What the Duce?

What happens when you come home from a long night of work and find this?

and then he tells you to get all dressed up?

my first question was, "Are we going to see bishop?....I'm not going."

"No."

Then I ask him..."are you pregnant?"

"I don't think that is possible."

Then I ask "Are you going to die?"

"No, I would send that to you in a text."

He surprised me and said he wanted to do something nice for me.

So he filled up my tank, bought me a diet coke, and some ding-dongs.

we drove for an hour talking about everything.

We came to the other side of town right on the edge of the desert.

Then we went for a nice walk (we kept trying to see the lunar eclipse but it was too darn cloudy)

Then we exchanged Christmas presents.

Over all it was an awesome night :))

Feliz cumpleanos

Yesterday was my niece, Tyler's, Birthday!

A birthday isn't a birthday without an awesome cake.

or an excited child

or present opening

I am glad to say we had all of those and more!

I can't believe how many people showed up for Tyler's Birthday.

I don't even think I know that many people!

It seems like yesterday she was turning three and we were in the same family room

with almost all the same people (with a few lovely additions).

And both years we most definitely had a nerf war.

Its starting to look a lot like Christmas...

<3

 Early Christmas Present.....

Such a mountain man...

Thanksgiving

"Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday...The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production." -Ayn Rand

I was thinking about this quote all this week....

Pre-Thanksgiving

I think the most important thing to remember

...is that I do not eat meat.

The next that is important to remember

...is that i made turkey for thanksgiving.

That involves pulling turkey necks out of random cavities... and taking out hearts and livers

Franklin owed me big time

:))

Thanksgiving is about giving right?

I am lucky I got this picture because that plate lasted two seconds

We had a small thanksgiving just the three of us.

It was great.

We had tons of leftovers.

Thanksgiving Part Deux (actually)

It started off with softball with the McDowells

I think they only invited me as their secret weapon....

But it was fun none the less.

Then we went to Franklin's Parents house to have some more Thanksgiving fun.

Joni's Thanksgiving was definitely a more experienced Thanksgiving dinner...

Even the plates were fall themed.

THE SADEST THING THIS THANKSGIVING IS THAT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PIE, SPECIFICALLY PUMPKIN PIE... AND I STILL HAVEN'T (BLASPHEMY). 

Fright of my life.

I came home from work today and to my surprise my little dog was sitting on the step in front of the door, waiting for me.

Do you see anything wrong with this picture???

Who let my puppy out of our house!?!?!!?!!

Why is he outside and sitting by himself?!?!?!?!

I jumped out of the car picked him up ran into the backyard (gate closed)

Ran into the arizona room (door locked)

Went to the front door (door locked)

How did he get out? someone in my house? Franklin came home and he accidently let him out?

Answer:

We cracked our window the tiniest bit (about 7inches) and he jumped out with his cone of shame on his head. I don't know how long he was out there but he was hot and thirsty when I picked him up and brought him in. I am so thankful he was outside waiting for me. I don't know what I would have done if I had lost him. I would have figuratively died. I am glad my little nut didn't stray too far.

I am a media whore in a media world.

I was bored all day because I had to sit with Ragnar all day

I had to make sure he didn't run, play or lick stitches.

I felt bad for him.

So in my boredom I was trying to find things to do on my mac.

I discovered the iMovie. 

I had lots of video of Rag-nutless.

(my first video ever and I still don't understand iMovie)

The final result:

AN ODE TO RAGNAR

An ode to Ragnar from Somer Fox on Vimeo.

Its all coming off...

Before

After

Before

After (Only a little bit of the mass)

I guess we all lost something.