so the first time i did the celebrity pic thing...I did it with this really cute picture of me....I got 3 BOYS...uggg. so then I did it with the pic that is on there now and I got all chicks...but in both times Michelle was the one I looked most like. so that is cool.
i did a pic of Jason too....but he got mostly girls. hahaha. i will have to find another pick of him and go from there. I will post it when I get a good amount of good lookin guys on there. :)
so there you go. The notorious bad girl is who i look most like.....I like it!!!!!
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
oh, no you di'ent!
On Wednesday, mom, Reana, the kids and I all went to the farmers market. It was a little one so didn't take long to get through, but it apparently took a toll on the kids. They started to get ancy. So naturally we bought them sugar ;) in the form of a snow cone. They ate it...enthusiastically and then we went on a train ride around Mills Park. They thought that was fun. The adults (for the sake of the story we will include Reana in the adult category) chit-chatted, teased Eric saying there was horse and squirrel poop on the ground (Eric has an aversion to poop...makes him gag....so naturally I always try to get him to do it, it is what big sisters are for hehe), just then a squirrel came barreling out of the brush and headed straight for the train. At the very last possible second it pulled to the right and missed the wheels, literally, by inches. Reana squeaked and mom and I lean over in fascination. Then the little nut (pun intended) races the train (all 15 MPH it was going) and doges under it. Like it would be fun to see if he could fit its little body through the gap in the wheels, under the moving train and out the other side....double dog dare anyone? well we didn't see evidence of gory aftermath of such dare on the tracks but nor did we see the little sucker come out the other side. Who knows maybe he was pulling some kinds of mission impossible stunt and had attached itself underneath....hey it could happen!
after that fun fiasco, we took Marina to get some food so she could get to her activity. Mom and I decided to splurge and go out to eat. We went to Reds for some wings. While driving around, before we decided on wings, the kids are getting more and more riled up. They just couldn't calm down and every time they would get disciplined they'd laugh (well mostly Juliet would laugh...big surprise right?). We finally get to Reds and I tell Juliet...
"Since you were being so misbehaved, Granna and I are going in for food and you get to stay here"
I quickly get out of the car so 1) I don't have to hear the whining of the injustice of not being able to go in and 2) I wanted her to think (even for just a second or two) that she really wasn't coming in. Mom gets out of the passenger side as I come around to get Juliet out of the car with a smile on her face.
"what's so funny?"
"did you hear Juliet?"
"no.."
this is what mom hears from the back seat...now imagine the tone is the 'oh, no you di'ent' and the words are drawn out in very distinct syllables with a short pause in between the words. she says:
"OH....MY....GOSH....NO!"
If we were looking at her I am sure her neck was moving from side to side and her finger waving in the air. The good laugh was a redeeming quality for all of about 5 minutes. They quickly picked up there bickering and yelling and we quickly got back to being annoyed and disciplinary. But it has now become a favorite family quote. Oh ya, we have inside quotes too...not just movie ones. We will quote things that have happened with in the family, that only the family would possibly have a clue on what they meant. but we do it because it is funny. :)
so now if you ever hear that coming from us...you know where it came from.
after that fun fiasco, we took Marina to get some food so she could get to her activity. Mom and I decided to splurge and go out to eat. We went to Reds for some wings. While driving around, before we decided on wings, the kids are getting more and more riled up. They just couldn't calm down and every time they would get disciplined they'd laugh (well mostly Juliet would laugh...big surprise right?). We finally get to Reds and I tell Juliet...
"Since you were being so misbehaved, Granna and I are going in for food and you get to stay here"
I quickly get out of the car so 1) I don't have to hear the whining of the injustice of not being able to go in and 2) I wanted her to think (even for just a second or two) that she really wasn't coming in. Mom gets out of the passenger side as I come around to get Juliet out of the car with a smile on her face.
"what's so funny?"
"did you hear Juliet?"
"no.."
this is what mom hears from the back seat...now imagine the tone is the 'oh, no you di'ent' and the words are drawn out in very distinct syllables with a short pause in between the words. she says:
"OH....MY....GOSH....NO!"
