Monday, December 22, 2008
Over Thanksgiving
Crafts and the BYU games
Santa and trips
Sunday, December 21, 2008
So proud!!!
The little guy is also quite a chatter. This video is a mellow version of his chattering... Luke wonders where he gets it from... it isn't me!
Happy 4 years!
Friday, December 19, 2008
A Christmas Poem
A tale of two brothers, Harry and Ed McDougal.
Harry liked spending, but Ed was more frugal.
This Christmas Harry bought Ed a shiny new bugle,
But Ed spent more time searching, starting with Google.
Google gave Ed a few starting ideas,
“Perhaps I could give Harry a gift card to Maria’s,
Authentic cuisine, complete with tortillas,
With waiters who always say ‘Muchas Graci-as.’”
“Or maybe I’ll get Harry an i with a Pod,
Or maybe I’ll get him a new shiny hot-rod,
Or an Alaskan cruise where he can go fishing for cod.”
But then Ed realized that his thoughts were quite odd.
“I’m Ed McDougal, known for my thrift,
I don’t need to give Harry an extravagant gift,
He just needs to know I care,” he sniffed.
“But Christmas is coming, I need to be swift.”
Christmas morning arrived and Ed felt a little uneasy.
Ed worried that Harry would find his gift cheesy.
When Harry began to unwrap, Ed became queasy,
He tried a distraction, “Let’s go play some Parcheesi!”
But that morning Parcheesi was not to be played,
Harry opened his gift, at first a little dismayed.
“It’s nothing too fancy, it’s actually home-made,
I put together home movies from the 80’s decade.”
“I used a friend’s computer to make the DVD,
It’s from when we were kids, here, pop it in and see.”
Acid washed jeans, feathered hair, the old Atari,
Transformers, He-man and even ET.
“Man the 80’s hit us hard! This is true hilarity.
This is the best gift I’ve received,” Harry said with sincerity.
Christmas morning the brothers spent in solidarity,
But the brothers each had different future prosperity.
You see, Harry spent way too much on Ed’s horn.
He spent the next year in debt and forlorn,
“I haven’t felt so poor since the day I was born!
I have way too much debt from Christmas,” he did mourn.
“I need some kind of bailout just like Fannie Mae,
I’ve got an idea! I’ll cash out my 401(k)!
It was once worth 5 grand but worth only 9 dollars today,”
Harry asked Ed’s advice but Ed said, “No way, Jose!”
“I know that since Christmas you’ve been real low on money,
But cashing out now is a big mistake, sonny!
When you’re old you’ll be rich, it won’t even be funny!”
“Thanks Ed,” Harry sniffed, ‘cause his nose became runny.
“But I don’t know what to do to get rid of this debt,”
He wished he had not borrowed for the shiny cornet.
“Christmas debt is not good, Harry, don’t you forget,
There’s no way out of loans, except through hard work and sweat.”
Ed then showed Harry the interest on what he bought,
How it added up to much much more than he thought,
And Harry finally learned to do what he ought,
“From now on I won’t ever spend more than I got!”
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Tag-Along
1. I was being a cool freshman in high school.
2. Had a crush on a senior... haha
3. I think reading Work and the Glory.
4. Getting my braces off soon.
5. Having the time of my life (sorry can't remember anything and my planner from 10 years ago is not to be found at the moment)
5 things on my To-Do list today:
(since it's midnight, I'll share what's on tomorrow's list)
1. Take Lincoln to his 4 month appointment.
2. Study for my final this week.
3. Babysit for Ryan.
4. Call stupid insurance and figure out this mess.
5. Pack for our trip to Cascade, ID.
5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Cheese
2. fruit
3. Watermelon Jolly Ranchers
4. fudge brownie chocolate ice cream
5. Chips and salsa from cafe sabor
5 things I'd do if I were a millionare:
1. Invest & Save
2. Travel
3. Travel
4. Hire a chef
5. Buy a house
5 places I've lived:
1. Las Vegas, New Mexico
2. Provo, Utah
3. Los Alamos, New Mexico
4. Logan, Utah
5. Idaho
5 jobs I've had:
1. Construction work (all sorts) for my dad
2. Flower shop
3. Cafeteria worker
4. IT person
5. Switchboard Operator
6. Resident Assistant
7. Secretary
8. Substitute teacher
5 people I tag:
1. you
2. you
3. you
4. you
oh and
5. you
Monday, December 01, 2008
Linc's life, cute pictures
Monday, November 17, 2008
First football game
*** Don't forget to look at the adorable videos of Lincoln pulling my hair below!***
Thursday, November 13, 2008
laughing and thumb sucking...
PS- Sorry the one video is shaky but I was trying to get him to laugh and record it at the same time.
Thursday, November 06, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
We voted!
Sunday, November 02, 2008
99 Balloons
***An update on this couple is that they just had a baby girl two weeks ago, so Eliot has a baby sister now.***
Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy Halloween!
Tonight was Lincoln's first Halloween. We were just going to dress him up with a few cute sleepers we had, but a friend of mine lent me this chicken outfit, so that is what Lincoln was and he was dang cute! Our ward had a trunk-or-treat so we dashed off to the church and gave away candy to all the kids and we even went around ourselves and got Lincoln some candy for later. We had a good night and Lincoln was so good. He fell asleep in my arms as I was walking around with him to fetch his candy. I guess it wasn't that entertaining.
Carving Pumpkins!
We carved pumpkins with our neighbors last week and unfortunately ours molded within a few days because Luke didn't want to put it outside so the freezing would keep it fresh. But we stuck it out there anyways, instead of throwing it away. It was called "Crazy Squirrel." Luke decided that he wanted to have a fabulous pumkin and that is what he came up with. This picture doesn't do it justice but Luke did a good job. It really was crazy!