tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1063545654655777062024-03-13T03:39:57.620-07:00Green with EnvySarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-53471013166442910932010-06-01T19:36:00.000-07:002010-06-01T19:45:40.959-07:00Karma? Justice? I don't care, and I DON'T like it!<strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;">Ian got suspended from school for two days today. He threatened to shoot another little boy. And since they need to take these staements very seriously, they suspended him. He was ALMOST expelled for the rest of the year.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;">He is in soooooo much trouble! Even though I won't be home tomorrow, he will have a list of chores to complete, and he's going to be my scrub-monkey and do all the unpleasant things I've been putting off.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;">I might ground him until the end of school, two weeks ought to be sufficient time for him to realize how serious this is. </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;">You just can't say stuff like that anymore! </span></em></strong>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-64841016886845883372010-04-03T12:54:00.000-07:002010-04-03T13:17:17.270-07:00The fish tank is complete!<p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxE-JVsmhIEXzLOCPAzwsMr93Zf4LDH75WWQOD87qUQgxHaQe6NEvpnVbStSsaM2Q0cdXxRDcQtVt7rQcNByw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">After Many weeks of setting up the fish tank, getting the water balanced, and slowly adding fish....It's finally done! We have glowfish, tetras, platys, and bottom feeders. I wanted aggresive fish, but in the end we decided it would be best to stick with tropical community fish. I think the tank is awesome! And I love the ring of fire!~</span></em></strong></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-43098270708409969042010-03-22T18:26:00.000-07:002010-03-22T18:42:40.281-07:00This one's for you, mom.<strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Ahh, school days...I guess the apple really doesn't fall too far from the tree....</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Ian's teacher: We're having an inter-class project, so let's go over to the next class and the teacher will explain what we're doing.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Kids go to next classroom</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Teacher divides them into pairs and starts telling them the importance of main streets in america, how they are the reason we have towns and buses and blah-blah.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Ian looks at teacher and says: "Can we get to the god damn point already?!"</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Wow, I mean, what do you say?</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">He did get in trouble for disrespecting the teacher's authorita, but I laughed really hard after he went to bed.</span></em></strong>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-75723104109367122202010-01-25T18:36:00.001-08:002010-01-25T18:51:36.199-08:00The purse<strong><em><span style="color:#666600;">This is my new <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">AVOCADO</span> GREEN <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">FAUX</span> CROCODILE</span></em></strong><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430872028186543666" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/S15VVeyqBjI/AAAAAAAAAPE/a_NK1W64oRQ/s320/DSCN2284.JPG" /> <span style="color:#666600;"><strong><em>purse. I was in the market for a new purse when I found this at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Kohl's</span>. For some odd reason I LOVE IT! It's smaller than it looks and can fit into my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">minuscule</span> locker at work, it has convenient pockets for storage, I got it on sale, and it has texture! I have a texture thing, sue me. </em></strong></span><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#666600;">Anyway, that's all. Now you know all the latest stuff and junk.</span></em></strong>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-75814204252364711172010-01-25T18:18:00.000-08:002010-01-25T18:34:34.052-08:00Birthday Boy<strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;">The 17th was Justin's 4th Birthday! We had cake,ice cream, and pizza at home...Followed up by 3 hours at Chuck-e-cheese....... The kids had a great time, Justin got lots of presents and had a sugar-filled, ear drum bursting, coma inducing kind of day. What could be better for a little boy? I just don't know.</span></em></strong><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430868641809119218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/S15SQXjXN_I/AAAAAAAAAOs/_xN6UUfoaWc/s320/DSCN2239.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430868649140839874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/S15SQy3YZcI/AAAAAAAAAO0/bc3LZw0rljk/s320/DSCN2245.JPG" /><strong><em><span style="color:#3333ff;"></span></em></strong><br /><div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430868664892299266" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/S15SRti0mAI/AAAAAAAAAO8/YXflOF8PaI8/s320/DSCN2249.JPG" /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-66154256507361502962009-12-31T19:51:00.001-08:002009-12-31T20:08:58.798-08:00SNOWPOCALYPSE!