A Day in History.......

So wednesday morning, Mom, Dad, Hudson, Richard and I ventured for what we thought would be another "Tuttle" fishing outing filled with a few nightmares and no fish, but we were willing. I personally had not been fishing in I don't even know how long and was just excited to be going out for a stroll in the boat. Let's remember though that I was childless the last time we went. Anyway, we finally got to Henry's and on the lake at about 9 am- not too bad. We drove out to the cliffs and anchored in amongst the boats that were already there. We all got our poles out and settled down for a nice morning of fishing. Hudson had not eaten anything all morning, so I broke off a piece of a banana for him to eat. About 30 seconds later, I heard a splash and looked down just in time to see the entire banana, peel and all, floating off in the distance. Unfortunately that was not the only thing that he thought would be fun to throw in the water.......somehow a plethora of all sorts of foods, his hat, and his shoe ended up in the lake. I about lost it. Between that and the constant "I DO, I DO" of Hudson wanting to fish by himself and mom trying to save her pole, the morning did not turn out to be exactly relaxing.

Anyway, as the morning went on, I finally got a bite- pulled it in and it was about a 3 pounder....."Not too bad", I thought. And of course we were off to a good start since we were at least not going to be SKUNKED!! Then about a half hour later, dad had a bite. He jerked, reeled it in and it was enormous!! We seriously could not believe it. It was about 7 lbs. and magnificent, which at that same moment, mom had a bite. She pulled hers in and unfortunately it was the smallest of the day, but still nice- definitely eating material. So we kept it of course, and went along with our day. By then lunchtime was settling in and we devoured the usual Kentucky Fried Chicken. All of the other boats on the lake had started pulling out because apparently things were "slow". We were not really feeling that yet and were just enjoyed being on the lake, so we stuck it out. After lunchtime, mom, Hudson and I were sitting in the front of the boat while Hudson began attacking me. All of a sudden, Rich yelled, "Tanis, you have a fish". I grabbed my pole, jerked and started reeling and then the drag started. I could tell this was a big one. Bam, a 6 pounder. I couldn't get enough of that fish. I was loving what was happening and the day was turning out to be heaven on earth for all of us, except Richard that is who had not had one bite yet. I threw out my pole again and about 10 minutes later, I felt a tug........are you kidding me? ANOTHER FISH!!!!! I was so pumped and started reeling and again, another 6 pounder. I could hardly stand it. This was seriously turning out to be the best trip of my life. So with that fish, we were at our limit. But of course we couldn't stop- Richard had nothing so far and we couldn't end with that, so we kept on. Mom of course at that time was having her conscience kick in and kept saying, we better going in now because we have hit our limit. Everyone was against it of course, so she just kept telling us "watch, we have caught our limit and now the next fish that we pull in is going to be a huge ten pounder." We all laughed.

A little bit later, I was sitting by Richard's pole, reading, while he was up doing who knows what, when all of a sudden, the pole jumped and I felt the tug. I immediately yelled at Rich that he had a fish and he grabbed his pole and jerked. And then Bam!.....that thing just took off!! He started yelling and freaking out saying that he could tell this was a monster. I immediately grabbed my video camera and started taping because that fish was taking Richard all over the boat. Everyone was pulling in their own lines trying to get out of his way, but unfortunately that fish swam around mom's pole and was hooked........ Richard couldn't reel anymore until we got it untangled. Finally after cutting mom's line, he resumed attempting to bring the fish to the surface, when all of a sudden, we caught a glimpse of the enormity and splendor of the greatest fish ever caught by the Tuttle family. I couldn't believe my eyes.....he was beautiful, not to mention the dance that Richard was doing at the front of the boat as we netting the thing and pulled it in. I couldn't get enough and just kept saying "Oh my gosh, that thing is huge"!! It was seriously so amazing and basically demolished the trout that we had stuffed from our last successful trip to Henry's. Richard was in heaven.

We ended the day with dad catching one last fish so that Hudson could reel one in all by himself. It was pretty cute to sit there and watch him reeling with this huge grin on his face. He was so proud of himself that he caught "nemo" and wanted more. We had just the best time ever and couldn't imagine a better day of fishing. That one will definitely go down in history as being the most magnificent fishing.........that is until next time!!

