Peter Gabriel

This weeks artist...Peter Gabriel...why did we choose him? Just feeling a little nostalgic. Watched Say Anything this weekend & just thought...Why not? What is it about 80's power ballads that are epic & at LEAST 5 minutes long. Sit back, imagine John Cusack standing in your driveway holding a boom box, or that YOU are John Cusack standing in some chicks driveway holding a boom box & enjoy the music...

Dave Matthews

So, in our honest opinion, Dave Matthews is BRILLIANT! Not to mention the rest of his band. Of course we couldn't find some of those rare songs on Playlist that really showcases their musicality but we found a few that we really love. Enjoy the music...

I did WHAT????

You know you're really over tired when: You write a note excusing your child from school & don't remember it!
Yes, it's true...Izzy had a headache and asked to stay home from school right after I got home from work and so when I woke up later on I assumed she had stayed home. When I got a call from her to let me know she was over at her friends house around 3:30Pm I was confused!
"What? How come you are over at a friends house when you didn't go to school?" I asked.
"Mom, don't you remember writing me a note to get me back into school late?"
"WHAT?! I didn't do that." I insisted.
"Yeah you did Mom."
I was blown away. I think I would remember that!
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah. I woke you up to tell you my headache was gone & I needed a note to get back into school & you said sure. So I got ready for school & went to get the note & you were asleep so I got paper & a pen, woke you up & you wrote a note for me to get back into school."
"Really?" STILL blown away by this fact and really having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that I wrote a note in my sleep.
"Yeah."
"Ok then I guess I'll see you later then."
Immediately I am running out to the garage to talk to Mathew.
"Did I write a note for Izzy to get back into school?"
"I didn't so you must have. She had a note."
Needless to say, 13 hours later I am STILL blown away that this even happened.
You know you are tired when you do something like that...silver lining???? I don't DRIVE her to school!

TV Themes

Since last week was for the marching band...who got 3rd in their class over all and the drumline got 2nd (just 1 point behind 1st) in case you were wondering...we missed premere week on TV. So in honor of the shows that we are happy to see back on the TV...and happy there is NO strike this year...we have the themes we could find on Playlist. Enjoy the music...

Happy Birthday Laney!

Here she is last year..
...here she is now...big hazel eyes just like her Dad's...

...what a difference a year makes...she looks so grown up now with her curly blond hair...

...full of wonder and awe of the world around her...

...full of fun and games...

...full of smiles & laughter...

...now she's three & quite the big girl she will be...

...Happy Birthday Laney Boo! Have a fun time being 3...Love Dad, Mom, Gina, Mike, Izzy-Bella, Gabe & Isaac

The Beatles Marching Band

This Saturday Gina has her first Marching Band compe-
tition so in honor of them we will be playing the songs they will be playing for competition.
Here is the line up:
Magical Mystery Tour
Hard Days Night
Yesterday
Eleanor Rigby
Hey Jude
Unfortunately Playlist doesn't have the marching band version so we will just have to listen to the originals from The Beatles themselves.
Go Skyhawks! Oh yeah...and enjoy the music cause we love The Beatles here in our house!

TAG! I'm it...

...I feel SO honored and would like to thank my good friend Becky for nominating me for this prestigious position on her blogspot. http://www.pixieandtoad.blogspot.com/ This is my first nomination and I just feel SO honored to join the group of millions of people out there who have been tagged by their fellow bloggers. I hope I can hold my head up high and let you know a little bit more about my quirky self...really I know I am being very tongue in cheek about this but I do love reading these things, so honestly...Thanks Becky!

Rules:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Mention the rules on your blog.
3. Tell about 6 quirks of yours.
4. Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same.

OY! I have to limit it to 6? Really if you know me I am just basically quirky. Here it goes anyway...

6. As you can tell by this countdown of quirks I like to do things a bit differently. So because of this quirk I am starting at 6 and ranking my quirks down to #1.

5. I have a tendency to over explain everything and it turns into a saga which no one really ends up understanding. So instead of just saying something you get a whole story on why I chose turkey over ham for my sandwich.

4. In writing as well as texts I use ... A LOT! I really don't understand my obsession with ... but they definitely put a style on my writings... or at least I think they do!

3. I associate people with color... Each one of my kids is a different color. Some of them their favorite color, some of them not. I don't know WHERE this came from but it really is just a feeling I get from people and their attitudes.

2. Are OCD tendencies quirky? I think they are & I have a few of them. Not ready to share them though. You will just have to pay close attention to me and see if you can figure them out.

1. Only in Utah is this quirky but I am reminded of it on a daily basis by friends, family, strangers... my accent!


Here are my tagged blogger friends:
Carla
Dawney
Diana
Heidi
Kim
Ross