a blended life

Finally! This thing is working again! My weekend started with a mission reunion without Brian (who was really sick, again). I'm glad I went. It was good to see some old friends and chat with the mission president and his wife. I posted this picture of us so Brian wouldn't feel bad about his unflattering picture. Here's Eliot Huntington and his family. He's from Watertown, SD (I point this out since I was born in South Dakota) and we were in the MTC and El Paso at the same time. The reunion was right next to this new temple being built. It's called the Oquirrh Mountains Temple (pronounced Oh-curr). Me and the girls spent the rest of the time at my parent's house in Mapleton. It's always so great to get out of Cache Valley (blech) and my kids LOVE their grandparents. Leah came home from school on Friday saying that she absolutely had to have a new skirt, so we went shopping on Saturday for 'something beautiful'. The whole event was a big tantrum and no...

I will post about our weekend when Blogger lets me put my pictures up already. geez.

This was a long week, but nobody's in the hospital and the car is still running, so we won't complain (right, Brian?). Besides, tickets for Billy Joel and Elton John go on sale tomorrow-rejoice! Brian took on the roll of Mr Mom for a few days this week so I could get school stuff done. He's feeling quite domestically proud of himself. I came home a few nights to the dishwasher and dryer running, plus kids fed (frozen pizza). We'll just call him Murray Poppins. Hannah drooled a perfect H on her white shirt. It's on the same level of coolness as a lightning bolt scar. What was her mom thinking, feeding her chocolate? I took this picture while driving and someone was honking behind me. I just couldn't pass up getting a shot of the winter not-so-wonderland we are living in right now. We've been dumped on...just another reminder of why Logan has never been a favorite place for me. I've seen some people pull out Christmas stuff as a joke, but general consens...

The two best rock pianists are coming to Salt Lake this year....I HAVE to be there!!! I've been to some great concerts-Simon and Garfunkel, REM, Sting. I am absolutely going to be there, even if I have to drag Brian to Las Vegas to see it. And while we're there, why don't we go to Cirque du Soleil?

Since when does a 2 and 4 year like XBox? Is this normal? So....Brian got an XBox for his birthday. Here's the order of who's been playing it the most: 1)me 2)Leah 3)Brian 4)my friend Emma 5)Hannah Leah has decided that she loves Indiana Jones -actually, she loves Marion- so she makes us play it everyday. She only wants to play one specific part of the game, and throws the controller if it doesn't go her way. She has no idea that the game has a point. It takes a great deal of patience to go through this ritual everyday. Anyway, playing XBox has taught her a new set of skills but I don't think that's any justification for playing excessive amounts of video games.

I couldn't help myself.

It's okay, we can laugh about this one. I'm more concerned about the bags under my eyes than the dopey expression on my face, and don't you think Simon and Garfunkel add a nice touch? It was a really nice day and the girls begged to go to the playground. I wish I could say that it was more fun, but....it's still pretty soggy out there. Hannah was soaked from the knee down-did I mention yet that she cried ALL DAY? Don't let the glasses fool you. She's a turkey in disguise. I tried to get them to play catch with a basketball. It worked for a few seconds, until Leah decided the ball was her own and not to be shared. End of catch. Leah could't make it down the twisty slide because it was damp, so she had to push herself down. So why was it still a big flying fight to get them to leave the half snow covered park? I wish I knew. Leah also had kindergarten registration today. She failed the screening test and was 'recommended' for Kindergarten Club which go...