I'm done

I've had some different thoughts swirling around in my head lately, so I thought I better spill them all out now. With my baby turning one tomorrow, I will have plenty of fun things to blog about! First of all, speaking of my baby, lots of people have been mis-pronouncing her name lately. I know, looking at her name, its easy to get it wrong. And she'll probably be correcting people her whole life. But it bugs me when people who know her name say it wrong. So lets review. Its pronounced Kal-E-ON-a. Not K-lee-on-a and most definitely not Kal-E-ANNE-a. Not Anne but ON-a. I'm done.

Last weekend when my brother got married, we knew we would be really busy Friday and all day Saturday. And there would be lots of people in and out of my parent's house. Since we were staying the night there, we decided to leave the dogs with a neighbor. They have four young children and have offered to pet sit before, so we finally took them up on it. I'll admit, I was nervous. They have never stayed anywhere overnight before except at my parent's house. Saturday night when we picked them up, the family raved about what great dogs we have. I was so happy! The parents told us over and over again how impressed they were! They said they have never seen dogs that were so patient and amazing with kids before. Yeah, I felt pretty good! I know they can sometimes annoy people when they get hyper and like to bark. But they are really good dogs! And it was nice that they were good for someone else too! K, I'm done.

American Idol hasn't been very good this year. Has anyone else noticed that? The few seasons I have watched in the past, most of the contestants in the top 12 were really good. I enjoyed watching the show. And had very few people I couldn't wait to see gone. This year...completely different story. Most of the top 12 are just okay. None of them completely blow me away. And most of the shows, I'm honestly quite bored. Not to mention the judges are getting on my nerves. Its just not a very good year! I think Lee is fantastic! He is by far my favorite guy! But tonight, my favorite girl got kicked off. It totally sucks too because Didi and Lee were the only reasons I continued watching the show. This season is so frustrating! It has 100% become a popularity contest. The best looking and best personalities keep staying on, no matter how bad their performances are. While those who actually have good voices (Didi) are sent home. Take Tim for example. He is absolutely adorable, and he's got such a cute personality. But let's face it, his vocals just aren't up there with the rest. Yet he stays in the competition week after week because he's cute. Grant it, I'd rather keep watching Tim than have to sit through one more performance by Siobhan, Aaron, Andrew, or Katie. But as Simon said, we'll keep seeing him week after week because America likes him. Jill and I are both done with the show. It's just not fun to watch anymore. So good luck to Lee! I hope he and Crystal are both in the finals (since they are leagues above everyone else in skill) but knowing America, it will probably come down to Tim and Aaron. Anyway, I'm rambling now and I really need to go to bed. So I'm done.

For a Laugh

So while my friends were visiting another friend in Idaho, this happened and its just too good not to share!

Their friend has a brother who is mentally handicap and living in a group home. He called his sister one night and said,

"Sissy, you need to come over!"

"What's the matter?"

"There's a troll in my closet!"

"A troll?"

"Yeah, there's a troll in my closet! I need you to come over!"

"Ummm....you better call dad"

So he did.

"Dad there's a troll in my closet! I need you to come over!"

"A troll?"

"Yeah, there's a troll in my closet! Hurry come over!"

"Okay, why don't you try to get some sleep and we will come over and take care of it first thing in the morning, okay?"

"Okay."

The next morning they went over and found that his mattress and dresser were pushed up against the closet doors. He must have really been scared! So they moved the mattress and dresser out of the way, opened the closet doors and...

...a midget ran out! A real live midget. He was a Jehovah's Witness who had come proselyting to the door. Scared the crap out of this poor kid (who thought he was a troll) and so the kid shoved him into the closet and locked him in all night long.

True story. Moral of the story? If your child says there is a troll in their closet, listen to them!

Bryan & Ricci

Bryan and Ricci got married on Saturday! My little brother is all grown-up! We had a fun and busy weekend with family. Friday night we had a family dinner and then the girls all hung out and watched "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun". We stayed the night at my parent's house and were up bright and early the next morning. They got married in the Draper temple by my grandpa. It was such a nice ceremony! And after a very snowy week, it was thankfully sunny and bright. When they came out of the temple, my nephew Joshua was the first one to rush up and give big hugs. He sure loves his aunt Ricci! Kalianna lost it during pictures (she was tired, hungry, cold, and wet). So all the family pictures are going to be...memorable. But after lunch and a nap, she was happy for the reception. We had a luncheon right after the temple and were able to laugh and visit with family for awhile. Then we headed over to the church to help get things ready. Lots to do! It was really fun though! Their reception was really nice! Then Matt and I had to get a very tired little girl home and to bed. We were all exhausted! Such a fun, wonderful weekend! We are so happy to have Ricci in our family now!

