you just don't understand....

It never snows like this in Portland...

Yes...those are pumpkins...
I was trapped at work for 24 hours...but then my wonderful Joe came and rescued me at midnight...He had to pull over on the freeway every couple of minutes to scrape his windshield of his VW bus....because his defroster wasn't strong enough....He put the chains on my car and we braved it home....Thanks Joe!

Next dinner.....

I am going to put piggy faces on everything...it doesn't take too long...
Does it?
Cute Piggy Bentos.....I love them all....BUT....takes a little more time...

I could look at Bento pictures all day ...








and a fluffy dog....





THESE WONDERFUL BENTOS COME FROM LUCKY SUNDAE PHOTO STREAM

Can't wait.....

(for the movie)

not for this to happen...

It's official!

We are now a 6 cell phone + 1 land line family....

We held off for as long as we could....Happy Birthday Joe and E!

Teen Party....

We took a group of great friends out to dinner and a band...



Joe got a really nice rock....

Elizabeth had fun with her friends...they are very funny...

Dad driving crazy teens to dinner...

Guess what the stoopid boys from church used to call me?

I think I was about 11....



But I am galaxy girl....

Troll Zits....

that is what my Mother told me MAYONAISE was made out of .....when I was about 11 years old!

So I have been avoiding Troll Zits most of my life...

I broke down the other day and bought some to make this recipe.......this is from Desperation Dinners Cookbook

It turned out pretty good:

2 Cups pasta (8 oz) I chose the twirly ones

1/3 Cup reduced fat Troll Zits

2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard (Hey Mom where does dijon mustard come from?)

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Black Pepper to taste

8 oz Deli ham cut into pieces

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1 Cup peas

and whatever else there is..you want to throw in there...

Basically cook pasta, drain...add to mixed ingredients..

boogers?....?

Jan Brett troll

dress up a troll click here

Nerf Wars..

I noticed we had more than a couple Nerf guns...but no bullets...

I bought a package and put them on the dining room table...I forgot to tell anyone that I had gotten them...but it didn't take long for a war to insue....

Where do all the bullets disappear too? It is mostly a mystery...But I did see the dog poop part of one out one time...poor guy

okay this is dangerous...

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This is what my husband emailed me Tuesday....

This is what I found behind my bed....

Seth had dumped it...

I became suspicious because...one second he had a plate full of food...and the next second... the plate was completely empty....

Good thing I am on top of my game!

Takin care of business!

I was lucky enough to be standing....

at the end of the drink table when the first wave of Football Players were coming down with their plates of food....This was at the High School Football Banquet.

They each had one plate of food and one plate of deserts...packed high..I thought about each kid....... There is no way he can eat all that....But sure enough when I sat down at our table and watched my own son woof down all his food and deserts and then he was given 3 large cookies by his friend and ate them...I couldn't believe it....I looked around... each one had eaten all their food.

All the boys are lean mean fighting machines...they all spend a lot of time in the weight room..
My son fits in probably the 75 percentile..You know, out of a 100 kids he is shorter than 25 but taller than 75...

The football program was amazing and I realized how lucky he was to be part of the team with such great kids and awesome coaches...The coaches talked about each kid and their attributes and hard work..

Wherever I lay my hat.....

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Sara the Walrus....

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Star Wars School...

Luke: "Now sit down in class and put on your space pack..."



Luke: "I am going to teach you a lesson....If you smell food..it is your dinner cooking..."



Seth: "Where do I sleep?"



Luke: "Lay down on the ground and take off all your mask's."



Luke: "You get to hide and I will find you...1...2...3...4..Ready or not here I come...now where is Boba Fett?"

Mom: "Can I borrow the pepper?"

Luke: "R2D2 is going to show us some songs..."

Luke and Seth then sing the Scooby Dooby Doo song together...


(Darth Vader is a keychain...they hook the clip part on his hand and it becomes his gun)

Seth: "Let's call Darth Vader."

Luke: "We are suppose to go together on every mission."

Seth: "I am Darth Vader!"

Luke: "Let's go....sneak attack."

Seth: "go go go..."

The Star Wars Clubhouse......

A robot had a medical emergency...

Luke: "Does he need a new battery...wires...glue gun?"

"Hello, You don't know me, but I know you".....

and I love you! Bye.....

E got this note in her locker today....

15 minute car trip.....no way!

We haven't driven all together in the car for some time...except for the 1 minute trip to church...But we went to the movies about 15 miles away and it was crazy chaos! These are pictures of the beginning of the trip....so still 1/2 way decent....When we are asked by someone...when we are going to come visit...I laugh out loud....

need a pistol ring?

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or just a bullet ring....

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or a different interpretation of bullet ring.....

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See what you find when you google random words....

random family picture...

Halloween 2004 costume parade

random picture from the internet....

Hey...who put that on my chair....?

Seriously...I went to sit down at the computer and almost sat on the ketchup...I think they did it on purpose because they (the 5 year olds) have been trying to scare me for fun...I don't scare easily...and they get mad at me if I don't get scared....it is pretty funny...

As you can see our invisible plates ....can be a problem....Sometimes I don't see them in the dish washer when I am not wearing my glasses...

talking squirrel

Hoops and Yoyo.....

These are the cutest e-cards around...I found them a couple years ago and here are my 2 favorites....

Hey

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You are so cute!

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for some lessons in manners....

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Zipper....

He was facing the other way...but I told Elizabeth to turn him around..so here he is at Thanksgiving dinner...he sat there the whole time!

all pumpkin pied out....

I can't quite say how many pieces of pumpkin pie I ate...I hope it's not too fattening.... (denial)
We had a lazy Thanksgiving...but I did put a bra on...

and everyone helped out...

Joe made the mashed potatoes..

Jake made the rolls....

Elizabeth made the greenbean casserole and cheesestar....

Carson made the stuffing....

Daddy made the hoisin turkey..

I am thankful for such a great family....

Me and Luke..

Seth spinning upside down on the spinnin chair...