Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Max's Blessing
We will be blessing Max this coming Sunday (aug 31st) at 7:00 PM. You are all of course invited, and I would love to see you if you can make it! I relaize that's Labor Day weekend and I apologize. But Matt (Curtis's twin brother) will be blessing Max for us and that happened to be the best weekend for him to come to SLC. Hope to see you!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Book for Grandma and Grandpa
I guess I am committing to doing this, and I can't believe that I am actually thinking about Christmas already, but I did a memoir-type book a few years ago for my Grandma Shaffer's 80th Birthday, and I am going to do one for Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas. Several years ago, when I took a Biographical Writing Class, I interviewed Grandma and Grandpa quite extensively about their childhood. I know I still have all my notes, and I'm pretty sure I have a couple of the tapes of our conversations. (Now, if I can only find a tape player!) Anyway, I think I have quite a few memories from before Grandma's memory started slipping.
But, I do need a few things from each of you:
- Any memories of Grandma and/or Grandpa or our "family traditions." I know we did this before, but I wanted to put a few tidbits in this book as well. I thought it would be fun if you had some specific, more detailed stories. But, anything you have, even if you already wrote it, I would greatly appreciate it.
- Any pictures you have of Grandma and/or Grandpa or us as a family. You can scan them in and email me (gremily2@aol.com) or send them to me if you don't have a scanner. I probably won't be able to use EVERYTHING, but it would be so great to have quite a few to choose from.
- An updated family picture if you have one.
- "Family Genealogy" Info: Full names, birth dates, marriage dates, and please include all of your children/grandchildren
- Jeri, Linda, and Jan (and maybe your husbands): Any memories you have from your childhood. Any memories you have of your grandparents and/or extended family. Any pictures from your childhood.
- Any ideas of anything I may have missed!!!
When it's done, it will be hard-bound with color pictures. I don't know how much it will cost yet, but everyone will have the opportunity to get a copy if you want. I know the cost will go down the more we purchase. But, I'm not exactly sure what the breakdown will be yet. I'll let you know as soon as I know.
My Plan: Have it ready to go so that as soon as Sarah and Christin have their babies, and we get that info (and hopefully a picture) into the book, I'll send it to the press. I think we can get it in time for Christmas. By the way, what are those due dates? I know they are both November, but I don't know exact dates.
What do you think? PLEASE let me know your thoughts. This really is a huge project, so I need all of you to help. Also, I'm not sure who reads this blog, so could you please leave a comment so I know who knows. Pass the word along. Thanks! - Emily
Monday, August 18, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Comic Con
Well I know it has been a while since I posted anything on any of the family blogs, so I guess it is time for an update. This is going to be mostly pics since I think that is what most people are interested in seeing. I'll let Sarah post a longer description of the coming and goings of our little family when she gets a few minutes free from the chaos that is Aiden.
So, where do I begin? Well I guess at the beginning. The biggest news for me this summer has been attending Comic Con in San Diego. I was really excited about this opportunity because I was able to both attend and present. Earlier this year I submitted a portion of my thesis to a conference that was being held in correlation to Con. I was one of the lucky individuals who were accepted into the conference and I spent the next 4 months working on pulling out the key arguments in my thesis and distilling them down to about 20 minuted worth of lecture. Not an easy task, but one that I felt I had done sufficiently by the time Con rolled around. I presented on the first day of Con, and then had four days to walk around the convention, attend other panels, and meet people working in the industry, and stare at the crazy people who dressed up for the event. Here are some of the pictures documenting the experience:
These are blurry pictures of the audience durring my presentation at Con! It was a new camera and I was still getting used to using it at this point!
This is me with Marv Wolfman, he is a writer for DC and he wrote some of the best Teen Titan stories ever! He also created the character Blade as well as Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven. This guy is a legend!
This is me with Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy. I love his stuff and to meet him was awesome. He even did a quick Hellboy sketch for me. It was sweet!
Here I am hanging out with Batman and Wonder Woman at one of the DC booths.
This was perhaps the best Bat Woman costume at Con. There were a lot of costumes that were just no good, train wreaks as my cousin Mark referred to them, but this was a good one.
This one was for Aiden. I had to get a picture with Superman and this kid had a pretty good costume.
Killer Tomatoes are making their return apparently.
