What? You're Not Shocked?

I know, it's not shocking anymore. Just the same old thing at the Bassett house. Andon and Zak in nothing but their undies. In fact, it's more shocking to actually see them with clothes ON. If I can manage to keep clothes on till 2p in the afternoon it is a stinking miracle! I just don't try anymore. I just don't want to wage this particular war, because we all know, once you declare war, you better win, and this war, well...I won't. But if I did, it would be because I felt shame. Which I don't, but if I did, I might just wage the "keep your clothes on war." But they would win, and my credibility would be shot. Then before you know it they'd be taking advantage of me, wanting to get into all the hair care products, the screwdrivers, the fruit snacks, the refrigerator, the cookware, etc. Oh wait, they already do that. Oh well...I guess I can win the battles?

So anyway, I'm really not sure who took this picture as my camera sits on my dresser. Actually, it could've been me, though I don't remember. I really do have selective amnesia. I'll do something and then completely forget that I did it. Doug brought this to my attention the other day, though I don't remember what it was specifically. See...selective amnesia. I REALLY CAN'T REMEMBER. But whoever took it, it's a great picture of my computer lovin, underwear wearin boys.



A couple of weeks ago Andon discovered his shadow on the wall. Ever since, when evening comes around, he can be seen doing different things on the wall. One evening he was doing different things with his hands and I found myself trying to remember the different animals you can make with your hands. I attempted a the butterfly and the alligator, but it looked nothing like it was supposed to, and pretty soon, the girls had joined in. And then Doug walks over from doing the dishes to try his hand at it (pun intended). Pretty soon it had become a family event with six people vying for this small space on the wall. "No, look at mine. I think I've got it."...."No,that doesn't look anything like it, let me try."....."Wait, Eureka!..Wait, nevermind."....

It really can be done. I wasn't a believer, but there is such a thing as "free fun."

A New Find

I love finding new things on the internet! This one from Animoto is seriously cool. It's just a great way of making a video of pictures, etc. Just wanted to share this new find.

Our Fourth of July "Fireworks"

So, the fourth has come and gone, pretty much like every other holiday this year. I swear time is speeding up!!! We decided to forgo the stake pancake breakfast this year. Last year we went, but since we are not morning people, by the time we got there it was only pancakes and some sausage. (Note: don't go to pancake breakfast past 8:30a.) So this year when Doug mentions the pancake breakfast, I hear in my head, "no, Mcdonald's." I haven't had a McMuffin in months! I know, you're probably grossed out by that, but really, I love them!! Without the egg however. I soooo hate eggs. But that's another post. So I talk Doug into picking up breakfast at McDonald's before the parade. (I'll get to that little tidbit in a moment.) After we order, Doug says disgustedly, "Wow, "17 bucks for 6 little breakfast sandwiches." I concurred. I mean seriously, $17 bucks for 6 sandwiches? Good Grief!! But whatever. Breakfast was good and we made it to the parade. Okay, here comes the complaining. We've done this parade for a couple years now and every year I hope that it's going to be better than the year before. BUT IT NEVER IS. Never. Not so far. Not even a teeny bit. Maybe I'm used to the big parades when I was growing up in Utah. The floats there were amazing! Miss Murray and her attendants on their big beautiful float made me want to be somebody. (Just kidding, but it was really fun when you're 8.) And the candy... Ohhh the candy! It was like Halloween but you didn't have to exert yourself on foot to get it. EVERY float threw candy like it was going out of style. We used to bring grocery bags to just hold all of it. There's nothing like elbowing the next kid out of your way to get that one last mint. The encouragement the parents would shout to their kids to run after it... to get it at all costs so that they could gloat at whoever was sitting next to them like "that's my kid. See how fast he threw that elbow?" Those were truly special moments. THAT my friends, is a parade. And it's still the same! In Rancho it was just businesess that wanted free advertising. Don't get me wrong, that's okay. BUT THE WHOLE PARADE? Where was Miss Rancho on her beautiful float with all her attendants? Oh wait, I saw some girl I guess could've been her, but since you could hardly hear the announcer, I'm really not sure who she was. Maybe she was the spokesmodel for Mike's Car Dealership. I DON'T KNOW!!! It was fun though to yell at the people we knew in the parade. But that's about all the fun we had. The kids kept asking where all the candy was. I'll get off my soap box now.

The rest of the day was great. Other than the fact that it took the girls an hour to agree on what movie to rent, it was great. We went to the Brady's for dinner, desert and fireworks. They have the perfect view! Thanks Nathan and Michelle! It was a blast. Oh, and sorry that Zak burned Daniel with a sparkler. I feel really bad about that. (This kid is going to be the SOCIAL death of me.) All in all, the kids loved the fireworks, loved playing with the Brady boys, and me and Doug actually enjoyed the fireworks. Even though he was sitting on the opposite side on the lawn. Is this what 12 years of marriage does to you? We don't even care if we sit apart?
All in all, one of the better fourths we've had!

(If you've said to yourself, "there are no pictures," I'll tell you why. Every time I went to take some, one of the kids was handing me sparklers. I had the water bucket near me for them to throw the ones that were done in. 6 kids handing me sparklers doesn't give me a lot of time to take pics so I took the camera inside. Then when I saw a cute moment, I ran into get it, but then something else happened, like Zak burning Daniel with a sparkler, and I had to put the camera down to see if my child forever maimed another. By that time, I'd just given up and decided to just enjoy not having to hold someone in my lap. I love that my kids are getting older!