More Landon "isms"

Posted by: Mom
The thing that makes Landon so funny is that he isn't trying to be funny. He really is sincere when he says these things and has no idea that they are great little quips.

In school, the teacher was trying to emphasize how girls can do the same thing boys can do. They can be Presidents, Doctors, anything they want. There is nothing a girl can't do that a boy can. Landon then raised his hand and said, "Actually, that's not true; girls can't go in the boy's bathroom".

Then, tonight, as Jeremy was leaving for the airport, he turned to Landon and said, "Landon, you are the man of the house while I am gone, do you know what that means?" Landon quickly replied, "I get to drink coffee!"

Landon's First Earthquake

Posted by: Mom

This morning, at 7:15, my alarm went off. I quickly pressed the snooze button. At 7:20, my alarm went off again and at that exact moment, the windows rumbled and my bed shook. Landon then came running in my room and said, "Mom, how'd you do that?"

Superbowl Snow

Posted by: Mom

It started out a lovely Sunday morning. I love fresh snow in the mornings, especially when I don't have to commute. I opened up my front door to see the lovely sight, and this is what I saw...(click on images to view larger).




My entire steps and porch were covered with snow up to four feet in some areas. So then I opened up the garage door...



My parents stayed the night and they were going to leave this morning, but couldn't get their Jeep out. Needless to say, they spent an extra night here.

So I got out my trusty snowblower and started the process of clearing the snow. As I plowed through, a neighbor came out to help.


Pretty soon, it became a neighborhood event. I'm so lucky to live in such a gracious community. The bishop had canceled church services and so he was out digging with everyone else. This is us digging out our porch and steps.




This is the rest of the crew helping out on the driveway. Landon even got into the action until he was nailed in the nose with someone's shovel. Then he was inside nursing a bloody nose for a while. The lesson learned is don't get in the way of an eight-man shoveling machine.






Even though it was a lot of work and certainly not what we expected to wake up to; it was actually a lot of fun. Now Landon and I can make a big igloo!

My Conversation With Mom

Posted by Emma:

My mom thought this conversation in the car was funny so she captured it pretty much word-for-word. I don't see what is so funny...

Emma: Mom, when I grow up, I don't want to be an inventor. There are too many things already invented.
Mom: You can be whatever you want.
Emma: I want to own a restaurant
Mom: What would you serve?
Emma: Breakfast food.
Mom: What is the name of your restaurant?
Emma: Emma's Restaurant
Mom: Can I eat there for free?
Emma: Yea, but you'll have to tell me your name because I won't recognize you because you will be a grandma.
Mom: Oh, are you going to get married?
Emma: Yes. Probably to Kaleb.
Mom: Kaleb Barney or Kaleb from your school?
Emma: Kaleb from my school, except he's kind of a slob. He always has food on his face.
Mom: Don't worry honey, that's how most boys are. You'll learn to love them anyway.
Emma: Yea, plus you can wipe their faces when you are married to them. Maybe I will marry Kaleb Barney instead. Then I will change my name to Emma James Palmer.