mlm- Devin 2002

I am feeling patriotic this week.

Devin was Uncle Sam for Halloween 2002.





Uncle Sam wants YOU!



& with his other half.




He's going to kill me for this one. Devin in a dress. With 4 sisters, it was bound to happen sometime.

How do people find my blog?

Pioneer Woman often posts how people find her blog. They are really funny to read. Then I started thinking, "How do people find my blog?" Besides the few blogs I read and reply on, who else is searching for me? For the most part, I am not what they were looking for.

Then I remembered I have these two things down on the right side.



They track how many visitors I have and how they found my little old blog.



Then a page like this opens.



Then I find the GOOGLE or Yahoo search ones. They are very interesting and what people found while they were search for something on the www.



So, here are the top searches that referred my little old blog to random strangers.

1. "Janna"

It's not a common name. Well with two N's, it's not.

2. "wife swap meltdown in bathroom"

LOL I love that show, but no, that's not me.

3.


4. "Got Braces" Whitney got them this week :)

5. "free photoshop template"



What language is that?

But you can download this FREEBIE template
Time is up

6. "pottery barn furniture"
I'd love some, but no dinero for it.

7. "Janna Carrie"
My sister's name is Carrie.

8. "swiss cheese image"




9. "just like my tree gotta be super sticky"
WHAT?

10. "mlm"
What is that? Multi level marketing?

edit 6-30-08 DUH, Memory Lane Monday.



I am just a mom.
(with dark circles)



Now, go see how random people found your blog.

Go.

I even scared Miss Rylie getting my perm.



:)

Friday Fotos

Hosted by Cecily and MamaGeek

Ok, I probably post to many pictures of the www.
But, I had to add these random ones from the past two weeks.



We, my MIL, my favorite SIL, Desiree, Whitney, and I went to Lacey's baby shower last night. I did not take the camera, sorry no pictures. She got a lot of cute things for her baby girl. She is due next month.



Are garden is finally planted. Yes, it's a little late in the season, but remember we had snow 3 weeks ago. If you look really hard, you can see Miss Hailey standing at the other end. It's huge. Anyone want to come pull weeds?
While we were planting it, I kept singing this Primary song.
Faith is like a little seed, if planted it will grow....
It is one of my all time favorite Primary songs. Click on the link and you can hear the music and sing along with the words.



I am thankful for my in laws. My mother in law is the best. This picture is from my fil's 68th birthday.



Little Miss Rylie. (my favorite SIL's baby)



& my baby. She is such a natural at striking a pose!



& I got to watch my neighbor's twins while she "ran to town"
(Ran an errand) Aren't they sweet?

Dinner @ the Park

I promised I'd take the kids to the park today.

So, for



(Yeah, a picture of me, get over it.)

we went and got the carry out special at



and went to the park.









Then we noticed her.



To the curb and back to her front door.
I think she was getting her exercise?

Then we fed the rest of the pizza to the squirrels.
Rats with long tails.



Finally the weird kids left & Hailey went to play.






NUNCHUCK SKILLS



Desiree pointed and said, "Mom, LOOK."



(Pretty dog, by the way)



Then Whitney said,

The tree is female. It has boobies. Look.













I couldn't get the whole house in the picture, maybe in the fall I can.

As we drove off we noticed



For old times sake, I drove around the corner to our first apartment. We lived there from 1990 to 1993.



It hasn't changed much since 1991?



Then
ed

by to say hi to our old neighbors.

Jerry & Kendal



They are a sweet handicapped couple who are going to celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary this August. (Married in the temple I might add) They live in the house behind them. Jerry is deaf and Kendal has seizures. No children but they are the happiest couple I know!

The End.

Whit's new Grill

(she got braces today)

mlm- circa 1981 & 1999

My family circa 1981.
I remember it was taken at church in the relief society room. The photographer was really weird and you can tell by the look on my face, I did not want to be there. Now, I know where Desiree got the sour faces she routinely pulls on family picture day.



We are both the MIDDLE child.



I hated my hair, even back then. It is super fine and thin. I remember I would curl my hair with a curling iron and it would always go straight as soon as I walked outside. I could not even hold these in my hair.



They were all the rage in 6th grade. I hated it, still do, but now I cannot live with out some sort of perm.

Now my sister Julie, has the hair I want. Thick and long! She could wear all of the cute hair stuff that I couldn't.



Notice the ribbons, flowers, and babies breath in her hair? I think mine was staying with a rubber band, the tan office supply kind.

