My laptop blue-lined on Tuesday afternoon. I tried not to be sad because, well, it's just a computer. Luckily, I backed up the system a month ago. Although, I was inspired to do it earlier in the day on Tuesday and I didn't do it. I wish I would have listened. Bummer. If any of you sent me something important this week, you'll have to try sending it to Travis' email.
I realized today for the umpteenth time that often I am inspired to do things that seen of little consequence but actually make life a whole lot easier. I almost deleted all the pictures on our digital camera after I downloaded a bunch recently. I remember thinking to myself, "No, I better just leave them on the camera, too." I am SO happy we still have all those pictures because I hadn't backed up those photos on my computer. They would have been lost forever besides those I posted on the blog during the past month. I'm really trying to listen to that still, small voice of the Holy Ghost. All the time...
I really need to have copies of all our pictures online, too. I have a Flickr account and have just dabbled in it. Well, I think I just got a big drop kick to get me going to town on those pictures.
I just hi-jacked Travis' laptop so I can write this and catch up on all of your fabulous blogs! I have been doing so much housework this week...especially today...because I don't have anything better to do! I don't have a computer and I don't have book #2 yet. What else would I do with all my free time? Travis just laughed when I told him that tonight and said, "Well, maybe that's a good thing!" I beg to differ.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Happy
Hatu. I remember calling it that in grade school. The boys and I are looking forward to coming for a visit. Yes, in August. I don't want to be here alone while Travis is in Japan. Also, Amber is just about ready to have her baby and I am excited to hold that baby and let all the cousins play together. I want to see my blogging buddies, too. So, let's plan something.
Co-ed. I'm playing on a city league softball team with Travis and some of our friends. We are called the "Pirates". Lots of fun and lots of pain. I have used muscles that have been on vacation for a while. I keep forgetting to stretch out first. I'll have to make a note of that for our next game. And no catching the ball with my hand through the mitt. Ouch!
Sequels. I'm in such suspense! I have been sucked into "Twilight" this past week and have been sneaking a page here and there throughout my days. I would hear Travis coming down the hall and hurry to put the book away and act like I was folding laundry or something so he won't make fun of me. I finished the book last night and I am so anxious to read the second book! I know, so silly that it has taken me so long to start reading these books. I'm trying to get Travis to start reading the series so I can read #2 in peace. But, he says he has never heard of another guy reading these books. Hmmm...I have to agree...so, that pretty much means it is not going to happen. Help, do you know of a really great series a tough guy like Travis would like?
Jets. We live about a mile from the airport and get a pretty good view of the annual air show from our house. The Patriot Jets came to fly in the air show this year.
We didn't buy tickets this year. We just went on tons of bike rides to the parks nearby to play while we oohed at all those airplane loopty-loops. This picture cracks me up. You'll have to click on it to see their expressions as Tyler has no idea Justin is ready to SMASH! CRASH! Justin is SO ready to get rid of those training wheels. Maybe that will be our next big post.
Here's a picture of our front-row view of "The Patriot Jets" flying over our house.
Our whole house shakes and it is so loud. I always wonder if those pilots ever look in people's windows...
Olympics. I loved the drummer boys at the opening ceremony. And I have NEVER seen so many fireworks. Those people in the stadium were missing out. That was amazing! We have been watching some of the events and our DVR is stuffed with more to watch at our leisure. I love that.
I love watching the gymnastics and diving events. Here's another deep thought: I've always wondered if there are scuba diving cameramen under the Olympics swimming races. Is that how those swimmers "know" they are about to crash into the finish line wall? They never seem to look up. Do they see the little scuba guy perched on the bottom of the pool? The funny thing is that this had been on my mind ever since I did the same thing while swimming backwards with Tyler during Justin's swimming lesson. Don't try this at home. It hurts.
Wowsers! I'm watching the Men's 100 Backstroke right now and a guy just miscalculated the finish-line wall and ran into it with his head. They just replayed it in slow motion. My silly question doesn't sound so silly anymore, huh?
I know, dorky thoughts, but I still want to know...where else would I ask them if not for the blog?
Co-ed. I'm playing on a city league softball team with Travis and some of our friends. We are called the "Pirates". Lots of fun and lots of pain. I have used muscles that have been on vacation for a while. I keep forgetting to stretch out first. I'll have to make a note of that for our next game. And no catching the ball with my hand through the mitt. Ouch!
Sequels. I'm in such suspense! I have been sucked into "Twilight" this past week and have been sneaking a page here and there throughout my days. I would hear Travis coming down the hall and hurry to put the book away and act like I was folding laundry or something so he won't make fun of me. I finished the book last night and I am so anxious to read the second book! I know, so silly that it has taken me so long to start reading these books. I'm trying to get Travis to start reading the series so I can read #2 in peace. But, he says he has never heard of another guy reading these books. Hmmm...I have to agree...so, that pretty much means it is not going to happen. Help, do you know of a really great series a tough guy like Travis would like?
