The Sunday Funnies

Yesterday, we were able to go to the Draper Temple open house with my in-laws.

It was quite busy...and as a result we stood in a significant line as we moved slowly through the temple.

This was actually a good thing because it gave us time to check out every nook and cranny...even the men's and women's dressing rooms.

As we stood in line in a big corridor, Savvy practiced balancing on one foot.

Now, Savvy on two feet doesn't always have the best balance--so I knew this could be potentially troublesome. I told her not to do it anymore.

Naturally, she continued to do her balancing as we waited.

Finally, we started to move down the hall. At that point, Savvy lost her balance and fell towards a shut door--labeled "Custodial Closet".

To save herself from hitting the floor, she grabbed onto the door handle--and opened the door. Luckily, Auzy grabbed her by her shirt before she fell inside the closet.

We heard a quiet beeping sound which {we found out moments later when security came rushing down our hall} happened to be a silent alarm for intruders.

Oopsie.

Team Skinny Update

All right ladies, I have finally sent out the evite for the Team Skinny blog.

Dontcha think that March is a fantastic month to start your New Year's Resolutions? With spring-like weather--there is really no excuse to not be exercising outside. Unless you woke up to an inch or two of snow this morning--like I did--but luckily I've got my spin bike to hold me through till it really is Spring--like maybe in June?

If you didn't get an invite and you are wanting to be a part of the resoluting skinnies--leave me a comment and I'll get you added on.

{Katie H. and Kelly B--I did not have your emails--so leave a comment with it and I will take care of bidness.}

The Junk Collector

Yesterday, my brother sent me an email that I'm sure he thought was quite hilarious. And he would be correct. It was pretty funny.

So funny, that I've decided to share it with my loyal readers...who I am sure have dwindled down to one because of my irregular posting.

The email from Z: (background..his car just went kaplooey and he's getting rid of it..piece by piece?)

"You don't want anything out of a Dodge Neon do you? You're makin' stuff out of crap. I've got a perfectly good car you can pull a seat out of, or whatevs. I know, make a sign out of the hood! You can hang it above your garage."

This made me laugh, because yes, I do love collecting junk--especially in my garage.

Why junk? Well, I have always had a great love for making something out of nothing. I enjoy creative projects.

So, whenever I see junky treasures...I see potential and come up with such grand ideas for makeovers that I can hardly contain myself.

Of course, sometimes these ideas don't always come to fruition...hence, the garage full of junk.
You see, I am also procrastinator of epic proportions.

But, I digress...back to the junk...

I've got a garage full of barnwood from my grandpa's barn (El Jefe curses me everytime he pulls his car into the garage).

I have two wonderfully, old doors--also from Grandpa's house. (One is actually in my front room--with a wreath hanging on it. The other door is in my garage waiting for inspiration) or for El Jefe to do what I really want him to do with it--which is hang it sideways--on a 20 foot high wall.

I have the most fabulous bi-fold door that I bought at Home Depot for $5. I planned on making it into a shelf, then a sofa table, then....who knows what...

Two old bar stools...there used to be three--but I made the one into a lovely clock, end table in my craft room

Old windowpanes

A nice collection of 2x4's

Old bricks

A set of dresser drawers...needing to be overhauled

Lots of old cupboard doors..from a salvage shop

Horseshoes (don't ask..cuz I won't tell)

And many more treasures too numerous to mention (plus..if El Jefe finds out about all my secret trash stashes..I have a feeling it will start to disappear---bit by everloving bit).

My email response to dear Z?

"You are such a lunatic (hehe). But, hey, I wouldn't mind having the rearview mirror--I was thinking of putting some vinyl lettering on it and hanging it in my shower--you know to watch for Pscyho killers that sneak up behind me and try to murder me.."

A procrastinatingly, paranoid,

junk collector.

{Just what this world needs}

The Sunday Funnies

Savvy has wart issues of epic proportions. She currently has three large warts on her cute little foot--and the ugliness of it all is stressing her out.

Being the fab mother that I am, I bought her some wart remover sticker stuff forget the fact that when she started out with one smallish one over a year ago and I ignored her complaints--and now they are spreadin' like the dickens.

Today after church, I put the wart stickers on the offending foot. Savvy was quite curious about the inner-workings of said wart stickers--and pretty concerned about the salicylic acid.

So, she picked up the box and began reading aloud the product details. It was pretty standard stuff.

Next, she started to read the ingredients--which she mostly couldn't pronounce.

Finally, she moved onto the warnings. Still reading aloud she said: "Do not use: On moles, warts with hair growing from them {hairy warts provided us the kids with lots of laughter and me with lots of eeeew-disgust}, birthmarks, warts on the face--and gentile warts.

Surely, I knew what was coming next.

"Mom, what's a gentile wart? Like a really big one?" Savvy asked.

For the love.

{I took the box away after that.}

Without Further Ado...

Okay, so we are nearing a month since I said I was starting up my new weight-loss blog.

And I'm sure you all know my excuse is going to be busy-ness². {Truth be told, it took me some time getting the new blog spiffed up. Plus, heck ya I've been busy.}

Excuses aside--

The winner of my blog titling contest...

is none other than...

my mother...
...who doesn't know how to comment on the blogs--but emailed me her title idea:

TEAM SKINNY


I loved every one's suggestions! SO thanks for playing.

Oh--and if you haven't had a chance but would still like to join "Team Skinny" leave a comment.

PS {Here's who I have thus far: Mom, Auntie V, Jen G, Jolene, Pam, Mary E, Jilly, Kelly B, Joanne, Ali, Katie, & Leslie--if I've forgotten anyone let me know.}

PPS {I need your email address to invite you to join the blog. I have every one's email address--except Kelly B's--lost it somewhere along the line--so Kelly B--send it to me.}

PPPS: Dontcha think my Twilight spin for the new blog is nifty? I thought it was just grand...BTW I created it midnight--so I don't want to be judged if its lame-o ...till I told my sis, Jilly about the fabulocity of it all--and she didn't get it.

"Team Edward?" she said. "What's that supposed to mean?"

Ahem.

Mail Call

You may recall that for my birthday,
El Jefe gave me a giftcard
to Amazon.

Well, lookie what came in the
mail for me the other day...


...Now, I'll be more inspired to
cook my little heart out...

...Make some
darling aprons...

...And catch up on my
family history.

{Like I needed any more hobbies}

Oh--and during my Amazon travels...I almost bought the most hilar book ever for El Jefe {granted...I rarely iron his shirts either...but whatev}

And they lived happily ever after

Last week, Savvy was struggling with a grammar homework assignment.

I happened to be talking on the phone, doing laundry, and making dinner.

So, being the good and attentive mother that I am, I told her to read the directions, do the assignment, and I'd check it over later. {It was just talking about how to write a business letter. I mean, how hard could it be?}

Savvy brought me the completed assignment. As I checked it over, I told her she had done a great job. She had filled in the correct address, the date was present, the salutation was perfect, the body of the letter was quite wonderful...

...And then I came to the closing of the letter. You know, the part where you say,
Sincerely,
Savvy...

Savvy's closing line simply said,

"And they lived happily ever after."