Month: June 2008

  • REPOST From 6/21/07

    I was just thinking about what I was doing this time last year… well here it is. The edit at the bottom reminded me why,  my sweet Nephews and my Mom’s birthday is on the 18th and my Sister always throws a big bash. This year she is doing a super hero theme. So I will be dressing as a super hero. That will make for good pictures. I am ashamed to see that I was whining about the birthday cake. I have given up birthday cake for breakfast. No more for me. *sigh* Anyway party on Sunday and then off to Beth’s on Monday!

    Well… Ummm… ahhh…

    We were sitting in the car in a parking lot waiting for my sister. We wait for my sister a lot.

    When I spotted a man and two women crossing the street followed by a couple of boys on bicycles, a girl on a scooter, a girl on a tricycle and a teen pushing a stroller.

    Me- “That looks like a nice family.”

    Ben-” Two families… unless he’s a polygamist.”

    Charlie-”What’s a Polygamist.”

    Ben-”Let’s not go there.”

    Me-” A polygamist is when a man has more then one wife and they live together as a family.”

    Ben- “It isn’t legal.

    Charlie-”Can a lady have more then one husband?”

    Me- “Yes,but that isn’t legal either.”

    Ben- “There are some countries where Polygamy is legal but most societies frown on a woman having more then one husband. You know why?”


    Me-” Why?”

    Ben-”Because you don’t always know who the father is but you always know who the mother is with polygamy.”

    Me-” Hmmm.”

    Charlie-” Mom! The Hit the Road Jack guy was a polygamist!”

    Me-”Ray Charles? NO! He wasn’t a polygamist, he had a mistress.”

    Charlie- “What’s a mistress?”


    Me-”Ummm… (snort, snicker, none stop laughter)”

    Ben-” I told you! We shouldn’t have gone there!”

    Meanwhile my sister is approaching the cars. My daughter, who has been patiently and quietly waiting for her, jumps out of our car and running towards her yells

    “Aunt D! We saw a POLYGAMIST.”

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    One more thing about Detroit I forgot. I can’t believe I forgot this I was SO upset about it.

    There was a half of a birthday cake left. I helped with the clean up and set it on the counter and thought YEA! Birthday cake for breakfast!

    I mean come on, don’t tell me you guys don’t do it… How often do you get birthday cake for breakfast? Once maybe twice a year?

    I was seriously looking forward to it. So the next morning I came upstairs looking forward to getting a piece all of that sugary goodness…

    She THREW IT AWAY! There she was with the trash bag in hand, the half of a perfectly WONDERFUL birthday cake shoved in it! To make matters worse she was licking cake crumbs from her lips!!!

    I think In a few more days I may have recovered. I will have to put my dreams of a birthday cake breakfast on hold until at least November now.

    Sisters, they can be so cruel.

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    I just really liked the light in the field.

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    I’ve been swamped with work lately.

    I think I am going through a bit of Xanga withdrawal.

     

  • water camera fun

    The thing about the water camera is I never know what I’m going to get.

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    It’s a surprise when the images are downloaded.

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    It was an odd day, raining and sunny all at once.

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    A very good day to use the water camera.

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    Its hard not being able to control things, but sometimes I enjoy the blurry images.

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    LIFE IS GOOD.

    I’m still trying to get everything ready for my trip.

    When you go on a road trip, what is one thing you always take with you? 

     

     

  • Friday night live 140

    When it came to the lottery for parental units, I got incredibly lucky. I wouldn’t trade either of my parents for the world.

     On this day, we honor our Father’s and while I was thinking of mine, going over all of the wonderful traits he has and memories he’s given me,  one small memory kept coming back to me.

    We were at my Grandparents house, all of us kids were gathered in the living room sitting in front of the one eyed monster… The TV! (Minds out of the gutter people!)

    It was lunch time and the adults in the kitchen were getting ready to make sandwiches. My Mom ducked her head into the living room and asked what we wanted on our sandwiches. I ordered Miracle Whip and mustard… It was the beginning of my try something different stage.

    I could hear the conversation clearly as it floated out from the other room.

    Mom-”Angi wants Miracle Whip and mustard.”

    Pop- “What? No she doesn’t, Angi only likes Miracle Whip.”

    Mom-” I don’t know, she said Miracle Whip and mustard.”

    Pop sticking his head into the living room- “Ang, did you want Miracle whip and mustard?”

    Me- “Yes Please.”

    Pop- “Your sure?”

    Me-”Yup. ”

    Pop went back into the kitchen shaking his head. I am sure he got a dirty look from my Mom for not believing her. He made the sandwiches, we all ate at the table and for the life of me I can’t remember anything else about that day. What I do remember is that my Pop knew how I liked my sandwich. He knew it with such a surety that he risked a dirty look from my mother and those are never fun to receive; sometimes they burn.

    I love that he knew me that well and that he allowed me to grow by letting me have my mustard.

     

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    Thanks Pop!

     

     

     

     

  • TAGGED

    I have been tagged by NEEKA1 good thing too because I have nothing blog worthy lately.

    1. What I was doing ten years ago?

    I was pregnant with my first child, living in Utah, and working at a art supply store as a mat cutter. I was trying hard to enjoy Utah, but having a difficult time of it, I was not cut out to live in a desert climate.

     

    2. Five things on my list to do today.

    Take the kids to the library to sign up for the summer reading program.

    Finish a glass project I have been working on.

    Empty and prime sunroom with Ben’s help.

    ISN’T THAT ENOUGH!

    3. Three things I would do if I was a billionaire.

    Set up a program so that no child was ever without basic health care.

    (If I still had any money left!)

    I would travel the world with my family and friends

    Buy the camera I have been lusting after

    4. Three of my bad habits.

    I’m sloppy,

    impatient

    and easily distracted.

    5. Five places I’ve lived.

    Williamsburg, Michigan

    Elk Rapids, Michigan

    Anchorage, Alaska

    Provo, Utah

    Traverse City, Michigan

    6. Five Jobs I’ve had.

    Waitress

    Movie Theater Grunt

    Bank Teller

    Seamstress

    Mat Cutter

    Pick five people I would like to know more about.

    Do I have to choose? I want to know about EVERYONE!

    That means your tagged!

    (just copy and replace my answers with yours)

  • Grass River wanderings

    The kids and I had an entire day out.

    We did the Grass River hike.

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    We saw two gartner snakes, Charlie was upset with me for not letting him catch them.

    Until…

     

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    We went to the cabin and they let the kids play with Zelda…

    If Charlie had picked up the gartner snake, Zelda would have smelled it on his hands, thought he was food and tried to eat him…

    So he forgave me, but let me know the next snake he saw he would be picking it up.

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    These guys were out in full force today, all over the board walk, but always three of four feet in front or behind us.

     

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    It was  good day…

    I didn’t really feel much like taking pictures though.

    It was more fun to walk the trail, dangle my feet in the water of the river and enjoy my children.

    So summer begins.

     

     

  • DOOR UP!

    The Greenpanther has a DOOR UP!

  • ARTOMAT

    One of the things I’d like to find on my trip is of course, an ARTOMAT!

    Beth might let me go if I am really nice to her… well that and if we don’t have to walk eighty blocks.

    Here is some of mY ARTOMAT collection for those of you who haven’t seen them.

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    There are more pieces in my ARTOMAT album.

    I hope I can find one in NYC… they have everything else, they should have one of these!

  • DOORS UP!

    Shirlann has DOORS UP from her trip to Paris!