Fall is one of my favorite seasons. I love the crisp, cool air. I love the changing color of the leaves. But most of all I love the fall t.v. line-up. I admit I am a bit of a t.v. junkie. My TiVo is always full of shows awaiting me. I thought I'd share my list.
Shows I never miss:
Heroes
How I Met your Mother
Fringe
The Amazing Race
Pushing Daisies
Shows I enjoy but if missed I can live:
The Big Bang Theory
Criminal Minds
Survivor
Terminator:Sarah Connor Chronicles
Shows I am trying to break-up with but haven't yet severed ties:
Grey's Anatomy
Private Practice
Shows I'm ashamed to admit that I watch:
90210
America's Next Top Model
Lipstick Jungle
There you have it. If you have a favorite show that is not on my list. feel free to let me know. I am always open for new entertainment!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Weekend of Fun!
Lesson learned. Painkillers and blogging do not go together. After duking it out in the blog-o-sphere I am happy to report that Matt and I are still on speaking terms. But enough of all that, I have more exciting things to blog about. Like my awesome weekend in St. George and Las Vegas. So here's a play-by-play:
Thursday we had a nice drive down. I listened to my new iPod which rocked!! We ate at Paula's Mexican Restaurant when we arrived in St. George. It was fun to see how much Matt loved it. He loved it so much that if they had stock on wall street he would buy it all up! We played Phase Ten which I lost, no surprise here!
Friday was a day of relaxing for me. Matt went golfing. The kids played at the park. Later in the afternoon the kids went swimming while Matt and I went "sight-seeing". We had In-N-Out Burger for lunch which was nasty. I had looked forward to this all month and it was a let down. Next time we will eat at the restaurant instead of take-out, I've been hearing that was the problem. Friday evening we played Mexi-Train with his Aunt Jennie. That was a hoot! She played by the non-rules which absolutely drives Matt crazy, but one by one we all turned to the dark side and used the non-rules way of playing to save ourselves. All of us except for Matt. Then the best part of the night - we played Phase Ten again and guess what??!! I actually won!! I even took a picture of the score sheet to record this monumental moment. I never win with his family - this is a HUGE deal to me. As much as I enjoy playing games it was becoming a joke that I could never win, but now I am a WINNER!
Sadly, that was all the time with the Roblyer's. We had a blast with everyone but it was time for us to move on to Las Vegas. My brother, Mikey, moved there about a year ago and this was our first time visiting him. Here's his house.
I really like the neighborhood, even if his car was stolen the night before....He had a Honda Civic and it was broken into twice in Salt Lake and then twice down in Las Vegas before it was finally stolen. I think it was more of a car issue than a location issue. Despite the stolen car, he still showed us a good ol' time in Vegas.
We started at The Mirage where we went to The Secret Garden. At first I was disappointed with this exhibit, then we got to the baby tigers and it made up for the lack of animals. There were five baby tigers all from the same litter in Florida. Four female and one male. The male tiger was a golden one the other four were snow white and white striped. SO adorable! Especially when they fed them with baby bottles. My favorite part is when I called "kitty kitty" and one came my direction. I could have stayed there all day and watched them play! I wish I had better pictures, but Matt is obsessed with his blackberry camera and refuses to tug along an actual camera that takes decent pictures. So if you'd like to see pictures head over to his blog.
After The Mirage we went to Caesar's Palace. Which I hated. I am not a window shopper. I don't like to be places where I can't buy things and this is one of them. They had many gorgeous purses and handbags. Many sparkly diamonds. But it was all about window shopping and personally I think a big waste of our time. We also had lunch at Planet Hollywood at the kid's request and that also sucked. Next time we know to skip Caesar's Palace altogether!
Next was the New York, New York where Matt, Jordan, and Mikey went on the roller coaster. Then we headed over to M&M World. That was a cool experience. I am not a huge fan of M&M's, because I am not a huge fan of chocolate. But the kids love M&M's and my grandma has given Jordan collectible M&M dispensers since he was a tot, so it was cute to see him so excited to be surrounded by M&M stuff.
