Just me and my 'Ohana: May 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008

This is funny!!!

I just thought this was so funny. Don't cha just love English kiddies accents. Too cute!

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Happy Birthday to my sister Danielle. We really miss her since she is the only sibling living outside of Utah but, we will take whatever visits we can get. Fortunately she is a flight attendant and can visit us fairly easily. I sure hope you have an awesome birthday Dani.

Some things I love about my Dani:

She is a work horse.

She is always cleaning and doing our laundry when she visits. We can't stop her!

She is super helpful.

She and I were close in age so we were in high school together, we were college roommates and worked together too. Those were great times! Remember the tarantula and how you let me crawl in your twin bed with you?

She will always babysit your kids when she visits and let you go out.

She's always giving up her hotel room to others.

She calls just to talk to the kids. I think that's cool.

She is hilarious.

She is very tolerant.

She is generous and thoughtful.

We always shared a bedroom growing up. Remember how we cleaned our room? I know, I know, it was my idea!

Dani pokey rissi eye!

But, most of all, I just enjoyed having you so close in age so I only had to endure things for a year before you joined me! You know how I hate to be alone. Love you Dani.

Sistas

Dani and Hudsy bear

Dalty bug and Dani

Dani, Alicia, Tonya, Summer

Dani and Justin

Summer and Dani

Dani and Justin

Dani, Julz, Summer

Friday, May 23, 2008

My deal-ios!

Today I got this for $1.99...

and this for free!!!

I love a good deal. And, I'm not weird!!!

Okay, I am so weird!!!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Minimum wage aka chump change!!!

Derrek and I were going through old stuff and found a bunch of old report cards for me and my siblings from middle and high school. That was funny. Then, Derrek found an old pay stub from when he had a paper route. We realized that I was making the same amount as he was making and I was a 19 year old college student in retail. He was a 10 year old boy with a paper route and his stub showed $4.69 an hour which was above minimum wage! So, actually, he was making more than me. I only made 4.25!!!

I remember when I started college in the Fall of 89, my friend Kari and I got jobs making those tiny little key chain license plates with names and sayings on them. We lived in Happy Valley and made minimum wage which was $3.35 an hour! My rent was $150.00 a month and college tuition and books on top of that. I guess that explains why I didn't go to school my third quarter. I am no mathematician (you know, cuz I'm a college drop out!) but, I don't think those numbers compute!

So, this made me think about minimum wage. Here's the low down on the ridiculousness of it all. The first minimum wage was in 1938 at 25 cents and they could raise it in 7 years to 40 cents an hour. I don't know if they did. Then it raised to $2.30 an hour in 1978. It was 3.35 from 81-89. Raised to 3.80 in 1990 and then 4.25 in 1991. It was raised to 5.15 in 1997. And of course it just raised last July to 5.85 and will raise this July to 6.55 and next July to 7.25. Whew! Can you believe how slow they are to raise it and they totally do not keep up with inflation. Ridiculous!

There it is, everything you needed to know about minimum wage. I personally think it's crap. Has anyone had to try and live on minimum wage? It's impossible. I understand both points of view on this because I have tried to live on minimum wage as well as been a business owner. Thankfully, very few people even offer minimum wage anymore. Even fast food pays more than that. Anyhoo, this is a sore spot for me. But, for now, I am done.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Judy Attitud-y

On Saturday, I was running errands with Alicia and we drove around this gas pump and this old lady with a package of candy and a large soda was coming towards us rushing to her car. The space in between was so tight that we had to kind of stop a little for her to get by. Alicia said out her window, "sorry" and then Judy Attitud-y said "yeah, I bet you are!" Can you believe that? Her life must be pretty awful to come back with that kind of response. Most people would just drive by her without saying anything, but Alicia was sincerely sorry. Geez lady, get your sugar and caffeine fix quickly! What a witch! (Yes, I wanted to use a "b" but, I shall refrain.)

Monday, May 12, 2008

Lorna Call Alder turns 102 this month!

This woman is the sister to Don's grandfather Ara O. Call. Ever since she turned 100, my kids have been fascinated with her. They went to her 100th birthday party and they see her at functions and can't believe they know someone that is over 100. They love to tell all their friends. Well, later this month, she will turn 102. She really is an amazing woman and has accomplished amazing things during her lifetime. I just happened to catch her on the news today and here is the link if anyone is interested.

http://www.abc4.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=82080@video.ktvx.com&navCatld=142

You will need to click on the link and then it should load. A commercial will run first and then the story. If it doesn't work, just click on the story in the left column under local news.

Two rough boys...

every pair of jeans (except one) is ripped in the left knee...
35 days till school gets out!
Seriously?

Sunday, May 11, 2008

For all the moms!!!

I am sure many of you have seen this before, however, this is to all the moms who have said at least one of these phrases...Happy Mother's Day and here's to a job that really never does end and is soooooo intensely difficult!!! As well as the best job in the world!!!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Cinco de Mayo or at our house...Hudson's Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to Hudson!!!

