Hungry and the Weather

The title of this post might be a little misleading. I am very hungry right now and am dying for some Wavy Lays but I don't have any (on purpose for this exact situation). That, however, is not what I was thinking about.
Weather is a lot like being hungry. When you aren't hungry you don't think about it. You don't go around thinking, "You know...I'm not hungry, I'm feeling nice and full. This is great." But when you are hungry it is all you think about. It is hard to think about anything else. Weather is kind of like that. It has been so incredible this week that I have forgotten about miserable weather. I was reading Meredith's blog today about the snow and then I remember that all over the world millions of people are either suffering in severe cold weather or dreadful hot. I open my windows and think is there any felicity in the world such as this? The air smells so incredible and feels so fresh. I can't imagine that anyone woke up to a day different than mine. Strange how our human nature turns so "naturally" back to a semi-selfish mode.
PS Don't worry, it's going to snow on Sunday so it's not like I'll be in beautiful weather forever.

Life is amusing

Yesterday Math decided that it was talk like Harry Potter day. He requested that we talk with British accents. Mine, although not authentic, is at least decent. Math's is just funny. I am not sure what part of the UK Math's accent comes from but it is entertaining. This also caused Seth to giggle most of the day. (PS still mad about the delay in the release of the movie!!)

On a totally different subject...today I was so exhausted. After hearing my sister-in-law Anne tell me all the funny places she has fallen asleep recently because of exhaustion I decided that maybe I should just try and lie down. I don't recall this ever working before!! Math is in a good mood today so he and Seth just played trains and army men while I fell asleep for a long time. Could it possibly be that I may be able to take naps once or twice a month now?? Amazing!

And lastly...how long to you think it would take your family to go through 2 lbs of blueberries? Maybe a day or two. Well, ours lasted about 15 minutes yesterday. This is still longer than the 4 lbs of strawberries that only lasted about 10 minutes. On Sat, besides dinner, the boys only ate grapes, blueberries (another bunch), carrots and steamed broccoli. I am not complaining because I am happy that they are all nice and antioxidant rich but it does mean extra trips to the store and extra money ;)

Curls

So my sister just put up this video and I am so going to try it! It will beat the pink sponge curlers I used to use before I moved to Texas and cut off all my hair. Here's the LINK to her post.

I'm lame I know...

So, I know y'all might not be Office fans but the opening of this week's episode was soooo incredibly funny everyone should watch it and if you don't laugh at the cat falling through the ceiling then you have problems...

Twitter

So, Kelly Kapoor is now on Twitter. I am finally tempted to join Twitter...I am so lame!! (not about joining twitter, more about the temptation :)

Palo Duro

This is a little funny and should give you an idea of how big Texas really is. We lived in Texas for 7 years. We went to a lot of state parks and saw a lot of

amazing things. We have always wanted to go to Palo Duro canyon. It is up in the panhandle which actually makes it a huge trip from central Texas. Now that we live in Boulder, CO we are actually much closer to Palo Duro canyon than when we lived in Austin, TX. I guess now that we moved to Colorado maybe we will finally get to visit some of the places in Texas we always wanted to go. Maybe we will wait till we move to Utah to go to Big Bend :)

Sweet Little Ones...

I know I shouldn't do it but sometimes I love to rock or lay down with the boys and put them to sleep. I am amused by the antics they will use to try and keep themselves awake like moving their legs or hitting their head. They are usually so tired by the end of the day that it only takes a few minutes. It is so peaceful to watch them drift into sleep. They like to hold my hand. Good thing I have two hands.
Sometimes I let them go to sleep in our bed. We climb in and hold hands and go to sleep...

Ancestor Doll

Hyrum had to make an ancestor doll for a school project. This is not as easy as it may sound. The doll is made on a clothes pin so it is really only about 2 1/2 - 3 inches tall. We had fun doing it. Hyrum is especially proud of the face he drew. Can you guess where some of his ancestors come from?

Math...

Don't worry, I have all my widgets saved and the old blog template. I am still messing around with the code so I decided to keep it simple till I figure out what I am doing....

Anyway, today Math came up to our bed and got in. He then exclaimed, "Precious dad, precious mom....This is the life!" We couldn't help but laugh and laugh. After awhile John told Math that he was "Living the dream." Math replied, "I am not living in a dream, I am living in a house." What an age for saying funny things!!

Under Construction

I have been playing with the html. Obviously I am not that great at it yet but I am trying to learn so the blog will probably be a little bit of a mess for awhile as I try and change it!

Pictures...

I am not a professional photographer by any stretch of the imagination. I don't think I would even rank as amateur but every once in awhile I capture John in a good action shot. These are pictures I feel represent him very well even if the picture technically may not be that good. These are my two favorite...

Texas Sun...


Colorado Snow...