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2011-11-16T19:19:00.001-07:00

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Hello

2011-11-12T09:38:00.003-07:00

Hello - So I havent blogged in forever. Facebook got so much easier to do than this, but I miss being able to look back and read through things. Here is a facebook dump of my life for the past few months. I am looking forward to having most of my big projects for work and the board and my property and everything else OVER next week. I am going to take a little break from stuff for a while. I cant back track all of it, but here are some highlights.

Day Gratitude #11 - My Dad and Grandpas for serving during Vietnam and WWII. Love you Dad and miss both of my grandpas. Thank you for all your sacrifices to make my life better and protecting this nation!
Cole Westergard 5K - Sept 17, 2011
Julie Thurgood Johnson

Heading home. So sad to leave my redneck southern family:) and all the amazing food and boiled peanuts. Love you all!!!! Thanks again Sara Alice, don and donnie, I had a wonderful time!!! But no vacation of mine is complete with out a small mis hap, this morning we checked in curb side. I got my ticket and ran down stairs to drop off the rental car, but could not get the lock box open so I sat my ...drivers license and tickets down, but was running late, so I grabbed my stuff and ran to security. Only problem, no ID. They don't like to let you fly with out it. Looked all over for it. Didint find it so I had to get clearance, it took every other form of Id i had and every piece of mail I had to get through security. Ran to the other end of the airport and had them hold the gate for my mom and her 100 lb carry on bag from all of our shopping. Got to dallas -Spent an hour on hold trying to get through to the car rental place. They have my I'd!
So happy they found it!!!!!!See more

I hate Cameo's

2011-07-16T01:12:00.002-06:00

I should so be a sleep right now. But I have a gajillion thinks fluttering through my head and have eaten enough starbursts to make any old lady be on edge. WHY? cant everything just work out the way I want it to? (rhetorical question, I dont want your answers) My world would be so much simpler if things just went my way. -Just a thought-
I found out today that I am NOT a grandma. My neighbors dog had her pups and .................. they are all pure-bred looking. WHew! So my australian shepherd, blue heeler, well bred mutt did not get the neighbors very expensive hunting dog knocked up. Dodged that bullet! I am going to go take a looksie at them tomorrow and just make sure, but they say I am in the clear!
My life would be so much calmer if I lived on an island... alone!
Random idea of the day. If someone is trying to separate you from your former life, they are probably trying to control you and dont really love you. - just a thought for some of you
Welp, I will soon be a pumpkin and do not want to download my scout camp pics, So if I dont this weekend, remind me next week end. Loves

I officially Suck..

2011-07-10T22:58:00.003-06:00

at blogging. I didnt blog the entire month of JUne... THE EnTiRe month! Guess I have been busy. Mmm and FYI to all the jerks that leave comments trying to push porn or drugs or whatever.. Bugger OFF! I am in no mood. To the rest of all 7 of you. hope you are all well. It has been a long, verry , very oh so vary long summer and I am not going to explain because I hate hearing that I dont have it all that bad, which I dont, but self pitty is a necisity from time to time. I am going to Florida for work and I can NOT wait. Ill post pics when I get back. Florida is one of my last 12 states I need to visit. only a 190 more countries! ( according to the 196 count) I am trying to remember what I have been doing the past month and a half, but seriously I have no idea, so I will just start over from here. I have lots to do. Miss all of you my friends and I am wanting to go on Vay-K with the kids. We got a fun little boat that might just drag my butt around a lake, but we will see. Not big on camping with Maddie, but we took her to Idaho and she actually did well, so may be I could swing it. My one proud moment from june was the dinner I pulled off for Larry Ostler so he could get the last 1500.00 need to go the Special Olympics in Greece. So happy with that!! I love my job! Well Hugs and kisses. I am going to bed. I am obviously tired!!

White Walls

2011-05-19T09:20:00.003-06:00

The first panels went up yesterday. It was so exciting to watch! Luckily I had my really good camera in the car. I cant wait to see what they do today.

Alice It would be so nice if something made sense for a change

2011-05-15T00:43:00.002-06:00

So today was A Little coo-coo. Johnny Depp worthy really. Today I got up early and got ready to go to our local scout a rama thing. I didnt have a car, Mark to the boys on a campout, so I was going to get a ride with the neighbor, but she came over at 7:33, I was 3 min late and said I could just take her sons truck, so if there were any emergencies I could get home. so I left 4 min later and met her at the scout o rama park to set up an obstacle course. i left the girls and my precious Marshmellow Bronson and Ryker with Cheyenne and her friend Jessica sleeping away. I got to the park and unloaded all the stuff with the neighbor and then it was 8:oo. They had a flag ceremony and some other things and then we sat at our booth at about 8:30 a couple small groups of boys came over and did the obstacle and then I sat in our ply-wood booth for a few minutes while the neighbor went to get something from the car. A few minutes late I saw the police drive through the parking lot and didn't think anything of it, Then I heard all the boys singing behind me and thought that was odd so I stood up and saw a few officers in the booth next to mine(it was about 15 feet away) and a woman sobbing then I saw what I thought was a scout for a minute covered by a blanket, I got a little freaked out and went to talk to the neighbor because she was over there. I said "I think I missed something" and she said that this lady had had a heart atack a few minutes earlier and was dead and that was that. The lady was very nice, I had met her a couple of times. She had been a part of scouting for 25+ years and died with her scout shirt on at a scout o rama, how cool for her. The neighbor and I got some more ply wood and closed off the area while we waited for a doctor and the mortuary to come. I was fine in the moment, but had a hard time later today. I had the police tell the mortuary guy to park on the grass so the boys couldn't see him load her body into the van. I held up the boards as they got her on the gurney and her adult children said good bye (she was in her late 70's) After that was all over it was time for me to go home. I went home and got the boys ready to go home. I ran Carson down to the Scout o rama and then came home and waited for Kathie to come so we could go to Wendover to see the cousin. We dropped off the boys at their house. Ryker was fine to be home, but Bronson wouldn't let me go. I almost took him with me. I loved that we had bonded:) Ryker is was so cute too and he says he wants to come back, So I must of done alright. Then it was off to Wendover. We went to will call and asked if we could meet Merle. They said there was no meet and greet, so we went to dinner. When we came back the doors were open and I had my great big camera. They said I couldn't have it and wanted to take it away. I am not one to have tantrums, but I wanted pictures of the concert. I dont know if Merle will be alive so I can catch another concert next year, so I was adamant that I was not giving up my camera. I wanted pictures of the concert and felt this was my only chance to get them. So I used the family card, they were not impressed and said that if I was family I would have a pass. So the guy said let me get my manager and the mean little man on the other side of the door said I am the manager and she is not taking her camera in. BUt I was persistent and they found a real manager. Who also informed me no can do. So I talked into loaning me a camera, because you could have a small camera. Geoffory, very nice person, gave me a camera to use and was so good about it. The concert was short and the songs were new to me. I knew two. His son was his opening act and I thought he did a great job. then there was the main show, it was entertaining for Kathie and I. There were a few too many "family songs" I dont mean they are meant for FHE, but the were interesting song defiantly based on her family! The son, Noel, said he would sign CD's after, so I hoped that we could meet him. After the show I got my camera back, we waited for most of the drunks to leave and then Noel came to sign autographs. He is a really nice guy. We were the last to talk to him and we explained who we were and he was good enough to give me some signed pictures. It was fun to meet him. And Geoffory, our new favorite Copper Mill employee asked if I had got any good pictures with the camera he gave me, when I said not really, he apologized, but he REALLY went out of his way to try to make it good for me and I really appreciated it after the fun day I had. I am ready for bed, but just thought I would share my interesting day!

Over the River and through the Woods....

2011-05-11T22:09:00.000-06:00

Sassy Angry Eyes Maddie
Ballerina Maddie

SOO I have not blogged in Oh.... forever. I might be forgetting how. Lucky me, my job now requires blogging:) So I should be able to keep up on this thing. I really dont know what is going on anymore. I have so much going on! It all just got way out of hand.!! But I think I am enoying it all a lot. I started my job at the Gym about a month ago, then I got the amazing opportunity to be part of the Down Syndrome Society of BE and Special Olympic GS PR person! Love all of it!! Just a little crazy right now. On the 21st the Gym is sponsoring a dinner for Larry Ostler who is going to Greece for Special Olympics. I have spent the last several weeks busting my butt getting donations from BE county business. It has been a ton of work and I dont know if anyone will come, but I look forward to it! This week I have the closest thing I have to a Godchild staying with me and his cute brother. I had only ever seen Ryker in melt down mode, but the kid is great! He only cried when we first got him and ten minutes later, it was all great! He has been so good. and little butter ball is SOO heavy! I have forgotten what it is to take care of a little person 24/7. I do not know how I EVER did this and why I had more children? I am sure that is why there is a gap between Bay and Carson. It just took longer to forget. Love having Bronson, but holy crap I have forgotten what babydom requires!

Here are some Easter pics
Baylee and her matching Tiana Doll Dress.

Hunter had to do a Social Studies Report. Of course I forgot and it was due last Wed. So last Tuesday for Scouts, I decided at the last moment that we needed to take a tour of the spiral jetty, get lots of pics and call his report good. We had a lot of fun!! Best scouts ever!

It has been a long couple of weeks, but I will survive and I am enjoying my crazy life!

Justin Pope

2011-03-20T20:43:00.006-06:00

I met Justin Pope from the biggest looser on Friday. He was so inspirational! He talked about how when it gets hard to just keep going and fight the chatter.the voice in his head tells him to give up, but then there is this chatter that starts between him and this voice and he just keeps going. I have heard Rulon Gardner speak before, but it was after winning the Olypics, I would love to hear him now! Had a great time!

Lawks A Mussy

2011-03-15T11:06:00.006-06:00

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What a >>>>>> Weekend! On Friday Carsons school had grandparent day (sorry Evonne, I forgot all about it) I locked my keys in my car, so my parents had to drive me to Ogden to get the other set out of Marks truck that was being fixed. Friday night was my friends viewing and by late Friday night the reality of it was sinking in. On Saturday I took Carson to Karate for his belt advancement. I am not sure how or why we have missed these in the past, but he is now officially and intermediate yellow belt. SO proud, he loves Karate and does a good job!! We had enough time to get him home and get me to the funeral. Small problem, I locked myself out of my car again. Have not done this in years, but managed to do it twice in two days. So walked to the closest store and called home. no answer for six phone calls (Marks says they were outside) So I called his cell - Still no answer and because it was long distance for this nice lady I didnt leave a message. I LOVE!!!!!!! that he wont answer his phone!@%!@%
A half hour goes by and still no Mark. I have 15 min to get Carson home and get to the funeral. Had to call a locksmith and 35 bucks and three minutes later I am on my way. Made it to the funeral and it was good. After went to the cemetary and after the prayer, the family took some pictures and then had all of us who had worked for her do a picture.

One lilly pad in an unfinished Lake

2011-03-08T23:26:00.003-07:00

I wish .... and then some were granted. The last five weeks have been so crazy and filled with so many life changing things. On Feb 1 my parents officially retired! I am so happy for them and hope that they will at least try to take it easy for a few days. There contract that requires them to help the new owners is up in a few weeks and I am looking forward to Florida! In mid-January the Young Womans Pres in my ward asked a friend of mine if she had names for the Temple and she said No, but I was sitting next to her and told the Pres I could probably help her out. In the Process I found my biological paternal grandmother and learned that both of her parents were from Denmark! I am a quarter Danish and was so excited to finally have this info. I also found my Mom (not bio-mom's) cousin that is the only person on the face of the planet that has my great-great grandmothers DNA. His last name is Johnson and I have been looking for him for almost five years!! And was ever so lucky to find him last week! He has agreed to a DNA test and I can not wait!!
Last Wednesday the young women went to the Temple and they needed an extra driver so I went along. I could not find many names from Denmark, so I submitted my great-uncles family. It was so much fun! People from two of my old Wards were there. We got Farr's after and I got to take Five loud beehives home. They were fun, but I really like my kind of quiet scouts!

the past five months been working for a woman that was completely bed-ridden. I stayed with her Fri-Sun every-other and sometimes every weekend. She was 100% as far as knowing what was going on, but her body was maybe 30%. We watched Anne of Green Gables, Sound of Music and Fiddler on the roof more times than I can count. I always bought her Maddox potatoes for Friday night dinner and we would stay up late and chat over Scrabble and Yatzee. I will miss her a lot!
My parents offered me a job three weeks ago. It was the same weekend I told her family, but I said I would stay on until at least May. Last week on Wed she had a massive stroke and then another on Thursday. I was suppose to work Friday, but the family stayed with her. I got to tell her good-bye on Friday. She passed away on Saturday. The family was gracious enough to give me her last painting that is half done. I LOVE IT!! She painted it three weeks ago while I was working. I had bought her all new paints and painting supplies for Christmas. She started painting this picture a few weeks ago, but never finished it. Her funeral is this Saturday.
I was over Ability Week for the boys school again. the School raised 300.00 for Special Olympics and I got the newspaper to come. I am now the Fund Raising Specialist for the Downs Syndrome Society of Box Elder. If you have any good fund-raising ideas, please send them my way. And on top of it all Hunter, had Viral Phenomia last week. Lots of fun!! That pretty much sums up the last little while. Oh and then there is Michelle, but you will have to ask her;)

Im going to blog dagnabit

2011-02-03T23:42:00.002-07:00

I dont know why I havent been able to get around to blogging. Its so fridgid I dont want to go anywhere,so i should have time to blog, but I had a million places to be this week and so many peoples dirty work to do. The life of an assassin, no I mean Mom. Their was a small attempt of a coup this week with our PTA. Do not piss mothers off they will not take it well. FYI for people in administrative roles, its always good to recognize, appreciate and not alienate people that are willing and able to help the school, oh and small side note elementaries are not corprate America. You DO NOT work for the Superindentants or School District or School Board. You work for the Government (small civics note, the US government is government of the people by the people for the people) Meaning mothers that shall not perish from the earth or in other words you really work for the parents you are pissing off.
But anywho. I have had a pretty good week, if I dont count the artic blasts threatening frost bite every time I leave my house. I put my poor dog in the garage last night and he freaked out being inside, so I hope he doesnt freeze. We might be going to Florida this year so I will think warm thoughts and picture myself there. Hopefully I can get the Cholesterol down and picture myself in something other than 10 layers of clothes and a parka.
Here are some pics from the boys pine wood derby. Scouts is a riot and I never thought I would enjoy it, after almost dying in the blizzard, but I really love it!
My parent semi-officially retired this week. It was such a weird thing. Their company has been a part of my life longer than Brant, Mark, my kids and a whole bunch of other people. My parents put so much into it, Its weird to have it gone and not a part of my life somehow. I will never find my mom now. At least when they had the company, she had a secretary that would at least know where I could find her. So weird.
All in all things are good and I am too tired to type much more. Loves

Cinco de Diciembre

2011-01-10T11:11:00.006-07:00

Hunter's class had everyone share holiday traditions in their families with his class during the month of December. Carson's class did this last year and both years I have opted for the pinata. Its different, fun and the only way anyone will ever know that my kids are a quarter Mexican.

