School started today!
This is my HAPPY DANCE!
http://www.procreo.jp/labo/flower_garden.swf
Go here, hold down your mouse for a fireworks show, or click all over for a mass of happiness!
"What I do today is important because, I am exchanging a day of my life for it."
Monday, August 25, 2008
Monday, August 18, 2008
Our weekend was nice, the kids were actually really good, not too much arguing and fighting. Noah kept saying, "it's taking a long time to get there". Of course it helps to have runts, push pops, milk duds, blow pops, and diet coke to survive the ride.
We stayed in a nice, large condo in Mesquite. Plenty of room for everyone to spread out, the kids mostly enjoyed that there were 3 T V s and that meant having a room to themselves and watching what they wanted. We didn't sit around and watch tv all that much (although with the Olympics on, we watched more than we planned). We swam several times, and I caught a few precious rays on Saturday morning.
We spent the afternoon and evening in Las Vegas. We found it VERY crowded, we knew that though, but it always surprises me. With 5 kids (who are professional whiners, and a 3 year old...without the stroller) I was leary to really set out on foot.
So we drove here and there and then finally settled on and around New York New York.
Taylor had to hit the ESPN Zone (he really is the biggest sports head ever!) He got a new "awesome" (if you could only hear how he really says that...funny) football. He collects them you know. Why wouldn't he really! Then we went to the M& M world. You know you can kill a few hours in a place like that. I love how everyone has to get something, even if it's crap, just to get something. All the kids had to make their smashed penny. We seem to have started collecting them awhile back. I love that just because you can customize certain colors, m&m's cost $11.99 a pound there! No thank you, I can wait for my chocolate when I can get a bag for $3 somewhere else. I'm pretty sure it tastes the same.
Funny how you're always glad to be back home though. Most importantly though, we had fun being together, and isn't that what matters the most! Now for the final week before school starts, mixed emotions on that still, but we do look forward to some routine back...I think it's time. Cade actually goes to first grade this year. (having a hard time with that one) and Noah is in preschool 2 times a week. For the first time in over 13 years, I will be alone for 4 hours a week. Wow!
We stayed in a nice, large condo in Mesquite. Plenty of room for everyone to spread out, the kids mostly enjoyed that there were 3 T V s and that meant having a room to themselves and watching what they wanted. We didn't sit around and watch tv all that much (although with the Olympics on, we watched more than we planned). We swam several times, and I caught a few precious rays on Saturday morning.
We spent the afternoon and evening in Las Vegas. We found it VERY crowded, we knew that though, but it always surprises me. With 5 kids (who are professional whiners, and a 3 year old...without the stroller) I was leary to really set out on foot.
So we drove here and there and then finally settled on and around New York New York.
Taylor had to hit the ESPN Zone (he really is the biggest sports head ever!) He got a new "awesome" (if you could only hear how he really says that...funny) football. He collects them you know. Why wouldn't he really! Then we went to the M& M world. You know you can kill a few hours in a place like that. I love how everyone has to get something, even if it's crap, just to get something. All the kids had to make their smashed penny. We seem to have started collecting them awhile back. I love that just because you can customize certain colors, m&m's cost $11.99 a pound there! No thank you, I can wait for my chocolate when I can get a bag for $3 somewhere else. I'm pretty sure it tastes the same.
Funny how you're always glad to be back home though. Most importantly though, we had fun being together, and isn't that what matters the most! Now for the final week before school starts, mixed emotions on that still, but we do look forward to some routine back...I think it's time. Cade actually goes to first grade this year. (having a hard time with that one) and Noah is in preschool 2 times a week. For the first time in over 13 years, I will be alone for 4 hours a week. Wow! 
Thursday, August 14, 2008
so... I need to work on my tan
We're heading out for a long weekend getaway to Mesquite, NV and on Saturday will probably venture to Las Vegas. School starts soon and we haven't really been anywhere fun. We're hooked up with a nice condo and will enjoy the pool (because I need to work on my tan...obviously), eat out (because don't kids just love to not have "home dinner") and just go somewhere else and spend some time having fun together. It's been way too long for us. So, enjoy the weekend! We plan to!
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
This is our little hometown band, "the pajama players". Can I just say that I hate Rock Band? Because after our boys play, they have to invite their friends over for a turn.....and that turns into HOURS of non-stop Rock Banditude (that's what the teenager calls it).These are my new friends! 
So pretty much everyone has tried dippin dots. Who can resist them when you're at a sporting event or amusement park, right? On the home front they weren't available, then along came molly coolz, good, but pricy. Recently at Smith's, Popsicle delighted me with these! They come in cookie dough or cookies and cream, you can't go wrong with either, except that I prefer the cookie dough. Of course we tried them both, they were buy one get one free. Still $5, but after a day of listening to the band...........PRICELESS!!!!!!!
So pretty much everyone has tried dippin dots. Who can resist them when you're at a sporting event or amusement park, right? On the home front they weren't available, then along came molly coolz, good, but pricy. Recently at Smith's, Popsicle delighted me with these! They come in cookie dough or cookies and cream, you can't go wrong with either, except that I prefer the cookie dough. Of course we tried them both, they were buy one get one free. Still $5, but after a day of listening to the band...........PRICELESS!!!!!!!Friday, August 1, 2008
What the..........turtle?
