into see the doctor and found out he has two ear infections and a sinus infection. How cruel is that?? Poor kid has never had a break from ear infections or a runny nose since he was born. He just cant seem to win! The day he doesn't have one or the other will be the day he is a happy boy.

Last week Alicen had her surgery and I took the week off to help her, thanks to the grandparents that took the kids for the week to make recovery easier for Alicen. To show how lame my week was, we started watching the television show "Lost" on Netflicks. We wanted to get through seasons 1 & 2 before the kids came back. By sunday, we where through season 5 and looking to watch season 6 online. I dont think we saw the sun at all that week. That much television is way too much. We watched a total of around 75 hours of t.v. in a week period. But we are addicted and hoping to watch the finale in a couple of weeks.

If you get a chance take a look at the Lost series. Its confusing if you dont watch it religiously. Watching it back to back has really kept me interested and makes the story easier to follow. I just dont recommend doing it for 5 days straight.

Other then that not much has happened. Looking at other blogs, everyone is going some where, doing something, seeing everything and I talk about a t.v. series and snotty noses. I guess that is the way different peoples lives go. I would say something about my job in the "Concrete Jungle" but I dont like talking or thinking about it, so I am sure no one else does either. But that is my blog update for now.

Birthday to Remember

When I was little, the Duehlmeier Family use to go fishing at this hatchery and catch some fish. Well this year for my birthday I decided I wanted to do it and take my kids, like my parents did with us. It was a lot of fun back then and I knew it would be fun now. We all decided to meet up at the hatchery around noon. Robyn's family got their first, followed by us (with the Formans). We started to fish and forgot how fast the fish bite. Tait got the first and smallest fish, then Anna, McKinley, and Ethan. I thought the kids would be all excited over the fish but once it started to flop all over the ground, that interest went way. The only reason (I believe) that the kids lost interest is because they saw Alicen go running in fear! For a girl that says she is adventurous, so took off like a city girl. Tait at least touched the fish once. Good little boy! I got put as the designated fish/hook releaser. So I got splashed, pooped and smelly. It was a lot of fun.
By the time my parents got to the hatchery, we had ten fish and the kids where just having fun feeding the fish. I felt bad that the fishing went so fast before my parents got there, so we had the kids get fishing poles again and my Dad got to help them catch some more. Each grand kids got to catch one. My Dad caught the biggest one of all. As he got ready to help the kids, he snagged me in the finger. I have to say a dull fishing hook does not feel good, and it hurts a lot more then a sharp one.
After fishing, we all went to Smith & Edwards above Ogden. It is always fun to go into that store and look around. Mark Forman has never been to S&E, so that was fun for us and him. I could not believe he had never been there. We went shopping for about an hour, and only came out with like 20 dollars worth of stuff. Two nightlights for the kids, candy and an ammo box for my Ammo. It was lots of fun.
At home, we cooked up the fish for a BBQ in my grandmas (Danny & Katie's backyard). We had baked fish, lemon fish and some really nasty Jalapeno/lemon fish. The baked was the best and tasted so good. One bite and I remembered eating it as a kid. Oh it was so good. It was a lot of fun and a good birthday. I think just because it did not feel like a birthday at all. Just a fun activity day.

Happy Easter Everyone!!!

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April Fools Jokes

With yesterday being All Fools Day, I have to blog about one of the best pranks I have heard of. Alicens friend Ashlee (or as my friend Chase calls her "Crazy Chick") decided to take in some tasty cookie treats to work. The only thing is that they where doggy treats that looked like real cookies. Although by tasting the gravey flavor that person would know that something was up or wrong with those cookies. Anyway, through out the day Alicen would update me on the cookies. By the end of the day, every cookie was gone!! Ashlee then sent out an email letting everyone know that those cookies where actually her dogs treats and got the real cookies mixed up. Just knowing that the people at her work ate them, is just hillarious! I laughed so hard through out the day.
Another good prank I heard of was online about a son still living at home blocking his parents front door with bricks and mortar. He spent all night setting up this prank. How funny is that? I bet that kid will not be living at that house for much longer. But what a way to go. It is way too funny.
Good pranks like that need to be done. At least only once a year.