Ready, Set, Blast Off...

Okay, so this picture isn't that great to see the people underneath. But wow, these rockets are huge. I couldn't even get the whole thing in the picture.

Golden Spike

Did you know that this is the most famous picture in America's history? Okay, well maybe not this exact picture. But the most famous picture in America's history was taken on May 10, 1869 when the Central and the Union joined their tracks. The boys and I tagged along with Donovan the last couple of days. He had a business project in Tremonton. Yes, sounds boring, but the hotel had a pool. And if the hotel has a pool it's a vacation for the kids. We visited the Golden Spike Railway as you can see. And JT absolutely loved it. Why hadn't I thought to take him there before. He only sleeps, breaths, and eats trains. We also visited ATK and saw the rockets that NASA has used. Cool! They are quite large and impressive. JT loved this little get away. Nate on the other hand loved the swimming pools and the "bubbles" of the hot tub. I know we only let him go in for a few moments. But he loved it. He didn't mind that the water was hotter than hot.

My Rollercoaster Week

My week has been somewhat of a hard one. Nothing particularly bad has happened. Just the womanly rollercoaster. When I was walking JT home from school, he said "Mom, yesterday you weren't in a good mood, and today you are. How can you be so happy so fast? " Good observation son. One of which he will have a lifetime to figure out. A midwife I work with told me that the worst 5-7 years of her life was menopause. (not that I'm there, thankgoodness) She said it was like going through puberty all over again. She said you lose all sense of self and who you are. I am not looking forward to that. I thought I had it bad now. I just hope that in 10 years they have all the kinks worked out with hormone replacement therapy. Because my family probably won't live through that. So, anyways to cheer up my week and possibly yours, I'm posting a few cute clean jokes. Read on.... Oh by the way, no pictures today, because I have lost or possibly thrown my battery charger away on my camera. Way to go Katherine!!!


Adam was walking outside of the Garden of Eden with Cane and Abel when the boys were young. Cane and Abel looked into the garden and viewed waterfalls, lovely birds, lush forests and fruit trees bending over because of the large amounts of fruit on them. Then they took a long look at where they lived at. It was dry, dusty with weeds and sickly-looking trees. "Daddy? Why don't we live in there instead of out here?" they asked innocently. Adam said, "Well sons. Eve and I use to live in there at one time. But your mother ate us out of house and home."

At a friend's wedding, everything went smoothly until it was time for the flower girl and her young escort to come down the aisle. The boy stopped at every pew, growling at the guests. When asked afterward why he behaved so badly, he explained, "I was just trying to be a good ring bear."

If it's true that girls are inclined to marry men like their fathers, it is understandable why so many mothers cry so much at weddings

When Suzy got home, she told her dad that she got a 100 in school. Her dad told her to sit down and tell him all about it. She said, "Well, I got a 20 in math, a 30 in science, and a 50 in spelling! Two kids were trying to figure out what game to play. One said, "Let's play doctor." "Good idea." said the other. "You operate, and I'll sue." I guess you can get too health conscious. My wife and I don't have a lot of "junk food" in the house. Upon eating a snack of some munchies or other my Grandson asked what vitamins they had in them. I told him I doubted there were any at all. He replied wide-eyed, "You mean these are just for fun ?" A kindergarten teacher asked, "What is the shape of the earth ?" One lil' girl spoke up: "According to my Daddy -- terrible!" Trying to come to the aid of his Father, who was stopped by an officer for speeding, the lil' tyke piped up, "Yeah? Well, if we were speeding, so were you !"

After putting her children to bed, a mother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. At last she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard her three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was that?"

When I Grow Up...

This last week JT told me that when he grows up things are going to be different in his family. He said his family is going to be opposite of ours. I asked him how.

JT - "I'm going to stay home with my kids while my wife goes to work."

Mom- "Oh, so are you going to cook the dinners and do the housework?"

JT- "Well, I could probably call my wife and see when she is cooking dinner so I can come home to help her."

Mom- "Where are you going to be?"

JT- "I'm going to take my kids all the fun places that I've been."

And I'm thinking "where has this child been?"

Easter Egg Hunt

That Michigan Easter bunny sure does know how to do an egg hunt. She was pretty generous with the treats!

Park time in Michigan

Brrrr.. The park was fun in Michigan but you do need some gloves to keep your fingers warm. Grandma lended hers to Nate while he was swinging. I'm not sure if he was entertained more with the gloves or the actual swinging. Probably both.

Easter with Grandma and Papa

We went to visit Grandma and Papa over spring break. It was a delight for us to see them again. We colored eggs and the Easter bunny came to their home! Nate warmed right up to them since he was only 8 months old when he last saw them.