Poor Molly

Mike and I have been doing a ton of raking the last couple of days. We have soo many leaves in our yard, it's pathetic! I spent a few hours on Wednesday night raking the front yard. Mike said when he got home Thursday night you couldn't even tell that I had done anything. So he spent hours raking the front and back yard. At first we were leaving the leaves alone because it added to the spookiness of our cemetery scene. When it got to the point where you couldn't see the headstones thru the leaves anymore I figured it was time to take action.

This picture is of the leaf pile in our back yard. To put it into perspective... if I were to stand in the middle of it... it would go up to my shoulders. So Mike and I were thinking that this pile would be every kids dream. Since we don't have any kids... we had to resort to the next best thing... the dog. So we (being the cruel parents we are) thought it would be fun to throw Molly into the pile and see how she reacted. Of course we couldn't let that moment go unrecorded so here is the video...

It looks like she actually enjoyed it. Her tail was wagging like crazy! Of course we had to throw her in one more time for good measure. I didn't record the 2nd time. I swear she liked it though.

So last night we went to a Halloween Party. Mike's sister was throwing one at her house. Mike and I ran to walmart on the way out and bought capes and wigs and went as vampires. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera so I don't have any pictures. We ended up leaving early because I was not feeling so good. It was fun while we were there though.

I have a cold... and am not happy about it! I woke up feeling yucky yesterday. I made it thru work and part of the party but then gave up, came home, and crawled into bed. Today I am very congested. My throat doesn't hurt so much but I am so very congested. I am not happy that my three day weekend is going to be wasted being sick! I still plan on being in the garage as much as possible working on the car this weekend though!

Anyways... I suppose I ought to wish everyone a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Halloween Party

We had our family Halloween party on Saturday. It was lots of fun. I brought Mike's niece Saleen along so she could play with my nieces. They all had so much fun at the wedding... I figured they would have even more fun all dressed up.

From left to right Saleen, Alissa, and Kiara.

They were cute. Saleen and Alissa were both princesses, and Kiara was a cat.

I told Jenny I would only dress up if she did. She didn't bring a costume so I went costume shopping for the both of us.

Jenny Might get mad at me for this but We were faeries. Unfortunately I was taking pictures and didn't get a picture of myself. I had a purple wig on and purple wings. I am sure I looked like a big dork.

Anyways... the kids got lots of candy at the end. The only mishaps we had was Saleen tripping and cutting her head, and Brinlee throwing up on Hannah. I think we did well considering we had 11 kids running around with costumes and masks on, full of Pizza and sugar. I always love family get-togethers. They are so fun!

Yesterday Mike and I worked on my Mustang a bit more. I like feeling like I am helping out so I always ask for assignments of things I can do on the car. Mike sometimes tends to assign me dinky projects... or makes me hand him tools because he thinks I will break the car. I don't think it is possible to break the car at this stage since we are trying to take the whole thing apart. He did let me do a few fun things yesterday. You can read more about that and see pictures on my mustang blog.

Pumpkins

I am a little behind on posting this... but oh well. Last Wednesday Mike and I carved pumpkins. It was for a Halloween party the Mustang club was putting on... where they were giving out little prizes for best carved pumpkins. Ours never made it out of the car and into the building (Thanks to Mike and his ability to forget everything once he starts talking cars to people). It was still fun carving them though.

We did the whole family. Starting from Left to Right we have Edward (our bird), Lily (our bunny), Molly (our dog), then comes Mike, and then me. I sometimes tend to go a bit overboard when carving pumpkins.

Saturday I spent the day roasting Pumpkin seeds. I found a recipe that you use sugar and Pumpkin Pie Spice. They turned out good. I like the sweet tasting seeds better than just salty or the way we did them last year. It was fun. We also pulled out the crock pot and did a meal. I think the crock pot is my new favorite thing. We have done a lot of crock pot meals recently. I have been having a blast experimenting.

Today we went out and did some work on the 67 Mustang. We are starting to do some serious work now. I posted pictures of all the work that was done today which you can view on my Mustang blog. I am glad to actually see something being done with it.

That was our weekend... too bad its over :-(

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

So I need to start back at Yesterday and the things Mike and I did. Well Mike went out and did an oil change on my car first thing in the morning. halfway thru it started to rain. So by the time he was done he was soaked. It was cold outside so I pulled out Molly's coat. Molly usually hates her coat but she was actually really excited to wear it.


While I was waiting for Mike to change the oil, I took a picture of our Graveyard in the front yard. I am so proud of our cute little Halloween decorations. Notice the orb in the picture? It is right below the Welcome sign on our arch. I think my camera lens has dirt in it from our four wheeling adventure last weekend because all my pictures seem to come out with blobs like that.



