Fears....

We recently had a discussion at work about our fears.... rational or irrational. Some of them are pretty funny... some more serious. Afraid of toes? That was the best one.... although they are sometimes not so pretty.... So I tried to come up with my top 10 fears. To be honest, there are only a few that make me reaaaaally feel like I am going to have an anxiety attack and others that just give me the willies.... so here they are from BIGGEST fear to not so biggest fear:

1. Child abduction...what can I say... it's my biggest nightmare....

2. The dentist.... I literally have a HUGE phobia of these people....3. SLOTHS.... yes... I know they are docile,tree dwelling, herbivores that live in Central and South America... but the nails really are creepy.... not to mention their weird hair and faces...BLECKCreepy, right? You should see these things walk on the ground.... DOUBLE BLECK....

4.CREEPY/SCARY clowns.... or Ronald McDonald... must have been traumatized by him when I was younger. And you can thank Poltergeist and Stephen King's IT for the scary ones....5. Heights.... in the following manner of speaking... this just makes my stomach hurt looking at these pictures..... I have seen this in person and would have to say that it made me weak to even THINK about doing that....

6. POTATO BUGS.... or Jerusalem Crickets.... NO THANKS!! I have my Dad to thank for this one. We would go up to Northern California on trips and he LOVED to point these hideous things out wherever we went. EWWWWW. And yes... they get their own category....7. Most insects don't bother me.... here are a few that DO:8. Dolls... especially a lot of creepy old dolls...again... thanks to horror flicks and my Mom's love for creepy dolls growing up.....9. Alice In Wonderland.... creepy movie, creepy plot... and animals that talk? That is just scary and weird.... not to mention the movie they originally made.... 10. LIGHTNING... this wasn't a real issue until we moved to Colorado....after Trafton was struck on DAY TWO of living here, I started taking the stuff a little more serious. It gets pretty crazy in Castle Rock on some days. Beautiful... but scary.
And that folks.... are my Top 10 FEARS....

Rainbows are happy things

Pink and Green Mama

I adore this blog.... and etsy shop too:
Pink and Green Mama Her blog is full of fun and colorful projects that you can do with the kids. She is always providing links to great projects and products as well. And who can resist all that color?!?!

Extreme Couponing....

I can thank my mother in-law for getting me sucked into this show. I recorded a few episodes of Extreme Couponing to see what all the fuss was about. It was hard for me to believe that these people could get so many groceries for $5.49 (I think the grand total was $1100 or something). Craziness, right? Well... these people are a bit obsessed with it... I can see doing this for a big family, to help with church donations...etc. But how many bottles of mustard can one family use? Certainly not 67.... right? WOW... that's a lot of condiments... Trafton hates the fact that I watch the show... I think he knows that I would give it a shot to see how much we could save. Maybe he's afraid of me wanting HIM to start couponing....he doesn't even believe it's real but it is pretty amazing what people have actually saved. Will this all go bad before they can actually use it? It is pretty extreme but it is also pretty amazing as well. You should check it out. I may have to start clipping a few coupons to see what I can save..... then again... there aren't enough hours in my days lately....and these families put A LOT of time into this....
OK.... this is just nutso.... Really? I hope this lady is feeding 14 people.... SERIOUSLY...

This is where I would draw the line.... dumpster diving...

Let me know what you think of the show.....if you have time to watch it. :)

Landon's Field Trip

Anna asked if I was SURE that this bear wasn't REAL... so cute...

Anna and Landon... This was our group at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo... we fed the giraffes again (Landon ACTUALLY did it this time) and we weathered the sleet and snow to make our way around the zoo. Here are some pics of our fun trip.

Probably not the BEST placement of the kiddoes... but they picked it. :)

Landon's little buddy, Collin... this boy is SO adorable...

Can you tell what a lovebug Landon is? He just loves his friend!! :) This was also his very first bus trip and they were all soooo excited!!

Mason's Economics project

I vote this the best project of the year.... Mason's economics project was to provide services for our family.... and he did so... with little fussing... and WITH. A. SMILE.... Wow... he got a great great on it and now he is tooling around the house doing chores happily... WOW...