And another one bites the dust...

Literally. This is what happens when you go mountain biking with my husband. Judd's older brother Justin went biking with him the other day and this is how he looked after... Well, this is how he looked after he was cleaned up. It would have been a more comical picture if I took it before he had a chance to clean off all the mud and blood.

Further evidence.

I look OK, but I broke a rib with this one.

Word to the wise: Don't try to keep up with Judd.


Glad I'm not this guy...

What big sisters are for

Magical floating babies

Check out my new "baby ticker"... (to your right), if you go to their web site you can add as many babies as you like... I had to restrain myself from adding more. I DIED laughing to see all those babies floating around in there. Thank heavens there really isn't four! I think I might have an early mid-life crisis.

You & Me & Baby Makes....

FIVE?!! Thank you Paragard http://www.paragard.com/home.php .... For nothing.

Spaghetti and meatballs have never been more exciting. I asked Kennedy what we were having for dinner and this was her response (along with an anatomy lesson). Enjoy!

A message from Judd to his guys at work... Angry much?

I think I have figured it out everyone. I don’t think we have an issue with putting allens back, we have an AEM (allen eating mouse) taking and eating the allens. I opened the draws today to find this (the following picture).

These were brand new sets last week and the creature has already had at them. It’s picky about what it likes though. It sticks to only those we use and need. It pulled the 5/64 allen out, but must not have liked that taste of it this time because it left it under the pliers spot (Of course it is spelled wrong in the picture) and tried to hide it under the torx 7 wrench rather than putting it back where it goes. It obviously doesn’t know how attentive the operators around here are or it would have put them back to avoid detection. It didn’t even bother to go through the effort of putting the allens back into the perfectly cut out shapes for each set. It must not have liked the 2.5mm wrench either. The odd thing is it went to the trouble of putting it back, just upside down. Talk about one lazy mouse! You would think it would try and hide its tracks. It’s as if it’s mocking everyone saying “Hey look at me, I’m eating your allen wrenches and making a mess of your draws and you can’t do anything about it. HAHAHA!” Maybe we should set a mouse trap with a piece of an allen wrench on it to catch the little critter. Or maybe we should cover them with rat poison. That’ll get it. However if it’s able to eat allen wrenches it could be much bigger than a mouse. Maybe something bigger like a cage trap…..or a bear trap would be needed, although people might find that idea cruel. Maybe it’s a mutated machine shop mouse with carbide teeth. A mouse trap just wouldn’t do then... It would chew right through the trap before it could even close down on it. Being a mutated rat, poison probably wouldn’t work either. And a cage trap just won’t do for something of that caliber. If anyone can think of something to catch it let me know. I don’t know what could hold up to mutated carbide mouse teeth though. Yikes!

Now until we figure out our mutated mouse problem could people try and put the tools back where they go? I know it can be difficult to figure out just how those darn things fit back into those shapes that are cut out for them. I know I get confused and put them backwards a lot. Just have to laugh at myself hahahaha. What I like to do is practice at home matching shapes. I use the little shape puzzles my kids have, you know the ones with the triangles and the squares and the……oh what’s the shape……pa…..pi……pe……pen……pentagon. I always have a hard time with that one. Maybe this picture will help you guys like it does me.

This mouse is also freakishly strong. Look at what it did to this allen wrench!
Twisted the end of it like it was play dough! The only other way I can think of that happening is by making the insert screw way too tight. I mean tight like Zeus himself came down and tightened it with his lighting throwing arms of his. Have you ever seen the artist rendition of him? Man he had some guns. I guess you’d have to be that big to be able not only throw lightning, but just hold on to it. OUCH! Anyway I’m getting off track here. We’ve got some pretty strong operators here but come on now, we don’t’ have any Zues’s working here…. or do we? Hercules was half man half god son of Zeus. Maybe we was immortal too? Oh my gosh we could have Hercules working for us! That would explain the twisted wrenches! Maybe he can catch the mouse! He did beat that snake headed monster lady thing way back when... and snakes eat mice. Hercules if you are reading this email please help us catch our pest!!!


But until Hercules comes out of his hiding spot……PUT THINGS BACK WHERE THEY BELONG!!!! That would be great. Thanks.


Judd Zimmerman
Bearings Graveyard Teamlead

A picture is worth....

A new sweater.

Baby got back

Alternative title for this post *I like big butts and I cannot lie.

Would you look at that gigantic tush? Good heavens, you would think he was half Jabba the Hut. All I can say is that he gets it from his dad.

He doesn't like the feeling of his knees on the floor, so he "crawls" like this a lot of the time.

Bowl throwing at its finest

If I only knew that all they needed was a blue plastic solo bowl to make them this happy I could have saved a wad of cash on their Christmas presents. Maybe I'll skip birthday presents this year and get them some plastic plates and what the heck, I might even throw in some plastic cutlery.... To be a kid again would be nice wouldn't it? Where your only worries consisted of getting to the "good kickball" before the other kids at recess, and making sure your troll dolls were properly outfitted.

A little Christmas cheer.

Unfortunately this is rapidly becoming a family tradition to do this....

Pet Cemetery?

