So today has been a disaster

It all started with the headache, I went to bed with one and woke up with one. Hate that! Basically the morning was useless, I was cranky and got the kids to lay down with me in bed. Raegan fell asleep and I let her just stay in my bed. I went back in to check on her and I could smell a terrible diaper before I even go to the door. She was still asleep, but I knew I needed to change her. I started changing her and she woke up. SHe was crying and thrashing and upset, so I asked her to get in the tubby to get cleaned up, she wanted the shower, but I had to get in with her. SO I thought, fine, if she will calm down and get cleaned up I am fine with that. We get in the shower and I have just gotten her calmed down when I hear a thundering crash in my bedroom. I jump out of the shower and rush in to see Carsen trying to hold up the chest of drawers and the TV and all the components and everything that was on or in the dresser was splattered and smashed all over the carpet. He was screaming and crying saying, "I'm not dead mom, I'm not dead, I'm not dead mom etc..." SO I try to quickly get everything stabilized so it wont fall over on me too. I asked him what had happened, because he knows he is not to climb the dressers. He said he was jumping and trying to pull himself up on top of the dresser so he could get to a toy I had put up there. The chest/dresser is about four and a half feet tall...he was jumping up there to get on the top and he pulled everything off. I was upset with him, but grateful he was not hurt, he has a pretty nice bonk on his head, but his pupils are equal and he acts and seems fine, so I think he will be OK. But, seriously? In the past week he has drawn on 2 of my doors with pink sharpie marker, and drew on the wall with a black sharpie marker, and yes it was the wall I just painted 2 weeks ago. I don't think I am going to survive Spring Break.

Oh, yeah, after the TV situation I hopped back in the shower to help Raegs and I was bending down to soap her up and I slipped took her out and smashed my toes into the wall... Hopefully they are not broken, but I can't really move them or put any weight on them...fantastic...

Spring Break

It is Spring Break this week, and I am wondering, what I should do woth the kids...I know Carsen is only in preschool, but he does know that it is spring break and we are supposed to be doing something. So any ideas?

Thought you might want to know

I know who you are...Yep, I know who reads my blog, I can see who you are, so if you are blog stalking me thinking you are living in anonymity you are not! HA! Gotcha!!

Fun Website

My mom found this website that tells you what song was # 1 on any given day. SO of course we checked everyone's birthdays...

Mine is Call Me by Blondie, Steve's is Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees, Carsen's is Hey Ya by Outkast, and Raegan's is Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake.

Something entertaining and amusing to check out! If you do check it out, leave a comment of what your song was!!

http://www.joshhosler.biz/NumberOneInHistory/SelectMonth.htm

I am confused...

Pretty much my feet and I need to have a chat. Every night it seems it is the same thing, I get in bed, my feet decide it is time to cut off all blood supply to them and the become little frozen blocks of ice, which I have to thaw on Steve's leg...Well the past couple of nights I have been feeling quite clever and I decided to take my frozen tootsies and thaw them myself. Heating pad city, I had that thing cranked up. So, it was toasty warm and all, except guess what? Now my feet are too hot and I can't sleep. I am just wondering what the happy medium is, apparently it is Steve's leg...I guess if something works why try and fix it, right? Now, how to get rid of the AMAZING heat at the bottom of my bed...

Reality TV why do I love you so?

I admit it, I LOVE reality TV...well, at least some of it. The shows I like are, in no particular order...Dancing with the Stars, Little People Big World, Dirty Jobs, Intervention, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Flipping Out, Salon Makeover, Split Ends, Dr. 90210, 18 Kids and Counting, Jon and Kate plus 8, the Exterminators, Treasure Quest, and Deadliest Catch. I just saw a preview of the new season of Deadliest Catch, it starts in April, man, I am excited...

I don't know if I love these shows because I really love them, or if they are on late at night in the million re-runs so it is something to watch... I would have to say my top 5 that I would recommend to anyone, are...Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, Dancing with the Stars, Treasure Quest, and Flipping Out. Those are my faves. Yes, now you can judge me, but I don't mind...at least I know there are hundreds of types of Dwarfism, king crab season is in the winter, the rumba is one of the most difficult ballroom dances to perform well, no one should have 18 children home school them and think that is normal, never lie or run from the Dog, if you have a drug problem and a team of people want to do a "documentary" on you know you are in for an intervention and take the treatment, bugs are gross especially in Louisiana, 6 two-year olds is enough to drive anyone crazy, NEVER NEVER forget to get Jeff Lewis EXACTLY what he orders for lunch, Dr. Rey can make anyone's boobs look amazing, and if you have a lost shipwreck Zeus will find it...

Another Plug

I know we just posted about this a few weeks ago, but I wanted to remind everyone Steve has a weekly radio show, and not to worry, anyone with internet access can listen in. The station is KTALK here in SLC, and there is a link to the listen live online at Steve's website www.tanradioshow.com. The show is Thursdays at noon (MST). They also have a free podcast available on iTunes, just search "The Accredited Network."

