Together Thursday

Today Saige and I made great strides with the "stranger danger" phase.  She let me hold her and play with her.... without crying!!!! Totally made my heart smile.  Derbs, Saige & Ashley were there for Ashley's violin lesson so I played with Saige during the tail-end of the lesson. I kept my distance from her for awhile, just watching her play with the toys downstairs but I got closer eventually and she didn't freak out!  She even let me hold her! Ahhhh....... Saige. I've missed you :) 

We also did some piano playing-she only plays 1 key at a time though......  Derbs & Saige also stayed for a breakfast with me, mom and dad.  They had grapefuit (ew) we all had Belgain waffles (yum!) and Saige sat in a grown up chair at the table, with a big grin, so proud of herself! We all get a good chuckle out of watching her move around-she can walk but right now it's faster to her to crawl.  Except she doesn't "hands and knees" crawl.  She walks on her knees, arms pumping back and forth as fast as she can go.  Kind of like a "baby power walker"

Welcome Wednesday

TodayI went to Mom and Dad's house, got there while the Ethan was finishing his violin lesson. And the other kids there-Sara, Johnathon, Brandon, Lexi gave me a HUGE welcome.  Feel the love, right???  All of the kids came running up the stairs, calling "Heather!" Wanting me to pick them up and give them a hug, and then after I put them down they hugged my legs. Ahhhhh.....  love :)

After they went home my Mom and I watched another episode of "Who Do You Think You Are?"  This time it was with Paula Deen. I decided she does have really great hair!  It still makes Mom and I scratch our heads at times that people know SO little about even their grandparents but we like watching anyway :) 

Then we watched Bruce Lindsay's farewell on KSL news.  What a classy guy with a farewell speech to match.  For the record, I my cousin was friends with his daughter so I have been to his house before and got a drink of water from his fridge. It was very good water. 
5/23/12

Sometimes They Don't Work So Good......

Sometimes They Don't Work So Good.....
Here's some insight into times lately when my ears or mouth don't work so good.....

-One of my coworkers has a thick accent where the "z" sounds more like an "s" She was telling me about how one of her children had been on a field trip to the "zoo" but I heard it as "soup"  So here I am, picturing a bunch of kids in line at a soup kitchen, volunteering or learning about welfare or something. haha....

-The other day I called a place of business and asked if I could either talk to the individual or leave a message.  The receptionist said I could leave a message.  I paused, waiting for a beep/ring for voicemail.  The receptionist kindly asked me, "Do you still want to leave a message?"  I said, "Oh, sorry! I was waiting for a voicemail."  She said, "No, we do it live here." That one kept me chuckling for awhile.....

-Just today, talking my sister I said "I was going to ask you something" And she thought I said "I"m going to Afton, Wyoming." Nope.  Someday.....

5/24/12

Wright Wednesday

Recently my friend from work & I exchanged blog addresses.  Potentially having someone new to check out my blog.... Fresh Motivation to blog!!! And keeping in line with my "alliteration blog titles" her last name is Wright so..... this one's for you!

And here's a recap of favorite things as of late:
-getting a letter in the mail from my nephew Wick, to thank me (there were 4 thank you's actually) for the day we spent together a while ago.  A letter from a 5 yr old nephew?!?! Completely makes my heart smile.
-Stopping by parents house to visit.  Granted I visit the pantry as well...... (cashews, granola bars, chocolate chips, chocolate covered raisins, etc) but I really do enjoy being around them!  We also enjoy watching episodes of "Who Do You Think You Are?" The last one we saw-Lionel Richie. Had no idea he was such a father with young kids, a classy guy, in fact!
-Breakfast with niece Katie at Kneaders, breakfast with cousin Marchelle @ Corner Bakery Cafe. 

-My garden is growing! Peas, strawberries, broccoli, spinach.  Putting in some tomatoes on Saturday :)
-Ward activities. Most recent one was multi-cultural night.  I made a pancit (Philipino noodle dish). I felt it was a leap of faith for me to make it but with guided instructions from Mom it all worked out!  After dinner there was a "Game Show" of sorts, asking questions from different people who represented various countries.  Winner got a candy bar. I didn't get to the buzzer fast enough for the Philipino question but I did get a candy bar!  I didn't go up front for the Austrailia question but no one of them knew it so I was allowed to be an audience participant :)  Question:  The equivalent of American peanut butter? Vegimite. Made from yeast and completely.disgusting. 

-Completed my 1/4 hr marathon-yay! My 3rd time doing the SLC 1/2.  My new PR is 2:18 and..... I beat my big brother! Granted in his defense, his hamstring cramped up early on but still...... :)  Sabrina ran as well and totally rocked it!!!  Mom and Sabrina's Mom were there along with Faris & Errol to cheer us on. Yay!  That made up for not having the nice man pass out cookies and brownies at mile 10 like he did last year.....

