JaMindy

Daniel, he laughs

2012-01-05T21:22:00.000-08:00

Daniel does not like to go to bed, in fact, he laughs at us when we tell him to go to bed. that's not very nice.

things people say

2011-06-29T10:09:00.000-07:00

People say the funniest things!
A few days ago someone I don't even know said, "you look like you're almost ready to have that baby, when are you due?" I told her I was due in September and she got really excited and said, "you must be having twins then!" I replied that I was only having one baby. Another person in the room then said how being pregnant with a girl can make a person carry out far. Once again I proved them wrong and told them I was having a boy. WOW! I love how excited they were to try to figure me out, and how they weren't embarrassed about it either. I, however, was a little embarrassed. Now whenever people ask me when I'm due, I feel like adding in the fact that I'm not having twins.
I had an appointment with my amazing midwife yesterday for my 28 week check up. When she measured me I was measuring at 31 weeks. This kinda explains why I look bigger than I should. I will have to have an ultrasound to see if I have too much amnionic fluid. It doesn't seem like something I need to worry about, I just need to be watched a little closer. Perhaps I am just going to have a big baby. James was born 2 weeks early at 9lb 10oz. And I was a week early at 8lb. We will see. As for now everything is going good and I feel great!
here is an example of a single baby and twins at 28 weeks. I'm bigger than the one with only one baby, but I don't look as big as the one with twins!

My belly...our baby

2011-05-18T08:36:00.000-07:00

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It's been a long time since we posted anything! So here are some pictures of my belly at 20 weeks and baby Daniel at 20 weeks.
pic 1: arm
pic 2: foot
pic 3: he's a boy :)
pic 4: nose, lips, chin
pic 5: healthy spine
pic 6: my belly

nothing like a good stirring speech

2010-09-11T11:03:00.000-07:00

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Hollywood

2010-08-19T15:52:00.000-07:00

Sometimes hollywood makes me laugh and sick all at the same time due to their laziness and unoriginality. this happens to be one of those times. This is called the wilhelm scream. it's in everthing.

We have a winner

2010-08-06T12:46:00.000-07:00

James and I won this awesome garlic cutter at Kitchen Kneeds
This is what it looks like:
garlic zoom

we have already made 2 meals with it because we love garlic and this thing makes chopping garlic so fast and easy.

The best exercise program!

2010-08-05T14:31:00.000-07:00

Want to loose weight with out even trying? Of course you do! Well this is how you do it: from 9am to 1:30pm (or sometimes till 4pm) clean your house non-stop, make 14 beds (with really heavy blankets), clean 8 toilets, vacuum 4 rooms, dust all surfaces, clean 16 sinks, walk back and forth for the supplies you need, and if you run out of supplies walk up and down 2 flights of stairs to get them, oh and don't eat anything the whole time. Follow these simple rules and you will loose weight like I have! I lost 10 pounds in 3 months! I think that I have gained some muscle too because the blankets on the beds are quite heavy, the vacuums are hard to push, and a load of towels can get heavy too!
I am not trying to complain about my job, because I actually like it. I think it is a lot better than sitting at a desk all day. At first it was really hard, i complained a lot, and my feet and back would hurt, and the hunger pains used to be nauseating. But now my body is used to it and I am enjoying my job. about 3 days ago I was assigned to clean 14 rooms (I normally have 8 rooms). 12 of them were tidy's (where the person is still occupying the room) and 2 were strips (when someone checks out). The 12 rooms that I tidied were each occupied by 3-4 youth from NYC. Wow, they were MESSY! I can usually do a tidy in 10-20 minutes, but these ones took me 20-40 minutes! So I was at work from 9am to about 5pm. The happy part is that all the youth were really nice and they were part of a singing group and they would burst out in song randomly. It was awesome!
The last two weeks of summer vacation will be crazy at the hotel! we will be completely booked and we will go from having 10 maids to only 5, and from 2 laundry workers to 0. I will be 1 of the 5 housekeepers, and I am also going to be taking over the open laundry position. I will be a very busy woman, and happily bringing home the Bacon.

One reason cats are awesome

2010-07-10T13:01:00.000-07:00

the sneak attack

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My new job

2010-05-13T20:37:00.000-07:00

I work at the University Inn on campus as a housekeeper. I have only been to work three times now and I like it so far. I really enjoy cleaning the rooms and knowing that what i am doing will help someone feel happy. I also like trying to guess who will stay in the room next, who just checked out of the room, or what the current occupants are like (if they will be there for a few days). If i clean a room while the current user is away and wants the room clean, i get to put a cute note in their room with a mint for each occupant. I like that part too, especially when they leave a tip :) Another thing i like about my job is that i am constantly moving and it feels like a good work out sometimes. I am a little slow at cleaning right now, but i am learning what kind of a routine works for me and I'm slowly getting faster. Tomorrow is supposed to be a really busy day because 67 people are going to be checking out! My boss told me to come an hour early so that i would be able to get all my rooms done. I hope it goes well.
I am very grateful to have this job and i am so glad that my Father in Heaven helped me find and get it! When it hit me that i would have to work on Sunday for this job i was scared and i hesitated to take it because keeping the sabbath day holy is very important to me. So i prayed and fasted about it because i knew that this was a job that needed to be done on Sunday too. I knew that the Lord would answer my prayers and He did! I know that this is where He wants me to be, and I am grateful everyday for this amazing experience!

my new blog

2010-05-12T17:56:00.001-07:00

I created a new blog today! It's a food blog! Yeah! Here's the address: cheepeating.blogspot.com I know, I know, it's spelled wrong, but I did that because of two reasons. The first reason is because cheap eating was already taken and secondly because it will make for a great bird theme! I give a third reason on the actual blog. So you should all check it out!

