So Flippin' Crazy

We're off to our show in St. George. If you are in the Washington County area, come see us at Santa Clara's Swiss Days!

Sorry for the lack of action here. Frequent trips to the dentist have put me in a terrible state. And I hate to admit that this is just the beginning of my dental relationship. (If you need a dentist, I love mine. Email me and I'll give you his info.)

Late night creative gatherings with the sisters have given me puffy eyes and an accelerated heart rate. (We ingest TONS of sugar~ maybe this is why the dentist is my new best friend?) I'm running on empty and yet, totally excited to go to this show.

I'll be back on Monday with renewed energy and hopefully a full wallet! Wish us luck!

Hope to see some of you! Mindi, April, Jenny, Stacey....etc.....

xxooxoxoxoxoxox, kris

Very VERY Big Dead Snake

Ok. This anaconda is too big. Thank Heaven it is dead.

Clickity to see the length of this monster.

One More Example

Found another invite I did for an Open House...

Just thought I'd share...

Don't forget to Enter my 1st GiVeaWaY!

My RayBans have Red lenses

Funny. Red is Favorite Color.
what color do your lenses make the world?

You See The World Through Red Colored Glasses

You live your life with intensity. You have strong emotions and experience everything vividly. You judge all interactions through the lens of power. You determine who has the most power and how to improve your position. You face challenges with courage and strength. You can will your way through any problem. You see love as the utmost expression of your passions and desires. Your romantic life is very passionate and overwhelming. At your worst, you are easily angered and quick to fight. You will go to war with anyone. You are happiest when you are expending a lot of energy. And you love the feeling of danger!

Where do I begin

Did a little babysitting on Thursday and believe I caught the sickies from one of my extra responsibilities.

I have been through cases of these

since last Thursday.

Spent the day in bed on Saturday and watched show after show on HGTV.


Have you noticed how tricky they are? As soon as Design on a Dime completes, they jump right into Design to Sell. No commercial break. I am sucked in before I can get up to pee. However, I did learn how to turn a bookshelf into a cushioned seat and toy box all in one blow and that i shouldn't be afraid to use a little color. I also discovered if only I would give a little more to the world, Vern Yip would come give me a little Deserving Design.


Had some of the extended fam over for din din last night. Baja Chipotle Chicken Tacos, Corn Salsa, Salad and completed the feast with Oatmeal Carmelitas. Positively Delish. After the feast, Kell, Kourt, LaDawna (Kell's Friend) and I played a rousing game of Rummy

infused with Kelli's crazy rules. We call this version KRUMMY. New rules as we deal each hand and they always benefit the rule maker.

Well, I feel the fever which burns down deep rising to the surface and my pillow is calling. I hope no one else gets sick. Ugh.

Realistic Regulations

Yep. Personal growth. I am realistically coming to terms with ideas that are "Not So Great".

17~ Try to be witty with stupid people. I end up frustrated and condescending

16~Make bigger than WalMart purchases by myself. Yeah. I hate moving the sprinklers around. Probably should have purchased sod AFTER we had run the lines...

15~Babysit. I like when my OWN kids go off to play...still covet my time.

14~Dance in public. Um. Not so good at this. I KNOW this for a fact. No one else should have to know it.

13~Volunteer. Well, I am the first to say, "I'll help!". But honestly, I think it's for the gratitude from the receivers, not the good feelings on my part. I am working on this. Hope to be able to remove it from this list by next Saturday.

12~Volunteer Wil. Not such a fantastic idea. I am the first to offer him up for hanging a shelf, moving a box, building ANYTHING. I hear about it later.

11~Throw the perfect party. I can plan the party for a month into the future, Hell, a year and I'll be doing EVERYTHING the evening before. (Can we say, PRO-CRAS-TI-NA-TOR?)

10~Start organizing. There are some things I know I am not good at. ORGANIZATION is a biggy. The entire house ends up in a state of destruction as I am FOCUS Deficient. I am a flit-er. If an item takes me away from my task at hand, I end up doing something in my new location.

9~Blog all day. Self explanatory, eh? The house is in disarray. My blog is tidy. Serious breech in prioritizing.

8~Think there are more than 24 hours in a day. There aren't.

7~ Ask the unknowns (that's you, dear lurker) to comment on this blog. I can't even get my own Mom to validate my time wasting on the puter.

6~ Expect mind reading. As hard as I try to believe this should be a feasible trait, the world at large is NOT blessed with an ability to go into my brain and understand what I am actually thinking. Weird.

5~ Be the funniest person in the world. I am too grouchy. Did you know Hilarity and Grumpiness don't mesh? I know! I am at a loss...

4~ File my nails on the belt sander. Does anyone out there do manicures?

3~ Use colorful metaphors. At dinner, Kate asked, "Will someone please pass the FREAKIN' ketchup. I looked at Wil and with a smirk said, "Sorry."

2~ Bark at people. This is a long story. But after an episode of my dog-iness, I was asked by a extremely strong looking woman (I use "woman" in an attempt to refrain from using colorful metaphors) if I wanted to fight. Wil stepped in and respectfully declined her invitation to rumble on my behalf. If I do say so myself, the hound deserved the bark.

Who am I kidding. I am terrible at being told what to do. Especially by me. There are NOT 17 things I can realistically regulate. Let the misbehaving commence!

reflecting realistically

My Hurrah! for motherhood.

my kids are healthy.
So many different things can be brought upon us in the blink of an eye. A damn cold brings my world crashing. I am not the best at care giving. Nurturing is a trait I am attempting to grasp, but I count my blessings that a snotty nose and a cough that wakes me (even though I pretend to sleep through it) at 3 am is the worst of it because there are many of you out there who are blessed, yes I did say blessed, with a harsher reality. I know we are given what we can handle.

Let's pretend we got to take our most aggravating problem, write it down on a piece of a paper and throw the paper into a bowl. Only to find out we had to pass the bowl around and draw out a random problem. I firmly believe after seeing how our lives would now be burdened, we would barter and beg to have our original ache returned. I am so thankful for my worries... no details. I'll just say I can handle what is on my plate.

Happy Mother's Day. May you all realize you have been blessed with what you can handle.
Too deep? I am a tad sleepy. xxoo, kris