I have MASSIVE amounts of cleaning to do, so...
Just like my entry on my classy food preferences, now let me praise my favorite stupid movies.
1. Zoolander: Being brain-washed to kill the Malaysian Prime Minister, Mugato, played by Will Farrell: "Hey there Derek. My name is Little Cletus. I'm just a regular kid who wants you to know the real truth about child labor laws. They're silly and outdated." "and iron smelts! Yippee! Hooray!" "Obey my dog!"
2. Nacho Libre: Upon being seen in his quarters at the monastery as he dresses for his secret life as a luchador (wrestler). "Chancho. When you are a man... sometimes... you wear stretchy pants ... in your room... is for fun."
In response to Nacho's accusation that they never win because his wrestling partner only believes in science, (instead of God) "We never win because you are fat."
Trying to impress the new, piously beautiful nun: "They think I don't know a buttload of crap about the Gospel but I dooo."
3. What's Up Doc: Way too many to pick the funniest, but here goes:
"Don't shoot me, I'm part Italian!"
"Don't you dare strike that brave, unbalanced woman!"
"Well, there's not much to see. We're inside a Chinese dragon."
Judge and Bailiff
"Order in the court!"
"Order in the court!"
"Quiet!"
"Quiet!"
"You too!"
"Me too!"
Yes, I like Jane Austen movies and Life is Beautiful and other good and intelligent shows. But, I really like Nacho Libre, too.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
More pictures, with more to come
Sorry I've been delinquent. I can only blame the new baby thing, the houseguests thing and the travel thing.
We had John's cousin Elizabeth and her husband Dave here for Easter and really enjoyed our weekend with them. They were both great with the kids and the kids LOVED them. Thanks for coming guys!
We blessed Jacob on the 26th of April and were blessed with a deluge of visitors. John's dad Greg and brother Peter flew up from Utah, my dad flew in from New York and my sister Michelle and her gang came down from Seattle. Annika was in HEAVEN with all the attention and gave one long performance for her adoring fans. (She, however, wasn't always heaven.)
This week I went up to Seattle with the kids and had a great time watching Annika "jump like Tigger? Jump like Tigger? Jump like TIgger!" She NEVER tired of the trampoline and to my dismay, woke up from her nap asking for the trampoline. Well, we don't have one so I tried jumping around the house with her but she wasn't fooled.
We've actually been researching trampolines and are planning to buy one in the near future.
Jacob is growing fast and already weighs 14lbs. He really is a beautiful child and he smiles and laughs happily. Except if he's hungry or in need of a new diaper.
Life is good and we love all of you! Here are some pictures that are a little old and I'll get the newer one posted soon.
We had John's cousin Elizabeth and her husband Dave here for Easter and really enjoyed our weekend with them. They were both great with the kids and the kids LOVED them. Thanks for coming guys!
We blessed Jacob on the 26th of April and were blessed with a deluge of visitors. John's dad Greg and brother Peter flew up from Utah, my dad flew in from New York and my sister Michelle and her gang came down from Seattle. Annika was in HEAVEN with all the attention and gave one long performance for her adoring fans. (She, however, wasn't always heaven.)
This week I went up to Seattle with the kids and had a great time watching Annika "jump like Tigger? Jump like Tigger? Jump like TIgger!" She NEVER tired of the trampoline and to my dismay, woke up from her nap asking for the trampoline. Well, we don't have one so I tried jumping around the house with her but she wasn't fooled.
We've actually been researching trampolines and are planning to buy one in the near future.
Jacob is growing fast and already weighs 14lbs. He really is a beautiful child and he smiles and laughs happily. Except if he's hungry or in need of a new diaper.
Life is good and we love all of you! Here are some pictures that are a little old and I'll get the newer one posted soon.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
I love McDonalds
It sounds cool to talk about all the interesting, ethnic foods one likes. Its especially impressive when you talk about all the "good for you" things that you like. When you naturally lean towards veggies, wheat germ, nuts, salmon, or, if you're really cool, you're vegan.
I like McDonalds. I like fries. I like burgers. I like bacon. I like steak. I like Snickers and Twix and ice cream and caramel sauce and anything with caramel in it. I like pizza and cookies and Cadbury Mini Eggs. I like fatty, salty, sweet foods.
Don't get me wrong. I do like vegetables. I do like fruit. I do like many, many things that are good for me. Especially if someone else has prepared it for me.
So, if you didn't get it by this mouth watering intro, I like McDonalds. So, sometimes I go there. When I lived in Utah and worked in Salt Lake, I was driving home to Orem. I stopped at the McDonalds drive through on a nice fall day. I ordered and pulled up to the second window seeing as how most fast food places have two windows but usually only use the second. So, very slowly, with my window down, I drove past the nice young man in the first window, and because I was in the privacy of my own car, and this nice young man was supposed to be in the second window, I enjoyed a nice, long, low and satisfying burp. A belch, more like it. Think of one of your best belches ever and then realize that it pales in comparison to my masterpiece of a belch. Now, imagine that you are sitting at your boring job at McDonalds and some lady drives slowly past you belching with reckless abandon. Really funny or really offensive? I opt for the first.
