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Happy Birthday To Richard!

2011-06-24T16:02:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday : D

All moved in.

2010-11-05T15:15:00.003-07:00

Long ago, Holly posted a list of all the things I promised to do if she moved in with me. I thought I would update everyone on how that worked out for her.

• I will no longer be the de facto favorite sister/aunt just because I live significantly closer to the family than she does. This turned out to not be true. Holly isn't that awesome, so I'm still the favorite aunt and sister.
• I will watch any past, current, or future Terminator movies with her. I did! I believe we watched the second one and a portion of the third one together!
• I will always have pie for her. Apparently not always, but I would like it noted that I had pie in the freezer and Holly decided to throw it away. Not my fault.
• I will let her use my Blu-Ray player, giant TV, and StarGate Blu-Ray any time she wants. She can, and she does.
• I will give her my laptop. Well, I let her use it when her laptop is upstairs and she's too lazy to go and get it. That's practically the same thing.
• I will let her get a puppy or kitty. I keep pushing her to get her orange kitten named Fancy Nancy, but she won't. Something about it being creepy to have too many cats in one house.
• I will let her make chicken noodle soup for me. I do let her do this. And then I eat it. Delicious.
• I will let her scare off my friends by alienating them with threatening text messages. I backed out on this one. Holly actually asked me for the cell phone number of one of my friends the other day, and I refused to give it to her. Sorry I misled you on that one, Holly.
• I will eat her baked goods. I make the sacrifice and eat all the things Holly bakes.
• I will bake her a chocolate round cake, with strawberries in the middle. I made a red velvet cake once. Does that count?
• I will expect her to keep cake in the house at all times. And I do expect this. Unfortunately, this promise doesn't involve Holly actually having cake in the house at all times.
• I will make sure her birthday is way cooler than it has been in Provo (metaphorically, not temperature-wise). I tried to get her a niece born on her birthday, making it the most awesome birthday ever. But Emily was uncooperative. I did bring her to Macayo's though, where we were then abandoned and had to try to explain to the waitress why we weren't going anywhere anytime soon. Still, bet you didn't get a story that fun in Provo. Plus, we had ice cream cake which we gave to our nephew who acts crazy when he gets sugar in his system!
• I will buy her a couch that she can keep in my dining room. I did buy a couch, that is sort of in the dining room.
• I will not protect her stuffed squirrel army from my cats. I couldn't even protect her base board on her bed from my cats, how could I protect that poor, poor squirrel army.
• I will switch to a 2 bedroom apartment. Instead I bought a house, so way better than a two bedroom apartment.
• I will not allow any of her stuff out of her room because it will clash with my "pretty decor". This is true. Holly doesn't have anything out of her room. Except a few Halloween decorations. But those are going back in there soon enough.
• I will buy a fancy set of cookware. I wanted too, but Holly talked me out of it because "you have perfectly good dishes now". Whatever.
• I will share my pumpkin spice cake with her. I did! We made this while visiting Shannon who misinterpreted the "fall cake" name I gave it, and so she dropped it on the floor. 10 second rule though. Still good.
• I will visit her from work. Not sure what I meant by that - I do visit her every night when I get home from work though.
• I will let her live with me rent free if she kills any scorpions we encounter. This is true. Holly doesn't pay rent, and she has killed every scorpion we encountered. Unless she saw some when I wasn't home and didn't kill them. Did that happen, Holly? Did it??
• I will provide her with tortillas I buy her tortillas when we need them.
• I will write scary limericks on my food to warn her not to eat it. I don't write them down, but Holly knows they are there. Don't touch my pico de gallo!!
• I will provide her with peaches. I'm pretty sure I did buy peaches once. I get the ones in the bottles a lot though.
• I will take her to the grocery store or, realistically, give her my car keys. I have taken her to the grocery store. Although, lately she has to take me. Stupid hail damage.
• I will hide all the good food in my closet. I do keep the good stuff in there. Don't tell Holly.
• I will play with her except during homework time and actual work time. Mostly just for a few hours in the evening and on weekends. Pretty much.
• I will support her / let her mooch off me. Yes. Expecting her to take care of yard work doesn't count, right?
• I will never have to throw away my Australian liquorice. I haven't thrown this away since Holly moved in. But let's face it, I didn't throw it away before either. I just didn't have to share it back then. sigh
• I will let her eat ice cream for dinner every day. I do. Or those bullet pops. I decided she needed some variety in her diet.
• I will help her conduct a controlled study to compare the ice cream experience of Provo with that of Phoenix. I'm not very good at these studies. We should probably go out for ice cream more often.
• I will feed her black beans, rice, chicken, salsa, corn, cheese, and sour cream. I did make this! I'm pretty sure it is now Holly's favorite dish.
• I will have instant access to her DVD collection and vice versa. This is true, but we now also have instant access to the NWI collection too. So we don't watch as many of our movies anymore.