<strong><em><span style="color:#6633ff;"></span></em></strong><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzm3HLZnOqfTQthv17MzrUxe5TeA0PJ9fdJgrLpjs54J-obi8HjUa2RKzoKLCLkRTlS_k_9kywIREj7mD__hQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><strong><em><span style="color:#6633ff;">It snowed on Tuesday, much to my dismay. So, I did what every other washatonian did that fateful day, I ran to the store to stock up on supplies, got gas in my car, and bought a sled before they sold out! The kids had so much fun! The snow only lasted a couple of days after it was done, but they were so happy to play in it! We're definetly taking a sledding trip to the mountains to have more fun before the snow is gone for the year.</span></em></strong></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-42541632861378170152009-12-31T19:45:00.001-08:002009-12-31T19:51:22.306-08:00Christmas!<strong><em><span style="color:#009900;">Christmas was great this year, we all got what we wanted and there was minimal fit throwing. I made a wonderful Christmas breakfast, and then we went to joe's for the rest of the day. All in all, it was good times. And yes, this is what I REALLY look like in the morning. Oh how my co-workers would shudder to see this.</span></em></strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sz1wLT1IddI/AAAAAAAAAOk/38gpKIWHBX0/s1600-h/DSCN2199.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421612866027943378" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sz1wLT1IddI/AAAAAAAAAOk/38gpKIWHBX0/s320/DSCN2199.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-16484964047849719712009-12-31T19:31:00.001-08:002009-12-31T19:45:04.172-08:00Texas<strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">I recently went to Texas to see my sister, I took lots of wonderful pictures, especially of dude and princess, but this is my favorite one! I love how everything has stars on it! They even included the sewer systems! But I guess I shouldn't find it so funny, after all....washington puts pictures of salmon on EVERYTHING! Getting to the point.....Texas was great! We hit all the local hot spots. Rudy's, chick-fila</span></em></strong><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sz1tGdONssI/AAAAAAAAAOc/gVGOcy09vSY/s1600-h/DSCN2136.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421609484114834114" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sz1tGdONssI/AAAAAAAAAOc/gVGOcy09vSY/s320/DSCN2136.JPG" /></a>,<span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em>the outlet mall,etc... The trip went by too quickly, and now I'm sad that I didn't see the alamo.</em></strong></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em><br /><br /></em></strong></span><span style="color:#000099;"><strong><em></em></strong></span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-62796308742274295982009-12-01T18:16:00.000-08:002009-12-01T18:26:33.767-08:00My tiny kittie<strong><em><span style="color:#cc6600;">This is my Bobby Hill. He's only 1, but he's allready two times bigger than the older cats I deal with at work. He's very sweet, but I still can't manage to get a picture of him with his eyes open....they're green, and he looks like he's wearing eyeliner.....he's very attatched to pat, and since I'm going to texas for 4 days, that's a good thing.</span></em></strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxXPFEyRcFI/AAAAAAAAAOU/60WL5UaTsog/s1600-h/DSCN1952.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410458213446414418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxXPFEyRcFI/AAAAAAAAAOU/60WL5UaTsog/s320/DSCN1952.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxXPEtIHEpI/AAAAAAAAAOM/SCBcGZo98HE/s1600-h/DSCN1966.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410458207095558802" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxXPEtIHEpI/AAAAAAAAAOM/SCBcGZo98HE/s320/DSCN1966.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxXPEKAIoHI/AAAAAAAAAOE/F4hY-WovEho/s1600-h/DSCN1964.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410458197666865266" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxXPEKAIoHI/AAAAAAAAAOE/F4hY-WovEho/s320/DSCN1964.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-11010343039283430112009-11-28T19:57:00.000-08:002009-11-28T20:10:08.268-08:00Thank You Aziz<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409370645645574882" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxHx8TAhQuI/AAAAAAAAAN0/GEgnsS5u38s/s320/DSCN1986.JPG" /><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;"></span></em></strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxHx8_3-7uI/AAAAAAAAAN8/fgCsfBqhLpQ/s1600/DSCN1988.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409370657689366242" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SxHx8_3-7uI/AAAAAAAAAN8/fgCsfBqhLpQ/s320/DSCN1988.JPG" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">Turkey Day was great.............Moving on.............</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">We put up Christmas lights today! We did a pretty damn good job if I do say so myself. You can't see the star on the front porch, it shines too bright for my camera. </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">Pat wants to get an inflatable frosty the snowman for the front yard. I think that would be a bit much, plus we live in a really windy area, and I don't want to fix the thing twelve times a day when it blows over.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#006600;">Anyhoo.....Behold the glory of my lairy fights!</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-38189970066882898192009-11-05T08:24:00.001-08:002009-11-05T08:39:36.628-08:00Oh Great Pumpkin!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvL8fvTBt6I/AAAAAAAAANs/V6avYjSEc4w/s1600-h/DSCN1935.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400656525373061026" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvL8fvTBt6I/AAAAAAAAANs/V6avYjSEc4w/s400/DSCN1935.JPG" /></a><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">This is Pat's artful masterpiece. He spent two days carving it , because of the intricate detail. You can't see them, but there are three ghosts carved in the back, and when the lights are out the ghosts cast shadows onto the wall. Impressive, I know! We had many a trick-or-treator commenting on our wonderfull pumpkins, but pat's was by far the best and most complimented.