Ocho!

I've finally been tagged for the first time ever! Yay! Thanks for the tag Cami!  So here we go: 

The 8 list...

8 T.V. Shows I like...

1. The Office

2. Pushing Daisies

3. House

4. Arrested Development

5. Lost

6. So You Think You Can Dance

7. What Not To Wear

8. Iron Chef

8 things I did yesterday...

1. Washed a load of Zacky's clothes

2. Walked to Walgreen's

3. Put Zacky's clothes away

4. Watched T.V.

5. Blogstalked

6. Changed 3 poopy diapers in a row

7. Gave Zack a bath

8. Was really boring

8 things I am looking forward to...

1. Buying a house

2. Having another baby (Not being pregnant, though...)

3. The next season of "So You Think You Can Dance"

4. David graduating!!!!! 

5. Christmas

6. Buying fun gifts for Zack

7. Getting my food storage

8. Having a nicer/bigger place to live

8 favorite restaurants...

1. Bombay House (Indian)

2. Bangkok Grill  (Thai)

3. Two Jacks  (Pizza)

4. Ottavio's  (Italian)

5. Tucano's

6. JCW's

7. Joe Bandido's (Mexican)

8. Winger's

8 things I wish for...

1. A nice, cheap house

2. To get through my next pregnancy without morning sickness. Or at least decreased morning sickness

3. A baby girl - eventually

4. Everyone to stay healthy while we have no health insurance 

5. To make as few parenting mistakes as possible 

6. Enough money to take a really nice vacation

7. At least one more really good role in a play before I'm too old

8. All new appliances

8 people I tag... 

If 8 people even read my blog...

1. Erin A.

2. Amy S.

3. Seidi B.

4. Andrea D.

5. Laura Mc

6. Emily D.

7. Crystal L.

8. Mauni M.

 

Have fun!

An event a long time in the making!

Zackary is finally walking!!!  !!!

It only took 18 months!  I guess this is how he does things, though.  He was 13 months when he started crawling.  Zack must be a little perfectionist.  For weeks, Zack was capable of walking on his own, but he refused to.  He would hold on to someone's finger, even the very tip of someone's finger, but once you let go, he'd immediately sit down.  We tried every trick in the book to get him to walk to us, but he refused to fall for them.  Earlier this week David found a way to get Zack to feel secure walking without us actually doing anything, and voila!  We have ourselves a walker!  

Watch this video.  Keep in mind that this is the very first time Zack has ever walked unassisted. He waited until he was confident enough walking that he wouldn't fall down.  Perfectionist? 

Other less exciting news:

- I found a black widow spider web in my room.  Then I found the black widow spider in my room.  Where I sleep.  Creepy.  Then I sprayed spider killer on it and all around my room, my baby's room and the rest of the house.  I hope it's dead now.  I don't like spiders.

- Some kid puked in my purse the other day

- I saw Ghost Town last night.  It was hilarious!  And heartwarming. I really liked it.

- Chicken Tikka Masala from Bombay house is awesome!  Go there someday!

The Gross Mystery

The following story is not for the faint of heart or the weak of stomach.  So, use your own discretion!

On Sunday, I went to my in-laws for a family gathering.  Most of David's siblings and their children were there.  I had set my purse down on a chest near the toy area when I first got there.  A few hours later, I took Zacky's shoes off and put them in the top of my purse.  

When I left, I just grabbed my purse, Zacky and the diaper bag and went home.  At home I put Zack in the bath and then straight to bed, and then David and I watched a movie and went to bed.

In the morning after Zack had eaten breakfast, I went to get his shoes out of my purse so we could go on a walk.  Before I even got to my purse, I noticed something all over Zacky's shoes.  From where I was standing, it looked like mud.  But, the room was pretty dark, so I didn't know what it was.  When I took the shoes out to inspect them, it looked like someone had spilled something on the shoes.  Like maybe a smoothie, or something.  So I smelled it.  And THAT'S when I found out that it was PUKE!   And it wasn't just on the shoes (inside the shoes, on the bottom, plugging up the holes...), it was in my purse!  It had dripped all down the sides and pooled in the bottom and then dried.  It was a good 1/4 cup or so.  Someone puked in my purse!!  I have no idea who.  It must have been one of the little kids because they alway play around there, but who?  How? When?  I even HOPE that it was Zack.  It's still gross, but not as much. 

