sorry i've been m.i.a.

sorry for the long break... i've been in hole up mode for like two months. there is so much i have been wanting to post on... here are a few
1- we've been very busy landscaping our yard. and by we i mean tyler- ha. "we" are just about there... our sprinkler system is in, and ty just planted the lawn last weekend, so hopefully that will be coming up soon. next on the list are getting some outdoor furniture from ikea, and getting a trampoline and hammock for the backyard. and then you are all invited for a big backyard party!
2- dottie was very sick the other day. i don't even really want to talk about it, it makes me sick to my stomach. i got home from errands and she was acting like she had a stroke. she tried to jump on my leg and fell over backwards, that kinda thing. i freaked out big time. i called roberta and then the vet, and he said it sounded like a mild stroke. i got off the phone with him and started hysterically sobbing and hugging dottie. i don't think i handle that kind of stuff very well any more. long story short she is doing a ton better now. pretty much back to normal. i am so happy and relieved. i'm still watching her close, but i think she'll be okay. kelly told me that cate prayed for her and said, "please let dottie not be sick, i love her sooooo much".
3- in primary this sunday, the sunbeam class was up teaching sharing time, and one of the little boys pulled out his "guns" (both his hands fully equipped with gun noises), and started shooting his brother that was in a different class. it spread like wildfire. no boy can resist the siren call of gunfire. i'm surprised tyler didn't whip his out. he probably would have if we weren't laughing so hard. every boy in the room was firing at each other (one even pulled out his shotgun, cocked it and fired) and it was like we were in a war zone. all the teachers quieted them down pretty quick but it was such a classic primary moment.
4- tyler and i are leaving in a couple hours for colorado! i am so excited. i've never been to colorado, and i love going somewhere new. even more than that i love staying in hotels. i can never sleep in because i'm so excited for the breakfast downstairs in the morning, and afraid that i'll miss it. anywho, we're going for the walker lawn mower "family reunion". it's their big convention thing at the headquarters in ft. collins. it's a pretty big shindig, and even better is that coates landscape, bless their hearts, is paying for our registration to go, and for our three night stay at the marriott. isn't that so nice? i am definitly making them a yummy thank you. ty and i can't wait for the gettaway. we need a break! and i love "vacation tyler". he is so much more easy going. dottie is staying with her grandma berta while we are gone. don't think i'm lame all you people with human children, but i realized this is the longest we've ever been away from her, and i'm real sad to leave her. thanks to berta for dealing with FOUR dogs for the weekend! we owe you one.
well, i think that's all for now. hopefully i'll take many beautiful pictures of colorado to share when i get back.

a chat with friends

the following is a random interview with two of my very best friends (sara and kirsti) and my sister kelly. enjoy getting to know them a little better... i know i did. keep in mind their answers were independent of each other.

** what were you doing when i called you?

sara: cutting up an apple for hallie

kirsti: watching HGTV

kelly: sewing

**if you could have any celebrity as your best friend, who would it be?

sara: reese witherspoon

kirsti: nicole richie

kelly: drew barrymore, wait am i allowed to smoke pot?


**favorite movie?

sara: superstar

kirsti: empire records

kelly: sixteen candles


**what do you think is your best quality?

sara: easy going

kirsti: easy going

kelly: i'm hilarious


**worst quality?

sara: i don't have any

kirsti: lazy

kelly: i'm really really selfish and mean. i scream at people. how do you sum that up in one word?

**jolie or aniston?

sara: aniston... jolie is a homewrecker

kirsti: jolie... well she's just so hot

kelly: aniston [in a sing song voice]

**what five books on a desert island?

sara: twilight,new moon, eclipse, book of mormon, breaking dawn

kirsti: pride and prejudice, i'd probably have to bring the book of mormon, i think i could live without anything else. maybe the last harry potter.... ummm..... us weekly?

kelly: scriptures, pride and prejudice, stop worrying and start living, anne of green gables, the bound woks of martha stewart

**if you were famous, what would you want it to be for?

sara: model... a model idiot. [in zoolander voice]

kirsti: either a victoria's secret model or building lots of orphanages in china. but only a victoria's secret model, i wouldnt want to be any other kind.