Madisyn with the pint sized pinata ( Madisyn dressed herself and I did not have time to fight with her, just so you know mom) I found this cute Hula Girl Pinata at a local grocery store. Hunter wasn't so sure, but she proved to be the best Pinata we have ever bought. She was huge and had lots of room for candy and every kid got to take a whack. Last year the pinata broke with almost ten very unhappy kids to go.

This Hunting/Snow hat, courtesy of Frew Electric, worked great as a blindfold.
Hunter went last and his teacher had to keep the kids back.He didnt wear the hat and just finished the pinata. I have never seen so many kids swarm so fast. We had a lot of fun!!

playlist for the Goddess

2011-01-06T23:36:00.002-07:00

the current playlist is for the Goddess. Almost all songs were bands you listed. Some are random. BoL

Happy 5th of January!!

2011-01-05T18:07:00.004-07:00

I missed New Years, but oh well. Today Bay went to the Bird Refuge for pre-school. They go once a month and do lots of fun stuff. I remembered to take a picture for National Bird Day. See facebook. I got a calendar from Oriental Trader that lists any and every holiday, day of recognition, whatever and I am all for celebrating this year! I have so many pics from last year I ant to put on here. Maybe Ill have a picture dump this week. Some of my fav things from last year...... Got the house 95% done. Tony's stuff (still have the scar on the top of my foot after almost a year!) My kids are all happy. Disneyland with the parents and kids last April. Crawling into a car that had rolled three times close to where we had Carson's party at the park. There is nothing like gettin all cut up in a skirt, crawling into a crashed car and getting someone out. My princess Penny passed away - still miss her. I had 3250 hits on this blog, but I think 2250 are just me. All in all a good year and I think 2011 will be even better!! Happy 5th!!

The OH MY H... Merit Badge!

2010-12-30T10:01:00.003-07:00

Is there a OMH merit Badge? because I am very sure I have earned it! Baylee got sick on Christmas Eve(someone always does) and then her "cold" turned into a full-blown ear-infection by Monday, so I took her to the doctor. Maddie was also sick but not as bad yet and of course the doctors always says call if she get worse and we will call in a prescription. Then on Tuesday I started to get really sick, but I had a doctors appointment on Wed that I have had set up for a month, so I felt I could wait a day, but as the day went on it got worse and worse and I probably took enough NyQuil to tranquilize an Elephant . One little problem- I found it very hard to function yesterday morning. I only had to lay on the floor twice and then I seemed to get it together. I took the girls to a neighbors and went to the doctor at 10:30. Had to have a complete physical and lucky me not only do I have an ear infection/cold, but I also have a not so great bladder and kidney infection, a temp of 100.7 and after a thorough exam will have to have a minor surgery at the end of Jan first of Feb. and if I really want to, need my tonsils out, but I am probably too old. Yea! I got out of there around 11:30 ran over and got my perscription from Wall(take forever)Mart got out of there at 12:10 only problem was that I am now the Bear Den Assistant and we had an outing to the Air-force museum in Roy and the Bear Leader was meeting all her kids there and then staying in Davis county for the day. So I needed to drive all four scouts back to Brigham. I took some of the antibiotics and Tylenol and thought I would be okay and I probably would have been if it hadnt been for the small blizzard that was a million times worse than the deathly blizzard of last month. My mom picked up my girls at the Museum and I followed the scouts around for a while, but soon found a very comfortable chair and sat most of the time. Finally at 3:30 it was time to go and the weather was a lot worse then when we got there. It was sideways white out snow.
I dropped off Hunter in Clinton and picked up my girls at my moms. The weather got worse and worse and I felt sicker and sicker. I picked up my girls at 4:00 ( it usually takes 45 min to get to Brigham from my parents) We got home at 6:00. We did 20 mph from Clearfield to Brigham. There were cars off the road everywhere (most of them from IDAHO!!!!!!) -Dear Idaho drivers. You are all idiots!!! Stay in Idaho when it snows, because without fail you will do 50 when everyone else is doing 20 and more often than not end up in the embankments or crash your stupid mini-vans into the median!-
My three little scouts and Carson kept asking if I could see the road because it was getting dark and the windshield was icing over. I told them I could and not to worry and to just watch Shrek- Again. IT was one of the LONGEST drives I have ever taken. I was slightly doubled over in pain from my infection and earlier exam, but luckily there was one spot on the lower part of the windsheild I could see out of really well so being doubled over in pain was a bounus at that point in time. There were a few scary moments (thank you stupid person that cut me off and almost hit me! After this fun "outing" scouts should be a breeze. I feel so much better today! I only want to die a little.

Sunny LA!! - HAppy Birthday Hunter!!

2010-12-12T18:25:00.013-07:00

Hunters cute birthday cake. Doesnt he look happy?

Hunter is on the couch opening presents.

Maddie found some halloween candy and thought this was the best thing to do with it!
Silly string WAR!!

Holy Cowie its nice! the weather is amazing! I wont have to fly to Cali for some December Blues relief! Friday my kids stayed with my parents and we went to Marks company Christmas party. Woo Hoo. Saturday Mark and I scoured the house and as it got closer to Hunters birthday party dumped everything in our room and locked the door. We had a birthday party for Hunter. It was the first party we have ever been able to hold outside! It was so much fun to have a Fall like birthday for him! We played a lot of games and gave out Christmas prizes.
The best part was the silly string war. I told the kids whoever got rid of all their silly string first got a prize. We had a couple cans for each kid. (My yard is still a disaster!!)
Saturday night we went to Crystal Hot Springs. I promised Matt that we would if he stayed. The boys went down the slide and had the best time. Its usually so cold they only go a couple of time, but it was so warm they would go down the slide and then jump in the warm pool and then go again. Mark stayed home with the girls and I took the boys. I dont think Ill go on a Saturday night by myself again. One Scout Leader guy kept hitting on me and told his son to tell me his ex-wife was dead and then the other Ex-wife called on his cell and I think he said ITs my Ex-Wife loud enough for everyone to hear, but I just ignored him. He was more obnoxious than a Tween girl trying to get everyones attention at a middle school assembly, I bet he has more than 2 ex-wifes.
He finally got the hint when two other guys came and sat by me, which at first I thought was odd and kept thinking dont you know how old I am? you both look 22. I was flattered for a second and then they started talking and I quickly realized they were a very cute gay couple that kept all the creeps away. I think we helped each other out. I was able to enjoy the rest of my night watching the Jazz game in a quiet corner of the pool and they were able to talk about themselves and not worry about some of the other people. They have a big screen above the pool, so I got to watch the last two quarters of the Jazz game. Crazy game! The Jazz were down by 20 something and then came back to almost win it! Good game!
Sunday (not Today- I started this post yesterday) I went to choir practice and left 10 min early to go get my fam for sacrament meeting. As I was walking out the Bishop and his son were saying that they had no bread. I told them I was on my way home and would be back in a few minutes. I sped home and ran through the house telling everyone to get in the car. I only had a half loaf of bread and knew I needed more. So I grabbed Maddie and ran across the street and broke into the Bishops house and found two bags of hamburger buns( his wife and I are good friends and I knew she wouldnt care) Then went back loaded up the kids and did 70 into town. only problem was it was 10 after and there was a cop at the start of town. I thought for sure I was going to get a ticket because he pulled out and Mark said looks like your getting a ticket. I just kept going and thought he could follow me to the church and then the kids could run it in, but luckily for me the cop kept going after I turned. I got there just as they were ready to do the sacrament. After sacrament everyone was like you saved sacrament. It was kind of weird. Like a cheesy Christmas movie ending, but I was just happy I had some bread and know my neighbor well enough to know that she wouldn't care that I pillaged her kitchen.
Took Matt home last night - Thanks for letting the boys hang out with you Melissa! I had to edit out some pics for a family (See other blog) and my moms computer was having issues, so it took a while.
I am having a recovery day, but I have so much to do and dont want to do anything!

I need a title

2010-12-05T22:19:00.003-07:00

I think HRH would be great! but today I got to be a "mere peasant". I have a friend that has this on the back of her car, unfortunatley she beleives it. So in her honor and lack of creative ideas and brain function, I am going to rename this blog the HRH. - laughing will not be tolerated and to the haters, I dont give a dang today. (STill hoping for that invite to Buckingham Palace)
I had to work this weekend, locked myself out again, but I now knew where the key was this time and did not have to go through the bathroom window and hang upside down for a minute while I did a handstand off the toilet.
Took a couple hours off on Saturday to go to the Ward Christmas party!! (insert happy RS voice) They dressed up all the kids(so cute) my girls were both angels and the boys were shepherds. Hunter tried to hide(he hates this sort of stuff, he is definatley bo0th of ours) Carson was very what ever , Bay sat on my lap most of the program and MAdisyn made eyes at the crowd while some shepherds cornered her and were giving her hugs. Mark was not happy! He is in for some very rough years! She just smiles.

The girls came to work on Saturday for a while. We painted ornaments and suncathers- But it didnt' seem like enough If you knew your days were numbered and you could only move 5 inches, what would you want to do? I am racking my brain trying to find crafts and projects for the person I work for to do, but they have little interest in life in general and I dont blame them. I watched EATPray Love last night, I forgot how much good stuff is in that movie. It made me really want to go to Rome again!! The food makes me so hungry for Europe. American food on a whole is boring and gross! To the Univers tonight, may you open up and send light and love to all.
As for me I am going to go take some super Tylenol and pass out for a few hours. SHould be amazing!

Diary of a Cat held Hostage

2010-12-02T21:26:00.006-07:00

Today has been on the long side. Our Cat "Tiana" lives in the garage, but since the "blizzard" she has been in the laundry room. Some days my allergies are bad and other days I do alright. Today Baylee got Tiana out of the LAundry room to play. I hadnt seen Tiana right before we left to take Bay to pre-school, but didnt think much of it. Came home and didnt really

notice the Cat. Then I went to pick up Baylee and we had been home for an hour (pre-school is two hours) and I asked Bay if she had seen the Cat. She returned with Tiana and said she was in the cub bard under the table. I told the girls they would be in BIG trouble if they put her in there again. I cant afford thearapy and tranquilizers for myself! There is no way I could cover the cats. Good thing she doesnt seem too bright. The other day she mistook my leg for a scratch pole thing. I had multi-colored plaid pajama bottoms on, so I guess I can see how I looked like something The cat could sharpen her claws on!! When I tell the girls they are in trouble, they just both smile and say "I didnt do it" -Kids are great!! For future reference all lost items can be found on top of the fridge!

Wordle Me

2010-12-01T08:11:00.006-07:00

Wordle is funny! I am working a work blog for a friend and thought the Wordle program would be perfect for her title. I put my blog in to try it out and LOL Melissa is the biggest word only to be followed by Mishelle. (Im not sure what means) I haven't tagged people in a while. So I am now tagging all of you, because I want to see what comes up on yours. Go to http://www.wordle.net/

- Hey Frews- we all know you dont answer your phones, facebook, blog or have any communication with old friends, but what is your address? I am sending out my christmas cards and might send you guys one. I am asking now for Christmas 2011. We have to come to Vernal in March, it would be nice to see you guys if you can fit us in or here is your forewarning:P

I want the snow to stop pooping on me!

2010-11-23T08:30:00.002-07:00

So I havent blogged in forever. i have been a wee busy, but now that the weather is so great, i have more time. I took the girls shopping yesterday and Baylee kept saying- Make the snow stop pooping on me! Never though of it that way, but I agree. Snow after Jan 2 is my least favorite thing. I am trying to be more winter prepared this year and now that my house is livable, this year should be better. I have lots of pics to post, but not today. i worked this last weekend and had the best time! I work for a woman that is bed-ridden everyother weekend. She is paralized on one side, but I decided there is still a lot of things she can do. So I make her fold small towels and washcloths. We made a gingerbread house and I had her pull apart the foam cut-outs to make ornaments. i also had her tell me how to make pie crusts. I made my first two eatable pumpkin pies! Two week ago I managed to lock myself out of her house. Luckily the bathroom window was open, so i found a chair in the garge and jumped through. She that was so funny and told everyone that stopped by. My kids are surviving. I think they like me gone because there dad spoils them! Its better than working every night! and we get to do crafts and watch movies. I really like working there. Today I am going to work on finishing up all my little projects left on the house. if your bored -stop by;)

Bunko for Boobies

2010-10-14T23:46:00.012-06:00

Sorry Mishelle and Melissa, every time I tried to download your really good picture it would say "Bad Error" -My computer and camera both feel violated;) I had the best time tonight and I got to meet the woman who has reached "goddess Status" in my little universe. I really enjoyed teasing Mishelle! I also won a cute prize bag for loosing the most games in my group. I had to move SO much!
There was a lot of women at this fun shindig and they were all complaining how hot it was, most of them are a lot (5-10 years) older than me and Melissa, but Melissa and I were fine. We decided it was because we werent having hot flashes. Melissa and Mishelle are too funny together. I dont know how they are both still alive.

