We went to visit Heather and her twin boys Carter and Tyler yesterday. The boys had a blast together. Logan said this morning "I want to go to my friend's house. I wish they really lived down here! They are just staying with Heather's sister Allison for her other sister's wedding. It was so fun to get to see them! Her boys are so cute!

Caramel corn-a recipe for disaster

Sorry in advance for the double post today (and it's still early in the day!!)
Last night, in celebration of my completing my math class...in 1/4 the amount of time typical...I decided to make caramel corn. I called my Grandma Stephens for her recipe because she makes the best caramel corn ever. So We chatted for a minute and then she gave me this recipe...and I remember thinking "Wow, that doesn't even sound familiar." I have made it before. But I started to make it. Normally grandma's caramel corn is not real brown. It's a karo-y kind of clear. just delicious. Well, this recipe, definately had more brown sugar in it than the recipe used previously. Also...there wasn't enough butter in it so it made like a brown sugar-like paste. So I added another cube of butter and it turned out OK. (not great, but ok) Logan loved it because it was pure sugary goodness. So I am mixing the caramel in the popcorn and one piece falls onto the glass where I had just made the sauce (we have a glass top range) Logan picked it up with his little fingers and then started to scream these terrible wails. I picked him up and threw his hands under the cold water. That is where he stood for 1 1/2 hours. Every time I turned the water off, he would scream "IT HURTS SO BAD!!!" Finally, he fell asleep in my arms with me holding his hand in the water and I was able to put him in bed. It's so sad, he has these little blisters on the pads of his fingertips.

Math

There is happy news to report. I finished my math class. Praise heaven! I am so glad to be done! The teacher has this policy that if you're able to get 90% on all of your tests, you don't have to take the final. There is also this thing where for every mistake you find in the curriculum, you get 2% extra on a test. There was only one test that I got 85% on...the rest were 96% or higher, but because I am a word nerd...I found enough mistakes in the curriculum to add 22% to my tests. So, thankfully, I never had to take the final, and I am done with math!


While I was looking for pictures on photobucket relating to math...I found these and thought I would share.






Also..I just have to share a funny little story. I was finishing up the last of my math homework after I got home the other night. It was stupid algebra garbage. x=2 t/43x5 type crap. Because I had to go consult for the content on a webpage I am working on, Layton had already made dinner-biscuits and gravy. So I was working and just couldn't figure out the problem I was working on when Layton said "B + G = D"
I said to him "WHAT?? WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE EXPONENTS FROM???" He laughed and said "Biscuits + Gravy = Delicious"
So funny.

Random Ramblings

We went to see Kung Fu Panda tonight. It was the first time both Logan and Jonah have been to a movie theater. It was interesting to say the least. It was a little more scary than I expected (Not Lauralee scary...but Logan gripping my arms and Jonah screaming when the music got "intense" scary)Overall it was a cute show...and I love cartoons with a message. The message on this one...(WATCH OUT---->SPOILER!!!)There is no hidden ingredient (ok, maybe you need to watch it!)...things are special because you think they are special. I guess this is pretty deep to take from a cartoon. But it reminded me of how life is what you make of it. Things that you learn are what you mentally are able to take from it in that moment. This is probably what I got from it...because I am in school and struggling with stupid math. I had read the chapter probably 11 times...nothing. Then, as I skimmed today...KA-BAM, all of the sudden, I got it. I had been going about the equations all wrong. I had just finished another chapter...long story short, I assumed that it was the same type of deal...when it definately wasn't. I think a lot of times, if we cleared out all of our preconcieved notions, we could learn a whole lot more...not only about ourselves, but about the world around us. I think so often we are concerned about the "I'm right" mentality, we forget to realize that there is something to be learned from everyone. While we were in the movie, a family came in with about 11 children of ranging ages. They were of various ethnic background. The dad walked with a cane, and two of these children were in wheelchairs. The dad was barely able to walk up the stairs so one of his natural daughters Picked up these boys one by one and carried them up the steps to the top of the movie theater. I am ashamed to admit it, but I was kind of bothered they were sitting behind us..because they kept kicking my seat. I decided that I could sit through the entire movie and be bugged that these boys were kicking the back of my chair, or I could enjoy myself. I didn't really notice the girl or these boys...until after the first of the disabled boys was already seated behind me. (and had already kicked my seat) I don't think I would have noticed the amazing girl behind me if I had continued to be bothered by it. It was when I took a moment to look outside of myself that I realized this boy was having leg spasms. His kicking my chair was completely out of his control. I know I'm guilty of being self-absorbed sometimes, I think that is part of being human...but if we can over-come that, maybe that's what it's all about. I don't know...I'm just rambling at the moment.
On the lighter side of things, I turned in my portfolio for my scholarship application today. All the lady in the scholarship office said was "wow." I'm hoping it's a good wow.

SO EXCITED!

To start off...I got a bunch of random sizzix letters. There were tons of duplicates in the box, so I decided to sell them on ebay. Well, I totally undercalculated shipping costs and barely broke even. (Yay Lauralee!)
One of the girls that bought a handful of letters from me is the owner of Sunbeam stamps She noticed when she recieved her package that I spent what she paid for shipping..(if not more) So she sent me some of the stamps she sells. I should mention that all of her products are LDS based. I LOVE THEM!!! Well, I got them in the mail today and they are honestly the cutest things ever. Check it out!!!


She sells both the acrylic cling kind and the original wood block style stamps. This is the cling kind...one of the ones she sent me.


This is the wooden one she sent. The main part has primary kids and then the sides have sayings that can be stamped in the sign. IT IS SO CUTE!

The Fourth....

So my friend Misty is so awesome! She gave me some of the new scrapbook paper that she designed for the 4th of July...it is the cutest paper ever. So my goal was to do something really fun for the fourth so that I could scrapbook it on her paper. So...I had to work yesterday. It wasn't really work...I was covering the West Point July celebration, but it was hot. And I walked a lot, and it was hot. I got home feeling totally drained. Then, the boys each had a breakdown last night...so at 8:30 we were all in bed. We're such losers! I guess I'll have to do something really cool for the 24th...Or I could just scrap photos of each of us sleeping while it's still light outside.

YAY

Ok, not to brag or anything...ok this is kind of bragging...so to brag...

I finished my class. It's a 90 hour class, and I finished it in 18 hours!!! The professor said it is a school record. He said he wouldn't have let me move on so quick..but I got 100% on all the tests! YAY ME!