beats the SIT out of other seats...

We went to PIR for Nascar week to watch Damon's brother, Taylor, race. Unfortunately, Taylor was in a bad wreck during lap 30 that totalled his car. I felt awful for Taylor but I was able to get a good laugh out of this sign. As far as Taylor's car goes... ahhh sit!

Pictures in the Park

All of my sisters were here this last weekend! That in itself is a miracle considering how many there are of us, our busy lives, and we live all over the country. We went to a park to take pictures. It was fun taking the pictures and just as fun looking at them. Here are some of the random ones that made me laugh, actually just a few because most of them had at least one person making a funny face or touching their hair. I considered putting together a series of just Leslie touching her hair, she seemed to do it the most, but it was taking way too long to download. The other pictures I decided to do without were the ones were we were either showing off our butts or touching someone's butt. Like the ones of Leslie touching her hair, they also took too long to download. So here are a few of my faves...

Whiskers

After playing outside in the cold (we're talking Arizona cold) and wind Harrison's face was red and chapped. I was trying to figure out why it was red and asked if it hurt. Harrison's response...
"Well, it hurts because my whiskers are growing in." As he raised his chin to show me his oh so impressive new manly whiskers.

Where's Your Diaper?!

Lucy kept taking her pants off today. She would take them off and I would put them back on. Finally I realized she was taking them off because they were falling off. So the next time she shimmied out of her pants I let them stay off. A few minutes later I was in my bedroom talking to my sister on the phone when Lucy climbed up on the bed to sit by me. Being a little distracted it took me a few minutes to realize that she was not only missing her pants but her diaper as well! Then I noticed the front of her shirt was wet. I immediatly went into action. Luckily I didn't have to search too far for her diaper. It was in the hallway outside my bedroom door, nice and clean, laying next to a big puddle of pee. I quickly got the situation resolved, pee cleaned up, dirty shirt off, diaper back on, everyone happy. Everyone was happy and laughing. What were they laughing at? The boys were laughing at Lucy running and Lucy was laughing because the boys were laughing. Then I started laughing. As Lucy was running one side of her diaper came undone, unable to stand alone the other side slid right down her leg. Without missing a step Lucy simply stepped out of her diaper and kept running...

Boxes, Boxes Everywhere

After Christmas we had, like all families I'm sure, an over abundance of boxes and trash. After filling our trash can as full as I could with wrapping paper I asked Damon if I could throw the boxes in his truck for him to dispose of. He reassured me he could get rid of all the boxes. So I loaded up his truck and forgot about it. Several weeks later he was excited to tell me that he had gotten rid of most of the boxes. My question was, "What do you mean by 'most'?" Well the only boxes left in his truck were the ones that hadn't blown out while he was driving! Damon's response, "Honestly, I just forgot about them." I was a little baffled by this and didn't quite believe my husband would drive on the freeway and all around town with boxes and trash blowing out of the bed of his truck onto our nice clean roads. A few weeks later Damon left for work two seconds before I left to take Harrison to school and so I had to follow him for a short while. In the mile and a half that I followed him it happened... a box flew from the back of his truck littering our neighborhood road! I just had to laugh. He was totally serious when he said he got rid of the boxes by letting them blow away...

What Made Me Laugh Today...

Almost falling on my butt while getting in my car at the car wash. (I even did the stop and look around to see if anyone was watching.)

Jackson walking to the car from 99 cents only, refusing to let go of his new sword to pull up his pants that had fallen to his knees.

What made me laugh the hardest: Playing charades with a bunch of Relief Society friends. Just to mention a few of the highlights...Michael Jackson, ballerina eating gum off the floor, Paula Dean, dog peeing, mom jeans

Secret Agent Jackson

This is what I laughed at today... Jackson was pretending to be a secret agent whith his cool glasses, high tech toilet paper roll guns (that he stuck in his shirt), and his super speedy scooter.

