QUOTES

Just for kicks...

Erik & I LOVE movies. We quote them quite often as well & usually laugh our heads off at our quotes. Although most people probably have no clue what we're saying. I've listed just 10 of some of our quotes & I'm curious to see if ANYONE can guess them all. To be honest - if someone can guess them all - I will be in utter shock & will probably owe them a treat of some kind. Some of them are pretty easy & if you don't know them I will wonder what kind of a rock you live under. So, here we go - try it out....

1. It's our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
Albus Dumbledore - Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets

2. Get him a body bag!
Karate Kid

3. She shouldn't be too hard to find - she's standing right next to you.
Jason Bourne - Bourne Supremacy (I admit, this is not exact)

4. You are my life now.
Edward - Twilight (Iknow it's not out yet, but it is a movie coming out & he does say it. I saw it on a commercial. So, this was kind of a trick.)

5. Hold on to your lugnuts - it's time for an overhaul!
(This is in no way a clue, but we say this all the time in the car to our girls when they need to hold on. Most parents hold out their hands & say "Hold on", but we say the previous quote.)
Jim Carrey in The Mask

6. You're not too bright are you?
Seth Green in Italian Job - making fun of "Handsome Rob"

7. No way! I'm on Steven's team.
Jim Carrey in Cable Guy (Seriously underated show. It's HI-larious & Erik's favorite all time movie.)

8. We both know I'm training to become a cage fighter.
Kip - Napoleon Dynamite

9. Worst of all I never learned how to read!
Wayne - Wayne's World

10. Johnny always wanted to ride the Gauntlet. I just gave him his wish.
Kevin Bacon in The River Wild (This is Erik's other favorite movie)

LASER TAG

Saturday night we were invited to go play laser tag with a bunch of other couples. (Thanks Nikki for setting it all up!) We had a blast! It was a much needed fun night out. Chad & Shelley came as well which made it all the more fun. We were able to play 2 rounds. I forget sometimes how tall my husband is. Especially since we know so many other tall people & some make him look small, but he looks like a giant in this picture.

Here's our standings out of over 50 people....

Round 1:

Erik got 22nd

I got 31st

Round 2:

Erik got 25th

I got 10th - WOOHOO!!

RANT

For your listening pleasure - instead of ranting & raving like I really want to here's some videos for you....
Misfits
Mr. Cellophane
Yeah - it's been that kind of week!

TOMATOES

What would you do if you all of a sudden inherited 3 cases of tomatoes? As for me, I've been making salse & canning away! Mimi called me on Friday & said they had cases of tomatoes & to come get some if I wanted some. So, you know I did! I got 3 cases & out of those 3 cases I ended up with a little over 2 that were good enough to use. This is how much it made....

8 quart jars
24 pint jars
3 frozen quart bags of puree
& 1 1st degree burn on my middle finger YIPEE!!

Not too shabby for $21. I spent roughly $5 on some other ingredients & $16 on some more jars. After some hours on Saturday & many hours today - I'm happy to say I'm done!!! I'm beyond tired from standing on my feet for most of the day. But, hey - I now have a year supply of salsa on hand - WOOHOO!! Livin La Vida Loca!!

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

WOW! Two posts in one day - that's what I get for being so busy I can barely breathe. Let alone deal with my blog. I had to brag about my Kylie. She was chosen as Student of the Month! Each teacher picks a student in their class each month that best exemplifies the value of the month. Kylie's teacher chose her for the month of Septemebr & the value was R-E-S-P-E-C-T!! Here's what her teacher said about her...
"Kylie is a friend to all. She never excludes anyone or makes them feel unimportant. She has a smile for everyone and always treats others with respect and kindness. She brightens up our room with her smile and warm, friendly personality. I am so happy that she is a part of our classroom."

She truly is a sweet kid. You know how some kids can be just mean? Kylie cannot! She is kind to everyone. In fact, it was fitting that at the little ceremony the little girl to the left of Kylie in the above picture was terrified. She's a little girl in Jadyn's class & just cried because she didn't want to go up to get her picture taken with the other kids. Well, Kylie asked her if she would go up when they called Kylie up & she said yes. Kylie made sure she stood by her & was ok. Then, she was fine. But, that's the typical thing for Kylie to do. She's amazing that way! When Kylie played soccer in Vegas when she was 4 or 5 she spent most of her time on the field making sure others were ok & keeping up - rather than paying attention to the ball. She just cheered others on. She always tries to include everyone in things - although, she does have to be in charge! We call her our "little Bishop" because we have to show up a few minutes early for church so she can walk around & greet everyone. Erik & I sit down while Kylie goes around & welcomes everyone to church. She's so funny, but I love that she's just so loving & sweet to everyone! She's the best & we love her so. CONGRATS MY KIDDO!!

Now, here's a funny Jay story for the day. We showed up to drop her off for school a couple of minutes early & she decided she needed to go to the bathroom before school started. So, we walked back to the student restrooms & she went in. A couple of minutes later she walks out & walks into the boys bathroom. I was on the phone with my Dad & I start yelling "Jadyn - you can't go in their - that's the boys!" She comes out & holds up her finger in the "just a minute" fashion & walks back in. I yell again & then she comes out with a paper towel in her hand. "Mom, I had to go in their to get a paper towel to dry my hands because the girls bathroom is out!" Well, duh! What was I thinking? Silly mom! Silly kid!

ANOTHER DREAM

Just for kicks - here's the dream I had last night....

I was at church in sacrament meeting - sitting in the back row. (Which we always sit right up front in the same area. You know you all have designated areas you sit in! And when someone's visiting & steals your spot you get all flustered for the rest of the block!) Anyhoo, I was approached & asked to come outside to talk to someone in the middle of sacrament. So, I go out in the foyer & some cops are standing there. Weird! They then ask me to help out with an investigation & ask me to go under cover for them. Um... OK. I'm suppose to go into this nursery class, sidetrack the nursery leader & talk her into going out of the classroom to run some kind of erand for the class. So, they get me all dressed up to be under cover. (Not sure why my regular dress wouldn't have worked, but I had to be completely revamped to be undercover. SWEET!) Then, as I'm getting ready to walk into the class I start freking out. I'm completely terrified & start having a panic attack. The cop in charge got frustrated with me & just said to forget it - just bust into the classroom & grab the suspect! So, what do they do? They tear gas the nursery room - yes, kids & all. Storm in & grab the lady they wanted. Oh & they grabbed the kids out as well to get them away from the tear gas. How nice of them!

WEIRD!! What is that suppose to mean? Although, I have to admit, it was a little bit of a nice change for me seeing how I wasn't on the other end of the chase this time like I normally am.

FALL

YEAH! Fall is in the air along with one of our favorite holidays - HALLOWEEN!! We do love this holiday - especially Erik! Go figure?! Kylie, however, hates it. She's terrified to walk by the Halloween aisle at any store, even if it's cutesy stuff. She's a little scaredy-cat, but we love her. Now, you may notice a CONTEST blinkie to the side of my blog. My friend Wynne (who is the most hilarious person, by the way) is having a fun contest for all of you creative people. Check out her blog - she's actually having 2 contests. I would participate, but I'm not creative in the least. Nor am I very funny - so I'll leave it up to others. But seriously Wynne, cute idea & I live to hear your comments. Your comments on my crazy dreams had me laughing out loud. You're the best! So, enjoy the season & for those of us in good 'ol AZ - hopefully it will get below 100 degrees soon!