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2 words...

JENNA ROCKS!!!

Thanks for the awesome family pictures!

I'll get them posted shortly for all to see...

DUH!!!

Eric & I have a habitual problem of not putting our keys on the key rack, but instead, we put them in my purse, our pockets, the counter, even left in the car parked in the garage.

Today Eric needed to be at church early so he got ready, kissed us goodbye, and headed out the door only to return a minute later on the hunt for his keys.

We spent 25 minutes looking EVERYWHERE!!! Eventually, he was late. So, we told the kids that whoever found dad's keys would get $5!!! They jumped up and also started looking EVERYWHERE!!! After about 30 seconds I heard Harley yell "I found 'em!" Sure enough, she had found them. Guess where they were???

ON THE KEY RACK!!!

25 minutes of searching, for nothing!!! LOL!

Harley's very pleased with her reward. After all, it only took her 30 seconds to earn $5. :)

FYI

For future reference...

I found out how to get gum off the inside of the dryer today.

Just turn on the dryer & heat up the gum for a few minutes.

Then take a wet dryer sheet & rub.

It didn't even really take much effort, and it now looks better than it did before the dryer "chewed" that pack of gum! ;)

When I die, I want only one word on my headstone.

That word...

"SERIOUSLY!?!?!"

YW in Excellence

Our theme this year was "Rise to the Occasion!" I went and stole all my mom's antique kitchen stuff, plus used a bunch of my own stuff to decorate the display tables. It turned out really cute!

The girls did a great job of conducting, presenting, and participating. Our YW and their leaders both totally R*O*C*K*!!! Our personal progress leader spoke about "The Recipe" (a.k.a.- Personal Progress), and then I spoke on "The Ingredients"(a.k.a.- the YW theme & Values). Then the Bishop spoke about the Sanctity of Womanhood, and it was over.  Oh yeah...we also had the GREATEST cinnamon rolls! A lady in our stake makes all kinds of yummy baked goods, and she helped us out by making FABULOUS cinnamon rolls which added the perfect touch to our "Rise to the Occasion" theme. Thanks Bonnie Page! We owe you, BIG TIME!!!

It was a short, great meeting that went perfectly according to plans. If the feedback we received is any reflection on the evening...I'd say it was a total success! Thanks to all who helped to pull it off. Now we can breathe for a few months...until the next big event! ;)

I swear it works!

Chandler got the hiccups the other day. So I used an old family recipe... hold a cup of water up right and drink out of the opposite side than you would normally drink out of. You're basically standing on your head to drink. Once the water's gone, so are the hiccups!

 

I know it seems crazy, but I swear it works.

Try it next time!

DANG DOG!!!

We spent last Friday night and Saturday building a dog run for Tootsie, our 1 year old mini weiner dog. We were very proud of our results when all of the sudden...

She jumped over the gate!

SERIOUSLY?!?!?

 

Keep in mind that I said she's a MINI Dachshund, so her legs are literally, 3 inches long!!! If she stands up next to the fence, she can't even see over it! How can she jump over it??? Well, we thought it was that she was going to the end of the fence and getting herself up onto the 4x4 that we used. So I stacked a few blocks there to deter her. But, NO!!! She just moved down on the fence and jumped over. So, I guess we're back to the drawing board... UGH!

DANG DOG!!!

Tales to tell

Tater likes to hear herself talk. It's pretty adorable! So sometimes we just ask her random questions to hear what she has to say. Here are a couple from yesterday...

Dad: "With the current economic state, should people leave their $$ in stocks and bonds? Or should they pull it out?"

Tater: "Let it ride!!!"

Dad: "Why do we have Christmas?"

Tater: "Cuz if we don't, Dad will cry!"

Then we asked Chandler...

Dad: "Why is dad getting his MBA?"

Chan: "Cuz he wants to be the boss!"

We had a good laugh about that one. Apparently he needs a degree to be the boss 'cuz he just hasn't MASTERED it at home! ;)

Dad: "What is the government bailout plan?"

Chan: "A plan for people who want to bail out of America!"

Apparently he's taking this whole Obama thing really hard. ;)

Kids say the darndest things!!!