The Nacnud's

Perpetuum Jazzile - Africa (live, HQ)

2009-11-28T18:23:00.001-08:00

This is a cool video! Very talented!

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-24T14:19:00.000-07:00

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So very funny...

2009-09-09T20:51:00.000-07:00

The Girls!

2009-09-07T21:20:00.000-07:00

Here are the girls (Kara, Crista and Lisa) enjoying a special Baskin Robbins treat!! Aren't they cute? (They are sitting on Kara's bed, in her room. Guess what? That is not what her walls look like anymore. They got painted!)

Happy Birthday Lisa!

2009-09-07T21:05:00.001-07:00

Well, it took me a day or two (okay closer to a month...!), but here is a picture of Lisa celebrating her birthday!! Don't worry. She only turned 30!!! That is a lot of candles. It's a good thing that we had the fire department on speed dial!! It was fun having her be here to party. Love you Lisa!!!

Happy Birthday Uncle Steve!

2009-08-18T11:06:00.001-07:00

Hey Steve! Hope you have a wonderful birthday!! Love, The Duncan's!!

JK Wedding Entrance Dance -- Corrected Aspect Ratio

2009-07-24T18:22:00.001-07:00

Someone shared this on Facebook...I thought it was too fun not to share here!!!

Sand Mountain Fun!

2009-05-31T10:25:00.000-07:00

Don't we have the cutest kids ever!!! We took these pics while at Sand Mountain this January. We had a great time together!! Aren't these two so cute!

Oh, what happened here? Lisa, did you pinch Sam?

The Newlyweds!!!

Robert's new look!

Torrey Utah

2009-05-25T19:15:00.001-07:00

So for the past three years I have joined Chris and his family for a trip to Capital Reef National Park in Southern Utah (very close to Torrey). We stay in a cabin with friends of the family who have been going every Memorial Day weekend for about thirty years now. This year we had the biggest group at the cabin since I have been attending which was seventeen people. Chris and I usually set up a tent outside of the cabin while everyone else just finds a corner to set up shop in. The food is by far the best part of the trip as the attendees are a bunch of foodies who know what they are doing. Some of what we enjoyed this week was payaya, white chicken chili with fancy pants quesadilla and bison meatloaf. There is also plenty of cribbage, wine, reading and good conversation to keep us entertained. In addition to eating we do manage to go on a hike each day that we are there. It's definitely one of my favorite weekends of the year. So here are a few pictures of our hike and some of the scenery of the park.
My shoes after a very muddy hike, the pictures below are of our hike the next day which proved to not be so dirty.

The last picture is the view of the park from our cabin which is surrounded by next to nothing. Also, if you didn't figure it out already the group picture is of most of the folks who were with us.

DANCE TRAIN STATION BELGIUM do-re-mi The Sound of Music - Julie Andrews

2009-05-22T23:05:00.001-07:00

Okay, one of my cute friends sent this to me! It's AWESOME! Take the time to watch it. You'll really like it! I think we need to plan something like this!! But where? Do you think they'd notice at the Silver Dollar Fair?

Bryce!

2009-05-12T14:36:00.000-07:00

Here are some more pics from our Spring Break trip. This is at Bryce Canyon. We took a pretty fun little hike here. Not as rigorous as the Angel's Landing Hike, but it really had some stunning views! The weather was a bit cooler and there was snow on the ground. (Be looking for the pic of that in the future.) We only spent one day here, but I think it would be fun to come back again.

The Amazing Race 14 - Episode # 12 / Part 5

2009-05-11T19:52:00.001-07:00

The things that Luke and Margie share here are so sweet. They seem to be a great family.

The Amazing Race 14 - Surfboard Memory

2009-05-11T19:49:00.001-07:00

I thought for sure Margie and Luke would win!!! I really wanted them to, but what can you do. At least this time I was okay with any of the final 3 teams winning. Good job to Victor and Tammy! Maybe Margie and Luke will be back on an allstar race....

Mothers day - The Mom Song( funny!!)

2009-05-08T15:21:00.001-07:00

Happy Mother's Day!

The Amazing Race 14 - Episode # 11 / Part 3

2009-05-04T10:42:00.001-07:00

Okay, this eating challenge was DISGUSTING!! It made me want to gag! Jamie and Cara are AMAZING for getting that gross food down so fast. But, they lose points for taking so long to find the U-Turn! Can't say I'm sorry to Jen and Kisha gone. They were not my favorite team. I would have liked to see them be gone some time ago.... Looking forward to the final episode to see who wins!!!

Angels Landing at Zion!!!