My oldest brother, Rob, has curly hair. It's super short now.



Tim has my hair and he inherited my Grandpa Hemingway's crooked tooth.

And always had a goody comb in his back pocket to feather is hair.

You can kind of see it.
(Hey Dena, Janie, and Julie, my two cousins that are standing behind me live in Mesa.)

This is way I pick this picture for today. Here is baby Carrie, who had a baby two days ago.

It's the only baby picture I have of her. She still is mom's favorite. But mine too. SHHHHH I would always get her to do the naughty things I was to big for (going down the laundry shoot) and loves the Simpson's just as much as I do.


My dad with hair. I remember that suit too. I thought it was so cool having two pairs of pants for one jacket. One pair were plaid and the other just like the jacket.


My mom. I can almost hear the sound coming out of her mouth. A half laughing "SHHHHHHHHH" If you know her, you know what I'm talking about. She looks so pretty and pregnant even. But, this picture is a sad one for her, she lost the baby she was pregnant with. She lost two babies after my little sister Carrie, one right after the other. A Boy and a girl. One from placenta previa and the other was strangled by it's cord. But she will see them in the next life.

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Brittany has another ear infection. We got an RX and an appointment for an EAR NOSE & THROAT Dr. I see ear tubes in the near future.

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And I have a poll on the right. Please let me know what you think?

I spent $3.18 and got all of this...

Down East Outfitters had a sidewalk sale and getting rid of all clearance items!

They sell pottery barn's scratch and dent furniture and teen girls modest clothing. I love pottery barn. I drool over the catalogs when they come in the mail. I'd love to have a house full of PB furniture, even if they are scratched and dented.

My favorite SIL spotted the sale driving by, yesterday. She went twice. Once around 4pm and then went back around 5pm and said everything you can get into a bag for $5. HOW COOL!!!

We went around 7:30pm by then everything in the bag for $1 because they were closing at 8.


pottery barn basket liners


Christmas stockings that I am taking the embroidered names off of




pottery barn baby clothes (I am sending some to my sisters)















That's my favorite kind of way to spend $3.18

(Click on them to see it closer, I do not feel like typing it again, sorry)

My new niece

it's a girl! 8 lbs 13.6 oz and 20" long! born saturday, june 21st at 4:06 p.m.

no name yet

(that's my baby sister Carrie and her dh, Steve)

foto friday

At my fil's b-day bbq
I got to play with this again!
If I had the $, I'd buy one asap

Thursday 13

1. Brittany had another one of her "BAD" nights. Poor girl. Seizing on and off from 1am to 3am. Selfishly, I'd trade Brittany's all night seizing party's for the newborn Brittany only wanting to eat. I can only imagine what it's like on her? But this morning she got up and was looking forward to her life skill program. Toady is boweling day! When I dropped her off bright and early, her BFF Rachel greeted her with a hug! SWEET

2. I am so soar from working in the yard. Bending over for hours. (Sorry neighbors) But, I am happy to report that



this weed patch and dead tree are now gone!

3. Today is my FIL's b-day. BBQ tonight. What should I get him?

4. I found this picture on Whitney's internal memory of her camera.



Ice skating Hailey

5. My favorite SIL & I are in charge of the annual family reunion this summer. I whipped up the invite. What do you think? Do you see any typos?



6. If you would like the .png file of the family tree, you can download it here.
Please leave a shout out in return! :)

7. I need a Dr. Pepper

8. My foot is falling asleep

9. I am running out of things to type

10. If you make the bubble recipe below, just do not blow them inside. They are super sticky.

11. I saw this on someone's blog I lurk on...


I'd like to collect random plates and hang them up like that. It looks cool don't ya think?

12. Remember cassette tapes? In the 80's I use to get them from the mail order place, Columbia House. It was a total rip off too.


I am so glad we have mp3 and cd's now. Making mix tapes was such a pain in my butt.

13. Brittany's Make A Wish trip in 2002.



I need to remember how lucky we are to still have her and try not to complain.

Have a good day, I am off to play.

bubble recipe

1 part ultra-Joy brand or 1-1/2 parts Dawn brand
8 parts pure water (we used distilled)
1/4 part or less light corn syrup or glycerin



That bubble machine eats bubbles.

Yard work....

Yard work.... That's what I am doing.

find these things

Tell all Tuesday

1. I wish we had a fence around our backyard. The trampoline has been a free, come and jump when the owners aren't & a non stop tattle telling fight session. My door bell has been pushed far to many times today, and the tattle telling has to stop! Or "mean mom" will come out (like the Hulk) and scare the neighbor kids off.