Happy Birthday!!

2010-09-23T13:17:00.003-07:00

Happy birthday to Emily!! This is what I imagine she looked like about 22 years ago.

Tiny lizards are better than scorpions.

2010-08-23T16:51:00.002-07:00

Found this little guy on my mirror today.

I was so relieved that he was not a scorpion, he became my new second best friend. As such, I named him Tim.

Lilli Davidson

2010-08-07T10:26:00.002-07:00

More pics and details to come soon.

Happy Birthday!

2010-08-06T00:45:00.003-07:00

~~To Lillian!~~ Oh, and Holly too. Happy Birthday Holly! ~~We got you a baby!~~

Update

2010-07-26T18:26:00.004-07:00

I noticed that Holly forgot to include any pictures of her. So here are a couple!

Also, she forgot to put up the pictures of Richard sashaying.

Sneak Peek

2010-07-26T07:44:00.008-07:00

I don't know how we're going to share all the photos from the Grand Canyon this year, but here are a few fun ones.

There are a ton of Karen and Lani that I like to imagine with the caption "Best Cousins Forever."

Like Mother like daughter. Sarah reading myths and/or legends, and Shannon doing puzzles.

There were plenty of pictures of Dawn and Caleb.

From the BabyFight!And Andy showing off his Baby Skills.And Grampa being super strong!
Michael and Richard were pretty crazy, as was expected.
Aunt Fav had plenty of fun eating grapes and toes.
And Nana terrorized everyone with squirt guns until Michael stepped in to save the day.
The end.

Happy Birthday

2010-07-13T07:37:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday to Shannon!!!

To celebrate, I will eat a delicious cake.

Family Photo

2010-06-13T11:21:00.003-07:00

Mom wants to know if anybody has suggestions for a family picture sometime in the next 6 months or so. Mostly (a) what we should wear and (b) when we should do it.

Since we'd probably be out doors, I suggested jeans. Mom was wondering if black pants or khakis might be better.

I also suggested just having everybody wear a solid colored shirt of their own choosing, but Mom was wondering if we should try to coordinate more. All one color might be too "cutesy," but what about a few colors, or one color for the guys and one for the girls, etc.

Suggestions / advice?

Also, when? Should we wait until Lilli is born but Emily is still fat (so we can make fun of her for years to come)? Or just do it this summer while we're thinking about it?

Sister Power Awesomeness

2010-05-17T11:02:00.002-07:00

Holly's Chores.

2010-04-20T19:18:00.001-07:00

I added a list of chores for Holly to the side. Feel free to add stuff to it for her. We don't want her to get lazy!

Sister Time vs. Sister Time

2010-04-05T10:12:00.003-07:00

This year we had two seperate Sister Times - One in Tucson, one in Phoenix. Let's compare and see which sisters are more awesome:

Tucson -
Played awesome Monopoly card game
Got to hold awesome adorable babies
Talked about how much it sucks to be single
Ate ham and awesome delicious pie

Phoenix -
Deluded ourselves that Sound of Music and Penelope are Easter classics
Ate tons of fattening fried food
Yummy delicious pie, with lots leftover to get freezer burnt
Couldn't think of anything else to do except think about and miss children

I think we all know who the clear winners are here.

Moving again!!

2010-03-25T08:49:00.008-07:00

Since Holly is moving in soon, let's help her with a list of things that she should or shouldn't pack. Feel free to add stuff to the list!

Pack:
Ice cream maker (So we will have two!!)
Steaks for Emily's party Monday
Fancy Nancy
Squirrel army nut supply
Stolen goods
Squirrel Army

Don't Pack:
Apple Mango Tango laundry soap that won't work in my washer
Krista
Dog statues

Put up Immediately while Melissa is at work:
Oodles of BYU paraphernalia (I suggest a permanent sticking charm...)