Because it was so cold yesterday... I felt like baking. I have no idea why I associate baking with the cold, but I do. Anyways We decided to first make use of our crock pot so we started a crock pot meal going. I then started slaving away in the kitchen. I made two batches of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread (which made 4 loafs). I cannot bake without making a huge mess. I managed to drop the container of vegtable oil on the floor. That was a mess!! I have now destroyed a shirt and pair of pants, and our kitchen has a very slippery spot on the floor. I was not happy. Other then that, it went ok. We took one loaf to Linda in the hospital and took another loaf to Mike's parents. Of course we had to keep two loafs for ourselves! I almost took a picture of the bread but thought that would be a bit obsessive... so I refrained.

Anyways, yesterday evening it snowed a little while we were out and about. Then we came home and went to bed... and awoke to snow on the ground. It makes me want to put up the Christmas tree! I felt I had to take a picture of the first snow of the season. I love the snow!! (At least on a weekend when I have nowhere to go and don't have to drive in it.)

Quirkey

Alright... I have been tagged a couple times so I suppose I should do this, so here goes...

Quirkey

Definition of quirk:n.1. A peculiarity of behavior; an idiosyncrasy: "Every man had his own quirks and twists" Harriet Beecher Stowe.2. An unpredictable or unaccountable act or event; a vagary: a quirk of fate.Rules: Link the Person who Tagged you. Mention rules on your blog. Tell about 6 quirks of yours. Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.Leave a comment to let them know.

1- If my hands are wet and pruney, I cannot touch ANYTHING until they are dry. To touch skin with my pruney hands makes me want to hurl.

2- I cannot stand it when people pull into the parking lot and could pull forward into the next stall but don't do it. For some odd reason it drives me nuts!

3- I cannot stand it when people walk down the center of the street when there is a perfectly good sidewalk.

4- I cannot eat meat if it still somewhat resembles itself, or if I run into veins or bones.

5- It is rare that I ever completely clear my plate. For some reason I have to leave at least one bite left on the plate.

6- I hate being the center of attention. I usually try not to do things that might throw me into center stage. I would rather be in the background going unnoticed.

I NOW TAG!! Shannon, Jenny, Kesha, and Patty

St. George Marathon

I am so proud of my husband... so I am now going to brag about him. We are currently in St. George, UT. We came up so Mike could run in the Marathon. We got up this morning at three so we could drop him off at the buses at 4 am. This is the pre-race, four AM Mike... It was overcast when I dropped him off... but it soon was raining. I was worried that he had to run in the rain.. but he actually liked the rain because it kept him cool. Mike was hoping to qualify for Boston on this race. I knew he was going to really push himself so I was extra nervous for him. Most of Mike's family came to watch him cross the finish line. I also had some of my family there as well. He had a nice cheering section. Here are some pictures of the cheering section before he finished.
My parents, Shelley, and my Nephew all soaked after sitting in the rain waiting.


Mike's parents


Looking towards Mike's family. He had his parents, his sister Heather and her girlfriend Julia, and also his nephew Aaron.

In order for Mike to qualify for Boston, he had to run it in 3:10:55. His unofficial time (we don't have the official time yet) was 3:12:05. He missed it by mere minutes. We are still waiting for the official time, but sadly he didn't qualify. He did get a personal record though. That was an improvement of 6 minutes from the Provo Marathon. It was a huge improvement from St. George last year (he finished 3:35:35). I am very proud of him!! I have no doubt that he will qualify next year. Boston 2010... Here we come!!!

Happy 1st of Octubre!!!

I just wanted to take this moment to wish everyone a happy 1st of Octubre. For those of you unfortunate souls that grew up without the joys of this wondrous holiday... I will explain how it works.

Pretty much the point of this holiday is that you give each other weird, useless gifts. for example... I think one year a burned out light bulb was given. Now where did this dysfunctional yet fun holiday come from you ask?? From the brilliant mind of Shannon and Missy back in the 8th grade.

You see... Shannon and I were the best of buds. We were inseparable. In 8th grade we decided that the first day of Octubre (October in Spanish although I am sure the spelling is wrong) felt like it needed to be a holiday. So we created one. Thru the years we have managed to remember (at least for the most part). Even when me and Shannon lost each other for those few horrible years... I still remember. I even taught my cousins all about the holiday hoping they could fill the void Shannon had left behind. My cousins thought I was odd... but they humored me.

So today is that wondrous of days. I am proud to say that not only is this holiday shared by Shannon and I... but it has made an impact in a few other people as well... like Cassie. I was so proud to get that text msg from Cassie this morning wishing me a happy first of octubre. I was so excited she remembered! It brings a tear to my eye to know that others can also share in the joy of this quirky holiday.

So to you all I must say.... HAPPY 1ST OF OCTUBRE!!!!