Shirt Sizes

Okay everyone.....lots of blog action today!

Here is a sizing chart for the t's. Measure yourselves and get back to me. I'm ordering them Tuesday.


(The sizes for adults are XS-6X. Kids are XS (which is 2-4) -XL. Ryaln's will be big...but that is the smallest that there is. Sorry!)

The color is a forest green. We are going to get the final layout for the shirts done today and tomorrow. Check sizes and get back to us ASAP!!

#101

#101......my brother's a plumber.

Star Wars according to a 3 year old

Hey Jude

Family Reunion Meals, Monday Get to know you activity, Variety Show, etc.

Hey family,

It is time to get serious about planning the little things for the reunion. I need some input from all of you about what you want to do for meals. It is our understanding that all of the Shell Claybrook family will NOT be eating breakfast and lunch with the big group. Is that correct for all of you? So, how many of you want to go in with Dad and I for the meals? Seth and Melinda said that they would do their own lunches and join with the family on breakfasts........did I get that right for you two? Ok, so if we are going to be eating together on some of our meals, you need to let us know which meals you would like to join in and it is only fair that we distribute the purchasing and preparing of those meals to those who are joining with the family to eat. This will save Mom from having to do all the work herself. Is everyone in agreement? And we think that Samuel, even though he is not married, can sign up for one of these spots and we expect Stephen and Scott to go in together for one of the meals also. So, here is a list you can sign up for meal purchasing and preparing. If anyone has a better idea on how to go about this, feel free to say so...........we are all open for suggestions. After you sign up for a meal, we will need to have a menu plan from everyone so we don't duplicate too much......so be thinking what you want to serve and let everyone know. Dad and I will take whatever no one signs up for.

Monday....we get into camp at 3 so there will be no assignments for that day.

Tuesday
Breakfast Lunch

Wednesday
Breakfast Lunch

Thursday
Breakfast Lunch

Friday
Breakfast (Since we are to check out of the place by noon, we figure
we will all be on our own for lunch on Friday)

Ok........is everyone clear on that subject? Now, onto the next one. Dad and I signed up for the Monday night get to know you activity for the whole group. I have asked all the family members to send me 3 to 5 little known, interesting facts about themselves. I have recieved the Schloegels facts.....the rest of you need to get me yours asap. If you have done the 100 Random things about yourself and want me to use a few of those, just let me know, but not all of us have done that yet, so I still need some input from the rest of you. So, either send me your 3-5 facts or tell me it is ok to choose from your 100 things about yourself.

Now, onto the next subject..........Grandpa and Grandma are in charge of the Tuesday night Variety show and they are needing a list of all those who are going to participate in that. Stephen and Scott already have chosen to do the "Who's on First" skit that Seth and Shelly did 13 years ago. They are going to do a great job!! But we need one or two more skits or talents from the rest of this family. If you have an idea of something you would like to do, get working on it. It would be nice to involve as many of our family members as want to participate......Dad and I included. But we do not want to force anyone to do anything they do not want to do. Keep in mind that this program is on the second night of the reunion, so we would only have during the day on Tuesday to practice together. Some of us will be together for a day or two at Schloegels before the reunion. Keep your ideas simple and easy to work together on. We could really have some fun with this, I think!!

Next, Seth and Melinda have got the shirts for the reunion all put together...........I have paid for everyone's shirts in advance...........(you can pay me back later) but have not been able to talk with each of you about what you want to do...........whether you want to do the shirts with everyone, or just have blank ones for yourself. You need to let Seth and Melinda know if you want to do the shirts they have designed and exactly what you want to have printed on the back. I am sure they will have some more info on that posted real soon.

I know everyone is INCREDIBLY busy, but please take some time to get all these assignments taken care of...........June 2 is coming up quicker than you can imagine!! Any questions, just give me a call........I always love hearing from my kids, ya know!!

Ok so we finally got a car!!!!! We are soo excited. Life is much MUCH easier with one. It is a 2003 Toyota Carolla. It had 90,000 miles on it. We got it for $7995 and will have it paid off by August at the latest. Its a great little car but you can tell the guy before us was a smoker. theres a couple tiny burn marks on the carpet and one tiny little rip in the passenger seat. But it runs great, and its a car. And it has AMAZING gas mileage. We mad it all the back from utah in just a forth of a tank. This sucker is amazing.

Adams Spotlight for months ago.... sorry its so late

Birthdate: November 03 1985
Where you were born: St Louis Missouri
Favorite color: Orange and Blue
Favorite food: Tacos
Favorite things to do: Soccer, swim, and build things
Favorite vacation spots: Horse Creek, Niagra Falls, the beach
Where did you serve your mission: Tempe, Arizona
Future career goals: Id like to own 4 or 5 homes in which i rent out to others and also have a goal to work for companies such as kite board and also the governments land preservation.
Where do you want to live: Kentucky Lake
Future family size: 5 kids
Biggest pet peeve: eating habits
Callings that you are scared to death of: bring it on
Favorite childhood memory: used to build ramps and jump cars and trash cans with our bikes
Something that none of us know about you: i can find fun in the smallest things (i had a personal goal to take dawn dish soap and swish it in the tub until the bubbles were as high as the curtain rod, and succeeded)

Just to clarify

Here is what the shirts look like. The guy that we are having print them, buys them from the same place the other company gets theirs from. The shirts are the same.

I will make the colors of what gets printed go with this darker green. Melinda and I will be in Utah the week before the reunion and will pick them up and bring them to the reunion for those who want them. We will be at Shelly's the Sunday before the Reunion.

Let me know if there are any more questions.

Oh, by the way

I TAG JAKE.........Go for it!

Scotts Random Stuff.......finally!!

100 Random Things About Scott….

1. I want to learn how to play the harmonica and the guitar
2. I wish all of you lived closer
3. I wish the caves on our property were already dug, but not by me!
4. I like creating stuff
5. I want to do what Seth does for a job
   
6. I like rearranging stuff
7. After reading his 100 things I realized that I am a lot more like Sam than I thought I was.
8. I am almost 14
9. I am going to EFY this summer (YEAY!!)
10. I have broken on one bone, my wrist. I have never told anyone the whole, true story about what really happened. I will only tell you I was being really STUPID!!
11. I have been Stockton and Eagle Rock lakes so many times it is not funny!
12. I have more cousins than I can count!
13. I quote movies all the time….mostly at school.
14. I’m the baby of the family, therefore, everyone thinks I have to be teased.
15. People say Rylan looks like me, but I say I look like Rylan!
16. I say the perfect way to make instant mashed potatoes is to shoot a potato at a concrete wall with the potato cannon.
17. For the Claybrook reunion I am doing the same skit with Stephen that Seth and Shelly did when I was 1 year old!
18. I miss getting on the floor and playing Legos with my brothers.
19. I can’t wait until I am 16.
20. I have seen all of the Star Wars Trilogy
21. I have seen all but season 10 of the Stargate SG1 series.
22. I have seen all of the Star Trek series except for the last couple of seasons of the Next Generation series.
23. I want Dish satellite back because when we did have it, whenever I got the remote and the tv to myself (which rarely happened) I didn’t know how to work the remote and when I asked someone to turn to the station I wanted, they would turn to the station THEY wanted so I always had to watch what they were watching whether I wanted to or not!
24. I like pets……I would like an iguana!
25. I like to bake stuff like cookies, cake
26. My favorite thing to wear is my “It ALL Started With A Prayer” shirt that I got from Palmyra, NY
27. My least favorite thing to eat is beef and bean enchiladas
28. My favorite thing to eat is chicken and mashed potatoes
29. I get sunburned really easy
30. I think snakes are cool
31. I am not a very good shopper, after 10 minutes I am through!!
32. My favorite author is Avi
33. I am taller at 13 than Stephen was at the same age
34. My least favorite chore to do around the house is doing the dishes…..I would rather clean the toilet!
35. I am not good with computer, yet…..I need someone to teach me!! (And it can’t be Dad!)
36. My favorite subject at school is art
37. My least favorite subject at school is math
38. My favorite colors to wear are black and blue
39. My nick-names are Scotty-bottie, (Melinda calls me that) Scottie-hottie (from Shyanne, Sally) and Shelly calls me one that I will not name………she knows what it is.
40. I HATE getting my hair cut
41. I love camping
42. I love to hike through the Red Woods
43. I love to walk along the beach
44. I like to travel and see new places as long as the car fits me, or I fit in the car and have enough room to lay down
45. I actually love baby sitting……..kids are cool….…they are good for me
46. I would like to own a jeep or a mustang some day
47. HoneyComb (not generic) is my favorite cold cereal.
48. I LOVE ice cream
49. I am taller than Mom
50. I have only been caving once and I want to go again
51. I hate licorice, any kind, black, red, you name it!
52. I like to play in the water.
53. I like hiking
54. I led a five K fun run for most of the race, all the way to the check point and half way back when I was about 9…then two old guys passed me up.
55. I played the trumpet for one year……….that is all
56. When I was 5 I won at humungous stuffed Garfield from the dentist office ( still have it)
57. I found some huge pine cones when we were hiking Black Butte in California
58. Unlike most people in my family (except Samuel) I do not have to wear glasses or contacts
59. I am the only one in my family that needs/needed to have braces…..I don’t have them yet, but hopefully soon
60. I like to act
61. I am in a school play right now
62. I played Schroeder in our family Charlie Brown Christmas play
63. I love any season where there are no ticks or chiggers
64. I like to play most games, but not Take Two
65. I, like Seth, love to scrap book (and nobody better beat me up for that!)
66. I love to hang out with my cousins
67. I love family reunions and family get-togethers
68. I like Scouting, I am currently working on my Life
69. I can’t wait till I am 14 so I can go to the dances
70. I can actually dance
71. I really don’t have a problem talking to girls
72. I love the great Missouri thunder and lightning storms
73. Even without all my siblings here at home, I am still getting beat up, but not always by Stephen
74. I love the mountains
75. I like my room………it has a cool wall and lots of stars
76. I like pickles
77. I do not like pop most of the time…..I would rather drink milk or lemonade
78. I just started taking medicines last year……….I couldn’t do it before
79. I finally got a grade card that did not have any C’s in it
80. I just finished all my MAP testing at school
81. My voice is starting to get deeper
82. I am starting to get a mustache ……you can barely see it, but it is there!
83. Three Musketeers is my favorite candy bar
84. My favorite song is Rubber Ducky
85. When I get mad I don’t have to go out in the mud room any more!
86. I am pretty good at ping pong
87. I did NOT eat raccoon when the rest of the family did
88. I love beef jerky ……I got two packages of it for my birthday
89. I got to do first grade twice
90. I only have 10 more things about me to go
91. I like to exercise…..especially bench pressing
92. I am looking forward to serving a mission, anywhere would be good
93. I have recently started to like to wear undershirts
94. Mom always says my bedroom looks like a tornado went through it
95. I have never been canoeing…..yet.
96. I have only lived in one house all my life
97. I have been to Mexico, but I don’t’ remember it
98. I have only been to Silver Dollar City 3 times and can only remember two of those times
99. I seem to end up being everyone’s “gofer”
100. Besides Mom and Stephen, I am the only one in the house that knows how to work the DVD player.

Reunion Tees

Here is what Melinda and I are doing for our shirts. The back has our last name and the number is the year we became our own family. I need to adjust the colors to go with the green of the shirts we are getting, but you get the idea. Let us know if anyone else besides Sam wants to get one. $8.00 a piece. No shipping.

Three Stooges Fun With Curly

Ok, this blog is getting a bit boring.....I got a look at this video and decided that maybe Samuel would appreciate this bit of a lift with Curly. Have a good smile Samuel!!

A look at Seth....

The top picture is of Seth and Stephen, then Seth and Samuel.......cute aren't they? The last is the best..........love the face!! That was two reunions ago!

Spotlight on Seth

Ok, those being spotlighted MUST have photos of themselves added to the blog. So everyone enjoy these pictures of Seth!!!

Quitter.

I think Stephen should be forced to finish his 51-100. So not fair.

Adam's List of 100 (and yes, it really is Adam's, not mine)

Hey everyone, I got Adam to do his! I had to take notes over an evening, there was no way I was gonna get him to sit down at the computer and write them himself. So he talked, and I scribed. So 99% of these are straight from his mouth. Okay, well, more like 75% I guess. The others I edited. :)
Here goes!

1. I have an outtie belly button.
2. I have owned 6 cars.
3. I have had 15 jobs:
Insurance Co.
Chevron in Ontario
Rexburg Phone Center
Chevron in Vale, OR
Picture Galleries in Meridian
Chevron in Ontario
Ray’s Chevron in Rexburg
Sinclair in Sugar City
BYU-Idaho Campus Police Parking
Idaho State Police
Idaho Athletic Club
DeShion Enterprises (security company)
Airport Police
Boise Police
Dillards
4. When I was little I wanted to be an archaeologist.
5. I have an Uncle Carl and Aunt Kathy and they are married to each other.
6. I played soccer for 6 years, when I was 9-15.
7. My favorite food is Ropa Vieja. (the equivalent of a Poor Mans stew.)
8. I used to collect POGS when I was little.
9. I always knew I wouldn’t marry a local girl because I wanted to “go away” to meet the in-laws.
10. I’ve had 19 pets in my life, and that doesn’t include fish or hamsters.
11. My least favorite food is deep fat fried cauliflower. (yes, I have really eaten it.)
12. I can’t stand to eat plain chocolate. There has to be something IN it.
13. I hate dill pickles and detest the smell of them.
14. I will not eat onion or tomatoes or anything with them in it. But I do like salsa and I will eat tomato paste, ketchup and the like. Just other things with them in it, won’t touch them.
15. I enjoy fantasy fiction and science fiction.
16. I am the only boy with 3 older sisters.
17. I stopped a stabbing on my mission.
18. My favorite books are Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series.
19. I like to read. On average I read 24 books a year. Average book size is 600 pages.
20. I have never been snowboarding.
21. I have been to 21 states and D.C. and 2 countries.
22. I have never been to Texas.
23. I have lived in only 2 states.
24. If I could go anywhere in the world besides back to my mission, it would be Italy.
25. I like to wear blue.
26. I’d rather teach than be taught.
27. In college I was going to get a tattoo of a dragon on my left shoulder blade, but I chickened out.
28. I cannot name all 50 states and their capitals.
29. If I had a week to do anything besides travel, I would read.
30. I would love to learn how to be a professional chef.
31. My dream car is a black Dodge Viper with black tinted windows.
32. If I had to choose one modern convenience to live without for the rest of my life it would be TV.
33. My least favorite chore is dishes.
34. My favorite chore is yardwork.
35. I once pushed my sister off of the top bunk onto my grandma’s head below and laughed.
36. I’ve only dated one girl my parents liked.
37. When I was little I took piano and viola lessons.
38. I would love to be able to sing.
39. I’ve been in 3 car accidents. But I was a passenger in one of those. One I took a corner too fast and slid on gravel and off the road, the other I rear ended a car while I was on a date, but the other car never stopped so I could tell them!
40. My favorite movie of all time would be the original Star Wars trilogy. Especially Return of the Jedi.
41. My favorite computer game is Battlefield 1942.
42. My favorite cartoon growing up was Voltron.
43. Scariest movie I ever saw when I was little was TROLL. So scary that I hadn’t seen it again until I was married when I rented it. It is now the dumbest movie I have ever seen.
44. I had a crush on my best friends mom when I was 9. Julie Fox. She was quite the woman.
45. The weirdest foods I ever ate on my mission (besides the deep fried cauliflower) were shark fin soup and homemade goat cheese. It was stored in an ultra sized pickle jar with all kinds of herb branches and was in a greenish yellow oil. It looked like a pickled brain. It was actually really good!
46. I only had 2 companions my first year on my mission. That encompassed 3 areas, and 2 islands.
47. I drove illegally the whole time on my mission. None of the missionaries had Spanish licenses because they were about $2,000 to acquire.
48. I’ve had 2 knee surgeries.
49. I ALWAYS burn myself (badly) when I cook. At least once every time I cook, which is actually a lot.
50. One of my worst cuts I have given myself was from—you guessed it—a butter knife. And I’ve got the scar to prove it! I should have got stitches. And I was doing dishes when it happened! Shelly always makes fun of me for it.
51. I’ve never gone hunting but I like to shoot squirrels best. But only in Missouri.
52. I could never have been a bachelor. It’s too boring.
53. I did not enjoy scouts growing up and I did not get my Eagle Scout.
54. I hate country music.
55. I’ve only had one ticket in my life. For running a red light. The cop that pulled me over was pulling over the boss’ kid!
56. I can’t think of anything mean I’ve ever purposely done to any of my sisters growing up. But I did accidentally split my sisters head open with the recliner.
57. The biggest trouble I was in growing up was when I snuck out of the house with my buddy when he was staying the night. We snuck out to meet a girl to go TPing. I got grounded from my friend indefinitely. I was 10.
58. I was too young to remember meeting my grandpa on my mom’s side. He died when I was one.
59. I was hugged by James E. Faust when I was 7.
60. I have worked security at a Collin Raye concert.
61. I met Paul and Ty Pennington from Extreme Makeover Home Edition and got Ty’s autograph for Shelly.
62. I was at the LAX airport while the movie Rat Race was being filmed and I got to see some of the actors.
63. I used to wear blue colored contacts but I can’t stand to wear contacts anymore.
64. I wear glasses but only at work for night driving.
65. Clowns creep me out.
66. I am scared of sharks.
67. I am awkward around midgets. I don’t know how to act.
68. I like to sing in the shower. A lot. But I can’t sing.
69. I had braces for 4 years from 7th-11th grade. I even had head gear for the first year.
70. My dad is a convert to the church and my mom wasn’t active all growing up. My dad got baptized after my oldest sister was born and that’s when my mom became active.
71. My last name is really supposed to be Cella. (pronounced Chella.) The name Schloegel is not blood. My great grandfather’s last name was Cella but was adopted by a Schloegel. Cella is Italian, Schloegel is German.
72. I like to eat Peanut Butter and Cheddar Cheese sandwiches.
73. “Daddy’s Sandwiches” make me want to vomit.
74. I hate graham cracker pie crusts.
75. Cherry pie is my favorite.
76. I don’t care for holidays.
77. I do not like to play card or board games. But mostly just with the Claybrooks. I HATE losing!! (shelly: YES! What a compliment to us! We are the WINNERS!!! ☺ j/k.)
78. French is the next language that I will learn.
79. My favorite class in high school was Sr. English. In college it was Bowling.
80. If I wasn’t a cop I’d like to be a professional instructor.
81. I do not like teaching kids.
82. I would rather live without deodorant than toothpaste.
83. If I had to lose one of my senses, I would choose to be deaf.
84. I would love to have the know how to restore old cars. Especially a 1965 GTO.
85. I gag when I brush my teeth too.
86. I am allergic to bee stings and have had to go to the E.R. because of it.
87. Before Sam’s apartment was his apartment it was my apartment.
88. I always wanted to join the military and be a linguistic specialist but Shelly won’t let me.
89. I used to wear nightgowns when my other pj’s were dirty.
90. I cannot sit with my back to a room or a doorway.
91. Someone tried to run me over in their car at Ricks. It was a student and he was ticked because I gave him a parking ticket.
92. A woman I arrested bit me.
93. I have performed CPR on a 94 year old man. He didn’t live.
94. I can’t root for any one team. It’s too stressful.
95. I get motion sickness easily.
96. I broke my best friends collar bone in the 3rd grade.
97. I had to take Freshman PE with a bunch of silly girls when I was a Senior.
98. I fell out of our tree in our backyard when I was 14. I got compression fractures in my back that are still bothering me to this day.
99. My worst nightmares involve my teeth falling out!
100. I wheeze like an old man when I laugh too hard.

I tag SCOTT.

100 Things about Seth

1. I have attended 2 universities and 2 colleges. Missouri Southern State College, Rick's College, Boise State University, and Brigham Young University-Idaho.

2. I will watch just about anything with the word "Star" in it. Sci-fi is my favorite genre.

3. I have every episode of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, and am working on getting every Star Trek episode.

4. I have lived in 8 states. Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Idaho, California.

5. I have had at least 36 roommates. (Ricks 2+4. Trailer 1. Mission 24. Orem 5.)

6. I had 12 companions on my mission. One of them twice. Longest companionship was over 5 months. The shortest was for 4 days. I was in a companionship of three once. Had 7 areas.

7. I have been in at least 10 accidents (that I remember). Totaled 2 cars, and was hospitalized both times.
Backed into the gate
Ran off the road by the Lasiters
Totaled a Blue Festiva on HWY 37
Rear ended a car in Aurora
Slid off into a steep ditch in Monett
Fell asleep at the wheel and spun around in the median on I-44
Spun out in a white out in Colorado and hit the guard rail
Was driving with Ray in Rexburg and some girl ran into us
Was rear ended in Lee's Summit
Totaled Melinda's Mazda on HWY 71 near Rich Hill

8. I have had 16 jobs....
The Wilcocks Berry Farm in Pierce City Missouri
Dishwasher at Sizzler Steak House in Monett Missouri
Walmart in Monett Missouri
Flipping burgers at Wendy's in Joplin Missouri
Construction worker for Vance Willis company BayValley Construction in Carthage Missouri
Graphic Design for DaemonNews in Missouri
Graphic Design for Kevin Nelson Design in Nampa Idaho
Stockman for All-a-Dollar in Eagle Idaho
Graphic Design for DaemonNews in Orem Utah
overnights at WalMart in Orem Utah
Western Watts Telephone Surveys in Rexburg Idaho
WalMart in Rexburg Idaho
Graphic Design for DaemonNews in Rexburg, Idaho
Graphic Designer for BYU-I Bookstore Idaho
Cartographer (map maker) for SpringHill Press in Mount Vernon Missouri
Visual Designer for Cerner Kansas City Missouri

9. There are 8 computers in our house. There are 3 of us and none of them are Julia's!
A mostly cannibalized PC in the basement
the Dell that I got Melinda for graduation
my 12" PowerBook G4 Apple laptop (currently broken, due to operator error. In the basement)
My work 15" PowerBook G4 Apple laptop
A loner exact model as above as a backup
Ben Willis's exact model as above with a fried 5 year old hard drive
Work Dell laptop
and our new 24" iMac

10. I love Apple computer products.








11. I gave my iPod Nano to Melinda when she got me my iPod touch. I want an iPhone but am not ready to ditch Verzion and get AT&T yet. Maybe when our Verzion contract is up again.

12. I play, create, and design trading card games. My favorites are Star Trek and Lord of the Rings.

13. I designed the card templates for the Conan Trading Card Game. Not the card images from the comic books, just the card templates; front and back, and packaging.

14. I earned my Arrow of Light, Faith in God, On My Honor, Duty to God, and Eagle Scout awards.

15. I always wanted to be apart of the Order of the Arrow, but was never called out.

16. I collect things. Trading Game Cards, Basketball Cards, Legos, Books, Mr. Potato Heads, Books, Board Games, Attacktix, Arrowheads, money, old keys, Music, Movies, unfinished art projects, junk, and life threatening accidents!

17. I have been to Mexico, Canada, and England.

18. I have lived with three other families besides my own. Grandma and Grandpa Willis, with Terry and Nancy, and with my Boss's parents in Orem (weird).

19. I got and F in College Algebra

20. At one point I could play the Violin, the trumpet, the piano, and the guitar. Now...I can't play any!

21. I love watersports. Waterskiing, tubing, slalom skiing, kneeboarding, and swimming. Since I can't really do those anymore, I think I will try a JetSki this summer.

22. I love downhill snow skiing. My motto is "If you don't fall, you're not having enough fun!" I get pretty daring and crazy on the slopes.

