MEET WOLVERINE!?!?

JP went to the pet store last Friday and they had a tortoise. He called me and told me all about it. I said no. JP went back to the pet store today and the tortoise was still there. JP bought it. I am now the proud owner of not one, not two, but THREE turtles. Well actually two turtles and one tortoise but same dif! I have named him Wolverine. I had decided on that name for our next pet shortly after we got Molly. I am not sure if he will live up to the name but we will see. If you are wondering about his living conditions JP but a divide in Tuttles cage and so they share. Wolverines house is a tupperware with one side cut off. JP also taped cardboard to the sides. The first thing I said to Wolverine was "Sorry you have to live like a red neck, but your daddy is one." At least if we never have kids we have our dogs and turtles to keep us company. We also have fish but they are not my friends as they like to kill each other! I am going to be know as the crazy person with all the pets! At least our house does not smell like a zoo so it could be worse!? Oh another little tid bit, this tortoise will out live JP and I. Hopefully our kids like turtles because they will inherit them!

Here's Lucy!

So I kind of volunteered to watch this dog named Lucy for a week. She is my brother's in laws dog. Well, actually she is my brothers dog according to the pound. Joseph and Jamie went on vacation with her family. They were going to send Lucy to a kennel and I thought why do that when we can watch her? JP was not really excited about it but Lucy has grown on us. She is usually not very social and will sit in a corner all day and do nothing. I am yet to see her sit and do nothing. She is just as crazy as Molly! The two of them run around the house like crazies, wrestling and playing. She gets all excited when I get home and wags her tail. She also loves to walk on the ice on the pool cover and lick the ice. She does not like stairs and as we were watching a movie on Sunday night she sat at the top of the stairs and wined. Molly came up and kept her company thought so it all worked out. I just hope we don't teach Lucy too many bad habits!

PS: That is JP's dirty laundry next to her. She does not stand still very long so getting a picture was just about impossible!

One of those days

Today is one of those days, you know the kind where you should just climb back into bed and stay there until tomorrow! I did sleep in which was nice. JP also went and got some lunch for me too, another bonus. But that is where all the good ends.
First JP took the renters check in to deposit and low and behold there was insufficient funds. Really!? I should not be surprised at all, but seriously this women does not care if she has a place to live. I have put my foot down and they have until the end of February to move out, or I will help them move out and I would! See this rent check is for January. Yup, it is now the 24th and we have not gotten January's rent from them. JP is usually pretty nice to them. He said he went over there and got mad at them and of course the lady made up excuses and what not. I don't care anymore! I now I am heartless but IF YOU WANT A PLACE TO LIVE YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! I know it is kind of a weird concept, actually paying for a place to live, who does not? Everyone!!!! So if you know anyone who would like to rent a house in West Jordan let me know. And for the record JP is actually VERY nice to the renters and I cannot talk to them. He is afraid I will make them mad and they would trash the house. The house is usually trashed anyways but I respect husband and leave them alone.
Then I went to get a prescription filled and come to find our we no longer have health insurance coverage. WHAT!? I was about to go off on the pharmacist and then refrained realizing it was not his fault. He kept asking me questions, like did JP's employer change the plan. Um it is an individual health plan, it is not through an employer. I gave up and finally asked how much the prescriptions would be if I just payed for them. He told me and I said fine. I came home and tried to call my insurance guy and he is not in on Saturdays. I then tried calling select health directly and their hours today are only until two and it was three.
Last but not least our Dish box is having issues. JP has called them and they will not send us a new box. We know the box is broken because it makes weird sounds but they will not give us a new one until we go through tech support with them over the phone. I WANT MY DISH BACK! I told JP to just call them and tell them we want to cancel our Dish and have decided to go through another company. That should get them to help us right away! (Hopefully!)
I am DJing a dance for my brother tonight and I hope and pray that this bad luck stuff stops following me. I can't take anymore of this stress! Do you think they would mind if I just wore my pajamas to the dance? This way I would at least be comfortable!
Oh well, if we did not have bad days we would not be grateful for the good days, right!? Hope your day has been better then mine, and here is to a better tomorrow!

Airport Taxi Service

So my whole family went out of town today, except JP and me. You know what happens when you are the only one not leaving? You take everyone else to the airport. Actually I don't mind, I love the airport! It is a fascinating place to people watch. I woke up at seven twenty and took Joseph and Jamie to the airport. They are headed off on a cruise to Mexico with her family. I then headed up to my parents house and proceeded to take them to the airport. They are all off to Hawaii, them and enough luggage to last them a month! It was pretty comical because everyone was holding a carry on on their laps while we drove to the airport. I finally made it back home around ten. Next Saturday I get to do the whole thing again, only a LOT earlier. My brother and sisters are flying home on the red eye from Hawaii and that afternoon Joseph and Jamie will come home. The one good thing about this is I am getting a lot of payback points that I can cash in later. Actually the best thing is while I was leaving the airport the first time a airplane was landing right in front of me as I was getting on to I-215. That is cool!

I will never measure up

Last night JP and I went and ate at Quizno's. I ordered a sandwich plus soup. I got the broccoli cheese soup and offered some to JP. He tried it and said it was good. I thought it was very good. As we sat and finished our dinner I realized there is one person whose cooking I will never measure up too...Diane's.
It does not matter how good my meatloaf is, it is always compared to Diane's and what could be different. I know putting string cheese in meatloaf is weird but I was trying to add some dairy. And the shredded up carrots add color but you can't even taste them!
Diane's spaghetti was also very good and again not matter what I do it does not taste the same. Did she put green peppers in her sauce? I have no idea.
Her chicken noodle soup. Again mine was good, others besides me liked it too. Don't get me wrong, JP always eats whatever I cook but then he tries to figure out what is missing. I know what is missing and unfortunately it can't be fixed.
And last her bug, broccoli, cheese soup. I have not attempted to cook this (1-I don't have a recipe and 2-can't find one) but I am sure if I cooked it it would not be the same. So last night I told myself I am never going to cook broccoli cheese soup. That's right, I am throwing up my hands and admitting defeat. This is one I just cannot win.

