Non-Newtonian liquids

I'm not nearly smart enough to understand how these liquids work - for a quick primer you can check them out on Wikipedia. Kristi told me about these the other day, and I just ran across a couple of them on Gizmodo. The first involves a sub-woofer, a metal tray, and some cornstarch in water. Very cool to watch. The next is long-ish (about 4 minutes) and from a Spanish TV show. It's very cool to watch them "walk on water" though.

Speaker


Walk on Water

I like to eat, eat, eat, Apples and Bananas!!!

Anyone know what I can do with squishy bananas??? I usually do banana bread but am kind of sick of that. I was thinking of a banana fight with Andy but then thought of all the hungry people around the world and decided I should do something edible. I am SO green!!

It was a dark and quiet night.....

Our power went out last night for about 2 hours. Thankfully it went out just after the last dance on SYTYCD! Phew! It got me thinking about how much I used to love the power going out and how much I really don't like it going out anymore. What is the change you ask? Well thank you for asking. I'd be happy to tell you!!! The change is the big R word. RESPONSIBILITY!!! Ugh, I hate that word. Back in the day when the power would go out my family had the best time! We would either go sit outside and talk, play cards, or my favorite, the laughing game. It was always a lot of fun no matter what we did but the 5 of us would make the best of it and it was always entertaining. I even prayed all the time for the power to go out at school or, even better, while I was working at the pharmacy. It rarely happened but I was always pleased when it did.

NOW when the power goes out it's just a pain!! Andy has our computer hooked into a backup power thingee that beeps incessently when the power goes out. It's annoying. Then, one of our smoke detectors decided to beep as well begging for a new battery. This beep happened to wake up Samantha which we ALL know is the worst thing to have happen. Let us not awake the princess of the world for her wrath is great and terrible. Then I started to worry about the food in the fridge and freezer and all the dead quiet of the house was just freakin' me out!! It's not meant to be that quiet! That's why we invented such loud objects....so we don't have to deal with our own thoughts and problems. We can shove them into the back of our mind and enjoy the mechanical hum of all the blinking and flashing electric boxes. Being inside my mind right now is not where I want to be. But that's another post for another day.

Feeling torn

I am feeling a little torn these days. Andy and I decided a while back that we would like to move internationally for a few years (hopefully with his current company). We've been back in Utah almost 2 years and I still don't feel settled which I am taking as a sign that we aren't done with our adventures yet. However, we've got it good here!!!! Andy goes to work early so he gets home almost everyday before 4 pm! I love that. His commute is only 15 minutes each way. I love that. I get to hang out with my mom and sisters and my adorable nephews and niece. I LOVE that. I get to hang out with my best pal Ashly and her cute kids. I love that. I have a nice house that fits all of us (although a 4th bedroom would be heaven) and a yard with a garden. I love that.
Oh, by the way, I have a TON of beautiful tomatoes growing and I can't WAIT to eat them. But I digress.
We've just got it so good here and the thoughts of going back to apartment living, even if it is in a wonderful city like London, makes me kind of sad. I do hope that we get the opportunity to go somewhere for 2-3 years but it will make me sad to leave our comfortable life in Utah. Mostly we just think the kids with an English accent will be too damn cute!! Am I right?? I would love a foreign speaking country though and have the kids learn another language. What a great opportunity to learn while they're young and their minds are still sponges. My mind on the other hand is all dried up and my kids will have to translate for me!
I suppose we'll put it all to prayer and go from there. HEY, that rhymed!!!

Happy July 7th!

Too bad I found this just a couple of days too late.

Daredevil

The kids are getting very good at swimming and Alex in particular is getting very brave! Andy and I took the kids to the pool on Saturday morning and got this video of Alex jumping off a chair into the water. Samantha wouldn't touch it!

Some help

I'll provide some technical support for those who want to disable your nasty word verification in your comments section.

Log In to Blogger
Go to the Settings Tab
Find the Comments tab
Scroll down until you find Word Verification where you can say YES or NO to having it on. Choose NO

Easy peasy!
Hope that helps!

A comment on commenting.

Let me just say....all of you who have turned on the "word verification" on your commenting section drive me nuts!!! I hate trying to decipher what the bloody letters are and then typing them in when I am just trying to leave a quick comment. Why is it turned on? Why? I don't understand the point of it. At all. If someone wants to explain it to me I'd be happy to listen. But really, it's just annoying. That's all. I just needed to get that off my chest. And for those of you who don't have it turned on.....bless you!

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I was driving on the freeway yesterday and saw a guy driving a Kia, wearing a cowboy hat, and brushing his teeth.

I just thought it was odd.

Top 7 favorite days! (or I could label this "the evolution of Kristi's hair styles")

I was looking through some old photos with my mom last night and thought it would be fun to share my most important and memorable days with everyone. These are in chronological order so as not to reveal my true feelings! ;-)

1. Wedding Day
2. Birth of Samantha
3. Adoption finalization of Samantha
4.Temple sealing with Samantha
5. Birth of Alex
6. Adoption finalization of Alex
7. Temple sealing with Alex

I would love to see pictures from all of your favorite days so please post them! If I had a picture of me laying in bed for 2 weeks after my back surgery, that would have been number 1 on this list!! You all think I'm kidding, don't you??

Thanks Greg and Richele!! We love you!

Greg and Richele got a fantastic boat and so kindly took us to Utah Lake today for some skiing and good times. I haven't been skiing in over 4 years but found it was like riding a bike! We had a great time and stayed out much longer than I thought we would because the kids were so good, the weather was great, the food was delicious and we were just enjoying each others company. Here are some pictures (a lot!) from our day. Enjoy!

