Ta-Da!

Here she is:


Sophia Jenee Hall
9 Lbs 6 Oz
21 1/2 inches long






The girls love her!
I can't believe I had another baby- Then again I still can't believe I am even married!

Knowing

We went to the movies tonight and enjoyed one of our last Date nights for at least a few weeks. Nothing brings a smile to my face more than the Mega-Deal: large (refillable) popcorn with butter and a large "half and half" all to myself companioned with Milk Duds and frozen Jr Mints Ahhhh - In fact I am smiling right now as I type these words.

Those of you who know me well know that is doesn't take much to entertain me- I'm a simpleton really- as long as I am not answering a question, fixing a meal or wiping a butt I am completely satisfied which is why I love movies. I will see just about anything regardless of the reviews and the odds are: the worse the review the more I like it.

So we went to see KNOWING tonight-with that concept in mind.

And now I stand corrected- there was actually a good reason for the bad review. Where do I begin? The only thing worth KNOWING is don't go see the movie-Ok so it was entertaining up until the end and then the lat 15 minutes had me asking "What the H? Really? Huh?" I felt like I was watching another M. Night Shyamalan movie- "Unbreakable"=Unbearable! I could have gotten more entertainment from watching Lilly chew a stick of care-free gum (which by the way is actually quite entertaining)

I realize some people may not agree and I actually read a few rave reviews. So, consider the source of this review: mother of 3 soon to be 4, 40 weeks pregnant, blotched with stretch marks, ladened with her own weight, ready to give birth at any given moment, seeking respite from this storm of life and solace in a few old friends: popcorn, coke, candy and a movie only to be slightly disappointed by (spoiler alert) a movie ending with Aliens??!!!!

Still Here

No baby yet

Not sure what else to try (castor oil is out of the question)

So I must wait. . .

and Eat. . .

Girl Scout Cookies
Doritoes
Half and Half (half coke-half diet coke)
Easter Candy
a Popsicle or two or three
Bugles
Chick-Fil-A
Frosted Sugar Cookies from Harmons
Home made popcorn

NO wonder she hasn't come yet- would you leave an environment that feeds you that well? Only to come to a world of Breast Milk, bland baby cereal and Zwieback Toasts?!!!! Ewwww.

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

No I haven't seen our new bundle of joy yet but a close second. . .

Are these little bundles of JOY.

Oh how I love you my little thin mint. With your chocolaty goodness and crisp inside companioned with that minty flavor that no little elf has come close to reproducing.

Thank you Girl Scouts of America for pulling the world out of the emotional slump caused by the economic dredge which besets so many of us at this time. Your bright colored boxes with the smiles of today's youth and tomorrows future brings us hope for a better day and a firm resolve to wake up, shower and feed the kids a hearty breakfast of microwave chicken nuggets.

No, we may not have always gotten along-the great cookie scandal of '81 almost ended our love affair but we worked out our differences and here we are together again after 28 years- still enjoying each other and reconfirming what we always knew:
Girls Scout Cookies really do buy happiness.

Are your ready to RRRRRUMBLE??

Ladies and Gentlemen today we are going to witness the most anticipated match in Garbage Day History. With the thousands in attendance and the millions watching around the world~

In the Blue Corner wearing Eddie Bauer Jeans and a Discover Card t-shirt hailing from Piedmont California, weighing in at a svelte 2?? lbs . . .

James "The Walrus" Hall!

And in the Red corner wearing denim overalls and a not so white t-shirt hailing from Kearns Utah and weighing in at a stout 3?? lbs . . .

Stan the Garbage Man!

Are you RRRRRRRRRRRRReady to Rumble?

8:00 a.m. All is well and both are still in the fight
8:45 a.m. Garbage man enters neighborhood unawares to the cunning prowess of "the Walrus"
9:00 a.m. Garbage man makes it to 1052 East 13110 South

He slowly approaches the cans. . .

The automated arm takes hold of the green can-lifts it up and empty's it of it's contents and throws it back to the ground

The arm then approaches the brown can...wait -there seems to be some hesitation....

What is happening? Have the contents been detected? Stan sneers and then wipes his nose using his sleeve. He shifts to the left looking as if he is about to open his door

OOOHHHHH The walrus may not have been adroit enough this time

Wait, what is this? Stan stays in the truck and the arm then lifts the Brown can emptying its contents.

The lid opens and cascading out is a waterfall of pine needles and bark. The arm replaces the can and Stan is headed for the next house

Ladies and Gentlemen HE HAS DONE IT!!!!! James "The Walrus" Hall has defeated Stan the Garbage Man this year-Unbelievable! His calculated efforts have not been in vain-he has WON! Going Undefeated this year brings on not only a new title for "The Walrus" but a renewed quest for March of 2010.

ADRIENNE!!!!!!