Fight like a Girl! Melissa and I might look and act like were drunk, but seriously its not us. See our cute shirts! Melissa made them, she is SUPER crafty. Mishelle got the more graffic one, but she was very happy about it:)
Me and my role model:)
The Goddess Kyann -rocking it as always

Catch Up

2010-09-13T12:00:00.009-06:00

I am playing catch up. I want to blog more, but I am working so hard on finishing my house, I dont have the time. So here is a quick review of late August and most of September.
First day of school
hunter cooperating for this pic
Cute Carson
Carson's 8th Birthday!
Carson by Brants shrine;)
Princess Madisyn

My dad and Maddie almost share a bir

My new neice
Bay's first day of preschool
Sassy
At Pre-school
The neighbors
The other neighbors
silly girls
Gov Herbert. Met him after the parade. Good Guy. Hope he wins!
Carson in the middle. He liked not carrying a flag - Big story behind all this will blog later
Hunter carrying the Cali Flag
This is a saying that my great grandpa Thurgood would say. They made it into a float!
Peach Days - My Dads Stake won the grand prize again!!

A summary of my younger years;}

2010-09-01T09:53:00.000-06:00

Penny Poo

2010-08-17T12:00:00.004-06:00

I thought I would try the linkwithin thing again. I love it on other blogs, but some of my past post are -mmmm- not so nice or I may have a different take on it, like Sarah Palin. Seriously- you and all your kids and their white trash boyfriends - GO back to Alaska and shoot something from the travel trailer- and I know that the Denver Ann story will probably be linked to this and even though I didnt and wont be taking out an obituary for my dog I did post it on facebook and on here, but I will NOT be having a memorial service. Sorry for all those that wanted to be in attendance.
Penny was put to sleep last night and I had a really hard time letting her go, but I didnt have the 1200.00 dollars required to fix her leg and I hoped that I could buy time with her cast until I could get the money, but it became a compound break and cutting her leg off was not an option for several reasons. This is one of those moments when I regret not winning the lottery at an early age.
my kids also spilled a drink on my computer keyboard, so the W button is having issues. I feel like a staffer when W took office.I will miss my fluffy- fat Chihuahua (actually english bulldog, but Bay called her the fat Chihuahua) It took a long time to find and adopt Penny and now that she is gone I wont have anyone to curl up on the couch with and watch Kimmel and Craig.
I hope no one gets upset with out Gary Coleman deathbed pictures, but I wanted the kids to have a last picture with her and I have no intentions of selling them to the national inquirer.
I really will miss my drooling love bug and her tongue that hung out all the time!

Tonsils Galore

2010-08-11T13:16:00.004-06:00

Baylee has chronic strep and tonsillitis. So after a VERY long winter full of swine flu and strep we got Hunters out in Dec and Baylee finally go hers out yesterday. She was so excited about the surgery and didnt cry when they took her back and overall did really good. Last night and today are a different story because she REFUSES to take her meds or eat. So we might be going back tonight. She is impossible to convince of anything and bribes and threats do not work. I have tried them all. But right now she is napping and I am enjoying a few moments.

Waiting for her turn
Last time she and her Ginormous tonsils would be one. The doctor said they were a 3 on a 1-4 scale and that is when she is perfectly fine. I bet they were a 5 or 6 when she was sick. 4 is touching.
Having a good time in the pre-op room.

Here is a way to guarantee a spot in the Carpool lane. I passed them on my way home yesterday~Crazy!! We passed 3 HP. Luckily for these people they were all giving a very inebriated woman a sobriety test. It looked like she wasn't passing!At least they had very good air conditioning!

More Lake Pictures

2010-08-08T15:21:00.004-06:00

Im having a Chelsea Day!

2010-07-29T12:33:00.003-06:00

Oh if I have to hear any more about Chelsea Clinton's wedding with over the top terrorist big movie soundtrack in the background. Because it would make an awesome movie if Secret Service had to stop all the terrorist ( Barbar Streisand) that are going to show up in Upstate New York and destroy the wedding. IF they will just take Hillary that will be great. Please keep her, although, I bet they would return her promptly. But Access Entertainment Hollywood cant help themselves from turning a lame wedding into a possible Terrorist Attack. I am going to barf just like I did when her dad was in office and put a new twist on "the Truth" -Like not inhaling. Good Inhaleaness. He is still breathing today so he must of been "inhaling" back then. My favorite thing about the Clintons besides their complete lack of moral compass and the fact they sold us out to China and did and still will do anything to be in power and that Hillary thinks that stay-at home moms are a waste of sociaty and the fact that they stole furniture and historical artifacts out of the white house as souvinerrs from the us the lowly United States Citizen- is that when I was 14 I worked in the mud at Stokers Nursery and we use to say if we looked particulary beautiful on any givin day that we were having a "Chelsea Day". I love working there! We had all kinds of fun, like mooning each other. Well mostly Wade mooning people or the 1 fingure hand cut outs CodyAnn made in wood shop so she wouldnt have to strain her fingure. or woking in the coal frames with our own toilet and air conditioning. the joys!How I charish them to this day. Something happended to my 5 then 6 followers. I guess they jumped. Not sure why they no longer show up.

Candyman

2010-07-28T10:36:00.003-06:00

One of my favorite scence from minm was on last night. So thought I would share. I always find it funny!

2010-07-28T10:20:00.003-06:00

We went to Brenda's lake on monday and had the best time!! My kids loved swimming there!!

All the tad poles they found. They had a dead bucket and a live bucket.
So nice to sit around in the shade! Thanks Brenda!

Gaga's got nothin on me

2010-07-24T07:57:00.003-06:00

This was a beach party lunch the school had. The kids loved getting soaked and had a really good time!
This is my dad's stake float. The saying is my great-grandfathers and they made a float out of it. It has won a lot of awards this parade season and was in the bountiful parade. We ended up sitting by my good friends Rob and Deawn Holt. I haven't seen them in forever and got to hold their cute twins! Madisyn loves babies. Too bad she is the last one and not the oldest. The poor twins didnt know what to do with all her love. I wish I had taken my camera. It was lots of fun!

Is 5 Followers a Minion?

2010-07-20T08:49:00.003-06:00

Getting people to follow me has always been problematic - They always seem to know I will lead them over a large cliff and plummet to their impending deaths.

Speaking of Death - I need a job. Must find one ASAP. So if you hear of one let me know. Preferably part-time and has to be grave. I actually have a college degree. and in a few more years I will have a second one. I was hoping the hospital would just let me wash dishes, but they want cold hard cash or credit.

I finally made it to Hunters baseball game last night. He got three hits and only got out once. I love how every team has three Dad coaches that are bound and determined to turn 9 year old machine pitch into the major leagues, rules and all. Some of the boys had baseball pants. My kid had swimming shorts. Im sure they are just as safe. Especially when the idiot base coach is telling them to slide. Slide! REally! the kids can barely get around the bases without falling down. It would be like asking all the 25 year old virgins at a video game convention to go on an actual date and move out of their parents basement.(George Lopez Show reference from last night) Baby steps.
Could I be any whiter? Answer: No.

Maddie didnt want to wear her shirt . It was so hot outside, but neither did Baylee. Its hard explaining to your four year old why she is too old to go without clothes. Especially when she is "Melting"

Homeskillet is in the House!!!

2010-07-17T21:50:00.005-06:00

My little Ray-ray was in Utah for the day and stopped by. I was happy to see her! Its been a while since we have been able to cause any trouble and we didnt have any time today, but it was so good to see her and her cutie kids. I almost swapped some of my kids for Blakey, but he didnt think it was a good trade. I totally promised to spoil him to death, but he wasnt buying it. I cant wait to go to Vegas and play!

Cutie kids.

THis is what happens after a long, hot day - you fall asleep with crackers in your mouth.
So glad you guys took time out from the fam reunion to stop by. Cant wait to see you again!

Fat Finjers

2010-07-14T13:22:00.001-06:00

I cant type with my left hand as well as my right! So no painting today I am on so much benedryl i cant get out of bed!

picking my nose might be problematic

2010-07-13T20:09:00.004-06:00

diclaimer + I am having a hard time typing so To Bad= Just try to get it.
I just got new that my little homeskillet will be up my way Saturday! I am so excited! I hope Ill be able to see her and her aborable kids ( Her son will be my son-in-law some day, If I cant adopt him its the next best thing) . Yesterday I started painting my house, today I got a lot of it done and tomorrow I get to paint more! I tried getting the last of the blue sidding off and a nice little hornet got all bent out of shape that I was destroying his very nice house. So it bit me on the finger. little problem - I am deathly allerBefore
Almost After

ic to bee and really allergic to wasp/hornets. I promise my cousin I would get an epiy pen and I will as soon as I go to the doctor next, which is supp[ost

to be soon so I can have my annual papspear that I havent had in three years( if my dad can talk about his colonoscapy from the pulpet at stake conference and how he doesnt' want to have one. I can blog about stuff I dont want to do.
Lastr night I did my visiting teaching. I go to Brenda, but I dont have a partner, so Brenda and I just go to Due West concerts! She is a total fan and I really love their stuff, so it works out really well! They asked if I wanted to change people and I said Me and Amanda

no way! This is the best vt gig I ever had! Last night was the Nahville Tribute Band. Brenda works at a home for adults and she brought my newest bff Amanda. She is so adorable. They went really early and got second row seats. It was so nice at the Ogden amplitheatre! Amanda sang along with every song. We had a great time!Some of the band and AManda

I am trying to cut my dinner and cant with my right hand. Any one want to finsish painting for me?

Please - Please - Just shoot me NOW~!!!!!

2010-07-08T10:32:00.004-06:00

I Hate when I open my mouth an insert the northern hemisphere.

I am selling Hunter's race car bed on KSL. Ive held onto it for a while, but he doesnt want it so might as well sale it. Yesterday, someone from tooelle called and said that the picture wasnt showing on the ad and if I could email her some and that they could come get it sometime this summer. I tried to upload the pics to the ad, but they wouldnt work. So I thought I would just email them to her today. then this mornin I called the neighbor on my cell to see if her dog had pups. So I handed that phone to Baylee because my house phone was ringing and answered that and it was some guy that wanted to buy the bed and asked if I would hold it till tomorrow. I thought why not, then I dont have to email the other person and wait all summer for them to get here from Toelle, but instead of thinking to myself or just saying sure. I said something like, well your the second person to call, but they live in toelle and he said so do we. and it occured to both of us that his wife was the one that called yesterday and it just got worse from there. But they are coming tomorrow. I think I have to take pictures then and Mark can talk to them. But the best part was after I hung up the phone something like -Oh my hail came out and Baylee was standing right there with my cell phone that was recording the whole thing into my neighbors voicemail! I thought Bay had been talking to her, but it turns out she was at work. It just gets better and better!

Things Michael Jackson and Madisyn have in common

2010-07-06T15:30:00.003-06:00

1) their initials - MJ

2)A need to have a ride to the emergency room
(Luckily Maddies went better)
3)Plastic SurgeryAfter being hit in the head with a golf club Madisyn required 10 stitches. I am not big on needles, had not eaten all day, so when they were running her IV, I almost passed out right be fore almost throwing up. She did so much better than I did and was very happy until she thought they were going to give her a shot, but she did good! We were just lucky that a plastic surgeon was already there working on someone else and agreed to do her stitches.

4)Sunscreenthey said that sunscreen will help her cut not show so much in the future. MJ should have used more on his nose.

5)Propoflo
I was surprised that they were going to use propoflo. Acctually they didnt tell me it would be propoflo they just mentioned worse case senerio would be that she would have to be intabated. My cousin who is a nurse at a kids hospital was also surprised. It was all fine, but....All I could do is think of MJ overdosing while they were stitching her up!

I think that is were their common links in life end. Emergency rooms are always such a fun way to spend the holiday! But Maddie was happy through most of it and when we told her Map (aka MAtt vK) was going to stay a few days, she was even happier. She did so good!

Chihuahua's with Bra's

2010-06-30T20:16:00.004-06:00

My cousin Loves the Kum and Go (not really) she couldn't stant the name, but I thought it was funny!
I'm a fat Gummy Bear and Chihuahua's with Bra's are songs by Baylee. She likes to sing them! She made them up herself and I am hoping she finds other ways to use her unique way with words, but who knows, maybe she can write for Lady Gaga. My week end has been interesting, exciting, tiring and a lot of fun! My cousin and I took a little road trip to Steam boat Springs Colorado. As of Friday night, well Sat morn at 1 AM it was going to be northern Idaho, Then at 2 Am Lake Tahoe, but by 9:30 Am thanks to a random act of kindness by her amazing hair dresser Roger, we ended up in Colorado. We went and saw Iron Man 2. It might have been better if I had seen 1. It was a little on the boring side for me. I started counting machine gun fire during one of the scenes, bad sign. Then Sunday my cousin said she didnt feel too great, so I laid out by the pool and worked on my non tan- big mistake and some stuff I've been writing. I am now very lobster like. which would be fine if I actually tanned. But My tanning cycle goes Really white, to pink, to bright red to peelly pink to very white. If I am lucky I will turn a not so bright white. Anywho. Monday she was even sicker, but still wanted to go see stuff. I was happy as a (insert a happy as a whatever- cant thinkd of one) sitting in the condo sleeping, but I gave in and we went to the waterfall and then the hot pots. They said clothes were optional after 9, so we went early because it has been my experience that clothing optional people are usually gross old guys and stupid college people. The front desk girl that told us all about it thought it was the greatest place ever. I think she probably smokes something more than cigarettes. So by Tuesday she was deathly ill and didnt wake up until 11. We checked out at 12 and started to drive toward Utah. I called the hospital in Colorado looking for an insta care. But my cousin wanted to go to Utah because of her insurance, so we stoped off in Vernal and found an insta care after a while ( Justin and Lori - I have no idea why you have cell phones and the button your looking for is DELETE) got her some drugs. That made her even more groggy, so I had a really quiet drive from Steam Boat to SLC. I was running out of time because I had to by in Ogden by 9:00 to see Eclipse. My cousin was going to come with and then just take me home, but she was way too sick. So I had her drop me off at the commuter train station, so she could just go home and I called my friend May who was also coming with us to pick my up in Clearfield and then we drove to Ogden to see Eclipse. MAde it just in time. We sort of snuck in. Although I didnt realize it till after. There were so many people and so much stuff going on. It was a lot of fun. Then I got to hold my favorite baby( He looks just like my baby brother Precious did) I had to threaten poor Mishelle to get to hold him;) She says I scare her and she handed him over. Really? Me. Maybe a little.....Well, not sure why. Then I asked my wonderful sister-in-law- LIZ - if I could get dropped of on her way home. Thankfully she said of course. I had a large bag with all my clothes and my large purse. Just in case any of you were wondering why I came with all my stuff and no, I am not usually as red as my shirt. The rest of my stuff is in SLC and Ill get it later. Long day! and I am crispy fried today! Ill have to see Eclipse again because I was a little tired, but it was a lot of fun! THANKS Melissa! cant wait for Breaking Dawn- I need 4 tickets for Breaking Dawn 1:) My kids had a great weekend being completely spoiled and I had a nice somewhat quiet weekend. As May says my life is rarely boring.
Me and Bronson. He is so cute! He is a reincarnated Brant( I know you cant be reincarnated if the other person is still living, so maybe Brants clone?) you cant see how cute my shirt is, but its just like Bronsons - Melissa made me one too and I love it! I changed in the bathroom and almost changed into the pajamas I had with me! It was an adventourous weekend, but its rare when its not!

