Disney Land

Klaira's choir had the opportunity to go the Heritage competition in Anaheim California. Since Jeff has not been a chaperone on these outings...I thought it would be fun to sign him up so I had a buddy in crime. We left April 3rd, ohmygollyitisstilldark early, and rode one of these for 4 hours.

Jeff really had no idea what he was in for!

The kids had to wear their Choir clothes since there would not be time to change before we got there. That is a long trip on a bus for these outfits.

After the kids performed and had a mini class with the judges, we went to the hotel to change our clothes to go to a dinner/show called "Pirates".

This was ok..a bit long and a bit loud..(I must be getting old)
After we went back to the hotel to get the kids settled in for the night, lights out at 11:00 but you know kids were up way past then. We got up and got back on the bus by 8:45 am to head to Disney Land/ California Park. (We had hopper passes)
Now the great thing about this age is that everyone has cell phones and can text you for check in time! It was perfect. So Jeff and I were off to fend for ourselves. We did all the rides we wanted and then hopped over to California Park to get a start on the rides we wanted to do over there. We had to be back over to Disney Land at 8:00 pm to meet up to go to the award ceremony from the Choir competition. We didn't get out of the award ceremony until almost midnight. Our kids were soooo tired, cold, and just done. We headed back to the hotel to get kids asleep before 2 am (some just would not give up!) to get back up and be on the bus again by 8:45. Jeff and I were one of the first people in California park and went right up to the Screaming California rollercoaster. Jeff had never been on it. IT WAS THE BEST..No wait...as soon as we got off, we noticed that the line was still short, so we got right back in line and within 5 minutes were back on the ride again! THAT WAS THE BEST!!!! I love that rollercoaster!
Needless to say, we did all the rides we wanted before 3.

(We went to Bugs Life)

Klaira even met up with us for lunch and did Soaring Over California with us. (love that one too!) We headed back over to Disney land and by 5 we were so done. Jeff and I are just old people now. We spent the rest of the time sitting on the platform of the train station at the entrance, watching the people and the parade. We got on the train and road the rails for hours.
When it got dark, Klaira came and joined us on the train. Again, traveling round and round. I think I dozed off a couple of times.
We finally got the kids back on the bus by 11pm to get back to the hotel, to not hear a peep from the kids. We were back home by 2 the next afternoon.

Then.....

EFY

How much? Really?!?!

For those that are the faint of heart, I say, stop reading now. For what I am about to discuss is rather....oooooie. I would not talk about it other than the fact that I keep "Running Into It" or I should say that it is "Running Out Of" me on a continuous journey. Yes, the topic is "SNOT" Just how much of it can one person make? What is it really made of? Will it ever go away?
I have had, what I believe to be, buckets coming out of me in the past 4 days. I should take stock in tissues! Yes, I did go to Ask.com to find out just how much can a person make in one day and I do believe that this person has never had a serious drip. I will not tell you how much the person believes that one can make, for I know that I have far surpassed that amount, and NO, I have not saved all of it to check.
So, where did I get it? Will it ever go away? Maybe this is a plot from the makers of Nyquil. (For this is truly the only thing that will help me to rest! And yes, sometimes we do have it for dinner! And Yes, I have gone through 2 bottles!) The girl at Target knows me and worries about me. You see, they have to ask for I.D. for the release of it at the store. I don't know what my limit is before they take it away from me, but then there is always Wal-Mart!
If anyone really knows when all this will go away, I would so love to hear from that person. My nose Thanks You.

23 Years and Counting

And they said it wouldn't last...
Today is Jeff and my 23rd wedding anniversary. I have been so blessed to have this man in my life! He is the best thing that ever happened to me. Yes, he comes first before our children. Don't get me wrong, I have been blessed to be a mother, but life really started for me when I met him. He is my knight in shining armor! (And he had a horse when I married him! Our first date was horseback riding!)

This weekend I went with her....
And them.....
On this....
To here...
To perform...

And hang out with them
And then go to
Here...


To Watch This?



And ride on here with her...
To be happy to be back on the bus to go home!
And next week we get to do it all over again...but where to now?

It's his Birthday!

I love this picture of my man. Today is his birthday. He has been sick all week and finally came home Friday late afternoon. Yesterday I had a friend call me that her fence fell down and her husband was out of town, she needed help. So Jeff goes over and fixes her fence. Then he left "OHMYGOLLYITISSTILLDARKEARLY" this morning to go take a dear friend to the airport in Sacramento to catch a flight out for a family member's funeral. So, for his birthday this year, he was a Knight in Shining Armor. (But then, he always is for me!)

What the....

So here it is March. It is suppose to be winter. Some how the trees didn't get the memo. These trees are outside of our house. I have been sniffling for the past week. I am not sure if it is allergies or a cold. If this IS the worst of winter...I am loving it! (Well, not the sniffling or the fact that I am cold, but this is a better cold than in Utah!)

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

I found this on my friend's blog and it was just too cute! I could not pass it up.
(Thanks Lee!)

WHY GOD MADE MOMS
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair andeverything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men 's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other Mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people'smoms like me.

What kind of little girl was your Mom?
1. My Mom has always been my Mom and none of that otherstuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guesswould be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did Mom need to know about Dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your Mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And myMom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because Dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees thestuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between Moms & Dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic; they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your Mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your Mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Dye it. You know her hair. I'd dye it, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your Mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my Mom smarter. Then she would know it was mysister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.