Halloween fun and a little ranting....

"Scooby Scooby-Doo Where are you?"

Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, Daphne,Velma
and our cute little ghost!

Wow! We have had fun this October!! It started off with The Lambert's famous Halloween party! They always do such an awesome job with it and we love it! Thanks, guys! Unfortunately, I forgot my camera that night so I don't have any pictures of that but it was awesome! The girls had another party at Savannah Mitchells house and they had a great time there, too! Thanks, Mitchells, we had so much fun!!

My mom also had a party for all the cousins so we could all see each other in our costumes. That was last Friday and we went there right after HSM3 so that was a busy night! We had games, treats and chili! My kind of night!!

We also hit the pumpkin patch this week and Lily loved it!The girls had fun picking out pumpkins and got good and dirty!

Annie and her friend Hallie had their faces painted at our Trunk or Treat and it was definitely picture worthy! That was a fun filled night of games and friends!

Now that I posted all this cute fun stuff, I don't really want to rant but I'm gonna so maybe it will be cathartic. I am so tired of fighting with myself from sun up to sundown! I wake up and I have to force myself out of bed, then I have an argument with myself about doing the dishes. That moves onto getting exercise, being productive and staying awake. I have been working on losing weight and I'm up to 16 lbs. (YEAH) but that has added another fight about what I'm putting in my mouth (I've lost a few of those battles lately)! I also have the struggle with what I watch on TV, should I really be watching this or that show, no, but I wanna! I am dying to go shopping for anything and spend lots of money but I stay home to control myself. I know I need to stop drinking Diet Coke but I can't bring myself to start that fight, I'm barely making it on all the rest!! Even now I have a paper I need to write due tomorrow and I'm blogging. I am pretty pathetic!! Then I go to bed and get to wake up to it again tomorrow. Sometimes I feel like a gerbil in one of those running wheels, I'm moving fast but going nowhere! I need a nap. Or some cookie dough. Or both! I want all the fighting to stop! Can't we all just get along?!

Photo tag

I've been shot! *cough**cough*....its going dark...*cough*....I must *cough* post the 4th picture in the 4th folder *cough* *spasm*....be sure to take back...*cough*...the library books....*silence*....

So, did you totally think I was dying?! That's called acting! Oscar's, here I come!! This was last Halloween. The girls with their cousins Hyrum (Larry Boy from veggie tales), Andrew (dragon), and Caleb (Tiger). We were all royalty that year. Good times. I tag.....the suspense I know is killing you all.....hmmmm.....Amy, Jana, Ruth and Heather. If you've done this recently you don't have to, I won't tell! So I bet you totally thought I was dying, huh!?

Is it still October?!?

By the time Halloween is actually here I am so over it! I love Halloween because of the time of year it is and all the fun things we are involved in-all the more I say since it makes the costumes much more worth it! But after a month of candy, costumes and parties by the 31st I am done. I almost don't even want to carve a pumpkin! We have a cute family theme this year and the kids have loved it! I will post pictures soon, hopefully I'll get some good ones for the Trunk or Treat at my church tonight!
The thing I hate about Halloween is the need to make it so scary! I loved it when I was younger and even now I would love to get into that but when you have sensitive little kids there is nothing fun about it!! I wish it was more of a 'harvest' holiday than a scary holiday. I'm sure my kids will get into that when they get older but right now I want to burn all scary masks and punch anyone wearing one!
The other day I had Annie, Lily and my nephew Hyrum and I went to Roberts craft to get a couple things. Well, Hyrum is really, really sensitive and before we even walked in the door he was bookin' it the opposite way. I didn't even see anything yet and he was catching a bus and heading home (he is 4). Anyway, he has this really high voice and he is very articulate he said "It's too scary" and I'm thinking its Roberts what's so scary about fake flowers and Cricuts? I looked in the doorway and there was a scary little butler guy. I finally had to pick him up and tell him to hide his face in my neck so he wouldn't see the statue thingy. We made it through and Annie kept rubbing his back, "It's okay Hyrum D., if there is anything scary we'll take care of you, okay, buddy?" Once again, they are the same age but Annie can be very motherly and want to take care of others. I got what I needed and we went walking to the front so he started getting nervous again. I told him while we are standing in line if he stood right behind me he wouldn't see the scary guy. Not only was he standing right behind me but he was resting his face right on my butt and breathing heavily. That didn't feel so right....I paid for my stuff and put him and Annie in the cart and said "Just hide your eyes, we're going through a different door". We got to the other door and went out and little Hyrum in his sweet, high voice says, "Thanks, Mindi! You saved us!" I felt like a superhero for 30 seconds!

