Queen Bee

An update on my baby..

2011-10-13T14:29:00.000-07:00

I'm not pregnant, if that's what your thinking. My business has been like another child for the last year in my life. I NEVER thought I'd want to go on TV for ANY reason, but as my motto goes-"Never say Never".

Undercover Mama on Studio 5

Nestle?

2010-08-06T08:36:00.000-07:00

Did you know that the Nestlé boycott has been going on for more than 30 years and Nestlé is still one of the three most boycotted companies in Britain? I didn't. Surprising and unfortunate.

More info here: http://www.phdinparenting.com/2010/08/02/nestle/

Things that make me laugh out loud!

2010-04-20T10:34:00.001-07:00

I'm not sure who wrote this originaly, or I would give them credit. I stole it from my sisters blog, who got it an email. I hope it puts a smile on your face!

Enjoy: (I've highlighted a few of my favorites!)

Random Thoughts from People Our Age

1. I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
2. More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
3. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
4. Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
5. That's enough, Nickelback.
6. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
7. Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
8. Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
9. There is a great need for sarcasm font.
10. Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what was going on when I first saw it.
11. I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
12. How are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
13. I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
14. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
15. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I'm trying to finish a text.
16. Was learning cursive really necessary?
17. Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
18. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.
19. Answering the same letter three times or more in a row on a Scantron test is absolutely petrifying.
20. My brother's Municipal League baseball team is named the Stepdads. Seeing as none of the guys on the team are actual stepdads, I inquired about the name. He explained, "Cuz we beat you, and you hate us." Classy, bro.
21. Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart.”
22. How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
23. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent an idiot from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
24. Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies"
25. What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
26. While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
27. MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.
28. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
29. I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
30. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
31. I would like to officially coin the phrase 'catching the swine flu' to be used as a way to make fun of a friend for hooking up with an overweight woman. Example: "Dave caught the swine flu last night."
32. I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
33. Bad decisions make good stories.
34. Whenever I'm Facebook-stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
35. Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier and sluttier every year?
36. If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
37. Why is it that during an icebreaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
38. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
39. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
40. There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
41. I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
42. "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
43. I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
44. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dang it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
45. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.
46. When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
47. I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
48. Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
49. As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
50. Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
51. It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
52. I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
53. Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
54. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey- but I'd bet everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...
55. My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How do I respond to that?
56. It really ticks me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
57. I wonder if cops ever get ticked off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
58. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
59. The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fatty before dinner.

I haven't laughed this hard for awhile...

2010-04-02T16:32:00.001-07:00

Happy Valentines Day!!!

2010-02-10T20:09:00.000-08:00

My New Business Venture - Make ANY shirt a Nursing Shirt!

2009-09-05T05:39:00.001-07:00

The product and idea is new to market, so your feedback would be greatly appreciated! I would love to know what you think.

Check it out and tell your pregnant friends! Thanks for your support!

http://www.undercovermama.com/

***Patent is Pending***

Anna (Baby Bee)

2009-07-21T20:53:00.001-07:00

Born 07-08-2009

7 lb 2 oz

20 inches

Agree to Disagree?

2009-05-26T13:21:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed this post from my sister Dasha, who disagrees with me on mostly everything and is my harshest critic. (In the most loving way!)

http://mikeanddash.blogspot.com/2009/05/things-i-love-thursday-or-my-return-to.html

I have no words for this one. WOW

2009-05-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

Spring Soccer

2009-05-12T14:53:00.000-07:00

They are so cute and getting big so fast! It's fun to have a team of friends so we can laugh at our kids together. The photos are courtesy of Kelsey, since I've been a slacker on documenting the start of Alex's soccer career.

I didn't die!!!

2009-04-20T10:27:00.000-07:00

Salt Lake Marathon 5K was fun. Mark was a good sport to pace with me the whole way and even let me win! 41 minutes, much better than I anticipated, but so glad it's over!

Oh Britney!