kelly: design

**if you could be living anywhere in the world, where would it be?

sara: huntington beach

kirsti: newport beach

kelly: london

**all time favorite tv show?

sara: desperate housewives

kirsti: my so called life

kelly: gilmore girls

** would you rather have a personal chef, maid, or trainer?

sara: chef... because i don't exercise if at all possible

kirsti: trainer

kelly: maid

**if you were an actress, would you be the kind that lives in brooklyn or malibu?

sara: malibu

kirsti: malibu. i'd like to be the type that would live in brooklyn, but no.

kelly: malibu

**hot dog or hamburger?

sara: hamburger

kirsti: hamburger

kelly: yes please

**beach, mountains, or city?

sara: beach

kirsti: crap... beach

kelly: a beach in the mountains with a city 30 minutes away.... commonly known as lake tahoe

**what is your favorite memory with me?

sara: probably our stereo war our bedroom we shared. it was our first ever real fight. we both wanted to listen to different music, so we were both playing our stereos and kept turning them up louder and louder to top each other.

kirsti: listening to blue (eiffel 65) driving around looking for a party [high school]. we pulled in to 7-11 to look up the street [carson st] in the phonebook, and realized as we looked at the map, and then up, that we were right next to it.

kelly: del taco drive thru. [your guess is as good as mine]

**favorite fast food establishment?

sara: mcdonald's

kirsti: arby's

kelly: del taco

** favorite magazine?

sara: people

kirsti: well, it's gotta be us weekly

kelly: martha stewart living

**on time or late?

sara: late

kirsti: on time- unless i'm traveling with nicole

kelly: like 45 minutes late

**working hard or hardly working?

sara: more working hard these days

kirsti: hardly working

kelly: depends on if i like the work or not. hardly working- let's be honest.

** do you feel that you kissed too many boys before you were married or not enough?

sara: just right... is that an answer?

kirsti: i think just perfect.... 50's pretty good right?

kelly: too many

** archeletta or cook?

sara: archeletta

kirsti: cook

kelly: who?

**what is your guiltiest pleasure?

sara: tostitos with a hint of lime

kirsti: whole can of cream cheese frosting

kelly r- rated movies

**what celebrity do people tell you you look like?

sara: they don't

kirsti: cameron diaz

kelly: drew barrymore

** what celebrity do you wish they told you you look like?

sara: jessica alba

kirsti: angelina jolie

kelly: i can't think of anyone pretty enough to commit

** what is your favorite blog that you read?

sara: kelly's

kirsti: kelly's

kelly: mine- haha

** would you give up diet coke for a thousand dollars?

sara: yeah i would... then i would start again in one month

kirsti: no

kelly: yes (i'm lying)

** where do you see yourself in 10 years?

sara: 2 more kids and saggier boobs

kirsti: hopefully living in a nice house with a rockstar husband, and not having to worry about anything

kelly: umm...... 40?

thoughts that my mind has been thinking about

*getting out of debt! if you haven't heard of dave ramsey, google him right now, and do what he says. he knows what he's talking about.
*the blogging world is so funny to me. one of the many things that i find amusing is people's tendency to slip into spanish when talking about their loved ones. is this like a trend i don't know about? it seems to be the cool thing to do. maybe i'll start referring to dottie as punto perro (dot dog) it has a nice ring to it don't you think?
*so you think you can dance. or as it is known to the elite, sytycd. i can't believe how close it is. it makes my heart soar.
*food storage. well food storage and just being as self-sustaining as we can. i'm thinking about it sooo much, and it is weighing heavily on my mind. ty and i are very motivated right now. by golly, we are going to be ready for the end of the world. bring on the disasters, we dare you.
[the above dare was not issued to God. just wanted to clarify. again, i am not tempting God in any way. thank you.]
* speaking of food... recipes. i'm craving some new ones to try. anyone know of a good website?
*tyler wants a baby real bad. isn't that cute? he's getting real anxious for one. i can't wait to see him be a dad.
*kirsti, if you're reading this, i need you to call me for your interview (i'll explain). that is all.

my happy thrifting trip