Costume Shopping

Today I was reminded why I make my own costume each year...I don't want to be a slut for Halloween. It is beyond ridiculous how the only female adult costumes are slutty characters. Do people who make costumes think that we all just want to dress that way? It's sad. You'd think that finding a Princess Leia costume would be easy...you'd be wrong. I found a slutty Dorthy, a slutty nurse, a slutty Queen of Hearts...you get the picture. We're going Trick or Treating at Disneyland soon and I don't think I'll have costumes finished by then. Looks like I'll be reusing costumes and maybe I'll have time to make Hutch and Perrin their Star Wars costumes before Halloween.

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This blog is untitled because I couldn't think of a title worthy of this video. Some friends shared this with me on Facebook and I had to share it with you. Hopefully this powerful video will make you think. Hopefully it will make you think about your relationship with God, your relationship with others, your relationship with yourself. Think about the decisions you make each day, small and large. Each day learn and know why you are here and how important each of you are. Follow the reason why you are here. Everyone is important. Everyone deserves to be here because everyone will have effect on each other and the world. Everyone has a reason AND A RIGHT to live.
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First Time Belt

Isn't it funny how you can remember random things at random times. Today while I was driving to work I remembered when I first discovered that I could belt. I was at the Johnson house practicing my song for the Miss Midvale pageant. (yes, I was in a beauty pageant...get over it) I was singing "Hold On" from The Secret Garden. I remember that Colleen, Stephanie and one of Stephs friends (can't remember who) was there. I sang it through once and sang the end normal (the end being "...is bound to go away!" for those who know the song). Everyone told me that it was beautiful and I'll do a great job. I asked if I could sing it again because I wanted to try something different. I could hear the belt in my head but I hadn't tried it. So I sang it again but belted the last note. After I was done, I remember Stephanie starring at me and saying something to the effect of "yes. do that." Heehee!! I'm so greatful to have friends that help me become who I am and who are always there to let me try new things and don't judge me if I screw it up. I ended up belting the last note at the pageant and I won the talent scholarship and First Attendant.

I'm a Gorilla Mom!!

My sister Liz and I were talking today about our kids and comparing "bad mom" stories. (we're not bad moms, we just share stories of things we've done and call ourselves bad moms) Liz told me about a documentary she once watched about Gorilla's. There was a gorilla that was having a hard time holding her child and the documentary commentator was saying how she was having a hard time developing her parenting skills so she will probably be a bad mother and not raise her child well. Liz said that she was having a hard time holding her boy and thought of that documentary and thought, "I'm that gorilla mom!" So now instead of saying we are "bad mom's" we are saying we are "gorilla mom's"!! Hee hee!! Again, we not bad moms. We just have moments were we doubt what we're doing but we're doing a good job and we love our kids a ton! But sometimes we feel like Gorilla Mom's. :)

p.s. and we sometimes feel hairy like a gorilla. heehee!! :)

New Harry Potter Trailor

I'M SO EXCITED!!!

Circus Is In Town!!

Today was the elephant parade at The Gateway for the Ringling Bros & Barnum Baily Circus. I haven't been to the circus since I was little but I do enjoy the parade each year. I didn't post all of the photos I took. It will be fun to take Perrin to the circus one day when he is older.