Shout out from Portland!!

Hey everybody!
It has been so nice to read about all of your exciting lives here online. Peter and I have been having an eventful autumn full of guests and trips and remodeling crazyness. Now that the spa is officially expanded we can now focus on other things like school, home life, and now...HOLIDAYS! Never a dull moment.
So...to participate in making shopping easier for our cousins here a list of things that we would both like:
A visit from YOU!
Pictures of the you, your family, our family, old pictures new pictures - framed maybe?
A Salad Spinner
A large wall map of the world
Donation to the Humane Society or Green Peace or Lost and Foundation or Oxfam
Gift Certificates to Target or Powell's Books

My personal list:
Fingerless black gloves that are long up the arm
Airbake cookie sheets

We look forward to seeing some of you at Christmas time and I hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!
By the way - does anyone know when Miranda and Nate are due?

love you!
Briana

John's list

Add another post to the Christmas wish-lists. Let me start by saying that my family -- immediate and extended -- has been the best gift I could hope for throughout my life. That means all of you, and I'm really partial to these four.

So, anything I list in this post is frosting. And I'd really prefer to spread the frosting to the charities.

Preferred charities
Helena Food Share, PO Box 943, Helena 59624
Helena Friendship Center Building Fund, 1503 Gallatin, Helena 59601
Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org
Doctors without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org/donate
Oxfam International (hunger relief) www.oxfam.org
Amnesty International (human rights work) www.amnesty.org

Doo-dads
Anything you make, bake, or create
I'm adding a new item -- the 75th Anniversary Edition of Joy of Cooking that just came out. Great go-together gift!
DVD: Prairie Home Companion
book: The Female Brain, Louann Brezendine
black socks
navy socks
white ankle socks (athletic)
folding free-stand cheese grater like we got for Hannah
a nice Cabernet

Happy Halloween

Well here we go, the Wells-Coldirons are posting and thought we'd wish you a belated Happy Halloween before we get too carried away with Christmas already!!! But here goes: More than ANYTHING, I can say that we would like a visit from YOU, yes YOU, all of you. Whether or not you were lucky enough to draw one of the 5 of us or not (but especially if you did, cuz now you owe us!) - we want to see you!!! BUT, if you want to bring a gift for your arrival, here's our lists...

Truman: Baby clothes size 18mos. (loves the overalls, and all shoes are too small for his fat feet)
Moccasins (oshkosh have some good ones, size 3 or larger)
Baby Einstein Videos (dvd)
Beattles Lullabye Album
Baby Toys

Bridger: Magic the Gathering Cards (specifically, any coldsnap deck or newer and/or any booster pack)
Card case for storing Magic Cards AND/OR books that have insert pages
Game Cube Games (shadow hedgehog, pokemon gale of darkness)
Gift Cards: Toys R Us, Target
Harry Potter Books on Cassette Tape (all but Order of the Phoenix, he has it already and it's wearing out!)
Yo Ball (like a YO-YO, but a ball)
Erector Set Advanced
Old Transformer Movie Collection (dvd)
Books, anything like Magic or Fantasy
Cool ND baseball hat

Rileigh: Gameboy DS games: Kirby Star Ride, Big Brain Academy
Gift Certificates: Target, Old Navy, Bookstore
Dog accessories for her Chihuahua Dakota (male)
Tennis Shoes casual cool looking, size 9
Fun Socks, must be knee highs
Mountain Bike
Ballet tights, pink size s/m adult
Ballet leotard, black size M adult
Any other Ballet stuff you can think of, decorations etc.

Mark: Book: Feast for Crows
Blank CD's
Black socks
DVD: Shark week, national geographic
John Deere Ball cap (or anything really with John Deere on it)
Tulle Rack for Suburban
Gym Bag, large
Starwars Lunchbox
Daddy Vest (carries diapers, wipes, the whole shabang!)


