Thursday, July 31, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Mechanic in the house.
I went into Aaron's room after hearing a funny noise and found this. He
loves tools. Power tools especially. He thinks that Curt's airplanes
are his toys and thinks that screwdrivers are the best. Don't worry, he
doesn't get them often and screams when we take them away and hide
them.
Only in Arizona...
We had a vicious micro-burst in the East Valley that did a lot of damage to homes, trees and cars. I talked to one of my buddies who lives where this happened and she said that it was scary to be there. I was a little jealous because I love rain and scary thunderstorms and we hardly get rain where we live.
These are unedited and are the changing colors of the sky, as seen from my home. These pics are only minutes apart, but the sun started setting in the second one.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Picture help
Okay, so I will admit it. I just got back from vacation and put my pics on the computer. I then noticed that everytime white was in the photo, it was halo-ed. I'm not very happy about it, but wondered what the problem was.
Some little child (one of mine, not sure which) placed a lovely fingerprint on the lens. I am tempted to have the fingerprint analyzed so I can discipline accordingly OR maybe I should check the lens for fingerprints next time!
Curt sent me an article about photos and getting the correct lighting. Thought it was interesting. Check it out!
New post at Kitchen Sink.
Some little child (one of mine, not sure which) placed a lovely fingerprint on the lens. I am tempted to have the fingerprint analyzed so I can discipline accordingly OR maybe I should check the lens for fingerprints next time!
Curt sent me an article about photos and getting the correct lighting. Thought it was interesting. Check it out!
New post at Kitchen Sink.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Dobson Riverview
People always ask me how I know what is being added to Riverview Mall. Click here to see for yourself.
Not Twilight...
Sorry guys, I am not posting the Twilight Trailer. Instead I am posting the movie trailer that I am really waiting for. I loved the books (City of Ember, The People of Sparks, The Prophet of Yonwood by Jeanne DuPrau). If you haven't read them, please do. As for me I hope that the movie follows the book's storyline.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
When the family gets together...
We had our Porter Family Reunion in Greer from the 12th to the 18th. We had such a fun time.
It rained everyday that we were there, mostly in the evenings. Three of the mornings we woke up to sun, but that disappeared usually around lunch time. I loved it.
I was happy to see my siblings and their families. I haven't seen my sis in law Tiffany and her kids since the last reunion and she had never met Hayden before. Hayden loved his cousins, he had so much fun with them. Anyway, there are 28 grandkids from 10 - 6 mo, with one more due in Sept. (Good Luck, Mimi!) With tons of kids to play with, my kids were in heaven. Aaron hung out mostly with Nate, Harley and Cole. Alyssa hung out with Sarah and Aubrey. I hung out with mostly the older kids (Yep, I have yet to grow up).
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I gotta tell you ~ I had so much fun with my nieces and nephews. We ended up playing late into the evening on most nights and I learned some new games, and even made up one of our own. Thanks guys for the Phase 10, Killer Uno, Quiddler, Apples to Apples (Sensual - Firefighters are hot!) and Busted. Too bad I didn't have time to whip your buns at Mafia. Next time, guys, next time...just you wait and see...a deal has been made...Match~Cover. Hehee!
We played a "down-south, phonetic" version of Quiddler. Here are some of the funniest ones that we came up with:
Kanoo (canoe)
Ay-Yo (a greeting)
Fuee (fooey, what's that smell?)
Luq (Luck)
Binquie (binky)
Miqey (Mickey)
PU (poo) Meg could have spelled UP, but where is the fun in that?
and yes "Jinn" is a real word, Not as in GIN, but as in a Genie.
There were two really super funny stories that I have to share.
Spencer was getting tired of his little sister bugging him and so he showed her how to fish.
"First, you cast your line, then you drop to the ground really fast and try to hide from the fish, if they see you, you'll never catch them." While he was down there, he found some mint and actually enjoyed laying there. We later saw a water snake near there. Ew.
Jeffrey told Wyatt on the last day, "You go hide and I'll get the 'apples'". So they hid under the kitchen table after Jeffrey stole some Nectarines.
We all rode the merry-go-round and some of us got hurt by it. I was clipped in the back, Alyssa was hit in the head, and some got hit in the legs and I think someone got it in the mouth. But it was fun for most of them that rode it, I did, and I didn't think it was very fun at all. I though it was a little freaky. Megan has the video so she can blackmail me someday.
We came home a day early and had a nice trip home. Now we can finish the floors that we couldn't finish before we left.
We were supposed to have the new floors done before the reunion. We were going to finish them on Thursday (the 10th), but instead we had a huge monsoon storm that hit and ended up bringing everything in off of the front porch. We weren't able to finish the 3 ft. that we had left and we couldn't leave everything important outside while on vacation, so this is what we came home to. Uggggg! It is driving me crazy. Hopefully we can finish them tonight, but don't they look nice? (At least what you can see of it.)
It rained everyday that we were there, mostly in the evenings. Three of the mornings we woke up to sun, but that disappeared usually around lunch time. I loved it.
I was happy to see my siblings and their families. I haven't seen my sis in law Tiffany and her kids since the last reunion and she had never met Hayden before. Hayden loved his cousins, he had so much fun with them. Anyway, there are 28 grandkids from 10 - 6 mo, with one more due in Sept. (Good Luck, Mimi!) With tons of kids to play with, my kids were in heaven. Aaron hung out mostly with Nate, Harley and Cole. Alyssa hung out with Sarah and Aubrey. I hung out with mostly the older kids (Yep, I have yet to grow up).
