Busy Body hangin out with Abby Cadabby

The last few weeks have been crazy busy for me and I am just now starting to feel "normal" again. (if I ever WAS normal right?) Between girls camp stuff, Faye starting school, signing up to be an Usborne books consultant (yes, that's what that logo on the side is all about) and starting a new job at Kohls, feeling overwhelmed is an understatement. And to top that off I got a ticket last week for speeding. I haven't even been pulled over in ages and haven't had a ticket for 10 years! Stupid small towns and their cops that don't have enough drug busts, murders and other crimes to solve.

With that said, I didn't blog much last month and didn't read very many peoples blogs as well. If I did comment on your blog, count yourself lucky (I know how much you all wait for my comments... ha ha).

This is a picture from a month or two ago when she fell asleep right at the top of the stairs. I think she looks just like Abby Cadabby.

tomatoes, peppers, squash and a chocolate ice cream face

I have about 12 more spaghetti squash i have yet to pick.

and even a couple of nectarines... that were tasty!




need I say more?

Disneyland and such, camp and off to school

I never got around to blogging about Disneyland... what is there to say, it really IS the happiest place on earth. I don't think I could have wiped the smile off my face if I had wanted to. It was so much fun. The kids had so much fun. I think the Tower of Terror would probably be my fav. Daphne even liked it. I'm so happy I have girls that will go on "scary" rides. We're definitely planning on going in a couple years again. Never again in the summer. Too crowded and too hot, but even still we went on everything, and most things 2 to 3 (and sometimes 4 and 5) times. I think Faye rode the California screaming roller coaster 5 or 6 times. Thank you stroller passes! Faye did keep acting like she was scared in line and then once we got off it was always "That was so fun". Daphne would have gone on everything if she could have. She has no fear, she is awesome! The one thing that did make Faye cry (and lots of other kids, it was great) was Flick's 3D thing. Also one of my favs. Kids screaming and crying and parents laughing. I think Walt secretly liked to scare the crap out of kids.

Even at Disneyland we go to see a couple more celebs; Some guy named Hightower, i think, who plays for the 49ers, and Gabriella's little chubby daughter from Desperate Housewives. I spotted her. We were in line for the Jumping Jellyfish ride (lame, don't waste your time) and I looked at her thinking "hey that looks just like... " then I said to my sis "Nellie, look that's the little girls from DH". Okay, maybe she's not the most exciting person to see, but whatever, we're from Utah.

The drive home was aweful. For no reason whatsoever,(oh wait, there was a reason: all the retarded cali drivers would slam on their breaks every time they saw a raindrop!) getting through Vegas took an hour, adding yet another hour to our already 12 hour drive. ugh. And Nevada truly is the armpit of our country. Not only for the blah scenery, but I still can't believe that prostitution and whore houses really exsist. I did, however, start and get to finish a funny book called "Can you keep a Secret"... hilarious, but I wouldn't suggest it, there are way too many "f" words. Really, really hilarious though, if you like Bridget Jones Diary type humor... which i love, so i couldn't resist.

Then we were home. It was boring. It was like "what do we do now?" My girls kept asking "what are we doing today?" They forgot the normal summer routine: stay up late, sleep in, eat breakfast at 9:00, slowly get ready, play outside a bit, eat lunch, phoebe naps, in and out a bit more, then dinner time. Definitely not as fun as: 6:00 AM wake up, rush to get ready, chow breakfast, off to ride rides and do fun things all day, get home at 10:30, crash, then prepare to do it all over again the next day. I even lost 2 pounds there! I think Nellie said she figured you almost walk 8-10 miles a day there. The 2 Lbs are now back though, boo.

And now off to a day at Girls camp I go... then Faye starts first grade tomorrow in her new school, Syracuse Arts Academy, yee haw! (oh and btw, I did almost feel like crying at her back to school night yesterday... not cuz i'm sad she's going to school, but because i'm so happy to have her going to such an awesome school! (I really did get choked up, i'm such a relief society lady)

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