I came across these and had to share. My favorite Simspons episode is season five, "Lisa the Vegetarian" so many classic lines. My favorite is when Lisa's whole family reacts to her suggestion of vegetables at their BBQ with a conga-line and chant: "You don't win friends with sal-ad. . . You don't win friends with sal-ad!"
Enjoy!
Librarian: "You've checked this Bible out every weekend for the last nine years. Wouldn't it be easier just to buy one?"
Reverend Lovejoy: "Perhaps on a librarian's salary."
Ralph: "Me fail english? That's unpossible!"
Homer: "Boy, does it feel good to get out of that car. Ooh, go-karts!"
Marge: "Parades just bring out so many emotions in me: joy, excitement, looking . . ."
Carl: “I concur. . .[everyone looks at him quizzically] word a day calendar." [as he holds up an entry for CONQUER]
Homer: "Marge if you don't mind, I’m busy achieveing financial independence."
Marge: "With cans of grease?"
Homer: "No, through savings and wise investments. OF COURSE WITH GREASE!!"
Milhouse: "Remember the time he ate my goldfish? And you lied and said I never had goldfish. Then why did I have the bowl, Bart? Why did I have the bowl?"
Homer: "Books are useless! I only ever read one book, “To Kill A Mockingbird,” and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin. . . but what good does that do me?"
Barney: "My name is Barney Gumble and I’m an alcoholic."
Lisa: "But Mr. Gumble this is a Girl Scout meeting."
Barney: "Is It? Or is it that you can’t admit you have a problem!"
Chief Wiggum: "Can’t you people take the law into your own hands? I mean, we can’t be policing the entire city!"
Homer: “Marge, you can’t kick me out of the house! you’ll cause a miscount on the census! A miscount!"
Grandpa Simpson: "Dear Mr. President, There are too many states nowadays. Please, eliminate three."
Nelson: "Shoplifting is a victimless crime. Like punching someone in the dark."
Museum Curator to Lisa: "You are banned from this historical society! You, and your children, and your children’s children …. for 3 months."
Homer: "Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals. . . except the weasel."
Lisa (in powerplant cafeteria): "Isn’t there any fruit here?"
Homer: "This donut has purple in it, purple’s a fruit”
Chief Wiggum: "We hereby charge you with the murders of Moe Syzlac and Apu Nahassaa. . . pema, Apu NaHassa. . . . Just Moe, just Moe."
Homer (to Lisa): "In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!"
Rodd Flanders: "Lies make baby Jesus cry."
Bart to Homer (who is trying to gain weight by eating a banana split): “Eat around the banana Dad. It’s just empty vitamins.”
Marge: "All this senseless violence in cartoons. I just don’t see the appeal."
Lisa: "Mom! If cartoons were meant for adults they’d be on during prime time!”
Exactly!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Huh?
So we just got a corrected assessment of our home from the County Assessor's office(they had it listed with 1. a finished basement, 2. central air, and 3. a fireplace--nope, nope, and negatory good buddy). The value from '07 to '08 went down $18,500. Eee gads! I guess this is a good thing, because our '09 taxes will reflect the lower value. But I still feel ripped off. What would it cost me to get a finished basement, central air and a fireplace? My guess is it'd cost more than $18,500.
We have been thinking about trying to get started on our basement all summer, but have been having too much fun doing stuff. Don't worry, not expensive fun. We're still saving up our moolah for the renovations. But the free movies every week at the mall and free lunches four days a week at the YMCA make me glad I don't live in a small town. But it's also not a big city either since we can easily ride bikes along a nature-filled trail to the YMCA. All that's missing is a farmer's market within walking distance. There's one in Millwood, which is in our ward boundaries, but it's a few miles west. (Our ward boundaries are geographically larger than the city.) Here are pictures of the kids at the free movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" last week:
(Smile, the movies are sponsored by Burger King!)
