Happy Halloween

Our ward had trunk or treat on oct 25th. The kids of course were thrilled about dressing up. Here they are Miss Magoo as a beautiful butterfly, and PJ as a karate master. And yes I realize it's not exactly the best picture of my kids, but they refuse to stand still for photos, they feel like they must pose for each and every photo.

I Want One, or Two

I think that the shirt says it all...

**I just realized that maybe the smaller words on the shirt aren't readable, it says "save the boobs" you know Oct is Breast Cancer Awareness???**

Facebook, I Curse You

Facebook has sucked me in. And it's all Erika's fault, if only she had really admitted to how evil it was. After reading about facebook on her blog I thought, "why not, sounds like fun". But no, I've been sucked in. Now I'm obsessed with it. I can't wait to check in every morning when I log online. Who has sent me a message, or invited me to be their friend? Why hasn't anyone invited me to be their friend, or sent me a message today? Am I not good enough anymore? Why hasn't that person accepted me as a friend, didn't what we went through in high school together mean anything? Okay so we haven't talked in like 14 yrs, but hey we were tight at one point, so why the snubb now??? It's killing me. Now not only can I be rejected in real life, someone can reject me through my computer. Facebook anonymous anyone??

**just to be clear I do have friends on facebook, ok not a crazy amount of them and most are my nieces and newphews, but I do have friends, just to be clear**

What a Glorious Life I Lead

For the last few years I've had a odd sleep pattern. Mr. Man works for a delivery company and has to be there somewhat early (or atleast early in my book). Most mornings he gets up at 4 am, though he has been known to get up as early as 3am if there is something extra going on at work. And while him getting up that early wouldn't be a big deal for some people, it's a huge deal in our house. You see Mr. Man is a DEEP sleeper, I mean deep. (Once, several years ago when I worked full-time and he had to get up while I was at work he slept through an alarm going off full volume on the pillow next to his head for an hour.) If I allowed him to set the alarm for himself he'd wake up the whole family, giving me heart palpitations in the process, and I'm so not willing to deal with my 4 & 7 yr old at that time of the morning. So we have worked out a deal of sorts that for the most part works. I set the alarm on my cell phone ( I can't stand loud alarms waking me up) then I wake him up, once I know he's up and going I try and go back to sleep. Some mornings it works, but most mornings I end up staying awake until it's my turn to get up. I've tried the whole "let him be late for work thing a couple of times and then he'll wake up on time" nope it doesn't work.
Well last Friday the most glorious thing happened! He was moved to the PM shift!!! Hallelujah!! He now doesn't have to leave for work until 11am. And the best part he will actually work a shorter day. When he worked the am shift he'd leave between 4:30 & 5 am and not get home some days till 8pm or later (long days for both of us). There were some weeks that the kids could go for a couple of days without seeing their dad. He'd leave before they were up and get home after they were in bed, life sucked! But with this new shift he'll be done between 7:30 and 8:30pm every night. And while he still won't be here to help put the kids to bed, the best part is that he'll be here every morning to help get the kids up and PJ off to school. Except for Saturdays, he still has to go in very early and cover the whole day, but that's another post. And on the mornings that I don't have to get up early, he's going to get PJ off to school for me and I get to sleep in until 8!!!! As I said, my life has just gotten glorious!

You Might be a Mormon...

I needed something funny after my long day so here it is:
"There's a Mormon," by Jeff Foxworthy:
*** disclaimer this was sent to me several years ago, and I really don't know if Jeff Foxworthy wrote it or not, but it does follow his "you might be a redneck..." line of jokes.***
This is to all of you that may be a Mormon, that may know a Mormon, that may
live in Utah, that may have lived in Utah or have heard about Mormons.

If all your dishes have you name written on them with masking tape..... you might be a Mormon
If you postdate your checks while shopping on Sunday..... you might be a Mormon
If you believe Heck is the place for people who do not believe in gosh..... you might be a Mormon
If your mom was pregnant at your sister's wedding reception..... you might be a Mormon
If you pray that your food might "nourish and strengthen your body" before eating doughnuts..... you might be a Mormon
If you think Jell-O is one of the basic food groups.....you might be a Mormon
If at least one of your salad bowls is at a neighbor's house.....you might be a Mormon
If you've ever written a "Dear-John" to more than two missionaries on the same day..... you might be a Mormon
If you were frustrated when your son "only" got accepted to Harvard..... you might be a Mormon
If you have one kid in diapers and one on a mission..... you might be a Mormon
If you have never arrived at a meeting on time..... you might be a Mormon
If you have more wheat stored in your basement than most third world countries..... you might be a Mormon
If you've already got your order in for volume 50 of "The Work and The Glory"..... you might be a Mormon
If you think it is all right to watch football on Sundays as long as a direct descendant of Brigham Young is playing..... you might be a Mormon
If you have to guess more than five times the name of the child you're disciplining..... you might be a Mormon
If you automatically assume that BYOB means, Bring Your Own Burgers.....you might be a Mormon
If you go to a party and someone spikes the punch with Pepsi.....you might be a Mormon
If you arrive to an activity an hour late and are the first person there....you might be a Mormon

You gotta admit that you have done atleast one of these things, and know someone who fits atleast a couple too.

Note to Self

When your 7 yr old son and 5 of his soccer teammates tell you that they all have to pee, really think about where you are sending them to empty their bladders. Look around before you tell them to go behind the equipment shed a few yards away. Because there might be a girls soccer team practicing on the other side of the equipment shed. And the moms of those girls might not see the humor in the situation that you did.

Gov. Sarah Palin

For once I actually watched almost all of the debate last night so I’m going to put my 2 pennies in (if anyone can tell me how to do the cents sign on my computer I’d appreciate it, thanks). I really enjoyed the debate last night. I thought that it was well done. Though I don’t think that anyone’s mind was changed, most likely it just solidified your opinion either way. I guess what I really wanted to say was that I thought that Gov. Palin ROCKED!!! I think that she represented herself well; I think that her personality really came out in a great way. Some of you may not agree, that’s okay, this is my opinion not yours.