"Tonight I become a MAN!"

OK- so in our house we don't watch sports as we could all give a crap about them. We don't hike, or basically do anything outdoors much. We are not "Outdoor-sy!"

Instead we wait in long lines frequently. We are line squatters. We wait in line for everything! We LOVE to wait hours for movies. We love to wait hours for new gaming systems. I even waited in line for Pokemon cards for Brad back in the day. Once the boys and I stood in line for 5 hours for DONUTS! The day Krispy Kreme opened the 4 of us waited in line. Its fun, Taylor amuses us with impersonations and we all have a great time!

Well last night the torch was passed. Brad waited in line for 6 hours for a video game. He had the best time ever! He loved it. He came in 3rd in the Halo tournament, he would have been first except he accidentally blew himself up. He got all kinds of free nerd gear stuff from the store. This is how he put the experience- and these are Brads words mind you! I can't make this stuff up!

"All my life up until this point I have been a boy- TONIGHT I become a MAN!"

ummmmm I wondered silently how he was going to become a man with his video game? Ughhh I don't want to know!!!

While he was in line, Alex and Taylor were texting him for updates. They couldn't wait for him to get back and share his loot! Alex and Taylor watched the "Countdown to Halo 3" on G4. They even started squealing..............TEN! NINE! EIGHT! SEVEN! SIX! FIVE! FOUR! THREE! TWO! ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh Taylor starts screaming!!!!!!! Ok, on New Years we are in bed before midnight, but wow a new game comes out and it's like they are on crack!!!!!!

Of course at midnight Brad had to play right away. I went to bed and when I got up he was passed out sideways on Alex's bed. Like it took all his strength to just get that far. I closed the door and went to work.

OK- so some may say what kind of parent am I? I let my kids miss school because they had "Halo-nitis." Well screw you I say! Someday my kids will look back on that and smile. These are the things in life kids remember. "My Mom let me miss school for Halo 3 when it came out!" Not, "My mom and I sat down and made macrame plant holders and bonded!"

ABBA Monday!

Thanks to Jeremy its an ABBA monday for me! So enjoy a few of my fav videos and the Muriels Wedding Mix! I love that movie.

My sisters will remember the ABBA Laser disk we had that we watched over and over again! Although watching them now I am quite saddened by all the FUR they wore then. Poor animals :(




This is one of my MOST favorite ABBA songs.....Chiquitita!


I couldnt resist the outfits and dancing in this one! Plus their lip synching is AWFUL!



And of COURSE my dad's all time Favorite ABBA song! Heres to you dad! Money Money! I am sure all my sisters can remember our lousy creepy uncles pausing it on their teeth to analyze them. They are dentists, but I just think they are PERVS!




AND last but not least........the best DANCING ABBA SONG OF ALL TIME!!!!!! VOULEZ VOUS- Ah ha.......ah ha!

Favorite YouTube videos of the day!!!!

So, on this slow Tuesday evening I have been entertaining myself with YouTube tonight.


Here are my favorite things I have stumbled on this evening. ENJOY!!!!!!!

Moon over my Melons!

Melon Days!




Ok first of all.........I am disappointed this year. Melon days lacked THREE crucial and key success factors this year.

1. Mullets- there was a real lack of mullets this year. I saw quite a few femmulletts, could it be the femmullett is taking over?

2. Fat Miss Melon Queen. There was NONE! I don't know if they imported these girls in or what, but they were NOT up to the Miss Melon title of previous years.

3. FUNNEL CAKES! I cant express my anger over lack of funnel cakes. I was so mad I wanted to deep fry someone. GRRRRRRRRRRR.


I slept most the way there since we woke up at 6:00 AM!!! But it was nice because it was cool, as soon as the sun came up I woke up hot a miserable. For some reason it was quite HUMID this year. I don't like feeling all "Sticky."


I call this next compilation of pictures "Miss Melon Past and Present". One picture is Bretts mom, a former Miss Melon one is the current Miss Melon. Hmmmmm you decide which is which :)
























Everyone can be in the parade at Melon Days! EVERYONE, even if you just drive your golf cart with flags on it you can enjoy the parade and feel like a real celebrity!












However: WARNING parades of this kind of caliber, this kind of EXCITEMENT aren't easy for the faint of heart. They do come with dangerous repercussions! FLYING CANDY!!!!!! Candy is thrown from everything in the parade! Its coming at you from every angle. Brett unfortunately was wounded by a candy that hit him right in the forehead. Not a soft candy but a stale NOW AND LATER!!!! Ouch!!!!! If you look to the right of the candy you will see the imprint.

















The rewards of such an event are ENDLESS! Brad got to fulfill many wishes, like eating the poor Subway man alive. Isn't Brads mouth open a little too wide?

















And then at the end of the day as we were relaxing at Bretts Grandmas house Brad alerted us to an "exciting" event taking place outside. The rare mating ritual of the Squirrel/Bunny lawn ornaments. Ohhhhh isn't it precious! As Jeremy says "Now that's what I call a sticky situation!"

How AMAZING is my child!!!!!!!!

I am SO proud! I am just bursting! You know a lot of parents are proud of their kids for a number of things.......ME, I am proud of mine because of his AMAZING sense of humor.

Taylor was assigned a project for English. He had to write a paper on one of his ancestors. Now, most kids think of Grandparents, Great Grandparents and so on. For example:

"My Grandpa came across the plains with the pioneers!" Etc etc............BORING BORING!


