OLDIES???

BACKGROUND: Each Sunday, Clayton and I go to Church. Church is good. We like Church. We have been attending the same ward since we got married back in 2005. At the time of the marriage Clayton was a student at USU (I had graduated back in December of 2003). Like most married students do, we chose to go to a married-student ward. Clayton graduated from USU in 2007. We stayed in the ward. We lik it and we don't like change. We probably should be kicked out, but they haven't done it yet so...we stay. Like many married-student wards ours has a huge turnover rate because of University school year. During the last year or so we have started recognizing how old we are. You see, the average age in our ward is probably 23-24. We are 29. There are only 2-3 people older than us in the ward. A couple of weeks ago in Sunday School someone made a comment about Girbaud Jeans. About 4 of us laughed and the rest asked "What are Girbaud's?" WHAT!?! How can one not know the "tag on the fly" status symbol that decided if you were cool or not!

FYI-this is neither mine or Clayton's belly...mine has more hair on it:) Sadly I never owed a pair of Gibaud's. I was not cool. But at least I knew what they were! I did, however own plenty of ENUF, Gimmie, B.U.M. clothes. Anyway our moment of feeling older was made even more of a reality during one of our fellow ward members talks in Sacrament when he said that he got home from his mission in 2008. In a family ward...no big deal. You have all ages in a family ward. In a student ward where you (Clayton) got home from your mission in 2001...BIG DEAL. After that Clayton and I made useful time out of the rest of Sacrament meeting by penning this little questionnaire.

SHOULD YOU BE IN THE 57TH WARD

(answer "Yes" or "No")

1. Do you know what Girbaud Jeans are?

2. Can you name all 4 Ninja Turtles?

3. Do you recall the Reagan administration?

4. Have you lived through more than one war in the Middle East?

5. Did you ever lace your shoes with 2 or more laces per shoe (bonus points if one was a fluorescent color)?

6. Did you peg your pants?

7. Did you live during a time when MTV actually played music videos?

8. Did you ever go to high school w/out your cell phone?

9. Does the name "Zack Morris" ring a bell?

10. Has TGIF been more than a common acronym or restaurant to you?

11. Do you recall TAPES being replaced by CD'S?

12. Did you or someone you know seriously think bib overalls with one strap undone was not only cool, but fashionable?

13. Do you know who or what ALF is?

14. Have you ever played an Atari?

15. Was there a time in your life when the Internet was the sewn in underwear of your swimsuit?

16. Did anyone in your family die of Cholera or Dysentery on the Oregon Trail?

17. Are you older than the Simpson's TV show?

18. Do you know who "Jesse and the Rippers" are and remember a time when Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen did not look like crack whores?

KEY:

add up the number of questions you answered "Yes" too.

13-18: Holy Crap! You are old! Maybe a Geriatric Ward would be a better fit.

9-12: Eh... you can stay, but you are a little stale.

5-8: Good Fit!

0-4: Now we're talkin'! A PERFECT fit for the 57th ward.

An now because no post is complete without pictures, here are some family pictures of the McMurdie clan taken last fall.