Im a Fat Gummy Bear

2010-06-25T10:52:00.004-06:00

So - you know an interview goes well when it takes under 7 min and you do all the talking and the panel just sits there, but you know it went exceptionally well when they send the rejection letter to Jill.... instead of Julie. Its is hard to get a job when you havent worked for anyone else for ten years and all your old job references have moved, retired or dead. And it doesn't help that I suck at interviews, I am usually fine once I get the job, but my enterviews always suck!
As for my toes they still hurt. So does every muscle I never knew I ever had. I took the kids up the mountain behind our house for a little hike. I took all, Yes ALL four of mine and Matt. I was going to take pictures but didnt want to heft the extra 5 ounces it would take to bring my camera. I did take my phone though and still didnt get any, but that is fine seeing how I was a small wreck by the time we finished. Maddie wouldnt walk, so I carried her most of the way, but then Baylee lost her shoe down the side of the mountain and HAD to wear Maddies shoes, so I had to carry Maddie all the way back and Baylee cried that her shoe was gone the entire time. Then Hunter got sick because the dog ate his sandwich and he has to eat. We had other stuff, but he is verry sensitive to the sun and so we stopped A LOT on the way back. I was worried I would have to carry him, Mads and Bay down the hill. Carson and Matt did really good. I was shocked that Carson did, he usually cries if he has to walk anywhere! We found some really cool rocks though and had a fun picnic. I am just able to move today with out wanting to cry.
Oh ya, and I hate HATE hate dishnetwork. Avoid them if possible. just 8 more months! The wind was really bad last week and some of the channels stoped working. So I called dish and they said it was my box, I thought it was the dish, but they ran some test and said it was the box. So I paid 15 bucks and they sent me a new one. Then yesterday they sent the replacement and I hooked it up and got nothin. So I called and worked it out and still nothin. So I talked to 4 different people and finally got escalated to a Tech Pro- Tech Pro my butt. She ran the same test the 3 other people ran and guess what. Nothin. So I started checking the signal while she went on and on about how I cancelled my 6 dollar a month protection plan and now I would have to pay a tech 100 bucks to fix it and how I was essentially screwed. So I told her I would just take care of it and she got all upset and said Do you know how to get a signal and can you do this and that? And everytime I said yes, she got more annoyed. I just said I got it thanks bye and she said something like "Well you can always call us back and we will send a Tech. I just hung up, got the ladder and adjusted the stupid dish and oh my... got it to work. Oh ya I forgot to tell her I worked fot Direct TV for 8 months when they first started and it was when you use to have to buy the dish and install it yourself. So I can actually install them in my sleep:) I should have ran all the test las week. but I was lazy and just thought they could tweek it from there end. When I called back to get a refund. All I got was We cant do that. I love good customer service! Oh an I forgot to take a picture of my sorta fixed hair. Its still not great and makes my pastey white skin really glow. It is a bit drastic with all my wrinkles.

Monday Madness

2010-06-21T20:42:00.005-06:00

Here is my day in pictures. Lil Matt VK came last night and is staying with us for a few days and Hunter is in heaven! This is what we did today, well part of it. I got lazy and stopped taking pics this afternoon. Last night the kids slept on the trampoline untill about 2 am and the wind got too bad so I woke them up and made them come inside. Mark left for work at 5 and I think I woke up this morning. Yes, it was before noon so it counts.

First we went to school lunch. Maddie waiting behind the glass - sorry to the janitor. Then

we got Lunch
Then we went to the grocery store and I saw this woman. I couln't help but ask if I could take a picture of her hat. She was so nice and I wish I had the ( looking for the word) that she has to wear a pink bedazzled tie under my chin cowgirl hat, but I am not sure I ever will. She also had a huge bedazzled butterfly on her butt, however I didnt get a pic.

Then we had some time to kill before out monday movie and I saw this cow tropping down the road so I chased it down this dirt road toward a pasture of cows. It either found its hurd or the freeway. Its close to this road.
The cow making a run for it
Then we went on another road and found these crazy bird nests. They were along the entire overpass for the freeway. There was so many birds. I think they could have killed us if they had wanted
The boys trying to scare the birds.
Matt
Hunter
Baylee and Matt. Matt is learning that little sisters are no fun and is having a hard time with all the attention Baylee wants to give him. She makes him a little crazy. But I think she is SO use to having the lime light all to herself that the thought of a new person around is too much. I hope Matt survives.
Carson
Maddie
Random bug

Carson being Carson

This is from fathers day. My dad gives me tons of crap for my bulldog. So I bought him a garden bulldog Gnome. He love it!

I need a Professional!

2010-06-20T10:53:00.005-06:00

Yesterday was one of those fun days where I wish that I was super rich and had 10 assistants/ professionals to do everything for me! I woke up later than I should have, but its summer and a Saturday and I am going to have to get a job in the near future, so one of those final days to really sleep in after staying up so late. So I got the girlies ready and decided to go to Logan and finish shopping for fathers day and actually buy some groceries. I hate fathers day almost as much as I hate Mothers day. the only holidays I hate more are the random federal holidays that only the post office, Banks and Federal employees get off. Granted they have to work the day after Thanksgiving, but thank goodness they are a government entity and just made up another stupid Family Holiday so they can get that day off too. I took the girls to lunch and finally used a gift card I ve had since christmas. When your waitress is not so nice and people stare it might be more than the fact that you have two kids by yourself in a sit-down restaurant it might be the fact that my mascara was all smeary under one eye and I looked gorgeous, unfortunatley I didnt notice until Baylee pooped her pants at the third store I went to looking for a certain fathers day gift. At lunch though, they put us next to the bathroom/waiters entrance in the back by the bar. I know Utah has less strict rules, but I dont want to sit next to all the drinking people by the bar with my 4 and 2 year old. I think the idea was that the bar people would not notice us as much. Then off to the first store that didnt have what I wanted, then the Second and then the third. The girls just love shopping, but cant understand why I wont buy them EVERYTHING they put in the cart. So Finally- I found what I was looking for and went to Home Depot to get Mark 2x4's for the bathroom ( Happy Fathers Day) Then came home, dropped off the two angels, almost passed out that Mark had cleaned the house, checked my email. Marks aunt sent us an email saying that his grandma is not doing well and if we could all pray for her. His grandma is easily one of the best person I have ever met. She amazes me with her kindness and ability to do anything. I was planning to go to Boise next weekend and somewhere for the fourth, but it looks like we might have to go to St. George sooner than later. I hope for her sake it is very soon.
I went to the grocery store. finally. When I got back Rob and Liz and kids stopped by to finish the pipes for my bathroom. Thank You! But while they were here I notice Penneys foot was HUGE! SO I laid her down on the couch and took Mark to baseball. I read online you can give your dog benedryl. I was hoping it would help because I didnt want to take her in after hours on a Saturday, I even wrapped her foot with ice bags, but it was too bad. I picked up Mark at 9:30 and called my mom about fathers day. She said my brothers dog did something similar two day s ago and that I should get her to a vet. So at 10:15 I called the vet loaded Penney up and took her into town. She was so sick that she just layed there. He said that she had punctured her foot and gave her a shoot and antibiotics for the next week. I went to Smiths and got her ipson salts and decided it would be good to color my hair(not a good idea) I got a dark color so it wouldnt turn green again. Got Penney home and colored my hair while I soaked her foot in the salts. It was almost 1 and Mark was still up watching the fights. Mark rarely makes it past 10. Washed out my hair, gave Penney her meds and went to bed. I woke up to very scary multi colored hair and will have to redo it tomorrow. I hate coloring my hair. Oh well, I will just pull it up in a ponytail and try to hide the carnage. ITs now time to go to church - yeah- I should be glad that it Fathers day and not the day before;)

Tweeked Words of Wisdom

2010-06-15T15:15:00.002-06:00

Words for Women to Live By in 2010

1.. Aspire to be Barbie - the bitch has everything. ( Well the plastic surgery wouldnt be worth it and who wants a gay boyfriend that will never pop the question?)

2. If the shoe fits - buy them in every color. (Especially if you are me! But they dont make cute shoes in size 10's and if you think they do you must be 90)

3. Take life with a pinch of salt.... A wedge of lime, and a shot of tequila.( If Mormon get a pedicure it cost the same as a couple of drinks and less than an DUI

4. In need of a support group? - Cocktail hour with the girls! ( Dinner works too, but....)

5. Go on the 30 day diet. (I'm on it and so far I've lost 15 days).

6. When life gets you down - just put on your big girl panties and deal with it. (Oh I have them!)

7. Let your greatest fear be that there is no PMS and this is just your personality. (Its not a fear)

8. I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok. They know me here. ( unfortunately they dont talk to me either)

9. Lead me not into temptation, I can find it myself. ( True)

10. Don't get your knickers in a knot; it solves nothing and makes you walk funny. (Amen)

11. When life gives you lemons in 2010 - turn it into lemonade then mix it with vodka. (Then dump it in your bathtub it will clean it like no other)

12. Remember where ever there is a good looking; sweet, single or married man there is some woman tired of his bullshit! (No need to comment - Find me a married woman or girlfriend that doesnt feel this way and I will show you a liar)

13. Keep your chin up, only the first 40 years of parenthood are the hardest.. (YEAH! just 38 more to go before it gets easy!)

14. If it has Tires or Testicles it's gonna give you trouble. (and if its one of those gross trucks that has both, shoot them out as you drive by)

15. By the time a women realizes her mother was right, she has a daughter who thinks she's wrong. (Already there ;)

Barfing Buckets of PopCorn

2010-06-14T20:54:00.002-06:00

Today was the first installment of the kids Summer Movie Special that they have at the local theater. 12 movies for 5 bucks! Its a great way to blow a Monday afternoon! IF you get the large drink and popcorn they give free refills!! Only problem is that the large popcorn and Barq's Red Cream Soda(my favorite beverage and hard to find!) Is raising havoc on my stomach and I feel like some of my sister -in laws right now and just want to barf until the cows come home. Luckily its a one day deal and I dont have to get rid of 7 pounds of anything in a couple of months the hard way. TMI - ya probably, but I am just trying to keep myself occupied so the thought of barfing buttery- Oh so buttery popcorn goes away! The movie was night a the Museum 2. I had seen the first one, but not the second and I plagiarism and really bad writing would be my review for it!

The Cherubs were .... a good laugh though!

I would have taken pics of my kids but it was so dark in the teatre that I couldn't see them for most of the movie and we had a very hard time finding our seats. I usually glow in the dark I am so white, but not today. I felt like I was in mount Tipanogas when they turn of the lights and you are sure you will suffocate to death amongst the stalagmites.

Gravity - Due West

2010-06-12T22:58:00.001-06:00

Due West

2010-06-11T22:56:00.009-06:00

Devoted fans that got their own concert!

Brenda and the Band

Too Wet to play

Me and the band.

Tonight I went Visiting Teaching. It was the best time I have ever had VTing. I go to Brenda and she loves a band called Due West. She got me hooked so we drove all the way to Springville, but the show got rained out. So we stuck around to get me a CD and they did an imprompto acustic concert! It was so good! I got to meet the entire band. Tim, Matt and Brad. We were so wet by the time we got to the car, but it was completely worth it! Not a bad way to spend a Friday night.

Princess Penelope -in the Bedroom- With the Air Conditioner

2010-06-09T21:14:00.005-06:00

Princess Penelope

Bedroom
Airconditioner

You know your dog has passive/aggressive anger management issues with you if she tries to kill you by electrification and then fire. I wouldnt mind if the house burnt down, but preferably not when we are home. Back to my dog. I got out our window air conditioner the other day and was going to put it in the boys room, but due to recent remodeling( extensive removal of siding and a really ugly metal stair rail, out the boys window, that bent the window pane ) The air conditioner doesnt fit like it use to. So I sat it on the floor and planed on fixing the window yesterday. Only problem was that the dog chewed through the industrial cord during the night. Luckily it wasnt plugged in. Unfortunately, Hunter thought it was too hot upstairs so he plugged it in. It started to smoke and blew the fuse. He came and got me after the fact and the air conditioner was toast. That is now a grand total of three microwaves and one air conditioner that has met its fate at our house usually at the hands of my children , but the air conditioner was special and the dog gets the credit. I am just grateful that the carpet didn't catch fire, although the entire house would have been fine!
Our "Good" dog and Hunter
It was so pretty tonight, it was raining just enough for a rainbow right before sunset

Moo-Moo's

2010-06-04T07:57:00.003-06:00


The girls went with us to get hay for the horsies. The farm we get it from had lots of animals. They got to feed the cows and hold the brand new baby kittens and chickens. It was a lot of fun for them. This is Carson doing Karate. He has loved taking lessons and will start again in the fall.

Third Grade Talent!

2010-05-27T16:36:00.005-06:00

Today was Hunters talent day for the third grade. It was a wide range of talent! One girl played the piano like she had been playing a hundred years and the girl after her played a beginner song that had four notes. One kid had a play guitar and made up the song as he went a long. I was really worried that Hunters song might be not ready enough, but he sang the song and hit all the chords. It was a proud parent moment.