Right now everything financial is crazy and in such turmoil, I think it is important for everyone to educate themselves so they can make the most informed decisions possible. I think also it is good to hear more than one point of view. Listen in, I am sure you will learn something. Also if you have any questions or you want to talk to Steve about anything financial (you will not want my advise in this area...I am pretty much clueless) email him steve.eror@gmail.com. Thanks!

Free Giveways

Um...I discovered this today and had to share, they give something away every day, it is mostly Utah, I think (still figuring it all out), so sorry for you out of state readers. You could always enter, then I could get your winnings if you are so lucky.....anyway, here is the link .

February has a new name

In our family I will be calling February Sickuary. We have been sick pretty much the whole month, and lucky me I get to call the last 2 weeks my own. I guess we can't complain too much it is not sick enough to go to the doctor, just sick enough to feel terrible and be cranky. Hopefully March will come in like a "healing" lion...I am blaming our aliments for not much blogging...

2 Dumb Things

Maybe it is because I am sick, or maybe I am just in a bad mood, but a couple of things have been bothering me the past two of days. First I was in a store shopping and I was near a woman and her little girl, probably 5 years old. So you are wondering why do I think this lady is dumb? Well, the daughter was running around and the mom was yelling her name constantly. Know what her name was, OSHA, I am not sure of the spelling, but OSHA, come on lady SERIOUSLY?! I hope I am not offending anyone who wanted to name their child ofter the OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION! I just wonder where her siblings, FICA and CDC are? Thing two, hello people, we live in Utah, it snows here we all know that, umm...when you own a WHITE car, do you think you might want to turn the headlights on when it is snowing...what color is snow? What color is your car??? Any similarities? I personally think ALL cars should have their headlights on in a white-out, but white cars especially! There it is, my rant for the day!

Work...WOW!

So work has been crazy! Since January I'm officially no longer at Fidelity! I started at a firm called "The Accredited Network." It's really starting to take off, but it's been a ton of work. Here's what I've done just in the last week

In the last week, I've..

1)Started a radio show, "Accredited Network Radio." It's broadcast locally in Salt Lake on Am 630 KTKK. It's every Thursday from Noon until 2pm and on the Internet at www.k-talk.com
2)I've started a blog. We write about various Financial Issues and a lot of what we talk about on the radio show. You can find that at www.tanradioshow.com
3)I've started a podcast. If you go to our website (see item 2) you can subscribe to it straight from our website!

Carsen's Birthday

If you're logged on and there is video above this post...this is Carsen's 5th Birthday being broadcast!!! Feel free to type in you name and wish Carsen a happy birthday OR if you happen to have a Stickam account...loggin in and tell him yourself!

What happens if you leave a wedding cake in the fridge for months...

Gygi gets props

Hey, everyone should shop at Gygi. They are awesome!!! Let me tell you a story, Raegan and I were there earlier today and she smashed her finger pretty badly, she was VERY upset, so I promptly ended our shopping trip. As I was trying to check out with a sobbing girl the lady said, could I get her some jelly beans. I knew that would make Raeggie feel better, so I said yes. She came back with a HUGE bag of Jelly Bellys and tried to make her feel better. I like Gygi, you should too, plus the guy that works there said I look like Kelly Clarkson...so....

Snow much?

Here are some pics of our latest storm


we are probably not grilling tonight...




Amazingly the Dish still works...I can't believe it

Hmmm.... this might get me on a terrorist hit list...

I have decided I have a jihad, or a few jihads. I googled jihad which led me to wikipedia, where I learned that one definition of jihad is, "to struggle to improve one's self and/or society". I think that is pretty appropriate.

So, here is my list of things I have a jihad against

moths
people who don't know the difference between your and you're
pieces of popcorn that get stuck in your teeth and refuse to let go
creepy polygamists (ie Warren Jeffs)
girls who want to marry Edward...umm...HE'S NOT REAL...
split ends
when people say "less is more" and have no idea what it actually means
that one sock that never can be matched
at least once a month there is some news story on how evil facebook/myspace/energy drinks are
dust
when you ask for no onions/mayo/mustard and they decide to put it on there anyway
politicians (and their wives) calling on my cell phone to remind me to vote for them
how the dog decides to go right in front of the door outside, so when the snow melts she walks through it and tracks it all over
the mustache "trend"...ew...
static in my hair
pepsi
Apple, mostly because of their snarky TV ads
our mailman...or woman, Mail should not be delivered at 7pm...
spiders
whiners

On the Radio today!!!

So I was walking out of my office last night...and I was asked if I'd be interested in hosting a radio show today. You see one of my Firm's partners has a radio show on AM 630 KTKK. He's out of town. The other guy he does a show with, can't make it in, so one of my co-workers, Nate and I, are going to be doing two hours of live radio today.

