Grandpa and Grandma Bedtime Stories

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill tells about how he was asked to speak at a special session of the United Nations General Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland in the year 2000. Even though he was fourth choice among BYU faculty members for the job, he felt very honored.  Little did he know what adventures awaited him!  

Send us Fan Mail Here are some more songs that have been sung for generations in Great-great Grandma Mynoa Andersen's family.  Grandma Juanita Ray Hill's cousins, Ladawn Andersen Jacob, Karen Andersen Redd, Lynette Andersen Lewis, and Kathryn Andersen Kartchner are the singers with angelic voices! Enjoy!

Send us Fan Mail Singing has always been an important part of our families. In this Episode we hear about how singing became very important in Great-great Grandma Mynoa Andersen's family.  We also are blessed to hear some of those songs sung by Grandma Juanita Ray Hill's living cousins. Ladawn Andersen Jacob, Karen Andersen Redd, Lynette Andersen Lewis, and Kathryn Andersen Kartchner are...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Bishop Edward Jeffrey Hill has an unusual encounter with a garage door of one of his ward members. He learns what "When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade" means.  

Send us Fan Mail I (Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill) was not that great at basketball.  However, there were four seconds that made my whole high school basketball career sweet. Listen to hear the story!  

Send us Fan Mail My Dad (Great-Grandpa Edward Eyring Hill) loved to play the accordion and sing  with his classes at school, with Church groups, and at Boy Scout campfires.  He would also play the accordion and sing at home with my Mom (Great-Grandma LaDean Jones Hill), my brothers Ted and Scott, and my sister Anne. My Mom liked most of the songs that we sang. But there were a few songs that she d...

Send us Fan Mail One of Grandpa's unique accomplishments is that he has not thrown up in 60 years!  Can you imagine that?  This Podcast explores the stories behind this amazing feat.  Please remember:  "You get what you get, and you don't throw a fit!"  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa finishes a scary adventure to Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia, Canada with Aunt Sarah, Nathan, and Booker.  Will Big Foot save the day?  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa shares an adventure with Aunt Sarah, Nathan, and Booker as they explore Peggy's Cove in Nova Scotia, Canada.  Will Big Foot save him from doing something impulsive that is very dangerous?  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa completes 24 hours straight of playing golf.  Is he crazy?  Listen in to find out.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa wants desperately to set a record in the Guinness Book of World Records. He sees a possibility to play the most number of holes of golf in 24 hours. Listen in to see if he sets the record!  

Send us Fan Mail This episode has Grandpa Hill singing the songs that are almost guaranteed to put you to sleep.  Do NOT listen to these if you are the driver of a car.  

Send us Fan Mail We begin Season 2 with an episode about New Years' Eve in  Ecuador.  In 2002 Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill, Grandma Juanita Ray Hill, and five children (Abby, Hannah, Emily, Amanda, and Seth) were working in orphanages in Cuenca.  In keeping with Ecuadorian customs we made an effigy out of straw and old clothes. We had a lot of excitement at New Years as we kicked and kissed an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandma Tamara Snell Mulford Hill describes her love of paper dolls and a valuable lesson that she learned one afternoon. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa Edward Jeffrey Hill tells about how he loved to sing as a child. And then someone made an unkind comment about his singing and so he stopped singing. Then how he started to sing a lot when his daughter Sarah was born.  He then sings some fun songs.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Great-Grandpa Ray remembers his childhood growing up in Arizona without air conditioning, without fans, without even electricity.  It was hotter than blazes. This is a transcript of what he recorded when Grandpa took him to San Francisco on a business trip and they became friends. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa prays to have a better relationship with Great-Grandpa Ray.  Grandpa follows an impression to take Great-Grandpa Ray on a business trip to San Francisco.  Great-Grandpa Ray records his life history.  They become close friends. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa meets his future father-in-law, Irving J. Ray, for the first time.  Their relationship gets off to a rocky start when Grandpa is asked to disc a field and has an interesting experience on a tractor!  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa and Grandma celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary on a cruise in Maine. They ride E-bikes through the carriage roads of beautiful Acadia National Park and love the red and yellow and orange leaves.  Unexpectedly they have an exciting adventure which requires Big Foot to intervene.  

Send us Fan Mail In this slightly tall tale, Grandpa tells about going with Aunt Sarah, Nathan, and Booker to a Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, Maine. There they have some scary adventures with Pi'e Grande and Big Foot.  Enjoy!  

Send us Fan Mail This morning I am without a new episode for Grandpa and Grandma Bedtime Stories. And so I am reposting our most popular episode so far: "How a Squirt Gun Brought Juanita and Grandpa Together." It has 95 downloads so far.  Next week we will have a new Bigfoot story podcast entitled:  "What in the Heck is a Cryptozoology Museum?"  Stay tuned and sweet dreams.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa tells the story of his great-great grandpa, George Washington Hill, and how he found his wife in the woods, found the gospel, and moved West with the pioneers. 

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Grandma shares how she made a poor choice and stole some lip gloss. Fortunately, she shares how she learned a lesson and became a better person because of it. 

Send us Fan Mail This is the final episode in Grandpa Hill's triple jump saga.  Listen to find out what happened at the 1971 4A High School track meet at the University of Washington.  And a particular shoe that didn't cooperate very well!  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Grandpa Hill works hard to complete a goal in the triple jump, but learns that it might be better to compete with yourself than with others.