table dance anyone

the boss

loves to finish the others breakfast

while sitting on the table

he has recently added a new trick

{in progress}

{complete}

He is trying to join the biped world

welcome little man

soon you will be running & i will be longing for another baby

I LOVE this AGE

HE is a JOY!

a bloody begining to October

it's 1:15 am

the Mr & I had been dreaming of

well....we were in dreamland

when

a knock

at the door to our room

another knock

awakened and heightened the senses

then a LOUD BANGING

MOM---OPEN THE DOOR

i open the door to find

the second son

covered

and dripping BlOOD

from the

NOSE

down

Why wasn't I horrified

because I realized it is about

that time---yep it's been awhile since our last

bloody nose fiasco

the MR. and I got to work

the Patient was the least of the worries

bloody nose night comes once a month

(at least)

the child

with the nose disorder

seems to think he should travel

throughout our home

before

getting the blood stopped

which means.......

i digress

so.. we clean the the patients

nose--the blood stops

he says

"MOM, i'm tired , I'm goin' to bed"

"okay sweet heart, I love you"

which means

the Mr. and I will now spend an hour

(at least)

cleaning blood drops

the red nosed babe left for us

he peeks out from his room

"hey mom, I turned around a few times by your door"

"yeah right there"

"K goodnight"

after cleaning the result from his late night

blood nosed frolic

I go in to kiss him

( mainly to make sure the blood hasn't returned--because worse than nose bleed night is double nose bleed night)

I lay down next to my little guy

give him a kiss

and a hug

then I just stay there

too tired to move

"hey mom"

"get off my bed please"

"i'm really tired-i'm trying to sleep here"

a bit saucy for a child who just caused 2am carpet cleaning don't you think

HAPPY OCTOBER

HAPPY HAUNTING

Seattle.'s fine, the sun shines some of the time

And the feeling is 'lay back' all trees grow,

and rents are wo

But you know I keep thinkin' about Making my way back
Well I'm Provo City born and raised But nowadays, I'm lost between two lands

Seattle's fine, but it ain't home

Utah's home, but it ain't mine no more
"I am," I said

To no one there and no one heard at all

Not even the chair

"I am," I cried"I am," said I

And I am lost, and I can't even say why

Leavin' me lonely still
Did you ever read about a frog who dreamed of bein' a Queen

And then became one

Well except for the names and a few other changes

If you talk about me, the story's the same one
But I got an emptiness deep inside

And I've tried, but it won't let me go

And I'm not a girl who likes to swear

But I never cared for the sound of being alone
"I am," I said

To no one there

And no one heard at all

Not even the chair"I am," I cried"I am," said I

And I am lost, and I can't even say why

Leavin' me lonely still

I just thought I would post my anthem with a few minor changes

yesterday a friend called and mentioned that

I shoulda been in Utah this weekend

she was needing someone to cause trouble with

that someone has always been me.......

well, I am (missing you) I said

yet someone heard

yep more than the chair

and while I am lonely for my BEST FRIEND and our

Lucy & Ethell ways

I am luck to not be too

LONELY still

I am blessed to have found some friends who are fun, interesting, smart and up for some of my spur of the moment ideas

so Luce or are you Ethell i alway forget who is who...

remember the time...........wink wink........you know what I'm talking about.......nudge nudge

soon you will be here and we can stir up all kinds of trouble....Ricky ....oh I mean Angelo is so excited for your visit...p.s. bringing Fred(jd) and we will go get some fish

A funny thing happened the other day................

we were driving, Jaxson eating fruit snacks in the back

suddenly

"mom, i lost a tooth"

"oh, no where is it"

"mom, what if it's in here" ( gesturing to his mid section)

"could we write the tooth fairy a note"

Luckily we found the tooth and the Fairy delivered the $$

YOUR TURN

YOUR TURN

YOUR TURN

did I every tell you about the day grandma & grandpa met

Well

Grandma had been thinking about going to a singles dance ( over 30's)

and she really didn't want to

Grandpa had been going to every singles dance available for......let's just say MANY years

Grandma was finally convinced one Saturday.....because I was away and she was bored I think

Grandma put on her most colorful silk outfit & headed to the dance

Grandpa says when he saw her everyone faded to black & white

and she was in

TECHNICOLOR

the rest is history

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

to

the couple who I am inspired to emulate

what a Waynley thing to say

so a couple of days ago 

the Mr. and I were talking about needing to go to the Temple

"the Elders Quorum goes to the Temple Saturday Mornings"

the Mr. announces

"You should go"

I encourage

"Yeah but it's Saturday morning"

"Angelo, you are going to get to the pearly gates and say Lord, Lord let me in & the Lord is going to say "Yeah, I hear you Angelo but the thing is it's Saturday morning"

after speaking....I think.....where did that come from

then it comes to me

THAT WAS A WAYNLEY THING TO SAY

My Dad is a Southern Gentleman

he is full of what I would call Waynisms

Waynism:  words or sayings made up or collected from various languages and radio shows

for example:

Bothcha La Gupa : this is a word Wayne created and can mean anything at anytime

het liggen is altijd zonde : this means lying is always sinning, after serving a mission to holland.....Dutch still pops up now and then....he would use this anytime he thinks one of his kids is trying to pull something over on him

Orlando Muchwaylo Cada dia Corliss: Waynes spanish alter ego, he appears whenever Wayne is longing for Spain.....a place he dreams of visiting often

apart from these waynisms my Pa also loves a great fairly odd story

favorite movies include

Raising Arizona

&

Strange Brew

His favorite thing in this world aside from my Mother:

Relief Society Grapes

(I earned big points this Christmas by producing 3 sets--now he can be buried with one and leave a set to each child.....his words not mine)

His favorite children's story which when told by Wayne makes you roll no matter how many times you've heard it

is as follows

thank you

Dad for being part of my life, and making it very Interesting

i appreciate every Waynely thing you say

ALL MY LOVE

XOXOXO

release...relinquish.. liberate

relinquish

to release:

• liberation: the act of liberating someone or something
• a process that liberates or discharges something
• let go of: release, as from one's grip
• free: grant freedom to; free from confinement
• turn: let (something) fall or spill from a container
• spill: the act of allowing a escape
• part with a possession  

oh what a process

from creepy crawly

to quiet chrysalis

to beautiful butterfly

we will miss our free flying friends

I heard the Liam whispering encouragement to our winged charges

" fly away now"

"you can go"

"we love you"

"be safe"

our ever chatty Jaxson was at a loss for words

I was a little shocked at the loss I felt as they flew out into the world

amazed at how these animals are created knowing their purpose

each of these former caterpillars was hatched in a tupperware

grew, formed it's chrysalis in the same, and yet upon release each knew it's destiny

to fly free 

they didn't hold to us...come back around.....each flew away beyond the fence and into the world

I can't help feeling as though we did right by them

they were not hindered by our interest in them

they let us be part of the process and because we respected them we set them free to live

as they were intended

nor did we cripple them to the point that they didn't want to fulfill their purpose

so we thank them for letting us witness this truly 

miraculous transformation

*** note from the author***

we were able to witness a few of these beauties actually emerging if you would like to see what we witnessed

click here