If we were looking at her I am sure her neck was moving from side to side and her finger waving in the air. The good laugh was a redeeming quality for all of about 5 minutes. They quickly picked up there bickering and yelling and we quickly got back to being annoyed and disciplinary. But it has now become a favorite family quote. Oh ya, we have inside quotes too...not just movie ones. We will quote things that have happened with in the family, that only the family would possibly have a clue on what they meant. but we do it because it is funny. :)
so now if you ever hear that coming from us...you know where it came from.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
movie quotes
Our family is big time movie quoter's. If there is a situation in which we can quote something...we will. If not, we will make the situation. And usually it only takes one or two words of the quote and the rest of us are laughing or joining in. Sometimes we will have entire conversations on movie quotes alone. It baffles some, impresses others, but mostly it makes us laugh and that is why we do it.
Well as I have told you before, our daughter takes after me!....a lot!!!! We don't have cable. we only have channel two, so after work when we get home and I have dishes to do, laundry to start and dinner to make, I usually let Juliet either play in her room or watch a movie (usually it ends up with her doing both)....she has her favorites like Scoobydoo, Rapunzel, Snow White, George and Narnia. But lately her favorite movies are Men in Black....she calls it the talking dog movie or in her exact words "da calking gog, with da big worm", which is Men in Black II. Now usually I pay attention enough to know when the few cursy words are coming up. They don't have to many in that movie only one or two, so when they do I will distract her by asking her to do something or sometimes she is in her room. But I missed one the other day...and since she is in the stage of repeating everything....not just repeating but putting a little sass in it too. This is what happened.
The part of the movie where Will Smith just nueralized the kid with all the XFiler type tapes and tells him he needs to take the girl to Cambodia for a lobster dinner, get contacts and then 'move your bum a** out of your moms house'....the minute he said it I realized my mistake. I forgot to distract her and she was sitting in her chair watching with undivided attention, since about this part of the movie I have distracted her so I am sure she was wondering why out of the hundred times she has watched this, has she never seen this part. I hold my breath, anticipating the 'talk' of why we don't say certain words, but alas she does not repeat and watches the rest of the movie. Phew...got away from that one. Until dinner....this is our conversation, she comes in the kitchen quoting the movie (of course) and says.
Juliet: mom - move your buuum ou oa your moms houe
(all this while snake waving her pointer finger and neck - does she have a dislocated neck? cause that is the only logical reason it can move with that much sass....)
Me: Excuse me young lady...I don't live at my moms house
(while thanking everything good that she didn't' pick up on the donkey word)
Juliet: (while giving me the Well Whateve Fool look) she says.... Well I do!
and walks off like she's all that and a back of chips.....
did I just get told by a three year old while she was making my point for me....why do I feel so slapped?
It was funny and now she want to watch that movie all the time and throughout the whole thing she says that quote....luckily I have been able to distract her from that part without her knowing. :) magic mommy skills or most likely sheer dumb luck. The last thing I need is for her to go to school and tell one of the teachers to 'move their bum (donkey) out of their moms house'...I can just imagine that report.
So there you go. Movie quoting...starting them young. and just because I can and at least two of my family members will get them. Here are some movie quotes that should make you smile. :)
-Thomas...look at my butt, look at my butt
-Don't you talk to me like that I am a mother...I mean a Doctor!
-Whatever I want to do....Geeeze
-Girls only like guys who have skills, like bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills, nun-chuck skills.....
-Have you seen my dad?
-Talk to the man vida you speak honky
-Oh meja's the seats are like butta
-Take off eh?
There are many more but those are some good ones. :)
Well as I have told you before, our daughter takes after me!....a lot!!!! We don't have cable. we only have channel two, so after work when we get home and I have dishes to do, laundry to start and dinner to make, I usually let Juliet either play in her room or watch a movie (usually it ends up with her doing both)....she has her favorites like Scoobydoo, Rapunzel, Snow White, George and Narnia. But lately her favorite movies are Men in Black....she calls it the talking dog movie or in her exact words "da calking gog, with da big worm", which is Men in Black II. Now usually I pay attention enough to know when the few cursy words are coming up. They don't have to many in that movie only one or two, so when they do I will distract her by asking her to do something or sometimes she is in her room. But I missed one the other day...and since she is in the stage of repeating everything....not just repeating but putting a little sass in it too. This is what happened.
The part of the movie where Will Smith just nueralized the kid with all the XFiler type tapes and tells him he needs to take the girl to Cambodia for a lobster dinner, get contacts and then 'move your bum a** out of your moms house'....the minute he said it I realized my mistake. I forgot to distract her and she was sitting in her chair watching with undivided attention, since about this part of the movie I have distracted her so I am sure she was wondering why out of the hundred times she has watched this, has she never seen this part. I hold my breath, anticipating the 'talk' of why we don't say certain words, but alas she does not repeat and watches the rest of the movie. Phew...got away from that one. Until dinner....this is our conversation, she comes in the kitchen quoting the movie (of course) and says.