The Van VS The Fire Hydrant

And the Winner is.....

The Fire Hydrant!

JP had a little run in with a fire hydrant the other day. He was pulling out of a driveway and speeding up to merge into traffic when... thud, he ran into a fire hydrant. The good news is no one was hurt, unless you were the bumper of the van, in which cause you could not be fixed. The better news is the fire hydrant did not break so water was not shot everywhere! The best news is upon a visit to pick and pull JP was able to find a new bumper and side mirror for his van. So all problems were fixed. Now the new bumper just needs to be painted and all will be good as new. Well, the licence plate needs to be straightened out too and then all will be good as new! The moral of the story is don't mess with fire hydrants because they will always win. (If you do decided to duel with a fire hydrant, which is really not advised, pick and pull is very close by to help you repair damages) Drive safely!

By the way: JP is just so excited I started this blog and could share this with all of you fellow bloggers!

Moving Day

No, JP and I did not move, my brother Joseph and his wife Jamie did. They made it out of student housing! I should not say negative things about student housing, as I lived there for two years, but you can only decorate cinder block so much. Their house is really cute. The best part is they are closer to us now so we can hang out even more! We started moving them around nine and we were finished around eleven. Their house is not completely finished yet so moving them in was really easy because everything went into the garage or the family room. To celebrate we are going to Nickel Cad after dinner!

What's for dinner?

Well since we are going through a heat wave (almost wore shorts today! TOTALLY JOKING) I purchased some steaks and decided to fire up the BBQ. Why not fire up the BBQ? It makes me think warm thoughts of sun, shorts, sun, skirts, and more sun. Summer is just around the corner! OK so I am being very optimistic, I am just tired of freezing! At least I have a fire place to keep me warm for now!

A few of my favorite things

There are many things that I really like to use to clean and I thought I would share them with you.

First: I LOVE the Lysol/Clorox wipes. They are so easy and convenient to use. They make cleanup a lot easier!

Second: I really like the swiffer cloth. I do not dust often but, when I do these handy clothes make sure to get all the dust.

Third: Lint rollers. For me they are mostly dog hair rollers!

Fourth: Our Dirt Devil hand vac. This saves me from vacuuming for a half hour. I vacuum the main hair traps everyday and the whole upstairs once a week. It is so small and convenient to use.

Fifth (and my FAVORITE thing): OXY CLEAN. This stuff is the best ever! I thing I should get paid to advertise for them because I tell everyone about this stuff. It works wonders on my laundry!

Molly and the treadmill

JP has been running on our new (new to us but used) treadmill lately. The problem is Molly does not like it and she insists on barking obsessively at it. If fact she does not like it so mush she has attacked it twice (it was not in motion thankfully!). I hope she gets over it because this barking is getting annoying and JP has actually stuck with a workout routine for almost two weeks, so there is no turning back. I am yet to step foot on the treadmill. I am not really a fan of treadmills but I am sure I will eventually get over it, if not I always have the Wii!

Wii Fit is kicking my butt!

Since JP got a Wii we also got the Wii fit. JP has been working out with it for awhile so I decided to try. Some of the workouts are fun and others just make me mad. For instance, the hoola hoop game. I cannot get my person to catch another hoola hoop, I just get hit in the head. I do what it tells me too but no luck. Then the soccer ball game, it sucks! Again I do what it tells me too but I don't get any of the soccer balls. I am really good at the yoga and strength training exercises, so I am not a complete failure! I am also good at the step aerobics. The bad thing about the game is it ranks you based on how you did. Well JP is ranked higher in many more then me and this upsets me. I am not more unbalanced then him! He is just better at figuring out how to play the game, even if it is not the right way. Anyways it is still a really good work out and after I did it the first time I could barely move the next day. So here is too my goal of getting into shape using Wii Fit!

Body Worlds the sequel

Whitney has wanted to go to the body worlds exhibit since it first came and I told her I would go with her. My mom, Whitney and I went yesterday, along with half of the Salt Lake valley and their children. We got there around four and emerged around seven thirty. That's right, we spent almost three and a half hours there. See there were a lot of people and then my mom ran into someone she knew in junior high. Her detour was about a hour of talking with this lady. My mom now knows her WHOLE life history since junior high. The good thing is we were right next to the baby exhibit, the bionical women, and more importantly the bathroom! Then we were worried about the meter we parked at. So my mom got her friend to let me out and tell me how to get back in. If you have been to the exhibit you know that once you leave you cannot come back in. Unless you are me. That's right, I broke the rules! It just about killed me and I had to remind myself to act calm but I got back in with no problems. And just as an FYI, if you park downtown the meters do not need more money after six. That's right, after six you can park for free. We stopped at Wendys on the way home to eat and we inhaled the food. I then came home and got into bed, feel asleep, woke up, showered and went back to bed. I was EXHAUSTED, but I enjoyed myself. And more importantly Whitney LOVED the exhibit. She took her time looking and studying everything. It was cute to watch her!

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!

So if you are not a U of U fan you may not have watched the game so I will let you know how it ended.....UTAH WON! It was an intense game but we did it! We went undefeated, 13-0

GO UTES!!!!!