Look what I can do!

2010-05-12T16:20:00.001-07:00

I love baking! I think that's why James and I look so...um...healthy :) Today I made this wonderful pastry. I got it from this site: http://17andbaking.com/2010/04/02/blackberry-jam-almond-bars/
She has a lot of other really great recipes. Check it out!

Pop Tarts

2010-04-28T21:56:00.000-07:00

I made home made pop tarts today! they have raspberry filling and they taste delicious!

A reminder

2010-03-05T18:05:00.000-08:00

A reminder to all those who, like me, like to touch signs before reading them, there are some out there you need to read first.

The winner is...

2010-03-04T20:20:00.000-08:00

This man, if he was on american idol i think he would win hands down, even though he obviously forgot all of the words to his song. and he might be a little too old to make the age limit

The Awesomeness

2010-02-18T17:43:00.000-08:00

the last couple weeks i've been watching the cosby show on you tube. it is the awesomeness, i'm sad that tv shows today can't capture the greatness that was the cosby show.

Awesomeness cubed

2010-02-12T13:10:00.000-08:00

Who new that Darth Vader had a sensitive side, plus, these are prime examples of what stop signs should say

Tim the Samurai

2010-01-30T18:39:00.001-08:00

Don't touch tim's doritos, he'll get ya.

Lazy or Genius?

2010-01-26T19:23:00.001-08:00

Now i know what most of you are thinking. This man is lazy, but i beg to differ, this man is smart. In fact he's a genius. He's so smart that he made a four hour job into a 15 minute one. Can you do that, purely by trying some new technique? i didn't think so. to me this video screams "give this man a Raise."

Now that's what i'm talking about

2010-01-18T20:02:00.001-08:00

I was trying to remember why macgyver was so cool, and i found the perfect picture to explain why. not many spies can save the world with only a paper clip, more than once.
Macgyver is awesome

Buyer's remorse

2010-01-08T20:29:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had that feeling, you know the one right after you buy something either pricy, or frivolous? that kind of feeling where your like, do i really need this, or should i just wait, maybe something better is gonna come along in like a month. for me usually this means some kind of technology. but this time is different. mostly because i didn't have any actual remorse while i was buying the item, just later when i saw what could have been. i mean seriously, i should have gotten mom and dad the snuggle suit, instead of the snuggie, but alas, i didn't even now the s suit existed. oh well. by the way, for those you of you who don't keep up to date on the latest blanket turned clothes fashion, here is the picture of the snuggle suit, the top of the line, for the time being.

Snooty Falutie

2009-12-06T21:52:00.000-08:00

I would like all of you less cultured people to know, I'm moving up in the world. Tonight Mindy and I were invited to a fancy dinner party, Brian (who was in town) came too. Anyway, the reason this dinner party was so fancy? Because we indulged in pheasant nachos. Can any of you say that? I didn't think so, it's so hard to come by for those of you uncouth. i must say, it was rather scrumptious.

Yay cougars

2009-12-04T16:28:00.000-08:00

Just to let you know, do to the fact that I played tackle football for 4 years in highschool, the picture has it correct, this guy isn't tackling correctly. sure he has the fundamentals down ok, but everyone know's your sposed to tackle the other team. duh.

Confused cat vs. dedicated cop

2009-11-30T23:06:00.001-08:00

awesome video

The escape

2009-11-30T17:02:00.000-08:00

i had to get out of there, they authorities were after me, and i didn't know why, so i did the only thing that came to mind. i ran. as soon as i got out of that holding cell, i sprinted for about 10 minutes, hid for one to catch my breath, then as casual as could be i started walking slowly towards a nearby high school football field. I had almost made it to the chain link fence and the safety of the crowd, when white light flooded all around me. looking up in disbelieve i realized they had sent a helicopter. they had found me. rather than running for the entrance, i scrambled over the chain link fence and ducked into a crowd that was lined up for the concession stand. because i'm a little tall i ducked down to try and lose my self. slowly i started making my way to the other side of the stadium and under the bleachers. after waiting five minutes made my way over the back fence and started sneaking off in the dark toward the natural amphitheater about a mile away. walking slowly and taking the back roads i start dwelling on what had happened. all i knew was that one day i woke up and suddenly i'm fbi's most wanted. i have no idea why, but i can't let them catch me, i've done nothing wrong. they caught up to me a few blocks from the amphitheater. this time there was no helicopter, just a group of agents on foot. so i ran for it. i figured if i could lose them anywhere it would be at the amphitheater. to get them off my trail at firest i made sure to vary my route and take some odd turns. i seemed to lose them so i turned on as much speed as i could and ducked into the crowded amphitheater. even though there never shows there it had become the hang out for many of the local college students. it was large open and had several layers connected by sandstone pillars. i figured i could really get them to lose my scent, but the stunt i was about to pull was a lot more dangerous than i wanted it to be. i took a deep breath and jumped into space trying to grab onto one of the pillars. i hit it hard, but i was able to hold on and i started sliding to the bottom roughly 3 stories below. there is no way that they could think that i was crazy enough to pull that off. i quickly took off my sweater, and borrowed someones hat. the feds showed up, i could see a couple of them looking around from the top, they spread out, but after 5 minutes, they knew it was hopeless and left. relieved, i put my back against the wall, and sank to the ground ready for a quick rest. And then i woke up. This is pretty much the dream i had last night. i don't know if i got it all in translation, but eh.