Kids swimming in the water with me.
Grammy and Samantha on the tube.
Shell and Nicole.The proud boat owner.
I'm sure my mom would kill me if she knew I put this picture up, but I think it's cute.
Andy flying in the tube.
Richele kept us entertained on her tube ride.
Greg the master skier.
Me trying the wakeboard for the first time. I know I look good like I know what I'm doing....But this is me like a half second later crashing.

I knew Andy was taking pictures, so I cheesed it.
More cheese.
Having a great day.
And we'd like to thank our driver for the day!

A few thoughts on a full leg wax

Asking if I want paper panties just doesn't put me in the right mood.

I think the reason the wax is warm is to lull you into a false sense of security with the whole experience. It starts off all warm and comfy and then....

Waxing the lower leg by the ankle is just....just....wrong.

The whole serene Enya/Josh Groban music playing does NOT take away from the fact that hair is being ripped out by its roots. It does however make me need to pee.

When you give me a huge bruise on my upper thigh and only give me a slight sorry, your tip goes WAY down!!

Telling me with all of that pain that you can't get every single hair is just unacceptable.

For real, this time, it's the end. No more green wax, no more skin pulling strips. No more. Really.

Driving me absolutely insane today

I had to pull up this picture from last Saturday at the Farmers Market to remind myself that even though this kid makes me question what is so great about being a mom, he still is the cutest thing that has ever lived and how much I love him. Now snap out of it Alex and stop being so 2!!!!

Smells like Chlorine

We've discovered the joy of the pool here at our complex but found the trick to be going in the early morning. I usually take the kids around 8 am and we usually have the pool to ourselves. The water is warm and the morning sun hits the pool as well so we have no problem with the temperature. The kids are so good with their life jackets on and both just doggie paddle around by themselves. It's fantastic because it leaves me to swim and have a good time myself! Imagine that!! A mom being able to enjoy herself and do what SHE wants to do!!!!! Amazing! The spa is great as well and I've never seen Alex sit so still as he does on the steps of the warm spa. It's like he's in a trance. He's found his happy place. I kind of want to install a spa in our backyard and throw him in whenever he's being wild. It's like toddler sedative. Andy goes with us on Saturday mornings and yesterday morning when he had the day off. He asked Samantha if she wanted to be thrown in the air and land in the water to which she tentatively said yes. She let him do it once but decided it wasn't for her. Alex watched with wide eyes and quickly decided it WAS for him. He let Andy throw him way up in the air and had no problem landing in the water and popping back up without inhaling water. I think that was Samantha's problem - she kept inhaling water and sputtering. It made for a great morning.
In the afternoon we went up to Park City to do some birthday shopping for Andy and went to Braza Grill for dinner. The kids did well even though we stretched their capacity to stay up late. I'm paying for it today though and I smell 10.30 naps all around!

It's a good thing...

It's a good thing I've been swimming in the mornings with the kids because I made a batch of peanut butter cookies and I've eaten almost the whole batch myself. Which means I've eaten almost a whole cube of butter. Am I your hero or what!!??!!!

Happy Birthday Andy!

Happy Birthday to ya Andy! I won't spill the beans about your age, but it begins with a 3 and ends with a 3.
We love you lots!
Kristi, Samantha and Alex

What are the odds that this mobile blogging stuff will actually work from my phone?

Sasquatch

Poor Andy. He has to deal with Miss Sasquatch for the next week. I know I wrote a horrible post about my horrible leg waxing experience, but I'm doing it again! Last time the waxing lady (Frau Pain) said she wasn't sure my hair was long enough to wax! Are you kidding me??? When I walked my thighs were starting fires! Little herds of deer had made homes in the forest that was growing on my legs. Not long enough?? So, for good measure I'm growing them a couple days longer this time. It's driving me crazy already and I still have until Friday. If you see me and my leg hair wraps around your ankle and trips you, I apologize in advance!

Stay tuned because I'm planning on taking Andy's fancy phone (with the keyboard on it) to the appointment with me and writing my post LIVE from the House of Wax!! If I can see through the tears that is.

Football

We've been watching the European Soccer Championship so I thought it was a good time to explain soccer to Samantha. We signed her up for the city's soccer program that starts in July and she always gets confused thinking soccer is baseball. So I showed her the game on the t.v. and said, "See Samantha, this is soccer. This is what you'll be playing soon.". She watched for a moment and exclaimed, "I can't play that. Those guys will run me over and knock me down!!". I explained that she wouldn't be playing with these big guys but kids her own age. "Oh, kids my age, well, okay.".

Glad we got that all straightened out!! I would have had to take out those Europeans if they would have knocked down my kid. We all know Europeans are no match for me!

Samantha displaying her picture of daddy drawn for Father's Day. Too cute, I know!

Month O' Hell may be over!

Andy is on an airplane right now coming home his last trip for a little while. HOPEFULLY! You never know, but as of now, yes. AND, the kids are in bed. Probably not asleep yet, but that's okay. They are in bed. I knew this month was going to be tough with all of Andy's travels but we made it! (Virtual high 5 from everyone!) We're going to celebrate with our usual Saturday morning walk to Macey's for donuts and then go swimming before the pool gets to crowded and before our faces melt off from the heat. We are all very excited to have daddy coming home and staying home for a while. He's even taking Wednesday off of work for his birthday! He's old.