Tidbits

Hah!!! 3 Followers! It's almost time to have the T-Shirts made!!!

If you recall, I mentioned that Ally is unafraid to ask the "blonde" questions. Well, a common trait among the children of our family, save Tyler, is to respond to any question with the first answer that comes to their mind. Then we all, including the person who spoke, get a good laugh at the randomness (I know that's not a word) of explanations in their minds. So here's the latest: The other night we had hamburgers for dinner and Kurstin's was slightly pink inside (don't worry, it was cooked - probably about medium). So we were discussing the various temperatures of cooked meat (yes, we talk about these sorts of things in our family) and Wesley wonders aloud why red meat is called "rare". Ally quickly responds with, "Probably because meat is usually brown so it is "rare" to find meat that is red." Silence... Crickets chirping... wild laughter.

Another lesson I learned yesterday: The toilet should be flushed EVERY TIME. Naturally, I do flush after every use, however, others in the family don't find it to be necessary. Yesterday, Robben wanted to unroll the toilet paper, which I have allowed once as an exploratory activity. Well, I certainly don't want this to become a habit, so yesterday I told him "no, no." Which he respected and took like a big boy. But being the resourceful baby that he is, he reached into the toilet to retrieve the toilet paper that was floating there. Thank God Mommy is always near, because anything in Robben's hands ends up in Robben's mouth! I choose to believe that that piece of toilet paper was not used in the traditional way!

Last night Todd and I went to a Jewel concert. She is so awesome!!! It was up at Table Mountain, so it was a small venue and it was ACOUSTIC!!! There is no better way to hear her, other than sitting down over coffee somewhere, just the two of us, but how could that ever happen??? This was my fourth time seeing her, and I think she gets better every time. I'll tell you this, her albums don't do her justice. I don't think I've ever heard a more beautiful or diverse voice. She can do SO MUCH with what she has. And on top of it all, she's a good person. I just love her... and I just found out she's going to be on Dancing With The Stars, as is her husband, Ty Murray. I normally don't watch that show, but I'll watch as long as she's on.