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Camera Wars

2012-02-13T07:05:00.000-07:00

Danielle started a bit of a camera war the other night. Off track boredom? I think so. She took a picture of me with my old phone and "kik"ed it to me. (She has claimed my old phone as her's now. She can't make phone calls on it or text, but she can email, play all the games and kik (im app) me on it thanks to wi-fi) . Who does this girl think she is? Going around squishing people?! And

A Little Crazy Or Just Off Track?

2012-02-13T07:00:00.000-07:00

So, my kids are off track of school right now, which means they get a 3 week break from school. It also means things get a little cray-cray around here. This happens every so often to help make up for the fact that they have no summer break. I didn't think I would like year round school and the on/off track system, but it turns out that I actually do like it. I get breaks from having to wake

Arise and Eat LemonHeads

2012-02-12T07:00:00.009-07:00

A few weeks ago, we got a little taste, well, a big taste actually, of what it will be like to have a daughter in Young Womens in a few months. Yes, Danielle will be turning 12 and going into Young Women's this April. *dramatic sigh* She is already planning her "cousins only" party. Every other one of our conversations is based around her party plans. :) 12 is a big year and since her

Sew..I Did It

2012-02-11T07:00:00.027-07:00

You know those Super Saturday Relief Society projects that you don't finish at the activity and so you bring them home vowing to yourself and the homemaker goddesses that you WILL finish them at home but never do? Yeah, this post is about that except--- I DID finish! Sure it was maybe 3 or 4 years later, but by golly I finished and I am dang happy about it. It was one of those times where my

Yesterday

2012-02-10T07:00:00.011-07:00

Yesterday, I say yesterday because it is 12:07AM, but it still feels like yesterday is today but it really is yesterday, so I will just call it yesterday, and that day (which was yesterday) was supposed to be my blogging day. The thing is though, that I got obsessed with a project earlier on in the week on my laundry day, so today, I mean yesterday became my laundry day and the time I spent

Sock Bun

2012-02-09T01:57:00.001-07:00

If you have seen me lately chances are you have seen me in another one of my new favorite things. The sock bun! I guess it has been around for awhile, but I was just tipped off on it from my niece's blog: http://tayshaspencer.blogspot.com/2012/01/weekend-update.html And I am hooked. Fast, fun and versatile. I thought it was just a clever name, but you use an actual sock (slightly altered) to

My New Hero

2012-02-08T07:00:00.006-07:00

I put "The Incredibles" on the other day for my little boys and as I was listening to the movie from the laundry room, I was struck by how differently a few plot lines settled with me and what ideas came to my mine regarding Mrs. Incredible. I used to just love that Pixar made such a cool advocate for a homemaker/mom, but this time, as if Mrs.stay-at-home-mom wasn't Incredible enough, because

BULL!

2012-02-07T07:00:00.013-07:00

This is a difficult post for me because I feel like a hypocrite while writing it. However, I hope you will see past my obvious hypocrisy and realize what I am really trying to say. :) I recently found out someone thinks I was being a bully and offensive to them and that they thought I might be bipolar. That last one made me laugh for a whole day- every time I thought about it.(actually I'm

Bobcat To Bear

2012-02-06T07:00:00.002-07:00

I've mentioned this before, but Tyler struggles with the desire to go to Scouts. He always has a good time once he's there, but he hates coming home from school and having only a few minutes to be home before he has to rush to scouts. Those few minutes are filled with finding out how his day at school went, grabbing a snack and then getting his scout shirt on. HE JUST WANTS TO COME HOME AND

This Is A Stick-Up! Gimme All Your Hairspray

2012-02-05T07:00:00.002-07:00

I like baby stuff lately. I've been burning my baby powder-scented candle, using my reserve of leftover baby lotion (mmm smells so good and relaxing) and I even occasionally talk in baby talk. However, there is only one type of baby developing around here and it's not the squishy, small, sweet, newborn type baby that I like. It is BABY HAIR. You know those little new hairs that grow in around

Josh You Need To Read This

2012-02-04T07:00:00.023-07:00

I want to do a monthly update on my New Years Resolutions. I don't usually do serious resolutions, so I think this will help me stay on track. First of all, For those of you who follow S.R. Braddy's blog I did not copy him. I had written this post before I saw his and have already contacted him in this regard. :) Great minds just think a like. obvi. 1. Park in the Garage --Waiting for it to

It's Super Cassidy Jane!

2012-02-03T07:00:00.011-07:00

It's a Bird!It's a Plane!No, It's Super Cassidy Jane! This was what we put on the invitation for Cassidy's 7th birthday party. And I totes stole the idea from the internet. not pintrest. just the good ol' internet. (The whole pinterest thing actually really scares me because I hear of its addicting powers, but that's entirely for an another blog post.) This post is about Cassidy and her

And We Have A Winner!

