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Snow Mountain

This huge mountain of snow is in our Albertson's parking lot. The kids saw it and had to climb! So, I did what any witty mom would do...I bribed them. Make good choices in the store and you can climb the mountain. It worked.

NAUGHTY Dog!

If anyone has any tips on how to prevent this from happening, I would love to hear them! Sadie Lu is a mess maker!

Sorry Lance

I found these funny pictures today...too fun not to share. My brother Lance and I were in an elementary school production of Cats. I am quite sure Lance will never see my blog and I figure what he doesn't know can't hurt him. Right?

Finding Pictures on My Camera

I try to keep a camera with us all the time. You never know what kind of fun you'll run into. When I load the pictures onto the computer, though, I keep finding pictures my kids take of themselves (or whatever they can find) that I didn't know they took. They make me laugh!

St George Super Bowl Weekend

Every year my family (Dad and whatever brothers and sisters can make it) get together for Super Bowl weekend. This year we went to St. George. Wow! It is breathtaking there. We visited Brigham Young's St. George winter home, the Mountain Meadows Massacre Monument, the temple visitors center and played lots of games and made lots of noise! We had a great time! Beau and Chase didn't come this time if your looking for them in the picture :(

Look-a-likes??

My cousin Dyana suggested that I post some pictures of myself at Megan's age because EVERYONE tells us how much alike we look. We are definitely shaped the same. But I don't know if we really look as much alike as people say...I think when you look close, Brooke and I look as much alike as Megan and I do.

What do you think?

(I would put the picture of Brooke and me at the bottom-it's at the very top-but I'm too lazy to take the time to switch them all)

Nothing to Do

Does anyone else rely on McDonalds playgrounds when you need to waste time? Last week when the kids were home for school and Beau was working graves (and sleeping during the day) we spent a good 2 hours there. I will have to find something else to do :)

Soda Sobriety

I have decided to give up soda for one month. I added a Soda Sobriety counter. If you care to see how long its been since my last Mountain Dew, you can click on the link and a popup will let you know.

I am especially excited about this because I read that if you give up one soda per day you will lose 15 pounds in one year. Since I am up to about three cans a day, I figure that if I give up soda altogether for 3 years I will end up weighing only 15 pounds. This seems a little extreme, so I have decided to take it just one month at a time.

I also want to add that I have lots of support from my family in this endeavor. Sadie (our adorable jack russell mix) has agreed not to have a single soda for the next month. And, the children are willing to polish off the last three cans of Mountain Dew left in the fridge so there will be no temptations.

I will let you know how I do.

Urgh! No Baby to Blame the Weight On

Today I had a rude awakening in a Walmart fitting room. I looked in the mirror and almost didn't recognize myself. Well, that's not entirely true. My face I am quite familiar with. It's the rest of me that has transformed into a 31-year-old, 5 pounds here, 10 pounds there, Mountain Dew drinking blob! YUCK!

I remember when I was 16 and saw old people (31-year-olds) and thought that my perfectly trim body would never become like that. I was wrong. To be fair, I know lots of people who are 31 (and older) who look fabulous and run marathons and drink carrot juice for dinner. I am just not one of them.

And, please don't get the wrong impression from the title of this post. I re-read it and it almost sounds like I am sad not to have a baby. If I had a baby, believe me, the situation would be far more grim. I am perfectly happy to have a 6-year-old baby. No more babies for me. It just seems like many other women my age have a baby (or two) to blame the weight on. That's all. (And, a valid, wonderful excuse a baby is!)

Anyhow, for fun, I was thinking of listing all of the excuses (in leiu of a baby) I could come up with for allowing myself to look like a 31-year-old blob. On the top of the list would be my jealousy of cola drinkers who have a potable alternative to their addiction. (Mountain Dew drinkers do not! Diet Mountain Dew tastes like lake water.) But, I suppose a whole long list would not be very productive. I really just need to give up on the soda all together and move my butt. So that is what I will do. Starting tomorrow. Maybe.