BTW, I'm never going back to watching regular TV. Ever. We have DVR and I feel pretty efficient watching my HGTV/Daily Show/TLC shows! It's like muting all the commercials only better!!!!! Wait, that last sentence needs more exclamation points. !!!!!!!!!! There. And guess what, Dave, I'm even DVR-ing a Glenn Beck show so I can see what the crap you've fallen in love with!
We have been thinking about trying to get started on our basement all summer, but have been having too much fun doing stuff. Don't worry, not expensive fun. We're still saving up our moolah for the renovations. But the free movies every week at the mall and free lunches four days a week at the YMCA make me glad I don't live in a small town. But it's also not a big city either since we can easily ride bikes along a nature-filled trail to the YMCA. All that's missing is a farmer's market within walking distance. There's one in Millwood, which is in our ward boundaries, but it's a few miles west. (Our ward boundaries are geographically larger than the city.) Here are pictures of the kids at the free movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" last week:
(Smile, the movies are sponsored by Burger King!)
BTW, I'm never going back to watching regular TV. Ever. We have DVR and I feel pretty efficient watching my HGTV/Daily Show/TLC shows! It's like muting all the commercials only better!!!!! Wait, that last sentence needs more exclamation points. !!!!!!!!!! There. And guess what, Dave, I'm even DVR-ing a Glenn Beck show so I can see what the crap you've fallen in love with!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Demolicious
I was at Costco emptying my wallet of it's contents, as I do on a regular basis, when I came across a demo so delicious I had to buy it. It was a vegetable stir fry with "Soy Vey Veri Veri Teriaki" sauce. The name of the teriaki sauce almost convinced me NOT to buy it (on the label it says that a Jewish boy met a Chinese girl. . . they loved cooking. . . and each other. . . and began their company "Soy Vey"). In spite of a cheesy name, the stir fry was nummy. I'm talking holy delicious, batman! The stir fry vegetables are Kirkland brand, but a total step up from their usual stir fry mix. Edamame, huge chunks of broccoli, water chestnuts, baby corn. . . it's so good you don't notice that it's nutritious! I'm going to try it with strips of beef because the flavor is reminiscent of L&L's teri beef. If there's a Costco in your area, go give it a try.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Pics and a TARDY Visit from the Toof Fairy
Ben's WSDOT soccer team. Ben is standing 3rd from the right
(and his sis, Jen, is standing next to him).
Baby and me at the soccer complex. You can see the arching
Baby and me at the soccer complex. You can see the arching baseball fence/netting in the background. A pretty impressive set-up.
The Coeur d'Alene 4th of July Parade. 
R, Ben, William (one of my CTR 7 kiddos), and C. She's pretty smitten!
J, whose finger is near, but not in, his nose, William, and S. on the parade route.
We had a picnic with William's family after the parade.
The Coeur d'Alene 4th of July Parade. R, Ben, William (one of my CTR 7 kiddos), and C. She's pretty smitten!
J, whose finger is near, but not in, his nose, William, and S. on the parade route. We had a picnic with William's family after the parade. The baby thought the watermelon was delish--rind and all.
TOOTH FAIRY STORY:
About a month or so ago, J's bottom tooth was loose. (Finally!) Then about two weeks ago, he noticed that it wasn't loose anymore. Turns out his adult tooth had already grown in behind the baby tooth and stopped the baby tooth from wiggling. I arranged with our dentist to get his baby tooth pulled at their dentist appointment Monday (R. and J. needed to get molars filled). But Sunday evening the kids were in the van headed to a friend's house after attending his baptism at the stake center. I got out to the van and J's mouth was bloody. He had been biting on a small rubber snake, when S. yanked the snake out of his mouth. This popped his poor baby tooth loose. The idea of not having the dentist pull his tooth out was all the encouragement he needed. J. wiggled all evening and all the next morning. I told him I didn't think a dentist would need to pull out the tooth for him, but he didn't want to take any chances. He was wiggling like mad all the way to the dentist's office. After I parked the van at the dentist's office, he ran up to the front seat shouting "My tooth is out!" Anyone looking for a dramatic screenplay about a boy and his first lost tooth?