Probably my favorite part of the night came next when we went to the Mandalay Bay Hotel (where my brother works) to see the Shark Reef. It was amazing. They had all kinds of sea life and it was displayed beautifully. I also liked this hotel the best. It seemed the cleanest and prettiest by far. We spent a long time going through the whole exhibit, and the kids seemed to like it a lot. My brother's wife even joined us for this adventure. I was beginning to get a complex that she doesn't care for us much, so I was happy when she showed up! We also went for ice cream at the Luxor. Best pina colada smoothie and best praline pecan ice cream I've ever had. The waffle cone was nasty though. Chloe agrees about the waffle cone (hers was even dipped in chocolate and she still didn't like it). But we all agree it was the best ice cream!
Finally after a full day of adventures, it was time to hit the sack by the time we got back to Mikey's it was about one in the morning. The next day was time for us to say good-bye. The kids were really sad to say good-bye to my brothers dogs (Sophie and Lucas). We had a fun time and look forward to visiting again. Even though Vegas is not our kind of town, we still manage to find some good, wholesome fun! Thanks to my little brother for showing us around - we had a blast!
Sleepless in Salt Lake
I could also title this post 'R.U.D.E. needs to learn some R.E.S.P.E.C.T.' !
I some how have managed to hurt my back/shoulder. Which has rendered me useless and in bed, except for those necessary moments where I have had to drive to pick up kids because a five mile walk seems cruel for kids at this age. So needless to say, yesterday after picking up the kids from school the pain was unbearable and I took some pain medication (tylenol just wasn't cutting it.) As I was trying to sleep tonight someone decided to stay up late and blog. In the bedroom. With the lights on, t.v. on, clickety click of the computer and non-stop blackberry buzzing that seemed to be right in my ear as he down loaded picture after picture. Just as he's finishing up and I'm finally annoyed enough that I am fully awake now, I ask for a little conversation to help me get sleepy, but I am informed that "this is sleeping time"!!! Really?? I wasn't aware that people were allowed peace and quiet when they wanted to sleep. But no need to worry out of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. I am in the kitchen clickety clicking away so my sweetie can enjoy his peace and quiet for "sleeping time"!
Maybe this should be title 'To Ticked of To Sleep'!
I some how have managed to hurt my back/shoulder. Which has rendered me useless and in bed, except for those necessary moments where I have had to drive to pick up kids because a five mile walk seems cruel for kids at this age. So needless to say, yesterday after picking up the kids from school the pain was unbearable and I took some pain medication (tylenol just wasn't cutting it.) As I was trying to sleep tonight someone decided to stay up late and blog. In the bedroom. With the lights on, t.v. on, clickety click of the computer and non-stop blackberry buzzing that seemed to be right in my ear as he down loaded picture after picture. Just as he's finishing up and I'm finally annoyed enough that I am fully awake now, I ask for a little conversation to help me get sleepy, but I am informed that "this is sleeping time"!!! Really?? I wasn't aware that people were allowed peace and quiet when they wanted to sleep. But no need to worry out of R.E.S.P.E.C.T. I am in the kitchen clickety clicking away so my sweetie can enjoy his peace and quiet for "sleeping time"!
Maybe this should be title 'To Ticked of To Sleep'!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Wacky Wednesday
Some people do "wordless Wednesdays", I am doing wacky Wednesday. Basically, I thought I'd share all the wacky things I have heard the past week. Mainly, these are all things I've heard while carpooling kids back and forth to school.
1~While driving home one day, a kid who we will call Tan-man, said "oh no, my leg is asleep". That's not funny, but what came next is hilarious. Tan-man then says "Hey Diana, did you know that the first time my leg fell asleep I was scared." I then said, "It can be scary when part of your body falls asleep." He then says, "No, I was scared because I thought, oh no satan is taking over my body." This kid is 8 and said this so seriously I couldn't help laughing.
