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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Nope, we don't

Recent phone-call:

Lady: I'm calling to confirm your order to discontinue your Comcast cable service.

Me: Yes, that's correct.

Lady: Is there a reason you cancelled, such as price or quality of service, that we could help you with. We have a lot of nice promotions right now, if that helps.

Me: No thank you. We just decided to make a life-style change.

Lady: Ya know, a lot of people enjoy having some of the music from the music channels in their home or being able to watch the news. Would you like any of that in your home?

Me: Nope, we don't. But thank you for the call and please cancel our service.

-- These days, we lounge around and listen to books on tape. --

Thursday, August 28, 2008

I thoroughly enjoyed the Olympics this year. Something about pushing for your very best, and not just achieving but breaking world records. Its so inspiring and motivating. In fact, I've been so inspired, I've been riding my bike with my 2 youngest loaded in the trailer behind me to accompany Parker to kindergarten. (Of course, by the time I get back to the bottom of my cul-de-sac, I have to get off the bike and walk it up to my house, and I can barely walk because my legs are jello. Darn Saratoga wind!!! hahaha). Anyway, back to the Olympics. I got all teary eyed during the montage thingy after Bob Costas (is that his name?) signed off. I am so proud of our U.S. athletes and all they accomplished. It was amazing to see all the highlights pulled together in that montage. Our family had just a wonderful wonderful time enjoying and being inspired by the Olympics.

BUT - if you REALLY want to be inspired, watch this "gymnast." (Paula/Paul Hunt) I heard he's from Utah. Can anyone confirm this?

He also has a great floor and balance beam routine! Click here to see them on youtube.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Mixed Feelings

So, I changed my vote (I didn't really vote, just changing my mind really) at the last minute for the American Idol. I just really didn't enjoy the results show, at all. Probably for many reasons.

(time passing here)

OK, so I just wrote a list of 4 or 5 things that I was unimpressed with or maybe my soul was impressed with other ideas while I was watching but I'm not printing them. Suffice it to say, I was just not impressed.

What I'm really trying to say is, I'm glad David Archeleta lost and David Cook won. I'm glad Archeleta will have a little more control over his future now and I really really like David Cook as American Idol. I think he fits it and it seems like he's a really nice guy. Simon Cowell seems to think so anyway.

But there was this really cute, funny picture in the Deseret News this morning. I love the look of the guys in the background. YAY FOR DAVID COOK!!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Guess what I'm doing tonight?

Go David!!! (either one)

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Get a Life!

Yeah, I know. I should get a life. But I am just really enjoying this year's American Idol. Honest and truly, I just started watching last week. REALLY! (The Mariah Carey week. I'm not so much a fan of her. More her music than her, anyway... I'm off topic.) Our Utah favorite, David Archuletta, is just so cute!!! But then David Cook, don't know (or really care) much about him, has a great edgy, rock style that I like.

So I'm rambling...but I can't decide. David or David? Angelic or edgy? Get a life or watch American Idol reruns on youtube? The problem is, its gray, windy and cold outside, so........

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On Being a Mom

"We all know that the early years of our children's lives are precious. It is when they are most teachable, impressionable and open to true and erroneous teaching. Our society in a rush to success encourages us as mothers to send our children from the home earlier and earlier, to involve them in more and more activities. Too often we forget that the most impotant preparation for success is in the home under the nurturing care of the mother. That preparation takes time, long stretches of time filled with the consistent, everyday activity of home life. The time we have with our little ones is short and should be guarded carefully."

Kimberli Robison

Kids Say The Darnest Things

Syd: All I hear when guys talk about cars: "G7XLT 1500 YLQ4XP."

And all I say back is, "I like the grey one."

(Apr 2020)

Sydney's roommates when she was moving out to come home because of covid-19:

"Coronavirus needs to catch itself and die so we can get our Sydney back."

(Mar 2020)

Syd: "I need to get the heck back good again."

(Jan 2020)

Syd (excited about a boy): "They should have a hotline for girls to call and talk about boys when their friends and family are tired of listening."

(Jan 2017)

Bryce (saying a prayer): "Thank you for our bones, so that our bodies, won't melt."
(Aug 2014)

Parker: "What happened to the rest of the cake?"
Mom: "I ate it."
Parker: "Oh, so you can just eat whenever you feel hungry?"
Mom: "Yep."
Parker: "I can't wait until I'm a Dad. Then I can have my cake and eat it too."
(May 2013)

Bryce: "I do undersault." (somersault)
(May 2013)

At a Jazz basketball game:
Parker: "How many people are in this building?"
Dad: "Probably around 20,000."
Parker: "I think Mom's written more words than that."
(referring to my NaNoWriMo word count, which was at 23,000 at that point)
(Nov 2012)

Parker: "Why can't we watch the movies I picked tonight?"
Dad: "Well, it's Sunday, so I would like to watch a church movie."
Parker: "Why? So, like, Three Amigos isn't a church movie?"
(Nov 2012)

Rachel: "When you said clean the room, I didn't know you meant to clean up all the toys on the floor."
(Oct 2012)

Regarding Sunday General Conference:
Parker: "This morning was just the 1st quarter?" (like a basketball game.)
Mom: "Yes, and now we're watching the 4th quarter."
(Oct 2012)

Rachel: "I don't think we should eat that bread."
Mom: "Why?"
Rachel: "Because it has a bad word in it."
Mom: "What?"
Rachel: (slowly and very ennunciated) "Bi-ki-ni bread."
Mom: "No, it's Zucchini bread. It's ok to eat."
(July '12)

Rachel: "My arm ankle hurts." (wrist)
(Jan. '12)

Camille: (whispering to mom) "Dad just said we are having 6 hot brains for breakfast." (he actually said 6-grain hot cereal)
(Jan. '12)

Parker: (after taking a gulp of super hot chocolate)
"Oh..oh..oh. That just boiled my apple." (adam's apple)
(Oct. '11)

Parker: " Man, Mom. You have a big job. Taking care of the kids. That's like the hardest job. Well, except being an Avatar." (Sept. '11)

Rach: (laughing) "What if one of our 5 senses was our pajamas? That would be soooo funny." (Sept. '11)

Rach: "Mom, can I have some strange cheese?" (string cheese) (Aug. '11)

Parker: "Dad, when I grow up, I really want to be a professional basketball player. But more than that, I really want to be a Farm Bureau Man." (May '11)

Syd's "Hug List" (the list of people she wants to hug when she gets to heaven. Sydney: "Jesus, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young..." Dad: "Hannah Montana?" Sydney: "I'm not sure she'll be in the kingdom I'M going to." (Mar. '11)

Camille: "Pop! goes the wiggle." (Feb. '11)

Sydney: "Parents are supposed to be my example. But the only thing I learned from you today is to come home in the middle of church and eat the donuts." (Jan. '11)

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