I Love Sponge Bob

I don't know if it makes me a tacky person but I've been watching Sponge Bob with Kacey for 2 yrs now and I think the show is hiliarious. So there..I have admitted my secret guilty pleasure to the 4 of you who are my blogging buddies.

I am pretty lame at blogging and I really wasn't finished with my last posting so I will try to finish it up now.

We don't have any new updates on Hillary's health problem. She had labs taken after she returned home from vacation but doesn't have the results yet. She will have more MRIs and a lumbar puncture before she is given a definitive diagnosis. So it may be a couple of more weeks before we know anything new.

I took my little doggie to the Veterinarian yesterday to have her spayed. She is 4 days shy of being 6 months old. Since I brought her home she keeps giving me looks of accusation and I think I saw a glint of "I'll get you for this!" when I looked her in the eye today. She will probably chew the legs off of my newly inherited great-grandmother's Victrola and keep me from my anticipated appearance on the "Antiques Roadshow". I took a picture of her and will try to down load it later and post it to this blog.

I am now going to try to post some more pictures of Hillary,Frank, and Darby's visit here but don't get your hopes up (you four pals, you). I am not as proficient as the rest of you with your movies, slideshows, quotes, etc.

Live...From...New York...It's The Parmenter Family!!!

We had a wonderful visit with the Hillary, Franklin, and Darby Danae!!The time with them flew by in the blink of an eye! No week has ever gone faster in the history of mankind. Darby was a delight. She is fearless and came to me straight from the airplane and even entrusted her dearest possession to my care (her baby doll she named "Mama"). She then proceeded to hop down and try to take a ride on the conveyor belt with the suitcases. This 23 month old darling has no fear and is a very daring. While we sat on our boring duffs she spent the visit amazing us with all her wild carefree feats daring. She jumped,climbed,leaped,plunged,dove,flew, and raced through all sorts of scary adventures. She threw caution to the wind and had the time of her life. With water wings in place she would just run and dive into our pool not knowing or caring if any one was there to catch her. I shudder to think what she would have done without those water wings. The Parmenters are safely back home and we sit on our boring duffs awaiting the next visit of our super hero "Baby Knievel" and her beloved parents.

Darby and Kacey got along very well. Kacey was so loving and kind and shared all her toys with her little cousin and was so happy to have her here for a visit. Darby loved our puppy, Sophie. She chased her all around the house, layed on her, kissed her and just really enjoyed having a puppy to play with. Seeing Sophie turn tail and run upon spotting her was very fun to watch. I was very happy the pup never snapped at her or growled or did any thing bad to her because I would have hated to have to put her down:). Hillary was less in love with Sophie due to mini tootsie rolls and lemonade on occassion :). I don't fault Hillary. She is a wonderful mom and just wants to keep her baby from eating tootsie rolls and other uncommon things left behind by Pup Pup. Puppy was happy to share her toys with Darby (aka Baby K; for short).Hill appreciates sharing

I AM Tagged

1. 3 Joys: My granddaughters, Kacey& Darby. Singing out loud to the oldies playing on the radio while driving in my car. Observing the beauties in nature while driving places.
2. 3 Fears: the death of any of my loved ones. Spiders and bugs. Not making it to the Celestial Kingdom.
3. Lose weight (my goal for 20 yrs. now), exercise daily, get out of debt.
4. Americana Raggedy Anns and Andys(10), Willow Tree figurines (23), DVDs (especially Masterpiece Theatre movies and programs).
5. 3 Random Facts: In 1976 I drove to Guatemala from Salt Lake City (with Bob), When I was a senior in high school I was awarded The Bank of America "Most Promising in the Field of Home Economics" Award, and I never wanted to get a job. I would be perfectly happy staying home and fulfilling my promise in the field of home economics. :)

I am dull

Hi. I know it has been ages since I blogged but I am so dull. I can't think of things that I think would be of interest to you. We are in upstate New York and having Georgia summer weather. The difference is that y'all have central air-conditioning and we don't. I am a miserable beast in hot humid weather. Just ask Bob. I cannot function in this weather. I get a headache and I just want to be prone on my bed with a fan blowing on me. Thankfully we do have a couple of window units which keep me sane.

One exciting thing is that Hillary,Frank, and Darby Danae are coming here on Tuesday for a week. We are very excited to see them again. However, if the weather doesn't cool down and dehumidify they will be coming to a very unkempt house and it will be McDonald's every night (the only fast food restaurant in our little town).

Hillary is having some very serious health issues right now. She may have MS. She had an MRI of the spine (which showed lesions on it) and an MRI of the brain (which showed 2 lesions on it). She has to have a spinal tap to get a more definitive diagnosis. She won't be able to have that test done until she returns from her trip to New York. I am just so sad and worried about it and her. Our family has had enough serious health issues and would just like for our children and their children to be completely healthy. Is that too much to ask for?