Hunter performing 8 days a week by the Beatles (Ill have to send them a check for the performance). He did really good for just having lessons from me! When school starts again he is going to take piano. I promised that if he took piano I would also let min take guitar. His teacher holding his music for him.
Hunter and some of his friends.

Hunter got tired of Bay, so he "wrapped" her up. It worked really good for a while

Looks a little disastrous, but it will look better next week.
The blue siding looks uglier in real life.
I got off the freeway and then back on the on ramp to take this picture. I had never seen a rainbow in the clouds without some kind of rain around. The red part was so amazing. While I was stopped a Highway Patroler stopped to ask why I was stopped when I pointed out the cloud he looked at me like I was crazy, but what else is new? no ticket though thats a first.

Is it June 30th yet?

2010-05-24T15:29:00.001-06:00

I have no idea why some of titles on my blog are in spanish

Three degrees of Stephenie

2010-05-23T20:40:00.003-06:00

Yesterday I did the adoption fundraiser photo shoot. I had a lot of fun! Even if it was a little on the cold side. Today it feels like I have the flu, but I cant tell if its from all the Benadryl for the bug bites I got from removing my ugly siding or from the weather. The sun came and went a lot yesterday and the wind only blew for the first group, so it really did turn out well. I had two different groups that had ties to Stephenie Meyer, but didn't know each other. Small world. That just made me even more excited for Eclipse to come out! I wasn't into Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter or Die Hard and I was too young for the good Star Wars Trilogy, so I have never been excited for a movie franchise. I just want it to be June and maybe WARM! It is supposed to rain tomorrow - Love rain, but it will make pulling off more ugly blue siding difficult. maybe it will wash off all the gross bug remnants stuck to the house. Anyone feel like painting and scraping off old stucco finish? It is tons of fun and if you are lucky the gnats will be out! The Stephenie Meyer connection made me think of all the famous people I have met or actually seen in person, but not necessarily talked to. Here is my list:
David Letterman, Mike Meyers, Leah Remini, Halle Berry, Peter Morton, Rue McClanahan, Gerald McRaney (fav celeb have a really good story about him - ask me sometime) , Wendy Phillips, Celeste Holm, Nell Carter(shared an elevator in New York), Rickey Schroader,Some soap star guy? cant remember his name but the people I worked with said he was very famous in the soap world. Babara Striesands assistant Stephanie( we talked a lot!) Jesse James. mmmmmm I know there are some others, but Ill have to think about it. of course Danny Gokey. His fans would be sad if I didnt mention him. Got to tour one of Gene Simmons houses and Billy Joels ( I think the one Jerry Sienfeld bought) and Then there is concerts, but I dont remember them all.

Blog Tag - Play along

2010-05-21T19:38:00.004-06:00

1. When showering, do you start the water and then get in, or get in then start the water? Start water- heat up bathroom- then get in

2. Do you read the labels on your shampoo bottle?Dont read labels in general. Unless it goes horribly wrong, an then you only need to read them once.

3. Do you moan in the shower like the people on the Herbal Essences commercial? Only if the Herbal Essences gets in my eyes and then its more screaming than anything else. Herbal Essences aleays hurts my eyes.

4. Have you ever showered with someone of the opposite sex? Course, but my fav bath with the opp sex was with my mom's best friends son. We were both one. I will have to get the picture from her. I think they hoped we would get married so they could show that picture at our wedding and share grandkids. Just didnt happen.

5. Have you ever been forced to shower with one of your siblings? No. Had my own bathroom.

6. Have you ever brushed your teeth in the shower? A couple times, but I was really late, so most of high school.

7. Do you use the same Shampoo or switch it up? If I have money I buy good shampoo and when I dont I buy dollar store. Probably why my hair is in such bad shape

8. How often do you wash your hair? Every time I take a shower.

9. Do you prefer the bath or shower? Depends on the day

10. What color is your shower curtain? White

11. How old are you? 33

12. How old do you look? 90

13. How old do you act? not sure - Please vote in the answers, unless were related and then I dont want to know how old you think I am.

14. What's the last song you sang?Hit me with your best shot. It was on the radio me and girlies sang along

15. Are you a member of anything? Kohls mailing list, Sams club, lds church,ancestry.com, Bastard Nation, Whos Who of American High School Students. Disco Elem PTA.

16. What are your plans for the weekend? Pull more bug infested siding off my house so the nieghbors can drive mulitple times for no reason other than gauck and threaten another intervention

17. Whats the sexiest thing about Condoleeza Rice? Sexy? her- I dont think so.

18. Does anything on your body itch right now? Yes! all the knat bites I got today outside!

19. Do you have a crazy uncle? Not that I know. I do have an Ex uncle that is jacked-up and probably, no he is crazy, but no in a good way.

20. Have you ever smuggled something into America? Smuggle is such an illegal way of saying bringing a souviener home.

21. Does playing the guitar make a girl/guy more attractive? YES! it hides all the parts you want his. Everyone looks at least 80 lbs lighter behind a guitar

22. Do you live in a city with a good sports team? Sure

23. Have you ever finished off the popcorn and ate the junk from the bottom of the bag? Did when I was younger, but I no longer like bag popcorn

24. Can you fix your own car? I have, but dont anymore. When I was in college I replaced the altenator and starter in my car. The guys at checker were impressed. My roomates boyfriend helped with the altenator, but I replaced the starter myself.

25. Should guys wear pink? Depends on the guy.

Puppy Taco

2010-05-17T22:34:00.003-06:00

What could all these products have in common? All were used in an attempt to rid my dog of Skunk Musk. The little turd went after a skunk so now it stinks outside and in. I looked for all the tomato products i had in the house, but all I could find was Mexican Diced Tomatoes and made a Puppy Taco. When that didnt work. I tried suave conditioner and dawn soap. Still no good So I used Frizz ease( it smells good) still no good. Then I thought if Bissell Pet stain and odor remover works on my carpets, it sould work on my dog, again not so much. So my last resort was colgate gel sparkle toothpaste. Penney spelled sparkly fresh with a light skunk musk undertone. It s a good thing I love her ugly mug. I didn't make it to the Denver Ann memorial, but I was a little preocupied with a dog a wanted to kill. I think I will get her stuffed like on scrubs and put her in my living room. I really want to know if that is what they did? Well Happy Monday - be really happy that you dont live close to skunks! and if you do stock up on Colgate!
Salsa Puppy

Destructive Fairies

2010-05-17T08:56:00.006-06:00

It was a crazy weekend, but when isn't it? Here it is in pictures sort of. Ill start with friday, because I dont remember Thursday thanks to the fact that I went to bed at 1AM on Friday and Maddie woke up at 3:30 demanding Dora and then I was wide awake at 6AM finally fell asleep at 6:30 woke up at 7:37 the boys bus comes at 7:40. I was trying to function but did not beat my all time record of getting the boys out the door under 4 min. So got everyone up and ready to go and went outside and had a flat flat tire. ( oh ya, Mark took it to Big 0 the night before to have it "fixed" They did a great job) So got the air compressor out and filled up the tire. Even got the boys to school.
Because the Elementary raised over 500.00 for special olympics, they Special Olympics did part of their tourch run by the school
all the kids waiting
Most of the classes made flags. Here is Carson having fun.
Hunter hanging out with his friends and trying not to smile or acknowledge me. Hunter is growing his hair out again and I hate it, but whatever. Carson WANTS a hair cut and it is on the list, but not on the emergency list so it will have to wait.
Baylee however, made the enmergency hair cut list. It is coming back to me now - Thursday night I went to Logan to meet with people about my family history dna (slightly obsessed with figuring it out) and she was asleep when I got home. In the morning she put her hoodie on and put it over her head, then after bringing the boys home I noticed that she had cut off all her bangs and had tried to put layers in on the sides. When I asked her who cut her hair she said the boys, then Maddie, then the dog and when that didnt work she resorted to Fairies. She said that the fairies were destructive and destroyed her hair! That was one of the more creative excuses I had heard so I let it go, because what can I really do? Saturday we had to have her hair cut short. (other pictures to come. )
Friday mark got home and said he would take the car to big-o again and while he was getting out of the car somehow locked the keys in the car and because I cant drive his work truck he had to borrow a big-o employess car and come get another set of keys. Then he tells me he is finally ready to work on our crap-hole (literally) of a bathroom. So I drove to lowes and got most of the stuff. But the sheet rock would not fit So Saturday I went to my parents, borrowed a trailer and got the sheet rock came home unloaded everything and then went to a wedding in the very bright sun! Then came home to work on the bathroom. Mark added a window and found an old bottle cap stuck in the wall

Hallafreekinlujah! an actuall window and DRYWALL! Except when I was trying to unplug something I actually got shocked and wasnt too happy. Of course Mark that it was the funniest thing ever. I think he gets shocked a lot!
There is a little Nat problem here in Harper. They are really bad in May and you have to stay inside until it gets hot or get bit to death. Poor Maddie had been out jumping on the trampoline and got tons of bites. She is not too Happy today and has woken up at 3 am for the last 4 nights! I do not miss babyhood and dont know how I ever survived the severe sleep deprivation!!!

RIP Denver Ann -Tear-Sob-Hystericall Laughter

2010-05-13T09:52:00.004-06:00

Umm.... I ..... I ... cant Help LAUGHING. I know that some peoples pets are like their children. I love my dogs and would pay outrageous amounts if they were in pain, but I dont love them like my kids, although where they dont talk back they do score bonus points and that service dogs are especially sacred, but I am going to enjoy the pure entertainment I get out of this "obituary". This was in my local paper yesterday. It made my day! It would be one thing if they had put in a little memorial moment in the paper saying how much they will miss their pooch, but Donations to cover the FUNERAL costs AND CONDOLENCES to the family AND an actual FUNERAL HOME with a full OBITUARY AND a MEMORIAL! I wonder who will be officiating at the funeral - I wish it was in my ward! I think I will have to attended and pay my respects. Do you think they will have an open casket? I wont go to mock, just to take pictures with out a flash from the back and see what a Dog Funeral is like. I know I will get a chance to go to one once a certain sperm donor passes, but an actual Dog funeral should be amazing! I hope I will be able to swing it. I wonder where they are going to bury Denver. They probably had her cremated. Again, I know that this is a real hardship - Obviously - for someone, but my goodness- really- I hope they find comfort in their time of tragedy and I am grateful for the comic relief it has given me!

Danny Gokey

2010-05-10T13:07:00.003-06:00

Hello Danny Gokey fans! I had no idea there was such an intense fan base or I would have taken more pics. Can anyone tell me how my blog is linked to iheartdannygokey? I have looked and cant find a link to my site. Hope you all like the picture. Sorry I dont have more stuff for you.

I am not spooked, just surprised! Here are some of my attempts to get a good picture. I think with your level of devotion you will all enjoy them! I am sure Danny appreciates the love!

Sugarland

2010-05-08T21:35:00.005-06:00

Last night I went to Sugarland with my cousin, Ronda. We had the best time!

We saw Julianna Hough

We missed Danny Gokey dinner and parking the car took too long. But he was in the lobby signing autographs after the show. We decided not to wait in line and just sneak a picture near the front.

Sugarland was AMAZING!!

The best was a guy two sections over from us and the boy got into it! He was something to behold.
It was all so good
Dennys is a little ify on the east side!
after the show was over we asked one of the Limo drivers if we could take pics with the limo, he let us and even offered to take our picture. When we asked who he was driving he paused for a minute and said "people" We laughed and got some more pictures. We then went to Denny and then I dropped my cousin off at her house so she could go to Provo. My mom was good enough to give up her girls night to watch my girls. Since it was fathers and sons for us and my dad, they got quality bonding time. I got to my moms around 1:30, she live about 25 min from Sugarhouse. When I got there I noticed my wallet was no where to be found! I had got gas in Sugarhouse right before getting on I-80, but the gas tank cover was broken so I sat my blue polka dota metal wallet on my room and finally got it open. I was so tired I forgot it and drove off. Luckily I remembered a metal bang noise as I got on the onramp for I-80 (its not very busy at 1 in the mornin) So when I got to my moms and realized it was gone I went inside and cancelled my card. They said there was a charge at a Top Stop, but I had stoped at Chevron( turns out was a topstop) So I had them cancel my cards. Then my mom said didnt you buy gas? I knew it was mine and I knew where the wallet had fallen, So I got a flashlight and went back to Salt Lake. Retraced my trail from the gas station. REALLY SLOWLY... and there it was open insides down. Everything was there and luckily there was lots of stuff by the side of the road. I am so grateful it fell to the side and not the middle. Had it fallen off 20 feet down the curvy on ramp it might have gone over the large drop off. But I found it and headed back to my moms. VERY GRATEFUL I had found it. I now get a new debit card in 10-15 business days, but at least I dont have to replace everything! I got to my moms around 3:30. She says I cant stay there anymore, I am too drama filled and disrupt her sleep, but the girls can. As long as they can I am good!
The only damage (besides being sleep deprived and on claritin) was the small chip out of the bottom right corner. Other than that everything was there! Even the 40 bucks I had in bills and a two pence coin. I dont know how it didnt fall out!

Meet in Park City

2010-05-04T21:34:00.002-06:00

Its was going to be a girls weekend. Until my aunt hurt her back. So who knows. I feel like I dont have a lot say lately. -I know its shocking- I do have some more weddings coming up, so that should be fun. Any one know of any good locations in Layton or Kaysville? I a few in mind, but additional help is always good. Tonight I was dismantling my temporary closet and fell through part of the floor. I had a tile over a hole in the bathroom/closet/gutted hole of a room. I stepped back on it with my "good foot" and now I have more scrapes and bruises to go with the other ones. I Vay - I am having a great week.

Act well your part, there all the honour lies.

2010-04-30T13:15:00.002-06:00

Last night a friend invited me to the Celebration of Family History. It was amazing! Rev. France davis gave the prayer. Henry B. eyring spoke. They had several short family story videos that I hope will be on youtube. David McCullough spoke and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang Amazing Grace and Battle Hymn of the Republic with the orchestra and Bagpipes for Amazing Grace. It was so good! We took front runner. It was the first time I have gone on Front Runner. I think its the cleanest mass transit system I have ever been on! I am doing pics tomorrow in Salt Lake and I think I will take the train.

