Minya Monster

The beginning of my hardest semester

2012-01-23T19:08:00.001-08:00

Spanish 212 starts tomorrow. I'm skeered

Things I find when I get to the bottom of the pile

2012-01-11T23:47:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to work on my 2012 resolution and last night, I started getting rid of stuff. I threw some away. Made give away piles. Folded a ton of clothes. Made decisions. The anxiety is so overwhelming when I even think about going through these piles. I was folding clothes tonight and found this little gem under a laundry basket.

It's an unfinished Alexia story. She spoke the story and I wrote it down:

Once upon a time, there was a little witch who had a magic box. She was on born yesterday but she had a beautiful sparkling dress from her parents. The little witch didn't know how to use her magic box that her parents gave her. She tried to use her powers to open the box. Little did she know that there was a ghost in the box. Tap Tap Tap went her broomstick on the top, but when it opened, out came a BOO Ghost. She commanded the ghost to dance until she clapped her hands two times. The ghost said NO....

It looks like there may be a second page floating around here somewhere. I'll let you know.

Whatcha looking at?!

2011-12-05T16:10:00.001-08:00

You lookin' at me?

2011-12-04T20:52:00.001-08:00

Guilty much?

2011-11-26T08:39:00.001-08:00

I said to Momo cat this morning, "Your brother is not for attacking" as he was crouched and ready to pounce on Tiger. Alexia's little voice came from the couch, "Meeeeee?"

This review is making me laugh today

2011-11-21T08:56:00.001-08:00

http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2011/11/20/twilight-sequel-is-creepy-unromantic/

The Twilight series is just bad. I read all the novels because I wanted to see what the excitement was. A friend loaned me the books because she said no one should have to read them. I poured over book one slooooowly. Hoping that if I read it sloooooowly that I would understand what the fuss was about. Needless to say, I sped-read the rest to get through them. I guess to say that I had read them? I'm not feeling so proud about that now.

I wanna be a kitty, too!

2011-11-21T08:50:00.000-08:00

http://thepioneerwoman.com/blog/2011/11/why-i-want-to-be-kittenkitten-today/

Alexia the Firewoman

2011-11-03T17:32:00.001-07:00

Kaz's birthday part was fun but even more fun after a fire truck showed up!

Test!

2011-11-03T17:30:00.001-07:00

Hanging out at the mall

2011-11-03T17:25:00.001-07:00

And just want to see if I can get this app to work.

We're just chilllin

2011-06-25T17:22:00.001-07:00

At the Lemmon Valley Park waiting for the coaches game to start. The kids are playing at the park & the weather is just right. Nice!

Famous Dave's

2011-06-23T20:55:00.001-07:00

We went to dinner tonight at the new Famous Dave's. I don't know how we got on the subject but our waitress got her new Thunderbolt yesterday. I'm wondering how she dragged herself in today cuz I don't want to put mine down.

Kiernan's back on his skateboard again

2011-06-23T01:33:00.000-07:00

What you can't see is the relaxed left hand and the completely tense right hand.

2011-06-23T01:32:00.001-07:00

Hi Blogger. It's been awhile. I have a new phone & so far it's pretty cool. I hope you'll see more of me soon.

Lady Luck

2011-03-18T21:36:00.001-07:00

Alexia was in tears because we didn't win any raffle prizes tonight. Kiernan says we don't have good luck. Yeah, we do. I left the house wide open & nothing got stolen!! Wide Wide Wide open. Screen door was closed but not locked & the front door was wide open. Emma was sitting at the door waiting to greet us. Now THAT is luck!!
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2011-03-18T21:34:00.000-07:00

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2011-03-18T07:56:00.001-07:00

Kaitlyn Marie Carver would have been 8 years old today.

Cold?

2011-02-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

He's surrounded in blankets & has a cat on him but I guess everything is warm but his buttocks
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2010-12-22T23:57:00.001-08:00

It's 11:58 pm. It must be time to start wrapping presents. That's what all sane parents do, right?