Maurika: Subscription to Real Simple Magazine
Any casual clothing from Title Nine (size M, 6-8)
Ann Taylor Loft Military Jacket (long, navy, silver buttons)
A visit from YOU!
Cordless Iron
Wooden Storage Shelves for the Garage
Big Storage Containers Plastic
Matt and Nat Wallet (zippers shut, lotsa places for cards)
Book: Keeping Faith
Movie: Proof

Merry Holidays!!! You all always have a place to stay here!
Lotsa Love! Maurika

Another day, another list

Well, I thought I would post my Christmas list on here so that whoever has me will have some idea of what I would like (as well as the parents). I know this is a rare appearance for me, but I like to keep a low profile. So...shop on!

CDs: Snow Patrol "Eyes Open", Death Cab for Cutie "Plans", Bruce Springsteen "Nebraska", Willie Nelson "Songs", any Live Phish album except #'s 13 & 14

Notre Dame sweatshirt (preferably hooded, XXL)

Any Griz apparel (XL for most of it)

Canon PowerShot A540 6MP Digital Camera (amazon.com)

SKY/CLA West Ham United Jacket (can be found at http://ssl.whufc.co.uk/, under men's leisurewear, jackets)

"House", seasons 1 & 2 on DVD

Saucony Originals Low Pro shoes (sz. 13 in Chestnut/Java/Green on www.zappos.com)

life of newest buyske

Hey all,

I just thought I would post some pictures of Will. He has been a busy kid these past few weeks!! He turns one on Thursday, isn't that crazy?? Anyway, the parents are coming out for his birthday and I am pretty excited!!! This kid is sooo darn cute!!! Definitely a Buyske! :)

one buyske's christmas list

Okay....so this is to get people off my back about not having a Christmas list. Here are a few ideas for the lucky person who has me! :)

Charms for bracelet
Miraculous Mary Medal w/chain
Innocent Man by John Grisham
Gift Cards to Target and/or Barnes and Noble
2nd Season of Will and Grace

That should be all, I am sending a separate list to the rents with the more expensive items on it!! :) Just kidding!!! All is well in South Dakota. We are having some very warm weather, I am wearing shorts!! That is pretty sweet. Anyway, hope everyone else is doing well.

GO GRIZ!!!

Moore from Chicago ...

So what to do on a Sunday? On a whim, we thought we'd try to find tickets to the matinee of "Wicked," the hot musical playing downtown. Well, a little web work dug up only "sold out" and high prices for what turned out to be already-sold second-hand tix.

Then Abe suggested checking with Borders bookstore downtown. I called them, and they described a drawing. Put your name in once, you get a chance to win two tickets at a ridiculously low price. Must be present to win at high noon on Borders' third floor.

Fat chance, we thought -- but what the heck? At least we could get some lunch and go see a movie. ("Borat" was in mind.) We hustled downtown and made entry under the wire. As it turned out, both Briana and I won, so all three of us (Karla couldn't be there), plus a lucky bystander, got front-row seats. It was a great show and marvelous production. I thought of Molly -- and how I expect to see her on such a stage someday.

After that, we pushed our luck and walked to the movie house to see "Borat." Sold out for several screenings. Ah, well ... home again.

Greetings from Chicago

It's a Sunday morning on Lake Michigan. Karla departed early for a long shift in ER; Abe and Bri are still sleeping.

Bri and I flew in Friday for a long weekend. Yesterday, we drove to South Bend for the ND-North Carolina game. A bit of chilly, blustery day, but not bad -- great football weather. ND came out on top, 45-26. Pretty good for Briana's first football game.

Upon returning to Chicago, we enjoyed a great dinner downtown at Abe's favorite Thai restaurant. The rest of the weekend is pretty loose. We don't have much of a schedule or an agenda -- just relax and enjoy our time together.