2009-04-15T12:53:00.001-07:00

The show was fun, here is a review. Dead on, I couldn't have said it better myself. And yes, there were midgets and gyrating welders.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12144806?source=most_viewedhttp://fidelitycentral.fmr.com/fcPortal/Login

Fruits of the Earth

2009-04-06T13:52:00.000-07:00

My pregnancy love affair with fruits and veggies has inspired me to to some crazy things.

I am planting a garden, as soon as the snow melts for longer than a day.

I might be turning into my tree-hugging, nature loving, chaco wearing sister...but I do enjoy the Utah CO-OP!

http://foodco-op.net/the_basics/how_to_join.html

Water Helen Water

2009-03-24T13:24:00.000-07:00

My brother recently made some comments that got me thinking about the need for basic life sustaining elements in third world countries. People are dying from a lack of something I have in abundance and take entirely for granted: clean drinking water.

Amid my contemplation, I caught a clip of a 60 minutes segment on Unicef efforts to bring safe water to children in Africa. Each dollar donated, provides safe drinking water to a child for 40 day! (or 40 children for one day!)

A donation of $10 will provide clean drinking water for a child for ONE YEAR!!!

I hope you will check out this link and give what you can. No amount is too small.

http://www.unicef.org/wes/index_48818.html

If there are organizations you support that contribute to this cause, please let me know.

It breaks my heart and makes me sad.

2009-03-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-publicity-dilemma

We Love To SKI

2009-01-20T15:32:00.000-08:00

I'm too lazy to make my own post, so check out my sister's blog. (Kindness of Strangers post.)

http://mikeanddash.blogspot.com/

These are a few of my favorite things. Christmas 2008

2008-12-31T05:22:00.000-08:00

opening mail and getting Christmas cards. especially with pictures (Thanks friends!)
watching Alex believe in Santa
sugar cookies (no frosting)
clean bathrooms
waiting to see if Mark will hold up his end of the no gift pact
shopping (for groceries, shoes and houses mostly)
giving great gifts
getting great gifts
late night Dr.Mario wars (especially when I dominate!)
white elephants and ugly Christmas sweaters
sister dwelling in the basement
spending four hours at Target. by myself. with a gift card!
cookies for Santa and carrots for the flying reindeer
straight songs on the sacrament menu
not going to work
Christmas lights
Huge icicles
Drinking straight from the bottle
mounds of snow
Christmas music (all year!)
skiing or sledding
pictures with Santa. especially if the children are screaming
shoveling the snow. (only if its optional)
Christmas movies
kanoodling
the excitement on Christmas Eve
Silent Night and Joy to the World at the Preos
spending time with friends in town for the holidays
anonymous acts of service
change
generosity to strangers
midnight mass
small brother without funds giving gifts to his family
awkward work gifts
eating for two!
reading sisters new blog
anything sparkly
my family, my friends, my life

Powell F-U-N

2008-08-28T20:29:00.001-07:00

How do you top this? One of my most favorite, fun and relaxing trips ever!!! Special thanks to Breaking Dawn, Devikky, the Brilly slide, and the cutest missionary couple of all time!

4th of July

2008-08-07T21:55:00.000-07:00

Helen Killer

2008-07-17T20:54:00.000-07:00

My sister and her friends made this. Its awesome! Check it out... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb3eVgQurjY

Literators Gone Wild

2008-07-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

When we escape the kids and get together, between meals, we entertain ourselves by taking pictures in formation...and eating ice cream after! St.George was so much fun!

Its what Fun IS!

2008-06-08T21:02:00.000-07:00

Last weekend, Mark and I, and my entire family, took the Little King (Alex) to Lagoon. Mark and I spent the entire day watching Alex in proud ecstasy. Every time he would come around in the little boat, car or helicopter, we would smile, wave, and shout words of encouragement. (I can only imagine what organized sports will be like!) It was one of the happiest days of my life.(so far) Its crazy how much joy I get from watching Alex learn and experience life. Lagoon will never be the same again. (Who even knew they had kids rides???)