NINJA!

2010-10-27T18:46:00.000-07:00

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I need this!

2010-10-27T15:09:00.001-07:00

And so do you. Don't forget to check the customer pictures.

http://www.amazon.com/AutoExec-WM-01-Wheelmate-Steering-Wheel/dp/B000IZGIA8

Jenny Craig

2010-09-20T17:58:00.001-07:00

So, the food is pretty tasty but even though the sodium is low, it's more than I'm used to. My feet and hands are so swollen up :(
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2010-09-19T20:48:00.001-07:00

Taking the pedometer off at 11136 steps or 557.9 calories.

My last meal

2010-09-15T21:43:00.000-07:00

Alexia's last daycare payment was this past month. I'm not seeing the extra money quite yet but decided to sign up for Jenny Craig anyway. My sister in law has gone through the program before and it helped her out. I'm not in a good place with food right now. Actually, I've never been in a good place with food. I've tried just about everything except Jenny Craig. Let's see what happens next. I just finished my last meal before the JC food starts tomorrow. What did I have? A peanut butter and honey sammitch. Mmm Mmm!

Fancy North Valleys Panther beads

2010-08-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

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Reading a book with Mark Twain

2010-08-15T08:29:00.000-07:00

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Reading a book with Mark Twain

2010-08-15T08:28:00.000-07:00

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2010-08-14T12:10:00.001-07:00

We're in Fallon for the "SYFL Experience.". They're right! It's quite an experience!! We have an hour before warm ups start & we're standing in a Kid Zone line.

2010-07-22T08:03:00.001-07:00

Giant Burger is coming back!

Fishtank Ensemble

2010-06-09T00:25:00.001-07:00

It's a silly name for an amazing musical group. I've seen them twice now and am just so impressed by them. Their lead singer plays the musical saw! How can you not like a band where someone plays a musical saw??

http://www.fishtankensemble.com/

Their main violinist, Fabrice, is self taught and doesn't even read music! Ursula, Fabrice's wife and lead singer, has such an amazing voice. She goes back and forth from singing to playing her saw and it sounds practically the same! I have NEVER seen someone play bass like Djordje! And Doug's guitar playing is beautiful.

I am smitten.

Woah!

2010-06-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

These pinecones are bigger than her head!
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Self portrait

2010-06-08T12:52:00.000-07:00

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Ms Sassy Pants

2010-06-07T13:17:00.000-07:00

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Bored!

2010-06-06T16:24:00.001-07:00

Is what Alexia tells me she is. We're sitting at the Laundromat washing our sleeping bag & blankets the kitty has peed on. I can't go camping next week with a stinky sleeping bag. All the things she brought to keep herself occupied are "boring."
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Lexy's Fancy Hair

2010-05-23T16:04:00.000-07:00

Courtesy of Girly Girl
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New mama & her babies

2010-05-21T15:21:00.000-07:00

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2010-05-04T12:24:00.001-07:00

We're having a lovely lunch all together at the DownUnder Cafe.

IMG00671.jpg

2010-05-02T23:59:00.000-07:00

Hugs & Squishes
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Fw: IMG00728.jpg

2010-05-02T23:57:00.001-07:00

Obviously Kiernan has been training his sister in the art of nostril photos

2010-05-02T23:46:00.001-07:00

Dear Blogspot,
Why do you taunt me with your mobile blogging when I can't get my phone to work?

Sincerely,
A Frustrated Blogger

Fashion Show

2010-05-02T23:06:00.000-07:00

Kiernan totally ditched us all weekend in favor of his friends (from what I gather, there's nothing to do around our house....it's boooooooooring). Alexia picked out several new dresses from Penney's yesterday during their sweet sale and wanted to show them off. She spent about an hour last night making flyers for her Fashion Show and posted them all over the house (I just realized I didn't take pictures of them-but will).

She only made it through two changes of clothes before she was done changing clothes and decided to do something else.

The size 6 dress was on sale for $5.00 and the hat was $3.00. A steal!

