So...I think Ross is punishing me. He cancelled the internet....I'm serious!! I am still breathing, thanks for your sympathy. I'm acutally sitting at the Santaquin library. I SWEAR!! With the guy that walks up and down main street all day. Apparently, we're friends now :) So....lack of bloggy is all his fault. I think it calls for something drastic. Anyone know of an internet provider that will do trade for hair or costs less than my children's college tuition.

Anywho...off to wander main street. Miss you all!!!

Funny, funny

This afternoon I was with my kids in the car at my father-in-law's house. The kids ran over to play with the next door neighbor's dog, Dottie. They love this dog!! Well, the couple that live there are quite old. Maybe my grandparents age. (YOUNG I MEAN!!!) So, the older gentleman asks the kids if they like this dog and if they want to keep her. The kids say that we already have three dogs (THAT'S RIGHT THREE DOGS, PEOPLE!! I AM SO OUTNUMBERED BY PET LOVERS!!!!) and that their parents probably won't let them have her. As they are re-telling this story in the car on the way home, I told them that they were probably just joking with them. Louis very firmly says, "Mom, old people don't joke. Except Grandpa Olsen." HA!! I was laughing so hard. What? Old people don't joke!!!!???! "Remember the sliding on the ice, thing that you told us about grandpa, that was funny!" This kid...he's killing me!!

So...the ice story. One time when I was probably 10 or 12 we were coming out of church on a winter Sunday and there was a large patch of ice in the parking lot. My dad said, "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice. Pull down your pants and slide on the ice.!!" It was hysterical, if you know my dad at all...that is so....him. It's always stayed with us and I said it last winter...apparently for the first time in front of my kids and they were dying. It was like the funniest thing in the world to them. So, if my children tell your children to pull down their pants and slide on the ice....it's all my dad's fault. Sorry!! :)

So...someday this little dude...



will probably be as funny as this dude...

Be Careful What You Say

I had a very interesting experience at work on Monday evening. I was chatting with my client about something, I actually don't even remember what we were talking about, just small talk. All of the sudden, this woman walks into my room (I don't work in a typical salon, I have my own mini-salon in my own room just fyi) and starts loud talking, the kind where you step back because you feel like she's yelling at you. Telling us about her life. I have never met this woman in my entire life. Don't know her. She doesn't know me. She starts dropping the F-bomb left and right. Taking the Lord's name in vein, using other words that I find highly offensive and just rattling them off like it's no big deal. I was speechless. You know the kind of situation where you are so uncomfortable and so flabbergasted that you just don't know what to say. It's a rare occasion that finds me speechless, but this one did it. Honestly, she was just spewing profanities during our "conversation" like no one I've ever heard and I'm fairly hard to offend!! She goes on and on and somehow starts talking about how she's been waiting for this stylist to get there to do her hair and how stupid Mormons are always 20 minutes late. Stupid Mormons. Uh, really? I'm pretty sure people of all race, religion and sect are late. Sheesh. So, I actually said "Really? I'm Mormon and I'm 15 minutes EARLY every where I go..." She just ignored me and kept going. She went on to tell me about how she thought about getting a tattoo of a Book Of Mormon with a Cross stabbing through it. That would be awesome. Wow. I was really beyond offended. I just didn't know what to say. I just let her finish and she walked away. This conversation had been going on for about 15 minutes. That was the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of my life. I think it might have been different if I had known her or had some relationship with her...I could have identified with how she was feeling or had the guts to stand up to her and tell her to please stop. My poor client..she looked like she'd seen a ghost. She said, after the lady left "Well, she's....friendly." We just kind of left it at that because it just felt weird.

This odd experience left me feeling awful. I wish I had more of a backbone, I felt sorry for her, I wish I could have come up with something to say that let her know that she was completely offending me and we had never met. It has made me a lot more conscious of what I am saying and who might be listening. We should all take this as a lesson. I don't care what religion you are or what your political background are, there are always people with different views than you and just because you have strong feelings about something doesn't mean you need to shove it down someone else's throat. I don't stand in my room and talk crap about everyone who has different beliefs and belittle them and I expect the same amount of respect. I hope that if I have ever done this to anyone that they will know that I am sorry and I am much more mindful now of how other people perceive me.

If by some random chance this lady is reading this post...ew. Go wash your mouth out with soap, go educate yourself a little bit on religion and then maybe we will talk....never mind, I don't wanna!! :0)

I know that was kind of random, I just had to get it off of my chest. Whew. I feel better!!!

