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2010-04-18T19:00:00.002-06:00

Trying to get my blog updated....

Has it been that long????

2009-08-29T17:17:00.010-06:00

7 YEARS where did the time go? Well it was stolen by a place called work & Boise State. Jake planned a nice getaway for us this weekend to McCall. I have to eat food about every four hours or else I get really cranky. So we stopped in Weiser at the local A&W and watched the colorful people come in & out of the place. I loved the A&W! 1. The "from the tap" Root Beer in a frosty mug...and that's about it. However, this location had an actual telephone that you placed your order through...really old school.

My not so happy face, I don't like to be seen eating.

We stayed in a bed & breakfast about an hour outside of McCall. It was very interesting...to say the least. It was out in the middle of no-mans land & when we arrived no one was home, but the front door was wide open with the TV blaring. About twenty minutes later a Mercedes came wheeling up the drive way with two dogs & a lady who by the way looked like the ranger off of Open Season. A skinny lady who looked like she lived off of tofu wearing a big straw hat.

The place was all decked out in the usual western attire...I had never seen so many animals skins in all my life. At least there was no animal heads on the walls.

Our room was really nice..lots of wood..it was like sleeping in a varnished forest. There was even some homemade chocolate left on our bed. As the evening progressed we thought our hostess would retire for the night....nope. She managed to talk to my husband and I until 1 in the morning & drink quite a few glasses of wine. By the early morning anything we said was wonderful & funny to her. She did make up for it at breakfast, the omelets she made were amazing. I have never had anything like it.

To say the least we were BORED to death in McCall. We try to make the best out of every situation....so we just made fun of people and the tourist attractions. I guess we are not up to par with the upper class crowd. I saw a lot of fake tans and wrinkled old women who would be described as "desperate" housewives. No one said hello and everyone was at the local art show for he afternoon. The art show consisted of singing hippies and lots of beaded jewelry. I got in trouble because I tried to bring my root beer into a store but oh no that's not allowed... I'm sorry lady but your cheesy shirts that say McCall are really ugly they could use a few root beer smudges & some more fake crystals & sequins glued to them!

We did spend some time at the lake, which was very beautiful. Then we were out of there.

Some might say we are the happiest couple in the world. Come to my house on a weekday after we have paid bills, worked all day & driven through traffic..oh not so happy now. We are the craziest couple. Total polar opposites not to mention my bi-polar moods every once in awhile. Which I think every wife experiences...one misplaced dirty sock can send you wheeling into a total outrage. While one kiss on the cheek can bring you back down to a peaceful haven. We "compliment" each other like Ketchup & mustard, Peanut Butter & Jelly, Toast & Jam. Some days the toast gets burnt, the jam is too sweet or you fall on the floor jelly side down. Through the past seven years we have been through a lot. We have cried, lost loved ones, experienced disappointments, yelled, slammed doors, thrown things, said hurtful things but in the end laughed until we cried. Humor whether appropriate or not in certain situations has pulled us from the depths of hell & back.

I could not have done it without my best friend, & his name is Jake.

B-lated Birthday Cake

2009-08-26T18:56:00.002-06:00

I love CAKE!

After much sickness I finally got to eat my birthday cake.

Thank You Jake!

Peanut Butter....

2009-08-22T18:36:00.001-06:00

Giving my dog a bath or brushing him is impossible. I swear he has ADA. My only weapon for the stinky beast: PEANUT BUTTER. What am I going to do when I have children? I have it timed...I place peanut butter in his Kong and I have exactly 7 minutes to brush him.

Birthday Sequel

2009-08-22T18:15:00.003-06:00

Jake: Hmmmm what to get Leslie for her Birthday?

Jake was feeling so bad that I was sick on my birthday and I still wasn't up to full speed so one of our favorite wasting-time activities is....wandering around Target..If you were thinking of Walmart shame on you...we HATE Walmart. We meandered around until we happened to stubble into the shoe department. Already my spirits were lifted! Then I saw them....Ahhhhhh and a pillar of light landed on the beauties....The purple suede flats. Jake had not gotten me a gift yet so he saw the sparkle in my eye & knew this was his only chance to give me the perfect gift and redeem himself. Just kidding it really didn't go down that way:

Jake: Oh I'm sorry sugar for not getting you anything...

Leslie: Oh look at these cute shoes....

Jake: Do you like those?

Leslie: Yes, very much & they are only $12

Jake: Then here ya go, have them, Happy Birthday Sugar.

Next time when he is desperate to find a gift last minute I'll remember to select the big flat screen TV.

Jake kept petting my shoes....

We finished off the night with dinner at yet another one of my favorite places, Red Robin. All you can drink lemonade.

I threatened Jake that if he told the waiter that it was my birthday he would not live to see the sunrise tomorrow. I did not want to stand on my chair with balloons tied around my head while people sang happy birthday to me. Jake chose wisely that evening.

Happy Birthday to ME

2009-08-21T11:49:00.008-06:00

Ah another year older. I won't tell you how old you can figure that out yourself. It was a very interesting Birthday this year. Work had food brought in from On the Border....well let's say Leslie was on the Border of near death. Food Poisoning here we come...real nice the day before my birthday. Great present to hug the porcelain throne while wearing your birthday crown. Jake was great he always tries to make the best of every crappy situtaion {no pun intended} which sometimes drives me to complete madness. So here's my Birthday weekend Jake Style:

Oh I know...an Ore-Ida Patch for my killer Jacket...I'm an official Tater Tot now. How thoughtful Honey?

Olive Garden!

Side note: Even though I was totally nauseated and feeling like crap, hence my "ugly headshot" of bed-head I still felt like wolfing down some soup, salad & breadsticks at Olive Garden.

To be continued........

Good Ol' Blackberries

2009-08-02T11:39:00.003-06:00

The "Boys" favorite thing to do during the summer time...pick blackberries. These are right in the park near our house. Clyde loves to eat them right off the bush. I think they are wretched things. Nasty thorns that cut up your hands. I do have a deal with Jake that if he picks them I will make him a homemade Blackberry pie.

Tomato Plant on Steroids

2009-08-02T10:05:00.008-06:00

We decided this year that we were going to"grow" a garden. Well here's how it all went down.....We started with 1 Tomato plant, a Blackberry plant (it was more of a stick with a few leaves on it), four Cucumber plants and 12 Raspberry starts.

I see some people's gardens with no weeds the soil looks freshly dug and all of their plants are huge and green. They spend countless hours tending to their garden to ensure a large harvest. Well, I've decided gardening sucks and here's why:

12 Raspberry plants: We bought a huge bucket of expensive plant food, we had the soil nicely broken up, watered and juiced up with plant steroids. We made sure all the weeds were pulled and that Clyde didn't pee on the new raspberry starts. All 12 plants died within 24 hours.

100% work = zero results

1 Blackberry plant: This thing was pathetic. A stick with four leaves and Jake expected it to have blackberries...well it had about five blackberries all of which Clyde ate. The plant did survive with three leaves remaining.

75% work = 25% results

4 Cucumber plants: I made sure to plant them in a mound like my mother does... watered them every so often..then we forgot about them for about two weeks...revived them with some water a few weeks later leaving us with...two plants. Ok better odds then the first plant. We did have some good tasting cucumbers but we must have had some left over drugs in the soil from the previous owners. Our cucumbers were so miss-shaped.

50 % work = 75% results

Hmm...so with a little bit of neglect we at least got some plants to survive and produce something..which leaves us with the Tomato plant.

1 Tomato Plant: We planted it in a random corner of the yard, we let the weeds co-exist with it heck they were even choking the poor tomato plant. Maybe watered it a few times. Then completely forgot about it.

....the plant grew over five feet tall.

..and produced over FIFTY tomatoes in one picking.

5% work = 110% results

Who says you have to tend your garden...it kind of denounces you reap what you sow...a little bit of neglect with a touch of water can go a long ways. Eat your heart out Martha Stewart.

Uh-oh Jake is going to be Jealous....

2009-08-02T05:49:00.000-06:00

Cliff Hawkes is the sweetest old man. Cliff lives on the other side of our block and he is always bringing us fish or things from his garden. So we always return the favor with a home cooked meal. He even made ME a cake....he's 92!

GET OUT OF MY FACE

2009-08-01T17:01:00.007-06:00

Can you tell that I was madder then HELL in this photo? When I get pissed off I like to be left alone until I cool off or else someones face will be ripped off. Jake knows I HATE earwigs...so he thought it would be funny to shape my hair into the shape of an earwigs rear end.

Thanks Honey....nothing says love like an ugly hair-do.

Road Rage Anonymous Anyone?

2009-07-15T18:29:00.026-06:00

THE COMMUTE

Ah every morning is the same.... It's always a mad dash to the freeway...there is always someone who decides to go 45 when the speed limit is 50. This is my ULTIMATE pet peeve! As I creep up behind the offender my grip on the steering wheel tightens, my blood pressure raises and finally the shout out "oh come on-move it" followed by some explicit word muttered under my breath. If the sign says 50 and you are going 45 the roads better be completely iced over, covered in snow drifts or a semi-truck has turned over spilling its cargo of watermelons across the road.

Our freeway has been under construction for over a year now so traffic is always backed up...so I have to find things to entertain my mind or I would fall asleep at the wheel.

Things I have seen while driving to and from work....

My favorite bumper sticker:
Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families.

Man eating a corn dog at 7:30 AM

Ladder in the middle of the freeway...you'd think you would have seen that flying out of the back of your truck

Someone plowed over a goose...looked like someone had a pillow fight down I-84

Referring to my comment earlier..there was an actual semi-truck that over turned and sent a whole truck load of watermelons rolling across the overpass.

Then the license plate where people like to express themselves. Here are a few random samplers:

FLIPN A

HTSHTS (this one could be taken two different ways...hot shots or as my dad would come up with hot sh#ts)

junkshw (do not want to know what "junk" you are showing)

Lot's of people who think they are cute...

QT
QTI 1

BEUUTY (very nice looking JAGUAR but a cougar was driving)

PATTIWGN (just made me laugh)

I DRILR (I Leslie, you reader)

WELD IT (I wouldn't trust this guy to weld anything...his rapist maroon van looked like he welded together)

ORACLE (alright)

BBS TOY

PUNKIN

BACABOO (??)

BGBEN (I turned the corner and this MAN was digging for a real big one FROM his nose)

YRK SS (Kip off of Napoleon Dynamite was driving this SS Camaro)

IMUP4IT

LAUGHTR

H2 JOE (oh look someone who has way too much money and drives a Hummer..well isn't that special)

GRAMA D (I think the back window covered with stuffed animals gave it away..grandma)

MYLDBUG (I translated this one as MY LADY BUG..however I was a little confused about the driver...it was a man in a huge dodge pickup truck with a tiger decal on the back window...hmmmm)

RUOK

PNK LDY

TWITCHY

ANGLKTY

PAITFWD

H8TN ME (buddy I'm not "hatin" you...you drive a souped-up red rice rocket with tires that are the size of my dinner plate and your engine sounds like a blender)

BEDBUGS (Top Gun pest Control)

THATGUY (this one just made me laugh...guy driving a mini PURPLE truck)

Finally....

DRMCTHR ( the dream catcher mobile, this GUY went all out. Dream catchers in the windows...on the rear view mirror..and even dream catcher decals...did I mention it was a mini van)

Preslee's Blessing Day

2009-07-12T16:45:00.004-06:00

One June 11th I received a phone call at 5:30 AM from my brother Jayson. Now we were all expecting blue clothes....cars & trucks...but to every one's surprise it was a GIRL. At 5:30 in the morning I didn't believe my brother because he is always playing jokes on us. Preslee Dawn Sutton was born June 11, 2009. At times during the weekend it was hard to control my emotions which I do not like to show, but I made it. It was a difficult weekend but joyful. We have wanted kids for a long time but we are as barren as the Idaho desert. So we enjoy all of our nieces and nephews. I will enjoy spoiling my new little niece. Preslee is the first grandchild on my families side. So my parents are entering grand parenting 101. I see the joy that comes across my parents' faces as they hold their new granddaughter. I see my mom re-kindling memories of holding her own children and my Pa's heart melts for his new grand baby.

Lil' Shortcake

Now whenever there is a special event the Sutton's always have FOOD! My Pa is the best cook, he can cook some mean ribs and steaks.