This dress is also a size 6 but has a lower neckline. The only way I'd let her get it was if she would wear it with an undershirt. She is totally in love with this dress, which surprised me since it's blue and purple and not pink.

Daddy knows that it's polite to bow to royalty.

Her after Fashion Show couture.

There comes a time in every little girl's life....

2010-05-02T22:40:00.000-07:00

Where she decides, "To pierce or not to pierce?" Alexia asked me last week why she couldn't pierce her ears like her friend, Ally. "Well," I replied. "You've never asked." She looked at me like Huh? That's all it takes? And immediately asked, "CanIpiercemyears??" (It sounded just like one word.) Sure.
So we were at JCPenney's yesterday and she asked, "Mommy, you said I could get my ears pierced. Can we get them pierced today?" Sure. REALLY? Yes. PINKY PROMISE? Yes. And she made me pinky promise. We stood in the checkout line at Penney's and she just could not stop talking about it. She told the clerk and she told several ladies in line about how she was on her way to get her ears pierced (I don't think she even took a breath.) They were all very amused. She even made me Pinky Promise her one more time while our items were being rung up.
We left through the mall entrance of Penney's and headed straight for Claire's. The assistant manager helped us choose these pretty pink daisy earrings and had her sit in the piercing chair. She gave me the whole run down about what she was going to do, how to clean them, when they can be changed out and started getting the piercing gun ready. She was cleaning her equipment when this very loud, boisterous woman walked by the chair and loudly asked Lexy, "Are you getting your ears pierced?!" Lexy nodded with a little smile. "Oh, you are SO BRAVE!! When I got my ears pierced I cried like a big baby. But I bet you're going to be SO BRAVE!!!" I couldn't even begin to repeat what this woman was telling her but just that she was SO LOUD!
The assistant manager seemed ready but was waiting. I think she realized I was looking at her like, "Aaaaaand??" and said, "I'm just waiting for the store manager." I felt a little panicked for a second. How did this young girl make assistant manager when she doesn't even know how to pierce ears at an ear piercing store? Au contraire! Claire's employees are very smart, indeed. I was asked to stand in front of Lexy in the chair so she was looking directly at me. The assistant manager had one gun at her left ear and the manager had the other at her right. The assistant counted down, 3-2-1 and they both pierced an ear.
Lexy insists she said, "OW!" but she didn't. Her mouth opened in a loud gasp, her eyes filled with tears and her lip started to quiver. She was staring straight ahead, trying so hard not to cry that I almost cried. She looked up at me with gigantic eyes full of pain. Just then, the VERY LOUD woman said, "You did it!! You got your ears pierced!! Ohhhh they're beautiful!! You are SO BRAVE!!! You didn't even cry!" She was so loud that Lexy's head snapped up in surprise and it was like she shook it off. "Yes! I got my ears pierced!!"
I went up to the cashwrap to pay for her earrings and cleansing solution and they put her bottle inside of a cute pink bag that read, "Just Got My Ears Pierced." She carried that all over the mall. Every so often, she'd stop and loudly asked, "What does this say again, mommy?"
She can't WAIT to show her friend, Ally, tomorrow. I'm pretty sure they have the same earrings which will no doubt delight them both.

Kiernan wants his ears pierced. I told him no. Not until he's much older. Then we'll talk.

Ear piercing

2010-04-25T23:07:00.000-07:00

Alexia came home the other day with heart shaped stickers on her earlobes. They were her earrings. She was very proud of her earrings and kept brushing her hair back and waggling her head so everyone could see them. She started naming off all the girls in her classroom who have pierced ears already. "You know," I said. "You could get your ears pierced for real if you wanted." Her eyes got real big for a second like WOAH! She looked kind of scared but with a hint of, "But I'd be so cool!" at the same time. And that was the end of that talk.

