Ogden Botanical Garden

Last weekend, I needed a subject for my Photo Class homework so I decided to take the family to The Ogden Botanical Garden. What you say? Ogden has a botanical garden? Yes, it is only 10 acres but they have one. I just recently learned about this place while researching parks for play dates.

It is a beautiful place and the view of the mountains is pretty great. I only saw part of the gardens because the sprinklers were on and you know what happens when you take a 2 year old near a sprinkler! I can't wait to go back and check it out further.

Here are some pictures. Click on the pics to see them in detail.






The Ogden River Parkway also runs past this garden and it is a great place to take a walk. And rock throwing was the favorite event of the day!

The iPhoner

Calvin spent much of the weekend like this.....does it remind you of anything?




His version 1.0 iPhone has become a fun new toy because of the new applications you can put on it. Apps for list making, radio, twitter, weather and just about anything you can think of. There are even apps to make your iPhone look like a glass of beer or milk.

I've been waiting for months to inherit his old iPhone when the new ones came out. Then the buzz around them wasn't that great and Calvin was disappointed. My hopes and dreams of someday having my own iPhone slowly started to slip away. If he didn't get a new one...I would be stuck with my crappy Razr phone.

Then Saturday, he said we were going to get me a phone that day. We drove to the local AT&T store and there was a line. Only 40 phones left they said. We drove to Layton, they were sold out.

Last year, when Calvin got his phone, he ended up at The Apple store at 11:45 PM to buy it. So, we though that was our best bet. The kids and I went home for naps and he headed to Salt Lack City.

At the Apple Store....they told him that he had to buy it from an AT&T store since we were already AT&T customers. Then he stood in line after line through out SLC, and each time the store ran out. Then at the last store....they told him that they couldn't sell one to him today because we have a discount through Calvin's work. We would have to order it.

WHAT????? That is so stupid!

So I wait not so patiently for my new iPhone to arrive. That's right, I get the NEW one. Calvin wants to keep his old one.

Calvin's picture on the rock reminded me of this....

It all goes so fast....

I'm well aware that our children grow too fast. Calvin always says that he can't wait until they are {insert older age here} so that they can do this or that or another thing.

I want them stay little as long as possible. I want them to enjoy their childhood and experience all that being kids is about.

Click here and listen to the sounds of a little girl growing up. It made me cry.

Great Little Bags

My Mom's birthday was a few weeks ago and I wanted to get something for her that she would use and love. I thought and thought and finally decided that I wanted it to be something handmade.

And then I came across a blog called Apricot A Lot and found some beautiful tote bags.

My Mom takes her lunch to work everyday and she loves to read while on her lunch break so I thought this would be perfect for her to carry her work essentials in. I chose the fabrics and their placement so it is special. Just like my Mommy.

I love supporting SAHM's when they have a home business and my Mom loves her handmade with love bag!

My Blogoversary Giveaway!

GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED!

I love bookstores and finding great books and sharing wonderful books that I have found with people that I love. Mostly, if I find a book that is about teaching my kids, then I want to share it with the world.

My kids love being outside, so when I came across this book, I knew it was going to be great!

The book is I Love Dirt! It is written by Jennifer Ward and it contains 52 activities to help you & your kids discover the wonders of nature. Something to learn and enjoy every week of the year. It is like your nature devotional. There are so many great things in here going on a bird hurt (we love tweet-tweets), learning about lady bugs, a wild game of hide and seek and more things to do in snow than you can ever imagine. One that I can't wait to share with the kids when they get a little older is the section about finding a special place to think.

How do you win this book? Leave a comment with your favorite activity to do with your kids. It doesn't have to be outside, it can be anywhere. If you don't have your email address easily accessible from your blog or you don't have a blog, please leave your email address in your comment. I want to be able to contact you when you win!


OFFICIAL RULES:

Contest is open to U.S. residents 19 years of age and older.

Limit one entry per person.

