Hurst Family News

I think I am one of the few who didn't watch/care about the Olympics.  We don't have TV so I couldn't glue myself randomly to different sports that I know nothing about.  I kind of miss watching the ice skating.  But that's about it.  Random. Not entirely blog worthy. But there it is.  Better blog another day. G'night.

I have been ruminating about what to blog on.  I feel the desire to write and yet no inspiration or direction. Sometimes I feel like Tootles in Hook where he see's that it's snowing and slams the door.  I know I have been very anti-snow this winter and I am sorry to those of you who enjoy it or are sick of hearing me gripe .  In my defense: you don't HAVE to read my blog :) Needless to say- it's snowing again. In other news: 5 things about me you never knew you never knew: 1- I got my head stuck in a sliding glass door.  I was 18. Betcha didn't know that was possible eh? What can I say? It's a gift. 2- The only 4 colors my bedrooms have ever been are: Pink, Purple, Yellow and of course White.  I am looking forward to exploring new colors some day. 3- I want to learn how to free-motion quilt. I think I need to upgrade machines to be able to do that though...hmm. 4- I have always been drawn to stories about cancer.  As a pre-teen I loved to read Lur...

Star Trekkin' across the universe, On the Starship Enterprise under Captain Kirk. Star Trekkin' across the universe, Only going forward, still can't find reverse.  Oh Dr. Demento. How we love thee.  We took our own little trek across what felt like the universe.   On the way we had a very momentous occasion: Nena, our beloved Jetta, hit the 200,000 mile mark.  We bought her just before we headed to California to get married almost 4 years ago.  I think she had 145,000 miles then.  We've had some good times with Nena.  And just so you know-- she has a bit of a flair for the dramatic.  Not only did she hit 200,000 miles without so much as a hiccup but she did it right at the stop sign at Crescent Junction.   I kid you not.  It was awesome.  (In the picture it's the wooden pole in the middle there.  I couldn't get a picture of the stop sign from the other angle because I was watching the odometer roll over. PS I wa...

So on Facebook this week people are posting how long they have been together with their significant other in honor of Valentines day. Here's a little data about Sean and me by the numbers: Sean and I have been together for 4 years and 5 months  Married for 3 years 11 months (on Monday) Sealed for 2 years 11 months and onward to eternity Have 2 kids Rented 1 house and 2 basements  Completed 2 BA Degrees Started 1 grad school Owned 3 1/2 cars (Sean owned the Buick that we crashed a month before we got married) Sold 1 car Had 0 pets Gotten 1,000's of dollars in debt for school Killed 4 or 5 houseplants Planted 1 garden Traveled 53,000 plus some odd miles Visited 4 states not including where we live Gone to the beach 3 times Attended 6 weddings Blown 2 tires  Attended 2 funerals and 1 baptism Watched a gagillion movies Read at least 10 books out loud together Stopped at the Arby's in Green River 10-jillion times  Stopped at the Subway in Green R...

Quick little bloggity blog.  Isn't he such a sweetie?  Eight and a half months old:  and then I'd say this next one was in honor of the superbowl...  but we're not big football fans and didn't watch it.  Just one of Lando being a cutie. One more of the second born: "I can't put my arms down!"  "You can put your arms down when you get to school." And last but not least: Big brother cheesing for the camera.    He insisted Daddy took his portrait.   Please forgive the ketchup on his face- he's 2! I may be biased in thinking these boys are cuties--  but it's comes with the job title of Mom. On a side note:  May I just state for the record that I am so grateful for the power of the priesthood? I am.  Ian went home from church yesterday (with Daddy- not by himself) with a cough.  A pretty nasty sounding one.  He's had it since Friday and I swear to you this ALWAYS happens: he gets sick just in time for the we...

Ya know what I love?  Crafting.  And by that right now I mean quilting.  I don't quilt in the traditional sense that I measure everything and have perfect anything-- but I like taking fabric, cutting it up, and sewing it back together in a new way.  Pretty cool.  Currently I'm working on a quilt for my niece, who is scheduled to make her apperance sometime in March (though I think due dates are ma-larkey...both of my boys were 4 weeks early) Hopefully this little girl isn't early so I'll have time to finish it.  I'm really excited about this one because I'm not doing what I've always done; namely- figure out a pattern then go to the store and get X amount of this material and X amount of that and make it just like the picture in my head.  Nope.  I'm wingin' it on this one and I'm rather enjoying seeing where it wants to go.  First off I'm using old clothes for the material (mostly) which means I'm reusing something that has already gotten...

We attempted "Muffin Tin Monday"-- basically food in a muffin tin.  The theory is it's fun and a variety of food gives the kid choices...  Ian had Pretzels, Fruit Snacks, Cheese, PB and Honey Sammich, Raisins and Pink Lemonade.  What do you think was his favorite??     Yep. The fruit snacks.  Oh well.  He ate some cheese and raisins and all the pretzels but I couldn't get him to touch the sammich...next time.  (AKA that's what he's having for dinner) Let's add some more pictures just for kicks shall we?    Ian earned his "Science Kid DDDD!" YAY!  And here are the boys watching the "DDDD" Well they WERE.  As soon as the camera came out Lando wouldn't look back at the movie.  Good bonding time. So I thought I was the one in the family who loves hats.   And I do.  Apparently so do my boys:    Landon in a "Military" cap given to me by a friend.  It's fun but fits weird.  Ian wouldn't k...

Passamaquaddy! Quadamapassy! Passamapoddy! (Ian is supposed to be napping so I had better type quickly- before he gets the door open.) What is all the gibberish about?  Well- tomorrow is Groundhog's day.  I remember it most years (which is weird because it's not even a real holiday).  Why do we celebrate a groundhog that "forecasts" the weather based on if he's scared of his shadow or not?  Eh. Who cares?  I say bring on the sun, the warmth, the flowers, the walks to the park.  I'm done with winter.  Being a California girl at heart (always and forever) I have a rough time with the white stuff we call snow.  I never dreamed of a white Christmas.  I didn't care.  If we wanted to play in the snow we WENT TO THE SNOW.  Which Sean finds hilarious that we would "go to the snow".  It is beautiful for about an hour.  Then the snow plows come through and coat the roads in dirt and make it a muddy mess.  If, when it snowed...