23. I love to work hard. Hard physical manual labor. I like to be able to step back and look at what all the hard work accomplished and feel good about it.

24. I like to play games...all sorts. Card games, board games, etc. I was never big with team sports. I don't follow them, and don't know the rules. Went to a Chief's game last year, and though it was a fun outing (aside from all the drunk fans) I am glad we didn't have to pay for our tickets. I don't know the difference between a Halfback and a Lineback, nor does it interest me enough to figure it out. I would much rather stand in line to get a Star Trek actor signature than any Athletes.

25. I love to play frisbee. The best part is running, jumping, and diving to try and catch the ones that are just out of reach.

26. I like to camp, and being able to start the fire with one match. (Thanks Dad)

27. I love the outdoors. Rivers, streams, rocks, trees, grass, mountains, sand, the ocean, fields, flowers, dragonflies, ladybugs, cicadas, butterflies, hummingbirds, treefrogs, bullfrogs, toads, frogs, outdoor mice, rabbits, ....not snakes, spiders, spiderwebs, bees, bumblebees, hornets, wasps, ants, flies, horseflies, mosquitoes, ticks, chiggers, gnats, or other pesky annoying bugs.

28. I like to share my testimony, hear other people's beliefs, and listen to and have gospel discussions. I remember as a kid sitting around listening to my dad, grandfathers, and uncles discuss doctrine instead of running around and playing with my cousins.

29. I hate nursery.

30. I want to visit the ancient american ruins in Central and South America, but am too scared to go as I don't speak Spanish.




31. I would like to learn how to play the guitar...really learn how. Like how to read music for it and everything.

32. I would like to take a photography class and take awesome pictures.

33. I like to scrapbook. (published anywhere else this might get me beat up!)

34. I love to ballroom dance. I was president of the Ballroom Dance team in Boise. My favorites are the Swing, and Cha-Cha. We performed for the Idaho International Dance Festival in Boise, Pocatello, and Rexburg.

35. I always wanted to be in a musical. I almost joined the Starlight theater in Boise one summer to live up on a ranch and perform the musicals Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Annie Get Your Gun, Oklahoma.

36. I don't like stairs.

37. I love to hike and explore.

38. I like to go caving. I hate running out of batteries while caving.

39. I have been in at least 15 temples
Dallas, TX
Salt Lake, UT
Provo, UT
Okland, CA
St. Louis, MO
Portland, OR
Boise, ID
Nauvoo, IL
Idaho Falls, UT
Manti, UT
Mt. Timp, UT
Bountiful, UT
Jordan River, UT
Denver, CO
Oklahoma City, OK

40. My favorite colors recently have been Brown and Orange.

41. I love Adobe software. Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, After Effects, etc.

42. I like Corporate Design. Coming up with a look and feel of a company, the logo, stationery, signage, packaging, etc.

43. I like children's book illustration.

44. I like music. Oldies, Country, Pop, Rock, Alternative, Jazz. Depends on my mood, and I will go through phases. But if I am stressed out, there is nothing like soft smooth instrumental jazz to help me mellow out.

45. I have been to four concerts; All-4-One (Springfield), Harry Connick Jr. (Boise), Hermans Hermits (Rexburg), Michael Buble (Kansas City)

46. Would like to see Norah Jones.

47. I have been to Phantom of the Opera (St. Louis) and Les Miserables (London)

48. Would like to see Wicked.

49. I dropped out of public school after only 4 days in the 7th grade.

50. I sang horrible as a kid. And have been told that I sing like a tuba. (Is that a compliment?)

51. I still like to get toys for Christmas.

52. Uncle Scott gave me my first computer after my mission. It had a 1.5 Megabyte hard drive. Not 1.5GB, 1.5MB. I soon got a 10MB hard drive which I thought I would never fill. Then I discovered mp3.

53. The first CD I ever bought was Ace of Base: I Saw the Sign.

54. The first songs I ever remember listening for on the radio were; Kokomo by the Beach Boys and Walk Like and Egyptian by the Bangles.

55. I have a sweet tooth. Baked goods, ice cream, candy, cold cereal. Yum yum

56. Starburst and skittles. Never Black licorice or Circus Peanuts.

57. I like potato chips. All kinds, but regular unleaded plain jane are my fav.

58. My favorite Doritos, Black Pepper Jack, have been discontinued to my dismay.

59. I remember when Lucky Charms added the Purple Horseshoes to their marshmallow line up of Pink Hearts, Blue Diamonds, Orange Stars, Yellow Moons, and Green Clovers.

60. I remember when Trix only had Red Yellow and Orange pieces.

61. If you hadn't noticed, I like cold cereal. Not the boring unsugared kind, but the kind that will kick start your morning, and little children, with a sugar rush :) Lucky Charms, Marshmallow Mateys, Reese's Puffs, Trix, Fruit Loops, Fruity Pebbles, Honey Bunches of Strawberries, Honeycomb, Crunch Berries and just about any other cereal that is flavored, colored or has marshmallow bits.

62. I hate putting on my right shoe. The foot doesn't bend quite right making the whole process rather annoying.

63. I like Disney classic movies and cartoons from when Walt was alive. I don't like their recent films and hate their stupid sequels.

64. (This one really creeps my wife out) I have been on a dates with Melinda Sneddon, Melinda Sabin, Malinda Millett, Melinda Walter, and Melinda Claybrook. ...and have kissed three of the above! ...okay so Walter is my wife's maiden name, but it sure makes it more dramatic when you list it out this way.

65. I love springtime and Missouri green vegetation.

66. One of my favorite memories is of going up Fox Hollow Hill to visit Grandma and Grandpa Willis in the early summer time. This was before all the trees were cut down and before all the roads were paved. It was like going through a green tunnel with golden rays piercing through. Dry Valley will always be home. The feeling of the place where time stands still, a constant in the crazy world we are a part of. Home is a place where you feel a part of, a belonging. A place where you feel loved, secure and at peace.

67. I had a couch for a bed when I was 9-10 in Pierce City and again when I was 25 in Orem. Then when Melinda and I got married, we bought a nice bed. It is amazing what a real mattress can do to help a bad back, as the problems usually are related to the lack of a good mattress.

