Fun in da sun

This weekend turned out a long and entertaining one. It started with house sitting Thanh's Thursday night. Ev chose to stay at grandma's. Which left me bored and in Sugarhouse. A friend of mine stopped by to say hi, then I thought I would go see a show with my friend Jay. Bad idea for a work night. We caught the tail end of the Slippery Kittens at Bar Deluxe, then stayed for The Hillbilly Hellcats. I could be totally wrong with the name...but I was super tired! And a few sheets to the wind. When will I ever learn? Ha.

Friday I did muster up enough energy to straggle into work an hour late wearing a pair of Thanh's too big tennis shoes. I completed my tasks at hand and left around noon. I headed straight to get Ev and go to the pool. We had a fantastic time. Came home, pack ed, and made our way to Thanh's. Took the dogs for a nice walk and pretty much called it a night.

Saturday morning we awoke bright and early for The Farmer's Market and Art Festival. Picked up Jen and Teagan at 9:30 or so and we were on our way. The Market was ok. I think the heat took it's toll on us fast! I don't think we bought anything but food and water. The kids did make out with a balloon animal and got to pet a snake:)

After The Market we decided we needed a quick break so we headed back to Jen's. We curled up on her "chair" and crashed. No worries, the tv was babysitting:)

Twenty minutes later we were off to The Art's Festival. Holy Hotness! Thank God for beer! We were in and out of that place with lightning speed. The only vendor/booth I truly enjoyed was a folk artist fellow by the name of Dave Borba. Amazing work. I wish I were rich. Hmm.

After that I was completely drained! We dropped off Jen and Teags and went back to Thanh's. Got cleaned up, took the dogs for a walk, then walked over to the bookstore and had some ice cream from Maggie Moo's. Once we got back we literally cuddled up on the couch and crashed within 2 minutes of watching A Night At The Museum. Snore.

This morning we cleaned up and went to the Draper pool again. We ran into Ev's best friend and his dad whom all dared me to go off the high dive. I did. It was the first time in like 15 years. I must have looked like such the village idiot. Oh well, it was fun. Came home and now I'm off to pick up Thanh from the airport. My what a weekend she missed:)

PTA mom.

At the beginning of Evan's school year, I decided to sign up for PTA. I was feeling like quite the good parent that day. I even signed up to teach an art class!

I had heard not a word for months, until a few weeks ago when Ev brought home a shredded piece of paper giving me the times that I needed to be there to help with this art class.

I marked it on my calendar and showed up with bells on:) My duty was to help his class make paper mache puppets that they would later use to perform their plays. I had a great time drawing and painting faces on their characters. They did an awesome job!! I took pics of some of my favorites. Ev was Babe The Blue Ox:)

In training.

So I deemed today mental health/pool day for Ev and I. Some people may think of me as a bad parent for not only allowing my son to miss school, but coming up with the idea and actually condoning it. I DID think it over before bringing it up to Evan. And...it ended up being a wonderful bonding time for us.

Aside from our, for the most part wonderful day, there were a few upsets at the pool. Most people might go un-fazed, but not I...

Evan jumped into the pool, and within 2 minutes (no joke) the lifeguards start blowing their whistles and shouting "Get OUT of the pool!" Then they leave us hanging for a good ten minutes. I thought it was a routine check, but I was mistaken. Someone finally got on the loudspeaker to announce the reason for everyones abrupt exit. Turns out, someone pooped in the pool. Yup. Now I know this happens, but the Draper pool requires all kids have swimming diapers AND a plastic cover over it! How in the hell did shit escape? They then proceed to inform us that this was not an infant or toddler! Sick! We were also reminded to make sure to remind our children to use the restroom every half an hour or so. Seriously? If your non-diaper wearing kid has accidents in the pool, and needs to be "reminded" to use the restroom...then there's probably a little something else going on upstairs.

My other problem involved some obnoxious teenage girls who chose to camp out right next to Ev and I. All I will say is that I had a good "come to Jesus" talk with them...

Chalk

Yesterday was quite eventful for me. I woke up at 4:30am, got dressed, woke up Ev, then headed downtown to babysit Teagan. Her awesome mommy was going to do a 25 mile bike ride for diabetes. About 5 minutes after Jen and her friend walked out the door, little Teagan woke up. So basically my day started at 4:30.

I did all I could to occupy Teags and Ev while trying to get myself ready for the day. Take a shower; put in a movie, brush my hair; find food, get dressed; play dolls. It was very interesting doing girly princess things. As much as I enjoyed making Teagan happy, I'm happy I had a boy. I was always quite the tomboy growing up so I didn't even know how to "play dolls."

My initial plan was to go to Farmer's Market. That plan failed, so we ended up at The Gateway for a chalk art contest. We had a great time, some of the artists were amazing. They had a plethora of booths giving out free shit. Teagan got her hair spray painted with green stripes and a big pink glitter star painted on her cheek. Evan opted out (that's my boy).

On our way back to the car Jen had called letting me know she was home. Perfect timing. I think both were ready for a hefty nap:)

Anyway, I snapped a few pics. Enjoy.

disturbed.