Another Awesome Analogy

2009-11-15T09:29:00.000-08:00

so as i watched this awesome cat i realized that i could take a life lesson out of this. here's my thinking. think of the box as sin. now satan does all he can to make us believe that we aren't cool if we aren't in the box. and sometimes he convinces us (maru the cat). so we try with all our might to be cool, to get inside the box. and once we finally get there, we realize, that sin isn't cool and we're stuck. but if your not into the whole analogy thing, than the movie is just awesome anyway

The most unfortunate children's book title ever

2009-11-15T09:21:00.000-08:00

i saw this in a seagull book catalog, and laughed.

My youtube video, I'm famous

2009-11-09T14:37:00.000-08:00

This was an assignment for my instructional technology class

My Halloween Costume

2009-10-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to be Mega Mindy for halloween. Here is a sample of what I am suposed to look like...

Here is another youtube video of the real Mega Mindy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKWE3culI8Y&feature=related

What if life was like a musical

2009-10-21T22:05:00.000-07:00

What if life was like a musical, and everyone randomly burst out into song? wouldn't that be awesome. oh wait.

and this is real life. yes the people who did it were in on it before hand. but this is just a regular old super market. cool huh

Survey

2009-10-19T12:45:00.001-07:00

The survey off to the right is one that I created in my Technology class. I am gathering information to create graphs. When you take the survey it is automatically added to my google docs page. It would help me out if you took the quiz. Don't worry it will be anonymous. Thanks!
the Obama thing is in the way so I have to make this post longer so it will move.

Some of the questions are cut off. most of them can still be read. but the second question says: what item could you not travel without?
and the last word on the 5th question is city

Information Technology

2009-10-08T18:47:00.000-07:00

As a Elementary Education major I am required to take an information literacy class. This is one of my favorite classes right now. I am learning many fun things like making classroom blogs, classroom wikis, and podcasts. here are some URLs to my class blog and my resent educational podcast.
mgubler.blogspot.com
http://helpsavetheearth.mypodcast.com/index.html
here is a wiki that my info lit class made together
http://inst4010.wetpaint.com/

I have learned a lot and I am excited to use this information in my future classroom.

Peter I almost understand

2009-09-13T14:07:00.000-07:00

Peter, since the family reunion in the mountains, i've been trying to figure out why you turned into a traitorous turncoat, a patsy, a benedict arnold. I mean how does someone turn into a democrat seemingly overnight? was it just because you wanted to stand out in the gubler world of staunch conservatives? or are you really liberal? who knows, but as i searched the whole wide world over (on the internet) i came across something that i think may be the reason you changed your allegiances here is my find.

you didn't tell me that barack obama was a super hero, i mean that's something to believe in. now only if i could get batman to run for office

"Last chance before school starts" party!

2009-08-23T11:39:00.000-07:00

The best kind of parties are the ones that aren't planned! It all started when we wanted to do something with Cari and Brady Shakespeare. Then James realized that we hadn't done anything with Justin and Hailee Caplin in a really long time. So we invited both of them over to do something at our house. Then we remembered that Brian Gibson was coming up to visit, so we told him to grab a date on his way. Our friends Aubrey and Curtis Henrie had told us they had plans and couldn't come over, however, when their plans got canceled they came over too! That's 8 people, and James and I made 10!
We had tonz of fun! First we created pictures with noodles and glue, then we finger painted with chocolate and vanilla pudding. After we finished with our projects we played Catch Phrase and Oh Shucks. Everyone had a great time!

Star wars Fans unite

2009-08-21T18:28:00.000-07:00

This is AWESOME, and rather enjoyable. I know that this is kind of a cop out when it comes to posting, but it's a post so there you go.

Movie Reviews

2009-06-22T18:38:00.000-07:00

How Dare You question my reviewing style CID! I am the critic, it is i who lodge complaints or worship wonderful work on my not so regular basis. Therefore as i have decided, just now, i will continue in my reviewing way. I will comment on instances that are interesting and unique, not delve into the mundane world of plot and storyline as some people that will not be named have suggested. No Peter, i will not dirty myself with petty things such as that. it would bias my review, and make my work no better than wikipedia, Disgusting, Disgusting. I will leave you to your puerile prose now as i leave to further the literary world of critical movie reviews. thank you very much

the last movie

2009-06-19T11:02:00.000-07:00

Sadly enough, Mindy and I have come to the end of the line, yes its true. We have finished our 4 free months of netflix. This wonderful time was provided by mindy's mother. anyway, we didn't squander our last pick. we used it on a wonderful old movie calld " the island at the top of the world." not saying it's the best movie ever, and in fact, if not for about 3 or 4 one golden one liners, this movie might not have been worth it.
"May I remind you that I am in command here! Only an idiot would attempt such a thing. I will do it myself." and a paraphrase, because i couldn't find the quote on the internet, it failed me. sad. anyway it went kind of like this. "today we are making history, there should be flags, there should be parades, the pesident should be making a nice little speech. Instead we have two young children and a pack of goats. I recommend this movie, especially if you like not quite realistic old timey special effects and a soundtrack that could have been part of the hit horror movie, "The Car" it was a good fun thing.

Shipoopi

2009-06-15T14:26:00.000-07:00

Just so you know what i'm talking about here is the definition of the aforementioned title
Shi'Poo'pi - The Girl who is hard to get, Submitted by the famous song titled Shipoopi from the Music man.
That's right, The Music Man, One of the better known classic musicals, for some interesting plot but mostly for it's amazing sound track. Besides the fact that they were willing to fit a song titled Shipoopi into their majorly musical hollywood production, they also fit other songs in there such as. Talk alittle pick a little, and Madame Librarian (my favorite by the way.) I think that anybody watching this movie will almost want to jump out of their seat and play the air trombone, as seen in various scenes throughout the movie. if you haven't seen it yet, you should cause it's a rip roaring super awesome good time

I'm a marked man.