2. I really need to go to the dentist. I am panicking about it. I finally asked the dentist for an RX to calm my nerves, now I just need to make the appointment. The idea of having to get an implant for my front tooth and being tooth less (not really, he'll give me a flipper retainer to wear) is why I am putting it off for the past two years. The implant has to heal for 2-3 weeks, then I can get a crown permanently put on. JOY

(FYI-The root canal I had 18 years ago has gone bad)


3. I took the kids to Sam's CLub and bought a few groceries, and each of them a pretzel, and a milk shake. But, I still wish we had Costco!

4. Brittany had a fun little party last night. Her handicapped friend came too. I am so glad Miss Brittany has a best friend!



She got two new jackets and several other little things. (She always has to wear a jacket, no matter how hot it is outside)



5. Why don't kids shut the door when they come inside??

6. I saw the DR who cut me open, saw me naked, and took out my gal badder in 2004 at Wal*fart. He is 6'7" & weighs about 400lbs. While I was in his office before my surgery, he had the nerve to ask me if I wanted a Gastric Bypass. It totally pissed me off & to top it off, I did not qualify. I really wanted to reply to him then and on Saturday, "Why don't you get one?" I found out after the surgery that he is not a board certified DR. He also has been kicked out of our town. YEEK! Thank goodness my OBGYN was assisting the surgery.


He now works in BFE, Idaho. The only place he could find a job.

7. It's finally summer in Idaho! It's

8. My parents are coming to visit in July.

9. I redesigned Janie's blog. Go check it out.

10. I have fixed to many typos on this post. Sorry if you use Reader.

Happy Birthday Brittany

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Happy Birthday!

one more thing that I forgot.....

Julie's bows and try some super small to make headbands for my sister's unborn baby girl

Things I want to make.....

But with a onesie for my sister's baby. My sister is a dancer. And this...



& these cute little slipers






Soft baby cubes



Baby bracelet for my sister's baby girl (not born yet) I need to find some instructions or I think I could just wing it.




Fold-up Crayon Pouch And one with markers



Sock monkey

Happy Birthday MOM & trampoline time

She was born on a Tuesday the 13th, not a Friday.


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We, well, I with the help of 8 kids, put up the trampoline up. The net needs to be fixed, but tell then, it's a 2 man tramp.



Everyone tried it out first, because I was sitting right there.




Hailey's turn.



Look really close at this one...



She must be double jointed too.



Desiree's turn.









Devin's turn.







Whitney's turn.





Fart******







Just look at that hair flipping technique.



Desiree is way back there, next to our 1962 Chevy pick up. We had a robin's nest under the hood of the truck. But they are all dead....

Brittany even caught some air. Look back by the truck, they were hitting the dead birds with a stick, and screaming that they stink. LOL



And last but not least....

Demon on a 3 wheeled bike

Hump Day Happenings

Bob and I went to the eye doctor this morning.
I got a 6 months supply of contacts and a new pair of glasses. My other pair have been broken for months.
My eyes have changed again.
My astigmatism in both eyes has worsened.
I am legally blind without glasses/contacts....



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My neighbor had her twins this morning. A Boy & a girl.

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It SNOWED last night and I even turned on the heater.
Go figure?



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I was tagged by the amazing Jenn for this, so here goes....

The Rules:
~Link the person(s) who tagged you
~Mention the rules on your blog
~Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
~Tag 6 following bloggers by linking them
~Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged

My Quirks:

~I hate feet. Do not touch me with them, don't ask me to put lotion on them, don't ask me to cut your toe nails and DO not leave your toe nail clippings anywhere, or I'll puke. This commercial really grosses me out.

~I cannot stand sitting buy people who smack while they are eating. Popcorn and chips are the worst.

~I can stand my own mess, just not anyone else's.

~I can tell what type of car you drive by looking at the back of your shoes. automatic or stick shift?

~I don't like onions. If I know something has onions in it, I won't eat it. But I will eat onion rings from Burger King.

~I can spot undercover detectives in stores, you know, the ones that are trying to catch shoplifters. I even turned in a fellow employee for shoplifting when I worked at Super Target and got a $ reward.

So, that's it. Who to tag.....

Janie
Julie
Victoria
Stacy
Angie
Holly

SPT & stuff

Lelly's SPT Challenge for the month of June.
Tuesday, June 10th the twilight's last gleaming
Tuesday, June 17th my home sweet home
Tuesday, June 24th stars and/or stripes forever

The first picture that came to my mind was this one. Whitney took it of me a few weeks ago while I was on the computer.