Lillian Marie Davidson

2010-03-20T16:01:00.004-07:00

"This is where your socksies go."

Playing Favorites

2010-03-15T17:36:00.005-07:00

So, whom is our favorite brother?

I mean, Michael is supplying cuddly children, so he's got that going for him.

Richard is pretty darn funny, even if he refuses to reply to my texts.

And Andy is pretty thoughtful sometimes. He picked out just the good games for me when I was stealing the SNES over Christmas.

But I think it's important we establish a ranking system to keep them in line.

Thoughts?

Happy Birthday...

2010-03-09T13:31:00.003-07:00

To Greg the House!

Born March 8th, 2010.

4 Bedrooms.
2,300 sq. ft.

Happy Birthday...

2010-02-27T15:48:00.003-07:00

To Caleb!

The adorable smooshed-faced baby!

Moving

2010-02-23T15:12:00.003-07:00

Feel free to edit the following lists to help Melissa get her priorities straight.

Things Melissa Should Remember to Pack:

Books
Cats
Candles
Twilight Blu-ray
Giant TV

Things Melissa Should Forget to Pack

Rotten dairy products
Old litter box
Dog statues

Happy Birthday...

2010-01-28T20:09:00.003-07:00

To Andy!

And Valani!

...Sorry to be so late, but you don't read this blog anyway!

Until Emily and Chris's Baby

2010-01-28T10:28:00.003-07:00

Pregnancy-Countdowns

Baby!

2010-01-28T10:12:00.004-07:00

Here are the pictures, isn't the baby so cute? Baby!

Happy Birthday...

2009-12-23T00:01:00.000-07:00

to Melissa!!!!

Happy Birthday

2009-11-02T07:35:00.003-07:00

To Karen!! Yay! Eat all the candy you want. Mommy isn't allowed to say no today. After all, what's the point of it being your birthday if you don't get everything you want?

Happy Birthday...

2009-09-23T08:27:00.004-07:00

To Emily!!!!

(With Christmas overtones for all you crazies.)

Happy Birthday to Noah!

2009-09-21T08:48:00.002-07:00

Good luck with your plan to take over the world!

Happy Birthday to Holly!

2009-08-06T09:36:00.002-07:00

Camping Video

2009-07-29T20:11:00.006-07:00

A fun little video from the trip

Spinning time!

Happy Birthday to Shannon

2009-07-13T07:56:00.001-07:00

Wahooooo! The big 30. Really you don't look a day over 29. Have a fun day and tell the kids to be nice to "old" people.

Happy 31st Birthday Shannon!

2009-07-13T00:00:00.002-07:00

Happy Birthday to Richard!

2009-06-24T09:32:00.001-07:00

I can't believe that you all let me beat you to wishing Richard a Happy Birthday. I know he is not even on the Blog but you all did include Valani and I know she can't read yet. Anyway he got his last Birthday Breakfast in Bed from mom. Sausage and Eggs, peaches and a coke. He loved it. And yes I did include a sparkler candle for his intertainment.

Gisneyland!!

2009-06-05T17:07:00.011-07:00

Lots of stuff happened on the Ginsneyland trip. Here are a few highlights.

First up, Road trip:

The boys fought in the back

And the girls slept.

Richard tried out some new looks:

Some cool new shades.
A stylish hat.

And he even tried out a beard.

Holly got scared of lots of things:

The fast rides. (Don't worry, Richard and I talked her into trying some)

The new New Moon movie. Blegh.

Those creepy square shaped trees at It's a Small World.

Andrew got very injured:

Richard took out his eye.

Holly tried to throw him into a ride.

He got eaten by a tiger.

Funnel cake time:

We got some of each kind.

They were delicious.

Then it was time to sleep:

Happy Birthday

2009-05-24T10:44:00.001-07:00

to Dad!

Morsbag

2009-05-15T21:36:00.002-07:00

One down...

I may have gone a little overboard on the longer straps...

Also, I'm making progress. I realized I'd pinned the straps in backward before I started sewing this time. So I fixed them. I'm that awesome.

Happy Birthday Mom!

2009-05-14T15:16:00.004-07:00

From your favorite daughters!!!