Brothers in their Element

John's
Tom's

Good memory Nate

Yes, I am with Nate here. I love the Green People. They are so friendly, I want to be like them. And you all should want to be like them too, not that you aren't. Anyway, I just returned to the blog for the first time since last Christmas. I'm sorry I missed an eventful off season, but here I am for the most important time of the year, Halloween. So I would like to extend to all of the Moores relatives a safe and happy Halloween, and to remember and pray throughout November for the souls of our loved ones who have gone before us.
God bless!
Nickolas

Philpot Family Christmas Lists

I just have to say that my Christmas shopping is pretty much done. I am looking forward to a season spent out of the malls and in front of that fire Jan mentioned. Maybe bake a few cookies for this growing belly. So anyway, I realized I have been remiss in listing our Christmas wishes and so here you go.

Mikayla
Loves dress up clothes, would need size 8 on up
Loves kids CD's: Disney songs, Kids Bop, etc.
Movies: Beauty and the Beast (if you can find it), Barbie's 12 dancing princesses
Art Supplies: Cool markers with stamps, glitter markers, etc.
Good Bath Toys; wind up toys, goggles, bath crayons, fun stuff like that

Carter
Transformers
Star Wars Transformers
Hulk Toys
Hulk Costume: mask, etc (he has the big gloves)
Movies: Cars, Sandlot, Angels in the Outfield, Scooby-Doo
Fishing Pole
Books about superheros
Good Bath Toys; wind up toys, goggles, bath crayons, fun stuff like that

Kesiah
Anything Baby; baby carrier, backpack, accessories
Anything Princess; Dress-ups size 3T and up, crowns, wands, necklaces, etc.
Movies: Snow White
Good Bath Toys; wind up toys, goggles, bath crayons, fun stuff like that

Hannah
Good Smelling Candles: pumpkin, lemon, spice
I like big chunky jewelry; necklaces, earrings (I need some brown or black)
Target is my favorite store, gift certificates are awesome
Good sturdy cheese grater, mine broke
Cool scrapbooking paper and supplies
Anyone have a list of easy yummy recipes? Maybe we should do a family recipe swap

Jerry
His favorite shopping destination is Home Depot
A good simple ball cap (no teams, companies or beer) he always likes those. In fact, if you see one that says "Gone Fishin", I could swap out the completely deteriorated one he keeps as a "work" hat :)
Beanie hats are good
I'll see if I can get anything else out of him and list it later

Grandma Sighting

Grandma Jeanne was spotted in Stansbury Park, Utah of all places. She was accompannied by her son Jim and daughter-in-law Beryl to a dinner graciously hosted by the Philpot family.

Good times were had by all!!

Green People

I am sorry to interupt the Christmas List posts with a little post of my own. I remember when "We're All Kids On This Bus" was released back in the day. I liked the whole album. One song stood out, though. This song was "Green People." That song opened my eyes to how sharing and caring will get you far in this world. Everytime Abe picks up a guitar, that is my first request. At Maurika's wedding in Missoula, we were lucky enough to hear the live version with help from Nick on the vocals. I just downloaded the tune from iTunes and it took me back. Thank you for putting the song on iTunes, it just made my day. I'd like to leave you a little excerpt from the song:

"It's nice to see you,
Well, it's nice to see you too!"

Who knew 99 cents would buy you happiness. I seriously love this song.

Christmas Treats

Hey all. It's a sunny, cold day here in the City of Broad Shoulders. We had our first snow last week, but it didn't stick and the grass is still green - though the leaves are turning. All in all, it's perfect football weather - which bodes well for John's (and Bri's?) visit out here November 3rd for the ND-UNC game. If anyone has a line on tickets, that would be the best Christmas gift I could possibly imagine. I've been down to South Bend for the Penn State game (just tailgated, no tickets) and the Purdue game (tickets thanks to John and Ann!) so far. It's tough to find a ticket for less than $200 to any game, even after that brutal loss to Michigan. I'm flying out to Baltimore at the end of the month for the ND-Navy game in the Ravens' stadium (again, ticketless!), which should be fun.