Oh, there's more drama--Ben thought I was taking care of "calling" the tooth fairy and I thought he was. Bad parenting! I remembered Tuesday morning and called Ben at work to ask him if he delivered anything to J's pillow. He said he never did. J. was quiet about not finding $$ but when I asked him he said "No, the tooth fairy didn't come." I said "Go look again!" He found the tooth fairy money--which had "accidentally" fallen between the mattress and the bed rail. He didn't think to look there and was satisfied that it'd been there all along! Wink, wink.
I think that's about all I can think of for the week. Have some great summer days!
TOOTH FAIRY STORY:
About a month or so ago, J's bottom tooth was loose. (Finally!) Then about two weeks ago, he noticed that it wasn't loose anymore. Turns out his adult tooth had already grown in behind the baby tooth and stopped the baby tooth from wiggling. I arranged with our dentist to get his baby tooth pulled at their dentist appointment Monday (R. and J. needed to get molars filled). But Sunday evening the kids were in the van headed to a friend's house after attending his baptism at the stake center. I got out to the van and J's mouth was bloody. He had been biting on a small rubber snake, when S. yanked the snake out of his mouth. This popped his poor baby tooth loose. The idea of not having the dentist pull his tooth out was all the encouragement he needed. J. wiggled all evening and all the next morning. I told him I didn't think a dentist would need to pull out the tooth for him, but he didn't want to take any chances. He was wiggling like mad all the way to the dentist's office. After I parked the van at the dentist's office, he ran up to the front seat shouting "My tooth is out!" Anyone looking for a dramatic screenplay about a boy and his first lost tooth?
Oh, there's more drama--Ben thought I was taking care of "calling" the tooth fairy and I thought he was. Bad parenting! I remembered Tuesday morning and called Ben at work to ask him if he delivered anything to J's pillow. He said he never did. J. was quiet about not finding $$ but when I asked him he said "No, the tooth fairy didn't come." I said "Go look again!" He found the tooth fairy money--which had "accidentally" fallen between the mattress and the bed rail. He didn't think to look there and was satisfied that it'd been there all along! Wink, wink.
I think that's about all I can think of for the week. Have some great summer days!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Am I Drinking Skim Milk Because I Think I'm Fat? Because I Could Be Drinking Whole
That title had absolutely nothing to do with this post. Oh, but C. has graduated to whole milk. From a cow. So that's relevant, right?
Vacation details:
We left Friday morning for Seattle. Ben and 7 others from this area teamed up with 8 players from Seattle and Vancouver, WA to form "The Red Team" at this year's Department of Transportation soccer tournament. We stayed with Ben's sister Jennifer, who also played in the tournament, and her hubby, Rod, and their four dogs, two cats, and a snake (their pet tarantula died). They were great fun--we went to a farmer's market a few blocks from their home! I fell in love with a T-shirt. Ben fell in love with spicy pickles. Rod and Jen fell in love with "Rose Petal" jam. Then they joined us in Redmond, WA for dinner where Ben and Jennifer and half the team met the other half of their team for the first time.
Saturday was "game day."
The games were in Redmond, about 20 minutes east of Seattle, in a big park. And the AstroTurf was dusted with a smooth layer of fake rubber dirt--weird stuff. C. thought it was ono-licious! Ben's team played three games. Two of them back-to-back. They scored a goal. By the end of the day, they were starting to play like a team, they looked better and better (even with exhaustion setting in), but couldn't keep up with other well-rehearsed teams out there.
