Everything's Peachy!

I love fall! Everything cools off and the air seems crisp and clear. Blake and I have always tried our best to be "gardeners" but we always seem to fail at some aspect. One year we planted a garden, but it didn't grow much. The next year, we planted and it grew, but we didn't harvest! This year, we beat our record. We planted, and most of it grew and we harvested most of what grew! In addition, we even went and bought peaches and with the help of Woodlands and Andersons (friends of ours), we canned 162 quarts of peaches! This picture shows all our hard work (minus Monica's share). We learned that it is way more fun to "can" with friends! In fact, it was so much fun, we also did salsa with our tomatoes and we did grape juice. (Thanks Alison, for doing most of the work on that one!) It sure feels good to have something on our shelves! Who knows, maybe next year we'll actually pick the beans we grow...

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my Mom's birthday! I won't say how "young" she is, but she's not 61 yet and she's over 59. We have a few surprises for her today! Happy Birthday Mom! We love you!

Boo is so excited for Halloween! She is going to be Wonder Woman! She has the whole outfit, complete with arm bands and boots! She has been wearing the costume every day since she got it and I was afraid she'd wear it out before Halloween. I told her we should put it up till the big day. Yesterday, she came up to me and said, "Mom, can't I save the world just one more time. Pleeeeaasssee!" How can a mom resist letting her child save the world?

Dog for sale

Sometimes I wonder if I have a Peter Pan dog. You know, the kind that never grows up. Yesterday, we had the joy of our street being resurfaced. We had to park our cars down the street and take a five minute walk to get to them if we wanted to go somewhere. The company doing the resurfacing was kind enough to leave a note on the door informing us that we better get our cars out of our garages and onto a different street if we wanted to go anywhere. They then informed us that we should stay off the street for at least 8 hours if we didn't want tar all over ourselves. So being the good girl that I am, I obeyed. (Even though it was minutes before the tar began to pour since my kids were kind enough to take the paper off the door and randomly hide it for me to find in the nick of time). So Missy our beloved Lhasa Apso needed to go "potty". I let her out and didn't think much of it. About 15 minutes later, I got a call from the neighbor telling me that she had cute little black dog paws all over her driveway and the sidewalk. Not really her decorating style. AAARRRGGG! So after a 20 walk around all the detours, I finally tracked her down and brought her home. (The dog, not the neighbor) I was pretty mad at her and made her stay in the garage for a while. So then last night before I went to bed, I noticed a present. Missy had puked all over my room and the great room. Apparently, she had eaten a carrot. What dog eats carrots? Apparently mine does.
I'm so glad the kids love her!

Is Utah considered part of the South?

A quick bedtime story...
We had our Primary Program on Sunday. Boo (Faith) had a simple part to say. "My favorite scripture story is, John baptizing Jesus" Sounds fabulous right? Well about 30 seconds before she was to walk up to the stand, she informed me that "my part is a surprise, Mom!" Now, with most children, that might not be considered a scary comment, however with Boo, it leaves too much up in the air. So, in the next moment, I heard her practicing her part, and she did say it correctly. However, she had an uncannily correct southern accent. Needless to say, I was holding my breath as she walked up to the microphone, not knowing if our little "southern belle" would break out the accent or not. Luckily, her sweet little "Utah" accent said the words, and we escaped for that day. Whew! Now we can just listen to our southern belle at home! We are still trying to find out where the accent comes from. Maybe too much country music!

School's In!

It's back to school time!
The girls were up and ready by 7:00am! I had high hopes that they would continue to wake up on their own and be all ready, but once again I am delusional. The second day of school, they were sawing logs at 7:30! Oh well, I can keep dreaming!

Okay, I really don't have time to be doing this right now, but I have promised several people that I would post something! I was thinking, how is it that a busy mom becomes so delusional that she believes she will have time every day or even every week to sit quietly and ponder her life; then get it written down and posted for all to see! The answer I came up with is bonds. No, not bondage, and it doesn't have anything to do with ballots either. It has to do with love, friendship, the ties that bind, and all that good stuff. If there is one thing I treasure, it is the relationships I have with all the people I love. I love hearing about their lives, and sharing crazy stories so I know I am not alone! And so, that is why I am going to continue to try to become a real blogger, not a pretend one. Don't give up on me, and PLEASE keep checking back! I promise that I will be better; I promise that I will be more consistent; I promise to keep your taxes lower; and I promise not to put lipstick on a pig. We all know it's still a pig, the real question is... who is the pig?