Hello Girlies!

Hey, give me your e-mail addresses (preferably google) and I'll put those on here. I think that would make it easier for us to update the blog.
Noggin

McSteamy!!!!!!

Doesn't this just make you smile?

Love, Phyllis

BOOO

Why am I being shunned? For what do I deserve this ill treatment from those I consider kin? Well boooo to you all.

For those of you who NOT shunning me and committing an unloving sin, I will inform you that I am back on the single market. And much happier as such. I also proudly announce the birth of the newest addition to the Tindall clan. Well Tindall-Mott clan. His name is William Elijah and he was born on Friday, November 7 at 4:34 pm. He shares a birthday with his big sister, who turned 3 the same day. I was able to hold him before he was even three hours old! And I am in love. He has the cutest head of golden hair I have ever seen. And he's a little guy - only 6 pounds! (that's way little for my family) Anyway, for those still in my loving circle, I'm posting a picture as well. I love you all, but don't have to like you all right now.

Shenanny

Happy Happy Happy Day!!!!!!!

Dearest Ladies of the Wofyb Academy (and honorary gentlemen),

It is with great pleasure that I, Phyllis, inform you that I have been accepted to the nursing program at Utah Valley University!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I start in January and words cannot describe how happy I am! I just thought I'd let you all know.

Love you all tonz!

Phyllis :)

Headless Chickens

I have been a major slacker about posting, so I may end up writing a lot. Steve and I are still here in Provo working on getting our bachelor's degrees. The good new is we finish in April!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We really can't wait to get out of Provo. We've decided that for our graduation gift to ourselves we're going to go on a backpacking trip. We don't know where yet, but we're going. In preparation for this I've been taking several classes with the Recreation department. The first class I took was a canyoneering class. For those of you who don't know what canyoneering is, it's basically hiking through a slot canyon. Canyons can range in difficulty from a simple hike, up to swimming in potholes and rappelling off large cliffs. The potholes are really cold so there is a risk of drowning. We learned enough to do canyons with some water and rappelling. The highest cliff I rappelled off of was about 90 ft. It was a bit scary, but so much fun. I really want to do some canyoneering again.
This semester I took basic backpacking and wilderness trek. The backpacking class was fun. We went up north to the Uintas on a three day trip. We stayed at a lake called Hell Hole. My teacher picked that particular location because she wanted an excuse to say hell as much as possible. The first day we hiked to the lake. The second day a few of us hiked up a ridge. It was steep and really tiring, but well worth the effort. We saw a mountain goat and the view was gorgeous. The trees in the area were all changing colors and you could see a few lakes in the area. The trip down was hard on the toes and now one of mine is purple.
My wilderness trek class was more of a survival class. We learned how to make a fire by friction ( i haven't gotten that to work yet), build traps, build a shelter, and start a fire by flint and steel. We had our trip for that class this last weekend. We went to Little Sahara. We didn't even get there until 9:30 Thursday night. We were told to get out of the cars with nothing but a coat, water, a pocket knife. We were going to hike a ranger mile. A ranger mile can be any distance long or short. Ours happened to be 8 miles. Luckily our group went pretty fast. Most of Friday was spent demonstrating our projects. We barely had any food the whole day so it was quite tiring. For dinner we were informed that we would have to kill a chicken. If we didn't want to help kill it that was fine, but we couldn't eat it. We were in groups of three. One person had to hold the feet, another had to hold the head down, and another had to cut the head off. I got to hold down the head. Chickens do run around a bit after their heads are chopped off. Actually they flop over and get back up on their feet a few times until they've bled out. It's really weird to see. Sorry if I grossed any of you out. After that we got to clean the chicken and I thought that was pretty interesting to where all the parts go. After dinner we spent 24 hours on our own. That evening I just built my shelter and went to bed. The next morning I woke up to snow. Luckily my sleeping bag was rather warm. It warmed up later on and I fixed up my shelter. I must say, it was a sweet shelter.
So those are my exciting outdoor classes. Steve and I have done a bit on our own. We hiked around Bryce Canyon at the end of April and hiked overnight on Mt. Nebo over the 4th of July weekend. That was about all the fun we had over the summer. We both took classes and worked. We did get to visit my family in Michigan during the month of August. We all stayed in a house on Lake Michigan for a few days. It was pretty fun.
Aside from school and work, I'm getting ready for GRE's and grad school applications while Steve looks for jobs. Were somehow trying to find a way for me to get into a school somewhere where Steve can get a job. We'll see how well that works out.
That's about all for me. Sorry the post is so long. I will try to be more consistent in writing so that future posts will be shorter.

