Skunks and Family Home Evening

We were having family home evening tonight and we were discussing obedience. Somehow the lesson turned to making good choices. Out of nowhere Maycee pipes up and says, "It would NOT be a good choice to put a skunk in someone's hair. It might be funny, but not a good choice." And of course Zack feels the need to add, "It would also not be a good choice to put ants in someone's pants." Thank you kids. Another spiritually enightening family home evening at the Norman home.

Tagged...3 Things. You might be next!

3 names you go by:
Mom, Em, Aunt Em (sometimes by my own children), and when I was little- Emil-I-poopy-I (yes, my fam is weird)

3 things you're wearing right now:
Sweatshirt, workout pants (although the “workout” part hasn’t even crossed my mind), and…what else? OK, sports bra.

3 Restaurants that I love:
Gardunos. Gardunos. Gardunos. I love this restaurant the very most but, alas, it is down in Albuquerque and one in Vegas. So, I don’t get to go very often. But, it is the very best and authentic Mexican food ever! So, if I had to choose my 3 fav restaurants in Utah they would be: Tepanyaki, Café Peirpont, and Café Rio.

3 Favorite things to do:
Go on dates with Ryan, play (mostly card) games with family and friends (Game nights are the BEST), and go on vacation.

3 Trips to plan this year:
This is hard because we’ve already gone on a couple this year. So, I’ll use a couple of those. Ry and I went to Vegas in April. Very fun. For our 10 year Anniversary we went to the ArmstrongMansion in SLC (thanks Stephanie, Shan and Tori!!) And then we are planning a trip to DISNEYLAND in November with Ry’s fam. We are so excited.

3 Things I want badly:
Sorry, but a lot of money. Good, happy kids. A tummy-tuck.

3 Pets I have had/have:
Zimba (cat), Panther Bill (cat), Barkley (dog)

3 Things I did yesterday:
Made B-day cake and cupcakes for Ryan, went to church, and went to the Norman’s for dinner.

3 Things I ate today:
I’ve only had one thing to eat today: corn Chex. Yum!

3 goals:
Get my teaching degree, lose 18 pounds, read my scriptures and write in my journal more.

3 fears:
Dying a painful death, losing any of my kids or husband, heights.

3 Things I plan on doing today:
Have a shower, go to Maycee’s class today because she is the spotlight this week, and maybe do a little shopping with Ryan and his B-day money. :)

3 Things I plan on doing tomorrow:
Amazingly enough, I don’t have anything on the calendar for tomorrow. So, I’ll go with the usuals: workout, get showered and dressed (let’s all admit that doesn’t happen everyday), and pick up the kids from school. Boring. Maybe I’ll start on my new drapes tomorrow…that sounds better.

3 Favorite Holidays:
Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, my B-day. (Yes, I know that’s 4 things. But, they are all my favorites) Can you guess my three favorite months of the year?

3 Favorite Beverages:
Water, Diet Cherry Coke, Virgin Strawberry Daquari ( I have one of these maybe once a year, but I really do love them!)

3 Friends to Tag:
Tyra, Shawna, Edith (old West side Sistas) Peace out.

Sleeping Beauty Wears a Hat

Maycee was lying in bed last night "trying" to go to sleep. But, she called me into her room to tell me that she couldn't fall asleep because her head was too cold. I had to supress a laugh. She'd had a bath not too long before bed and her hair was still wet. I'm sure some of you girls know where she's coming from. So, to make her satisfied, and (selfishly) to keep her from calling me anymore, I went and got her a winter snow cap. After she fell asleep I had to take a pic. It was too cute!

I am so excited for fall! It is my favorite season- the air getting cooler, the leaves changing color, the football, the yummy smells, the Holidays approaching. I just love it. And, to make me even more excited, I went to Tai Pan Trading the other day. The decorations there are too cute. I'm in heaven walking around in there. So, needless to say, I have already decorated my house in all it's fall glory. I haven't broken out the Halloween stuff, yet. I'm not that crazy. Ok, I do have one cute item that I got at Tai Pan that says, "Happy Halloween" displayed on the side table. I think I'm obsessed. Oh, well. Bring on fall!!

Hilarious Take on Palin!

I must preface this by saying that I LOVE Sarah Palin. I think she is fabulous and that she is a great role model, tough on important issues, etc. I wish she were running for President. However, this little snippet is pretty dang funny(although I don't agree with a single thing about it). Tina Fey is so talented. Seriously, the resemblence is amazing!

Addendum to post below

(see below post)
Ok, so now I'm worried that I told everyone to go to this comedy place and then they go and it's horrible and offensive. I really thought our show was great. But, it's like when you tell your parents that a movie was really good and then in your mind you keep thinking, "was it really good? How many swear words were in it? What about the love scene?" etc. Crap. Then they are going to see it and think you are a sinner for recommending that movie. Now I'm rambling. But, do you know what I mean? So, the really funny headliner guy at our show was (something..can't remember the first name) Stubbs. He is from Utah, and I guess he performs on the morning show on 101.5, the Eagle. I don't listen to that station, but I may now just to hear him. So, you may want to look for him if you decide to listen to the likes of me and see a show. I can't make any promises, however, your show may Stink!

My cheeks still hurt...

Last night Ry and I went with some old friends and neighbors, Joe and LeAnn, to Wisegys Comedy Club. We have never been there. I have to admit that before we went I was a little worried that it was going to be pretty colorful with language and that there would be some pretty raunchy jokes. I really didn't want to have to walk out in front of everyone, especially our friends, IF that was the case. However, it was HILARIOUS!!! I have never laughed so hard in all my life. All of their routines were tailored to Utah life. They made fun of Mormons just a little, nothing too offensive- it was actually all pretty true. :) And, we were pretty sure that a couple of the guys were actually LDS. But, seriously, SO FUNNY! If you haven't ever been, it would be a great date night. (We spent less money there than when we go to the movies.) Everyone was laughing so hard- this was the guy behind us- we were in West Valley, you know!