</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em></em></strong> </div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-89530184683627216682009-11-04T20:17:00.001-08:002009-11-04T20:34:40.491-08:00I'd better get this done before christmas<em></em><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;"></span></em></strong><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTBx-1mrI/AAAAAAAAANk/Vy8dfWv3QMo/s1600-h/DSCN1916.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400470193232517810" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTBx-1mrI/AAAAAAAAANk/Vy8dfWv3QMo/s320/DSCN1916.JPG" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Justin's pumpkin</span></em></strong><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTBVBnrAI/AAAAAAAAANc/vAZfDoJ7uwA/s1600-h/DSCN1908.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400470185459559426" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTBVBnrAI/AAAAAAAAANc/vAZfDoJ7uwA/s320/DSCN1908.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Ian's pumpkin</span></em></strong><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTA1VHkKI/AAAAAAAAANU/DNxHWK0-gyc/s1600-h/DSCN1904.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400470176951406754" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTA1VHkKI/AAAAAAAAANU/DNxHWK0-gyc/s320/DSCN1904.JPG" /></a><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">My pumpkin</span></em></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTAUOh-5I/AAAAAAAAANM/rEnX1PAfW7o/s1600-h/DSCN1939.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400470168065407890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJTAUOh-5I/AAAAAAAAANM/rEnX1PAfW7o/s320/DSCN1939.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJS_zM39BI/AAAAAAAAANE/H2fUCUMaSCg/s1600-h/DSCN1926.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400470159200089106" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SvJS_zM39BI/AAAAAAAAANE/H2fUCUMaSCg/s320/DSCN1926.JPG" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#990000;">Halloween was very nice this year. The weather was great, and I had the cutest boys! Ian was a vampire, and Justin was woody from toy story! We went to lots of houses this year since it wasn't freezing! And the boys got more candy than they could eat in a year. I couldn't put up a pic of Pat's pumpkin, so the next blog that I do will be an ode to his greatness.</span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-51632990978879395762009-09-08T19:37:00.000-07:002009-09-11T09:39:19.188-07:00It Is Time!<div><br /><br /><div><br /><div><span style="color:#990000;">Wednesday was the first day of school! On Tuesday we had a day of haircuts, milkshakes, some time at the red park, and baja fresh for dinner!</span></div><div><span style="color:#990000;">Ian loves his new school and his new teacher, and he was stylin on his first day!</span></div><div><span style="color:#990000;">I have three days off work, and I'm making the most of it. So here, I blogged, now you can stop complaining.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#990000;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380242664005643970" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sqp2Mnl1LsI/AAAAAAAAAM8/YwRSthWhp-w/s320/DSCN1837.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380242655895941394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sqp2MJYU8RI/AAAAAAAAAM0/4k5Hq1QFP5U/s320/DSCN1836.JPG" /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380242645930552786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sqp2LkQZLdI/AAAAAAAAAMs/dKVZ7IQ1Kis/s320/DSCN1835.JPG" /> <img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380242636308758034" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/Sqp2LAaYPhI/AAAAAAAAAMk/wnoEXSNNgxU/s320/DSCN1833.JPG" /></span></em></strong></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-41544175855018041802009-08-26T21:04:00.000-07:002009-08-26T21:25:52.127-07:00So A Normal Day<strong><em><span style="color:#000000;">I just thought I'd post this little video to show what my mornings are like as of late. The boys have decided that the sooner they get outside, the better. I have put restrictions on how early they can go out. Hey, the neighbors have to get a break sometime. So, this is it, my normal life with two boys.</span></em></strong><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyQvxzyOEX6cbwcZO6JKpHrpTMLfdvA3aHiaCWQqS0rHlyzPyV034r5Jl4I6b7u_ojoqAE6NAnLP9CrYdYvew' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-85128911512157203292009-08-18T07:52:00.000-07:002009-08-18T08:04:14.630-07:00Once more into the forge<strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">So, last wednesday, I boldly jumped back into the workforce. I now work at petsmart making more than minimum wage, which is no small feat when you consider my lack of experience and the craptacular economy.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">I'm not sure of my title at petsmart, I was hired on as a pet care specialist, but I think they decided that my mad cashiering skillz couldn't be ignored, because all I've done is be a cashier. But that's okay, I like being a cashier better than having to clean up various forms of animal poop anyway.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#000099;">I like working there, I get to see all the cute puppies that come into the store, and everyone there is really nice to me. I'm just excited that I'll have extra money for christmas this year! Guitar hero 5, you will be mine! HA!