WARNING! Two carnivores awaiting lunch...keep all hands & fingers away from the meat tray until they have passed by.

We had all of our family and Kimber's family in attendance. Lots of family, friends & food.

Harley had too many pork ribs......

......and Nicole had too much homemade Root Beer.

The Drive In

2009-07-10T16:38:00.002-06:00

I packed all of my things and headed off to Eastern Idaho for the weekend. I love Eastern Idaho during the summer time. Jake and the dog were not in tow, I left the boys to fend for themselves. Usually when I return the house is a disaster and everyone is thankful that mom is home. To get my family out of the house we decided to go to the local drive-in and see Night at the Museum 2 & Ice Age 3. My sister & I decided to steal my brothers truck for the evening. Now his truck is not some lame-o truck that has never seen a dirt road. It is all decked out. Huge tires, rims, lift, stereo system and oh don't forget the custom decals of dead fish on the back window...totally country-boyed out. So you can imagine the sight when me, my sister and mother pulled up into the drive-in, in this beasty truck. I had to back it in because my sister was too nervous that she would hit someone else, I don't blame her. The truck was so high that we had to have a CHAIR to get into the back. We got our mom all situated in the back then piled the blankets on. We had enough treats to last through the year.

Getting the sound system ready was a bit of a challenge....my brother had given us specific instructions on the sequence of buttons that had to be pushed. We had the sound system turned up to the max but when we started pushing buttons my brother's cd started playing. It was not a angelic choir cd or even a depressing country song. The first words were F this and F that..you are my Hoe...OOPS Sorry to all of the parents that were sitting around us with young children. Dear parents of Rexburg your teenager has already heard these words you just don't want to admit it because you live in churchy town.

I often wonder what a parent was thinking when they allow their FIVE children to sit on top of their suburban to watch a movie at the drive-in. I was waiting anxiously to see one of the tater tots just roll off the back...I don't think the mother would have even noticed... her other three children were running around in their pajamas all night.

I am a people watcher I could sit any where and just make fun of people. I know that's terrible. My favorite places are the State Fair, Boise Towne Square Mall & Las Vegas on any day of the week. Surrounding us was the usual family and a few college students. One truck had four teenagers crammed in the back of a truck all laying on top of a mattress..you know where this is going. Let's just say they were participating in more recreational activities then watching the movie.

The bathrooms were interesting.....they reminded me of the bathrooms in Mexico however these were clean and you could flush the TP down the toilet. Upon entering I realized how small the stall was. I am 5'9'' and all legs. Let's just say I had to sit side saddle in order to sit down. Nice.

Oh, and the movies...Eh they were ok. You can only make so many movies about the Ice Age....plus they have the whole time line backwards.

4th of July Festivities

2009-07-04T18:25:00.012-06:00

Oooooooo

We decided to be boring old people this 4th of July. We both HATE parades especially when it's 80 degrees when you wake up. Our 4th of July was all about the FOOD.

My {must haves} on the 4th of July:

Corn on the Cob {with lots of butter}

Potato Salad

Meat

So to sum it all up I am farmer's daughter..so my diet requires meat, potatoes, and some form of vegetable that has total lost all of it's healthiness due to the amount of butter slathered on it.

Clyde enjoying his corn on the cob. Jake will be on pooper scooper patrol this week.

God bless cows they taste so good.

Our tradition for the 4th of July is some GOOD {Newman's} lemonade...and NO it is not Mike's hard lemonade.

Jake makes the best homemade ICE CREAM :)

....and after too many glasses of lemonade and a bowl of homemade ice cream later..let the sugar high begin. Check out this awesomeness, my Kung Fu Panda tattoo. Things were getting pretty wild at the Donahoo house.

Middleton does put on a good firework show. Plus, we only have to walk two blocks from our house to see them.

Jake lighting his feet on fire

this is either Jake pretending he is the monster on Lord of the Rings killing Gandolf with his fire whip...or Jake doing the most up and coming thing... men's gymnastics routine with a fire whip. The best is at the end when he twirls and does a back flip & lites his glittery outfit on fire.

We purchased the usually with the small amount of funds we had available this year...SPARKLERS...FLOWERS..{cough..cough} illegal Roman Candles. I had never set off Roman Candles before...hence the neighbors done the street found the scene quite comical. As I was standing in the middle of the road Jake was directing me {from the drive-way} how to properly aim and fire my Roman Candle. Let's just say..I may have almost lit a few of the neighbors yards on fire... I may have hit some random vehicle...and when Jake called my name I may have completely turned around and had the firework pointed at him screaming WHAT..before it had gone off.

**We made it through another 4th of July without any injuries.**

Meridian Speedway

2009-06-27T18:10:00.008-06:00

These kids are awesome Jarrid cheered on his favorite cars and Syeriah was so reverent with her licorice covered face. She folded her arms and watched the races.

This was a nice picture.... Syeirah looks a little pissed off but if you look real close. Check out the guy sitting on the bench below me do you notice anything strange or unusual? Let's just say he talked a lot about what everyone was wearing, had no hair on his legs or arms & his hair had more styling product in it then mine....what guy crosses his legs!

This was by far my favorite racer! Here's for all of you soccer moms out there. Your kids will never be late to another soccer game again. The Soccer Mom Mini-Van racer. Comes with BBQ grill as the driver's window, custom paint job & don't forget the barely there bald tires. Sorry seat belts, back seats, windows and head lights not included. May cause extreme eye dryness and road rage.

Oooooo

2009-06-19T18:03:00.003-06:00

I must say we do have some really nice sunsets in Boise.

Flower Thief

2009-05-30T18:01:00.003-06:00

Yes, we steal flowers. Jake brought me home some beautiful roses today. He went around to all of the abandoned houses on our street and cut their roses..ahhh how sweet. Hey they weren't going to use them.

Super Spiders

2009-05-28T21:36:00.003-06:00

Exhibit A

This is what I came face-to-face with while unlocking my door after work. A insanely-huge, definitely going to make a mess if I squish it kind of spider. Yes, they do make a plopping noise when they fall on the floor. Just to put it into perspective....that section of window pane is 2 inches wide! You can also count all of his beady little eyes. However, I let these monsters live...why you might ask...refer to Exhibit B.

Exhibit B

Also another mutated radiation sucking spider...the Hobo. However spider A {I have named him Hermie}.....kills Hobo spiders. So spider A has avoided the bottom of my shoe or any other large object I may have laying around.

Surprise Party

2009-05-28T17:58:00.002-06:00

The Curzon Family was moving to Pocatello on Monday so Sister Hymas decided to throw together a surprise going away party. Sister Curzon took over our primary class when I was called to the Young Women's and Jake into the Sunday School. Once the kids all learned that Sister Curzon was moving they decided that we were just on vacation the whole time and we would be returning to primary next week. Two of our primary kids told us at the party that they were going to ask the Bishop if we were going to be their teachers again. I felt so loved. Kids who actually like me..they always loved Jake because he acted just like them. Primary was always after Sacrament meeting so the kids were always so squirmy. A tradition we started in our class was to allow the kids to tell a joke or do some kind of crazy wiggle. We heard a lot of jokes about how the pickle, hot dog, chicken, and dinosaur crossed the street. Why did the chicken cross the road...to eat himself. Why did the hot dog cross the road...so he could kiss the other hot dog with ketchup in his mouth. There was a great turn out for the party and lots of good food...we always bring the easiest dish...Watermelon. Easy clean up. Plus I didn't have time to make anything. It wouldn't be a Mormon party without a green jello mold. Good luck to the Curzon family!

Bubble Beard

2009-05-25T21:25:00.008-06:00

Oh my heck there is a man on this planet that knows how to open the dish soap bottle...plug the sink..and turn on the water to wash dishes.

Here he is....

I caught Jake trying to eat the dish soap bubbles...again.

Hey Choncho stop eating the bubbles

Jake started laughing so hard....

He inhaled some of the bubbles....

Clyde was thinking we had both lost our marbles.

Yes, we were bored....

2009-05-24T20:40:00.022-06:00

Yes, this is me twiddling my toes....it freaks Jake out. Jake finds it funny to think of the most impossible task for me to do with my feet. So far I have been able to:

Write my first and last name
Pick up the following items off the floor...pencil...paper...clothes....toothpick...money
Open a Ziploc bag
Turn on the TV, Cable Box and Channel surf

and the one thing Jake thought there was no way in Hades I could do...take a shirt that was inside out...fix it then fold it nicely....DONE!

Whatever!

What is that smell?

Edward Cullen is coming over....

Hmm... I don't remember "accidentally" shaving off your eyebrows after you told me I looked fat in my new skinny jeans.

Oh my gosh Becky look at her butt...

You said what about my sister?
{All husbands and boyfriends now this as "The Look"}

Harley was afraid to come out of her basket....after all of the mayhem

What would I do without my Sister?

It was time to leave and head back home to Boise.....

I love Potato Chips...and yes I can eat a whole bag. I would rather have a bag of chips then a candy bar or ice cream any day. Thanks mom for the chips it was the only thing that kept me from falling asleep at the wheel on the drive home. I finished the whole bag by the time I pulled into the driveway.

Cheeto Fest

2009-05-23T21:48:00.016-06:00

My brother's dog Roxy loves Cheetos & not just regular old Cheetos....JALAPENO flavored Cheetos. I would hate to scoop up that dog's poop. She patiently waits until my brother tells her it is OK to eat her Cheetos...what a good dog.

Wait for it....

Wait for it...........OK

Who can forget the BEST part about eating Cheetos..licking the cheese off of your fingers.

Pa with his dog...Harley.

Say what?

The whole time we were feeding the dogs Cheetos Colee decided to take a nap right on the front deck...long night/morning at the lock-in party Colee?

Graduation Day!!!!

2009-05-21T21:23:00.009-06:00

MADISON HIGH SCHOOL 2009

It was like any other graduation.....people scrambling for seats..pushing others out of the way to get that one last picture of their High School graduate. We arrived an hour early and we still ended up sitting in the nose bleed section. Pet peeve of mine is when an a-hole likes to tape off an entire section then shows up two minutes before it starts. They are between the ages of 20-30 are not pregnant,handicapped nor elderly. They sit there skinny little butts in a nice chair with a back....you know who you are..next time I see you and you do not offer your seat to an old grandma or pregnant lady {no, I was not the pregnant lady} I will stuff that tape where the sun don't shine. Luckily my sister's class was a lot smaller than my graduating class so the ceremony didn't take long...thank goodness because even my butt was aching.

All of the students were suppose to bring an ugly tie for Mr. Hemming. Ok, I know this was totally irreverent....the only time I could get a picture of Mr. Hemming was during the prayer.

After all of the commotion I took my mom and Nicole for some gelato. Mmmmmm got to love gelato. Rexburg actually has a really nice place to get some real gelato...Dolce Vita...if you haven't been there I suggest you go.

These are the long faces we experienced after devouring our small cups of gelato. Check out the spoons....they make them super small so it takes you longer to eat your treat and maybe last longer....yeah right. I suggest the Biscotti Cookie and Coconut...oh so delicious.

It was like butter....

Time for the Lock-in party....WooHoo

The Porcupine Beard

2009-05-17T18:39:00.001-06:00

Clyde and Jake went for a walk down to the river on Sunday. After a morning of swimming, peeing everywhere, and kicking out quail, the dog met his first porcupine. He came out sporting quills in his nose, cheeks, paws, tongue, gums, and chin. After making the the 1/2 mile trip back to the house, we called the vet and Leslie drove the "white trash mobile" down the highway with Jake and Clyde in the back. To other drivers, it probably looked like a wife who was sick of the stench that seemed to always follow her husband & dog and wanted the cab to herself.

(Double click to enlarge this photo. No those are not twigs from the tree it is drool...)

After the vet Clyde looked like he had been riding shotgun in the Grateful Dead's tour van: he was stoned out of his mind. There was so much drool that it looked like he had swallowed a shoe and the laces were hanging out the side. Clyde went from his dog house, water bowl, then to Leslie, and repeated this pattern for about two hours.

Whoa!

Leslie brushed the old bachelor's hair under the lilac bush while he went through "rehab" that afternoon.

