Blog Intro

Blog Intro

Quote of the Week

An ideal wife is any woman who has an ideal husband. -Booth Tarkington

Fact of the Week

Fact of the Week: How long do astronauts stay in quarantine? Apollo 11, 12, and 14 Astronauts from these missions were quarantined for 21 days after returning from the moon, beginning when the lunar lander's hatch closed on July 21, 1969. The quarantine was a precaution in case the astronauts had been exposed to dangerous lunar microorganisms.

Joke of the Week

Joke of the Week What do you call a well-balanced horse? Stable.

Comic of the Week

Comic of the Week

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

July 4th 2014

Post from the past!  Here are highlights from the holiday





Monday, November 10, 2014

Warped Tour August 2014

Post from the past!
Warped Tour 2014!  VIP pass!

Alex getting ready to go onstage...
The Chelsea Grin family, Keesha, Indie, Ash, Natalia, Aije (I know I spelled that wrong), and Kaitlin.
Add Dan and Jason.....
and Jaek.
Natalia, Aije, Topher, and Tim
The crowd!
This was before the boys came on stage. For this picture, I stepped forward with my camera ready and did the "rock on" sign to the audience. They responded quite well, don't you think?







Onstage! Ash giving Merit "the sign"














After the concert, we went back to the tour bus. This is the ceiling.
aaaaaaand meet the band after!



Loved this dudes pirate hat, had to take a picture
It was a great time, I love Warped Tour!

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Happy Halloween 2014

Happy Halloween!

Christopher didn't want to go to his Halloween parade or party at school. I told him this was his last one of his life because next year is junior high and they don't do that. He still wouldn't go. I told him years from now when he was grown up he was going to regret not going. He said, "Mom, when I am older, there are MANY things I am going to regret, but I am pretty sure this won't be one of them." Duly noted......

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Mean and Fifteen!

Happy Birthday, Tim!
 Birthday breakfast courtesy of Chef Dad
 There was also a lunch courtesy of Chef Peama... and then.....
 Dinner, a Ute game, and an ice cream cake courtesy of Tim's Fairly Odd Parents, The Turners (Get it, Timmy Turner)

I hope you had a fabulous birthday! Love you!

Monday, October 6, 2014

Chelsea Grin October 2014 Tour

10/03 Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
10/04 House of Blues – Cleveland, OH
10/05 St. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
10/06 Opera House – Toronto, ON
10/07 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
10/08 Paradise – Boston, MA
10/09 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
10/10 Theatre of the Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
10/11 The Fillmore – Silver Spring, MD (+ MACHINE HEAD)
10/13 Revolution – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10/14 The Orpheum – Tampa, FL
10/15 Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
10/17 House of Blues – Houston, TX
10/18 House of Blues – Dallas, TX
10/19 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX (+ WHITECHAPEL, BEARTOOTH)
10/21 Club Red – Phoenix, AZ
10/22 House of Blues – San Diego, CA
10/23 Yost Theatre – Santa Ana, CA
10/24 San Manuel Amphitheater – Devore, CA (Knotfest Pre-Party)
10/25 Ace of Spades – Sacramento, CA (no SUICIDE SILENCE)
10/26 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
10/28 Knitting Factory – Boise, ID
10/29 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
10/30 The Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO