Saturday, October 24, 2009

Get to know Jill ~~ 16 years in the ward (area) and counting...

Jill Dawson is married to Ed. They have 2 boys ages 12 & 14. Ed teaches at Hamilton High School and he coaches lots and lots of basketball. Jill is an accountant. She owns her own firm. She is also the Relief Society Secratary.
Jill tells me she has no time for fun. Between work and church and the kids there is not time for much else. But, I pressed her. When there is a lull or a break in her busy life she loves to travel. Once a year her and her sister take a trip to New York. Her favorite thing to do in the Big Apple is to see Broadway shows. Her favorite is Wicked. Her second favorite thing to do when in NYC is eating.

This year for her birthday she go to go to Shipwreck at the Queen Mary in Long Beach. The ship is all done up like a haunted house and there are scary mazes. At the time of the interview she was really looking forward to this little get away. Be sure and ask her what she thought.

A fun fact about her location and our ward... Jill has lived in her house for 16 years. In that time she has been in 7 different wards, 5 different buildings, and 2 stakes. And she never moved!

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Get to know Keri... Raising 5 kids, runs marathons, host a TV show and more!

Keri McCook served a mission in Charlotte NC. She was an exchange student and lived in Australia for a while. She was born and raised in Arizona. She's a native! Keri has been married to Bishop Ron McCook for almost 15 years. They celebrate their 15 year anniversary on December 1st. They have 5 kids, ages 13, 11, 7, 6, and 3.

For fun Keri loves to cut hair. She even had her own salon for a while. She also likes to snow ski, water ski and travel. Her favorite place to travel to is New York City. She loves Broadway. Her favorite show she says is probably Wicked.

Keri is currently participating in a show that is airing on daytime TV on channel 13. It is a show called Mom Time. They are filming 20 show some she will be in and some will be filmed in her home. It is a show about moms and tips for moms. It is a set up similar to the View. You get several mom's views on a specific topic. It is about life. You can catch is at 11am on channel 13.

On October 3rd Keri ran a marathon in St. George Utah. (That is awesome! 26.3 miles! Wow!!)