Random Sampler

Here are some tidbits of unrelated events or information that is my life lately.

1. I bought a kitchen table and chairs at the DI for no reason, except that it was a good deal. Yes, I already have a table, and no, I didn't really need a new one. Now I have to sand down all the chairs and repaint them, and find a new top for the table because I chipped all the tile off of it (on purpose). In my mind it will be beautiful when it is done, but we will see how it really turns out.
2. The other day I was sitting in my kitchen feeding Tanner when I saw a little kid run around to the back of my house. I saw what looked like water running down between the kid's legs, and I told Anthony someone was peeing right behind our door of our patio. He ran out there and caught a girl pulling up her pants! What the heck? What is wrong with people these days. I went out front to tell her she needs to use the toilet at her house, but she was gone.
3. I signed Anthony up to donate plasma at 6:00 in the morning, thinking it would be a good way for us to make a few extra dollars. He, being the good guy that he is, gets up early and goes twice a week. However, he says it is an hour and a half of pure pain, and he would rather cut his arm off. This makes me feel really bad, and I told him I don't want him to donate anymore, but he likes having his own money I guess.
4. On Thursday I accidentally dropped Anthony's paycheck and deposit slip into the mail drop, rather than our mortgage payment. Well, we had to call the post office and wait for an employee to come and get it for us, and the lady got stuck on the off ramp for 45 minutes because there was a wreck. I felt really bad for making her come back, but she was really nice about it.
5. Our stake is starting a new initiative, making the first whole week of every month "family week" which means there are to be no meetings or activities, and we should spend the week with our families. I am excited for this, because ever since Anthony was put in Young Men's he has mutual and scouts and camp outs and various other things he has to do.
6. After a year of not being a visiting teacher (I moved into the ward just as a new presidency was put in and I slid in under the radar) they finally caught up with me. As luck would have it my partner is inactive and 2 out of 3 sisters I am supposed to visit are inactive. This is exactly why I dislike visiting teaching!
7. Tyson has made it his personal agenda to taunt and torment Tanner every waking minute of the day. Tanner has taken it upon himself to scream or wail everytime someone looks at him. It is times like these that I say I am done having kids.
8. I am now counting down one month until the time we go to Hawaii. Anthony is going off sweets and junk food with me until our trip. This is my final effort to lose those last 5 pounds before I get in a swimming suit. I did this before our wedding and dropped 10 pounds pretty easily. I am betting I eat enough junk and sweets to keep an extra 10 pounds on because I am addicted to Anthony's delicious chocolate chip cookies and can honestly eat two dozen by myself. Wish me luck.

Cousins

It has been almost a year since I have seen Andrea's family becuase they couldn't come home for Christmas due to her pregnancy. Well, this week her two boys got to stay in Beaver while Andrea flew back to Texas to catch up on selling their house. That means Jake and Will were able to spend an afternoon with us. It was so much fun. Too bad it was cold and windy here, but we did make it to the park. Tyson is taller and bigger than Will, who is 4 months older than him, but Will talks much better. And Jake is just happy to be around.

Movie Critic

I am a redbox junkie, to say the least. Lately I have been watching a few movies because I have been waiting for some good ones to come to DVD since we never ever go to the theater. Here is my take on what I have seen:

August Rush: great feel-good movie, I recommend seeing it
Enchanted: cutesy, cheesy...Anthony said it should be for kids ages 2-9, but I didn't think it was that bad
Dan in Real Life: awesome, a must see
Bee Movie: very clever and cute, Tyson loved it and Anthony thought it was hilarious, great for kids and grownups alike
Evan Almighty: a good family show, funny and entertaining, Tyson liked the animals

The great thing about all of these is that they are clean. I think they are all even rated PG. We appreciate clean entertainment in our home.