Cool link for Moms

Okay How many moms out there with little girls have had to deal with the "scream like a Banshee" ordeal every time they go to pull out that pony at the end of the night? After running jumping rolling and napping that thing doesn't come out the same way it went in. I deal with it daily. So today while reading one of the blogs I follow I read about Knot Heads. After the blogger was raving about this ingenious idea I figured I should follow the link and find out more. After checking out this blog I ordered right away. All you have to do it check it out and you will understand why I jumped right on it. Anything that can save my sanity is worth all the money in the world. SO check it out... http://www.knotheads.com/index.html

Oh and cute ideas for Mom's too, not just the girls.

Tagged again!

1. DID YOU DATE SOMEONE FROM YOUR SCHOOL? Actually I never did. I guys when I dated Roylin Bradley he was from my school but he had graduated.
2. WHAT KIND OF CAR DID YOU DRIVE? I drove a 1985 Honda accord. What can I say? Hondas are great cars.
3. DID YOU PASS YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE TEST ON THE FIRST TRY? Yes I sure did. But I have to disclose that when I moved to Idaho and had to take the test again, I failed the first time then I studied and got every answer right the next time.
4. WERE YOU A PARTY ANIMAL? I think we all have a little animal in us.
5. WERE YOU CONSIDERED A FLIRT? I guess. I never really felt like I dated around so I can't say I flirted a lot
6. WERE YOU IN BAND, ORCHESTRA OR CHOIR? Chamber Choir (Yeah me)
.7. WERE YOU A NERD? Some might think that Choir people are nerds, but I wasn't super smart or anything and I had a few friends, so I'll say no.
8. WERE YOU ON ANY VARSITY TEAMS? Nope did a little volleyball but apparently I wasn't too good at it.
.9. DID YOU EVER GET SUSPENDED OR EXPELLED? Nope I was an angel
10. CAN YOU STILL SING THE FIGHT SONG? Hmm I think I could once but it is all so vague
11. WHO WERE YOUR FAVORITE TEACHERS? Mr Lowe for sure. He was the most awesome teacher. And then of course Mrs Robinson. I still have dreams about choir...in most of them I'm running late which isn't too far a stretch from the truth.
12. WHERE DID YOU SIT FOR LUNCH? I was in the back corner. But I liked to rove a bit. Maybe 2 or 3 tables one way or the other.
13. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOLS FULL NAME? Roy High School.
14. WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOLS MASCOT AND COLORS? Royals; black and gold.
15. DID YOU GO TO HOMECOMING? WITH WHO? I only went once. With Roylin Bradley. I tell you what I just really didn't date much
16. IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND DO IT AGAIN, WOULD YOU?I loved high school, but like Lindsey I wouldn't go back. I love being a Mom too much and I wouldn't want that in High School
17. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER MOST ABOUT GRADUATION? See here is something I regret. I was engaged when I graduated so my head was completely somewhere else. I went straight over to Mikes house after graduation. I really missed out on that kind of stuff.
18. WHERE DID YOU GO ON SENIOR SKIP DAY? I don't even remember. Probably hung out with Mike.
19. HAVE YOU GAINED SOME WEIGHT SINCE THEN? I sure did. But luckily I've been able to get back to it. My middle will never be that same though. Not with out some lipo and some cut and stitching.
20. WHO WAS YOUR PROM DATE? I did go with Jason Sederholm and My husband
21 ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING TO YOUR 10 YEAR REUNION?
Yes. And like Lindsey I'd like to wait until after it to have any more kids. I'm so vain and selfish! :)
22 DID YOU HAVE A JOB IN HIGH SCHOOL? I had a few. Taco Time my sophomore year to mid junior year. I did Roy Rec in that summer then Shopko my junior year. Roy Rec again in the next summer I was the arts and crafts planner. Then my Senior year I worked at Sears.

I tag. Once again my list is going to be short. How about all the Webster Clan...I don't know much about your High School days.

Family Pictures

This past weekend my brother came up for Thanksgiving. So I had him take some family pictures. Here are a few of them. I can't decide which ones I like so I am going to ask for a vote.... So I will number the pictures and I would like a democratic process to make this very important yearly decision.

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If any of you in Utah like these pictures my Brother's link is on my page for jDye Photography. He needs to update his website, but you can get an idea if you read his blog. I did all the editing in adobe. Which I absolutely love doing. So if anyone has a picture they want edited just let me know.

North Pole Express

I bet there aren't many of you that have been to the North Pole. Well Guess what... We have! There isn't any snow yet. It's been a weird year even for Santa. Rudolph may not have a job to do this Christmas. Well the train ride wasn't too long. You know Santa gets around quick so you'd figure the ride to the North Pole couldn't be too long. There was caroling and cookies and milk. I don't think it could have been more festive! Well snow would have helped but even then Michaella, Grandma, Papa and I had a Holly Jolly time!

Family Pics....more to come

8 things tag

RULES
1. Post rules on your Blog.
2. Answer the six "8" items.
3. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving them a comment.

