mikey, in his own handwriting

he has learned to write his name. being a good mom, i told him that an e has only three lines. he told me it looks better with more. so, being a good mom, i let him keep all his lines.

little bunny froo-froo

happy easter! i think this picture is pretty funny. if you can name what's missing, you win!














picture perfect!













the granquist grandkids:
back row: michael (4), holly(almost 2), rachel (2), ethan (4)
front row: erin (6), anna (6), jenna (4)
baby: matthew (6 months)

24 Facts About Me

four jobs i've had in my life:

1. kindergarten teacher
2. telemarketer (for about a week)
3. library assistant
4. maid (housekeeper) at the super 8 in cedar city

four movies i would watch over & over:

1. the sound of music
2. return to me
3. mary poppins (it's a julie andrews thing)
4. my fair lady (i like musicals--what can i say)

four places i have lived:

1. north lincoln street, midvale
2. south lincoln street, midvale
3. pine street, midvale
4. grant street, midvale (okay, so i have lived on both north and south grant street--again, what can i say)

four tv shows i love to watch:

1. the office (last night's was soo funny)
2. monk
3. survivor
4. grey's academy (oops--anatomy--i get confused because terry woods (channel four news anchor) calls it grey's academy--)

four places i've been on vacation:

1. NYC -- my fave
2. Hawaii -- my second fave
3. Disneyland -- my fave with my fam
4. Alaska -- love that too

four websites i visit daily:

1. friend's blogs
2. macu
3. ebay
4. gmail

four of my favorite foods:

1. oreos
2. funeral potatoes (without onions only -- with onions i HATE!)
3. eggs & toast (made by Shawn)
4. scones

four places i'd rather be right now:

1. in bed, fast asleep
2. camping
3. savers
4. a good movie

there you have it.

busy a bee

Hi there, I am currently really busy sewing an Easter dress for Anna. It is adorable. Canary yellow with darling white polka dots. I also mastered a single strap purse to match the dress, it has a white wide ribbon bow to match the bow on Anna's dress. She'll look like the little angel she is.

Next I'll be making Mikey baby blue shorts with matching suspenders. He'll look just like the handsome boys in my favorite movie THE SOUND OF MUSIC . Thanks goodness for little boys.

I am so sorry for not blogging for almost a whole month. I know who my faithful bloggers are and I know you check every day waiting to see if I've posted. Thank you for being so faithful. Nothing means more to me than your steadfast support. Please know of my gratitude for all of your kindness.

Gotta go, the sewing machine is calling me...

effects of supernanny

so last night i made a deal with shawn so i could go to bed early (8:30--i was tired)---he would get a nap today if i could.
deal, he said.
well, i took my big ol' sleeping pill and off i went to la-la-land.
very nice--until around 11:30.
i woke to anna screaming her head off and shawn trying to calm her down. It was not working. so, i stormed out of bed and went into the front room and said "anna, downstairs to your bed."
she was screaming so i headed toward her to help her.
she continued to scream and started to run.
she was still screaming and i couldn't figure out what she was yelling.
she was running as fast as she could with an extra large blanket wrapped around her and still yelling.
as we rounded to corner to the stairs i finally made out what she screaming,
"DON'T CATCH ME, MOM, DON'T CATCH ME!"

i don't know what she thought i would do if i caught her? put her in bed? ah, the effects of supernanny.

p.s. the deal was null and void after i had to get out of bed--sorry shawn!

our ancestors

shawn was talking to anna last night about our latest trip to the temple. he told her how we do temple work for our ancestors.
anna said, "well, what about our anbrothers?"
shawn thought that she knew better and was trying to be funny because she had a sly grin after the question. silly girl.

a joke

the knock-knock joke...(how it is suppose to be...)

"hey, what's my name?"
"Anna"
"knock, knock"
"who's there?"
"you already forgot my name?! (ha!ha!)

how it went yesterday...

anna: "hey, what's my name?"
me: "Anna"
anna: "knock, knock"
me: "hi anna, would you like to come in and play?"
anna: "no, mom! you can't see me! there is not a door hole!"

i ruined the joke...but i am funny.