Wake up Call

Lucy woke up at 4:30 am. She usually sleeps through the night so I went to see what was wrong. As soon as I walked into her room she said, "doos!" (interpretation= shoes) The silly girl wanted her shoes on!
At 4:32 am when I crawled back into bed I couldn't help but laugh. What baby wakes in the middle of the night only to ask for shoes?

More TV?

Today was kind of stressfull. I had three doctors appointments and was gone ALL day. The first two appointments were really good and informational and the kids were with my mom. But the last one was for the boys because they have been sick and are not getting better. After about an hour and a half of being at the doctor with all three of my kiddos I spent another hour and a half driving around, dropping off and picking up prescriptions (all 5 of them), going to Target to let my kids spend their Christmas money while we wait for our prescriptions, going to pick up the medicine and finding out there was an issue with our insurance, and finally driving home. Once we got home my kids were done. Lucy was crying and the boys were lying on the couch almost lethargic. I had to spoon feed them because they need food with their medicine. Finally, the medicine, rest and food kicked in and they started acting normal again. So I asked "do you want more to eat?" Harrison promptly replied, "I want more TV!"

I said "who wants more to EAT?" not "who wants more TV?"

But I guess he's feeling better...

Found Horse

At the intersection by my house there is a sign on a pole that says "Found Horse" and then a phone number. Why this makes me laugh everytime I see it I'm not sure. Maybe it's because most residential areas don't have a lot of horses. Or maybe it's because I get a lot of animals in my back yard (I don't have a fence) and I picture waking up one morning, opening my blinds, and seeing a horse grazing on my grass.

Sometimes I just need to LAUGH!

I'm not the type of person who laughs a lot or who regularly laughs out loud. Lately I have been taking life too seriously. With life being as crazy as it is I almost deleted this blog, but then I realized I need an outlet and I need to laugh. So my goal for this year is to regularly post things that make me laugh. So here it goes...

Bees, Bee Pollen, and Being Sick...

I've heard a lot about the benefits of bee pollen, how it helps with allergies and boosts your immune system, etc. I decided to buy some and see if it will help my family. I was literally standing in the parking lot of Sprouts unloading Jackson and Lucy from the car so I could purchase my bee pollen to improve my families health when the school nurse called to tell me Harrison was sick and I needed to pick him up. Talk about irony. So I hurry into Sprouts, buy my bee pollen pill then rush to the school to pick up my sick child. While driving and thinking about the irony of my situation I got an image in my mind of my husband with a bee stuck to his lip. You may laugh now because I did to... So a few years ago Damon and I went to the lake with some of his brothers and sisters. We were having a good time water skiing and wake boarding when Damon takes a drink from his soda and proceeds to freak out. A bee had flown into his pop can and when he took a drink the bee did what bees do and stung him, right on the lip. Not only was he stung but the bee was stuck to his lip! We did get the bee off and the swelling wasn't too bad. But the image of Damon with a bee hanging from his lip was enough to make me laugh out loud, multiple times through out my day.

Sing a Song

I know I am the only person in the world who feels like screaming (and often time does) at my children to get them to listen. I have discovered something that helps, if I can keep my cool long enough to remember it... I sing.
When I just want to scream out "HARRISON!!!" I turn it into an opera song. It's amazing how they respond to my silly songs and it's a great release for me.
I discovered this while teaching preschool (no worries, I only scream at MY children during preschool. ha ha). I sing "Here We are Together" while transitioning from one activity to another. If they are having a hard time following directions I will add some directions into the song. For example, "Here we are together, together, together. Oh here we are together in our preschool class. Please sit down on your bottoms and keep your hands to yourselves. Oh here we are together in our preschool class."
Most of the time I will make up my own random tune and sometimes I will use songs they are familiar with like Dora or Backyardigans. I don't know why but these silly songs sometimes save me from a lot of anger and it makes my kids listen.

So next time you want to scream, just sing!