New Do

Why is it so hard for a stylist to believe you when you say, "not much shorter." i guess it is relative. i finally braved the bangs. i've been toying with them for years but never cut enough. i think i kinda like them for now. here are some pictures. i should totally go on america's next top model. i know how to work my angles. i was actually just trying to get a picture of the a-line. i had to edit the photos to make my blotchy-freckly-red-nosed face look a little better.

mormons, mormons everywhere

Has anyone else been noticing an awful lot of Mormons on TV lately?
Just last night I counted FIVE: Barr on HGTV, two American Idols (allegedly) , Glenn Beck and some chick on What Not To Wear named Kathryn Knudsen. Does anyone know her because I SWEAR I think I met her at USU. Was someone's girlfriend or cousin or something? I can't remember, but I know I've met her. Of course, there's also Mitt Romney and apparently one of the dancers on Dancing with the Stars. Probably a bunch of other closeted members too.
kind of off the subject but I watched the Pop Fiction where Avril pretends she is prego and her personality totally reminded me of Katie. (the Katie-ishness most apparent from 6 min to 6:30) Am I right or am I right? Or has it just been a really long time since we've hung out?

Park Pictures

when i was in st. g. a couple weekends ago, lacey and i met at the park. the stars all aligned and heather and asa even showed up before we left! this is the first time i have seen her since her baby shower for asa. and that's not due to lack of trying. don't feel bad erica, i think heather is one of those who take on their husband's friends and only visits hers in the blogging world.

i know you all can just hop on over to my family blog if you want to see pictures of fred. i'm posting these so you can see adan's cute round face.

Food Court Musical

no doubt if angie was there she'd be right in there doing jazz [trays], singing and dancing along even though she wasn't part of the group.

Surprise vacation for me!!!

Kb surprised me with a trip to Cabo San Lucas. We're trying to work it out. He knew I had to get out of this town (my personal hell) so we are going on an all-inclusive vacation for a week!!

We went to get our passports last week & I'm so excited. We're leaving May 12 & come home May 19. Ahhhh...one week kid free....I can't wait!! Everything is paid for....food, tips, all activites, etc.!!!

I'm also kinda nervous. One, because I'm not in shape. Two, because I haven't been on an airplane since middle school. And three, because I fear getting mugged or something. I am going to be working out hard to be able to wear my bikini I got. We'll see.

ASHLYNN: Dont' tell mom & dad yet. I have to ask them to watch the kids!!

Preach It, Baby!

I seriously love General Conference so much, I get super excited for it. So here's wishing you all a
Happy Conference Weekend!

Super Awesome April Fools Joke???

What. The. Hell.



funnny memory: Remember when Greg Mortenson gave a talk in Sacrament Meeting and listed his temptations by saying "Get Thee Hence Snoop Doggy Dawg" and "Get Thee Hence Hot Chick in a Tank Top" or something like that. Ohhhh Greg. You slay me.

Introducing Craig Tovey-Photographer Extraordinaire

Need some pictures taken? My friend Craig Tovey is a great photographer and sexy and funny to boot. Here's proof. And he's a boxer so he might be able to beat up your enemies in the Provo, Utah area. Call him and he will make all your wildest dreams come true.

Oh. speaking of photography, here are the Best Nature Photo award winners. Don't know if that's a real contest or not, but the pictures are pretty cool.

Rosetta Stone

Here is our plan. It includes a cousin who likes to learn new languages, a bro in law going to Brazil on his mission, and us who want to learn Portuguese. Matt said that when he went to this teachers of foreign language shenanigan everyone was raving about Rosetta Stone. The military uses it to teach their peeps the language of the country they get sent to. Supposedly it is a really excellent and fast way to learn a language. But kinda expensive for us ($200 for one level). So we are going to split the cost three ways. Adam gets to have it until he leaves for Brazil, then we get it, then cousin Russ. Portuguese is my favorite language and I have always wanted to learn it. If it is a good program then Russ and us will split the cost for levels two and three as well. I can't wait to start! A lot of people ask Matt and I to teach them Spanish but I think this is probably a better idea. Wouldn't it be cool to learn a new language every couple years?! Every time a relative gets called on a foreign mission, everyone could start learning that particular language together. If anyone is interested... popular languages are always available used on ebay for a lot less. There haven't been any Portuguese ones lately.

Do you think she remembers?

I'm being serious.....it's funny but every time I get changed in front of Anavey & she sees my boobs she points to them & says, "uh, uh, uh, uh!" Every time without fail. Do you think she remembers breastfeeding?

If not, then what is she saying I wonder. Hope she's not making fun of me.

Update on my rampage alert

So I called & called & left messages for the teacher to call me back. She never did. I didn't want to confront her because I hate confrontation so I cower over the phone.