Juliet: mom - move your buuum ou oa your moms houe
(all this while snake waving her pointer finger and neck - does she have a dislocated neck? cause that is the only logical reason it can move with that much sass....)
Me: Excuse me young lady...I don't live at my moms house
(while thanking everything good that she didn't' pick up on the donkey word)
Juliet: (while giving me the Well Whateve Fool look) she says.... Well I do!
and walks off like she's all that and a back of chips.....
did I just get told by a three year old while she was making my point for me....why do I feel so slapped?
It was funny and now she want to watch that movie all the time and throughout the whole thing she says that quote....luckily I have been able to distract her from that part without her knowing. :) magic mommy skills or most likely sheer dumb luck. The last thing I need is for her to go to school and tell one of the teachers to 'move their bum (donkey) out of their moms house'...I can just imagine that report.
So there you go. Movie quoting...starting them young. and just because I can and at least two of my family members will get them. Here are some movie quotes that should make you smile. :)
-Thomas...look at my butt, look at my butt
-Don't you talk to me like that I am a mother...I mean a Doctor!
-Whatever I want to do....Geeeze
-Girls only like guys who have skills, like bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills, nun-chuck skills.....
-Have you seen my dad?
-Talk to the man vida you speak honky
-Oh meja's the seats are like butta
-Take off eh?
There are many more but those are some good ones. :)
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Where we are today
for some time now, my husband and I have had tough luck when it comes to income. I, being with the state have the blessing of a steady job with a regular income. Jason has had the unfortunate task of trying to find a job/career to supplement our income so we can get by. The poor thing is bounced from job to job. He is such a hard worker, it just has never turned out for him. But everything happens for a reason right? He is now truck driving and aside from the fact that he misses us dreadfully, likes driving and the pay has the potential of being very good. So we are hoping and praying that this will get us by until he can find something that he truly loves. now back to everything happens for a reason....
since we have been in the down and outs we have learned a few things about ourselves and how to get by. For instance...we do not have cable. we have channel 2 but that is it. I never thought we would be able to do that. We don't have a land line phone or the Internet and up until a few days ago we had pay as you go phones. we only use one car and if we want to go out we wait until we have a coupon or find the deals. Now these little cut backs have not completely taken us out of the whole...not by a long shot but boy do they help. My parents have helped us out tremendously and i don't think we would have made it if it weren't for them. Our church has also helped us out with food supplies. But for the most part I purchase the bare minimum for food, sew Juliet's and our old cloths...little things like this.
Wednesday I was talking to another lady from our church and she was asking me how things were going. I told her they are going as usual. It was funny because we were talking about how the middle class can no longer afford to live middle class but do not qualify for help because 'on paper' they make to much money, how they are having such a hard time with this and it is really hitting them hard. I told her we have been living like that for so long that it isn't a shock for us. I have always made to much money (on paper) to qualify for WIC or housing help. We've been there.....still there. :) However, this really hit me just yesterday. Jason and I went to wal-mart to get some lunch supplies for Juliet, when on our way out we saw a man standing by his car, which was obviously his home. In it was a dog and I think I spied a pair or two of small eyes in the back. (it was all covered so I really couldn't see, plus we weren't looking) but he was standing there with a sign that read "family in need of help....anything would be a blessing". Now I felt very impressed to give this gentlemen a few dollars 'wait what dollars? arent we poor too?'.....'well, almost...but not there yet'. so I ask Jason to turn around and give the guy 5 bucks. when we get closer I expect to see what we all expect to see...some older man who hasn't shaved or bathed, with the look of booze on him, tattered clothes and a look of 'just give me the money and leave me a lone' on his face. This was most definitely not the case. He was clean, younger and very timid. his face did not say give me the money and leave but very much said what his board had said 'my family is sinking and there is absolutely nothing I am able to do about it' with a side of 'I am so ashamed, I can barely stand myself'
'good gracious' I think to myself as he is telling Jason thank you and God bless him 'that could be us right there....they look just like us'
It was a huge eye opener and still brings a lump to my throat, to know that we are truly blessed not to be in that situation and humbling to know that we are but a few paychecks away from being in such a place. No, my family would never let us come to that kind of situation...but the only difference is I would be wearing (and have been at times) that look for my family and not for the general public.
