Life Letters.

New blog

2011-09-06T20:55:00.002-06:00

Ok... here is the deal I have a new blog.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO IT.

If you go there you will know why. That is all.

Hey remember....

2011-09-02T19:07:00.002-06:00

Hey remember when I use to blog?? It was a year ago! Well somethings happened.

1) I got pregnant and lost the baby when I was 14 weeks ago. It sucked.

2) I got pregnant like 8 weeks after that. Sweet

3) Found out I had gallstones... painful.

4) Had a baby 3 months early and spent those months live in the NICU.

5) Got my gallbladder removed

6) Met some awesome people in the NICU.

7) Got sweet baby #2 home

8) Quarantined at home so #2 does not get sick.

WOW... during the time #7 was going on... I thought WHY DID I NOT BLOG ABOUT THIS?!?!?! WHY WHY WHY... I really wished I had. So I will pick up blogging again... because dang it is FUN. And it will be fun to relive the past 3 months and share awesome things with people... more so than FB or Pintrest witch are both fun in there own ways.

xoxox,
leah

I really did fall off the earth!

2010-05-16T15:04:00.003-06:00

Yeah but i found my way back.

Update:

still alive -check
still in utah - check
still in school -check
made all As last semester -check
read other peoples blog -half a check
biology homework - half a check
watching tv -check
doing fun things with my family -check
writing blog - no check
making wax - no check
facebook -check

It is funny how things change. I have pretty much lost interest in blogging and all the glitter that comes with it. I don't know, it just doesn't appeal to me. =( I am still alive and did not die or been hurt in a terrible accident.

My shopping trip! A good time.

2010-03-18T19:09:00.005-06:00

I just wanted to share a little story about my weekly shopping trip. This week it happen on Monday right after I took young son to his Dentist appointment. He did SO GOOD and I guess he did not have any cavities, because nobody told me. But he did not cry and scream. He did much better then I do at the Dentist. The Dentist appointment was at 9:30 and we were done by 10!! Wow you can be impressed.

So we head to Albertsons... which was bought out by some company is now called The Fresh Market. I think its a stupid name and it will always be Albertsons to me. It is pretty much just like the other grocery store here and town and they have the same things on sale each week, So I am kinda bummed by that and sometimes forced to shop at Wal-Mart. But back to the shopping trip! All is going well I get most everything I need and some I don't. Diet Coke was on sale 5 cases for $14 and I was Happy because this is a BIG score so i buy 5 cases!! Now this is key because I have a cart of groceries, toilet paper, I mean my cart is loaded down with food and 2.5 year old and most importantly coke. So I check out and not to bad I did not have a heart attack. I head out the door... now my 5 cases of coke are on the bottom of the cart and one slips out and falls off the cart and I run over it and bust it open, and the cans go EVERYWHERE. I freak out a bit and run to catch them... because 1- I don't want to loose my coke and B) I don't want to cause an accident or damage to a car... I did not think much of this UNTIL I told the story to one of my classmates and we are both just busting a gut laughing... Can you image me running around the parking lot trying to collect rolling cans of coke?? haha I am glad I can about it after the fact... also I am a little embarrassed that I left my son in the cart in the middle of the parking lot while I was getting my coke.... but not to much. Hope you had a good laugh! And don't call Social Services on me.

Things I LOVE!!

2010-03-08T07:36:00.000-07:00

If you know me, you know I have a big screen TV. well two, and HD Directv. Yes, we are a little nuts for TV. HOWEVER my husband and I are TV snobs! We just won't watch any crap movie on Lifetime. NO, but we will watch anything on BBC once or TWICE.. I am proud to say I have never seen ONE second of American Idol. Nor have we seen Lost or 24..... not sure why. I thought I would share some of our FAVORITE shows with you!! BECAUSE I care!

1. Top Gear This show is so freaking funny, and can be found on BBC America or BBC2 if you live in London. 3 male host that test drive all kinds of cars and do all sorts of Crazy challenges! Some of my favorite challenges: The 3 host, from London, drive cars they buy for $1500 in Miami up to Alabama than to Louisiana.. IT WAS CRAZY, I laughed, cried, I did not wet my pants. So you may not be into cars, some I have never heard of most I have never heard of. OH and they do have segment on their show where they put "A star in a reasonably price car" Where they take a British star who most of the time I have not heard of and they basically race a Chevy Colbot around their race track. Its a good time, I hope you and your family can find time to watch it.

2. MadMen. You know it is on AMC and I have blog about it before. 1960s Advertising men running a muck in NYC. Also on Netflix. You should also watch this show. It has won many, many, many awards for everything.

3. Dr. Who and Torchwood. I love them you probably won't. So I won't go into to much detail, because you can't handle them. Torchwood should probably not be viewed by anybody that has or wants morals. They are both Sci-fi and can be found on BBC America.

5. The Office!! Can you believe Jim and Pam had a baby!?!?! I am so happy for them. I love that show. I fear that show may not be on much longer because of the Baby Effect. It is a well know fact that producers, writers, whoever often feel that when a show is not doing well the best way to spice it up is to have someone have a baby... This only worked once on the show Friends. But back to The Office, I am one who loves the show, and I don't care about how you hate it because it reminds you of your office... Why do you hate it?? It looks like a lot of fun working at Dunder Mifflin Paper. I don't get it !?!?! I won't even go into how i hate The British Office....

So what are you favorite shows?? I hope it is one of those or else I don't care... well no I am always looking for new awesome shows.

Long time, no blog

2010-03-01T06:18:00.000-07:00

First I would like to say I am sorry. I have let you, my reader and friend down =( Well crap you let me down by not coming to do my homework and house work.... or at least email me and offer. But I thought I would blog about crap because I just bought a ticket to my first blogger conference! So I figured I need to blog and keep it semi updated so i don't look a fool when I show up there..... SO you want to come ?? You probably won't for 2 reasons 1) you can't write it off like I did... it's $150 and 2) you don't live in utah and all that comes with that. But if you want to here is the link: 1st Annual Causal Bloggers Conference and 3) someone threaten to beat the crap out of me if I did not go and support her.... her and her snuggie will remain anonymous

I also signed up to be a sponsor and give away 100 of my waxes to put in swag bags.... I would have been announced sooner but my husband has not finished my web site. =( So if anybody wants to finish it let me know and I guess we can work out some kind of payment.

School is going well I bet I have like A's in my two classes. or maybe not but at least B's I am pretty sure I am going to only take one class this summer. OH and we got new couches on Friday they are PIMP!!!

Oh yeah speaking of snuggies and people Kristina P is doing a snuggie drive for the old and afflicted. You should go check out her bloggy blog!! You and snuggies can make a difference!!!

A Sunny Rant!!

2010-02-17T12:28:00.003-07:00

The follow was posted on my Astronomy blog for my weekly assignment... I thought it was funny and had to share!

On another note off topic.... my wax business has taking off... and by that I am several hundreds of dollars into it so I need sales people!!! please visit me here: BUY WAX FROM ME HERE. It is still the test/beta web site so go test it out and see how it works! I promise I have google check out so how can you go wrong with that!?!?!

here is your funny ha ha Astronomy post!!

This weeks assignment is to write our feelings and observations about a sunrise or a sunset. Oh do I have some feelings about them!! We could do one or the other and since I am NEVER up to watch a sunrise, I quickly crossed that off. For the past 5 years I have seen the sunset every day. Ok not everyday but most days. I am pretty sure our family room window is perfectly aligned with the sun's setting path, because most days that is how I see it and all its "splendor". What surprises me most about this, is that I see even when the sky is cloudy and gray and have not seen the sun most of the day. That is because when the sun sets it gets lower and lower out of the atmosphere and shines/blinds me for a good 2 hours as it sets. So I pretty much hate sunsets and refuse to look at one for fun or for school. I see the effects of it every day EVEN when I close the blinds it still comes in. IT IS COMING IN RIGHT NOW as I type..... Another thing I hate about the sunset and when it rises for that matter. Is the fact that it blinds you when you drive!! How dangerous is that!?!?!?! I am convinced the sun is out to get us... If it dies we die... It annoys us sometimes. But we need it, so how can something we need so much cause us so much annoyances ??? To sum it up... I hate the sun but we all need it and it is forced upon me even when I don't care for it... I did not even get into sunburns, yet another reason to hate the sun......

recipes and giveaways!!

2010-02-08T10:26:00.003-07:00

Oh its time for a giveaway but not from me!! Kristina P and Jenny Mac are both hosting giveaways!!! Kristina is giving away tickets to the Casual Bloggers Conference here in Utah. Jenny Mac is giving away a Jimmy Choo Bag AND a $100 gift card to this Women's apparel store Cosabella. I had never heard of them, probably because it is super high end. On a side note when I entered the gift card give away I left some smart comment about the sizes of the bra and how I thought they were different. They are, I had never seen sizes 1,2,3,4,5 in bra's...... well I got a very nice email from a Company Rep telling me all their sizes and this and that. I was very impressed by her. So much so that I want to win all 3 giveaways... So I am not posting links to these you have to go find them. HAHAHAHA but as a boobie prize I will post a recipe that I found yesterday in Southern Living. I know none of you get that magazine but it is my FAVORITE. The Recipe is Chicken Parmesan Pizza. Its so easy you all could make it, maybe even your husbands.....

Here is the LInk : Super Easy Pizza

I am to lazy to write it all up... but its still easy i am just lazy. Also I have not made it.... But how can you go wrong with cheese, chicken fingers, and garlic bread !?!?! Let me know if you have questions and/or problems I may help!!

Those Duggars!

2010-02-03T13:11:00.006-07:00

As you know I love a few things in life... The Duggars and Jesus. Now I just happen on a story today that just melted my little heart then kinda made me stop and go did he just do that ????

So last week Josh Duggar was working at his used car lot in Arkansas along with his brother... who names I forgot, but I am guess starts with a J.. I think John. Anyways apparently their car lot is on a busy highway... go figure put a business near a busy highway. But Last week there was a pretty bad car wreck and for some reason, probably Jesus, one of those cars envolved in said wreck pulled off into the Duggars Used car lot... Now I am no expert or have been in a car crash, Thank you Jesus, but aren't you suppose to say there until the cops come? I mean yes you can move you car if its in danger... I don't know someone please let us all know. But hang on it gets worse There is a little girl in the car and see passes or out or something and Thank Jesus John (who is also a volunteer firefighter for real) was there to start CPR and Josh was there to call 911... Now she did not pass out due to meeting The Brothers Duggers, no this was caused by the car accident. *WHEW* So that's pretty bad but the EMTS and the Brothers Duggars save this girl. THANK YOU JESUS. The Duggars also credited Jesus a few times. Now that is an awesome story.... But I think what impressed me the most was that during all this Josh was able to record the whole thing.................................

I don't know is that Kosher or even right?? I am pretty sure I would not record in that situation. And I have been in 3 situations where I had to call 911 for whatever reason and my thoughts were not OMG where is the camera this will be the greatest episode ever. Probably because I am not a reality TV star and don't carry a video camera with me. But don't you just think that was a poor judgement call??? And Lucky you guys!! you can view the video HERE and let me know what you think.

Then I got to thinking about baby #19 Baby Josie, and haven't heard anything in awhile about it so I went to check it out!! But their personal web page was down and everything I could find on googles 1st page was from 6 weeks ago so I guess she is still in the hospital.... I am sure we will hear all about her coming home when it happens.

Famous!

2010-02-01T07:09:00.000-07:00

Guess what I am famous now!!! This past week 2 things happened to confirm this!! ONE: 1 won something off Gifted Giveaways and it came in the mail!!! I know that doesn't make me famous, BUT its still fun and exciting to win something. I think I will host a give away on there soon!! Here are some pictures of the Calendar I won!! and the link so you can buy one and be JUST LIKE ME!!!

And 2nd: My son and husband were featured on a blog... a pretty famous blog. OH YES. A picture of them was put on Kristina P's snuggie sightings !!!! OMG its like Christmas all over again!! I think she did it So I would write a blog... I know she misses her weekly tributes from me.... She is also a mental health professional, so I am not sure why she is aiding in this really unhealthy obsession of that I have for her.... OK I am not OBSESSED I just think she is cool and funny. not obsessed.... there are blogs on here that are NOT about her!!! Its a pretty cute picture of Micah and Micah hiding in my snuggie... I guess she did not want to use this pic:

Yes, that is really me.... yes i am wearing my PJs, and Uggs... Yes that is a Sham wow... and No that is not my car.. and yes it is like 11 PM Christmas Day.... Its ok if you stop reading my blog I will understand.

School is KICKING my butt.... I don't even want to talk about it. Also I am sorry I don't read or comment on blogs anymore I pretty much suck so it will be ok, and I am only going to take one class a semester from now on. ME = FAIL. OH well better luck next time.

2010-01-23T22:32:00.002-07:00

Disclaimer: Because I spent so much time writing this for my other blog, I thought I would post it here so you could see what I am doing/learning.... CAUTION: you may learn somethings from reading it.. so don't read if you are easily bored and don't like the panets or NASA. Hope everyone has a great weekend and I wanted you to know I AM ALIVE.

Due to the fact of the inversion and new moon I could not see any stars or the moon, so I decided to do a internet project. I really did try to go out a few times and even looked up on the internet to see what phase the moon was in.... It will be hard to see until next week! The project I chose was to look up different space missions to each of the planets, our sun, and an asteroid. After looking at the assignment paper again, I wonder why our moon was not included, I know there have been a few mission there.

I was surprised to learn about how many space crafts we have sent up and for whatever reason they were unsuccessful. How frustrating is it to spend millions of dollars and years working on something only to have it break and be destroyed within seconds of taking orbit?? Never the less NASA has continued to build and have successful missions. All of my info can be found at a NASA web site detailing all of past, present and future missions. On a side note NASA takes advantage of using different missions to visit multiple planets, moons, and whatever they can that is why some have the same info.

The Sun: I was surprised to learn how many missions included gathering info about the sun. We can not obviously send anything to the sun with out it getting destroyed, so when ever they can get close to it they try to collect data. Thats is what they did on the Genesis Mission (2001-08) It collected solar winds from the sun to study. After collecting everything it returned to earth and landed in the Utah desert. Which I thought was cool because I live in Utah. Now the solar winds are being studied and learning tons from it.

Pretty much all the other missions to other planets have been to collect different samples of the atomosphere, dirt, air, and this and that. Or to map out as much of the landscape as possible. That is cool in all but I don't really want to blog about each mission to each planet... and study for my test and this. I will share my favorite mission of the whole project.

Voyager 2: It was lunched in 1977, before I was born CRAZY. I has been traveling all those years and is still going collecting data! WOW that is pretty dang awesome to have a machine built in 1977 that is still going strong..... But it did find some cool things about Neptune, like 3 new rings and 6 new moons. I hope any of you reading click on the links on the page to learn more about this and the other missions. I could not write everything about all the missions, so I just wrote about some highlights and things I thought were cool!

Next Project: I am leaning towards writing about a sunset or sunrise... I have beef with both of those things. And because I have YET to see the moon in like a month.....

ack....

2010-01-19T09:46:00.004-07:00

So I have pretty much self imploded.... and its not to HOT =/ At least I had LONG weekend and the hub went back to work after his month long paid vacation. I am really really trying to find my groove for doing school work, house work, son work, husband work, cooking, laundry, and blogging. I have pretty much given up any sort of social life or friends..... *sorry* Unless you call me or stop by.. OR EVEN better email me or be facebook friends with me!!! yeah So If I don't blog much and you miss me something awful you can look me up on the facebook!! leah.gorrell@gmail.com Please leave a msg letting me know who you are so that I can either reject or accept you! And I will probably still have to up date my Astronomy blog because it is my final project and I want an A in that class.... Also I have never wanted to get As in my classes before how old and responsible am I getting??? Oh my History class is going well lots of work and material to cover in not a lot of time... Its really hard to cram 3 chapters into 2.5 hours of talking.........

Also on some humbling notes: I read a news story about Haitian Orphans, It pretty much sucked and made me cry ... It does make me feel a touch better that I prayed for them and that I give my husbands money to Unicef monthly.

#2 I started reading Nie Nie.... For those of you not in the know she lives here in the Provo Area and was in a HORRIBLE plane wreck and almost DIED. And her blog talks about all the things she has been going through and her positive attitude about things and life. I like that her blog is real and she talks about the the good and bad of everything. And that sometimes things are very painful and it sucks bad, but she knows she will get through it and she tries to have a positive attitude. She is my hero. Maybe someday I can have an awesome attitude like her ;)

Astronomy recap!!

2010-01-14T14:53:00.001-07:00

Because there was some interest in my class work in this class I decided to share my other blog with you! And because I am doing one for my final project!!

My Astronomy blog!!!

I am off to do more homework instead of reading everyones blog =/

BEST BLOG EVER

2010-01-13T07:57:00.002-07:00

So I am not sure, how I pulled it off. But I got a celebrity to agree to be interviewed by ME!!! Not only did she agree but she returned the interview in a timely matter and with pictures!! Score one for me!! If you can guess it is KRISTINA P!! now you may remember when I met her if not you can read and see a picture HERE.

A little bit about our guest: She is a very funny chick that blends the best and worse of pop culture together, which often leads me to wonder if she is serious and did she really just say that!?!?!? She also picked me out of 330 people to win her grand prize on her last give away. I was shocked! I probably should have asked her a little bit more about her....... But uh she is really nice, funny, and is a social worker. I will have to say that my favorite thing about Kristina, is that she always leaves me a comment no matter how crazy my post or how late or early it was posted.... thank you. HOLY CRAP... i hope this interview is not the down fall of her... what did Kristina just do!?!? So check out her awesome BLOG HERE and enjoy her interview of questions I slapped together because I was sure she would not say YES to little old me and I have been really busy with school work. *complete with REAL pictures from her collection*

1. Do you remember that time we met and I mauled you with my baby stroller?

With the help of intensive weekly therapy, and Valium, I have been able to move past that incident. And by “move past that incident”, I mean have daily night terrors about it, where images of Dr. Phil and Mario Lopez flash before my eyes. You can’t even imagine the horror.

2. Yeah, that was an awesome day huh?

Yes, awesome. Like having to watch puppies and rainbows be tortured, awesome.

3. You work with at risk youth.... that kinda makes you almost like Oprah huh??

Are you saying I’m fat? Yes, I am just like Oprah. If Oprah punched kids in the face and called them derogatory names. I am very good at my job.

4. Have any of these "youth" tried to stab, stock, hurt you? I am kinda worried for your safety....

I don’t know what “stock” means, but for the sake of this interview, I am going to assume you mean “stalk.” Sadly, no. I really wish I had a great story to tell where I was shanked by a kid. However, my coworker drives a van that we call “The Kidnapper Van”, and that is honestly more frightening than anything a kid could ever do to me.

5. Am I the weirdest person you have ever met through blogging?

I would say you’re the third weirdest person I have met through blogging. I once met a person who likes to eat pennies and whose role model is OJ Simspon, and I met another person who was institutionalized in a State hospital for a while, so I would say you come in a close third.

6. Do you talk to me on Facebook, because you are scared of what I might do if you don't??

Yes. Please don’t Poke me or send me a pink sheep.

7. Wanna do some homework for me?

If your homework entails laying around on your sofa, watching “The Bachelor” and making puns about how he’s a pilot and he can land his plane in my airport of love, then yes, I will do your homework for you.

8. What was your Favorite Subject in School?

HYPERLINK "http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Electrical-Engineering-and-Computer-Science/6-041Spring-2006/CourseHome/index.htm" Probabilistic Systems Analysis and Applied Probability

9. What did you want to be when you grow up?

As feminine as Clay Aiken. Fail.

10. Did you ever take pic of your in your snuggie for www.thepeopleofwalmart.com ??

Sadly, no. This would mean I would have to spend some time in a Walmart, and I only shop at classy, high brow places like The Dollar Tree and The Salvation Army.

11. Your love of the snuggie has gotten kinda out of hand huh?? A joke gone horribly horribly wrong

I think it really depends on your perspective. Some people might say horribly wrong, others might say horribly awesome. Honestly, as you know, The Snuggie is life changing. Just like Moses parting the Red Sea, Noah building an ark, and other miracles of yore, The Snuggie is our modern day miracle.

12. Wouldn't it be cool if we were neighbors??

Well, sadly, my Naked Neighbors apparently received the gift of modesty for Christmas, as well as curtains, so their exploits have been lacking lately. But, we do need someone to fill their rather well endowed shoes, so if you are willing to be naked in front of your well-lit bedroom window, or have sex on your balcony, in plain view of your neighbors, you are in.

13. You can say no to that....

14. Does my grammer and spelling bother you??

Oh, no! Not at all! Just like Jon Gosselin being a complete jackass, who steals money from his children and cheats on his wife, with their babysitter, doesn’t bother me at all.

Different Panic Mode....

2010-01-08T07:19:00.003-07:00

So after going to my two classes, I am in a different panic mode... One about my books and two about the amount of work that is required of me to get an A in each class. I don't remember this much work given to me when I went to college 8 years ago. I would show up to class take my notes, write a paper or read a book here or there and take some test. HOLY CRAP times have changed. I will now discuss the work I am doing for my two classes and a little bit about each class and the book drama.

ELEMENTARY astronomy. Every week I have to read the assigned chapters, do the home work and observation assignment for each week. I am not sure what those are since we had a SUBSTITUTE. Yes our regular professor is off at a conference presenting research. Which was probably why I was confused when I walked in to class and man was standing in the front talking to the students about computers. I thought I was in the wrong class or that the pervious class was getting over. Because I want the Astronomy class taught by a lady. So I sit, I am 10 mins early then more people trickle in and come to find out I was in the RIGHT class and the other people were shooting the shit and did not care what I thought or who I was.
They did not know that I write a semi-famous blog.

Moving on I still don't have my book yet, i will probably go buy one this weekend because I need to start reading up on the cosmos, so I don't fail so far behind that i have to drop out and have my husband divorce me for wasting his money. I may start a Astronomy blog because I need a "BIG PROJECT" demonstrating what I have learned and the suggestions where music, art, or dance and I don't do that in front of people especially if it is about stars and planets.

American Civ: This is kinda of exciting because I LOVE history, political sciences and all that. The teacher seems pretty cool and knows a lot of stuff and he really really likes to talk. The class only meets once a week so that is not like the Astronomy class that meet 2 times a week. So I am looking forward to that.... NOT all the work I have to do, like read the entire book, write a summary on each chapter, attend a City Council meeting of my choice, read this book called 1776. and study for test and write essays... I also have book drama in this class being that the book I purchased is 2 editions behind and stops at President Clinton. Compared to the book I am suppose to have that is twice as big and talks about the Iraq war.... So I think I will be purchasing another book, because I would like those last 2 or 3 chapters.... and the 50 % more info........ Don't ask me how I did it... I swear when I ordered my book I checked the editions..... UGH.

Don't these people know I have a son who has demands that do not include me doing homework?? Don't they also know that I a have to keep my house sparkling clean, entertain all my friends, diet, budget, get out of debt, be perfect and pretty, and on and on and on.... and blog!?!?! I will admit that I did not do half those things, but I wanted to reiterate the demand that I feel people EXPECT from me 24/7. Oh and run my new business, make dinner, and make sure my husband has clean clothes....

Now, Now, I know you all feel that way to sometimes, and I read those blogs... so now read my pity party blog. Also I don't remember that much work back when I was at Community College... I guess work on a University level is hard... Maybe there was that much and I was just 19 and did not care......

An another note I wrote this on Thursday evening and just post dated it for Friday morning I don't get up that early.... I think I did in the summer but not know I am dead. xoxox

Panic!!

2010-01-06T13:39:00.003-07:00

So I am pretty much having the mother of all mothers of a panic attack!! Why ?? tonight is my first class since May 2001 when I dropped out of college last time... drop out sounds horrible, I will just say back packing through Utah from now on... Oh yeas I have been on a 8 year back packing trip =/ I should figure something else out. But back on track... YES i am super nervous Did I tell you that the Class was PHYS 1040 and PHYS stands for Physics.... what the crap was I thinking?!?! It is called Elementary Astronomy, we will see about that!! Also my textbook I ordered Dec. 21 for that class is not here yet..... I am pretty sure I can get by the first class with out the book but we will see. If it is not here Monday I will be looking for another....AHHHHHH tomorrow is American Civ and I just love History and I have that book so I hope that is a class I will enjoy and maybe learn or remember stuff I already knew. I will blog Friday and let you know how both classes went. Ugh so nervous and talks for listening to me ramble... I just posted so I would get some comments to make me feel better.

