crucial, clutch, cargo, road gig

thats right folks. my band will begin our journey to total world domination on dec 13 in the year of our lord 2008! the gig will be at the prestigious washington county rec center. only the best of the best of the st george area get to play there. we will be playing a collection of tiny tim covers ( i rock the ukalaili) . no but really, we are playing songs from the 70's through our current decade. it has come togther quite well. i took about 3 years off from playing music. it's good to be back in the saddle. i will try to record our set and post it on you tube or something.

xoxo
j bizzle

Zoey's Magic Pooping Trick

Okay, to preface this, I know that every parent thinks that their child is the smartest and most amazing person ever born. However, in my case, I am afraid it is true. My Zoey has already figured out how to out-smart her parents (which is probably not really that difficult, but she's only 2.5 months old). Anyhoo, this magic trick she routinely performs begins in this way..
1. She makes a real to-do about showing us that she is "grunting one out."
2. She starts to fuss and cry and squawk so much that we really know she is uncomfortable.
3. We rush to her aid, quickly tearing off, what must be the most uncomfortable and horrible mess ever, based on the amount of fuss she is making.
4. Once the diaper has been removed, we notice, much to our chagrin, that she has only pooped a tiny bit and has saved the best for last. She smiles at us coyly as she unleashes the poop fury all over, at first, the bedspread. Soon we wised up to her ploy and used the fabulous changing mat, so graciously given to us by Aunt Michelle.

Now that we are on to her, we undo the diaper, but leave it on, thus tricking Zoey into thinking that we are changing her, but the diaper barrier remains intact, almost always catching the mess. Almost always, being operative there.

This kid is no dummy. Now that we have figured out her poop trick, she has invented the pee trick, quite similar to the poop trick, just with pee. Luckily, she is a girl and cannot aim and shoot like little boys (Josh, I'm talking to you. You peed on me many a time).

Zoey is really good at letting her wants, needs, and wishes known. She is already keeping me moving, and she isn't even moving yet. I can't wait till she rolls over. Oh boy, what have I gotten myself into?

Love you all,

Jenn

Attention Family

Being a new mom, I have realized that I am going to start getting Sharpie-worthy gifts for Zoey soon, as I know I have given many to all of you in the past. As such, I think it appropriate that we institute The Sharpie Award. The Sharpie Award will be given each year at the Farflungfamily Christmas Extravaganza to the family member that has given the messiest, most annoying, or in general most havoc-causing gift throughout the year. We will accept nominations during the month of December, then we will vote and whomever receives the most votes will win this soon-to-be-coveted award. This is intended to be fun and is not meant to hurt anyone's feelings or cause any animosity. I will design and manufacture the actual trophy and will manage the nominations and voting. Please comment on this and let me know what you think.

Love you all,

Jenn

Hannah is funny

Yesterday (Sunday) I was helping Hannah get ready for church. I was helping her get her tights on which I despise. I had just pulled them up around her waist and she said to me "Mom, you got them in my nuts." I just about hit the floor laughing. I then said to her "Hannah, you don't have nuts." She then said to me "Well then you got them in......." She said nothing. I'm not sure if she was thinking about what she does have or what she doesn't have but I thought it was one of the funniest things I have ever heard the child utter.

Our Blog

Hey all Loved Ones Near and Far,
Just wanted to let you know that Mark and I have followed suit and created ourselves a blog spot as well. It's markmichelleandgirls.blogspot.com. Hope all is well with everyone and hope to see you all very soon. Love love kiss kiss

ahhhhhhhhh yeah ummmmmmmmm

so i tried to see everybody. i really really tried.
we'll hopefully fair a little better if we come up for the holidays.

jb

Hey family - look at my own personal blog

Hey Far Flungites - Just letting you know that I now have my very own blog. It's kinda silly, but, check it out mikemelissawood.blogspot.com . Joel-Love the picture on the scooter. Now we need video. How are you by the way? Just checking. Just an update on us...Melissa is going crazy (again) getting reading for Thrilling Thursday (formerly known as Super Saturday), also going crazy trying to keep my chauffering schedule on track. Mike is now working mostly in Cali and Portland during the week. He is usually home on weekends, so Melissa is going crazy trying to keep the woodlets under control. Josh is playing football again this year, and it is probably his last year, so come see a game!! They are pretty fun, just ask Dad. He loves them. Can you imagine the commentary from him? "Now, if I were the coach...." . Carley is dancing again and chewing a lot of gum and listening to her iPod alot and texting Josh's 16 year old friends on her phone and generally just being the cute Carley that we love. Erin is playing soccer and dancing and learning violin and helping me cook dinner almost every night. She is such a cutie and probably the shortest 10 year old I have ever seen. The girls in her primary class literally tower over her. Lizzy is Lizzy. She is learning violin (so good for the ears), dancing (she likes hip-hop the best) and just being herself. Kinda bossy and kinda sweet. That's how she rolls. Autumn is 3 going on 25. She rules the roost. When did I lose control? She did say one funny thing the other day. SO, Lizzy was being herself (the bossy self), and Autumn decided to do something about it. So she got her magic wand, and stood on the ottoman in the living room and said "Lizzy, I am casting a spell on you to be nice!" And she waved her wand, at that was that. Why couldn't it be that easy? "Josh, I am casting a spell on you to stop having hormones - POOF" "Carley-I am casting a spell on you to stop smacking your gum and listening to the ipod 24/7 - POOF" "Erin, I am casting a spell on you to wear deodorant on a daily basis - POOF" "Lizzy, I am casting a spell on you to learn the violin post haste - POOF" and finally "Autumn, I am casting a spell on you to stop ordering everyone in this family around with your smirky little smile and your puppy dogs eyes - POOF" If it were only that easy. Life would be good. I hope you all are doing well. We need to get together very soon. I hate that we are all so far away. However, the distance makes me appreciate you all so much more. LOVE YOU!!!