Nine years ago today I was racing down the freeway to my doctor in Des Moines to see if I was truly in labor. (The nurse didn't think I was and I had to beg her to let me come in to get checked.) After checking me, they decided that I was having the baby right then. I was told to run to the hospital across the street. I was still hoping I would have time to have an epidural, but they all KNEW I wasn't going to have one and no one dared tell me! They just kept leading me along until the doctor finally said no. I had two elevator mishaps (of course!) and when I finally ran (yes, ran in labor, I rock!) to the labor and delivery floor, I yelled "I'm having a baby!" They said to go into that room and pointed to the door. I ran in and ripped off my clothes. (Yes, ripped off ALL my clothes.) I wanted an epidural and I was just trying to speed things along. So, there I stood buck naked in the room with the door opened. The nurse just looked at me and said "didn't I give you a gown?" About 35 minutes after arriving at the hospital, Hudson was born. The funny thing is that we told the nurses and docs that it was cinco de mayo and they all just looked at us weirdly and said "huh?" Can you believe they didn't know what that was? Crazy midwesterners! Oh, and I should tell you that because it was while Don was in med school and this was a teaching hospital, there were two docs (one of which was in our ward), two students, and two nurses in my room. ALL watching the birth and then they needed to watch the stitches. Gotta love teaching hospitals. Anyway, he was three weeks early and came super fast. His labor was soooooo different than Mikaela's labor. (Which explains my stupidity in not going to the hospital in the first place.) But, I was so happy to have him come when he did. The timing actually worked out perfectly for us. And I would go through it all over again to have Hudson in my life. He was so tiny and cute and red. Now, he is super tall and a great kid. He is so sympathetic and sensitive. He is a wonderful student and he always gets his homework done without being asked. He knows what he wants and goes for it. He loves soccer, reading, and playing with friends. I am so proud of him and everything he does. Here are a few pictures of that cute little guy.

I don't have a scanner so these are the only newborn shots I have of him!
He's about 2 months above and 3 months below.

Mikaela and Hudson
I guess he doesn't love squishy hugs!

Hudson '03

Hudson and Dalton in bionicle land '08

Ice skating '06

Josh and Hudson and Dalton
St. George, 2007

Hudson

Hudson '06

Cougars against the Utes '05

Hudson's Inca project '08

Hudson - St. George, Oct.'07

Quotes that are totally worth remembering

8/7/11: We were visiting my cousin's ranch for a big family dinner and Dalton saw two dogs in the "mating kennel." He kept asking everyone what they were doing. Summer told him they were playing "leap frog" and I said it was actually "leap dog" but he said he didn't believe it. Then, he just kept asking and told us to watch and then even demonstrated. Jake told him the one was giving the other a back massage. Finally, I told him it was a mating kennel and he said, "oh!" I asked him if he knew what it meant and he said, "like a boyfriend and girlfriend?" I said, "well, they're supposed to be husband and wife but dogs don't have weddings. We'll talk more about this later."

6/11: I walked into the house after saying goodbye to my boyfriend and Dalton said to me, "mom, I saw you guys through the window." I said, "oh ya, what did you see?" and he replied, "well, first there was talking...and then there was romance!"

6/28/10: Dalton asked me if I knew grandpa was trying to make a movie. I said yes and he said, "I can't wait to see it cuz grandpa has an imagination."

4/23/10: I overheard Dalton telling Hudson, "I am a 7 year old! There's no way I can have a bunch of upgrades that I can keep track of!" (You know upgrades on the DS..trust me, it was funny.)

2-27-10: Suzanne's wedding photographer was Summer's ex boyfriend Mike. He was in one of the rooms uploading photos to his laptop and Dalton sat down beside him and said, "so, are you having a good time at work?"

2-26-10: Grandpa offered me something to eat and we both knew it had meat in it. I asked him if it had meat in it and he said yes and I said, "um...no thank you!" Then Dalton said, "she's not a fan of meat."

2-26-10: We were trying Dalton's tux on him for Suzanne's wedding. It was too big so we were trying to figure out what we were going to do to fix it. Dalton said, "I don't know why adults get so obsessed with nice clothes. They're all like, oh it doesn't fit, it's too big."

12-30-09: Hudson was making Mii's on the Wii and asked how tall grandpa was. Dani said he was 6 foot and is the tallest in our family and Hudson replied..."not for long!" (He was told by a Dr. when he was 2 that he might be 6' 1" and he is holding on to that one!)

12-19-09: I asked all the kids if they liked the movie "The Princess and the Frog" that they had seen the night before with grandpa and the cousins and they all liked it except Dalton. I asked if he liked the movie and he said, "I didn't really like it." I said, "Why?" and he said, "because it was too lovey."

12-7-09: We were making gingerbread houses with the cousins and I overhear Hudson tell Dalton who just sat on his lap, "dude, that probably hurt your nuts." Dalton said, "it didn't hurt my nuts." So I said, "Dalton do you know what nuts are?" and he said, "balls" and then I said, "do you know what balls are?" and he pointed down towards his lap with a smile. And this whole time I still thought my baby was innocent. {sniff, sniff}

8-20-09: Cham asked Dalton how school was going so far. He said, "ok" and she asked how his teacher was and he said, "she's ok...she's kinda strict." Cham asked, "isn't it easy for you because you're such a rule follower?" Dalton said, "No, I've had a lot of hard stuff in my life!" (So, I'm wondering what he's going to say, right?) He continues, "Like laps...I have to run laps without stopping and it's really hard!"

