Who give's a hoot?

I wanna go to Paris!

2011-06-06T06:01:00.000-07:00

I wanna go to Paris so I'm sharing this link!
http://ohhappyday.com/2011/06/goes-to-paris

cRaZy HaIr !!!

2009-02-10T10:17:00.000-08:00

Sierra wanted me to braid her hair so it would be curly in the morning. We do this often to her hair & it always turns out so cute!
Anavey's on the other hand.......yikes! haha

Doctor woes

2009-02-08T17:19:00.000-08:00

Sierra, Ethan, & Anavey all had well-checks the other day. Sierra & Anavey had to get shots but amazingly enough, neither one of them cried.

Doctor offices are always a good time. Not.

Aunt Jamima

2009-02-08T17:13:00.000-08:00

Llama fun

2009-02-08T17:07:00.000-08:00

I can't help but love llamas. They just crack me up.

New jacket!

2009-02-05T15:49:00.000-08:00

Kb bought me a new Harley Davidson leather jacket yesterday & I love it but now I'm thinking I should have gone with the small. We have brown chaps so we've been waiting to find brown jackets to match. This is the first time in several years that they have offered brown.

What do you think? I have monkey arms so the sleeves aren't long enough in the small but it did fit me better. Do the shoulders & chest look all bulky & funny or should I stick with the medium?

Opinions welcome!!

What do you think?

2009-01-30T15:26:00.000-08:00

I had a wild thought today.

So?????????????????????

Sierra the spelling bee CHAMPION!

2009-01-28T12:23:00.000-08:00

Sierra came in 1st place in the spelling bee today! She gets her picture in the 2 local papers!
Ethan came in 1st place in his practice bee a couple days ago but ended up in 4th. He also did really good.

The kid in front of her has been talking smack all week because he won it last year but he didn't stand a chance. Sierra is THE SPELLER!This is when she realized that she had this thing in the bag. She heard the word "elite", smiled big, & spelled it perfect!
Sierra & her teacher Mr. Young.
Sierra & Ethan with there ribbons. (Ethan didn't do his hair this morning.)

Her winning words were "nutritious" & "elite"......she really blew everyone else away because she studied so hard for it!

Anavey has ponytails!! Wahoo!!

2008-12-30T12:36:00.000-08:00

Anavey loves here ponies. She looks in the mirrow & says, "ohhhh, chute!!"

Here's my final thought....

Shaving a babies head does NOT make their hair come in thicker. Anavey has super fine hair.

Case closed.

Wyoming & the rigs

2008-12-28T07:54:00.000-08:00

The roads were snowy & icy but we made to the middle of nowhere, Wyoming to pick up Kb from work. I took all the kids & they had fun seeing Wyoming because they had never been. I really like Wyoming. I think it's really cool.

This was the temperature there. Yes, that is a minus before the 23. The coldest we saw was actually minus 26. I was shocked. I have never even been in that kind of cold before. It's cold in Lapoint too but not quite this low. Our high yesterday was 8 degrees & freezing!!And this is Kb's rig. It huge. You can't really tell how big it is in this picture but those black pipes on the side of the rig are super long. See the orange thing towards the top? There is a tiny ladder on the side of it & that is where Kb walks up & down all day long & that is also why his body looks like a 23 year old instead of a 33 year old. He is in great shape & you can bounce a quarter off his butt.

He's also in charge of all the big motors & all mechanical equipment. He makes sure things keep running & don't freeze up.

D.I. score!

2008-12-22T21:53:00.000-08:00

Jealous of my 60's wool vest & jacket combo? I got it for $5 at the D.I. The jacket has an awesome shape & I wore it to the ward Christmas party. I thought it would be funny if one of the older ladies reconized it from taking it to the D.I. but nobody said anything.

I love it!! My face in the first pic is just an added bonus.

P.S. Check out Anavey posing for the camera like me...haha!

Wuthering Heights

2008-12-22T21:46:00.000-08:00

Well, I finished The Catcher In The Rye & I must say it confused the hell out of me. I have never seen such a random type of writing unless I am looking at it all wrong.

Now, on to Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte!

Who's in?

I have NAILS!!!!! Oh so pretty nails :)

2008-12-22T21:36:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I know they aren't pretty but I don't know what the heck happened with my nails. They are growing & they are strong! I have never been able to grow nails & today I had my very first manicure without doing fake nails!

This might be insignificant to some of you but this is a true miracle in itself! Maybe it's the well water with all the minerals or something because they aren't even like this when I'm prego!

Maybe only my family will understand my joy. LOL!!

Popcorn balls & other Christmas goodies

2008-12-22T12:03:00.000-08:00

We have been busy making all sorts holiday treats. We made popcorn balls, english toffee, peppermint bark, snickerdoodles, & now we are on to make cherry cordials. (my grandma's recipe but it looks so hard!)

Just plain old cute kids

2008-12-22T12:01:00.000-08:00

2 babies

2008-12-22T11:55:00.000-08:00

She loves her 2 babies & she calls them "2 babies." She puts them to bed & makes them cozy & hauls them everywhere with her.

My Secret Santa

2008-12-18T16:45:00.000-08:00

WOW!!

Ok, you will not believe how wonderful perfect strangers can be. You know the yarn I needed so desperately? Well, I joined a crochet forum yesterday & posted my story.

This morning I had an email from a lady, somewhere in this country, stating how she did have 2 skeins of EGGNOG & would gladly sell them to me.

I was ecstatic & gave her my address. Well, much to my surprise she just shipped them & said Merry Christmas. She didn't charge me for either one & she paid to ship them as well.

I am begging her to charge me but she's refusing. Stuff like this makes my heart full & now I must pass this love along to someone else.

How cool is that? She has no idea who I am, she just wanted to be a sweet person.

Speech Impediment?

2008-12-17T14:06:00.000-08:00

Be honest. Do I have a speech impediment? Every time I talk on the phone & say my full name people think I say "Johnson." I know Jensen & Johnson are similar but EVERY TIME? It's getting old.

I always wished I could have a job like the lady at Paypal who say, "Hello, & welcome to Paypal. For security purposes please enter the last 4 digits of your social security number." Why can't I sound like that?

Am I a lazy talker? I try to pronunicate as clear as possible but nobody seems to understand me. What's up?

101 Great Books READ WITH ME

2008-12-17T09:08:00.000-08:00

I have decided to read 101 of the greatest books written (according to CollegeBoard.com).
I have read some of them when I was in high school but I'm going to read them ALL again. I just finished the Great And Terrible Beauty series suggested by Daisy. I loved that series & now I'm set on a quest to keep my mind as sharp as a tack. lol!

Reading completely at random, I started with The Catcher In The Rye. I am half way through (it's a short book) but I want people to read with me so we can discuss.

Who wants to read with me?

