License and Registration, Please

I got pulled over today a few blocks from my house. Yep. Not yesterday on the freeway on my way home from Odgen. Oh wait, that happened too.

Today I was minding my own business on my way to the store for a few things to make pumpkin bread as a thank you to my friends who watched some of my kids while I went to California over the weekend. I am coming down the hill when I see flashing lights following a car ahead of me. I think, "wow, I've never seen a cop on this street pull someone over, I better slow down, I'm going 45. Oh look, there's a cop sitting on that bench and there's one turning the corner and is now right behind me. Crap, I didn't put my new tags on, well, he won't pull me over, it's only been a week and a half since they expired." "Ohhh crap!" (Wait, I think I swore when the lights went on behind me). I pull into the exact same gas station where the first car was getting a ticket. When the cop asked me for my license, registration and insurance I knew I was in trouble. I gave him my license, told him my new tags were sitting on my counter, and rummaged through my glove box pretending to look for the current insurance card knowing full well I didn't have it but I had all sixty-three others. He tells me to wait in the car. (Because I'm a flight risk with two of my kids with me??)

In the end he brings me back my citation for going 46 in a 35 zone, and failure to carry insurance. What? Nothing for an expired registration or a 5-year-old sitting buckled without his car seat or texting while driving? (Just kidding, Numismatist)

Total: $191.50
Going too fast (I refuse to call 46 mph speeding) = $75
Failure to carry insurance = $116.50 However, this will be removed when I provide proof of insurance at the courthouse.

And on the way home from the store, just up the same street, there were two cops standing on the corner with a radar gun and three cop cars lined up beside them. I think they were hoping to catch all the high school kids trying to get back to class before lunch was over. But seriously, that was 5 cop cars and 6 officers on the same 2 blocks in one hour.

Oh, and yesterday? Here' s how it went down:

Cop: "Do you have a front license plate?
Me: "Oh, this is my husband's car, I'm sure he does."
Cop: "OK, just get it mounted on the front. Have a safe trip."
Me: "Thank you, I will."

I think Mr. Policeman was hoping to nail a 16-year-old punk kid racing down the freeway in a 1991 Honda Civic Hatchback (with a tweaked muffler so it makes extra noise) and instead he got a mom in her mid (I mean early) thirties with a baby in the backseat.


Sure am glad Matt saved me from that cop I dated just before him.

Use the Force...

I know, pre-light saber Anakin, but for an 8-year-old it's all about the light-saber.

"Doot doo doo bleep blip bleep"


"Go Yoda! Use the force!" (I know, random costume. We couldn't talk her into anything Star Wars related. There are just not enough little girl characters.)


"Candy on the floor I see."

"Aren't you a little short to be a Storm Trooper ?"

All the Star Wars characters at our Trunk or Treat. You can't see Matt very well, but he was dressed as Luke Skywalker on Dagobah and he carried Yoda in the backpack all night.

Finally...

I finished Breaking Dawn.

Warning: This may contain spoilers. Only scroll down if you have read this book or don't care if I ruin it for you.
















All I can say is, wow, this was a struggle for me. It took way too long, and I thought she was never going to have that baby!

It ended way too happy for me. Am I the only one who wanted a fight at the end so everyone could use their wicked awesome powers?

For Those Who Care

It's all over now.

OK, I'll Play Along...

I'm supposed to pick the 4th picture from my 10th picture file. Well, I have pictures from my old camera in one file, from my new camera in another, and then a lot of them have been imported into Adobe Photoshop. So, I'll pick one.

This was taken on March 6, 2005. A two-year old Archer crashed hard after church while playing with marbles.

Don't Rock the Boat, Give Him Your Vote

How come no one told me about this?

I need to quit watching the news.

For Nicole

As part of my repentance process I am asking for your forgiveness by giving you this. Enjoy. I miss you. I need to visit.

MST3K

Since my husband has been gone all week, I've have fully caught up on all my tivo'd shows. Of course this doesn't count the 26 episodes of the original 90210 that I finally deleted because I was missing 5 from the first season and my OCD won't allow me to watch them out of order (and neither of our 3 video stores had them).

So imagine my delight when I stumbled upon this while channel surfing last night at midnight. I've already set it to record the next episodes.

And, yes, it's now in my T9.