This is one of the many Starfire costumes worn at Con. I stood in line with this girl's boyfriend when I was waiting to get Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale to sign some books for me. And the Elvis Storm Trooper was a classic must have pic.
I though that this was pretty classic, all the classic hero costumes. The George Reeves Superman, Adam West Batman, Lynda Carter Wonder Woman,and Burt Ward Robin. Although seeing a 40+ year-old man dressed as Robin was a bit disturbing.
These are the Mighty Muggs that I picked up at Con. The Iron Man and the Gold Fertility Idol were Con exclusives. I got the Indiana Jones because if I had the Idol from Temple of Doom I had to have Indy too.
The Peter Parker/Spider-Man was an exclusive as well. Captain America and Hulk were just two figures that I picked up as well. The Guy on the end is Tofu the Vegan Zombie. I am going through a Zombie kick right now and this guy was pretty cool.
This was the best Joker costume at Con. Most of the people who dressed up as the Joker were imitating Heath Ledger. None of those costumes were very good and most of them were terrible, but this one was very well done.
Wolf from American Gladiators. This guy was huge!
This is Buddy Jesus from the movie Dogma.
And that is pretty much Con in a nut shell. It was four and a half days of pure pandemonium and I loved every minute of it!
You know what, I'm gonna let Sarah fill you in on all the rest of what is happening around our place.
Cheers,
Price
So, where do I begin? Well I guess at the beginning. The biggest news for me this summer has been attending Comic Con in San Diego. I was really excited about this opportunity because I was able to both attend and present. Earlier this year I submitted a portion of my thesis to a conference that was being held in correlation to Con. I was one of the lucky individuals who were accepted into the conference and I spent the next 4 months working on pulling out the key arguments in my thesis and distilling them down to about 20 minuted worth of lecture. Not an easy task, but one that I felt I had done sufficiently by the time Con rolled around. I presented on the first day of Con, and then had four days to walk around the convention, attend other panels, and meet people working in the industry, and stare at the crazy people who dressed up for the event. Here are some of the pictures documenting the experience:
These are blurry pictures of the audience durring my presentation at Con! It was a new camera and I was still getting used to using it at this point!
This is me with Marv Wolfman, he is a writer for DC and he wrote some of the best Teen Titan stories ever! He also created the character Blade as well as Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven. This guy is a legend!
This is me with Mike Mignola, the creator of Hellboy. I love his stuff and to meet him was awesome. He even did a quick Hellboy sketch for me. It was sweet!
Here I am hanging out with Batman and Wonder Woman at one of the DC booths.
This was perhaps the best Bat Woman costume at Con. There were a lot of costumes that were just no good, train wreaks as my cousin Mark referred to them, but this was a good one.
This one was for Aiden. I had to get a picture with Superman and this kid had a pretty good costume.
Killer Tomatoes are making their return apparently.
This is one of the many Starfire costumes worn at Con. I stood in line with this girl's boyfriend when I was waiting to get Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale to sign some books for me. And the Elvis Storm Trooper was a classic must have pic.
I though that this was pretty classic, all the classic hero costumes. The George Reeves Superman, Adam West Batman, Lynda Carter Wonder Woman,and Burt Ward Robin. Although seeing a 40+ year-old man dressed as Robin was a bit disturbing.
These are the Mighty Muggs that I picked up at Con. The Iron Man and the Gold Fertility Idol were Con exclusives. I got the Indiana Jones because if I had the Idol from Temple of Doom I had to have Indy too.
The Peter Parker/Spider-Man was an exclusive as well. Captain America and Hulk were just two figures that I picked up as well. The Guy on the end is Tofu the Vegan Zombie. I am going through a Zombie kick right now and this guy was pretty cool.
This was the best Joker costume at Con. Most of the people who dressed up as the Joker were imitating Heath Ledger. None of those costumes were very good and most of them were terrible, but this one was very well done.
Wolf from American Gladiators. This guy was huge!
This is Buddy Jesus from the movie Dogma.
And that is pretty much Con in a nut shell. It was four and a half days of pure pandemonium and I loved every minute of it!
You know what, I'm gonna let Sarah fill you in on all the rest of what is happening around our place.
Cheers,
Price
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Logan & Henry
This was taken back in April, but I've just figured out how to share it. Sorry it's sideways!
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