From all entries, one entry and two alternates will be chosen at random by my son Alex and the first selected eligible contestant will be announced as the prizewinner. I will notify prizewinner by email. I am not responsible for any mechanical error, failure or omission; lost or misdirected e-mail; neglect on the part of the US Postal Service; the amount of chocolate I eat or e-mail service disruption.

Substitution of prizes is not permitted. Prizes are not transferable, assignable or redeemable for cash.

There is no purchase or donation necessary. Void where prohibited.

Contest ends at 12:03am (MST) on Tuesday, July 15th!

Blog Business!

Blogoversary Giveaway!

This Sunday, July 13th is the one year anniversary of The Weiss Chronicles. In honor of my little blog, I am having a giveaway. I love to give gifts and this item is one of my favorite things right now. If I was Oprah...it would be on my list.

Tomorrow morning, bright and early....I will announce the giveaway. You will have all weekend to sign up and then I will draw the winner bright and early on Monday morning.

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My sister has started blogging!

Her blog is called Adventures of the Texas Blonde. She is in the middle of potty training the largest puppy that I have ever seen and she needs advice! She is a massage therapist with her own business and I'm hoping she is going to share some of her crazy adventures.

Please visit her and give her some comment love!

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Coming in August!

Thirty One days of summer fun! I printed out the calendar for August and I am filling each day with something fun to do with the kids. My kids are little, so it will be simple but fun. Check back each day and join in with us.

It is the dog days of summer and before you know it....it will be fall. Let's make this the best summer we can!

Ready? Okay!

Puss in Box

The other day, I was going through Alex's closet, taking out clothes that don't fit anymore and making room for more. I found a forgotten box of beanie babies and pulled it off the shelf. When we moved to Utah, I put them up there until Alex was older. I opened it up and it was a bunch of kitties.

Fun, I thought. The kids will love these!



Keith came home that night and began to freak out.

Keith: Why are my kitties all over the floor!

Me: Those are your kitties? I just found them in Alex's closet. I didn't know where they came from.

Keith: {counting kitties} I had them in my apartment and one of them is missing. A white one. Where is my white kitty!

Me: {still confused} It has to be here somewhere. Is it a special kitty?

Keith: No, I just....I had them displayed in my apartment.

Me: You did? I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have dated you if you had kitties displayed in your apartment. You must have hid them before I came over everytime. I mean the action figure displays were almost a deal breaker.....

Keith: My Mom gave them to me when she gave up on me having kids. Let the kids have them...but I'm keeping the black one for myself. {Keith affectionately pets ZIP the Kitten.}

This is what Keith looked like when I met him....



We will be celebrating our 4 year anniversary next week. I am still amazed at the stuff I find out about my husband that cracks me up! And then I fall in love with him all over again!

Persistent!

Most of you know the continuing saga with my husband and his Mormon Missionary buddy who has been coming to our house for brainwashing bible study.

Calvin* thought they had wrapped things up last week and he had made clear that he wasn't interested in being Mormon.

Last night, 8 pm....there is a knock at the door. I freeze. I know who it is. It is Brother Horton Hears A Who. That is my new name for him. His name is Brother Horton....I added the Hears A Who.

He has brought Calvin a book to read. Okay. So this guy is f*cking deaf not listening because Calvin told him he doesn't like to read and that is one of his issues with the church. There is too much fasting/church attending/sobriety reading.

We talked last night about how Calvin must really be jacking up their statistics on how long it takes to convert someone. And I bet there is a weekly memo about the attempts at saving Heathen Weiss. I told him I'm glad that Brother Horton Hears A Who parks across the street because I'm sure everyone on the block knows his car and is aware of what he is doing here. They are all waiting patiently for news that we have been proselytized converted.

And Mallory. OH the poor thing. When Horton Hears A Who was at our door last night. She started screaming at the top of her lungs and dug her nails into my neck. It took me 10 minutes to calm her down. She apparently has an allergy aversion to Mormons.

Then....this morning when I was making my coffee. I saw it. The book that Brother Horton Hears A Who brought for Calvin to read.



That would be Norman the Mormon.

I laughed my tushie off! Brother Horton will not give up!! And now he really does think we are Jewish, which was my next plan of getting them off our back. I was looking for a Star of David to put on my front door!