8 Favorite Shows:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2.Private Practice
3. Dancing with the Stars
4.Desperate Housewives
5. Brothers & Sisters
6. Lipstick Jungle (bummed this one is canceled)
7.What not to Wear
8. Hannah Montana (this one is for Kaella)

8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1. Drove to and from work
2. Worked :) or something close to that
3. Crocheted at lunch
4. Picked up prescription @ Walmart
5. Played with Adobe Photoshop (still figuring this out)
6. Skipped the gym....very out of the norm but my back hurt
7. Watched Grey's Anatomy
8. Went to sleep

8 Things I Look Forward Too:
1. THE WEEKEND
2. Thanksgiving I love hosting guests
3. Christmas- I haven't been to Utah in over a year
4. Saturdays in the Coffee shop when Michaella is at ballet
5. Family outings of any kind
6. That feeling after you've worked out
7. Bedtime - I agree with you on this one Brandi!
8. Cuddling up to my husband or my dog or even Michaella while I drift off to sleep

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1 through 8 .
Any one I can talk Mike into going to


8 Things on my wish list:
1. A stress free home
2. A steady income
3. Happy child
4. Happy husband (maybe that should be #1)
5. Food on the table
6. A light at the end of the economic mess tunnel
7. For our troops to be safe especially my little brother
8. A long healthy life

8 People to Tag: Oh sure Brandi YOU complain about no one to tag
1. Rachael P
2. Rachael T
3. Lindsey
4. Jenica
5. Megann
6. Laura
7.I don't have many more friends Man these things always depress me :)
8. Any one who wants to pretend to be my friend by doing a silly tag.

Disney on Ice

This weekend we had the chance to go to Disney on Ice with our Ballet friends Shaydynn and Angie(Mom). We did dinner and then we sat at our awesome 2nd row seats. We couldn't have had a better time. Michaella said that Belle was her favorite part. It is so great to have children it allows us to be kids again. I sang along the whole time. What a wonderful part Walt Disney has played in each of our lives!


Princesses
Beauty & the Beast
Mickey & MinnieNemo
Michaella & Shaydynn pre-show excitement.
Meeting the Stars

A little clip from the finale

Civic Duty

This morning after much personal consideration I decided to vote. My biggest hold back was that I didn't know which candidate would most represent my concerns. Although I was still undecided up until the point I took out my pen to cast my vote, I knew it was my civic duty to vote. Voting gives all Americans a voice in the democratic process, a chance to weigh in on the important issues facing this country and the opportunity to elect the people they believe will safeguard their best interests. If I didn't vote I 'd have no voice to complain when I don't like the turn out.

Another sense of duty came from feeling I should set an example and teach my offspring the importance of being and American. So I offered the chance to my young American and she jumped on the offer to go with Mommy to vote.

So at the last minute I steered my car towards Precinct #13 voting headquarters. During our 45 minute wait in line and a lot of confusion I did try to get my 4 year old to make the decision for me but she was really torn between Barack Obama and John McCain. You'd be surprised how informed she is. But that said I made my choice (eeny-meeny-miney-mo) and with my ballot in hand I handed over my decision.

At this time I began to walk away and my 4 year old started crying. "Mommy, when do we get to go on the boat?"

Halloween

As most of you know Halloween in our house is not just Halloween. It is also Michael's Birthday. So we have had a fun filled week of goblins and ghosts and growing older.

We did Pumpkins on Wednesday, did Birthday cupcakes on Thursday and of course went trick or treating on Friday.

Michaella is Hannah Montana. And really if you couldn't figure that one out you must be living in a cave. :) We went around the neighborhood with Olivia and her Mom Amber, they are our newest neightbors and Michaella plays with Olivia almost every day. Michael unfortunately spent his 31st birthday in bed with strep.

Michael felt much better today and decided that it was important that he push it and go hunting (what can I say he loves hunting). Anywho... it was worth it. After years and years of hunting he got his first tagged bird.
(Check out the picture this is a very vary rare event....Michael is actually smiling! )

This says it all

The most exciting thing to happen since sliced bread!

This weekend my parents came into town. It was so nice because we haven't seen them in months. They came in Thursday afternoon and surprised Michaella at daycare. She had no idea and she loved the surprise.

Friday I went ahead and went to work for the first half of the day. Around 10 I get a phone call from home. It is my Mother and she is calling to inform me that there has been an incident. Michaella and Grandma were playing piggyback and when Grandma went to put her down she heard a pop and Michaella now won't stop crying and she won't move her arm. So after a few minutes on the phone with Michaella and her conceding that she couldn't even go to the pumpkin patch because her arm hurt too bad I went ahead and left to access the situation. I decided to take her into the Doctor. After about an hour + in the waiting room with the orneriest 4 year old you've ever encountered we got into the Dr and found out she had gotten "Nursemaid Elbow" which is a dislocation of the elbow. Michaella's seemed to pop itself back in. They still did an x-ray to make sure there wasn't any fracture and also splinted the arm to be safe. So here is the photo diary of the experience. We go back in on Monday to double check with her Doctor, but I'm pretty sure she'll take the splint off. Michaella has loved the attention all weekend. She'll show off her cast to any one who will look. Way to go Grandma you gave her something to remember! (Michaella tells people her Grandma twisted her arm....nice huh?)

We went to Linder Farms this weekend which is quickly becoming a tradition. This is the third year we've been there.

2006
2007

2008

This year they also had a petting zoo. It really is becoming a whole hullabaloo and we love it.





We loved having Grandma and Papa in town and we kept busy all weekend. We went to see Igor and went to dinner downtown Boise on Saturday.