July 18th!!!!!

Happy Birthday!

2009-05-14T14:13:00.002-07:00

...to Mom!!

I don't know what she's doing here, but she sure looks cute!

Happy Mothers' Day!

2009-05-10T00:01:00.001-07:00

To Emily!

To Melissa!

To Shannon!

(This one also to Shannon... hee!)

To Mom!

Happy Birthday....

2009-04-15T13:34:00.003-07:00

...to Humphry!

2 years old, and still pretty much a trouble maker.

So close, yet so far.

2009-04-14T09:22:00.002-07:00

So here are the things I still have to do for this semester:

Tuesday: 5 page paper due (I am supposed to be writing that one right now)
Wednesday: Short assignment due (~3 pages)
Friday: 8-12 page paper due
Saturday: Take home final due (~9 pages)
Saturday: In class final (Must catch up on reading and movies for this)
Monday: Take home final due (~8 pages)
Tuesday: In class final

And then that's it.

Kidnapped!

2009-03-20T15:38:00.001-07:00

I stole this. Just so you know.

Book Club Again?

2009-03-11T19:01:00.002-07:00

You should read this so I can have someone to talk about it with. The blurb sounds very melodramatic, but the book was good.

New rule.

2009-01-17T16:43:00.002-07:00

No having fun without me unless you promise to mention at least once every ten minutes how much MORE fun you would be having if I were there.

Violators will be prosecuted.

MLK day project

2009-01-16T10:42:00.002-07:00

I found us something to do!

Awesome project

You have some extra boxes around, right Melissa?

Happy Birthday to Valani

2009-01-11T22:37:00.001-07:00

I know we are all a little burned out from the holidays. But no birthday wishes for Valani? We are all slipping!

Yay for Free Stuff!!

2009-01-09T08:44:00.002-07:00

Catlynn and Humphry have jumped on the "Free Stuff" bandwagon. They have been saving up their points from their kitty litter, and have just redeemed them and received this:It's a litter locker, so I don't have to take bags down to the dumpster everyday. They are very excited.

Happy Birthday

2008-12-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

to Melissa!

Yay!

Happy Wedding Week to Emily!

2008-12-14T17:40:00.002-07:00

Just kidding. You get a day. Not a week. One day.

Yeah, that's right. Shannon and I are going to turn your reception into a big birthday party for me. Because your day is on Thursday.

Happy Birthday!

2008-11-24T14:42:00.002-07:00

To Michael!

Also, that was me who left that message on your phone this morning. Sorry if you were confused.

Countdown

2008-11-08T15:00:00.005-07:00

Melissa demanded I help her find a countdown to Christmas, and after a couple of weird ones, I found this one:

But I made the mistake of showing Melissa where I got it, and she switched it to the one with kitties. Even though it doesn't look as cute.

But that's Melissa for you. If there's anything she likes better than Christmas, it's cats.

Happy Birthday!

2008-11-02T22:44:00.001-07:00

To Karen!

Enjoy your chappie, Karen. Enjoy.

And don't let Mommy take it away from you.

2008-10-25T20:44:00.003-07:00

There you go. I already ordered it, so no backsies. BYOS. Black.

Favorite Niece!

2008-10-24T10:37:00.003-07:00

So far, Valani is the only one who is currently running for favorite niece, so she is winning. And also, look how cute!

Let's Vote!

2008-10-15T21:25:00.003-07:00

So, we should vote on what fabric Shannon should use for the Christmas Pajamas she is making. Here are a few options available at JoAnn's in flannel. (I found the green snowflakes just for you, Holly)

Hey guys!

2008-10-14T15:33:00.003-07:00

I just moved my blog account over to my real email address! No more anonymity for me!!!

Also, what is your favorite nut to cover in chocolate?

(a) peanut
(b) almond
(c) macadamia nut
(d) other - please specify

Happy Birthday

2008-10-04T23:18:00.000-07:00

to Sarah.

What's up with the oversight?

Miracles deserve to be on the blog

2008-10-01T13:57:00.002-07:00

I am not a total failure. Given the right set of circumstnaces I really can wrap my own gifts to people as you can see. These are for Chris, Crystal, and Sarah for this weekend.

Happy Birthday

2008-09-23T19:40:00.002-07:00

To Emily!