I really wish that our desire to not be Mormons and just co-exist was possible. It seems to be all or nothing here. I have known so many people that haven't tried to convert me to their religion and it was never a condition of our friendship.

In their defense. I am not talking about all Mormons. I have met a few that have accepted me as I am. However, I live in a community that doesn't welcome outsiders unless you become one of them. In fact, we learned recently that for a long time they refused to sell their land and homes to non-Mormons. This is the kind of sh*t I am dealing with.

And it looks like I better find a way to co-exist with them because the word on the street is that we are not moving anytime soon.

I'm crushed about it.

Lord help me find a way to live in Utah. I don't want to be miserable.

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*Calvin used to be iKeith's blog name because he was working on a top secret government program.

Why I love 80's Music

So I was driving home from Wal-Mart on Sunday morning, listening to the radio. I like to listen to Movin 100.7 because they play Top 40 and some older stuff. It is usually great music to cruise around kidless with.

This song came on....and I was into it. It had some sexy music and I was swaying in my seat and then the guy started to sing. He said that he wanted to make love. I was all, cool...he wants to make love, that is so nice. And then he said he wanted to do it in the club. In the club? I'm thinking to myself....ewww!

So I called up my super cool younger sister Bobbi and I said....what is up with this song about a guy wanting to make love in the club. Oh yes, she says. That is Usher. I am still confused. She explains that there are lots of clubs where people make love.

Seriously? People are making love in the club? Out in the open?

I asked Bobbi a very important question. I asked her....

WHAT ABOUT THE GLOVE!!!

Something tells me that they are not using a glove when they make love in the club. And um, what about Ushers LOVE getting all over stuff. Because in the lyrics he says....On the couch, on the table, on the bar, on the floor I'm starting to feel sick. Be careful where you walk and sit in the club!

Oh, and upon further inspection of the lyrics...he wants to buy her a bunch of drinks first and then bag her like groceries.


And then it is official. I am too old for Top 40 music and I will stay with my golden oldies. The songs I grew up with and that don't make me sick to my stomach.

There's things that you guess
And things that you know
There's boys that you can trust
And girls that you don't
There's little things you hide
And little things that you show
Sometimes you think you're gonna get it
But you don't and that's just the way it goes

I swear I won't tease you
Won't tell you no lies
I don't need no bible
Just look in my eyes
I've waited so long baby
Now that we're friends
Every man's got his patience
And here's where my ends

I want your sex
I want you
I want your.....sex

What Should I Be?

I love my job. When I was growing up in Greeley, I often dreamt of the day when I would be a mother and a wife. I also wanted to be a hair dresser because I was darn good at fixing me and Bobbi's hair before school everyday. I had wicked skillz with a curling iron!

At some point, I also wanted to be a pilot, go to the Air Force Academy and become an Air Traffic Controller. I wanted all of these things to please my Dad. Things didn't work out. I get airsick, my grades were average and ATC are stressed out people!

Instead, I married (twice) and thought I would start a family. Of course that didn't happen until I married the RIGHT guy. Thank you Jesus for bring Calvin to me!

In the meantime I had several different jobs.

Auto Parts Delivery Driver
Auto Parts Counterperson and Assistant Manager
Service Manager at a Auto Repair Shop
Cashier in a lumber yard
Data Entry Clerk at a Petroleum Company
Assistant Manager of a Convenience Store/Gas Station
Receptionist at a Collection Agency
Customer Service Representative at a Collection Agency

I really didn't enjoy any of these job. At many of them, I didn't work well with the boss or my co-workers and I was fired from one of them. Wrongfully, but I was let go.

Calvin has indicated to me that he expects me to go back to work when the kids are in kindergarten. I disagree with that timeline. I told him I will return to work when they are in college.

I was a latch key kid and I remember the shenanigans I used to get into when I came home to an empty house. I'm not going to go into any detail because my parents read this and I still don't want them to know.

So....this means. I need to find something that I can do from home. And I don't mean licking envelopes or Medical Transcription.