We enjoyed a fun visit with Jess,Dustin's lovely bride,on Wednesday. She is here for her youngest sister's high school graduation. She approves of Sophie and we are glad. She is very good with animals. She and Dustin have 2 labs( Lily & Bear).

Speaking of Sophie, she is still giving us trouble in the potty-training dept. The problem is that I am at work most days and so I can't be vigilant about it and so she has several different people all with different styles trying to train her. I am worried about Hillary and family coming and finding a little tootsie roll size doodie in the dining room or somewhere. I hope the training kicks in soon.

Random, Rambling Thoughts......

I haven't blogged in awhile and I noticed that nobody noticed. How sad for me. Just kidding. Though the "nobody noticed " part is true.

We have had a skunk problem at work for three weeks now. We had someone come and put out a trap but the only thing we caught was a very mad cat. The stink is not a pleasant aroma to work in. We tried candles. We tried odor absorbing dealie boppers. We tried moth balls. Today was the first time in over three weeks that I wasn't slammed in the face with the unpleasant skunky odor as I walked into the office.

Kacey turned five last week. She is such a darling girl. I am so in love with her. Bob is putty in her tiny hands. He will do anything for her.Before she was born he was moaning and groaning about how he wasn't ready to be a grandfather and blah blah blah but the minute he met her it was love at first sight.

Today Kacey asked Aaron to help her put on her new bracelet. He is a guy and probably has never tried to put a bracelet on such a tiny wrist so it was taking a long time. She looked at him and said "Aaron, I don't have all day!". I thought that was so funny.

Our family has a lot of inside jokes. I guess they aren't so much jokes as they are quotes from the movies they grew up on. I love the humor of my children and husband. I love to laugh and I love corny humor. No, nothing too off color for me. What I mean to say it that I don't like off color stuff. I won't let people tell me anything that I think is off color.

The clerks in our local stores have no personality. I will try to joke a little with them as they are ringing up my items and they just stare at me blankly and go on with their scanning.

I love my little poopie puppy. House training isn't going very well but I am sure it will kick in pretty soon. Bob is being very tolerant and I am grateful. He found a home for our beautiful German short haired Pointer several years ago and it made me so sad. I think the key is "Tiny house Dog". Sophie is four months old now and probably weighs 6 lbs. Kacey and Aaron love her too.

I can't grow decent finger nails. The second one of my finger nails gets long enough to admire, it immediately chips and breaks off. I remember being 10 and spending my allowance on fake finger nails. I would ride my bike and rest my hands palms down, fingers extended on the handle bars and just admire my fake nails. They didn't last very much longer than my real nails.

You have to get the Ped Egg. It is amazing. My heals looked like....well, suffice it to say, they were awful. I got the above mentioned Ped Egg and I now have heals as smooth as a baby's behind. Yea!!!!! Probably not for Sandy but everyone else.

I am happy because I have Monday and Tuesday of next week off. I love having days off!!!! I don't get paid for those days. That is the only downside to having them off.

I love the show "The Office". It is so funny. Have you seen it?

Old Television Shows

I am watching old episodes of "That Girl" with Marlo Thomas. Do any of you remember that show? I love the old show "Dobie Gillis" I like the old shows because they remind me of simpler times. I like to see the fashions they wore in those days.

Gigi mentioned 13 things she doesn't do any more and it got me to thinking about things I used to love to do that I don't do any more and here they are:

1. SEWING. I USED TO SEW A LOT BUT I DON'T ANY MORE.
2. BAKE
3. WRITE LETTERS (LIKE GIGI)
4. TALK TO MY SISTER,SUSAN, ON THE PHONE FOR HOURS AT A TIME
5. GO ON DATES WITH MY HUSBAND
6. ROAD TRIPS
7. GARDEN
8. READ FOR PLEASURE (I READ THE SCRIPTURES EVERY DAY BUT THAT IS ALL)
9. WEAR KNEE LENGTH SHORTS (TOO SELF-CONSCIOUS OF MY HAM HOCK LEGS)
10. SIT WITH MY HUSBAND AND CHILDREN IN SACRAMENT MEETING (KIDS GREW UP AND MOVED AWAY AND BOB IS OUR BRANCH PRESIDENT)

That is all I can think of right now.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to you all.
My husband and children have always made Mother's Day very special for me and I am always a happy camper on this day. Thanks! Hillary always made breakfast in bed for me when she was home and Aramie always cooks something special even though it is her Mother's Day,too. All the kids call me if they are away and I really do feel like a "Queen For a Day". I remember my dad buying a lawn mower for my step-mom a couple of times and that is something I would really not like to get as a gift. I count myself blessed.

The house breaking is going a little better for our little Sophie and that makes for a happier husband. We all prefer a happy Bob.

I really don't have anything interesting to write about. I guess I've got blog-block.

Enjoy your special Day.