Guess who's back...

...back again. Tell a friend.

Well, despite my whining, I miss Baltimore. Technically, my husband, our kitten, and my new friend Shay and her boys, but we'll just generalize for now.

So, I'm back in MO! Here's what I've been up to since:
Monday: Swimming and getting sunburned! And getting to see nieces and nephews, and teaching Jerica and Monkey to swim. Jerica can swim all the way across the pool without help, but she still needs her floaties! And Monkey can swim a little over half way, he could do the whole way, but he doesn't have Jerica's confidence.

Tuesday: This day was a fun day in Warrensburg with Mom and Em. Doctor's appt, which included Emily telling the Dr. she wanted it on my records that I was definitely getting an IUD after Honey comes (poor girl didn't have anyone to do that for her.)

Wednesday: Watched the twins and Santana, and that's all I can remember.

Thursday: Went to the Fair with Tiffy for dollar day. We had fun wandering around, and we ran into Danial Holofchak, and we talked with him for a long while, and then walked around more, then got each got a funnel cake with Bavarian cream (yum!) and chocolate syrup. Then we went to El Tap and gorged some more. Then back to my house to wash baby clothes and watch Penelope. Good movie! Then I showed Tiffy the wonder that is Josh Turner, and some funny bits from Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog. Good movie/blog/tv show/ thing.

Friday: Lovely day at the temple with Mom, Dad, and Mellisa. Good times. Annie and Emily (Mostly Annie) were nice enought to watch Mellisa's munchkin's so that she could go. Honey had fun jumping on my bladder and nudging my ribs.

So, I'll have more up soon with pictures from my day at work with Kyle, and our day in Washington D.C.

Hope you had fun with this boringness!

Siblings...can't live with em...

...mostly cause they or you go off and get married. And hopefully when that happens, the married one moves out.

So, Tara called me today looking for quotes on families being forever, sisters, brothers, and siblings in general, and it got me thinking about stuff.

We have things in common, and we have individual talents. And even though we don't always get along, and we don't always like each other, we'll always love each other.

Now to brag. My siblings are people of many talents and achievements. Here's just the tip of the iceberg:

Mellisa does wonderful things with people's hair and is organized, which is good, cause she has three kids.
Annie is great at mixing paper, glue, pictures and quotes into scrapbooks, and at mixing ingredients into yummies.
Emily is great to have at your side when bargains are to be had and someone needs to be told to do something.
Ben is good for a laugh, and good at distracting little kids.
Will is a good salesman and a very good artist.
Tara is good at things that take patience and creativity, and can bake some awesome cookies.
And I am good at remembering random things about history, books, and arguments you and I had 5 years ago. I also read pretty darn fast (As can Tara and Annie).

As for the girls, we all have wonderfully nice singing voices. The boys might too, but I've never heard either sing, so I don't know.


Ask any of my siblings, and they'll tell you I have a temper. Ask me, and I'll tell you the same about them. It's something we all have in common with our parents.

We're also all pretty darn good people. And we personify the quote: 'Family is like fudge- mostly sweet with a couple nuts.' And we all like fudge, so it fits. But make sure Tara's doesn't have nuts, Mom.