New Year – New Questions:
- What personality trait has gotten you in the most trouble?
Absentminded professor
- What’s your favorite family tradition?
Skiing on Thanksgiving day. Getting up early; Putting the turkey in the oven; Go skiing half day; get cold and hungry and come back to a delicious smelling house and a delicious Thanksgiving meal. We just need snow to come back to UT
- Would you travel to space if you could?
Yes, If I wouldn’t get sick
- Would you choose to be the worst player on a winning team or the best player on a losing team?
Best player on the losing team – I would much rather play a lot and have a lot of fun.
- What would you like to learn to cook?
THE Panacotta from Tuscany
- What are ways that you have grown and changed in the last year?
Learned how to pace myself and try not to get ill
- What was a time in your life when you had to be brave?
When Aubri got injured; when Master D and I went down the east slot of the upper west slot canyon when Master D was 15.
- What qualities show a person’s maturity?
Patience; impulse control; patience
- Who had the most influence in shaping your work ethic?
Papa john was pure hard work in the morning on Saturday’s and then played hard in the afternoon which he learned from his father, as I’ve seen in past films. Mimi taught me discipline of consistent hard work. Papa Mark taught me how to work smart.
- If you could take a class on any subject, what would it be?
Snowmobiling, specifically boondocking
- What are your top three hopes and dreams for our kids? Successful marriage; successful career and grandchildren for me
- What actor would play “you” in a movie about your life?
Clint Eastwood for my future self; Bruce Willis as my current self; Bradley Cooper as my younger self.

Fabulous! Happy late birthday Barton! I hope this year brings you good health, peace, and maybe a fabulous in-law and grandkids. (Okay that might take two years)
We love you!
Becca