Ben opted out of playing soccer on Sunday. Ben has been amazing this year--he's missed so many soccer games--hopefully the kids will remember and follow his Sabbath day example in the years to come. Instead of tracking down a chapel, we strolled around the Seattle temple Sunday afternoon (except kids DON'T stroll). Then we spent Sunday afternoon and Monday at the ranch in Leavenworth. Cousins Ry (7), and Brodie (5) were staying with Gale and Kathy waiting for their moving van to arrive from San Fransisco.
Except for nature, we had fun at the ranch. Poor S. got stung twice by a bee on her right foot. Not to be outdone by a silly old bee, a snake decided to bite R.'s hand. We weren't around to see it, but got reports of R's bravery! This is HUGE for R, who is usually highly emotional and super-sensitive to pain. I don't know why a bee would pick on sweet little ole S, but I guess a snake bite is to be expected when the activity for the day is snake hunting.
Whenever Ry is at the ranch, R. and J. always get to go snake hunting. They had four or five cardboard boxes for their snakes' homes behind the garage. They did some great box-interior decorating and added grass and sticks for authenticity. Ry's dad made sure to supervise "Snake Release Day" after dinner so the poor over-handled fellas could slither off into the sunset.
Backtracking (because I'm not a smooth storyteller)
The reason Ben and I weren't on hand for the snake bite is that we were celebrating our 13th anniversary at the local movie theater. I put the baby down for a nap and we ran out the door. Unfortunately, we watched "Don't Mess With the Zohan" which was probably about the worst way to celebrate a wedding anniversary. . . ever. Not worth it, don't go see it. I'm jealous of Amy and Andrew and their anniversary plans. A whole NIGHT away from the kids!?! They are better at celebrating than we are, don't you think?
After we got back, Ben helped unload Ry and Brodie's moving truck. (They'll be living about a mile from Gale and Kathy.) We then had a lovely Salmon dinner and took cookies to Grandpa Jim before calling it a day. We were back home Tuesday so the boys could finish up their last week of "school." Not that they're learning anything anymore. This is the schedule for the last week of school--business day a.k.a. cashing-in-at-fake-stores-in-the-gym-for-tons-of-free-stuff, a field trip, talent show, play day and picnic to end the school year.
The worst part of the weekend was my allergies. I have been reacting to everything lately and just barely survived. Sooooo annoying. I have an appointment with an allergist next month so hopefully better medication will help. I've been much better at home, but found myself itchy-eyed at the boys' school talent show/awards assembly this morning.
Last day of school tomorrow! FINALLY!!!! I am so excited! Not like last summer (with newborn C.) when I was totally freaking about having 4 kids home all day. This year will actually be fun. For me. And I have the legos, water balloons, popsicles, YMCA memberships, shrinky dinks, playdough, DVR, electricity set, gummy worms and pop rocks to prove it. Bring it on! Now who's jealous? Oh yeah!
Okay gotta get going--lasagna for dinner. And salad. And grapes (for the kiddos). And whole grain baguette. And lemonade Crystal Light. Not too shabby with the healthy add-ons, eh? If you surround it by enough healthy sides, does the lasagna magically become healthy too? Hope so. . .
Vacation details:
We left Friday morning for Seattle. Ben and 7 others from this area teamed up with 8 players from Seattle and Vancouver, WA to form "The Red Team" at this year's Department of Transportation soccer tournament. We stayed with Ben's sister Jennifer, who also played in the tournament, and her hubby, Rod, and their four dogs, two cats, and a snake (their pet tarantula died). They were great fun--we went to a farmer's market a few blocks from their home! I fell in love with a T-shirt. Ben fell in love with spicy pickles. Rod and Jen fell in love with "Rose Petal" jam. Then they joined us in Redmond, WA for dinner where Ben and Jennifer and half the team met the other half of their team for the first time.
Saturday was "game day."
The games were in Redmond, about 20 minutes east of Seattle, in a big park. And the AstroTurf was dusted with a smooth layer of fake rubber dirt--weird stuff. C. thought it was ono-licious! Ben's team played three games. Two of them back-to-back. They scored a goal. By the end of the day, they were starting to play like a team, they looked better and better (even with exhaustion setting in), but couldn't keep up with other well-rehearsed teams out there.