~Laura

Grey's Anatomy Convert!!!

Hey, it's Dr. Lis here. I haven't had access to the internet for quite some time, so it's been a while since I've been able to check the Academy! So here is the update on my life: Things are just dandy here at home. My little bro gets home from his mission tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! (can you tell that I'm excited?) I'm just working this semester (yes I'm STILL at Allen's... Somebody sedate me!) I've applied for the Nursing program again at UVU and I will find out anytime between now and December 4th. So keep your fingers crossed! And that's pretty much it. Unfortunately there is no McSteamy in my life, but don't you worry, there will be one someday. I'm a pretty boring person. The coolest thing thats happened is that I converted my little sister to Grey's Anatomy. Yes, that's right, she's converted. She won't publicly admit it.... but she's completely obsessed. She watched almost the entire second season in two days just to see Dr. McSteamy!!! My mission in life is complete! Well, that's all for me! I will update you on the nursing program status, and I think we all need to put forth an effort to write on here at LEAST once a month.... I love you all fellow Doctors at Seattle Grace Hospital :)

Lot's of love,

Dr. Lis

You're not the only one.

Well, since Shenanny thinks she's all cool and can post what's happening in her life, I can too. Actually, I was thinking of posting today because I watched She's the Man while Jared was still at Priesthood session. It made me smile, but miss you all greatly when I had no one to do my impression to, ". . . when they turn out to be the exact opposite!" (the voice tremblings just don't translate to text). I also thought of you all when I looked in my purse (I hadn't used this one in a while) and I pulled out a paper. When I opened it up, it was a "how to check yourself" paper complete with pictures. Jared's brothers were over, but don't worry, I didn't corrupt them. You never know when you have to WOFYB, do you?
School's going good. Picture day was yesterday. I really like a lot of the teachers I work with. We've actually formed a secret group, RASTA, the Really Awesome Super Teachers Association. It consists of me, Melanie (a coach, she's our age), Brian (science teacher -- kind of reminds me of Oscar, and he's really sarcastic, which is awesome), Kevin (the history teacher), and of course Becca (my sister). It's fun to vent with funny people. Melanie and I are slowly converting everyone else to the Office. Speaking of the Office, what do you guys think of the new season? One of the janitors, Stu, loves the Office. We analyze all the time; it's fun.
So we're going to Italy! Becca's the leader of the Study Abroad Club and so Jared and I are going with this huge group that's going with Education First Tours. It'll be 9 days over Spring Break. We're so excited and for what we're getting, it's really cheap!
I love being an evil teacher. Last week I had 4 detentios, and I already have one for Monday. Two weeks ago I sent home Progress Reports (most of my kids literally had F's) and then last week I e-mailed all the parents who hadn't seen the Progress Reports. Needless to say, many of my students are now motivated. (Like a couple kids are banned from playing football until they bring their grade up). This one kid almost got a concussion in my class the other day (a desk fell on his head), but he was alright. Then, this girl got a concussion at her soccer practice, and the day after in school, I kept laughing to myself because I kept on thinking of Dwight: "Okay, Pan." "Dad?" There's this adorable 7th grade butterball who is so cute. His name is Collin and I'll have to show you pictures of him. He frequently gives me hugs. Oh, so many stories for you all.
So this'll be fun -- next week for Canadian Thanksgiving, my mom and Bryce will be in town. Guess who will also be in town? My dad and Darcy and their family. They're dropping Darcy's daughter off at a school here. So hopefully it will be an uneventful weekend.
So a temple in Calgary?!?!?!?!? Awesome!!!!!!!!!
I think of you ladies often and I miss you more than I miss candy. And I really miss candy. Please write on the blog. I too, along with I'm-not-going-to-tell-my-true-friends-anything-really-important-Shenanny, believe that we can still be keep in touch with WOFYB. We will always be connected though, together and apart. It would just be nice to talk with you guys. If I think of anything else amusing, exciting, dull, or BOOB related, I'll let you know.
Keep it real,
I love you so much and we REALLY need to have a reunion soon (hey, when does Manthighs get home?).
Love,
NOG

You are in big trouble missy!

