Eclypse, Pledge, and Weeds

Last night Bestie and I went to the 12:01 AM showing of Eclypse. It was so fun. There are some really weird Twihards out there. There was this one lady and her friend who saw Twilight in the theater 50 times and have seen the DVD more than 120 times - they stopped counting at 120. The one friend made an 85 question quiz, a word search, a crossword puzzle and a "how many words can you make out of:" "Bella and Edward" "Team Jacob" etc. It was rediculous. Not to mention they are probably in their 30's and 40's. It was almost creepy. We enjoyed the movie and the story. I'm glad we went. It's sorta our tradition to see these movies on the midnight showing, but some people are getting too obsessed and that's a little scary sometimes. As for the movie, I liked it. I thought it was done well and followed the story pretty good. What did you think of it? So it was Noodle's turn to dust the living room. Usually we use the fluffy duster, but this time she asked if she could use the "spray stuff" and a rag. So I let her. Nearly half a can of Pledge and a VERY soaked rag later, she was finished. I guess the good news is everything is generously coated with Pledge. It's funny now - not so much when I realized how much she used! I haven't weeded for 3 weeks. Super BAD on my part. So tonight our family weeded for a couple of hours. If we can do it again tomorrow night, we might have most of the weeds. Boy, they sure get a head of you fast!

Good Things to Come

My cousin posted this on her blog and I love it so much I had to post it on mine.

Bestie's Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Bestie!! 50 and still going strong!

WOW!!! 50 seems sorta old, but it just doesn't seem like you're this old! (Seriously!)

Here are just 50 of my favorite things about Bestie:

~She likes to talk and we talk everyday - sometimes for just a few minutes, sometimes for hours - literally

~She's a great organizer and decorator

~She's ALWAYS willing to help - no matter what

~We think so alike - sometimes it's eerie

~My kids call her "Super Aunt Val"

~No matter what she's been through, she always rises above

~She has SUCH a strong testimony

~She is a Wonderful example

~She has great advise

~She's humble

~She's forgiving

~She LOVES my kids

~She's a Terrific mom

~She's cute

~She's one of the busiest people I know, but amazingly she always has time

~She's generous

~She's thoughtful

~She's patient

~She's smart

~She's sassy

~She has style

~She's willing to do or try almost anything

~She's not judgemental

~She has amazing endurance

~We are great friends even though there's a gap in our ages

~She doesn't act like she's 50 - but then when I think about how old her kids are and some of the things she's been through, she is very much 50.

~It seems like we've been life-long friends

~She's a great wife

~She's good at whatever she does

~She does nothing half way

~She's has inspiration and is inspiring

~She's an answer to prayer

~She always looks put together - One time I stopped by her house and she was just getting out of her car from doing yard work for her mother-in-law. She was sweaty, but her hair and make-up still looked good.

~She's SUCH a great sister - she has weird family dinamics, but that doesn't stop her from being a great sister

~She has great recipes!!

~She usually attends the temple once a week

~She's sentimental

~She does great nails

~We seem to never run out of things to say

~She's happy - there have been numerous times when we have laughed so hard our stomach was sore the next day

~She's fun

~She has great hair

~She's a great Primary President. She's always on top of things

~She collects Raggedy Ann and Andy

~She likes and has an eye for antiques

~She has an AMAZING voice. She sings so beautifully pure. It's really hard to describe unless you've heard her.

~She is content with what she has

~She's a mover and a shaker - she's fast. I'm still a little amazed when I watch her clean or something. It's done before I can even get out the broom. She runs from point A to point B and hurries once she gets there - but when we are doing a project, I never feel rushed. It just gets done quickly.

49~She almost ALWAYS gives people the benefit of the doubt.

~She is the best friend ever. I don't know what I did before we met or what I'd ever do without her.

Have the best birthday ever - you certainly deserve it!!! With much love.....

2010 Summer Vacation

We went to Idaho on Sunday and came home Tuesday. It was overcast on Sunday when we got there and pretty cool. We woke up to rain on Monday so we decided to go to the Museum of Idaho. There we saw some neat things, like dog and wolf exhibits, and stuffed wild life. But the kids favorite part was the 1800's room. There was a miniature cabin with dress up clothes. Noodle dressed up as a pioneer and Lewlew cooked and tended the babe. There was also a full sized tee pee that was kinda cool.

When we came out of the museum, it wasn't raining so we decided to go to Bear World. It was GREAT!! We saw rare while elk, a brand new only minutes old elk calf, 2 day old twin deer, 3 grizzly bears, about 20 black bears just to name a few. It was so cool. I've never been so close to a bear before. And they were SO active! We were watching a bear take the tire cover off the jeep in front us. Then we looked behind us and there was a bear leaning against our car. When we went through the second time, there was a bear standing against both sides of our car. It was so cool! Everyone loved it.

The hotel we stayed at had a great view of Idaho Falls and the I.F. temple. It was beautiful to look out our window and see the temple. All in all, it was a great vacation. The kids got along very well and did well traveling.

When we got home, we saw that our garden had been invaded by weeds! The kids and Ashley helped weed a little bit. But I was out there about 3 1/2 hours! But now our garden looks like a garden.

So now we're getting back to normal and to our routine. It's going to be a long summer with not much to look forward to. But we wanted to go to ID before it go way too hot. So I'm planning on taking them swimming, and to Summerfest this weekend, and we can go on picnics and bike rides. I also want to take them up to Temple Square and the Capitol Building. We've never been to the Capitol Bldg. I don't know if that will be interesting or not. But I've heard that Temple Square has a new model of the SLC Temple. So that might be kinda neat to see. I also want to take them to "This Is The Place" Park. There's lots to do up there. So I don't think this summer will be boring or long after all! I'm sure it'll go way to fast.