Rolling on my Toes

2010-04-27T19:55:00.004-06:00

Tonight was Christmas in April Roller Party at the boys school. There were bikes, scooters, rollerblades, roller skates and a lot of skinned knees. In theory it sounds fun but in reality it was a little sketchy. I made the mistake of wearing flip flops - one that I will never repeat! My toes got flattened more than once and by a lot of kids, not just mine.Baylee loved rollerskating and Carson had a good time until he didnt win any of the "christmas prizes" he had a small melt down. For Carson it wasnt too bad. I wish I had pictures, but I forgot my camera and my phone. Trying not to use it as much. Today I had the bright idea of ripping off the ugly blue siding, that I tried spray painting green a couple months back, to smooth out the ugly popcorn stucco. Its in the back of the house and a small area so I won't enrage the neighbors too much, unless the wind doesnt stop and all the siding blows away, but oh well. It went pretty good and Mark made it home in time to flatten it out. I think its going to work, but I have to finish the inside. This is just a test to see if this product will work and if I am doing the right thing. We will see. I saw the Young Victoria to feed my small english obsession over the weekend. I could watch it again and I cant wait to buy it.
I came across this -

it isn’t as bad as you sometimes think it is. it all works out. don’t worry. i say that to myself every morning. it will all work out. put your trust in God, and move forward with faith and confidence in the future. the Lord will not forsake us. He will not forsake us. if we put our trust in Him, if we will pray to Him, if we will live worthy of his blessings, He will hear our prayers. - Gordon B Hinckley

My smelly little bulldog is sitting under my feet and killing the air quality in this room. Just in case you wanted to know.

My friend Sadie died last week. I think she waited for me -not really- but I came home Sunday and stopped to see her Monday. She wasnt looking too good and I knew her time was short. I couldn't believe she had made it that entire week. I thought for sure she would die the day after I left for California. She was amazing. I went back Monday night, but there were so many cars that I thought she had gone, but she waited until Tuesday morning. They had her viewing Sunday and her funeral yesterday. I will miss our chats and getting her 2 waffles, 3 pickles and a cup of hot chocolate for breakfast, yes pickles- she loved them. The older I get the more I realize that when they say we will see her again. I know it wont be that long. I had a friend die when I was 11 and my mom would always say that I would see her again, at the time I thought she was crazy and that it would be forever. 20 something years changes that!
Sadie loved to have her hair done and would always hurry and put her make-up on if I got there before she was ready for the day. I will miss her, but I know Ill catch up with her someday, hopefully in 55 years or so.

2010-04-26T00:35:00.000-06:00

I will be part of this on May 22nd. Being adopted myself, I am very excited to help the Barker's with the adoption of their child. If you would like to take part in this, call Dusti at 801-682-8478. All money will be donated to the Barker family, so if you buy extra pics from me it will go to them. Their blog is http://www.projectbarkerbaby.blogspot.com/

The Griswolds Attack Walley World

2010-04-21T20:04:00.005-06:00

My dad loves matching shirts and anything family oriented! If he and my mom would of had their way they would have had a lot of kids, but it didn't work out that way,luckily for me, so to make sure my dad felt part of a family moment I ordered 6 of these T-shirts and had Liz,my sister-in-law put Thurgood/Johnson Reunion 2010. We were the hit of Disneyland the first day we went. We had sOOOOOOOOOOO many people stop and talk to us about the shirts! Most were people who grew up in the 80's, but I was surprised how many people LOVED them. I was worried that my parents wouldnt find them funny, but they loved all the attention and how much other people loved them. It was a lot of fun.

Baylee before the fireworksGoofy Carson rocking out in line the second day
Me, Hunter and Mark on tower of terror. I tried to not barf the whole time. Our group was fun and it was one kids b-day(the one that looks like he is throwing up behind me) Our Elevator operator started singing happy birthday and closed the doors. Then another guy finished when he opened them
Hunter before we got on. His red eye is perfect. The little stinker didnt want to wear his shirt. So he put it on for the first few pictures then I let him be cool. I really should torture him more!
Happy Baby Madsies
Baylee meeting the Princess' she was in Heaven!

Tiana is her favorite and she wore her Princess Tiana dress the second day.
Carson and Mickey
Hunter being too cool again for the family AT 9!
My parents and my kids
Us and the kiddies
Baylee bored in the car!

2010-04-20T21:11:00.004-06:00

Hot Chocolate and Pickles

2010-04-19T21:38:00.004-06:00

We got back from out trip LATE Saturday and got home home EARLY Sunday. It was a lot of fun and I have 262 pictures to prove it and I still feel like I could have taken so many more. So sit back and enjoy a modern version of other peoples vactions that you dont give a dang about. At least there is music, unless you hate my playlist and then its tortuous all the way around. I will just divide up the days over the next three days. This was the first day, we went to the Wild Animal Park just outside of San Diego. We also ate at my favorite pizza place - Rossis in San Marcos California. LOVE IT!! It is the best American pizza I have ever had!

The kids got to feed the birds
They had a butterfly exhibit and this butterfly really liked my dad
My kids loved feeding these birds
This is a rare white rhino. There are only 6 left in the entire world. The boys wouldnt play along

dunkall

2010-04-13T00:32:00.002-06:00

SO TiRED! and yet I am still up Why? someone has to pack. Today was a bit much. first I took the boys to school to reassure the principal that I have not let them miss tons of school because I secretly keep them home to do house work(yea right- that never happens) then came home took a shower and Mark kicked off his vaction today - litterally- left the girls with him and went to Utah State to convience them to lift my freeze so I can registar. Turns out that if you dont finish school and go back years and years later they will forgive a bunch of bad grades and help you get a general bachelors of sorts. Hello - I should have taken all my math classes 15 years ago, Oh if I had only known. Its so nice to talk to accademic advisors that actually know what they are talking about. Ill work it all our next week. Then picked up the girls, because someone had the day off, and went and took care of Sadie. She is so determined to live as long as possible. As it looks I might make her funeral after all. For the sake of her daughter I hope she decides to go very soon! I dont know what keeps her here, but I hope she finds her way soon. She is so miserable and in so much pain, its heart breaking to watch.
Came home went to the store participated in Sonic night for the boys school. Bought a shirt and finally got home and started to pack and fold laundry YUCK. almost fell asleep sitting up changed laundry, now waiting for laundry and all I know is I am SO TIRED!
Thank goodness I got the following on Priceline today for 70.00 a night I will be here for the next week -dont bother to try to contact me - It will be impossible!


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Dark Vortex of Lost Toothburshes

2010-04-10T23:16:00.002-06:00

I feel a bit, no a lot, out of sorts this week, so gently disregard most of what I say, except the church story, that is true, I just cant remember whose kid it was, luckily not mine, again, my kids could still try something like it or do the same thing, so I will just be grateful that I cant remember whose kid exactly, so I cant say that I am glad I am not them, because I so easily could be, at any time, I am also at a loss at to where all my kids toothbrushes go. I know one day the toothbrush universe will open up and spit out all 3,000 of the brushes I have bought at the dollar store, I really dont know where they get to, they are probably in the wall where Madisyn hid some money. Mark cashed his check and put it in my drawer, Madisyn found it and hid it in a wall that still needs to be put back together, we found it, but then two weeks ago I had some money in the same drawer, i know, not smart, but I had hid it better or so I thought and it came up missing, I have to say I freaked out a little, okay a lot and we missed church because I was so determined to find it for the sake of my sanity, I finally decided to go through my drawer one more time and look through every page of every book, I found it and we made it for the last half, but we have learned to just put it in the bank and keep nothing of value here, because my kids will devour, destroy or hide anything worth having, Madisyn just smiled her cute little " I am so adorable, I have no idea why you are getting up set smile"

Lin Yu-chun, the newest YouTube sensation and contestant on Taiwan's "Avenue to Stardom," poses in Taipei, Taiwan.

Lin Yu-Chun

Has anyone heard this kid sing? Wow its Whitney Houston reincarnated.Whitney must of been bad in this past life. Poor kid everyone is calling him the next Susan Boyle. That is just not fair. He might look like a 60 year old neverbeen kissed woman, but he could still have a chance. And with the right stylist he could pass for Jon Gosslein:). I think thats worse. Oh MY - I just found this:

The 24-year-old drew immediate comparisons to Susan Boyle, the plain 48-year-old who became a star via "Britain's Got Talent" and had the No. 1 album in the U.S. last year.

Nicknamed "Little Fatty" (which the Associated Press nicely translated to "round-faced soprano with the bowl haircut"), Lin told the AP that online fame has boosted his confidence.

"You don't have to be a good-looking man or woman to succeed," he said. "Just be yourself and try your best."

HE IS 24 and SUsan is 48! I hope its not too late for preventive measures for me. 48! she is only 15 years older than me. Off to buy eye cream and I think I will exercise tomorrow. I must be taiwanese. "Little Fatty" they are so blunt and how cute that the ap made it pc.
24!! I thought he was 13 or 12! I bet Whitney is rolling in her drug induced stupor.

Neon truck stops

2010-04-08T21:30:00.002-06:00

Has anyone seen the new packaging for Kotex? I saw them at Smiths today and then on a commercial tonight. Holy Crap - What man designed these things. They look like neon condoms that you find in vending machines at bad truck stop bathrooms ( go through Idaho and Wyoming - they are everywhere). There is no way something that skinny will do you any good unless you make a quilt out of them and when my kids accidentally go through my purse (especially at church) and mistake that packaging for a candy wrapper that 13 year olds and strippers would think are cute, I don't want them to immediately go for the brightly colored item and taking them apart looking for something that is not there. My fav church story is about a kid who found his mom scented tampons and walked from aisle to aisle wanting everyone to smell it because it smelled so good. I dont want to say that I am glad that has never happened to me because I am no menopausal and my youngest is only 2, so there is still a chance. I like the black, but the neon colored bridesmaids colors are just so cute. Why cant they just make everything black. It would go with how I feel around that time of the month! I know there is no way for Kotex to win, but making the product even more visible is beyond me. I dont need to announce my period this way, that is why god created PMS, so everyone in a 100 mile radius can find something else to do I dont need neon hot pink to accomplish this for me. The only thing that I found that was worse was this= This would have been great when I was like 5. Oh wait I didnt need them then.

Nothingly

2010-04-07T22:45:00.002-06:00

So Today I did pretty much nothing. I have mounds of sarcasim and life observations I could delve into, but all I know right now is that the stars tell the story of the ancients and that Jim and Jenny broke up and I dont know how Ill go on.....

The Smell of Clarity

2010-04-06T20:19:00.005-06:00

Today I was going to do engagement pictures for a couple, but the snow ruined that. So I was able to work for Saddie,the 94 year old woman I take care of from time to time.I havent been over there in a few week and in that time she has become completely altered physically, but luckily she was still her. She loves little kids and always tells my girls how pretty they are and always smiles when they are around. She lit up when she saw Baylee.
Due to the snow and lack of work, Mark got to take a snow day. I think a first in 11 years! So I got the boys off to school and Mark started working on our dinning room floor YEAH!!@!!!!!!!!!!#! I left around noon with Bay and Maddie stayed with Mark. I had been at Saddies maybe 15 min when I got a phone call from Mark that Hunter was sick but he couldnt find his keys that Maddie had hid a few minutes earlier. He found them, went and got Hunter then took him home, just in time to get another call from the school that Carson had a small problem and needed new clothes, so he had to go back to the school and then he got to come home. When I came home at 4, Mark said he had been home all day and hadn't got anything done. The domestic gods love me today and I am forever grateful for the irony!
As I am posting this I realize I dont have a pictures of Saddie. I have been helping take care of her for a year and a half and have become quite attached. Sometimes I feel like if I dont have a picture of people in my life then its not real. not sure what to do about that quandary. I am hoping that she will find peace soon. Her existence is misserable and yet she is so gracious through it all.I worry that I will be gone when she goes and miss her funeral. So I said my goodbyes. The lack of time seems unfair, even though I have known from the very start that it could be any time. somehow it seems endless even when I know it will only come down to a couple of moments I got to spend with her. I wish her well.
When my grandpa was dying I got to be with him. I stayed up with him as he began to go and when he took his last breath. There is nothing quite like it. It was not at all how I thought it would be and something I could never replace.

508

2010-04-05T20:33:00.003-06:00

Baylee has been sick this weekend, so we went to the doctor today. This is her third bout with tonsillitis since Feb. She had strep once in the middle. The doctor told me I had bad genetics. She is so right. So far both boys have had their tonsils out and now Baylee will have to. Hopefully sooner than later, but it will probably have to wait till the end of the year. Our insurance is fabulous! (sarcasm) I have a small cold and just want to go to bed, but not sure why she doesn't?

No REEEALLLLY......... I'M NOT!

2010-04-04T21:22:00.003-06:00

There is nothing like extended family holiday get-togethers to make me doubt my ability to do anything. My ability to raise civil, healthy children, doubt my ability to pick out clothes that are appropriate. I usually leave feeling I need to eat more, but not tonight I was actually asked if I was pregnant. I said that I wasnt. That was followed up by "are you sure?" Which warranted the following comment by me "the factory is closed and the machines have been dismantled." Well, I guess its just that you no longer look anorexic. (Okay - deep breath there is no winning) No I have just gained 10-15 pounds since November thanks to a little stress, but Ill see if I cant get back to a healthy weight. "Oh no you look fine" (Ya, right, the phone calls will ensue about how fat I am and what the problems must be, lucky for me I have several cousins who need some sort of rehab, so I will be low on the totem pole)
I always check my pride, ego, insecurities and brain at the door, it saves on the therapy. I make sure I have a smile plastered on and all this without alcohol. I should get a freaking medal! Lucky for me it was a small crowd. Ah the holidays.
My day with my kids was a lot more fun. They had the best time looking for their eggs and candy this morning. Mark made them a big pancake breakfast and they ate all their candy for dessert and lunch. My mom had baskets for them too and they got church clothes. My boys weren't too thrilled, but they did love the candy. My grandma always made a huge deal about Easter. It was like a second Christmas. She loved the holidays, even with the madness. Easter was better than our birthdays and she would always buy me peeps, which I hate, but would always eat at her house.
I also went to my brothers new place. Its so nice and his two new dogs are so cute! He has bulldog/boxer black and white pups. They are so cute. He has been painting his place for weeks and it looks so good. I should have him finish mine.
Next major holiday that we will be here for - Thanksgiving- I should be able to recover by then.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T13:24:00.000-06:00

a friend of mine sent me this.
The Charlie Schultz Philosophy
(This is marvelous!! Scroll thru slowly and read carefully to receive and enjoy full effect)

The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.