The list:

-- Beowulf
Achebe, Chinua *Things Fall Apart
Agee, James *A Death in the Family
Austen, Jane *Pride and Prejudice
Baldwin, James *Go Tell It on the Mountain
Beckett, Samuel *Waiting for Godot
Bellow, Saul *The Adventures of Augie March
Brontë, Charlotte *Jane Eyre
Brontë, Emily *Wuthering Heights
Camus, Albert *The Stranger
Cather, Willa *Death Comes for the Archbishop
Chaucer, Geoffrey *The Canterbury Tales
Chekhov, Anton *The Cherry Orchard
Chopin, Kate *The Awakening
Conrad, Joseph *Heart of Darkness
Cooper, James Fenimore *The Last of the Mohicans
Crane, Stephen *The Red Badge of Courage
Dante *Inferno
de Cervantes, Miguel *Don Quixote
Defoe, Daniel *Robinson Crusoe
Dickens, Charles *A Tale of Two Cities
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor *Crime and Punishment
Douglass, Frederick *Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Dreiser, Theodore *An American Tragedy
Dumas, Alexandre *The Three Musketeers
Eliot, George *The Mill on the Floss
Ellison, Ralph *Invisible Man
Emerson, Ralph Waldo *Selected Essays
Faulkner, William *As I Lay Dying
Faulkner, William *The Sound and the Fury
Fielding, Henry *Tom Jones
Fitzgerald, F. Scott *The Great Gatsby
Flaubert, Gustave *Madame Bovary
Ford, Ford Madox *The Good Soldier
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von *Faust
Golding, William *Lord of the Flies
Hardy, Thomas *Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Hawthorne, Nathaniel *The Scarlet Letter
Heller, Joseph *Catch 22
Hemingway, Ernest *A Farewell to Arms
Homer *The Iliad
Homer *The Odyssey
Hugo, Victor *The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Hurston, Zora Neale *Their Eyes Were Watching God
Huxley, Aldous *Brave New World
Ibsen, Henrik *A Doll's House
James, Henry *The Portrait of a Lady
James, Henry *The Turn of the Screw
Joyce, James *A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Kafka, Franz *The Metamorphosis
Kingston, Maxine Hong *The Woman Warrior
Lee, Harper *To Kill a Mockingbird
Lewis, Sinclair *Babbitt
London, Jack *The Call of the Wild
Mann, Thomas *The Magic Mountain
Marquez, Gabriel García *One Hundred Years of Solitude
Melville, Herman *Bartleby the Scrivener
Melville, Herman *Moby Dick
Miller, Arthur *The Crucible
Morrison, Toni *Beloved
O'Connor, Flannery *A Good Man is Hard to Find
O'Neill, Eugene *Long Day's Journey into Night
Orwell, George *Animal Farm
Pasternak, Boris *Doctor Zhivago
Plath, Sylvia *The Bell Jar
Poe, Edgar Allan *Selected Tales
Proust, Marcel *Swann's Way
Pynchon, Thomas *The Crying of Lot 49
Remarque, Erich Maria *All Quiet on the Western Front
Rostand, Edmond *Cyrano de Bergerac
Roth, Henry *Call It Sleep
Salinger, J.D. *The Catcher in the Rye
Shakespeare, William *Hamlet
Shakespeare, William *Macbeth
Shakespeare, William *A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare, William *Romeo and Juliet
Shaw, George Bernard *Pygmalion
Shelley, Mary *Frankenstein
Silko, Leslie Marmon *Ceremony
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander *One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Sophocles *Antigone
Sophocles *Oedipus Rex
Steinbeck, John *The Grapes of Wrath
Stevenson, Robert Louis *Treasure Island
Stowe, Harriet Beecher *Uncle Tom's Cabin
Swift, Jonathan *Gulliver's Travels
Thackeray, William *Vanity Fair
Thoreau, Henry David *Walden
Tolstoy, Leo *War and Peace
Turgenev, Ivan *Fathers and Sons
Twain, Mark *The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Voltaire *Candide
Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. *Slaughterhouse-Five
Walker, Alice *The Color Purple
Wharton, Edith *The House of Mirth
Welty, Eudora *Collected Stories
Whitman, Walt *Leaves of Grass
Wilde, Oscar *The Picture of Dorian Gray
Williams, Tennessee *The Glass Menagerie
Woolf, Virginia *To the Lighthouse
Wright, Richard *Native Son

I need a skein of yarn HELP

2008-12-16T19:07:00.000-08:00

I started a blanket 5 years ago & I'm finally finishing it. (I'm the queen of starting projects & not finishing)

The problem I have run into is this......3 of the colors I am using have been discontinued so I am stressing bad! I think I might have found one of them that I need online but I desperately need the color EGGNOG in worsted weight. (Coats & Clark Red Heart Super Saver yarn)

If anybody has some old yarn laying around & may have this color please let me know & I will pay top dollar for 1 maybe 2 skeins. Please check your sewing room for these!!! I am so desperate. My queen size blanket all crocheted with double crochet stitches will be ruined.

Winter wonderland

2008-12-14T11:28:00.000-08:00

It has finally dumped here. A little late being the middle of December and all but I'm just glad it's finally here. We got around 7" last night so driving to church this morning was a really good time! I'm so happy that I don't have my car anymore because I wouldn't have gone anywhere today.

They don't plow THESE roads! Haha!

Sugarbear seems to love it although she does get lost in it! Check her out in mid-run. Doesn't she look like Valcor from Neverending Story?

Golden & Bald eagles!

2008-12-14T11:12:00.000-08:00

Bald eagle:Golden eagle flying away :( I can't get him!

You may or may not that eagles are by far my favorite animal ever. (Yes, i know they are birds.....quit correcting me! You know who you are!)

We have a massive golden eagle & a bald eagle living as our neighbors. The golden eagle is enormous & much, much bigger than the bald eagle but they seem to be living together....I'm not sure.

They seriously make me get all choked up because they are so grand. Do you even know how huge the golden eagle's wing span is? They are so beautiful & amazing but I cannot seem to ever catch them on film. They are quick so by the time I get my camera they are already very far away. My camera was zoomed all the way on the tree pics.

Let's see Santa!

2008-12-14T11:00:00.000-08:00

I can't really say anything about Anavey being terrified of Santa because that was my exact same face in every Christmas picture until I was in middle school.

Santa isn't here everyday like he is in the malls so when he does come it's pandamonium. The whole city of Vernal, Roosevelt, & Lapoint were there I believe. We stood in line for over 30 minutes but it was all worth it. Anavey sure stressed Santa out though. He looked very overwhelmed!

Small towns rock by the way. I remember when we lived in Oak City & we would have a Christmas party at the town hall. Santa would come & we would get brown bags filled with peanuts (yuck) & other treats. This totally reminds me of those days. They gave everyone a FREE picture with Santa, the kids got a huge brown bag filled with candy, FREE breakfast of pancakes, eggs, & milk, & FREE entertainment for all. I was kind of blown away by that.

The fire engine & ambulance were there as well for kids to go in and check out. My kids thought that was cool except when we pulled up, & we didn't know why they were there, Ethan said, "I hope Santa didn't die."

Christmas Dino

2008-12-14T10:45:00.000-08:00

This is one thing I adore about living up here. This dino in downtown Vernal is so cool. They always dress him up for the holidays. I forgot to take a picture of him at Thanksgiving time but it was so funny. He was cooking a turkey & had a huge pilgram hat on.

I also love that they are so festive. The whole street is lined with Christmas decorations. I love it!

Check out his beard. Is that not the coolest thing ever? I think so!

