A Little Clarification....

Editors note: so contrary to what y'all thought my previous post insinuates, I'm not in love with Glenn Beck. My post was suppose to insinuate that I'm in love with joby because I am attracted to character and looks that are reminiscent of him.

Glenn = like his broadcasts because he quotes my favorite author

Joby= Love.

Glenn= enjoy his broadcasts

Joby= Love

Got it?

So no more stupid phone calls in reference to a fictitious attraction you thought was real because you don't understand my sarcasm or else I will be forced to punch you all in the face.

Glenn Beck is Jobys Doppelganger!!

I enjoy listening to Glenn Beck and absolutely love his 9/12 project because its foundation is based on the book, "The 5000 year leap" which was written by my most beloved author Cleon Skousen.

That being said... I have embarrassingly found myself growing extremely attracted to Glenn every time I tune in. I thought maybe it was his politics or the fact that he will bare testimony of the Saviour and talk about holding to the iron rod on national television, but it wasn't until people started to say "you know who Joby reminds me of.." that I realized there was a major element that bred my attraction

He is a heavier older version of Joby! Seriously. Its creepy. The mannerisms. The way they speak. The humor. The confidence. The sensitivity. The love for cake and ice cream. Its all very much alike.

Glenn is Jobys Doppelganger

Its Alive!!!!!!

After only a mere 15 years Joby got his purple betty running!

Joby says that 15 years is normal to restore a vehicle. Somehow.... I don't think he's being truthful.

Jobys helping me to appreciate old things. Its a slow process. I'm on level 2. "Embracing not new" I just moved up from level 1 "refraining from calling old things stupid."

Its still hard. The temptation is still there. I see an antique and I can taste the contempt in my mouth and I want to give in....but I've come too far.

One day at a time.

My happy place...

you can never get enough summer camping trips.

Granola... its the new black.

sometimes free stuff doesn't appeal to me....

Joby and I were on a nightly stroll when we stumbled upon this gem of a deal.

Can you believe our good fortune!!!! Dried cornstalk!! FREEEEE!!!!

As you can see Joby and I were elated!

I can't believe someone would just give this treasure away.

Moral of the story. Surprisingly, even if you label something "free," it doesn't give it value.

He-man. The voice of reason in a dark world.

Sometimes I wonder if Joby and I can teach Cru everything he needs to grow up and become a strong self-reliant responsible adult.

It seems like a daunting task.

There is so much he needs to learn.

Rest assured, there is massive amounts of untapped old he-man footage to fill in those gaps with important lessons parents might not be aware. Like what makes a good leader. (watch below)

These are not lessons just any parent can teach. We need amateur cartoon action to visually show our children the ramifications for incorrect thinking. I would have thought a sword made a good leader until I saw that rock guy waving it with one mechanical arm back and forth without moving the rest of his body. He did not look like a good leader.

"A sword or any other symbol does'nt make a person a good leader. What does is intelligence respect for others and an unselfish desire to do good."

Thats powerful

He-man. The voice of reason in a dark world

Cru will definitely get a he-man education.

To be or not to be our friends....

This post has been removed due to realized inappropriate immaturity.

insinuations of "flipping the bird" was decidedly not cool.

However, in response to a particular disappointed comment, use of the word "butthead" in any facet is always welcome on this site.

Jobys Smorgasbord

Yesterday we had a family outing at Heritage days. What is Heritage days you ask? I have no idea but I am a fan. In an attempt to recreate the past all of the food and festivities were in accordance with costs of the past. Tickets cost 5 cents and everything was between 2 and 5 tickets. I have never felt so wealthy in my entire life.

Homade rootbeer, slushys, pie and ice cream, cotton candy, popcorn, large suckers, cake, etc all between 5 and 25 cents and unlimited.

As I was enjoying the festivities I was granted a glimpse of what Jobys life would be like if money was no object.

I'm confident moderation would not exist.