Not Taylor! Taylor is a genius! He wrote the most hysterical 2 page rendition of his mom. A story about ME!!!!!! I am bursting with pride! What did he write about you ask? Well..........THE CABBAGE PATCH DOLL of course!!!!! Its was HYSTERICAL! Better than even my version! Wow, I mean really. I am sure the kids in the class were all captivated by his words, his style, his charisma!!!!

I asked him if his teacher was old or young. He told me she is REALLY old. hmmmmm I wonder how horrified she was?

I am expecting a visit from Social Services anytime now ;)

For those of you not familiar with this story CLICK HERE

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh Fall!

Today REALLY feels like Fall! I am LOVING it! I can smell Fall in the air, and in my opinion there is NO better season!

I love the nip in the air. The crunch of the leaves. The pumpkins!!! I go crazy over seeing Pumpkins, I think they are the best looking thing about Fall! I almost wore a sweater today!!! Glad I didn't but I thought about it!

SOUP! Its that time of the year that you can make soup and cozy up with it. It doesn't taste as good in the Summer. Soup is a Fall/Winter food. I love it!!!!! I think I will kick off Fall this week with a pot of my Harvest Lentils I got at Caputos! They are all the colors of Fall and SO cute. Plus I love Lentils. I wonder........does EVERYONE love Lentils or is that a strange thing to a lot of people? Kinda like Split Pea, in my opinion its DELICIOUS however a lot of people won't even give it a chance. No one wants to give the split pea the respect it deserves!!! I wonder if the lentil has that same issue? Is it sad because its not as popular a legume as a Pinto Bean?

I made Salsa like Dorise! Mine doesn't taste the same however it is good. I think I got too carried away with the peppers as the after burn is quite strong. Its good though and the kids really like it. I may make some more if there is time left this year.



MELON DAYS!!!!!!!!!! Ok People.............enough with the jealousy! I know you are all jealous that I am going to "Melon Days" in Green River on Saturday. CALM YOURSELVES! NO, NO I will not bring you all. If you want the EXCITEMENT and ACTION PACKED adventure that Melon Days provides then go yourself!!!!! If you want the scenic BEAUTY of the lush, green and beautiful city of Green River then you can go to!!

Melon Days is absolutely the most corny and pathetic Summer tradition there is in the whole state of Utah! I mean, REALLY it is pathetic! There is however all you can eat FREE MELON of all kinds and of course my favorite FUNNEL CAKES! I eat so much my ass will need a NEW zip code...........not just its own, but ANOTHER zip code on top of its own! Its going to be a TWO zip code butt!

They have a parade..........basically anyone in town that wants to drives down the street. ANYONE, even old people and their Rascals. Then there is the STUNNING "Miss Melon Days" being TOWED behind a tractor. Apparently is the person who most resembles a melon. Last years "Miss Melon Days" had a three zip code booty. I kid you not.

Then NOT TO BE MISSED is the "Town Dance"!!!!!!! This takes place at the park and its quite the HO-Down!!! And by HO I mean all the teenage girls and meth addicts in the town- Brett's cousins are quite PRETTY ;) Those cute Mullet Headed toothless inmates! I cant wait for them to rob me...........er see them!

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh its GLORIOUS!!!!! Maybe I will post pictures next week!!!

Stupid 3 day weekends!

WHY is it that every time you get a 3 day weekend and get all excited something comes along and ruins it???

All my kids were sick over the weekend! They start school and they get sick! So we just stayed home for the most part and listened to everyone cough.

I did see some movies however! OF COURSE!

Halloween- Ok despite the bad reviews you know what..........I really liked it. It was just like the old school horror movies. Not graphic gore in anyway. Really just your same plot as all the 80s movies were. Guy tries to kill stupid girl, stupid girl runs, stupid girl trips or sprains ankle, stupid girl gets killed. I mostly liked the insight on Michael Myers as a child. I enjoyed it, I did!


BALLS OF FURY!!!!!!!!! I loved this one, it was hilarious! I think it was not by any means the best of the "Obscure" sports movies, but it was worth seeing. I laughed and laughed and how can you NOT love something with Christopher Walken in it! He was GREAT. A lot of funny lines and moments. Thoroughly entertaining in my opinion!

Ok.............this was NOT my choice so no laughing.............Mr Beans Holiday! I went with Taylor and my nephew. Ok.........I hate to admit it but I liked it. It was funny and I did laugh and enjoy it. So there........laugh away people! YES, I liked Mr. Beans Holiday! EVERYONE have a good laugh at Jen!! HA HA!

Tomatoes, I did get a lot of tomatoes bottled. However NO WHERE NEAR what I need to do. I guess I will have to have a do over on that job. I really let myself down in the tomato department. The ones I did do I did with Roasted Garlic and Sweet Onion. They look really good and I hope I get a chance to do more.



SALSA!!!!

Dorise made salsa this weekend! She brought some in to try and I SWEAR I am going to eat it all. I have tried everything to restrain myself and I give up! I am going for it. Its SOOOOO good. I got her recipe and I am going to try to make some too. I bet it doesn't turn out as well as hers since I did have to ask her what an Anaheim Pepper was!! :) ITS REALLY REALLY GOOD! Thanks Dorise!