Dan "The Man"

So i am really getting old, when i think about my youngest brother hitting the ripe ol age of 28! freak!! i remember turning 28, um wow. He is one of the coolest people i know, and one of my very best friends! not many people out there would understand the coolness of Clutch, or be willing to belt out Mississippi Queen whilst crossing the Mississippi river. not many people would be willing to sleep in the truck on the bench seats rather than spend money for a hotel. not many people would make up sweet trivia games to help us get through the great plains states and actually enjoy it, and not many people would spend 90% of their time in Minnesota on the toilet. this is what my brother Dan is and does! he is the coolest guy, he will never short change you, will always give you his best, i have literally seen streams of sweat running off of his nose, and he still keeps going. happy birthday to the original employee of Great Basin Asphalt, king of the squeegie! love ya man

our new 'kids' Mandy and Mindy....and Lola

Here is Mandy an Overhasli Kid Goat

Isnt she Cute!

This is Mindy, a Nigerian Dwarf Kid Goat

she is really small and jumps alot!

Mandy
This is Lola, she is our milking goat right now.
she is 2 years old, and just had 3 kids, she is a little
loud calling for her kids, which are nowhere around. we hope
that in a few days she calms down. (and yes i have milked her already)
i haven drinken the milk but will,





Yes we are crazy and don't know fully what we are doing, but Deena
feels pressed to become as self sufficient as we can become, and
this his part of the 'mother plan' ....pun intended.
i will have to post some video later, as they are just incredibly cute
and climb up anything!

Hannah

all right Becky, hopefully this will get you off my back for a little while.....:-]

the end of an era.

Now this may seem like a strange post, but for 'most' of my life, this team has been an important part of my life, not 'thee' most important thing, but they definitely were a 'bell weather' for josh most of the time. i was up when they were winning big, and down when the lost (which wasn't very often) i will forever remember the 'finals' years and will never forget the awful refereeing and will never 'like' michael jordan. i can certainly admit that he was amazing, but i cant get over the image of him smoking a cigar celebrating the second championship over the jazz in the Delta Center. the main reason i am even going here is because the one constant from the time i was 12 is Jerry Sloan. i Love that guy! tough as nails, but humble, always took the blame and never took the credit for all the success of the Utah Jazz. He retired after being the coach for 23years! longer than any professional coach in any sport. so just to acknowledge my respect for him and my love for what he demanded from his teams...tell me if you can, wether you can remember any off court incidents or embarrassing situations to the team while he was at the head....it happens all over the NBA and not with the Jazz! i wish him the best and am excited for the future of the team. i think the future is bright and it is mainly due to this great coach!

happy birthday Rachel!

Well, as hard as it is to believe, we have another Callister sibling in their 30's. Happy birthday Rach! 3o is the new 20, so there really isn't too much to be worried about Rachel. you are awesome! we have perhaps more of your art in our house than any other and we love it! I dont know if you think so, but to everybody else you exude confidence, and that is an attractive quality and one that serves you well. we wish you didn't live so far away so we could all celebrate together, but i have come to realize that until Stephen takes Deb somewhere exotic to live, it is going to just be her and i here with the parents in Utah. kind of sad really, but we love hearing about things that are happening in Lubbuck so keep us informed and love your 30's. i am half way through now?! scary!

stripey socks

this is all three of my girls in their new stripey socks that Deena has fallen in love with. she says it makes her just soo happy when she sees her girls in them. i am not sure i understand the infatuation but....my little girls are cute in them!

what do these great men have in common?

Charlie Daniels
Musician Extraordinaire

ZZ Top -
nuff said

Brigham Young
2nd President of the Church
colonizer of the west.

Platte D Lyman
Great Great Uncle, 1st Counsiler San Juan Mission
Leader of Hole in Rock Expedition
Thomas Callister
Great Great Grandpa
Stake Pres Filmore 20 years

Ulysses S Grant.
Winning General of Civil War
President of United States

And finally, Joshua Von Callister

yes the beard truly makes the man...