Don't barf on us!

Grandpa Barfus "A Damn Fine Man"

2011-12-02T15:44:00.000-08:00

We have lost a truly great man. I finally got to let him know that...I fell in love with him even before I knew who he was. He was just so cute..those gigantic ears (I can only hope Josh will get them as he gets older) the smile he always wore on his face. I loved him. I just hope he knows how much I love him. You just couldn't look at him and not smile. I loved it when he told people that he final got out of jail. He truly was a remarkable man. He will be missed deeply. But I know we will see him again, and that he is happy now.

Something new in the Garden!!

2011-06-23T19:29:00.000-07:00

Something is new in the garden over at the Barfus Home!!

Any ideas what could be new?

Nope its not weeds I am talking about...they are always there!

I thought I killed them before I even got them planted this year.

I have been wanted them for along time.

Clue

Mom and I and Reena and Ida would find them by the railroad tracks on our walks at night.

Did that help anyone?

They are green.

They come back year after year.

They need well-drained soil with full sun light.

Lets see who can guess it.

*mom you cant because I already told you!

Yummy smells running around the house!

2011-02-19T19:25:00.000-08:00

So my Mom and I made Strawberry Jam today!!! I know you are all jealous of Home made Jam. Right this very minute I am making bread to go along with my Jam... Yummy Yummy!! I can't wait to eat it all.. Lets hope it all taste as good as i hope it will!!

fighting is not the answer...make love not war!!!

2010-07-05T17:02:00.000-07:00

Saturday our little Daisy May got into a fight with Chunky bear. Daisy got hurt; we had to take her to the vet. We had to wait about two hours for the vet to call us back but we got her in. She broke her jaw on the bottom all the teeth between the canine teeth are now gone. He first tried to hold the teeth in place by wiring her canine teeth to her other teeth but he didn’t have a small enough wire and then he realized that her front teeth were broken in half like it just shattered the bone. I had to hold her while he tried to fix her luckily he did sedate her a little it made me sad to see her like that. He put two stitches in her mouth to hold her lip to her gum area so her lip wouldn’t droop and then he put tissue glue on it also to help hold in place in case the stitches came out. So she has been a little sad and she won’t go by chunky bear yet. Hopefully the stitches will hold and by the time the family reunion she will be all healed!

To day is Daisy's Birthday she is 5 years old!!!

MY BIG GRAND ADVENTURE!!

2010-05-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

I took the bus home from work on Friday!! What a time I had!!! Here it is... Josh had to work late so as I walk over to get the keys to the car I look up and see the bus stop sign...and I think to myself I wonder when the next bus is and as I think this to myself I look down the road to cross the street low and behold the bus is headed my way!!! Is that fate or what? Now I thoughts running through my head do I take the bus or do I go get the car and then I will have to drive all the way back here to pick up Josh, and is it even going into Hyrum. Walk away or step up to plate sort of speak. So me being brave or stupid climb right on that bus as if I had planned to be there all along just waiting for it to take me where I need to go. So as I sat down on my seat, looked around all I see is high school kids in the back ready to jump me 4 real they all have this look on their face...so first thing I think to do is pull out my safety net A K A Cell phone and send a text to my friend Sarah and Tamra and then one to Josh! Now with all that done with I pull out my other safety net AKA Book and open it and read a couple of lines before I notice out of the corner of my eye this kid energetically bopping his head to his I pod and the guy next to him just looking at the kid like what the hell are you doing...my thought was he knew the kid that’s why he sat by him when there were plenty of open seats to choose from...but then I thought maybe the bus was full and that was the only open seat available at the time of his arrival on this magical transport device. So this bus went on a Nibley route then as I thought oh its heading to Hyrum it made a turn and now I don't even know where we are I have never been to this part before. I notice this funky little smell I don't quite know what it is but it definitely smelt funky! I then get a text from josh and he said if all else fails I could just come back to work and at that exact moment we pass by icon and that is close to where I work and all I thought was that oh my its going in a little circuit so when it gets to where I got on I will get off. Nope it goes to the transit center in Logan…but that is ok with me…I was just glad it didn’t just go in a little circuit.