Times are tough and it is hard to see my fellow man suffer so. Not just the ones who usually fall into this place but the one who thought this could never happen to them and find themselves lost and with nothing. I pray for them and hope that our country can fix itself and soon! Until then I hope I am still in the position to share my meager but give-able blessings...in whatever form they come in.
since we have been in the down and outs we have learned a few things about ourselves and how to get by. For instance...we do not have cable. we have channel 2 but that is it. I never thought we would be able to do that. We don't have a land line phone or the Internet and up until a few days ago we had pay as you go phones. we only use one car and if we want to go out we wait until we have a coupon or find the deals. Now these little cut backs have not completely taken us out of the whole...not by a long shot but boy do they help. My parents have helped us out tremendously and i don't think we would have made it if it weren't for them. Our church has also helped us out with food supplies. But for the most part I purchase the bare minimum for food, sew Juliet's and our old cloths...little things like this.
Wednesday I was talking to another lady from our church and she was asking me how things were going. I told her they are going as usual. It was funny because we were talking about how the middle class can no longer afford to live middle class but do not qualify for help because 'on paper' they make to much money, how they are having such a hard time with this and it is really hitting them hard. I told her we have been living like that for so long that it isn't a shock for us. I have always made to much money (on paper) to qualify for WIC or housing help. We've been there.....still there. :) However, this really hit me just yesterday. Jason and I went to wal-mart to get some lunch supplies for Juliet, when on our way out we saw a man standing by his car, which was obviously his home. In it was a dog and I think I spied a pair or two of small eyes in the back. (it was all covered so I really couldn't see, plus we weren't looking) but he was standing there with a sign that read "family in need of help....anything would be a blessing". Now I felt very impressed to give this gentlemen a few dollars 'wait what dollars? arent we poor too?'.....'well, almost...but not there yet'. so I ask Jason to turn around and give the guy 5 bucks. when we get closer I expect to see what we all expect to see...some older man who hasn't shaved or bathed, with the look of booze on him, tattered clothes and a look of 'just give me the money and leave me a lone' on his face. This was most definitely not the case. He was clean, younger and very timid. his face did not say give me the money and leave but very much said what his board had said 'my family is sinking and there is absolutely nothing I am able to do about it' with a side of 'I am so ashamed, I can barely stand myself'
'good gracious' I think to myself as he is telling Jason thank you and God bless him 'that could be us right there....they look just like us'
It was a huge eye opener and still brings a lump to my throat, to know that we are truly blessed not to be in that situation and humbling to know that we are but a few paychecks away from being in such a place. No, my family would never let us come to that kind of situation...but the only difference is I would be wearing (and have been at times) that look for my family and not for the general public.
Times are tough and it is hard to see my fellow man suffer so. Not just the ones who usually fall into this place but the one who thought this could never happen to them and find themselves lost and with nothing. I pray for them and hope that our country can fix itself and soon! Until then I hope I am still in the position to share my meager but give-able blessings...in whatever form they come in.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Hooha
well we will certainly be busy this weekend with our grand hooha of graduation and family time. My grandparents came in yesterday, my sisters and brother in law come in today and I am sooo excited because Jason got unexpected leave time to come home for Alexander and Kieth's graduation!!! WAHOOOOO so he gets to see the family and have some down time. so of course I have been frantically cleaning as well as baking two, two layer sheet cakes, trying out new decorating ideas (which are NOT cooperating!) and having to redo the deco plan. taking care of boy scouts, relief society plans and still going to work and taking care of Juliet.
needless to say...I am a bit tired and have not been to the gym in 3 days and it is driving me nuts!
but I think it will be well worth it. :) I love celebrations.
we will be having the party on Saturday, so at least I have tomorrow to figure out my plan for the cakes and still have enough time to visit and have to much fun.
who knows maybe we will even splurge and go to the movies. :)
so there you have it. good times, good company, good food and great memories.....and the weekend hasn't even started yet.
needless to say...I am a bit tired and have not been to the gym in 3 days and it is driving me nuts!
but I think it will be well worth it. :) I love celebrations.
we will be having the party on Saturday, so at least I have tomorrow to figure out my plan for the cakes and still have enough time to visit and have to much fun.
who knows maybe we will even splurge and go to the movies. :)
so there you have it. good times, good company, good food and great memories.....and the weekend hasn't even started yet.
Monday, June 2, 2008
dirty or sylish?