Marwage is what brings us togefer...today

2009-05-16T10:29:00.008-06:00

We had the privilege to attend Jake's friend (Cassidy's) wedding this Saturday at the Boise Temple. Cassidy is the only member in his family...so we were the only ones sitting on the grooms side in the temple. It was a beautiful wedding...(when is it not?). He worked with Jake at UPS and tutored him through Algebra class and in turn Jake helped him find a lady friend. Cassidy was grinning from ear to ear. Ahh just give it a few years...then it will be "Honey, put down the toilet seat...don't' wear those socks...oh my gosh you stink....or

Jake's favorite quotes by me..

"That just makes me angry...me, making you happy."

"I'm just mad and I don't want to talk about it."

"Stop talking"

"I hate church"

"Richard!"

"You wouldn't fart if we were still dating"

Bad Dog!

2009-05-08T09:49:00.005-06:00

Jake and I both decided that Clyde is our test from God to see if we can handle children. So far we have failed...we will be one of those parents that catches their kid hitting their sibling then we'll turn around and smack them on the back of the head while yelling "Don't Hit". As you can see from the photo Jake is scolding Clyde for doing something very naughty. After a long day of yard work I crashed in the living room for a nap...Jake was in the bedroom preparing his Sunday School lesson. I woke up to Clyde yelping and Jake yelling. Well this is how the story unfolds:

Jake decided that he needed to move the sprinkler out back...he noticed that Clyde was taking a poop so he would have plenty of time to race outside move and sprinkler and come back in without being slobbered on by the dog. Jake managed to get to the sprinkler however Clyde was quicker at pooping. Unfortunately, Jake had left the screen wide open...Clyde & Jake both bolted for the sliding door. Clyde beat Jake to the door...from the doorway Clyde managed to jump onto our bed. {One side note about Clyde: when he manages to sneak into the house he is a born Klepto-maniac....he looks for the closest thing that he can steal and runs away with it. For example, he has managed to take the TV remote, a bra, socks, couch pillows, a banana, Jake's school work and a few shoes} After leaping onto the bed he immediately grabbed the closest thing....JAKE'S pillow. Jake grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and threw him off the bed. It scared Clyde so bad he left us a little surprise.....a dog NUGGET! Jake had literally scared the poop right out him.

{Kleptomania is the condition of not being able to resist the urge to steal or hoard things.}

People with this disorder usually exhibit guilt after the theft

Does this look like a guilty face?

Long Hair....Short Hair?

2009-05-03T09:43:00.001-06:00

So I can't decide....short hair or longer hair? Jake's wishes are longer hair...so we'll see how it goes. I prefer short hair because..yes, I am lazy and I do not like to spend a lot of time in front of the mirror.

Rain...Rain...

2009-05-02T09:31:00.007-06:00

This Spring has been so mild this year. Lots of rain....last year it was a scorching 95 degrees by the middle of May. Our Lilac trees in the back yard are loaded with blossoms...and it smells so good. Here are a few random pictures

Boise Temple

2009-04-29T16:49:00.007-06:00

Beehive Class

So...I am the Beehives advisor...I have no idea why they would want me to influence these young teenagers. I am the farthest thing for Harriet the Homemaker.

Harriet's point of view {It was a wonderful growing experience for these girls, we had their full attention. They were quiet the whole way there...they must be praying. They talked about their future husbands and what kind of gravy they would make for Sunday dinner }

The REAL Leslie's point of view { We tried to make it a spiritual experience but I think the girls were more interested in the cookies the YW's president brought. The drive over was full of of....{like, oh my gosh}.... {no, you didn't}.....{ whatever}....{he is so not cute}... On the way home it turned ugly... { I have cheated on a test} {who could live in a house smaller then 3,000 sq ft} (well I do...I don't know how I manage..my life is awful isn't it) it gets better....{ if you have eight brothers and sisters you can't have nice stuff }.... {i had ghosts in my old house }.... { we should use a Ouija board to see what they want}

What happened to the sweet little girls we just took to the temple.

...........as the Church lady would say...."Could it be Satan"

In the end there were a few girls that actually were reverent and listened. Overall I love the Temple grounds in the Spring time when all of the trees are flowering.

It's the thought that counts.....

2009-04-29T16:15:00.008-06:00

Jake decided to be Betty Crocker again and make me some Chocolate Chip cookies....like I stated it's the thought that counts...RIGHT?

Conversation:

Jake { Hey, Lester I made you a surprise.}

Lester { Oooooo....cookies! (while cracking the oven door to take a gander) Oh.. what the ...honey those cookies don't look right. They are as flat as paper.... Did you forget something in the recipe?}

Jake { No, I made sure everything was in there! }

Lester { Baking Soda? }

Jake { We didn't have any Baking Soda...so I used Baking Powder. Aren't they the same things?}

Lester: NO!! Oh my gosh what might this be...it can't be..is this Baking Soda right here in the cupboard....

Jake: Oh shutup!

Lester {They still taste the same..but be careful if you turn them sideways you won't be able to see them}

My reaction to the cookies

Boy was I surprised.......

Giddy

Sadness

That's a razor sharp edge...be careful you might cut yourself while eating. WARNING Do not lick the edge of this cookie.

Crazy Dog!

2009-04-25T16:05:00.006-06:00

Did I mention our dog is CRAZY? Clyde is just like a little kid we bought him this nice treat...and he only wants to play with the bag it came in. He spent about an hour romping around the yard trying to get the last few CRUMBS off the bottom of the bag.

Best Woman

2009-04-24T19:17:00.000-06:00

I've never attempted to fart around with this Blog; however, with Leslie gone I figure that it is worth a shot. If you are squinting, confused, or just can't make sense of the words, it's because I will not be using universal Blog language such as: "super-fun", "super-yummy", or "super-anything", followed by 3 or more !!!!!!!.

Leslie left me almost 5 days ago and I am about as happy as a dead hog in the sunshine. She gets back this evening after attending her sister's graduation at Madison. If she was gone any longer I would probably be cooking Pork n' Beans over a dumpster fire downtown and living under a bridge.

Try to look at this picture of Lester and not laugh.

This lady has put a smile on my face and a chuckle in my belly from day 1. She can work circles around just about anyone I have ever met. She doesn't require an act, performance, or favor as a prerequisite for her approval. Nobody I have ever met gives a crap about squirrels like she does.

Some of my favorite Leslie quotes are: "Stop smiling; that makes me mad, . . . . me, making you happy", "I just stole flowers out of the neighbor's yard" (in the vase in picture), "If that stupid pet store doesn't lower the price on that dog pool, I'm going to go over at night and draw a big butt on it so they will give me a discount", and my favorite saying of "Oh, that's happy" whenever she sees something nice.

Best woman I've ever met. I'll probably end up keeping her around.

*These were some fresh cookies that the Betty Crocker machine (A.K.A. Jake) had just baked that looked like a flat pile of cookie puke. Apparently there is a difference between Baking Powder/Soda.

Yard Work...Oh Joy

2009-04-24T10:08:00.003-06:00

Now that Spring has sprung so has our lawn. We decided it was time to mow it...Clyde kept loosing his toys in the deep grass. I laugh at Jake everytime he mows the lawn...he wears his cut off shorts and tall work boots. He was not in a good mood when I took this picture...can ya tell. Mr. Grumpy face. Notice the nice {GREEN} legs.

Springtime is Here!!!

2009-04-21T15:40:00.002-06:00

My flowers have finally bloomed...we have had a really cold Spring this year. I love springtime in Boise! The trees are completely covered with flowers..and it is acutally warmer then 50 degrees unlike Rexburg it goes from 32 degrees straight to 80....no springtime in between.

3-D Movies

2009-04-19T15:24:00.002-06:00

I finally went and saw my first 3-D Movie....I know...pretty lame. I won some free movie tickets so why not? We went and saw Monsters vs. Aliens....by far the stupidest cartoon that Dreamworks has come out with yet. I was more exited about the previews for X-men then the cartoon itself and ladies you all know why.....his name Hugh Jackman...need I say more..and if I hear again that he is gay you will totally ruin it for me...so shut up. Jake made the 3-D movie worth while....he bought me some Nachos....oh how I love Nachos....you have no idea. So I sat and tried to be quiet while crunching my chips loaded with all out cheesiness. Monsters vs. Aliens is a good "kids" cartoon...but excruciating for adults. We prefer the Shrek cartoons and Toy Story.

Jake was a wee bit grumpy during this photo shoot :(.....with our tinted Drew Carey glasses.

Food Storage Room

2009-04-18T15:18:00.004-06:00

Jake has been really busy the past few weeks with school and trying to complete our food storage room. He has done a great job! He designed this awesome can dispenser that holds up to 312 cans of food. We won't have to buy groceries for a few months. I guess now I will have something to brag about at Relief Society....how many cans of food does your storage room hold....huh

With all projects comes the mess.....

We don't shoot bunnies.....

2009-04-12T13:59:00.002-06:00

Awhile back our little niece Hailey over heard Uncle Jake taking about shooting rabbits out on the desert. She immediately piped up and told Uncle Jake.."we don't shoot bunnies Uncle Jake..they are nice bunnies". A few months later her mom called us and told us that Hailey still remembered the bunny incident...Hailey explained to her mom that Uncle Jake will have to get those bunnies new eyes, ears and noses. So for Easter Jake's sister mailed us a nice package full of Easter goodies..our favorite thing was the crackers shaped as...you guessed it...bunnies. So we demonstrated how we shoot bunnies then eat them. Thank You Hailey the bunnies were sure good!

Betty Crocker look out!

2009-04-12T10:20:00.002-06:00

I want some Rolls....

Jake..... Bless his heart.....has become a house husband. He has been taking care of things while his sugar mama has been sick. He will probably be pissed that I have posted pictures of him making homemade dinner rolls. Jake has been trying so hard for weeks now to perfect this roll recipe he found. Today's rolls were a little bit on the tough side but still good. I must admit he does make a mean Tater Tot Casserole.

CrAzY WeEk

2009-04-11T20:08:00.005-06:00

So I have had a week of hell. I have been sick for over a year now with some unknown illness. But this week was super terrible. I managed to get a cold thanks to JAKE drinking out of my water bottle. Well it didn't stop there....on Tuesday night I managed to also get food poisoning. I am a little bit embarrassed as to what I ate that actually made me sick....it was a combination of pickles, cheese, some broccoli salad, and pepperoni slices. My body fights throwing up....I knew I had to get the toxic food out of my stomach...it was just causing more trouble...so Jake named every gross thing he could think of..all comments dealing with poop....needless to say it was difficult to get me to throw up. I am the person who can watch CSI or the surgery channel while eating a plate full of spaghetti and not even flinch...Jake usually has to leave the room. I did not go to work...which drives me crazy....I hate just sitting around the house and being too sick to do anything. You can only watch so many movies before you feel like your butt is molding to the couch. I still haven't been able to eat for two days my stomach is not accepting food. As far as I know I will not be eating broccoli salad for a LONG time.

We're Having a Heat Wave......

2009-04-05T10:14:00.002-06:00

After church we fixed dinner and needed some butter....well..the butter dish that was out on the counter didn't have much to offer. The butter had completely melted :( We decided it is officially time to turn off the heat...and consider turning on the AC. It has been 80 degrees for the past two days :)

Great Weekend!

