The Sunday Funnies

Yesterday, we spent most of the day at a swim meet in Park City.

After the meet was over, we decided to head over to Midway to see some fabulous ice sculptures at the Zermatt Resort that Petal had told me about.


Petal had checked it out the day before, and gave us some directions on how to get there.

We stopped and ate lunch in Heber and then headed to our destination.

Since I'm directionally challenged--I decided to plug in the name of the Zermatt Resort into our GPS. {Even though El Jefe said he knew where he was going and didn't need the extra help}.

El Jefe followed the directions, and kept saying, "What did you type in? Are you sure you entered the right name?"


On the outskirts of Heber, he veered off the course, took a hard right and said, "This GPS is taking us to Provo."

He continued on until we hit Midway's main street, turned left, turned right, and we were there in no time (well..minus the 10 minutes we headed in the wrong direction).


Then El Jefe decided to look and see what I had inputed into the GPS.

"Honey, why did you put in 'Zermatt Villages?" he asked.

"Isn't that the same thing?" I said.

He replied, "The Zermatt Villages are in Orem."

Ohhhh...


It was then I decided that having El Jefe around is like having my own personal GPS.

(And to all you jealous ladies...it's true--he never needs to stop and ask for directions...it's like it's internal or something).

Video Courtesy of KSL.com

Science Fair Shenanigans

Our school does science fair in 5th, 7th and 9th. Since I have two 5th graders and one 9th grader -- we ended up having 3 science fair entries.

{Oh the joy}

I helped the kids find their projects and then told El Jefe that he was in charge of helping Auz and I'd help Savvy with hers...the teenager was on her own.

We started our projects way back in October. Auz made homemade parachutes to see if size and weight mattered. Savvy burned fabric...to see which types burned the quickest.

It was a long and a bit time consuming few months. But, we did it. And the kids seemed to have a fun time with it.

When it came time to make the poster boards...El Jefe bowed out and said that was my gig. But, not to "make them look too good--because we don't want to make it through to the next round."

I agreed.

To El Jefe's dismay, in January Savvy found out that her experiment (along with 9 other 5th graders) had made it to district--a 5 hour fun-filled event.


She was thrilled.

{And in my defense, I told El Jefe that scientifically the odds were not in our favor to not have at least one of our children make it. Of course, I also rubbed it in that the one I helped with was a winner! Yes!}

Yesterday, was the big day.

*We arrived at Utah Valley University at
4 pm to check in.

*We took a wrong turn and ended up at the door of the Chemistry building--which said only authorized personnel, hiked up a grassy, muddy hill alongside the Chemistry building, & found the student center.

*Savvy interviewed 3 different times
between 5-7 pm.

*I read my book.

*Savvy got to run around with a
couple of her BFF's.

*I talked to other mom's who were
enjoying their stay at UVU, Home of the Wolverines.

*Savvy got to participate in some fun
science activities.

*I discovered that I forgot to bring
the stinking camera.

*We ate lunch at the UVU student center--which Savvy thought was the most amazing place ever--they even had free computers to use!

*I informed her that BYU was
way more amazing.

*We watched a cute chemistry magic show.

AND

*Finally, it was time for the awards ceremony.

Now, I had seen all of the science experiments, and I knew she didn't have a fighting chance. There was a big difference between projects helped by fathers who had a science background from the projects helped by mothers who didn't (i.e. me).

There was the coolest windmill experiment. But, I'm telling you right now--I read it and still don't understand it.

I also saw a lot of solar panel experiments. Again. Out. of. our. league.

My favorite was this electrocution experiment...at least I was smart enough not to stick my hand into that thing.

At the end of the awards ceremony, Savvy seemed pretty sad that she didn't move onto state.

At this point, I passed on some valuable information to my child. Information more valuable then learning how to create solar panels, designing a hovercraft, or even creating a hologram machine.

I taught her the phrase, "It was an honor just being nominated."

Appreciating my wisdom, she replied, "You're such a nerd, Mom."

Then we headed to In-and-Out for life-lesson #2.

Shakes, burgers, and fries solve all your problems.

{I know. I'm amazing.}

PS My biggest laugh of the night, was when El Jefe and I were looking at all the science fair projects. As we approached Savvy's, there was a group of 4-5 girls checking it out (it did have lots of girl appeal). El Jefe stood right behind them and said very loudly, "Oh. Fabric burning. What a cool idea. Man, this is an awesome project. Wow! This should totally win!" The little girls were giggling and trying to move out of his way--they might have thought he was a judge--or just a crazy person. I finally said, "You should know, this is his daughter's experiment--and he's quite proud." Then they really giggled.

