The Older I Get, the Better I Was...

I've been talking up my waterskiing skills to Matt for the last 10 years. He hasn't believed I could actually do it. Until now...




and, yes. I. am. sore.


Click on my title to see more pics from the lake

Major News!

No. I'm not pregnant. I'm sure that was everyone's first thought.

Matt updated his blog. Check it out.

Olympic Spirit

While I'm not one for writing down every little thing my kids say, this is gold medal worthy.

The boys were picking out tie tacks to wear on Sunday as part of their getting ready for church regime. They love to dig through all the pins in Matt's jewelry box (yes, I called it a jewelry box, even though it houses all kinds of cr...stuff). This particular day, Mitchell chooses an Olympic pin that Matt got while serving his mission during the Barcelona, Spain Olympics in 1992 Here is the conversation:

Mitchell: "Wow, is this an Olympic pin, Dad?
Dad: "Yep, it's from when the Olympics were in Spain when I was on my mission."
Mitchell: "Oh, did you compete?"
(copious amounts of laughter from me in the other room)
Dad: "I love you, bud. No, I did not compete in the Olympics."

Does every kid think his Dad could compete in the Olympics?? I still laugh when I think of it. I'm not sure how that helps Matt's ego, though.

I go on vacation and come home to this...

We did have a few that weren't so ginormous that we will actually be able to eat. You can't eat them when they're this big, they taste nasty.

I Should Be Mopping the Floor While the Baby Is Sleeping...

Tagged by my friend Rachelle.

Here are the rules: you link back to the person who tagged you, post the rules, and share 6 unimportant things about yourself. Then tag 6 people at the end of your post.

Six Very Unimportant Things About Me

1. I have a fetish with the goop in my baby's eyes. I am constantly sticking my fingers in his eyes to get it out. Unless it's pink eye of course, then I use a tissue.

2. I hate to unload the dishwasher, but I don't mind loading it. At least when I load, it empties the sink and I feel like I accomplished something. Unloading just goes from dishes hiding in the dishwasher to dishes hiding in the cupboards.

3. I never write with a pen that is missing it's lid. It bugs.

4. I can sing all the words to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air verbatim. Yeah, I know. And I'll still watch re-runs on Nick, Nick, Nick-at-Nite.

5. I have not eaten sugar for seven long days. I'm sort of saving myself.

6. I love organizing stuff. I recently re-housed all of my spices and put them on nice metal tiered shelves. They are alphabetized, but some still need to be re-labeled. It's driving me crazy. (I know Eris and Athena can appreciate this.)

I don't tag, sorry.