So we've been texting today and not even any mention of this??? Plus, you didn't call me like the minute it happened? Not to mention the fact that you have a nickname for your roommate? I think I speak for all the other WOFYB-ites when I say WHAT THE HECK????? All I have to say is that you had better call me soon! You have 24 hours. If not, I may motion WOFYB to take a vote to officially shun you. Yes, even after all we have been through.
Discontent Nog

Dude, it has been forever since anyone posted anything. Months. This is horrible. And I posted at least the last two posts. But I will not give up. I still have hope that we can stay together through WOFYB. So if you are reading this, you can be among the first to know this new tidbit of info on the life of Shenanny. I gots myself a new boy toy. Fo real. We're super keeping it on the DL, so feel privileged. So far both of us (obviously) and Lyssers, my roommate, are the only ones that know. And now you. Check back soon for pics.

POST SOMETHING!!!
Love and Miss you all,
Shenannykins

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OUR DEAR PHYLLIS!

Time for a good Naked Story.

Disclaimer: This story contains some female nudity. Proceed with caution.

So my fellow WOFYBers, it has been some time since this incident, and I do apologize for not posting it much sooner. I was, of course, at the gym. I made the mistake of finishing up my workout and showering at the same time that one of the spin classes got out. The locker room was a pretty crowded place. But I made my way into a shower- I did have to use the huge handicap one with the nasty little bench you can sit on. Seriously, gross. Anyway, I finish showering and open the door to walk out and the door hits someone. Someone NAKED. And I don't mean like in a towel naked. I mean 100% butt stinkin naked. I was shocked. I've seen a good many butts and a few boobs here and there in my time in the locker room, but this? I didn't even see any clothes or towels hanging around. So I hit her with the door and she kind of chuckles and makes a comment about standing in the way. Nothing about being naked, just about standing in the way of the door. For real, I had the deer-in-headlights, I'm sure of it. So what do I do? I stumble away, simultaneously cringing and giggling over a new story to share.

I saw her again a bit later blow-drying her hair. She at least had a towel wrapped around her waist at that point. Still nothing up top though. Then as I was leaving I did notice that she had strategically draped a towel around her neck which covered full frontal nudity. What a day. Moral of the story: I should have watched out for her boobs.

You have no idea what I'm capable of

So my brother-in-law Josh doesn't know me that well. It's probably because we haven't talked that much. Josh thinks I'm this quiet, conservative person. So he was shocked yesterday when Steph (his wife), Jared, and I were talking about different excursions for our cruise. Steph brought up sharks and that she's terrified of them; Josh said they weren't a big deal. So I responded with something like, "Yeah well, you'd be a lot more scared if you were a girl and were on your period." Josh then said, "Wow, that's about the grossest thing I've ever heard . . . and it came from Megan." Oh how truly ignorant he is. I should think of things to say on the cruise that will totally freak him out. WOFYB ladies, and be proud of it.

BLAH!

Okay, this is ridiculous. We can't go through the entire month of June and nobody write anything. Right now I want everyone to pledge to their fellow WOFYBians to write on the blog at least once in the next week. Write a joke, a story, a homemade proverb, a movie review, etc. JUST WRITE SOMETHING. Seriously.

Other than that, I don't really have much to say. But I shall try. I am very frustrated right now because looking for a job really, really sucks.

I thought of something good: You all need to see "Get Smart." I thought it was really great. Seriously, it's so funny. I might go see it again next week with my sister.

Okay, that's all for now. Sorry this was kind of a depressing one. I'm counting on all of you!