2009-04-23T10:57:00.000-07:00

The "big" hike we made at Zion is called Angel's Landing. This first picture is a view from the "end" of the hike we took at Zion's. It was a 2 1/2 mile one way hike. (It seemed way longer!!) Here is a website you can see a short little video about it here: http://www.utah.com/nationalparks/zion/angels_landing.htm It was amazing! I have to say I was a little freaked out at the top. Robert was running around like no big deal. All I could see was him tripping and falling to his death!!! (I know, I'm a dork....) I'm not sure I'd ever do this hike again. One of our friends, Shauna, who went with us, had just done this hike 2 weeks before. She's amazing!! Everyone made it to the 2 mile point. Only 2 "kids" stopped there. We actually ran into several adults who started up that last 1/2 mile and turned around. So, everyone in our group was fabulous for making it as far as they did!! The weather that day was lovely. Really sunny and warm. (I was a little over dressed...., but I'm always afraid I'm going to be cold!!!)

The Amazing Race S14E09 P5/5

2009-04-21T10:19:00.001-07:00

Okay, Jen and Kisha are so out of line!!! They are not very nice people!!! I don't remember any other team being so mean to another team. It is totally uncalled for. And, I can't say I'm sorry to see those brother go. Did they not know the rules??? They have issues!!

Daft Punk..Starts slow but gets better.

2009-04-13T18:38:00.001-07:00

Double Your Pleasure

2009-04-02T07:37:00.001-07:00

I am totally impressed with this video! It's really cute! Mom and Dad, I think they borrowed some of your moves!!!

We're still celebrating your birthday, Patti!

2009-03-13T18:24:00.000-07:00

Okay, this pic is a day late, but worth the wait!! I'm not sure how old my adorable sister is in this pic, but she's a cutie! Hope you like this picture!!! Happy Birthday, Patti!!!

Happy Birthday Aunt Patti!

2009-03-12T11:37:00.000-07:00

Today, is the day Patti celebrates her birthday special birthday before her 50th!! (How do you like the way I am letting you know she's 49?!?!) I looked for a pic of Patti and I, but didn't have one close by. So, check back tomorrow and you'll see a good one! Happy Birthday Patti!

The Amazing Race 14 - Meet Margaret and Luke

2009-03-09T13:41:00.001-07:00

Okay, this is one of the teams that is on The Amazing Race right now. I would be happy if this team won!! They were a little surprising last night in their actions. But, it goes to show they understand it's a game not personal. It reminds me of Rob and Amber! I was cracking up at all the team members who didn't know who the Russian Author was. Mostly cuz that's really embarassing. (I know, I wouldn't know it was.) I kept saying to the tv, think Star Trek, think Star Trek!!!! Looking forward to next weeks episode!!

Isn't this the sweetest!

2009-03-05T09:33:00.001-08:00

You know those e-mails that go around with adorable pics on them? I got one from Patti and several of the pics are going to show up here. They are so great. Enjoy!

Weeping & Wailing, & Gnashing of Teeth!

2009-03-03T20:04:00.001-08:00

Okay, you're probably wondering what the heck is up with that title! Well, Kara had a very bad day on Monday. She was scheduled for a procedure/test (colonoscopy) March 2nd. She prepped on Sunday (which we all know is the absolute worst part) and barely survived. On Monday, we got up, went to the hospital and checked in at 9:30 AM. She hadn't eaten since Saturday night, which for an 18 year old is a very long time!! We got all settled in, the nurse had a little trouble finding a vein for her iv. They called another nurse over and she got it on the first try. Wahoo! (Mostly wahoo from Kara!) Then it was wait her turn. We both read until they wheeled her into the "room". I went out in the waiting area and chilled until called back in after the procedure. When I got to Kara they mentioned she was having a little trouble waking up. Well, that turned out to be only part of the problem. She started crying, hyperventilating, twitching and not being able to talk to us or open her eyes. (I was starting to have major dejavu and didn't really like it!!) Well, I immediately called Robert and he came over. Then for 2 hours this went on!! They tried to get a blood gas from her, it took me, the nurse, the cna, and Robert to hold her down to get the draw!! She was thrashing about and not cooperative at all!! (Can't say as I blame her, they hurt!) They came back and tried to do a second one. I had to leave the room. Robert helped, but they couldn't get it. She was too agitated. So, her GI Doctor comes in and sees her, and he lifts her eye lids and her eyes are looking different directions. His question to me was "Can she normally do that?" Are you kidding me??? I told him, not that I know of!!! So, with her history after having her gall bladder removed (remember that story?) they were ready to admit her. They were calling in other doctors to evaluate her, blah, blah, blah. It had already been decided she was having a paradoxical reaction to Verced. (the medication they use for sedation) Well, at the end of those 2 hours, Kara opened her eyes and began being present with us. I'm telling you it was an AWFUL 2 hours. She doesn't remember any of it because the med apparently gives you amnesia!! (Lucky for her) She didn't have to stay in the hopsital, got to come home and was finally able to eat something. We got home about 6:00 PM. It was a really long day. But all is well and there didn't seem to be anything bad on the test. Wahoo!