12 Days of Christmas at Design Mom!!

2008-12-13T10:17:00.001-08:00

If you want to enter for some sweet holiday gifts......CLICK HERE!

One of these days I'm bound to win something!!!

Santa & his elk

2008-12-11T09:16:00.000-08:00

Up here Santa doesn't have reindeer. He has elk. That is how he rolls in the country. He also has a pet bear to protect him.

If we can't find Santa to take pics with like they do at malls then I might have to go ask this man if I can borrow his front yard for pics of my kids with Santa. Haha.

Wyoming & Flaming Gorge

2008-12-11T08:46:00.000-08:00

I had to take Kb up to work in Wyoming. We left at midnight because he works at 5 am & it takes 4 1/2 hours to get there. I was so tired when we got there at 4 am so I slept for a couple hours in the truck at Kb's rig before I went home.

I am so mad I didn't take my camera so you get crappy Blackberry pics the show the megapixels bad. You should see all the oil rigs up there. It's amazing & I really didn't know how beautiful Wyoming is but it's so cold & windy. I had only been to Jackson Hole so I really didn't know the other parts of Wyoming. Their mountains, the Windrivers, are cool! They are so jagged & pointy.

I think I'll go pick him up in a couple weeks so I can take pictures. I did see wild horses though & that was the highlight of my trip. Oh, I also saw 4 huge bald eagles soaring over Flaming Gorge dam. I LOVE EAGLES! That was so cool.

First snowfall

2008-12-11T08:34:00.000-08:00

They had fun but the snow is so dry & powdery that they couldn't do a snowman or snowballs or anything.

Anavey bawled when she had to come in. Her face was bright red & she was freezing but she wanted to stay out & play in the snow.

Thanksgiving & the barfaroni ride home

2008-12-02T21:21:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving was nice. I love being around my family & KB's. I didn't take one picture though....sometimes I just forget. We went to Twilight & Australia & I liked them both. We hung out a bit over at Erma & Roger's too. It's fun to see the babies.

We went to St. George on Wednesday & were planning on leaving Sunday but Anavey got sick the night before & was throwing up all night long with diarrhea to go along with it.

We decided to avoid the thrown up in truck & diarrhea blow outs so we stayed an extra day. On Monday she seemed to be doing just fine so we started on our 7 hour drive home. We went through Zion's & ate at Oscars & it was good as always.

About half way home I started to feel sick & so did Ethan. We made it to Roosevelt when Ethan started to say pull over but instead of words coming out, puke did......all over mine & Kb's hair & backs. It was the sickest thing EVER! Well, the smell must have made Anavey sick because she started throwing up in her car seat. I was leaning over to the back holding a plastic bag while she threw up & it made me sick so I started throwing up into the same bag.

So, Ethan is puking all over everyone while Anavey & I throw up into the same little plastic bag. Sierra just sat there saying, "oh my gosh, this is so sick!" We got home & were all sick all night long. Now, Kb is downstairs puky sick so Sierra seems to be the only one who managed to escape the disease this time.

I told this story to Ash & she said it sounded like something out of a movie. It was really funny now that I think about it. It's just not fun to clean up.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2008-11-23T16:11:00.000-08:00

Pretty walls

2008-11-16T20:23:00.000-08:00

I met this cute girl that paints her walls & I love it. I want her to come & do mine. If anyone knows how to do this at all tell me because I want my kids rooms like this when we finally get a home!

Band of the week

2008-11-16T20:15:00.000-08:00

Ne-Yo: Year Of The Gentleman

He is the bomb. He writes his own songs, has an awesome voice, dresses in awesome old school suits, always wears sweet hats, & dances like no other.

I love him. He is my new favorite R&B singer.

My favorite songs of this album are "Miss Independant", "Closer", & "So You Can Cry."

Moose kiss

2008-11-16T20:10:00.000-08:00

Brokeback Mountain: The true story

2008-11-16T20:04:00.000-08:00

Ok, I have to blog about this because it's so funny.

Not the bull in the front but the ones in the back are so gay. Every morning when I take the kids to school & when I pick them up these bulls are loving on each other. In the picture they are kissing.

School pictures

2008-11-13T21:33:00.000-08:00

My cute kids

2008-11-13T11:07:00.000-08:00

Anavey wears those elastic things in her hair everyday now. She loves them & puts 4 on at a time. She calls them bunnies for some reason we do not know.

My NY purchase

2008-11-04T09:25:00.000-08:00

I decided not to spend all the money I got for New York. I did get these expensive Dolce & Gabbana ankle boots. I was planning on getting some Christian Louboutin pumps but I couldn't find my size anywhere. We went to Saks, Bergdorf Goodman, & the Christian Louboutin boutique but no luck so I guess it was meant to be finding these pretties!

I had blogged about these a really long time ago so I knew I already wanted them. They aren't exact but I do love them.

I also searched for jackets but all the ones I liked were Burberry & around $1400.

Chemical Cowboys

2008-11-04T09:17:00.000-08:00

We sat next to Lisa Sweetingham on the plane ride home. She is the one who gave me a bag to barf in & then some hand santizer after. It was really embarrassing meeting this way but she was super cool.

She is a Random House author & just finished her new book "Chemical Cowboys." It will be available in February 24, 2009. I wanted to give her a shout out because she was a really great person & I hope she is very successful.

It's based on a true story & is about the DEA hunting down a notorious ecstacy kingpin. Be sure to check it out!

I wish I had a photo because she was really pretty too.

New York City & some great stories.....

2008-11-04T07:49:00.000-08:00

First off, I was so so sick the entire to were we there. I had to make myself do anything because I felt like complete crap. My voice was gone & I think people just thought I was a really soft spoken girl from Utah.

When we arrived in NYC we called for a towncar because they didn't provide us with transportation. We ended up getting this really cool guy who drove his own Lincoln Navigator. He was our personal driver while we were there. We kept his number so if anybody wants it, I would highly recommend him. He was awesome.

People acted like they had never seen a guy in a cowboy hat before & I think I was the only one wearing color on the street. It seemed like everyone was wearing the same black coat & the same boots. Everyone was bundled in scarves, gloves, & hats when it was only like 60 degrees outside. That was pretty funny. I guess it's all a fashion thing.

The first night we walked to times square & ate then went back to the hotel to sleep.We took a rickshaw ride through the park & that was so fun.Kb sticking out like a sore thumb in New york!Beautiful church downtown.I love all the elm trees in Central Park. They are so pretty.The "Friends" fountain. We were to cold to get out & take a picture so you get this other couple instead.Cool fountain that our guide through the park said was the center of town.The "Ghostbusters" building. That was cool. I guess Bono lives there & some other stars.Where John Lennon was shot going into his building.I don't really know what part of town this was but it said Trump so we said, "You're fired." It was like going into a dungeon at the hotel. It was very very dark.Our hotel was so mini-me. It was very odd & I had a serious panic attack being in it because I'm so claustrophobic. And, they had eye ball lamps looking at us the whole time. It was weird. Outside our hotel window.In the elevator of the Hudson Hotel.
Carnegie Deli where the pastrami sandwiches were huge & good! Lots of famous people eat there.When we walked to Madsen Avenue through the park to the Christian Louboutin boutique where I found nothing.That had these giant naked statues in the mall across the street from our hotel. I didn't want to offend & stand by the guy statue but Kb kissed her butt.
Here are some stories from our travels......

When we were walking down 5th Avenue shopping an old woman hit a girls car on the hood with her hand & told her to stop because it was a red light. The two girls in the car started screaming at the old lady calling her really bad names that I won't mention here but Kb got pissed & told the "girls" to shut the hell up & all they could come back with was, "F you, go back to Texas!" We seriously laughed so hard!

My feet were killing me when we were walking & I was so mad because I was wearing my expensive Frye boots. I decided I would sell them when I got home & then I went to put them on again & the thick cardboard form came out. I have been wearing those boots for over a month with those cardboard things in them. I am so retarded.

When we shopped at Bergdorf Goodman, we went to the shoe section so I could try on shoes. This salesman came up to Kb sitting on the couch & said, "Hey man, Stone Temple Pilots are like my favorite band." We just looked at each other & thought he was joking around. He came back 5 minutes later & said, "Seriously dude, I'm so glad you guys got back together!" He was dead serious. He thought Kb was Scott Weiland......hahaha!!

On the plane to return to SLC I started feeling weird just after takeoff. We were still climbing to altitude so I couldn't get up. I paniced & started looking for a barf bag with no luck. Everyone around me was scrambling to find anything they could. The lady next to us gave me a shopping bag & I started throwing up. The bag had a hole in the bottom & was leaking all over me but I couldn't stop throwing up. I had like 3 sprites at Chilis before we left so.....you know. I put 5 bags on top of each other & had to wait til the seatbelt light went off to throw it away. That was so embarrassing but the flight attendants gave me special treatment after that. They kept coming back to see if I was okay.

We were so happy to be back in Utah after that trip. It was pretty cool that 3 different ladies told me they envied my life. We met a cool couple in our hotel. We also met a cool couple in a bakery down the street on Halloween. We didn't do anything but get dinner that night. This guy was dressed up like Richard Simmons & it was the best costume ever! He was halarious.

Overall it was a fun trip. It was so short I didn't get to do everything I wanted but that's ok. We still had fun.

Band of the week

2008-10-27T10:24:00.000-07:00

The Beastie Boys: Licensed to Ill

I'm jealous. One of my friends is going to see them this week.

Memories of Dan Adams, Scott Buckner, & Ryan Wenger come into mind.

Can you believe they started in 1979 when I was only 2??? The band members are all old & gray now but they still rock hard! They are a chosen few white dudes who can acually rap. Ethan loves them.

My favorite songs on this album are "Girls" & "Brass Monkey"

Picture of the week

2008-10-27T10:18:00.000-07:00

My favorite tree. I love it.

Sierra's Haircut

2008-10-25T20:47:00.000-07:00

It's so nice to have a daughter when I get the urge to chop my hair off. Instead, I chopped hers off. Muhaha!

Don't let the fake smile fool you. She loves her new hairdo. It's a bit Jennifer Aniston like. It looks so thick (it is really thick) & longer with the layers. The only thing I don't like is that she is looking more grown up & it makes me sad. She went to the movies with her friends today & the whole time I was thinking, is this my little baby Sierra? Boooo.

She's a beaut Clark, she's a beaut!

I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR!

2008-10-25T20:29:00.000-07:00

Meow.

I truly ruled the school today & kicked ass. Yep, that's right. THAT. JUST. HAPPENED.

I replaced all four door handles & the tailgate handle with chrome. This intelled removing the door panels which was no easy task because of all the wiring & auto stuff. It took me forever.....a good 4.5 maybe 5 hours but I did it, figured it all out, & they look so super sweet!

My next conquest is the fuel door & rocker panels which have already been ordered.

Butchers in training

2008-10-21T20:50:00.001-07:00

Sierra & Ethan really wanted to help Uncle Jerome cut the deer in preperation for jerky. They sliced it thin & practiced their wise knife skills.

Blackberry Curve

2008-10-21T20:35:00.000-07:00

This is my new phone & I dig it. Kb got a new phone but hated it so I sold it on Ebay & got this one. He will be getting my Blackberry Pearl. I got a cute pink skin for it too.

If anyone has Blackberry Messenger let me know cause it's free!!!!!

Update on my life

2008-10-20T12:44:00.000-07:00

Just because I know some of you wonder & don't ask.........

We have been at Kb's Mom's house for 4 months now & I think we're ready for a home. We bought a new truck that I am in love with.....did I mention how much I loved it? I LOVE IT!!!! Our kids really like the school they are in & want to stay. That's fine with us because we have been planning on moving to SLC but the last time we were there we had our minds changed.

Going to the city from living out here is such a shock. The hustle & bustle is just to much I've decided. My life has slowed down considerably & I love it. I hated it here for the first couple months but it just grew on me. I am reminded of my childhood & it's all good to me. I love the space from other people but I also love the small town friendliness out here.

I never knew how much I really loved horses & I want one bad. We are looking for a place with acreage to allow them. I want my family & their kids to come stay with me. I want my home to be the Thanksgiving, Easter, 4Th of July, Memorial Day, Labor Day, etc. haven. I want everyone to come to our house & play!

As for my mental health.....YES I do get bored very easily & change my mind as often as every day but I am the most happy I've been in years. Things are so good for us right now that I'm afraid to say it for fear that it'll all burst. Kb & I are stronger than ever & I attribute this to two reasons: him because he is working so hard at work & also to keep our family together & a special moment in church about 2 months ago. I had prayed for an answer about the two of us & I most certainly got it right in the middle of sacrament. I cried & felt at peace with everything.

The oil rigs have made him more of a family man that the opposite which has surprised me because some of those men are so rough. Maybe all my suffering has been for a reason. No, I haven't had a horribly hard life but I have had my trials & dealt with a lot. I think it's my time for happiness. I cry though wondering if I really deserve what I have been receiving. I'm not talking about material possessions either. I am being blessed.

Another thing I have realized out here is how much of a spending problem I had. It's so ridiculous that I'm so embarrassed to even confess but it's true & terrible. I had to tell Kb just how much I had spent & he accepted it gently & forgave me which I didn't deserve. Funny how you can watch & listen to conference but what you really need to hear is only what really sticks out. I listened to conference but the only thing I actually heard was about vanity & worldliness. I love clothes, it is my passion but I have gone overboard in the last year & I have decided to put a halt to it. I made this decision on my own, don't worry.

I will never stop dressing the way I do but I seriously have a closet full of clothes I haven't even worn. It's truly pathetic. I am going to simplify.

Peeping Tom, YOU GOT SERVED!

2008-10-20T12:26:00.000-07:00

So my sister Jen & my little brother JJ rocked the house last night. They had a peeping tom at their house & they saw him looking in the kitchen window.

What did they do? They freaking chased him down in bare feet! Jen said they jumped fences & hurdled over hedges & the perv ran straight to the bishop's house where he was busted.

The cops came & arrested this good for nothing lame-o.

JEN & JJ: You seriously rock! Good job! Oh, & I love you both so much!!