So now as I get off the bus I ask the driver if he knew which bus I take to get to Hyrum…he said I think it’s the CVS South you take and points in the general direction of the bus. So now I see buses over in that general direction and think oh no I am going to miss the bus…so I go at record speed…but not too fast as to get looks from others and then all the buses leave and now I don’t know if I missed it or if it hasn’t gotten here quite yet. So I ask this nice man reading a book he happen to know which bus went to good old Hyrum…he said the same thing CVS South and that he was not too sure and that I could find out in the building. I thanked the nice man and made my way into the big scary building! I do believe it had a pungent aroma almost like a locker room or a hot office room with a whole bunch of big guys sweating to death at a boring business meeting. I look for map or something like that but instead I found a glass window with some people in it so I walked myself to this glass window and officer B. Larson was there and so I ask my question to this nice officer “which bus do I take to get to Hyrum” and he also said the same thing the other two gentlemen had said to me “ The CVS South will take you that way” then he looked at a map and said the bus stop is over there and that wouldn’t depart until five. I thanked him and set out about my way. Walking quickly outside, to relive my nose of the pungent aroma in the building. Outside at last I find the first available seat and sit down, grab my phone to check the time and goodness me oh my it's only 4:30!!! I have a half hour of freezing outside…so what do I do I pull out my book my safety net! After about 5 minutes of reading I decide I better find my pick up spot before all the buses start to arrive! There it was CVS South!!! Yeah I have found it, glorious and wonderful…I will get home soon!

Still not sure I am in the right spot I pull out my book to pass the time…this nice young lady sits by me on my little bench. I lean over her and ask if this the bus that will take me to Hyrum and she confirmed yes this is!!! So I began to tell her about my time on the bus! And we talked for about 15 minutes! Then there was this awkward lull in the conversation…which is normal for me if you know me at all! So I read some more and the bus big and beautiful pulls up Hurray I am going home!!!! We all climb aboard and take our seats as if they were assigned to us, and promptly at 5:00 it takes off! As I get almost home Josh calls and says he is done with work now! As the bus gets closer to my stop I pull the wire and I didn’t think it was going to work I swear that it was so stiff and hard it didn’t want me to get off! But as I walked off the bus I thanked the nice driver, and thought to myself Holy crap that took forever!!!!

beauty!!

2009-12-31T14:12:00.000-08:00

So this morning when I woke up, I felt like I was in a hotel, With my new pillows and white sheets and the blue sky's what a magical moment! If only all mornings could start like this one has. What a wonderful world it would be! everyone would be happy!!

Happy New Years!!!

A little suprize!!

2009-09-23T15:26:00.000-07:00

These are our newest family members!!!

Ping Pong

and

RW(Road Waffle)

<---------RW

Ping Pong------->

So we found these cute little kittens under our lawn mower the other morning!! When we got home from work they were still there...playing in the driveway so we figured if they were still there they could be ours! but outside of course...they don't get a long with the girls!! They are super fun I think I am already attached to them!!

Fun New Things!!!!

2009-09-19T21:03:00.000-07:00

This is our new family photo!!! Not really but we were trying to get all of us in it but not to good!! I do love Josh's Face in this one! So last month Josh spent the entire month putting in a sprinkler system... lots of hard work and it is all done and over with. Woot!! Woot!! I am so proud of him he did such a good job!! So we now have a yard!! Grass and all!!! I am so happy! It really was one of the most beautiful things I have seen in a long time!

I also have done a project and just finished it tonight I am so excited about it!!! It took me a little longer than i wanted it to but I kept putting it off, but it is finished now!!

Dinner Excitement!!