68. I have spray painted a bed.








69. I am directionally impaired. I get lost every single time I go somewhere new. And every time I go to the Joplin Stake Center. As a teenager my friends knew that we needed to leave early to get somewhere because I would always have to make several U-turns. My mother-in-law says I was born without enough lead in my nose. Dad can find his way out a crazy metro in no time flat. I can't find my way out of a suburb for hours! When I do find the right road, I end up going on it the wrong way for miles before I figure out that I am going in the wrong direction. This has led to the opposite of the stereotypical male perception that they will not stop and ask directions. I sometimes have to ask two or three times before I finally get there.

70. I hate driving. I carpool to work and love the every other week break I get from the commute. If there was better public transportation, I would be all over that. You combine my ability to attract accidents, lack of sense of direction, and my aversion to driving in general, poor Melinda has to play chauffeur most of the time.


71. I rode in a limo on my mission.






72. Growing up I wanted a Lamborghini or a DeLorean....now I just want a Festiva.









73. I am kidding about the Festiva.

74. I am not very good at multi-tasking. I have a hard time hearing when there are multiple conversations going on around me. I hear bits of all of them and miss crucial parts of the ones I am trying to hear.

75. I am generally pretty quiet, unless I have something to say. If I feel strongly about something I will make it known.

76. I love to quote movies.

77. I do a pretty good Sean Connery and Smeagol impression.

78. I sing along to songs I know, and make up stuff for ones that I don't!

79. I like to open things and unwrap packages. If you don't open it, I will.

80. I like unique and well designed packaging. I try to keep them, but my wife makes me throw most of that "junk" away. :)

81. My right leg has learned how to walk twice. (It still hasn't perfected the skill yet. Third times the charm? Please no.)

82. I still hate getting my hair cut.

83. I used to be a night owl and stay up regularly till 2. Not any more. Come 9:30 I am ready for bed!

85. I get distracted easy.....100 things about who?

86. I watch every Apple web broadcast that Steve Jobs gives. Since they are not posted until after the event, I usually find some blog site that someone is posting to live from the event. I am a geek I know.

87. I am writing this on a Mac.

88. I converted my wife from PC to Mac. I don't remember the last time that she touched her Dell. :)

89. I left on my mission 11 years ago. Melinda was 14. Ewww!

90. If I could go back in time and change anything in my life, I don't know that I would. If I did, it would change the outcome of who I am and my life today.

91. I want to be able to run. Run so long and hard that my muscles and lungs ache.

92. I always wanted to build my own house. I am a details person, and can't stand all the little imperfections in our house. I also thought it would be cool to build a log cabin in the mountains.

93. I wish Melinda and I could hang out with our siblings and nieces and nephews more often.

94. I am just fine with cereal every morning and sandwiches and chips for lunch everyday.

95. I don't mind doing the dishes, I just hate the time it takes. Same with eating, sleeping, etc. There are just so many other things I want to do with my time that there is NEVER enough of.

96. I want Super Mario themed ringtones, but Verizon is stupid and has their phones so locked down that even doing moderate hacks to the software won't do it. I guess I will have to void the warrantee and flash the firmware. Sigh. (the iPhone lets you do it right from iTunes!)

97. I used to have contacts, but my eyes did not like them. That was 10 years ago though, so maybe I should try it again. Or just get LASIK.

98. I have never had a cavity. And even though I brush my teeth regularly, I joke that Dentists have a deal with the toothpaste companies to put sugar in their products so that you sit all night with sugar in your mouth causing you to have to go to the Dentist who then tells you you need to brush your teeth with toothpaste. Its a conspiracy I tell you.

99. We better not have all boys, cause we only have one boy name that we agree on.

100. I hate the little hard shells of popcorn that get stuck between your gums and teeth.

84. (And you thought I forgot, or you didnt even notice.) I am a BIG tease, and make my mother and wife almost cry when I pick on them. (I tend to pick on my mother more....I don't live with her!)

Thurs April 10, 2008 Lots of Water!!

It was pretty wet around here on Thurs. We had one of those great storms all night long that thundered and lightninged and rattled the house and dumped 4 inches of water in less than 10 hours. Everywhere was flooded. Stephen had to take his GED test that morning and had to get to the car by crossing the wires and had to wend his way to Joplin and avoid all the flooding roads and nearly got washed away. A tornado that ripped through southern Oklahoma and tore away some of Dad's building and he is now heading down there to assess the damage and get fixed what he can. I hope this is the last of our drenching rain for the season, but I won't count on it. I would like to work outside and get some cleaning up done and some garden planted sometime!!

Washed Away!!

Here are some pictures of our creek and some of the property around the house. This has been the biggest flood in many years.

T-shirts

Okay everyone!! (That means EVERYONE!!!)

Your mom and I are trying to get some input about shirts for the reunion. We need to know what everyone would like to do with their personal shirts.....if you want something printed on it, we need to know. If you would like it blank, we need to know. Plus, we need to know sizes at some point too....so.....everyone tell us what you want so that we can get them ordered/printed. Seth and I are ordering ours from a printer in Utah (a family friend), and picking them up when we go out there. If you want yours professionally made, let me know and we can order them together and Seth and I will pick them up. Or, whatever you want. We just need to know.

So, get back to us.

Love ya guys!! (and gals!)

April Spotlight

Okay....I'm really behind this month. It didn't even cross my mind that it was April, and now, it's almost half over! Yikes.

So......we need a new spotlight....any suggestions? Any questions you would like answered? Let me know ASAP.

Some Random Facts About Rylan

Alright Grandpa. Here are some facts about Me. Mommy says you get what you get because I am barely 100 days old, not enough for 100 facts. But I am more than 100 days old but she says you get my drift. And she says TOUGH BEANS!

