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How I Spent My Summer Vacation

2 Transmission issues
1 Ugly SMELLY Chrysler PT Cruiser
4 trips to Salt Lake
2 trips to Ogden Canyon
5 visits to Chic-Fil-A
1 visit to JCW-grasshopper shakes are delightful
1 dinner at Brick Oven
4 trips to Jamba Juice
2 visits to Cold Stone
1 trip to Toys R Us for Legos
6 trips to Roberts for scrapbook purchases with coupon
1 Harry Potter Marathon over the course of a few days
14 trips to Walkers for Dr.Pepper
1 trip to Kohls
3 pair of shoes for the kids
10 new t-shirts (not for me)
16 new notebooks
2 books read
a million messes of Cayden's to clean up
2 haircuts for Caleb and Cayden
0 times my work out shoes came out of the suitcase
2 not so tasty Chuck E Cheese pizzas
Lots of loves for Lexi
Tons of squishy kisses for Owen
50 printed scrapbook pages
6+ hugs from Abby
Way too many hours of Farmtown
Only 2 naps
7 bowls of Frosted Flakes
10 family dinners
2 bags of Swedish Fish from Costco
0 visits to Burger Supreme
0 movies at the theatre
0 times at the Scera Pool
1 massage
1 pedicure
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16 days in Utah

I Never Win Any of These But Oh Well

So I am entering a great giveaway for a darling darling darling quilt and by telling all of you who read my blog or stalk me I can get 10 more entries. So here it is!

I can't believe that they are giving this away!!

My attempt at digital scrapbooking!

I Think

So I have a serious gripe-yesterday Cody, Caleb and I went to Vegas to see Harry Potter. We had to make a quick Walmart stop and as we are waiting at the stoplight to turn there was a man standing on the corner holding "an out of work please help" sign. Now I normally don't think twice about helping someone because we are supposed to be like the Savior but seriously this man stood there on the corner holding his sign in the huge Walmart parking lot surrounded by every store you can thnk of, it is 112 degrees and HE HAS HIS SON WITH HIM! This boy could not have been more than 10 at the most. I gave him $5 anyway but I fussed about it for 10 minutes. That probably was not the best example for my kids but maybe I get half points for atleast giving him the money. That parking lot and the one across the street were full of businesses with a brand new Target going in next door. I was really disturbed to see this guy using his son to get a few bucks when he could have gotten a job at anyone of those places in about 2 seconds.
Here are a few of my other thoughts for your reading pleasure.
1. I think that dogs should not shed.
2. I think that I hate I hate I hate dog hair.
3. I think that I should get lots and lots of bonus points for allowing the dog into the house. (He is in his kennel but he still has to walk on my floor and of course he has to shake himself a few times for good measure.)
4. I think that chocolate cake should be fat free and calorie free but actually taste good.
5. I think that 116 should be against the law.
6. I think that children should levitate for atleast 24 hours after the floor has been mopped.
7. I think Hannah Montana should stop being so irritating.
8. I think that Itunes should stop sticking to all of us loyal customers. Do you know that they are now charging $1.29 for the "popular" songs when it used to $.99?
9. I think that companies offering to help you get out of debt should not CHARGE you for their service.
10. I think that bobbins should wind themselves.
11. I think that Dumbledore should not be dead-the first guy that played him too.
12. I think that summer should be September-November or March-May.
13. I think that if you are on the Do Not Call list you should not be called.
14. I think that if you exercise in the summer you should burn double the calories.
15. I think that flip flops are my favorite footwear.

A Pox Upon You Sewing Machine

Or in otherwords entitled Disaster of the Day or I Suck at Sewing! I found a way cute "32 Minute Messenger Bag" tutorial on some blog and after 2 and 1/2 hours I decided that I was not meant to sew. I told Cayden I would make him a "manbag" since he so intent on using my extra purses and bags. I just can't read a tutorial even though it had pictures and really simple instructions. Sherri McConnell I am not ! About 2 hours into the fiasco I went out to the front room and Cayden asked if his bag was done. I told him that mommy just could not do it and that I was sorry. He was so sweet. He just said "It's ok mommy." Well that is when I pulled myself up by my bootstraps-ok flipflops because it is 115 outside and I just added a strap to the first pocket I had. It was more of a crap bag than a man bag but he was thrilled anyway even though I TOTALLY SUCK!! I really have all these grand ideas-I would really like to make a quilt for our bed but if I can't master a simple bag then I probably would end up stabbing myself to death with the seamripper trying to make an actual quilt. My office is a disaster with fabric everywhere and the ironing board and everything else but Cayden was quite pleased with his new bag and now I will go have a piece of chocolate cake and may just even put ice cream on it just to make myself feel better.


Oh I just thought of another lovely title for this post
I am SEW incredibly inept!

10 Days in Utah

Highlights
~Saw my new niecey Alexis Anne Gessel

~Did lots of swimming at the very cool Scera Pool with cousins.

~Cody got a haircut FINALLY!!

Before

After

~Went fishing at Vivian Park. Cayden caught a fish. Connor caught one but it got away.

~Ate our own 7lbs of Carne Asada

~Went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House-anyone know how to rotate pics on here?

~Had a serious BBQ and the Driveway of Fire at my brother's house.

~Went to Brady's Baptism. Mawmaw and all her great grandchildren-except for Katie's twins that are still in the NICU.

~Took a nap or two.

~Read 3 books.

~Ate at Chic Fil A a few times, JCW's and Brick Oven.

~Had snow cones and Cold Stone wwwwaaayyyy too much.

It was lovely!!! I was not overjoyed to come home to 110 degree heat.