Egg Drop 2010

2010-04-25T22:33:00.000-07:00

Lexy and daddy worked hard on her Egg Drop Contraption for this year's contest. Lexy dubbed it the "Black Tulip." It's black drip line connected with drip line elbows and connected with zip ties and duct tape. The middle section is three athletic socks. One is tied to either end of the Tulip with one tied in the center between the socks at the top and the bottom. The egg is inside a ziplock sandwich baggie filled with packing peanuts. At the top sits a nice big fluffy garbage bag parachute. You see, this isn't our first time at the rodeo.

Yes, it is mighty! Rowr!

All the kids at Lexy's school bring their Egg Drop Contraptions in hopes that their fragile egg will survive being dropped from the roof of the school.

Teacher Collin has the Black Tulip and is carefully fluffing the parachute out.

HOORAY!

Sierra Safari Zoo

2010-04-25T21:08:00.000-07:00

It was such a beautiful day that I decided we should get out of the house and go somewhere outside. I chose the Sierra Safar Zoo over in Red Rock. We scooped up Kiernan's best friend and his brother and we took off to the zoo. I paid our entrance fee and bought an ice cream cone full of feed for each child and one for myself and we set off to see the animals. Our official "Greeters" made us feel plenty welcome with a hearty "Braaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawk!!" The peacocks were out in full force today. Several sat in the tree and across the wall separating the main house from the zoo.

We were all anxious to feed the deer but worked our way through the smaller displays up front.

This sloth fell asleep with his arm still on the branch. Not THAT is tired!
For future reference, deer like shoelaces

The white deer looks like it's laughing. He's probably laughing at Lexy cuz she has deer spittle on the backs of her hands.
It was a deer mosh pit!

What we were the most excited to see what the Zoo's newest large cat; the Liger "Kalika."

She looked at us lazily as we walked up like HEEEEEEY People! Once more people walked over to her cage she got super excited. Then she started acting like the 1 year old kitty she is. One of the big cat volunteers came to her fence and started talking to her. Her idea of playing with him is for him to turn his back to the fence and bang his hands against the chain link. She got a real intent look on her face and pounced!

Some of the other animals we enjoyed

All the peacocks we came across were big hussies and were speading their feathers for everyone. Very pretty!

We all got a little sunburned and drank a ton of water but had a good time.

No, I have no clue what those two are doing.

Animal Grossology

2010-04-14T22:04:00.000-07:00

We all took a trip to the Wilbur May museum at San Rafael Park last weekend to see the Animal Grossology Exhibit before it leaves. Mike thought it wasn't worth the price ($30 for the family) but I think anything that has educational value is worth the price. Even cow farts and lion scat. I know far more about fly pee than any human should ever know.

Mommy? What are Ticks?

First pictures of 2010

2010-04-14T21:49:00.000-07:00

And our first pictures from our new to us camera. They're loaded in backwards (not in chronological order) but really, how can you tell?

Everybody Debke!

2010-04-07T16:17:00.000-07:00

My first post of 2010

2010-04-07T16:14:00.001-07:00

Sad. Sad, sad, sad. It used to be so easy when I could post from my phone but not any longer.

I've spent the last two days doing interviews for summer staff and with one interview left today, my brain feels like it's humming.

My birthday is two weeks from today and I'll be the Big 4!0! What will this mean? Stay tuned!

2009-11-18T00:33:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Blogger doesn't support Verizon?

2009-11-07T13:18:00.000-08:00

That just seems wrong :(

Another tooth for the tooth fairy

2009-10-23T17:21:00.000-07:00

Pinkylocks

2009-10-23T17:20:00.000-07:00

That's pretty darned close

2009-10-23T08:20:00.000-07:00

The word is "Secret"

The Panda cousins

2009-10-09T10:36:00.000-07:00

Alexia drew herself, her cousins and me as Pandas. No, I really don't know why.

Mommy Panda

Panda Sis

Panda Logan

Panda Alexia

Panda Evan

Hangin' with mom

2009-09-27T17:56:00.000-07:00

All about Alexia

2009-09-18T08:59:00.001-07:00

All you ever wanted to know about Alexia but were afraid to ask.