Advice on Love...By Louis

A few weeks ago Louis had parent teacher conference. As I was waiting outside his classroom for my turn, I noticed that the kids had each written a piece of advice on Love. It could be anything...how to fall in love, what love is, who do you love...etc. This is what Louis wrote.

If you want a husbend you got to ackt lovley and cute. If your a boy if you want a wife you got to ackt like a bad boy. Then you love each other. You get married and you live hapily ever after. The end.

Interesting take on love, don't you think ;)

Not Sure Why I Care!!

So, I'm SUPER over all of the infidelity in the news!! Seriously people?? Is that all you can find to fill your time. I need to give you my to do list. It breaks my heart and makes me throw up in my mouth at the same time!! (Good combo) I feel badly for the people who are the "victims" of this act, I really do! I just can't think of something more heartbreaking and gut wrenching. But do you know who I feel the worst for?? The people who do it! Weird? No! How sad for them, to not be able to control themselves and communicate their unhappiness...I can't speak from experience in this arena, all I can do is try not to imagine how it would feel. It's sad that a marriage in Hollywood is almost destined for this track. Why is that? You see some perfectly happy couple...so you think. Next thing you know they're all over the news because of something like this. Ick. I feel dirty.

Happy Birthday to Us

Ross' mom had us over for dinner tonight to celebrate our birthdays. It was lots of fun and we always love to go see grandma and Peter.

33? Seriously. I'm almost in my mid 30's. Help! (Notice me physically restraining the finger!!!)

Cole has quite the obsession with glasses or "eyes" as he calls them.

Here he is with Grandpa Peter's...

(forgive the face, he was eating chocolate cake!!)

and grandma Linda's.....

What a stud!

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

I got to go with Louis on a field trip to the Scera Theater and watch the play "If you give a mouse a cookie". It was so cute! I was a little nervous about making a play out of a 15 page book. But they did a really cute job. Really. It was funny and cute and the actor was great!!!


Louis (with a little popcorn on his cheeks)!

Cole lovin' his own seat!

Group shot! Thanks for letting us tag along, Lou!

What exactly is the point?

Dear Person Who Created Daylight Savings,

I do not like you. Obviously you were not the mother of a two year old little boy whose eyes immediately slam open the minute the sun thinks about coming up. Obviously. Please reconsider your stand on this issue. I will kindly give you an hour out of the middle of the day, I have a spare kidney and even a couple of really great dogs. Whatever! Just give me that hour of quiet, restful sleep back! Please!!!!

Vacation Reeeee cap

We had so much fun on our trip to the Western Caribbean. We went with our friends Bert and Jami. Seriously, I haven't laughed (or cried!!) that much in a long time!! It was a much needed break from motherhood, work just life in general. We truly had the best time and couldn't have picked better people to go with!! Please forgive my husbands constant need to flip the bird in every.single.picture he's in. I don't know what to do with him, it's an automatic. You pull out your camera, he pulls out the finger. Sorry for those easily offended. He means no harm. He just loves to drive me nuts!!

Our vacation started out with a bang. The cruise ships had a rough day the day we got there....the ship was supposed to be in port and have all of the guests off of the ship by 10:30 that morning, but they were fogged out of the port. They wouldn't let them in because there was too much fog. So they weren't able to get in port, disembark, security check, reload supplies and load all of us onto the ship until about 5 hours after it was supposed to happen. I now see why they have a 5 hour window. Not only our ship but another equally huge ship right next door had to do the same thing. Imagine roughly 5 thousand guests (between both boats) trying to get off, get their luggage, get their shuttles and get out of town while another 5 thousand guests were trying to get into town, get their luggage there, get through security and get on the boat. Wow. Needless to say, we spent a good three hours standing in one spot. Nowhere to go, nothing to do. FRUSTRATION!! We were overtaken by boredom. Ross took a walk across the street and came back with some food to tide us over for a minute!!!


Bert was really enjoying the onion rings. Did you know that fried calamari tastes like erasers? HA!!!



Jami had a rough go on the airplane ride....

But she eventually recovered...

Seriously, we were going m.a.d.

Once we were all on board all was well!! We had fun doing just about everything and almost nothing. It was fab.

Wow. Me looking hot while playing mini golf on board!!

