The Hulse Haven

I thought I would share Brian's poem on here because it is so funny!

AN ODE TO HULSE CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS

(If you weren’t a part of it… you probably won’t appreciate this Ode)

When it all started is anyone’s guess,

We suspect Ted and Sherry know more or less,

About the “Traditions” that this fine Household keeps

(We’re talkin’ about Christmas, not Easter and Peeps).

From Snow in the back yard where you dare not tread

Lest your footprints be the ones to upset dear Ol’ Ted;

To the bright Red Stockings all exactly the same

(Except that is for the stitched, cursive name).

Do you recall the small Santa all cracked and old?

It’s now in Tennessee (at least that’s what we’re told).

Lebkuken and Pinwheels, Bread with chocolate and cherry

Who made all these goodies? Why our favorite elf – Sherry!

And who could forget the old bed made of feather?

It kept us all warm through the fowl Christmas weather.

The holiday card games with Hadlows and Giles,

Those were times that we remember with smiles.

How many times did you search the night sky

To see if the elves with your burned letter did fly?

To tell dear Santa of the things you were wanting,

But then on Christmas morn finding garments in your stocking!

Wassail spray from Avon we remember well,

How we would all gather for our annual “spray and a smell.”

Kentucky Fried Chicken as we decorated the tree,

And the antique birds we all longed to see.

Do you remember how into the attics we’d crawl?

To find decorations, lead icicles and all.

And perhaps your memory will work if you strain,

To remember the spot light with red cellophane.

Climbing into Ted’s bed when the hour was too early,

The threat of St. Annes if you didn’t stop acting squirrely.

Reader’s Digest Christmas album with fine artists you know,

“You have got no snow?! Down in Mexico.”

Ah the traditions we have in this house are so clever,

We hope they’ll continue in our families forever.

We hope you enjoyed our Hulse Christmas Rhyme

And we wish you the best at this Holiday time!

Come one come all to Grandpa and Grandma Hulses house on Dec. 21, at 5:30 P.M. There will be food, fun, musicaltalent and surprises. We will let you know what to bring. Love, Grandma

HEY,EVERYBODY, REMEMBER PIE NIGHT AND SLEEPOVER FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO! WE WILL GATHER AS SOON AS YOU GET UP FROM YOUR THAKSGIVING NAP. WE CAN'T WAIT! LOVE, GRANDMA AND GRANDPA HULSE!

I just wanted to post some pictures that we have of all the Nieces & Nephews. Hope you like them.

The Davis County Clipper has digitized some of their old newspapers in order to archive them. I came across this and there was a little blurb about the birth of Hazel. I think it might be her, anyway.
Check it out by clicking right here. (Click the word "here.") You should be able to see the paper from March 9th, 1906. On the left side navigation bar, scroll down to where it says Bountiful Briefs. It is the 21st little paragraph in the first column. Cool, huh!

It's at the Apple Chapel on
1500 South and 800 West
in Bountiful. In the Relief
Society room at 7:00 pm.

SEE YOU THERE!!!!

I got Mystie and Scott's wedding invitation in the mail today. I love the picture.What a great time of year to get married. I love autumn time. I think Mystie looks so beautiful in her engagement picture - I can't wait to see her in her wedding dress! I can't believe that she is already a grown up woman - I still feel like an awkward teenager most days and think there is no way that my little cousin can be getting married! I am really happy for her! :) Scott, you seem like a really cool guy and we are glad you are joining us Hulses!

Does anyone know when Mystie is getting married? I have heard 16th or 17th....I asked the theater for the 16th off....I hope that is the night it is??!?!?!???

We are considering a farewell to our garden fairies party on Sept. 28th. I thoughtI would run it up the flag ppole and see who salutes it. We will probably have eveyone bring anything that fairies would enjoy. and since it is a school night, we would have to start at 5:30 P.M. If there is any interest out there, let us know. Love, Grandma Hulse.