I am very disappointed that none of you have posted this yet. You had all day.

Happy Birthday

2008-09-21T09:42:00.002-07:00

To Noah!!

The first wedding shipment to arrive

2008-08-29T16:07:00.002-07:00

Emily is very excited to see the first shipment for the wedding.

Updates for the wedding

2008-08-29T15:51:00.003-07:00

For all of you who wanted to see the dress and were not with us for the shopping trip - here she is ..."Miss America" oh wait. I mean here's Emily.

I'm a pie!

2008-08-11T21:17:00.003-07:00

Humphry was being too sad the other day that I took away his way to the top shelves in my closet. He kept going in there and crying, while trying desperately to find another way up to the top. So I took pity and lifted him up. He was very happy and had a good time. For about 10 minutes, when he then started pushing boxes off the shelves so he would have more room to sleep.

Happy, happy birthday!!

2008-08-06T00:01:00.000-07:00

To Holly!!

So, as requested, here is the schedule for your day.

11:00 am Wake up. No getting up earlier. If you are up before this, go back to bed right now.

I Said Now!!

11:15 am Brunch, bro style!! Or, girl style. Whichever.

12:00 pm Bookstore shopping. Nothing is more fun than shopping in a bookstore. Trust me on this one. Best Birthday Activity Ever!

2:00 pm Afternoon nap. You deserve it. Unless you are still in the bookstore. It's easy to lose track of time in there.

4:00 pm Walk barefoot in the park. But don't do it drunk. I think BYU frowns on that.

6:00 pm Dinner time! Make that pork chop, tortilla, and jam thing you seem to have a recipe for. That sounded good.

7:00 pm Cake!

7:30 pm Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2. See it. Then tell me if it's any good or not.

Christmas in July!

2008-07-20T08:57:00.002-07:00

I was going through some old pictures on my computer, and found this one. Thought I would share it all with you! Joseph seems to be shocked that the zebras came. What's that about?

Happy Birthday!

2008-07-13T08:20:00.002-07:00

To Shannon! Yay!

This is a draft I don't remember writing....

2008-07-09T08:20:00.002-07:00

Fishlynn died, and Melissa didn't tell anyone.

But don't wory... she has a new fish now. A younger, friendlier fish.

She's *sob* replaced her...

Unfeeling

Honeymoon.

2008-07-05T14:32:00.003-07:00

I may be away from the Internet for a little while. Please try to manage without me.

Request

2008-07-03T10:51:00.004-07:00

I believe this photo was requested. I didn't really have a smaller dish so it looks a little thin on the broccoli side but it was Delicious!

Outdoor furniture!

2008-06-28T13:04:00.002-07:00

And I will too use them, Holly.

Happy Birthday!

2008-06-24T10:31:00.001-07:00

To Richard!

Free Money!

2008-06-13T17:33:00.002-07:00

My card came today! Just in time for

Melissa and Holly's Week Of Fun!

Happy Friday the 13th...

2008-06-13T09:26:00.002-07:00

...to Humphry!

June Holidays

2008-06-11T12:34:00.002-07:00

Guys, I was updating the links for June (they haven't been changed since April-- shame on who ever's in charge of that), and you would not believe how many delicious holidays there are in June!

June 1st: Donut Day
June 4th: Cheese Day
June 5th: National Gingerbread Day
June 6th: National Applesauce Cake Day
June 16th: National Fudge Day
June 20th: Ice Cream Soda Day
June 26th: National Chocolate Pudding Day

Not that I'm complaining, but who comes up with these? Is there any rhyme or reason to it?

Weekend

2008-06-09T13:40:00.003-07:00

Things I did this weekend:

-Played four-square. Might actually be fun to play on occasion, but next time maybe we could use a standard-sized court.

-Locked a set of keys inside the car they belonged to. It was expensive to get them back out, but kind of cool to watch.

-Possibly saved my roommate and her boyfriends lives. Or at least spared them a headache. Walked into my apartment to find the stove was on, but not lit, and the air smelled very gas-y. They were cuddling on the couch and hadn't notcied the smell that was permiating the apartment.

-Made ice cream again with my ice cream maker. Best purchase ever!

-Made lots of salsa. My fingers are sort of burning from stripping the seeds out of the peppers, but is is so delicious that I don't even really care.

