You don't know how to dress a goat?

I do believe this may be the only church building in the church to have a rodeo ground behind it. Maybe I am wrong, but I sure haven't heard of any others. And it may also be the only place where children grow up chasing chickens, and greased pigs, and dressing goats and riding sheep, that I know of, at least once a year anyway. This last weekend was Lehi Days, and it is worth going if only for the food. The food is divine, but it is also fun to watch the crazy proceedings.

So for those of you who don't know how to dress a goat, I have broken it down into 4 easy steps. I make learning FUN!


First you must be prepared, and by prepared I mean, one person on your two person team must be wearing the bloomers...



Next you must run at the goat as if your life depended on it. I particularly liked the form this team showed. Notice the hands and the determination, they very well could be professionals. They won this round by the way...




Meanwhile the goats life is flashing before it's eyes.

Third you grab that goat and put the bloomers on it.



Fourth you walk away and the goat slowly recovers from watching it's life flash before it's eyes. Maybe it's a fainting goat, but I think it was done by this round.



I didn't get pictures of the grocery race which is three people on a pony who have to grab a watermelon, a glass of water, and an egg and get it back across the finish line without dropping or spilling. Fun times.

Gunny got his cowboy on...





But that's not suprising.

Tater got to see the animals...


It was a fun day! It's nice to be home, and it didn't even rain on Lehi Days, it waited till Sunday. Thanks rain!

I also have some pictures of some projects. My mom asked me to make these and they came out super cute if I do say so myself, and I do...







Aren't they pretty! I think so. PS come to crochet class tomorrow!

Crochet people...

NO PREVIOUS CROCHET KNOWLEDGE NEEDED!

OK, so I am hoping to have a crochet get together this month, I am thinking a Tues or a Thursday and our beginner project will be a cute and cuddly cupcake! They make really cute pin cushions then the pins look like sprinkles! Cute!

You will need:
Cake colored yarn and Icing colored yarn
A size G hook
Black embroidery thread.
and a smile!

PS you do not need very much yarn so if you happen to have little balls of leftover yarn that's fine. If you really don't want to buy two skeins of yarn for a little cupcake I probably have some random yarn laying around. Anybody who has random small balls of yarn laying around you want to donate to the project pile. That would be fan-super-tab-u-lous.

Things are still ridiculous around here but I am hoping if I throw this out into the universe it will somehow magically come to pass. So, let me know which day is best for you Tues or Thursday and I will make this happen.

If you already know how to crochet you are more than welcome to come and work on your UFO's (Un-Finished Objects) chat and have fun, or make a cuddly cupcake too. I hope it will be fun. Yummy snacks are also welcome.

Time and place TBA.

Do YOU have tickets?

TO THE GUNNY SHOW?



Joe cool...He IS way too cool for school. It's true.



So, Gunny had this crazy hair, he doesn't now, but he did. (PS super hard shot to get out of a 6 month old. Just a warning. Maybe it was just me.)



and it struck me, Gunny needs to be sporting a pompadour. I emphasize the NEED.



So we slicked his hair back and got him a rockin do. Which, is awesome.



I never did find baby chucks I could justify paying for, although they had some at Target with flames on them. How cool would that have been?



Isn't he the cutest little 50's tastic boy of all time? I think so.



This photo shoot also consisted of a costume change. Now he is super cool vintagy pilot boy. POOF!



I like the determination in his face. "I am gonna fly planes mama, I am!"



The blue eyes. Mom and dad are gonna have to keep the girls away. Thanks Gunny it was fun! Thanks Sis for letting me dress up and grease your child's hair. It was all I dreamed, minus the real chucks. Oh and thanks for waiting to cut his crazy hair so his crazy auntie could live the dream too. You rock!

Updates, I have been blaringly absent...

I have loads of pictures, but I can't seem to find the time or the cords since the move and therefore you get a boring picture less post.

The talk went well, since I have completely accepted and given into the crying I am prone to, things have gone so much better for me. I would dare say it may even be developing into a strength. I love how only God can do that. Take a bawling girl like me and make it all work together for awesome. At least, I like to tell myself it works together for awesome. J didn't even have time to give a talk I took all of the time, this is one for the record books folks I never take more time than needed. I had to speak with the Stake Pres there, fun times! He said I was a jewel. Yay! So I think the talk was a success. Mostly I am happy it is over! I hate speaking.

We are moved to the valley. *fanfare and joy* It's been great to be back, but I think it's hot, and if I think it's hot NOW? Yeah, I am going to die come summer, I am hoping I will acclimate back quickly. Hoping.

I have more yarn creations. I still plan on having a project night. I am thinking of just making it a project night. That way all who would like to join can bring whatever project they are needing an excuse to work on and we can chat and maybe eat yummy treats or healthy treats, my heart says yummy but my head says healthy, and be friends. I think it could be good. What days are good for you guys? Once a month, once every two months? What are your thoughts? I would love feedback on this. Also, I have no home of my own so I am thinking maybe a rotating location? All ideas will be considered so brainstorm!