 There was no other barf anywhere.  It's not on any clothes of any of the kids, Zack included.  It's not on the floor at grandma's house where my purse was.  The only clue I have is the color of the barf.  But nobody remembers that their kids ate anything that color. No kids were sick that night.  There are no animals at grandma's house or at my house that might have done it.  And no, it wasn't just chewed up food that someone spit in there.  I only wish it was...

I started pulling objects out of my purse-the smell getting worse every second.  I stifled my gag reflex and continued emptying my purse.  Luckily no super important documents were ruined.  Mostly just receipts and wrappers.  So, I chucked the purse and the gross vomit-encrusted papers and washed and bleached Zacky's shoes. 

So, there's my mystery.  It traumatized me.  I've always had an aversion, no, a phobia of vomit.   If anyone has any insight into this, let me know.  It just might remain unsolved forever.

KMB lot pictures and other stuff

Yesterday I had to pick David up from work in Provo.  So, I made sure to take some ex-KMB pictures on the way for those of you don't live close enough to see for yourselves.  Aren't I thoughtful?  These were taken from the parking lot (which is still there) in front of the KMB (which is not).  For those of you who have no idea what the KMB is or who don't care--skip ahead.  

This is the worst one

Alright, alright.  I'm done lamenting the loss of this building. For now.  On to other things.

Zackary has been developing at a crazy pace!  Every day there is something new he can do or say.  He finally learned to crawl at about 13 months and after that, something turned on in his brain.  Now, not only does he crawl like a pro, he can climb on and off furniture, up and down stairs, cruise on furniture, walk while only holding one hand, and take 1 or 2 steps between objects.  But, the most progress he's made is in language development.  I wrote down all the words he can say and the list reached more than 50.   50! He's not even 16 months old.  Enough bragging.  Here's a cute video of Zack making animal sounds. Which are just as good as words. 

Farewell, KMB!

Today I drove by the BYU campus for the first time in months and saw that the Knight Mangum Building had been torn down.  Even though I knew the building had been demolished, I wasn't prepared to see, well, nothing. This wasn't just some building that I occasionally went to.  I spent the majority of my time in college in this building.  All my voice lessons were in there, several dance classes, and Young Ambassadors rehearsals.  So, I daresay hundreds or maybe thousands of hours were spent in this building.  Still, I wasn't expecting the sudden rush of emotions that came when instead of the familiar old KMB, I saw a big flat dirt lot.  Unfortunately, my camera wasn't with me, so I couldn't take pictures of the empty lot, but I did find a picture of the building being torn down. Hope it's not illegal.

So, goodbye KMB!  You will be missed!

I think I have a problem...

In my attempt to decrease my candy/sugar intake, I've been trying to chew (sugar free) gum instead. Today, as I was digging through my purse for a piece of gum, I found 5 packages of gum!   And some mints!  And I know I threw away another package yesterday.  Every time I'm at the checkout line at the grocery store, I buy at least one pack of gum! Usually 2!   Thank goodness I never started smoking!

At last! A new post!

Maybe I've gotten some urging from several people to get it in gear and write another post.  I have excuses, though! I've been in a show and had rehearsal almost every night.  Then once the show opened, I went on a couple vacations.  

First of all:  my garden is doing quite well, thank you! Take a look!  Next project--prune back the stupid branches that keep half the garden shaded all day!

I went to Zion's ya'll! My uncle owns a cabin just inside Zion's.  This is one of the vacations I went on. You can see the cabin in the background.  Pretty place to vaycay, huh?

Family picture after hiking. In Zion's. National Park.

This beautiful canyon was only a few minutes hike away from the cabin.  Can't get much better than this!

Zacky and mom in front of a wagon full of bones.

My newest favorite show, you ask?  

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My Ultimate favorite show?

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