Mom's Birthday Weekend

Exactly one week ago today, we as a family embarked upon an excursion we like to call 'Mom's Birthday Weekend at the Sundance Cabin'. Isn't that a snappy title? I know, my literary skills astound you yet again. It was a great little get-away full of alot of nothing. Our favorite type of activity. We were graced with Josh's presence from the land of the sun, and Justin's presence from the land of Hicks & Hooters otherwise known as Tooele. Even Daxton took time out of his busy pizza delivery life to come celebrate with us. Lynsey put alot of thought into our itinerary which quickly went out the window as soon as we settled into our lazy ways. We loved every minute of our slothful days. Here are the tintillating highlights complete with photo inserts to whip you into a frenzy. Simmer down now.


This is my beautiful Mommy complete with rhinestone '60' earrings which came craftily wrapped in a Tiffany's box. When she opened them we all gasped at the blinginess of them, then audibly groaned at the tackiness of them. Ha, Ha. Jokes on us. She made them herself.




We spent our first evening together at the always scrumptious Snake Creek Grill Restaurant in the Midway-Heber area. We had paid Luke to stay behind at the cabin with the little ones so that we could pretend to act like grown-ups. This was quickly left by the wayside as we all started to reminisce about how many times our 'Big Brother' has gotten us in trouble with the law. Ahhh, memories.



After a great dinner where we all had to undo out top buttons, we quickly retired to the cabin and our elastic waistband pants. After about 15 minutes we were ready for.....



Cake of course. What good would a birthday party be without a triple decker white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate mousse cake. Is your mouth watering yet? We spent the rest of that evening schooling the teenagers in blackjack just like every good adult trying to set an example would.



The next day after sleeping in till about noonish (well some of us, which didn't include me) we finally managed to throw on some clothes (well some of us, which didn't include me) and venture out of the cabin for a few minutes. We drove the whole 2 minutes down to the Sundance stores and bought some suckers and cookies because the cake was all gone and Josh was bitching that there wasn't enough sugar in the house. Here we are pausing by the river splendor.



We lazily made it back to our humble abode and some of us continued our Vegas theme and held a poker lesson, while others opted to nap in the big bed while watching the snow fall. Don't ask me why a boy who woke up 2 hours ago suddenly needs a nap. Clearly he doesn't have children. They would literally be the most neglected children on the planet.



Not to toot my own horn or anything, but I did spank this table full of boys at poker. Haley and Heidi would have been so proud. Wade said it's a lot easier to win when there's no real money on the line. I tend to agree with him.



Later that day we had an easter egg hunt. My mom is a holiday freak and has the best egg hunts ever. We find eggs full of money. That's how she gets the onery adults to be excited about it.



Here's a pic of us all fighting over eggs. Lynsey is telling Zac to back off in this photo.



Here is Josh 'laying his eggs' out to see what's inside while Lynsey laughs hysterically in the background.



The best part of the cabin in my opinion was the 'Playhouse' located in a smaller outbuilding across the parking lot. It had a basketball hoop, foosball table, flatscreen tv, and slide. This beautiful little oasis afforded me a few hours of kid free time, something I cherish.



The next morning was Easter day. Amazingly the smart little bunny managed to find all the kids at the cabin.



We woke up to blue skies and snow-capped mountains. It was breathtaking.



We had brunch together as a family before everybody went their seperate ways for the rest of the day. Busy Nick even made it up to pig-out with us. There's nothing better than Lynsey's deviled eggs on Easter Day.

No Hate Mail Please

I read this and thought it was pretty dang honest and eye-opening, along with being hilarious. I don't know who wrote it and I don't care. I know several of you will want to disagree with my sarcastic point of view, but please contain yourselves and refrain from sending me hate mail. It won't do you any good. This is my forum of expression. Go get you're own.

Top 10 Reasons why Gay Marriage is Wrong

1. Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject things that are unnatural such as eyeglasses, polyester, and air-conditioning.

2. Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

3. Legalizing gay marriage will open the doors to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

4. Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

5. Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage is allowed; the sanctity of Brittany Spears 55 hour, just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

6. Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't get married because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

7. Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, just as straight parents only raise straight children.

8. Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on an entire country. That's why we only have one religion in America.

9. Children can never succeed without a male and female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children alone.

10. Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.

The Many Moods of Lexi Lou

This will be ridiculous to most, entertaining to few, but here goes. It is true that you can totally tell what my dog is feeling from her eyes and ears. Here are a few of her many moods:



Proud as a Peacock (yeah, we bad)




Utterly Humiliated (this face follows any dressing up of any sort, notice the down-turned tail)




Pensive (right then she was thinking, I know I could catch that duck over there if this woman would set me down)




Playful (Let me of this bleeping leash so I can lick your toes)




Diva Swagger (freshly bathed and combed she was ready for her close-up)




Shy (she just woke up and hadn't had time to do her morning beauty ritual which includes licking her lady parts)



Embarassed (she's really not into the bows)




Being the dog with huge personality that she is, I thought I would include a little snippet of her 'dog-talking' with Wade. This is a nightly ritual for them as soon as he gets home from work. Unfortunately this video was taken in the morning when she was a little thrown by the timing. She's usually way more into it, but it gives you the basic idea of their babble.