2009-06-17T15:13:00.000-07:00

So the other night we had hot dogs for dinner! Yeah they were good!!! Real good!! So I light the grill... placed my hot dogs on the grill and noticed the flame was out I had forgotten to turn on the propane tank.... I turn around to ask Josh for the lighter and he gave it to me and I go down to light the thing and one of my dogs are gone now I only have 3 not 4. I look over in the yard and Daisy has it and is going to town on it! I was mad but I was so funny!

P.S. That is a picture of Daisy in the process of number 2.

What a weekend!!!!! :)

2009-06-03T17:50:00.000-07:00

About two weeks ago Dad asked Josh and I if we would like to watch Carolina...my little sister!! So it was going to be from Thursday night until Friday morning.... so I was like sure that sounds like fun!! So as I get off the phone and told Josh what it was I agreed to do. I thought to my self "what did I just agree to do...what are we going to do with her" so that was my thought!!! Then he calls back and asked if we wouldn't mind to watch her for the whole weekend! I was praying that it would turn out great and fun! So the rest of the week we cleaned the room she would be sleeping in and I got out my tub toys and put them in the washer with some bleach for a good cleaning!! Still all week long I still thought "what are we going to do what if she is a total terror" So they get here and they ask if she wants to say and she says no she wouldn't even look at me....I thought "oh hell!! It's going to be that kind of night!" So they show her the puppies and I takeher over to them so she can pet them and then I ask if she wants to go and watch a movie...she picks cars and we watch it and they leave.... so a little bit into the movie i ask if she is hungry and wants an apple and she does so I get one. only once that night she asked where Dad and Anna were and i told her they went bye bye and would see her on Sunday and she was totally OK with that....she did keep repeating bye bye. So Josh made dinner .... she didn't like Josh until the next day when I was in the shower! she would just stare at him! We had pancake's the first morning and the second morning

she wanted me to get a picture of her and the dog!

Now she was ready to go play at Willow park and see the animals!

boy was she tuckered out after that day!! but only for the ride

home i put her down for a nap and she got up and dressed in her p.j's and we went out side and played!

We went into town the next day and she wanted to wear my flip flops she was so cute in them!

It was a great weekend! That Monday after she went home I told Josh that I missed her and he said " Honey I miss her too!"

Adventure in our front yard!!!!

2009-05-14T16:26:00.000-07:00

So I decided to take Poptart and her new pet Urma out front so they could play in the sun!!! They loved it so much Urma was running all over the yard. She just wanted to see all there was to see and Poptart was close behind her the whole time never missing a beat!

Then Poptart was helping me with the flowers, and Urma was no where to be found we both panicked...we were calling out her name and then i looked over and saw her in the flower bed! We both were so happy to find her that Poptart went charging over as fast as his legs would

carry him!

He ran into the flowers and fell down and bumped his head when I picked him up we noticed that Urma had fallen asleep in the flower bed

Isn't she just so cute! That was our adventure in the front yard!!!

Arms, Legs, Eyes, Mouth and other parts!!

2009-04-19T16:29:00.000-07:00

So one day i was walking though Michael's and on the shelf rack thing there was the cutest little guy just hanging out and t he pattern was right next to him! So I thought man he looks easy! Why don't I give him a try! So I took one and thought I could make him that night. Boy was I wrong...I seem to crochet a little tighter than I think it was suppose to be...so I was getting discouraged and frazzled so as I start on his leg it doesn't seem like a leg at all just a circular thing!! So putting my brain hard at work I thought I would try to make one up my self. "I can figure something out...it wont take that long...right!" So I set out to make an arm a circle on the bottom and then do a side panel and put it together!! And I was done! So then I gave it to Josh to look at so he can admire my handy work!!! Like I always do! And He thought It looked like a different body part one I wont mention I was shocked...I looked over and I saw what he saw. Boy was I crest fallen. :( So I put my stuff away and called mom the next day to see if she could help out and sure enough she said she would love to help me and together will all our laughter and fun we each made one!!! And all will the right body parts!!!

meet Poptart and Ilene!!!

