Playing Catch-up

I can't say why I've been so reticent lately. I just haven't had it in me to post. So now I get to play catch up.

There was our awesome trip to Filmore Utah. Where is that, you ask? Why... Here it is!

Notice all the big towns around it...

Anyway, it is Dilbert's favorite place to visit. It is beautiful to him. It is scary to me. There's not a Walmart to be found for miles and miles. You can drive across the desert for hours and not see a soul. You don't even have to put on lipstick and mascara if you don't want to. Do you know what that means? Yup. I didn't put on lipstick or mascara. Scary.

But where else can you find your very own private volcano to play in? NOWHERE, that's where! I call this one "Dilbert vs. the Volcano"

When all you have around you is lava rock, you have to make your own fun. Here's our family's re-enactment of the tragedy, "The Sacrifice of the Indian Maiden to the Volcano Gods". Be warned that the following images are graphic and are not appropriate for young children.

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The end of summer

It is coming to an end! School is imminent. I always dread this time of year. I enjoy having my kids home, despite their sleeping late and reluctance to do any chores and the whining that there's nothing to do...

Maybe I like it because I'm doing the same things!

Or maybe it is that I like the slowness of the pace of our lives for these few short weeks. The tempo is already picking up. I've spent this week busily working on PTA and PTO stuff... In case I forgot to mention it, we had a dad offer to pay for us to become a PTO so we've hired a lawyer to help us file and we will start the year with a PTO AND a PTA at our school and I am scared because I don't know the first thing about starting up a PTO and I really don't know a thing about being in charge of something this "big" and "new" and "important". It is all a bit daunting to me. What if I make a mistake (probably will, no doubt)? What if I forget something important (like my pants?)? What if I crawl in bed and pull the covers over my head... well, that part wont happen because I haven't made my bed for weeks and the blankets and sheets are wedged between the mattress and the foot board.

Frank Zigmunt and the Planeteers last show

Frank's last show was last night at Barnes Park. It was a little bittersweet. There weren't many kids there. Most have gone to school or missions or whatever, so the audience was mostly parents, but it was fun. Half of these boys have their mission calls now so it's time to move on. Here's a few pictures of the --sob--last show.

and here we are, watching. It was so cold--and dark. M took this picture!

Davis County Fair 2008

We had a big day today. I took N, H and M to the fair.
It is amazing what a kid will do for carte blanche to buy whatever fair treat they wanted.
N held a tarantula for a fried twinkie.

H held it for a lime snowcone and

M touched it for cotton candy bigger than her head.

My problem is...

When I take these tests, I can find the "exception" or is it "acception" to the rules. These made me laugh...


Speeding in your car is __________.
a. risky
b. risque
c. Either a or b
d. Neither a nor b

Now, I say to myself, "you know it is 'a' but technically it could be 'b', too. But the act of speeding isn't necessarily risque but it could be if you were doing some other risky behavior at the same time."


She has a __________ for gardening.
a. flair
b. flare
c. Either a or b
d. Neither a nor b

Anyone who has seen my garden would know I have a "flair" and a "flare" for it. It's entirely dead from the heat and lack of proper watering. Heck, there is some evidence of the charred remains from our fire bowl. And maybe I can imagine a need to signal for help as I garden so I carry a flare with me, just in case... Who knows! so the correct answer could be c.

The Commonly Confused Words Test

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English Genius

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What's in a name?

The Name Game

1.Your rock star name (first pet, current car)
Puppy Pilot

2.Your gangsta name (favorite ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe)
Garcia Slide

3.Your Native American name (favorite color, favorite animal)
Red Moose


4.Your soap opera name (middle name, city where you were born)
Pasco...since I wasn't blessed with a middle name, I will be like Cher and Bono and only have one name.


5.Your Star Wars name (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 of your first name)
Chrsh (not really working for me)


6.Superhero name (2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
Green Sobee (what is that? The protector of over-priced trendy drinks?)

7.NASCAR name (the first names of your grandfathers)
John Lloyd

8.Dancer name (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)
Citrus Musketeer (hmmm...)

9.TV weather anchor name (your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Davidson Dodge

10.Spy name (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Daisy Autumn (sounds more like my hooker name)

11.Cartoon name:(favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now)
Cherry Capri

12.Hippie name (what you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Honey Pine (Okay, really what I ate was Honey and Nut Blenders but Blender Pine was really out there and Nut Pine--I wasn't going there. 1% Milk Pine? Yeah, no to that, too)


13.Movie star name (first pet, first street where you lived)
Guinna Valley

Now give me your favorite one w/ your answers :)