Schoolyard Antics...

Since being tagged is the newest thing to me about having a blog I have decided to officially end my blog. There will be no more posts.

Just kidding. It sounds like a fun idea, you tell 5 quirky things about yourself and then tag 5 other people.

1. I have to agree with Kari on the British actors. Although, I am not a fan of them being old. I draw the line at 40 or so. I, unlike the rest of the country, have not fallen for the current Office on NBC, I enjoy the British Office much better. Which I might add came first and the Tim (Jim) character is much cuter on the British show. I'd like to also throw a shout out to Ricky Gervais' series Extras. It's a bit crass, but I love it. So, there you have it. I love Harry Potter movies and I love anything by Ricky Gervais.

2. Okay, number two and I feel very blank in the brain. Ahh, I have discovered a love for things domestic. It's strange because growing up my mother was very good at being a mother, she was always sewing things and cooking and helping us with our homework. And I find, that the more I try to do different things around the house, whether it's sewing (poorly), or canning jam, or making bread, I find I enjoy it. Which is satisfying to feel self-sufficient.

3. I am a bit compulsive about changing my hair. Almost to the point where if you haven't seen my in awhile, you might not recognize me. I am also not very scared to cut my own hair. But every time I do the back of my hair I inevitably end up asking Bucky to help me and he freaks out. He is not down with that.

4. I think I'm on a roll now, okay, I am not very scared to try new things. I don't mind flopping as long as it doesn't cost alot of money. I don't mind trying a home project. I'm just ignorant about my abililties I suppose. :)

5. I find I like the country better than the city. I thought that I wanted to get out of Alaska when I left at 18, but the longer I'm gone, the more I miss it.

I want to tag Tyra, Natalie, Amy, Angela, and Sadie. Have fun, don't hate!

Veggie Art

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Early Mornings and Late Nights

We had a fun/crazy weekend. My Aunt Corky got sealed in the temple on Friday and luckily my mom was able to come down from Alaska for the wedding. She came Thursday morning and left Saturday morning. It was quick and crazy but we got to do alot. I'm posting pics of helping my aunt do her hair and makeup before the wedding. We also spend Friday night with my Johnson Grandparents playing games. It was a fun weekend with Grandma Massey. We love having her here!

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Today's sewing pretty much a success/failure. Success because I finished. Failure because I had to improvise the pattern for Evie because she's much smaller than Ethan and I managed to make the pants upside down. LUCKILY, the distance from her crotch to her waist is the same distance as from her crotch to her shins. Thus making a very sporty looking pair of capris! But, as you can see from the picture she didn't want to wear the shirt that I put on her. It wasn't pink to match her pink pants. Anyone else have that problem with their kids?!

Trying Something New

Well, here's a bit of background before I start this post. My mother is an AWESOME seamstress. Just amazing. And possessing this talent, she tried more than a few times to pass this talent on to her 5 daughters. I believe Beth possesses that talent and has nurtured it a bit, and it didn't hurt that she worked at an amazing fabric store for a bit. I on the other hand, managed to go on a crazy spree of making hair scrunchies (hey it was the 90's) but that was it.

Needless to say, if you've ever tried to sew something yourself without someone else there to help you, it can be, to say the least infuriating! I found a remnant piece of fabric for like$2 at Walmart and decided to attempt to make a pair of pajama pants for Ethan and Evie. Well, lets just say what would have taken my mom, no joke, 30 minutes from start to finish, took me the better part of the afternoon. BUT! Wait for it, I finished them. At the last minute I decided that they looked to long for Ethan's skinny little legs, which I should have known was a bad mistake, because I took off about 2 inches. Now he has to low-ride them to make them look right. Oh well! I will attempt Evie's today and I'll let you know.

WARNING: CONTAINS ANATOMICAL LANGUAGE!

So no picture today, just a funny little story about kids and anatomy. If you've ever been in this situation let me know so I don't think that my kids are weird. Okay, so the other night I was getting the kids ready for a bath and was having them use the bathroom beforehand. Ethan, of course, was standing to go and Evie was standing there next to him making the peeing sound like she was going as well.

She says, "Ethan look I have a wenis!"

Ethan, so kindly ;) says, "Evie you can't pee like that because you don't have a wee-were."
(Yes, sometimes that's what I call it)

I seized the opportunity to teach a little anatomy (my first mistake) and said, " Evie, Ethan has a penis and your have a girl bum called a vagina." (my second mistake).

They both kind of stared at me and Ethan says, " That sounds like a Japanese dish." Then they both jumped in the tub and left me nearly in tears trying not to laugh. I mean it was like a perfectly executed Seinfeld joke. Anyway, if you have any funny stories let me know. ;)