Jets. We live about a mile from the airport and get a pretty good view of the annual air show from our house. The Patriot Jets came to fly in the air show this year.
We didn't buy tickets this year. We just went on tons of bike rides to the parks nearby to play while we oohed at all those airplane loopty-loops. This picture cracks me up. You'll have to click on it to see their expressions as Tyler has no idea Justin is ready to SMASH! CRASH! Justin is SO ready to get rid of those training wheels. Maybe that will be our next big post.
Here's a picture of our front-row view of "The Patriot Jets" flying over our house.
Our whole house shakes and it is so loud. I always wonder if those pilots ever look in people's windows...
Olympics. I loved the drummer boys at the opening ceremony. And I have NEVER seen so many fireworks. Those people in the stadium were missing out. That was amazing! We have been watching some of the events and our DVR is stuffed with more to watch at our leisure. I love that.
I love watching the gymnastics and diving events. Here's another deep thought: I've always wondered if there are scuba diving cameramen under the Olympics swimming races. Is that how those swimmers "know" they are about to crash into the finish line wall? They never seem to look up. Do they see the little scuba guy perched on the bottom of the pool? The funny thing is that this had been on my mind ever since I did the same thing while swimming backwards with Tyler during Justin's swimming lesson. Don't try this at home. It hurts.
Wowsers! I'm watching the Men's 100 Backstroke right now and a guy just miscalculated the finish-line wall and ran into it with his head. They just replayed it in slow motion. My silly question doesn't sound so silly anymore, huh?
I know, dorky thoughts, but I still want to know...where else would I ask them if not for the blog?
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Funny Boys
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"Give me a headache!" Ty says this whenever he wants a "head start" push on his tricycle.
Justin yelled, "Hey, look at that...(flock of geese)they are flying in a 'V'! They must be going on vacation!"
"I'm only 6 years old, be easy on me, huh?" As Justin was getting smoked by Tyler when they were in a kicking/poking war.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Happy Birthday Travis!
Travis with his parents and sisters July 2008Today Travis turned the big 33!!! I think he's happy about it because he even did a little dance when we all sang "Happy Birthday" to him for the 50th time today.
I remember my first birthday memory with Travis. My sister, Tawnya, and I took him to a birthday lunch at Los Hermanos in Provo. We were just barely dating then and we had a fun lunch laughing and laughing. When all the employees came around our table to sing their "Happy Birthday" song, they told him to stand on his chair. He looked so embarrassed standing up there right during the busy lunch time at the restaurant. Tawnya and I laughed so hard we could hardly sing. Later, my Mom was worried that we had been rude. She liked Travis so much that she didn't want us to scare him off. He later reassured me that he just thought it was funny, too. I'm so glad we are married now and don't have to do that dating guessing game.
The boys and I are holding a "Birthday Challenge" today. We are going to surprise Travis with a clean sweep of the house as an extra birthday present. We need to clean up all our sleeping bags and tent stuff left over from our weekend camp out. (And the mound of dishes left over from the "no electricity" night. Next time the power goes out for real, we're using paper plates!) Justin complained, "Mom, that's not a birthday present! Birthday presents are just toys and stuff!" I quickly assured him that "Yes, I promise he will LOVE this birthday present from us." No dish duty tonight, Babe! Priceless!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Survivor Day #7
More magic today...at the "Celebrate Hillsboro" event downtown. Our friend, Ryan Janeway, was MC at the main stage and put on a magic show throughout the day. Justin was all about the magic tricks and would laugh when he couldn't figure them out. Ryan did a great job and we were all very impressed! We even did a disappearing act with some Kettle Corn we bought. Yummy and we justified it by saying we bought it with our emergency money. Gotta eat when we're starving! What would we do if this challenge lasted longer than just one week? We're already fudging!
We joined the effort to make a Guinness World Record for the most number of people playing a kazoos at once. The organizers were shooting for over 5,100 people playing kazoos. We all played "Doe a Deer" from The Sound of Music. Here's a peak at us making music together:
We had a fun time and the boys played in the bounce houses before we headed home for lunch. Then naps, BBQ for dinner and bed. Justin and Tyler begged to sleep in the tent again. This time Travis opted out and happily tucked them in for the night. Justin said he wants to sleep in the tent for one month. Now we know if there really is an emergency, we'll just pop up the tent in the living room and the boys will be peachy keen! Good to know! Sweet dreams, boys!