HSM3

We went and saw the greatest movie of the Fall!
High School Musical 3!Okay, maybe it wasn't the greatest but it was fun! The only stupid thing we did was going on opening day! The theatre was full of screaming prepubescent girls! Even Audrey was saying "why do they keep screaming!?" Thank you, Audrey! I am glad that I had my props aka little girls so I had an excuse to see it. The music was awesome and the dancing was really cool! It always amazes me what people can do with their bodies with lots and lots of practice. I think my favorite number was "the Boys are Back" (I'm guessing that's what its called) that was really fun. Unfortunately, I missed Troy's big solo but I'm sure that was a great one, too!

I have some thoughts on the 5 year reunion they do: Ryan comes with his dancer "roommate" named Steve, they have 3 chihuahuas. Troy and Gabriella come, married but Gabriella is way smarter than him, makes all the money and he resents her for it. Sharpay is already a has-been and has had botox injections 3 times to 'keep her young', she is starring in the upcoming "Barbarella" remake and she is sure this will be her comeback. Brittney Spears is her mentor and good friend. They attend a Kabbalah synagogue together. Taylor is working on the Obama campaign so no one really talks to her anymore-she's probably a Muslim and socialist now and that's just scary. Chad is an underwear model for Calvin Klein. Kelsi has composed her fist symphony and created a line of hats that are big in young Hollywood and 9 year old girls. I think it'll be a big hit! What do you think?

Just stuff....

I can't sleep and I've been trying not to post today because I'm beginning to think the only reason we do anything for family night is so that I have something to blog about or that I'm just bragging on how cute my kids are or whatever. But since I can't sleep I figured I may as well give in....First, I got an A- (90/100, that's an A-, right) on my latest paper critiquing a Sylvia Plath poem called "Daddy" very intense and way out of my league but for some reason it 'sang' to me and I chose that poem. I felt good about it and felt even better when I got my grade. Yeah, me!



Lily is suddenly signing! She signs 'milk', 'eat', and 'more'! It is so cute! She is a gal of very few words so I was very excited about that! We are still working on 'mama' and 'dada' but, dang, she is cute!!
Monday (Oh, here she goes...) we went up Millcreek canyon! GORGEOUS! I love the mountains and I love them even more in the fall! We were wishing we lived down the street so we could enjoy them more. Every time I go up that canyon it takes me back to my mountain biking days. There are some great trails up there and I miss doing that every time I go up there! We got some great pictures and the kids love it up there! We even made an impromptu fire just for the heck of it!

And lastly, this is what happens when 2 6 year olds get a hold of your camera when you aren't looking. There were many more that I deleted but let this be a warning to you all!!!

Election years are very annoying!!!!!

I cannot wait until Nov. 5th!!! If I hear the word CHANGE, MAVERICK or JOE PLUMBER one more time I am going to puke!!!! At this point I almost don't even care who wins anymore, I just want it over with! SNL and the news stations are loving it though and milking it for everything its worth! I like things about both candidates and to be honest, I'm just glad Hillary Clinton isn't involved. Satan could be running and I would be glad Hillary wasn't in the running!! That last debate was informative but I think it may have been one too many. It seemed like McCain was in panic mode and it felt like a school yard. I was waiting for McCain to say something like "Well, your mom drinks in the morning" or "You're the one with the shell on your head" or even "You're a doo-doo head, poopypants!!" It was kinda sad.

I could listen to Obama talk for hours. He is such a good speaker and he gets a point across under pressure or not. I think he has some good ideas but as we often see, politicians talk big but often nothing happens with it. I think that's true of McCain, too. I do like that McCain has more experience and military experience. But I think all the 'promises' of change and redirection feel like the kid running for SBO Prez. saying he's going to make sure there's soda machines on every corner of the school and more days off from school.

I am so grateful to be living in such an awesome and democratic country where we get to choose our President but sometimes it feels like there isn't much of a choice. By the time someone gets to the point that they can run for president they are lost in the politics and say what they think everyone wants to hear to get the approval rating they want. I hope no matter who wins that they can take on the problems we are facing as a country and turn things around. Actually what I am really hoping for is that Jesus will come on Nov. 3rd and then we won't need to vote, we'd have our King and all would be well. I better get my food storage ready......just in case.....

Here's a good laugh the whole thing is about 25 mins. but its worth it!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/39636/msnbc-decision-08-mccain-and-obama-joke-around