And The Crowd Goes Wild

I had a dream last night that I was a comedian, in some sort of competition against Conan!

At one point, the audience got a bit distracted and I had to reel them back in. My solution? I yelled, "SHUT UP!" in a really loud, annoying voice and said, "I'm Roseanne!" They roared with laughter! My reaction? I jumped up and down with my arms in the air like I had just won a race.

I don't remember if I won or not but I did receive a text from Conan telling me how hilarious I was.

Roseanne isn't my favorite comedian but her show was hilarious. Thank goodness YouTube had a video of my favorite episode...



My sisters and I roll on the floor, laughing, every time we even think about this clip. My sister, Amy, is a pro at impersonating Jackie.

Thanks for the laughs, Roseanne! Thanks for the laughs.

Tally Mark 6

-He had rice cereal for the first time on 7/16. He couldn't get the spoon into his mouth fast enough.
-He's army crawling all over the place.
-He's attracted to anything with straps or what resembles straps. Purse straps, diaper bag straps, straps on the car seat, ribbon, etc.
-He sits up for only a couple seconds before he topples over.
-He has his two bottom teeth.
-He says, "Mamamama" but no "Dadadada".
-His favorite song is the ABC's.
-He's gone swimming a couple times this summer.
-He's a mellow baby. Very content about 95% of the time.
-He still loves to be tickled.
-He spent last weekend alone with Daddy. Mommy missed him every second she was gone.
-He gets startled quite easily but seems to like it. He usually smiles or laughs if he gets scared and he jumps about a mile into the air.
-6 months have gone by far too quickly.

In It To End It

After months of (somewhat) training and fund raising, we've completed the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer!

We had another great weekend, fighting for boobies and feel great about what we've accomplished.

We determined that within the 3 years our family has participated in the walk, we've raised $12,600.00 and walked 260 miles! How awesome is that?!?!

I would love to write all of the wonderful things about this weekend but we'd be here all day. So I'll just point out a few things I'd like to remember...

• We only got 4 hours of sleep the first night. We weren't sure how we got the energy to walk 26 miles but it came from somewhere.
• The weather was perfect for walking! Not too cold, not too hot. It was just right, no matter where we were on the route. Although, as we were leaving the Wellness Village on Saturday night, it did get quite chilly and we were grateful we had a warm hotel room to go back to. No camping for us!
• The new route was fun...something different. I love having the opportunity to see parts of the city that I never knew existed.
• Found out that the lady who cheers us on in her pajamas, is named Pepper. I love it!
• Cute old man at mile 15.6 saw my "I love my little tatas shirt" and smiled. He notified me that his wife instructed him not to say anything this weekend. He was afraid that if he did say something, it would be to someone his wife knew and he'd get in trouble. Therefore, he just smiled and nodded as he read my shirt.
• Seeing the little kids cheer this year had a whole new meaning. One day, The Lime will be out there, with jingle bells on his wrist.
• Met a lovely woman named Kathy. She came out from New York and finished the last couple miles with us on Saturday.
• After seeing several people walking for their moms, I couldn't wait to see my mom at the cheering station. As we walked towards each other, I instantly started crying, gave her a huge hug and told her I wasn't sure what I'd do if she wasn't around. I'm so lucky!
• Not being able to pump as often as I needed to really messed me up. I couldn't wait to see The Lime at the finish line, both days, for more than 1 reason.
• I got blisters on the same toes I did the last 2 years. It's just the way my feet are made, I suppose.
• A woman asked us if we were twins. We came to the conclusion that we may sound alike and obviously come from the same family but that's about it.
• We had to take pictures in front of the restaurants that we love. For me, Memphis Minnie's & Suppenküche!
  
• Love the San Jose Police! They ride their bikes on the route with us and provide much needed entertainment. Although, some were a bit perverted this year.
• I don't like that each year, my list of people I'm walking for gets longer. But it makes me that much more motivated!
• We couldn't have done it without the donations, love and support from our friends, family members and complete strangers. A big thank you to everyone!
  

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Let Freedom Ring!

I love our flag.

When we were in Washington D.C. last year, we visited the National Museum of American History (one of my favorite museums in the Smithsonian). My favorite exhibit was the flag that inspired the Star-Spangled Banner. We actually had to cut the time short because I became a bit emotional and I think I was embarrassing LaVor.

They have the flag completely sprawled out, lit only with a black light. Unfortunately, we were not able to take pictures but you can view it here.

They had the national anthem playing in the background while the words appeared on the wall, above the flag.

I remember the opportunity I had to visit Fort McHenry in 1995. I believe I still have my souvenir whistle...somewhere around here. I wish I had the love for our flag that I have now, back then, because I think I would have appreciated that visit much more.

After viewing several episodes of America The Story of Us, I have no doubt in my mind that the Lord had his hand in the development of this country. He put the right people on this earth at the right time to establish, build-up, invent and protect this great land.

I am eternally grateful for our freedoms and the blessings we receive from living in the United States of America. The flag reminds me of that each time it waves.

Dig & Bury

A year ago today, we were feeding Gushers to the Capitol squirrels.

One in particular would take the Gusher, dig a hole, look both ways to make sure none of the other squirrels were watching, bury the Gusher and cover it up with dirt. Smart little fella.

Appetizing

Last weekend, our ward had a BBQ and LaVor was in charge of preparing the meat. He placed his order Friday morning and went to pick it up Saturday. I got a call at 10:00, saying they'd given his order to someone else. Thankfully, they had what he needed, just not prepared. He said to get ready and he'd be by to pick The Lime and me up soon.

We headed over to the church and started trimming the fat off the tri-tip and halving the chickens. According to LaVor, I should have become a butcher...I was doing a great job. We joked that my sister would have a heart attack, had she been there with us. Raw meat & blood everywhere! LaVor suggested I take a picture and send it to her. I declined.

I did take a picture of the box the chicken came in...
At least it was fresh.

How It All Began

Thanks Lime, for making LaVor a Daddy.


We started the day off with crepes and opening gifts. The Lime even left a very sweet note for LaVor.

He insisted on wearing his very special "Dad" shirt.

We had a joint celebration tonight at the McMurray's which included Will's 4th birthday as well as Father's Day for 4 dads, 2 of them celebrating their 1st.