Poptart

Ilene

Easter in a basket!

2009-04-13T15:20:00.000-07:00

I guess Josh and I were not good this year...because the Easter Bunny didn't come to our house at all!!!!! We even colored eggs for him...we will just have to wait until next year!!! Maybe more eggs would of been better! :)

Over the weekend Josh and I had some time on our hands. So we decided to go chase down a rainbow and catch all of its beautiful colors in cups!! So we could color our eggs with a rainbow of colors!

all in all we had a great Easter!! Bryan and Alice and my mom and Doyle came over to have dinner with us. I love it when they come over. I love them all so much!

Our Amaryllis

2009-04-03T20:59:00.000-07:00

Here are our Amaryllis in bloom.

There are about 10 bloom stalks and 4 blossums on 3 of the stalks and 5 on the others. They are as big as your hand.

Oh my what is that????

2009-03-28T18:00:00.000-07:00

lets go fly a kite...up to the highest height!!!!

OK...I wish I could say that my kite went soaring

but it didn't it was a sad attempt... but boy did I love every

minute of it...even if it was only five minutes!!!

I thought it was more windy than it was...

I'm quite sure Josh and I looked a little silly out in the front

yard with our kite...and not much wind.

Josh did tell me not to get it stuck on the roof...

my reply to that statement was

"at least we have your dads ladder and we wont have to go borrow Cody's ( our neighbor)"

last year we got our kite stuck on the neighbors roof and we had to borrow his ladder!

I know what your all thinking!

why were you flying your kite in the front yard?

Because we can!!!!

OK most of the time we can!!!

In this picture I am sad because my kite was falling softly

to the ground unable to get a breeze in which to soar to the highest heights.

I can't wait until I am able to have the wind be sufficient

for my kite to soar up where the air is clear!!!!

EXPO FUN!!!!!!

2009-03-22T16:10:00.000-07:00

So on Saturday Mom and I met Shay and Jeremy and Harlee Down in Salt Lake at the Expo Center for the big grand wonderful stupendous Scrap booking Expo!!!! I know if you didn't get to go you are now envious of all of us!!! I truly had a grand time... I was afraid I wouldn't like it but I like it tons! It was also nice to spend some time with mom! Mom is so silly! We have so much fun together the only bummer was that Reena wasn't there. The one picture where the wind is blowing...that's Reena on the phone! So she was there in a way! I will tell you that it was a long day... but way fun! I only spent about 30 bucks... I know you all are thinking how.... secrets i cant give away. Then after we went and met Uncle Leland and Aunt Toni And Cousin James for some lunch because you get really hungry while at the expo!!!! What a great day and then when I got home Josh had taken down the Christmas Lights. Isn't he so wonderful to work so hard while I played all day long! I love him so much!!!

what does one do in a month!

2009-03-05T16:40:00.000-08:00

So Josh and I have started to try to make bread every week !! I love trying all the new recipes. I really enjoy making bread! We even tried Reena's Roll recipe and they were real good!

and we even tried to make tortillas and after a couple of attempts they weren't to bad, but nothing like the ones my aunt in Mexico makes! The last thing is my birthday was on Sunday! the sad news is that i am now in the next age bracket 26-30 no longer am i 18-25 i know your hearts are breaking for me :(

my New job is going good...i still feel like a new be but that is to be expected! I do miss Clay and some others from McDonald's! but it does feel nice to be out of there 10 years that is a long time! Some times i miss the job... but i am happy for the change!!! but i really miss Clay!!

slow motion movie scene

2009-01-15T11:30:00.000-08:00

This is just going to be a quickie!
As I was at the store today getting a few things. I get into my car and look forward and see this kid get out of his car...and shake his hair...it was the coolest thing I have seen in a while!
You know how the boys wear there hair...shaggy and long. You know in the movies when they show the hot guy and he flips his hair...that is what it was like. Kind of like in Shrek, (i don't think i spelled that right oh well)prince charming! I bet it lasted half a minute! I wish all who read this could have seen it!