2009-06-03T10:55:00.000-07:00

What do these two pictures have in common? Only the latest international government conspiracy theory. Here it comes. So after a nice refreshing walk, Mindy and I decide we want to go play catch with a football, so we head to the local park. On the way there, a little white dog, that looks like a rat by the way, decides to circle and bark at us. Well momma aint raised no fool so I stood still to let the dog smell me. Unfortunately that was my mistake. When I looked down, the aforementioned dog had peed on my shoe, affectively marking me his property. To add insult to shame my own wife laughed at me. Anyway, after a nice game of catch, we walked home. Only to be stopped at our door by who else, The FBI, well at least an agent of such. He wanted to do a background check on some neighbors that had just moved out. Anyway, here is the conspiracy. I submit, that the "dog" in question is either a highly trained kanine operative, or a robot, put in place in the neighborhood to search out likely sources of information and then to mark them. I mean how else could the FBI have known that we would be returning home at that precise moment? that is my question.

Our East coast adventure!

2009-06-01T14:43:00.000-07:00

Like most vacations, ours started out different than we had expected. We purchased our plane tickets last fall when we found a great price for them. And since then we had been making plans for your stay in CT. We planned on our plane leaving at 11:58pm on Friday May 15th and arriving in New York at 5:30am. upon arrival Alishia and Grant Peterson were going to pick us up, let us sleep at their house for a few hours, and then we would tour around New York that day. Well, the day finally came and we were ready to leave for CT; my parents dropped us off at the air port and we went to check in. When we got to the check in counter the nice lady kindly told us that we were a day early! I did not believe her and she had to show me on my flight plans where it said that we leave Saturday at 11:50pm and not Friday like I had thought it was. Discouraged and laughing at ourselves, I pulled out my phone to call my parents and tell them to come back. While I was calling them the nice lady behind the counter said that for $ 0.40 we could leave a day early, and we would be guaranteed seats. We took the offer and we were so grateful that things worked out so nicely!
When we got into New York the Grant was so kind to come get us at 5:30am. He took us back to his house on Staten Island and we crashed for a few hours. When we woke up the Peterson's took us on a tour of New York City. We did not see much there, but it was a fun adventure. The next day was Sunday and we went to the first hour of church before taking a ferry, subway, and finally a train to CT where Malisa (my sister), and her husband Dave picked us up. It was so wonderful to see them!!! We relaxed the rest of the day, and our adventure began again on Monday when James, Malisa, and I went to the Yankee Candle Factory. It was really big and we bought a black cherry candle. On Tuesday we all left for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was a very large city with many sky scrapers, but it was not as busy as New York City. People walked more leisurely, and it was more of a slow paced city, I liked it a lot!. While we were there we visited a museum called the Mutter Museum. It is a physicians museum filled with a whole bunch of creepy and weird medical conditions. here is a link to the museums site and make sure you take their virtual tour: http://www.collphyphil.org/mutter.asp . We also saw the Liberty Bell, the outside of Independence hall, and the constitution museum where we took pictures of bronze sculptures of those present at the signing of the constitution.
When went back to CT on Thursday and stopped at the Twelves bar and grill. The name of the restraint is a big deal because Malisa and Daves last name is Twelves. So we ate at the Twelves restaurant, sat at table 12 with the Twelves, while James ate the Twelves burger for $12! Wow that was intense!
Friday was a lazy day, and the highlight of my day, and possibly the whole trip, was my trip to the Hill-Stead museum. I am a huge fan of Van Gough, Monet, Degas, and all the other impressionist painters! At the museum they had original Monet and Degas paintings. I almost cried when I saw them because I could see the brush strokes and feel what they felt and picture them there painting them. Oh i was over joyed!
Wow this blog is getting way too long! I think I'm going to simplify the rest of our trip :)
Well, during the rest of our trip we went to Providence, Rhode Island and saw an artist water/fire show called Water Fire and it was beautiful! We went to the Mystic sea port in Connecticut, were I bought a lot of fun souvenirs. Then on our last day we went to the Temple in Boston, Massachusetts, it was absolutely beautiful, and a wonderful way to end a vacation!
The best part of this whole vacation was that we spent the whole time with Dave and Malisa! we love them and miss them already! (thanks for such a great time guys!)
Here are some pictures from our vacation: in order from top to bottom, Hill-Stead Museum, Eating at the Twelves restaurant, me and James eating out, James with a bronze statue and the constitution museum, the liberty bell, and James and I at the Boston Temple.

The Story of the Dixie Red Storm Logo

2009-05-18T15:03:00.000-07:00

It was a dark and stormy night, lightning flashed once, twice, and then a bone rattling boom shook the car, well not our car, our car was in utah, the storm, obviously was somewhere else. anyway, as the reverberations ceased a giant yellow eye was to be seen amidst the swirling inky black storm clouds. It appeared to be searching, and then as it gazed upon the car, (again, this is not our car) it stopped, widened, then closed. As the people inside uttered a sigh or relief over the disappearance of the eye, a funnel reached down from the mass of clouds and struck the earth with a shattering explosion, and to the cute little family in the car's horror, the massive eye had returned, but this time, it wasn't alone. this time it had brought it's twin brother, and some friends. The people were silent, for jutting out of the fierce black winds, was a massive snout, framed with the points of horns that were of biblical proportions, not to mention those huge staring yellow eyes. And then the eerie silence was broken, as the giant black bull, opened its mouth, and the same bone shattering roar as before issued forth to the horror of the family. Unfortunately for them, the epic cow was the last thing they saw, as a giant hoof came down and squashed the car, however, the littlest boy escaped, little timbo that was, and survived. he then made an epic journey to southern utah, from his current location in spain. 14 years, and many bovine infested nightmares later, he enrolled himself at dixie art school, determined to study art under the tutelage of the man know as the Del Parson. in his junior year at the not so ancient nor prestigious college, there was a competition to find a new symbol for the school, something fearsome, something to be respected, and to instill awe. Little Timbo, now Timbo the man, knew there was only one thing that fit the bill, and so he worked day and night, for 7 months, to capture the essence of the mighty beast that destroyed his family and shattered his life all those years ago. he did so well, that the judges were in awe of his skill. they could almost hear the destructive roar of the beast, and its yellow eyes drove fear into their hearts, they knew that this had to be their new image. and thus The Dixie Red Storm had it's new symbol, one to be feared and loved across the land. Red, the Black Storm Bull

Happy Easter!

