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Farm Fresh Livin’

August 25, 2013 by Maren 2 Comments

There are very few places in this world as peaceful as my in-law’s farm. I love our visits, even if they’re not as often as we would like. Here are just a few more pictures from around the farm.

Note to self: Comb your hair more frequently. It looks mousy.

This picture was taken shortly after Thatcher let his kite go to the Arborvitae abyss and informed me that he was “done playing the kite game.”

The boys ‘helped’ Michael get Thatcher’s wayward kite down. Don’t worry, Mom- they were harnessed in with invisible safety apparatuses…The same ones Michael used when he hang glided off this roof as a child, with his homemade hang glider (Made from wooden 2×4’s). Safety first, Mom. We’ve got this covered.

Sterling currently loves talking on the phone and putting on clothes. Perhaps, this is a sign we’re in trouble in about 12 years?

Thanks, Bunk and Grandma! We had a wonderful time!

A ‘Fortune-ate’ Experience

May 14, 2012 by Maren 6 Comments

A Fortune-ate Haiku
Wheel of good Fortune,
I’m who you need on your show.
Help the Bucket List.

On Saturday, A forgotten fortune cookie was found in a cupboard of my home. “Great Fortune will come in unexpected places.” Though I’ve yet to experience (monetarily speaking) the “great fortune,” yesterday proved to be quite fortunate in other ways.

I’ve ~~followed~~ stalked the Wheelmobile for a few years in hopes of fulfilling the top item on my bucket list-‘Being on a game show.’ You may have recalled this post two years ago. Michael has been gracious to let me keep trying and until yesterday, I’d never been called to the stage in the initial set of auditions/lottery drawing.

(Picture from the 2010 audition–For yesterday’s audition, I was rushed and didn’t even think about bringing my camera.)

I’ve gone to so many sessions without my name being called, I had actually gone and gotten back in line for the next session. I was shocked when Mr. Marty (the Pat Wannabe) called my name! I’d love to be confident in the spiel I gave about myself, but we’ll just have to wait and see if it was enough. And regarding solving the puzzle, I was about to state the solution on MY turn and the girl next to me squealed out the answer. Shame. Shame. Shame. So now, I’ll hope and wait, and then stalk the Wheelmobile some more, if need be. After all, how else can I cross ‘game show’ off the ole bucket list if I don’t keep trying??

And just for fun, the category was ‘Rhyme Time’ and I believe this to be how much was complete of the puzzle. I ordered a ‘D’, but didn’t have time to say the answer because RUDE LADY TO MY RIGHT did so. Shame on her. I hope she doesn’t make the show. But I’m not bitter…

Would YOU like to solve the puzzle?

Pacifiers and Hair Gel

May 10, 2012 by Maren 2 Comments

On Pierson’s 3rd birthday, we had him return his pacifiers to the hospital for ‘babies who need them.’ For a long while, he has used the pacifier only for going to sleep and for many months we told him that when he turned three, he would give them away to babies who needed them. So on his birthday, we made the trek to the hospital. I’m pretty sure that letting go of those suckers was harder on the momma than on him. But, it needed to be done or else I envisioned him taking his senior pictures with the pacifier as a prop. I’ve been pleasantly surprised that though he has asked about his paci several more times, no tears were shed during the withdrawal process. Here’s a video of how it went down:

And just so Thatcher doesn’t get left out–
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Uno Dos and the Photo Invader

March 8, 2012 by Maren 4 Comments

For this story to be twice as funny, you must first understand that most of my married life, I’ve endured my husband impressing people with his U-Scan Spanish abilities. By that, I mean, he learned all the Spanish he knows from the U-Scan, and he’s not afraid to use it! He’s been known to choose the Spanish option just for its educational value, but once almost paid for 22 limes instead of the 2 in his cart. At Mexican restaurants, he frequently impresses the waiters with his 100% legitimate (Michael-ized) Spanish, complete with the accent and all! (I may or may not hide under the table while he shows off his mad U-Scan skills.)……………WELL…the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…

This past weekend, my dad and mom took the boys to McDonald’s. My mom was trying to catch a picture of the action. But, it’s a hard enough feat to get both boys to even LOOK at the camera; much less get both boys to smile simultaneously. Nearby, there was a little Indian boy who was photobombing her pictures. With each attempt, he’d scoot closer to be posed with my boys in the picture. She first took this picture, still struggling to get everyone to look her way…

But it was then that my two-year-old, turned to the little Indian child and pulled one of his dad’s tricks. He looked right at the Indian boy and said, “UNO DOS”. And mom captured the reaction.

Can you tell he’s proud of his mad U-Scan Spanish skills? Like father, like son…