2009-03-07T10:25:00.004-07:00

My sister came to visit...WOOHOO! It was just an overall good weekend. Thursday night Jake and I attended the last BSU basketball game :(..however this time our seats were awesome! Due to my nagging we actually got there early...and found seats on the first floor, second row, mid-court. Can't get much better than that! Oh and BSU won! My sister decided to make her first road trip ever to see the Boys Basketball team play at the state tournament....well it was with six other girls in a huge mormon assault vehicle a.k.a. (suburban). They all piled into one Super 8 Hotel room. By the time I picked her up on Friday she was one starving teenager.....they had been living off of the all you can drink hot chocolate at the Denny's across the street from their Hotel. She described her Hot cocoa adventure at 3:00 in the morning like it was the most naughty thing she had ever done in her life. Ahhh those first road trips without parents..how exhilarating. Needless to say her Oreo rations were gone and she was starving. So what do older sisters do best...I fed the poor child. Enough to get her by until they went back home on Sunday. We spent the rest of Friday together shopping at the mall....we were more window shopping. We did have something exciting happen while we were in the mall. As we were walking into Forever 21 we were stopped by Mrs. Teen USA for the Treasure Valley....she kindly asked us if we would be interested in participating in beauty pageants...mind you the age limit is 19. My sister and I were both laughing like little school girls.....I sheepishly asked her if could actually guess my age.....her reply....oh you look like you are 17-18. By this time I was elated to tell her my actually age....26! The look on her face....PRICELESS. Her reply.....you have great skin. So for one day I felt like a beauty queen. Then we went and stuffed our faces at TGIFriday's. The next day we spent at the Boise Art Museum....there was an Ansel Adams display there just for the weekend which I had to see....afterwards we picked up Jake and yes...more food... for lunch we introduced my Sister to Taco Del Mar..one of our favorites. I had my fish tacos...while we all shared the super Nachos and a Mondo Burrito. My sister was so hungry....Oreo's and hot cocoa don't do much good..between bites she kept saying how much her friends were missing out on the good food she was enjoying. Then it was back home to visit Clyde....then we went out for more food...dessert. We drove to the local burger joint in Middleton and to my surprise they have really good milkshakes. The whole time we were ordering the cook was eyeing my little sister...it was hilarious...so Jake finally piped up and told the guy to just ask her out already. Well to our dismay.....while enjoying our shakes the cashier came out with a little piece of paper with the cooks phone number on it. We could not stop laughing....then not 10 minutes later the cook actually came out and introduced himself..."Gary" was his name...and he was joining the Navy. By this time my sister was completely embarrassed. As we were leaving we noticed "Gary" examining his super sweet car out in the parking lot. Total Rice Rocket....bright orange...spoiler and everything. By this time we were crying we were laughing so hard. Before the championship game I helped my sister put red streaks in her hair and glitter...she was all glammed out for the game. I made sure to feed her one last time before I returned her to her friends...she knew it was going to be her last meal until Sunday. I sadly returned her to the Super 8 Hotel and went back to my boring evening at home. Thanks Colee for coming to see me!

The Beard

2009-02-22T10:17:00.001-07:00

So I challenged Jake to see if was manly enough to grow out a beard and here's the results...

Kind of patchy and scratchy...

But all together one happy guy!

*P.S. "The Beard" was terminated in a tragic shaving accident a week later.

Happy Valentines Day!

2009-02-14T19:40:00.002-07:00

Good ol' Valentines day! I decided to surprise my little sister today and send some flowers to her school for valentines day. She loved them! I always hated Valentines day in high school because I never got anything until my senior year. So there was no flowers this year...as I get older I enjoy edible gifts on valentines day. Jake bought us tickets to see a Boise State basketball game. We had to stop by our favorite artery clogging fast food joint....Carl's Jr. I love Carl's Jr. They had a cheap meal 2 burgers for $4. I don't care what those burgers are made of they are "d" good...woohoo..the excitement of a cheap date. I enjoy watching basketball games...Jake is a very lucky man to have a wife who likes to watch sports. Don't mind the hair..it looks like crap..I was working for over 9 hours. I was pretty pissed off when we tried finding our seats...the student section was full so we were in the nose bleed section....every level we went to someone else directed us to a different place then another. So I finally had to ask "where in the hell would you like us to sit". Stupid people....I just wanted to sit down and watch the game. Oh yes, the game...we won! Boise State beat a nationally ranked team...hah..Utah State. It was a great Valentines Day!

Mmmmm

2009-02-13T20:17:00.003-07:00

So we did something really random today...after work Jake and I decided we were both too tired to cook. So seeing how it is the day before Valentines Day....we would go to dinner early. Tucanos just opened here in Boise. It sounded really interesting...Brazilian food....as long as it didn't move or was classified as an insect we were OK to dine. Look out Chuck O'Rama! This place was awesome...my sister would love it...she's a huge meat eater. It was a little on the pricey side so...it may be a one time a year thing. However, you get a ton of food...I needed a large mommy purse to stuff extras in...JK..they even had alfredo? That's not Brazilian. There was a ton of really different salads...not just your regular potato or macaroni salads. Too many to choose from...then comes the meat. You have a little..well it looks like a salt & pepper shaker...the top is green and the bottom is red...you get the picture. If your shaker is turned up to green a server will come by every ten minutes with a huge skewer of meat and deliver the goods..if it's turned up to red he will go by. Needless to say ours was turned up to green the whole time...until our stomachs felt like they were going to explode. I tried some crazy lime raspberry lemonade..good stuff non-alcoholic drink but it comes in a wine glass so hopefully no one from Church sees you and starts the rumors flying that you are a raging alcoholic...I downed four glasses of that stuff. So I tried to trick Jake while he was away at the salad bar..the server came around with chicken hearts...yes chicken hearts...I told the server to slide one onto Jake's plate and I would tell him it was beef....it didn't work..Jake figured it out. Dang it! One of the meats smelt like old socks....passed on that one...however I did enjoy the Fillet Mignon, grilled pineapple, and everything wrapped in bacon. I would highly recommend Tucanos for a unique dinning experience.

Goodbye URS

2009-01-28T09:48:00.002-07:00

So we received crappy news today....Jake received notice that he was going to be laid off. All of the college relations interns corporate wide across the country are being laid off. It was a huge hit for us and totally unexpected. When it rains it pours. Of course I went into panic mode. Jake's top boss had only good things to say about Jake and told him to come back once he's done with school. Jake will miss the friends he made there and the good parking :) right across from the football stadium. Alls we can do now is look for a new job and hope for the best. We can crap in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first.

CRAZINESS!

2009-01-11T09:34:00.002-07:00

My house is never BORING!

My bill is how much?

So Sunday's are the most boring day of the week...in my opinion. So Jake and I have to find creative ways to entertain ourselves.

Uncle Rico!

The Holidays DAY 5...time to go home

2008-12-28T17:02:00.003-07:00

So our Holiday weekend comes to a close. Jake and Ben went to Sacrament meeting..Brittany and I were going to go later while the guys watched the kids but by the time we were ready they came home and they had canceled church...It's an after Christmas Miracle. The wind had picked up and we decided we better boogie home before the highway is closed. We did get stuck in Ben and Brittany's drive way...

The roads from Pocatello to Burley were terrible..it was a complete white out.

Right outside of American Falls there was four cars and a semi-truck off of the road (see photo above) that had just slide off the road. We pulled over to see if anyone was hurt. There was one guy whose front end of his truck was completely buried in a snow bank. Luckily no one was hurt just shaken up a bit. Everyone drove 10 miles an hour with their hazards on until we reached Burley. When we reached Burley they had shut down the east side of the highway and closed it westbound right behind us. We barely made it through. You know the road is slicker then snot when you don't move the wheel...and with just a gust of wind your car slides sideways. We made it safely home and overall had a great time with family and friends. Thanks to Everyone!

The Holidays DAY 4...being a mom?

2008-12-27T16:39:00.002-07:00

What would the world be like without little boys?

Jake teaching Casey how to ride the toilet while brushing his teeth....now that's talent.

We made it safely to Ben & Brittany's and they had a nice place set up for us to sleep. Jake and Ben left early this morning to go ice fishing up in Soda Springs with Scott. I decided to stay home with Brittany and spend some time with her and the kids. I decided that being a mom is exhausting. I don't know how they do it. I tried to entertain Casey so Brittany could have time to do other things around the house. Our day began with eating some breakfast, trucks, cars then the movie nemo, more cars, the movie monsters, then we had some play-do time. I love Play-do. We made purple and green hamburgers, alligators & penguins. Ate some lunch.....not the Play-do. I actually held Carson for a little while....it made me really nervous though....I have some fear of babies??? Anywho, then we watched Toy Story, looked at some books, more trucks & cars. By then the Older boys were home and Casey was so excited to see his dad. They did not get to ice fish very long...the wind was so bad in Soda Springs that their ice fishing hut was moving across the ice with them in it. Jake decided that instead of staying in Soda Springs that night it would be better to stay in Blackfoot for the night. We had a good time watching movies and laughing at Casey.

We love this kid.

The Holidays DAY 3...Crashing a snowmobile

2008-12-26T15:19:00.003-07:00

Well, yet another storm last night and more snow.

Yipee! Luckily my dad left his tractor at the house last night....parked it right outside the garage..this is how we get around in the winter time. Jake woke up bright and early to start on Jayson & Kimber's new bed. My dad had one of his friends

who happens to be a carpenter bring over all of his equipment to the shop...so Jake had plenty of neat saws to work with. Let the fun begin. Nicole and I decided that Clyde needed some attention so we went outside to entertain him for awhile. Clyde is crazy in the snow. He does not run through it.... he jumps like a deer. A couple of times he was completely buried in the snow up to his ears. Crazy Dog! Meanwhile, my dad decided us girls needed something else to do....he offered us a ride on his new snow machine....well he wasn't offering a ride he gave us permission to drive it. What the?? Mind you it is a 800 Ski Doo. Nicole did not want to drive at first....I have driven one before but a long time ago and it was not that powerful. Luckily, I am as tall and skinny as my dad so I fit right into his snowmobiling suit. Most of you mothers are probably yelling at me...we were not wearing helmets :( bad example I know. I just had some fur trimmed bonsai hat from the granola store to cushion my head..at least it was warm. We only crashed twice...it was awesome. My parents have a nice little spot to ride right in front of their house...it had some nice snow drifts too. Well...I gave it a little bit too much gas right before we hit a drift....let's just say my knees are black and blue, our butts came two feet off the seat and we almost went over the windshield...woohoo what a ride. After awhile Colee decided to drive and we got into some really deep snow & she turned to sharp without enough gas & we tipped over...it was one of those moments that you had to witness to see it as funny. Now most of you men are thinking oh crap they will never be able to get the machine back upright...but oh no do not under estimate Lester...Within thirty seconds I had the thing right side up and we were going again...no need to call daddy and tell him we were stuck. Eat my shorts you pansies!

DAY 3...continued

2008-12-26T10:00:00.000-07:00

So after trying to crash our dad's snow machine Colee and I decided to see how the bed making project was coming. By 4 o'clock that afternoon all three guys had gotten involved with project. Now..my little brother has never worked with wood before...only welding metal which I must say he is very good at...but wood...he had no patience for it. This was going to be a lovely afternoon of three pissed off guys. Luckily the KING sized bed was finished that night right before yet another Christmas party. So...Grandma Sutton's White Elephant Christmas parties are a little bit...shall I say..risky. We have had some really crazy presents given out...I will name a few...dog turds (no joke), a sucker in the shape of boobs, boob pillows, huge granny panties, empty pop cans, and a half eaten box of chocolates...need I say more. This year was a little bit more toned down....well it was for us. Jake was the lucky winner of a box of half eaten chicken wings...mmmmm. Other spoof gifts included...an old ladies wing, a coyote skull, old man's mask & many more. I left with the gift that keeps on giving year round....a red quesadilla maker. The party was a success. We had everyone there and tons of good food. We will see what Grandma comes up with next year. After all of the festivities we had to hurry & pack up & head out to Blackfoot that night to Ben & Brittany's house.

The Holidays....DAY 2

2008-12-25T12:49:00.002-07:00

Christmas Day!

The most interesting Christmas I have ever had...read on......Griswold Fans!
We are all past the age of being excited for Christmas, so everyone slept in past 9 o'clock. That night a blizzard came through and decided to snow us in on Christmas Day. My brother...bless his heart had the stupidity to attempt to drive up my parent's driveway in his old Chrysler. Not a good idea when it barely clears the ground. Well, they got stuck half-way down the drive way. Kimber was pregnant and they started walking down the drive way...so Jake attempted to drive my dad's truck down the road and pull them out..well he also got stuck. So they all walked up to my parents house and left the cars behind. Nice. It was another awesome Christmas morning. I always get so excited to give everyone their gifts, it's my favorite part of Christmas...I always find something that they really wanted all year and get it for them, that way my gift is the best! I hunted down a couple of pairs of shoes for my sister that she swore that she could not find anywhere...leave it to me & Jake we found them. My brother & Kimber were hard to buy for this year...so Jake offered to build them a new bed, they were really excited...only problem was that we had to build the dang thing in one day! However, my parents are the hardest to buy for...they have everything. I could buy them hand stitched underwear from Mongolia and my dad would state oh, I bought this from QVC like six months ago...ahhhh crap! Jake had a couple of things that he really wanted one..being a football. This is how we bought our Christmas gifts for each other this year....we went to Fred Meyers...yes Fred Meyers..and we ran around for an hour trying not to run into each other. My favorite gifts this year a red apple slicer, mad bomber hat from Jake, and my sister bought me a book I had been looking for, for over two years. Jayson always picks out good gifts...he always buys his sisters clothes and he does a good job at picking them out. That's because I used to take him shopping with me when he was little...no worries he turned out ok in the end...he found him a nice lady friend. We love you Kimber! Clyde's one and only gift was two foot long bone. He loved it..except he kept losing it in the snow.

