March's Rockin' Birthday Party!

This last Sunday we celebrated Marc's birthday (1-1/2 weeks late) and Tasha's birthday (2 weeks early). We had quite the interesting birthday dinner with hamburgers and cheddar & sour cream potato chips for Marc and Cafe Rio style taco salad for Tash. We also had other great chips and so much food we all could have eaten twice! OK, well, maybe once and a half. It was a nice day so most of the adults were allowed to veg on the couch... er, I mean let their dinners settle... while the kids ran around outside. They loved just being outside and watching James work on his garden.

Marc and Tash got some fun and/or useful presents. One that Marc bought for himself was an Ipod Touch. Here he's showing me how cool it is and I don't know where he came up with them but he was showing me all these different fart sounds he had saved on there... wet & juicy, lawn mower, classic... he had about a dozen and it was so funny. He also had a light saber application where when you swing the Ipod like Luke Skywalker, it makes all the appropriate sounds. I could use one of those!

For dessert we had Oreo pie, because Marc had requested pie and then Tasha said we should have pie because that is what her dad likes. Tasha is a very considerate girl. Sonia surprised us with a special cake for Tash... total chocolate decadence and made from scratch. I totally want this cake for my next birthday so I don't feel so bad for getting another year older! Head on over to Sonia's blog to see this wonderful piece of edible art.

Beth's Party

Let's see... this happened clear back on March 8th. Hmmm... I'm not as far behind as I thought! Yay!

So back on the 8th my nephew Mark was in town for his son's ordination. The ordination took place at his ex-wife's new ward and then there was a big family get together at the ex-wife's new house with her new hubby, new step-kids, new relatives and probably new dog. It was mildly chaotic at the church and quite chaotic and noisy at her home so you may wonder why on earth I would go to such an event. Especially if you knew that they'd always lived a long distance away and that I only know the kids by name and they have no clue their dad has a totally awesome Aunt Leslie. Let me explain, I wanted to see Mark... simple as that. Plus I wanted to meet his new wife Lori and her daughter Hannah and I'm so glad I did. Hannah is a delightful young lady and her mom is awesome! Because of the chaos and the time restraints, my visiting time with Mark and Lori was short but worth it.

I also had wonderful short but sweet visits with Teresa, her son Matthew, Robyn and Diana. Most of the rest of my family were visited with in group discussions. I didn't see Matthew and Nadine playing the piano but I did see them working on some dance moves at the church. They seem to get along pretty well for the most part.

Kendall (12), pictured here in a white hoodie with his new step-brother, was ordained by his older brother Brian(16). It was fun to see Brian get to use his priesthood, even if he had to be coached all the way like you do with little ones giving talks in Primary. Later I caught Mark discussing it with Brian, asking if he was scared, how it felt and so on. What a great dad! I wouldn't have missed that moment for anything.

Unwanted Mental Images!

I can hardly believe what some people will talk about. I work at a nursing home and live with an EMT so not much surprises me. Yesterday I was going about my business at work and had run over to the nurses station. One of my co-workers was coming out of the bathroom in my office as I returned to my desk. He sees me and can't resist telling me how great it is to have the little space heater in the bathroom. Never mind that without our space heaters, the bathroom and offices would be colder than the North Pole. He animatedly continued, "its so great that when you drop your pants the heater warms them up!" Oh Brent! TMI!! La la la la la la la... I can't hear you.

Giggles

Today is a beautiful day out. The sun is shining, it's warm... it's the kind of day that is sure to have many cars being washed. I am not going that far but washing the windshield comes to mind and that causes me to remember a very funny incident.

This happened almost two years ago, not long after we bought the Yukon. It was spring; James and I were out running errands and stopped at a traffic light. I hate a dirty windshield so I was cleaning it off with the wipers and washer fluid that comes out through the wiper blades. The washer fluid was spraying pretty far (but then the Yukon has a huge windshield) and I pressed the button several times. Just then James tells me to stop cuz it's hitting the fellow in the car next to us. This guy had been enjoying the wonderful warm weather with his window down and was getting a shower from my washer fluid spray! He was hopping mad and I was surprised. As much as I felt bad about spraying this guy, it was all I could do to keep from laughing in front of him. Luckily the light finally turned green and we all went on our way but I still giggle and laugh whenever I think about this little incident. I couldn't have done better if I'd tried!

It's My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To... cuz we were all laughing so hard!

What a busy week it has been. We celebrated my birthday early, on the 8th. Everyone came over and we had a blast. Blasts start with super yummy food ya know... we had turkey and all the trimmings, cake and ice cream. Yah, super yummy food is pretty much standard issue for Moseley parties. Then as we gathered together to open presents, the little ones started showing off.

We're all just sitting there and all of the sudden Sami hops up on James' shoulders like an expert trapeze gymnast. He was a little surprised but took it all in stride... he's such a good uncle. Next thing he knows he can hardly breathe with Sami's hands clamped over his face in a death grip and with kicks in the ribs to get a move on. Sami clearly thought she was riding her favorite bronco. Just look at that adorable smile.

Addie got in on the action too making faces with her hands. Then she started terrorizing all of us with her roars. Addie made sure each member of the family was scared to death as she told each of us "RAWR" and we dutifully showed our terror. However, when Addie went up to Auntie, she must have lost her nerve because her roar became quite timid, "er, er... rawr?" Oh my gosh, we laughed till our sides hurt. Encouraged by all our laughter, Addie continued her reign of terror the rest of the evening.

Thursday we went to Desert Star for the hilarious show "Home School Musical" starring Zach Teflon, Amanda Hugginkiss, Linoleum Dynamite, LaVelcro Edwards, and Palmyra Kirtland. It's truly a delightful show and runs through March 21, 2009.

Friday I spent my actual birthday getting stuff done that I've wanted to do, like pinning a couple quilts so I can move on with the stitching. I also had fun transporting Tasha from Bountiful to Aunties. The day ended with a nice dinner out at the Magic Wok.

Saturday, 4 of the 5 family members with a February 13th birthday got together for lunch at grandma's. There was me and dad, grandma and grandpa, Alice and Jeremiah, and Todd and Dori. Everyone brought the required super yummy food for a Moseley bash and we had a great time eating and visiting. I hadn't seen Todd in a while and don't recall ever meeting his wife Dori so that was quite a nice treat. It's been a wonderful week for all it's busy-ness cuz this is the kind of busy I like. Bonus, a friend gave me a present at church today. I love when my birthday lasts all week!