20-10

2010-01-04T06:22:00.001-07:00

Happy Twenty Ten!!! How futuristic of me! I think I will say Twenty Ten instead of Two-thousand and ten... how lame and old fashion is that???? Also where is my flying car and robot maid, while we are at it???

So to update you on my revolutions.... I think most of them are broken within 10 days so that is why I did not say exercise and loose weight. Also that is on going and does not even deserve to be up there with my other IMPORTANT ones.

1: Stick to my budget!! Why yes I have for 3 days.

2: Classes start Wednesday so I will update you later in the week. I have not received my Astronomy book in the mail... It started in Connecticut and was last seen leaving Denver... So here is hoping that it gets here Wednesday.

3. I have not had any diarrhea this year. *FIST PUMP*

4. Wrote my dinner blog and now I am writing this blog *DOUBLE FIST PUMP* I should be on that crap show on MTV or something I hear/read that is all those kids do, throw their fist up in the air and wave them like they just don't care...... LAME

5. Not pregnant.... I still have my IUD up in my hoo-ha... for all those concerned about me having another baby... i will take a picture of when the Physicians Assistant at the OB/GYN takes it out because you all wanted to know when I am having another baby and this is the beginning of it.. =) I am thinking like March-ish

6. So I have broken this resolution, It probably did not even last 24 hours.... It is hard to be nice to your husband 24/7.

7. I am on Facebook 24/7(probably the reason for the failure of #6) I do have a cafe to run..... My farm bit the dust and was ruined. And I got kicked out of my Sorority. AND I need to see all the crap my rich "friends" from high school got and got their "awesome" kids.......

8. I ordered my cookbook!! AWESOME. I was told by JennyMac that I should cook from Giada. I don't know about this 1) Giada is HOT and SKINNY.... how can I trust a skinny cook? 2. I like Italian and I know how to cook Italian. But I am keeping her as my back up. Can I just say how humbling and awesome it to have someone like JennyMac write you an email?? Holy Cow. Thanks !

So did you notice that I have 8 resolutions and then the next paragraph I talked about how the number 7 is awesome and this and that blah blah blah.... I went back and added the cooking one after the fact.... YES i am the future teacher of your children... I am starting to rethink all this. HOWEVER, I took a test on the facebook and I did say I was a way smarter then a 5th grader so I am safe teaching K-6th.

Happy New Things!!!

2009-12-31T06:55:00.001-07:00

Happy New Years and New Blog layout!!! Oh did you notice the new blog background?? Oh yeah don't you remember when I won it a few months back?? Well its up and running and awesome to look at. Now you have another reason to be jealous of me.... I could go on and on about all the things but I won't. So the tabs you can click on them and they will take you to all sorts of new places. They are all fun and exciting and will not take you to porn!!! PROMISE. Oh don't click on the Wax Products button yet, it will take you no where. Moving on! But a BIG Thank you to Kristina P for picking me to win her "random" giveaway. And to April Showers for designing it for me! Her link is at the bottom of my blog, forever. and well if you read me you read Kristina. Now moving on.

So today is New Years Eve! How exciting. I am making cheese fondue, in my new fondue pot. I know it will totally rock. I have been thinking about my Revolutions this year. yeah yeah yeah me and hub call them that instead of Resolutions.... It just sounds cooler and makes them sound more serious. So here are mine....

1. Stick to my budget that I made. I was doing really, really well until the Holidays... this year I should start saving now for them. And this is how rich people stay rich.... I should have not said that I am going to get beat down from the other club members. But they I mean their servants. They don't like sharing THE SECRET.

2. Go to my classes, enjoy them, and the work I will have to do in them. And Try to make B's in them unless they are really really hard then I will take a C. Like my brother in law said " C's get degrees" Ahhh our future leaders and in this cause account... I think he is well on his way. ;) But he only got one C this past semester and the rest were As and Bs.

3. Try not to have diarrhea of the mouth... I don't know how well this will work since it does make for a good blog.

4. Blog like 3 times a week or when something really awesome has happened. Or if I am faced with a life changing question. And I will update my "Whats for dinner" blog every 2 weeks because I am super excited about that! *see above link*

5. Get Pregnant. I am just so sick and tired of people asking me when we are going to have another one. So fine. I will have one in 2010 or 11. HAPPY... and you all owe me a baby shower even if its another BOY. =P ALL OF YOU. I do like making major decisions in my life based on what people want me to do.

6. Be a better wife.... Delicious, Heathy Meals are just not enough. i should really try to listen to my husband when he talks about computers and what not. But I did start riding a bike this year!!

7. Spend less time of Facebook... but I will not try that hard, and I may need it for my homework.

8. Buy a Juila Childs Cookbook and make something... Yeah Yeah I saw that movie and it inspired me to make something fancy.
And apparently she was a really good cook. I would like one of her personal cookbooks with all her handwritten notes... but that would probably cost me a fortune.

So there you have it and I will try to do those Revolutions and keep you updated on all 7 of the. 7 is my lucky number and one of my favorite numbers! SO HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I love you all and think of you often and thanks for reading my blog.

Parade of Homes Spanish Fork Edition

2009-12-27T06:29:00.000-07:00

So every year Utah County puts on a Parade Homes, which includes the newest, the best, and the biggest, and every year my house is some how left off the list =/ Maybe its because our house was built in 1998. Maybe its because most homes are bigger then our 1750 sq. foot home. .. any how I want to put on my own Parade and welcome you into my 2009 Holiday parade of our home. Oh and there was great demand for seeing pictures of the remodel after my "little meltdown" so here you have it. Sit back and enjoy the tour. And grab a cookie or two and some punch. OH and please remove your shoes.............

Those are some of our awesome Christmas decorations. Don't you just LOVE the Bah Humbug blocks???

A few pictures of the remodeled kitchen. Note the new BLACK stove. I love it.

Son's little table and chalk board wall. Its pretty fun.

And last the new man cave/hub's office. Its really nice to have him so close, but we can close the door. Its pretty cool.

Why Santa, Why???

2009-12-24T07:12:00.000-07:00

OH HOLY BATMAN MAN POOP. A "friend" posted a link on the facebook and I just had to pass it along to you. If we were facebook friends you would have seen it, but we are not because you know i have personal info on there and well I am just smrt like that. SO a disclaimer uh its pretty creepy and shoo the children out and you have been warned this may give you nightmares and keep you up at night for awhile... which may be good since you are like me and probably have a lot of crap to get done

25 WORST MALL-SANTA PICTURES OF ALL TIME

I won't even post any pictures just in case you want to sleep. Hugs and kiss and have a great Christmas Eve.

Guess what I did today??

2009-12-22T14:42:00.002-07:00

HUH can you guess??? Well besides NOT cleaning my house so I could take pictures of it for you...... I started another blog. HA Only because I got a few emails about my awesomeness of having 31 nights of dinners planned. So I decide the best way to share those with my friends is to make a blog about it!! How awesome is that??? Well go check it out, uh no dinner menu's yet, but do your thing so when I do post them you will know.

Oh Yeah about the pictures of my house, I pretty much live like a hobo even when I do have working appliances. I have been catching up on Dr. Who with the hub, got a 2ND stomach bug, and we have people/family coming over to our house on Christmas eve for a PAR-TAY.... so you will get your pictures on the 25th... what an awesome gift from me to you... yeah what did I get from you???? So here is the link to the new bloggy blog:

LEAH'S AWESOME DINNER MENUS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAM.

XOXOXOX for a great holiday
Leah

2009-12-21T07:05:00.001-07:00

Dear Santa: This year I have been pretty dang good and just generally awesome. So my list of things I want should not be unreasonable. And being who you are, they can all be acquired by Friday morning.

1: A Beach front home: Nothing to fancy or big... Here is a picture to help with your search.

2. A 2010 Audi Q7

3. Le Creuset Cookware, the 11 piece set from Williams-Somoma and while you are there grab me a 14 cup Cuisinart food processor

4. Disney Cruise to Hawaii I know it does not exist, but see what you can do

5. World Peace (i can't seem like a totally witch during this time of year)

6. a pair of black Manola Blahnik shoes..... size 7

7. a Louis Vuitton Purse just the brown logo one they are classic and NEVER go out of style.

But what I really really really want this year, besides a Snuggie... Is the Chia Herb garden, only because hub said this was just to horrible to be in our home.....

I guess that is about it..... I expect all these things on Friday morning, or at least letters of intent for some of the items.....

Love Always,
Leah

PS: Just wanted to share our holiday card with you this year:

Leah vs. The Angel Tree

2009-12-08T06:45:00.000-07:00

Ugh so lets just the this out of the way I have issues with the angel tree at church...... Every year I feel like it's out to get me, but every year I take a few items off of it. Like the one year, by that I mean every year I have to go to 7 different stores just to find the items needed, No wonder they asked for them. HA. Its not like they are hard to find, socks, shoes, clothing, jackets... Crap like that, but the problem I run in to is that sometimes those items are PRICEY... like shoes or a jacket. Why did I choose such items? Well my mom goes to that church too and she and I go in on the items and by that I mean she picks them off the tree then I BUY them.... OR the fact that I don't think we should even do a tree since half the families from church are on there so what's the point, not our job we should find a rich church to sponsor us...... There is some History on my feelings....... 4 years now.......

SO This year I beat my mom to the punch!! I picked out awesome stuff off the tree!! I got their early and got TOYS this year FUN FUN FUN toys like a Nerf Gun and LEGOS! That is what Christmas is about anyways, NOT SOME CRAP SOCKS AND PAJAMAS... I did pick socks off, but poo I PICKED TOYS. But as I am looking over the tags on the tree I notice 2 items that kinda took me back a bit... NO this was nothing like the one year we almost got stuck buying the Cottenelle moist wipes... uh huh.. So glad we did not get those. But gift cards... yeah $25 gift cards to local restaurants..... I am not sure how I feel about that. So I said something to my friends that where near by and who could possibly be on the tree, I don't know its anonymous you know. But I am pretty sure it was my tone, what I said, and the fact that I pretty much say what every I want without regard to anything, " WHAT THE CRAP, WHY ARE PEOPLE ASKING FOR GIFT CARDS!?!?!?" NICE. and my friends looked at me kinda in shock, confused, thinking, all in one. Like they were trying the find the right thing to say to ME... Well Maybe our Bishop suggested it to them or maybe they want to on a date.. YEAH those things.

I don't know, I don't go on dates I am married. I would not suggest to people in need to go out on a date that will probably result in them spending money on a baby sitter or paying the difference in total vs. gift card. Money they would not have spent if they had not got said gift card. But on the other hand I can see wanting to go to the restaurants, they are good and fun... I can see wanting to go there on a date with my spouse.... But should I or someone else have to pay for that??? I don't know I am troubled and torn.... I feel bad for saying to my friends... I feel bad they are on there, I feel like to make this better I should go back and get those tags... But then I think hey I have and could be poor .... Would that be the thing I would ask for??? Should those have really been put on the church tree?? Shouldn't they save up for their date night??? I don't know I have a lot a questions and thus the reason for blogging two days in a row!!! I need your thoughts on this. NEEEEED!!!!!

2009-12-07T07:47:00.000-07:00

So whats up? Me not much... Just getting everything back in order!! I know, I know I promised you pictures of my awesome house. I will when I get all the Christmas crap up! What have I been up too? Not much Got super sick at Thanksgiving, well sick the day of with some nasty stomach bug. I registered for 2 classes at UVU, American Civ. and Elementary Astronomy... Yeah we will see how that goes! hmmmm what else??? OH YEAH my birthday was Dec. 3rd!! GOOOOOOO ME! Hmmmm also my blog is being worked on as we speak, so look for that sometime soon! Its going to be freaking awesome!! Oh yeah been loving Dexter this season... I know most of you don't even know what that is because its on Showtime, and most of don't even have cable.... But its good I guess that is about it!! Don't watch it they says the cuss words............ OH I DO HAVE A PICTURE OF THE NEW FLOOR

So there I will post again in another week or so... haha

xoxo
leah

Thankful Thursday!!!

2009-11-12T07:15:00.008-07:00

It's about dang time I was thankful for something!! So Yesterday... I noticed a smell coming from upstairs, I go to investigate because i was about to be pissed at whoever pooped up stairs and did not tell me. So guess what It was coming from Mine and Hubs room! GREAT, I go in and on OUR BED is throw up that smells BAD... REAL bad I know its not the boy because he does not throw up without me knowing all about it. And I know that our dog did not poop on our bed because he knows he would not be living with us... So i decide and I am sticking with that our dog threw up on our bed for whatever reason and he later threw up on the new floor... I am chalking it up to the fact I made him stay outside all day yesterday when the new floor was put in and the fact that it smells like new floor and glue and that our house is all messed up... I don't know if you know this or not but dogs, like small children, do not care for change and chaos .... So anyways I am in a panic because I do not have a working washer or dryer due to the floors and them wanting us to move everything and blah blah blah.... So what do I do I put it all in a laundry basket and take it over to my neighbors house, almost in tears and go "my dog barfed on my bed can i use your washer?" OH YEAH She goes OH DANG.. and says NO PROBLEM because Leah you are the best and I live to serve you.... hahahaha well kinda.. you can guess what part I did or not did make up.

To to Honor My Best Buddy Neighbor Sister Friend, I decided to devote a whole Thankful Thursday and publicly declare my love and thankfulness for her and her family. Not only for letting me use her washer AND dryer but all the other crap I make them do... And not only is this Thankful Thursday it happens to be Guest Blogger Thursday as well So here you go Meet and Love my neighbor Leanne.... She does have a blog and its a family blog and I don't know how she feels about me posting it for all to see but she can if she wants.... So here is the unedited and very true guest blogger spot! **also note happy meals and lunch was bought for her and her family today so I did kinda make it worth her wild and I made some comments which I made in italics... as not to confused like last guest blogger.... anyways.**

How long have you been our neighbor?? Too long. Just kidding. 2 1/2 yrs.

Do you think you would have bought your house if you had met me first? It wouldn't have mattered- there will always be a crazy neighbor no matter where you live. Thanks that makes me feel so much better........ But its really really true.

Do you remember the time the animal skull stared at my house for all of last winter?? yeah that freaked me out. Why did you really put it there? Because we are lazy and didn't feel like moving it. Also, we couldn't decide if we wanted to keep it, so instead of keeping it in the garage we just left it in the snow to stare you down when the snow melted enough. My favorite part was that Scott left the eyeballs in the skull so it would look like it was following you when you moved. hahaha This is very very true, and really happened, I forgot about the eyeballs. But when I had my window open and sat in my spot on the couch I could see this skull that had half its skin and tissue left on it and it would look at me.... I did not like it but I liked having the sun come in and I liked my spot on the couch.... I was a hard winter.

Are you sure you aren't scared when I say things like.... I am going to move next to you if you ever move away... OR You can put a home on a piece of our estate some day?? No, because you feed me yummy meals like Taco Soup or watch my kids when I forget to get a babysitter. Also, who else would mow your lawn and how would I get my internet for free? I say this a lot and think about it even more.

I hear you have like 12 brothers and sisters, are you going to have that many kids? As much as I love giving birth and having babies, I don't think we'll have that many. Actually- I know we won't have that many. Scott said that he isn't above castrating himself the same way he did the cows growing up... So, right now we have 3. I wouldn't mind a few more. Just don't tell that to Scott.

Are you impressed I know all their names and have met half of them? I am impressed that you know all their names. Some of the names aren't that common of names either. I think the only one you haven't met is Holly from England or Nicki from Arizona. So, 2 out of 9 isn't bad...

How do you feel about Dinosaurs? You really had to ask me that... I will admit that I have spent most of my life not believing they existed. I know- what about all the bones and fossils? I'm still not convinced they are real. I just have a hard time wrapping my mind around an animal being SO big! And why did they all die? No clue...
This is a new thing I learned about Leanne a few days ago.... My husband CAN NOT and WILL NOT get over this... and made me ask her like 3 dino questions.

What were your extracurricular actives in High School? I was involved in band and choir all through HS. I was sure that I would go into music when I got older, but decided that I just really don't care why music is made the way it is or who wrote what. So, I'll just sing in church and funerals the rest of my life.

So you shoot guns for fun! Are you a good shot and is this something you have always done? I do shoot guns for fun! It is one thing that Scott and I did a ton of while dating. We never went to see movies or other things- we went camping and shooting. I would like to think I am a good shot. Let me ask Scott... He says I'm a "great shot". Thanks honey. :) My dad hunted every year and he had 2 safes full of guns, but growing up in a hoity toity, uppity town, we never went shooting with him. He'd let us shoot a gun at our cabin during the summer, but I would attribute my mad gun skillz to Scott.

Did you know you can hunt animals with a sniper rifle in Utah? Any thoughts? Explain sniper rifle... any one of my "hunting" rifles has the capabilities of being a sniper rifle due to the fact that it is high powered. Scott says you can play sniper with any gun. I think the difference is that when I look in my scope there is an animal there. Not a person. Oh I guess I don't know that much about guns ???

If you could be any Dinosaur what would it be and why? More dinosaur questions- I would say brontosaurus, but I already got the downlow from your husband about that "species". So I will a T-Rex since I love me a good medium rare steak everyonce in a while and you'd have to be a carnivour to enjoy that. Its really an Apatosaurus

I know you aren't a "famous" blogger, But do you have any favorite blogs you would like to share? I have been on a craft blog kick lately. I really like makeitandloveit.blogspot.com, theidearoom.blogspot.com , projectsforyournest.blogspot.com. There are lots others, but I won't bore you. I do like nieniedialogues.blogspot.com but who doesn't! I can't think of any others right now... So whats up... you don't like my blog... SHAME

Do you think we spend to much time together? No Ah nice and simple no need to get all weird and tell me how you really feel. =)

Why don't you have a piece of plywood up in your master bedroom window, like the last people who lived there?? Because I am a exhibitionist who doesn't care who sees me in my bedroom... hahaha. Just kidding. I don't even like to see me naked. Why would you. I'm just cool unlike your previous neighbors. So, don't worry. I won't run over your lawn and I won't put plywood up. That is really true....

If we could hunt Dinosaurs, today what kind of gun and ammo would you use and why? Remember when dinosaurs didn't exist... :) I would use my trusty Sako 270 b/c it used to be in John Travolta's possession (long story) and a 140 grain Triple Shock bullet from Barnes Bullet. (sorry, shameless plug for Scott's work.)

So there you have it! I do have a awesome neighbor and she will probably read all your comments and go read your blog and not leave a comment. But that is OK we can still be friends, Can't we??? Happy Thursday and Let us know if you have any questions.... They may or may not get answered.

Hobo life is the life for me!!!

2009-11-10T08:54:00.012-07:00

Oh it is.... I had no idea how fun living like a hobo could be! All be it that most hobos don't live in a house... well some do but they are called squatters... and that is not as fun of a word as HOBO..... Now that I have completely confused you... LETS HAVE SOME PICS. Of the last few days of my life.

This is my kitchen last night!! Look how fun, its not even the best when all the appliances are in.

Hobo kitchen part two!!

Once we had a fridge there!! =/

But we decided that it would be better to put it in the dinning room!

Its not all bad we still have a table to eat at!!

And a place to play!!

But I am pretty sure the best part of all this, besides getting new flooring.... IS THIS:

Yes that is a fridge in our living room. Yes it's kinda fun and convenient.. If only we could hook it up to a water line, we would probably leave it there all the time.......... The whole remodel project will be done Sunday. I am excited. I may post pictures of that.

Happy Halloween ???

2009-11-02T18:26:00.006-07:00

Oh yes a day late and a dollar short are my middle names. I know its been awhile... like 2 weeks but I am feeling better, a lot better. Lots has happened but who wants to hear about that boring miserable stuff, of remodeling and my cousins death. NO lets relive the horror of Halloween 1989... OH YES.... when I realized that was 20 years ago... I had a mini stoke, but I still remember it like it was yesterday.... THE WORST HALLOWEEN EVER..... and why I don't like Halloween and why I will never dress up and why I will buy my children what ever they want to be at what ever the cost.

To take you back... Like most children growing up in America during that time we were poor, had to walk to school in the snow, did not have satellite TV or the internet... You know life was dang HARD. So hard that for whatever reason my mom decided to dress me up like this for Halloween. Some more back ground My older brother was so AGAINST store bought costumes he refused to let her buy me one and threw hissy fits if my mom even thought about buying me something... She was tired and old so she told him to make most of my costumes. And he did... One year I went as him........... I just wore his clothes and lettermen's jacket. No wonder I hate my brother. Anyways, I don't know who's idea this was.... his or my moms But I went out in public like this to the School Halloween Party

So there I was in 2nd grade... looking like an accident victim. OH GOODNESS. People did not know what to say or react but just ignored me. Its not the greatest costume and I did not win a prize... The girl dressed up like a present with silver wrapping paper and a big pink bow did.... I hate her. Anyways It was a bad Halloween.... I have always hated dressing up and it has resulting in many of issues in life. But oh well. What was your worse costume ever? Did you have a good Halloween? Let me know, I miss you guys and will try to be a better blogger.

xoxox
Leah

2009-10-20T09:07:00.013-06:00

OH SNAP =/ so this morning I got a death threat/email saying that If I did not post today someone will die every hour on the hour till I post..... WOAH calm down there KristinaP..... No, no, no..... But she did write and want to know how I was and If I was ok. I guess I am OK... Remember a few months ago when I wanted to have guest blogger??? Well he died, and I feel bad now. I really did want my husbands cousin to write a guest blog. Who goes through terminal cancer with a good attitude and humor? I know I would not. But we, as a whole family knew that this cancer was probably going to beat him after it has progressed so far and spread to other organs. But It was just sad when I got the call last Wednesday... Wait did I say call, no what I mean is facebook message............................................ yeah not the best move. But in this person defense they were very upset about the whole thing and we were talking on facebook chat before that happened. BUT STILL. Announcements of death are best done over the phone just FYI.... So yes, someone did die, no it was not me. I have just been bummed about that and have not had to much to say to the blog world. I just think Kristina was mad that I did not comment on the Dog Snuggie Post she wrote...... I would buy one for our dog but he already has a coat of sorts......

that says security on the back, it is hard to read... I love you guys and I will try to post more soon.

100!!!

2009-10-11T19:28:00.007-06:00

Can you believe I have wasted enough time on blog that I have written 100 posts??? I can not believe it!! To celebrate I decided to go to Wal Mart!! Oh yes, If you have the facebook I am sure you have seen the link to The People of Wal Mart page. And I am sure most of you that clicked on it wasted a good bit of time on there! I did have to go to make sure I was not on there.... To be honest, there have been times when I have had to run to the store not looking my best........... But I still look 110 times better then all of those people put together. Now I am wary to go to Wal-Mart without my A game for fear of ending up on this site. But it will never happen because I do not dress like a hooker, gansta, or cross dress...... I doubt the owners of the site will get excited about a mom in sweats with her hair in a pony tail! So If you do not want to go to the site for whatever reason... You are at work, fear of you being on there.... OR what happened to me .... I swear I saw a relative on there....... Yes I will not say anymore. I will not post that picture because this is a "family web site" But I will post a few of my favorite pictures ..... Ah what a way to spend your 100th post... some do give-aways, some do awards... i post about the people of Wal-Mart, life is good.

OH Thanks to all my fans I love you bunches and I am glad you still read and comment on my blogs. It does give me the warm fuzzies =)

Monkey Business

2009-10-09T20:51:00.006-06:00

So I have a problem with Monkey's. I really do. Son had a Beach Monkey Luau 1st birthday party....

I dress him up like this last halloween....

A STINKIN CUTE SOCK MONKEY

We watch Curious George all day long.... The show on PBS and the movie staring Will Ferrell. And then tonight I found this gem while looking at some craft blog my friend and neighbor Leanne was wasting time on....

The Sock Drawer A whole Etsy shop devoted to the love of making sock monkey's !!! Can you stand it!

I LOVE it!! I am going to buy it.... just to go along with my sock monkey slippers.... I need a sock monkey T-shirt too.....