Now we are farmers from Idaho and no snow storm is going to keep us snowed in. So, Pa jumped on his 800 Ski Doo snowmobile and went to go fetch the tractor to dig everyone out of the drive way.

DAY 2 continued.....it never ends

2008-12-25T10:00:00.004-07:00

Jayson & Kimber hurried off to her parents house...by then it was about noon and we still hadn't eaten breakfast. Mim always cooks me my favorite breakfast...too hard to explain what it is or what's in it.... I'll give you a hint....main ingredients are bacon & cheese. Just as we are getting ready the power goes out! No power means no food nor shower....I have to have a shower everyday or I go crazy...explains why I hate camping. My brother just lived down the road and his house had power...however he did not leave a key so we could get in. I had to go to the bathroom so bad I was about ready to pee my pants and twenty degree weather does not help....really embarassing...so I ran over to my dad's shop to use the bathroom while Jake broke into my brother's house. Well my little brother's puppy followed me over to the shop and I couldn't leave her in the shop with all chemicals spread all over the floor so she came into the bathroom with me....akward moment. Have you ever told a dog to look away. Next thing I know the dang thing is licking my thigh. Ok..time to leave. By the time I got back to the house Jake had completely removed their front door off of it's hinges....Sweet! Shower Time. However, I could not find any towels...so I had to use the blanket that I brought with me. By the time we got back to my parents house...I was expecting my dad to have brought the old MRE's from the army store and have some hot corned beef hash ready for breakfast...but to my surprise he had set up his little propane stove and made breakfast anyway. If you know my dad he is the king of emergency preparedness. Later that afternoon we made our way up to St. Anthony to see Jake's grandparents. They have the nicest view of the river from their home! When we arrived no one was there, we didn't even see any lights on in the house...well the drive way was completely snowed in so Jake jumped out and started up Grandad's snow blower and proceeded to dig a pathway to the house. Later that evening I heard that someone else was suppose to do it before the party....I will not name, names...but you know who you are and you are offically on my "s" list for the new year. Jake spent almost all of his time outside working on it while everyone else just piled in and stuffed their faces. So, Jake didn't really get to see much of his grandparents but he enjoyed helping them out. We decided to bring Colee along with us...because none of Jake's family was going to be there. Grandad REALLY liked Nicole. He made sure that everyone was introduced to her and knew her name. As we were leaving... Grandad quickly took Nicole by the arm and handed her a box of Florence's chocolates....ha..no one else got chocolates from Grandad....sly old man. Nicole loved it! After that we were on our way again to the next Christmas party at Grandma P's. There was more food of course...and good times. Grandma P had made every couple, grandchild & great grandchild a quilt. I waited until she brought out the good stuff...hello grandma polyester pants quilt...woohoo..it had bright red minky material (softest stuff known to man) on the back. I quickly snatched it up. My Grandma also made these wacky aprons...I chose a really different one...I have never seen anyone with a mixture of lobsters and lace on a apron..I like to think it says.."hey look at me I can be feminine and crazy at the same time", which totally describes me to a T. My dad also decided to model his John Deere apron...what a girly man. No matter the quirkyness...the apron reminds me of my Grandma...when we were little kids she would always wear an apron around the house just like these...but they were called moo-moos back then. I love my Grandpa P. After a full day of food and family we rolled back home and crashed for the night.

The Holidays....DAY 1

2008-12-24T12:21:00.001-07:00

Ahhh the Holidays....the worst time of the year. For those of you who have full-time jobs you know what I mean. You are only given some many days off and those days are usually spent driving four hours one way to every Christmas exchange party know to man. I would rather stay at home wrapped up in a blanket watching a movie with a hot cup of cocoa. Yes, I am a scrooge. This year we had four places we needed to get to during the span of a few days. Our entire family lives in one area so it makes it very difficult to get around and see everyone. The roads were really nice coming over...no snow or ice :) Poor Jake, he could not speak nor have the radio on the entire drive...I had to finish my last Twlight book. I finished it as we drove through Rigby. Awesome Book! Anywho, Christmas Eve was at my parent's house, because it is my Pa's birthday. He always cooks himself a nice steak...not that my mom isn't a good cook...he is just really picky about how he likes his steaks marinated and cooked. Christmas Eve ends with the usual, a new pair of pj's. Mine were a sassy bright green with some frogs on the pants. Jake had some fuzzy fleece bottoms...Jake hates pj's. The sad part was that we are all getting so old that no one could stay awake through the movie, Christmas Vacation...it's a tradition.

Worst Day Ever!

2008-12-21T11:17:00.001-07:00

So today has to be one of the worst days ever! I have had my share of cheap bad haircuts.. I told myself that I wasn't going to ever go to Great Clips again...but I needed my hair cut really bad and my regular hair dresser was out of town until after Christmas. I didn't want to show up to the family Christmas party looking like a hobo. A new Great Clips opened up near-by and it was my last resort. The lady was really nice but very shy. I explained to her what I wanted...as I was talking to her...unable to see in the mirror...she decided to grab the clippers...not the scissors. Thinking to myself...."she must just be trimming my neck line...well she kept going higher and higher...finally I told her that was good enough. Well all said and done I returned home...Jake took one look at my head and asked "what happened to your hair!" The front looked awesome but the back.....she gave me a bowl cut...like on dumb & dumber! It was cut straight across and shaved half-way up my head! After I proceeded to cry then scream obscenities...Jake calmed me down and took me back to Great Clips...well the same lady was there and I proceeded to tell her that the back of my head looked like a duck's butt and it was not what I wanted. She calmly said she would fix it...well huge mistake...within two minutes she had the clippers back in her hand and she shaved a huge section off! The manager came over and tried to fix my hair...in the end I was left with less an half an inch of hair on the back of head. I looked like a BOY! I wouldn't let Jake take a picture of the back it was awful.

Freakin' Christmas Cards

2008-12-20T17:52:00.007-07:00

So only a week before Christmas and I realized I did not have my Christmas Cards ready.....well Jake was very brave and ventured into the scrapbook store with me for over an hour. Poor guy. I finished my cards within two days and sent them on their way. These were some of the crazy photos we sent to our family. Yes, we are crazy.....we look like some where is waldo freaks.

The Donahoo Christmas Tree

2008-12-13T17:20:00.008-07:00

So the day started out pretty normal.....until Jake showed me what he had made himself for lunch. It was a tortilla with ham, cheese, potato salad...and potato chips all rolled into one. I think it's time to go grocery shopping. We finally realized that Christmas was less then two weeks away and we didn't have a Christmas tree yet. Our usual tradition is to drive up to the middle of nowhere and cut down the ugliest tree possible.

Well, due to time contraints and the fact that we just didn't want to drive all the way to Idaho City...we settled for the Christmas tree lots. Last year they wanted $50.00 for a freakin' 4 foot tree. Now that the economy sucks Mr. Christmas tree man had to decrease his overly priced trees. The Christmas tree lot in Star had theirs for $24.95...but some other guy down the road with a much bigger sign out did him....$20.00 bucks!
Woohoo it's a Christmas miracle!

With our 6 foot tree loaded in the white trash mobile truck we could not end the night without a stop at the local Taco Time for a Big Juan Burrito. Oooo the excitement...what we will do for crustos at Taco Time. Then there is untangling the lights and every other frustrating thing that comes with decorating. I swear we picked the most spider infested tree in the whole lot. They were everywhere.... no need for tinsel...we had spiders to do that. After it was all said and done....we had the best looking Christmas Tree we have ever had.

I Love Santa Claus

2008-12-12T16:51:00.001-07:00

So we had to be at the Ward Christmas Party this year....JAKE was the main attraction. Jake was so worried about his Ho Ho....he practiced it for three days on our way home from work. At first he sounded like a Santa who had been sucking down helium balloons..I told him he had it all wrong....haven't you seen rudolph the red nosed reindeer...Santa sounds like a chain smoker. Give it some girth...man. By friday night he had it down...it was getting the whole suit on within the time it takes to do the whole nativity story....now that was a challenge...kids will be brats..so I had too make sure no one followed him or opened the door while he was changing. We stuffed his suit with pillows, applied duct tape to suck it all in and even added some make-up to create those rosy cheeks. We ditched the gloves they were too Michael Jackson lookin' and were way too small..but we added our own touch with some $2 bifocals to make his look more realistic. Jake had this brillant idea that Santa was going to throw Ho-Ho's to the crowd as he came out...chanting Ho Ho. This idea sounded pretty good at first but as I was sitting in the crowd watching the chaos of kids... Ho-Ho's came flying from the stage at 50 mph. Needless to say a few old folks were dinged in the head & glasses of water were knocked over by flying Ho-Ho's but all in good fun. Concerned mothers immediately stared at me in the corner.. they had all figured out who Santa Claus was. Our primary kids figured it our pretty quickly too, they all knew it was Brother Donahoo.

Goofing Off

2008-12-07T17:21:00.001-07:00

This is what we do in our "spare" time

Make fun of each other...

Cry....

Best of all.... laugh

My Favorite Thing

2008-12-07T17:06:00.000-07:00

MY PEA COAT

Let the Festivities Begin

2008-12-06T16:39:00.001-07:00

The Christmas Season begins....every weekend we have a Christmas Party to attend. The first...Jake's company Christmas party. We were both really nervous to attend....the home was huge...and nicely furnished...wine tasting...ordurves...just a totally different atmosphere then what we were used to. We put on as we call it "our nice clothes" and we were the first ones to arrive. Jake's boss is originally from South Carolina so their hospitality was amazing. We did not join everyone else in the wine tasting...and we avoided the egg nog...it was full of holiday "cheer". We stuck to the hot cider. We enjoyed our meat and crackers, stuffed mushrooms (my favorite), cookies, veggies, shrimp and all the other good finger food. They also hired a hand writing analyst for the party....now this was going to be interesting...I usually don't believe in this kind of stuff but we thought we would give it a try. Well, the lady was dead on...I am a perfectionist who doesn't like to be told what to do...and Jake likes to talk a lot and is emotionally strong. Hmmm....anywho while I was enjoying my finger food I turned around and was face to face with a 170 lb Great Dane...mind you he was sitting and so was I. He had decided to have a seat right next to me on the couch....Jake was becoming a little jealous....GANDOLF was starting to hit on me. Gandolf was my entertainment for the rest of the night...he was the most docile dog I had ever seen....until he started to eat Kim's horn on her scooter...thinking it was a chew toy. Oh and Gandolf sings too. By the end of the evening I was wanting a Great Dane Puppy :) We managed to get out of their in good time but we were starving afterwards.....the finger food didn't fill us up.

Heat Wave

2008-12-06T16:30:00.004-07:00

This was a first for us....mowing our lawn in the middle of December! We decided that we needed to mow our lawn before the snow comes...so it would not mold during the winter... still no snow in the forecast it was a nice 67 degrees today.

The End of the Season has Come....

2008-11-28T15:29:00.002-07:00

Farewell Boise State and Mini Doughnuts!

We finished off our Turkey Day weekend with the last home game for Boise State. The game was awesome! I also had to introduce my sister to the blessed mini doughnuts. It was butt cold at the game but we had a good time. Nicole got to witness first hand some rowdy fans. There was a foul mouthed snotty teenager a few people down from us who was taunting this older gentleman we will call him Mr. Elmer Fudd...well Mr. Elmer Fudd was fed up with Ghetto boy's mouth so he turned around and proceeded to tell him to shutup or get out. Ghetto Boy decided to be a smart a** and give Mr. Elmer Fudd some more obscenities and a finger. That old guy marched down the stairs to security and within five minutes there was two security guards escorting Ghetto Boy out of the stadium. Unfortunately, they did let Ghetto Boy back into the stadium but the game was almost over. We left my parents at our house to fend for themselves. They didn't do much...we got home and they were right where we left them. They didn't feel like being adventurous so they stayed home....but like I said my dad was going stir crazy...he is not made for the city. So, he offered to buy pizza for everyone just to get out of the house. Jake said that he talked to the owner of the pizza place for twenty minutes. But it was because the owner knew someone that my dad went to school with and so on...again we just can't move far enough away...until there is no one who knows someone we know. We had a great time this weekend...I was so glad to see my family.

