Squirrels in my PANTS!

I love squirrels. Once upon a time when I went to EFY there was an instructor who told some story about his wife and she woke up and had Stinky breath and started talking to him and he made mention that she had "squirrel breath". Actually he said "WHhhoooaaa, your breath smells like SQUIRREL!" From then on my obsession with squirrels began!

I also have the BEST story in regards to squirrels from when I went to EA.


On a Sunday afternoon I went with other "students" from the institute to a nursing home to sing hymns and visit with the older folks. We drove over to the home and I was with the first group to arrive. We went up to the door (it was an automatic sliding door) and stood. I assumed it'd be like at Wal-Mart and open when we got to it... but it didn't. We stood there looking like fools trying to get the door to open... I guess the lady at the front had to open it to keep the patients in and strangers out. The front receptionist let us in (the first group) and we waited in the lobby. Soon the other groups started to arrive and were standing... DUMBFOUNDED at the door trying to get in. It took them a while before the kind lady at the front let them in. When the group came in they asked why it wouldn't open... and I replied in all my glory...


" You have to push it because of the squirrels."



I was making it up as I was going... SQUIRRELS? Are there even squirrels in Thatcher? I don't even know. I thought that I was SOOoOoOOoOooo funny. The story gets better though.

A handful of the people that had come in looked straight at me and replied, (are you ready for this?)




"Oh, squirrels. That makes sense."

GOLDEN.

"oh, squirrels. That makes sense..." Does it? Does it really?


Anyways... I love squirrels. Not real live ones but the ones we can laugh about and not be terrified they're gonna give us rabies or steal our nuts.




"Little girl, don't touch that squirrels nuts!" - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory.

New Year New Rules

So for the new year I decided that I am gonna have the best dang year EVER!


Here is my list of things I am going to do to make it THE BEST DANG YEAR EVER!

(these are not in any particular order)


1.be a better blogger!


2.attend activities


3.see some shows (musicals!)



4.READ good books



.... I got a KINDLE for Christmas and have already read Pride & Prejudice, Rilla of Ingelside and started The Count of Monte Cristo!


5.complete all levels of angrybirds




6.magnify my calling (gospel doctrine teaching)


7.take Gypsy to obedience trainging


8.GIVE SERVICE


9.Spend quality time with my family


10. GET ORGANIZED



11.Find a big girl job


12.DISNEYLAND


13.work on my fitness like fergie does in her Fergilicious song


14.Craft my little heart out


15.Cultivate my talents (I've totally slacked on practicing the piano & singing... I am FOR REALS losing them. nobueno!)


16.Put together FUN outfits


17.Temple


18.Go to some baseball games


19.Concerts



20.Movies


21.General CONFERENCE! (utah!)



22.Bake (and remember all the ingredients... I tried making a cake for new years and forgot to add water to the recipe... who does that? me. LAME)

23.Wake up and get started.... don't sleep my year away!




24.SPREAD LOVE


25.take lots of pictures


26.LAKE-get my wakeboard on this year


27.TAN... get rid of this pasty paste on my legs... NASTY

28.Stay motivated


29.Be a better sister, daughter, friend and whatever else I am. :)


30.Get closer to my SAVIOR

Merry Christmas!

Christmas was an absolute blast/success at our house! I can't wait to get pictures up and all the deets to a fabulous holiday!

Most of all... I just want to remember the reason for the season.

A BABY CHANGES

EVERYTHING.

“There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ.”

—President Thomas S. Monson

Happy Holidays!

The Edwards gave us an advent calendar and we got a SQUIRREL on the fourth day!

Little girl, don't touch the squirrel's nuts!

For the Pegasus ward Christmas party I helped my dad enter a piece into the Gingerbread contest. It was Santa's Island! His home the other 364 days out of the year!

Minute to win it!

Jancy & Ivy played this fun game , from minute to win it. It is so fun & notice gypsy running back and forth trying to get tissues. HILAR!

Gypsy

Our family just got a cute little dog and her name is Gypsy. She is the devil dog but we love her anyway. She is always cracking us up.

She has the cutest face!

She LOVES her sweater!

AND she loves pirate booty (the cheese puff snack!)

Gypsy can play the piano & she can climb out of her kennel. She has so many talents I just can't believe it!

Still catching up from OCTOBER

I love to make these easy cookies from cake mix.

Ingredients: 1 Chocolate Cake Mix, 1 Bag of Reese's Miniatures, 2 Eggs, & 1/3 cup vegetable oil.

Directions: Mix cake mix, eggs, and oil in a bowl until dissolved. Make balls out of dough and place an unwrapped reese's into middle covering edges of reese's. place on ungreased baking sheet for 9-10 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes quick and easy DELICIOUS cookies. enJOY.

Halloween weekend I went to Thatnasty to visit my dear friend Jenny. while there we carved this super cute pumpkin!

We went to their Trunk or Treat and Jenny & I were Witches and Brighty was a cute little fairy!

Isn't she a DOLL?

I made this scrumptious caramel apple that my dad is devouring.

I also made these yummy apples that I scooped out the centers of and added nuts, cinnamon, oats and sugar to with some butter. It was delicious. I also added a scoop of Ice Cream and had the best desert of the month.

While I was watching the The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown I decided to carve this pumpkin. I was kind of impressed because I usually totally ruin my pumps and make them SUPER ugly. This one make momma proud. :)