Just one more week!!! :)

2009-01-12T17:23:00.000-08:00

One week down, one more to go! I can't wait for Josh to get home!!! He has been gone long enough! I really do miss him. The girls miss him to. Lilly has been a pain in the but...chewing on things...Daisy is just plain mopey. I hope I spelled that word right. I have finished a book I was reading and finished another one. I do believe that is all I have been doing since Josh left. So today I did make cookies oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I usually don't make cookies because they don't turn out but these aren't so bad! They are just what I needed! I did give some away so I don't have to eat the whole batch!!! Smart I know! Everyone I went to didn't answer or wasn't home. Now I think I might start a new book even though I know I need to finish binding Sarah's Quilt! What to do, what to do!!!

I made it!

2009-01-06T18:25:00.000-08:00

So here I am (Josh) in Novato Califorinia for work. I will be here for 2 week. It was cold and rainy yesterday. But it has cleared up a bit today and made it up to 60. Not bad considering I left Utah when it was 0.

The Hotel they put us in is really nice. We get a nice breakfast in the morning. Not thecheap doughnuts and jucie at other places. They have a bunch of stuff. Even waffles that you cook right there.

We eat out the rest of the meals. It is nice now but I am sure it will get old quick. Speeking of dinner it is time to go.

New years eve!

2009-01-05T13:02:00.000-08:00

They were trying to get Lilly's attentions so Carolina could pet her! But Lilly wasn't having that at all!

Dad and Anna and Carolina came up on the 31st of December, to spend some time with Family! Carolina is so full of energy, she really like Daisy and Lilly and she even like the fish! She kept pointing to the fish tank in the kitchen and saying Mom fish! She is cute as a button!! I hope you like them Reena I didn't take to many sorry maybe some other time I will go see dad and take more pictures!

Santa thought we were good this year!

2008-12-29T10:07:00.000-08:00

Christmas was great. Even though I had to work on Christmas Eve...we were still able to go to Jen's house to have Pupusas I love them. I love watching Josh with all of Jen's kids! He is so good with them! They all seem to love him as much as he loves them! Christmas Morning was great fun... Santa really must of thought we were good because we got a Wii! Its been fun playing with it I still like my regular Nintendo but I like the Wii also I am not to bad at the games we have! Mom and Doyle came over for breakfast on Christmas! I am glad they came over I love them both so much! Bryan and Alice came over also and they loved there TAPS shirt Josh got them. ( Josh love his TAPS shirt also he has worn it for like three days...hes so cute!) I love them also they are great in-laws!

Ice Ice baby!

2008-12-16T21:53:00.000-08:00

Today was my work Christmas Party, we got to go Ice Skating!! I can say that I didn't fall down! Yeah I was just that good! Shayna taught me how to spin together and man did I feel like a pro!

I could do a little spin all by myself, but I couldn't stop for the life of me so I had to go to the side of the arena to stop. Now I was getting pretty good...and my head got a little to big...thinking man I am good... look at me go...but I wanted to stop so I go over to the wall a whole lot faster than I had been...and BAM I hit the wall with my knee...the pain so strong my eyes watered....but trying to play it cool like "I just didn't hit my knee...man that's what I get with a big head. My knee has a bump on it and it is bruised, and it hurts to bend it! At least I didn't fall...right! :)

Nut Nut Nut Nutcracker!

2008-12-14T17:48:00.000-08:00

On the First of December five of us girls from work went and saw the Nutcracker! This is my second year seeing it. ( Josh told me he didn't want to go again) I am like a child when I watch the dancers. I cant help but smile as they go across the stage...all the muscles in there legs...it all just amazes me. I love it so much!
It was fun to get to gether with Moose, Shayna Donna and Desiree! We laughed a lot and it was nice not to be at work! They are awesome! We went to the Blue Bird first for dinner and chocolate!!! Then we went and saw the Nutcracker! Then we had to go back to the Blue Bird for another piece of chocolate! To end the night! And now we are planing on going to the Phantom of the Opera in march! I cant wait for that one!

