I don't wash belts!

Dear Hummer,

I did your laundry today
and just in case
you didn't know,
every SOLITARY
thing I washed was
red, white and black.

I know where your
priorities lie,
but seriously, you've got to
change it up a little!

Should a kid really wear a
Grantsville shirt to
Grantsville High School
EVERY day?

I will admit I'm thankful
your dad and brother
never let me
throw any away so you'd
have a nice variety!

Especially that original
state championship shirt
from 1992.

I took a picture of
your closet
just in case you want to
sift through it sometime
and just in case you want to
take the tags off
some of those things
we purchased
7 months ago.

Plus Honey,
do you know it's
winter?


I was just wondering
if you knew
since I washed
10 pairs of shorts today.

Oh and by the way...
thanks for those
absolutely filthy pants!

And when I say thanks,
I'm being sincere
because those filthy pants,
means you're
playin' baseball.

I know you've waited your
whole life to
wear them with that
red, white and black
uniform.

So go out and give it
all you've got!

And if that means
you wear
red, white and black
to school EVERY day ... 
GO FOR IT!

Oh and one more thing...

 I love you Hummer!

Love, Mom

P.S.  Please remember I don't wash belts.

I noticed you might have forgotten since they

were all still in your pants, in the laundry!  xoxo

Table for 3 please.

We are a family of FOUR most of the time

but during the school year

we function as a family of THREE.

We've slowly gotten use to it and it's okay most days.

But not so much on days when

we clean the church

and shovel snow.

On days like those we really miss our

Family of FOUR!

Thanks Hummer.

Wish you were here Ty.

You can't afford me.

I would feel

all powerful

if I said...

But, that wouldn't be very nice

and it would be a lie because in reality,
"afford" has nothing to do with life.

It's all about the hunt for the biggest and best ...

I've been called lots of

names in my day.

CHEAP

FRUGAL

THRIFTY

RIDCULOUS

But, at the end of the day,
I really prefer to be called...

However, this name

ONLY gets thrown out

by the person who got the

$100 Christmas gift

for the $20 limit!

I like those days.

Most other days I just get called

one of those other names ... Yup, I'm picked on.

Even my own mother has often told me to ... 

Today I was thinking maybe "getting real" wasn't a bad idea.

I found myself in
Tooele searching for

clearance
cupcake wrappers.

You know...
 the CUTE ones!

The quest cost me

3 hours,

 wind blown hair

and all I came home with was

$.25 napkins and  $.50 candy

but both were 75% off!

The Lifeguard mostly LOVES

my frugal practices but

when I have days like today,

he doesn't like it so much.

When he hears today's story,
he will say... 

Honey,
did you really
save any money

after you
figure in the gas?

Maybe not, but most days the gas matters not.

Like the day I found $400 bats for the boys.

Yeah, no one was asking about gas that day!

I won't tell you what
I paid.

No need for you
to faint
at your computer.

Now... don't let the Lifeguard fool you.

He's no stranger to a good deal.

Well more accurately ... he WON'T be ripped off!

There's a story behind this log

and it's just a warning...

the Lifeguard's capable 

of filling fireplaces full of soot

if you cross him!

So say what you want about me.

Call me names if you must.

I will NEVER change who I am!

And seriously, is there anyone who doesn't love a great ...

SERIOUSLY?!

I Kiss Alot !

I went to the post office today

and witnessed 2 people

hug and kiss who were

NOT MARRIED

to each other!!

Immediately it made me... 

And as I walked in the sunshine

I thought to myself,

I love this small town.

For you see, here we kiss.

It's how we say HELLO.

It's how we say GOODBYE.

It's how we say THANK YOU.

These two kissed me

even before 

I married their son.

Now I kiss them.

I've kissed

the Bishop before.

Well, he was a relative

but it might have looked

sketchy if you didn't know.

I kiss every

single,solitary

Little One

I can get my

hands on.

Sometimes they
wipe them off.

I kiss teenage boys too.

Their parents

don't even care

nor do

their girlfriends.

I kiss girls sometimes.

Especially when

they're crying,

which is ALWAYS!

I use to kiss this man.

Now he's in heaven.

I'll kiss him again,

someday.

I've kissed

EVERY single person

in this picture,

lots of times.

I've even

kissed

my husband's

brother!

I kiss these guys too

but mostly they like

to kiss each other

and it grosses me out!

These guys don't kiss

but I try to get a little

smooch on the cheek

when I get a chance.

But mostly,

they don't like it.

These guys are my

favorite kissers.

I hope they will kiss me

forever.

After the post office,

 I had to go to the

high school

where I again found myself

wearing a...

I watched a big, burly athlete

hug

another big, burly athlete.

It wasn't GROSS in any way.

It was simply a symbol of

"GREAT to see ya Dude!"

We do that here ... I do it sometimes ALOT!

I hug grown women.

Especially these, because

they love the non-kissers

mentioned above.

I hug married men

quite often

and I  hug

their wives too.

I've even been known

to hug

principals and coaches

but only when

the Lifeguard is there.

Even though it's

totally against "policy"

I hug our

Stake Presidency

every time I see them.

What can I say ... It's what "we do"

So if you're comin' through town ... WATCHOUT!

But don't come lookin' for

the BEST thing about this small town...
the Lifeguard

His kisses are only for me!

And not to offend, but he

is the best kisser...

My sore head.

Have you ever, seriously, been

smacked up side the head

by Heaven?

Well...

welcome to my LIFE!

I've got a meeting coming up and as I've been praying, only

thought keeps coming to mind

and everywhere I look

the same one thought keeps

staring back at me.

So naturally, it's suppose to

be the basis of the meeting... 

RIGHT?

Of course.

So I shared my thoughts with my councilors

They were good with it EXCEPT

nothing was falling into place.

Then today, while praying

I got smacked right up side the head.

It was then I realized He was saying,

this message is not for them, it's...

Okie-Dokie, I got it.

I need to start wearing a helmet!