Busy Weekend

Saturday I went to the Death Cab concert with Steph, Marlee, and Anthony(my BFF Candice's husband). They put on an awesome show. But really, anything Ben Gibbard is involved with is awesome. I tried getting a picture or video of this chick in front of us 'swaying' to the music the entire show, but it was too dark. We all took turns imitating her though.

So on No Doubt's official site they're asking fans to make a video of themselves, pets, friends, kids, etc. singing Just A Girl and they'll play a montage on their jumbo screen behind them at their shows during Just A Girl. So I wrestled all the kids together to play band members and video extras and Marlee as Gwen.

Toby

The wound is still pretty fresh, I’ve been kind of an emotion wreck all week, but here we go. Tuesday I had to have Toby put down. It was getting to the point where he could barely get up to go to the bathroom. I knew it had to happen some time, but I think we all took it a little harder then we thought we would.

I bought him for just $10 from my mom's friend when I was 14. He's been around for the births of all 14 nieces and nephews and has been my fishing buddy for 15 years. It probably sounds crazy, but Toby was different, it was almost like there was a little bit human in him.

I’m planning on getting another dog. Probably some time this summer. I know I’ll never find another dog like Toby, but wish me luck.

The All Mighty Mini Egg

I haven't posted in forever. Stuff has been going on but I really haven't taken pictures. The last week of March was Spring Break and all the kids were around. We went bowling, that was a debacle. Marlee was in New York, D.C., and Boston - I love all those cities, I'm not jealous.

But what I really wanted to post about were these.


Oh, Cadbury Mini Eggs. How I love you, even more than Peeps. Forget about Easter candy, they're probably my favorite candy, period. The funny thing about Mini Eggs, they're the hardest Easter candy to find. You wouldn't think they would be considering everyone loves them. So when I do find them, I have to stock pile and get a couple bags. How do you eat your Mini Eggs? Do you suck on them and let the hard candy shell melt? Do you try to break the candy shell off without disturbing the chocolate center before eating the chocolate? Do you just eat it? Or do you melt it in the microwave like Laura? I personally like to eat the shell first and then the chocolate.

Goings On

On Friday I went to go donate blood but my iron was too low...how is this possible when I consumed 4 iron pills a day for 3 days prior? That's 600% of my needed daily iron intake! Oh well, at least I got a cute little foam blood drop for my antenna.

Yesterday, mom, Noelle, Nicole, Candice, and I went to Donnie Mac's trailer park restaurant. It's down town on Grove street. The food is pretty good. They have super yummy sweet potato fries. Noelle was upset because they were not really sweet potatoes, rather, they were yams.

Last week, mom had gone there with some friends and their waiter told them that the Food Network show 'Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives' was going to be filming there the next week. Guy, the host, had already skipped town when we stopped by yesterday, but they were still fliming. They filmed us eating for a few minutes, so it's possible that you may catch us on the show. Now Candice is worried about stalker fans and paparazzi.

Charles in Charge

Remember the 80's show 'Charles in Charge'?

That's right, Teagan had 'Charles in Charge hair'. It's been months since Steph has had time to give her boys a proper haircut. I tried capturing the true essence of the flowy/feathery look, but you had to see it in live action.


Ryken's hair is still really cute when it's 'long'. Here he is ready for church with his 'scriptures' aka toys.

Well, with long hair comes sick bedhead.

The hair cutting process is always entertaining. Ryken looks so old in this pic.

We threatened Teagan that if he didn't stop moving around, he would have to go to school like this:
And the final product. They both were being uncooperative.

Side note...this was a GOOD movie. Made me feel very protective of my nieces.

Not Much

Not much has been going on. However, I'm going to Pocatello this weekend, and you know the kind of shenanigans I get into over there.

In the meantime, I wanted to throw this little nugget out there. I saw this movie over the weekend, and it was excellent. Crossing my fingers, hope it wins.

Side note, this movie is rated 'R'(which, I don't really get, cuz it shouldn't have been)...and I saw it with 2 people who typically don't see R rated movies. I won't name names, but you know who you are.

Best Office Clip Ever