Do any of you share my love of the Sock Monkey..... The lady also has a blog I started following... Maybe she will drop by and see how I am not THAT Crazy... (glare at Kristina P and Kerri)

Wordless Wednesday

2009-10-07T13:52:00.004-06:00

The Story behind the photo

3 ingredient cookies! x2

2009-10-05T13:15:00.006-06:00

I know I know... I have been MIA... thats because I have not had anything of importance to blog about until about 2 minutes ago. After I posted a facebook status about how I had made 3 ingredient chocolate chip pumpkin cookies.... Did I get 10 likes and tons of praise? NO, I got made fun of.. WHAT THE HELL. I am sorry I use cake mix to bake. Sorry, I did not roast a pumpkin to make my own pumpkin puree... I was busy watching my son, doing never ending laundry and cleaning, and who the crap wants to roast their own pumpkin.... They can suck it. So here are 2 recipes for all the busy mom's out there that want to make tasty, easy, homemade cookies for their young ones.... Or anybody else who likes easy cookies.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies (the recipe I got crap for)

1 spice cake mix
1 bag of chocolate chips
1 can of pumpkin... (the smaller one).

Mix all ingredient together and cook for about 12 mins at 350... SO EASY SO GOOD.

Peanut Butter cookies. ( I thought everyone had this and made it... but my neighbor surprised me and said she had never heard of these....)

1 egg
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of peanut butter

Mix all together and roll into ball. Then take a fork and press the back of it into some more sugar and make press down on the peanut butter ball and then rotate 45 degrees and press again... You know like those patterns in other peanut butter cookies... Cook at 350 for about 10-12 mins.

But by all means if you feel like roasting a pumpkin or making your own peanut butter go ahead... I won't stop you or make fun of you on facebook..... I will make fun of you on my blog.

woot bag of crap

2009-09-30T21:26:00.004-06:00

Oh dear what did I just do??? I did nothing. but for some reason someone, probably a young male, googled that and was directed to my site... Not only did they click on my site but they stayed for 43 seconds..... This is why I do not have pictures of my family on my blog.... Yeah. I have also had one visitor from Louisiana.... YES I made the connection. People from Louisiana like bags of crap..... and they are probably on Dial-Up, because google analytical told me 12% of the people that come here are STILL using dial up... WOW There are no words. Even my mother in law has upgraded from dial up. That is all I am saying about that.

Google Analytics, is very amusing. Most of the people that come to my site know me and come by choice. The rest are forced here by google. Those people include: People with Gold Caps who like meatballs. Also I am still trying to figure out why or who is in Texas.. All I can guess is that its a default location for some ISP probably dial up or AOL..... Because I did not think I had any readers from the Lone Star state... Thank heavens.

OH did you notice that it is Thursday and that I am not thankful for anything?? Its sad but true... I am on a new medicine and its slowly taking away all of my creativity. But my social worker friend, from Alabama, said it's better to be normal and boring then have anxiety about stupid stuff all the time. Which is true... I don't freak out and over analyze when friends don't call me, or invite me out with them or about any other social stigmata going on. Its kinda nice, am I turning into a recluse? Heavens no, but it is turning into Winter and I do not want to get the H1N1 or drive in the snow. And I am going to get new tires tomorrow that I ordered on line from Costco. DO NOT WORRY, I am not installing them myself... ha, that would be a site to see huh? How many of you would pay to see me trying to put 4 new tires on my car??

So to wrap it up: Google Analytics, amusing. Me, not so paranoid anymore, and I do not install car tires, ever. And there will probably be less blogging, maybe I will try to go for more quality then quantity... I have felt my blog was more about quantity then quality... and that made me sad. And also I can't quit my blog I have a new background coming sometime.

xoxoxo

Leah

Curious minds want to know!!!

2009-09-29T09:14:00.004-06:00

I know everybody has been wanting to how the diabetes walk went. And It did! AHHH Saturday started out so early at 7 AM, and guess who decided that would be the perfect day to sleep in?? SON! He never does, and I got ready and still had to wake him up... But we did manage to leave the house on time, only 10 mins after we said we would! The walk venue was an hour away from house and 5 mins before we got there guess who threw up all over the back seat and in his car seat and on his clothes... YEP. Guess who is awesome and brought a change of clothes for him, ME! I got lucky on that! We decide to go ahead and go because we are almost there and if he does throw up again we would just go home....

We get there and register and there are a LOT of people there A LOT, several thousand actually... who knew?? So there was a lot of waiting. A LOT! And being so awesome I did not bring water for me and hub, because I thought we would be at the zoo and I would just refill our Zoo cups we brought there for $5 for a $1 and we did just half way through the event... good thing they had the worse water ever available to all the walkers. And it is starting to get HOT like really really hot.... But we made it and we did the walk despite all the people that came. We did have decent time and we might go back and do it again MAYBE. But I am fine donating money and not walking... I don't think me walking and being unhappy is really going to save lives... In fact it might harm some... I think the diabetics would rather have my money anyways..

The best part about the whole walk was that it was at the zoo! That is always fun but after walking in the HOT, HOT sun and sitting through the birds of prey show with a 2 year old I was ready to go.... Remind me not to show the movie "The Birds" to my son, or go feed bread or seeds to birds with him.. Can you guess he did not care for the Birds of prey show..... It was a touch scary... I do not want to be pecked to death by birds either.... So that was my first walk for Charity... I give it a C+ only because of such poor crowd control... And the heat and the throw up but the ADA had no control over that.

On a totally unrelated note.... I got caught up on Mad Men... I know I was 2 shows behind... So a lesson from the show: John Deere Lawnmower + liquor + being at work = BAD.... Like that would ever happen now a days... But I guess in the 60s it did all the time... Why aren't you watching that show!?!?!!?

HAPPY F-F-F-FRIDAY RECIPE BOX!

2009-09-25T20:38:00.007-06:00

OH Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a good week. I had a BUSY, but productive week. And I am excited about the Diabetes Walk-a-thon tomorrow morning! So fun.... I was not going to blog today because I was tired and had nothing really exciting to say, then I felt bad and decided that I had not done friday recipe box in awhile. So some background on this uniquely Utahan dish... The Hawaiian Haystack can be traced back to the Pioneers who brought it across the plains and usually made it for special occasions. Where they got pineapple and chow mien noodles is beyond me, but Hey, I am glad they brought this Yummy Mormon recipe with them and have passed it down for generations. I actually remember the first time I had a Hawaiian Haystack... I was 12 and it was at church for a special occasion and was prepared by someone from Utah... go figure. I had never heard of them while growing up in Alabama this was new, exciting and wonderful!! It does make a lot so either prepare it for a group meal or freeze leftovers which freeze nicely in a gallon ziploc back!

What you will need:

12-15 boneless skinless chicken tenders (thawed diced or frozen to cut up when served Its up to you either works fine)
1 14 oz can chicken broth
2 cans cream of chicken soup -condensed
1 12 oz can evaporated milk
A LOT OF COOKED RICE
toppings - more on that at the bottom
a crock pot -directions for stove top at the bottom.

To Make gravy: grease inside of pot with cooking spray of your choice. Place chicken in the crock pot. Mix broth, soup, and milk together and pour over chicken cook for 6-8 hours on low! So Yummy sometimes If I don't have evaporated milk I will make it without it and its fine... OR you can use one the small blocks of cream cheese.... either way its GOOD.

Stove top dice thaw chicken into cubes and cook until no longer pink Pour broth, soup and milk and cook until heated thru.

Serve chicken gravy over hot rice and top with the toppings of your choice like you would in a taco, salad, potato bar setting.

TOPPINGS: pineapple tidbits, cheddar cheese, coconut, chow mien noodles, kidney beans, olives, green onions, ham, And any other topping you think might be good on it! I have seen raisins,carrots and tomatoes, but I won't go there.

Thankful Thursday!!!

2009-09-24T08:15:00.003-06:00

Happy Thankful Thursday!!

This week has flown by so quickly!!! I hope everyone has a had a good week and hope you can take sometime today and think about all the things you are thankful for!!

1. I am so Thankful that I could go on a date with my hub last night to see the Wizard of Oz. Its so important to get out and go out on dates with your spouse. I am lucky we found such an awesome baby sitter!

2. Thank you Uncle Kelson for watching our son last night, we owe you big time! You are Micah's favorite baby sitter! I am also thankful that you are an awesome brother to hub and enjoy biking and hanging out with him and for all the hair cuts you have given him! You are the best! Family is so important and I am thankful for all of mine!!

3. I am thankful for my thermometer! Its awesome! Its a temporal Artery one and you just slide it across your forehead and it takes like 2 seconds and has a very accurate reading! Its super handy with you have the small children.... If you have no idea what i am talking about you can find it HERE at the Amazon.com.

4. Did you see I won something yesterday! I am Thankful for KristinaP... I hope see doesn't think I am a weirdo for always talking about her... Actually she probably loves it and is just building us all up so we will join her cult and give her all our money... You know we do live in Utah and are the Mormon..... Any Thoughts followers of Kristina??

5. I am thankful for fast food... There I said it... Especially the Sonic and all their Tasty treats... The one here in town is pretty special. I love them. =)

Happy Thankful Thursday

Leah

Wacky Wednesday....

2009-09-23T12:50:00.002-06:00

So still a lot going on in my life.....

1. I finally WON something!!! A blog make over... (i almost typed blog make-out) hmmmm Any way I won a fabulous prize from a fabulous person... I think Kristina picked me on purpose for a few reason... 1. I attacked her with a baby stroller when I first met her... 2. I am a touch crazy. 3. I am awesome. 4. She did not want to read the blog I would have wrote if I had not won. Not to hate on the calendar... I really would have liked it! I was already thinking about the hand written Thank you note, I was going to send to the gal that was giving them away.. But I am very humbled and grateful for the victory. So Look for the new blog background coming soon! It was good I won, I was seriously thinking Kanye and Jon Gosselin were doing better in life then I was.............

2. Going to see the Wizard of Oz tonight... SOOOO AWESOME..... Awhile ago Hub told me about this crazy Wizard of Oz movie he use to watch when he was little and how scary and messed up it was and about the nightmares it gave him. He could never find the movie and I thought he was crazy and dismissed it... UNTIL LAST NIGHT and heard this... "Leah I found the movie and I am acquiring it as we speak... And its called 'The Return to OZ" and its all about Dorothy when she gets back and all the awful things that happen to her... I AM LIKE WHAT!?!? I DON'T WANT TO WATCH THAT!?!? AND WHY DID YOUR MOM LET YOU WATCH THAT WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE.... Because it came out in 1985 and it was made by Walt Disney... I will probably do another Wizard of Oz blog soonish.

3. Don't forget about the Diabetes Walk on Saturday..... And I am still taking sponsorship money for that. Please email if you have questions.

4. Its Autumn here now. Cold in the morning and Warm in the Afternoon ...... Its lovely.

5. I know someone that lives of the grid.... ??????? Yeah you know those people that live out in the middle of no where with No Utilities, Lots of Guns.... My BFF was telling me about how her Sister and family just did that.... WOW I am still in shock... There is more to the story... But the point is that I am shock that people live off the grid.... I like power, water, sewer systems, fast food, diet coke.... You know the basic.... I can live with out my computer and the internet, I could but I don't want to. I should probably do a no computer day but my crops and people would die in my games..... And I can't have that happen...

I was thinking about having a Life Letters Group on Facebook I am going to think about it. You know I love the Facebook... then I worried about what If people that joined wanted to be friends on their and they saw all my pictures and info and that I was on there all the time... I will toy with the idea some more and would like your input....

xoxoxo
Leah

A is for Award!

2009-09-22T14:05:00.010-06:00

So as all of you know I am pretty awesome, Its why you come here! And you also know that I have been given a few awards and that I have not given them out... I know I AM SUCH A LOSER!!!! But we know that. So here I will give out some of my awards because I am cool and want to share a few cool blogs with you!!

And the "I give a good blog award" goes to.......... Shanna over at Three Men and a little Lady! I love Shanna she is so stinking funny. FUNNY.... She is almost a pediatric dentist... still got a few more class or hours or something. Anybody who wants to be a Dentist let alone a pediatric one... must have some balls and she does. She does give a good blog so go check her out!!

Next we have my newest award "The Super Comment Panda Award" I know Kristina P thinks she should get it, but she probably got 5 of them today so she can say its from me too.... But I have a few winners for this because They pretty much comment on my blog all the time... And they are:

Erin at inkObessions She is pretty dang awesome.... As we all know, do I even have to go post a link to my love letter to her... NO

And Little Ms. Blogger, who does not have a "real" name.. Not only does she comment on my blog always, but responds to each of the comments left on her blog.. I love knowing that she reads and cares about what i think!!

So there you have it!!! Congratulations to all that won this time... I am sure I will do another one in a few more weeks or months.... But I do love all my readers and care what you think.

It's a good thing!

2009-09-22T08:43:00.005-06:00

Dear People with Diabetes....

Guess what? I am doing a charity walk-a-thon for you on Saturday! Go me!! Me, Hub, son and some friends... one actually has the diabetes are going up to Salt Lake EARLY Saturday morning to do this. Aren't you proud of me?? My friend Rebecca told me all about it and got me super excited to do it! We even have a team that Rebecca's sister is the captain of! And we are in #9 place as far as which team has raised the most money!!! So I will post a link, maybe you can come or even start your own team. So some details: registrations is at 8:30 AM at This is the Place Park and you walk thru the park and over to the zoo. So what a great way to spend your day, helping the people with diabetes, trip to the zoo, food, and a gift bag... You can't beat that!! So CLICK HERE for more info about the walk-a-thon and to see if they are doing one in your area!

Have a Great Tuesday
Leah

Super Special Sunday Post

2009-09-20T09:51:00.004-06:00

Wow lots of stuff going on today.... So much so that it needed to be blogged about...... Not going to be funny OR IS IT.....

1. Guess who got into a University??? OH It was me! Yep, and it wasn't that crack pot, fly by night internet night school... Its a real life University!! Utah Valley University to be exact! I know some will poo-poo on this and that is fine because we have the whole school rival thing going... BUT WHATEVA .. I AM GOING TO SCHOOL IN JANUARY, and majoring in education. And that is awesome. I did for real. The whole posting on the other school worried many of my friends and family and they told me that I should go to UVU... (Thanks Kim and Kelson) I did not think I could get in for this reason and that... But then I did, it was exciting... Then I found out that they pretty much let anybody in......... But I am still excited and everyone should be happy for me.

2. Ms. JennyMac thought it would be awesome to give me another blog award. Maybe this time I will actually give it out... I am bad about that because I don't read to many blogs... and the ones I find, I think I scare them away from coming to my blog because I leave my weirdo comments, that I think are awesome and funny... So I pretty much only read blog of people that come and find me so they know what they are getting into. I would really hate it if someone thought they had to shut down their blog due to me.... So I won't go trolling.... I will wait to be trolled. I did try the whole SITS thing... notice how their button is not on my page... I just didn't get and felt it was to commercial.... So Jenny Mac I will give out this award .... That is really nice of you and I did tear up a bit... Hub was sad that the award did not include $600 and cookies... please work on that for next time.

3. So Kristina P.... you know we all love her... bless her heart. Is having a super mega give away of like 100 things... Can you believe it.... But it ends tonight at 10 PM Mountain Standard Time... And she is not posting the winners till Wednesday.... what the H kristina.... Do you know your contest has taking forever... and in the time span of it... I have gotten accepted to a University, started a business with legit plans and my supplies will be here before I know if I won...., changed a billion diapers, cleaned my house... I just thought It need to be said.... But I still LOVE you even if I don't win... And probably won't since over 300 people have entered... HELL. I need those kinds of numbers on my blog........I would never have to work again with all the money I would get from ads.....

4. If you have no patience and need a quick fix of giveaway's go to my friend's Joan web site Gifted Giveaways... Note the button on the side. Its so awesome they have found some super talented people to showcase.... Still haven't won anything but its ok... I AM NOT BITTER YET. I have to much going on in my life to complicate that......

5. Last night Hub and I went out with some good friends to celebrate Owen's birthday.... Things I learned: cardboard straws not good, I can only be so "green" and I learned a lot about my husband. I still love him but its so fresh in my mind and Target bags really do hold a lot of puke... so keep them in your cars!!!

Blogger Buddy Friday!!!

2009-09-18T09:00:00.001-06:00

So Happy Friday....

I would like to introduce to you to a blogger friend of mine! Guess what her name is Leah.... So that makes her AWESOME!!! So would you like me to tell you a little bit about her?? I sure will!! I remember her first appearance up in here was when I wrote my most popular post about the meatballs... It was the most viewed and commented on.... Then I looked at her blog and was like why the crap is some writer with awards doing looking at MY blog..... I think its because people name Leah have to stick together. Leah says she is old enough to be my mom... She could be, but who cares. She is funny and writes a good blog!! So sit back and enjoy the Life Letter's Inquisition of Ms. Leah

1. So we are both named Leah.... how do you feel about that?
I’m delighted to be meeting people named Leah. We should start an All-Leah Club, and only people named Leah could belong. Let’s call it “All Leah, All The Time.” I hated the name as a kid, because my best friends had such cute names like Suzy and Linda, and the only time I ever heard the name Leah was when some kid would say, “Leah??? That’s my grandmother’s name.” I guess it could have been worse—it could have been their grandfather’s… Now I like the name. I suppose I’ve grown into it. And to be fair, it’s better than my sister Elphaba. Kidding.

2. Do you watch Man Men??? If you don't why not????
Hmm, yeah, I know I should be watching Mad Men, because I hear it’s great, but we don’t have cable (I know, shock, gasp, cringe) so I haven’t seen it. I do watch Damages, however, but only via Netflix (God I love Netflix), so I guess I could order Mad Men, too… In other words, I have no excuse but inertia.

3. What have you learned from blogging that is the most shocking to you??
I’m sorta shocked at how many people with little kids are taking the time to blog! I’m totally in awe of that, because when my kids were that age I couldn’t get organized enough to do something that time-consuming. These days (geez, I’m making myself sound like I’m a hundred years old, and I’m only 97, which is the new 90, so…) young women are doing SO much more than my peers (well, some of us) and I did. I think they are fantastic.

4. Favorite Store to blow mega bucks at??
I’m actually a discredit to my gender in the shopping department. Like it takes an act of Congress to make me go shopping. This year for my birthday my husband gave me some money and said I should go out and buy all new clothes. Does that tell you how bad I am about shopping? And my birthday was in June and I only started the shopping ordeal very recently. Oh yes—and he had to remind me that he did something similar two years ago when he told me that I should take the $$ from our tax refund and buy new clothes. I never did it. Are you getting the picture? So I can’t even answer you properly, except to say that I did some major damage recently at one of the outlet malls.

5. If you won 10 Million Dollars wout you give some to me or spend it on something nice like a charity??
Well, after you and I split it 50/50, then I have a list of pet charities (not the dog and cat kind—just meaning ‘favorites’) that would get a big wad of it. Then I’d want to help my kids of course, and I think there would be lots of travel and relaxation to spend it on. Did I mention booze? I should mention booze. Booze.

6. Who are you most like Oprah or Jesus?
Well, my hair is closer to Jesus than Oprah, but my reading tends more to the Oprah than the Jesus… Also, I’m a people person, and love to talk, but I can’t tell for sure if that’s more one than the other. Hmm… missing the shopping gene—that’s probably more Jesus than Oprah. But I’m also rather cynical and sarcastic at times, and we know that’s not going to put me into the Jesus column… Okay—Oprah. Except for the skin color thing.

7. Any advice on me being a parent to a 2 year old?
Try to relax about your 2-year olds tantrums and streaks of independence. It’s part of his job description, and it is definitely how he makes a living. (You call this living?) It really will all taper off when he is three, and you will have achieved nirvana. Deep cleansing breath innnnnnnnnnn, and ouuuuuuuuuut. Ahhh. All better now.

8. Favorite Joke or Prank:
Dates all the way back to college when friends and I crumpled up enough newspaper to totally and completely fill our neighbor’s dorm room, floor to ceiling. Then a bunch of us sat out in the hall (having taken forever to clean the black ink off our guilty little hands) yakking, trying to look totally casual waiting for the girl to come home. When she finally did, and unlocked her door she nearly fainted. That was followed by lots of hysterical shrieking. I think every other door on our wing and two others opened up, and girls poured out toward our end of the hall to see what had happened. It was totally worth the effort! It was the talk of the dorm for weeks. Other (cheap) imitators tried to follow, but our prank was legend!

9. You are on death row for whatever reason...... what is your final meal???
Oh, I know why I’m on death row—but let’s not go there right now. Let’s do talk about my last meal. Light, crispy crab cakes, medium-rare filet mignon, sautéed scallops, and fettucine alfredo. (Hey, if it’s my last meal, who’s going to worry about calories, saturated fat, or overdoing? Finally!) And chocolate layer cake coated in chocolate hazelnut ganache for dessert. Yes, I can at least fantasize big!

10. Do you use coupons when grocery shopping.... please explain your answer
I cut coupons out and put them into an envelope and sometimes even manage to take them to the store with me. Mostly I mean to use them and don’t quite put that into practice. But maybe I should make more of an effort to do that. It’s always to cool to see them actually subtract from your grocery bill! I mean $117.41 sounds SO much better than $118.99. Woo-hoo! I saved a buck fifty-eight, and it only took me forty-six minutes of coupon cutting and organizing to pull off this coup! (Coupon coup?? Har, har!)

11. How do you feel about Vest? Do you own or wear them???
I have a whole bunch of vests that I wear all through the cool- and cold-weather months. If you read my blog post about being a weather wimp, you’ll know that I’m talking about a good nine months. Sometimes I give up the vest for a full heavy sweater, but then there are times when I wear a sweater over my vest. I think I am a reptile. Cooooooold blood. You wouldn’t believe the number of blankets I sleep under.

12. Do you feel like I have wasted your time??? Which of my blogs is your favorite??
You have never wasted my time! I’m a big fan, and I like reading about what’s happening with you, and your view of things. I especially like Thankful Thursday's, because they remind me to take a little mental inventory of what I am thankful for, too. We all have so much, and some days it’s hard to keep that in mind. If we can do it, though, it really makes us happier, and isn’t that the whole idea? I’m just sayin’… And today, by the by, I’m thankful for YOU letting ME be your guest! It’s been a blast!

Her Blog: Funny Is The New Young Its pretty funny actually. So go by and say Hi today!

Thankful Thursday!!!

2009-09-17T13:00:00.001-06:00

Dear Thursday

Thanks for coming around again... I will be brief!

1. Vaccines and Shots... I love em... that's all I am going to say, don't hate. Immunize by 2 or my kid won't play with you.... Yeah I ripped that off of an AD campaign... That was "Immunize by 2 its up to you" .... Ugh I could write a blog about this everyday... I should probably go find one where I can....... bbl

2. Nap Time. I am ready for mine now thank you

3. The Crock Pot. There is a good chance that If I did not put anything in it for dinner we won't eat that night... HAHAH we will eat but it just won't be awesome.

4. Guest Bloggers.... OOOO I have one coming around tomorrow. Not so much a guest blogger as it was Me emailing her some questions and her sending it back... OOOO can you stand it. Hey don't spill the beans feature blogger!!! It will be awesome so come back tomorrow.

5. And I am thankful things are falling into Place I will totally be blogging about that more ... AND NO I am not pregnant!! NO NO NO. Don't even ask.

XOXOXOX

Leah

Just some random

2009-09-16T11:03:00.004-06:00

I am baby sitting.... Can you believe Kerri from Messes and Mudpie's let me baby sit her youngest for a few hours.... and here I am blogging.... It's ok.... 1. she is bring me a salad from the Baijo's SO YUMMY. and 2 her son is probably going to give my son a cold, he is coughing and sneezing all over my son......... Its a good thing we are friends. I swear Micah was a popular name and I think Kerri and my friend Stef wanted to name there son Micah but I won because I had my baby first and that is hub's name, how weird would that have been if they both named their son's after my husband...... *raised eyebrow*

So son is allergic to the wheat and after researching how to make the Gymboree bubbles... I found out that all kinds of crap contains wheat like bubble mixtures and dish soap..... WHAT...... yeah well come to find out if you don't ingest these things nobody really cares or bothers to research and test said products and they can't guarantee that that products are gluten free.... Good thing son is not deathly allergic to wheat.... Its something to think about. Also most toothpaste are gluten free.

Got the website registered! And got my graphic buddy slaving away for me. Joan is so great to work with... I crack the whip and tell her what to do and she does it...... Don't Pumpkin Snickerdoodles sound heavenly.... Yep they do. thats a hint. Have a good day.