Recently Played

So, one of my favorite songs used to be "Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum.

Then, the other day...I heard Auz singing it around the house, "It's a quarter after one, I'm a little drunk, and I need you now."

What in the?

"Auz! Why are you singing that?" I asked.

"Uh, Mom, every time that song comes on--you turn it up really loud and it's a catchy tune," he answered, and kept singing.


Somehow, hearing my 11-year-old singing about getting drunk and needing someone--has kinda ruined the song for me.

{Guess I'll be deleting that one off of
my I-tunes library.}

How I Made My Millions...

Over the weekend, Jordyn & and I went

shopping at the mall. She had a couple of gift cards to spend--and I needed some cute shirts.

We very successfully spent the gift cards {and then some} and even found me a cute shirt.

As we walked out of mall to head to our car, Jordyn found one last shirt for me {it was a super wild and crazy}.

"Hey mom! This is perfect for you," she jokingly said.

I started to say, "Hmm....That's a little too...."

"Buoyant?" she said, trying to finish my sentence.

I laughed, "That means I could use it as a flotation device, dearest."

She said, "Errr...I meant to say flamboyant."

{Yes, we giggle-snorted for quite sometime.}

Oh. So what does this have to do with my first million? I'm going to start designing flamboyant lifejackets.

"Flamboyantly Buoyant"

Whaddya think?

The Sunday Funnies: {Beware: Santa Spoiler}

Last month, I had to have "the talk" with Savvy & Auz about the tooth fairy.

Savvy had lost a tooth...the tooth fairy hadn't come for a week...and she was about to write a letter to the Tooth Fairy Organization.

You see, the tooth fairy always forgets to come to our house until like a month later. Then the kids end up getting 100 bucks okay it's more like $5 because of all the interest that accrues.

{As a matter of fact, once Savvy lost a tooth down at my mom's--and the tooth fairy came that very night. She was amazed! I told her the tooth fairy in that region must not have many kids to visit.}

Anyhow, I decided...that in order to avoid the poorhouse--and because they are both turning 12 this year...that Savvy & Auz needed to know who the tooth fairy really was.

It didn't go over well.

Especially, when Savvy asked about Santa.

And, then that cat was out of the bag.

Oh. And the Easter Bunny too.

There was a whole lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth.

It was a sad couple of days in our household.

Savvy's confusion of myth or truth came to light a few weeks ago.

We were driving down the freeway, when Savvy saw an advertisement for "A Groundhog's Day Celebration" on a billboard.

"Mom?" she asked, completely serious. "So, is the groundhog seeing his shadow real? Or is that you guys too?"

Oh what a tangled web.

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing

Today I introduced some new vocabulary words to my 4th grade language arts class.

One of the words was "Hamlet". I told them that it was a noun--and gave them the definition: hamlet [ˈhæmlɪt]

1. a small village or group of houses

"Mrs. H? Aren't there two definitions for hamlet?" one of my students asked.

"No, just one." I said.

"But, Mrs. H--don't you want us to write down that it's also a type of food?" he persisted.

{A type of food? I thought,
"What in the world?"}

The girl behind him piped in and said, "JJ--that's an omelet not a hamlet."

What Would it Take?

To get me blogging again?

Would it be all the hilarious Sunday Funnies that have been piling up over the past few months. {There have been some doozies.
My kids are quite hilar.}



Nah.

Would it be to journal about our awesome trip to California over Christmas break?


Almost.

Would it be getting released as the RS President
in my ward?

{A girl can dream? Can't she?}

Now, granted. All of these could have been worthy causes for bringing my blog back from the dead.

But, the true reason for my rekindled interest in blogging--was the conversation I had with El Jefe this morning...in regards to our recent refinancing of our home.

Me: So, what time is the finance dude coming tonight?

El Jefe: That dude is a lady.

At this point, I went Aerosmith all over the place.

Me (singing): Duh-duh-duh-duh---Dude looks like a lady! Duh-duh-duh-duh---Dude looks like a lady!

El Jefe: Not laughing.

Me: Giggle-snorting for quite some time.



I mean how could he not laugh? I guess he wasn't raised with crazy brothers who listened to Aerosmith like it was true and everlasting gospel.

{Sorry Mom}

{Still laughing, by the way.}

So, that's when I decided that some shenanigans are just too funny not to blog.

Hence. The blog returns.

{What a funky lady.}