I don't have any pictures to support this story yet, but it has to be told.
I went on an
overnighter with my friend/sponsor Nikki over the weekend. It was her daughter Shannon's 13
th birthday so we drove her and 7 friends up to Nikki's in-laws cabin. On the way up Nikki told me that in their trailer they have a pack rat. Of course I was a little nervous about sharing my bed with some sort of rat. Well it gets better... Last time Nikki and her husband Jared were there they saw that all their silverware and knives and such were sticking out of the vents. This rat had taken everything out of her drawers and shoved it through the a/c vents. So Nikki came prepared this time with traps. She set them all up and had her Father in law inspect the cabinets and drawers for the RAT. No where to be found so she set up these sticky paper things right outside where the rat jumps into the trailer.
The night goes on we have fun out by the fire with the girls.
Midnight rolls around and Nikki and I are watching "National Treasure." She was standing up in the kitchen making hot chocolate when all the sudden she says, "Did you feel that?" I said no, feel what? She says she felt the rat jump up into the trailer.
So what happens next your wondering????
It gets stuck on the sticky paper. We are both running around freaking out about what to do next. I am telling her to go wake up her Father in law. I certainly wasn't planning on taking care of some freakishly big
rodant. Nikki grabs like 5 b b guns and is handing them to me telling me to pump it up so we can shoot it.
I am laughing so hard I'm about to pee my pants. I tell her I can't shoot this gun, I have never shot ANYTHING in my life. She says fine and hands me a broom. She is going to shoot with both hands. Remember that while we are trying to figure out how we are going to kill this thing, it is flopping around inside the cabinet door, stuck to the paper stuff.
Finally, after she rolled the ice chest over to stand on, while aiming 2 b b guns, I am still standing on the floor holding a broom, we opened the cabinet door and the DA*N thing wiggled off and jumped back into the hole.
After all that she didn't even get to blow it's head off. And I didn't get to hit it on the head after she shot it!!!
HAHA. It might not sound that funny to you but it was so hilarious.
I had so much fun with Nikki, Shannon and her friends. Nikki is such a blessing in my life. I met her almost 4 years ago at my very first
LDS ARP family support meeting. She came up to me and gave me her number and said we had a lot in common and that I could call her to talk anytime. Ever since then she has always been there for me as a friend and sponsor. I love her so much and would shoot a rat with her
anyday!
I did take a picture of her with the guns but I used her camera so I don't have the
pictures yet. I will post them when I get it. It is going to make you laugh!
My friend Vanessa and I started this project thinking we would only make a few for teacher gifts. It ended up including:
My sister Katie and I made things for this boutique. We have gone to it for years and this is our first time to be vendors. Please go check it out. You will love it! It is a very good boutique, lots of vendors, good food, awesome home decor. Please come visit. I will be working at it on Saturday!
Katie is on bed rest. Her little daughter is trying to come out a little to early. We went to Home Depot and she had to ride one of these old lady things. I was laughing so hard I almost fell on the ground. I got one picture in before she hid her face. She made me and my mom promise we would only go up the rows. If we made her turn around she would kill us because then the loud noise beeps on her little vehicle. It was so much fun making fun of her. What a good sister I am!
The boys had so much fun carving pumpkins with their Dad and Papa. I don't know how I didn't get pictures of the finished products. Nick and his Dad are so artistic, they are the perfect pumpkin carvers.
I don't know how to put into words how I feel about this wonderful person. Luanne is like one of those people you know that is nice all the time. I don't even know if I can actually remember a time where I have seen her get really mad. She is such a good example to me. Luanne in my opinion has a reserved spot in heaven. If you know her you will know what I am talking about. Sometimes I wonder how on earth she ended up with my brother. J/K- He is wonderful too. I love her so much and just wanted you all to know that. Thank you Luanne for everything you do for me which is A LOT!
How funny is it that Sarah's foot is the one with the huge tan lines and she is the only one who lives in Utah. The rest of us are white as ghosts.
I stopped this guy who was jogging on the beach and asked him to take our picture which my sisters informed me was rude. How was I supposed to know that? I don't run!
Mom,
My big little boy is 8 1/2 and in 3rd grade. I'm not the mom that cries on the first day of school, but I do a get a little teary when I think of how much I love this big boy. He is so strong, protective, smart and sensitive. He is a good example to me and teaches me new things every day. I love you so much Garrett. Thanks for always helping me out.
Now here is my little Cooper Dooper. He is 6 1/2 and in 1st grade. Cooper is so funny and loves to have his picture taken. His smile can just melt your heart. Cooper is a fun, smart, loving, sweet boy who is always excited to play with his brothers and cousins. I don't know what I would do without my little helpers.
Nick bought me this for my birthday a couple years ago and I hardly ever wear it so I posted it on craigslist today. I just thought I would offer it to my friends and family too. I am selling it for $100.00.
Noah had tons of fun throwing rocks into the water one by one.
Cooper asked me to take a picture of him doing that with his arms.
Look at all those cute boys.
Noah got to dip his feet in for a split second.
Kambree having fun in the water.
Kinley, Warner and Kambree were collecting all kinds of fun things.
I couldn't resist this picture. Kinley has her moms butt or lack thereof I should say. So cute!
Garrett got so wet his jeans were about to fall off.
Braden stuck his head in the freezing water.
Garrett's first day of 2nd grade
When the sprinklers come on and Warner and Kambree want to play in them poor Kambree ends up in this outfit. What was I supposed to put her in??? Never mind the fact that they are like 3 weeks apart. Look at the difference in height??? She is such a doll, we love having her over to play. Maybe I should buy some girl swimsuits and at least one backup outfit for days like this. We love you sweet heart, but for now it's Quiksilver Baby!!!
Nicks birthday was the 28th and he asked for an XBOX 360 fully knowing he wouldn't get it because they cost a fortune so I had my sister in law Allie make him this cake instead. She is doing all kinds of cakes now and I knew he would LOVE this. Well when we got to the park he thought it was a real XBOX. The cake was really heavy so he thought somehow I hid the real XBOX inside the cake frosting. We were all laughing so hard because he was like a little kid. Getting really excited... I kept telling him it was just a cake but he wouldn't believe me. So he did this.......
Sure enough it was just a cake. Sorry honey maybe you can get the XBOX for Christmas. Thanks to Allie for the amazing cake. She is a baking genius!
This is what I have left from the swap meet today. If you are interested leave a message and if you want something that has already sold I can probably make another one. I have most of the stuff. They are super cute, and fun.
This one is red and $14.00
These are red too and $5.95 each.
My cousin bought this one from me already but I wanted to take this picture because I have the stuff to make more. It is so cute... if you have a girl. (cry) $12.95
This one is black, $14.00.
Kinley fishing with Uncle Don.