We're in a Tight Spot

Dear Hubby is good to follow me anywhere on the mountain.  Today, however, I think I heard him mutter, "We're in a Tight Spot."
To his credit, he didn't use the "d" word as in this clip from one of our favorite movies.

Sometimes you can't see what you're headed down until you are committed.  Hubby a gets nervous when there is a sign stating , "Cliff Area."  Alta is well-marked so I trust the signs and stay on the proper side of the rope.  There are few exceptions.  Today being one.  There was a little 4 foot drop at the top of a pretty scary chute.  If one can make a few quick turns and see an escape from the chute, one can usually ski it out.  I went and there really wasn't room to make those quick turns.  At the end of the day, hubby was still talking to me after he had to remove his skis to hike over the treacherous terrain.  Oops.....

When I Die

When I wake up in Heaven, this had better be the view I see.  They better have chocolate too....and the smell of fresh bread....and hot baths....and hyacinths....and lots of laughter.

Utah Drivers

There are many unique driving habits here in the great state of Utah, especially as you near the Christian U.  I'd not seen this one.  

I was stopped at the red light and the driver in the left hand turn lane (also at the red light) cuts across three lanes of stopped traffic through the crosswalk to make a right hand turn ??!!@#

Pond Scum

The turn of the calendar to a new year usually brings with it a desire to try a little harder, do a little better.  So that's when I decided to eat more greens.  Some circles of experts recommend two, 1 cup servings at each of three meals, every single day, day after day, for the rest of your long miserable life.....

Of course, the slacker in me researched a way to condense this process.  Discovery:  Spirulina.

This is literally pond scum and it's EXPENSIVE!!!  Quote from a site that sells it:  "Organic Spirulina is a type of blue-green algae found in most lakes and ponds. Our Organic Spirulina is grown in a series of man-made out door pools that are closely supervised."  

Hmmm....  I think I closely supervised that type of scum development when my in-laws purchased a ginormous backyard pool for my kids one summer.   If one rides the Provo Trail in late summer, one might also qualify as a scum supervisor.  The fragrance of moss on the river is something that I genuinely enjoy.

This stuff is packed with nutrients and tastes just like, well, pond scum.  If you've ever taken the opportunity to swim in a pond (with scum that is) you know the flavor.

Tomorrow I shall turn in my resignation papers as I see an amazing opportunity to rake in some easy greenbacks, work feverishly til others are green with envy at this simple success story, observe green pond scum development, and utilize my green thumb to live the good life off something that most people avoid (except where the fast track to superhuman health is involved).

Super Bowl 2013

I admit it.  I can't sit through the whole Super Bowl, so I try to get some lively conversation going.  My sweet hubby didn't appreciate the following comments:

Me:  "I don't think those yellow pants guys wear underwear.  What do you think?"
Hubby:  No comment

Me:  "Do you think that if that middle commentator guy sat on a phone book he'd look bigger?  I don't like his suit."
Hubby:  No comment

Me:  "So should I say that the Jones guy made an amazing play at the end of the second quarter?"
Hubby: "...end of first half."

Me:  "I think the dark outfits are better.  They look more superhero, you know, batman-like."
Hubby:  No comment

Me:  "Would they just stop talking, I can see the halftime show starting in the background.  There's smoke!"
Hubby:  No comment

Me:  "Why are you leaving!  It's the halftime show!"
Hubby:  "I'm going to the bathroom....let me know if there's a wardrobe malfunction.

Live it Up

Happy Birthday Hilary

For Hilary's birthday I've decided to write what we wrote when she was born:

Mom's Story
I was thrilled to give birth to such a beautiful daughter.  She cried a little when she was born, but then opened her eyes wide and looked around.  She was very calm and her daddy held her.  We were both very happy.  I cried and cried, I was so happy.  It is a joy to be here in the hospital with her, hold her, feed her and just look at her.  Tyler thinks she's "pretty neat" and thinks the faces she pulls are quite funny.  We all love her a lot and it seems, although she's only 3 days old, that she's always been a member of our family.

Dad's Story:
I was excited to have a little girl.  She is such a cute baby and I love her.  It is hard to believe that now we have a boy and a girl.  Marci decided on the name Hilary and I like it also.  The labor and everything well well, however, I didn't think that I was really that much help.  I believe every father should watch the birth of his children if he has the opportunity to do so.  I was blessed to see both Hilary and Tyler born.  What's happening in 1985 - Ronald Regan is the President of the United States and the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints is Spencer W. Kimball.  The weather this week and last has been the coldest I can remember with the temperature as low as -14 degrees F.  Looking out the window there appears to be about a foot of snow and it has been a cold winter here in Utah.

 When she was two we wrote, Hilary:

• is silly
• likes to giggle
• is curious
• active
• likes Campbell's soup
• likes a pink bear
• likes her blanket
• is persistent
• pretty
• loves her brother
• likes to be outside
  
  At three:

Hilary changes her clothes at least three times a day.  She loves "little girl things" - dolls, combs, brushes, dressing up, etc.  She loves to swim.  She started lessons about a month before she turned three.  She can actually swim across a corner of the pool.  She knows no fear and is constantly on the move in the water.  People stop and watch her because she does so well for a little kid her age.  She can now float on her stomach, turn to her back and float.  She can also swim forward on her front.

Her poem - "My Wish"

I wish I could fly
Above the sky,
In a plane or in a jet
That would be fun you bet.
But most of all I'd like to fly,
Not in a plane or in a jet,
But just above the blue blue sky.

Things you may not know about her:

• speaks a little Spanish
• plays piano
• plays guitar
• climbed highest on greased pole
• fooled the eye doctor into glasses
• was in 4-H
• tailored a wool coat
• took a fencing class
• had cousin reunion every summer
• helps with Special Olympics
• still plays soccer
• had an awesome bug collection

WE LOVE YOU HILARY :)