Parker Mountain

Well Shelane and I finished up our second round of services so we took off and headed down to the Parker Mtn to scout for antelope. We had alot of fun, me looking for antelope, shelane reading while i looked for antelope. We had some good food, and pretty much didnt see another human within 10 miles of our camp, just us, the antelope,deer, and cows! Anyway it was fun we spent two days and two nights there and found tons of antelope including some shooters for my hunt in August.

A post from the slacker!

Since everyone has posted mine will be a little harder to come by but here goes!

Tyler in his cool headband working in the yard1

The permanent sore on Marci's forehead when she was a baby! Always falling and tripping and hitting her head in that exact spot.

Richard and his CORNDOGS!!!!!!!

Burning Joni's leg on the stove when she was only six weeks old!(I felt like a terrible mother and didn't get over it for weeks)

Finding Tanis' first prom dress and going to the prom and Susie Robinson having one just like it! We were mortified! But ours was modest!

Pie dough balls getting thrown at my new wallpaper in the red house - Permanent grease polka dots forever! Who was in on this besides Tyler?

The seminary teacher calling and dad yelling, "TYLER!"

Beading the bottom of Marci's navy formal one night- never going to sleep and not getting done until the morning when she had to have it!

The night before Halloween, kids go to bed, mom stays up and sews, kids wake up and instant costumes! (magnificent ones too if I might add!)

Marci changing outfits 3 times a day!(No matching by the way!)

The seminary teacher calling and dad yelling,"TANIS!"

Opening the stove every winter morning for heat and everyone gathering round it!

Dad hitting home runs at all the baseball games!

Coming home from Stake Young Womens meeting and having 6 empty baby bottles on the floor downstairs in front of the TV!

Tanis never smiling no matter what you did when she was a baby!

Grandma Condie cooking steak and french fries and Tyler loving it and saying "this sure is good grandma", and Grandma crying! ( I can understand that now!!)

Joni with her swollen monster eyes when ever we went camping from the mosquitoes- Marci and Richard right along with her!

Nobody mentioned the little hut in the garage of the new house when we were building it with its microwave and little tv!

The seminary teacher calling and dad yelling,"RICHARD!"

Joni and Marci being liked by the seminary teachers!

Watching the new house get built and having it raise higher and higher in the air and me having a nervous breakdown knowing exactly what everyone was saying about me!

Tyler eating the cheese off of the mousetrap right after dad had unloaded a dead mouse! I was mortified!

Marci and the PAID STAMP! Her first experience with creativity!

"Under the Sea" Prom decorations and Miss Julie hating Tanis and Jill!

Tyler singing "Take Me out to the Ballgame" when he was one year old and reading "Where the Red Fern Grows" in first grade and dad not believing that he could understand it so he had to go in and quiz him!

Titanic Junior Prom decorations!

Richard teaching me to like country music!

Dad's first smile at Joe's Crab Shack in Florida! Us thinking "It's a Hillbillly" and him not having a clue!

Eating Guinea Pig with Tyler and Tim in Peru!

Marci putting on the boots in the car and the death screams as all the baby mice fell out!

Walking down the mall carrying Richard on my hip and a lady coming up to me and saying "Honey, he is way to big for you" Do you need some help?

Erica's performance in our basement with Captain Sassy and thinking she'll fit in just perfect!

Moon and Stars Junior prom decoration!(sorry Richard, probably my worst)

And of course the magnificent, Pirates junior prom!

No junior prom for Tyler (sorry Tyler!) but I do remember a senior ball where the whole family had to come and decorate!

Pieces of coal rolling down the stairs and knocking holes in the wall!

Finding out that Shelane was Ron's daughter- Amazing!
Meeting Shelane at the peruvian and her saying "I feel like I am meeting family!' And she was. We felt the same way!

Watching Tyler talk all of his friends into helping him get all of his work done so that he could go out and play faster! He actually was a master at it!

Dad cutting vents in the floor for the heat to come up!

Getting dressed up as the witch, my kids watching the whole process and still crying when I was done! (I was good!)