Blue wadgie & ugly Mickey Mouse shirt

2008-10-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

Some of you may know that Anavey is severely attached to one of those Carter's $10 receiving blankets she calls "wadgie." It's almost 2 years old now & it is having issues. It's not so much pink anymore as it is brown. We are in dire need of a replacement but have had no luck.

I bought her a "similar" blanket but she threw it & got mad. Yesterday I found one but it's blue. I bought it anyways. Well, it didn't replace the original gross wadgie but has now joined it. She now hauls around a pink one & a blue one. She calls it "blue wadgie" too! We are doomed when that cheap blanket kicks the bucket.

Ashlynn & Kb should both understand as both of them still have their baby blankets & still both sleep & travel with them. Kb's has split into 2 halves now so he leaves one home & takes one to the rig. Haha....it's pretty sad. I'm guessing this is why Anavey is so attached & Lucy is too. Her parents are blankie lovers too.

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Now on to the ugly Mickey Mouse shirt........

We went to the thrift store today & Anavey found this ugly Christmas Mickey Mouse boy's shirt. She would not put it down so I had to buy it. She carried it around on the hanger for about 2 hours before wanting to wear it. Now, she has it on over her jammies. I took it off her to go to bed & she freaked out.

So, now she's attached to a gross pinkish brown blanket & an ugly Christmas Mickey Mouse shirt in very worn condition. Great.

Deer Hunt Special

2008-10-17T19:35:00.000-07:00

I gave the kids a little lesson on how a business works. They wanted to make & sell cookies to the deer hunters coming up to camp.

So, yesterday we went to the store & bought flour, eggs, sugar, choc. chips, etc. Then we went to the dollar store & got cellophane bags, poster board, table cloth, & orange boas. This all came to around $18. I told them they had to pay me back that $18 before they could count a profit.

They ended up making $82 dollars. They paid me back & they were nice & shared their profit with their cousins who came up this afternoon.

They worked hard at getting it up & running. They woke up at 5:00 am to get to baking. I'm really proud of all their hard work. I will let them spend a little but the rest goes in their bank accounts.

Friday Funny

2008-10-17T08:23:00.001-07:00

You know you love it.

It was a dino day!

2008-10-16T20:44:00.000-07:00

The kids are out for UEA/Deer Hunt so we headed to Jensen, Utah for some dino digging. We went to Dinosaur National Park & I was a bit bummed.

The original building that was built around the mountain encasing many many dino bones & fossils has been condemned & won't be rebuilt until 2011. We broke the law to sneak in & peak into the building cause I wasn't going all the up there for nothing! That is where all the good bones are! And you know we rode that dino!We passed a crane farm. I did not even know that this type of thing existed but their were hundreds of them.

It's a mystery

2008-10-16T20:36:00.000-07:00

I would really love to know how the hell Barak does it, balancing Yo Gabba Gabba & running for president?????

It's a mystery.

Happy 10th Birthday Ethan!

2008-10-14T19:39:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday to my son. I love him so. What a good boy he is. I am so lucky to be his mom.

He got a new fancy schmancy watch with a stop watch timer in it. That is all he wanted! He's so funny because he's been timing himself on the stairs to see how fast he can take them.

Ethan is tender & caring & I am so proud of him. I still can't believe I have a 10 & 11 year old though.................geez.

Hmmmm....what to buy?????

2008-10-13T21:00:00.000-07:00

I could go for some classic Christian Louboutin black heels......

Maybe a beautiful Balenciaga Giant City handbag.......

Or if I found a great classic Buberry trench coat or something similar??

What would you get with $1,000?

CHEVY GIRL

2008-10-13T09:08:00.000-07:00

This is my new truck & I LOVE LOVE LOVE it!! I feel horribly spoiled.

We got a great deal on a 2005 Chevy duramax diesel 2500 HD LT. It is loaded to the max & in awesome condition. It was actually owned by the Stephens hot chocolate & Noni owner guy so he really took care of it. It's only got 35,000 miles, has a DVD/VCR, heated seats (my favorite thing), dual air control, trailer hitch & trailer brake so we're set when we get a camping trailer, 5th wheel so we can haul a horse trailer (I want horses), Boss speakers, 6 cd changer, leather, tow package, privacy glass, auto-tint rear view mirror, power everything, 2 person recognition for seat & music, fender flares, running boards, roll bed cover, etc. etc. etc. There are so many cool things I haven't even figured out yet.

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I know a lot of cars now days come with most of this stuff but I've never had it so I'm loving it! It's all so fancy.

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I'm so happy & feel so grateful. Kb loves me so much. It's more than I could have asked for. I am offically now a truck girl & will never again own a car again unless it's an old school T-bird or Cadillac.

Conference Sunday drive

2008-10-08T20:23:00.000-07:00

We went for a drive after the morning session on Sunday up Whiterocks Canyon. It was so amazingly beautiful & I can't even describe......so just take a look for yourself! This was all in the same drive/same day about 5 minutes apart. It went from fall to winter in a hurry then back to fall again.

Perfect ending picture. It was so beautiful!!

I AM really starting to like it here.

So, it's official......Halloween/NYC

2008-10-03T09:27:00.000-07:00

We are booked on a flight leaving SLC on October 30th & coming home November 1st. We will be staying at The Hudson Hotel. It's supposed to be pretty sweet! The pictures look awesome.

We need help planning our days. What do we have to see & do? I'm not really into the tourist-y stuff but I think I want to go to the art museum.

Suggestions please!

Service work/ Rewards for my kids

2008-09-30T22:49:00.001-07:00

The kids spent 4 hours picking up cans along the side of the road. Then they crushed & bagged them. I took them to the recycle center where they made $21. Ten bucks each so Ethan got some new Pokemon cards & Sierra got some text messaging toy.

Good deed done.

New York City.....here we come.....at a bad time

2008-09-30T22:23:00.000-07:00

So, my trip to NYC is being planned by the people at Marie Claire magazine. I got an email from a lady today explaining that it will be between October 29th & November 4th. It's a 2 night stay BUT look at the stinking dates. Right around Halloween? They are seriously stupid.

I emailed her back & told her that I had 3 kids to take trick-or-treating & we were planning on coming down to S.G. too with my whole family.

Hopefully she makes it for the latter part of that stretch giving us time to enjoy the festivities then be on our merry way.

P.S. Does anyone know if they still have Cash Cab? I will be on the hunt.

Also, you can request stand by tickets for Conan. You have to be ther at 9 am though & taping doesn't begin until 5:30. That's a long wait. I wanna see Conando so bad.

Rollerblading 101

2008-09-29T12:19:00.000-07:00

I have two really good rollerblading stories.................

Story 1
This story takes place in S.G. around 18 years ago, (What? I'm freaking old!), with Angelee Ford. We decided to get our blades on & roll on up to the Boulevard because that's where it's cool ya know? We blade up & down the streets for a while then decide to go home.

Bad idea-we headed down the Dixie College street. (I grew up there & still don't know the numbers of the streets....duh.) We started picking up speed fast coming up to the college. I wasn't on the sidewalk but on the side of the street. I was going to fast & didn't know how to slow down. I'm stressed thinking about crashing when a cop pulls up beside me in his cruiser & asks, "Hey, can you slow down?"