I am creative. I love to sew and make crafts. My Sister and I came up with the perfect name for my craft company.

Shitty Chic, selling Crappy Collectables.

I did an online search and I couldn't find a store called Shitty Chic. I suppose it is possible that people might not like the name and wouldn't buy anything Shitty from me. I think it has a nice ring to it though.

Here are my skills. What should I be when I grow up?

Great Organizer
Expert Hand Quilter
Crafty
Excellent Cook
Great in the bed
Master Shopper
Republican
I love make-up, shoes and handbags
I like to research stuff
I love my computer
I'm good at World of Warcraft


See, I told you. I am only qualified to be a Domestic Engineer! If you have any ideas for me, please leave them in the comments. If you have some fabulous work from home idea, it had better be good and it better not include exercising or selling tupperware or candles or sex toys. I don't do parties.

Happy Independence Day!

Mallory and I took a detour on our way home from the store this morning and found this street full of American flags. The Boy Scouts put these out on the lawns for every holiday. I thought this looked so great!

While I was taking this picture....a man came out of his house and started yelling at me to stop taking pictures of his house. I explained to him that I was photographing the flags and asked him to stop being an asshole. Happy Fourth of July.

We had a great day, playing with the kids and barbecuing Baby Back Ribs. The kids loved having Daddy home on a Friday so much that they had a spinning contest in the family room. It was a blast to watch!

The Kissing Bandit!

Alex is becoming very affectionate. Much to Mallory's chagrin.

Thoughtful & Thankful

Brothers and sisters are as close as hands and feet. ~Vietnamese Proverb


I am so grateful that my kids like each other (so far) and that they will have each other to lean on after we are gone. They play together so nicely and don't often like to be apart. Their personalities are so different yet they go together so well. I feel so blessed everyday to be their Mother.

Other things we are thankful for this week:
The Upside Down Guys on Noggin
That there is a chance we are going to leave Utah
Alex is thankful for Rocks
Mallory is thankful for blueberries
Daddy is thankful for his New Mac Book Pro

Fun For a Girl...

But not a boy!

We had a play date at the Splash Pad today and Alex wanted nothing to do with it. He put his foot in the water and then turned around and said HOLD ME! Mallory jumped right in and spent the next 45 minutes squeeling with joy and letting the water hit her. She loves it!



Just look at her beautiful Gymboree Swimsuit and matching hat! She was the best dressed baby there!



This is a happy girl.



Alex kept himself busy collecting trash (straws) and trying to climb into the trash can.



When we got home...he fed Mallory a Frosty.

A Visitor...

Last week, my Aunt Faith came through town on her way to Oregon, Montana and Minnesota to see her children. I had not seen her for a very long time and she was anxious to meet the kids and my darling husband.

At first, I think the kids thought she was Grandma. Alex led her all over, showing her things and wanting her to play with him. He didn't think it was necessary for us to catch up with each other.



Here is my pretty Mommy....don't they look alike?



Alex must have sensed that Faith was a school teacher because he insisted that she draw with him on the chalk board.



Speaking of babies that look alike.

Here is Mallory....


And my sister Bobbi!

Please Explain...

Someone please explain to me.

What the purpose of this hood ornament is?



Why in the world would you need that on your station wagon in Utah? Does the station wagon need protecting? Is this to compensate for his little penis? Surely a woman doesn't drive this. It has to be a man.

Also, if he is using it for protection purposes...why are the points facing toward the car? I sure hope that the dang thing never comes off and pokes the drivers eye out!

This photo was used without the permission of Calvin who snapped this priceless picture in the parking lot of the company he works for. We are in the Witness Protection Program so I can't tell you where this was taken.

The Caffeine Test

I love coffee and soda pop. It helps get me through my day so that I don't have to resort to drugs. Some even say coffee helps with the performance of tasks that require constant attention. Even at normal times when alertness may be hindered, such as after lunch or when your kid wakes up at 5am ready to start his day.

There are two little people that require my constant attention and without coffee and Mountain Dew, I might just lose my mind.