Love, Megan

My WOFYB Moment

It doesn't look like anybody is really keeping up with this, but the story I have is just so WOFYBee, I have to share. Lately my trips to the gym have been complicated, as I'm trying to get swimming in along with my other activities. I end up having to bring so many different items of clothing and stuff, it gets confusing. Well tonight, I forgot to bring a clean bra to change into after my shower. But, of course, I didn't realize this until I was all ready to put it on... So I totally walked out of the gym without a bra on. Sorry boys, but Phyllis really needed to know she is now in good company. : ) You were all thought of.

And now i SO need to go to sleep. Love you all.

Dr. Nanny

My New Nephew!

Please meet Edward Walter, the latest addition to the Tindall family. Is he not the most perfect little baby you've ever seen!? I can't wait to see him in June!

I don't have a lot going on, I have been doing the school thing pretty hardcore. But I did want to say hi to everyone. And the marathon thing was awesome nice work.

I Haven't Forgotten You!

It has been so long, it may have seemed like I have forgotten my fellow WOFYBers, but it isn't true. I have been meaning to get on here and give a few shout outs for weeks now. So here I am, finally doing it! : )

Two big things to share with you all. First, I ran a marathon! It was on March 1 in Albany, Georgia. And it was, awesome, called the Snickers Marathon Energy Bar Marathon. I like to just refer to it as the Snickers Marathon. I told you, awesome! The race went really well too. I finished in 4:34, which, though not competitive, is definitely a respectable time. And I came in 4th in my age/gender division. So I was pretty excited. At the end of the race the gave me my medal and then I got this awesome solar/alien looking blanket thing. I thought of you guys immediately. I'll try to get a picture. IT really did keep me warm though, so that was nice.

Second, I got into grad school! This August I will be starting a Master's/PhD program in Marriage and Family Therapy at Auburn University. Auburn is like two hours SE of Birmingham, so I'll be making grocery shopping visits home. : ) The deal is pretty sweet though, with my acceptance I was also offered an assistanship which means I'll be working closely with a faculty member on research or as a TA and I'll be paid somewhere between 750-1000 a month, plus, my tuition is waived!! That part makes me SO happy.

I went down there at the end of January to check things out and met another LDS girl that is currently in her first of the program right now. She seems nice enough, and we're actually going to be roommates next year. It will be nice to have a roommate, especially one that can help me with my classes, but it will not be the same and I fear I will miss you all even more than I already do. Perhaps I'll make a paper-link countdown chain to our big trip when we're forty. Or whenever Megan is planning that. I'm excited already though!

Yesterday I had a great disappointment. I was at work heating up my lunch when I happened to look out the window and noticed the end of a parade. I almost cried as I watched happy people jump and scurry about to catch the candy being joyously flung from the shamrock green float. Not only did I miss a St. Patrick's Day parade, it was also a SCI-FI parade!!!! There's a big sci-fi convention here this weekend, which, trust me I've heard lots about at work from my crazy old coworkers. I was SOOO sad that I missed that parade. I will strive to stay better informed on these events.

Well as this is already fairly lengthy, I think I will conclude with a cheery shoutout to all of you. I miss you - Dr. Thighs, Dr. Face, Dr. Lis, Dr. Tops, Dr. Nog, Dr. Rry, and Dr. Vay. I hope you are all doing well, and I promise not to wait so long to post again. I'll try to get some pictures soon too. Love you all!
Peace out,
Dr. Nanny

P.S. I taught my 2 year-old niece to say 'peace out, yo' and give the peace sign. She does it whenever anyone leaves. It's so cute.

Life of the rich and the famous

Well since I am still single and livin the life I thought I'd keep everyone updated on my most recent activities. Really just one since that is the only one that is news worthy. I'll even give you guys the long version. I just got done with a massage and I was in my car when a tall dark man asked for my phone number. And literally dark, it was one of the only black men in Provo. I was so relaxed that I asked him what he wanted it for. Then he asked if I had a bf, I said no, so he asked if he could call me. I said yes, then I asked him if he played for the utah jazz. It made sense to me but it was a stereotypical judgement. He called me the next week and we went on a date. He was paying particular attention to espn, which I too enjoy, so I asked him if he played any sports. he said he played football. I asked if he played in HS. He said, yes, and in college, and in the NFL. Well he had my attention. Turns out he played for the baltimore ravens and the miami dolphins. It was pretty funny. Unfortunately that was the only highlight of the date, he was really boring and it was probably one of the worst 1st dates that I have ever been on. So to say the least I am not hurt that he is now back home in Florida. Oh well. Peace Out.
Sarah Tops

Stuck!!!