I told him no then he says, "Well, you have to slow down because a car is pulling out up there." I pictured myself jumping onto the grass of someones yard & rolling only to get hurt so that didn't sound to good so I did the only other thing I could think of. I sat down on my butt going 25 mph.

I slowed to a stop & the cop gave me the thumbs up & went on his way. Angie was laughing so hard across the street when she saw me stand up. I had burned a giant hole right through my jeans & underwear so my white butt was quite visible. Luckily Ang had an extra long sleeve shirt on so I wrapped it around my waist & went into the old Dixie Center & Angie told a group of guys what happened. I was mortified because one of them was Jeremy Larkin & he liked me then & I kinda liked him too.

The End.

Story 2
This was about 4 or 5 years ago in SLC. If you know Liberty Park then you know about the sidewalk looping around the whole park where people jog, bike, run, walk, & roller blade. The kids rode their bikes while Kb & I roller bladed.

We had done around 3 loops when this dude comes flying by us doing these awesome cross over leg actions with his roller blades. I said to Kb, "Whoa! How does he do that? That's awesome!"
Kb, not willing to be outdone by some strange dude said, "Like this."

He started rolling & crossed one foot over the other only to catch a twig on the sidewalk. He looked like a monkey with his arms flailing about while trying to keep control. He did the arms in a circle thing to keep his balance & jumped off the sidewalk into the park road. A car was coming so he jumped back on & dodged a biker. He finally came to rest on his butt while I was in the background crying because I was laughing so hard.

This seriously lasted about 10-15 seconds. He tried so hard to not eat it & that's what made it so funny. If I would have had a video camera I would have won $10,000 from America's Funniest Videos because it was honestly one of the best things I've ever seen in my life.

The End. And, I hope Kb doesn't read this :)

Spring has got nothin' on fall

2008-09-29T12:05:00.000-07:00

Oh how I love fall!!! My favorite season of all. Not only are the clothes for fall the best but the colors everywhere make me soooooooooooooooooooooooo happy. I LOVE FALL!!!!!

Band of the week

2008-09-29T11:50:00.000-07:00

Diana Ross & The Supremes: The Ultimate Collection

I love the old doo-wop sound & although I'm not a fan of Diana Ross (she is a stupid person), I love The Supremes. My kids also love listening to them. It's all happy & upbeat.....fun to groove to.

I would have loved to wear the dresses they wore to perform.

My favorite songs are "Baby Love", "You Can't Hurry Love", "Back In My Arms Again", & my most favorite ever....."You Keep Me Hangin' On"

ANNOUNCEMENT

2008-09-25T13:58:00.001-07:00

I am on my way to S.G. for another visit.

Call me if you wanna hang out!

I'll be there until Sunday.

Picture of the week

2008-09-22T08:32:00.001-07:00

This rainbow the other day was brilliant! I have never seen one with such vibrant colors. You could see every spectrum of color. Awesome!

Band of the week

2008-09-22T08:14:00.000-07:00

Heart: Greatest Hits

How can you not love this band? Number 1....they are sisters. Number 2, Ann can seriously wail! I love her voice so much. Plus, Nancy Wilson being such a bad to the bone girl guitarist? That is the coolest ever. I love them so much!!!

Here's a little factoid......their original name was "Army"

I pretty much love all of their songs but my favorites are "What About Love", "These Dreams","Nothin At All", "All I wanna Do Is Make Love To You", & of course "Barracuda".

The QVC experience

2008-09-22T06:51:00.000-07:00

For some reason it's exhilarating for me to be on live TV so I have called in twice to talk to the hosts on QVC.

STORY 1:

The first was when I bought my Circulon cookware (which I loooooove) & I wanted to talk to the hosts live. When it was my turn I froze. They said my name & my heart started pounding, my eyes got blurry, my voice started shaking, & I was sweating. (Not exaggerating either) I couldn't even remember where I was from. They knew that I was not a good one to talk to so the guy asked, "Erica, what's your question?"

I couldn't remember why I called so I made something up. I asked, "Does it ruin the pan to wash them with water?" HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

I could not believe I just asked that but the guy paused & finally said, "Um, no. That is how you are supposed to wash them. Thank you for your call." They let me off the line real quick.

Idiot!

STORY 2:

You know Esteban? Well, we decided to buy one of his guitars because it came with a case, CD, video, strings, etc. It was only $100 so it seemed like a good deal. When we got it in the mail & tried the CD, it was blank. We were mad so we waited until the next time Esteban was on QVC for one of his selling points.

Kb & I decided to call in to talk to Esteban. This time I was nervous but since Kb was right there it made it better. They let us through & I said, "Hey Esteban. What the crap? You sent us a blank CD!" We were laughing so hard that we were actually talking to Esteban. I said, "I think you owe us a song right now since we don't get to hear it at home."

Esteban didn't know what to say so the lady host was saying how sorry she was & then Esteban busted into a song. It was so sweet! We couldn't stop laughing.

That was a golden moment.

Where's the waaaaambulance?

2008-09-20T12:15:00.000-07:00

So, I have been up in Lapoint now for 3 months & I really really miss my mom & dad. If any of you know me, I get homesick super easy--even at age 31.

I lived in SLC for 10 years away from them but I went down to visit so often that it was ok but now that I lived by them again for 2 years.....it makes me sad & I get cry baby homesick.

It must be something in the air because the other day when taking the kids to school we saw a family of deer crossing the road. They all leapt over the barb wire fence & went on their way but one little teenie fawn that kept trying to jump over but just hit the fence & fell. He tried & tried again & again with no luck..I was so sad & started to cry. I wanted to help him so bad but I knew he would just run away if I did. The mom was across the street calling to it really loud & I just sat there and bauled. The whole mother-child thing really got to me.

Haha.....what a sob story!! Crying over deer? I'm extremely sensitive right now.

I miss my parents so bad :(

Skinny jeans......I changed my mind!

2008-09-20T11:26:00.001-07:00

Ok....I used to hate skinny jeans with a passion but then I tried them & fell in love. I think the key to wearing skinny jeans is to have absolutely no butt whatsoever. That makes me the perfect candidate! I take it all back what I said about skinnies.

I wanted to show off a couple of pair that I love. This pic was taken in the church parking lot. These are Diesel Matics & I love them. They are the perfect skinny jean.

They are perfect for boots! They are also Diesel Matics in a different wash. Also, I must brag about this pic. Please note the boots & top. I got a 50% off coupon to Revolve Clothing for winning the dress contest so I got these fabulous Frye boots regularly $386. We are trying to save money....yes....but it would be a sin to not use a coupon like that. Plus, I have made a killing on Ebay selling all that loot from my secret awesome hick store!

And that top I got for free from Meghan Fabulous because I had won a dress off Ebay & when it came it was the wrong size & the belt was broken so they just sent me this top for free. It's a sample so nobody else will ever have it. Her stuff is really expensive too! SCORE!!

Anavey's hair

2008-09-20T11:15:00.000-07:00

Remember way back when I shaved Anavey's hair? Well, it was supposed to make it thicker but I think she just has bad hair afterall because it's just barely long enough for me to do a little flip!

I'm still positive because I had horrible awful hair until high school so it can still survive!

