St. Patties Day!

Today is St. Patrick's day. Last night to get ready, put the kiddies to sleep and then decorated the house with leperchaun footprints and clovers all over the house. Then we left a little present on the table for both kids. I guess Kinni got a blast out of it and ran all over the house, (at least that is what I was told. I was all ready at work). But I dressed up in a green undershirt, then my green polo. I put on my four leaf clover necklace and wore my St. patties top hat. Although took it off once I got to my office. Its a little tight on the head. I was the only one at work to even dress up. Everyone seems to forget this holiday. Tonight we will go to my parents to eat corn beef and cabbage. Yummy!! Its going to be a good night. I enjoy this holiday. Everyone thinks its funny that I get into it but with a Grandmother that had fun with it, why not keep up the tradition. I hope others would too.

Kids make wimps of their Parents!

Every Monday night, Alicen and I have a family home evening with couples in our ward. This last Monday we got on the topic of kids and I told the story of this sign above. I figure I might as well put it on my blog too. The story goes- I was driving home one night and come over the viaduct on 1300 south in Salt Lake and this sign was on a billboard. I don't know if I just saw my little girl in the picture or thought of just kids going to bed hungry. But I got a sick feeling in my stomach and a little teary-eyed. Now I am not hurting financially to the point my kids would go hungry; if that is what you are thinking. But the sign just made me think, and with me being easily emotional over things (thanks Mom), This sign just hit me right.
As I continued with this story, everyone was cracking jokes. One of my friends Collin said it was funny I started to get teary-eyed. His wife shot back saying "you would do the same thing."They are due to have their first kid in a month. The whole conversation was so funny. Danny my cousin, said he saw the sign and didn't think anything of it. It's interesting to me, that I would have been like Danny before I had kids. Once I did have kids little things like this get you. Some one once told Alicen that when you have kids you look at everything totally different. I believe that to be true. Just like this sign who would have thought I would get so emotionally attached to a sign. It just makes me sick to think that there are parents that would rather buy beer, cigarettes, or other items instead of food to feed their kids. I could or would never put my needs above my kids. Anyway, that was the story. It was just funny to see every ones reaction to it. I am sure if anyone read this (please someone) you will laugh too.

February 19, 2009

Today is McKinley's birthday and she is 2 years old. I can not believe my little girl is that big. It makes me feel so old, however I could not see my life with out her in it. I am so glad to see her become a cute little girl. She is growing up so fast but making the best of every opportunity she has had in her own life and also in ours as her parents. She has been a handful with her being so indepenant and wanting to be so big. Everyday is a new advanture with her. Happy Birthday McKinley!!

Just like the Mish!!

I got a forward at work called "Godly Humor" from a co worker. They were all pretty good but this one was the best. The caption below the picture is just perfect. On my mission to Alaska, we had a inspiration drawing like this one. Only ours said "break the ice and Baptise." On this picture it has the two people frozen in the ice. Ours had the convert frozen in the ice with the elders out side. For some reason, this picture reminded me of my mission. Thought I would post it, just becuase that is how it some times felt in AK.

Film Class Update

Recently in my film class, we have been going over Genre's and documentaries. However, this week we have started watching Musicals. For Genre's, my teacher had us watch the western movies- 3:10 to Yuma, Stagecoach and Blazing Saddles. Yuma was really good and like a western should be now a days, action and gun sling. Stagecoach was good since it has John Wayne in it (I like John Wayne movies) but it was in black and white. Its a hard movie to watch since it all takes place in a stagecoach with no real climax. Blazing Saddle was made by Mel Brooks....Enough said. The three movies are so different in almost every way but they still have the Western idea.

After that it was onto Documentaries which were just plan boring. I had to watch a PBS documentary on Jazz and it turned into a history event. I could barely stay focused it was so slow. The worse part was the narrator- he was monotone and slow speaking. A real head nodder. The musical idea was the next week. My teacher likes to start off with older movies and work to more current movies. We ended up watching the movies "singing in the rain" and "stormy weather." I have never seen either but half way through singing I tuned out. Then the only part I watched in Stormy weather was the Jumpin Jive. The rest of the time I was doodling a superhero with a "K" on its chest.

I do have to give props to the dancers in both movies, they did a good part with dancing and such. The two guys from Stormy Weather was really good. I could never do or want to do as many splits as they did through out their dance routine. Towards the end it just looked painful to watch. Its too bad half my class did not see that part. Once the musicals started, about 50% of the class got up and left. I stayed to watch, even though I doodled ninety percent of the time. At least next week, we get to modern musicals. Most likely Phantom of the opera or Moulin rouge. I would laugh (or cry) if he brought in High School Musical. I will just have to see. But that is my update on what we have been watching. I am getting well rounded in different movies.