Christmas treats I'd enjoy:

Books: "The Richest Man in Babylon"; "State of Denial: Bush at War"; "Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules"; Complete Short Stories of Hemingway

DVD: "Sunken Treasure, Jeff Tweedy Live In the Pacific Northwest"; "Bob Dylan: No Direction Home"; "The U.S. vs. John Lennon"

CD: Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (double disk); Colin Hay - Company of Strangers or Peaks and Valleys; Beck - the Information

Grizzly shirts (size L) or sweatshirt (size XL) or stocking cap

white undershirts (L)

a football

a visit from you

Like Mary, I may be able to supplement this list later. For some reason it's really hard to sit and think of things I would like to have. I suppose that's a good thing.

No other big news out here. My kosher slaughtering case is still going full steam, and I have to go to Brooklyn later this month to argue a motion. Looks like Kit (and maybe Joey?) will be out here for Thanksgiving.

Hope all's well with y'all.

WHERE OH WHERE HAVE THE CHRISTMAS LISTS GONE??

OK so it is October 13. I think folks need to start thinking about the big holiday coming up...no not Halloween, not Thanksgiving (although I am hosting dinner at my house for any and all who are interested! Let me know!), but I am talking about CHRISTMAS! I think we need to utilize this web site to posts our desires for the yule time. The giver/givee list is a few posts back so look in the arcives to see whats what or whos who!
So put on your thinking caps and get your list compiled. Then post up and get it on here!!
My list is as follows:

Mary's wish list:
sod for my back yard!
an ipod for my walks in the morning
a happy healthy family (I think I have this!!!)
a happy healthy new grandbaby! ( take care of yourself Miranda!)
size XL sweatshirts appropriate for work (my room at school is freezing!)
house plants, any size and shape
certificates to a bedding place: Bundis in Great Falls, Home Depot etc. for my flowers in the spring or maybe a tree!
donations to Holy Spirit School or Holy Spirit Parish building fund

Thats all I can think of right now. This may be revised at some point but I think it is a start for whoever has my name!

Love y'all!!!

Beryl's 50th Birthday

Well Beryl had a great 50th celebration that lasted almost a week. Her actual birthday was on the 26th and this is a picture of her and her sister Betty who flew in from Minneapolis.

The real celebration was Friday and Saturday in Park City. Beryl had her kids there as well as her sisters. We had a great time and the weather was perfect.

Charlie's Army: Bozeman Chapter

I hope you all had a great weekend. It was nice to see Notre Dame play to their potential. Jake, Ryan, Joey and I spent all day watching our teams win. We started off with the Notre Dame game and loved the outcome. We then switched to the MSU game and watched the 'Cats hold on to a victory. After the MSU win, we switched over to the UM game and watched the Griz also squeak one out. We also watched bit and pieces of the Carroll-Tech game in which the Saints won by 8. It was a good day. Here are a couple pictures of our football filled fun-day.

Comma karma

Here's a cartoon for Nate and Jen. Both of them have been having their own challenges with a simple punctuation mark. And they aspire to be attorneys?

our little thespian

Hey all.....live from Sioux Falls!!!

I hope everyone is doing well. I just wanted to give everyone a quick note.....Molly has just recently landed a lead role in Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors!! It is awesome!! She is really excited! The play is to be put on in early November! She is also part of a cast who is opening and closing our variety show during Homecoming week. She is going to be a busy bee these next few weeks, but she is doing what she loves, so it makes it that much easier. I just thought I would let everyone know about our budding thespian (another word for actor Jake and Nate). I am doing fine. I am keeping my head above water with classes and practice and work. Hope all is well!! Send Molls a congrats if you get the time!

Salute!

All of us in the family salute and thank the Dinger for keeping a roof over Mom's head and bed. I'm serious about this. Jim donated his time, talent, and considerable amounts of Tylenol to shuffling the shingles onto the house and garage. And then nailin' 'em down. Thanks, bro -- we owe you a lot. But not in, like, legal tender. I'm sure you understand. You have our respect, reverence, and first dibs when we want similar work done on our domiciles. Okay, well ... get your greenhouse done first. Thanks again.