You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them.
Just read the e-mail straight through, and you'll get the point.

1 Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2 Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4 Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the head liners of yesterday.
These are no second-rate achievers.
They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies..
Awards tarnish..
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4.. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!!
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials..
the most money...or the most awards.
They simply are the ones who care the most

Pass this on to those people who have either made a difference in your life, or whom you keep close in your heart, like I did.

''Be Yourself. Everyone Else Is Taken!"

Shut the Eggs a Ton

2010-04-03T21:52:00.003-06:00

So my pet peeve for the day is people having crisis phone calls in the middle of the Wal-Mart. Unless you are the president and some foreign country is threatening Armageddon, I dont want to hear your phone conversation about your messed up family/friends and all your problems while I shop. I get very few precious moments to myself, and while contemplating the worlds problems in Wal-Mart is not on my top priorities, I do enjoy shutting my brain off and walking around by myself for more than 5 min without my kids hanging on me or demanding something. So please, unless someone just died, no not even that, Shut up and have your drama filled phone calls in the comfort of, Oh I dont know your car or maybe your home, better yet your bathroom behind a locked door surrounded by someone other than me!

Official egg painting. It looks like this picture got colored yellow. Today I also learned what it is to move an actual ton of something. So now when I say it was "A Ton" I will really mean it. We(when I say we I mean Mark, I just tried not to say anything, like why dont we get the neighbors tractor, but what do I know) tried to get the hay out of the trailer in one big ton bail, but the suburban got stuck in the muck and that took forever to get out and the trailer refused(yes it can do that) to go anywhere near the shed/barn I dont blame it, we cant even call it a barn. After an hour and a half, I voted for taking it apart and throwing it in by hand. Ya, not so fun.

4 AM

2010-04-03T06:25:00.003-06:00

Madisyn has a bad habit of waking up at 4AM! and want a drink or snack and then wants to watch TV. She usually wakes me up every half hour when the show is ending to get her another snack or different show or scream that somthing has gone wrong in her perfect beautiful world and that I need to fix it immediatley! This morning at 4 AM she woke up and of course wanted her snack, drink, and blankie so she could watch cartoons. Every half hour she has woke me up and one other sibling to join in her fun. Right now I have three of my four watching a show and I am just waiting for them to all fall asleep so I can go back to bed. Usually this happens by 7. only a 1/2 hour to go. I dont think we will make the easter egg hunt today.

Vertigo

2010-04-03T06:02:00.000-06:00

Today I experienced Vertigo for the first time. It was so weird. It was like I was walking sideways and then as if something was pulling me to the ground. It think this picture is what caused it! I have had an ear ache for a few days, but it must be worse than I thought. Vertigo is the craziest feeling! Some new fun experience every day i get older.
I was reading someone else blog ( because I am completely unoriginal) and they were talking about the Muppets. My favorites were Statler and Waldorf

I enjoyed sarcasm even at a young age! There are two old birds in my releif society class that I always tell a friend of mine that they remind me of Statler and Waldorf! The are so mean and ornery and are always heckling whoever is giving the lesson. I got into a small stand off with one of them one week, but if she didn't correct me someone else would.
I am ready for summer!!!! I don't know what is up with the snow! Please go away! I just want it to be summer.
My girls are so cute, but we have gotten a lot of quality time lately and I am ready for pre-school. I hope they take me! I find this age hard and 4 and 2 are not easy either.

32 bits of bacon

2010-03-31T23:45:00.002-06:00

Jenn I hoped you enjoyed my month of March and I even got Karl Malone pictures in there just for you. It worked out perfectly for this to be your blog month dedication. I know that everyone that reads this has just as many crazy stories as I do, well just as good. So you ALL need to blog or write on mine more. Loves. Loves. Loves.

Pedicures - Code for Wendover

2010-03-31T23:05:00.005-06:00

My cousin had a friend that played in a tournament in Wendover. So We decided to get "pedicures" that means we went to Wendover and she lost a bunch of money and I left with what I came with, but I won and lost 83.00 in the process.See bad picture of me:

I won 83 on the first machine and then lost it all through the night. I had put in 20 bucks and won the 83 so it says 103 and change. I am not big on gambling. I have not been to Wendover in 11 years! Its a little less gross. I might make it back in another 11 years, but probably not. At least dinner was good and free! Her friend won comped dinners so when I said that we butted in line on my saturday post, we really did! and there was some hostile elderly, that had been given free dinners on the fun buss and it was seafood night, so a little crazy! I think the age requirement for Wendover is 75. My cousin and I have a interesting history with Nevada! My favorite time was when we went to Vegas for her 21 b-day, I was 19 and we were headed home on the n-bound i-15 -short on cash, but were going to stop in Mesquite to raid her grandmas house for rolls of quarters. Her grandma on her dads side was good like that . Ours was too, but she had passed by then or she probably would have come. There was a car stopped in front of us on the far left lane and a wall next to us. So I jumped out and helped this guy push his huge car across four lanes of traffic. Almost killed - by passing cars. but three semis(this pic is before the semis) lined up and shut down all of I-15 while we pushed his car to the other side. I asked the guy ( who looked like a small gang banger) what was wrong and he said he had ran out of gas, he had a broken gauge, and so I offered to take him to town to get gas ( thought the better of it when he ran inside the gas station and my cousin kept yelling that he was going to kill us) but I ignored her and we took him back to his car. He offered to take us to dinner or a show or where ever, but I told him no worries. He said to wait a minute went to his car (cousin still yelling he is going to kill us) He came back said thanks and threw 75 bucks into her side of the car and he took off. Gas money problem to get home solved by just being nice;) Disclaimer: Still not a good idea and you should not be as stupid as I was! This is in case my kids ever read this!- There are other stories, but thats my favorite. I have to laugh at some people I know whose kids are going to college and they are SOOO worried and all I can think is there is no way they would do half the stuff I did, so they will be perfectly fine!

Andrew Marshall

2010-03-31T22:30:00.003-06:00

Today is a bit of a blur. Its Wed so of course it is. I submitted my picture and saying to Jones Soda today. Anyone can. Fingers crossed they will put it on Crushed Mellon and send me one! Seriously drawing a blank. It must be the snow. I love when it falls into tall green grass and sticks there but doesn't cover it up completely just enough so you can see the top of the grass like its growing out of the snow. I am thinking of taking a blog sabbatical for April, but probably not, I am too addicted. I know some of you get a kick out of it but it really is serious therapy for me. Honesty to any degree will set you free an equal amount. - me.
My hair is finally getting long again and I really dont want to cut it, but its soooo fried! I will have to go dark again to fix it.Do you ever wonder how many millions of people are sleeping right now or waking and how you hardly know any of them? I dont know why but Wednesdays just take it out of me and my mind wanders endlessly.Its probably why I have insomnia. I was suppose to meet the match family today, but a family emergency came up and we are going to meet next week. It should be interesting.

Easy. Snappy.

2010-03-30T22:18:00.005-06:00

Carson said his math homework is easy snappy! I wish I had felt that way about math. I actually like it now, I had an amazing teacher at a school in Ogden that made math so easy snappy. But before that I did everything I could to get out of it. Unfortunatley, Diane Pugmire died last year. The world lost one of the very few great/amazing math teachers and one of the few bright spots at Weber. Anywho. Carson lost another tooth at school today. He is so proud when he looses his teeth! He thinks its the neatest thing ever that he grows new ones.
I spent most of today and last night working on a 220 year old mystery in our family. You will need paper, pen and small diagrams to follow me on this, but its worth it. My moms, moms, dad's grandpa was illegitimate and it has been a huge scandal and point of interest within the family for as long as he had been alive. 220 years. There have been many therories and attempts to find the truth. Anyone who seems to really know anything says to leave it alone and today I think I found out why. I had a distant cousin do a DNA test so I could have the paternal line I needed to try to match up to a father for my gggreat grandfather. Last night I started inputing the dna numbers into some newer dna sites and found a direct match! A match that follows the same time line as my family and fits the same places in England and the time they left england and came West. This family that matches also has a gggreat grandfather who had an illigitmate child by a woman named Ann that he raised in Logan, but no one knows anything about her. My ggggreat granmothers name was Ann and she died in Iowa on her way west , but we know she had several children by different fathers and it is very likely two by this man. My ancestor (her son) was 12 years older than this mans son, but I think they are brothers. Only thing is that the man would have been in his Young teens to be the father and she would have been late 20's for the first kid and he would have been mid-late 20's and she would have been about 40 for the second kid. He later married another woman and she raised this kid as her own, but I wonder if my ancestor and this guy could of had a 15 year romance with their age diference. A rare event for even today, but a complete scandal for that day and age. I know I am on the right track and my dad told me not to read into it, but its so hard not to. Tomorrow I meet with the other family in Logan to get their complete DNA and see if their boat records and other documents match up with mine. But their research and my DNA research are spot on. I am so excited. Dead people way too exciting to me! Hm. I might be pushing my early 90's for actual age. I love the mystery and finding the clues part of it. I know its so thrilling, but I just cant help it.
I have a suggestion for Red Box. They should sale just the cases for a 1.00. My precious Penney decided that chewing a red box case would be the ideal snack while we drove around, luckily the movie was out. SO I now have to buy a movie to replace it and return my movie. I have used all my old ones from other movie purchases on other containers that I have lost. I lose everything.

Another Baby

2010-03-29T20:31:00.006-06:00

I have been meaning to post this for a while, but I wanted to put a picture with it. I have to run to town A LOT! and Penney likes to come. She kept flying across the back seat, so I decided to get a new car seat for Baylee and give Penney her old one. The one in the picture is Baylee's. I know they make real car seats for dogs, but this works. She loves to sit in the Captains chair with her booster seat and stick her head out the window. She will never meet the height requirement for the state of Utah, but she has surpassed the age limit.

FYI - clearance sushi is not the way to go!

Duex

2010-03-28T10:56:00.003-06:00

e Yesterday we took all the kids to see How to train your dragon.Craig Ferguson's accent is always good! I loved it and so did my kids over 5. Baylee and Maddie did not enjoy it as much and found it hard to sit through. Then we came home and went to talk to the neighbor about their fence.(See previous post of my trailer through their fence) They started working on it as we were leaving for the movie and I wanted to help, but they had quit for the day by the time we got back. When I went over, my neighbor was on her was to see the bounty hunter, so I tagged along. Two Gerard Butler movies in six hours is a good Saturday! I cant believe the school year is almost over! I dont remember it going this fast when I was in school. So in theory, school will be forever this fall when I go back. I called Utah State, but they dont have all of my transcripts imputed yet. It will probably take them a while. BUt now the real question is what to do? I have the summer to contemplate it. Our summer is going to be packed with small vactions, it should be interesting.

No Recollection of the Former

2010-03-27T13:36:00.004-06:00

Last night My cousin and I had a girls night. We have so much fun! My aunt and Uncle went to dinner and we got there a little late. We paid, but butted in line. People were annoyed, but we just tried to look important so there wouldn't be a massacre. Im sure people were fine with it ;) Next week I am doing a photo shoot at Saltair. I cant wait! It is so pretty out that way. Its looks different than most places in the state. Today I went to the outlets and at the Van store most things were buy one get one half off. I bought a backpack, but they were buy one get one free and the guy was like dont you want a free one and I said No. He was like"really its FREE!" So I got one. I didnt really hear him or read the signs, but there were alot of them and I thought he said buy one get one 1/2 off. I think we stayed out way too late last night!

Lunar Halo

2010-03-25T21:35:00.006-06:00

Last night the moon had the most amazing halo around it. It looked so eerie and beautiful all at once. I had never seen anything quite like it. So I got my kids out of bed (they weren't quite a sleep yet) to take a look. The boys laid on the trampoline for a while. It was so beautiful. I tried to get a picture of the whole thing, but it took up most of the sky. You can kind of see the bottom of the ring in this picture.

Tonight was the scout Rocket contest. Mark made the track for it and unfortunatley did not make it back in time to compete,set up or drive this monsterous thing into town. So I threw it on top of my suburban( oh I feel old) , climbed on top of the suburban tied it down and drove into town. It went well.
Here is Hunter practicing.

Hunter and his Johnson smile;)
Hunter trying not to smile after I do anything I can to get him to laugh.
He didnt win, but had a good time. IF Mark had been there... There would have been serious tweaking and better flying. I managed to whack my finger nail to bits. I was trying to talk to another mom as I wound his up and my finger got the brunt of the propeller. So accident prone and I suck at scouts, but I am getting better.
My cutie baby girl, Who I am trying to survive;)

Cousin Karl

2010-03-24T10:52:00.004-06:00

Here is my baby brother Elder Brant aka "Precious" with his comp,Elder denucci (a BYU football player from Bountiful) and Karl Malone. Precious is the shortest of the three! His is only 6'2" so he is on the short side!Brant says Karl is the nicest guy and his house looks like Cabellas! Precious is having the best time! When I got my pre-adoption birthcert it said Malone for my name. My Dad always joked that Karl is my cousin and now my baby bro got to meet him. Its "just freaking AWESOME!!" according to Brant! Karl and his wife are so good to the LDS missionaries. Its so nice of them to feed Brant and his companion. Brant says all they do is eat and that is a good thing in the south! They might not want to hear what you have to say, but they love to feed ya. When we went to California two years ago all I heard from Brant and my other brother Tyler was "I'm Hungry!!! Lets eat." Tyler is taller than Brant, but he is a body builder so he requires endless calories! We spent more time in restaurants than we did anywhere else! Brant is the greatest kid. He just loves life and everyone in it and his having the best time on his mission!