Stake Conference Sunday...So GREAT! (as is my hair in the morning)

2008-04-28T20:38:00.000-07:00

Moms Gone Wild!!!

2008-04-14T21:19:00.000-07:00

Grandma's Weed

2008-04-10T20:38:00.001-07:00

I copy this from my sister Dasha's facebook page, but it really does sum things up quite nicely...

Never a Dull Moment...
12:03pm Monday, Apr 7

Last night my family gathered for Sunday dinner at my sister’s house. As Mike and I walked in, the conversation at the dinner table sounded a little something like this:
Mom: Grandma needs it pretty soon. Vera said Roman could get it and they would ship it from California.
Elena: Why are you having them send it? I’m sure we could get her some.
Mom: It has to be really good quality though- it can’t have any weird stuff in it.
Elena (calling to her husband): Mark, does Rorke still have that marijuana plant?

Yeah, I know. Hallucinogenic drugs are usually not the dinner topic of choice at my family’s house either, but apparently the medical and scientific geniuses that make up my extended family have shunned traditional medicine and decided that the best way to treat my grandmother’s illness is with good old-fashioned Mary Jane. And my family is surprisingly eager to help- regardless of the legal or moral ramifications. The next fifteen minutes were spent debating who out of Elena’s old high school buddies or the frat boys Smash currently associates with would be the best source of some quality weed. The issue is still undecided.

I guess I should be troubled by the fact that, while other families discuss politics, family events, etc. at Sunday dinner mine was busy touting the benefits of medicinal marijuana. But I figure my family waved goodbye to normalcy long ago, so when totally outrageous ideas like these are brought up almost daily, it’s best just to join in the fun. Plus I am kind of curious to see what my 89-year-old, stereotypically Russian-Jewish (“you all look too skinny!”) grandma is like when she’s stoned.

Rainbow Sprinkles

2008-04-03T20:12:00.000-07:00

To start our new sugar free diet, we decided to go out with a bang at Maggie Moos. After tasting the carrot cake ice cream, which actually tasted like carrot cake..Yuk, but who knew? Mark and I decided on the old reliable strawberry cheesecake, while Alex got the "bright blue" ice cream with rainbow sprinkles... As I nibbled at my ice cream, I watched Alex use the little taster spoon to pick out the sprinkles and try to avoid the ice cream. After a few minutes of this, I finally went over and bought a small plastic container of just the sprinkles. Alex didn't give his ice cream a second glance, it was all Rainbow Sprinkles full speed ahead...

The basement is done. Mark is so happy!!!

2008-03-23T21:44:00.001-07:00

Let's Party!

2008-03-23T21:32:00.000-07:00

Jenna's bday party, March 15, 2008. Kelsey throws the best parties!!! The party ended on a high note when I had to pry the mermaid away from Alex... good thing Mark wasn't there to see it!

Basement News!

2008-03-02T21:00:00.001-08:00

The four of you who read this blog are probably wondering why there haven't been any updates. To fill you in on my excitement, we are almost done with out basement! We just finished painting and the carpet is going in this week. Mark is amazingly talented and has been working 24/7 on this project.( I just follow him around and clean up.) The basement looks awesome and hopefully when it's all done Alex won't be afraid of it anymore. I will have pictures soon.

Hola Amigo

2008-02-06T19:33:00.000-08:00

BTW you should know, this blog was started in Mexico.

What the BLOG?

2008-02-06T18:55:00.000-08:00

To start this thing has been on my list ever since Lori gave us the "you must blog" speech over a year ago. I have no clue what I am doing, so don't expect much. I am not a writer or an artist. This is just plain old me and my shiny new blog. My hope is to share my life with friends and loved ones. Share your comments and tell your thoughts. (Unless you think this blog sucks. then keep it to yourself.)

Me and My Boys

2008-02-06T18:42:00.001-08:00