Turkey Day Weekend

2008-11-27T15:25:00.003-07:00

My sister finally convinced my dad to drive over to Boise for Turkey day. I cooked the whole turkey dinner with all the fixings....with the help of Mim. I still wasn't feeling up to speed but seeing my family helped. Jake forgave me for not having pie on Turkey day...but I just didn't have the strength to get everything done. It is hard for my dad because there isn't much for him to do in Boise. So, that evening he was going stir crazy and we decided to go bowling. Well, I won the first round then my Dad kicked all of our butts the second round.

Very Sick

2008-11-19T15:34:00.002-07:00

I have been pretty sick the past month or so....with no end in sight. I finally broke down and went to see a doctor. He referred me to the hospital for further testing. I hate hospitals! Before my tests my entire system had to be completely cleaned out. No Food! So I was given that blessed magic juice that removes everything....and a 64 oz Gatorade...that's right 64 oz! I woke up yesterday morning and I wasn't allowed to eat anything but chicken broth....nasty. But when you are hungry you will eat anything. Then at 4:00 I mixed my cocktail...let the fun begin. I had to drink a cup of this stuff every fifteen minutes....let's just say...I never want to go through that again. By the time the medicine started working it was 10 PM and I was so exhausted from not eating I could barely walk to the bathroom. Finally at 3 AM I puked up the last of the medicine and fell asleep. We had to be at the hospital at 7AM...so not much sleep for me. I hope this is all worth it. Thanksgiving is in a few days and I want to be able to eat.....

The HoneyMooners

2008-11-16T15:14:00.001-07:00

We made it safely back to our house on Sunday evening to find my brother and his wife sitting in our drive-way. Yes, they did come to visit on their honeymoon. They were only here for a few days...but it was good to see them and get to know Kimber better. They wanted to do some shopping in Boise....and Kimber requested lunch at Panda Express.....one of my favorites too. We had some errands to run in Boise so... we drew them a detailed map. However, no matter how much detail the map had they kept getting lost. We started to estimate how long it was before they called again. My little brother wouldn't even drive...he made Kimber drive. We spent the rest of weekend shopping and eating. Jayson found his new favorite BBQ place Famous Dave's. On the way home I bought them some Fresh Krispy Kreme doughnuts for their drive home tomorrow.

Wedding Day

2008-11-15T23:15:00.000-07:00

After the Wedding Ceremony we all traveled down to Idaho Falls...to good Ol' Chuck O'Rama for a family feast. The reception that evening was an event of family and friends. Some of the people who came I had not seen in years. And to make things even more of a small world....Kimber's sisters married two of Jake's friends from high school....yet again a small world. Or should I just say....we lived in the Burg! The happy couple quickly left the reception and headed out to the Black Swan Inn. Then I find out that they want to come visit us on their Honeymoon...say what? To be continued.....

The results of eatting too much sugar

THE BOYS

GREAT GRANDKIDS

Little Bro's Wedding Day

2008-11-15T14:02:00.007-07:00

The Wedding day is finally here! We started out early this morning....we really didn't have anything that we were in charge of....Kimber's mom had everything planned out. Jake decided to go HUNTING before the wedding and I threatened him with his life and manhood if he was late! The Wedding was held at The Loft in Idaho Falls....the decorations were beautiful. My little Bro looked nervous...he was running around with his energy drink all morning. My dad refused to put on his "monkey suit" until right before the wedding started. I helped my little bro try to get his hair under control...I did the best I could. It looks like he was electrocuted. My husband's dad actually helped Kimber's dad become active in the church again....small world we live in. I just can't believe my little brother is getting married. He is a very lucky guy....his wife is absolutely beautiful & loving. I hope they learn to take care of each other and hold each other up when the other one is struggling to move forward. We almost had our entire family there...except for a few. It was almost heartbreaking...our entire family has been emotionally & physically separated for a long time. For once it felt like it did before my Uncle Bret died...we were all together.

ALL THE GIRLS

The Brown Dress Saga Continues

2008-11-13T13:43:00.001-07:00

So, Jake being the understanding husband he is called Banana Republic on Sunday and asked if they had any dresses left...luckily they had two left a size 8 & 4. So, if the size 8 was gone by Monday I was going to have to go through a crash diet in time for the wedding Saturday to squeeze into the size 4. During my lunch hour on Monday I picked up the last dress...a size eight. Whew! Jake also took the damaged dress to the dry cleaners to see if they could get the stain out. Well, my luck had changed...on Wednesday the dry cleaners called and they had removed all of the maple syrup and the dress looked just fine! Woohoo! Now returning the other dress was going to be a challenge. Sometimes they are very stingy at the Banana when returning items. So lesson #1 for all of you out there who want to buy high quality clothes but get a good deal & service....dress like you drive a Mercedes Benz. I did not enter the store in my jeans, t-shirt & tennis shoes. Trust me this really works. I have walked into those stores many of times dressed like I just woke-up and they will not give me the time of day. Today I wore my best slacks, stiletto boots and oh yes... the cream colored pea coat. Two steps into the door they inquired my name and how they may be of service. Little do they know....I am living in a 1000 sq foot house and have only five dollars to my name.....Ha Ha! I had no trouble returning the extra dress...got a cash refund....and one of my coupons back! Life is good :)

The Brown Dress Tragedy

2008-11-09T13:18:00.001-07:00

Today has been the worst day ever!!!!! Ok ..the brown dress that I just purchased yesterday has possibly been ruined! I have one week until the wedding. Well, stupid me I decided to wear my dress today. I was in a hurry this morning..threw on my dress..and sat down to eat breakfast. Well, the first pancake I cut into flipped off my plate....and we all know how bread with jam on it falls....JAM SIDE DOWN! Well, the "d" pancake fell and maple syrup got all over my dress. I tried to keep my cool because we had company over...so I marched back to the bedroom grumbling obscenities underneath my breath. Now luckily no one had to witness my tantrum in the other room. I proceeded to take off the dress and throw it across the room while ranting every unspeakable thing know to man. By this time Jake came into the bedroom and tried to calm me down....I was pissed off the rest of the day! No amount of chocolate or bag of chips was going to cure this rage.

The In-Laws

2008-11-08T12:22:00.001-07:00

Well, football season is coming to a close. Jake's parents came over to visit us this weekend. It was a really quick trip but it was worth it. Jake and his dad went hunting on Saturday morning and shot one pheasant. While Kathy and I hit Old Navy for some deals! They had all of their scarves and hats for $1.00. We managed to get our limit of hats & scarves. I also purchased something I have been waiting to get for over two years....a cream colored pea coat which was half off! Early Christmas present! That afternoon we all loaded up in the Bronco mobile and joined the rest of the crazy fans at the stadium. The Broncos were playing Utah State (Father-In-Law's Alumuni)...OOOoooo....well the Broncos beat them. I shared my new found love of mini doughnuts with my In-laws.....this time they gave us maple frosting too! Ohhhh double the goodness!

Our adventure did not end there.. after the game there was more shopping to do. The guys went back home but me & Kathy went to the Mall. My brother decided to move his wedding up to 11/15 instead of 12/12...I was told this via email.....holy crap! Their colors were suppose to be black & red (easy colors to find this time of year)...but oh no those changed to burnt orange and brown (very difficult colors to find this time of year). Jake and I looked online for three hours the week before trying to find something.... I was in panic mode. I managed to find some shoes at DEB...and you can never just buy one pair...so along with my brown high heels...I purchased some bright blue sassy stilettos. Kathy and I looked EVERYWHERE for a stupid dress..finally my good old Banana Republic came through for me. There under the florescent lights the dress gleamed.....AAAAaaHHH. It was not burnt orange but a light brown polka dotted dress made of silk. Fancy enough for a wedding but casual enough to eat at Chuck O'Rama. Well if you don't know me by now I don't pay full price for anything unless I absolutely want something. So I approached the fancily dressed gay guy at the counter and handed over my coupons. Original price $178.00...total price paid $34.68! Priceless....;)

Leaves and more Leaves

2008-11-05T11:49:00.003-07:00

FALL

Oh how I love fall but hate raking leaves. Last year I loaded up 40 bags....this year's grand total....50 plus 9 garbage cans. My lawn used to be green but now resembles a burnt orange color....you can see in my picture where I started to make a little trail through the leaves...can't even tell where the grass ends and the sidewalk begins. I also had to uncover Clyde's kennel from the mayhem. I worked on this for a couple of days while Jake has been trying to complete the last side of our backyard fence before the snow flies. I have been really sick the past few weeks with a mysterious pain in my side so life has been kind of miserable. I managed to continue working and when I pulled into my drive way after work I noticed all of the leaves were gone...and I could hear people in my back yard. Jake's old home teaching companion had brought over his four older kids to help clean up our yard and help Jake with the fence. They had half of the fence up and all of the leaves in my front yard cleaned up. We usually don't ask for help... we are both quite stubborn. I was extremely greatly for this family and their service. I don't think we could have completed everything this fall without their help. Thank You "C'" Family!

Halloween

2008-10-31T11:15:00.002-06:00

Our Halloween was quite un-eventful. We carved pumpkins the night before Halloween for our Ward's Halloween party. Jake could not go due to pink eye...I didn't think the mothers would appreciate him coming and spreading his infection. I tried to carve a pumpkin but it didn't work....the pumpkins were two inches thick! So I left Jake unsupervised to complete the job. My Mia Maid class was in charge of judging the Jack O'Lantern contest so I was in charge of making the certificates for the contest...while doing so Jake was working on his masterpiece.
It was a masterpiece....a few nights before I had gone online and found some really crazy Jack O'Lantern ideas....and here is Jake's version

Yes, those are nails....and a gold colored tooth. The nails were purchased a few months earlier from an old lady whose husband had kicked off. Jake bought 50 lbs of 16 penny nails and 30 lbs of 8 penny nails (I would have just said a butt load of nails) but Jake wanted me to use the correct description to impress all of you garage sale junkie men folk out there...his total bill $1.00..it took him two hours to create this life size replica of "Sly" from Sly and the Family Stone. However, I was the one that had to carry the dang thing. He won the

CRAZIEST

Jack O'Lantern award.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Mr. Whimpy Doo

2008-10-19T11:02:00.002-06:00

So, we totally spoil our dog. He is really our only source of entertainment. I feed him different things just to see what his reaction will be. So far he does not like pickles. He loves hard boiled eggs (carefully holds them in his mouth so he does not break the shell), banana peels (just likes to throw them in the air), grapes, olives, bread crusts (because I hate it and won't eat it), apples, rib bones, watermelon, carrots, corn cobs, wood and by far his favorite peanut butter. Jake likes to wipe it on my nice clean windows and watch Mr. Whimpy try to clean it off the window. We decided that he needed to go on a diet...he was getting a little chubby. Then the bickering began I claimed Jake was starving him...Jake claimed I was over feeding him. We will see how the diet goes....I must say he is such a handsome dog.

My Wonderful Husband

2008-10-12T10:39:00.005-06:00

I was having a pretty crappy day. Today was particularly bad...I hated Sunday and church. They split our ward and we were released from our primary teaching position. I actually cried. I was going to miss our kids. Church was actually enjoyable....we got to color and tell stories for two hours. My new calling....Young Women's... I was hoping to get my primary class back but that wasn't going to happen. They called Jake to the Sunday school presidency and myself....Mia Maid Advisor. This is the scariest position I have ever dealt with....TEENAGERS. I could handle six year olds but TEENAGERS. As Eeyore would say "oh bother". So I was having a pity party...rain clouds and all. Jake has learned to avoid me during these BAD days. He was left to fend for himself. During desperate times of hormonal outbursts Jake knows what I need...CHOCOLATE. So, Jake was enjoying his weekly Chicago Bears game...and decided to be creative. One box of husband approved brownies and 35 minutes later Jake came in with his suprise. A Chicago Bears Brownie. After a brownie and a glass of milk all was well in the world of Leslie.