1. When mommy and daddy tell people my name they never understand...people always think my name is Ryland. What weirdos.
2. My middle name is Michael, named after my two grandpas, my uncle Seth’s and my dad’s middle name. (sorry grandpa claybrook and uncle Seth, we had to spell it a little different. The “a” won out by my daddy.)
3. My parents were going to name me Dagon Carter, and mommy even called me Dagon for a couple weeks after I was born. But I guess that’s gonna be a little brothers name someday. Lucky duck.
4. I was the fattest baby EVER! Even though I was less than 8 lbs when I was born. I quickly tipped the scales.
5. People say I look like my daddy, but mommy says it’s just because I look bald like he is.
6. I do a tremor shake like Aunt Shyanne used to do when she was little and it’s so funny! I even make myself laugh when I do it!
7. I like to push toy cars up my arms and over my head. My parents do it, and I just copy them. They are weird.
8. I love to blow raspberries, but I end up getting slobber and snot all over my nose because it tickles too much.
9. I fart A LOT! I guess I’m a boy through and through.
10. My sister calls me Rylo Beano and I love it.
11. I have the same birthday as my Aunt Sally. What a lucky girl!
12. I love to suck my thumb. And I love to hold blankets when I do. Just call my Linus. But for me, any blanket will do. If my blankets aren’t around, sometimes I’ll crawl to the dirty clothes pile and find a sock or a washcloth. Mommy doesn’t like when I do that though, I don’t know why. I think they smell fine!
13. Mommy seems to have lost my birth certificate, so I have no idea what time I was born or exactly how much I weighed. But she does know my birthday thank goodness!
14. I weigh only 5 lbs less than my older sister and she is 3 years older! Way to go Me! Football linebacker in progress.
15. I sleep on my tummy with my bum in the air. But what little kid doesn’t, right?
16. I sleep FOREVER! I am just like my mommy. Sometimes I sleep for 15 hours in a row at night. Though mommy told me to make sure you know that she doesn’t sleep that long though she sometimes wishes she could. (she says she promises she doesn’t….)
17. I have high pitched screaming contests with my older sister and I always win! (is that something I should be bragging about?)
18. I used to have 5 fat rolls around my knees. I got pinched a lot too…but I have slimmed down, I promise!
19. I am 423 days old
20. Or you could say I am 1 yr. 1 mo. And 29 days old.
21. OR you could say I am roughly 60 weeks old.
22. OR you could say I am roughly 10,152 hours old.
23. OR you could say I am roughly 609,120 minutes old.
24. OR you could also say I am roughly 36,547,200 seconds old. I say roughly b/c again, mom lost my birth certificate.
25. I love to eat shoes. I have a shoe fetish. Anyone that knows me well knows this. Mommy says please put your shoes away when I am around.
26. I scream bloody murder when mommy lays me down in the bathtub. A cup of water poured on my head please.
27. I LOVE to throw things away! Just ask my Aunt Sally and Uncle Jake! I threw away a measuring cup and one of their pens and several other undisclosed items that will forever remain unknown. I love to throw away my shoes too and any other toy I carry near the garbage. If I am around, be prepared to go dumpster diving!
28. I love pasta! Pasta and cheese. No wonder I’m fat. Ooh, and peanut butter too. I’m definitely a Claybrook.
29. I still have only 4 teeth. This fact aggravates mommy sometimes. She thinks it takes too much time to cut my food up really small.
30. I love playing with my sisters kitchen set and food. It really does taste good! Maybe I will be like my daddy and love to cook someday.
31. I will not willingly leave our back patio and venture into the grass/weeds/dirt. Though I will play with all of the above when Kadence brings me some. Daddy says “attaboy” when I eat it though. Mommy just rolls her eyes.
32. I love to bounce and bob my head when music is on. Sometimes just bob my head. I am cool like that.
33. I have blue eyes.
34. I have ten fingers.
35. I have ten toes.
36. I have blonde hair.
37. I wear size 18 month clothes and going on size 2T.
38. I wear size 6 shoe. Kadence wears size 8. I’m catching up!
39. I love to share. Then take things back.
40. I have learned that if you pull your sisters hair and scream, then you usually get what you want! But she’s such a baby and has to tell on me all the time…wimp.
41. I love medicine.
42. I have Obsessive compulsive disorder when it comes to dishcloths. If they are hanging up on the fridge, stove or anywhere else in the kitchen they MUST COME DOWN!
43. I have yet to say a word other than “cheese”.
44. I know when someone says “say cheese” I am supposed to smile. I do love cheese.
45. I have 2 pairs of shoes.
46. I have too many blankets, but I use every one of them.
47. I am currently sick and keeping Kleenex in business.
48. I love books. I love to rip them too. It’s much more fun than reading. But I do look at them a lot too.
49. I love watching Daddy play Battlefield 1942 on the computer. It calms me down.
50. Mommy says I’ve said enough about me to satisfy anyone’s curiosity. Whatever that means. I think it means I have to stop before her head explodes.

I tag Uncle Seth. Oh, and mommy says you’re not allowed to tag Kadence because she’s had enough of making a lot out of nothing. I’m not sure what that means either, but you can’t tag Kady.

Exna on the Ogbla

Okay. First of all. DAD! SOO not funny. This was never meant for the GRANDKIDS! Especially ones that can't talk. Sheesh. And second of all, do you realize that IIIIIII have to write Adam's as well? I think both you and Melinda need to re-tag someone else! Seth still needs to do his, and Shyanne. And Jake. And Stephen. And MOM. And ADAM is late on his...and SCOTT. COME ON! I get Adam and Rylan!?!? Tripple duty for me is not fair. I'm gonna have to write up Adam's and let him approve of it b/c there is no way he will come up with any. Whoever thought of this idea was NOT THINKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am bushed just thinking about it. I call no fair.

Well Shelly, it looks like you have your work cut out for you. It will be interesting to see what you come up with for Rylan. Sorry you have double duty on this one....but Dad did that on his own, I had nothing to do with his tag choice!! Adam, if Dad can take time to do 100 things about himself, then you can too!! Let's not get this thing locked into a stalemate!! It's all up to the Schloegels at this point!! Fun, Fun!!

Finally!!!

