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Monday, February 28, 2011

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

Saturday, February 26, 2011

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.

Friday, February 25, 2011

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?!

Thursday, February 24, 2011

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...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

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!