So I have a funny story involving Helga. Last weekend when we had the big snow storm, my parents house got about a foot and a half of snow. So on Monday I went to leave to go to school. I got into trusty old Helga and started to back out. When I was a couple of feet into the road (the portion of the road thats not plowed) Helga got stuck. I tried pulling forward and she wouldn't budge. She kept spinning her tires in protest. (apparently she didn't want to go driving that day) So I went inside and got my mom and for the next half hour we dug and pushed and tried everything to get her out. Helga is stubborn and when she doesn't want to move, she doesn't move! Finally a neighbor from down the road drove by and saw that we were stuck. I guess she called her husband who was at home because a few minutes later he came down on his 4-wheeler to try to pull Helga out. Unfortunately the 4-wheeler was no match for the vastness of Helga. So he went home and came back with his pick up truck. (who is quite a bit bigger than Helga) Within a few minutes he hauled Helga out! So I've learned that Helga doesn't like to go out and play when there's snow outside!
Love you all!
Phyllis

It's been too long

Hey everyone, Phyllis here.
I thought I'd break the two week streak of no one writing. I really don't have anything to say. But no one had written in a long time. I think you all should go and see 27 dresses to support our Grey's star Katherine Heigl. She did a good job! Well, that's it, I'm really a boring person. Hope everyone is doing okay. Love you all!
Phyllis

I'm running a 15k tomorrow sponsored by Barnum & Bailey Circus and the Ronald McDonald House. In the pre-race packet I was given a clown nose. I thought of you all. I dedicate this race to YOU.

An Abusive Spouse

I've been meaning to tell you guys this story for weeks, but I'm glad it took me a while because now I get to right the 100th post! Now, for the story...
It all began on a winter day in early December. I was walking up to campus with Stevay. The walk was getting a little boring, so to shake things up I ran into Stevay to knock him off balance a bit. My plan worked, which meant that Stevay felt obligated to get me back. He managed to hit me when I was already off balance. Needless to say, I went down easily. The next thing I knew I was lying on my back in the gutter with a sore elbow, bum, and a shin that was really hurting. Apparently I feel on my shin on the corner of the curb. As you can see from the lovely picture I have enclosed, I got a wonderful cut to show for the incident. Also there, but not as visible are a bruise, a bump, and two weeks worth of hair growth. The fall wasn't quite as spectacular as my ice skating fall, but I have better injuries to show for it.

This is Sarah Tops. I have nothing exciting to say, just that I feel guilty for not writing as often as I should. I have been having somewhat of a depression since they stopped airing new episodes of grey's anatomy, I hope you can all forgive me, but i am over it because I found a new love, Friday Night Lights, it is my guilty pleasure. I live with syco roommate who makes me appreciate you all even more than I have in the past. Literally she is crazy! But I am coping. I went on date with a guy earlier this week, who once ate his pet rabbit, I told him if anyone ever ate my dog coco I'd kill them. Also, if anyone, and you know who you are is interested in dating a boy in a letter jacket let me know, I know some people. Good luck with school to everyone that has it, or teaching, or work. have a good time.
-TOPS

Quick Funny Story

So an experience you will all appreciate:

Tonight I went to the drug store to pick up a few things. Namely, Twizzlers (I'm off chocolate again, and have wanted twizzlers for like a week now), and Rolaids (I know this problem could be solved by altering my diet, but I prefer the easy way out). So I have just these two items and the cashier is a guy I graduated from high school with. Now I know I should throw self-consciousness to the wind, but he always talks to me and has previously remarked on my purchases (who does that by the way!?). So I wandered a little until he went to the back of the store, hurried up to the check-out, and really hoped that some other employee would notice me. And someone did. Someone ripped AND hot!! Just my luck. I instantly decided that at least this experience provided a story to blog. Hope you all enjoy.
Love,
Shenanny