So this weekend I had a big girls night out with my good friend Crystal. We got all dolled up and went up to Reno for some shopping (mostly window shopping for me. hehe) but it was super fun. then dinner. we went to the Melting Pot! It was beyond fabulous....I absolutely looooovvveed it! we ate for 2 and a half hours and i didn't have to be rolled out of there. You have to cook your own pieces of meat and veggies so it takes a while, but it was so much fun!
Anyway, as you all probably know, I am a little on the white side....ok a lot on the white side, but had no idea just how much until this weekend.
I didn't want to look completely out of place in the fancy stores and wanted to look at least a little stylish so I did a spray tan on my legs to tone it down a little ( you know so I don't get sued for blinding people or starting fires because my legs reflect off all the bling), I thought they looked good. 'ok, I can handle this. tanned without the bother of burns or threat of cancer' plus it made my legs look a tad bit slimmer..thank you very much!
Well on Sunday, the day after I was in my Capri pants, cleaning the house, doing the dishes and helping Juliet pick up her room. After what I thought was a sufficient amount of effort for a Sunday, sat down on the couch and watched Nanny McPhea with Juliet. she looked at me for a bit, then gets the 'hmm...i wonder if she realizes...poor mommy' look and asks me:
"momma, you ganna take a bath?"
"no, not yet anyway, probably tonight." an odd question but hey whatever...
"well your legs are dirty"
"are they? I had no idea...thank you for letting me know"
ok... you know your skin never sees the light of day when your child thinks that because you are tanned a little, you are dirty. How sad is that? haha.
story two = a short one but it was funny. Juliet and I were driving to Granna's house at 6:30am the other day and I notice that Juliet is extremely quite. Now she is usually quite...because lets face it...it's too early to be anything but half awake that early in the morning. but that day she was quite and when I looked back at her...she was very much deep in thought. The reason I know is she bites the inside of her cheek like her daddy when she is thinking really hard and she was tapping her finger on her chin. I let her think, while wondering what could be so important to ponder on this early and to such a small person. then my answer came.
"mom" she said pulling me out of my thoughts
"yes, baby"
"If your head doesn't have a face on it....you can't talk right?"
"well....I would think not but I have never tried it"
"hmmm" she says in a very philosophical manner and continues to look out the window.
Now were that question came from I will never know but it was very cute and funny and a tad bit on the freaky side (as mom would say). But that is Juliet, definitely my daughter. :)
Anyway, as you all probably know, I am a little on the white side....ok a lot on the white side, but had no idea just how much until this weekend.
I didn't want to look completely out of place in the fancy stores and wanted to look at least a little stylish so I did a spray tan on my legs to tone it down a little ( you know so I don't get sued for blinding people or starting fires because my legs reflect off all the bling), I thought they looked good. 'ok, I can handle this. tanned without the bother of burns or threat of cancer' plus it made my legs look a tad bit slimmer..thank you very much!
Well on Sunday, the day after I was in my Capri pants, cleaning the house, doing the dishes and helping Juliet pick up her room. After what I thought was a sufficient amount of effort for a Sunday, sat down on the couch and watched Nanny McPhea with Juliet. she looked at me for a bit, then gets the 'hmm...i wonder if she realizes...poor mommy' look and asks me:
"momma, you ganna take a bath?"
"no, not yet anyway, probably tonight." an odd question but hey whatever...
"well your legs are dirty"
"are they? I had no idea...thank you for letting me know"
ok... you know your skin never sees the light of day when your child thinks that because you are tanned a little, you are dirty. How sad is that? haha.
story two = a short one but it was funny. Juliet and I were driving to Granna's house at 6:30am the other day and I notice that Juliet is extremely quite. Now she is usually quite...because lets face it...it's too early to be anything but half awake that early in the morning. but that day she was quite and when I looked back at her...she was very much deep in thought. The reason I know is she bites the inside of her cheek like her daddy when she is thinking really hard and she was tapping her finger on her chin. I let her think, while wondering what could be so important to ponder on this early and to such a small person. then my answer came.
"mom" she said pulling me out of my thoughts
"yes, baby"
"If your head doesn't have a face on it....you can't talk right?"
"well....I would think not but I have never tried it"
"hmmm" she says in a very philosophical manner and continues to look out the window.
Now were that question came from I will never know but it was very cute and funny and a tad bit on the freaky side (as mom would say). But that is Juliet, definitely my daughter. :)
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