I was recently reminded of the "freaky tap dancer" video. I have shared it with some people, but want the world to see it:) Jk. I'm also throwing in another gruesome fav.

My BABIES!

So, I went and looked for a townhome/condo/apt today. I knew of 2 neighborhoods that would suit what I was searching for. It' s all about the location. Not that of which I would prefer to reside, but rather what area would save me more on gas money! I have put 110 dollars into gas money over the past 7 days!

Anyhow, I drove around the first community and did not find a single place for rent. About 20 places for sale, but I'm not in the position to buy right now. The second area produced 1 single place for rent. I called while parked in front and set up a time to check out the place...You see, I felt like if I didn't call asap, I would lose all opportunity.

I met up with the owner at 4. The exterior revealed nothing of the treasure inside. The place was gorgeous! It's a 2 bedroom 3.5 bath, with a fully finished basement. Coming in at over 1700 square feet. Pergo flooring, immaculate carpeting and paint job, not to mention a little fenced in yard with a Tuff Shed out back.

I was sold! My son was ecstatic as well. He would even have friends in the hood. I told the guy that I wanted to fill out an application and move in soon! He seemed to be happy to find a renter as well.

One of my last questions should have been my first. "What is your pet policy?"

"None, no pets at all!"

My heart sunk. I wanted to cry. Seriously. I wasn't too concerned about getting rid of Poppy, our 2-3 year old guinea pig. I was concerned about our kitties!!! I can't get rid of them...or can I? What would I be willing to sacrifice for the perfect location and price? I don't know. I'm in crisis mode right now...

And I just can't hide it!

So I purchased a "diary" a few weeks ago called Listography. You basically fill out pre-made lists, thus the name. I had that puppy filled out in days. Seriously, it was like some weird addiction for me. I have even revised, doodled on, and redone my lists. More than once...

I noticed that there was a website by the same name, and I got a little rush to be quite honest. I don't understand it. I'm addicted to list making. Funny thing is...I rarely abide by my, "boring" to do list or grocery lists etc... But recalling favorite childhood toys and past loves is extremely fulfilling for me. I almost feel a little ashamed. Like I have some weird disorder or something.

If anyone shares this unusual hobby as well, I suggest you check out the site on my blog. To the right hand side. I must warn you though, I have not had the time to do much on it, so there is only one list thus far. But I can guarantee that I will let my lack of self control take over on this one.

I must go now...I have some very important lists to tend to:)

to you.

goodnight you know who...

Yucky Things.

I found a book of my sons that drew me in right away. It's The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. Yup. I'm a sucker for all things filthy (maybe that's why I date who I do). Go figure.

Brace yourself...I'm going to share with you some of these findings. Some are quite disturbing.

Leeches.
1- There are monster leeches that reach up to 3 FEET LONG. No joke.
2- If several leeches attach themselves all at once, they can suck out so much blood that your body can no longer function.
3- In a single hearty meal, certain leeches can eat enough to last them 9 months. Ladies, imagine not eating the whole entire time you were preggo!
4- They are neither male nor female. Eeeewwww.
5- Some leeches have mouths with 3 jaws! AND, they have 4-10 sets of eyes!!!

Worms. My closest friends know that they are one of my biggest fears!
1- There are over 20,000 types of worms and some can be up to 40 FEET LONG!
2- Their bodies are segmented (attached pieces). That's just wrong.
3- You can freeze an earthworm solid and it will not die as long as you thaw it slowly. OMG! Someone try this. I dare you!
4- A female roundworm can lay up to 200,000 eggs in a single day! They can sometimes be found on unwashed vegetables. If ingested they will hatch inside of your body! Naxzty!
5- Hookworms can enter your body through the tiniest of cuts on your feet! From there they will travel to your intestines :p

Alright. I'm done. I couldn't handle anymore. On a completely different note. I did some research on PETA. Ethical treatment of animals is something I will write about some other time. I'm just completely appalled by some of the shit I read!! Good night guys:)

Strut your mutt...NOT

I was planning on posting something about strut your mutt, but was sidetracked while uploading pictures. Not to mention that I'm not too savvy when it comes to that part of my blog. I will post something on it after I receive my brief tutorial ala Lisa.

Back to the matter at hand... Ev and I went to the park yesterday, conveniently located right across the street, what a good babysittter! We played a little bit of frisbee. About 5 minutes worth to be exact. Ev told me that I sucked at throwing a frisbee.

On our journey home we decided to stop and grab a drink out of the fountain. As I bent over and pressed the button, I was not so pleasantly surprised by this MONSTER!! After my initial freakout I decided to snap a picture. This is it folks. It could probably eat me, and your little dog too:(

I would like to do some research on this nasty little critter. He had very distinct green fangs. At least I think they were his fangs. Could have been his ass for all I know. The picture does not do much justice.

Wow. Didn't realize I could write this much about such a small, truly unimportant event in my life. Guess that means I have a lot of time on my hands, or I'm just way too easily amused.

After the whole spider incident, Ev said to me, " Mom, you really didn't have to get that close to the spider. You ever heard of using the zoom thing on your camera?" Kids.