Cardboard is for Suckers

2010-03-23T16:06:00.003-06:00

Plastic or Cardboard? Have you ever grabbed the wrong product and regretted it for at least a week? Slight variations in products should be put in more noticeable containers! Now to Homeskillets question and general observation of my level of Crazy ( See previous posts picture and comments) Yesterday was an average day of sorts so I googled average and that picture came up and it was part of a study about how the bottom two people are the Average for white americans (I guess white) and how average is better than not average - Um right - if you are average or better looking. But what about all the below average people? Anyway, yesterday was average, so better than some days , but could have been better. As to Crazy, well I guess that all depends on how well you know me;) And I need to find a real smiley face to insert. Last night I had the worst dream/nightmare. I dreamnt I had another baby, but the worst part was that I went through the entire delivery and it was like reliving an actual delivery! I had three of my four children AU-Natural. See totally Crazy! -I thought it would be better for the baby and did the Bradley method and the whole bit and yes there was some advantage after the delivery, but I HIGHLY RECOMMEND the drugs!!!!!!! No need to be a Hero. Its already in the job description and if you don't feel enough pain wait 20 years and you will have more than enough pain to share with others and a therapist. Most of my need to have natural births stemmed from the fact that I am terrified of needles. The six stitches I got in the bottom of my foot my freshman year at Utah State (three with out anesthetic) are a big part of it! I almost passed out when they did my epidural with Maddie. But it was all worth it! For some reason I am getting a lot of mail for baby formula and yesterday I got one for a fertility clinic. Not sure Why or Who is selling my name to baby people, but I wish they would stop! My Baby will be three this year and I think its glorious! I don't want her to go past 8, but past 2 is WoNdErFuL!!!! It will be worth the 3.99 I will have to pay at Golden Coral later this year.
Tonight we went to golden Coral. Hunter had a free dinner from his teacher doing something( I can read I just for got what it was for. He got it in January-not sure why and it expired today.

onStar

2010-03-22T21:28:00.003-06:00

Today was fairly mundane. sorry nothing exciting or cynical just mommydom. Took the boys to school (woke up ten minutes after the bus had already stoped by.)Got doughnuts and gas. Went home and put on non-pajama clothes. Moved carpet off my grass into garage. Went to WalMart Got copies of a picture of my great-great grandmother for my grandma. bought Baylee her fourth Princess Tiana Shirt. Went to my dads office to chat. Went to my grandmas and got a big hug and kiss for helping her. got Lunch. Got Hay for the horsies. Loaded the Hay for the horsies, went home and unloaded the hay for the horsies. Fed the horsies. the neighbor stoped by to see if a stray dog was ours. Not ours. Others neighbors. Fell asleep watching afternoon tv. Watched Mark and kids start a fire to burn some of the backyard and cook hotdogs. Made Mark put the kids to bed, I have put them to bed for the last 2 and 1/2 weeks. Looked at the dishes and thought I should really do those and now I am talking myself into it while I listen to top gear on the TV. Oh and I watched part of Dances with the Stars. Buzz Aldren is totally going to win. The bachelor is a Prince of a guy. Pamela Anderson looked so up tight and that Wonderful Pennsylvania woman looked completely at ease! So I got some cynicism in today. I would have watched more, but I have to share the TV again. I am now deciding if I want to sleep more than I want to do the dishes, ya probably, but who doesn't. It has been a very average day.

Boeuf Bourguignon

2010-03-21T22:18:00.002-06:00

I actually made Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon today! and baby there is a reason Julia Child is the Queen. If I can make one of her recipes and it be really good and not that hard to make. Then someone with actual talent for cooking I am sure can make it out of this world! I cant wait to try something else, no this will not become another Julie / Julia blog, I am just tired of crappy food and wanted to try to cook better. There are alot of things on my do better list, but eating better is at the top right now.

I remember her show when I was really little on PBS. I think I watched it because I thought she talked funny and she probably followed morning cartoons. I dont remember any specifics except her apron and shirt. I have been reading about her life in France and she is completly not what I thought of her.It like old people when you are a little kid. You think they are one way and it turns out their lives are something totally different.

Cooking the Soup and Boiling the Diapers

2010-03-20T23:46:00.007-06:00

I am in love with Gabourey Sidibe, she is hilarious! I love all of her Oscar interviews.
Just had to start with that.
~I know I complain too much or observe the more annoying points of life, but I feel (and always have) that I have the worst luck. If you are in love with a Mike(name changed for everyone's protection) in your Math class and a girls choice Rollerskating dance is coming up then you (I) will get (got)a phone call from a Mike that you think is him and say YES! before you figure out that its not the Mike you are thinking of and then name off the only two other Mikes you know rs and then have to ask who it is only to find it is a Mike that you are mortified to go out with(who really was a decent guy, but it was High school and I would never dreamed of going out with him. his family scared me and other stuff -trying not to be shallow- but I was not popular and I think he was below me on the food chain) Then you(I) will get to go in his parents 1960 gold station wagon ( but not a cool one) and his friend that doubled with us - his date will ditch you and leave you with two guys. The high light of that night was that a gorgeous Senior knocked me on my ass and asked if I was okay ( he actually spoke to me!) Because I cant skate and my "date"and his friend could and luckily left me in the dust all night to stand around by myself because none of my girlfriends went to this GIRLS choice dance. I wish we would have gotten pictures. The other guy is now notorious. But at the time I was completely grateful that we didnt, I just wanted to die. We got there while they were still putting up decorations! Which puts last night into perspective, but If it can go wrong it usually does and if there is a large line of people waiting two hours for the new moon movie, you can bet that I am there by myself and end up next to some woman who acts like she is from New Jersey and has her annoying 11 year old son in tow. I come to these things to get away from children, not to listen to this woman snap at her kid over the stupidest things! They gave everyone Twilight Cake, which was nice. I got Edwards face, it was the best part of waiting in line! Then you had to answer 75 Twilight questions, use those answers on you bingo card and then play bingo. Unfortunately for me, I knew more answers than she did, but not enough so she called her daughter in Vegas and yelled at her daughter and her son to shut up because she couldnt hear when other people close to us would answer the questions. It was fabulous!I did learn something though, Edward Cullens full name is Edward Anthony Masen Cullen (had to google it for this post, but thanks to the 14 year olds that were in front of me I got it right on my bingo card) I was going to call Melissa, but I didn't have my cell on me and couldn't remember her phone number. This woman's kid kept trying to lay on my leg. Finally I just stood up. I thought about going to the end of the line just to get away, but I waited too long and did not want to leave. I was not too far from the front. I wanted to harm this woman or at least grab some tape close to my aisle and shut her up! I got Bingo, but my one answer was wrong, so no twilight doll for me. I will just covet the other 24 lucky winners. It was a pretty quick process. I bought my favorite junk food (cuz my destress/eat right lifestyle, will start Monday;) and went home and watched New Moon in the quiet of my living room eating my fav foods. All I could think off was the first time I saw it and the screaming that ensued. Looking forward to Eclipse and more entertainment!

I actually took pics at Walmart, but in true spirti of this post -I can not get them to download from my computer. Maybe tomorrow!:}

Chicken Butt

2010-03-19T18:40:00.002-06:00

Rebecca Hart-Thompson Today I saw a bunch of little birds eating a piece of fried chicken..abominations.

If you are looking for answers Becks is always the one to go to! She is the deep thoughts guru of my life ( and I dont mean that sarcasticly) I heard that sarcasm is what people hide behind. I guess I have built a small wall to china. I know its better to just be truthful but reality is overrated. I am going to get my New Moon dvd at midnight actually 10 my local wallie world is handing out prizes and I have been a single mom for almost two weeks, so lucky Mark gets the kids all to himself as soon as he walks through the door. Anyone want to come. My partner in crime cant. she has to save children s life's or something. Excited to have my own copy . I will have to buy a copy for my brother-in-law Ben.I know how much he loves Twilight;)

Girls Night

2010-03-18T23:29:00.002-06:00

Tonight I had dinner with the girls. Its so much fun to catch up and compare notes. I have the oldest kids, so I get to reassure everyone else that their kid is normal and not going to grow up and be a mass murder. Although I dont know if my parenting skills are the best to follow. The boys use to fight more when they were little, so from time to time I would make them hug each other, say they were sorry and wrap them up in duct tape. They usually came out better friend because they had to work together to get out of it.
I wish I had taken pictures at dinner. I always enjoys going out with the girls!
I had the chance to weigh in the other day and I have gained almost 10 pounds since November. time to exercise and de-stress. I just dont want to. Why is it that when I gain weight it goes strait to my gut and butt. Why must it pass my boobs? I know the food goes by that area and still nothing!
Liz - I found that picture on line somewhere. I was looking for a car wash picture and it came up. It was my favorite out of all of them.

Kiss Someone

2010-03-17T20:50:00.002-06:00

and make them Irish or something like that. Happy St. Pattys Day! My kids loved there gold coins. I think Carson and Baylee were the most excited. But waking up to chocolate wraped in gold should make everyone happy.The boys got their school pics today. So they will both have a St. Pattys day shirt for their forever 3 and 1 grade picture. But nothing can be better than Carson's kindergarten picture
Isn't he precious!

Is It Raining?

2010-03-16T21:29:00.002-06:00

So I got my car washed today and have no fear it wont rain -Ill tell you why in a minute. First I got up got ready went to the bank to get money. Went to the other bank to give them all my money and then to the car wash. My car was dirty as always. In Vernal Most cars and All Trucks are crazy dirty from the oil fields. My car looked clean there. Mark kept saying it was the perfect place for my car! He is probably right, but I got my car all cleaned out and went through the car wash because I hate to wash by hand. Small problem - My sunroof was open, but only the one inch back part so I didnt notice till it was too late and hurried and opened the slider thing and tried to close it in between cycles. Only problem was I opened it more and more water came in. I finally got it closed and stupidly closed the slider part. I now have large wet marks on the ceiling of my car, but it was dripping all over me. But at least my car got clean right... No. I made the mistake of going to my own Personal Idaho today ( I totally get why they named that movie that. You know like My own Personal Hell! I parked at a grocery store and was getting my kids out when a cantankerous old jerk banged on my window and yelled" Come over here!" I went around my car and said Ya- "you cant park there -Its a handicap spot." I am the last person to park in a handi cap spot. Nothing makes me more angry than trying to get my sister in law out of her Van in a non-handicap spot because they are all being taken up by people who really shouldn't have permits or borrowed grandmas car to get a good parking space at Wal-Mart! So I said to him " There is no blue handicap sign in the stall and the sign is for the stall facing this one- See the stall with the blue handicap sign, but he was a special jackass so I decided it wasnt worth the fight and moved my car. because going to jail for decking an old man might not be the best way to resolve the problem. When I came back out The special individual actually turned the sign around so it was on the side of both stalls so he could be right! I just smiled and glared (yes its possible) as I walked to my car. Then I drove down main street and a Water Street Cleaner was coming down the road. There was no place to turn and I couldnt get away from the truck and it sprayed my very clean car with dirty road cleaning water and not just on my tires- Oh no it went up to my WINDOWS. I have never seen one of these things and I haven't washed my car in weeks. What are the chances? Only in Idaho. Do I sue the city for my 6.50 Car Wash? Maybe only 3.25 because it only got half of the car.
So it wont rain because my car got rained on by the lovely State of Idaho.
I got my census today. Will fill out and return tomorrow. And if for some weird reason your not going to or your just lazy- trust me your future posterity will hate you.
I also got a packet from Utah state today. It was kind of the answer I was looking for. I have thought about not going back, but I finally realized the degree does matter to me and I do want to get my bachelors even if I have some serious hang ups about higher education. Its time and I need to finish it for myself.
We bought our St. Pattys shirts tonight. Mine says "Warning -Irish Attitude!" I love it, probably because its so true! The leprechaun will come tomorrow. I had to go to Roy to get my Gold Coins, but I have done chocolate gold coins for my kids for the last five years and they love it.

Kneeling on Princess Beads

2010-03-15T22:06:00.005-06:00

It is easily one of the most painful things you can do. like on Home Alone when they step on the ornaments as they come through the window. I was putting Maddie to bed when I crawled around her bed to get something and didnt see the beads under a blanket. O my GoodNESS! It was excruciating! They aren't pretty round pearl beads, they are sadistic pointy pink things and I thought I was going to die for a moment, but I started to breath again.
My children are not going to bed and they aren't afraid of me, even when I totally loose it and yell for all the neighbors to hear. But I cant yell too loud or heaven help me what the neighbors will do. I feel like a prisoner and want to move, but I DO NOT want to MOVE. I absolutely hate the whole process!But I was recently told to stop pissing off the neighbors- it so hard- So what to do. I dont know. I keep thinking I dont really want to finish school, but I want the degree, so I guess I will put up with over-sized professor egos and go.
ERRRR I know I can do it, I just dont completely want to. I am just not sure what it is I am supposed to be doing with my life and I am so sick of people telling me, but not helping. What to do? We will see......
So the quote for the day comes from Jay Leno and even though I bashed Connan a little I miss the Irish Giant Leprechaun and hope he goes to channel 4 at the same time as Letterman and Leno. It was his goodbye speech that did it for me. He is a genuinely good person!
Any way the quote for the day:

"Race Car Driving is like sex... All men think their good at it." -Top Gear Interveiw

Tip for the Day:

I changed my dishnetwork package so I can have BBC. FINALLY. All I have to say is that I miss Direct Tv cant wait for the next 11 months on my contract to be over so I can go back to Directtv. You think you are going to save money, but like all things, it ends up costing more and they SUCK!!

Pigs from a Gun

2010-03-14T20:22:00.003-06:00

I completely forgot the best part of out trip(according to my boys) - It was playing Beatles RockBand with Tanner. I think they could have done that the entire time and been just fine! I didnt realize how high the Beatles must of been while writing some of there songs or how crazy some of the lyrics are! I had a hard time getting through some of the songs with out laughing( I got low scores) The worst was when they were all trying to explain how to play the drums and I was following the guitar part and could not figure out what everyone was talking about. I finally caught on. My boys have been singing the songs all day. Luckily they can only remember parts of the songs. Real English is really hard to understand;)

HRH