Card making!!!!

2008-11-24T09:22:00.000-08:00

Mom and I made our Christmas cards on Saturday!! It was way fun...my cards were harder to make than moms. Thank goodness she got done with hers so fast and then she was able to help me with mine. I think I would still be making mine if she did help me. So thank you mom for all your help I couldn't of done it with out you! Now I just need to mail them!!! Yeah!! I love Christmas cards!

Body Worlds!

2008-11-19T18:14:00.000-08:00

So next Wednesday Me, Cheli and my parents are going to Body Worlds. It should be really fun. it is real human bodies that they have preserved by plastination (Plastination is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and even retain most microscopic properties of the original sample). all of the skin is gone so just the muscles and bone are left. And they have the body in different poses. Your thinking that is disgusting. I hope it's not. I think it will be very interesting. Any way we will tell you how it is when we get back from the exhibit. To see the web site for it just click here to go it.

Talk to you later.

GRRRR!!!

2008-11-17T18:47:00.000-08:00

So today I washed my phone in the washer...real fun for me!!!! Now I get to use moms phone until i get one. I really hope that mine will work after it drys! Lets all keep our fingers crossed that it will work I don't really want to buy a new one!

Oh I almost forgot...I finished my dish cloth that i knitted...I am so proud of it. Its not the best but it is my first one now I want to make a scarf...fun fun! I will have to take a picture and post it so all you can see it in all its glory!

Tagged from reading Reena's Blog!!

2008-10-30T11:42:00.000-07:00

Seven Random things about me, Cheli Barfus!
Things you might not have known!!
Great and wonderful things!!!

First random thing is……
I love to wear dresses…they make me feel pretty…until I look in the mirror for the most part at least. I don’t know what it is about a dress that does it …maybe it’s the freedom I feel while wearing them. I love the long ones when the wind blows and they cling to my legs and the fabric blows be hind me. One day I will have a dress for every day of the month! Ok we will have to see how long that takes me!
Second random thing is…..
I love writing and receiving letters in the mail!!! I cant really explain what it is about seeing my name hand written on the front of an envelope in my mail box ….that brightens up my day…puts a smile on my face…..and makes me the happiest person in the world for the rest of the night! I do love to write them to but it does take me a while to write them I don’t like to have any scribbles on my paper and if I don’t like my writing I have to start over……so out of ten started letters I have one that will be sent! E-mails can not replace and will not replace what a handwritten letter does to my sprit!

Third random thing is…..
Ok it’s not so random but I am the luckiest person in the world to have found Josh! I can’t even explain how much I love him! He is truly my prince charming…and best friend! I wouldn’t be who I am to day with out him by my side!! He is a loving husband….wonderful friend….and a great lover! I love him so much!

Fourth random thing is……
I love to go to the gym….I love it even more when I have someone to go with me to the gym. I am lucky to have a friend from work to go with me after work. Clay is the only one that if he says he will go he goes and that is great. And it works out great to go with him if we both open and work together and are off at the same time. I love to use the elliptical especially when I have something I need to work out in my head. When I am sad…mad…or just need to think. Nothing beats running on that. I don’t much like treadmills…or running out side. I like to lift weights to... I am not great at it and I don’t lift much but I like it none the less! I did go with my mom today and I like going with her its fun. But one of my all time favorite work out buddy is my sister… she is a great motivator for me…I wish we could still workout together…maybe one day we will be able to go to the gym together again!! I am working on Josh now to go to the gym with me I like it when he goes with me!! He is so cute when he works out!