Finally yesterday I called & said that I needed to speak to her now so get her on the phone....please.

I told you she was a beast. I explained the problem & this is what she said.
"Yep, that's right. Kids are only allowed to go to the bathroom at recess." Did she hear a word I said???

So, calling her did no good. She still won't let Ethan go to the bathroom if he asks. What is her freaking problem?

Outta My Way, I Gotsta Get Me a Coupon!

This weekend Tye and I went on an "Adults Only Easter Egg Hunt." It was super fun. It was 10 bucks to enter, and they had some pretty good prizes like an all-inclusive vacation to Cancun, restaurant certificates, etc. It was held in a HUGE park that covers over 2 square miles and they dropped 10,000 eggs and handed out maps. There was also a live band and barbeque from a local restaurant.

Anyway, the hunt was hysterical! Imagine 3,000 adults dressed in bunny ears and carrying Easter baskets, crushed against the starting line and counting down, " 3….2….1….GO!" and then they all start running like mad!
Then, seriously like 30 yards later before they had even gotten to where the eggs were, everyone is doubled over, hands on knees, gasping for breath, almost to collapse. That's the advantage of racing against fat midwesterners. You can beat them if you can run more than 100 ft. It was absolutely hilarious!! Tye and I were dying laughing. I wanted to stop and film all these crazed grown-ups running wildly, pushing & shoving to be the first to collect some plastic egss, but we had a PLAN of ATTACK so there was no time for dilly dally (Mostly our plan of attack just consisted of wearing headlamps and Tye shouting “Reconnoiter 15!!” at random intervals).

Little did we know our plan was child’s play compared with other people. This guy next to us had a 3-stage strike planned, with accomplices planted all over the park. They had walkie talkies and were saying into them (totally deadpan) “meet at juncture 4 at 21 hundred hours”. Everyone was taking it so seriously. Including us. Later we found out some of the "prizes" were just samples of Pantene or Tide like you sometimes get in the mail, or coupons for an oil change. All we won was a free car wash (dangit) but where ever Tye and I end up living, I am FO SHO going to organize an event like this but with better prizes. Be there!

note to Mindi: My blog is not so much super-secret, but I NEVER post anything on it so it seems boring. But having it private makes me seem MYSTERIOUS and ALLURING rather than boring, so I go that route. Someday soon I'll unlock it and start posting about compelling and fascinating topics but till then you are welcome to comment here. The Spendlove Fam also has a blog that is usually pretty boring too, but you can check it out if you want.

Barr the Builder

For those of you that know Barr, you may not have heard that he is going to be a TV STAR!! He has a gig on HGTV on the show "Designed to Sell" as their carpenter. His first episode airs April 8th (check your local listing for time).

Also, he is getting married on May 10 in Utah to a girl named Marcy. He came to St. Louis to hang out with Tye in Feb and I've never seen him so happy. He is on Facebook if you want to send him a note.

Red Box

MCSKLLT308

Expires 4 30 2008

Kiss Me, I'm Oirish

Happy St. Patty's Day everyone. Hope you get LUCKY today.

*Rampage alert*

So this is my rampage......maybe.

The kids have been out all week for spring break but earlier this week when I was doing wash, I noticed that a couple pair of Ethan's jeans were wet. I smelled them & yup....it's pee. I asked him why he would pee his pants since he's almost 10. (He has always had a problem with this but I thought he had overcome it)

He told me that his teacher wouldn't let him go to the bathroom at school. His teacher is a beast. She's really old & mean but she's always been kind to me & Ethan so I let it slide. I have a serious problem with this because I had the same problem when I was little. We must have really small bladders or something because I peed my pants a lot!

It especially hits home because once when i was in 3rd grade (just as Ethan is) I asked to go to the bathroom at lunch time. The teacher said no & I ended up peeing my pants & sitting in my pee pants the rest of the day. All the kids were making fun of me & telling me that I stunk. I lied & said that I spilled milk on myself at lunch.

Question: How should I handle this. I'm so mad that I feel like I would come across really rude & then it would ruin our relationship. What should I say to her? It's not like this has happened once. Ethan said he has peed his pants a few times because she would not let him go.

Science project

Ethan's science project was to see if hot sauce would clean pennies. I was looking online to find some good pictures of Taco Bell & pennies & came across this picture. I thought it would be funny to put the Taco Bell dog on.

Good thing I looked up this phrase on google translator. It means, "I want bitches". That probably wouldn't have been to funny to a lot of the spanish speaking parents & students.

I really need to learn spanish.

happy leap year day

http://video.dotcomedy.com/player/?id=184580

i don't know what this video has to do with anything, I just like Beth and Val.

attention

moms and future moms or gift-givers. i just stocked up on t-shirts for fred at fooey. short sleeved shirts are $5. free shipping if you spend $60. take a look.