A Tale of Two Childs

So we were asked if we had kids this week, Caleb mentioned that our cat is our child right now, I know it is silly, but Hammy is our little buddy.

So we had a bag of catnip that Hammy tore up, so I placed it in a zip lock bag and into a drawer, so Hammy would not get into it and make a mess. Caleb was looking for something in that drawer, and placed the catnip bag on the kitchen counter. We came downstairs this morning, and it was all over the kitchen, he tore up the whole bag, rolled in it, played in it for who knows how long. He was happy as a little clam with his catnip. I have attached a photo, it does not give him justice, you can see the specs of it all over his body, and the small spots on my floor, every inch of the kitchen had been catnipped. I suppose you can learn a couple of lessons, 1: Where there is a will, there is a way, and most often a mess, and 2: That is what we get for sleeping in on a Saturday morning and locking him out of my room! Cute Hammy.

1: Both of us continued working full time. Rachel for GENCO (Office work), Caleb for RMC Inc. (Construction)
2: We still live in Clinton, UT in our cute home.
3: Caleb spent the year in school working toward his BA degree (he is SO busy)
4: We have had our Kitty, Hampton (Hammy) for two years, he adds a bit of chaos to our lives.
5: We went to St. George with the Child Family in June- it was a nice break.
6: We had the chance to go to California and Disneyland with Rachel’s Brother & Family in May
7: Rachel performed in a Dinner Theater for Halloween, for the first time in 5 years!
8: Caleb had surgery to fuse his interphalangeal (yes that is a word, and I spelled it right) thumb joint, this means his left thumb no longer bends in the middle. This is the result of a complication from a work injury last year.
9: Rachel joined a community choir to fill time while Caleb is busy with school.
10: We were on a family softball team this year and we won the Fall Championship.

The Top 10 Reasons Wacky Witches was a Blast

10: We gonna Light it Up like its Dynamite
9: Alisha and her gentle kind way of correction. . . "that was good, I liked it, but try it this way..."
8: Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba (hmmmmm)
7: Who was the killer : the priest, how was it done: Talked to death
6: Blah-oh!



5: I did it! I did it! (accompanied by some crazy dance)
4: What are you doing in my room, but I'm not scared
3: Turn down the lights & The sound! ! ! Til the financier's get here, then turn them back up again...
2: STICKY BALL! ! !
1: Finally, this blog is brought to you by the letter H and the word Preparation...



I decided to audition for a show for the first time in 5 years. I CHOKED at my audition. Luckily for me, the director knew I could perform better than a mousy off key song and gave me a chance anyway. Truly theater and acting make me come alive, it just takes so much TIME. By the end of the run I was so desperate for a weekend with Caleb, but it was so hard to see the show end. I had so much fun with my character and with the friends I made in the show. Thank you all for such a wonderful time and for all of my family and friends who came to support me. I really had the time of my life, and I am so grateful to Caleb (my Caleb)who put up with a scatter brained wife (well... more so than usual) and a messy house for 6 weeks and not seeing each other for more than 30 minute stretches. Thanks to Alisha and the Hunts for taking a chance on me, I hope it was worth it.

This show was so fun, Sharing dinner snacks with Casey, having to Kiss Morgan's hubby. . . (sorry friend) when Caleb lost his tooth, my unexplained bloody nose... Adventures with the Prime minister...throwing around the sticky ball, GLITTER!, awkward mingling, asking to keep my wand, food from Boccia's for packing the house every night, chocolate, crowded blocking and choreography at Alisha's house, the list goes on! What a wonderful experience. Thanks friends! I hope to keep in touch!