Too Cold

2008-10-11T10:29:00.003-06:00

So what happens when the temperature drops below 70 degrees....I go into Hypothermia mode. Fall is definitely here. I had on wool socks, two shirts, plus a sweater, a polyester quilt, and the space heater running on high. Jake lovingly came home and gave me his coat to add to my plethora of layers. If you couldn't tell I DO NOT like the cold weather.

I Love My Sister

2008-10-05T21:32:00.003-06:00

This is my CRAZY sister....she is just like me....SASSY but SWEET! We could laugh for hours about absolutely nothing. Seriously....a piece of paper could entertain us for hours. She was the blessed one in the family...she got the blue eyes and blond hair. Hey all of you returned missionaries she is an excellant cook! No Mac & Cheese here... My Mim and Sister are my best friends..and Jake :) I am very proud of her and what a good person she has become. She nevers likes to speak negative of anyone....unless they really piss her off...then you will hear a little bit of sass. I can't believe she will be graduating from high school...I am getting so old. Love ya Colee!

Mini Doughnuts!!!!

2008-10-01T20:10:00.001-06:00

So Jake and I decided we are Football Junkies! I tried to change it up a little bit and instead of my artificial-artery-cloggin' nachos Jake bought me the most sinfully delightful treat! MINI DOUGHNUTS Now these are not those hostess mini doughnuts from a gas station that have been sitting there for who knows how long....these doughnuts are freshly fried right in front of you....then sprinkled with cinnamon & sugar.....oh I'm not done yet...then if they weren't fattening enough...they give you warm chocolate frosting to dip them in. Oh my goodness...can't you just feel your thighs & butt getting bigger.....

Lovin' those MINI DOUGHNUTS

Ooooo look at those buns!

We do like to tease people..and we couldn't pass this one up
..it is entertaining (sorry won't use the word FUN I hate it)
to point out all of the people who are wearing HUNTER orange...
you know what I'm talking about that bright..hello..you can't miss
it kind of orange. They stick out like a sore thumb in a stadium
full of 36,000 people.

2008-09-21T20:55:00.000-06:00

So I often get bored on Sundays....I hate just sitting around the house unless I'm taking a nap :) Jake says I am breaking the Sabbath whenever I try to do anything. I guess that means no dinner for you honey that's considered "work" for me....too bad :( for you. I decided we are getting old....we started taking walks each Sunday...who knows maybe next week we'll be playing shuffle board or Bingo.

Clyde decided to entertain himself.....as usual. He found this tube from a tire that was stuck up in a tree. He spent about twenty minutes trying to rip it out of the tree.

Our Favorite Recipes

2008-09-20T23:19:00.023-06:00

Jake's Sister Stacy had requested everyone to submit their favorite recipes for a family cookbook. We submitted Opium Muffins, Manly Meatloaf...and Jake's Heavenly Ice Cream. Thank you Stacy we can't wait to see the finished product.

Oh and My Favorite Chicken Hero Sandwiches!!!

I saved A Weiner Dog Today

2008-09-14T17:34:00.007-06:00

As most of you know we have a very large black lab....Mr. Clyde Ditka. The morning started out great....some good ol' cereal...I was all dressed-up for church..when I peeked out my window I noticed my dog chasing a little black thing across the yard. Oh S......! At that time Jake was taking a nap on the couch when I started yelling "Clyde is going to eat Joey"...I have never seen Jake jump off the couch so fast. Joey belongs to our neighbor...he frequently gets out and comes to visit us at our house. Well, today was not the best day to visit...our monster dog was out roaming the yard and found a new chew toy. It was actually quite funny to watch Clyde chase him around the yard. I quickly bolted out the door in my nice church dress and saved Mr. Weiny. We didn't have time to take him back home... we were already late for church so we just threw him in Clyde's Kennel in the garage until we got back from church. We did mention to his owner at church that he was at our house....so the old guy didn't worry...we just didn't tell him he had become a chew toy for our dog. After church we made sure Joey wasn't hurt...he was completely covered in slober and dirt... we couldn't return him to our neighbor looking like that... so I decided he needed a bath. I didn't want to give him back...the old guy told me I could keep him. :) But that wasn't going to happen.

Train Ride to Cascade

2008-09-13T16:54:00.002-06:00

Jake's Grandad and Grandma Burt were traveling through the area and we decided to take a train ride up to Cascade. I have never been on a train...so this was going to be interesting. We met Grandad & Grandma at the RV park where they were staying....Grandma B had Jake's favorite meatloaf sandwiches...and they were on homemade bread :) I loved lunch because she had Cheetos! I was not fond of the train ride...trying to walk through the train cars while it was moving was impossible...I felt like I had a few too many. Don't worry they only allowed root beer on the train ride. I was so excited because they would actually serve you nachos! I didn't get any though...I was a little nervous about how long the chips had been there and what the cheese was actually made of....oh-well. The scenery was great....but best of all were Grandad's stories. It was cool to learn that Grandad actually worked for the Pacific Idaho Railroad company as a young man before the war. Jake and I both really enjoyed the time we had to spend with them. I feel like I have a few things in common with Grandad...one being that we both throw out a few curse words here and there. You got to love Grandma...she lovingly and patiently just laughs at Grandad when he teases her.

HAPPY AT LAST

So afterwards we had to boogie on home because Jake insisted we go to Stake Conference..not one of my favorite things. I would only go on one condition....if we stopped at Carl's Jr. for a Guacamole Bacon Cheeseburger. Frankly we have become quite addicted to these burgers....I don't blame Brittany Spears for eatting there all the time too....these burgers are good! So the deal was on....plus if I don't have food every five hours...it is like Dr. Jekyl & Mr. Hyde.....HA Jake looks like he is going to blow chunks in his picture.

Bring on the Granola and Subaru Wagon

2008-09-07T21:30:00.001-06:00

So we have been trying...key word..."trying" to eat heathier. So we found some nice granola cereal at Winco. Yes....I know we have gone to the dark-side.... Now if you were a fly on the wall in our home this is what you might have heard early this morning....and I quote..."Jakey where in the hell is my Organic Chocolate Granola cereal." I hope you weren't too slow for this one....does anything sound wrong with the words Organic CHOCOLATE Granola cereal....maybe? Oh-well..... I guess it's ok as long as the box says "Organic" & "Chocolate" it qualifies in my book as healthy!

The Pie Making Strike is Over

2008-09-07T16:42:00.005-06:00

So..I decided to be nice and make Jake a pie. I haven't made one in months...I have been on strike for quite some time now. Yeah...remember those blackberries Jake picked... well he likes to let them sit in the fridge thinking that they are some how...magically going to last forever. So I threw them in a pie with some of his treasured huckleberries he has been saving for years. This pie was by far the best one I have ever made....I even actually ate some of it myself. Mmmm take a gander at this beauty.

Ode to Grandpa Sutton

2008-09-06T21:17:00.001-06:00

My Grandpa is the Best "D" gardener. He can grow anything.....my favorites are the cucumbers, raspberries & tomatoes. Whenever we come to visit ....I call it the "vegetable" fairy visits our car.....never leave your car unattended. We did this and to our surprise our whole front seat was filled with....let's see cucumbers, squash, zucchini, tomatoes & potatoes. The dang things we buy in the store just don't cut it: the cucumbers taste like wood & the tomatoes are like eating a ball of sand. Gross! A few years ago we gave my grandpa some watermelon seeds and a few months later we were eating the best watermelon I have ever tasted. Thank You Grandpa Sutton!

Roses....Oooooo

2008-09-06T20:58:00.010-06:00

So here I am doing the old lady thing....planting some flowers in our front yard. During the fall everyone puts all of their plants on sale for half off. WooHoo! These lovely rose bushes were only $15 a piece. Sweet!

If you haven't noticed I have one blue glove and one yellow glove.....yep...I can thank Mr. Clyde Ditka for that one!

Happy Birthday to Me!

2008-09-02T19:21:00.001-06:00

If this doesn't scare you..then I don't know what will. Let's just say my dad was terrified when we came home to this carnage. While we were vacationing in Rexburg....I turned the big 26! My mom, sister & myself decided to have a spa night. I think we spent most of the time laughing at each other all night.

Jake & Clyde Enjoying the New XP ride

My birthday gift from Mim & Pa was awesome....real beef! Now you may be laughing but I don't give a crap. You can go ahead and eat your grocery store-lard-ladden-ball of meat.

Pa and his new Grill. Grillin' up two inch thick steaks...mmmmm!

JAKE BEING ATTACKED BY POM-POM ANTS AT DINNER

OH BROTHER!And this would be my brother? Jake and I went to dinner with my brother,his girlfriend, Coley and her date to Chuck O'Rama. My brother proceeded to tell me that he was getting married. Say what??? I totally thought he was joking...but later after I talked to my sources a.k.a. lil' Sister and Mim iT was TRUE! Her name Kimber.....my prayers have been answered...I prayed to God to help my wayward brother and he did...God sent him a WOMAN!

P.O.S. Fence

2008-09-01T21:10:00.004-06:00

So this is our P.O.S. fence. We have been working on it ALL summer. Clyde has managed to break almost all of the fence pickets...as you can tell by our white trash fix-it job. There are actually two trees that are holding up the fence. We managed to talk to the lady that lives behind us again...it was my turn to do the talking this time. Jake was there to assist if things got ugly...I kindly asked her if she could pitch in some money to help but to no avail she pulled some other lame excuse out of her butt. Her response as I would put it....priceless...."well can't you just put up some new fence pickets". Now to keep me from reaching through her screen door and slugging her in the face...I calmly but sarcastically asked her if she had seen the posts...they were completed rotted off and did she notice the fence swayed when it was windy outside....hmmmmm. So we made a deal that her son would help us with the fence that afternoon. Ha....so who shows up the stoner and his two amigos. I think he lifted five boards and then he was done...his friends were more helpful then he was. I did find the kindness in my heart to go and buy them some Mountain Dews. The lady had the nerve to sit in her backyard and watch us work.....I felt like drop-kicking her over-weight fat weiner dog across her yard. We did manage to finish the back part of the fence within the week. Now, Jake bless his heart....he wanted to put all of the tree limbs and old fencing in our yard to haul off....no way in Hades that was going to happen....that lady owes me money! So, I made three huge piles of crap in her yard and made sure the piles were just short enough so I wouldn't have to see them towering over my fence. Have a Nice Day :)

Best D. Hippy Quilts Ever

2008-09-01T20:42:00.002-06:00

On our last visit to Rexburg My Grandma P. gave me two awesome quilts for my birthday. My Grams is amazing.....these quilts are bullet proof. They are made from the best 60-70's polyester hippy clothes you have ever seen. They NEVER wear out. THANK YOU GRANDMA!

BlackBerry Pie Please........

2008-08-31T20:54:00.004-06:00

Jake and Clyde love Blackberries! This is Jake's pitiful face..begging for me to make him a blackberry pie!

We have a small park next to our subdivision that has a huge patch of wild blackberries. I hate to pick those awful things....they have terrible thorns. Jake and Clyde will dive into the blackberry bush and eat away.Clyde loves to eat them right off the bush.

Football Junkies

2008-08-30T20:19:00.008-06:00

If the Boise Hawkes Game wasn't enough the night before. Jake has been spoiled this summer with all the sporting events we have been able to attend. Again, I just go for the food and to watch all of the crazy people. I had my regular Nachos! We do however like to make fun of the flag team...there is a guy on the flag team and yes he does wear velour pants....the stuff your grandma wears...those nice little jogging suits. I am learning a little bit about football...yes I know frightening isn't it. It was a packed house....we have a lovely photo of the multi-millon dollar addition they added to the west side of the stadium. Seats go for about $250.00...no thank you! Those seats are in the nose-bleed section.....but it does provide shade at 5:00 in the afternoon for us poor folks in the cheap seats. Amen!

Boise Hawks Game

2008-08-29T21:55:00.002-06:00

We love to go to the Boise Hawks games to watch all of the drunk people....it's great! Jake's co-worker had some extra tickets so we tagged along. We had to stop by Panda Express for some egg rolls & pot stickers...mmmmm. Instead of "do you want fries with that" it's "do you want fried rice with that" sure do! Jake managed to get called from the audience to dance with his co-worker to the YMCA song. Did I mention his co-worker looks & sounds just like Newman from the Seinfeld Show! No joking! No fooling check out the pictures. Jake also ran around the bases with all of the other children....then proceeded to do his Rocky Balboa imitation. Jake was a little jealous....the Boise Hawks mascot was putting the moves on his wife. The game was followed with a good fireworks show!