Leah

feeling good finally

2009-09-15T15:25:00.005-06:00

Dear Feeling good feeling....

Don't go away I love you... I did so much today, mentally not physically... I got my self out of my rut.. I was feeling sorry for myself, uh surprise that never happens to anybody. But I was feeling sorry for myself because I don't do anything. I don't have a craft or skill that I can earn extra money with.... I don't have a Esty shop that I can sell my sundries..... I don't have a degree in anything or work... So combine all that I feel pretty crappy about my ability to do anything..... I am just funny and can write a blog that makes 2 cents a day... how ironic that my two cents makes me 2 cents... anyways....

Education.... I found this place called Western Governors University... Its mostly on line and I would have to go take test around the Salt Lake Area... And its not to bad cost wise, around $2800 every six months. And I could get a degree teaching the elementary school kids how to farm on facebook and manage a blog.. hahaha NO but I could get a teaching degree.. AWESOME. I would love to do that. This place was even on the NBC nightly news... So why am I so hesitant to fork them over all my husband's hard earned money. HE EVEN SAID I COULD DO IT...... I don't know I just have reservations I am going to think about it. It could be the few negative reviews about the school work and accreditation. Who knows, I haven't even answered the phone when the school called me twice. But to be honest they did call when I was doing things and I wouldn't have not answered the phone anyways... So bloggy readers any thoughts on this school... I know you all want me to get a degree but I want it from a respectable institution.

My Skillz to pay my billz..... I thought of doing something well someone told me I should do this. I even ordered the supplies. Talked to some people about helping me achieve my business dreams. And sorta came up with a list of things to do... So maybe someday will you see my own little shop selling crap to people. One can only hope. I will probably blog about it later.

So that is what I did to feel better. By thinking of things to do that could better myself and family. Go me. I would love your thoughts and input. Thank you to all my lovely friends for your kind words and support I really cherish all of you.

xoxoxo
Leah

Must go Monday!

2009-09-14T11:09:00.005-06:00

UGH I don't think I do enough ranting in my life...... Since I do a Thankful Thursday I decided it was only fair to do "A list of things that must go Monday"!!!!! Oh you know you are sooooo there! Here is my list

1. Not winning contest for awesome free things.... I NEVER WIN... it sucks

2. Poopie diapers.... I am so over it... In fact I am pretty much done with changing diapers.... Are we ready for potty training yet? Nope.

3. Car Maintenance ... I am so tired of this and that with the car.... oil changes... car washing... every-time I turn around something needs to be done on the car... Since I am the primary care giver to it.... I am responsible not my husband.... Why would he care its not like he drives it...........................

4. Entertaining my child.... What the crap... you have a 42 inch TV a shit load of toys that I step on .... Why aren't you happy? Also we read like 50 Million books a day, play outside with the neighbors for 2 hours almost every day. Why do you have to bother me when I am blogging....

5. Not having 25 comments per post.... I have the google analytics I see how many people come here.....

6. Not being able to give son a PB & J for lunch.... Oh you mothers that can slap a sandwich together throw some grapes and cheese on a plate for lunch... I pretty much hate you and all you stand for.

Oh thanks for reading my list and I feel a touch better and now I have to go clean up a poopie diaper... SUCK!!!!! Oh you have a list of things that must go... I don't care, don't post it here.... Leave me a comment about how awesome My blog and I are. Maybe write your own list and I will go comment on it.

XOXOXOXO
La La La Leah

Happy Birthday to you!

2009-09-13T02:09:00.002-06:00

Dear Son,

Two years ago today at 2:09 AM you were ripped out of my belly by a Doctor! I just thought you should know. I wanted to tell you that I love you TONS and so very happy that I am your mom! Every day I get to spend with you is like a gift or a present! I think that is why they call the current day the present... because its a gift we get to live each day with each other or something like that. It sounded better in my head. But anyways I do enjoy watching you grow and learn new things. I never know what each new day will bring. Its FUN to be your mom.

I always wonder what you are going to grow up and be like. Are you going to be nice or mean, popular or a loner, cool or a nerd. Whatever you grow up to be, I LOVE YOU AND I ALWAYS WILL. Thank you for picking me to be your mother. I know it will go by fast and before I know it you will be getting ready for school... then soon asking for keys to the car so you can drive to school... That makes me sad. But for now I will still wipe your bum and get up at 7 AM and watch Blues Clues with you because I love you and thats what mom's do! But do your best in everything you do. Be kind and loving and a friend to all. Because it's nice to be important but its more important to be nice!

So enjoy your big day, I can't believe you are 2!!! I can't wait to see what this next year brings... But for now I will highlight some of our best and not so best memories of this past year! We took 2 plane rides to see family. Had a wonderful Christmas! Got to go to Alabama for your Great Grandma's 75th birthday! We both took our first ambulance ride when you fell and bit your tongue. We went to many zoos, parks, and museums. Dealt with your allergies. Threw up on Mommy in public. Got your 1st hair cut, you did so good!. Went to the library and dentist for the 1st time! Learned to deal with water and try to swim. Wow thats a lot I am sure I am missing something but thats all I can remember! I love you tons and look forward to this next year.

xoxoxox
mamma

Thankful Thursday!!!

2009-09-09T15:35:00.005-06:00

WOOT WOOT!!!

A little tidbit to get you to the weekend. I know you guys always die for this post! DIE I TELL YOU, DIE!

1. I am thankful I am not Jon and Kate... do I even need to start, I will not. I am also thankful that I have stopped watching their "show" and reading articles about them. GAG. sorry your 15 minutes of fame are OVER. Here is your gift bag PLEASE LEAVE.

2. Little Ms. Blogger! I really am glad she found me and adopted me as one of her own. I email her she responds promptly. Its great. She is the best! I also wish her best of luck in everything new she is doing. ;) I wish her sister read my blog THAT WOULD BE AWESOME.

3. Son will be 2 on Sunday. Ok this week has been VERY emotional for me. Friend blogged about her baby turning ONE, I went to look at son's baby pictures. Ugh I need to stop before I cry. OK HE IS TURN 2 THANK YOU JESUS. I have pretty much cried at least once everyday this week.

4. Cousin Aaron. Oh it was really nice to have him stay at our house before he went to do his missionary work. I have mixed emotions but still I was emotional. He will be gone for 2 years and we won't get to see or call him just email. I think this would be harder if son was older because you know him and Aaron are BFF now. He can say Aaron now. Ok I need my hanky.

Only 4 this week I am to stressed over the partieS, son growing up, blogging and If I am good enough to blog, time to blog... you know just all those womanly things we think and worry about. BUT we did do some scripture study with Aaron.... GASP. And we studied about how Christ is happy and will be with if we are doing what we wants us to do. Right now I know he wants me to be a mom. And that if he wants me to be a mom then he will be with me and help me know the things I need to do and say to be the best mom. What a comfort those scriptures are.

So pfft #5 scripture study.

xoxoxox
Leah

Lions, Tigers, and Bears. OH MY!

2009-09-09T14:04:00.009-06:00

Dear Wizard of Oz,

I love you. I love that you are coming to the movie Theater for one night only... OH YEAH.. I hope you heard about that and got your tickets.. Because guess what I did and I am going, ITS GOING TO BE AWESOME. What, what, what?? You did not hear? Oh suck its September 23rd at 7 pm at about 400 theaters across the USA. Just FYI.

So I LOVE the Wizard of Oz, who doesn't?? If you don't you're either a guy, then its just OK or a good movie. If you are female and don't... Well that is up there with the S'mores and you just need to leave . So before you pee your pants... HERE IS THE WEB PAGE. OK now that is out of the way lets talk Wizard of Oz.

I love the original Judy Garland movie. I am sure that is what most people like... Most of the other movies are weird.... and the books are long and kinda like movie. So the Judy Garland is the most known well that and the high school plays... You know what I was in the Wizard of Oz when I was a Sophomore... GASP I was a munchkin with a speaking part! and an Emerald City person... which everyone had to be if you did not have a speaking part in those scenes...... Any way it so fun... expect the Emerald City part... I HATED THE COSTUMES... So the high school drama club had NO BUDGET... thats fine... but having us wear camouflage pants and our black cast T-shirt... NOT COOL NOT COOL AT ALL. Guess who did not have a say in that part...... If it was me.. we would have all been in something green from our own personal clothes... Like most normal high school drama departments with money. Ugh that was Spring 1998 and I still have issues.

Sorry for the high school flash back, but it happens when you blog IT REALLY DOES! But my munchkin part in the play really was what pushed me more in love with the movie. I am all about it and Oz trivia.... Like the ruby slippers are in the Smithsonian, and they were sliver in the book. But because Techna Color was all new the movie makers wanted to use RED so they would show up better and be awesome... Its cool it worked. And all the urban legends about the movie are kinda weird. Like the one about how you can see a man that hung himself during the scene when they meet the Cowardly Lion ... or Tin Man I can't remember... which is probably why I have never seen it OR because its not true. Or that cast members had a really hard time getting work after that movie. Well anyways you can spend all day looking that crap up the web to see if its true... I don't want to. But the best one... Wizard of Oz with Led Zeppelins Dark Side of the Moon... Uh Leah please stop smoking crack.... UH No here is a web site of some guy who has done it... HERE

SO YEAH have fun and wasting your day looking up random Wizard of Oz facts and don't forget to get your tickets.

xoxoxo
Leah

OH GOSH!

2009-09-08T13:58:00.003-06:00

OH GOSH! So guess what!?! I have been SOOOO busy the last few days.... So Busy. Busy with what you ask.... Well during Saturday's celebrity funfest... I met up with my friend Amy. She use to live next door to me but moved for reason's I am not sure of... No no no I know and It was not me.... It was her. Meeting a Celebrity -check hanging with friend -check and being beat down tired -check.... Also I am tried of my friends thinking I am ugly what is up with that..... =( I think I need to be on one of those make over shows... OH well. I know they are kidding, I am going to start joking back that I am tired of them being poor. (you can see a better picture of US HERE.) Ok I guess I still luck dumb. =(

Sunday I am not sure what I did. HONESTLY.... I do not remember.

Monday Hub's family Potluck dinner of fried chicken, deserts, a potato dish, deserts, water, and bag salad, and desert, and OUR chick-fil-a nugget tray... I got ONE nugget. Pot Lucks are starting to get up there on my list of things I hate. But they are a part of life so I will try to deal with it better and always bring a main dish so I don't leave hungry and keep my feelings to myself and blog. It was better then getting NO chick-fil-a nugget... Sorry Em... Poor Cousin Emily she got the raw end of the stick yesterday... driving one hour -check, son peeing pants and floor -check, baby throwing up twice on her -check no chicken nuggets -check.... She needs an award or a hug or a shout to know that I care about her and love her. =) Comment to her here because I don't know if she wants a bunch of weirdos going over and checking out her family blog. She reads mine so its all good baby.

Maybe I should have taking her to IKEA with us after the dinner. I SCORED BIG TIME. Children's chair and table set $25 and awesome art easel for son's 2nd birthday $15. We are lucky to have the IKEA near us. Actually we use to live in the apartment complex right next to it. CRAZY. I love me some IKEA. Also it was the first time trip for hub's cousin Aaron, who is spending a few days for us before he starts his Mormon church mission to Chihuahua Mexico. (a state in northern Mexico. • its capital, the principal city of northern central Mexico; pop. 530,490.) Ok that is a suck description... who wrote that?? NOT I. And why he wanted to stay with us is beyond me... well it must be the computers, TV, the fact that I will drive him places and feed him YUMMY food. Also I am an awesome host. Not only did he get to sleep on the couch and go to bed at 1 AM he was awaken at 7:30 by young son and myself, he was so excited! We were up till 1 AM fixing our friends computer. We are SO awesome and by we I mean Hub. LUCKY.

Tuesday: we had a fun trip to the Pediatric Dentist! for son, not Aaron... Aaron's teeth are fine. Son did really well he did not care for his teeth being cleaned, and the Dentist said his teeth are good no cavities and to keep brushing 2 times a day... UH have you ever tried to brush a 2 year olds teeth... IMPOSSIBLE. But I am his mom not his BFF... So I will do these things so he does not get the cavities of DOOM. In 6 months we will try to get X-rays, Son freaked I am not sure why that is the easiest part... But I am glad he sat still for the dentist, for the most part... He did better when he got his hair cut for the first time a week ago... That was hard to I almost cried my son will be 2 on Sunday.... so sad. =(

Peace out
xoxoxo

Leah

PS... Did you notice the new button to the side... GO CHECK IT G. More on that later after I win.

celebrity blogger meeting!!

2009-09-05T14:18:00.005-06:00

Dear Celebrities....

I have always wonder why you were also so obnoxious when it came to your fans wanting their pictures taking with you. Now I know. Today I met someone famous... They didn't even deny that they were famous but they let me take a picture with them. LUCKY...... Afterwards I was like what the douce this picture sucks!! And I thought I would share it with you.

So there is it... Celebrities don't like taking pictures with us common folk because most of the time they look awesome and the person looks all weird and crazy. And who wants that upload to photobucket or facebook??? NOOOOOO ONE

I bet you are all like what the heck who are those people Weirdo = ME Normal looking person Kristina P better know as Pulsipher Predilections !!! LUCKY me.... She did not know I was going to show my ugly mug up at the Provo Farmers Market today... But she was SO EXCITED TO SEE ME THERE!!! So much so that I rammed her with my son's stroller! I know I am awesome. But as one should act around a celebrity I was on my best awesome funny behavior!!! For REALS. And Kristina was super nice and fun! I hope we can hang out again and that she did not give me an STD or the parasite that is living her in large intestine. Also there is a better picture of Kristina, Me and Kerri you know Kerri my Messes and Mudpie friend.... That was the whole reason for me going to the farmers market again.

Well have a great Labor Day weekend and it undecided If I will blog on the Monday.

camping food!

2009-09-04T07:44:00.002-06:00

Dear Readers....

Are you going camping this weekend?? I know a lot of my friends are because its the end of summer =/ So here are a few recipes to help all you folks not going camping feel like you are there. So I am not one to stand up and shout for JOY when the word camping is mentioned. HOWEVER. I do enjoy me some camp food. So here are some easy simple ones you can do at home If you feel like it. Not sure where they originated so I can't take credit for them...

Breakfast: Omelets in a baggie.... Sounds gross but it is not!! It is good, easy and fun for all!!!

You will need:

smallish gallon size "ziploc" baggies of some kind 1 or 2 for each person
eggs
omelet toppins such as:
cheese
mushrooms
ham
onions
you know whatever you want

To Make:
Get the BIGGEST pot you have and get some water boiling in it. Then hopefully you have prepped all your toppings..... Have each person put 2 or 3 eggs in their bag along with their toppings of choice. Seal bag and squeeze, mush, mix up whatever. Place each bag, It helps if you write your name on your bag, in the pot of BOILING water. Cooking time takes around 15 mins depending on how many bags and toppings and such but you don't want it runny. You want it cooked like an omelet. This is really fun for kids and you could even do this when you go camping buy making the baggies at home and taking them with you......

Lunch/Dinner Hobo Style

Well some call them Tin Foil Dinner I call them Hobo because its just fun!!

What you will need
carrots - baby carrots or small chunks
onion peeled and cut
potato =peeled and cut
hamburger patty
olive oil
tin foil

Preheat oven to 400

Prep all your veggies and give each person a large piece of foil.... Have each person take a patty place on foil and top with onions, carrots, and potato. drizzle with olive oil and Salt and Pepper or any seasoning of your choice. Wrap and Bake for 60-90 mins or until the veggies are done. I have had a problem with this and seem to have to cook mine closer to 75 mins. So check after an hour. Every now and then I do put zucchini or squash with this but they cook WAY fast so you can add this just cook them in their own packet. Very good to mix up the veggies with what you have.

And last but not least MY Favorite S'mores.... I know there is nothing like making one over a fire...So if you are lucky enough to have a fire pit at your house fire that baby up!!! So we all know how to make a S'more... If you don't please do not ever come back to my blog......... If you just don't like them.... well I think you are crazy. For this reason I am not even going to bother with all the steps and ingredients BUT will make a suggestion of mixing up the chocolate.... I did this one time because I did not want to buy a bag of plain chocolate but a bag with other stuff and plain chocolate bars.... While making them I was like HEY I want a peanut butter cup on my S'more and it snowballed into all the candy bars that work and DO NOT work on the
S more

YES: Plain chocolate, chocolate bar with almonds or peanuts, Dark Chocolate, Peanut Butter Cups, Kit-kat
No: Twix, Mounds, Almond Joy, Snickers, just candy bars that aren't flat Whoopers do not work either. White chocolate is hit or miss..... So just try it with whatever candy bar you want.

Have fun faux-camping
xoxoxo

Leah

Stupid Thankful Thursday....

2009-09-03T08:00:00.003-06:00

Dear Thursday .....

I am not even feeling this and I am writing this on Wednesday night... SUCK. So maybe to get in a "bettar" mode I will list a few things I am thankful for. go me.

1. my dishwasher... yep I love it and thankful for it every darn day.

2. nap time and bed time.

3. walking the track with my friend Kerri... It does our souls good even though I take my son he doesn't talk BUT still.........

4. snacks and junk food

5. HD Directv and the DVR

6. that my husband has a job. Yes thank you. I love it and yet I am humbled by it ever day and know that we are lucky but I still live in the fear....

7. KristinaP .... Thank you for always leaving a comment and validating my life. It does mean a lot to me that sometimes you are the only that comments on some of my post. For that I am forever grateful and that means I will pretty much do anything you ask me to do, but only once. ...... us crazy folks have to stick together!! You should check out her blog, Its WAY better than mine.

8. my husband again. and sometimes son... No I love them both dearly and glad I am in both of their lives everyday!

9. Mad Men LOOOOOOVE it..... don't watch?? Well you suck.

10. Thankful for this post it made me 25% better.... I blame my dentist appointment today... I am NEVER going to be done with all this crap. NEVER.

xoxoxox
Leah

#19

2009-09-01T23:03:00.021-06:00

Dear Dugger Family!!!

Congratulations on finding out that you are expecting your 19th child!!! What a feat that is!!! Um no I do not know these people personally, wish I did, but every week they invite us into their home on TLC.... That is so nice of them. Can you believe that they let camera crews into their home to film everything... I can because they have to have someway to pay for all those kids. No No No... They are no Jim Bob and Michelle +19...... Actually they are WAY better then those "other" families on the TLC.... Do I need to even go into my hatred for those two people??? NO. But I do like them and their show. Jim Bob and Michelle could totally live and provide for themselves if the camera stopped rolling but its not now, because #19 is on the way. HOW DID THEY KNOW I WAS GOING TO BLOG ABOUT THEM!?!? They must have know this and decided to announce it the day I was going to write my blog. For real it has been on my mind for a week now since I saw their episode LAST Tuesday when they went to Amish Country.... that is big living right there folks. On to my recap of "The Duggers are really Amish...."

Ok I am not one to judge home school kids, but a lot of them did not really know what Amish people were...... Um not good. Did we all not learn about them like in 4th or 5th grade or something?? ok maybe like 6th or 7th... Come on Michelle what the crap are you teaching your children... you obviously knew you were going on this trip maybe you could have snuck it OR at least practiced with your kids before they did their solo interviews..... And because sometimes people think the Dugger are Amish when they go out in public..... Last time I check the Amish really did not care for being followed around with cameras... I don't know please correct me if I am wrong. But the Duggers really like the Amish folks they met because you know who doesn't like The Amish?????? Yes and The Duggers feel like they have a lot in common with this Amish family they met well because they have 16 kids, like reading the bible, don't watch TV.. I mean the list can go on and on.... Hey wait a minute are the Duggers sure they are not Amish???? I bet they are starting to think about it because apparently they visited with a group called "The New Amish" and they are different from "The Old Amish" BECAUSE.....they think this whole electricity and indoor plumbing thing aren't really that evil of sins.......WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?!?!?!?! I am glad some of them worked this out. So now that is over... I mean really they got 10 mins of good footage out of a couple hour visit.

Now I have been to an Amish country/village/tour whatever you want to call it. It was pretty horrible.... I was in 7th grade and went on a trip with my mom, her mom (my grandma) and my Cousin Kay. Yes, so this trip takes us to visit our friends in Indiana and they decide it would be AWESOME to visit the Amish but we can only take one car why? I don't know now 4 out of the 6 people that went are on the rather large size.... and so I get to sit on my mom's lap the whole time... LUCKY but it wont be bad because its just down the road.... 3 hours later we get there.... just down the road my butt.... It's an Amish town with the modest white wood homes, wind mills, horse and buggy, you know Amish country. We take a tour of a REAL Amish home that happens to be available because its former owner had been shunned due to buying a Ford Pinto... true because it was sitting outside and at the young age of 13 I remember going what the hell, that was pretty dumb.... Did I mention our tour guide was a 19 year oldish very tan female that was wearing cut off daisy dukes and drank a big gulp the whole time.... It was lovely. I am pretty sure I could have been a better tour guide at 13 then she ever could have ever been. I knew you were not suppose to wear Daisy dukes and drink big gulps on the job... DUH. So the tour gets over we are STARVING so we go to the Amish restaurant for lunch and pretty much have a school cafeteria lunch complete with carbonated water.... because the tap water would kill us... And after all that we got to drive home the way we came. LOVELY. I did not see any of that on "The Duggers turn Amish" episode. So very sad. but they did fill up the last half of the show going to DC and all that crap and they were all excited because they got to sleep in a hotel and not on their tour bus.... yeah. So Congratulations Duggers !!! And all my peeps out there you can watch that show if you have the cable I give it my stamp of approval.

xoxoxox,
Leah

Crappity Crap Crap Crap

2009-08-31T22:44:00.011-06:00

Dear Crap...

How do you keep finding your way into my life???? Honestly DO I NEED MORE CRAP IN MY HOUSE???? So the 1st Saturday of every June our lovely HOA puts on a subdivision wide yard sale... That is SO nice of them..................... This year I was way excited for 2 reasons 1: It rained last year and I was not going to put out my crap and son was a tiny baby of 9 months old. and 2: I finally had some baby stuff/toys that I did not want. Being in Utah that is a sure money maker...... OH YEAH So I put out all my crap and sold some of it.. not a lot but enough and made like $60 WOOT WOOT.... So it was decided that things either went to the the Goodwill Thift store whatever... OR ended up on the good old KSL.com classifieds. And you know what nobody wants my crap. =( Its very sad. So I thought I would share with you all the crap that nobody wants... But I thought I needed it and thought maybe someone else does too. I will list the price I had put on it and a brief description. And if someone is interested maybe we can make a deal.... If not it will continue to still in my kitchen and annoy the cleaning girls. ;)

That is a lovely Pampered Chef Cookie press I can not get it to press out cookies I am pretty lame. But I had it listed for $15. I did have a girl call about it but she could never come and get it or find my house................. Yep. There are 16 disk that you can press dough through and make cute shapes.

Next up is one that might kinda scare you... But I bought it because we were still on the soy formula for son and I bought a can right before decided that we should try some milk again.... and low and be hold I have a full un opened can of Soy formula.... Yep its for sale because I lost the receipt and can't take it back.. It expires Oct. 2010. and is yours for $10

Ah the Xyron machine the item everybody told me they would come back and buy if nobody else did..... Yeah nobody did buy it ever.... I bought this at The Costco. I used it once but what the heck I am not crafty nor need to have a machine cut out shapes so I can put them in my scrapebook... But if you do its only going to cost you$30!!! They do have a website with more info www.xyron.com also on their site its $90. I did not pay $90 for it FYI. I do have the box it came it and all the cords and books!

I also have a fake LV white and multi colored hand bag with a broken zip pull, a black metal candle holder and some baby scrapbooks with blank pages... If anybody is interesting but nobody likes my crap so its cool. If nobody wants to buy these items I may give them away in a giveaway on here or something who knows. Also speaking of crap did you noticed that I did not blog on Monday??? It was my friend Kerri's Birthday and I went out and did some fun things with her. Rebecca I tried to call you....... Then our ISP was down for like 6 hours and I almost died!!! DIED I tell you! D-I-E-D! Thank god it came back up. THANK YOU JESUS. AND on Sunday night I got bit by like 5 mosquitos on my foot and it swelled really bad and I was thinking I might have the west nile ..... but I have 2 weeks to figure that out and there is not a lot I can do but let it run it course.............

xoxoxo
Leah

Come Follow Me only if you are crazy.......

