party hats and conference talks

Friday 04.01.2011 thru Sunday 04.03.2011

Mom came up on  Friday to help watch the girls while I worked on my novel (I have a big goal for it and she's helping me make it happen). Then we drove back to her house together that night after dinner. Trav had a late class and met up with us when he was done.

Saturday Dad had a job to do at the neighbor's (building a shed), so he and Trav were gone most of the day working on it. Mom and I were home with the girls, and we watched conference, visited the library, then visited the neighbor's (Cinnamon and Jared) to see how things were going.

Sunday we watched more of conference, and Mom made delicious scones that we all enjoyed. I ate way too many, but I love the making-scones-while-watching-Sunday-monring-general-conference tradition that the Marler's shared with us. Later we had a tasty taco lunch with the neighbors, then spent the afternoon together as a family. AND we finally had our family St. Patrick's Day party, which was awesome. Simple, but awesome. The girls loved the coin toss and wanted to do that pretty much the whole night. We snuck in one other game, too.

green party

Wednesday 03.30.2011
Since we were driving to Arizona on St. Patty's Day (a favorite holiday at our house), we held our celebration a little late. We made it a green party and headed to the park with some friends and family. The kids played on the playground, then we ate some green snacks, made rainbows (which Kapria and Mila weren't really interested in...so we don't have any to show), played a pot of gold game, and ate treats. We had so much fun!

Mila loves blowing bubbles.

A Limerick in Honor of Our Week

To Kapria, love Mom.

I'm sitting and laughing with you,
Enjoying the cute things you do.
When I hear a loud noise
That's not one of your toys...
I look down and we're soaked through with poo.


This week having been the first such experience, I feel I can officially be called a MOM now.

Limerick Contest Winners!

Thanks to everyone for their great submissions! And the winners are....



in First Place -
Nicole Drysdale
for the Finding Nemo limerick!







in a very close Second Place -
Tina Nelson
for the Witch limerick!






in a very close Third Place -
Gene Abreu
for the traditional Irish limerick!






I loved them all, so I'll admit - I voted for every one :)
And I love my family - thanks for participating.

The prizes will be in the mail by the end of the week.
Here's a hint: they've got some green. He he he.

Top o' the mornin to ya!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day: Limerick Contest!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
I received some great submissions for the Limerick Contest. Here they are, ready for your vote!


Limerick # 1
I've a bit of the Irish in me,
but the best you"ve got to see.
If you think the blarneys all in the stone,
I've a bit o the blarney of me own.
But for the saving of me soul, I canna let it be known.

Limerick # 2
Deep in my nose is a twitch,
an unbearable, unscratchable itch.
For the place it resides,
is in the insides.
And it's making me act like a witch.


Limerick # 3
Finding Nemo is getting so old.
Countless times I've watched it unfold
I'm tired of Dory
and the whole 'Tank Gang' story
Weston, please find a new fav. to behold!

NOW:
Vote for your favorite Limerick in the poll on the RIGHT.
Contest ends on Tuesday, March 18th.

Don't Forget the Limericks

There once was a contest begun
Of which entries there was only one
Of submissions we're lacking
Friends and family are slacking
So hurry and get the job done!

Contest: LIMERICKS

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'm having a Limerick Contest!





Who can come up with the best one? Email me your limerick by Sunday, March 16th. I'll post them all on Monday, March 17th and we'll vote that day. Whoever wins gets a wee bonny prize.

Luck 'o the Irish to ye!

Limerick:
a five-line poem with a strict form, made popular by Edward Lear. They are frequenty witty or humorous.

For technical people:
A limerick has five lines, with three metrical feet in the first, second, and fifth lines and two metrical feet in the third and fourth lines. A variety of types of metrical foot can be used, but the most typical are the amphibrach (a stressed syllable between two unstressed syllables) and the anapaest (two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable). The rhyme scheme is AABBA.

For people who just want the basics:
The rhyme pattern for lines is AABBA.

Here's an example of anonymous origin:

The limerick packs laughs anatomical
Into space that is quite economical,
But the good ones I've seen
So seldom are clean,
And the clean ones so seldom are comical.

We can prove this one wrong! Let's make 'em clean AND fun!
Contest starts NOW!