The second picture I found was on mil's computer. I helped her, all day, by putting together a slide show for a fireside they have to give about their mission to Nauvoo in 2006. I uploaded a few pictures to my flickr account from my MIL's computer & I wish I had her laptop. I loved how the sun was shining through the trees in this picture. And Little Miss Rylie with her make shift chiquita banana hat. The date is wrong on the bottom. It should be 6-19-07, my FIL's b-day.



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~I went visiting teaching after all. I did it and it's done for the month.

~I talked to my baby sister on Sunday. It made feel better. She is having a baby girl in a few weeks, and is "so ready" to have her. I wish we lived closer. Maryland to Idaho is to far to travel in a car.

Hi Carrie!



Start blogging, it's fun! & I miss you~

~Floor is mopped

~Laundry needs to be done

~See ya

MLM- father's day edition

Brittany was born on Father's Day 1991.
This is a picture of my dad holding her that same year.

burnt out

I am burnt out. Life is so annoying lately that I can hardly function.

Well, I should say Sunday's before church is always the worst time of the week. My faith is my life. I love it and proud to be a member of my church. But days like today, SAINT really tries to get me & my 42 year old child always seems to wait tell the last minute and decide to get ready.

Today was another one of thoughs Sundays. Brittany was up all night, walking around, reading books, seizing, and then to get her to sleep I had her lay down on our floor. Bob moved to the couch. She woke me up several times just to change the channel on the TV. Yes, I sleep with the TV on. Bad habit, I know.

Every Sunday I get 5 kids and myself ready, well maybe just tell 3 kids to get ready, repediately. Then I bathe, give Brittany a bath, fix 3 girls hair dues, and then have to deal with my 42 year old child. Most weeks he stays home, and usually blames it on something I said, or did not do.

This week I have had it. 15 minutes tell church he took his shower. We go to church at 1pm, not 9am. Remember we only have one working vehicle, I told him he'd better hurry or he'll have to walk. Well at 1 pm, we left without him. Made it to sacrament just after the opening prayer and their was no where to sit. And to top it off the overflow was closed. We sat in the overflow through the sacrament. Then Devin went in and asked if they would help us open the doors. NICE. huh. Every week, it's this way. I have to ask them to open the over flow.

My 42 year old child had to substitute teach Devin's class. So, during the sacrament talks, I had to drive home and get him. Choice words were exchanged on the ride back to the church house. I returned to Primary trying not to show my tears. My primary lesson went ok, my class surprisingly paid attention. Then during music time I could not keep it together. Just looking at my 42 year old child, I could have screamed and I tried with all my might to hold back the tears.

After church was over I darted out to the parking lot, my VT partner stopped me and asked if we could go visit our route tomorrow. I told her no. BAD, I know. I also dodged the Bishop and a couple of other ladies.

We all traveled home, more choice words were exchanged. The girls & I went into the house. Bob and Devin drove off. Now, we are making dinner. Brittany is screaming. Even ripped up a library book because I forgot to by her pulls up. She trained to put a pull up on before her nap or when ever she gets home. Sleeping Brittany + Seizures = Peed pants. I am a wreck, hungry, and tired of my life. I bet no one else's Sunday's are as eventful as mine.

I hate Sundays.

EDIT-
Things have calmed down. Forgive me for venting.
But. I am just keepin' it real.

On the local news

Hailey & Desiree were on the news.

Click HERE to see Hailey fishing. This was the 10 o'clock addition. Desiree was cut out of it. But I have it video tapped.

My neighbors took them fishing.

Foto Friday

Miss Rylie at the library. 6-3-08

These are the ear drops I was talking about.



Brit got an RX for it yesterday, because she has an ear infection.
#6 for the year. Next one and she will be off to the the ear nose and throat doctor for tubes.

Oh, and the most exciting thing, my kitchen has stayed clean for three whole days & we have not been watching as much TV.

thursday 13

1. This morning, I woke up hearing Brittany cry. She has another earache. The right ear, again. She has an appointment at 3:30 but I don't know if she can stand the pain tell then and if I can stand her constant whining.

2. I was really ambitious yesterday and got a lot accomplished.

3. I moved this entertainment center and tv downstairs. I could not stand the mess in the kitchen and hearing them fight when I wanted to be on the internet.

picture from 2004

4. It was super heavy too. I did most of the lifting. Whitney & Devin helped a little. Bob thinks I am crazy for not waiting tell he got home to move it. Sometime if I do that, things NEVER get done.

