I ride the short skis

We had such a fun time on this ski trip. Snow Basin got a really big snow right before we got there so the skiing was GREAT! We had perfect weather and the mountain was ours for the most part. The 75+ ski club was there one day. They wore name tags in large font which I thought was pretty funny, but they were so friendly and they could ski!!
Is that cheating that I purposely wore the short skis so I could think I was better than I really am? Ross gave me some tips so next time I'll wear the right size and see how it goes.
Thanks DoDo for staying with the little man!

Our condo was close to the mountain. It was perfect!


ON the slopes..

Dear Mr. Cheese,

Do you pride yourself on being a mini Vegas for kids? We visited our local establishment for the first time tonight. Don't get me wrong. We had a good time and will probably return, but the similarities to a Vegas establishment were astronomical.
Besides the waitresses being substituted for teenage pizza delivery kids, there were no clocks, lots of lights, and LOTS of noise. Do you really need the tempting coin pushing machine to tease the kids? I too almost caught myself wanting to give in to the temptation. The coins were SO close to the edge, but they just weren't budging. Finally, an awkward teenage girl hit the jackpot. I also think your games are fixed. I broke a sweat on the "whack a mole" to get 5 tickets. I know that I hit more moles than the toddler who waited for me to finish to also get five tickets.
Your sketch a picture is so good that it included my eye wrinkles. Thanks for that detail, Mr. Cheese!
Your jeep ride scared Riley, but the school bus and red fire truck were a hit.
I'm sure we'll see you again... next year for another fun experience.
A.B. et al.

I'll be waiting....

Sad news!

Fox has announced that you 24 fans will have to wait ’til January 2009 to get more Jack Bauer.

Fox execs say that a January 2009 start seemed the best way to give viewers what they want — a season that goes from beginning to end without interruption.


Why don't they just show an abbreviated season or keep airing shows into the summer?

Eight episodes of the new season were filmed before the writer's strike. It's not like they have to start from scratch!

[Image via WENN.]
(this blog post obtained and edited from Perezhilton.com...so it must be true)

Valentine's day

There's nothing like a good Valentine's day tatt.
Thanks Aunt Tracy for the Cars Tattoos.
Riley asked for the Peace Van on his tummy cuz he's tough like that.

A Happy Birthday to ME!

What better birthday present than Ross's return? It was such a blog worthy day that I don't know where to start. I guess from the beginning.
I started my day by being the 99th customer at Chick fil A. They started ringing the cow bell and I thought OH, Wow! I'm the 100th customer, but I was quickly informed that I was the 99th so Congratulations to the person behind me for their free meal (on my b'day) :)
Then we headed to Ozark to pick up Ross and meet "Red the Fire Truck" (from Cars).
They were escorted by Police cars, a fire truck, and the patriot guard riders. It was so exciting to see the escort with all the lights and sirens.


Once they arrived, Ross addressed an audience of about 2000 people. I knew he had excellent public speaking skills, but he really out did himself this time. They traveled about a million miles (literally) around Iraq to some of the scariest places and detonated over 40 road side bombs. We are so happy to have them home!





It took about 5 minutes of being home for me to become the second favorite parent. Riley is Ross's shadow! I asked him if he wanted to go lay down in Momma's bed and watch Mickey Mouse and he said NO, DADDY's BED! Too funny. This morning he wanted to eat breakfast in Ross's lap. Normally, its a requirement that you have to sit in your seat to eat, but we let it slip this time. The first thing he did was start telling Ross the names of his Cars. (I took the Cars away the other night for him not minding and I witnessed a temper tantrum for the first time). Thats for another blog.
It was completely annoying at first and then it just became pitiful!
Anyway, Mom and Dad sent us home with a pork loin and dad's awesome homemade BBQ sauce. I think he should start selling it. It's YUMMY! Mom made some Valentine cupcakes for my b'day so I had two! Thanks mom! I put 3 candles on one of mine and Ross informed me that I was missing a few.
Thanks to everyone for the calls, gifts, and cards.

Did you hear it?

Could you hear the loud "SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!" coming from the toddler in the produce section at Walmart tonight? It never stopped. My apologies to anyone who was between the produce section and the Mcdonald's in the back of the store who was demanded to shake their booty. Thankfully, it lessened when we got an icee.

That's right...3 posts in 24 hours! It's been a blog worthy day (and I've remained mostly indoors with little adult conversation).
I need to add an addendum to my tools blog. I was telling Carrie tonight about feeling proud that I was able to get the bolts loose from a bench tonight. I worked on it all weekend and finally recognized that I was stripping them with my wrench. I found Ross's tool kit with those cylinder things and figured out how to attach them to the wrench. I got the bolts loose and felt so proud! I was put in my place for calling them "cylinder things". I don't know the correct terminology, but I know how to use them. It requires an attachment. If anyone needs any services that require tools and no one is around to help. Call me and we'll figure it out! I'll explain the shape of the tool for you.
I have to draw the line at laying tile. Lori and I tried this one time and it was more than I could handle. If it involves renting large equipment then it requires professional assistance.

Sunday Pallet

Riley and I have made a little tradition of making a Sunday afternoon pallet.
Today, I home churched on the pallet (BAD, I know) while he played with his Cars.
It's so great that it might replace our weekend afternoon Target trips. Well, maybe only on cold or rainy days.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CARRIE AND JARED!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LORI!