Pranksters & Jokers

#8 on the list of All Time Best April Fools Jokes: The Left-Handed Whopper In 1998 Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a "Left-Handed Whopper" specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers. The following day Burger King issued a follow-up release revealing that although the Left-Handed Whopper was a hoax, thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to request the new sandwich. Simultaneously, according to the press release, "many others requested their own 'right handed' version."



Another April Fact:
April ranked 319 out of 1,000 in 2006 on the list of frequently used baby names compiled by the Social Security Administration.
Happy April Fools Day!



#10: Planetary Alignment Decreases Gravity In 1976 the British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to occur that listeners could experience in their very own homes. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would counteract and lessen the Earth's own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment that this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation. When 9:47 AM arrived, BBC2 began to receive hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation. One woman even reported that she and her eleven friends had risen from their chairs and floated around the room.
This is one of John favorite jokes- you have to be a real FOOL to believe this prank!

Super Dad & Stevens Pass

John took 5 kids to Stevens Pass to Ski and Snowboard
All by himself! {I don't like to be cold and I had to work} Our 4 and Al's friend as an early Birthday present for Alex's 14th!




Shilo had the CUTEST skis EVER! They were pink and said princess on them! Apparently she did really well! And she has been asking to go back every day since then. Once again, I don't ski but John described the conditions to be like 'skiing on peanut butter', i guess it's a little late in the season to be out there but they had fun anyway.


Chastin mastering the Bunny hill

Shilo learning with Jordan

Jordan has been lucky enough to go skiing in Whistler BC in the last month and then go again with her dad to Stevens. She prefers to Snow Board, but is happy to help John teach the little ones the ropes to skiing.
John took Shilo on the Bunny hills at first, but she was soon bored with that and begged for more speed.
Chastin on the other hand is a little more reserved and would have been perfectly content to ski the bunny hill all day, but alas, John and Jordan got him to the top of the ski lift. He quite enjoyed it after all. He has been on the lifts before, but now he wasn't the littlest any more. Shilo was, and she needed more help. John decided long ago that when each kids turns 4 they learn to ski with him. I think it's really cool; one of those things that kids do with just their dad.



This is my favorite picture from the whole day....
It's Jordan's Snow Board and Chastin's Ski resting on top of it as the two of them ride the lift to the top. It just shows exactly how their relationship is. She is there for him to lean on.

Jordan lugged around her camera all day and took pictures for me, she knows how much I love to have pictures of special days and of the kids firsts. Different firsts for each kid.
Alex's first time Snow Boarding with a friend and being trusted enough to not get lost
Jordan's first time teaching her siblings a valuable lesson in 'no fear'. Because she had to be behind the camera, there are very few pics of her:(
Chastin's first time skiing with out me being there to help him stand when he falls
Shilo's first time skiing-ever!

I'm cough n' runnin'

Coughing a TON and off to Oregon to visit Great grandma Margaret!
I can't pass up the chance to see her and all of my families up and ditched me, so at this hour I have decided that the kids and I will take off A.S.A.P in the morning. Sounds like fun right?
One nanny mom is worried about my health, one worried grandma, and one skeptical husband, but if I'm too miserable we'll just come home early...no harm done.
Hope you all have a good spring break too!

p.s- i won't be forgeting the NyQuil:)
Bye!

Sick Dayz

I'm all in a dayz and wondering how i could miss so much in just a few short days.


Chastins First Ever Pinewood derby


Shilos last day of swim class


Chastins dance performance for the Shoreline School Board


Shilos dance Class today


and I'm sure some more things that i coughed and slept through





So this is what i am living for right now...

• The phone so i can call downstairs ~i have very little voice left
• My ring to remind me how lucky i am to have a great husband who has spent his week going into work around 9 and then comes home around 2.
• Halls honey flavor to help with the cough
• Water - for when I finally have to swallow
• And one of my favorite sickie foods, sugar free Jello
• Chapstick for my poor dry lips, plus the fact that i am never far from chapstick anyway
• My new Cottage Living just came yesterday, and John gets so excited for me {and my magazine addiction} that he comes up stairs holding this saying" yeah- look a new magazine for you!" sweet man...he knows i am bored out of my mind
• And of course my tissues- i can't be in a room without them at this point!
• NyQuil- yuck! But it was either this or the shot of Whisky my mom-in-law offered, and i was told that the Whisky flavor would make the NyQuil taste like candy- so i opted for the 'candy' NyQuil.

The good news is- I should probably weigh around 130 by the time i get back to eating again! That would be good! trying to find that silver lining....

Dr. Seuss & The Mormon Women

To all my mormon friends out there! And to those who are not! I am sure you all will find this quite funny! Be sure to read it in a sing songy dr. seuss sort of a way.
I found this on one of the Farm Chicks vendor blogs and thougt it was great! So i read it to john and we had a good laugh, and now i hope you do too!