</span></em></strong>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-45050765688381656612009-07-13T13:54:00.000-07:002009-07-13T14:13:15.228-07:00More on colorado<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SlujMBk3QmI/AAAAAAAAAMc/uDi7KCba-jc/s1600-h/DSCN1532.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358055608664146530" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SlujMBk3QmI/AAAAAAAAAMc/uDi7KCba-jc/s320/DSCN1532.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SlujLvaGrNI/AAAAAAAAAMU/4JfRnCX9YNs/s1600-h/DSCN1525.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358055603787181266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SlujLvaGrNI/AAAAAAAAAMU/4JfRnCX9YNs/s320/DSCN1525.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SlujLB1IWqI/AAAAAAAAAMM/igXO8RMh-3U/s1600-h/DSCN1471.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358055591552506530" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SlujLB1IWqI/AAAAAAAAAMM/igXO8RMh-3U/s320/DSCN1471.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">Going to Colorado was an epic journey....</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">We had Tornado's, heat, mosquitos, torrential downpours,</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">and the adventure of 11 people sharing 3 bathrooms.</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">And even though the kids seemed to be in a constant feeding</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">frenzy, it was great fun. </span></em></strong></div></div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-50207640807384767972009-07-09T18:36:00.001-07:002009-07-09T19:04:47.590-07:00colorado<p><span style="color:#33ffff;"></span><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"> </span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"></span></em></strong> </p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">So, this is my video of our grand adventure at the pirate pool....arrrr.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#33ccff;">I've been busy and I haven't gotten around to posting pictures, until now! Let the blogging commence!</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"></span></em></strong> </p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='342' height='291' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxW0-c1GVr44E2wjRzvBuLw7Qw1C_UWiDby0c27rloo8fQP6f-7LEI-uvwJKsMON3t67a3uCABLK05vNvE-mQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#33ccff;"> </span></em></strong></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-56708089791257726612009-06-04T15:43:00.000-07:002009-06-04T15:56:59.429-07:00Summer is HERE!<strong><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#ffcc33;"></span></em></strong><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SihOtHqIOcI/AAAAAAAAALc/OnI1hDSoYqU/s1600-h/pictures+09+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343607494931921346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SihOtHqIOcI/AAAAAAAAALc/OnI1hDSoYqU/s320/pictures+09+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SihOs9Eg_BI/AAAAAAAAALU/ISb8DF3IpQo/s1600-h/pictures+09+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343607492089805842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SihOs9Eg_BI/AAAAAAAAALU/ISb8DF3IpQo/s320/pictures+09+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ffcc33;">Even though there are 8 more days left in our school year, I am declaring it to be summertime!</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcc33;">Here are Ian and Justin demonstrating their slip-n-slide skills. Ian was afraid to use the slip-n-slide the first day we had it, but the next day he caught on real fast and wouldn't stop...until it was time to eat. Justin is showing the proper technique of putting your arms out in front of you while sliding down , he just can't seem to lower himself to the ground, must be all that antigravity in joe's back yard.</span></div><div><span style="color:#ffcc33;">We are planning many dangerous and exciting adventures this summer. We are going to go up north to sally's house and allow the boys to wreak havoc in her world for a day. We will go camping, neptune have mercy on our souls. And we will go to colorado for the all boy and one girl insanity convention. 'Twill be good times had by all.</span><br /><br /></div><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-5694260492738262352009-06-01T21:42:00.000-07:002009-06-01T22:13:24.762-07:00Another day full of useless knowledge<div><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#cc0000;">Yesterday, we decided to head over to the water resource center since they were having a wildlife expo, and it was free, who can argue with that price?!</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">We got to see a real owl up close, and I have to admit, it was a little freaky. It just stood there...menacingly. And it's head rotated like on the exorcist. creepy.</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">The kids had fun exploring the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">building</span> and finding out how wetlands work and all that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hippy</span> northwest stuff. We were just glad that the place had a.c !</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">The wildlife expo happened right before we left, and it was a major hit.