May...we always love May

Just one of my favorite little girl pics of Ty

Concert.........

Do weeds really grow on temple square?

Tyra and I jumped in the Honda and met Mindy, Jennifer and Mom at temple square where we enjoyed the beauty of colorful flowers and tulips in full bloom. It was amazing! Mindy was sure that if she had such beautiful flowers, she wouldn't mind pulling the weeds. We wondered if weeds grew on temple grounds. Mom assured us they did. It was fun see Jennifer. She told us all about Jake, Aubrey and what a great Mr. Mom Jeremy is. Tyra has a friend at school named, Mahanna. When Mindy heard this, she couldn't believe such a thing. Especially as she is trying to come up with a baby girl name. Jennifer does a great impression of, "Ma-Hanna, Yo ug-ley." Tyra and I tried and tried to do it as well on the way home but....we just don't have it. Mindy and John were nice to put Tyra and I up for the night. When we got to Mindy's, Maggie had posted notes on the door for Tyra. She was sound asleep but was afraid Tyra would wake up early and leave before she got to see her. It was sweet. Johnny was sporting new glasses and Josie was as funny as usual. John had pieces of chairs all over the floor. He was salvaging good pieces and ended up with one fine sturdy chair. What a guy. It was a good, quick trip! These are the pictures Tyra took at temple square.

denial

What do you think about living in a state of denial? You all know that I am a sugar-a-holic. Dad has this theory that if, when we eat sugar, or something "unhealthy", we convince ourselves that what we are eating is really good for us, instead of bad for us, our bodies will use it in a healthy way. (did you follow that)? He calls it "mind over matter." This has been a long, long, long, long, winter for me. My winter survival technique was to accept dad's "mind over matter strategy"mixed with denial. I tried to convince myself that I loved winter and when that didn't work, I tried to pretend it wasn't winter. It didn't work out very well. Hopefully, after Sunday's snow storm, that is all behind us. There are signs of spring. The grass is green and the flowers are trying to wake up. The snowman background I thought was cute in January....has proved to be a bad idea. Each time I saw them....I quickly logged off. Today, I faced my fears and stayed on long enough to get rid of them and will try and remember that they are only cute one week out of the year.

what a roller coaster ride!!!

Griffey Returns to Seattle! When Mike called to tell us that Griffey was returning to play for what may be his last year with the with the mariners, we were so excited! We know....they don't have hopes of having a great team again this year but having him "in the house" would be so much fun....the fans would just be so happy-it would be a thrill. Saturday, when checking on things, I was sad to read that the Braves had stepped in and Griffey may want to be a Brave instead!!! For the next five days...nothing got done around here. As long as he couldn't commit, I couldn't commit to the dishes, the laundry or anything else. Wednesday afternoon I found this little bleep on this strange site from this blog comment that said he had choosen the Mariners. Shortly after, Braves website hinted they may not really have him as committed as they had been reporting. Mike and I had been doing a little texting back and forth and then he called telling me he had decieded, and it was true....Griffey is really going to be a Mariner one last time! Apparently he was influenced by his daughter and a phone call he got from Willey Mays this morning. Now I can get back to my dishes, and laundry and oh, that's right...I didn't want to do that stuff anyway.

Could it be.......

Visual Sound Production presents:

David Archuleta Friday, March 20th

Civic Auditorium

Help I've been tagged-three indulgences.......

I've been tagged! Three indulgences.....hummm. My definition of indulgences is:
things I feel guilty about doing but do anyway.
1) I continue to work my silly GAP job. It is an indulgence because I don't do if for the money.
I have worked there for almost 9 years and don't know when payday is.
It's not enough money to make a difference. It is simply entertainment.


2) Itunes downloads. I can't help it...music gets me going! Just for fun...if you have a minute, listen to "I'm Awesome" by the Dollyrots and "United States of Whatever" by....I don't know who. Exercise is hard. It is painful. I am old.
Every time those one of those two songs shuffle around, they make me laugh.
Even on the treadmill!


3) Buying size 6 jeans when......a size 4 should fit.
I should just keep wearing the 4 as punishment and a reminder
that candy bars are not a food group and
shouldn't be substituted for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Now the tag goes on to: Mara, Kathryn and Kim and Lori-can't wait to hear from you!!!

It's a Wrap!

Dashing through the snow in a WHAT???

Wish you could see the antlers Dad tied on the front of his
four wheeler! The kids loved it! Thanks DAD!

Tyra is learning to sew!

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Tyra's Piano Recital

Tyra has been taking piano

lessons from our cute neighbor,
Heidi Anderson. She is an amazing girl
but is leaving for college. At the piano
recital, Tyra played some cute
Christmas songs and even got to play
a duet with her teacher's brother
Jared, who just happens to be
Tyra's good friend. It was great!
We feel so blessed to have such
good neighbors!