The empty trash can

(His wife would like to thank all those who's thoughts and prayers were with them all week - sparing them the embarrassment of Kitty Litter and Honey!)

confessions of a 38 week pregnant woman

Here are a few of my thoughts as of late:

Tip Jars

These things are everywhere. It seems like every store I go into has a Tip Jar on the counter beckoning my spare change or at times guilting me into an undeserved tip and then I feel like a real jerk when I don't leave a thing- not even a nickle of the subway. So last week when I found myself buying cupcakes at the new Diva's Cupcakes in Salt Lake. They rang me up told me how much I owed for 4 average sized cupcakes, and after paying what would be comparable to a car payment, there sat a tip jar. REALLY? Every mom with grade school children in the tri-state area knows exactly how much cup cakes cost to make and yet somehow YOUR cupcakes warrant my monthly allotted budget for food and you want me to give you a tip? Here's a tip, either you lower your prices or offer to come and wash my dishes with each cupcake that then would warrant a tip!

Walgreens

Last night Jim went to pick up a prescription. Part of Walgreen's creed is as follows:

We believe that we can get what we go after, and that we are not down and out until we have lost faith in ourselves.

We believe in courtesy, in kindness, in generosity, in cheer, in friendship, and in honest competition.

After Jim left I had a sudden craving for Grape Bubblegum so I called the pharmacist and explained my plight: 38 weeks pregnant, serious craving, kankles, extreme exhaustion etc., can't get a hold of my husband and would do anything shy of killing a man for some grape gum. I asked if he would PLEASE get a pack and sell it to Jim when he drove up to pay for his prescription. NOPE! DENIED! Apparently they aren't allowed to sell over-the-counter items behind the counter. Jim could however go into the store and buy the pack of gum with his prescription from the pharmacists. I guess there is some Walgreen's rule prohibiting that little magic drawer at the drive-thru that reaches from the store to your car to hold anything other than meds. Hey Walgreen's add this to your "Creed" : We believe in doing all we can to add to the anguish of a pregnant woman and in doing nothing to alleviate her pain.

Draper Map

And lastly, I would like to thank the people who's efforts were in vain as they set out to send every household in Draper a "Draper Map" that no one can use or read. Well done however on the amazing advertising of the map. I am quite sure every company paid a pretty penny to have their names on a useless map that will only find it's way into our trash cans. I can say this because I have what some people would call the Gift of Interpretation of Maps -I'm good, real good! and this my friends is no map. It is merely an computerized aerial shot of Draper with little lines representing every street in the city and to the side of the "map" every street name with it's coordinates i.e. B3 or A7. The only luck you are going to find with any those coordinates would be in a game of Battleship! And someone needs to sink this Battleship!

Man I need to have this baby! And SOON!!!!!

Girl Scout Cookie Time

This baby is NEVER coming! I was doing everything I could think of until my Doc told me most women who are overdue. . . usually always go overdue. . . so here's to being overdue AGAIN.

The good news: I got on the Girls Scouts of America website and inquired as to when they would begin the public sale of cookies. They sent an e-mail back telling me of the dates, times and locations (all in the Draper Area) beginning Saturday the 13th. I plan to eat my weight in cookies before I give birth-at least I have an excuse for being the "fat" lady walking back to her car with an armful of Thin Mints and Samoas.

Oh, and Jim had better get his own boxes because I will be packing a few to the hospital as well and I am NOT sharing. That whole "no food rule" is strictly for suckers. I will properly welcome this child into the world with either a thin mint in my hand or a snickers-whichever!

New Do's

The girls were out of school (again) today (Hey thanks UEA for a second Friday off in a row!)

So, I decided to do a girls day out: haircuts, lunch, shopping and a craft.

Here are some pics from their haircuts-they are so adorable!

I LOVE my girls!!!!

Here is their BEFORE shot

Kirsten was sooooo excited to finally have enough hair to donate it all to...

Locks of Love

Here is Lilly Getting her first official hair cut

She didn't even cry or make a fuss

And here is their AFTER shot

Anna got bangs, Kirst choped it all off (12 inches and I promise Kirstens bangs don't look that short in real life) and Lilly, well you can't really see the extensions and hi-lites I had put in but from the back it looks amazing! Ok so all I had done was even out her mullet.
It was a really fun day-and I am actually getting used to being the mom of all girls. Never in all my years did I think that A. I would ever get married, B. That I would have children, C. that I would be a mom to all girls and D. That I would LOVE it!

Life really is Beautiful!

O Tannenbaum

Jim vs. the Garbage Men

That's right. . . it's our Christmas tree. We store it off to the side of our house and after March roars in like a lion and blows it onto some unsuspecting neighbors yard Jim decides it is time to get rid of it. So he puts it in one of our dumpsters AND every year the garbage man GETS OUT of his truck, removes the tree and then proceeds to take our garbage. This is a picture of how things were left yesterday.

Jim is determined to conquer in this place or die!

Oh yes, He will win the war!

Here he is cutting up the tree into small enough pieces to fit the entire thing into the dumpster
This is serious! We will see what next Wednesday brings but rest assured, if the garbage man tries to remove the tree parts, Jim has another plan up his sleeve-something involving kitty litter and honey. Please pray they take the tree!

make-up artist

Here's what happens when I leave her alone for just a few minutes.

She found my purse, got out my make-up bag, opened it up and used all of the liner pencils in the bag on her face. Then she decided to mash down all of my MAC lipsticks (heaven forbid she ruin my other tubes of cheap lipstick) And after all that. . . she gives ME a dirty look. WHATEVER!!!!