7-10-09: We were getting in my car and Hudson says to me, "how's your tire pressure, mom?" I asked him how he knows about tire pressure and he said, "scouts." I love my little man.

5-20-09: Dalton made some comment about two people making out. I asked him if he knew what making out meant. He said, "isn't it just kissing a lot?" I said, "well, yes but you can't do that till you're like 45!" Dalton said, "45! My dad's not even 45...you mean dad hasn't made out?!?"

5-11-09: Hudson was having a coughing fit and Dalton says, "Hudson, you've gotta lay off the hot sauce!"

5-4-09: Dalton said, "Mom, I know that no one likes a back seat driver...but the speed limit is 40!"

1-20-09: Dalton said, "I don't know why but Mikaela wears bras! Not to be rude but...she's only 12!"

1-17-09: The kids were eating lunch and Dalton was the last one to finish. We were in a hurry so I said, "Dalton, hurry up. We need to go. Eat faster." He replied, "I'm enjoying my food...that's what I do!"

12-20-08: We went to Hudson's basketball game and when we got to the car he was goofing off and I said "get in...hurry...I'm freezing! And, you should be cold too since you're in shorts!" Hudson replies, "I can handle it cause I'm a man and you're not!"

12-18-08: We went to Ari's first dance recital. She used Mikaela's curly hairpiece to fit over her bun and give her a ponytail of curls. So, cute. Afterwards we took pictures and Cham says to Dalton "you didn't have your picture taken with Ari. She is the star tonight, you know?" Dalton says, "well I don't know about that, but she has the biggest hair!"

12-8-08: We have one humidifier that we are all trying to share right now. I had it in Mikaela's room and was planning to move it to the boys room when I went to bed that night. I didn't move it and in the morning Hudson came in my room and said, "mom, you forgot to put the fumigator in our room!" Fumigator is right! Two boys in one room. Maybe he's onto something...

12-5-08: Everyone was getting haircuts and it was Dalton's turn. He's talking to the lady and she's laughing at him. She says, "you're cute!" He says, "yep!" She later says, "you're funny!" He says, "yep!" Then she says, "How old are you?" He says, "six!" She says, "Are you sure you're not 16?" He replies, "nope...not even six and a half!" She replies, "you're just so well-spoken."

11-30-08: Dalton needed to go to the bathroom and we were at a public place so I made him go in the womens bathroom with me. (I worry about him going into a public bathroom alone and without Hudson!) So, we head in and Dalton says "mom, when it's just you and me and we go to the girls' bathroom...it's kinda embarassing!" Poor kid...what to do?

11-13-08: Dalton was eating Total cereal and he said "this cereal doesn't have any taste. It's kinda boring to eat."

Dalton came out of the bathroom and told Summer..."I wouldn't go in there for like 2 days!"

Hudson and I were making ziploc omelets which he learned how to do in scouts. It was taking a while and D-rock jokingly says "eggs take 10 years to cook." Hudson jokingly responds "no they don't because I've had eggs and I'm nine." He's such a smart alec but he put D-rock in his place.

I had reminded Dalton that this was his last day of kindegarten and he would never be a kindegartner again. I went to pick him up from school and he comes out saying "mom, it's my last day of kindegarten and I still can't read!" I guess he assumed it would all pop into his head suddenly on the last day!

We were at the pool and Dalton said something about needing to do something for our aunt Alicia. Mikaela said "Dalton, you know she's not our real aunt, don't you?" Dalton exclaimed "Why didn't anyone tell me that my whole life!"

Mikaela was telling about a situation with a "mean girl" at school and she was going on and on about the nastiness of it all and Hudson said "too bad you're not a boy, Mikaela, we don't have that stuff!" How true!

Summer asked Dalton to stop growing up and he said "Not gonna happen!" Then, she later said it again and he replied "I can't, it's impossible!"

We were trying to find something for Dalton to take to "show and tell" and he was turning everything down. Finally he says "show and tell is just disappointing." So, we quit and he went to school without anything.

Dalton was telling us that he thought this girl in his class named Kylee was cute. Later that evening, as we were eating dinner, someone said to Dalton "Dalton, you're cute!" Then he replies "so's Kylee."

Dalton made a craft project. He said, "I can't wait for Hudson to come home, he'll just criticize it." Looks like I need to educate Hudsy bear so he's not so critical. He comes by it genetically, this won't be easy.

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Just me and my 'Ohana

Thursday, May 29, 2008

This is funny!!!

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Happy Birthday Dani!!!

Friday, May 23, 2008

My deal-ios!

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Minimum wage aka chump change!!!

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Judy Attitud-y

Monday, May 12, 2008

Lorna Call Alder turns 102 this month!

Two rough boys...

Sunday, May 11, 2008

For all the moms!!!

Monday, May 5, 2008

Cinco de Mayo or at our house...Hudson's Birthday!!!

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