For your information this is my new theme song.


I found the chords and will be learning it for the ukulele hopefully soon.

I really miss my class, but I am hopeful of the new possibilities and experiences we will get here. I think once we are more settled I will look back into early childhood. Kids have a way of keeping you grounded and making you very aware of what you say and do. They also just make me laugh and I am heartbroken a snow week kept me from getting to say goodbye to them. I wanted one last crushing group hug. I have the niece and nephew to keep me busy here though.

Other than that things are the same. We have been put in contact with another possible baby. I am really hopeful that this one may actually pan out. We shall see. Please remember us in your prayers. It would be amazing. I am getting teary, so I think I will leave it at that. Pray for amazing and let me know all of your thoughts and dreams about craft night.
Peace and love.

My yarny adventures...

I can't find all of my pictures, but I thought I would share what I could find.

I think crochet is really helping me not go insane. It's been good for me. When we move back to the valley (did you know we are moving back to the valley? We are, isn't that exciting?) Anyway, I think it would be fun to start some kind of crochet club or something. People can come learn and and get better etc. Assuming it involved tasty food I think it could be really awesome. I have to speak in church on Sunday. I was hoping for a nice light topic that would be low in tears shed, but alas, I was given Forgiveness by my husband. Thanks honey. That's a nice and light topic. Hopefully it comes together. It might help if I got off of the computer and stopped making things out of yarn. Oh well...



This is a monkey I made for my aide TC. She pretty much rocks and monkeys are her favorite.



I have made several pears, they are easy, but probably the cutest things I have ever seen.

And my latest and probably greatest, Ruby the pink peg leg pirate princess...



Do you see the peg leg? You MUST note the peg leg.

Inspiration:



Ruby is my cousins little girl. When her birthday was coming up, she was asked what she would like. Her reply was to ride in a hot air balloon or jump out of a plane with a parachute. For Halloween Ruby wanted to be a pink peg leg pirate. Of course, that just made me smile, so when I saw the pattern for this. I just had to make it and make it look like Ruby. I even tried to add glasses, but haven't figured that out yet. Maybe I will give it another try tonight.

I wrote a poem about Ruby the pink peg-leg pirate princess. I took it to school today with the doll and read it. One of my little girls decided I should write a poem about each of them and make them all a pirate. Ooops, I didn't think they would come up with that.

Ruby the Pink Peg-leg Pirate Princess

Ruby lou was a princess true,
Her parents were kind and loving too
They taught her exactly what was right to do

Ruby lou was a princess true,
But at night when the moon shone through
She had important work to do
She loved adventure, wouldn’t you?

She would carefully put on her leg of wood
Her eye patch that really fit her good
it was bejeweled (as an eye patch should)
She worel pink as a princess would.

She’d gather the crew salty and set
She always took her favorite pet
“We have work to do men, do not forget,
those who are tired and lonely and wet”.



On the high seas of fear and woe
Over the mountainous waves she would blow
And look for those who knew not where to go
She brought them back when the tide was low.

She made them laugh she made them smile
She’d let them pet her parrot Kyle
She shared she gave with every mile
She saved them from their sad sad style

Thank you thank you Ruby Lou!
You are a princess through and through
We didn’t know just what to do
Until you came and helped us too!

Ruby Lou was a princess true
Adventure was her favorite thing to do
She helped others, and always came through
Thank you, thank you Ruby Lou.



Pictures forthcoming: Greta and Octopi

So what do you do after a mental crying breakdown?

In front of a new acquaintance? You come home, sob, get in a hot oatmeal bath and then you re-watch this.


Nuff said.

Some Thanksgiving shots of light...

I love my camera. I wish I had more things to take pictures of around here.

This is my sister in law and my niece singing a song about the tree I think. We drove my niece home, in the car we played guess the disney song and listened to my preschool music. It was fun times. I love that she makes up songs.


Three cousins having fun.


Football and Thanksgiving go together like brothers colliding mid air...






Dirt makes everything more fun.








Kind of a weird shot but I liked her tooth missing, it works.


This is my Shadow. If I am there you can be sure she will be close behind. I am glad to be so loved, especially considering how little we get to see Jason's family lately, which is sad. Maybe someday we will be able to move closer.






I tried to get a good one of my nephew that seems to enjoy following me around, but every time I pointed the camera at him he started to walk like an Egyptian.


I really miss being by family. *sigh* All in all, it was a fabulous Thanksgiving with fabulous food. We are so very blessed to have such wonderful family. Thank you all for your prayers and love, I don't know where we would be without it.



Happy Holidays!

PS It is not Christmas in my world without the Carpenters. And the song after the Christmas music rocked my socks on SYTYCD last night. Something about angry quirky music brings me much joy and I just can't explain it. Maybe it is the passion with which it is delivered. Regardless it is super cool.