'The Girl in a Whirl by Dr. Sue' (aka Vickie Gunther)

Look at me, look at me,
look at me now!
You could do what I do if you only knew how.
I study the scriptures one hour each day;
I bake, I upholster, I scrub, and I pray.
I always keep all the commandments completely;
I speak to my little ones gently and sweetly.
I help in their classrooms!
I sew all they wear!
I drive them to practice!
I cut all their hair!
I memorize names of the General Authorities;
I focus on things to be done by priorities.
I play the piano!
I bless with my talents!
My toilets all sparkle!
My checkbooks all balance!
Each week every child gets a one-on-one date;
I attend all my meetings
(on time! never late!)
I'm taking a class on the teachings of Paul,
But that is not all! Oh, no. That is not all,
I track my bad habits 'til each is abolished;
Our t-shirts are ironed!
My toenails are polished!
Our family home evenings
are always delightful;
The lessons I give are both
fun and insightful.
I do geneology faithfully, too.
It's easy to do all the things that I do!
I rise each day early,
refreshed and awake;
I know all the names of each youth in my stake!
I read to my children!
I help all my neighbors!
I bless the community, too,
with my labors.
I exercise and I cook menus gourmet;
My visiting teaching is done the first day!
(I also go do it for someone who misses hers.
It's the least I can do for my cherished ward sisters.)
I chart resolutions and check off each goal;
I seek each 'lost lamb' on my Primary role.
I can home-grown produce
each summer and fall.
But that is not all!
Oh, no. That is not all,
I write in my journal!
I sing in the choir!
Each day, I write 'thank you's'
to those I admire.
My sons were all Eagles
when they were 14!
My kids get straight A's!
And their bedrooms are clean!
I have a home business to
help make some money;
I always look beautifully
groomed for my honey.
I go to the temple at least once a week;
I change the car's tires!
I fix the sink's leak!
I grind my own wheat and
I bake all our bread;
I have our meals planned
out six months ahead.
I make sure I rotate our
two years supply;
My shopping for Christmas
is done by July!
These things are not hard;
tis good if you do them;
You can if you try!
Just set goals and pursue them!
It's easy to do all the
things that I do!
If you plan and work smart,
you can do them all, too!
'It's easy!' she said
and then she dropped dead.

David B. Marsh used it at Women's Conference

so you might have heard it before, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

boiling mad!

So this post my seem vain to some of you-
so i am asking you not to judge me!

I have a BOIL! On my face of all places!!!!
My friends who know what i went through in the last couple of days will understand-
{and thanks to those of you who called me and showed me they love and care for me, i'm REALLY lucky to have you! you took the time to care and call, and listen, thanks a ton! but i'm really o.k -now...}

I get this stupid boil when slammed with severe stress, and just last night it occurred to me that i got this thing right around the time i met my husbands ex- wife! funny huh?

i'm heading to the dr. 1st thing mon. morning, probably for antibiotics, lucky girl i am!

so for those of you who think you will be sneaky and stop over to see me, i will be hiding in my room with a mask on, so don't even bother trying to see it!!!!

Here comes the vain part..

I won't be coming out in the light of day or anywhere public till it doesn't appear as though i have a second head any longer! So there you have it! the joys of having your very own nightmare of an ex wife! lucky, lucky, lucky.. i know you wish you had one too!:)

So from that movie " how to lose a guy in ten days" where she shows him the photo album she photo shopped of the family they will have one day, and the kids look scary, and matthew says " our kids are ATTRACTIVE", that's my sweet husbands way of making me laugh at this thing. He'll look at me and say " i love you honey, you look ATTRACTIVE!" and we both bust up!! i'm glad one of us can have a sense of humor right now!

Now how to give him the boil .......

The Gear

So my order from Pine Cone Press just arrived and now I have to come up with some cool make 'n takes for the Scrappin' Friendzy in April. there are so many cool products out there, I had a hard time picking which ones to order! what fun! I am so excited to play with these!

So far I think I will do a Scrabble Letter Tiles Card, and print the pictures right off the Canon Selphy CP 720 I bought Jordan for Christmas {it's a compact photo printer} and a Gift box with some felt embellishments on it not real sure of what the box will be for yet.

I've been reading the catalogs the different paper / product companies have been sending me and checking out some cool web sites trying to find something 'out of the box' that was asked of me, so far i think it's going o.k.

Next months class for our Church scrap class will be ABC's with paper lunch sacks,

And the next Ballard Camera class is a Recipe Box, with vellum recipe card holders.

Wish me Luck!

And if you have any sites for me to check out let me know!