Cody and Camm breaking my chairs downstairs!

Marci getting an N from Mrs. Ford and running in the house and hiding behind the couch in the red house.

Mrs. Fords little boy bitting Tyler's thumb off (almost) when he was only 2 months old. My mom was tending him and he was sitting behind Tyler at church my mom cried!

Tyler and Josh walking to Max Woods house after the bb gun experience. I wish I had a video. Of course I had already called to give Max a heads up and told him to give em heck! The beauty of good neighbors!

Everyone gathering their perfect rocks for the fireplace!

Joni crying because she didn't want to get on the bus!


SOCKS! Need I say more!

Love, MOM

NatureCare Pix!

Just thought I would post up some pictures of some of my lawns. The first couple are of Stepen Covey Jr's place, two acres of grass, Stephen Covey Sr. put up those regulation size goal posts and soccer goals as house warming gifts when they moved in. Anyway pretty cool stuff, enjoy!

I could go on for DAYS. I seriously have one million more. But until then, this should hold you over.

Things that I remember:

I don’t even know where to start:

Joni’s high pony tails when she was little and doing Joni’s hair as we walked to the bus. Trying to get Leaf and Joyce to change our bus stop to the corner because it was too far to walk to the Bennett’s or to the Fort sign. This was a big deal, but come on seriously!

Yelling through the vent for people. Taking naps underneath the kitchen tables and sitting on the microwave whilst the food was cooking and probably the radiation from it cooked our insides.

Playing in the blanket closet. I loved that place. Pulling the mirror out from underneath our bed and pretending that I lived on the ceiling, I would do this for hours.

Writing mom notes to ask her if I could play with her doll that was on the shelf in her closet and then breaking it when she finally gave in.

Sleeping on the sheep skin rug when you where scared. Never wanting to sleep in the day bed because it looked into the front room and there were scary things in there at night. My imagination was very good and Tanis will attest to the fact that there were wolves that lived in there.

Watching cartoons on Saturdays in the basement but our feet had to be touching the T.V and spilling our cereal all over the floor and the floor stinking.

Singing “Stop and Listen” and “Celebrating the Light” to Joni every night. Sleeping in the middle, being the barrier between Joni who would maul me and me not being able to touch Tanis at all. Try to accomplish that with three people in a queen size bed. And always being the Tent pole because Tanis made me.

Getting Easter Dresses and loving that black and white dress that had puffed sleeves like Anne of Green Gables. My shirt that had the colors spelled out with sequins and my zebra leggings that went with it.

Rich chasing me up the stairs and me sticking my leg out at the very end to smack him right in the mouth. He bit his tongue so hard. Still a good move! Get’s him every time.

Richard and I running around the house, riding the cushions down the stairs in our Superman and Wonder woman pajamas.

Taunting the Roster at the Condies house and playing in the basement with the little chicks.

Throwing those little green apples at each other. Playing mean momma outside. Tyler trying to shoot a piece a chewed bubble gum on the patio with his 22 and it rickashading and hitting me in the stomach. Grounded!

Duke biting Penni’s ear. Those huts we use to make on the swingset with moms afghans’. Stretching them to the max. Dukes, caves and Richard running for his life after setting down the food.

Me crushing rocks on the gas station patio out back. Looking for diamonds in the middle, finally finding one and giving it to Brooke and she lost it. 5 years of searching down the drain.

Building countless huts, Tanis smashing the heck out of her finger with the hammer, us running down the hill trying to fix it without mom finding out. Kevin screaming at us to get out of the hut behind Valeras place. The scary creamery that HAD MY NAME IN IT!!!!!! Along with devil worshiping stuff. GooD!

Brooke and I going to the store for mom, realizing that we forgot the paper towels (the thing that mom told us not to forget) devising a plan which was to pretend that we were on a scavenger hut and ask Norma if she had any. She did. We are to smart!!!!!

This is a gross one but we all did it. Pooped and peed behind the bushes at the church because we couldn’t hold it until we got home. AHAHAHA Why we didn’t just go to the Tuttle’s, I will never know.