2009-04-13T15:32:00.000-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpFhS0dAduc

14 inches of snow in one day!

2009-03-11T15:15:00.000-07:00

The day before these pictures were taken it was 50 degrees and the sun was shinning beautifully! We were sure that winter was over and spring was on its way. Then the weather threw us a curve ball. It snowed 7 inches in one night and through the rest of the day we got 7 more inches! James and I took advantage of the snow and went to a park near our house and played find the frisbee in the snow. We would throw the frizbee, it would land so deep in the snow that we couldn't see it and we would race madly to see who could find it first.

Where have all the good movies gone.

2009-03-11T11:34:00.001-07:00

a long time ago? I went past the local movie theater the other day and i saw that more than half of the movies were rated R, the other half should have been also. American film making is going down the tubes. however i am excited for this summer, there appear to be some good things coming out, harry potter, and pixar's "Up" are what i'm looking forward too, to show you why, i am enclosing a new trailer for up that is awesome.

Snuggie vs. Slanket

2009-03-06T16:19:00.000-08:00

I have just stumbled upon the biggest treachery of all. Here i was thinking that the all-american snuggie was original, yet now in this dreary reality i find that, in fact, it is the elaborate rip-off of a poor college kid's dream. The snuggie appears to be patterned after the hipper Slanket. Even though the snuggie apparently is geared towards feeble elderly, whereas the slanket is pointed at the lazy youth of today, I find it appalling that a large corporation that makes the snuggie (who also made "Bendaroos (Amazing Flexible Building Sticks!); Aqua Globes (Never Worry About Leaving Plants Unattended Again!); and Topsy Turvy (Unique Upside-down Tomato Tree!)." Would take this idea and sell it as their own. However there obvious and revolting treachery is not for me to decide, but rather for you, what do you think?

Holy Bat-Logic

2009-03-05T17:56:00.000-08:00

Mindy and I watched Batman: The Movie, mad sometime around 1967. While enjoying this technological marvel of old movie magic, we discovered that Batman and Robin had a stunning intellect. Not only can they solve riddles no other man could have solved, they also know how to read way too far into something to get out that crucial piece of information that would have been missed by any lesser mind. Some examples of this amazing ability are:
Q. What weighs 6 ounces, sits in a tree, and is very dangerous.
A. A sparrow with a machine gun. - robin guessed this one, and he was right on the money.

Discussing who could possibly be the criminals they needed to catch after being attacked by an exploding shark after a yacht disappeared, robin again came up with this gem of pure logical thinking: "We were attacked at sea, see? C as in Catwoman!" I don't even think star trek's Mr. Spock could have come to the same conclusion.

After figuring out that The Penguin, Cat woman, The Joker, and the Riddler are all out to conquer the world, Commissioner Gordon, another wise man with whom the dynamic duo keep company states this: "Some of the Angles of the rectangle is too monstrous to contemplate."

Though I must say that it amazes me that even Batman and Robin avoid the elaborate schemes that those master criminals cooked up. Such as Penguin's scheme to "Perhaps i could lure him (Batman) into the fatal embrace of a giant exploding octopus."

Also later, another riddle that Robin solves.
Q: What has yellow skin and writes?
A: A ball point banana!

And last, some of Batman's stupendous wisdom in this wise proverb, "Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb."

The only thing that I don't understand, is that with their obviously high I.Q.s, why would they feel the need to label everything they own, and use. Also why does everything have to be named with a "BAT-" somewhere in the title, like "Bat-ladder," or "Shark Repellent Bat-spray." Maybe know who's property is who's, or something else that a feeble mind like mine could never understand. We might never know.

Maybe the best movie ever

2009-03-04T18:50:00.000-08:00

"Fortuosity" is the only term to describe our recent movie viewing pleasure. Mindy and I were blessed to have stumbled on one of the best movies ever. It is called, The Happiest Millionaire. It was a truly wonderful story of a rich man, who loves boxing, alligators, and the USA. His daughter goes off and gets engaged and bedlam ensues. Even after the full three hours length we still wanted more. If any who read this, have the chance to find this wonderful movie, I would advise them to do so. For those who don't like musicals, this song may not be for them, for all the rest of the cool people, you'll enjoy it, as we have. Some memorable quotes from the movie include.

John Lawless: Now there's a gorgeous sight! Are you getting ready for a party, Mrs. Worth?
Mrs. Worth: [seriously] No, Mr. Biddle's on a chocolate cake diet.
John Lawless: I beg your pardon?
Mrs. Worth: He says it's the perfect food, containing "every essential element."

Angie Duke: Cordy, you and I are going to elope!
Mrs. Duke: Over my dead body!
Angie Duke: Only if absolutely necessary, Mother.

John Lawless: it never rains but it pours, to lose your only daughter and your pet alligators all on the same black night.

