I love shopping...

and HAD to buy these today:



to go with this:



I hear you crying since you don't have some just like them!

On this day, in 1970....

the world was changed forever.

Darrell was born!



Doesn't he look cute?

Ok...that so isn't him. It's some baby that was on google images.

But I don't have a photo of him as a baby.

Or really, except for some wedding photos.

But, he was a cute baby.

And he was a great kid. If you can overlook his love for animals.

He got his first job when he was ten or eleven and really hasn't stopped working since then. (And for those who have trouble subtracting past the hundreds'-place....he's thirty-nine!).

He's a great son. He is the mirror image of his dad. Which is a good thing. He was his mom's little helper growing up and I know that she is proud of the man he is today.



If you don't know him, get to know him. And if you do know him, wish him a happy birthday!



I'm pretty blessed to be his wife! Love you tons, Mr. Lund!

Two truths and a lie

You know the game...two truths and a lie....

We're going to play it here. I'm going to list several groups of two truths and a lie. You decide which are the lies.

There could very possibly be a prize for the winner.

The lies are in grey (red totally doesn't show up and would make my pet peeve list)....and the winners are announced at the end.

1-Vacations:
a-I surfed in Hawaii.
b-I hiked in the Ozarks.
c-I skiied in the Alps.

2-Foods:
a-I hate tomatoes but love salsa.
b-I love oranges but hate orange juice.
c-I love apples but hate applesauce.

3-Majors I declared in college:
a-Elementary education.
b-Landscape horticulture management.
c-General education.

4-Callings I had in a singles' ward:
a-Activities committee chairperson
b-Bulletin board coordinator
c-Gospel Doctrine teacher

5-Jobs:
a-Grocery bagger
b-Ricks College janitor
c-Late-night inventory taker

6-Car "issues" I have had:
a-Muffler fell off car and I kept driving
b-Door wouldn't stay latched and I had to hold it closed
c-Windshield wipers broke in the "on" position

7-Concerts:
a-Cheap Trick
b-Anne Murray
c-Depeche Mode

8-Pixar movies I have not seen that everyone else has:
a-Toy Story
b-Cars
c-Finding Nemo

9-Classes I took in high school:
a-Cooking
b-Badminton
c-Printing

10-Other car "issues" I have had (yeah, I've had a lot!):
a-Transmission failed on road trip and I could only use 1st and 3rd
b-Two flat tires on road trip in my pre-cell phone days
c-Car would die for hours if I didn't continuously feed it gas

Leave a comment with your answers by Wednesday, and the first person with all correct answers will get a prize.

And that ain't a lie!

Time's up....The winner is Just Pam (my mom). She got an amazing 8 correct. Emily got 5 right. Diana managed 3, even though she sorta cheated. I AM going to give Linda a prize since she actually got every single one wrong. I think it might be a gift certificate to spend time with me. :)

Blog Pet Peeves

I spend probably an hour a day (I know, I have no life!) reading blogs. Some are written by people I know and hang out with, some are written by people I know and don't really keep touch with very well, and some are written by total strangers.

I realize that my blog is FAR from perfect, but there are a few things that really get under my skin about some of the blogs that I peruse.

PS-The blogs of the few people who read my blog don't bother me. Just so you know.

Listed below are some of my top pet peeves. They are listed in no particular order. Ok. They are in order--the order that I think of them.