2~"My mom takes horse pills!" This was said by none other than my son Jordan. I have no idea what they were talking about, I only joined the conversation after he shouted this from the back seat and he asked me to confirm. And yes I take a horse pill, but it is also known as my vitamin.
3~While waiting in the car at the school for Fill-up who is the oldest of the kids, Super Cutie (I haven't thought of a code name for this kid, so we'll go with Super Cutie who is five,) said "Fill-up has had a lot of birthdays, I want to have a lot of birthdays like him." I said, "What do you mean?" To which Super Cutie replies "Well, he's just so tall!" I chuckled as I explained that Fill-up is 12 so he has had about 7 more birthdays than him and hopefully when he has 7 more birthdays he'll be tall like Fill-up. I can't describe how cute that whole exchange was, you probably had to be there, but Super Cutie is always saying cute things. The kid could have his own sitcom he is that adorable!
That's all I could think of off the top of my head! But I think kids say the wackiest things and I am so happy that I get to have a car full of wacky kids to chauffeur around each day!
1~While driving home one day, a kid who we will call Tan-man, said "oh no, my leg is asleep". That's not funny, but what came next is hilarious. Tan-man then says "Hey Diana, did you know that the first time my leg fell asleep I was scared." I then said, "It can be scary when part of your body falls asleep." He then says, "No, I was scared because I thought, oh no satan is taking over my body." This kid is 8 and said this so seriously I couldn't help laughing.
2~"My mom takes horse pills!" This was said by none other than my son Jordan. I have no idea what they were talking about, I only joined the conversation after he shouted this from the back seat and he asked me to confirm. And yes I take a horse pill, but it is also known as my vitamin.
3~While waiting in the car at the school for Fill-up who is the oldest of the kids, Super Cutie (I haven't thought of a code name for this kid, so we'll go with Super Cutie who is five,) said "Fill-up has had a lot of birthdays, I want to have a lot of birthdays like him." I said, "What do you mean?" To which Super Cutie replies "Well, he's just so tall!" I chuckled as I explained that Fill-up is 12 so he has had about 7 more birthdays than him and hopefully when he has 7 more birthdays he'll be tall like Fill-up. I can't describe how cute that whole exchange was, you probably had to be there, but Super Cutie is always saying cute things. The kid could have his own sitcom he is that adorable!
That's all I could think of off the top of my head! But I think kids say the wackiest things and I am so happy that I get to have a car full of wacky kids to chauffeur around each day!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
An IMPORTANT Cause
I watched the most heart-breaking Oprah yesterday. And now I am reaching out to my millions of readers for help in this worthy cause. Okay, so maybe I have only one reader and he has already done his part - so if by chance there is another reader out there here is the deal: The number of internet pedophiles is increasing daily with their crimes becoming more brutal against children (including infants). Our law enforcement does not have the man power or financial backing to take these slimeballs down. So there is this law that is trying to come before congress but it needs the support of people. All YOU have to do is click here. It will take you to Oprah's website from there they have already scripted a letter or you can use your own, just make sure to include the bill #1738 and then click on your state senators. By doing this we have the chance to make our voices heard that we want money to go into our law enforcement groups so we can save these children from these horrific acts.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Good News Minute
I thought I'd take a minute to point out all the good things that have happened in our family in the past week. It's always good to focus on the positive, right??!!
Jordan got an "A" on his science test. The first thing we asked when we saw the score "was this an open-book test?" (I know that you're thinking we're horrible parents with so little faith, but if you only knew our battles with school work.....) To our surprise it was not open-book. It was a hard unit, with classifications and what not. SO, I review the test with Jordan to see if he really knew it, once again he blew me away with the knowledge he has soaked up. Hooray for Jordan!! He must really want to go to California next summer, little does he know we are going anyways because his cousin is getting baptized. That's our little secret for now, because we want him to continue to work hard. And apparently he needs a carrot dangling in front of him to do so.