The Red-Box Effect

2009-02-16T21:19:00.000-08:00

Dig this. Mindy and I, living in the frigid north, bored. We can't play outside very often because of this equation: Go Outside + Logan + Winter = Death. I don't know all that math, but from personal experiences, i've come to accept this as true. On top of that it's only possible to play two player games for so long. Except for the weekend, we really don't hang with nobody. And, the kicker, we have watched every movie we own, more than twice. So, welcome to the RED-BOX EFFECT. when going to a red box, really the choice is between the two or three movies that you have heard about that you really wanted to see, or a bunch of random knockoffs or grade C- movies, that could yield something "tasty," or "unappetizing." If you are lucky, you will be smart enough not to delve into seeing movies from the latter selection. Mindy and I, have not been so lucky. Amid seeing such fun movies as Wall-E and Kung Fu Panda (both of which we saw in the theaters), we forced ourselves to endure such films as IGOR, and City of Ember, not to mention The Seeker. What i'm trying to say that the RED-BOX Effect states, if you want to watch a good movie from redbox, only pick a good movie you've already seen, at the very least have heard of it. because, "The Red Box Lottery" only pays out pocket lint, and used kitty litter. Plus, last thought, who runs the Red Box operation. I submit, it might be the devil, he lures us in with convenient and cheap movies, with the hope of a good one, only to dash our hopes.

Mindy's Names

2009-02-11T17:18:00.000-08:00

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) Mickey Civic

2. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR'S NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”) The Reading Snow Tour.

3. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Cookies-n-cream maccadania nut

4. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) M-Gub

5. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) Yellow Penguin

6. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) Ogden (I don't have a middle name either)

7. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first) Gub-Mi

8. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink) The Green OJ

9. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) Ernie Burt

10. STRIPPER NAME: (the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy) Betty Barlay Twix

11. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) Lynn (my mom doesn't have a middle name, it's a tradition in our family that the girls aren't given middle names, James says that our girls will have middle names anyway:)

12. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter) Pitcher Panama

13. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower) Spring Daisy

14. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”) Raspberry Socky

15. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree) Banana Maple

Grade A, Supa Deluxe, No You Diddn't, Now You Oughtta Watch Yo Back, Death Stare

2009-02-05T20:31:00.000-08:00

Well here is a contest for all y'all that is not faint o' heart. The contest is this, out of the three contestants pictured below, who would you not want to meet down a dark alley in the middle of the night. The ratings are based on the death stare that the said contestants are giving you. Hint: do not faint, hopefully you will never meet any of these murderous stares.This born killer, apparently is a descendant of sabertooth tigers, Jaguars, and Al Capone's cat.
Contestant #2 detests happiness, fun, cute animals, parfaits, and of course snuggies.
The last picture is a self portrait from Mindy. This is her concentration face, that also doubles as, "if you don't leave my personal bubble, you will die," face.

the snuggie and other asorted items

2009-01-12T21:59:00.000-08:00

The snuggie, the coolest thing since sliced bread. apparently the invention known as the blanket was missing something, sleeves. i can't believe that i have gone through 23 whole years of my life not knowing something so wonderful even existed. i feel like they i've almost wasted them. anyway it looks cool, and now all i need is a light saber to become the next jedi master. below is the link to the snuggie sight, so that you can see why you can get a snuggie, apparently worth 75 dollars for only 15! also, a funny clip where a drunk man passes the test, but accidently admits he's drunk and still gets arrested, plus the one and only emo band name generator. ever felt like you don't belong. almost as if the whole world has turned it's back on you. well now you can grow long hair, wear tight black clothes and rock out with fellow emo kids. this particular blog entry was pointless. but, i felt the need to share some of my favorite things. you know, brown paper packages, and such.

1. the drunk test. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-489885651925767878&ei=NyxsScODB52wqAPF-KGiBQ&q=drunk+test
2. the snuggie
https://www.freesnuggie.com/?mid=523259
3. the emo band name generator
http://rumandmonkey.com/widgets/toys/namegen/786/

The Many Faces of James

2009-01-11T10:23:00.000-08:00

I am Mega Mindy/ ik ben Mega Mindy

2009-01-10T18:04:00.001-08:00

Mega Mindy is a popular child TV show in the Netherlands. For Christmas my brother gave me a Mega Mindy poster and her pink mask! It is so cool. you can check it out at www.megamindy.be
To see clips, click on "ga verder" then you can click on the three pink bubbles to see clips.

Winter Wonderland (hopefully a snow day too!)

2009-01-05T17:27:00.000-08:00

Snow, frozen water, deceitfully beautiful like a rose. It intices one to touch it only to bite their finger almost like a thorn with it's bitter cold. It invaded our frigid northland clime, over three inches in the mere space of today. Only one thing, one bright shimmering speck of hope, can possibly save us from our otherwise inescapable demise. A Snow Day, I mean, in St. George we get half a centimeter and everyone stops everything, why can't Logan postpone it's higher education for over two whole feet? Anyway, our snow is a little deceptive, you'd think that with about two feet you could dive in and land on what would appear to be a cloud, or even a large marshmellow. Wrong. the first foot and a half came before a freak miniature heat wave. so it melted a little and turned to almost rock solid ice. Also funny thing, our front yard is almost totally shielded from the sun throughout the day. so we have well over two feet, whereas our neighbors might have a little over one. Mindy and i had lots of fun today playing in the snow, even if it won't even pack to make a snow man. we did snow angels, drew faces on the car and i even tried to jump in the large amount of snow in the front yard. we also made a fort, as shown by the beautiful model in the above photo.

I'm throwing down the proverbial gauntlet!

