Pioneer Trek

Steve was at our stake youth conference for most of last week. They did a pioneer trek. He went as the support group. He got to drive around on his ATV and make sure everyone had water and set up and move the base camp each day. It wasn't an easy trek as you can see from the middle picture. They spent 3 full days hiking up and over a mountain. This is the second trek he has gone on with our stake. He feel very blessed to be a part of it. He is in the top picture on the bottom left. Isn't he cute??? No, seriously - look at how CUTE he is.

Monday Morning Musings

Why does melted cheese taste so different from unmelted cheese?

Why can't I stop singing the songs from High School Musical?

Why am more excited for the debut of High School Musical 2 than my kids are?

Do you ever get tired of having to get up every morning and take a shower and put on your makeup and fix your hair? Wouldn't it be nice to just not have to do that for one day?

Ok so I didn't do it last Wednesday until 4:00 in the afternoon and it was really depressing so I know I need to do it, I just don't want to do it. But I am about to go and do it right now. Just so you know.

Is Farrah ever going to do her Sunday confessions again?

Is Farrah ever going to blog again?

This is the song that has been going through my head now for 6 days, 14 hours 32 minutes and 12 seconds:

No, no, no, nooooooooooo
Stick to the stuff you know
If you wanna be cool
Follow one simple rule
Don't mess with the flow, no no
Stick to the status quo

Rock Star MIA

So if you know me very well, you know that I love American Idol. But the summer months that go by with out any American I. seem to last forever. So 2 years ago when a show called Rock Star came out in July, I was so excited. The first season was called Rock Star INXS and it featured the band INXS, who I LOVED in high school, looking for a new lead singer. I LOVED this show. It was like American Idol on steroids. It was like watching a concert in my living room every week. Well the next summer it was called Rock Star Supernova and it featured a brand new band with Tommy Lee looking for a lead singer. So this year when summer began its approach I anxiously waited for my show to come back. And I waited.....and waited.....and searched the Internet......and waited......and.......NOTHING. I am so sad and I am missing it. So I was watching some of my favorite performances from past episodes and it made me feel so much better. So I felt that I must share the joy.

This performance is from the first season and is by J D Fortune, who later won the coveted seat as lead singer for INXS. You might recognize this song "Pretty Vegas" because it was released by INXS shortly after J D won. What you might not know is that this song was born on this show. The contestants were given music composed by a member of the band and they had to write their own lyrics. This is the song J D wrote.

Enjoy! Oh, and look for more of my favorite performances to come.

Flashback Friday - Christmas In Dallas 1998

Top: Allyson & Zac; Middle: Earl, Kay & Zac; Bottom: Toby, Kay & Zac

Top: Kristy, Sam, Zac, Allyson & Kay playing games on New Years Eve; Middle: Gordon, Coren, ?, Hercules, Zac & Diana. I believe this is the day that Coren came to tell us she was engaged!; Bottom: Sam, Steve, Allyson, Zac, Lauren, Kristy and Kay on Christmas Eve

Left: Kristy and Zac; Middle: Steve and Zac playing video games in Sam's room; Right: Sam and Zac. Apparently Zac was the color of the day.

Where are Bart and Farrah??? In Provo playing with their Beanie Babies!

Make Your Own D#*& Dinner

Kristy and I took our mom out to lunch yesterday for her b-day (why I was not at the park again-I was not sleeping). Then we went shopping. We found these cute boxed postcards and we each bought a set. These are just a few of my favorites.

50 Something

Happy Birthday

to you

Happy Birthday

to you

Happy Birthday

dear

Mother

Happy Birthday

to you!

Cute Cousins

Addison and Owen

Aubrey, Emily and Tia



Kristy and Tia and Owen are here visiting us. We have been having fun with them. Today we spent the day at the Children's Museum. This picture was taken on Saturday when Papa turned the sprinklers on and got the girls all wet. They had a great time playing in the water.

Monday Morning Musings - Better Late Than Never

Why am I always so tired?

Club Crackers are evil

It's a good thing I don't know which child left the fridge in the garage open for more than 24 hours. I just had to throw away 8 gallons of milk, 1 gallon of OJ, 5 lbs. of hamburger meat and 3 dozen eggs.

Now I have to go to Sam's again

Remember when I only had one child and I thought I was so busy then. What in the HECK was I so busy doing?????

It would be nice to be that busy again.

The shortest lived victory? Finishing the laundry.

What's with all the ants all of the sudden?

Remember when our kitchen used to be these colors?

Flashback Friday - It Was All About The Pockets

Kristy, Farrah and Allyson sporting their ever so trendy Jordache jeans.

Rumor Has It

I am here to clear up any misconceptions once and for all. Well at least for today.

So I missed park day this week. It just so happens that park day fell on the same day that my dear friends and I got up and went to the temple at 5 am. And it was also the same day that my sister flew in, her plane scheduled to arrive 10 minutes before we were supposed to be at the park. And I, being the person put in charge of picking her up.

Now I have heard from about 100 people that they missed me at the park (it is so nice to be loved) and that they heard that I went to the temple at an unreasonable hour so they all figured I was sleeping. (Ok, it was more like 3 people. But figuring the amount of people who were actually at the park, that is a lot.)

OK

Hello

Now I realize that SOMEONE (who shall remain nameless) came to my house a few weeks ago at 9:15 and I was still in my PJ's and she told everyone it was 11:00. But still people.

Granted, I have been known to still be in PJ's at 10 or 11 from time to time. FROM TIME TO TIME. But it isn't because I am just lying around in bed eating chocolate cake. I do have a baby who wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00 to eat EVERY MORNING.

On days that I still have my PJ's on when it is 10 am or so it is usually because I have fed a baby, made the other kids breakfast, done a few loads of laundry, looked something up on the computer for Steve, posted on my blog, loaded the dishwasher, fed a baby again, looked at the clock and realized I am about to take the kids swimming in an hour anyway. So why get dressed now?

Now the plan was this: my sister was going to call me when she got off the plane so that I could come and pick her up. I figured I would pick her up and we would go to the park for a little play time and to eat lunch. Now at this point I have to be honest and say that I didn't actually pick her up even though I was locked and loaded and standing by for the call. My mom was running a little late to work that morning and was passing the airport just at the same exact time my sister was getting off the plane. So she picked her up and I was at home waiting for her to get to my house so we could go to the park. When she got to my house I found out that she and her children had been up since 2:45 am our time. So they were not really in the mood for the park. Therefore we just stayed at my house and ate.

So the point of this whole big old story is: I am sorry I missed park day and I am not as

LAZY

as some people think. At least this week I wasn't.

So there!