Fifth random thing is…..
I love to read! I am not a fast reader but I do love a good book! I do believe I like the romance ones best. I don’t really like scary ones. I do have favorite authors … Richard Paul Evans….Barbra Kingsolver….Anita Stansfield….Jennifer Crusie just to name a few! I could spend hours in a book store…when I choose a new book….I look for interesting book covers or titles that’s how I choose some of my books or I just find a new book from my favorite authors!

Sixth random thing is…
I love to cook. This may sound corny but I love to cook with Josh if we make it together it always tastes better. I have certain things I do better and he has things he does better…but together we are great! I love trying new recipes. We get Food Everyday a Martha Stewart Magazine and it has some great and easy recipes. We are always trying new things and its great fun! I also love watching the food network channel its fun to see what they can do with a simple ingredient!

Seventh random thing is…..
I love having a garden… if I could have a garden all year around that would make me happy. I love going out and finding the new growth on the plants. The sprouts just beginning to break through the surface of the earth…how wonderful is that? It truly is grand! I hope to have a bigger garden next year! We will see what it brings!

phourth phourth foto!!

2008-10-27T19:10:00.001-07:00

To anyone who reads or looks at my blog
TAG YOUR IT!
The rules are you take the fourth photo file
on your computer, and paste the fourth
picture in that file.

so this is my picture...isn't she cute? I was trying to get her to walk along the ledge of the sink! I use to give her baths in the kitchen sink and she would drink the water the whole time but a lass...she is to big for it now. :(

Little Piñata Killers

2008-10-20T17:24:00.000-07:00

All the little Piñata killers hard at work.

Stay away from this one if he has a stick or a bat.

What a good Uncle Matt is being.

He was ready to smack the crap (candy) out of that Piñata.

Sissy getting some help from her big sister.

Celeste taking a hit.

Maybe a bit high to hit.

On his tippy toes to get his reward.

If you have ever wondered how to get a free vasectomy, all you need to do is give this girl a stick and let her whack you in the nuts and then you will cough them right up. Ta daaaaa.... there gone!!

Yep, your right he has his shoes on the wrong feet. But he doesn't care cause he's getting candy.

Smacked it........ but no candy yet.

Here is BJ helping Grandpa hit the Piñata.

This little guy's got a mean swing.

Ooooooo....... it's so pretty.

And the reward!!

Yeah it's butt fell off and all the crap came out.

Little Pumpkin Painters!

2008-10-20T16:55:00.000-07:00

All the little pumpkin painters at work.

Except for the Sissy and Ty Ty they just walked around looking cute. But, that is ok because they are just to stinkin' cute!

Pumpkins, Bats oh my!

2008-10-12T18:07:00.000-07:00

Saturday was the 8th annual Pumpkin Painting Party!! It was so much fun! I do believe this is my first time seeing uncle Chuck! I just love Aunt Ruth she is so sweet! My mother and I had to paint there pumpkins for them as usual but it was fun! I don't think I am a good painter but ever year she asks me to do her pumpkin. She is a neat lady and I am glad she comes! I am always happy to paint her pumpkin!

So I thought Pictures of our pumpkins would be nice...... these are my pumpkins this year...I am just so clever it scares me.

Josh is such a creative little guy.....last year he did spiders and this year he is doing bats! He never seems to finish them at the party its always after the party has ended that he gets them done. This year he finished them at home...look how cute they are!

So as he got done he was like can we hang them! so this is them hanging in our kitchen above the counter! I have to admit they look so stinking cute hanging like that! They are just held up with a tack in the ceiling so i don't know if they will hold I am waiting to hear CRACK in the middle of the night as they fall and hit the counter. That would be sad.

books books and more books

2008-10-01T23:51:00.000-07:00

One of my favorite authors ( Richard Paul Evens)is going to be in Salt Lake on the 3 and he will be signing his new book, Grace. I wish I lived in Salt Lake then I for sure would go. It would mean I would get it early too!! I love his books, I love his writing you get so into them.
Another favorite authors is Barbra kingsolver. She is way awesome how ever i didn't really like the poison wood bible it took about ten try's and about 4 years to finally read it but once i was done with it it wasn't bad but i love all her other books.
Right now i am reading the The Host by Stephenie Meyer and this one is taking me a while..before that book I read The Friday Night Knitting Club which i absolutely loved i cant remember who it was by but it was way good. it makes me want to knit and it has a recipe for blueberry orange muffins in the back that i want to try. I love to read and am always looking for new books so if you have any favorites let me know and I might just read them!

kindness in peoples hearts!