2008-12-10T16:05:00.001-08:00

A cry of Challenge is set forth throughout the land this christmas season. (especially to kim). Do you have what it takes to be the best WRAPPER of all time? I dare any to oppose me, and you shall be crushed like little ants under the heavy boot of my perfection. Bwa Ha Ha Ha. Below are images of my genius, see them and tremble! Oh, and Merry Christmas everyone.

Our First Christmas Tree!!!!!!!!

2008-12-05T17:02:00.000-08:00

These pictures are worth a thousand words. There's not much more that I can say that these pictures don't already tell. I will just add that WE LOVE CHRISTMAS! We had so much fun picking out our cute little Christmas tree, and it makes our house smell and look beautiful!

TRADITION! TRADITION!

2008-12-05T16:46:00.000-08:00

It has been a tradition in my family for as long as I can remember to have a huge platter of homemade ravioli, and a small turkey for Thanksgiving. So each year we make ravioli as a family one week before Thanksgiving. Since James and I are the only ones that live close to my parents it was just us and my parents this year (with a little help from my aunt Carrie, Grandma Penrod, and Brian Gibson). I helped my mom make the noodle dough and James helped my dad mix the meat. Then my dad and James used a noodle maker to flatten out the dough, while my mom and I placed small round balls of meat in between two flat noodles on ravioli trays and then placed the individual ravioli on a tray that would go in the freezer. Once the ravioli freeze for 48 hours they are ready to be boiled and eaten. They are the most amazing ravioli you will ever taste! Here is a pic of James and I in front of the large bowl of raw meat, the ravioli trays, rolling pins, and behind James' left shoulder is the noodle maker (flattener).

My first day as a pharmacy tech

2008-11-25T08:04:00.000-08:00

I had my first day as a Pharmacy tech yesterday, and it was actually quite fun. my coworkers are nice, the job is fun. but one weird thing, once you step behind the counter, color leaves your world. it's all black and white, and you have the intense desire to mix things and see if it works. also the odd chants of "It's Alive" suprisingly tie the whole experiance together. i give this job 5 stars out of 5.

meatloaf

2008-11-17T12:10:00.000-08:00

Dreams are funny, you know that one, where your stranded in a strange country with a crude spear and clothing that looks like it came out of an old tarzan flick? the one where you're running through the trees hunting for something you know will make the entire tribe happy and ensure your position in the clan hierarchy? then all of a sudden a 700 lb cat with nine inch fangs and a heck of a left hook tries to take your head off with a spinning roundhouse kick and a backhanded swipe of it's oversized claws. you use your spear to block, but its razor sharp claws turn your spear into tinder, and leave a deep wound that feels like fire is trying to come out of the right side of your chest. however, before the beast can finish you off, you take a jackie chan like leap, and with a mid air roll, and semi swan dive you pound the fuzzy monstrosity into the ground. without waiting you deftly pick up the head of your not so reliable spear and continue on the journey. fifty yards further down the trail you start to smell something, something familiar. you're eyes brighten, and the tips of your mouth uncontrollably flex upward in a small grin. you know you're nearing the end, and as you round the last couple of trees you see your quarry. A giant meatloaf? yeah, me neither.

Lasaugna, also a great chip dip!

2008-11-13T18:51:00.000-08:00

I decided that I should post something considering that I haven't posted anything in way over a fortnight, whatever amount of days are a fortnight. And therefore Mindy has been the sole contributor to this blog since the first, inaugural post. Anyway, as to add my two bits, I am writing this now. Two bits.

When the sky is dark, and there is no sun, and the clouds taunt with the possibility of snow, but never snow. One finds that they must look deep within themselves, and also scrounge the surroundings for any possible signs of hope. I have done such, as the conditions listed above continued for an almost unbearable five days and nights. I have often thought on the true and inspirational lyrics to "A few of my Favorite things." sung by Julie Andrews in the "Sound of Music." Though I'm rarely bitten by dogs, or stung by bees, I feel comfort in those words and believe they still fit my situation. So I decided to list some hopeful things, and other favorite ideas in a list of ten articles. I hope that whoever reads this may find hope and joy in them also.

first an honorable mention. 80's rocker guy goes to USU.
10. Christmas music is good always. Especially when it's cold and dark. Mindy and I have been faithful listeners since before Halloween.
9. Hot Cocoa, enough said.
8. Lasaugna. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner. MMMMMM!!!
7. Life is always better when you can tuck your underwear in your socks, A mission reference to this time of year and thermal garments.
6. December 22nd through January 1st. In this time period, i have my anniversary, christmas, my birthday, and new years. and the best part is, No school during any of them.
5. I don't work at western watts anymore. FREEEEEE!!!!!
4. Chips are amazing, they can go with any meal, or food group. Even desert. (fried Ice cream!)
3. Hockey is fun to watch. it's a combination of soccer, ice, and the WWF all rolled into one.
2. Big furry hats, they are incredibly warm, and really fun to look at. :)
1. "Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat." Yipee, i love christmas, it is the best holiday. period.

Don't forget to read your warning lables

2008-11-13T18:03:00.000-08:00

No one ever warned us that the sun never shines in Logan! For the past week clouds filled the sky and it was very cold, there was no snow and there was no sun! After living in St. George for quite sometime it seemed like death to go so long with out the sun! Logan needs a warning sign on it when you drive into the valley that says, "Warning: the sun does not shine here for five months of the year, and it gets so cold that your nose may fall off. If you still want to live here, come on in." Ok, so it's not that bad yet, but i've heard stories.
When the sun finally came out today at about 3:00 pm i was so excited that I couldn't help but tell everyone I knew! Yeah for the sun!

Spider of Death!