2012-02-02T07:00:00.022-07:00

Danielle is in her last year at the elementary school. ridic, i know. Every year she puts her heart and soul into her school Reflections Project in hopes it will be chosen as a winner. This year she was so happy and relieved that she pulled out an honorable mention win! Winning Entry Usually she draws a picture, but this year she decided to enter a photograph/collage. The contest theme

Favorite Fings

2012-02-01T07:00:00.004-07:00

i wanna share wif you 1 of my favorite fings in the whole wide world. and be warned be cause it is very housewifey. like uber, SUMP (Super Ulitmate Mega Platinum), maximum housewifey! Here it is, my favorite recipe for.........Laundry Pretreatment Spray! So really, technically.. it is for anybody who does laundry. You're welcome. And yes, you will be thanking me when you use this and your

Face Your Fears

2012-01-31T14:02:00.005-07:00

A few years ago I had the privileged of hearing Julie De Azevedo speak and sing at a women's Relief Society meeting as if that wasn't enough to fulfill my LDS celebrity artist dreams, they got Janice Kapp Perry to speak to us this last Saturday!! This is the lady who has written many of my favorite songs including: I Love To See The Temple I'm Trying To Be Like Jesus As Sisters In Zion Love is

Just In A Time

2012-01-29T07:00:00.002-07:00

Ah, You have made it "Just in a" time-uh! "Just in a" time-uh to meet-uh some of-uh my favorite-uh people-uh! Oh, who are we kidding, I can't do accents. :D Theatre gave me many things one of which is awesome friends. I met Justina during "Damn Yankees" rehearsals. One of the first days there, I heard about a small store down the street from the theatre and I wanted to check it out. Not

The Anti-Joke

2012-01-28T07:00:00.005-07:00

Why was six afraid of seven? It wasn't. Numbers are not sentient and thus incapable of feeling fear. HAHA! Get it? My niece Maile has introduced me to some of my favorite things in the whole world. A few years ago she helped me set up my facebook account and then as if that wasn't enough for her to be completely awesome, this Christmas she introduced me to the type of joke you read above--

Japan-Animaniacs

2012-01-27T07:00:00.012-07:00

So my friend, Justina and I were driving back from Pho Hoa the other day (which happened to be New Year's Eve Day) after a delicious, heart warming meal, we started talking anime. I mean I've heard of it. I've taught young women who love it and heard other friends mention it, but I've never watched it and I didn't really get it... Well, Justina is a big fan and after hearing my desire to see

How To Murder Your Wife

2012-01-26T19:40:00.002-07:00

Last night I watched the 1965 movie "How To Murder Your Wife". I came across it on Netflix and with such an intriguing title from a mid-centuryish flick, I couldn't resist. It's about a bachelor named Ford who is a sucessful cartoonist living it up in NYC. He actually acts out all of the exciting feats that take place in his cartoon about a super spy named Brash Brannigan. After all, how can

H. E. Double Hockeysticks Of A Ween part 1

2012-01-25T19:00:00.040-07:00

1 Thriller Down to the last one! After a yummy Thai dinner, Keri and I went to the Odyssey Dance Theater's annual production of Thriller. I had never been before and I LOVED it, hard. I want to make it a tradition. The dancers were fabulous and they had theses creepy zombie wandering around scaring people and you know how well that goes over with me... We got seats on the floor, which were

H. E. Double Hockeysticks Of A Ween part 2

2012-01-25T07:00:00.093-07:00

2 parties Dad was working the night of our Ward Trunk or Treat/Chili Cook-off so I took all of the kids in costume and a crock pot of chili and supplies to decorate our trunk for the trunk or treat all by myself. And yes, I am bragging. I felt more like freakin Wonder Woman than the Queen of Hearts. We have some creative people in our ward. Check out this family who used their homemade candy

H. E. Double Hockeysticks Of A Ween part 3

2012-01-24T19:00:00.025-07:00

3 trick or treats Yes, three. I thought there would only be two, (the ward trunk or treat earlier in the week and the actual Halloween night one) but at the last minute on Halloween DAY, Dad called and said that his work was making a big deal out of the holiday for the employees kids to come and trick or treat. They had decorated the place, had contests and candy. Neither the kids or I

H. E. Double Hockeysticks Of A Ween part 4

2012-01-24T07:00:00.019-07:00

4 photo shoots first event: ward trunk or treat Lots of events equals lots of photos! In my defense, the kids and I looked different almost every time we went out. You know... our make-up and such....yeah.. 2nd event: Before school. Yes Cassidy, you MUST wear pants under your fin! Check out Benjamin in the back. It takes talent to be that creepy on accident. 3rd event: At school....

H. E. Double Hockeysticks Of A Ween part 5

2012-01-23T19:01:00.017-07:00

5 haunted places This year I went to more scary, haunted places in one week than I had in my entire life! Loved it and I can't wait for next fall to be full of this much fun and fright. I am addicted to the anticipation and rush of it all. My cousins, Emily, Nicole and Ashley, were joking this summer about how much fun it would be to go to a haunted house with me because of how much I

H. E. Double Hockeysticks Of A Ween part 6

2012-01-23T19:00:00.003-07:00

I had such a fun, busy Halloween season that even though it seems so long ago, I still want to brag blog about it. This turned into such a massive post, I decided to divide it into parts and will post 2 a day. Here begins my ginormous little countdown starting with part 6.6 costumes watch out kitty, that's one angry bird! I am not much of a seamstress so I kinda dread when Halloween comes