Getting ready for the formal night. This picture was supposed to show how well my hair did not love the humidity, but you can't really tell. Um, I was basically a 'fro child!! That is why from here foreword, I will have curly hair. I decided my motto for the week would be "Go big or Go Home!!!" So, I did. :)

Ross workin' it singing karaoke with his backup guitarists. Nate and Stitch. They were part of the entertainment crew. They made the trip so much fun!!!!

We were part of a trivia team in a three day trivia challenge. It sounds lame and it was...kind of. Actually we had so much fun. We were on a team with a bunch of really old people. Seriously, we were the youngest by like 40 years!!! This is Ross taking part in a challenge for our team....no details are available to the public, but I will say the boy has skillz!! That poor quarter will never be the same!!!!

This was Ross' method of eating french fries when he couldn't get the stinkin' ketchup out of the bottle!!



Our first stop was Jamaica. It was so beautiful!! We had a private tour guide that took us all over the island, pretty much everywhere we wanted to go. We had fresh Jamaican fruit. Jerk pork and ate at Margaritaville. Not very Jamaican, we just wanted to!!! :)

While we were there, we went to Y.S. Falls and hiked to the top and had a zip line tour down. Oh my goodness! That was so much fun!! Afterwards we went back up the falls and walked around and swam in the pools. It was the most beautiful place I have ever been in my life. We were alone in this beautiful, green, lush awesome place. Words can't describe how amazing this place was....

Our awesome zip line guides, Dylan and Dane. Truly one of the most fun things I have ever done!!!!

Thank you no one for telling me how awful I looked. Swimsuit in the garbage and I will be doing sit ups for the next 5 years without stopping. I will never trust any of you again. Thanks. Jami, I hate you. That is all.

Ross eating the Pepper Crayfish from a roadside vendor. He was one brave soul!!!

Giving the Jerk Pork a shot. It was delicious!!!

Mom and Dad this pic's for you! It's always 5 in Margaritaville!!!

Enjoying our Margaritaville nachos. Not sure what Bert's looking at. Probably the girl dancing on the pirate boat!!!!!!!

Could I just have a permenant body double? Thanks.

Finishing up our fab day in Montego Bay with our personal tour guide, Loxey. Thanks for teaching us the ins and outs of Jamaica. Gange, hi-grade and all the important things in life. Irie, mon, irie!! p.s. we learned that Ross is a very bad swear word in Jamaica...like the worst one. They spell it differently but it's pronounced Ross. It was hysterical watching people's reactions when he told them his name!! Priceless...



Grand Cayman was up next...I however did not get to enjoy this place. They cancelled most of the shore excursions because it was so windy. I stayed on the boat and went to the spa :) Ross, Bert and Jami went scuba diving. Because, apparently wind doesn't bother you under water ;) But it was beautiful from the boat!

Ross got a couple of good shots.

That's it!!


That night for dinner, Bert ordered escargot for his appetizer. He's not a very adventurous eater, so we were eager to see his reaction.

Not so bad. He said it tasted like mushrooms.

From the looks of it, Jami LOVED IT!!!!

Our waitstaff had a fun dance they did every night...they invited the ladies to join. Jami' workin' it!!!

Me fumbling my way through. Ross had to document it, I never do that kind of stuff. It must have been the escargot....

Next stop Cozumel...

Bert and Jami don't love Cozumel. What happens in Mexico stays in Mexico. That is all!!!!

Apparently I'm pregnant. Surroundings were pretty anyhow!!!

Happy feet.

Ross and I went to the Paradise Beach club for the afternoon. It was nice and quiet and warm!!!

Ahhhh.

The last night on the ship, they had a "Thank you" party. Pretty much just free alcohol for everyone!! Well...not so much for us. We had the "non alcoholic" version. They would walk around and ask you what you wanted...we told them something without alcohol. They looked at us like we had 5 heads. Seriously, it was so funny! I think there was maybe one other person in the whole room that had one of these drinks. He was 5. So, they kept loading us up!! All of the sudden we looked down and this is what our table looked like! It was hilarious....

Couldn't get enough of the fruit punch!!!

That was also the night of our 12th anniversary. Ross surprised me with an anniversary cake for dessert that night. It was really sweet!

12 happy years together . Thanks babe for making it quite the ride! I love you!!

We had a fabulous time and really enjoyed our absence from reality. Now....potty training. Help!!!!!!