Pretty New Furniture!

2008-05-26T19:36:00.002-07:00

This is my pretty new headboard. Doesn't it look pretty with my pretty bedding?

This is my pretty new dresser which matches my pretty new headboard. Humphry likes it too. It makes him feel like a chameleon.

And my pretty new recliner!

Happy Birthday!

2008-05-24T21:04:00.001-07:00

To Dad!!

Happy Birthday

2008-05-14T11:49:00.000-07:00

To Mom!

You really don't want pictures

2008-04-18T07:29:00.003-07:00

Okay - so dad and Andy decided to cook last night. They were very excited to find three gallon size unmarked bags of hash browns in the freezer. So they melted half a stick of margarine into two of my best non-stick fry pans and proceeded to dump the first bag into the hot pans. They soon discovered that something was very wrong. Their solution was to dump the hot hash browns back into the zip loc bag, which promptly melted through the bag. They then returned it to the freezer. So those of you who are taking care of things here on May - Beware! What was it the guys were really trying to fry up in the pans you ask? It was my motzarella cheese!

Poor Nana!!

2008-04-15T21:04:00.003-07:00

Just kidding . . . this is Nana:

If only she found something a little more sturdy to slide down with.

Happy Birthday

2008-04-15T17:04:00.002-07:00

To Humphry!!

This is Humphry being too cool to care that it is his birthday.

And Catlynn insisting I take her picture too.

This is NOT funny, Holly!

2008-04-01T23:59:00.000-07:00

We got a package yesterday from Holly. When we opened it up, guess what we found? A DEAD PUPPY. The kids were so sad / freaked out about it, that Rich had to go buy a live puppy to get them to stop rolling around on the floor crying.

So now we have a puppy. Her name is Moldie.

Don't Tell Mom. . .

2008-04-01T12:17:00.001-07:00

Since you asked, here are a few pictures of us together. . .

Happy Birthday!

2008-04-01T05:00:00.001-07:00

To Catlynn! 1 Year Old!

Better than Chris.

2008-03-18T22:48:00.001-07:00

Chris

2008-03-09T02:20:00.004-07:00

So this is Chris in case you all wanted to know what he looks like. Isn't he sooooo cute? way cuter then all of you, lol.

Internet . . . I have missed you!

2008-02-28T17:15:00.004-07:00

So I finally have internet again. It was quite the ordeal. Here is what I had to go through to get it.

1. I had to call and order it. This was much more difficult than you would think. The entire time I was on the phone, I had cats running in and out of blinds, making lots of noise. The girl kept saying my connection was bad because she couldn't hear me over them. I know it wasn't really my connection, because she heard me fine after I shoed away the cats finally.

2. I had to go to the Cox store to pick up the modem. There was only one other customer in the store and there were four employees, but the guy yelled at me and told me I had to get a number. It went like this: "You have to get a number, miss" I sheepishly pull out number 38. "Number 38 please!"

3. I installed everything myself. This wasn't too bad. Actually the easiest part. But then the internet just wouldn't work. I tried everything I could think of, but nothing.

4. I had to call technical assistance. I tried this Wednesday, but there was a really long wait time, so I decided to worry about it today. When I tried to call today, I could not get phone reception in my room. I tried to call several times and got disconnected. Then I moved it all out to the living room where my reception is better. I called, and the guy told me to unplug and replug in the modem. This is something I had tried several times, but I decided to do it anyway to humor him. And it worked! Right after that I could get to any website. I was starting to feel silly, thinking it would have worked all along, but for some reason I just couldn't get it to. Then he said the modem wasn't registered in my name, so he did that before he had me unplug it to reset it. So it wasn't something I could have done anyway.

5. Play on the internet. Since I haven't had internet at home for a while, I had to play. I had no choice.

All debts to be settled this weekend, so new ones can be established. (Poker night!)

2008-02-19T10:30:00.002-07:00

Okay, I bought a ticket, so I'm totally coming! If anyone needs me to bring anything, let me know. I'm bringing HoHo for Shannon, and hopefully also all of your new clothes. (We can be matchy-matchy if we want! Which, of course, we do!) Anyway, we'll see you all on Saturday! Yay!

