Howdy y'all:

How is the wonderful world out there? My life is wrapped around my kids. Warning: this blog will be very disjointed. I am just going to share random events that have occured over the last few weeks.

Ethan, a baby I care for a couple of hours here and there, just reached out and grabbed S's hair. She just said, "You like my hair, it so beautiful," as she tossed her hair back to illustrate the point. She is a hoot.

Yesterday I was downstairs moving boxes from here to there. I could hear B calling to me, something about someone wanting to use the bathroom. "Go ahead!" I just wanted to finish a little more, just this stack... When I finally got upstairs, I found the entire family in the bathroom with nothing but shirts on. B had taken out the tiny potty chair from under the sink for R & L. They had taken off their pants and were thrilled to be peeing freely. S & B had apparently used the bathroom as well. Some of the kids had missed because there was urine all over the floor. It had been a general pee fest. Since I have been forcing S to wear panties, there has not a day gone by that I haven't Cloroxed the bathroom floor. Good times.

B has started telling "jokes." I just asked him to tell me one so I could share with you. "Mom, what do you wear and where do you go when it's Sunday?..... shopping." Hey... that was pretty funny. The other day he said, "Mom, this is going to be so funny that is will send your glasses right off you face."

I met a girl at Weight Watchers (which will be known in the future as WW) who has twins and then I saw her at the library for story time. Give us a few months and we could become friends! I like her because she says she can't even remember the first year of her twins' life. They are 3 1/2 now. Usually I try to pretend it all away and say how much we love them... people always say how lucky we are, they wish they had twins etc. So, it was nice to meet an honest girl. Sure do love that honesty!

Ethan had thrown many Kix (cereal) off of his tray. Just now I looked and they are no longer on the floor. Must have been S.

Yesterday B opened his first can with a canopener. He was doing great till he got the top off and somehow all of the mandarin oranges were suddenly on the floor. I just scooped them up and put them in our salad. How low can a person sink? But you can't really expect a person to waste a whole can of oranges?! Beware of the food that comes from my house.

The chicken salad I made last night was so good! I threw in pasta, chicken, mandarin oranges, pineapple, grapes, celery, onion and coleslaw salad dressing... and a little Wasabi salad dressing. It was missing the cashews... but hey... Not that I have anything against cashews. We must support all of the poor laborers who are gathering the marinon fruit for only one cashew each fruit. Unbelievable!

Well, R has been crying this whole time. She is probably a stinky pants girl. Love to all!

Julie

Well, I have been on line for about the past two hours trying to get caught up on everything and everybody. That is about triple the time I "should" spend on line. I find that I have set many rules and regulations for myself without even consciously knowing it.

First: I must play the Blogger's Book Game.

Grab the book closest to you: The Subtle Knife
Turn to page 123 and copy down the first three sentences on your blog:
"Lee Scoresby sensed that the little community was glad to have a visitor, if only because he introduced a change on conversation. The Pole had been the last to speak, and then the Yoruba interrupted:
'What do you mean, a paleo-archaeologist? Archaeologists already study what's old; why do you need to put another word meaning "old" in front of it?'"

So, there you have it. That book was confusing for me... I can't decide if I liked it or not, but I am glad I read it. The author may be an AntiChrist... I will let you know after I read the last book. I will hurry because I am sure that many will be sitting on the edge of their seats.

Now... the "Jolie questions." I received them from Susan... and I am challenging Ana, Chiquis and Alicia to answer them as well. (Ticee, we know you are in "the way" but we would love to read your answers as well).

Watch out... to make things a little more interesting, I added a lie into each answer. See if you can figure out which answer is the truth. Let's see how well you know me, really.

1. What is your occupation? Research Scientist...or...Mother of the Year
2. What color are your socks right now? toe socks...or...not wearing any
3. What are you listening to right now? XM radio..Viva (Latin music) or...rap music
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Pancakes with butter syrup
5. Can you drive a stick shift? yes, Susan, Richard, DiAnn and Randy all had a hand in helping me learn...or...I don't think that is appropriate for women to learn
6. If you were a crayon what color would you be? green (the color of life)...or...pink (for girls... S thinks that skim milk is girl milk because it has a pink lid)
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Janett ( I find this funny because she never calls me)....or...Paula Ninataype, Erica had her baby yesterday.
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? yes....or ... no
9. Favorite drink? Coke...or...water
10. What is your favorite sport to watch? soccer & NASCAR (yes, it IS a sport) ...or...I love to watch all sports
11. Ever dyed your hair? Twice... hated it because I am too cheap for the touch-up ... or.. I have been dying it since high school
12. Pets? fish (our turtle just died Steve... B asked if we could get a pet that doesn't die)...or...a dog, two cats and a rat (wait, that's DiAnn)
13. Favorite food? Mexican food
14. What was the last movie you watched and did you like it? Cars... ca-chow... I love it! ...or... some horror movie I can't remember the name of
15. What do you do to vent anger? What does that mean? ...or...talking
16. What was your favorite toy as a kid? Barbies...or..a thing with round circle on one end that I would stick my foot in, on the other end was a ball. The idea was to get it swinging around faster and faster, jumping it every time it made one turn.
17. What is your favorite, fall or spring? Spring! Rebirth and everything is new... or...fall and the beautiful colors
18. Hugs or kisses? hugs...or...a big wet kiss from a dog
19. Cherries or Blueberries? Blueberries in muffins that Di makes... or...Cherries , only if I can use the pitting machine we used to have as kids in Orem
20. Do you want your friends to email you back? comments would be great
21 . Who is most likely to respond? Alicia
22. Who is least likely to respond? Chiquis
23. Living arrangements? I live in a mansion with a cleaning person (often referred to as a maid) and a cook...or...I live in our home with a husband and our four little cats.
24. When was the last time you cried? Today reading Susan's blog and remember the dolphins that Mom made. She is so great and I miss her so much. I wish she were here to teach me how to make a huge stuffed dolphin...or...It is really hard to get me to cry
25. What is on the floor of your closet? shoes and an old pair jeans that I can't throw away...or...a menagerie
26. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to: Alicia, we used to teach together but she married a doctor and I had twins... not we get to stay home : ) ... or...n/a
27. What did you watch last night? Zorro ...or... CSPAN and Nancy Palosi (sp?)
28. Favorite smells? no stinky pants or... my garbage can full of diapers
29. What inspires you? Susan's answer (the trust and beauty of babies) or... Coach Taylor and his wife on Friday Night Lights (OK, they are both true this time)
30. What are you afraid of? my husband dying or Barbies
31. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? I am a vegetarian or Spicy!
32. Favorite dog breed? I LOVE all dogs or.. I don't like any type of dog (hint: I am the opposite of Steve... read his answers as a comment on Susan's blog)
33. Number of keys on your key ring? three or 27
34. How many years at your current job? two glorious years or I wish I were teaching
35. Favorite day of the week? Monday (Sunday is very far away) or Wednesday, Toddler Time at the Tree house
36. What states have you lived in? Utah, Arizona, the rez (which should count as its own state) and Guatemala (they should really try for independence).
37. Favorite holiday? Valentines Day for the birth of our eldest, Christmas for the birth of the Saviour, Cinco de Mayo for the birth of S, Summer Solstice for the Pagan rituals and the birth of R & L, Memorial Day for me and my birth and Ana's B-day for the birth of my husband.
38. Ever driven a Motorcycle or heavy machinery? John Rohdes taught me to drive a motorcycle while I was in college. I also worked on the crew digging the tunnel through Blue Mountain, which required a lot of heavy equipment handling.

I think that is enough for today, eh. Love to all!