</span></em></strong></div><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">The reptile guy had an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">African</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">gaboon</span> viper<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342588691842425666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SiSwG-ZJY0I/AAAAAAAAALE/64v9zu3chOQ/s320/african%2520gaboon%2520viper.jpg" border="0" /></span></em></strong></div></div><strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#cc0000;">A western diamondback rattlesnake<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342589220244640450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SiSwlu2DUsI/AAAAAAAAALM/_td9gWkLPlY/s320/rattlesnake.bmp" border="0" /></span></em></strong><br /><p><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Cobras, black mambas, lizards, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Asian</span> chameleons, an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">alligator</span>, and one huge python that had to be 15 feet long! </span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Unfortunately, I didn't think this day would be exciting, so the pictures I have are from the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Internet</span> because I was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">dumass</span> and didn't bring my camera. </span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">I learned many things from the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">herpetologist</span>. First of all, there's no way that you could not hear a rattlesnake! Those things are super loud when they shake their rattles! Secondly, the best place to get bit by a snake is in your butt. Third, the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">African</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">gaboon</span> viper is the only snake in the world that soaks water up through it's scales, it has the longest fangs of any snake, it can go for a year without eating, it can strike at 90 miles an hour, and it can kill a man in less than 15 minutes. Fourthly, I learned that a room full of kids and spitting venomous snakes don't mix very well. There was more than one child screaming in terror that had to be removed. The best was when the snake guy almost got bit <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">twice</span> by the rattlesnake, and once by the cobra. I almost peed my pants. Ian thought it was great. He pet the black mamba, and the python, and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">alligator</span>.</span></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Justin thought the snakes were evil. He's truly my son.</span></em></strong></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-28788630150073436642009-04-13T10:42:00.000-07:002009-04-13T11:05:37.176-07:00Easter fun<strong><em><span style="color:#c0c0c0;">Even though Easter was very wet, windy, and cold we still had fun. The neighbors hid eggs in the front yard for the kids! They were way excited! Here's a little video of the hunt!</span></em></strong><br /><p><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxDrE2Iwt75HPmW8Sc75isA_tzKar8qOqPjrDCs_SvsEB1Ts55f_1_uG9wsgSj2r5lUn9HI5B9S9mnB6pp2VQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#c0c0c0;">They hunted for eggs at Joe's too. Then we went and had chinese...yummy.And I do have to mention, in passing, that I made a wonderful Easter breakfast! We had pineapple, two kinds of grapes(now that's fancy!) , ham, deviled eggs, hash browns, and a little dish from heaven called an egg bacon bake. It's made in individual custard cups, the bottom layer is bread crumbs mixed with butter, the next layer is sliced up hard-boiled eggs, the next layer is a mixture of sour cream,minced onions, cooked & chopped bacon, paprika, salt & pepper, and then the top layer is cheddar cheese! You bake them in the oven until the cheese is melted, and I'm telling you it was delightful! It sounds gross, but it really was super yummy! So, that was that, we all ate like kings yesterday, and I'm not sure how I will top myself for the next holiday feast!</span></em></strong></p>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-35782361081749896092009-03-28T19:13:00.000-07:002009-04-01T22:19:16.625-07:00<span style="color:#cccccc;"><strong><em><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;">Spring break is here. I don't have any funny photos, or new fangled videos to post. I'm just starting to relax, and I'm reveling in the fact that I don't have to leave the house at all for an entire week! </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">It's raining here, and the temp is around 35. So I have absolutely no desire to do anything. The kids have runny noses, and pat has been running a fever off and on for two weeks. </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">But things aren't all bad. We had tacos tonight!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;">And tacos+starks=happiness!</span></em></strong></span>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-4894225802437803882009-02-06T16:46:00.000-08:002009-02-06T17:26:11.486-08:00Top Ten List<strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Top Ten Things I WILL NOT Miss When I Move Out Of My Apartment:</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> #10 - Speed Bumps Every 15 Feet. Seriously, I think </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I've suffered some drain bramage from years of jarring </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> car rides.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 9 - Living right by an outdoor basketball court.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 8 - Lawn guys using their leaf blowers to cover my </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> patio in dirt once a week.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 7 - Drunken brawls in the parking lot. The freaks come</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> out at night, and they like to fight by my car.