I know this is short notice, but if you're interested in hearing what I do since I left Fidelity...oops yeah...I should probably discuss that some time soon...anyway, if you want to hear what I'm doing tune in. If you're in a place where you can't tune your radio in, you can log online at http://www.k-talk.com/

It will either be informative, or entertaining...perhaps both!

Just a thought

Anyone else notice that whenever the Sundance Film Festival occurs SLC is always having an inversion and the air is terrible, coincidence...?

Martin Luther King Day

Today is MLK day. What does that mean? Well the banks are closed, no mail, the stock market is closed (which could be a good thing for your portfolio), and you can’t go to the DMV today. Tomorrow Barack H. Obama will be inaugurated President of The United States of America, The first black President of the United States.
Yesterday there was a HUGE party in Washington D.C. celebrating the inauguration. Personally I believe this is a good thing. We should ALWAYS celebrate the peaceful transition of government. I don’t believe that as Americans we realize how rare and what a blessing this really is. You may disagree with the choice the country made, but celebrate that we were able to make that choice.
With the hundreds of thousands of people in attendance the press had a field day interviewing attendees. There seemed to be a common theme to the comments made specifically, “Isn’t it great that we elected a Black President.” My response, no…no it’s not.
Before you start thinking that it’s time I shave my head or pull out my hood from under my bed, keep in mind that I served my LDS mission in Haiti, a country that is 99.8% Black. Also I sincerely believe that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would stand by me on this. As evidence of this let me refer to a couple of lines from Dr. King’s famous, “I have a Dream” speech.
“I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
Agree with him, or disagree with him Barack Obama has worked hard to get where he’s at now. I can’t imagine an undertaking much more difficult than running for office. Everything about you, your family, your friends, even things you wrote in Kindergarten are held under close scrutiny. These things are analyzed, theorized, and speculated about. That says nothing to the work that he’s put in before he ever ran for office, ie community work, school etc.
To say that Barack Obama is, or will be great simply because of the color of his skin is just as racist as saying that he’s a poor President because of the same criteria. Let him lead, let him act and then judge if he’s a great President or not.
As Dr. King said, “judge…by the content of their character.” I hope Mr. Obama the best of luck. I truly do. I disagree with most his opinions on things but I hope that his presidency is successful and that he does leave the country better than when he found it.

Pretty proud of myself

Raegan is trying to get some new teeth, she has 4 to go and unfortunately they are the molars in the very back. I feel so bad for her, teething has always been rough on her, and then all of us. I was trying to get her to take some pain reliever so she could sleep the other night and she would NOT take it, I tried the liquid and the chewables, she was not having it. In the past I've tried to mix liquid in with juice or something, except if she doesn't drink it all you never know how much she got in her system, or really how she is going to feel, so I didn't like that option too much. So, I was inspired. She loves nem-nems, M&Ms to you and me. SO I took 5 or 6 of them and put them in a bowl with the chewables. She ate them right up, I was trying to be all nonchalant about it, but I was watching her slowly pick up the chewables and pop them in her mouth. She even said, yum, pink, me like pink. Ha-ha, I have her fooled at least for another day...

Happy Birthday Dad!

Here is a video we took of the kids helping my Dad blow out his birthday candles.

Ok, here's a try...

I am going to try to become more inspired and get back into blogging, so I decided to go back to my roots, my random lists...I was thinking about how I am so not a fan of girl movies, so I thought I would make a list of movies I LOVE, and would recommend to anyone!

Empire Records
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
any of the Die Hard series
Matrix series
Princess Bride (OK, so I know that is pretty much a girl movie, but I get to have one girl movie...)
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
any James Bond (except Timothy Dalton bonds, not so much of a fan of those)
ALL Pixar movies, Love them!
Lethal Weapon series
Maverick
Transformers (even after Carsen watched it 300 times)
Ocean's 11
Italian Job
Old Godzilla movies, but only if you completely make fun of them the whole time!
Rocky, and the whole series (I have recently discovered the Rocky series, thanks to Spike TV)
Rush Hour
Indiana Jones
Iron Man
Days of Thunder (even though Tom Cruise is in it...)
Steel Magnolias (OK, so I get 2 girl movies)
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Goonies
Sneakers
Back to the Future
Groundhog Day
Breakfast Club
Grumpy Old Men
Karate Kid
Forrest Gump


I know there are more, but, this is a pretty good list so far!

To blog or not to blog...

I have been having a hard time the past month or so getting back on the blogging bandwagon, maybe my sense of humor is wearing thin, maybe it is the short days of winter, or maybe I am just burned out. I am not sure which, but I will try to remedy the situation. Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year!

In case you were wondering

Right now my kids are taking their new Christmas sled out for a test run. The are having a great time and are taking turns and everything. They are happy and very cute. The only problem...the are sledding down the stairs....