I'm really just a humanitarian trying to bring joy to the lives of the downtrodden.
I like McDonalds. I like fries. I like burgers. I like bacon. I like steak. I like Snickers and Twix and ice cream and caramel sauce and anything with caramel in it. I like pizza and cookies and Cadbury Mini Eggs. I like fatty, salty, sweet foods.
Don't get me wrong. I do like vegetables. I do like fruit. I do like many, many things that are good for me. Especially if someone else has prepared it for me.
So, if you didn't get it by this mouth watering intro, I like McDonalds. So, sometimes I go there. When I lived in Utah and worked in Salt Lake, I was driving home to Orem. I stopped at the McDonalds drive through on a nice fall day. I ordered and pulled up to the second window seeing as how most fast food places have two windows but usually only use the second. So, very slowly, with my window down, I drove past the nice young man in the first window, and because I was in the privacy of my own car, and this nice young man was supposed to be in the second window, I enjoyed a nice, long, low and satisfying burp. A belch, more like it. Think of one of your best belches ever and then realize that it pales in comparison to my masterpiece of a belch. Now, imagine that you are sitting at your boring job at McDonalds and some lady drives slowly past you belching with reckless abandon. Really funny or really offensive? I opt for the first.
I'm really just a humanitarian trying to bring joy to the lives of the downtrodden.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sick kids and potty triumphs
Annika and Jacob have been sick and now I'm getting sick too. I'm not happy about this. A sick toddler is inconvenient and sad, but a sick infant makes me nervous. He has a "wheeze" when he breathes and I'm glad that we're going for his 2 month visit with the doctor.
We read a bunch of potty books and have been watching Elmo and the cast of Sesame Street teach us about the joys of toilet prowess through song. We bought a little potty and we made a big deal about how cool it is. We sat and read and way before we thought it would happen, what do you think we found? Yes, that! (It rhymes with boo!) This was only 5 or so minutes after sitting down! And, this morning, first thing, even before her morning milk, she sat down and did something else! (It rhymes with whee!) She's enjoying the m&ms and I'm enjoying the progress.
If any of you aren't currently enjoying the process of potty training, you should rent Elmo's Potty Time video anyway. These songs are FUNNY! And very creative.
Here is an embarrassing story completely unrelated to sick or peeing kids. (Sorry male in-laws for girly stories.)
I was teaching the Laurels (the 16 and 17 year old girls at church.) and I opened my manual to find that my bookmark was a nursing pad. From nursing. The other adult and I laughed and laughed. The girls were surprised to find that these were needed and slightly alarmed to find that the physical demands of child bearing and rearing never seem to end! Then, yesterday at the store, Annika was emptying my purse into the cart and lost her grip on another nursing pad and threw into the path of an unsuspecting gentleman who, not realizing what it was, picked it up and handed it back to her. It's a good thing that I don't embarrass easily. That is why the theme of my next several posts will involve my silliest moments.
We read a bunch of potty books and have been watching Elmo and the cast of Sesame Street teach us about the joys of toilet prowess through song. We bought a little potty and we made a big deal about how cool it is. We sat and read and way before we thought it would happen, what do you think we found? Yes, that! (It rhymes with boo!) This was only 5 or so minutes after sitting down! And, this morning, first thing, even before her morning milk, she sat down and did something else! (It rhymes with whee!) She's enjoying the m&ms and I'm enjoying the progress.
If any of you aren't currently enjoying the process of potty training, you should rent Elmo's Potty Time video anyway. These songs are FUNNY! And very creative.
Here is an embarrassing story completely unrelated to sick or peeing kids. (Sorry male in-laws for girly stories.)
I was teaching the Laurels (the 16 and 17 year old girls at church.) and I opened my manual to find that my bookmark was a nursing pad. From nursing. The other adult and I laughed and laughed. The girls were surprised to find that these were needed and slightly alarmed to find that the physical demands of child bearing and rearing never seem to end! Then, yesterday at the store, Annika was emptying my purse into the cart and lost her grip on another nursing pad and threw into the path of an unsuspecting gentleman who, not realizing what it was, picked it up and handed it back to her. It's a good thing that I don't embarrass easily. That is why the theme of my next several posts will involve my silliest moments.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Superfast and short
Annika tried to drink out of a puddle on one of our walks in the woods. (kind of the woods. a bastion of trees in the middle of suburbia.) She leaned into it and John caught her just in the nick of time. This is worse than ham pudding.
She sings. Lots. And really well. She is often able to match the note when someone else is singing. If its high, she follows suit. In church on Sunday, a beautiful soloist sang and Annika joined in. Really high, really loud.
That's my girl!
Jacob continues to be cute and mostly sits, eats and poops. Kind of like a lot of us.
She sings. Lots. And really well. She is often able to match the note when someone else is singing. If its high, she follows suit. In church on Sunday, a beautiful soloist sang and Annika joined in. Really high, really loud.
That's my girl!
Jacob continues to be cute and mostly sits, eats and poops. Kind of like a lot of us.
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