Watching him was appalling...yet fascinating. Comparable to the scene in Charlottes Web where Templeton is having his night of smorgasbord (as seen below)

When the night ended and there was no more indulgence to be had I searched for Joby so we could go home. This is how I found him

I covered Crus Eyes so he wouldn't have to see his dad in this state.

When he came to he did the walk of shame to our car.

When common sense fails...stickers save the day

So we thought it might be fun to lock Cru in this Air tight container! Yay!

But oh no! look!

Luckily we saw this. (A closer look)

Good thing they have stickers like this for when common sense fails.

So the moral of the story is

Don't put your kid in a box

Don't let him play with a fox

Don't put him under a car

or throw him really far.

Don't be a tool or stickers will be made.

P.S. My kids cute

Lizards are Gods ninjas

Prologue: All of the boys are wandering around camp, on our family vacation at Starvation Reservoir, digging up all sorts of bugs and spiders to place in their ring of death.

*Boys being all my brothers, brothers in laws and Joby who are all 25 and older.

*Ring of death being a large clear canister where random insects are thrown inside while the boys(see above) act as spectators for a sporting event and place bets on what beast will conquer.

Outcome: The ants created secret bands and broke off into little groups and attacked and killed everything. The black widow. The dragon fly. The super creepy slimy thing. The "too hideous to look at" and the beetle.

They killed everything..everything but the lizard. The lizard just closed his eyes and didn't move. The ants attacks were no match for the unobtrusive nature of the lizard

Overheard conclution by the boys: "Ants are Gods assassins and Lizards are Gods ninjas."


Epic.

I'm going to miss this..

MORE CRU BABY...

I LOVE HIM SOO MUCH!

Orange thingy and depressed guy

I don't know what the orange thingy is or why this guy is depressed...

I just thought this picture was funny. 

Depression=not funny

Orange thingy=creepy

Together=Funny!

Its like the perfect storm...

Reflective Light makes me emotional

SO I WAS SITTING IN OUR HOUSE READING AND LOOKED UP AND OUTSIDE MY WINDOW AND SAW THIS:

I THEN WALKED OUTSIDE AND WAS DAZZLED BY THIS:

THIS:

THIS:

AND THIS:

IT WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW I HAVE EVER SEEN. 

MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE RAINBOWS SYMBOLIZE GODS COVENANT WITH NOAH THAT HE WILL NEVER FLOOD THE EARTH AGAIN. THIS IS TRUE, BUT AFTER READING MY FRIENDS BLOG I WAS REMINDED THAT IT ALSO SYMBOLIZES THAT JAIMEY FREAKING GETS TO BE WITH HIS MOM AGAIN SOMEDAY! 

WHOS JAIMEY YOU ASK? 

HES ONLY THE GREATEST LITTLE BOY WHO DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG BUT LOVE HIS AMAZING MOM SOO MUCH AND SHE FREAKING DIES OKAY! SHE DIES! AND EVEN THOUGH FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER FOREVER WHENEVER I EAT BISCUITS AND SYRUP  I'LL NEVER GET OVER IT!!(Explanation below)

(P.S. This movie is emotional terrorism)

  

Okay so some of you may remember this movie from primary back during the glorious years of beeping slides. (Sadly the beeps have been removed from the youtube version.)

Strangely I remember this movie from random family Sunday breakfasts of 90-93. 

All 7 of us would be sitting at the kitchen table at 7am sunday morning eating biscuits and syrup. I would be attempting to calm my morning anger issues and try not to kill Callie (my little sister) that was singing "I am a child of God" in her cutsie high pitched 5 year old voice. Trevor(my little brother) would then routinely spill his glass of milk and start crying. Jacque(my older sister) didn't talk, just exuded coolness and looked like she just came back from a butt rock tour that seemed to originate in her bedroom. Her hair was awesomely big (and coveted by all) and concealed my older brother Travis sitting next to her. He would generally try to irritate anyone and everyone so we would know he was present behind the wall of hair. As we all ate our biscuits and syrup my Dad would stand up walk over the the radio and turn on the audio version of "build you a rainbow."  At first noone was listening, but by the time jaimey was stating " you just cant die mom, you just can't"  we were all staring straight forward using every ounce of strength to prevent the tears. 

