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Show SPRINGVILLE HERALD inursday, October 26, 2006 Been There, Done That: Possessed! Liz Elder Right now, I'm sitting on our front sidewalk trying try-ing to write because my two-year-old granddaughter, granddaugh-ter, Madden, has just told me that the two rocking chairs on the porch are "MINE!" Okay, go ahead and be snotty and criticize, but I've been babysitting since eight this morning and I no longer remember remem-ber what is normal for me and what isn't. There are tiny plastic farm animals all over the kitchen floor, which you know I'm going go-ing tp step on right on that pad under my toes where it really kills; and most of the petals are off the three flowers we had left in the front. We've had poopy diapers, dia-pers, which I stuck my finger fin-ger in, and the only thing I've been able to get her to eat is a leftover packet of roasted almonds from a Wendy's salad bowl. Let's just say she's two and let it go at that. Being a babysitting grandma is a hydra-headed monster one minute everything seems so circle cir-cle of life, and the next, it all feels like a babysitting job when you were 13 and you thought those people were never coming home. Why am I acting this way? I normally like to think of myself as a sophisticated, so-phisticated, slightly mean person, only barely saved I emu i M il J J M 1 1 1 H Wi ix 'If'Ypc v J Insure your brand new car with MetLife Auto & Home, and you would be covered for its replacement cost for one year or 1 5,000 miles, whichever came first. Other insurers depreciate the value of your new car 1 5 percent or more we don't. So, if you got into an accident and totaled your new car, we would replace it. Now, that's insurance.5" For more information or a quote, call today: WK "VJ Jason Salmon Salmon Insurance, LLC 1385 South 740 East Orem, UT 801-223-3200 have you met life today? 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I keep saying to myself my-self that nobody hates a grandma. The worst anyone ever says is that they're eccentric. I have hardly ever heard anyone say, "My grandma was a real witch," to use a little Halloween terminology. So there's a level at which I'm afraid to be mean to my grandkids and as a result, I get smashed sometimes. Sometimes literally. lit-erally. A couple of years ago, I told my six-year-old granddaughter to jump on me to wake me up in the morning. T his was on a blow-up mattress in the middle of the living room. Well, she took me at my word and jumped on me at six o'clock the morning. Had she been her father, I would have been a little less cheerful than I was with my granddaughter, to say the least. Actually, part of it is being be-ing afraid to be mean, and part of it is not feeling that mean anymore. So much for the tightly -wound New Yorker theory. You know Silk 'jj lllliK Niiii Y'f Kv w ' V Jf Online ordering means speedy turnaround times. 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Log on now at snelsonphotolab.lifepics.coml Lana might have to get her thrills anoSier way. 80 Wwt Center Sfriwt Springy 489 321t vw tnetexipnotou com Cliirdi News ' r l k f 41 c - jj c -' r f - - 49 om 1 , -1 ft Til fl I a Michael Crockett, son of Brad and Leanna Crockett, has been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Anaheim, California, Spanish speaking mission. He will speak in the Hobble Creek 12th Ward, 1050 S. 1700 East, Springville, on October 29, 2006 at 1 p.m. He will enter the MTC on November 1. Tyler Allred, son of Craig and Jodie Allred and grandson of Bill and Connie Child and Dee and Dixie Allred, has been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter-day Saints in Durban, South Africa, he will speak in church on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006 in the Hobble Creek Tenth Ward, Springville, 450 S. Canyon Road at 11 a.m. He will enter the MTC in South Africa on November 2. Riley Allred, son of Craig and Jodie Allred and grandson of Bill and Connie Child and Dee and Dixie Allred, has been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Johannesburg, South Africa. He will speak in church on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006 in the Hobble Creek Tenth Ward, Springville, 450 S. Canyon Road at 11 a.m. He will enter the MTC in South Africa on November 2. how you sort of fade as you get older? Your face starts to get a little mushy, your waistline isn't a line anymore so much as a border between your top and bottom. That's what's happening to my mean, don't tread on me part. I don't know how this theory is going to work when I have 16 grandkids, if I ever actually have 16 or 24 or whatever, like the really professional mas I know. I only that I'm still charmed looking look-ing at the face of someone I remember vaguely as being a part of my youth, something that was so Church News On Sunday, Oct. 29, Rev. Janet Riley will conduct services at Springville Community Presbyterian Church. Her sermon title is "Showing Initiative" with scripture from Mark 10:46-52. 10:46-52. Sunday School begins at 9:30 a.m. with worship at 10:30, followed by Fel-lowshiD Fel-lowshiD hour at 1 1 :30. The church is located at 245 S. 200 East in Spring"-ville. Spring"-ville. For more information please call church office at 4894390. S Utah County Special Needs Conference Center, Orem. The event is for parents, professionals and caregiv- Senior Center news The Utah County Special Spe-cial Needs Conference will long ago that it's starting be held on Thursday, Nov. to seem like a good part of 2, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Mt. my life. Not the exhaust- View High School, 665 W. ed, crazed, strung out years that I actually experienced expe-rienced as I tried to raise my five kids. r Just as an aside, it just occurred to me LAST YEAR that if I would have only had two kids, just two, I would have had a lot more money and a nicer house. I don't know why I never connected these two things until then, it's probably good for my last three kids that I didn't. Now I find myself thinking think-ing that things like sitting on the sidewalk writing are funny. And ridiculous. And I don't care that, in the end, I've become something of a sap for my grandkids. ers of children with special needs. Registration forms can be found at www.med-homeportal.org. www.med-homeportal.org. Look under un-der "What's New" for registration reg-istration packet, for more information call Maria at 830-8507. Do you know about the Halloween Contests going on at the Springville Senior Center? Seniors can complete com-plete the mystery puzzle and solve the clues to win a $50 cash prize! There will also be a Pumpkin Decorating Decorat-ing and Costume Contest on October 31st. Wheeler Mortuary is providing a free lunch on Friday, Nov. 3. The menu is Breaded Chicken, Rice Pilaf, Sliced Carrots, Fruit It's kind of nice not hav- Cocktail, Bread Pudding ing to carry the banner of and a Wheat Roll. You self-respect quite so high do not have to be a mem- and proudly as I did when ber to attend lunch. I was young. Certainly You must have a lunch less tiring. reservation. Space is lim- SIEMENS Hearing Aid Authorized Factory Outlet Mountain West Animal Hospital 410 So. 450 Springville 489-9676 Small dog & cat boarding Come and see us for your needs during your Summer Vacation v'';' - - " At Sprinkles' only Local Animal Hospital We will help keep your pet a Happy Pet! ited, call early! Medicare Part D open enrollment en-rollment is starting soon. If you need assistance signing sign-ing up, there will be people to help you on November 15th and 21st. Please'call for an appointment. : The center is excited to welcome two BYU law students stu-dents who will be here during dur-ing lunch on Thursdays and Fridays for the next few months. If you have any legal questions, please come and see them. ; Ready for some Christmas Christ-mas , Crafts? Three new projects will be available each week starting November No-vember 9th for a minimal cost. Come in on Monday each week to see the projects proj-ects and sign up. ' The lunch menu next week includes 4 Star Noodle Noo-dle Bake, Fried Chicken, Chili Dog, Baked Ham and Breaded Chicken. You can eat the regular menu item, or you can choose from a diabetic or salt-free meal or a chef salad. Food is provided provid-ed by Mountainland. Meals are served daily at noon. 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