Poitiers

We are heading to France in a few months. Wellz has the opportunity to do a semester abroad through SUU's graduate program. The school is in Poitiers which is close to Paris. Poitiers itself seems so awesome and the more we find out about it the more excited we get. We are getting a two bedroom apartment because we expect a lot of visitors. Come if you'd like, please.


These places really do exist and are going to be within a few minutes of where we are going to live:

La Rochelle

St. Cirq Lapopie

Villa Eza
(We think this is pronounced just like Asa, even cooler)

Chateau Chenonceau

Also, we are looking for someone nice, honest, and trustworthy to occupy our house while we are in France. We'll be gone one semester starting in July/August. Know anyone?

Luck for Lacey

First Name	Middle Name	Last Name
2	9	4
4	9	4
12	9	4
22	9	4
6	11	4
22	11	4
5	12	4
12	13	4
12	19	4
15	20	4
12	21	4
16	21	4

According to this Chinese chart you need to name your baby with the following number of letters. It insures that your baby will be lucky.

Your last name has four letters so that is taken care of. Any combination on the chart for the first and middle names will work. Here's an example:

(6) + (11) + (4)= Everet Maximillian Farr

(5) + (12) + (4)= Boris Michelangelo Farr

Oh, and if you choose either of these names...I win.

Sorry is a sorry word

Here's a super secret site that will make you want to buy tons of gear you had no idea you needed. The products are sweet, the shipping is fast, and returns are so easy. Now, I've been debating posting about this site since it is so super secret. I mean, I sort of want to keep it to myself. Only one item is displayed at a time until it is sold out. I don't know if I want the competition. But I'm feeling a little guilty about the comments on my cell phone habits. Please accept this super secret site as my apology. I really love you all and can't imagine a life without any of you in it. You are my everything.

Finally!

Now maybe I can get something done!

Dream Jobs

Does anyone want to test out their dream job? Here's a site that lets you take a Vocation Vacation.
Wellz chose the cheese maker. I haven't decided. What would you choose.

PS- Danika, isn't it your birthday? Sorry, I don't remember the exact date but I'm pretty sure it's today. If it is your birthday I hope all your wildest dreams come true. Or, at least your wildest dream job (maybe the truck driver or any of the wrestling jobs perhaps?)

baby gender

i had a dr. appointment yesterday. the nurse didn't know i didn't know. she reads from the chart, "so you're having a boy..."

i'm still afraid to get my hopes up.

(not my ultrasound)

America's Finest News Source

A few years ago while visiting New York City I came across THE ONION. It's satire at it's best. It's like normal newspapers but way more funny. Check it out and add it to your daily, weekly, or monthly reads. Here's a few examples of my favorite articles:

Cool Dad A Terrible Father

Taco Bell's Five Ingredients Combined in Totally New Way

Warning: The "F-Bomb" is occasionally dropped.

Rhodes House circa 1993: a trip down memory lane

Every time I see this commercial it reminds me of Sarah and her sisters--in fact it might even be actual footage from the Rhodes household. The guy in the middle would be a brother in law--probably Todd.
I remember how at any moment they would all totally burst into perfectly synchronized and choreographed dancing. and how Sarah and Em came up with a sweet "handshake" that actually was more of a 5 minute long dance. "Buh-buh-buh-buhBaby--Don't forget my number." Sarah, do you and Em still have that one memorized?
I'm sure that, even today, if anyone were to ask Sarah to do the "Pepto Bismol dance" she and all her sisters could get up and do an excellent rendition while chanting, "nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea. YAY! Pepto Bismol!"
Kate, if you do end up with a house full of girls at least you can be happy knowing that, amid all the drama, you might have hours of pure dancing entertainment. Hopefully, you've already taught your girls the "using your leg as a guitar while jumping off a chair" move--which in my mind is YOUR signature move.

the new angie

which one is it?

To Air Is Human

Katie wants her girls to grow up to be "pro something" so they can make bazillions of dollars while doing something totally fun and totally awesome, while making a difference and changing peoples lives for the better. well, I found something that fits that criteria perfectly:

Air Guitar World Championships

http://www.airguitarworldchampionships.com/EN/programme/high-altitude-training-camp.html

A few choice quotes from the website.

• As usual, the contestants welcomed everyone to join in as they played their guitars along with the song Rocking in the Free World. Air guitarists believe that all the bad things disappear from the world when everyone plays the air guitar, you know.
  


• What Air Guitar is all about, is to surrender to the music without having an actual instrument.

There is even a camp where you get one-on-one training from former champions and you can attend such seminars as: Principles and Philosophy of Air Guitar, Maintaining Your Instrument, and Advanced Choreography. There is also a written exam.

Last years' winner, "The Destroyer," did a stunning performance combining air guitar with...wait for it.... The Robot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj05ibkdd_0

Last week I got a Joan Jett rocker-chick haircut--so I think this is the logical next step to stardom and eventually world domination (buwahh ha ha haaa). Start saving your money now for a trip to Finland in September, I'm going to need a massive fan club if I'm going to go all the way.

Hazel Lee Gunn

Baby Boy Names

here is a list for lacey. all these names have either an "a" or an "r" (to go with farr).
anders
ansel
asher
axel
brant
calvin
cash
charles
denver
dexter
ender
ezra
grant
grayson
halvor (hal)
henry
jarek
jaron
maddox
marcus
maximos
oliver
orson
oscar
rex
rocco
romeo
samson
samuel
sanders
slater
steinar (this is for chad, it means rock warrior)
sterling
stewart/stuart
suck chin (this was really in the book, what the...?)
tafton (taft)
talvin
talmadge
tavish
tavor
thor
topher
trevor
trey
xavier
zachary
zander
zavier

this 3 year old is not afraid of monsters

This has been making the rounds on different blogs, so maybe you've already seen it, but it's too awesome not to post if you haven't. I like the part where she finally figures out why her mom is laughing. "Ohhhhh."

Proud Mommy and Daddy!

This morning at 8:15 AM we welcomed our beautiful baby boy into the world. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz. We are so excited. He's awesome. We've limited it down to 15 different names. I need your help to name him. What's your vote. Lacey, you can have any name that I don't use. Here they are:

1. Ben
2. Amos
3. Isaiah
4. Bill
5. Owen
6. Elvis
7. Champ
8. Fredrick
9. Simon
10. Solomon
11. Liam
12. Jeru
13. Walt
14. Carl
15. Robby

All you need is LOVE

Dude, you must all go RIGHT NOW to Las Vegas to see LOVE. SO AMAZING! It's the show at Mirage that took the place of Sigfried and Roy. Beatles music with Cirque Du Soleil, come on. So cool. The late George Harrison (RIP) was good friends with the creator of Cirque Du Soleil. Before his death they talked about collaborating Beatles music with C.D.S. I wish someone would go see this so we can talk about it. I don't want to give anything away. I'm assuming everyone is a Beatles fan. Which makes this a must see. Get this...The opening night Paul McCartney, his kids, Yoko Ono, John Lennon's two sons, Ringo Star, his wife and kids, George Harrison's wife and children all sat together. The biggest Beatles reunion since the break up of the band.
This was my second experience with Cirque Du Soleil. Have any of you seen them? I saw them perform at the SLC Olympics. I noticed almost every major Hotel [maybe just Wynn owned] has their own C.D.S. I bet LOVE is the best of them.

Don't ya just love Vegas. The gardens at Bellagio are one of my favorite things. They had butterfly gardens this time. In my dream house I'll have my own magical butterfly garden. You will all be invited to visit.