A Weekend at the Foley's

Scott wears his bear shirt every morning and night. This photo was taken right before attempting to set a new puzzle record.

Happy Graduation to Me.

A Glimpse of our Neighbor's Yard...

I weed-whacked for the first time ever.  My arm is still really sore.

Chipping paint off the house is a loooong process.  Results photos to come next year.

Our first cherries arrived.  We have about six growing, and we split each one in half to share.

I found a giant snakeskin in our backyard.  Yes, I'm wearing protective goggles while holding it.

I'm trying to figure out how people make boots out of these things. 

Flying Powers

Enjoy some quotes from my primary class yesterday:

Me:"Ok, Sunbeam 1, come on up here and tell us what sound a car makes."
Sunbeam 1 comes to the front of the class and takes off his glasses.
Me: "Why did you take off your glasses?"
Sunbeam 1: "Cars don't wear glasses."
Sunbeam 2: "Cars also don't wear shirts!"
Me: "Ok we're done with this exercise."

Me: "Can you come up to the front and put the picture of Joseph Smith on the board?"
Sunbeam stands in front of the board trying to decide where to put the picture.
Sunbeam: Does Joseph Smith have flying powers?
Me: ...No.
Sunbeam: Ok.
Sunbeam places Joseph Smith at the very bottom of the board.

Sunbeam: "Treasures aren't for Jesus's, they're for pirates!"

Me: Ok everyone, we're going to head outside.  Remember we're on a secret mission to walk quietly down the hall.
Sunbeam: There might be monsters we need to get past.
Me: Ok.
Sunbeam: Here, I have an invisible sword for you.
Reaches in pants and pulls out invisible sword and hands it to me.
Me: Thank you.
Sunbeam: Wait, I also have an invisible holster. 

Near-Fainting Experiences

Oh, Deseret Industries.  I may have contracted a rare disease (which would maybe explain my near-fainting problems I'll describe later in this post) by sorting through your merchandise, but you have to accept certain risks when you want to buy things for so little a price. 

Last Saturday we decided to check out D.I. to see if there were any bargains. We wandered the store for a while without seeing anything of value to us, which is usually the case at that store.  Anyway, finally in that garage section, we found a ficus tree that would take up some space in our empty basement, so we said, "What the heck!" and put it in our cart.

Well, after that we turned around to look at other things, and some woman who had probably been scheming from afar started hauling the tree away!  She was pretty angry when we told her that this was OUR ficus, and then she proceeded to tell us to "never leave our cart again or else" (Direct Quote).

It was really annoying to haul a giant tree in a shopping cart around the rest of the store, but we followed Ficus-Stealer Lady's angry advice and did not leave the tree again until it was safe in our house.  Even now I am not sure if it is entirely safe since ficus trees are apparently a hot commodity.

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In other news, lately I've found myself on the verge of fainting.  A lot.  It's getting kind of annoying.

Kneeling for over three minutes in the temple?  Near fainting experience (every freaking time) and the temple workers have to tell me to "not be a hero."  Ha ha.

Getting up too fast?  Near fainting experience.

Attempting to get tests done during my annual "women's health" doctor appointment?  Near death fainting experience.

Speaking in church?  Wanting to faint experience, but fainting doesn't work that way.

Maybe I should just do less traumatic things.  Although going to the temple and sitting up are probably the least traumatic things a person can do.  Oh well, I guess I'll go paint for a couple hours...and maybe I will wear a mask.