2009-08-27T22:30:00.010-06:00

Dear Follows of Life Letters.

*giggle* I love all the people that have chose to follow me publicly that means you have BALLS... unlike the masses of people that follow me privately that just means you are a chicken!!! So really why don't people follow blogs publicly, ashamed, don't know how?? Its OK I won't JUDGE to much... Or is it against your "blogger code"..... I have no blogger code... well kinda... It's do whatever the hell I want..... If I like your blog I will comment and come back and probably follow if the blogger is not acting up... that happened a time or two then I forget to go back. So there you have it either follow me or don't. I don't care just means you have balls if you do...... Just a thought.

Speaking of blogger code??? Do any of you have any rules of the road that you follow religiously??? I have been seeing a few stories on the News about all the bloggers and the blogs people have started about other bloggers selling out... Now is that called for??? That was so confusing... Apparently its not cool to an "awesome blogger" and get free stuff only because you told that company you would write about how awesome it was but passing it off just as something every day like "HEY guess what we got a Wii today and 25 games... Its awesome you should buy one" Yeah that is called selling out and I am not digging this post as much as I thought I would..... So In closing have a good weekend and I will still like you if you end up being a sell out blogger. Well maybe not.

OH wait I know some people looking for a Curling sponsor..... Um yeah they are in Connecticut and really want to go to the Olympics only because they think its a sport your average joe can do..... Hmmm I don't know about that... I mean its not like the shuffle board... which I know how to play and I am good at.... Remember in PE they made you learn stupid games like bowling, badminton, ping pong and crap like that well along with that I learned shuffle board and I was good at it when I was in the 10th grade... If there had been a team in High School I would have been the captain... so so so so sad. I told my husband this and instead of laughing he was in shock and a little scared. I guess he is worried that I was going to build a shuffle board area in our back yard... Do not worry I will just start volunteering at the Senior Center so I can get my shuffle board on... Oh wait.... maybe I will join the Connecticut Curling Champs... because apparently its shuffle board on ice...... And we all know how awesome I am at that!!! I just learned that buy looking it up on the Wikipedia.... true story. I will keep you updated.

xoxoxoxo
Leah

PS Got the http://www.google.com/analytics/ just FYI... its up and running so you can't hide from me!!!! leave a comment please....

Thankful Thursday!!!

2009-08-26T14:18:00.004-06:00

Ah I love the Thankful Thursday.... I really do.

1. Pre-made Frozen meatballs.... I am flattered you think I make my own. I buy the Farm Rich brand because they are wheat and egg free!!! Its a good thing... I am amazed at all the things you can make out of soybeans..... Also the Costco brand meatball is very very good. *See Wednesdays blog*

2. My neighbors! I really do love them The ones to the North of me came over for a play date today and brought cookies!!! So good!! Her stove caught on fire a few days ago...SCARY... her new one was delivered today so she is baking up a storm. -lucky us! I asked about how the stove caught on fire it was the wiring... YIKES.

3. I am thankful for in door plumbing.... do I even need to explain???

4. The mobile dog groomers!! Yes they came again yesterday even though there was drama involving a little boy who had not napped and thought they were taking his Max away forever..... it was pitiful, bless his little heart.

5. My friend Jenny!! She thinks I am funny and that is priceless! Her "29th" birthday was Tuesday.... She went to she Depeche Mode concert last night... I was pretty jealous but I saw them a few years ago.. so I can deal. She is the best, we get along so well. Also she sells The Scentsy which I love. She also lives near me and her parents live across the street its like we are practically family so I would do anything for them! Yeah for Jenny and Thank you for being you and for being my BFF!

Ah Thankful Thursday!! I love it!

xoxoxo
Leah

PS I was a lot more thankful when I wrote this yesterday afternoon when son was napping... not so much this morning when he woke up at 6:30 AM....

My favorite things too??

2009-08-24T13:41:00.010-06:00

So some of my friends posted this on The Facebook:

And I saw this:

And one last one:

Did you love them???? I don't think I even need to write a blog today. I just love those songs and wanted to share them with all my blogger friends because at times during the day we can all relate to them. Also I think Hilary Weeks is my new BFF... I wonder who is going to tell her???

xoxoxo,
Leah

The incredible edible meatball!

2009-08-24T12:10:00.012-06:00

Dear Mr. Meatball,

I love you soooooooo much. Not only are you tasty but you make my life so much easier around dinner time. Did you know that there are 101 things you can do with said meatball???

I LOVE that cookbook! I really really really do. You should go and BUY it, and any of the other 101 things cook books that Mrs. Stephanie Ashcrafts has written. I like her cooking style.... cooking on a budget -check easy -check tasty -double check. Because honestly I do not want to cook some crazy dinner with tons of ingredients every night.

I once got a chef's 365 meals with no repeats cookbook.... Yes some of the recipes looked good but really some of the recipes had A PAGE. YES one page of ingredients... NO, THANK YOU. Followed by 2 pages of instructions.... OMG really NO that that does not sound like a 30 minute meal to me. I did not try any of the recipes in there. On that note I know I lost many of you because A- you cook like a 5 star michelin chef every meal - JennyMac and Little Ms Blogger .... Or you don't cook -- Kristina P....... (kristina do you cook?? I don't know) But I know there are my readers to do cook like me.... you know what there are because I have gotten calls about recipes I have posted on here.

But anyways back to my not so any more secret love affair with Mrs. Ashcraft. Um well I have bought like 7 of her cook books and refer to them often and I wish my friends would buy their own copies... - Susan and Stef because not only does she give the meatball a good name and finds different ways to cook it up.... She also wrote 2 cookbooks that changed my life forever. 101 and 101 more things to do with a crock pot. Did you know I made some bread in the crock pot once?? and it was good... tasted like homemade bread my mom use to make.

Back to Mr. Meatball .... please don't throw up your nose at him... He will always love you and never do you wrong. So here are some of my favorite recipes from Mrs. Ashcroft.... Meatballs and Spaghetti Sauce. This is such a easy recipe that you can do a few things with .... So put as many meatballs as you think you will need and as many jars of sauce as you like... I usually do about 45 meatballs and 1 jar of sauce but you know your family better.... And with that you can have your regular old spaghetti and meatballs... OR you can make meatball subs/grinders. Those are so tasty easy!!

Another favorite is the Sweet and Sour Meat ball!!! YUMMO... so about 45 meatballs. I think a rule for meatballs are about 8-10 meatballs per person... 5 for kids OR MORE. But I like my meatballs. Also need is a can of CRUSHED pineapple, 1/2 cup brown sugar, a few dashes of soy sauce. Mix all that together and pour over all the meatballs... I keep meaning to buy pineapple juice to add because hub loves sauce so if you like more sauce add some more pineapple juice and mix with a tablespoon of cornstarch. And serve over rice or pasta. OR you can serve as an appetizer if needed. Someone told me meatball appetizers were so 1960s... and I told them they can suck it. Honestly.

In closing Stephanie Ashcraft is a good cook who writes a mean cookbook! check them out you won't be sorry!! Actually I think those 2 recipes I got from the crock pot cook books.... Well go get those, the meat ball one, and the 2 101 things to do with a cakemix!! SOOO GOOD, and you will thanks me.

xoxoxoxoxo,
Leah

Manic Monday

2009-08-24T08:21:00.006-06:00

Dear Monday,

You get such a bad rap most of the time. But I actually like Mondays! Maybe because I don't have a job outside of the home but I just like it because Mondays are a new beginning I set goals think about the up coming week and reflex on the weekend... Ah great a weekend recap for all my readers...

Saturday... I painted the office... No I am not done. Hopefully we will be done in like 6 weeks....I painted the hub's office gray and red 3 walls gray 1 red... My last cleaning people said that it was UGLY. They no longer are employed by me. New cleaning girls said yes they love it... They are younger and going to school for interior design. They are still employed by me. Hub bought some black paint and I am going to paint the baseboards black?? Any thoughts?? Keep them to yourselves. j/k please let me know what you think. After all the painting I cleaned myself up and took my baked goods to the Eagle Scout Bake Goods Auction. Oh yeah I baked some crap on Friday night then got up and painted. It was fun The Eagle Scout earned around $200 to clean/fix up our neighborhood park. I did win some tasty treats that included some Homemade Oreo fudge cookies. YUM. And a rhubarb custard pie YUM. I have had some ideas for some cheesecakes Mint Oreo Cheesecake and a Strawberry Rhubarb one... I need to get working on those. REALLY SOON. That was Saturday I did not do much else because I was spent and don't remember much of the evening.

Sunday I guess I was really spent because I had left the only milk we had on the counter over night... I was mad, not only was it son's expensive lactose free milk but I had barely used any of it. I did cry over milk. So off to Albertsons I went. NOT Happy. But all that was cured by winning my SECOND blogger award. I KNOW WHAT THE CRAP, I just won one. I was really honored because it was from JennyMac and she is basically a blogger rock-star, And I am just honored that she found me and commented on my blog first. It was basically like winning the Tour de Donut, which hub and I are doing next year. Really I was very very very very humbled. To be honest I never thought I would win an award I did not think my blog was up to par with anything, I just like to write about the crap that happens in my life and did not care if anybody read it. To be honest I don't think my friend Jordan even reads anymore... She probably found new better friends in Wyoming because she never calls or answers her phone when I call... Great I started this blog for nothing. OH guess what else we did on Sunday We took son to a children's museum up in Salt Lake at the Gateway... Long drive, expensive admission, not to great exhibits, and son having a great time = priceless. And the best part of Sunday???? MAD MEN... Did you watch?? NO of course not why would you ........ It was ok... it was one of those episodes where not a lot happened but we need to see the events to build up the story. I would talk about it but HECK my readers don't watch... i really need to go find a Mad Men blog to join.

Have a good week xoxoxoxox
Leah

Freak Friday Part deuce!

2009-08-21T12:07:00.004-06:00

Ok just some random CRAP because I don't know what to write .....

1. Baby names... I hinted about this awhile back. When I was prego with Son we had 2 ultra sounds saying we were having a GIRL. HOLY CRAP. We found out after our GIRL baby shower and a week before I crapped him out (thanks Leeanne.....) If that was not enough to blow your mind while I was pregnant with a girl I wanted a name to end in UH.... to go along with mine and hubs names and I REALLY like the name Cameron. However that is not following the plan so I was like lets name the baby Camera..... FOR REAL I said that out loud.. Hub looked at me and said NO... I said Why not... then I was like OOOOO... well we could spell it with a K. It was still a no go . I felt dumb, still have not lived it down, and still think its a pretty name............ Son will be 2 next month.

2. Happy 50th Birthday Hawaii!! I love that place someday I will go. Yesterday I helped a friend cut fruit for her sisters wedding reception today. Um I cut up 6 whole pineapple.... cut off the outer part, sliced it, took a heart shaped cookie cutter to it. then cut up the scrapes to be used for fruit trays.... I took me 2 hours. I also dipped some strawberries in chocolate. I am a good friend. I did not go help set up tables, chairs and what not... I am only a good friend not a GREAT friend.

3. I have to go to Wal Mart today..... Ugh They have this brand of pre made frozen meatballs that do not have eggs or wheat in them. Farm Rich brand. I love meat balls, I love my son, Sometimes Wal Mart makes me crazy. Last time I was there they had put up TWO signs out in front you know the signs on big post that light up at night most fast food places have them. I was like WHY its freaking Wal Mart... Its not like people don't know its there... I think they just wasted some money.

4. I think Deuce is my new favorite word. I will use it more this week.

5. I don't want to jinx it but uh Son has been going to sit on his potty when I go... I probably just did. CRAP. its not like he is potty trained he is 2 I have not even started or tried I think its cool he kinda gets its. Now if only he could tell me when he had to pee or poop. I am still going to encourage him. I still don't like going to the bathroom with a partner.

Have a good weekend.
xoxoxo
Leah

Sweet Home Alabama

2009-08-19T22:44:00.013-06:00

Disclaimer For most of my readers I know you don't have the cable TV But this guy has a "survival" show on The Discovery Channel and his recent trip was to my old stomping grounds in Alabama.

Dear Bear Grylls,

I have decided that you are a FOOL.... For many reasons.... Which I will discuss now. Why do you feel the need to get naked in EVERY SINGLE episode??? Do you really need to get into the water every episode??? I understand you don't want your clothes wet causing you to die... But every episode??? And did you know that later in each episode you get your SAME clothes wet anyways? You are not fooling me. I bet you have a stylist that comes along with you standing behind that camera ready with a fresh set of clothing.... That is one of my biggest pet peeve about the show all the unnecessary nakedness in the "wild". You could get a tick somewhere important, BE CAREFUL. The other thing he does frequently is drink his own PEE. I would say he does this like every other episode... You would think If you had your own show on Cable that does fairly well you could say "Hey!! I don't want to drink my pee anymore." But I guess he has done it enough that drinking his own pee is his niche and is what gets the male viewers and well he doesn't want to die of dehydration which happens a lot when you have a camera crew following you around, so he can't stop doing it.

Now Bear went to North Alabama earlier this year. Guess what!?!?! That is where I grew up. GO ME!!! As you can guess I was excited when Hub told me that the DVR had recorded this for us. So I watched it, and learned many many many things.... First of which was that HUGE alligators live there... ummm no. NO just no. Secondly, Apparently It floods A LOT there. Well I guess it could but I don't ever remember this happening, but not surprised if it did or has. Third, We get Tornados! WHY YES Bear we do!! Ding Ding Ding you get a prize....... I have actually been in 2 that were serious and did some damage. I don't want to relive them due to the PTSD I could get. But I was in a few and I did live. One of the other highlights of the show.... Bear ate Deer poop.... WHAT !?!?! WHY !?!?! There is NO reason to do this EVER... you get no nutritional value from eating it.. I mean I could go on and on and on about all the things that are wrong with this guy, but I won't because I already hit a few high lights.

For Thankful Thursday I am glad I am not Bear, his wife and family, or his camera crew. And I am thankful to know that I can drink my own pee when I get lost in the woods.... But I won't.

Growing up I never thought I lived in the wild and had to survive. I knew that there were mountain people and everyone would say something to everybody they knew when they saw "a mountain person" in Wal-Mart or at church.... or the BEST at the hospital.... Honestly they were people that needed a bath.... But really a whole show was needed on this?? Nope I think they are running out of ideas...

xoxoxo,
Leah

Holy batman crap.....

2009-08-19T10:04:00.006-06:00

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Vest.... and the people that love them....

SERIOUSLY what is up with this??? You know a few days ago when I posted about the lady I saw with the Vest on??? Well in around about way My friend Kerri was featured on tipjunkie blog along with the this GEM. Not only is it about the Vest and how great they are but also 4 ways you can wear it. I have officially hung up my hat on this one. I guess I need to go find that vest I made in the 8th grade because I guess I need it now. I am pretty much chalking up my hate for the vest up there with the coupon people... And If I see a a coupon person wearing a VEST well I know that hell has frozen over, the world is coming to an end, and that Jesus pretty much hates me.

xoxoxo,
Leah

It has come to my attention that people like getting awards and they like music.... And that I have not shared any of the music I love with you bloggies. So this is serious So I may just share like 5 songs. And possibly a YouTube link so you don't have to go searching There I did the hard work for you.

1. Zero 7 In the Waiting (pretty much the whole album Simple Things)

2. Kanye West Heartless

3. Better Than Ezra Desperately Wanting

4. Pet Shop Boys Domino Dancing

5. Peter Bjorn and John Young Folks

So there 5 songs to blow your mind. I don't think you could handle any more. Sorry if some of the video quality is poor, Finding all these took forever due to YouTube being and slow and my son not wanting me to blog today.....

A shout out to all my homies!

2009-08-18T09:04:00.008-06:00

Dear Little Ms. Blogger.

Why Thank you, and yes I will take your award and give out it but first I would like to this is opportunity to Thank a few people.

First I would like to thank God, because without him nothing is possible. Secondly I would like to thank my family who put up with me being on the computer for hours and hours, days and days.... Thank you, I love you. THIS AWARD IS FOR YOU. Third Thank you to all my followers I really do love each and all 7 of you... I don't have room for more love in my life so no more followers ok... Thanks. For all the people that read anonymously and never comment it's probably better that way... Because when you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. Thank you. And Finally I would like to thank all my English Teacher's who thought I was a loser and could not write. No, I was not a loser, you were just a CRAPPY teacher who uninspired me. And lastly Little Ms. Blogger, who took a chance on me and gave me an award and some publicity. Thank you. Did you like my speech?? I practiced for like 5 seconds last night, In front of the mirror with a hair brush no less.......... I know you can laugh now. (Que cheesy music and applause.)

I did have a few English teachers that were decent. In college Ms. Lewis, English 101 and 102, she gave me B's and made whitty comments on my papers. And Mrs Bonds in 8th grade She was just pretty questionable, looking back on it. Really The Lottery in the 8th grade, making us write about euthanasia, flirting with the married teacher next door, AND being the cheerleading coach... She was such a role model in my life......

And now on to the people who I think should have a shout out and steal my button of HOTNESS. Now about half of the blogs I read on my list are the "family brag blogs" I mean "family memory blogs" Now I love my friends and their family but they don't get an award... its not that hard to slap up some pictures and write about what you did. But I still love you and read your blog. No wonder I don't have many friends.

I was suppose to do 15 heck I don't think I have that many.... But here are the blogs I read. I love you guys and thanks for reading my blog when you get a chance.

a*may*zying I met her once time at the park, I was so nervous but I went with my friend.....

messes and mudpies This is my BFF and she is just wonderful and helps me out in the blog world and real world She made me met this next person after this post she wrote about me professing her love for me It was a little embarrassing but nice. and I returned the favor.

Pulsipher Predilections This is just a bunch of crazy stuff all posted together to make you laugh so hard you pee your pants. A good time. I have gotten a lot of traffic from there because of the crazy comments I made.... I think this is where this person came from....

Lets have a cocktail Now this lady is an serious blogger with a daily blog about funny stuff and cooking. She cooks way to fancy for me so I don't ever try anything but I leave a nice comment.

I know Lets have a cocktail and Pulsipher get awards like every day, so this is no big deal. But I just wanted to publicly let people know i read you..... I know its scandalous. I have only been blogging for 2.5 months so maybe in a few more months I will have more people to give a shout out to.

The things I do.....

2009-08-17T10:29:00.005-06:00

Dear Son...

I did that for you... Yep you know last week I took you to the Mommy and Me swim class it was good. Thank you for not being the screaming cry kid, I really appreciate it. I don't think we had as good of a time as I thought we would but we did it. Maybe it was because you ruined my planning of swimming, lunch, nap.... It was a perfect plan that did not happen. But such is life Its over and we ARE doing it next year because you need to know how to swim, its just a life skill. Your father and I can swim but we are no olympic swimmers.... Maybe we are Olympic curlers..... So anyways... I bet you are so confused at the pictures. Did you notice that one hand my finger nails are painted BRIGHT red?? and the other is not? That is because swim teacher thought it would be helpful for you to see my hands underwater better. OK its been like 5 days and I really need to buy some nail polish remover. Son I did that for you and you don't even care. Well its cool, not to many other people have cared either because only one person has said something to me..... Maybe people are scared, maybe they don't notice or care. But when asked a question I tend answer a little to much that is probably why people don't ask me things. Thanks for being a good kid.

Love always,
Mom.

On to more random.... I got a blog award..... IT IS SO FREAKING CRAZY. I may cry. I will probably post more about it tomorrow when it has settle In and I can write something really really good.

Also I don't know if you have noticed but I learned how to turn a word into a link. I have 3 in this post.... hehehehe Also don't forget about my Scentsy give away..... Holy moly I may actually have to buy a warmer and give it away to someone.... I knew this would happen.

Freaky Friday..... Kinda

2009-08-14T08:57:00.003-06:00

Dear People

What is up? So I had some weird things happen this week. Nothing Bad, just something out of the norm for us.

Hub went to a shooting range with co workers and the BIG boss CEO of the company he works for. Um what's weird about that?? I live in Utah everybody and their kids have guns. Uh we don't and hub works for a software company based out of Montreal.......... Yes hub bikes to work and wears flip flops in the office if we are lucky sometimes he doesn't then I yell at him and tell him for the 500th time about the boy in summer school with me who went to the school bathroom bare foot then died 2 months later...... Anyways So hub, boss, and 2 co-workers to go to the shooting range and spend $250 to rent guns and buy ammo. Is that a lot I don't know we don't shoot guns... But I guess it was because the owner was excited and decided it was ok and chatted it up with them OH hub and one co worker are from Utah born and raised and Boss and other co worker are French Canadian born and raised. I don't know is it just me or did you think that the Frenchies did not like guns?? Like really NOT like them? Ok so they do this and then its 10 PM on Wednesday night so I call hub and asked if he wanted a ride home because who wants to ride a bike home that late at night and guess what he DOES... go figure its a good thing my mom was here so she could listen if son woke up or the house caught fire... I pick up Hub and all he talks about are GUNS... the guns they shot, all the cool guns his American co-worker has... a Nazi gun and a WWI gun... cool.... Just the whole way home guns, guns, guns. And I am thinking to myself WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE THE HELL IS MY HUSBAND!?!?! This was so out of character for him that it kinda freaked me out. UGH

Then I got the urge the urge for a Roast Beef Sandwich from Arbys and of course some curly fries I am driving so I don't even ask, I just drive there and order some food... Nice huh. As we are waiting in the drive thru there is more gun talk well because why wouldn't 2 young yuppie talk about anything else ... Then he tells THE STORY... The story that I thought was funny but my grandma did not maybe because she can't hear and she was just being nice... while at the gun range the "boys" were talking to the owner about all the guns they had there and of course there was talk about the biggest most expensive gun there........ men...... And it was a $6000 sniper rifle that was "just for display" The "boys" are like WOW... And the owner goes on to tell about a patron of said range and how he owns 3 of them and he likes to go HUNTING with them..... really? Isn't that illegal in Utah... apparently not..... But I won't mess with Utah and their guns I would lose. So the story continues about "big guns" hunting trip and the $6.75 bullets for the sniper rifle, and how you can take an ELK out with one from like 200 yards away and the other ELK won't even know or care what happened. I don't know why I thought this was funny, Its not really funny as I am typing this I guess i was tired and this was not normal talk for us and apparently we where in the Twilight Zone. I don't know maybe Hub told it better and you just had to be there.

After all this gun talk Hub goes... "Don't worry babe I am not going to go out and buy one." Thanks Sorry you had to read that long post about guns but it was just weird for me... ALSO on Wednesday I was somewhere and sat next to a woman wearing a vest... like from the 90s you know we all had one. She was not old she had kids around son's age. I was like really a vest complete with the white shirt and skinny light blue jeans... She did not however have on a braided belt.. =/ Maybe next time. So are Vest in Fashion ?? I did not think so I won't wear one BUT I own one. One I made in 8th grade Home Ec, I got a 100 on it and I am keeping that baby forever its a light blue with stars on it. CLASSY.

xoxoxo,
Leah

Thankful Thursday!!!

2009-08-12T14:04:00.005-06:00

Yeah I am soooo excited to do this. Nobody tagged me, nobody will get tagged, I just wanted to share a few things I am Thankful for because I can and I want to. I don't think this is done enough in my life. I will limited it to FIVE (5) and try to do it every Thursday if you are lucky!!

1. I am Thankful for the Scripture Luke 12:28! Its a good read and will give you some direction in life. I am not going to post it because I want you to read it and study for yourself. (I read the King James Version so I hope its the same if you have a different version bible)

2. I am Thankful for Facebook! You give me something to occupy my time and help me re connect with old friends and stay in touch with them, my current friends, and my family.

3. I am Thankful for my Husband. I know you should be #1 but you are to me and that is all that matters. Thank you for giving me everything I have ever wanted and more out of life.

4. I am Thankful for days that start at 7 AM because I am alive and able to take care of my son. (well its something I want to try be thankful for... so its on paper so it has to happen now)

5. I am Thankful for my friend Susan! She always has the best advice and is a great example of who I want to be more like. She does not blog because she is busy raising 5 of the best kids ever and being a good friend to all.

