Divide and Conquer Part Two

While Mason and I were in St. George, Eric and Braden were

in Arizona.  They played 3 baseball games (didn't win any) and went to 

an Angels game and 2 White Socks games.  Brade was

hoping to see A.J. Pierzynski, who is his favorite player but didn't get to.

They went to the Dream Fields and had fun hanging out

with the others on the team.

Go Preds!!

Divide and Conquer Part One

As luck would have it, Braden and Mason ended up 

playing in 2 different baseball tournaments

the exact same weekend in 2 different states. 

 So... Mason and I headed to St. George 

and Braden and Eric went to Arizona.

 This is the first time we have to split up 

and it was a little hard for both of us (mostly me) knowing

 we were missing one of the boys games.  

(I actually considered driving from St. George to Arizona 

after Mason's games were over.)

  Mason's team won one game out of four.

  Hoping the regular season will go better than this tournament.

We had lots of mother-son bonding and had tons of fun

 at the games as well as meeting the other families

 on the team and hanging out and spending time with our new friends.

  The 80 degree weather was also a bonus!! 

 Now back to reality!!  And snow!!

My Kind of Breakfaast

 Is that breakfast?

Chocolate cool-whip,

pepsi

and what's in the bowl?

Safety Patrol Duty

Wouldn't you feel safe if this cute

 safety patrol boy was helping you cross the street?

Wishing For The Warm Summer

I've decided that I am tired of the snow and cold so I am

going to make my own warm sunny day.

I am going to get a large very bright spot light and

strategically place it so it is shining on the boat-thus the sun.

I am also going to place some space heaters around

the boat-thus the warmth of the sun.

Throw a little sand in the boat. 

(maybe not the sand thing, Eric hates sand in the boat)

Play some beachy-oceany music. 

Grab a couple Diet Dr. Peppers and my sun glasses

and go sit out in the boat for a few hours!!

Do I need sunscreen?

Maybe not the perfect solution but it sounds better than

sitting around cozied up in a blanket by the fire!

Come join me if you want!!!!!!

Bomb de Bomb Bomb Bomb

So as I take Kalen to school this morning there are a ton of kids standing

 around outside and there are several police cars around the school.

  Kalen's friend thinks it is an early morning fire drill.

  If the police cars were not there I would have believed that.

  As I drop him off the police are blocking off the parking

 lot so I asked the Police Officer what was going on and he told me he

 really couldn't tell me any more than that the  school was in lockdown

 and they were making sure it was safe.

  So come to find out there had been a bomb threat

 and I had just dropped Kalen off at school.

  As I watch the news they say there had been a bomb

threat and the police had checked out the school 

and they are also bringing in the bomb sniffing dogs.

It wasn't until 10:30 that they determine it is safe and

allow the kids back to school.

There had also been a threat yesterday after school had ended

and the police and dogs had also been there.

  They have arrested a 16 year old boy who had made the 

threats from his own cell phone (not so smart)

 and was sitting in a park across 

the street watching all the confusion and chaos.

 Clearly this boy needs lots of help

 and will be in a boatload of trouble for a long time.

  Good thing everything ended up safe and sound! 

Sorry Ash

Sorry Ash!!!!!!

The Christmas Vacation that never ends

As today comes to an end it is day 24 

of Braden and Mason being off track 

with 11 more days to go 

which makes a total of 35 days

of them being home. 

And Kalen is home Monday and Tuesday.

(hopefully he will go snowboarding and

be out of my hair because all three of 

them home is just asking for bugging and teasing

which will lead to fighting and crying!!)

Nothing like being cooped in the house 

for a month since it is cold and snowy outside.

I know, I know summer vacation is 

three times as long.  

But it is warm and nice and you can go outside

and do a lot more than you can in the winter.

Poor me!!!!

If I had a picture of me pulling out

my hair it would have been a perfect touch!!!!!!!!

Clean??

In trying to teach the kids to clean up after themselves

 I called Mason back in to clean up the pan

 he had used to make Mac n Cheese.  

He did a total half way job and set the pan back on the counter. 

When I explained to him that it wasn't totally clean and 

that he needed to clean it again and also dry it and 

hang it up.  He told me that the rest of the

stuff in it was from the Cream of Wheat that I had made this morning.  

His response caught me of guard and totally made me laugh.  

For one I had used a completely different pan and 

had cleaned it and hung it up hours ago.

For two why would he use a pan that was already dirty

to cook his lunch in?

And for three does he think that you just clean out your part of 

the food in the pan and then someone else will come and clean out their part?

Or do you just do a good job and clean out the entire pan in one shot 

and be done with the whole thing?

Who else would come up with and answer like that besides Mason??

Im wondering if I start doing the laundry and dishes and cleaning and

all the other things I do in a day with a half way attitude if someone else

will come behind me and do it the right way.  I guess if I had a cleaning

lady she could take care of all those small details.  

So until then we will all learn to clean up after ourselves so I 

don't have a melt down-freak out!!!!

I love you Mason!!!!

p.s. Cute Chico in the background!!

If I have to be a Grandma...

I'm at least gonna be a cool one!!

Me and Kash in our Ed Hardy t-shirts

Remembering Scott

We miss you coming to our games.

We miss your latest and greatest electronics.

We miss your car being parked in the driveway and you sitting on the front

porch waiting for us to come home.

We miss you coming and watching the BYU - UTAH games.

We miss the sunflower seeds and beef jerky you always had.

We miss the treats you always brought over.

We miss your positive attitude even when things were the toughest.

We miss going to 'The Kelly Clarkson'.

We miss you staying with us and wondering if you

 would stay for a few days or if it would be a few months.

We miss having you and your boys over for dinner.

We miss the funny stories you would tell us.

We miss wrestling with you and accidentally cracking your rib.

We miss you taking us to movies.

We miss you taking us to Evanston to get fireworks and then

lighting them off in front of the house and the neighbors getting mad.

We miss you and love you Scott and think of you always.  

Christmas Lights

Nothing better that nice clear simple lights.

(This isn't the greatest picture either.)

Watch out Clark Griswold! 

(You have got to enlarge this picture to get the full effect.)

 

 There is some pretty tough competition out there!

Kalen's friend took us past this house the other night. 

It's too bad you can't see the Carousel and the Merry Go Round and 

the Teeter Totter with elves and Mr. and Mrs Clause riding on them.

  There was also Christmas music playing

not so softly in the background.

Did I mention the huge snowman on the side of 

the driveway and the lines of lights on the roof?

What do the neighbors say?

Do the neighbors like the bright flashy lights and loud

Christmas music?

Do they feel like they are in Las Vegas?

Do they like the extra traffic that has been driving

up and down their street for the last month?

Is it soothing to fall asleep to?

or

Do they want to unplug all the lights and tip over the

Merry Go Round when the neighbors are sleeping?

I guess I have quite a few hang ups about Christmas lights.

The worst are the icicle lights.  They are always tangled up and

never hang right.

The multi-colored have never been a favorite.

And all the lawn ornaments are soo not a favorite.

Lights that are stapled to the fence...not a good idea.

Plastic Santa in a sled on top of the roof...really not a good idea.

The only thing that could make any of these worse is to add 

blinking lights to any of them!  I HATE blinking lights!!!!

They give me a headache!

Lights should be clear and very simple.

 ( You could alternate clear with red or green.)

  Straight and not saggy.

And definitely not blinking!

It is pretty funny to see all the crazy lights and decorations

that go up at Christmas.  Some people go just a little bit

overboard.