Ahh, summer is here in all it's glory.
Hope this little poem don't bore-ee
A party is planned for a grandma dear
So all of the Hulses can stand and cheer
Cake and Ice Cream and perhaps some dips
Will quickly stretch out all our hips
On the very anniverary of her birth
We will meet with joy and mirth (Brian you bring the mirth okay?)
How about we meet at six?
A little cooler without the ticks (err, mosquitos)
Write this info on your arm
We will meet at a chicken farm
(Johnson's that is....)

Leave a comment so I don't have to call you! Call me if you have questions. See you then!

Cory is turning three.... and we all know that he likes a party

so here is the information about it.

When: August 9th 2008
Where: 12270 South 2481 West Riverton Utah
Time: in between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.
Rsvp: Marian at 801-688-0160

We will be having Cake and Ice Cream
Playing Volleyball and
Going Swimming it will be a blast

All Cory needs really is winter Clothes and Winter Shoes
(stuff for winter i guess)

He is in a 3T and he really doesnt need Toys i promise he has a lot of them already.

I hope to see you all there and My dad would love to have you all at his house for a wonderful party
please let me know how many of you are planning on coming
you can leave me a comment but i would get it because i do not have a computer at this time so PLEASE
just call thank you

Grandpa and Grandma Hulse want to thank alll our wonderful family members for the highly successful family party! The food was good and the company was spectacular. The entertainment was soooo great. My, we have such a talented family and we just keep adding more members. The neighbors were delighted. We will have a backyard party in August and one in September, then we will just hit the highlights of cold weather dates when we have to jam inside. However, anyone is welcome to visit us old folks anytime! We will feed you and show you a family video! Love you all!

You may want to check out beckysbriefs.blogspot.com
I am trying to expand my horizons. It looks like I could use some help! Is anyone willing to help make invitations for Lacey's shower one day this week?

Hey, Gang, We are getting together on Sunday at 6:00. Please bring either a salad or dessert. I have assigned rolls. We are hoping some will show up on Saturday to wipe off chairs, blow off the patio, (Hayden and Carter are experts at this)or if you are so inclined, just sit and visit with the 'old folks'. We want to show off Marinda's and Jamey's and Grandma's painting talents ie: the back porch, the front and back doors and the swing. We are all anxious to see Chuck, Shawna , and our sweet Charli. Love, Grandma H.

We need help....
Jeremiah has a work party on july 12th and like always it is at Lagoon.
And this year we decided to take Cory but we need a Sitter for Isabelle....
if anyone is free please let Jeremiah or I know if not we will just have to take her
with us....
Thanks everyone..
and we will be at grandmas that sunday to see unlce Chuck

XOXO
The Johnson's

We are going to have another awesome family shindig at Grandma and Grandpa Hulses house this Sunday, July 13th. I think we are meeting around 6:00. I will try to bring my chalk and jump ropes for the kids. Grandma, can you give us some more details?

Lava Hot Springs is canceled. We are meeting at Daron and Julie's Clubhouse on Saturday the 19th, from 10:00 -4:00 for all you that can make it. The family would love to see you. They have asked our family to supply 2 Desserts, a Salad and a dozen hamburger buns. If anyone is willing to go and could help out, please let me know. Daron and Julie's address is 4047 West Pinegrove Way, South Jordan. Dad knows the way. Because of Lacey's many opportunities this past spring, Grandma Johnson was hoping for a talent show......Nancy decided not to do that, but there may be Karaoke. I am hoping our family will once again be the ones that support everyone. I appreciate Aunt Nancy and the rest of the family for trying to accommodate us. Let us know if you can join us!

I've been feeling really patriotic lately, more than I ever have in my life. I think I am old enough and mature enough to understand the importance of the freedom and the rights and privileges I enjoy as a United States citizen. Sometimes as I read the news and hear about the sad things happening around the world, it makes me cry. I am so glad that I live in a peaceful place, that I could get an education and earn a career, that my husband is home with me and that we are a family. I am grateful for freedom of speech, for the right to vote, for the right to bear arms, for the right to practice my religion. I found the lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key. He wrote this song in 1814 ( that is 194 years ago for the historically challenged). I thought I would include them for you to read. I didn't know there was a 4th verse.