Thank you for reading and I want to encourage you to do a Thankful for Day soon!

xoxoxoxo,
Leah

PS: I guess nobody was feeling yesterday's post.... Thats ok its always good to test the waters. I really do enjoy politics, I even thought about majoring in it during my college years. I probably would have if I had gone to school in a Blue state instead of my rural community college that I did................ But thats why I love America! I love that we can have different opinions and share them without the fear of our safety and that is something I will always fight for, our freedom to choose what we feel is best for us not what is best for someone we don't know. NOBODY has the right to tell us what to do with our personal life as long it does not infringe on someone else.

Health Care Reform??????

2009-08-11T17:50:00.005-06:00

Dear People concerned or CONFUSED about all this HCR: (healthcare reform)

I am here to help a bit. So while watching the news all I saw were the angry people just ANGRY about this HCR. And that was it. GREAT REPORTING. I did not get why they were so angry... Health Care Reform that is GREAT!! Who doesn't want that!?!?! We are in the same boat still holding on or have been thrown out of said boat with no live preserver... So began the great search and its still on going But I wanted to share what I found and some thoughts... I welcome all TRUE information from a site that ends in .gov nothing from any news web sites that twist and turn it to get ratings. I want the source. that said I stumbled on to this GEM Ok honestly I am not going to read the WHOLE thing I just want the cliff notes K.....

Some high lights.... Basically 2 things Tax breaks for all people involved in with Healthcare... for employers, people that need it, and insurance companies. AND NO Insurance Discrimination for people trying to get insurance. Hey those are good things. But I see some cracks in this foundation....

I feel that President Obama answer to EVERYTHING is a tax break or throw money at it. Uh we as a nation don't have any money we are BROKE... well thats what I think when I hear that we are 1 Trillion dollars in the RED... How about this... Why don't we have some Insurance Company Reform... pass a few laws no tax breaks just some guidelines to run Don't Discriminate, Change some of those CRAZY prices for medical things... Really, and maybe give them a little bit of a tax break if they follow the rules.... Don't just give them tax breaks because its easier. That is what I go from it. BUT, BUT, BUT I don't want the government in everything they are in everything to much as it.... Well we need them for checks and balances because Private Companies can't handle everything.... They take our Tax monies and spend it as they see fit. Kinda And we need regulations because well I will give a few examples of this... FDA, Boarder Patrol, ICE, FBI... these are things we need because Yep could you imagine if we did not have those things. But as for insurance that is questionable... We have Medicare and Medicaid I hear those aren't the best... BUT private insurance has gone down hill in the last few years... We need something.

Does President Obama feel that if we are saving money in our new insurance and our new mortgages and all this money we got from tax breaks that we will go out and spend it, and save the economy ?? It's a good thought. He is totally taking a page from the FDR play book... well FDR came up with the whole Social Security Idea..............and that has worked GREAT.... =/ President Obama I feel like you had a lot of hope and changes for us because honestly things weren't/aren't going so well... And It was a HUGE job, however its a lot to deal with and I don't think we are going to get it done in a year or two I am thinking 10... But its always going to be something we are never going to get EVERYTHING right all the time. But we have the American Spirit of Never Give Up!

Check out that website. Its not bad, breaks down by state. But remember the President just can't do anything he wants we have Congress and the Senate that have to approve things. Don't you guys remember your High School Government class??? Also... Um there is NO Bill yet... apparently things could not be agreed upon and a deadline was missed so NOTHING is changing yet. I guess people are up in arms about what COULD happen. But I am left wonder about a Trillion things and who is going to

Peace out homes,
Leah (one of the few registered Democrats in Utah.)

Scentsy Anyone??

2009-08-11T07:58:00.006-06:00

Dear Scentsy

I love you too! I really do I love this stuff so much!!!! What is it?? Well Its Wax blocks that you break and melt in these CUTE warmers that they sell. I love MOST of the Scents they sell and guess what??? I don't sell it. But my friend Jenny does!! Yep that stuff is awesome! So awesome that I am going to her Party on Friday night at 7pm and she said I could invite all my blog friends and that we can give them something if they show up!!! Don't you love free stuff just for hanging out with people you don't know!?!?! Yep thats right If Jenny did not invite you to her party and you show up with me even if you don't order something I will give you a PRIZE!!! But WAIT I don't live in Utah but I want to order stuff!! FEAR NOT just send an email or and tell her you are my friend and I will BUY you a BAR of your favorite scent!! I know, I know I am toooo kind. But that is how I roll!! So take a look at her web site and let me know what you think! Before I go I must share some of my favorite scents. OOOO wait before I do that Guess what August 10% off most burners and scents because they are making room for the new catalog next month!! SO EXCITING. NOW here are my favorite scents In no order, just the order I think of them in. I will limit it to 10 and put a star if it is being discontinued.

1. Home Sweet Home
2. Beach
3. Verbena Berry *
4. Toasted Apple Butter*
5. Pomegranate Orange *
6. Thunderstom
7. Cranberry Mango
8. Enchanted Mist
9. Blueberry Cheesecake*
10. Sweet Pea

So many things so little time!

2009-08-10T14:47:00.002-06:00

Dear Readers,

I am trying to squeeze a post in while Son is napping and my break from all my daily womanly work of watching TV and eating snacks................ So Busy Busy Busy weekend.

Friday: Can you believe we went "camping" we did after I said we were not. Made it just in time for dinner and the family "talent" show. No no no... there are some very very talented people in my husbands family and I am glad there are people that can sing. I was impressed. Did I mention it was COLD and my mouth hurt from the dental crap.... And guess what I packed the car all by myself... I WANT MY GOLD MEDAL NOW PLEASE....... uh huh I will not hold my breath.

Saturday: Still camping, went on a HIKE!! (don't laugh) with son and brother in law. Hub was TIRED and It was good but I do not enjoy hiking. You know we went to a LDS church camp for all this and guess what the bathrooms smelled like church! It cracked me up... You just can't get away from that LDS clean smell. Also we stayed in very nice cabins and it was just nice. It was pretty much camping in my back yard but nicer and hour away. I would do it again... I came home NOT smelling like camp... CRAZY.

Saturday night.... We need a few groceries SO I had to go because I am not tired....... uh huh. So I go get my wallet and keys out of the glove box because I put them there during the camping trip ... put them in my purse and I am OFF, get all my crap and stand in the worse line ever.. Behind the coupon "lady" and of course there was a problem and the manager needed to be called... OMG LAME... I have already put my crap on conveyer belt so I have committed myself to the line... So they finish and I go and get my wallet out to be ready so I won't take as long as crazy and its NOT in my purse... WTH ?!?! So I tell the girl and she is cool because I thought it was just in the car, WRONG.... so I think I must have left it in my car that I did not want to take because it was still full of camping crap.. So I go home and its not there HUB and I tore this place up!! We still could not find it.. So I call the local grocery store and GUESS WHAT?!?! Some nice person turned it in!! I am so lucky and grateful, but still can't figure out how my wallet got out of my purse... CRAZY!!! So I go back and my groceries are still there in the cart and all ready for me to pay THAT WAS AWESOME... I am glad they cared about me and took care of my grocery needs. =) GOOOO MACEY'S

Sunday: Did nothing but laundry. it was good to do nothing.

Monday: Mommy and Me swim class with Son, good times! Its all week for 30 mins so I hope it all goes well the rest of the week. Come back tomorrow when I have a special give away/promotion/date with me!!! You will not want to miss it!

I AM IN LOVE.

2009-08-07T10:45:00.002-06:00

Dear inkObsessions,

I love you. I know I know I know we have only know each other for a few days but dang you do good work! And for some reason you have read my blog and commented a few times. CRAZY. It BAFFLES me that people I DON'T know read my blog and think its semi-funny. I was not popular in high school or in life.... But I have found a tiny cult following on here. I may have to move into a gated community with a 24/7 guard in the front. I will be paying with this will all the money Adsense has made me... Yes all $2.47. Back to the task at hand, I love your web site and blog LOVE IT. So much I am giving you a shout out, put up your button, and wrote a double blog for the day. CRAZY! I am thinking you should make my son some birthday invites but I only need 10 and we are having a dinosaur party and I did not see any of those on your page. I know you could do a NICE one, but I know you are busy and its not like I have 500 readers that are going to place an order to make it worth your while. But I LOVE you and you made me want to have another baby so I could order some of your birth announcements. I will by the way when #2 comes along in like 18 or 24 months from now..........................................................

I also felt that after I posted the site about babysteals.com that I excluded some of my readers because not everyone that reads has a baby but fear not!! inkObsessions will take care of you and it just so happens that there is a scrapbooks steals .com you know from the same people that steal babies... I guess they steal scrapbook supplies now too... What is this world coming to. HEHEH I am going to be 2nd grade for a min... I love that there is CRAP in sCRAPbooking... Because its how I feel about spending that much money on something. Yep buy all the sCRAPbook supplies then it still in my closet. LOVE IT.

XOXOXOX,
Leah

Arrrggghhh!

2009-08-07T09:15:00.005-06:00

Man what a crazy last few days I have had. Well guess what, we are not going to the Family Reunion in the mountains. I feel like someone punched me in the mouth several times then punched me in the head some more. Ok if the Dentist wants you to come and get your teeth all pretty and healthy they should not make it hurt... Also they should not charge you an arm and a leg to beat you up and emotionally abuse you. And all I got done was a deep cleaning.... what ever that means I am still not sure, but my "friend" said I needed one and apparently I need one every three months... I honestly did not think my teeth were that bad, I still have all of them and they are a shade of white. I don't get it. There are some positive things about all this. I did get to try laughing gas for the first time! It was pretty great, why I have not done this before?!?!!? For $30 I will do it again every time even when my teeth are fine and I just need a cleaning. I guess I am a little high strung about the Dentist. Guess what I don't have wisdom teeth! I never have and they are not there. CRAZY??!?! YOU CAN BE JEALOUS NOW. Its so weird I feel like a freak of nature now... Also they did not give me a sticker or a prize =( To think of it this Dentist really is not a kid Dentist, I have not seen any there or a big station of stickers and prizes. Well that is ok with me I don't care. So No more Dentist Stories for a month!

Did you see that NEW button on the right side of my page?? The Baby Steals one?? Its a pretty awesome place and no they will not steal a baby for you. They just find some awesome expensive baby/children's items and sell them for 50 % off. I just scored some awesome baby socks to give as gifts I am pretty excited about this and can't wait to give them away to some lucky friend, because our friendship will be cemented forever because of these socks... I would post a pic hey I might... HOLD PLEASE. Never mind It did not like any of the pics i found on the internets...

So cute I know!! So check it out they have a new steal M-F and update it at 9 AM MST.. what I can't remember that... its ok you can sign up for a daily email.. ALSO if you live in the SLC area you can pick up your steal for free or pay a little bit of shipping and you can get it the next day. SO AWESOME.

Uh I did to much today.

2009-08-05T13:19:00.004-06:00

Dear Wednesday,

Are you over yet?? I seriously can not stand you. After next week I will hate Thursday.... OK So why do I keep signing up Son for Little Gym?? Well for one he LOVES it and his teachers LOVE him. And I have not reached that point in my life where I have to tell him that I don't want take him to do things he LOVES for whatever reason. Yes it expensive, Yes its 20 mins from the house. Yes its early in the morning. But we go every week. I have thought about this for awhile and decided I LOVE Little Gym. Why?? a Few reason... 1: I don't have to talk to the parents, just the rare small talk about how cute the children are or to say sorry for whatever our child has done. 2: Nobody goes "OMG you pay how much!??!!?" Why because we all paid the same thing and we keep it to ourselves. That is nice because there is no explaining we just look at each others designer clothes/handbags. And 3: It gets Son's energy out because he is almost 2 and is pretty much crazy. So there you have just a bunch of stuck up bitches with their kids that don't want to talk to each other. Its really nice, there are no expectations. I do feel bad for new people that come and don't get it... but most of them do.

So I do the Little Gym on Wednesday then I do all my shopping errands up in Orem because they have way better shopping then SF... I go to the Sunflower Market so I can gluten free crap for Son and do whatever I need to do... Its nice but wears me out and most times I am gone for 3 hours and son takes a name on the ride home so that when we do get home he wakes up while I am getting him out of the car and he is up till his bed time. =( Oh well so is life and the messy house will still be there tomorrow.

Guess what tomorrow I am going to get tortured wait I mean go to the Dentist. So I may not blog... Hold yourselves... Then Friday we are going camping/family reunion in the mountains... GREAT in the mountains with people that sometimes you don't get along with... there are so many places to dump a body up there... WHO thought it was a good idea to do this?? NOT ME. I don't plan family crap anymore. So you may not see me till Monday.. GASP I hope you can stand it....

xoxoxoxo,
Leah

A dream trip

2009-08-04T13:29:00.004-06:00

Dear Disney Cruise lines,

I would LOVE to take my family on one of your cruises. I really would don't laugh. But I am going to wait a few years till my kids are a little older. I only have one child now, but once my 2 kids are potty trained Hub and I will take them. So we have a few years to plan and save and maybe by then you will travel to Hawaii so I can kill two birds with one stone.

Why do I want to go on a Disney Cruise? Well its been a dream of mine to go on one for awhile now, isn't it everybody's???? Here are some of my reason:

1. A family trip where I can pawn off the children on someone else for awhile with out feeling guilty . I won't feel this because they will WANT to go swimming and making things with Mickey and whoever is popular then.

2. It really is not a bad deal 4 night cruise with a Disney theme is about $1400 depending on where you go and what room you get. To me that is a deal if I don't have to stand in line with the sun beating down on me waiting to go on some ride I really don't want to go on. And honestly we would probably spend that driving down, hotel, tickets, food, and so on... Maybe I will have enough Skymiles by then that I can get some free air plane tickets.

3. If you did go to Disneyland or World could you see a Adult Burlesque show with your spouse? Or play a round of Trivia at a Pub while your kids are "asleep"?? Could you eat all you wanted to at one of those amazing buffets I hear everyone talk about after they get home. These are things you could not do. Heck can you even eat at Disney for 4 days with a family of 4 for less then $1400??? I have never been so these are questions I need answers to.

4. I want to go on a cruise. And if its a cruise to Hawaii, all the better. I will get two things crossed off my "bucket list"

Those are the reasons I want to go, I need to go.... Right now they only go the Bahamas', Caribbean, and Europe. Who the crap wants to go on a European Disney Cruise... sounds BLAH. Well not really, I do think it would be fun but like when I am OLD, not on a Disney cruise line, and don't have kids with me going what the crap is this??? This is the worse trip ever.. So when they do go to Hawaii I AM THERE WITH BELLS ON. I will put it on the AMEX and tell hubs later.

I do have to say some of the adult activities sounds so funny and yet I would probably go to them... I was looking on their web site and you can sign up to for the Zone diet and detox work out seminar while you are on the cruise... WHAT THE HELL.... who does that on a VACATION. WHY?!?!?! NO WAY. I will not do that.. Yes I may work out a day or two. Yes I will go swimming. Yes I will see the Disney Nudie show. Yes I will eat my weight in food, and I will have a good time. I can't wait. I know its such a long ways away but when you are dropping this kinda money on a trip you plan for years. Well I do. Any thoughts on my future vacation that is probably 5 years away??

xoxoxoxo,
Leah

Life Letters...

2009-08-03T12:01:00.003-06:00

Dear People:

Some thoughts on life.... Just some random tidbits of juicy knowledge to make you laugh and think.

1. Did you know that Pineapples do not grow on trees??? FOR REAL... Its kinda sad that I did not know this until my 27th year of life.. I felt kinda dumb. This all came up because I play those farm games on the Facebook and you can plant pineapple in the ground. I had to have a chuckle because I thought I was smarter then the developers of these games.. So I said something to Hub and made it my status on Facebook... This led into to Hub and I talking about this and neither one of us really knew so we took it to Wikipedia. They grow on this bush like thing.. Kinda weird I know. I have to give props to Wikipedia, I really do wonder how many marriages they have saved or broken up... I know I use it to solve useless marriage tiffs.

2. Did you know that I pay this kid and his family to pick up dog poo-poo in my back yard? I do.. And I think its worth $3 every time they come. I hate dog poo with a passion and I am grateful for them. I was a little weary of them at first because I did find them on the KSL classified ads and then when they showed up, Their dad made them do all the work. I just kept think WTH I would hate my dad if he made me do this... But then I let it go because they are not my family and if they really really really hated it they would charge me more. If you or someone you know have problems with poop let me know, I know some people.

3. Did you know that I think people that yell at fast food workers are seriously the stupidest people on the earth... Really are you going to stand there an yell at someone you don't know that is preparing food that is going into yours and your families mouth. Lets break it down... These people make $8 an hour doing a crappy job, are they going to think twice about not spiting in your food or putting a boggie on it... HMMMMM OR picking it up off the floor and serving it to your son... Maybe you like spit and fecal matter in your food... I know I don't so I am super nice to these people. I use to work fast food in my younger days. I worked at Subway in Alabama, I would not eat at that location today It was pretty gross and I did not care because I was in High School making $5.25 an hour I was a BIG Baller

4. Did you know I worked at Chick-fil-a in Sandy and people did not yell at us there because we were AWESOME... You have a problem with your chicken sandwich NO PROBLEM let us give you another one and a coupon for a FREE sandwich... I am pretty sure that if Chick-fil-A ran the world there would be no problems. They have the best answer for everything. I learned so much from that job and made some good friends. So much so that I would probably go back and work there If I needed a job. I did quit that job because I did get burned out of cleaning up after the Sandy/Draper elite and their 2 kids... I would like to mention Chick-fil-A's coupon policy because you know I have a coupon hang up. They take as many coupons per transaction that you have, and they don't care if they are expired or from another place. It did have to be a chicken sandwich coupon and you did have to fulfill the coupon requirements like buy a coke or another sandwich...

5. Did you know that I am still in LOVE with Chick-fil-a and am proud to say I worked there. I bet you did not know that I get a little teary eyed when I see them in the news... I do. Really how many food places have 500 people lined up for a grand opening of a store??? Maybe In and Out Burger.. But Chick-fil-A cares about YOU.. Not your money.. One of the things they teach was make a costumer not a SALE. I knew so many of our regulars and their names and what they wanted. They would WAIT in my line for ME, because I cared about them and they cared about me because if they came in and I was not there... There was HELL to pay. How dare Chick-fil-A give me a day off... Next time you are in there notice how they call for the next person... "I can help the next Guest" If they don't please say something to the manager or call the 800 number.... And my favorite thing... It was my pleasure to write this blog... YEP if you said your welcome while working you would get beat down... No not really but your co workers would promptly correct you....

So there are 5 random things that I have been thinking about... I hope you are clearly confused and feel like I have wasted 10 mins of your life. So get off the computer and get back to cleaning your house and playing with your kids... Maybe you should take them to Chick-fil-a I would if they did not use stinking Peanut Oil.... stupid allergies... OH yeah part of your chick-fil-a training included intense product knowledge. You were TESTED (for real) about what EVERY product contained. I know this because in my last year I was a Trainer there... I do have to say this... When training, train like that person has never heard of whatever it is... and tell them all about it... If you do that you will have the best trained person ever. Never assume they know anything... because chances are they don't.

xoxoxoxo,
Leah

Adsense =(

2009-08-01T23:27:00.003-06:00

Dear Adsense...

Thanks for the condom ads... My readers LOVED it... It embarrassed me to think that my blog had content to suggest that would be an appropriate ad for my blog.. GOOD JOB. I also thought this was a "family friendly" web site that did not allow talk about sex and sex acts... I guess with enough money anybody can advertise on here. Well at least you are promoting SAFE sex, that has to count for something. I was going to send this to them, but they don't want to be contacted for things like this... Its not important or anything.....

xoxoxoxo

Leah

It should be noted that I have not had anyone click on that ad... I guess they don't want a free sample.

ahhh better....

2009-07-31T16:14:00.006-06:00

I am feeling a TON better today... Maybe it's because I MADE hub take me to Wingers for dinner last night. Yeah we go out to a nice place maybe once a month for dinner, so it was a treat. A sticky finger salad and a piece of concrete pie can change anybody. It was just what I needed to celebrate all the weight loss in the house. Hub has lost like 50 pounds... HOLY CRAP yes you can say anything you like. He bikes to work 98% of the time, the only time he has called me to pick him up was due to flat tires and once when it POURED rain during his ride. So I will let that slide. It is also 10 miles each way... We were talking one day about the different way I exercise vs how he exercises.. He said he would rather bike each day to work in 100 degrees then to get up at 6:45 and go to water aerobics. I told him I would rather get up early and put on a swim suit for water aerobics then bike 20 miles in the HOT HOT HOT sun... Then we laughed and gave each other a kiss, it was cute. Also we are on diet pills from our Primary care Doctor, it has helped a lot too but watching what you put in your mouth and exercising doesn't hurt either.

Today was SUPER busy... I took my son and my mom to the BYU art museum it was FREE and FUN.... I wanted to go see the Walter Wick exhibit before it closed tomorrow, and she just wanted to get out of the house. I guess I was expecting there to be more then just 20 pictures of the iSpy that he does.... But it was what is was and I am glad I took them. There were also some other exibits that just rounded everything out ... from modern to classic oil paintings. One of my favorites was a Norman Rockwell, It was pretty neat to get up and close to it, I was so close that I could smell the oil paint. To smell the same smells and to see the same things as he did is mind blowing to me. I am grateful and humbled that I live this close to a GOOD, FREE museum. Here are some pictures I took:

I also went and got my car washed at Super Sonic the best place ever for that. They know me and my car and are always really nice and professional. And then I went to Costco to buy bulk products... What a day. Son is still asleep, well that's what he gets for waking up at 6:15 AM and making me miss the VERY last day of water aerobics for the season... and for having a FULL day of activities. I hope this weekend is more relaxing and I get to watch 2 episodes of Mad Men.

Coupons anyone??

2009-07-30T17:03:00.003-06:00

Dear Readers,

Remember a few weeks ago when I posted about going to grocery store and all the things I hated about it?? You DO don't you? If I could get my LINK thing to work I would post, but I can never get it to work after being told how. =( Well one of the things I said I hated were the coupon ladies and their cases of coupons. Apparently I am not alone. It seems that a lady here in Utah decided it would be a good idea to STEAL Albertson's ad flyers out of peoples mailboxes... She must really like those double coupons. YIKES Well some people saw her and it freaked them out so they called the police... Apparently the Police don't like it when you take things out of peoples mailboxes that don't belong to you. Oh its pretty wrong to steal.... Well if that wasn't amusing enough I read the comment board for this story on our local news (ksl.com) And people were going CRAZY... Crazy I tell you.. saying things like Its a FEDERAL offense to tamper with the mail and my personal favorite... I hope she has a get out of jail free coupon... Wait thats not my favorite I guess my favorite was.. I hope she saved enough money to pay for her legal fines... I am telling you those coupon people are CRAZY.... Some things I would like to point out ... Uh you can get those for FREE at the store and I think you only use like 2 or 3 per time and they expire. I wonder what will happen to her.... here is the link for all that want more info http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=7351837

Some UPDATES: I have lost 23 pounds.... and have made $2.57 from the ads on my blog. So you would think life would be coming up roses for me... But its not, I am trying not to get my depression/blues get me down... Why are you feeling this way La La La Leah...

Well apparently sometimes when we write emails to family members they don't always appreciate it. In the future I will ignore your actions and shun you silently, instead of trying to help buy telling you to read your scriptures and pray about how you can be a better parent..... So if that was not enough... Apparently my Awesome pool party was not that awesome. It seems that some people were unhappy about how I spread the cost around... So I will break it down for you... Pool Rental $169 Pizza $85 =$254... It was asked that people pay $2 for the pool and then everyone pay for pizza. I put the pool and pizza on my debit card.. I only got $175 Let's talk about cost.... Or lets not and be grateful that we could spend time together as a family and that Leah and Hub likes us enough to invite us and our family to a good time and not have to worry about the cost. In the future I will think twice about doing events and who I invite. So Damned if you do... Damned if you don't... How are we still all alive??

Birthday Blues...

2009-07-29T10:59:00.003-06:00

Dear Readers,

I need some help on planning Son's 2nd birthday... I know the master has come to the student for help. =( So what is troubling me... I have a theme... Dinosaurs... I have a place, date and time... I have the menu planned. I am even having TWO parties... Why two?? One for family with more of a dinner. Then one for friends with ice cream and games. I thought this would work out better so we could visit more and not have all the awkwardness of my friends trying to converse with my family. And not have a HUGE party with 50 people there....