Tonight around 7:15 pm, Hunter came running into the house yelling "Noah found a TURTLE". We couldn't think there really could be a turtle in our yard, I mean how bizarre is that. We ran outside and it was totally true. In my flower bed was this....
We were trying to quickly decide where it might have come from and what we should do with it.
We put it down on the grass and this is what happened.... I didn't know a turtle could run so fast.
We ran to the garage and got an empty tank, put water, lettuce and the turtle inside. I hurried and made a sign...Found...small turtle and stapled it to the post out on the corner of the road. I know we have a neighbor around the corner and a few houses away that collects turtles of all kinds. AS we were still standing outside, THAT lady and her daughter drove slowly up our street. I thought maybe they were looking for something. I waved them down, but they just kept on driving up to the corner. They looked at the sign and immediately their reverse lights came on as they backed down to our house. She jumped out and said, "Do you have my turtle?"
I told her we had just discovered the turtle about 20 minutes ago, and everything including the sign was within that time. They were NOT driving up my street for any other reason than to get home. She was ecstatic!!!!! She said it became lost LAST WEDNESDAY!!!!! Where has he been for nine days! She said sometimes they will bury themselves and she has been looking EVERYWHERE for him. She warned all her neighbors to be on the lookout for him as well. He even had to cross a street to get to my house! I just can't believe it!!! I am beyond amazed at the coincidences of this turtle finding it's home in a matter of less than a half an hour.......after 9 days! Gay is thrilled to have her $100 turtle back (isn't that a bummer....she had only had him for about 4 months). We had an exciting Friday evening at our house. I mean, really....how often could that adventure happen? (Besides we had NO idea what WE were going to do with a turtle) He was cute!
We were trying to quickly decide where it might have come from and what we should do with it. We put it down on the grass and this is what happened.... I didn't know a turtle could run so fast.
We ran to the garage and got an empty tank, put water, lettuce and the turtle inside. I hurried and made a sign...Found...small turtle and stapled it to the post out on the corner of the road. I know we have a neighbor around the corner and a few houses away that collects turtles of all kinds. AS we were still standing outside, THAT lady and her daughter drove slowly up our street. I thought maybe they were looking for something. I waved them down, but they just kept on driving up to the corner. They looked at the sign and immediately their reverse lights came on as they backed down to our house. She jumped out and said, "Do you have my turtle?"
I told her we had just discovered the turtle about 20 minutes ago, and everything including the sign was within that time. They were NOT driving up my street for any other reason than to get home. She was ecstatic!!!!! She said it became lost LAST WEDNESDAY!!!!! Where has he been for nine days! She said sometimes they will bury themselves and she has been looking EVERYWHERE for him. She warned all her neighbors to be on the lookout for him as well. He even had to cross a street to get to my house! I just can't believe it!!! I am beyond amazed at the coincidences of this turtle finding it's home in a matter of less than a half an hour.......after 9 days! Gay is thrilled to have her $100 turtle back (isn't that a bummer....she had only had him for about 4 months). We had an exciting Friday evening at our house. I mean, really....how often could that adventure happen? (Besides we had NO idea what WE were going to do with a turtle) He was cute!
have you tried wordle yet?
www.wordle.net
This is the one I made just by spending only a few minutes.
Can you even imagine the possibilities????
I want to really focus on one and print it for framing.
LoVe, LoVe, LoVe it! Have fun making yours!
FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
We LoVe JuLy!!
Our family LOVES July! Shawn will probably have to say it's his favorite holiday. Even when we were dating and through the years we never miss an opportunity to see fireworks! Before we even had kids, one year when he was working for Orbit sprinklers and they had a warehouse in Florida he had one of the employees buy him a big stash (from a local firework company in Tampa) and shipped it on a semi with the sprinkler stuff. Of course it was illegal in Utah...one night at our old house (it bordered a trailer park...) he was lighting stuff off. It was all cleaned up fortunately when a police officer came knocking to see if we heard anything (they got a report of gunshot!!!!) Of course we didn't admit anything!
Some of the neighbor dads in our current neighborhood used to pile in one car, hit breakfast somewhere and cruise to Evanston for fireworks. A male bonding annual event. We have had some bad experiences, several visits by police officers...but lots of fun. We no longer go across the border for illegal stuff. We have children now and we have to act responsibly. We just alter, pop bottles, duct tape...you name it, we've done it. Our neighbor Matt was the master, he's on a mission now so it was a little different this year. We still do buy A LOT of fireworks. We are lucky though to have 2 holidays in July! Pioneer day on the 24th.... This was just last week after a parade on the night of the 23rd, an awesome fireworks show...we look forward to it every year.
So, what hasn't been lit is safely packed away to enjoy on New Years Eve! It's what summer is all about for us!!!
Some of the neighbor dads in our current neighborhood used to pile in one car, hit breakfast somewhere and cruise to Evanston for fireworks. A male bonding annual event. We have had some bad experiences, several visits by police officers...but lots of fun. We no longer go across the border for illegal stuff. We have children now and we have to act responsibly. We just alter, pop bottles, duct tape...you name it, we've done it. Our neighbor Matt was the master, he's on a mission now so it was a little different this year. We still do buy A LOT of fireworks. We are lucky though to have 2 holidays in July! Pioneer day on the 24th.... This was just last week after a parade on the night of the 23rd, an awesome fireworks show...we look forward to it every year.
So, what hasn't been lit is safely packed away to enjoy on New Years Eve! It's what summer is all about for us!!!
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