I helped my mommy change my crib into a toddler bed yesterday. I was very excited to sleep in it. So excited that I went to bed an hour late... and then I woke up at 5 a.m. and watched cartoons. No more crib for me!

that this little girl is capable of throwing the world' s biggest temper tantrum ever?

Hey all,

I read this article on cnnmoney.com - it is about how the recent Iowa floods may impact our economy. Rich and I have been trying to follow the prophet and get our one year supply of food. We are a long way off, but we are trying. Hope you all are too!

Check out the article here.

Hey, I'm late posting this, but anyone who wants to come and honor the Patriarch of the Hulse clan is invited for chocolate cake and cherry chocolate ice cream at Gramma Hulses and if you can't make it Sunday, come on Monday. Love, Grandma H.

Help! Dad (Steve) and I need to go on the practice trek this Friday. I wasn't going to go, but now need to check out the lay of the land so to speak. We are celebrating Hayden's birthday all day but need to find a home for the boys for the night. I guess Lacey will be alright on her own. Hayden was supposed to be playing with West Bountiful band in the evening, so he would need a ride to and from there. Do I have any takers for the boys? Please call me if you can help.

It was really fun seeing everybody on Memorial Day. I just wanted to say thanks for playing play-dough pictionary with us. It was so fun! Lauren, Megan and Hayden were awesome!

Isabelle got her first tooth and she looks so cute with it!
I cant wait for all of you to see her she is getting way big!

XOXO
Marian & Cory

Ok Isabelle's 1st Birthday is on June 5 which means of course there has to be a party!here id the details.
WHEN: June 7 2009WHERE: The Zoo in the morning at 11:00 am and then West Jordan Park which is the samepark that we did Cory's 2nd birhtday at..(we are not saying that you have to go to the park that is just a fun thing that Marian put togetherif you can only make one just come to the park party)TIME: Zoo is at 11:00 am and the Park is at 3:00 Pm R.S.V.P Me (Jeremiah) at 801-864-0353 or the wife (Marian) at 801-856-0346
Thank you again!also Mom this is our new address for you! 11184 south Redwood Road South jordan Ut 84095
and yes we had to do another one of these since no one answers there phones or calls us back lol ;)

All our marvelous posterity will be gathering this Saturday for a celebration of our ancestors who are not expected to be present. Please let Grandma Hulse know what you are bringing. Remember that we need paper plates, cups and napkins. Grandma and Grandpa will be providing sausage patties, muffins, milk and orange juice. If it rains, we will be inside and there will be a movie for the kids in the basement. We want to see you all there. I will be calling family heads to let their kids know because I don't want to spend all my time on the phone. Love to you all, Grandma Hulse.
P.S. It will begin at 9:00 A.M.

It was Brian's birthday this last Friday and he had to spend it going to long work meetings in Phoenix. I was just thinking about him and thought I would share some memories I have of him. When I was a little girl, I idolized Brian. I probably bugged him and drove him crazy, but the things he did to get me to leave him alone just made me like him even more. He would always call me "Buttcheese" and he would rub my head really hard with his knuckle. I have an image of him coming upstairs to talk to Grandma and all he was wearing was his tighty-whities (I think I was like 4 or 5 years old). And he would climb into bed with Grandpa and Grandma, which I thought was totally hilarious. He had a really cool airplane in his bedroom that hung from the ceiling and flew around in circles. When he came home from his mission, he gave me some coins he got from Mexico and I treasured them. I remember he had the coolest red Mustang. He has the funniest sense of humor - I love going to family parties just to hear what he is going to say and as a kid I looked forward to how he would make me laugh and laugh.
Brian, you've always been a good example to me. You may not even know it, but you were a major influence in my life. I always wanted to get good grades and go to college so I could be like you. You are a great uncle and an awesome all around guy and I am glad that you are in this family. Happy Birthday!