How to Use You're and Your

2009-02-25T23:17:00.000-08:00

How to Use You're and Your

Wrong! (In more ways than one!)

A frighteningly large percentage of individuals fail to understand the difference between the words "you're" and "your". Here is a quick and dirty crash course on this common usage problem.

Steps

Understand the proper usage of the word you're. It is a contraction, or a combination of the words you and are. Other examples of contractions include doesn't, they're, and can't.

"You're a good friend." ("YOU ARE a good friend.")
"I don't know what you're talking about." ("I don't know what YOU ARE talking about.")

Understand the proper usage of the word your. The word your is the possessive form of you, referring to something that a person has, or something that belongs to the person in discussion [or, the person you are talking to].

"Is your stomach growling?"
"Your book is on the table."

Take a look at some examples. Each of the following examples shows an incorrect use of your/you're, and why it is incorrect.

"I can't read ~~you're~~ handwriting."

Incorrect because the contraction for "you are" is being used as the possessive form of you. It should be replaced with "your". Would "I can't read you are handwriting" make sense?

"If ~~your~~ hungry, then you should probably eat something."

Incorrect because there is no possession in question. This should be replaced with you're, or you are. Would "If my hungry..." make sense?

"~~Your~~ very smart."

Again, incorrect. The "very smart" does not belong to the person that you are talking to—this doesn't make any sense. Replace your with you're, or you are.

Keep in mind that the word your will never be followed by the words the, a, or an.
Remember that the word your will usually not be followed by an adjective [a word that describes], when that adjective is describing the person that you are talking to. In other words, saying "Your very kind" or "Your stupid" will almost never be correct. "Your very kind" or "your stupid" would be correct if they were describing a noun.

"Your nice son brought me my coat."

Here, your nice is correct because nice is describing the person's son.

Tips

Remember that you're is actually a combination of two words and thus fulfills two very important roles in a sentence or clause. Because it includes both a pronoun and a verb, you're will always be the subject and at least part of the verb of any clause in which it appears.
Try replacing “your” or “you’re” with “you are” if you are unsure which to use. If the sentence makes sense, use “you’re.” Remember that only “you’re” is a contraction, and it omits the letter “a.” The apostrophe in “you’re” signifies the omission of the letter “a.” If the sentence does not make sense, you will know to use “your.”
For example:

“You’re a good writer!” → “You are a good writer!”
“You are” makes sense in this sentence, so you can use “you’re.”
”I cannot read you're handwriting.” → "I cannot read you are handwriting."
“You are” does not make sense in this sentence, so you should use “your.”

Try not to think that proper writing is strictly "academic". It makes you appear more intelligent. More importantly, it eliminates the risk of bad habits "slipping out" in situations in which it is critical to convey properness, such as writing a college essay or a job résumé.
Just remember "You're not spelling your words correctly," and it all falls into place.
While acceptable in text messaging, the increasingly popular "ur" should never be used in writing.

http://www.wikihow.com/Use-You%27re-and-Your

Chad after the dentist

2009-02-20T15:29:00.000-08:00

Laugh out loud funny!!!

2009-02-06T20:30:00.001-08:00

Sand Mountain in November!

2009-01-25T20:50:00.000-08:00

Here are some great pictures of us in November at Sand Mountain. You know, the week of Thanksgiving. That's always the time to go on a trip, right? Just before a major holiday where you spend 20 hours in the kitchen... Luckily, we just had to go to our neice Tami Hawe's house and she provided a lovely meal. I, of course, took Pretzel Salad. (I knew you wanted to know that.)

All of us on little hill. Lisa, Sam, Cheryl (in back) and Robert.

Misha. Now don't you just feel so sorry for her. She always wants to be out with us. But, she gets to be such a mess in all that sand!!

Lisa & Sam! Aren't they cute?

They say it's your Birthday, Shout Hooray!

2009-01-19T22:29:00.001-08:00

So Sharon, I hope you don't mind my sharing these "vintage" pictures of you!! They are really fun. Here you are working on a fabulous hair do!!

This one shows your "unique" style!!

Easter with Grandma Jones. We look so happy, don't we???