Back to the burg.....continued

2008-08-25T21:23:00.000-06:00

CHAPTER TWO
DONAHOOS & CANOES

The later part of the week we spent at Bill's Island in Island Park. Before we arrived Jake had to go find some huckleberries....so while I took a nap he ventured out looking for those dang berries...I hate those things...I have no patience for them....I pick for hours and what do I get one cup of berries....ugg! The cabin was beautiful cabin, it was right next to the lake, it was so nice and peaceful. There was a canoe, kyack and paddle boat you could take out on the water...Jake actually got me in a canoe! I usually hate canoes...terrified of the water...I always think there is some huge monster in the bottom of the mossy lake that is going to eat me....plus I can't swim worth crap. Either way I'm a done for. Brittany made me my favorite yellow cake with chocolate frosting!!! Thank you Brittany....Jake added some powdered donuts to top it off. Friday night we enjoyed a show at the Playmill in West Yellowstone. Some guy stole Jake's seat and was putting on the moves....Jake yelled "hey that's my wife"....that same guy ended up singing Happy Birthday to me. I must be a giant if you notice in the picture I am a foot taller than everyone on the stage. The show was actually really good...Jake and I are not real big fans of musicals...but this one was funny. Jake's parents had a fishing pond for the kids. Jake & I tried to fish out on the lake but hence we are the Griswalds....my reel fell off into the lake, some a-hole kept water skiing right past us creating waves..therefore causing the canoe to tip...sending me into a panick! Like I said I hate canoes! We enjoyed lots of good food & company. Thank you Wes & Kathy!

Back to the Homeland of the "Burg"

2008-08-25T20:42:00.001-06:00

CHAPTER ONE

SUTTON MAYHEM

So Jake and I ventured back home to our homeland. We spend the first part of the week with my family. A whole bunch of craziness..... I brought my little brother some maple bars from Krispy Kreme..we dropped them off at his house at 1:00 in the morning. Jake knocked on the door and within two seconds all of the lights and music inside stopped. Jake then proceeded to yell "donuts....hot fresh donut delivery". After that Jayson figured out who it was. Saturday us girls went to Marcel's baby shower...she has the cutest kids...that night Jake and I went to dinner with Nicole, Trevor, Jayson & Kimber in the Oldsmobile...to the good ol' stuff your face eat til you Chuck O'Rama...what a name for a buffet. My brother decided to play a joke on me and proceeded to tell me that he was getting married. I didn't believe him....he's always joking around. I had to come home and go to the source of all affairs....MOM....and she told me it was TRUE! How could my sister and mom keep this from me that's going against all female rules???? I was ecstatic! I did notice that something was different about my brother he actually gave me a hung when he saw me and was all....well...to best describe it...twiterpatted! He was so happy! He has been grumpy and pissy for so long we were all ready to kill him....i prayed that God would help him find his way...and what does God do...He sent my brother a woman! What do ya know God does answer prayers..in the most ironic ways....I am really excited to get to know Kimber. Small world...her sisters married two of Jake's best friends from high. As long as she likes shopping and my brother is not pissy anymore she's a shoe-in. I could tell it was for real when said she was making him dinner, I've never seen him so excited for a meal! Sunday was the usual....church....then food....and don't forget the naps. Later that evening my Grandpa & Grandma Sutton had a family reunion....everyone was there. It was good to see all of the family together again...I miss the old days. There was lots of great food and gabbing. My dad and brother have a new toy some XP four drive vehicle...it looks like an ATV for an old man...its got roll bars, seat belts, and don't forget the horn. Jayson took me, Jake, & Colee on this crazy ride up to Moody dam. The hills are very steep and cows everywhere...oh and did I mention this was at 11 o'clock at night. Let's just say I dropped a load in my shorts....it is not good when you are going down a hill and you can see the ground right in front of you...we about tipped over quite a few times. Thank You Jayson for the tour of the back country my butt cheeks are still recovering! Monday I went to lunch with a good friend of mine Camille King...and her daughter Payslee (who is the cutest thing ever). Camille you look great! Tuesday was hanging out Mim & Colee....we enjoyed some shopping and facials. Wednesday I got to take my little sister Colee to the bus stop for her first day of school...her last year of high school...she's a senior!!!!! Nooooo! Later that evening to my surprise a birthday party for me! Jake had planned a surprise b-day party for me at Grandma P's house....almost everyone was there. He gave me the nicest jacket...i call it the smurf coat...because it's bright blue. I think he got me one so I would stop stealing his and he coordinated my jacket with his....it's orange....go BSU! Thank you Jake!

----Pictures will be posted later

How Much is that doggy in the window?

2008-08-10T19:42:00.007-06:00

This is what we come home to every day....Clyde will sit there for hours watching us make dinner, wash dishes & clean the kitchen. However when you are home alone..... it's nightime & you look up and just see two beady little eyes staring at you ......that's a different story. He waits by the window always begging for a treat, his favorite....peanut butter. Clyde is always a comfort to me when I am home alone, he will always let out a deep throated bark to let me know if there is someone or something there that is not suppose to be......warning to all robbers & weirdos Clyde will rip your butt off and I know how to use the shotgun.

Goodbye UPS Hello URS

2008-08-09T20:07:00.000-06:00

Well Jake is officially done with UPS....YES! He is now working for URS in downtown Boise as an intern (best part we get free parking for the BSU games :)....WOOHOO! I couldn't tell you anything about what he actually does...but he gets to talk to a lot of people... we all know Jake he loves to talk to people. I do know that he gets to interview people for up-coming positions. URS is an international company so that means a possiblity of transfers...they have locations such as Romania, Bolivia, Puerto Rico. If "Obuma" (mispelled on purpose) is elected Jake and I are moving to Bolivia! Now for an Entertainment tonight preview....Jake wore a patterned shirt with a patterned tie a big no no in fashion rules...I also reminded him you do not wear brown shoes with a black belt :( By the end of the day his co-workers were telling him to lose the tie because he was making them look bad. I know Jake will do well....he is a excellant people person!

Awesome Red-Neck Fun

2008-08-08T21:48:00.000-06:00

We finally purchased tickets for the Nightfire National Drag Races. Just to clear up any confusion it was not a race for drag queens at night. We wanted to arrive early to get good seats, well our seats were directly in 5:00 sun in the middle of the desert, we about cooked to death. We were there plenty early try an hour & a half. Eventually half way through the races people started to file in....and oh man...it was more entertaining watching the people at times then the races. Our seats were so close to the nitro cars that we had tears streaming down our faces and the tears were not due to our excitement over of the nachos. The Nitrous Oxide was so thick in the air we started to feel pretty good with our watery eyes. Word to the wise...do not forget your ear plugs! The noise created at the races rattles the bleachers and leaves you deaf for a few days...Awesome! My favorite cars had to be the jet engine cars...and guess what one of the drivers was a mom of two kids....you go girl! I mentioned to Jake that I may consider changing my occupation to Bad A Jet Engine Drag Racer...who wouldn't like speeding down a pavement strip at almost 300mph in a car! Hello I-84 here I come! Now about the company that we were keeping at the races....the guy next to me every other word was whoa F this and F that...I wanted to ask him are you going to eat those F ing nachos? I didn't. Let me paint a picture....gray long greasy hair...no teeth...and a beer in one hand. Now the best photo of the night, crack lady! Now this wasn't a quarter crack this was like I could swipe a whole dollar bill! Things got even better...leave it to the drunk guy....he came down the stairs, beer slooshing in one hand ..trying not to spill it, he saw crack lady, looked at his friend...and we knew what was coming....he leaned over and said "Hey lady your crack is showing"...now this wasn't in a quiet polite voice...imagine your drunk deaf grandpa repeating those words...I was waiting for the slap or a fist to the mouth....no she just gave him the crusty glare and left after about an hour. Funniest thing I have seen all week. You had to be there to fully appreciate the moment. Overall I would go again just for the entertainment! We enjoyed our Nitro Nachos and Mystery Meat Hamburger and all was well.

Thou Shalt not mock God

2008-08-02T21:15:00.002-06:00

We made it to the Twin Falls Open House! By far one of my favorites. The whole theme was the Syringa Flower. Everything was exquisite...like there is ever an ugly temple. Instead of spitting camels parked out front like in Bible times...there is Buicks and Suburbans! Of course the Donahoo's have to cause a scene where ever we go...so here it goes....well there happened to be a protester there. He had a large sign that stated Mormonism was not Christian, so I gave him a friendly wave as we drove into the parking lot, no harm done. After completing our tour Jake being the wonderful man he is decided to take the protester some Mormon cookies and water. I helped myself to some more cookies while Jake completed his duty to love thy neighbor and such. Well, we decided to have one last look at the front of the temple and take a few photos. By this time there was a large group of people gathered outside of the temple waiting to get in....we proceeded to walk to the front of the temple grounds and Jake give the protester one last wave. Well, this caused a scene.....he began yelling at us..."I see that smirk on your face, quit waving, you are mocking God!!!" The whole groups attention was focused on us and the protester. However, we got quite a laugh out of it. Afterwards we headed to the local Quiznos for some R&R with a chicken cobo sandwhich....de best! Mmmm Guacamole & bacon.

Whoa there's something growing out of head! Bad Picture

Check out Jake's modeling photo....oooo...so vogue-like, tying blowing in the wind. Could my dress scream anymore "Hello I'm LDS"?

Girls Weekend!!!

2008-07-28T20:20:00.007-06:00

Ok, so I am a blog slacker. I have been so busy lately no time to blog. Sad. Anywho My mom and Sister came to visit me for our yearly girl's weekend. WooHoo. Jake stayed far away from the estrogen storm. We ventured downtown Boise (BODO) to some of my favorite stores. We hit the jackpot!

The Levi's store was having a huge sale.....great jeans....that look mmm mmm good. I then surprised my mom with dinner at P.F. Changs! The food was excellant. The whole weekend was shopping & more shopping & don't forget the good food....we hit the entire Karcher & Boise Mall. We had to stop by the Cheesecake factory for some dang good cheesecake. We were kind and we took some to Jake, it was his last night at UPS. Friday I got my mom again with the whole birthday thing and we went to TGIFriday's..they sang to her.... her face was as red as a tomato. So my little sista has never been to a drive-in movie. Saturday we went to the drive-in to see Kung-Fu Panda and the new Indian Jones Movie. Kung-Fu panda good little cartoon, however the new Indian Jones Movie a total disappointment :( once they brought in the whole alien area 51 theme...bunch of crap! The weekend went by too fast. Over all we had a blast I can't wait until they come again! Love You Guys!

More Red-Neck Adventures

2008-07-26T21:10:00.001-06:00

So, before we made it to the drive-in movie we were pressed for time and I was not going to be late! The Lumber yard called and wanted us to come pick up all of our lumber for our new fence. AAArrrggg! Well, seeing how we have a little white trash mobile, Jake had to improvise on how to get all of this wood home. It took him two loads but we made it on time to the movie! Woohoo for the white trash mobile!

The Oh "S" Toilet

2008-07-24T20:43:00.000-06:00

So before my sister & Mom came we had to replace our toilet. Three days before company is to show up, I flushed the toilet and the handle totally breaks. We were planning on getting a new one but not so soon. Oh-well, me being a farmer girl, I totally rigged it so it would work until we got a new. I have never seen Jake so proud of me. I can fix anything! Went to the lovely Lowe's store where we spend most of our paychecks. Jake picked out his new throne and we began the installation. Installing a toilet is not as easy as it looks, not to mention the terrible mess and smell it creates. Yuck! Well after removing the old one, the idiot who installed the orginal one didn't even have the thing bolted to the sub-flooring. #$@* was all I had to say about that. We finally got everything situated then it was time to bolt on the tank. Today was the first time I have ever heard Jake swear....I have never laughed so hard in life. He is always getting after me about my cursing. He proceeded to bolt on the tank and oops tightened the bolts too much, the entire tank cranked in half. Alls I heard was "Shit", then Jake asking where the nearest Lowes was.....Ha Ha. Once I came in to see our new throne I was a little concerned, Jake had decided to get the elongated bowl. What the.....the bowl is like two feet long....oh well. At least we have a crapper. We decided to play red-necks for the afternoon so he chucked the old toilet out on the front lawn...and that's what my mom and sister came upon when they got to my house.