Santa's RICH!

As any other parent experiences, kids' television programming before Christmas is painful. Every commercial on TV is followed by the sound of my kids saying "I want that for Christmas!" We had to have the talk again about how its not polite to say you want everything you see...

Kyah came to the realization the other day that Santa has to make and deliver a lot of toys all over the world. She is quite inquisitive and notices details that I overlook quite often. Shortly after watching a commericial for some toy, she said "Mom, Is Santa Rich? He buys lots of toys for all the kids!"

"Nope, the elves make all his toys for him!" (Just don't tell her it still costs money to buy the supplies to make the toys for all the children in the world!)

Blogue... or Blog?!

For some reason, Doug has an issue with the word Blog. He can never remember if it is pronounced "Blog" or "Blogue" (like rogue!). So anyway... he is teased unmercifully!
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The life of a Sconedog

Anyone wondering what a sconedog is?

Years ago, we spent every Friday night driving up to Layton for Doug to play on a softball team with some friends. We always stopped at a gas station just off the freeway (Flying J) to get refreshments. They have a large hot rack with all sorts of quick bites for people on the go. Well - there we saw an amazing invention... one that apparently is quite popular, but looked pretty nasty to us. It is a giant hot dog, wrapped in a large blanket of bread dough. And possibly deep fried. Almost like a humongous pig in a blanket. Although we've never had one, it is said that they are delicous. It has become our favorite mascot... one which brings us joy each time we remember that Flying J. We've since wanted to name a sports team "The Sconedogs." Doesn't it just sound intriguing?

Sconedoggers Forever!

Hair color and Holidays

If you have never seen your 3 year old child with a different hair color, it is amazing.

I've always wanted dark haired children... but with the genes coming from me and Doug, I doubt it will happen anytime soon. As part of Zane's superman costume for Halloween, we died his hair black. Wow - I was amazed at how different it made him look. Going from light blond to that dark was sure different. His eyes were a different color. His head was a different shape. His ears didn't look as big! It really took us a few days to get used to seeing him with dark hair. Zane was playing in the backyard with his little blonde friend and when Doug came home he said "Who's the Asian kid playing in the backyard with Zane?" Really - the "Asian Kid" was Zane and the other blonde boy was his friend. When Zane came down the stairs the next morning I was confused and wondering what the dark haired boy was doing in our house at 7 am. But he looked awesome for Halloween!

Just as I am getting used to his hair color - I am starting to miss the little blonde boy again! Even thought the hair dye was permanent - there are a few spots that are coming out quicker than the rest. So today we shaved it down short. There is still a touch of dark on the very tips and it looks like he has salt and pepper gray hair. In a week we'll try it again. I'm sure it will be back to normal soon.

Thanksgiving is in less than two weeks and we are so excited to have Doug's parents here. We are planning the feast of a century! (Or at least the month). I have a few new recipes from friends of mine and I am feeling adventurous! It should be interesting at least!

Who says we have to wait until after Thanksgiving to decorate for Christmas? The stores don't! Amanda and the kids put the Christmas tree up today. It is nice to sit in the living room with no TV and just enjoy the ambiance!

Doug and I packed up our Christmas decorations seperate from Amanda's last year and they are hidden somewhere in our storage shed. Just don't tell Kyah there are more decorations because she will be begging to put them up too.

Kyah has been working on a letter to Santa. She said she didn't know what she wanted and then said "Mom, how do you spell 'Bag of Makeup?'" Its amazing how fast they grow up. Last year it was a baby doll... this year it is makeup and jewelry. Next year it will be a car.

Fall, Time and School

Everyone knows I love to talk about myself and my family... so what better way than to Blog! That way you can tune me out or not - and I won't even notice!

The kids (and I) are so excited for Halloween. I've always enjoyed the idea of dressing up in a crazy outfit - attracting more attention to myself and giving me an excuse to be totally crazy. But with the combination of that and also getting lots of candy... how can I pass that up? Now that I get to dress up my kids, I am even more excited.

Doug and I are going as Legolas and Arwen. My hair has recived two coats of dark brown hair coloring (I missed a few chunks the first time). Doug is enjoying a fluffy golden blonde wig and a costume that makes him look a foot taller than he normally is. Zane is going as Superman - and wanted black hair to match. He looks amazing. Kyah is Sleeping Beauty. She has fancy dress up shoes that she loves to walk around the house in, but are too uncomfortable to wear trick or treating. Oh... the sacrifices for fashion!

The kids are loving school. Kyah is upset when she doesn't get to go because of a vacation day or because its the weekend. Zane goes to preschool 3 times a week and has a great time too.

When the kids aren't in school and we aren't running around, we always have a group of friends over here. I'm sure we are being used for our trampoline, but the kids have a great time and Kyah and Zane are learning how to share their toys and their time! There are so many kids in our neighborhood there is never a lack of friends to play with!