-Had a GREAT trip to Boston! Pics and details to follow

Whiter Wednesday

This morning I went to the dentist. at 7am. Yep. Not exactly how I like to begin my day but this time it wasn't so bad...... No cavities, my smile looks cleaner and whiter, no cavities, I got to work with my favorite hygenist, no cavities....

But equally rewarding was having breakfast with my Mom. She was kind enough to pick me up from the dentist and then drop me off at work. But since I had time to kill before I told them I would be at work I suggested we get breakfast! Initially I thought taco bell but they weren't open yet so..... We settled on McDonalds and I loved every bite of my breakfast burrito. Cheese, potatoes, sausage-mmmmm...... But equally rewarding to the food was just spending time with my Mom. We took about 10 minutes in the parking lot to eat and talk and that was just it. No rush, no other distractions. A great memory. Thanks, Mom!

Stove Saturday

Today my Mom cooked for me with love. Yep, love. And delicousness :) We went to Errol's basketball game this morning, Go, Errol!!! Was greeted with a huge hug by Wick, Mom charmed Cora with Smarties and saw Errol score a basket. Awesome!!!!

On the way home, I was thinking a cheese quesadilla sounded really good. I don't know why that is such a comfort food for me but it IS. We looked for a taco bell on the way home but didn't see one so Mom cooked one when we got home! She didn't have a lot of time, but she made a big one anyone and we shared it. When I make a quesadilla it's cheese sliceso on a tortilla nuked in the microwave for 42 seconds. Yes, 42 seconds.

Mom's was much more high class. Cheese, 2 tortillas, bacon bits, hashbrowns. Cooked not in the microwave, but on the stove. Hence the blog title :) Mom didn't have a whole lot of time but she really gave of herself. Thanks, Mom!

Babysitting at the Broadhead's that night? LOTS of fun. Watching Annie get ready for Sweethearts Dance looking absolutely beautiful in a red dress handmade by her Mom, snuggling with Lexi, Brandon & Johnathon on the couch while watching Toy Stor y 3. Chillin' with Sara. Helping Davey & Ethan with their Valentines Day boxes-loved reverting to my childhood memories, creativeness, living the childhood excitement of it all through my nephews, having them ask for my ideas but really thinking outside the box themselves! Ethan made a chuckwagon with a toy horse and Davey made an airplane. Got the kids in bed (and according to Jeff, Brandon woke up the next morning saying "Where's Heather? I want her to come stay with us!") and after Annie got home and before Mel & Jeff got home, she got me hooked on Psych, with us watching it together.

Also had a chance to visit with Katie and Addison yesterday. LOVED hearing about Katie's college dates and ward callings, class adventures. Addison getting a tie that will match his date's dress for Sweetheart's, arranging his work schedule, taking the ACT. So awesome watching them grow up for little kids that I used to babysit to competent teens and young adults!

Frozen Friday

Tonight I went with the Folks to a BYU concert. LOVE the BYU fine arts dept and the shows they produce. Seriously love it a LOT. This night it was the "Living Legends" which featureddances from Polynesia, Native America, Latin America. The costumes were original for each dance-no repeats!

A few insights/highlights-Polynesian have an amazing sense of rhythm! In one of their chants they even added "B-Y-U COUGARS!!!!" They also have great abs! Just sayin...... I liked how men in the Native American dances had bells on their legs-it kind of made me want to walk around will bells on me, I like the sound of them :) They had the most beautiful white dresses for a Hawaiian dance, and yellow fringe for a Tahitian dance that shook gracefully at the slightest movement.

My favorite dance? The Native American "Hoop Dance" watching two talented men pick up 6-8 hoops, spin them on arm AND legs, fashion them into a ball, into wings, etc. and doing it quickly while still keeping the rhythm of the song. Truly amazing. We overheard after the show that one of the hoop dancers had only been doing it for about 4 months!!!!

A bonus? We were looking at the program and saw that one of the girls was from Bloomfield where sister Cristine and family live!!! I texted Cristine to see if she/they knew her and she knew her well! We made a concerted effort to find this girl after the show and just as we were about to leave the fine arts building, Mom spotted her! We had a great visit with her and Mom took pictures of her in the costume :)

We then went to BYU Creamery on 9th because hello, we were in Provo so how could we pass that up?!?! I got chocolate fudge mousse ice cream because I really have a thing for chocolate mousse in any form and..... it was delicious :) Good times with the show, the ice cream and the folks. Really good times.