I meant to post these pictures at Halloween, but obviously I am a little behind lately... This miniature graveyard is on the side of a house in Clinton Utah. If I was bored enough I would have actually counted how many crosses there are, but I am guessing that there are well over 50 of these little wooden crosses. Things that make you go hmmmm? This is a year round sight, not just up for Halloween (I took this picture in July).

I assume that these people either have really bad luck with pets, or they are ahem.... psycho.

So glad they aren't my neighbors!

Out for a Walk

Kennedy and I went for a walk the other day, and saw this wonderful little jewel, thought I would share. It was tied to a barren looking tree. I think that it speaks for itself. It fits in great with this site called Passive Aggressive Notes... Take a look, they are FUNNY :) http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/

For my blog stalker Katie:

Hmmph :( How did she get so big?

Giving daddy "bonks"

Peach yogurt anyone? I walked out of the room for a second and this is what happened. I think it was her way of protesting that I had left :). The picture doesn't do the mess justice, it was EVERYWHERE.

We went to feed the ducks at BYU the other day with my nephew Jameson. We discovered that they aren't big fans of stale Triscuts, and that Zesta crackers make for a good meal for both the ducks and Kennedy.

MMMMM... Saltine crackers. She didn't quite get that she was supposed to give the crackers to the ducks and not eat them.

Chasing the ducks :)

More chasing of the ducks. She LOVED it. She ran around pointing at them and quacking like a duck.

Goldfish.... Great for what ails ya.

Laying on mom.

32 weeks prego. Kennedy thinks I'm comfy :)

Wearing dads shoes

Our new toy!!!! I sold my single running stroller (which I will miss dearly) and we got a double wide :) It has attachments for running and for biking so we will be doing a lot of both this summer! I can't wait to RUN.

"Swim-eeem Swim-eem" Kennedy's new favorite word. We go at least twice a week to the indoor pool at the rec center. She loves wearing her "swim soup" and I love seeing how excited she gets... Everybody wins :)

This about sums up my pregnancy....

Heart Attack

So I got a novel in the mail last week from T Mobile. I was thinking that it was just a very in depth explanation of our service, but when I opened it, this is what I found.... A BILL for 872.84!!!! I have never seen such a high phone bill, this is about how much it would cost for a whole year of service. Anyway, after having a mini-stroke I called them and got it all straightened out. Turns out that they messed up our "unlimited text" feature, so we were charged for EVERY single text.... And we text A LOT.

Useless Information

I borrowed my moms treadmill for the winter so I don't have to drag myself out into the cold to run.

I HATE the cold. Let's move someplace eternally warm.

Kennedy pretends to talk on the phone if she sees one or if one rings. She puts the back of her hand to her ear and babbles. It's so cute.

Kennedy is pretty darn good at hide and seek. She'll find a book, sit down in a corner and silently flip through pages while I frantically shuffle around the house looking for her.

It's usually not a good thing if I don't hear her making noise... This usually means that she is doing something she is not supposed to.

Judd is almost done with our master bathroom!!!! I'll post pictures when it's all finished.

It took me 2 days to rake the front and back yard. Not because I am slow. Can I cut the trees down?

I want a dog, no a cat. no dog. cat. dog. I can never make up my mind. When I do I think about scooping poop and I quickly change to not wanting any animal. Too bad there aren't poop-less animals, after all they have hairless ones.

I miss my power steering. It's been out for 2 months. It's a killer trying to park at the university.

We should own stock in Home Depot. We have spent WAY too much there.

AT&T is a rip off. Magic Jack is great, 20 dollars a year and you can call free long distance and international to anyone who has a Magic Jack.

I am going to run a full marathon this next summer... If I don't die trying.

Life changes too quickly. I wish there was a rewind. It's so easy to take things for granted until they are gone.

My neighbor has chickens and gives us fresh eggs every week, how cool is that?

If I could have any talent, I would like to be an amazing chef.

That's all for this installment of useless information.

Little Mess Maker

Kennedy likes to eat leaves.....

Lots and lots of leaves.

Playing with dads climbing ropes in the back yard.

The aftermath of Kennedy digging through every last piece of fabric I own :) She looks so innocent doesn't she?

She loves to stand on her head... I guess Judd did that a lot when he was a kid. Maybe it is hereditary?

Things That Make You Go Hmmmmm?

What would be your first reaction upon seeing such a creature? Well, I'll tell you what mine was.... I ran straight back to my car and grabbed my camera. After all, I had to have proof of such a sighting, or else no one would believe me. I of course asked the woman if I could take a picture, and I was really sweet about it (didn't want her to scrath my eye out or something). After talking with her a while I found out that she had not clipped her nails since 1976. Why she picked this year to turn herself into a walking circus attraction I do not know... Perhaps she was celebrating the launch of the Apple computer.... that happened in 1976.
Who really knows what motivates us as humans to act the way we do? This definately is a thing that makes you go... Hmmm?

Our New Toy

Ever wonder what people do in front of mirrors when no one else is around? Well..... Wonder no more, here is your answer; They make faces at themselves, and if ever possible (providing that there is food involved) it becomes "see food". At this point a person might ask themselves, "Why in the world are they posting such pictures for us to gawk at?".... Well, the truth is that we have no adorable (or hideous) children to take pictures of so that people can gawk at them... So, alas my friends you are stuck with the "see food" from our experiment with our new web cam until we get our own little "see food" artist....