2008-10-26T16:17:00.001-07:00

While James and I were setting up our fake spider webs for Halloween we saw this ferocious spider near our apartment. My heart stopped and I did not know what to do with such a huge thing. We were affraid to squish him just in case there were babies on his back. My idea was for James to get a glass bottle so we could take it far far far far away from our home.

James, my hero, concluded that it must be dead because it was in the middle of no where, and it had not moved in a long time. He grabed a piece of paper and poked it. The spider's leggs moved a little, but thank goodness it was dead!

James placed the spider on the paper and we took it to the street just in case it came back to life.

Last Sunday Evening

2008-10-13T19:11:00.000-07:00

The following pictures are of what James and I love to do on Sunday evenings when there is no one to visit, and nothing really to do. James built a horse drawn space ship using every single piece of lego that he currently has. I built a tower out of domioes, and then we both built a domino train. We love our sunday evenings together :)

our cute apartment in Logan!

2008-10-13T12:37:00.000-07:00

Picture #1: The front of our apartment. We live downstairs, and there are 3 college girls upstairs.

Picture #2: Our beautiful backyard!

Picture #3: The front/living room, and our 46 inch big screen t.v. that we bought at DI for only $45! It works great! The only down side is that it takes about 5-10 min. to warm up :)

Picture #4: This is our bathroom vanity.

Picture #5: Now on to my favorite part of the apt. The kitchen! It is very big, has a lot of cupboard space, very nice counter tops, and a large pantry that can not be seen from this picture.

Our lives

2008-10-11T11:31:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since we have updated our blog! We just wanted to let you know what we are doing. James recently got a job at western watts. Which he doesn't love, but it helps pay the bills. He is going to school at Bridgerland applied technology college on Tues, wed, and Thurs in the evenings from 6-9pm. He also goes to school at USU on Mon, wed, and Fri mornings. James is a very busy man!
I, on the other hand, do not find myself as busy. I work at Edith Bowen Laboratory Elementary School on campus in a first grade class, and I absolutely love it! I get to work with the children a lot and i have so much fun doing it. Of course it is not all fun and games; those kids can get out of hand easily if the right actions are not taken, and sometimes that takes a lot of energy! I get paid $11 an hour, but i am only allowed to work 15 hours a week. If i work anymore than that I simply do not get paid for those hours. This is both inconvenient for me and the teacher i work for. But i can't complain too much, because I really enjoy every moment that I'm there. As for school, I am taking 14 credits at USU and I'm working my hardest. I got 90% on my most recent midterm! Yeah!
That's us for now.

Yeah! I finally got it to work

2008-10-11T11:26:00.000-07:00

It has been a very long time since we could get into our blog becuase we couldn't remember which email address we used. Either way, it's good to be back :)

My Hero

2008-07-21T19:55:00.000-07:00

Everyone has someone special in their lives (other than their parents) who has taught them everything they know. For me, that special person is my grandpa Penrod! He taught me how to blow bubbles in my bubble gum, how to tie my shoes the fast way, how to dance, how to laugh, the true meaning of hard work and most importantly, he taught me how to love the Gospel of Jesus Christ! He was one of the most spiritual men I knew, and he lived each day of his life in the fullness of the gospel. Two or three times a week he was a worker in the Ogden temple and he loved it so much! He was even able to officiate the session when my brother was endowed. That was a wonderful experience that I will never forget. Grandpa Penrod loved to serve! Whenever he got a chance he would help anyone that needed an extra hand. He fell out of a tree last Saturday because he was helping someone trim it. Even until the last moments of his life he was working hard and helping others. I remember vividly the advice he gave me over and over again as I was a growing teen. He always said that if i truly wanted to achieve something i would have to work hard to get it, because if i didn't it would slip through my hands. When i decided to throw shot put, he was there supporting me the whole way. Each time he saw me he would ask, "So Mindy, what are you doing to improve?" Those words will stay with me the rest of my life as i ask myself daily, "So Mindy, what are you doing to improve?" He was and will always be an inspiration to me. I hope I can live my life with the same kind of love and dedication that he did his. I love my Grandpa Penrod, and i can not wait to see him again!

Sorry if i made any mistakes in my typing; is seems as though i was unable to see the screen or keyboard as i typed.

Nursery Teachers or Lion Tamers, same diff.

2008-07-14T22:09:00.000-07:00

So there we was, in the forest.. er. well the church, walking steadily towards where we though they might be, and we jumped out from behind a bush... well.. i mean.... walked through the door and then we spotted them, four children. "Phew" we was saying, but their zoo keeper was like, "if you could go to Nursery A, that would be good." and so we does. upon arriving there we find out two things. first off, There are no smiles on Sunday Mornings in Nursery. second Children Don't like Strangers, well for at least five minutes. Well there we was in the middle of a clearing surround by snarling youth, knashing their teeth, and crying for mommy. Right Terrifying they was too, but finding large bins loaded with Distraction devices, we tossed brightly colored plastic knick knacks and fluffy recreations of other wild life into their drooling fangs and slobber covered claws. after that, trying to civilize them with a lesson, was almost a cinch, that was until they got hungry. so before they tore us limb from limb we gave them food, and lots of it. then we sang to them until their Mothers rescued them. And that was Mindy and My First Day in the Nursery. (Picture that was provided is a Re-enactment, by an unpaid professional volunteer to our cause seeing as we are not allowed to take pictures of specimens found in Nursery, our thanks to the lovely photograph Modeled by Sam Peterson.)

Of only a few words

2008-07-14T21:36:00.000-07:00

In the frigid north land of Logan Utah James and I find that words are necessary to communication, but too many words can make things confusing. This is all just a heads up that our blog will contain more pictures than it does words. A picture by itself says a thousand words anyway.