Oh, and I'm pretty sure that my BFF, Kate is a coffeeaholic. She just has to be.

My new favorite drink is the Sonic Java Chillers. I tried the Hazelnut one yesterday but they also have carmel and mocha. Yummy!!!

EDITED: I just had the Carmel Java Chiller and it is THE BEST!

Take this quiz and see if you are getting enough caffeine!


Created by OnePlusYou

By the way, I have been on the coffee diet for 2 years now and it isn't working for me! This diet makes me crave donuts!



You know you are addicted to coffee when....


You grind your coffee beans in your mouth.

The only time you're standing still is during an earthquake.

You can take a picture of yourself from ten feet away without using the timer.

You've worn out your third pair of Old Navy Flip Flops this week.

You sleep with your eyes open.

You need a scientific calculator to take your pulse.

You're so jittery that you can use your hands to blend your margaritas.

You can type seventy words per minute with your feet.

You don't sweat, you percolate.

You forget to unwrap Poptarts before eating them.

People get dizzy just watching you.

Instant coffee takes too long.

You can outlast the Energizer bunny.

Your nervous twitch registers on the Richter scale.

You help your dog chase its tail.

Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup.

You can't drive 55!

Loralee Hangover?

Last night was my scheduled Mom's Night Out. I thought my night was going to be kind of lame because I didn't have any Mom's to hang out with but at the last minute....Loralee got a hold of me because the poor thing is stranded in Ogden (welcome to the club) and she wanted to meet for a cup of coffee. I was so excited because I have been wanting to meet Loralee for months now but it never worked out.

We met at Grounds For Coffee which is kind of a dive shop in a questionable neighborhood. It is right by the liquor store which in Utah is a bad place. We drank coffee, talked and compared the size of our ankles. Then we decided to go do something else. But what is there to do in Ogden on a Tuesday night?

Our choices were rather limited.

I discovered that Loralee had not yet seen Sex & The City and I wanted to see it again so I convinced her to go see it. YAY! On our way to The Junction...we saw a Tamale cart in the downtown Ogden park and we decided they were probably the best Tamales in the history of Mexican food.

We got our tickets and had some time to kill so we sauntered down to the park and bought a couple of Pork Tamales. They were great!

There was a young couple already in their seats when we arrived and they promptly left. I think we foiled their plans for Sex & The Theater. Since Loralee is the last woman in the Top of Utah to see the movie, we had the whole place to ourselves! We were able to talk through the entire movie without anyone throwing a soda at our heads. Loralee even danced a little. She has mad dancing skillz! I tried to warn her to avert her eyes during the Miranda/Steve sex scene but she wouldn't listen and is now scarred for life.

I loved seeing the movie again and Loralee is a blast to hang out with. But I woke up with a horrible headache.

I hope it isn't a Loralee hangover!

Let's Make A Deal!

We were out running errands this morning when Calvin said Let's go look at the new Muranos. I said no, I didn't want to see one if I can't have one. He had previously told me that I couldn't have a new Murano until 2011. Since I am just a housewife and mother to his heir, I decided to put my desire for a new car aside and withhold all sex with Calvin until 2011. Just kidding!! But I do make him work for it.

I told him taking me to see a new Murano is like taking an alcoholic to a bar, my Dad to a strip club or Kirstie Alley to a buffet. I don't want to see what I can't have.

I asked him if he changed his mind about getting me a new Murano and he said he saw in my eyes how much I wanted one.

I said, well, you can either let me have another baby.



Or you can get me a new 2009 Murano.



I asked him which would be cheaper. He said the baby.

Then I opened my big mouth without thinking and I said....long term? Or initial investment?

He decided they are both too expensive.

Now I don't think I am getting either one!

Thoughtful & Thankful

“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.”
-Walt Streightiff


Things we are thankful for this week:

Hugs & Love from Daddy....
The beauty of mountains....
Strawberry Juice Popsicles when you are sick....
The Bissell handheld Spotlifter Carpet Cleaner....
The Greek Gyro from Jumbo Burger....
Red Wine....
Finishing a project....

