HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Remember to be nice to the Pumpkins on all Hallows eve!

On Halloween who would have thought

So today at work on all halloween day I was walking in from the warehouse to see both Patti and Sharon working with a ladder. As I got closer, Sharon asked me if I was scared of spiders. Being the hero to my wife, I said no! Sharon said good because we need you to kill a black widow spider that was in there office. I had never seen a widow before. So I was excited to see it. It is way wicked looking. Although I could not see any red markings on it. Anyway I got some paper towels and get on the ladder and swished it. They asked if I got it and sure enough once I squished it, it popped like a berry. It was for sure it was dead. I would have got a bottle and kept it around for a while if I would have thought about it. Just kinda funny to have that happen on Halloween. Go figure.

Oh my Job!!

So like I said a while ago that their are babies at my work that when they whine they get what they want. Well after that out burst I had. I now have another one. I dont like to complain about my work because one- any one can read this, two its not a good thing to do. I am just going to comment on some funny things that go on here. So one day I told my Idaho falls store its their fault things happen in purchasing and with freight. Well that caused a huge mess and I kinda got reprimanded for it. Well ever since a certain co-worker likes to make sly comments about me. I have been called worthless, unknowing, no help, ect. I have said something to my boss who talked to me but nothing came from it. I really did not care just funny how it changes when its the other way. So today this co worker of mine called to see when his transfer truck was leaving. I just told him his truck could ship as early as 8 am (when I scheduled it) or 10 am, or 2 pm or even next week sometime. His freight line he likes is horrible and hard to work with. Once I said that he said "you know this make you look........" He decided to not say anything after that. Good thing too I was going to lay down the law. We don't really see eye to eye. Its just funny that what I say can get me in some pressure but not the other way around. Really I do not care when his transfer leaves because he was a day late on getting us a request, pushed it back two days longer and making it harder on everyone else to make him happy. Its not how it should work.

So I Simpsonized and M&M myself to see what I would look like. Of course I got to pick the colors and I picke blue. I dont think either looks like me really. I could not really change my Simpson character but the MM was as close as I could figure with what they give me to work with. Not too bad I thought.

Just keep saying.... I love my kids, I love my kids!

It has been a long long week for our little family. Mckinley has had a cold and so she has been cranky and winnie all week long. Since she has been sick, she will not sleep longer then 3 hours in her bed. She comes running into our room in the middle of the night and will not go back to her room. If she does go back to her own room, she cries at the door for a couple of minutes tops before we let her back out! And when she sleeps with us- Alicen gets feet in her face and I have to stay in on position all night because Mckinley is right next to me. So for the week Allie and I are working on maybe 15-20 hours. And with Tait being his lovely self getting up twice in the night to eat, sleep is not going too well. Its been a long week and with it being close to the weekend, I am getting to be a little short fused. I don't mean to be mean but its hard to function with lack of sleep.
For instance, today at work (Friday) I just had a horrible day. I messed up an order earlier in the week. Where I ordered a truckload of the wrong grout to our Idaho store and now we will have to cover two freight charges, then our vendor botched an order sending too much product and I have to be the middle man in getting that all fixed. I am ready to be done for the week. But I have to work early on Saturday too. No rest until Sunday, if I am lucky!
I need sleep I am a walking talking zombie. life is just grand!

Happy Halloween!!

Ah!! The new car smell!

So as we went to get a Glider chair in Pleasant Grove this weekend, we saw this Chevy Tahoe we really liked. So we got the number of the Auto store and we have been working with them to settle on a price. Today we finally got what we where looking for, in the price range we wanted as well. Its a 2001 model and its really nice and a steal of a deal (we did not pay what the stick price says). All power everything, nice tires, a/c, an average stereo and room for a third row seat. Its leather too! with kids that is a plus. We are excited to get such a nice car. We have been looking to up grade to something bigger for our growing family. And Alicen and I are not mini van types of people. Alicen went down on wednesday with her dad and test drove it. He said it looked good and a good deal for what we get. That is as good as gold for me. So we will be driving in style! I only worry with it being a V8 of how much gas, we will go through. I dont see an more then with the Jeep we are driving. We will just have to see.

So Big!

McKinley got her first big girl bed and boy did we go all out. Spencer and his friends Trevor are doing log furniture for a side job and so we had them do a little bed for McKinley and last night was the big night for her. She seemed really unsure of what to think of it. She was excited but not ready for a big bed. The only concern Alicen and I had was no side rails and so if she fell off she would hit the floor. Anyway, we said evening prayer around her bed and then tucked her in. Like ten minutes later we could her knocking on her door to be let out. So we had to put her back into bed and try again. This time was a success, she fell asleep on her bed. Most people say its a hard switch for kids but McKinley is so good with things like this. She does not care. Anyway around 1 am, Allie and I woke up to a thud. I ran into McKinley room and she had fallen on the floor. She was half asleep and trying to walk to the door. It was sad but funny too. We put her back in her bed and asleep she went again. Only this time, we decided to put the couch cushions around her until we can get some rails. She did not fall out again the whole night. She will learn like most kids to know where the edge is. I remember lots of time my sister Robyn falling off the bunk bed from the top. Robyn learned and so will McKinley. It was a big night for all of us.