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 6 - Picking up packages at the front office.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 5 - The lack of parking. You can't even have people over!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 4 - Baseboard heating, wow it sucks.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 3 - Having upstairs neighbors that stomp all day and night!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 2 - Dealing with a crazy manager who's bent on total</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> control, and thinks that children should be seen not heard.</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> # 1 - Sharing one washer and dryer with six other tenants!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I can't say how many times I've had to wait days before I </span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> could get my clothes clean!</span></em></strong>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-84419134685669674552009-01-23T08:52:00.000-08:002009-01-23T09:10:49.083-08:00holiday recap<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SXn2u_e_8AI/AAAAAAAAAKI/WM_ZCq4FNQ8/s1600-h/DSCN1119.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294534124126597122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SXn2u_e_8AI/AAAAAAAAAKI/WM_ZCq4FNQ8/s320/DSCN1119.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Our Christmas started on Christmas eve. We went to Noni's house, the kids opened their presents from her, and we had a wonderful turkey dinner!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">The next morning we opened presents at home, the kids loved all their presents even the clothes! Then we had a huge christmas breakfast before going over to Joe's house for more presents! The boys got everything they could ever want for Christmas. Me and Pat got new pots and pans, which we uber needed, and we also got a kitchen-aide mixer! Woo-Hoo! I used it for the first time last weekend making frosting for Justin's B-day cake! It was awesome!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Anyway, we did the rest of our Christmas celebration on new years day when Pat's grandma Sally was in town. We went to the embassy suites in portland and opened presents. Pat took the kids swimming at the indoor pool, the kids went nuts! They loved it, of course, what kid wouldn't want to go swimming in a heated indoor pool when there's still snow on the ground?!</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">So that's that, my holiday recap is complete, now we can move on.</span></em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SXn2tJoEiDI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Ys_ckF7cKQU/s1600-h/DSCN1115.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294534092489263154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SXn2tJoEiDI/AAAAAAAAAKA/Ys_ckF7cKQU/s320/DSCN1115.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></em></strong></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-69430447357939132982008-12-23T19:27:00.000-08:002008-12-23T19:36:05.047-08:00still more snow! And a new tree star!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SVGsky4T65I/AAAAAAAAAJM/eeROyDowlIo/s1600-h/DSCN1041.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283193586015529874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SVGsky4T65I/AAAAAAAAAJM/eeROyDowlIo/s320/DSCN1041.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SVGsklF89FI/AAAAAAAAAJE/ggibbEFIyok/s1600-h/DSCN1040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283193582314648658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SVGsklF89FI/AAAAAAAAAJE/ggibbEFIyok/s320/DSCN1040.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#ccccff;">So, I had to get a new tree star. The one I got 10 days ago died and had to be replaced today. I like the new one! So, there's my tree.</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">And this is the snowperson Pat and the kids built today! The cucumber eyes were my idea, my neighbor Nevaeh helped make the snowman and she made the hat out of ice! She's only 6! </span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#ccccff;">We're definitely having a white Christmas! And every Who in Vancouver likes Christmas allot!</span></em></strong><br /><br /></div><div></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-106354565465577706.post-22828122764735178132008-12-22T12:35:00.000-08:002008-12-22T13:16:19.780-08:00Snow!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SU_6aUa7kHI/AAAAAAAAAI8/Ohrmg01epqw/s1600-h/DSCN1013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282716217994088562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ROzE4y97cFE/SU_6aUa7kHI/AAAAAAAAAI8/Ohrmg01epqw/s320/DSCN1013.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">I took this pic two nights ago while it was snowing and the wind was blowing snow everywhere!</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">It's been snowing for four days, and we have about a foot of snow on the ground. </span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">In Vancouver, that's enough snow to shut everything down!</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">The boys love it! they've been going to bed early every night because they're so exhausted from all the snowball fights!</span></em></strong></div><div><strong><em><span style="color:#00cccc;">It's still snowing, and it looks like we're going to have our first white Christmas since we moved here almost five years ago! </span></em></strong></div>Sarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05951823707596339640noreply@blogger.com2