The Summer Quilt

I have been working on a summer quilt for the kids since February and it is finally done!

I love how it turned out.




This is the first time that I have quilted a design and not just triangles and squares. I loved doing it.


Erick loves the quilt...he wrapped up in it to watch Thomas the Train.

Father's Day 2008

It was so great having my Dad here for Father's Day this year. Since my family moved to Texas 10 years ago, I haven't gotten to spend very many holiday's with them. I can't even remember the last time Dad and I were together on his special day.

We decided to go to Needles Lodge Dining Room at Snowbasin Ski Resort for Father's Day Brunch. Steve, the kids and I had been there for our birthday last September and enjoyed it so much! The best thing about eating here is the 20 minute gondola ride up the mountain to get to the restaurant.

The views are amazing!



The food is so good and we got to sit right in the corner looking out over the valley.





A great time was had by all!

The greatest gift I ever had
Came from God; I call him Dad!
~Author Unknown

There is something worse....

I thought that there was nothing worse than being a Non-Mormon in Utah. I now know that is not true....there is something worse.

Being a FLDS woman in Utah.

I just returned from my local grocery store, where I saw a woman and her four kids. Based on their attire I figured out that they were FLDS. She and her children were all wearing long dresses and had tall hair and braids.

I felt really bad for her because she looked scared to death. Probably because everyone in the store was staring at her and her family and whispering. I said Hello to her as she walked by and tried to meet her gaze but she immediately looked away.

I wanted to hug her and tell her....that I understand and I don't fit in here either. I wanted to give her my phone number and tell her to join my Mommies Group. And I wanted to tell the cashier and her bag boy to mind their own business and stop talking about her. Let her be!

Utah is a tough place for me to live....but it could be worse.

I could be her.


If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
~Mother Teresa

Thoughtful and Thankful Friday!

Children are the reward of life.
- Congolese Proverb




What we are thankful for this week.....

Grandparents!
Balls!
Farr's Ice Cream!
Nap Time!
Books!
Trains!
Technology!

The Nature Can

Alex loves to collect rocks and leaves and other fun nuggets that he finds on his walks with Daddy. Poor Daddy ends up carrying these items in his pocket until they get home and put them on Alex's special shelf in the garage.

I found this on a great website the other day and I knew that I had to make one for Alex. And I will make one for Mallory when she gets a little bit older.

I used a smallish Oatmeal box and felt for our can but you can use fabric or paper or whatever you please. I also picked up some bugs, bees and ladybugs from the scrapbook section of the craft store to embellish that can. For the strap....I cut a strip from a camouflage bandana.

Much Better!!

We tried Discovery Time at the library again today. This time, I hired Natalie from across the street to be my Mother's Helper and she had Mallory and I had Alex.

Before we left I explained to Alex that we were going to the library and that I expected him to sit, listen and behave himself. I told him that we were going to sing songs, and read books and maybe color. I asked him if he was going to be a good boy and he said Yes.

And he was!!!

He sat in my lap before the class started and we read a book, then he returned the book to the basket when the librarian got started. He sat quietly while we sang a song, then did the hokey pokey and he even called out COW when she talked about cows and when she said ONE, he said TWO!

He did cry just one time...because he didn't want to give up the egg shaker. But he recovered quickly.

He was well behaved, followed directions and was almost reserved!! He was a totally different kid.


And then me and Alex made a Cow Puppet.


The theme today was Westward Ho and the letter of the day was W. Our vocabulary words for the week are: lasso, skedaddle, buckaroo, doggie and yammerin. I encourage you all to leave me a comment using these words in a sentence! LOL!

Later, we are supposed to pretend to be a cowboy/cowgirl...we can finally use those cowboy hats I brought home from Texas. Oh, and I'm supposed to make up a story about what a cowboy does. And here is a song....feel free to sing this one outloud!

I'm a Little Cowboy/Cowgirl!
to the tune of I'm a little teapot

I'm a little cowboy/cowgirl.
Here's my hat (point to your hat)
Here are my spurs
And here are my chaps. (point to feet and legs)
When I get up, I work all day, (jump on work)
Get on my horse and ride away (galloping motion)


Very Good!!