Sat, Feb 23, 2008: Depart: 08:34 AM Arrive: 10:14 AM
Tue, Feb 26, 2008: Depart: 07:10 AM Arrive: 08:56 AM

Sistership over!

2008-02-14T21:07:00.002-07:00

Not one of you purchased a suit!

But you do all owe me money, except Emily, who can't be held responsible for me making purchases on her behalf... although one could construe telling me her size constitutes implicit permission to make purchases...

Anyway. Your debts are on the "You Owe Me" board. I've adjusted the price so that we all pay a proportionate share of the total shipping prices (according to the total of your purchase).

Layers

2008-02-13T10:36:00.001-07:00

Layers just moved a bunch of stuff into clerance. There's pretty much no choice in color or sizes, but still. I might buy something, if any of you want, we could maybe bundle shipping... I'm not sure exactly how that would work, since I'm in Utah, but if I end up coming down there anytime soon.

Okay, whatever.

Happy Jericho Day!

2008-02-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

And God said, "Let there be Jericho"; and there was Jericho. And God saw that the Jericho was good; and God separated the Jericho from the Crappy TV Shows.

Hawaii Trip

2008-02-11T17:18:00.000-07:00

Okay, I know you all check in here. So here is the thinking. Holly thinks that it would work better for her if we went December 29th and came back January 2nd or 3rd. We would take a late night flight coming home. The other possibility would be January 5th and come back on the 9th. The only problem with the first dates is that a lot of things may be closed on the 1st and so we would not have much to do that day. I am thinking that this is not the year to try to include Crystal and she might like to go when Michael does and with Valani it may be better to wait a little bit longer for her. So What do you all think. We will need to get two hotel rooms at around $120 a night. I could cover one room but two may be stretching my budget a little. So let me know what you all are thinking and please be serious about this.

Richard's job status

2008-02-11T17:06:00.000-07:00

So poor Richard went in to do his paperwork and the manager had gone home sick. Richard went back today and before they would hire him he had to make another stop at Sonora Quest Labs. Ask him what he had to do with the cup they gave him. He doesn't know when his first work shift will be.

Richard got a job!

2008-02-05T14:50:00.000-07:00

So Richard is feeling like mush today. I made him stop to see if there was anything he could do to process his job application quicker and the manager just came back from lunch. She interviewed him on the spot and he starts Thursday.

My shoes

2008-02-03T16:51:00.001-07:00

Holly's shoes got on the blog, so mine wanted on too. And my cute pedicure.

For my very own.

2008-01-28T09:59:00.000-07:00

I just bought House season 3 with my jar of change. It's my January present to me! I'm sooo happy.

Under my Refridgerator

2008-01-26T15:20:00.001-07:00

So, Humphry lost one of his toys under the fridge and he kept crying about it, so I got something to pull it out. These are all the things that I found under there:

10 Pushpins
Seam Ripper
2 Bobbypins
Pair of Earrings
2 Rings
Nail Clippers
2 Magnets
Colored Pencil
14 Hair Ties
2 Rolos
3 Starbursts
2 Toy Mice
A Lot of Miscellaneous Trash

I have been looking for some of this stuff for a long time! Those cats are in so much trouble. I am definately eating one of their Fancy Feasts in front of them to teach them a lesson.

Humphry's Dream

2008-01-26T14:46:00.001-07:00

As I'm sure you all know, it has been Humphry's life-long dream to use a new box of fresh kitty litter as his litter box.

Well, today, he fulfilled that dream.

Happy Andy's Actual Birthday!

2008-01-25T10:45:00.000-07:00

Yay!

Happy Birthday . . .

2008-01-24T07:30:00.000-07:00

. . . to what should have been Andy's birthday, if he hadn't been too stubborn and refused to be born until the next day.

What's up with IM and email?

2008-01-14T10:29:00.000-07:00

Okay so now that we are into a new year I'm once again confused. Every time I open IM it shows that there is no one on line. Also everytime I send emails to Melissa at her gmail account she is apparently not getting them. Anyone know what I am doing wrong or are you all just hiding from me as ususal? In case you all didn't get the word Michael was able to take Crystal and Valani home. We hope they continue to improve and all will be well.

Happy Birthday Valani!

2008-01-10T19:14:00.001-07:00

Just got the call from Michael.

6:22 p.m., 7 lbs. 15 1/2 oz., 21".