Planting the garden and sinking all the way down to my waist in the soil. Being assigned certain rows to take care of. Our Saturday jobs, Dad teaching me how to spray off the patio. Cleaning the boy’s bathroom for 14 years, you guys are sick suckers.

Spilling over the bathtub and Rich, Joni and I sliding on our bare bums across the floor. Sitting in the sick, getting ready for school. Tanis doing her bangs with one curl forward and one curl back. I hated that and she would always try to get me to do it. Perms at the beauty college.

Peaches or pears in the morning. Oatmeal and scrambled egg sandwiches with hot cocoa on Sunday nights. Soup on Wednesday made by Dad because Mom was teaching dance.

Oh the adventures during Sparkettes. Fergs gas stations, looking for money so that I could buy a treat when we walked to Fergs, we were the only customers that went to Fergs. Dancing on the stage while mom taught dance. Thinking Mom and Aunt Tammy’s Batman dancing outfits were the coolest things ever!

Playing games with the cousins. Playing at the Beckstrands and everyone needed at stick so I found one in the backyard. Uncle Jim got really angry because someone had broken of the brand new tree they had just planted, yes that was me. I didn’t tell and I am still scared that he is going to find out. I broke it off half way down, funny! But one of the scariest moments of my life! Tanis almost breaking her nose playing football with the boy cousins, Ashley actually breaking her nose trying to dive over the couch!!!!! HAAHAHAHAH

Playing club in the trees at the church with Brooke and Adrian. Tanis being the President of course, Adrian the sec. Brooke, the look out for the boys because she could climb the highest and I was the treasurer. We didn’t know what that meant so I just sat there. Tanis always wanting her pretend name to be “Samantha, but call me Sam” and me always being Jadesse. Me always getting the red headed doll at Christmas and Tanis always getting the blonde. Happened like 5 times, no lie.

Joni’s baseball games and softball in the summers. The lights at the field and going down whenever they were on. Having the whole town come out when they were on. Going to Ty’s football games and having tumbling wars at the end zone with the opposing team’s siblings. Of course killing them, thank you Cathy Sheridan!

So many, I could keep going for days!!!!! I will and then post them.

There are just too many...............

So I have decided I better just start ranting off my memories since being pregnant doesn't make for the greatest memory....thoughts come and go in the same instant.

Summer Sleepouts: waking up, smashed in the center of the trampoline. Setting up the tent in the backyard for weeks on end....taking it down and having a huge yellow spot in the lawn. Sleeping on the deck at the new house and trying to talk myself out of the fact that I was scared because of the cemetery.

Tyler coming home from his mission thinking that all americans were completely selfish and rude. Our trip to visit Jimmy bags in DC where we found our "niche" and Tyler coming home and falling in love with a girl from Beaver because she owned a sewing machine.

Making mud pies out of sand on the fan in the backyard.

Tyler shooting Marci in the chest with his BB gun when she was only 4. Him sitting on the chair in the kitchen by the fridge for hours on end thinking, "will I ever not be grounded?"

Being awake at home when Mom and Dad found out that Tyler really wasn't sleeping over at Peter White's house and that he was somewhere in between Scipio and Richfield and the phone call that accompanied that knowledge. The Tuttle temper at complete boiling point and the worry that I was going to get candy striping duty at the hospital too because I was simply in the room.

Marci jumping on the four wheeler for yet another ride that ended in tragedy. Seeing bricks fall off the side of the house as she put it in reverse and the poor faucet out back that never stood straight again..........

Smelling the fumes of gas as Grandpa Tuttle would fill up his white truck and the ancient, red and blue, 60's pumps out back.

Stealing raspberries from Ruth's yard with Adrian and Brooke when we knew she wasn't home. Bad, but they tasted soooooo good.

Standing on the roof of the Tuttle's house, with everyone below telling me to JUMP!! Me waiting there until I saw the blue truck with the light blue stripe coming down the road. Jumping and then all running for our lives as Ken pulled into the driveway.

Playing "hotel" on the speaker system in Grandma Tuttle's house.

Watching "Meet me in St. Louis" at Grandma Condie's house......while eating a Schwann's bar. It is still my favorite show and does the Schwann man still exist? I love him.