The Perfect Season No More!!

Oh how I wanted to rent my cloths, cry unto the Lord for help, guidence and direction, and then sulk like a little kid when he gets in trouble after the BYU game. BYU choked on their chances of a BCS bowl this year. The highest they will see is the #8 spot. What worries me now is the they might not even get into a bowl now. Since they lost to TCU on Thursday, a game which they where just not ready for. TCU came out to win and win big they did. The Cougs looked bad for a nationally ranked team. But now if they lose to Utah in Nov. they might not even get an invite to a bowl. Why oh Why did they have to play so bad! They always seem to do bad for a couple of games after their bye week. This year was no different. No one looked good verse TCU. The game started off bad and BYU could never recover. Lets hope they come home and just take there anger out on UNLV. And get some good luck going into the end of the season and bowl bidding. The problem they BYU is facing is that fact that teams are picking up on there routine with plays. Bronco needs to change things up. Its good to run a tight ship on your team but once opponents pick up on your plays you need to get a little more creative. BYU is in the funk right now. Bronco trickery is the key.
Now I have to root for the UofU to make the BCS bowl busters. But even they still have to face TCU and I know they will be ready for the Runnin Utes too. Go Utes!!!

Welcome to Chemisty! Don't Touch Anything!!!

So this Semester I took my first Chemistry class since high school. And the in college I have a separate lab class that I have to take with the course. I know I know what you are thinking, yeah so get on with your rantings. And here I go, I think its funny that in college they still make you do safer or easier labs then in high school. In my class I have drawn molecules rather then see some or mix some together, I got to see small reactions that fizzed a little. I could have stayed home and put alka seltzer in water to see fizz. I WANT SOME HYDROCHLORIC ACID DANG IT!! I work with it at work with out any problems whats a little mess in chemistry. I wanna make BOOMS!! Lets Get hardcore here. Anyway that's all I have to say. Just sick of little labs that have no reason but to take up valuable time in other things I could be doing.

Hello I am Bishop Bret!

Yes, its true! If you have not heard I am offically a Bishop. NO no not of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. No just a bishop in my brother in laws mind. I guess I am too preachy to him and his ordeals in life. Which makes me really sad because I thought I was just being a friend looking to help. However I was just the opposite. I know that I can be overly sarcastic and blunt on things, especially when it comes to church related matters but when its true, and I know it, and someone has served the Lord for two years but still doesn't want to believe it that is when I get irritated. Technically I blame myself on this whole matter. I was told when I left my mission to find close friends in the church and I was lucky enough to have my Cousin Danny around to help me through that rough time after coming home. At times Danny was a real lifesaver and Although he might never have known it I owe him for being there. With that said I should have been there for Spencer. But with school, a wife, and two kids. I slacked on my responsibility as a return missionary to see that other RM's make it too. I just hope that everything from here on out will get better and that I can become more to Spencer then just a preachy Bishop in his mind, but to be a close and dear friend again. All in due time is what I hope for.

Oh the webs we Weave!

So yesterday I get a call from Allie, she was madder then a wet hen about how the State office will not let her change Tatum's name to Taitan (yes, it is officially Taitan now) because we had to white out another name and put Taitan. Well they thought we might have messed with the paper work so they could not help her. She got mad and hot headed and had security call on her. So when I got the call, she wanted me to cool her down, as she got cooled down I was getting my head chew off by Allie. She has a way of doing that when she needs to cool. Anyway I had to take an early lunch to go to the State department to get this paper sighned again. I was irritated with the state officials; although I understand their reasoning. And I was irritated with Allie for yelling at me because I have all the answers (not true) but I was really and mostly irritated that I had to take my lunch earlier then usual. Makes for a longer day when you got earlier. Anyway we got the paper work done and Tatum's name changed finally. He is no longer going to be compared to Tatum O'Neil or said he has a girls name. Its over and done. It is not Taitan and we like it end of story. Although we will most likely call him Tait through out his life.
Anyway, my story continues- After Allie yelled at the state lady and having that whole ordeal. She had to get new tubes for the stroller we have, well she could not get the tires off to replace the tubes and asked the auto shop at walmart to help her. The Mechanic told her "that they do not do that" that they where a tire shop and that "walmart sales shoes too but will not put them on for her either." Well she called me crying over the matter and I had to help her through that. Although that mechanic was an A$$! And should never treat a customer that way, Alicen was getting a little bitter sweet lesson taught to her. Treat everyone like how you would want to be treated. So it was a interesting day at work with everything going on out side of work.

Captain America

such an Idiot!!

I am such an Idiot! I have been so focused on one class in school, I totally spaced a midterm for another class I am taking. The teachers has like 3 midterms which is really weird but I missed on. I am just gut sick over the fact I forgot something like that. Now looking over the discussion board I might have to take the class over because Chemistry is that hard. Seriously how dumb can I be to forget a test, granted it is an on line class. Easy to forget. But now because of my actions I will have to retake the class, set me back another semester of school before I can graduate and start any other program I feel like going into. I am just over the whole thing and I can only blame myself. I need to not focus so much on my anatomy class. Still I am an Idiot!