We joined the effort to make a Guinness World Record for the most number of people playing a kazoos at once. The organizers were shooting for over 5,100 people playing kazoos. We all played "Doe a Deer" from The Sound of Music. Here's a peak at us making music together:
We had a fun time and the boys played in the bounce houses before we headed home for lunch. Then naps, BBQ for dinner and bed. Justin and Tyler begged to sleep in the tent again. This time Travis opted out and happily tucked them in for the night. Justin said he wants to sleep in the tent for one month. Now we know if there really is an emergency, we'll just pop up the tent in the living room and the boys will be peachy keen! Good to know! Sweet dreams, boys!
Survivor Day #6
I just want to say one thing...I love my crock pot! It's simply magic! In the morning, I threw in frozen chicken, a bunch of potatoes and carrots and poured Newman's Own Italian Salad Dressing on top and BINGO! Dinner for the neighbors (and us) is served! And it happened during "Survivor Week", too! I think we should get extra points for that...at least the bonus points will balance out our score after you take into account the fact that we did go to the store (shh!) to buy salad and watermelon for the dinner we took to the family of our friend who just got out of the hospital. I figured we could slide a few feet for that one. We just couldn't let the red, ripe, juicy watermelon go mushy in the fridge until Sunday...so, we enjoyed every single bite!
Speaking of forbidden fruit, I have now entered the Twilight Zone! It's true, I have been plotting to read the Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" series for over a year now and I had just the motivation to begin this week. My friend, Kelly, threw a Twilight all-night party on Friday night in honor of the new release of the 4th book of the series. We had fun with some Twilight trivia and watched clips of trailers and commentary on the new movie and books. Then about 25 of us caravanned to the Barnes & Noble book party to stand in line to buy the new book at midnight. There were so many people there! Crazy! I don't know what the final number was, but when we got there around 10:30 they were handing out wristbands with the number over 1,000. We were lucky to have a low number in line of 113. Thanks, Tiffany! I'll post a picture of our group as soon as I get a copy. Many of us went back to Kelly's afterward to read all night. I lasted until 1:30 a.m. when my dry contacts forced me to head back home. Funny thing is that now I'm trying to finish this post so I can pick up that book again and start reading...
While I was partying with my friends, Travis and the boys were camping out. In our playroom! As part of our "Emergency Preparedness Challenge" this week, we were asked to pick a night for no electricity and to sleep in a "shelter". Of course I suggested Friday night knowing I'd be gone anyway. Yes, I know, I'm really helping here, huh? I did stay long enough for the "Emergency Supply Scavenger Hunt"...
Travis was a trooper and got out the tent and sleeping bags while the boys searched all over the house for our wandering flashlights. We need to put leashes on those things (The flashlights, not the boys...well, maybe Tyler.) so we'll have them handy when the power goes out for real. Here's a picture of the happy campers:
Holli, look at the book they are reading. They still love it! Thanks!
When I got home from my party, I woke Travis up to say "Hi" and then I went upstairs to sleep in our bed. Sorry, babe! No room in the 2-man tent for me! I slept great by the way and Travis climbed in bed the minute the boys woke up this morning. I had to laugh. He's such a great Dad!
Speaking of forbidden fruit, I have now entered the Twilight Zone! It's true, I have been plotting to read the Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" series for over a year now and I had just the motivation to begin this week. My friend, Kelly, threw a Twilight all-night party on Friday night in honor of the new release of the 4th book of the series. We had fun with some Twilight trivia and watched clips of trailers and commentary on the new movie and books. Then about 25 of us caravanned to the Barnes & Noble book party to stand in line to buy the new book at midnight. There were so many people there! Crazy! I don't know what the final number was, but when we got there around 10:30 they were handing out wristbands with the number over 1,000. We were lucky to have a low number in line of 113. Thanks, Tiffany! I'll post a picture of our group as soon as I get a copy. Many of us went back to Kelly's afterward to read all night. I lasted until 1:30 a.m. when my dry contacts forced me to head back home. Funny thing is that now I'm trying to finish this post so I can pick up that book again and start reading...
While I was partying with my friends, Travis and the boys were camping out. In our playroom! As part of our "Emergency Preparedness Challenge" this week, we were asked to pick a night for no electricity and to sleep in a "shelter". Of course I suggested Friday night knowing I'd be gone anyway. Yes, I know, I'm really helping here, huh? I did stay long enough for the "Emergency Supply Scavenger Hunt"...
Travis was a trooper and got out the tent and sleeping bags while the boys searched all over the house for our wandering flashlights. We need to put leashes on those things (The flashlights, not the boys...well, maybe Tyler.) so we'll have them handy when the power goes out for real. Here's a picture of the happy campers:
Holli, look at the book they are reading. They still love it! Thanks!When I got home from my party, I woke Travis up to say "Hi" and then I went upstairs to sleep in our bed. Sorry, babe! No room in the 2-man tent for me! I slept great by the way and Travis climbed in bed the minute the boys woke up this morning. I had to laugh. He's such a great Dad!
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