Being in the basement of Nina's house and seeing the enormous stuffed Wilie Coyote for the first time. I still have nightmares and fear that my hatred toward all wolves stems from this childhood experience.

Sitting behind the couch, pouting. Hence the name, pouty pig.

Playing "babysitters club" in the big tree by the pavillion at the church.

Riding our bikes down cemetery hill, seeing how far we could coast without peddling. My brothers riding Joni's pink doll buggy down thinking they were funny and ending with an horrible crash.

Yelling down the vent in the hall at the red house to tell people they were wanted on the phone.

Sleeping in the hallway EVERY sunday for a nap. Thank you dad for instilling that in me. I love it.

Driving the car down to choir before I had my license and sliding on ice right into the side of Uncle Dave's red pathfinder....aka our "panther". Having to find Aunt Kris in the church to give her the bad news. I thought I was going to die and never be able to drive again.

Kicking Cordell out of the car because of sheer annoyance as we were driving to Scipio to take Nicole home from school. Finding out when I got home that he walked the entire way from the north exit to his house without being picked up.

Watching from Cordell's roof as Tyler, Courtney and Cordell shot off rockets with barbies attached from the middle of main street in Holden.

Counting out hundreds of penny candies from the bins behind Max's counter. The smell of the produce room at Wood's and getting creamies from the frozen bin right inside the door. Forging mom's name one million times on checks and having Max just smile and send it through. Mom knew the majority of the time...........

Attempting to be just as tough as my brother as I ran down the face of an enormous slide in Cedar while at Sparkette competition......then crashing and tearing my knee apart. Instead of taking the option for stitches, I wrapped my knee and went out and performed my little heart out to "Let's hear it for the boys".

Singing "Can't get enough of this everyday weeding" with Richard as we would weed the garden every morning of the summer at 6 am. That job never ended and I am still not sure why it was always only Richard and I.

Having dad wake us up the day we were to leave for Lake Powell and telling Richard and I that we were in charge of having the boat completely packed and ready to go by the time he got back from Salt Lake. Still wondering why it was always me and Richard..........

Sleeping down at Jill and Penny's house in the 5th wheel on the last day of school. Waking up to knocking at the window and who knows what hour and finding all of Tyler's friends hanging out, while they were supposed to be sleeping up at the new house. Then seeing the sheer terror on their faces as they saw the white truck flying down the road, looking for them. And then there was the barracade that was set up at the top of the stairs so that dad would hear them if they tried to escape again.

K- so this is it for now, but I seriously have a million more. I will post again tomorrow.

-T

Tyler's First Post- Memories of Holden

Uncle Jim getting mad at Josh and Derek for using the boxing gloves he gave them for Christmas to hit each other.

Throwing a dead robin, Josh Bennett’s and my first registered kill with my new BB gun- into Kristy’s birthday party when we were 8.

The powerhouse backfield of my 8th grade football team- Courtney, Josh Bennett, and...Kevin Stevens.

Putting black baling twine up in the trees and getting scouts from the other wards to chase us back to our camps- and the rope burns on their necks at flag ceremony the next morning.

The chill of adrenaline shooting into my bloodstream when Courtney called to tell me the cops were on their way up the hill 2 weeks after the pumpkin incident.

Hurtling through the air after wrecking Tim Carling’s stupid waverunners- paying my entire summer’s wages to him.

Trying not to laugh when Uncle Ken called me and asked if Courtney was “sniffing drugs” after an experiment with ground-up model rocket engines went south on us.

The look on Thane Bennett’s face when he opened up his “Preference Dance Matching shirt” and realizing it had been replaced with an assortment of Kristy Bennett’s underwear.

Watching Madeline try not to laugh as she hit Josh, Courtney, and I with a broom.

Practicing survival skills by cooking and eating grasshopper legs with Rick Bennett’s blowtorch.

Madeline backing up their old brown thunderbird for us to take out to the dump when we were 13 and knocking over the fire hydrant.

Snooping in Terrell’s backyard with Cody and Camm to find the marijuana plants we knew would be there so we could collect the $25,000 reward.