50 ODD Things About Me

(If you dislike these tagging lists, then stop reading now. This one seemed completely random so I liked it.)

1) Do you like blue cheese? Only with celery while eating hot wings.

2) Have you ever smoked crack? No, but I've eaten what we call coconut crack (call me if you want the recipe. It entails 3 kinds of chocolate chips, coconut, graham crackers, butter, condensed milk etc. You get the picture).

3) Do you own a gun? I do not personally own a gun but my husband has something in a gun case that I've never seen.

4) What flavor do you add to your drink at Sonic? Ideally, it would be a vanilla Dr. Pepper, but since I don't like to consume that much sugar in one sitting, it's vanilla Diet Coke.

5) Do you get nervous before doctors appointments? Depends on where they are probing me.

6) What do you think of hot dogs? They have to be black from the BBQ or from Pink's in Hollywood. That was seriously the best hot dog I have ever eaten.

7) Favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night

8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Orange juice, but I usually just drink water sometimes with a Crystal Lite stick.

9) Can you do push ups? Just girly ones. I'm working on "real" ones.

11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My charm bracelet and Denver Broncos watch.

12) Favorite hobby? Photography, making cards, organizing something.

13) Ever been in a car wreck? Yes, two.

14) Do you like thunderstorms? When they are not super close to my house.

15) What's one trait that you hate about yourself? Lack of patience when I am hungry. And my jiggly arms ("I'm working on it!")

16) Middle name? Damn (I mean Dawn, I used to transpose the "w" when I was little).

17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? 1- Is it time to pick up the babysitter yet? 2-When should I order the pizza for the kids 3) When am I going to get ready to go?

18) Name 3 things you bought today? Nothing yet, but we are going to the D.I. later on our date. (I know, I know)

19) Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? Water, Diet Coke and my recent love of Diet Code Red Mtn. Dew

20) Current worry? Will I survive this week without a husband?

21) Current hate right now? The name Renesmee (seriously? Renesmee? I even liked Nessie better) And, no, I'm still not done.

22) How did you bring in the New Year? Eating 7-Layer Dip

23) Where would you like to go back to? Newport Beach, or any beach for that matter!

24) Name three people who will complete this? Sandi, Jen, April, Cydnee (just taking a stab).

26) Do you own slippers? Yes, Olive green Acorns that I only wear when my tile floor is cold.

27) What shirt are you wearing? T-shirt from the Orange County Swap Meet.

28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I never have, but I think I would hate it.

29) Can you whistle? Yes, but it's pretty pathetic.

30) Favorite color? Pink.

31) Would you be a pirate? Arrrrrgh, Matey!

32) What songs do you sing in the shower? Whatever is stuck in my head, lately it's been Erasure.

33) Favorite girl's name? Addison, of course

34) Favorite boy's name? Mitchell, Archer and Cameron.

35) Whats in your pocket? Wing nuts for my quilting frames (I know, completely random).

36) Last thing that made you laugh? Playing Uno with my kids.

37) Best bed sheets as a child? The colorful flower ones that my sister and I used as "paints" for our flower headboard.

38) Worst injury you've ever had? Old football injury. I broke the first 3 bones in my foot. (OK, I jumped off the 13 foot fence in our backyard.)

40) Favorite flavor potato chips? Tostitos Hint of Lime (Although they aren't potato chips)

41) Who is your loudest friend? My husband when he's talking about disc golf.

42) How many dogs do you have? Zero, and there will be none until we have a fence across our backyard.

43) Does someone have a crush on you? A little boy in Archer's Kindergarten class who said I was pretty.

45) What is your favorite book? The Giver Trilogy by Lois Lowry

46) What is your favorite candy? Chocolate covered jelly rings, or anything I can eat by the handful.

47) Favorite Sports Team? Utah Jazz and Denver Broncos

48) What song do you want played at your funeral? I don't care as long as Dave Markel sings.

49) What were you doing at midnight last night? Watching the new 90210 trying to get the baby to sleep.

50) First thing you thought about when you woke up? Crap! Cameron's diaper leaked on my sheets!

p.s. I filled this out on Saturday, just so you don't think our D.I. is open on Sunday.

One Is Black, And One Is White. Life's An Eskimo Pie, Let's Take A Bite!

I finally installed Photoshop. I'm having fun playing with all the pictures. This one turned out cute.