2008-09-08T18:11:00.000-07:00

So when I came home from work today I saw water on the road in front of our home and I thought bad things had happened...when if fact something wonderful had happened someone mowed our lawn and had put the sprinklers on..not our sprinklers but different ones. I first thought Oly did it....but then when I went to get the mail I noticed his lawn had not been mowed so I ruled him out...I will have to ask him just in case it was him. I cant begin to say thank you to whom ever did this kind deed. It made me so happy. If it was anyone that reads my blog...I would just like to say thank you from bottom of my heart. You made me so happy. I do hope I find out who it was so I can thank them in person.

An intruder that must die!!

2008-08-20T14:28:00.000-07:00

So the other morning i was in the bathroom and a mouse came crawling under the door!!! :( It really scared me i don't think i am scared of them i just don't like to be surprised by them. They make me feel dirty. I just want to clean my entire house but then i want to wait until we have caught the little bugger. this will be the second one we have had in our house .....gross gross.
We think they come in the dogie door. The one that surprised me in the bathroom dropped its dinner and guess what is was....dog food. that's all with that i will let you know when the little guy has been caught!!

things we didn't know we wanted to see!!!

2008-08-15T19:42:00.000-07:00

So I was on the plane coming home from Hawaii!!! It was an evening flight we left Hawaii at 9:45 so it was dark and as we came closer to reaching our destination i saw something so beautiful. never even knew i could see something like it. It was one of the most beautiful rainbows i had ever seen on the horizon of the clouds red orange yellow green blue indigo and violet then it was the dark nights sky. I was something i never expected to see in my life....truly amazing. if only i would have gotten a picture of it...it would probably have not been as perfect as i saw it that morning.

the joy a garden brings to the heart

2008-08-03T19:45:00.000-07:00

to day i discovered our very first little watermelon........how cute it was it looks perfect in every way....its just a little guy. Josh has just informed me that our very firs zucchini of the year will be ready when we are in Hawaii...how sad that is, i was truly looking forward to it........i guess that comes with gardening.....

A time to be scared and live life!

2008-08-02T21:34:00.000-07:00

Holly crap Josh and I are going to Hawaii on the 5th of august that is only 2 days away! I am totally scared to fly I have never flown before in my life really.......what if the plane goes down i think that is one of my worst fears...i guess its time to face my fear. i am super excited think of all the things we will get to do. If the plane goes down sell my house and all the crap that's in it and make sure my plants have a good home and Lilly and Daisy cant forget about them........we should be fine but just in case, you will know what to do....oh and give the big clock to Sarah if the plane goes down....haha but seriously.

things that one remembers

2008-07-31T21:47:00.000-07:00

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. EVERYBODY PLAY! I want to see what memories are out there!1

Things I think about!

2008-07-31T00:50:00.001-07:00

So as I was folding my laundry this afternoon i noticed that one of my socks was in side out. I first thought was, I need to fold it right side out then put it in the dirty hamper so it can be washed properly. so that my friends is what i did, in to the hamper for another round in the washing machine. I guess to me it just wasn't clean if it didn't get washed right side out. Even if you think about it i could be wrong you sweat on the inside of the sock so maybe it was OK in the first place......no i was right to throw it back into the hamper for another round......i guess to each there own!

big and bold a blog to behold!!

2008-07-29T19:39:00.000-07:00

My first blog revel in its glory. Only great and wonderful things can come of this blog! May it bring you all joy. Like little fairies dancing in the meadow of life.