So now that that is out of the way... HERE IS MY BEEF.... Who to invite and why.... So I live in the land of Utah, home to families with 7 kids all with different degrees of ages.... Its probably nothing to invite half a family, because really do 10 year old girls want to come to a 2 year old BOY dinosaur party in the park?? Probably not... I hope. My plan is to invite all my friends and their children under 5 so I can handle the amount of kids and not blow my budget on trying to feed and give gift-bags to 20 kids.... Is this cool or am I just going crazy and over reacting? Does it not matter??? It does to me because I don't want to leave any out and make someone feel bad.. Just like the way I feel bad when I see someone's birthday party on their blog that we were not invited to... I know I know they probably have the same problem I do...

That is why I came to you my blogger friends because I want your thoughts and ides on the birthday party... PLEASE do not put Oh he is only 2 he won't remember... You know what I want to be able to show him pictures when he is older... So just because you feel that way and don't want to explain to your kids when they are older that you did not feel like and/or did not have the money to throw them a party when they were 2... Does not mean you can take it out on me and my blog.

XOXOXOXOX,
Leah

YAWN

2009-07-27T11:49:00.003-06:00

Dear Sleep....

I pretty much miss you and I am not so sure you miss me because you don't come around anymore... Its so true. I have not been sleeping well, and its starting to show... I blame a few things like my hub and son for whatever reasons they have, there are times they won't let me sleep. Son did not sleep Saturday night because of our awesome annual family pizza/pool party. I am in charge of it, so you know it was AWWWWESOME. I do such a good job of party planning it hurts my face. Does it stress me out some, but no more then watching someone fail to plan a party, then watching the party go down in a horrible, messy fire.... I lose sleep over that too... I have some other reason I lose sleep, mainly the fact that we don't have a KING size Sleep by number bed..... Someday.

But last night it was my own darn fault me and hub stayed up and watched 2 episodes of Mad Men... OH YEAH If you have not seen that show its because of 3 things. 1) Its on AMC and you don't have cable 2) its has sex, smoking and drinking 3) You have not heard of it, but probably now since it got nominated for 16 Emmys.... That's pretty awesome. So now that I have your attention what is it about?? Its about an Advertising Company in NYC during the early 60's, 1962 right now. So the show is about Don Draper and his adventures about being a hip cat family man/playboy..... Its so crazy to watch. We started watching the 2nd season this weekend and its so interesting to see how people acted back then... Like in the last few episodes Don has his 8 year old daughter mixing cocktails for him and others. I hope that does not fly now. Or how everybody smokes EVERYWHERE all the time... at home, at work, at the grocery store, and at the doctors.. That says GOOD health when after your visit with the doc you both light up your smokes... GOOD TIMES. My favorite part is when Don's cocktail mixing daughter found a plastic dry cleaning bag and put it on her head... Her mom said something to the effect of... "take that off it makes you look ugly..." NOT "TAKE THAT OFF, BEFORE YOU DIE." Oh how far we have come since the 1960s... which makes me wonder where we will be in 50 some years.... HMMMMMM

SO Mad Men is good... MOST of you won't watch because you are GOOD Mormons who don't have cable. So that is fine, but still makes me question why we are friends... WAIT... good mormons don't have cable?? Yeah pretty much because they can't be tempted by PAYING for all that SMUT. YEP 2 things they hate PAYING for SIN... (did you get that how I capitalized paying and sin... because they hate paying for things they don't need... and then most things on cable are pretty bad) So its a double whammy and why most mormons do not have cable.... Hub and I could never be good Mormons since we pay $106 a month for High Def Directv.... OH YEAH. mmm HD DVR..

xoxoxoxoxo,

Leah

Sunday recipe box!

2009-07-26T16:01:00.002-06:00

OOO lucky you... A rare Sunday post! I was feeling a little bad about not posting a few days this week or a recipe in the last little bit so here is a crock pot favorite that has a few different things you can do with it and for leftovers....

Chicken Fajitas

3 or 4lbs frozen boneless skinless chicken tenders or breast ( I don't know I just dump a bunch in.. almost 3/4 of the crock)
3 peppers... like red, bell,yellow, or orange you pick but 3 different colors.
1 large onion
1 package dry onion soup
4 cups salsa
1/2 cup water
salt and peper

Place frozen chicken in a greased crock pot, salt and pepper, cover with salsa, water, and soup mix. chop peppers and onion into thin strips just like you would for fajitas and place them over the chicken cover and cook till done... I would say about 7 hours on low 3 or 4 on high. You know your crock better then me. =)

What to do with all this chicken... I like to make a bunch and you can add more spicy to it as you see fit so make it your own. So you can either serve it on tortillas with sour cream and cheese fajita style very yum or even do chicken soft tacos.. kinda the same thing in our house. OR you can make Quesadillas so yummy I do this with left over meat very easy. OR you can make a southwestern chicken and rice OH YES... just make your regular chicken and rice and add corn and black beans which pretty makes anything southwestern. So good so easy. Have a good Sunday.

Yet again I did not come up with this I found it in the 101 things to do with a crock. It is a must have cookbook along with 101 more things to do with a crock... since I could not find mine I am just going by my memory because I don't even look at the recipe when I make this... just if I write I down

So Sorry!

2009-07-24T12:49:00.004-06:00

Dear Bloggers!

I am pretty sorry that I have not blogged in a few days. I have been SUPER busy... So busy that I put my blog on the back burner. I know GASP. That never happens I always try to find a few mins to blog everyday. But Wednesday, its just crazy anyways... My day starts at 6:30 AM I get up get ready for 7 AM water aerobics its over at 8, I have to rush home and shower so I can take Micah to little gym at 9:15.... Its a crazy morning. Since Little Gym is 20 mins from our house I try to do my errands I have up there so I don't get home til 12ish. So that is my normal Wednesday. This past Wednesday I had to pick up my mom from the airport so that was more important then the blog. But that took up Wednesday and I was beat and did not feel like writing some crazy funny blog about the airport and all the crazy people there and all the crazy things you have do to fly... and how much money it cost and on and on and on. OH MY I forgot I did go see New Baby Jack at the hospital, you know that baby I made the diaper cake for.... He is CUTE and TINY like 5 lbs. I know crazy tiny.. So that was my crazy Wednesday.

Thursday I tried to clean and got some stuff clean.... YEA. I have people come and clean my house and now its a mess, what is wrong with me !?!?! And I went and got a pedi and my eye brows waxed because it was getting beastly and I have to look decent for the family swim party on Saturday, which we may not go to because....

Friday: HAPPY PIONEER DAY!!! what the crap is Pioneer day... Well its a Mormon holiday to celebrate and remember all the Mormon pioneers. In Spanish Fork it happens to be the city's Festia Days which is just a big celebration with all kinds of crap including a parade and fireworks. Hub had to work so I took my son and our good friends. I am SURE Kerri will post about it.. Because her son got to help in the parade and because my son BARFED all over me, him, and street.... I was so _______ (everything) But I am grateful I lived in Utah for that moment... Because nobody cared people helped because its a family place and people have 6 kids and I am sure all of them have barfed in public at one time. I used all my wipes, newspaper and paper towels... YES one of the people next to us owned one of the business we were sitting in front of and she went in and got some wet paper towels for us. I was so grateful... I will say a prayer for them... THANK YOU. We did leave early....

Why did son throw up... Food allergies... YEP =( I was not thinking and let him eat taffy and I know that it had egg in it. I am feeling pretty awful now. He got me back by throwing up all over me and Spanish Fork. But he is passed out, because I had to give him Benadryl .... I don't talk about my feelings towards his food allergies but it can be a lot to deal with..... But some days I HATE it. I hate that I can't just hand him a PB&J for lunch like most moms. I hate that he can't eat cookies, candies, cakes, and cupcakes. I hate that we can't order pizza when I don't feel like cooking. SO there are many days that I hate it. I also hate cleaning up throw up when it does happen, only 2 times in the 8 months. Thank goodness for ham, cheese, chips, bananas, apples, fruit snacks, fries, gluten free cereal bars, kix, alpha bets cereal and hamburger patties. Those things save my life because not only is hard when you have a picky eater... try having a picky eater that has food allergies.... IT SUCKS. But I deal because that is our life and I don't take it out on him because its not his fault. I hope he is going to grow out of them because he has grown out of the soy and milk alleriges, but we still have eggs, wheat, and nuts. So we deal and eat what we can. On that bummer note... Have a good weekend and I will blog when I can.

xoxoxo,
Leah

baby, baby, baby!!

2009-07-21T13:53:00.003-06:00

Dear Prego's

Good Luck! hahahahaha. I just wanted to write a quick little blog about all the people in my life having a baby. Mainly my next door neighbor. Guess what her water broke like an hour ago and she is on her way to the hospital to have a baby. I am glad this happened. I was really really really really worried that The baby would come super quick and She would call me and ask for help delivering the baby. This is a HUGE fear of mine. So glad that did not happen. I hope she got to the hospital Ok... If she is on the News for having the baby in the car I will blog about it. I like my friend and neighbor a lot She is funny, smart, a good mom, and just super nice. She is so awesome I made her one of these

A stinkin cute diaper cake made with 82 size 2 diapers. I LOVE IT and so did she. Oh my friend has a name... Leanne... But anyways Leanne loved it and excited to have #3 coming and we can't wait to find out if its a boy or a girl. SO MUCH FUN.

I have another friend Stef... who had a baby but nobody called me to tell me if she actually had said baby and all the stats. I have great friends. She will not be getting a diaper cake. I am not sure what I will give her since I don't know if she had the baby. We will see. And my friend Sherry is like a month away from having a baby so we won't even talk about that since she probably angry that everybody else is going into labor and its hot........ It should be noted that Stef and Sher both have son's the same age as mine.... Sher had hers in Aug, Me in Sept, and Stef in October.

Gosh I love babies.

Leah

Provo Farmers Market!

2009-07-20T12:52:00.006-06:00

I had such a good time at the Farmers Market on Saturday. Its in Pioneer Park in Provo Center and 500 West... I always thought of it as that place the homeless lived.... I only saw a few of them. The City must have giving them a Trax pass and $20 for the day.............. I only saw like 3 or 4 people that could have, might possibly needed a shower. But even if there were homeless people there I wouldn't care they did not bother me.. BUT geesh there were a TON of people there in a tiny area and they were kinda friendly but kinda annoyed that I had a stroller, BUT ITs UTAH home to double strollers, so they should not have even noticed me....

I went to the Farmers Market to see my friend Kerri who runs messes and mudpies. I still don't know how to do links...SOMEDAY. she has a way cute display and has totally beat my red crock pot to hell and she owes me another one..... She told me she was going to buy me a new one and I believe her. But I did not buy any soaps because I can buy those anytime I want, I am that awesome. OH you will note her button on the upper right hand side of my blog so no need to know how to link to her on line store. Its pretty neat so check it out. She just had a blog give away of her soaps... I did not enter due to the fact I am her BFF and it would not be fair if I won... I thought. So I posted about her after the contest was over. But she has a booth at the farmers market and she has an online store... SO NO EXCUSES. Handmade yummy smelling soaps = good.

While at the farmers market I bought some flowers!!! I LOVE IT. I always thought it would be awesome to live in a big city and be able to go early in the morning and get fresh flowers and produce... I will keep dreaming, but this was as close as I could get right now. They are beautiful I should have taking a pic, but I don't feel like it and aren't all flowers pretty!?!?! But they were kinda pricey for what I got. I won't do that again for awhile. But they look good. Geesh Its just money.

I also bought some BBQ sauce... $10 a jar BBQ sauce. The sample was good, but not again. Its to much money I don't care how good it is. I have not made anything with it yet because I want to go and buy a BIG FAST tasty pork loin so I can crock pot the heck out with the $10 sauce . I will invite somebody over for dinner for that... Its to nice of a dinner not too.......

So after all that will I go to the Farmers market again?? Probably not soon Its just to dang expensive... BUT I might go again just to get these Hawaiian Funnel Cakes I saw.... OMG it was a funnel cake with like carmel and just YUMMY looking Hawaiian things on it like coconut, pineapple, macadamia nuts stuff like that. I just kept walking because I had spent all my money =(.... I should have saved my $20 and bought a few of those..... When I do go back and buy one, I will share with Kerri, leave my son at home and not look at anything else. My neighbors give me enough zucchini to last me a life time. I need to make banana, zucchini, chocolate chip, coconut bread today............ All together not like 4 different kinds...

So go to the Farmers Market its fun to look at things but bring lots of CA$H $$$ $20 was not enough..... Oh and I had this ginger lemon limeade it was good... they cut the ginger in small pieces that were still to big... maybe they should try a garlic press or something....

xoxoxo,
Leah

HAPPY F-F-F-FRIDAY.... =)

2009-07-17T15:24:00.002-06:00

Dear Friday !!!

I love you so much! I love lots of things that happen on Friday like every other Friday is payday and house cleaning day. Yep I am so lazy that I have someone come and clean my house....... You know this blogging takes up a lot of time. No but I have a very good cleaning company. They are some sweet girls that clean up a lot of $hi! for less money then I would... They go all over Utah and Salt Lake County so I will include their website at the bottom. But I can NOT figure out how to make a link from a word. I am sure once somebody, named Kerri, shows me how to do it... I will go "Dang I am so stupid...." Yep just two of my favorite things that happen on Friday!!!! Also Its the start of the weekend and that is just FUN. Friday = good times.

So I was feeling pretty crappy that nobody commented on my blog from yesterday, when I checked it this morning. There were many thoughts going through my mind.... LIke did I step over the line with the BYU comments... OR was it the fact that I wrote a PRO-gay blog the day before. I even started writing a blog about it... but then I was like forget this I will just wait and see what happens. And then I had two comments and it was fine. I was really nervous that my blog had crossed the line and that I was going to lose friends and sleep over this. IF it ever does EMAIL me and we can talk about it. Don't leave some hate filled comment, because I will just delete it OR take comments off all together. Just a FYI.... I also did some other FUN stuff today....

I made a Diaper cake!!! I LOVE to make them every now and then. I will post a pic of this extra cute one when I give it to the mother-to-be. It would not be fair if she wasn't one of the first people to see it. Also I need some help from my mother in law. So when its done, I will post a pic. GOOD TIMES. I must say that my friend Sheila helped me out a lot and its always fun to hang out with her! She doesn't blog or use facebook much... I don't know what she sees in me... I guess the 3 years of Visiting Teaching have worn her down into being my friend. LUCKY ME.

Have a great Friday!!!

Leah

Date in the park!

2009-07-16T15:49:00.002-06:00

Dear Blog Friends... (kerri and Alyssa)\

Thanks for inviting me to go with you guys to the park on Tuesday! My son and I had a lot of fun, he laughed all the way home and I think he even laughed during his nap. So It was a good time. Sorry I did not get to socialize much, my son is crazy and needs to be watched ALL the time while we are out in public. Its because he is 22 months and has no FEAR. I know we have all been there. So maybe we can get together another time.

While we were at the park a little boy, maybe a little older then my son, pushed my son down. FOR NO REASON. HOW DARE HE. Since his "mother" did not step in because she was to busy yapping with her friends I called him out. She did not care because she was to busy yapping about stupid stuff instead of watching her kids.... Probably why he thinks its OK to push people down. Later I found out who is mom was and really she did sit and talk to her "friends" the whole time. OK if you are going to wear a BYU shirt.... Please follow the BYU code of honor... which really is the only reason you like BYU, its not like their sports program is awesome.... Really only people who are MORMON wear BYU clothes... why would some Catholic wear one... they are to busy with their Norte Dame sports team.... SERIOUSLY it really miffed me. It always annoys me when parents don't watch their 5 kids.. then they wonder why they are heathens. Is Heavenly Father really going to reward you for having 5 kids you can not properly care for ??? I don't mean food, clothe and shelter.... I mean really care for and listen to their needs and teach them them to chose the right??

Children are not trophies... They are gifts from God that deserve the best. OK now I must say that I am by no way a perfect mom... My son watches ALOT of TV, eats pretty much whatever he wants , and is generally crazy. However when he does something I KNOW is not right or nice I let him know that I disapprove of his actions and correct it. Ok now that I bought up the kids vs TV.... here is my beef..... Son does not sit in front of the TV morning, noon and night. Its pretty much on for noise and distraction. Honestly I am going to sit in a quite house with a 22 month old.. NO we watch Nickelodeon, why because I am not a freak. He does not flip out if I turn it off OR worse becomes one of those zombie kids when their parents do let them watch TV....

My motto in life is pretty much everything in moderation. Its has been my experience with people that if you TOTALLY deny somebody something they are going to want to do it more. I don't know I will probably write my blog about that whole subject tomorrow, I have a lot to say about it and a personal experience.

Until tomorrow,
Leah

Long time listener, first time caller......

2009-07-15T14:08:00.006-06:00

Dear KUER and Radiowest!

Thanks for taking my call. I am sorry if I sounded like a CRAZY person, I blame nerves, waiting, rambling, and so on and so on. But I was on the radio today... GASP. What was the topic How Prop 8 has affected the LDS church... Why did I call in, I don't know... WAIT because I have some thoughts about this. I have always wanted to call in on a topic I know stuff about and today I had a chance, which is rare because I am usually in the car driving when I listen or its after 7PM... But here are my thoughts that did not get come across the way I wanted them too......

I think that LDS has been affected in a GOOD and BAD during all this... Good by getting on the Christian bandwagon for once and showing them LDS people really aren't weirdos and they believe in a lot of same stuff they do. So that is always a plus when you are a major religious organization. BAD because The church is publicly saying we don't want a a certain group to do something we disagree agree with. BAM

WOW so here is my disclaimer: If you dislike Gays and Gay Marriage please stop reading. Because I support it for many reason.

So I am kinda upset that the church, I grew up in and has my current membership but have not attended in the past 9 years, decided it would chose to get involved in all of this, because I was pretty sure they did not like to get into politics and endorse things one way or another. I thought they left if up to the individual because we ALL have agency and only ONE person will judge us in the end..... HOWEVER when they write a proclamation to the world declaring that marriage is ONLY between a man and woman, I guess you kinda have to say something.... So fine but don't throw money at it or ask members to really think about supporting it.... YIKES.

You know there are many times in History where groups of people who are weird and different are forced to do things they don't want to do... Like have angry mobs drives them out of town and force them to move cross country to wastelands. OR forced to work in labor camps while being starved to death... I don't know I guess It's not a good thing when a group of people don't like something another group is doing, it just never turns out good. Kinda like when the LDS church said Blacks aren't cool and can't have the priesthood and all the blessing that come with that... I hope in a couple of years they don't have to recant and say" Hey gays are fine and can get married in the temple. JC said it was OK and that we should love everyone and NOT exclude people". YIKES I hate when I have to go back on something I said and fought so hard for............ It can really ruin ones creditability

I don't know, Is being GAY a sin?? Uh its not up to me. I don't care if you are, I try not to judge people because he without sin should cast the stone kinda thing.... Is it YUCKY??... not really, not more so then 2 VERY FAT PEOPLE MAKING OUT (on a personal note I HATE all PDAs)... I don't know... But if two people want to get married FINE let the government deal with it. Then let each church decided who can worship with them and get married in their church. All I know is that Jesus Christ would let everyone go to his church and he LOVES us all...

xoxoxox,
Leah from Utah Co.

Dentist!

2009-07-14T10:41:00.004-06:00

Dear Teeth...

YOU SUCK..... Yep, I went to my 3 year check up yesterday..... I must say I HATE going, I am pretty sure its the aftertaste, money, and pain that come with going. I could probably eliminate the cost and pain if I went more often but HECK I am from Alabama just be glad I have all my teeth and do not have sliver OR GOLD teeth.... HMMMMM I wonder if they will put a gold cap on my "BAD" tooth.... It would not do much good because most people would not see it because its a molar... DANG. And it would probably cost $500 and our insurance would not pay for it... HECK they are barely paying for the stuff that "The Dentist" says I need. But I should mention that my Dentist and his staff is pretty cool. I think its a gift If I can make doctors/dentist laugh. I bet most of their patients don't make them laugh as much as me... They should be lucky I give them my time and my husband's money. I have yet to make mine and hubs primary care doctor laugh but that is because we see him for like 2 mins... Its hardly enough time to get it done....

Back to the Dentist office staff.... Why did I drive 30 mins to the dentist?? I blame Annalee..... My RDH (registered dental hygienist) I have know her a VERY LONG TIME. I would guess to say we met in 95ish so about 14 years!?! I know her and a lot of her family who all have perfect teeth... =/ But she is pretty awesome not only does she give 125% but she is honest and cares about my teeth and comfort. She is so professional I LOVE THAT. But she is a good family friend, so good that when her grandfather passed away last year we all drove up to the funeral. I can not say enough positive things about her. We love Annalee and her family!

Dr Hadfeild... he is pretty good, My mom was impressed that he is an official for the PGA and that he travels around to judge golf. OMG yes thats pretty cool but so boring... He most be a very hated man... SUCK. Those golf fans can be TOUGH. I bet they shout out all kinds of bad things like " My BMW is better then yours." "Mr. Hadfield, your call was very inaccurate please think about that." "Sir, I disagree with you". I bet he gets a lot of death treats... Dentist and PGA judge... Dang he has a death wish..... But I think he is a good dentist and I am going back Aug. 6th to give him $300 to hurt my mouth... how messed up is that!?!?! But I did get a free toothbrush.

There are other people that work there... Sharon and Kelly they are so nice... I don't think I could be nice and work at a Dentist office.. It must pay well... I just liked everyone there, they were fun and easy to talk to, you don't get that often anywhere. Dr Hadfield must have made them go to Customer Service Training or they are doing laugh gas during the day... Who knows, wait I Know, I love it there I will be back. I give them 4 star, 1 star deducted due to being a dentist ...

http://hadfielddentalcare1.com/

xoxoxo,
Leah

I do things... beside things on the computer....

2009-07-13T13:04:00.002-06:00

Dear People that Read my Blog

Guess what I do things... really... This weekend I did things like Hub and I cleaned out our 2 car garage.... HOLY CRAP.. for real CRAP. We have a TON of $H!T. I think I said that a few times during the process because it was HOT and I pretty much got heat stroke and died. BUT its done =) We have a pile of EMPTY boxes... who the crap has 25 empty boxes in their garage.. I guess we did... We filled up our garbage can and our recycling bin so there are 2 piles of trash in our garage that I need to throw away... So if you need empty boxes I have a lot in different sizes, and guess what they are FREE to you. Thats right I am giving you trash for FREE. I know I am to kind. I know how we got here... this stupid remodel that is still not finished. I HATE IT. We had to move my car out of the garage so we could put stolen building materials there, and it just became a dumping ground... Why did we not move hub's car? Because its a 61 VW bug it needs protection from the bad and dangerous elements.... He protects it so much that he doesn't even drive it or WASH it.... its for sale btw... $4500 or $5000 its up to you... $5000 is what we put into but I doubt we would get that back.... Its pretty... Oh really we would sell for CASH if you came over with $4500 in Cash or certified funds. I am just not a angry wife that hates her husband. I don't hate my husband or the car, but really do we need a car that we don't drive... I never drive it because I can't drive stick... I need someone other then my husband to teach me how so I can buy an Audi TT someday, when my kids are like 15 and don't need me to drive them places............................. Heck I would settle for a Porsche, I am not picky. I SHOULD GO TAKE A PICTURE.... BRB

Well have a good Monday, I have a Dentist appointment in 2 hours and its SUCKS.

xoxoxo,
Leah

blogger block =(

2009-07-10T14:27:00.002-06:00

Dear Brain....

What happened you use to be sooooo FUNNY and cleaver... And not nothing... =( FOR REAL... I have nothing to blog about, well nothing witty and smart. I did plan out some blogs to write about AND I had/have a guest blogger that was going to write for me. AND I wrote like a 6 paragraph blog about a friend and she even gave clearance on it, but I am just not feeling it.... OK side note... WHY IS THERE A MORMON AD ON THE KENDRA SHOW!?!?! Its so wrong but I guess they are targeting the people they think need it most..... BACK ON TRACK.. So I just don't know what to blog about... Do you want me to share my thoughts

1st Blog idea: Celebrity sightings/meetings. Ok I only have seen ONE Donny Osband at Costco like 2 Thanksgiving ago and he was buying pies/cakes. I did not talk to him, but I did write about it when I had my Myspace account.... and then one of my friends goes it was probably his deaf brother that nobody knows about but looks just like him. =( And the other person I know was a girl that was on the 2nd season of the Bachelorette. It was down to her and another girl and she lost.... It was sad and funny all at the same time. Not to much or funny there?? Any thoughts??

