Hurst Family News

This one's for you Sean:

Things I Could live without-- but would rather not: 1) Internet.  Global world.  On my time.  As in I can look up the news when I want to and not just be at the mercy of the TV news people to tell it to me between commercial breaks. 2) My blogs.  Same general category as the first one.  But oh how I've missed catching up on my blogging friends. 3) Pickles.  Could live with out them.  But who calls it living if it's a world with no pickles? I mean really! 4) Dishwasher.  Spent a week at my inlaws' where they have one.  Spoiled.  I hate hand-washing them. But I can watch a show while I'm doing it (or listen to a show mostly). 5)I would say my husband but that would be taken wrong.  I just mean that I learned a little more about all of the things I CAN do without him there.  But let me tell you- life is SO MUCH BETTER with him there.  And only a phone call away so that helped the separation.  Love you babe.  Ho...

5th Grade for me:  5th or 6th grade for Sean: Kind of weird to see the parallels. But then check THIS out: we have essentially the same hairstyles today: Trip to Monterrey CA May 2008 And then there's our Lando the Dragon: 

On my mind: Non-sleeping boys that I blame on the time change.  They napped today for a LONG time.  Now there will be no sleeping.  Aggravated I am. Yoda I wish to be.  The move which will cause me to depart from the dearly beloved Book Club.  Don't know what I'll do without the monthly dose.  I'll be confined to Blanding at least until the baby is here.  Plus that is one doozy of a road trip. (I doubt Nena would make it.) *sigh* At least I can still read what they're reading and connect that way.  And email everyone my asinine comments.  And blog.  Not much a fan of this drizzly rain business BUT I am indeed grateful for the melting of the snow in our front yard.  (silver lining see?) Heartburn.  This is the stage in the pregnancy where I start stashing TUMS in every nook and cranny, purses, wallets, diaper bags, cars, desk, etc., because it is inevitable that heartburn will take over and I won't...

5 totally random facts (as found on THIS website): The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets. The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado. The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo." The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in jelly. 5 things I've learned since being married: When going to sleep I lay on one side and then promptly switch to the other after about 10 minutes.  You can almost time it.  Weird. Volcanoes are not just for science projects- they work for drains too. Milk is consumed in mass quantities in our house.  Road trips are necessary- they allow lots of talk time.  Nothing like a good dance party with your very own dance partner in the living room or kitchen.  5 random facts about me:  100 meter butterfly was my event in high scho...

For Spring Break we made a little road trip to Blanding.   Here we found one of Ian's favorite things: Ian is saying "chugga woo woo!" I've been workin' on the railroad, all the live long day.  In the car again... It's important to switch drivers in order to stay alive, awake, alert, enthusiastic.  TAKE A HIKE!  So we did. To White Rock that is. What you can't see here is that big brother just made this drop and fell right into an unforeseen hole.  Landon ended up getting down a different way. It's important to keep the wild animals corralled:   At Granny H and Grampa's house the boys got a thrill out of the wheel barrow.  Ian watching a movie or maybe watching us play Wii.   (*Sorry I didn't get pictures of him playing wii.  It was awesome. ) Aunt Tiff caught this boy drinking the milk off his cereal.  Something he loves to do right away THEN eat the cereal.  Looks like we have an AWOL Cheerio....

Wall meet Maggie. Maggie meet Wall. "Hello Wall." "Hello Maggie." (Wall's maiden name is Block. As in Writer's) Things on my mind today possibly causing the writer's block--- I mean wall: -Grandma Great. She's dying. It's hard. Those around her are just suffering to watch her suffer.  We all want her to find peace.  She's a great lady.  I loved her from the beginning.  I'm an inlaw so I didn't have the opportunity to know her my whole life- just the last 5 1/2 years.  But let me tell you this lady has spunk. She gardens with a rather large knife.  Better for weeding you know. She loves puzzles-something I don't enjoy- but I love being with her when she's working on one. She'll tell you straight up if you just stole the piece she was looking for, with a smile of course.  She loves my boys.  In fact, she has claimed them- she always says, "Oh you brought my boys to see me."  I love that.  I love the special...

Well Well Well. I have been bugging others to blog so I must be willing to follow my own nagging right? We had Book Club last night. Oh man. This group of women is stellar! So different and yet we come together so well.  And have a good time doing it too. A few things surprise me in relation to BC; #1- A college town with a severe lack of places to go after 9 let alone 10 pm.  C'mon people! We're *NOT* holding BC in Walmart- but evidently the town seems to think that's all that is needed. #2- A bad IHOP. Really? Breakfast foods too difficult? Customer service.... what's that? #3- I think it's fair to say that we should be assertive next time we go somewhere to INSIST on a fun waiter/waitress.  We tip well. Especially when we're all together.  Unless the service was crappy. I think most people would be happy to wait on our group at the end of a long shift.  Usually what happens is the other waiters/waitresses notice how much fun we're having and a...

1 hour and some odd minutes until hubby is off work which could mean Spring Break is here. T minus five (hours) until Book Club. (feelings of bubbly joy) 6 days until FREEDOM and the REAL beginning of Spring Break. PHEW! 11 days until our 5 year anniversary. Aww how sweet and sappy. 22 days until we can find out the gender of the baby. IF the wee one cooperates. (If it doesn't does that mean it's a girl?) 2 weeks to Pinch-your- buddy-not-wearing-green day. Don't recommend pinching strangers. Or friends that punch back... 6-7 weeks to potential visit from Oma. Fun Fun. 8.5 weeks till Easter. Mmmm. Cadburry Egg sugar rush... and fingers that are dyed for days. Egg salad sammies. :) (Oh yeah and the Celebration of the Savior---oops.) 9 weeks to GRADUATION- Boo YAh! Pomp and circumstance and all that jazz. 2 months to moving. Mixed feelings on that one. 4 months to Independance Day- Yay for best ever 4th of July celebration. Small towns know how t...

Today... I am wearing...  Sean's Nuernberg Sweatshirt from his trip to Germany with the National Guard. Jammie pants. Socks. Long sleeve shirt. It's cold today. Or I'm just feeling the need to be snuggley.  I am wondering...  what book to choose for book club.  So many options.  Fun. Serious. Kid Friendly. Or Not.  Easy Read. Tolstoy (kidding). I'm leaning towards light and fun in honor of Spring that I hear tell has come to California at least.  I am thankful for...  sleep masks.  It sounds weird but I sleep with my eyes open- just a crack not all the way open like a zombie or something- so I like to have the room pitch black to sleep.  I don't use them all the time but when I do- ah- sleep comes so much easier. I am overwhelmed by...  the thought of moving and yard sale before said move. I am eating...   nothing at the moment- but we had pancakes for breakfast- Micky Mouse even.  I can hear...  "Thomas ...