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I gotta tell you ~ I had so much fun with my nieces and nephews. We ended up playing late into the evening on most nights and I learned some new games, and even made up one of our own. Thanks guys for the Phase 10, Killer Uno, Quiddler, Apples to Apples (Sensual - Firefighters are hot!) and Busted. Too bad I didn't have time to whip your buns at Mafia. Next time, guys, next time...just you wait and see...a deal has been made...Match~Cover. Hehee!
We played a "down-south, phonetic" version of Quiddler. Here are some of the funniest ones that we came up with:
Kanoo (canoe)
Ay-Yo (a greeting)
Fuee (fooey, what's that smell?)
Luq (Luck)
Binquie (binky)
Miqey (Mickey)
PU (poo) Meg could have spelled UP, but where is the fun in that?
and yes "Jinn" is a real word, Not as in GIN, but as in a Genie.
There were two really super funny stories that I have to share.
Spencer was getting tired of his little sister bugging him and so he showed her how to fish.
"First, you cast your line, then you drop to the ground really fast and try to hide from the fish, if they see you, you'll never catch them." While he was down there, he found some mint and actually enjoyed laying there. We later saw a water snake near there. Ew.
Jeffrey told Wyatt on the last day, "You go hide and I'll get the 'apples'". So they hid under the kitchen table after Jeffrey stole some Nectarines.
We all rode the merry-go-round and some of us got hurt by it. I was clipped in the back, Alyssa was hit in the head, and some got hit in the legs and I think someone got it in the mouth. But it was fun for most of them that rode it, I did, and I didn't think it was very fun at all. I though it was a little freaky. Megan has the video so she can blackmail me someday.
We came home a day early and had a nice trip home. Now we can finish the floors that we couldn't finish before we left.
We were supposed to have the new floors done before the reunion. We were going to finish them on Thursday (the 10th), but instead we had a huge monsoon storm that hit and ended up bringing everything in off of the front porch. We weren't able to finish the 3 ft. that we had left and we couldn't leave everything important outside while on vacation, so this is what we came home to. Uggggg! It is driving me crazy. Hopefully we can finish them tonight, but don't they look nice? (At least what you can see of it.)
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Important guys and a Star wars interpretation!!!
I remember when I was growing up, I learned all of the apostles and past presidents. Here is the video that will help my kids learn who all of the apostles are now!
I love this video. I think it is a great way to remember these men.
Now, on to the way that I feel about Star Wars. I don't like watching the movie, but I find her narrative to be complete and so much shorter!
She is so adorable. I agree that the shiny guy worries too much.
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I love this video. I think it is a great way to remember these men.
Now, on to the way that I feel about Star Wars. I don't like watching the movie, but I find her narrative to be complete and so much shorter!
She is so adorable. I agree that the shiny guy worries too much.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
A night with stars!
Okay, so the title is a little misleading...
We had to spend the night at my parent's house on Sunday night. The Air Conditioning Fairy went on vacation. We reached a low of 85 degrees Saturday night and did not get much sleep. I was emotional and cranky at church (apologies to those around me) and the kids were just fine! Hayden had a fan on him the whole night and the kids spend the night on the front room floor under the ceiling fan!
After church, we went to M & D's house and made them dinner (Shrimp in Creamy Tomato Sauce, YUM!) in exchange for a night of sleep with air conditioning.
On Monday, I got to sleep in! Curt left at 6 am to go home and get ready to go to work, and because Hayden was not used to sleeping outside of his crib, he didn't go to bed very well, and slept in until 10 am. Aaron, Alyssa and I got up around 8:30 and were very happy! We got the A/C guy to the house and the motor was replaced by 11 am, YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!
I got to spend the rest of Monday shopping with my mom and the afternoon shopping with my sister. Dad watched the kids and I loved spending the day with Mom and Dad. I really haven't gotten to spend a lot of time with them lately, so this was nice. By the time we got home, the house was down to a beautiful 76.
Anyway, the title comes from the fact that we slept in my brother's old room (he moved out 11 yrs. ago) and after he left, we noticed that he had little flecks of glow-in-the-dark dots all over the walls and ceiling. They look like little stars...
We had to spend the night at my parent's house on Sunday night. The Air Conditioning Fairy went on vacation. We reached a low of 85 degrees Saturday night and did not get much sleep. I was emotional and cranky at church (apologies to those around me) and the kids were just fine! Hayden had a fan on him the whole night and the kids spend the night on the front room floor under the ceiling fan!
After church, we went to M & D's house and made them dinner (Shrimp in Creamy Tomato Sauce, YUM!) in exchange for a night of sleep with air conditioning.
On Monday, I got to sleep in! Curt left at 6 am to go home and get ready to go to work, and because Hayden was not used to sleeping outside of his crib, he didn't go to bed very well, and slept in until 10 am. Aaron, Alyssa and I got up around 8:30 and were very happy! We got the A/C guy to the house and the motor was replaced by 11 am, YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!
I got to spend the rest of Monday shopping with my mom and the afternoon shopping with my sister. Dad watched the kids and I loved spending the day with Mom and Dad. I really haven't gotten to spend a lot of time with them lately, so this was nice. By the time we got home, the house was down to a beautiful 76.
Anyway, the title comes from the fact that we slept in my brother's old room (he moved out 11 yrs. ago) and after he left, we noticed that he had little flecks of glow-in-the-dark dots all over the walls and ceiling. They look like little stars...
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