She wants you to see her butterfly

2009-09-18T08:57:00.000-07:00

Even though it's a bit smooshed

I ain't got rhythm

2009-09-17T19:24:00.000-07:00

General silliness at football practice

Watch out Lexy!

2009-09-17T19:01:00.000-07:00

Up, Up & Away!

2009-09-11T08:12:00.000-07:00

The Balloon Races are here!

2009-09-10T08:23:00.000-07:00

Mike found a way to get on the field

2009-09-05T12:04:00.000-07:00

Going to school!

2009-08-31T08:51:00.000-07:00

Back to school day

2009-08-31T08:24:00.000-07:00

I told him "Act a little excited"

You always know which one is Kiernan

2009-08-29T09:59:00.000-07:00

He either has his fingers in his mouth or he looks pained

Love Kiernan

2009-08-28T16:54:00.000-07:00

Strong muscles

2009-08-28T12:42:00.000-07:00

Oklahoma!

2009-08-27T18:55:00.000-07:00

Self portrait

2009-08-27T12:57:00.000-07:00

Kisses for daddy

2009-08-27T12:54:00.000-07:00

Scenes from Lexy's Birthday at school

2009-08-26T09:12:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to Lexy!

2009-08-25T10:23:00.000-07:00

Today my little baby girl is 5 :)

I bought this baby belly dancing sword 2 years ago with the plans of giving it to her for her 5th birthday. Needless to say, it's not pink or princessey so she wasn't that excited about it. She did give me a pretty smile though.

Multimedia message

2009-08-24T19:23:00.000-07:00

The reason the players arms hurt

2009-08-21T21:02:00.000-07:00

Everytime they messed up they had to do push ups or Belly Slammers.

Singing & coloring

2009-08-20T19:05:00.000-07:00

That would be Lexy's thigh

2009-08-20T18:54:00.000-07:00

Cat! It's what for dinner!

2009-08-19T06:48:00.000-07:00

Lexy's poem for the day

2009-08-18T08:11:00.001-07:00

Pumpkin Pumpkin Pumpkin Pie
Must have some before I die
Round as a circle, brown as toast
Or I'll haunt your house as a hungry ghost

Waiting for the game to start

2009-08-15T19:53:00.000-07:00

Waiting for the game to start

2009-08-15T12:09:00.000-07:00

Weigh in done. Time for drills

2009-08-15T11:17:00.000-07:00

At Archie's for Burgers for Bryan

2009-08-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

Some one year old birthday cuteness

2009-08-10T23:01:00.000-07:00

I'm too old for this!

2009-08-08T20:01:00.001-07:00

Those 3 weeks of hard core sewing and staying up until 1-2 am every night has really taken its toll. I'm still exhausted. I'm so tired right now I feel drained. Stupid getting old *grumbles*

Lookie what I found, Momma

2009-08-07T23:00:00.001-07:00

Concert on the Quad

2009-08-05T18:13:00.000-07:00

View from Tisdale's pad

2009-08-01T21:22:00.000-07:00

The Women of Asha

2009-07-30T08:39:00.001-07:00

Our costumes turned out so beautiful!

Raining cats & dogs!

2009-07-28T19:02:00.000-07:00

That would be the man hole cover

2009-07-28T18:59:00.000-07:00

Lexy the belly dancer

2009-07-25T20:52:00.000-07:00

Not quite awake

2009-07-23T08:04:00.000-07:00

Dunno what's so yummy

2009-07-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

But those ants are chowing down

Easter posing

2009-07-19T22:25:00.000-07:00

It's hard to remember him when he was this young II

2009-07-19T22:02:00.000-07:00

Get in the groove, Girl!

2009-07-19T16:35:00.000-07:00

Cat carrier-- FAIL!

2009-07-17T13:27:00.000-07:00

Beautiful!!

2009-07-12T20:07:00.000-07:00

The view from my backyard last night

Glowing rocks :)

2009-07-09T13:03:00.000-07:00