Making the majors one year ahead of the rest of my grade and becoming friends with Jim and Wade.

Being arrested along with the rest of my teachers quorum for spotlighting rabbits.

Having Frank Thomas come into our sunday school class to lay down the law.

Hunter Ed safety videos- more violent and disturbing than any R-rated movie.

Wondering to this day if I have a chemically accelerated form of cancer from cleaning out the fertilizer tanks in Milford- and the responsible dumping of a myriad of unknown chemical compounds into the ditch.

Thanking Heavenly Father when we found out Erica was pregnant with Porter that years of chemical exposure had not rendered me sterile.

Riding a 4 wheeler stolen by Bullfrog and wrecking the crap out of it-my first run-in with the law.

Nick Bennett stabbing Jaime Thomas in the chest and crying triumphantly- “Watch milk come out!” after her brother Danny had wrecked our treehouse.

Courtney totally selling us up the river when we shot out the window of that old crappy VW bug. Walking up to Max’s house fully expecting to never return.

Geoge Masner getting kicked in the foot by Lucas Steven’s horse and everyone teasing him about the way he “ howled like a coyote” as we sat waiting to pass the sacrament.

Joann Nebeker calling coooooordeeeellllllll! when you’d call him on the phone.

Scout Camp with Dean Bennett and Dean North- what a couple of weirdos.

Running away to hide in the potato fields when Steve or Dave outed my crush on Wendy Christensen. I wanted to kill them- for alot of reasons- not just that.

Grandma Condie hitting David with the broom after he broke my arm- thinking : “this might be the one that makes them get rid of him”

Crying in the car on the way to the doctor after I barfed in first grade and was going to miss “Chocolate Milk Day” at school lunch. Mom took me to the store to get me some. I barfed it up too.

Calling up Chad Strong to come play the Legend of Zelda with me because deep down inside it kind of scared me.

Jumping over the couch when I realized that Super Mario Bros. 2 was in my stocking at Christmas- getting stabbed in the foot with some scissors that one of the girls left out. I didn’t care.

Trying to get Josh to not tell anyone when derek almost knocked him out with a nintendo controller- Josh’s stories about rabies.

Sleeping in the tent for 4 months while the house was being built- sneaking out with Cody and Camm to tie up Connie Bennett’s goat in some random place.

Wondering if Derek would grow up to be a serial Killer after pining hundreds of box elder bugs to the back fence and poking out their rabbit’s eye.

Note to future parents- not a good thing to have a virtually limitless supply of black powder hanging around with pre-teen boys in the house. I think I still have shards of PVC under my skin from trying to “make a cannon”.

My earliest run-in with the law- using my knowledge of physics and natural leadership skills to assemble a lunch-time army of lincoln-log catapults with the goal of delivering shock and awe to Ada Jackson’s construction-paper turkey that Mrs. Wood had hung from a string that ran across our ceiling in first grade.

Trying to make pencils stick in the asbestos ceiling tiles in every class from 1st to 8th grade.

Kevin Stevens getting hit on the butt by the woodshop teacher in 7th grade- perpetuating rumors about that teacher’s sexual orientation.

Kevin mooning an entire troop of scouts from Orem in the High Uintas- my first real gang-style brawl. Dean and Dean chastising us for our violence. Us thinking they were weird. Then later putting a whole brick of black-cats in front of their tent at 3 am. I think they got our message. By the way- is it weird they shared a tent?

All my friends thinking that Kevin’s B-Day party was the greatest- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom- until Peter White barfed up his pink ice cream during the part where they are eating “chilled monkey brains” and triggering a barf chain reaction that you can probably still smell in their basement.

Cordell was probably such an innocent little schmuck before he moved to Holden- little did he know he would make friends with Cody, Camm, and the rest of us. His mom probably thought we were all on drugs.

Asking specifically for a two-stage Estes Model Rocket with a payload section so Courtney and I could study the effects of sending up live mice and anything else we could cram into that payload. Wondering what the mouse would tell his mouse family about his abduction by aliens after he returned from the sky unharmed.

I could go on all night, but I better go spend some time with my wife before she reads all of this and wants to leave me.