5. Bob actually likes how it looks without the tv in the kitchen. I was a little worried, because we all like to eat dinner and watch the boob tube.

6. And the best part of it is, my kitchen is still clean this morning.

7. I also made a turkey last night.

8. We did not eat tell 8pm, but it was really yummy and today I am making turkey salad.

9. I'll share the turkey/chicken salad recipe later.(Super Targets recipe)

10. Brittany will not swallow the two Tylenol's in her mouth. And is whining MOM MOM MOM. Lord, help me & her.

11. Our sprinklers are almost finished. My next door neighbor aka our Bishop, helped install the sprinklers all afternoon. He helped the guy we are paying and then with Bob when he got home from work. Sometimes it is hard to receive service. It's much easier to give it. Bob helped him with his sprinklers a few years ago and he has always said he would help with ours whenever we get them. Thank you DJ. That is another thing, should I call him bishop, or by his name cuz we are neighbors? Am I being disrespectful by calling him by his first name? His wife, Cindy, is the one that is have twins, any day. She's 36 weeks and miserable. If she dose not go into labor on her own they will start her next week. Here is what I looked like at 36 weeks with twins.

12. I wish I had some pain relief ear drops.... for Brit

13. This was a cute show! We watched it last night in the basement...

SPT

Lelly's SPT Challenge for the month of June.
Tuesday, June 3rd the emblem of the land i love
Tuesday, June 10th the twilight's last gleaming
Tuesday, June 17th my home sweet home
Tuesday, June 24th stars and/or stripes forever

The emblems of the land I love.

1. Wide Open Spaces



sing it with me...


This is a picture of the Grand Tetons on the Wyoming side. We live on the other side of those mountains in Idaho about 70 miles west.

2. Freedom of Religion



3. And good neighbors


that's me with the dark circles




These pictures are from my neighbors family game night. 5-31-08


We played these two games and we plan on buying them real soon!

Mad Gab



& Catch Phrase



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Julie is having another blog give away! It's a first aid kit from
Preparing Wisely.com

Devin circa 1998 & today

I cannot believe this picture was taken 10 years ago.
Boy, time dose fly.

Our only son has grown up, well made just half of the way.
He's 11 1/2 years, 5' 5" tall, & wears size 13 in men's shoes.
He's kind, trust worthy, and very respectful.

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We are finally getting sprinklers.
Our yard is full of these



to mark were they will be.

We will have 82 sprinkler heads in our yard.

Yes, that's right, 82.

This is the pipe that will hold the water and later this week will be watering our acre.



This is the ditch witch that dragged the pipe under the ground. It cuts into the dirt and pulls the pipe through likity split.



It is also is the reason why the western half of our neighborhood dose not have cable & internet service. SORRY

Mine is still on. Evil laugh

When we called the cable company to come mark our property they did not check along the back fence. It turns out there is a huge cable line that runs right along it & through our garden.

It's 10:26pm and the smoking cable guy is out in the dark trying to fix it. Sorry, neighbors. Evil laugh



And this is my only son that I am so proud of.

Friday's Adventure

I was crazy and ran errands with all five kids.
We dropped off three bags of old clothes and went inside to check things out.

Come on, you


I love looking at junk people donated for resale and who knows, you might find something worth while.



That's like wearing someone else's dirty underwear.

YUCK!



Whitney took the pictures.



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FOUR




Darn it! I will keep looking for one.



Whitney found this, I'd probably would have bought it for .25 cents.

"Look MOM, a monkey."



Remember these from infomercials?



They have lots of old toys too.



I love View-Masters



& more toys



& rip off toys



You could buy a brand new KEN for $10.

And last but not least, an OLD cell phone.



We left spending $15 on junk & had fun doing it.
But, I forgot my hand sanitizer.
I love thirfting, but the dirt and germs give me the hibi jibies.





& I never noticed this, they have



After lunch we headed to Wal*fart to find sandals.


Shopping is easier when Brittany sits in a wheelchair.



I hope you enjoyed our Friday outings caught on film, well, on an SD card.

If you want to see more DI pictures click here.

FYI That's me....

I was 2 1/2 or 3, in late 1973 or early 1974.



It's not Hailey



or Whitney...




But they both have my chin.

It was my logo when I sold digital scrapbook stuff, so, I just kept it.