Ben opted out of playing soccer on Sunday. Ben has been amazing this year--he's missed so many soccer games--hopefully the kids will remember and follow his Sabbath day example in the years to come. Instead of tracking down a chapel, we strolled around the Seattle temple Sunday afternoon (except kids DON'T stroll). Then we spent Sunday afternoon and Monday at the ranch in Leavenworth. Cousins Ry (7), and Brodie (5) were staying with Gale and Kathy waiting for their moving van to arrive from San Fransisco.
Except for nature, we had fun at the ranch. Poor S. got stung twice by a bee on her right foot. Not to be outdone by a silly old bee, a snake decided to bite R.'s hand. We weren't around to see it, but got reports of R's bravery! This is HUGE for R, who is usually highly emotional and super-sensitive to pain. I don't know why a bee would pick on sweet little ole S, but I guess a snake bite is to be expected when the activity for the day is snake hunting.
Whenever Ry is at the ranch, R. and J. always get to go snake hunting. They had four or five cardboard boxes for their snakes' homes behind the garage. They did some great box-interior decorating and added grass and sticks for authenticity. Ry's dad made sure to supervise "Snake Release Day" after dinner so the poor over-handled fellas could slither off into the sunset.
Backtracking (because I'm not a smooth storyteller)
The reason Ben and I weren't on hand for the snake bite is that we were celebrating our 13th anniversary at the local movie theater. I put the baby down for a nap and we ran out the door. Unfortunately, we watched "Don't Mess With the Zohan" which was probably about the worst way to celebrate a wedding anniversary. . . ever. Not worth it, don't go see it. I'm jealous of Amy and Andrew and their anniversary plans. A whole NIGHT away from the kids!?! They are better at celebrating than we are, don't you think?
After we got back, Ben helped unload Ry and Brodie's moving truck. (They'll be living about a mile from Gale and Kathy.) We then had a lovely Salmon dinner and took cookies to Grandpa Jim before calling it a day. We were back home Tuesday so the boys could finish up their last week of "school." Not that they're learning anything anymore. This is the schedule for the last week of school--business day a.k.a. cashing-in-at-fake-stores-in-the-gym-for-tons-of-free-stuff, a field trip, talent show, play day and picnic to end the school year.
The worst part of the weekend was my allergies. I have been reacting to everything lately and just barely survived. Sooooo annoying. I have an appointment with an allergist next month so hopefully better medication will help. I've been much better at home, but found myself itchy-eyed at the boys' school talent show/awards assembly this morning.
Last day of school tomorrow! FINALLY!!!! I am so excited! Not like last summer (with newborn C.) when I was totally freaking about having 4 kids home all day. This year will actually be fun. For me. And I have the legos, water balloons, popsicles, YMCA memberships, shrinky dinks, playdough, DVR, electricity set, gummy worms and pop rocks to prove it. Bring it on! Now who's jealous? Oh yeah!
Okay gotta get going--lasagna for dinner. And salad. And grapes (for the kiddos). And whole grain baguette. And lemonade Crystal Light. Not too shabby with the healthy add-ons, eh? If you surround it by enough healthy sides, does the lasagna magically become healthy too? Hope so. . .
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Pictures
Birthday girl's cake--eaten with spoon.
R's latest project is to sell his toys on eBay. He even called Auntie Shelley for advice!
C. wouldn't put her head down and sleep the other night; she just cried and cried. I went in and sat by her crib. When I put my hand on her cheek she fell asleep mid-cry just sitting up!
J. wanted spikes in a smiley face pattern for "Crazy Hair Day" at school. (Next week is their last week of school.)Have a great rest of the week. We're headed to Seattle for the weekend. Ben's in a DOT soccer tournament. We'll be home Tuesday morning. : )
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