I don't know if this had anything to do with it....but I fed Alex some Kix Cereal (only 3g of sugar) for breakfast and I didn't give him any juice this morning. I wonder if he is sensitive to sugar and it makes him hyper?

We had such a great time and I hope it continues.

A heavy heart....

One of my Mommy friends has suffered a terrible loss.

Her beautiful red headed baby boy went to heaven to be with Jesus on Friday. He wasn't supposed to be born for 6 more weeks....

I can't imagine what she must be going through. My heart is heaving thinking of what must be going through her head and how her heart must ache.

Please say a prayer for Zachary's mommy....her name is Lorene.

STOMP!

My parents are visiting and so we decided to take advantage of them and go on a date.

I discovered several weeks ago that STOMP would be in Salt Lake for their last performance in Utah the day after my parents arrived. We love live, musical theater so I thought this would be great, especially since I haven't seen many Broadway shows come through lately, if at all.

We got downtown a little early so we decided to go grab a quick drink....which is very difficult to do in Utah because of the ridiculous law that says you have to order food with your drink. We ran into the Blue Iguana which is right next door to The Capital Theater and ordered beers.

Then the waiter insisted that we order food even though we were clearly eating the chips and salsa that was on the table. THAT...was not food. But the flan we ordered counted as food and did not compliment my Corona with lime at all. In fact, it was gross. But the chips and salsa were good!!

I can't believe what I have to go through to get a dang drink in this state!

I pointed out that this would not be an issue in MINNESOTA!

On the way to the The Capital Theater, we noticed that folks were not dressed up. I was expecting this from Utah...these are the same folks that wear sleepwear and rollers to Target. But what we didn't expect was how poorly many people were dressed. Some of these people could have been mistaken for cast from the show if you put a broom in their hands!

The show began and started off great! Lots of rhythmic broom tricks and a little comedy. There were lots of interrupts from people arriving 20-30 minutes late and being seated by the ushers. Including an older couple in front of us who almost went to fisticuffs over the old man not wanting to sit in his assigned seat. We thought she was going to kick his fanny.

The performers are amazing in this show. It was hard for me to believe that we could be so mesmerized, entertained and giddy from laughter when none of them speak a word! There is a part of the show where they use these huge drums and you can feel it in your core! We laughed at the skits that were done with rubber hoses, matchboxes and newspaper! And then...the kitchen sink is also featured.

The was one guy...in a black tank top, with muscles....oh my! And he could Stomp like nothing I have ever seen!

We were really impressed with The Capital Theater. It's a really old building, built in 1913 with so much character!

And I have good news....WICKED IS COMING!

And I have bad news....you can only see it if you buy season tickets.


It was great to see a show and get out with The Hubby...but Salt Lake theater just doesn't have the magic that Denver has. Buell Theater and Downtown Denver...how I miss thee!

I'm Calling The Supernanny!

We just got back from Discovery Time at the library. It is supposed to be 45 minutes of singing, story time and learning activities for kids age 0-3 years old. This week the topic was birds. Awesome! Alex loves birds!


We lasted 10 minutes.


And those 10 minutes were the longest, hardest 10 minutes. Alex didn't want to sit, didn't want to wear his bird name tag, he didn't want to share the noise makers with the other children (they were eggs filled with beans or something) and he got pissed when the eggs wouldn't open. He squirmed, cried, whined and disrupted the group. All of the other kids were behaving and sitting, listening to the story and songs. Not my kid.


We left.


Poor Mallory. She was having a great time......


I'm going to try it again next week with the Mother's Helper that I hired but if it doesn't work out....



I'm calling The Supernanny!

Bean Bag Games

I made these Bean Bags for the kids and they love playing with them! We like to throw them into a box, balance them on our head, toss them to each other and pile them all on top of Daddy!

Unfortunately, one of them is lodged behind the entertainment center because Alex threw one into the air and he doesn't know his own strength!!

I guess we will get it out when we move.