Corned Beef & Cabbage

Kalianna got her first taste of corned beef and cabbage yesterday for dinner. I think I forgot to mention that she is completely off baby food now. I figured with four teeth, it was kind of silly. Especially since she would eat all my food anyway. So she just eats whatever we do. Its so nice! She didn't care much for the cabbage, she liked the potatoes, and she loved the corned beef! It was so funny! She ate the first piece of cabbage okay, but then she spit out the second. Then, when I was looking away, she would sneak the rest of the cabbage off her tray for the dogs. Which is really funny, cause normally she drops food right in front of me for the reaction. So she really didn't like it!

This is Kalianna's new camera face. Even with the flash off, if I pull out my camera, she squints her eyes and gives me a cheesy grin. So cute!

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

I almost forgot about today! Which is a horrible sin, considering my husband is in love with all things Irish. I got dressed normally first and then when I got Kalianna dressed and put her in green, I realized I hadn't dressed myself in green! But don't worry, I rectified the situation. And I do have the traditional corn beef & cabbage planned for dinner tonight. Yummy!

So I forgot to post last month about our girl's day. We painted cute Valentines decorations. Well afterwards, I went to the wood connection (a fantastic store for cute decorations) and bought some stuff to decorate for St. Patrick's Day. I painted this cute 'Luck' that sits on my piano. I also have some shamrocks that I am still working on. Its been a crazy busy couple of weeks! Too much to do! Can't wait for this semester to be over, and after Saturday, I will have a new sister-in-law!!

I don't get it

I've noticed an increasing number of people lately are choosing to wait until their child is born to find out the sex. Why is that? What's the draw here? I've heard some people say they like surprises, well so do I! But I like being surprised at 20 weeks when I go in for my ultrasound and they say either "its a boy" or "its a girl". I think I would go crazy knowing the technician knows what I'm having before I do. I guess it has just never appealed to me at all, so I don't understand the people who choose to be in the dark. In my mind, if the technology is there, why wouldn't I use it? It's just funny to me that so many people are choosing to go back in time and not find out like their parents or grandparents. Though when their parents were having kids, the option to find out the gender wasn't available. So for those of you that have gone with the surprise option, why did you choose to do it that way? What appealed to you about not knowing? I'm really curious why it seems to be "the thing to do" now

America sucks!

America is dumb. Results tonight for the top twelve were ridiculous! I could not believe who made the top and who was sent home! *tears*

He was one of THE BEST guys!! He may have a nasty mullet, but his voice was incredible! Never a bad performance! But now he is gone. =-(

He should have gone home instead! His performance was so unbelievably awful last night that we actually had to plug our ears. I really don't know who voted for him, other than all the ten year old girls who watch the show. I'm not sure I can suffer through another week of him!

She has an incredible voice, and so unique! But now she is gone.

She should be gone instead. She is adorable, yes. And I think she has a cute personality, but since being on stage, she has not had a single solid performance. But since the producers spent so much time telling her cute story and focusing on her family, america is voting for her because they have fallen in love. But Lilly gets screwed because they didn't spend as much time on her "story". (and because she looks like the albino from the princess bride. poor girl.)

He was awesome last night! He may have had some rough spots, but based on last night's performance, he should definitely be in the top 12!

He definitely should not! He sang Christina Aguilera's Genie in a Bottle. Yeah. And he didn't sing it well.

She had some good performances, and some bad. So I'm not surprised to see her gone, but she was still better than her

She has not had one single good performance in this competition. Not sure why people keep voting for her.

Okay, I feel better getting that off my chest. I'm all better now. Moving on...

Daddy's Hat

Snuggles

Every child "expert" talks about the importance of teaching your children to fall asleep on their own. Let them cry a little, and always lay them down groggy, but not asleep. Kalianna does know how to put herself to sleep. Almost every nap time and bedtime she goes to sleep without much of a fight. But every once in awhile she needs a good snuggle. I'll lay her down and she will cry and cry until I hold her and rock with her for a minute. Then she will return to bed just fine. And you know what? That's okay! In fact, I love it when she wants to snuggle with me! I figure I might as well take advantage of it now when she wants to be cuddled and loved, because in a matter of months, she will be running around and it will be hard to catch her long enough to hold her! So the experts might say she's spoiled. Then spoiled she shall be! Because I know and understand my own daughter better than anyone else. I'm her own personal expert, and this expert says don't ever pass up a chance to snuggle with your baby!

11 Months!

ZOOM!~~~ ZOOM!~~~ ZOOM! Oh sorry, that's just time flying by...

Can you believe Kalianna will be a year old in just one month?! Its weird how time moves so quickly, and yet so slowly at the same time. I can't believe how big my baby is getting, yet it seems like she's been with us forever! Kalianna at 11 months loves to explore new things! She is a pro at crawling and is now focusing on having some balance when she's on her feet. She likes to pull herself up and will occasionally walk along something, but I think she still has a little ways to go before she's ready to walk on her own. She loves to make us laugh and has this new fake laugh she does when we start laughing. Its really funny! She loves climbing up things and is a complete daredevil. She is the happiest when she is been thrown up in the air, or running through the parking lot in a shopping cart, or diving off furniture head first. I find myself more tired at the end of every day, but I wouldn't have it any other way! Kalianna is full of personality! She is not boring in the least!