Enrichment Night

We had a totally fun Enrichment night at our ward last week. The Relief Society set up the night's theme as the mall. They had the cultural hall set up as a food court with a Teriyaki Stix, a Salad Place, Orange Julius, and Cinnabon. That was our fabulous dinner! We took time to get silly pictures taken in the food court.

Then we went shopping in the stores:

Things Remembered: we discussed keeping a record and legacy of our daily lives;

Famous Footwear: we discussed not judging others until we've "walked a mile in their shoes";

GNC: we discussed keeping our bodies fit and healthy, eating good food and exercising;

Dyan's Jewelry: we discussed recognizing and letting our talents sparkle like diamonds;

Journey's: we discussed how our lives don't always take the path we intend, but that we can make the most of our journey.

The night as a whole was so fun and each store gave us a sample to remember what we learned. So here is my record of the night, if I don't get it in my journal.

A Blonde Moment!

I have "blonde moments" a little too often. Here is one from two nights ago. Apparently I was in a hurry to get the kids ready for bed and be done for the night. I took Jo's clothes and diaper off and plunked her in the bath when her sister exclaims: "Josie still has her socks on!" Then everyone is called in to see Mom's smooth move. "Dad...BriAnna! Mom put Josie in the bath with her socks still on!" Josie starts realizing the humor of it and kicks her little feet and laughs (note all the ripples in the water). Everyone got a good laugh out of it. I don't know what I would use for an excuse if I wasn't a real blonde...thank heavens!

Blankets!

There is so much fun to be had on a Saturday morning! Cheap fun, too. All that is required is a few blankets! Bri and Lynds took turns sliding their sisters around on the kitchen floor. And of course, no blanket has lived a full life without being used for a tent house.

We Love Dr. Seuss!

So Dr. Seuss' birthday was a few days ago and it would be appropriate to honor such an awesome man. We love Dr. Seuss at our house! We read him daily. The big girls read to the little girls when mom and dad are busy. My favorite is the Cat in the Hat. ["You sank our toy ship, sank it deep in the cake. You shook up our house and you bent our new rake. You shouldn't be here when our mother is not. You get out of this house!" Said the fish in the pot.] It's just too funny!

Here is a pic of Lynds and Bri with the hats they made at school today!

The Riddle

1. Put your music library on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG TITLE DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!
4. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing this. Post a comment on their blog that says "You've been tagged! See my blog for details."

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS, "IS THIS OKAY," YOU SAY? At My Most Beautiful, R.E.M.
2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY? All The Good Ones Are Gone, Pam Tillis (Apparently, I am a WHINER! Lol!)
3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL? The Animal Song, Savage Garden
4)HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY? C'mon N' Ride It (The Train), Quad City DJ's (LOL!!!!! I am totally blushing!)
5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S PURPOSE? Yahweh, U2 (My life's purpose is to figure out what that word means, then I can die!)
6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO? The Best of My Love, Eagles
7) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS? Live Those Songs, Kenny Chesney (Do my parents sing songs or just live them?)
8) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN? Don't Tell Me What To Do, Pam Tillis (perhaps that is why it took me so long to do this shuffle and post!)
9) WHAT IS 2+2? Mud on the Tires, Brad Paisley
10) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND? Dreams, Van Halen
11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Teardrops on My Guitar, Taylor Swift
12) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY? There's Your Trouble, Dixie Chicks (LOL!!!!)
13) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? Don't Stop Believin', Journey
14) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE? Animal, Def Leopard
15) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU? Open Arms, Collin Raye
16) WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING? You Had Me from Hello, Kenny Chesney (How chiche, everyone had that song!)
17) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL? I Don't Know You Anymore, Savage Garden (No you don't, I'm gone!)
18) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST? Stay Beautiful, Taylor Swift (Yeah, right! Big hobby of mine! Refer to my post three back! Lol!)
19) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET? Hole in the World Tonight, Eagles (Play this one at my funeral instead, that will have them bawling!)
20) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS? Keep On Loving You, REO Speedwagon
21) WHAT WILL YOU POST THIS AS? The Riddle, Five For Fighting

I am posting this very late, with headphones on . My husband has been asleep on the couch behind me and I could not help laughing out loud at how funny this has been!
Oddly, two of my songs had the word Beautiful and two had the word Animal!
I tag anyone who would like to play. Post on mine, so I can check it out.

The Tooth Book

This is a pic of Lyndsay after her bath the other night. She insisted that she wanted me to pull out both of her extra teeth. (Zoom in to see that she has double teeth, on the left and right of her front two. BriAnna had her convinced that if she lost two teeth in one day the Tooth Fairy left double...$2 per tooth instead of $1. So here it is nine o'clock and this kid won't go to bed because she insists on my pulling both of these stubborn teeth. Keep in mind that she hasn't let me touch these wiggly teeth for the past year. We let her permanent ones keep coming, thinking they would crowd out the roots of the baby teeth and they would fall out...No, they have not, and would not...Finally Lyndsay got sick of me yanking on her mouth and went to bed. Last night, at bedtime, it started again. Thankfully, I had loosened it the night before and Ryan suggested I use a piece of floss and POP...out it came. Then her mouth bled profusely for like 15 minutes. That little bugger tooth did not want to give up. But the dentist said we should get them out soon. One down, one to go. Lynds got her $1 last night, but no bonus for double. Sorry about that, kiddo. But not nearly as sorry as I am that we will have to invest in braces for both BriAnna and Lyndsay! Ugh! Hopefully the others won't need braces, expensive!

Oh yes, the reason I titled this post 'the Tooth Book' is because it is Josie's favorite book. We read it...every...single...day! Jo points to her teeth and says "tee." And of course, I packed that book to read to Josie when the girls all went to the dentist. Josie likes looking at everyone's teeth. The girls all smile and point to their teeth, so Josie will say "tee." Perhaps Jocelyn will grow up to be a dentist, like her Uncle Justin.

p.s. to Justin, we joked about you continuing school to be an orthodontist, now the joke is less funny and more practical ;)

Great Clip!

You gotta check out this funny little clip. This just cracks me up. It's great fun, but strangely, it reminds me of that annoying show "The Wiggles."


Can you imagine being an innocent bystander to witness this...Hilarious!?!