Time to update my blog

Today I turned 35. I'm home alone because Amy took the girls to Princesses' on Ice. That is my present, not having to go. My blog is now updated. Love you all.

Backyard Campfire

The girls along with Amy's encouragement have been wanting to roast hot dogs and marshmallows so we decided to do it tonight. It was bath night anyway(we do it on Wednesdays like my DAD) so it didn't matter if we all smelled like smoke. Everything was going good with our "small" fire until our campground got a little boring so I threw our Christmas tree on the fire! First thing that happened was Amy got mad, then the girls got scared and mad, then the neighbors horses went wild like the brood mare herd from snowy river, then the column of black smoke got bigger and more embarrassing, the girls were running for their lives and got trapped against the fence 80' from the fire but still trapped and calling in for the smoke jumpers, then the Dora plastic chairs started to change shape, then it was OVER! It was quite the deal and everyone was yelling and pointing fingers but it all worked when they calmed down and was able to roast marshmallows

Roadtrip to Kanab via Toquerville

This was a great trip! I will just touch on the highlights:
In my car Me. Amy, Kami, Nate, Reghan, Tailor, Kennedie
Left 1/2 hour late, buckled everyone in said prayer.
1st stop...Wendy's in Tooele, I spilled Kami's 44oz Dr Pepper.
Next stop, Meadow for a drink and stretch. Nate and I both noticed the hot older lady working there with a possible boob job, but a bad case of man hands!
Next stop, Toquerville..We made it!
St. George for dinner, small confusion at the Outback but Nate fixed it.
Up early to get ready to drive to Kanab, shower head too low and very energy saving at 8oz a minute.
Had a great breakfast cooked by Kami....Mom liked the french toast.
Went against Kari and Mom and followed GPS route to Kanab, ya it was a mistake. We ended up driving thru Zions and paying $25 on top of that. Did get to see some scenery and drove thru a long tunnel, but not the fastest way to Kanab
Fuel light comes on......just a bit of panic.
Missed 4.5 minute wedding ceremony.....dang it!
Said Hi to Pete and met his Bride and her Mother(very similar)
Home thru Arizona......didn't see any plygs
Great dinner and table at the Olive Garden(what else would you expect from St. George) thanks for dinner MOM!
Stopped at nice new Walmart to get new shower head.
Up and cleaned the cottage.
Stopped at Cedar City....lunch
Stopped at Rest Area.....for Nate
Stopped at Meadow, yes she was working again.
Stopped at Lyndal, reenact the breakdown notice pole and building in pic.
Tailor stepped in the only mud puddle around....she was crying and shoes off.
5 miles later realized shoes were left on car bumper.
Turn around and find both shoes in road 1/4 mile apart.
Stop in Stockton....for Amy and Reghan.
Finally home and watch Jazz finally win a roadgame!
Thanks again for all those who helped make this trip really fun, I barely thought about the fact I didn't get any the whole trip.

Flaming Gorge 2001 Cliffs and Turtles

We were watching some old tapes last night and we came across this one. It is at Flaming Gorge in July 2001 and everyone is so much younger. Special thanks to Shaun and Randy for hours of intertainment. It is worth watching, for no other reason it it 3 hours to upload, please pause the SheDaisy sooundtrack so you can hear the video. Enjoy!

So I came home form work on Friday and this is what I found in my house. Friday was a great day and spring was in the air and I was in the mood to play or do something and this is what I found. Amy has been working some night shifts at the Walmart and I know she is hammered the day after, and for the record, I don't know how she does it but it is her deal and I just have to stay out of her way. Anyway, I laughed a bit, sat down(after taking pics) and slowly life was restored to these two and the night turned out just fine.

Upate

So everyone is telling me I need to update my blog, the pressure is unbearable so here it is. I have been really busy and haven't had time to update my blog. I went to Vegas and ever since then business at Adobe has picked up and the days are getting longer and its getting warmer and it seems the world is spinning a but faster this year(hate that song), it seems like the other night Amy and I were arguing about who was going to drive home from Mindy and Jimmy's New Years Eve Party because we were both so wasted, and now we are planning Flaming Gorge trips and Disneyland with Elder Palmer. I will try and post some pictures this weekend and now apparently I have to make a Facebook page because that is what everyone is doing, kind of like boob jobs in St. George(its taboo not to have one). I really think that everyone should get done all they can in the next few years because according to the Mayans and many others this whole ride comes to a screeching stop on Dec 21 2012. Check it out.

The Morning Mysterys

This will confirm that I really don't do much or have any idea what goes go in my house after I go to sleep. I can hear the train blowing its horn at the crossings at Droubay, and Bates Canyon Rd, and I can hear RWB's semi trucks pulling onto the Hwy with another load of water or salt but when it comes to my kids I am deaf, Amy calls it selective hearing. So there are some mornings I wake up and there is evidence that something went wrong because Amy is not in bed, and usually she has been replaced with Tailor or Kennedie. From this point on it becomes a CSI Erda to see where people are laying and to backwards engineer the events of the night before. I just love to see everyone asleep and see how peaceful it all seems but knowing full well that a few hours earlier Amy was fighting to get them to go to bed and sometimes just letting them fend for themselves. She is just so AWESOME and I don't know how she does it.