This is Sharon (the kitty on the right) doing a roadshow at the church. I think Rhonda is in this one too. You'll have to let us know if that's true Sharon. I hope you have a great birthday! You're an amazing person!!

Phylis and Taylor!

2009-01-15T14:15:00.000-08:00

I confess I have no idea if I spelled Phylis' name correctly or not. I probably got it wrong. This is a picture I took when we celebrated Grandma Maxine Jones' bd in 2004! WOW! That was a long time ago. But, these two sure are adorable!!

Go Utes!!!!

2009-01-05T19:15:00.000-08:00

I just wanted everyone (just in case you did not know) to be informed that the University of Utah Utes won the Allstate Sugar Bowl this year in New Orleans. Here is a photo of my buds Matthew, Hema, Dallin and I the moment it became official that we were the winners. These boys are some of my best friends (Mattew and Hema have been together almost two years and Dallins boyfriend Ryan was at the game). Not only did we win this game, we dominated this game. I mean eight sacks against the quarterback John Parker Wilson. Amazin'! Roll Utes, take that Alabama! And just as a side note, Chris was there for all of the festivities. He said that all of the Alabama fans were very gracious losers for the most part (unlike BYU fans when the Utes killed them). Go Utes!!!

The Girls!

2008-12-03T11:35:00.000-08:00

Isn't this a great picture?! I think it's pretty darn cute. It was taken at the wedding (I know, you couldn't tell, right?). That is Lake Tahoe in the background. The girls looked so beautiful that evening (well, they looked more beautiful) so it's fun to have this great picture of them. Enjoy!

Cutting the Cake!

2008-12-03T11:21:00.000-08:00

Here are Crista and Jerrad cutting their beautiful wedding cake! They did a good job and didn't even smash each other when feeding each other. Good thing too, cuz Crista HATES cake! (I don't know how that happened, she might have been switched at birth....) I'll post more pics soon! (Well, soonish....)

Soup Season

2008-12-02T20:47:00.001-08:00

It's the season for soup so I thought I would share some recipes! These are so yummy!

White Chicken Chili

1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast cubed (or 1 rotisserie chicken torn into small pieces)
½ med onion, finely chopped
1 ½ tsp garlic powder
1 T garlic powder
1 T vegetable oil
2 (15.5 oz) cans of Great Northern beans, drained
1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
1 (7 oz) can green chilies chopped
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
1 c sour cream
1 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp pepper
½ c whipping cream

In a large pot sauté chicken, onion and garlic powder in vegetable oil, cook until chicken is no longer pink (or if using rotisserie chicken, cook until chicken is heated all the way through). Add beans, chilies and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer uncovered for approx. 30 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in sour cream and whipping cream. Serve immediately. Top with cheese, green onions and sour cream.

Potsticker Soup

5 cups chicken broth
8 – 10 shrimp (or desired amount)
8 potstickers (or desired amount)
Frozen stir-fry veggies
1 – 2 cups fresh asparagus
Cut up chicken
Green onions to sprinkle on top
1 c. cooked rice

Boil broth and add stir-fry veggies and fresh asparagus until soft. Cook the potstickers in a separate pot, add to veggies. Cook shrimp, until just pink, and add at the very end.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-25T13:17:00.000-08:00

Hope everyone has a fabulous Thanksgiving!

The Allred's!

2008-11-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

Here is a cute picture of Lisa and Sam. This is where Crist & Jerrad had their reception. Poor Sam was pretty sick, but was a trooper for coming and hanging out with us!

Have some cake!

2008-11-12T16:32:00.000-08:00

Here they are sharing the cake with each other! Aren't they sweet? (Of course Grandma J begged them to be nice to each other during this process. She absolutely didn't want them smooshing it into each others faces!!! I have to say that worked for me too!!)

Grandma & Grandpa with the Happy Couple!

2008-11-12T16:28:00.000-08:00

Here is the happy couple with Grandma and Grandpa Jones. We just did some work on my computer and I'm having trouble finding all the pics. I think this is one our family took. I don't know where the ones are the "photographer" took. But, this will have to do for now!

Culinary Skills

2008-11-05T06:00:00.000-08:00

Amanda and her boyfriend Chris have some mad baking skills. Last Halloween Mom sent them some ghost and pumpkin cake tins and this is what they made. In Amanda's words these are "really great cupcakes".

Mexico Cruise

2008-11-04T20:49:00.000-08:00

In May of this year Robert and I took a 5 day Mexico Cruise. We were actually celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary. Our anniversary isn't until June, but we got a good deal on this trip so we went a little early. It was pretty fun. (It was way better than driving down there, which is what we usually do!!!) Anyway, the first pic is of us at Ensenada at La Bufadora natural blow hole. It was very pretty. The second picture is on Lover's Beach and we used our mad acting skills to strike a pose. (Boo! Not so great a skills!!) But the water is gorgeous!!