It's still cute though, right?

Go to Disneyland for FREE on your b-day!!!

2008-09-19T08:23:00.002-07:00

Seriously! In 2009 you can get into Disneyland for free on your birthday. Want to know more?

Click here

Special K chocolatey Delight!

2008-09-19T08:23:00.001-07:00

I gave this to Avavey & she looked at me like I was giving her something naughty. She wanted more & more saying, "lorlo" (cereal) & "nanny" (candy).

I'm the best mom today.

Anavey the gardner

2008-09-17T08:43:00.000-07:00

The garden up here has done a lot better than I thought it would. The tomatoes have grown like crazy & Anavey loves to go pick them. I'm seriously addicted to tomatoes now that I have them fresh everyday.

If you will notice, her hair is turning blonde. It's a really light dirty blonde. Bummer.

Mystery stache

2008-09-17T08:23:00.000-07:00

In case you have been wondering about this mystery mustache wax.....here is what it is used for. This is all because of me. I have a thing for twisty mustaches (see here in an earlier post)& I begged Kb to grow one. He was totally not digging it at first but seriously, everywhere we go guys ask him how to grow one & what he uses to do it. They all say they want to grow one.....old & young.

One of the reasons why I love this man. He is not the same as every other dude.

Hogle Zoo

2008-09-17T08:05:00.000-07:00

I know we have been MIA lately but I really haven't had time to blog.

We went to the Hogle Zoo on Monday. It was Anavey's very first time & she about freaked. A peacock walked by her & she started chasing it so fast that she fell hard but just got up & chased again.

Every time we walked by a new animal she said, "Awwwww, cute." She loves animals. We are thinking of doing Zookeeper for a day. The money goes to help the zoo & you get to hang out with the animals & feed them.

I would do the penguins. Kb would do the tiger. Sierra wants to be with the elephants & Ethan wants to be with the monkeys. Anavey would probably pick the giraffes because she went crazy when she saw them. She also wore an appropriate cow dress. That white crocodile is the weirdest thing ever.

Good times in SLC.

Baby colt

2008-09-17T08:00:00.001-07:00

Cutest thing ever.

This colt is just a newborn & the 3 mares in the corral with him were very protective. We pulled up & they all started bobbing there heads at us and telling us to get out of there. 2 of them weren't even the mom.

Old coal mine

2008-09-17T06:47:00.000-07:00

We went to Price, Castle Dale, & somewhere else I can't remember. The oil rig was on the very top of the mountain so on the way we stopped at some old abandoned mines. They were really old.....early 1900's.

Creepy but cool. Anavey stayed home.

Camelbak

2008-08-27T21:49:00.000-07:00

I have been coveting Ashie's Camelbak water bottle for quite some time but I finally got one of my own. I got a purple one & Kb got a red one.

They are the coolest! Spillproof. Straw. Dishwasher safe. Genius!

Anavey has already figured it out too so I might just get one for the whole family. It's cheaper than buying water bottles.....& more green too!

Loot

2008-08-27T20:56:00.000-07:00

Today I got a package from Kaboodle. It had various goodies such as a tank top & sunglasses from 80's Purple as well as some killer coupons & gift cards. It was for making it into the top 20 semi-finalists.

I am still working on paperwork for my New York trip, ya know, tax stuff & such.....

There are a couple of coupons that I know I won't use. If anybody wants them they may have them! First come, first serve.

*1st is for 80's Purple. It's $25 off $100. That's pretty good if you like that site.

*2nd is for 20% off glindagirls.com

I am using the 50% off at Revolve. That's a good one! I also have some gift cards I will be using too. Contact me if you want those coupon codes!!

All by our lonesome

2008-08-27T20:43:00.001-07:00

It gets kind of lonely out here during the day when Sierra & Ethan are at school. No TJ Maxx, no Nordstrom Rack......just the LaPoint country store & that isn't much.

Today we just went & hung out by the lake, listened to music, & watched the dragonflies.

Easy living.

Oh my! Lookie lookie what I found!!

2008-08-27T09:06:00.000-07:00

Well, I don't know what is going on but I found a pair of Fendi wedges (retail $595) yesterday for $1. Since I have decided to keep my other lovely pair of Miu Miu Prada's, I will sell these on Ebay.

I'm not into label brands such as these. If you want them.....here is my listing.

I also found this awesome high waisted lambskin leather pencil skirt. It is smokin! I think I might keep it as well. I have been looking for a high waisted skirt forever!

First day of school

2008-08-27T09:01:00.000-07:00

This picture is from Monday. My kids are adorable & so well behaved I have come to learn. The school is really nice & the teachers are great. They have made friends too.

Band of the week

2008-08-26T13:43:00.000-07:00

Material Issue: International Pop Overthrow

Another band that brings me back to the 120 minutes days of MTV. They are a band from Chicago that names just about every one of their songs with girls' names. I found this Cd at my super secret store & it all came back to me. I love this cd.

My favorite songs on this album are "Valerie Loves Me", "Very First Lie", & "This Far Before"

One last fun day before school!

2008-08-24T11:22:00.000-07:00

The last day of summer for the kids! They go to their first day of school tomorrow.
In Vernal they have a really nice state-of-art facility that was just built. They have a huge pool, high dives, 2 water slides, little kid pool area, lazy river, etc. Then they have a giant rock climbing wall, workout room, running track, aeorobics room, 5 huge basketball courts, rooms for parties, etc! This place is huge & it's really cool. It only cost $3 each child & they can do it all for as long as they want to.In the kid play area of the pool they have this enormous bucket that fills with water & when it gets full, it dumps it. Anavey was terrified of that thing so she would only play with the water fountain. Every time it would dump she'd yell, "scary!"

Horses

2008-08-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

Left to right:

Rick, Moto, Poco, Grula (behind), Picasso (I changed his name), Buster, & Kyle.

More fun up the creek

2008-08-21T19:39:00.000-07:00

We went up the creek again today to play in the water. The water is ice cold but it was 89 degrees outside so that made it a bit more tolerable.

Sierra has been sick with pneumonia but is feeling much better now that she got medication. She needed to get out of the house because she has been a zombie the last two weeks sleeping most of the day. I'm glad to see her getting back to her fiesty self.

Sugarbear even joined in the fun today. She dared herself & went in the water. It was moving really fast though so I was afraid she might get swept away.....all 5 pounds of her.

Ethan of course brought his pipes. He found the pipes in my mom & dad's trash & they have been his toy of the year. Everyday he shows me a bazooka, jet, motorcycle, crutches, swords, guns, etc. etc. etc. He has the best imagination. I love that he can entertain himself. He never gives up on the random facts of the day even in the summertime. Today he told me all about secadas & hummingbirds.....many facts I did not know. He is like a sponge! He soaks up every bit of information he ever hears.

Anavey still isn't sure about the water. She wants to get in so bad but wants to get right again. There were also bugs in the water & she does not like bugs. She has also just picked up a new word.....Sierra taught her "scary" although it sounds more like "scewee." I try to read the Lion King to her but she thinks it to "scewee." The dark is "scewee" too. I can't get to upset with Sierra over that though because she also learned one from me which I am not proud of. I yell at Sugarbear to "shut up" when she is barking. I need to think of something else to say....maybe "release"!!