• People who have great big pictures of their kids on their banner. With dirty faces and snot dripping out their noses. Gross! Do you really want to publicize that you can't clean the kids for the photo that is going to tell the world who you and your family are? One word--icky!
• People who constantly brag about how wonderful their life is. "Oh, DH and I went to a meadow, where a host of angels were singing to us. We had a picnic that I had whipped up--nothing special--just some imported cheese and crackers; a fruit basket with fruit I picked up at the farmer's market; sandwiches on bread I had just baked, from wheat I had just cracked, with either meats I had cured myself, or (for the vegetarian bloggers) with veggies straight from my garden; a perfectly delicious, fat-free, sugar-free, taste-full dessert, from a recipe I just thought up; and lemonade that was just the right tart plus sweet. We ate the delicious meal I prepared and then DH went back to his perfect job and I went back home to my 8 smiling children. Then, for dinner, we ate a Cafe Rio! The perfect ending of a perfect day." GAG! Now, I don't want to read all about the woes of someone's life, but REALLY? Your life isn't that perfect!
• People who have far too many ads on their blog. Is the 13 cents a year that you make worth annoying everyone who visits your blog?
• People who take horrible photos and try to pass them off as good. If it's not in focus, I probably don't want to see it. If you can't see the peoples' faces, no one cares. If you are taking a photo or more for each and every step in a recipe that has 517 steps, you've lost my attention.
• People who create those buttons for blogs that no one reads. While I'm at it...people who post "awards" their blogs have won. From other blogs no one has heard of.
• People who have added so many gadgets to their blog, it takes five minutes to load. I have moved on....
• People who have "cute" names for their family members to keep the pervs away. If you are that worried, make your blog private. Or don't blog. Plus, pervs have a way of finding kids, even if Katie is "Koko" on your blog.
• People who don't fill out any of the "About Me" links. Sometimes I want to see quickly if your blog is worth reading. The "About Me" link is very useful in that quest.
• People who have a really annoying background (either the color, design, or music). If it hurts to read, I won't.
• People who are obsessed with Twilight.
• People who drone on and on about how horrible their life is. If you don't like it, why do you think I will?

So, there are some of my pet peeves. That really went on longer than I anticipated. Sorry for rambling. I hope that my blog doesn't make your list of pet peeves. :)

Brain Worm

For some reason, this song has been going through my head this morning.

I haven't heard it for years, so where it came from this morning, I don't know.



If you don't know the source, it is Sesame Street from the 70s.

Remember when you were a little kid?

And time seemed to D R A G?
Yeah, me too.
Why can't we bring back those days?

Just the other day, I was thinking, "Ok, so it's springtime and soon it'll be summer."
That was just last week. Summer is all-but-gone and I don't think I accomplished any of my goals.

Pooh!

So, here is a list of some of my goals for the rest of the year.
Hopefully, by putting them out for the world to see (as if THAT many people read my blog!), I will be more motivated to achieve them!

Finish my Summer of Service bags I committed to sew.
Decorate for Halloween/Fall/Thanksgiving.
Decorate for Christmas by the end of Thanksgiving weekend.
Make some Christmas gifts before Thanksgiving.
Put away my Fourth of July decorations before Halloween.
Clean the guest room. Again!
Go to the gym once a week--or more--but no less than once a week.
Eat more veggies.
Use food storage food once a week. Chocolate chips don't count.
Get my haircut.
Fit into my cute denim slacks.

Okay...I don't want to get too carried away. I tend to make so many goals that I don't know where to start and end up doing none of them. I think that's a pretty good list.

Feel free to check up on me to help me achieve my goals.

PS--What goals are you working on?

Ain't people watching grand!

Darrell was away for the past couple of days, so I got to go to the airport and pick him up.

Don't you just love going to the airport and seeing all the people? There are some real weirdos out there!

I am always amazed at what people wear on airplanes. It used to be that people got dressed up to fly. It was an event. Of course, I'm talking about the forties and fifties when people got dressed up to go anywhere.

Now, however, just about anything goes!

In the twenty minutes I spent waiting for Darrell, I saw people dressed in:

• What I would wear around the house and to bed....sloppy sweats, an over- or under-sized t-shirt, and flip-flops.
• Jeans and a casual shirt (my travel wear of choice).
• Business attire (most likely the business travelers).
• Skanky wear--normally characterized by the dress that covers not nearly enough, the super high heels, and lots of skin. Usually overly tanned skin.

And then there was the coup de gras!

There was a man, about 60 years old, who was in above average shape for a man of his age. He had gray hair, that was groomed rather nicely. Not bad, you're thinking. Oh, but wait, there's more!

He was wearing a shiny, white, Lycra, tight-fitting, half-shirt. It was pretty fancy. Keep reading....

He was wearing bright red, super tight, Lycra, pants. The front of which was just covering enough of his parts to keep them legal. Under his pants, he wore a thong. I know this because it was more than peeking above his pants. That's not all!

He was wearing some serious high black strappy heels. You know...lady shoes. Higher than I would have ever worn, even in my high-heel-wearing-days. I'm guessing he got them from a mail order place, because I really don't think they sell his size in stores.

I tried not to stare, but who am I kidding? He was a FREAK!

I wish I had taken a picture of Darrell with this man in the background. I fear no one will believe this story without documentation.

But there are a lot of people who were at the Terminal 4 baggage claim area at about 7:50 this evening who would back me up.