Beware of Chocolate!

2008-11-02T17:25:00.000-08:00

DO YOU EAT CHOCOLATE?

We were raised on chocolate as kids and even into adulthood. I will never eat it again. I hope you will throw yours away whenever you get given any from now on. It seems as though nothing is safe to eat anymore.

This is what happens when you eat chocolate!

Chocolate will make your feet small!!

I'm glad this didn't happen to me

2008-10-31T12:15:00.000-07:00

Mr. & Mrs.

2008-10-28T20:48:00.001-07:00

This weekend we were all in Tahoe for Crista and Jerrad's wedding! It went pretty perfect thanks to Crista's wedding binder :-)

Sassy the Cat

2008-10-07T21:27:00.000-07:00

This is a good way to introduce you to my cat Sassy! She thinks she is just one of the girls and loves any attention she can get. Mom and Dad were her this weekend and Sassy made herself right at home with Mom.

Oh Yeah

2008-10-06T20:20:00.000-07:00

I find great videos online

2008-10-04T14:55:00.000-07:00

Tom The Cat!

2008-10-03T10:24:00.001-07:00

This is our cat, Tom. I know, that's a really orginal name, huh? Kara chose the name for him. And, she chose him! If I had my way, no CATS! But, apparently, I don't get my way!!°Ü° (what else is new?) We have a 3 planters on the front porch. Only one of them has a living plant in it (that's cuz I take care of them, not Robert!). Robert caught Tom chilling in the planter. I guess he thought it was warm or something. But, let me tell you he makes a mess of the porch and the house when he hangs out in there! So, Robert now has a piece of plywood covering the planter. Maybe he's waiting for me to plant something???

Love This Commercial!

2008-10-02T12:52:00.001-07:00

This is most likely my favorite commercial ever!

Grandma D and Harvey

2008-10-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

The youngest in our fam graduated this year and we had a lovely little party for her a couple days after that. Lots of family and some friends came to celebrate with us. This is a picture of Robert's Mom and her husband Harvey. They are currently serving a Family History mission from home. They will be released from that mission in just a couple of weeks. They help people all over the globe with questions or problems they encounter while researching their family trees. Edith and Harvey are also Misha's babysitters. They usually keep her anytime we need to go away and she can't go with us. Anyway, just thought you might like to meet them.

Crista's Bridal Shower!

2008-10-01T19:35:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we had Crista's bridal shower here. I can't believe the wedding is almost here!! Wahoo! Anyway, I thought I'd put some pictures up today of the special girl and some family members! Don't worry, I'll post more later. Unfortunately, lots of them didn't turn out so great. (I mean literally, not that the subjects aren't so great. °Ü°)

Aunt Sharon and Aunt Bev enjoying their drink of choice

Emily & Margaret Hawe, Tami McArthur, Kara Duncan

The Bride & Aunt Sharon...working for her prize

The Bride & Kara Duncan

The Bride thrilled with her gift

Recipe!

2008-10-01T11:15:00.001-07:00

Last night for dinner I made this new recipe. Crista, Jerrad and Robert LOVED it. It wasn't my most favorite ever, but I'm the weird one. (Kara has no opinion cuz she was working and didn't eat any of it...) Since people liked it so much, I thought I'd share it here.

Pork Chops With Cheesy Has Brown Potatoes

6 boneless prok loin chops
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced (I used my pampered chef garlic press)
1 (10 oz.) can condensed cream of mushroom & garlic soup
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sour cream
1 (30 oz.) pkg frozen hash brown potatoes
1 1/2 cups shredded baby swiss cheese (I just used swiss cheese, I don't know if it was baby or not....)
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large skillet, brown pork chops in 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat, turning once to brown; set aside.
3. Add onions and garlic to pan and cook and stir over medium heat until crisp and tender.
4. Add condensed soup and milk; cook and stir until bubbly.
5. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream.
6. In 9x13" glass baking dish, combine potatoes and cheeses and toss to mix.
7. Add the soup/onion mixture and stir to combine.
8. Place the browned pork chops on top.
9. Bake casserole, uncovered, for 55-60 minutes.
(Okay, I suggest thawing the potatoes and stirring the cheese and potatoes together in a bowl. Then add put them in the 9x13" pan after you've sprayed with Pam. Makes clean up a whole lot easier!!)

2008-09-28T20:19:00.000-07:00

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