2nd Blog Idea well I still may blog about it but I can only do so many FREE product endorsements a week/month. But it did involve a mobile dog groomer.... =)

3rd All the reality shows I watch... I started that but it got pretty boring... =(

Well dang I guess that I really don't have that many blog ideas, and maybe it was pretty gutsy of me to want to write this much good stuff ever day... It really hurts my head.

Have a good weekend and let me know if you have any questions or blogs you would like to see on here OR if you want to be a guest blogger...

xoxoxo,
Leah

Friday Recipe Box!

2009-07-10T09:42:00.003-06:00

Lasagna Soup/skillet dinner

1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup onion
1 box lasagna hamburger helper
5 cups water
1 can tomatoes undrained
1 can whole kernel corn undrained
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
1 zucchini

In a large stockpot cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, drian. Add contents of lasagna dinner season packet , water, tomatoes, corn and parmesan cheese, bring to a boil. Reduce heat , cover and simmer for 10 mins stirring occasionally. Add the lasagna noodles and zucchini Cover and simmer for 10 mins. until noodles are tender.

This is a pretty easy and tasty dinner. Also If you do not want soup just make hamburger help as normal and add veggies. I make it both ways and love it!!

I got it out of a cookbook that has recipes that use a "easy" packaged meal or ingredient, I think its a called Easy Mix Meals or something, I have lost it =( But that was they only recipe out of the whole book that I tried or even wanted to try. I may add shredded carrots sometime.

Sweet Tooth Fairy Cupcakes

2009-07-08T12:28:00.006-06:00

Dear People who love Cupcakes!!

If you really really LOVE cupcakes you need to check out this place in Provo called the Sweet Tooth Fairy! It is sooo YUMMY. They have a website that shows all the flavors and TONS of beautiful pics of cupcakes and the custom Cakes she does. They are fairly pricey as one cupcake cost $2.25, which I think is a lot, but they are good and I only buy them every few months. They are closed on Sunday and Monday so take note of that, but are super easy to find, they are next to the Provo Sam's club and Hogi Yogi. http://www.thesweettoothfairy.com/ Enjoy, sorry for the short post but that picture and web site are worth a thousand words.

Also a Big Thank you to Marla For being my #2 Fan!!!

xoxoxoxo,
Leah

Keep on trucking!

2009-07-07T14:44:00.003-06:00

Yo to all my Readers!

Keep on Trucking, that is my motto for the rest of the week maybe even month. Lots of stuff going on, Baby M is growing up, and just the daily grind of life. Yikes, life is hard sometimes and I am tired and want a nap.

SO my baby is growing up =( last night we took the side of his crib off so he could climb in and out. He did pretty good I did not hear any loud noises or bangs, that is always good. We put a baby proof handle knob thing on the inside of his door so he could not escape in the middle of night and hurt himself or wake us up. And At 8 AM I went to check on him and he was up.. So I am not sure if he stayed up all night or if he got some sleep and just woke up early. This is making me sick to my stomach, not that I want total control over him I am just a worrier and go over all the worst case scenario in my head all day every day. Like him waking up and falling down the stairs. Or that he makes it down the stairs and lets Max out and they go play outside OR wake us up crying at our door. Just stuff like that. I am sure I will out grow this when he is 5 or 17....

With all that going on I thought It would be fun to have guest bloggers every now and then. Why?? Because not everyone has a cool blog like mine HECK some people don't even have a blog!?!?! Can you believe? But I do have my first guest blogger and he is pretty awesome. No he not my husband but close! I have been emailing him today and he is very excited but he says he is tired all the time and doesn't know when he can... Just because you have terminal cancer doesn't give you an excuse to get of out writing my blog when I demand you do it. Just kidding but he does have some pretty serious cancer but is humorous about it and writes way better then me! So whenever Jordan James gets off his butt and death bed he will write us a blog about stuff. Its cool, he is my husband cousin so I can say stuff like that too him.

For real, In real life I don't treat people different EVER... You are sick and dying, whatever I am not going to treat you like are. I am going to treat everybody as equals. After talking to people about this they appreciate that I do this. Yeah don't worry I will still add the I love you and pray for you crap but that is about it. HOWEVER this does not always work and I kinda feel out every situation as I see fit. I said this to a lady in our ward She said she felt the same way but she has not talked to me since... and she has some medical issues going on in her life, I told her yes its horrible what's going on and I am here if you need anything. But I am not going to single you out and parade it around in front of everyone. So I guess I did not feel out that situation very well. Only time will tell So get excited about Jordan's blog and I will let you know when I get it and am doing editing it =)

ALSO a Shout out to my Fist Follower!!! Its pretty awesome! Thanks Super Woman I owe you big time.

xoxoxoxo,
Leah

Weekend Hangover....

2009-07-06T09:53:00.002-06:00

Dear Readers....

I bet most of you are like me... You have the weekend hangover.... No you are not drunk but you pretty much feel like it. Yes I had a long eventful weekend. My Aunt and Uncle FINALLY showed up Saturday afternoon, 24 hours late.... But they shared some fun stories both telling them a little different... hehe. But Micah and I fired up our grill and cooked some tasty food and waited for my cousin and his "friend" to show up. I called and said hey your mom and dad are here are you coming down?? "UHHH yeah I guess I will leave in 30 mins" An hour he calls back and asked for directions and I give them to him. As he is a male he does not write them down.... I guess 30 mins goes by and I get a call reconfirming said directions and he goes fine... Then he calls me back so we can go through this together... "Leah I followed your directions exactly... I am going just like you told me. Don't you know where you live !!?!? I got off the AMERICAN Fork exit" I pause collect my self " I live in Spanish Fork" "Oh I will be there in 20" I will admit every city in Utah has a Main and Center street and they meet up, most of the time in the center of town. So that is Utah fault... But I give most of the blame to my cousin for not writing it down and for be nervous for us meeting his "friend" He did get here and did not call me when he got to Spanish Fork, because I know were I live. It was nice to see him and meet his friend Rose, We all think she is nice and can't wait to get to know her better. What ever in the world she is doing with my cousin is beyond me. =)

Now on to the Firework.... I am SHOCKED that my son who is 21 months old LOVES them. Now me being a semi-good mom, I did not let him light the fireworks, OR even play in the road near them. I made him sit with my Aunt in back of my cousins truck so he could not wonder off and make me be on the 10 o'clock news. By they way I live in fear of this all the time, and mention it as often as I see fit. Kind of as a warning to people so they don't do stupid things around me. I think is a more polite to say "Now I don't want to be on the news tonight" then to say "don't be a jack-ass, stupid" Back to the fireworks did I mention that I bought them from Costco?? Yep $50 of bulk fireworks!! And that was the small pack I decided not to buy the $300 pack just because I did not want to be a show off and because I could not carry it or fit in the station wagon with all of my bulk groceries. The small pack barely fit in the cart and my car. They were a lot of fun and we still have half of the pack left. So fireworks are GOOD. If that was not enough to pack my weekend with good times, We went to SLC on Sunday.

AH Trolley Square, I never need to go back there again. For real. Yes its kinda cool and not run down, but there is nothing there. They did have a Brazilian Grill that cost us $110 for 3 adults and our son and a Pottery Barn kids (a favorite).. but I will not go there again, unless someone in my family makes me. I don't know its always weird for me to go to places where things happened. Like I use to work, shop, and live around the place Elizabeth Smart was found... Its kinda weird to me, surreal would be a better word. So being at Trolley Square was more sad, because people died there and It has a somber feel to it. People will never get over that and I don't think it will be open much longer. For real who wants to go and fun at a mall where people were shot and killed??? I don't think I will be back. =/

So that was my weekend, busy busy busy. This week will also be fun of activities so please pardon my absence. I may try to post because this my day job now as I have made 62 cents.

Have a good one,
Leah

Happy 4th of July and stuff!

2009-07-03T14:21:00.003-06:00

Dear Readers!

Happy 4th of July!! I hope you have some exciting activities planed for tomorrow. I have some family BBQ plans that are not set in stone, I am so last minute, but that is because my aunt and uncle are coming in from Alabama today!!! They should be here sometime today maybe... They don't believe in cell phones, and I could and have plans for blogging about that. So I may not be around some next week, kinda like yesterday when I had an emotional break down. Everything is fine now, just lots of stuff happened and piled up all at once and when you get up at 5 AM its hard to deal with them. But anyhoo I wanted to share some thoughts on the 4th of July and what it means to me.

I love the above pic, its something I look at often. Why because it has many things I love it in. I love Alabama and their sports program. (IE ROLL TIDE ROLL), I love my cousin, Donnie, he is number one in the bottom left. And I love our soldiers fighting for mine, my family, and YOUR freedom. How Lucky we are to be protected by such a fine group of men and women. If you know my cousin you are super lucky! I have known him all my life and honestly I can not even say anything negative about him, ever. He would do anything for you and does! He is caring, honest, smart, funny, just your all around good guy. ( don't worry this is not going to end up with him dying.. He is alive and well I talked to him this morning.) I just wanted to let my readers know that soldiers are REAL people fighting for REAL things. We may not support the reasons for the war, but we should always support our soldiers for all that they give up and do for us. I have always thought it is a HORRIBLE shame that we glorify "celebrities" in our society to the point that they make millions of dollars and become whores we hate. When we should glorify our soldiers, teachers, and civil servant and give them the same amount of money. I think its a whole heck of a lot harder to be those things then some fame whore. Why do we do that as a society?? I don't know its pretty sad of us.

But on this 4th of July Holiday I hope we all stop and think of all the things that have brought us to the point we are at now. The fact that we can go out have a hot dog and shoot some fireworks, seems so simple, but in reality its a luxury. I am so grateful that I live here in this great country when I can do all the things I want and not worry about my safety, for the most part. I am lucky that I don't have to worry about suicide bombers at Costco or that I can go there with out my husband, or covered in black head to toe. I think we take those things for granted, but I think about them often and how lucky I am. I also and grateful that I get to vote and speak out about things I don't like on my blog and in person. I am blessed. I get to do all these things and more because of soldiers. Yes, you may hate things but at least you are not stoned to death for telling people all about it. Nobody is going to come into your home in the middle of the night and beat, rape, and kill your family because you don't like Obama. But in some places that happens daily. =( So Yes our country has some problems MAJOR problems that could and will have effects us and our dealings with the world. So lets all pray this weekend for a two things, a prayer of thanksgiving for all that we have and the people that have given it to us. And for our leaders of the country and world that they will be able to make the best decisions for the greater good, so that more people can have the freedoms they want and deserve.

Thankfully,

Leah

Friday Recipe Box!

2009-07-03T14:18:00.000-06:00

FRUIT PIZZA

2 18 oz Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookies
1 8 oz package of cream cheese (soften)
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
assorted fruits like strawberries, blueberries, bananas, kiwi etc

Cut cookies line on un-greased pan cook as directed. Let cool. Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla spread on cookie crust
Arrange fruit on cookie to look like American Flag or design of your choice.

I like to double the cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla for more frosting.

I can make monies ??

2009-07-01T14:02:00.003-06:00

Dear Adsense and readers,

I guess you have noticed that I was approved for Adsense! Go me! I was pretty nervous because I had read some reviews about how some people has not been approved because their blog was not considered "family friendly" by Google.... WOW. Thats some hard core stuff. I did not go to these blogs because for some reason they were not listed in the articles... HMMMMMM Makes ya kinda wonder what the heck those people are into... WAIT I DON'T WANT TO KNOW. But its good to know that Google thinks my blog is family friendly... I must have been the 32 nights of dinners that pushed them over the edge. They probably did not read the blog about me being gang raped by my bike... Which after writing, I was surprised to find out I was not the only one this has happened too. HUH bike seat makers take note. And if I am ever featured in a Blog spot light, and asked "What is the most surprising thing you have learned about while blogging?" I will tell them about the staggering number of women that are assaulted by bike seats each year. There should really be a charity/organization on facebook for that. YES, we can hold a bike-a-thon for all the victims and raise funds to pay for meals, baby sitting, and cleaning while you recover....

So now that I have Adsense, Have I sold out?? I have noticed on many blog that people do not have it. And I was like HMMM why?? I know I will not make hundreds of dollars a day or ever, but I will give it the old college try. Is it a scam?? My husband and I don't think so because its run by Google, and they don't scam people EVER, I don't think..... And I did not have to put up any money or give them my credit card. Or is it because you are just to cool for that and don't want to bother? I really want to know why you don't have it?? I will keep you updated on it and let you know when I get my first check and how much it is for. =) As of today I have made $0. I guess I can't really consider this my day job.

By the way I am looking for away I can make money sitting at my computer all day while staying at home semi-watching my son. Isn't that every SAHM dream?? That and winning a year supply of food and all the shelving needed from http://www.shelfreliance.com/ ??? Wait not all my readers at SAHMs and /or Mormon. Sorry. But still I am looking for this stay at home dream job. I don't want to sell crap at home parties or make things. Also I can't spell or do math real good. Geesh I have no idea why I do not have a job. =( Any thoughts?

Take it Easy,
Leah

32 Nights of dinner.....

2009-06-30T16:27:00.002-06:00

Last night I was feeling pretty optimistic.... So much so that I did something I have never done before... plan an entire months of meals for my family, with no repeats. I did it with the exception of having a leftover night each week. I was feeling so good about it that I posted about it on Facebook and 6 emails letter I was tired of sending so I decided to post it the blog!

All the recipes I have made before and like, they are also easy and tasty. So If you need help or a recipe let me know. I have a lot of them on my computer all ready so don't feel like you are putting me out. I make cookbooks as wedding presents so I have a collection on my computer and don't mind adding to it.

Not all of the recipes are my own creation, I did not invent tacos or the flag fruit pizza(inside joke). This is really what we are having for dinner in July, and maybe in that order, and I just wanted to give you ideas, I do not expect your children to eat Pork Curry.... =) but they should its really good. Also I try to plan as many gluten free meals as possible by using 3 that help me a ton. I buy can tomato and cream of chicken soup at Sunflower Market/Trader Joe's and I buy Farm Rich Meatballs from Walmart. they are not that crazy of food items and they taste fine. So here it the list and I am already thinking about meals for August.

BBQ Chicken- Crock-pot
Hamburger/Pasta skillet (hamburger helper with corn, tomatoes and other veggies of your choice.)
Leftovers/Pot Luck
Spaghetti
Hamburgers/brats/dogs (4th of July)
Beef Dip Subs (from my blog)
Chicken Fajitas (crock pot)
Leftovers
Chicken Pot Pie (use chicken from Fajitas if you want)
Meatball Lasagna
Fried Chicken Salad (ooo fancy restaurant dish )
Hobo Dinners (tin foil dinner hamburger patty, carrots, onion, potatoes)
Cranberry Chicken - Crock-Pot
Tacos
Breakfast
Pasta Salad
Tater Tot Casserole (use leftover Cranberry chicken, and make in crock pot)
Pork Curry or pork chops
Leftovers
Sweet Sour Meat Balls (make a lot so you have a freezer dinner)
Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Shepherds Pie
BBQ Pulled Pork -Crock-Pot
Spanish Rice ( I make mine in the crock pot or use rice a roni)
Leftovers
Pizza
London Broil -grill
Chili
Chicken Spaghetti
Chili Dogs
Mexican Pizza
Orange Chicken and Rice

date-night!

2009-06-30T15:37:00.002-06:00

Dear Husband,

Thanks for taking me on a date last Saturday!! I had a lot of fun going out to eat and seeing an awesome movie(star trek) I really did have a fun time, we had two sisters baby sit our son, and they looked really tired when we got home, but they did a good job. I am glad we got two, because he is a ball of non stop energy so much so that I encourage him to watch TV, so he not getting into things or running me ragged. I know its sad but I really do need some quite time. Anyhoo more on that later.

Date night was fun we went to Iggy's in Orem, it was bland food for a big price. My Beef Dip Sub was so much better, but the fries were good. I don't know its getting to the point where I don't like to go out and eat at expensive places expect the Melting Pot and The Cheesecake Factory. Those two places are my all time favorite places to eat. If you do go don't be surprised if you drop big money $$$ Micah and I spent $120 at the Melting Pot last time we went and about $50 at The Cheesecake Factory. But they are so good and worth the trip a couple of times a year. Ah so Iggy's was ok, not my favorite and I probably would not pick it again.

Star Trek was soooooo good! I went with very very little expectations, and left without even getting up to go pee. Holding my pee for 2.5 is a miracle, you can ask my husband. So you should take your husband if he likes Star Trek he would be really excited, and you don't even have to know all about Star Trek because if your husband likes it he will tell you everything you need to know............................ It was a good date night, we hope to start doing this once month if things go right. But kinda pricy after 2 baby sitters, dinner and movie = $75... so I had to put out.... maybe we will do it every other month.

Then on Sunday we watched our Netflix movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" (PG-13) That was an excellent movie too. Oh I love that movie a lot maybe I will buy it when it comes out. Brad Pitt was awesome like always, I think he is a really talented actor and I enjoy most things he is in. This movie was so different from anything that I have ever seen and that was really refreshing, I loved not knowing what was going to happen. Its a must see, not really for kids or teens but more for couples as it is a love story and how people go through stages of love and the things we do for our true love. It was really tender and I cried at the end for a bit, I am even tearing up now...

On an end note I am beyond tired as I woken up at 5 AM by a crying little boy... I did get a nap for an hour, then I had to get up and do crap..... and now I have to go and change a poopie diaper =(

Love always,
Leah

End of the world???

2009-06-29T13:32:00.003-06:00

Dear Celebrities that have passed recently.....

Whats up?? Do you know something I don't?? Is it the end of the world or did you some how void your contract with the devil?? These are questions I need the answers too..... Now I am not saying that all celebrities sign their life away to the devil but come on.... Some of these people are pretty questionable. I don't know, we may never know the answers. But here are my thoughts are those that have passed....

First, Michael Jackson... WHAT IS UP WITH THAT... CRAZY. The guy was on enough pain killers to make a regular person comatose and unable to function. When I had a C-Section I was given percocets and told to take 800 mg of Ibuprofen. I pretty much was a zombie for 2 weeks, I could not image living my life like that. But their are only 2 really sad things about this... 1) His kids... they are going to be messed up FOREVER... for real how could you rebound from him being your father then having him die. and 2) A week ago if I asked 10 people if they liked "MJ" 9 out of 10 of those people would have said "God no, I don't like that perv's music." Now he is a "GOD" and the best performer EVER. Um no. Yes some of his music isn't bad and he did help with the race card but that is all. No God, just a man that made some good music and some bad choices. He probably voided his contract....

Farrah Faucet... Cancer is BAD I am not going to lie... My grandpa had colon cancer and towards the end of it he did not know who he was or anybody else. It was pretty sad, I can only guess what what it was like for her friends and family... its rough. But she is cool, I have no beef with her she was pretty and had great hair. She is probably in a better place now. She probably did not have a contract.

Ed McMahon.... Where we all surprised... Not really he was pretty old 86, that is a long time to live. My favorite memory of him is all the work he did with Publishers Clearing House.... I always hoped he would bring me 10 Million Dollars. He never did. But after reading his Wiki article, it did not say thing about that... But I swore he did. In his old age he got sue happy and sued everyone that crossed his path wrong.... Old men....Can't live with them, and still can't live with them... And he owed a lot of money on his million dollar house... SUCK. Broke it big time.

And lastly Billy Mays that is a true lost.. =( Who will sell us things we don't need?? I am going to go buy a Big City Slider Grill on Pay Day so I can make little hamburgers, because those are delicious. I don't use Oxyclean because I am not sure if it works but it probably does since its been around FOREVER. And if something does not work it usually fades away. Its pretty sad he died he always looked so happy and trusting and stayed out of the tabloids. He probably did not sign a contract with the devil because he talked his way out it.

Oh, I really did think the world was coming to end last weekend because all the people died and the weather was pretty crappy. I am glad it did not because I have lots of things to do this week and I am not ready for the 2nd coming. Also I have been to Adam-ondi-Ahma... Uh I am not walking there and its a big field with ONE bathroom... YIKES. Non-mormons just google that mkay.

XOXOXO,
Leah

Me helping people can sometimes hurt =(

2009-06-26T14:21:00.002-06:00

Dear Sherry,

Sorry I made your family e-coli cookies =( Had I know that Nestle was going to recall them, 2 days later I would not have made them for you. I am glad that you and your family did not get sick and we can all laugh about it. (Also this is a TRUE story and I am not making it up.) I wanted to make you and your family a nice dinner because I know things are crazy right now... 5 kids WOW, having your mom and dad live with you WOW, taking care of your dad WOW, being pregnant WOW, and having the best positive attitude WOW. You really are amazing! Not only does she do all these things she belly dances, take water aerobics, and has a vinyl letter business. It was only fair I make her family dinner, I should do it more often. So I make her my wonderful HOMEMADE lasagna bought some bread, salad, you know the works. Make everything and go they really need a desert! All I have are break and bake Nestle chocolate chip cookies... and I go its not fancy but heck i just make them a homemade lasagna, they can deal. So I bring over my BOX of food WITH a HANDWRITTEN note from me. And I pretty much make Sherry cry tears of joy... I KNOW I AM PRETTY AWESOME. All is well her and the kids love the food everything is wonderful and I am perfect.

THEN on Friday afternoon I go and check the news sites like a do a few times a day, just to see what's UP and the big story of the hour is how Nestle cookies have been recalled because people have been sicken with E-coli... My heart sank, I was pretty much devastated. I know things get recalled all the time, but it has never effected us. So I start reading and reading everything I could to find out if we could get sick... Because you know Sherry did not get all 24 of those cookies I did not eat raw cookie dough and that what was making people sick. But I figured if this is when they are breaking the news those people probably ate cookies like say on Wednesday when I made mine. GREAT so I keep reading and nothing is said about eating baked cookies. I call their customer service number... "Your call with be answered in 2 mins" Yeah right 2 mins my @$$... I think I waited like 8 mins before I hung up... So I wrote an email on the 19th and on the 21st I got this back....

Dear Ms. Gorrell,

Thank you for contacting Nestlé® Toll House® Bars.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have cause but we do not recommend that you consume the product. Instead, we are asking that you return the product to your local grocer for a full refund.

We appreciate your interest and hope you will visit our website often for the latest information on our products and promotions.

Sincerely,

Tara Williams
Consumer Response Representative

Ref: N1680623

Here are some thoughts on this..... Nobody got sick, that is great.... Why they could not put this information about baked cookies in the recall notice that went out, I don't know, they should have. Why did it take 3 days to get back to me, I COULD HAVE DIED!! or gotten sick. I just don't understand... But a few days later while reading my news sites I did find out that 50 or so people had been "fried" from a Nestle Plant in North Carolina because of this... I did not want to read the whole article I was scared of what might have been in it and what they did to my cookies!! Also I don't keep food recipes or packaging so I was unable to get a refund on the 21 cookies that were eaten... the other 3 I had left I threw away.

Thanks for not dying,
Leah

So I am pretty much sick of crap being recalled It seems like everyday something is being recalled for this or that. This has got to stop!! People die and get sick because BIG CHINESE/AMERICAN companies don't care about the people that buy their products. They should because we won't buy their products when WE ARE ALL DEAD FROM THEM.... And it only seems like this has gotten HUGE in the last few years... Why because we are laying off American workers who care about the products they make and outsourcing them to kids who work for 3 cents an hour. Its a horrible cycle that I don't have the answer for. Well what about not buying things made in China... Good luck with that, someone wrote a book about it and I am pretty sure she went crazy from trying not to buy things made in China... She tried that for a YEAR. And I think she said they only bought one thing made in china because it was pretty important and i don't remember the details or the title of the book... So thats my rant for the week hope you enjoy it and try to make some cookies this weekend ... I even posted a cookie recipe for you!!

Also I want to clarify that I don't hate those children that work for pennies a day. We actually donate $20 a month to Unicef (for the rest of our lives) ... I just think its sad they have to so they can survive. I am sure they got the very best training they could get form their company... Like the ride on the plane to the companies HQ for a week of training should have prepared them for their work they do. Who knows, maybe their yearly reviews will shed light on this subject...

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