Swimsuit Giveaway!!!!

Hey ladies. Check this out. I follow this blog regularly and they are doing a swimsuit giveaway. All you have to do is leave a comment to be entered. Who doesn't love free stuff! The address is:
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While there, if you have some extra reading time check out the readers favorites section. It is good for a belly laugh. Good luck!

Palm Springs Recap and Twerd News

I did plenty of posting with all of my extra time while on vacation. Upon returning home life took over and I haven't had time until now to add the pictures. We had a great week relaxing, sunning, shopping, laughing, sleeping, eating, going to movies, walking together, and exploring the area. Palm Springs had some really great architecture, but we really loved the Palm Desert area the most. It's easy to see why so many people flock there for retirement. We even had fun driving. A road trip is a much different experience without kids on board. We took our time (at 90+ mph) and saw what we wanted to see. It's not a real razzle dazzle place, but definitely great for what Wade needed at the time which was some R & R. Here's a few of the highlights:


Road trippers my hunk of a man getting some sun
Chillin in the sun with the tunes (I look like a railroad worker)
the beautiful Pool
Jazzy tail lights
View from our balcony
I'm happy because we're shopping, he's happy because he's not at work
Geriatric Boobies
Spending the day at Newport Beach.
Me making a U2 sign in front of a Joshua Tree.
Desert Blooms

On to the next post.

Everyone knows what an old lady I am. I am usually dead asleep by 10:30 PM and not awake until 8:00 AM. So when Haley called me at 10:00 on Friday night and said "get dressed, we're going to Wal-Mart in Draper" I politely told her to kiss mine. She then proceeded to explain why and I was suddenly on board. Rachelle LeFevre who played bad Vampiress Victoria in the Twilight Movie was supposed to be there signing DVD's and she had us an in through a relative of a friend. I wasn't even going to buy the movie because I definitely wasn't gaga over it, but it sounded like fun. I jammed a hat on my head and off we went. When we got there this is what awaited us. I will not even try to estimate the crowd size. Let's just say it was Ginormous.
After making a few phone calls we were quickly whisked to the front of the line where we proceeded to stand about 5 feet away from Rachelle for 2 hours. She was so sweet and gracious to all the fans. She was only supposed to sign for 15 minutes but 2+ hours later she was still there. She is absolutely gorgeous to boot.
Here is me, Haley, and Lindsey, fellow Twerd's enjoying the moment. Rachelle is literally right behind us. That policeman in the khaki shirt is guarding her.
Needless to say, I bought a signed copy of the DVD and have really enjoyed watching the deleted scenes and interviews and stuff. A bunch of us watched the movie and pigged out on junk food at Haleys the next night. It was a blast making snide comments about the movie. I hope I didn't drive anyone too crazy. I just hate bad acting and special effects. Everyone should be proud of me I was up past midnight 2 nights in a row. It's a record. Thanks Hay for all our crazy nights! I love ya.

Palm Springs Vacation: Entry 4

Here, in this desert oasis they call Palm Springs I have found Heaven on Earth. It is located in a little place called the Cabazon Outlet Mall. 200 stores blissfully created to fulfill anyone's shopping desires. Anything and everything one could want to shop for is here. And these are not fake outlet stores with last season's crap at 20% off like we have in Utah. This place had designer purses for 50 - 60% off, designer clothes for 50 - 75% off, and Crate and Barrel for stuff within my price range for a change. We had to move the car 3 times so that we could see it all in one day! Let me just drop a few names to make you're mouths water. Juicy Couture, Prada, Coach, Dooney and Burke, Kate Spade, True Religion, Armani, and many many other happy little designer elf's peddling their goods to the little people like me who were sopping it up. What a truly religious experience me and my debit card had today. At one point I thought I saw Jesus hovering above the place. ( I hope I don't get struck by lightning for saying that) Ladies, a road trip is seriously in order here. We'll see you all on Sunday. Ours will be the car on I-15 bottoming out and throwing sparks over every bump due to the extremely heavy load located within the trunk.

Pay it Forward

Pay It Forward...

Here are the rules...

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me (yeah for handmade!).

2. If you are one of the first three to make a comment, you are a winner! And you then agree to post this challenge on your own blog, meaning that you will pay it forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember it’s the spirit and the thought that count!

4. When you receive your gift, blog about it! If you are not one of the first three to comment on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! It's all about paying it forward.Enjoy!!!! This should be fun!