100 things about Dad

1. Dad is spelled the same front or back. (daD)

2 Shell is 77345 upside down and backwards with the right font of course

3 I spell terribly

4 I go for sugar highs when I’m out working

5 I work outside doing what I want to till I am totally out of energy

6 I have a calcium deficiency as is evident by all the ridges in all my fingernails

7 I love watching chick-flicks

8 Arthritis is kinking some of my fingers, making typing interesting

9 I love running if it didn’t hurt so much

10 Camping is my thing

11 A dream come true would be to hike the Pacific Crest trail from Mexico to Alaska

12 Then the Appalachian Trail from Florida to Main

13 I love Dry Steam Saunas or wet ones

14 I could stay in a hot tub for hours

15 I love any sandy beach, even some beaches without sand

16 I totally love back rubs and massages

17 Building things with my hands is relaxing, but I don’t enjoy the detail work

18 Would love a mini-cooper

19 Exercising is fun if there is someone else to do it with

20 I love computers when they do what they are suppose to and when I want it to do what it should

21 I could watch movies until I get totally bored, which would be a long time.

22 I like suspense, adventure, fast paced, movies

23 Got hooked on Get Smart, Wild Wild West, Avengers, James Bond (until they got too risk-kay)

24 I have always loved and looked forward to getting the Church News, It seemed to keep me going from week to week, favorite sections were (this dates me)- Backgrounds on all the new Bishops, then pictures and background on all new Stake Presidents, then all the new Mission Presidents.

25 I love hot baths after a long hard day

26 I get my hair cut like nobody else does?????

27 Got my Duty to God (old program) when 16

28 Got my Eagle Award presented when 18 ½ (paperwork in when 18)

29 I love gardening but in Missouri the weeds are a problem that I don’t like

30 I HATE CHIGGARS

31 I have always liked starting fires and will burn when most will not

32 I love reading so much that in a good year I will read 3-4 small books

33 If a book is over one and a half inches---forget it.

34 I love to improvise

35 I want more working knowledge of herbs and health foods

36 I want to know more of alternative medicines

37 I love secretary and clerk work, I pay attention to detail in that regard

38 Spreadsheets are my thing

39 I hate lawsuits

40 I am getting involved with pre-paid Legal, Inc. as an independent rep. selling pre-paid legal plans and identity theft protection

41 I do not like motorcycles and don’t desire to ride them

42 I detest avocados, mushrooms, brussel Sprouts, Egg plant, sour cream, buttermilk and I’m sure many more

43 I love potatoes (in any form), steak, most cuts of Beef except ribs, corn (frozen best, the on the cob, then canned) Toast

44 On occasion, a glass of milk and a package of graham crackers

45 I’m embarrassed about the messy library, in my younger days it would have been spotless

46 I love deep, deep discussions on the mysteries of the Kingdom

47 I have a couple of hundred deep, deep thought provoking questions that the High Priest Quorums haven’t even thought of asking yet.

48 Writing in my journal is a problem, very few entries each year, unless I’m on a roll

49 I would love to be back in college, but not for the same reasons as I did when 18-25

50 50 is enough for now—my fingers and wrist hurt!!

51 Back again!! I love making bridges.

52 I do not like tuck-seedos.

53 I love general conference, love it even more when I am there in person.

54 I miss being with all my kids, especially when everyone was younger.

55 I regret not spending more one on one time with all of you when you were younger and as you grew up. I wasn’t there for each of you like I should have been.

56 I would like to make my faith dormant in all areas, replacing it of course with perfect knowledge.

57 I love to this day looking at house plans.

58 I have always wanted a mountain cabin.

59 I love the water, in any form, ocean, lakes, and streams.

60 The water isn’t much fun without the sun and of course a sunburn once in a while.

61 Am looking forward to serving a mission again.

62 Am excited for major events of the last days to begin, yet I am not ready in so many ways.

63 I like to rig things.

64 I want to live independent of everything except the gospel of course.

65 I don’t want to depend on the government, or any company for water, electricity, gas.

66 I hate bugs! Maybe they won’t bug me in the millennium.

67 I am generally a loner, but like company and companionship in so many situations.

68 I deplore politics

69 Am generally a republican, but there are times when there are no clear cut conservative who thinks anything like I do.

70 I like blue

71 I’ve always wanted a small orchard of dwarf trees that actually bear fruit every year, guess I’ll have to put a bubble over it too.

72 Red licorice is Good, Black I don’t like

73 I grew up on poor mans casserole, still like it.

74 Will always like aviator glasses.

75 Will always like tinted glasses, even though they sometime send the wrong signal.

76 Would like to some day learn how to butcher my own meat, cows, deer, rabbit, yes even raccoon.

77 Love canoeing, swimming, hiking,

78 Don’t care for row boats, too much trouble.

79 I hate ticks and chiggers.

80 Love to just take walks by myself back into to woods and just escape I guess.

81 I have always loved to speculate.

82 Strawberry or Cherry ice cream were my favorites growing up, but I never had the luxury of trying all the different flavors out there, Rocky road is good, so is tin roof Sunday. You must remember that in my early childhood, there were only vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and Neapolitan.

83 I don’t really care for grey hair, but it’s better then none.

84 Would love to have someone to work out with me on a consistent basis.

85 I still love hot hot baths

86 I don’t really like brushing my teeth, but I’m stuck with it until they come up with something better.

87 I deplore what different leaders are doing to the country all because of higher gas prices.

88 Love a good static electrical storm

89 Always loved the novel things in life like the Swiss family Robinson tree house.

90 Would love to peek into the future and read the commentary of Isaiah with a description of who, what, where, and when, each of the prophecies.

91 I love the quote, make it do, fix it up, wear it out, or do without.

92 I like saving money and or getting GOOD deals, not just good deals.

93 I love kids.

94 I miss kids

95 I want more kids

96 Life goes by too quickly

97 I would like to freeze time so I can get many of my projects done that some of you think are just old man dreams.

98 I love the Lord

99 I love my wife

100 I love all of you.

101 I love the end of a lot of things. Thank you!!

Shelly, since you started all this, I tag Rylan……………..got-cha!!!!!