Thank you for the wonderful day you gave me. I was thinking about some of my growing moments in life the other day and was overcome with the realization of how much I have and what has been given me. If you are my child, hug yourself, because you are the biggest blessing I own. Thank you for your patience as I try to to grow up, too bad it wasn't before you did. I love you and again thank you for a wonderful day.

Hi everyone...
Ok so I know that it is still a month away but we are not
doing invitions so we thought that we would just write a post for
you all to see it and come if you would like...
the party is for Isabelle Johnson
it is her 1st birthday
its on June 7, 2008
we are going to the Zoo in the morning
and then we are doing cake ice cream and gifts at West Jordan Park...
(the same park we did corys 2nd birthday party at...)
if you dont remember where that is let me know and i can get you directions!
hope to see you there!!!!!!!

Would anybody be interested in a summer family outing - like maybe going to the zoo, going to a water park or Lagoon, going hiking or having a picnic at a park? Just wondering what everybody's thoughts are.

Also, when is the next extended family reunion? When are we going to see all the Schaffer and Hulse cousins?

Last night, I put Lacey on a bus for San Francisco with the BHS choirs. I have been crying ever since. So I need you all to feel sorry for me and visit me sometime this weekend to cheer me up. How am I going to survive next fall? Scary Larry had better take good care od my baby girl. Steph, are the strawberries still on sale?

Hey guys...I e-mailed Mari, and got the correct information about Aunt Gay. The tumor has not grown into her brain or any major organs. Only her cheek. If she opts for surgery, she may lose her ear, and some of her cheek bone, but the radiation very likely will take care of it. YAYYYYYY!!


Anti-Debi

Hulse family, we have sad news. Our dear Aunt Gay has been diagnosed with a squamous cell cancer in her face. It is in-operable. They are certain it has invaded her brain, and her facial bones. They have offered radaiation, but are not sure it is possible to apply it effectively. Also they can attempt surgery, but know that it would not get all the cancer. A decision will be made on Thursday. Pray for the family...they want her to be free of difficulties, but they would also rejoice if she can join her beloved husband Serge.

If anyone takes a newspaper and can save me the weather maps and forecasts, I could really use them for my fourth grade weather unit in science. Clip and save them and let me know if you have any. You are terrific.

There is a rumor of a reunion by Aunt Gloria's peeps. I am trying to procure kilts enough for our ment folk, and I have a really beautiful song we could learn in Gaelic. If Meg, and Hayden and OTHERS are willing..it can be accompanied on the violin and the recorder ( that's you Hayden) and I'm thinking Rich on the guitar. AN EE WEIGH....if you would like me to send a copy of it to your e-mail ....just send me a "song request" to stagenut@yahoo.com and I will send it. It really would be cool to perform...

Here are a few pictures from the St. Patrick's Day Party! Everbody looks gorgeous! Uncle Steve, sorry I stole your soul!

The Townsends have a blog now! You can check it out by clicking Marinda and Jamey on the right. We will try to keep it updated with what is going on with us.

Hey everybody!
It was so fun to see you all last night! I loved seeing everybody in their Irish green. I can't believe how big our family is getting. I am so excited for the next party! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa Hulse for hosting the event!
:)

STEPH....I CAN'T SEE THE PICTURE>>>>>

Well anyways, the doctor called today and told me that it was an irritated mangioma or something rather like that. basically it was like a tumor or something. so yes. i am after you!

OK, so i had the opportunity this week to have that thing on my leg examined.... well they went a little bit further and removed it. So you guys can all stop worrying about it. they are doing a biopsy and the results should be back soon...

ok so Marian and I did the who does your kid look more alike and the results are in our blogger page k go check it out it is pretty cool
thanks stephanie...

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Hey y'all-
Lacey will be doing foot massaging at the Irish Party this year. If you would like a massage she will accept cash or check. No credit cards please. She is doing this to earn money for college.

See You at the Party!