My Old Life

I'm really missing my old life.

The life I had a couple of months ago. The life when I could meet Chad and Zachary for lunch at El' Jefe's -  aka "my rwestwant".

And pictures like this would magically appear on my phone while we were drinking chocolate milk and waiting for the chicken nuggets and fries that would be dunked in ranch dressing and grandpa's sour cream, together.

Yes, that's the life I miss. So, so much!

The Falcon - ready to race?

Chad spent so much time on this car last year trying to get it ready to race. He was able to take it out a few times. He has high hopes for this season. I keep trying to talk him into just using it as a pace car. We'll see.

365 Resolution

I never make New Year resolutions.

It's always seemed silly to me, to proclaim some random resolution for the New Year.

This year though, I'm playing by a new set of rules.

I hear a resolution coming on. Do you?

Starting today - New Years day 2011 - I'm going to "try" to take and post a picture every.single.day.


Think I can do it? I don't know, but I'm gonna start here:


Day 1

Bowling today with Chad and Anthony

Sealed For Time and Eternity

November 4, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV Temple

Trunk or Treat

Have you ever wondered what Zombies do when they are not out looking for brains?

They watch TV. Just like normal people.

We went to the church tonight for "Trunk or Treat"

We decorated our trunk...and then gave treats. haha.

It was fun. On the way home, Chad asked me if I remembered that Halloween twenty some odd years ago when his Mom and Dad dressed up and went around to the front of our house to scare the kids. He said he was thinking about that today as he was getting ready, about how he thought his parents were weird and that they should grow up.
"And here we are." I said.
"Yep" he said, "here we are!"

Happy Halloween!!

The Story (sorry, It's a long one)

We lived in the Nevada desert for over 15 years before we ever saw a  tarantula. The first one was this spring when we were planting oleanders. The story of it is here. We spent most of the summer digging up holes in the yard hoping/not hoping to find another.  Until late one night, a few months ago, CJ went outside and found one on the porch. ON OUR PORCH.
The next day, he loaded up the kids and the tarantula for a drive to the desert so they could release him back into the wild. Kristy wrote about that day here,  on her blog.

A few weeks ago, Kaylynn's kids told me that they found a  tarantula up at the race track. It was squished! Someone had run it over (by accident I'm sure).

Chad's picture of tarantula

But he wasn't the only one,  Chad told me where I could find yet another one. This one was alive though,  He found it in one of the concession stands up front and took outside so the tarantula could find more suitable lodging for the winter.







So all of this brings me to today, when I got this picture text message from Kaylynn:

Text from Kaylynn

 Me: haha...where did that come from:
 Kaylynn: On the road by Home Depot
 Me: You stopped to picture him? (Preston's saying)
 Kaylynn: Ya, I made Marvin turn around. He was more daring to get closer than me.
 Me: LOL. He could have got a little closer. I want to see the details of his legs. LOL.

 And then I took my phone into the Business office to show Debbie. She thought it was so cute and told me he should have caught him to give to her.  I called her crazy and went back to my office. And then I got this text.

 Kaylynn: He said he will (go) back and get it and bring it to you if want.
 Me: Okay. Then I can take pictures with my good camera. :) Haha.

 And I think he is just teasing me, then she says:

Kaylynn: OK. See you in a bit.
Me: (uh) lol. I don't have my camera. It's at home.
Kaylynn: We will put it in a coffee can.
Kaylynn: With a lid on it.
Me: You don't have to bring it.
Kaylynn: We are on our way.

CRAP!  Now what do I do?  Debbie!


 Debbie was way more happy than I was when I told her Kaylynn was bringing her the spider. I wanted pictures, but not bad enough to have it in my office. Even if it was in a coffee can.

Matt from work took this picture

Anthony got close enough to take this one.

 

 Debbie is not afraid,. She was in love. And this is where the ruckus in the office started. Debbie posed, while we screamed and took pictures.  Just another day at the office!


edited to say: Debbie took the spider with her to lunch and then left it with her husband. He wanted to let it go. She said he wasn't to thrilled. haha.