smokin' hot scout fun

Yesterday was scouts.

We moved our meetings to Tuesday afternoons & I like it!

We are working on the Geologist pin & did all the "hard" work last week. This week, my fantastic new co-leader had the brilliant idea to make volcanoes. Last week my brain was mush.

So we made these- paper plate volcanoes.

There is a dixie cup in the middle of the paper plate, it's covered in aluminum foil. The boys put a couple of teaspoons of baking soda in the cup & poured in some vinegar.

fun

I love how boys think the smell of vinegar is the worst thing on the planet, so funny.

WEll- I wanted to take it up a notch- and we are the skit at pack meeting this month... so we decided to make one big volcano of paper mache.

(it was crazy hair day at school- which explains the hairdo of the blond guy here)

Next week we will paint it & then for pack meeting we are going to show it off with a fabulous red lava flow!!!

(I will cover up the cream of chicken logo on the side of the box... before next time...)

Who says cub scouts isn't any fun!?
Don't you think this volcano looks like The Matterhorn?
Maybe we should put a roller coaster around it & have the lava spill out onto the people??
maybe not
and maybe that would fit in with the cream of chicken title. Considering the people on the roller coasters...
are getting creamed with lava?
oh boy I let my sick sense of humor shine through- sorry ;)

Welcome HOme Hailey!

This morning bright & early...

We packed up the car & headed to Utah Valley to pick up Hailey- who has been at EFY all week. It was a struggle to get down there on time- since we have been up late all summer & last night was no exception. When they say 6:30 AM pick up... they are not kidding.

We got there about 7:15 & ya-
there were 2-3 kids left out of 800 or so.

We headed off to breakfast


and had the best time!
(going out to breakfast is such a treat)
we really should do this more & don't.

this is trent's funny face breakfast-
he of course, ate almost nothing- which offended the face- or so I told him.
He didn't care.
Chloe squirted some ketchup on her shirt & I couldn't see it from across the table. When she stood up I busted out laughing... she didn't think that was funny. I couldn't help it. I could only see a tiny bit of it from across the table, when she stood up it was like 10 inches down. Poor kid- I really couldn't help it- I didn't think it was that bad- I could not stop laughing.
hard.
belly.
laughing.
Hailey then said- she missed us.
I will not be winning mother of the year anytime soon.


Next we headed down to the Springville Quilt show.
It is one of the biggest quilt shows in the state- the one WEnde & I missed on Monday-


The Springville museum itself is beautiful.
It's a Spanish style building filled with gorgeous architecture & stone floors. I loved it.
The quilts were breath taking & there were so many to see.I am posting a few pictures of my favorites.
If I can call them that- they were all stunning.
I wish the photos could do them justice!



this one- was not my favorite - although it was filled with intricate detail & amazingly handcrafted. It was made by nine different women & won in the "group effort" category.

Yes- it is a Twilight quilt- to be given to Stephanie Meyers after the show.

I'm documenting it for all my Twilight loving friends... I've never read Twilight, so therefore- I do not get it. I don't plan on reading it anytime soon. Not that I have anything against it... I'm just too busy. But a quilt...? it seems a little much- No offense-

the cheesy sayings & all- it's just not my style.

There was an opportunity to vote for a people's choice.

This was my pick-

amazing...

can you see the detail?

it was hand dyed & called...

Evening Sunset in Kentucky- or something like that- oops, can't remember.

Chloe & I were the only two who braved the show(she carried my big purse to cover the ketchup) & when we walked out of the museum...

Trent- TRENT - came DRIVING up.

Yes- brett had him sit with him in the driver's seat & he was driving around the parking lot. Steering, pushing petals... Holy hell- Men, leave them alone for a second- they buy guns, ammo, or let kids drive?

Trent- drove us over (the other end of the parking lot) to "the coolest playground ever" to show us what they found

These swirly things were really cool & fun-

until Brett started getting a little too much.

I drove home & we had to pull over, he thought for sure he was going to throw up.

funny- well not really- I think it's his punishment for letting the kid drive. For the rest of the day he has been begging us to take him driving in the church parking lot??? Give me a BREAk! He even said--- but mom--- I was born to drive!

I feel so bad for him

Do you think Hailey had fun?

This is where she landed until we headed home & Trent aka: the seat belt police woke her to get hers on- then we all came home & took a nap. Well I did, I'm not sure what the seat belt policeman did? Maybe he was driving around the neighborhood?

*have you ever started laughing at your kids at the wrong time?

*side note: with all of trent's issues... letting him drive in the parking lot isn't so bad-- brett was in control & it was a huge empty parking lot- he needs to build up confidence & this was a "boy" bonding thing... I'm just exaggerating. Still, he is not to be driving in the church parking lot anytime soon....

whatever you call it--- I hope it's over soon

Trent is home sick today experiencing the "green apple two step,"
if you know what I mean?
He was home sick on Monday too- a little bit of the pre-dawn hours, "hershey squirts" goin' on.
Followed by "upchucking" twice.
Brett thought for sure he was okay...
and let me go back to bed (it was a long night)
Then, took him into the office for a 5:30 AM emergency.
bad idea.
two vomitous moments later & a ride home on dad's sweatshirt to avoid "skid marks" on the seat of his truck...
said skid marks were unavoidable.
lesson learned.
He went to school yesterday,
Nothing of the "acid butt" since early morning the day before-
just to come home afterward with a return of the "scours."
I googled, "swine flu symptoms" just out of motherly worry.

It's all good.
I have dutifully wiped down every door knob- & light switch,
the keyboards & toilets.
All in the hope that he will be the only.
one.
OH Please.

today I am so thankful for my new washing machine & it's sanitation cycle.
Yes- there is reason to celebrate.