This is my question: Why did my parents think that a story of a little boy who lost their mom was appropriate breakfast entertainment? Can you just picture 5 pajama wearing,  sleep deprived kids with bed head sitting at  the breakfast table with the most emotionally disturbed looks on there faces that seem to scream "what the Hell! (er..heck)"  

I guess some things in life just don't make sense. 

All I know is that whenever I see a rainbow I smile and think "thats Jaimeys mom, sending him reflective light love."

My Dads cooler than your Dad

This is my dad

This is typically how you will see my Dad. Decked out in work gear and serving from 6 in the morning until 12:00 at night. He never stops. When I was little, I thought he was bionic...I still kind of do. 

He is always the first one in line to help anyone and everyone,because he can do anything,(seriously...anything!) but never expects anything in return. He is a true example of unselfish giving of his God given talents. 

My dad has always been the life of the party. I remember people use to always say "You must have so much fun in your home with a Dad like that." My dad can always make me laugh, except when he tries to give my baby pepsi  and frosting. 

He thinks its funny. I dont.

My Dad is respected by all, partly because they have seen him tear a phone book in half. (My friends from high school still talk about it.) 

My dad is tough as nails and has a scar on his bicep to prove it. If you ask he will gladly tell you the scars appearance was a result of his muscles getting so big they blew up. 

I could go on and list all of my dads amazing character and elaborate on how his great example made me a better person, but that would take all night...and I don't do well with out sleep. 

So I am simply going to say...My Dad is a rare breed. A diamond in the rough. Anyone who knows him will attest to this. He amazes people. He amazes me. 

He is a giant among men and  a treasure to his family. Love you Dad

P.S. and yes. My dad can beat up your dad. 

Fathers Day Celebration 2009 

Another episode of 2 year olds with markers

THE CRIME: MARKER CREATIVELY SCRIBBLED ALL OVER JOBYS TRUCK

POTENTIAL SUSPECTS: RUNNING FROM SCENE

BLAME

DENIAL. (BLUE HAND CONVICTS) 

FULL CONFESSION

GUILT AND REMORSE

ANGRY VICTIM

Cru Ice ice baby...

"Cru Ice" the new Vanilla

Will it ever stop..Yo I don't know, turn out the lights and I glow

Word..

Crus first "assisted" faceplant

My adorable 2 year old nephew Kason was just trying to make Cru laugh...but instead gave him a face full of carpet. He has 10 cousins, 8 under the age of 4 to make sure he grows up tough. 

When you see the end of the video and hear my loud laughter at Cru babys ill fate...it doesn't mean I'm a bad mom. (Even though Joby says so.)

Procrastination at its finest

So were suppose to be out of our house tomorrow. This is where were at..one whole box

Its beautiful and sunny outside, therefore we decided the extreme procrastination approach would be best under the circumstances. Pack one box..go to the beach..pack one box..go to Taco surf...pack one box...go to the beach. If all goes well we should be done packing by mid October

Cru VS the blue beast-The Ultimate battle!!

Food storage is starting to make more sense...

This is my Friend  Shelly Roche from the News network for which I use to produce/report. She also has her own show with Judge Napolitano from FOX NEWS where they discuss our civil liberties that are under attack(see second video)She is discussing bills HR 875, HR 759, NAIS and Monsanto.(google these for more info) These bills are basically an attack on small farmers but presented under the guise of "food safety." We are already poisoned by our food because everything(except organic) is genetically modified and contains synthetic ingredients. Start checking your food labels to see what you're eating. Organic apple sauce will say "apples cane juice and water" Non-organic will say "apples, water, disodium phosphate, artificial flavor, xnthan gum, disodium inosinate, guanylate" and many other "fun" ingredients I have never heard.  This bill will further the use of synthetic ingredients in our food supply and further the break down our bodies. The necessity of Food storage is starting to make more sense....  

Freedom watch with Shelly and Judge Napoletano