And yes, that's one of those really bad energy drinks. I found a bunch of Wired's at my super secret store for $.75 each. I am a caffeine junky.

Mud pies

2008-08-21T05:49:00.000-07:00

Anavey loves to play in the dirt & apparently she loves eating it too.She said "cheeeeese" for the picture.

Doesn't she look like a mini Paul or Derek Allen with the goatee?

Red Bull is bad????

2008-08-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

I just read an article on the risks of energy drinks & how bad they are for you. Seriously, does anyone think they are good for you? Duh. I still love them & crave them daily. They are expensive & make you fat but they are so awesome.

I blame my dad. He used to bring home cases of Jolt from Costco when we were little. I always wanted to try one & he never let me. Now that I'm a big girl, I drink em!

I had a Jolt tshirt in high school that everyone was jealous of too. Twice the sugar...twice the caffeine!Just kidding Dad, I really don't blame you :)

Rubbing it in.......

2008-08-20T11:23:00.000-07:00

Ok......I AM totally rubbing it in but I have to. These shoes are Prada Miu Miu & are very very expensive. I found them in Roosevelt Utah of all the places!! They are 100% authentic & awesome. Aren't they lovely???

I paid.................you ready?.................90 cents! I'm not even joking. I'm in heaven because I found a ton of designer & Italian clothing & shoes at this one store. It's totally sneaky & now it's my hot spot. Nobody here knows the brands or even cares for that matter.

I rock.

Sunday sounds

2008-08-18T15:07:00.000-07:00

One reason I love my mom for being the mom she is................

Every Sunday she would put classical music throughout the house on the intercom system. I love classical music & I'm very sure that it comes from my mom.

Last of the Mohicans, Mannheim Steamroller, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, etc. I love it all. I listened to Mannheim Steamroller ALL day yesterday & it makes me think of my mom.

I love my mom!!

Band of the week

2008-08-18T14:49:00.000-07:00

Sarah mclachlan: Any & all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Most people think you have to be a lesbo to love Sarah but I cannot help it. I've never been to Lilith Fair but I am in love with her & her lovely voice. And, she's cute too.

All of her cds are good so I can't decide which to choose. Plus, she reminds me of someone & I can't figure it out. If you know, let me in.

My all time favorites are "Possession", "Hold On", "When She Loved Me", "Silence", "Sweet Surrender", many more.......

Red rope dispenser

2008-08-18T14:42:00.001-07:00

Remember the red rope dispenser on Wayne's World that they had in their pinto car? I so need one.

I crave red ropes like no other. I found a whole case at Costco & bought one. LOL. I'm hooked.

Caterpillars & butterflies

2008-08-12T20:25:00.001-07:00

I love these pics because the caterpillar was sitting right next to the butterfly & I thought it was cool like a before & after shot.

Panning for gold

2008-08-12T20:12:00.000-07:00

We went panning for gold today up the creek. It was great because it's really cooling off up here. It was around 75 degrees & perfect! I really didn't know what i was doing but we did have a gold pan so I felt like i did.

We found no gold though, to our dismay :(

It was fun anyhow & we found some cool rocks.

Band of the week

2008-08-10T11:40:00.000-07:00

Richard Marx: Greatest Hits

Yeah, I'll totally admit that I love him. He's so super talented writing songs for tons of artists & himself. I heard he was a jerk but oh well, he can grow some sweet lion mane hair. He also looks like Paul Ford. And, I can play "Right Here Waiting" on the piano. Word up.

My favorites are "Hazard", "Endless Summer Nights", "Should've Known Better", & "Keep Coming Back"

Picture of the week

2008-08-10T11:16:00.000-07:00

On the way to church we saw this hawk. They are the coolest. Isn't he awesome?!

We have seen some beautiful animals up here. On the way home from S.G. earlier this week, we saw a fox. Wow! It is the prettiest thing ever but he was skiddish & ran away before I could get a picture.

Awesome hillbilly sighting!

2008-08-10T11:09:00.000-07:00

On Friday we saw the Pizza Hut delivery dude delivering a pizza in overalls & no shirt.

Of course when I see something this awesome.....I don't have my camera handy. So this is just an example of the awesomeness.

See....even Kid Rock cannot pull this off. And furthermore, why is Kid Rock carrying a white purse?

Hummingbirds

2008-08-10T11:01:00.000-07:00

We have tons of hummingbirds that live up here & they are so pretty in color! I tried to get their underbellies because they are bright flourescent orange.

Curious much?

2008-08-07T13:29:00.001-07:00

I just bought this on Ebay. We have something in the works.......

Stay tuned to see what it is.

I'll give you a little hint: I'm not growing a mustache.

Ok, I'll give you one more little hint: IT'S AWESOME!!!

Picture of the week

2008-08-07T13:27:00.000-07:00

For my parents......

They need this sign.

My Dino riders

2008-08-07T09:12:00.000-07:00

This house in Vernal has this sweet dinosaur in the front lawn. I had the kids run up & sit on it so I could take a picture. This town is dino crazy!

Who give's a hoot?

I wanna go to Paris!

cRaZy HaIr !!!

Doctor woes

Aunt Jamima

Llama fun

New jacket!

What do you think?

Sierra the spelling bee CHAMPION!

Anavey has ponytails!! Wahoo!!

Wyoming & the rigs

D.I. score!

Wuthering Heights

I have NAILS!!!!! Oh so pretty nails :)

Popcorn balls & other Christmas goodies

Just plain old cute kids

2 babies

My Secret Santa

Speech Impediment?

101 Great Books *READ WITH ME*

I need a skein of yarn **HELP**

Winter wonderland

Golden & Bald eagles!

Let's see Santa!

Christmas Dino

12 Days of Christmas at Design Mom!!

Santa & his elk

Wyoming & Flaming Gorge

First snowfall

Thanksgiving & the barfaroni ride home

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pretty walls

Band of the week

Moose kiss

Brokeback Mountain: The true story

School pictures

My cute kids

My NY purchase

Chemical Cowboys

New York City & some great stories.....

Band of the week

Picture of the week

Sierra's Haircut

I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR!

Butchers in training

Blackberry Curve

Update on my life

Peeping Tom, YOU GOT SERVED!

Blue wadgie & ugly Mickey Mouse shirt

Deer Hunt Special

Friday Funny

It was a dino day!

It's a mystery

Happy 10th Birthday Ethan!

Hmmmm....what to buy?????

CHEVY GIRL

Conference Sunday drive

So, it's official......Halloween/NYC

Service work/ Rewards for my kids

New York City.....here we come.....at a bad time

Rollerblading 101

Spring has got nothin' on fall

Band of the week

ANNOUNCEMENT

Picture of the week

Band of the week

The QVC experience

Where's the waaaaambulance?

Skinny jeans......I changed my mind!

Anavey's hair

Go to Disneyland for FREE on your b-day!!!

Special K chocolatey Delight!

Anavey the gardner

Mystery stache

Hogle Zoo

Baby colt

Old coal mine

Camelbak

Loot

All by our lonesome

101 Great Books READ WITH ME

I need a skein of yarn HELP