Chloe won her soccer game. Her team is currently undefeated. And the coach is impressed with how much she has improved and even told Matt this!! Chloe's grandpa even made it to the game to cheer her on.
We found out last night that my cousin (the oldest "T" girl) and her husband are going to have a baby!! She is due in April and they are moving back in with her parents soon, while he finishes school and they can save for a house. Chloe & Jordan are happy about this because they'll be close by. We haven't seen much of them since she got married a year or so ago. We are glad they stopped by to share their news!
The best news of all, only 11 more days until we leave for St. George!!! Can't wait!
Jordan got an "A" on his science test. The first thing we asked when we saw the score "was this an open-book test?" (I know that you're thinking we're horrible parents with so little faith, but if you only knew our battles with school work.....) To our surprise it was not open-book. It was a hard unit, with classifications and what not. SO, I review the test with Jordan to see if he really knew it, once again he blew me away with the knowledge he has soaked up. Hooray for Jordan!! He must really want to go to California next summer, little does he know we are going anyways because his cousin is getting baptized. That's our little secret for now, because we want him to continue to work hard. And apparently he needs a carrot dangling in front of him to do so.
Chloe won her soccer game. Her team is currently undefeated. And the coach is impressed with how much she has improved and even told Matt this!! Chloe's grandpa even made it to the game to cheer her on.
We found out last night that my cousin (the oldest "T" girl) and her husband are going to have a baby!! She is due in April and they are moving back in with her parents soon, while he finishes school and they can save for a house. Chloe & Jordan are happy about this because they'll be close by. We haven't seen much of them since she got married a year or so ago. We are glad they stopped by to share their news!
The best news of all, only 11 more days until we leave for St. George!!! Can't wait!
Everybody Makes Mistakes
A rare event happened in our home this past weekend. Forgive me for dwelling on this, but like I said- this is a rare event. As we sat down to watch an episode of Heroes: season 2 as a family last night we discover that Mr. Practically Perfect in Every Way had made a mistake.
As you are all aware we like to watch alot of movies. Alot of movies. As we are searching through the movies on top of the dvr, Heroes disc one was no where to be found. We did however find the disc of Purple Violets which had been returned to Blockbuster a couple days ago via Matt.
As the kids and I begin to chuckle at this discovery, Matt decided to be-little himself saying how stupid he is, etc. Don't worry, I told the kids this is his defensive tactic so that we will feel bad for laughing at him. And that we should not feel bad for laughing because people should be able to laugh at themselves after making a silly mistake. Right?
Matt came around and joined in the laughter. And even gave me permission to blog about his "rare moment of stupidty." So this is for all those people out there who are ever frustrated or annoyed with Mr. Practically Perfect in Every Way. Now you have proof that even Matt makes silly mistakes, just not very often!
I wonder how we'll get our dvd back? It was in one of the mail sleeves that we can take to the store to trade in every once in a while and the store mails it back for us. I'm hoping they will mail it to us. I guess we'll see......
As you are all aware we like to watch alot of movies. Alot of movies. As we are searching through the movies on top of the dvr, Heroes disc one was no where to be found. We did however find the disc of Purple Violets which had been returned to Blockbuster a couple days ago via Matt.
As the kids and I begin to chuckle at this discovery, Matt decided to be-little himself saying how stupid he is, etc. Don't worry, I told the kids this is his defensive tactic so that we will feel bad for laughing at him. And that we should not feel bad for laughing because people should be able to laugh at themselves after making a silly mistake. Right?
Matt came around and joined in the laughter. And even gave me permission to blog about his "rare moment of stupidty." So this is for all those people out there who are ever frustrated or annoyed with Mr. Practically Perfect in Every Way. Now you have proof that even Matt makes silly mistakes, just not very often!
I wonder how we'll get our dvd back? It was in one of the mail sleeves that we can take to the store to trade in every once in a while and the store mails it back for us. I'm hoping they will mail it to us. I guess we'll see......
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