my fancy pants

today is general conference.

and that means i get to go to church in harem pants.

and also chandler and also mom.

and THAT is a cause for celebration.

Two birthdays in a month and now we're both half a century old

David and I are both 25.  Thank you, February and March of 2011 for making it happen.  And in exactly two weeks, David will be 25 and have his Masters of Accountancy.  Ashlie will still be struggling through college, feeling older and older each day. 

Good news?  This summer Ashlie and David will be heading to Texas for any number of weeks (possibly even a month).  I don't care if it is HOT, I don't care if it is HUMID, all I care about is that it isn't UTAH!! And there are the best people I know there. (in case you were wondering, I'm talking about the Mike Lohner and Blair Dance families) 

And that's all, folks.

bonding over harry potter

So...props to me for keeping this up! Over spring break, our family went to the magical state of Florida. And when I say Florida, I mean Disney World and Universal Studios. To be honest, none of us actually care about the rest of Florida.

Things we did in Florida:
-Visited Hogwarts and Hogsmeade and Honeydukes and Zonkos and anything else ridiculously exciting at Harry Potter World.....twice.
-Bought the MOST obnoxious hats we could find. For each of us. (mine didn't fit on my head).
-Rode the Dr. Suess carousel and pretended to have the time of our life.
-Get rained on.
-Freeze to death.
-Get a sunburn. (The above might sound impossible, but oh it happened.)
-Stand in line for 3 hours for one ride.
-Go back to Disney World at 12:00 a.m.
-Sleep on a pull out couch and a pull out chair for us three kids.
-Watch criminal minds EVERYSINGLENIGHT before actually falling asleep.
-Obsess about our purchases at Harry Potter world.
-Miss Ashlie.

Some photos for the nobody that reads this blog.

and there it is.

The man behind the hog.

Well since Ashlie got married and has her own 2 blogs to worry about, I guess I will take over....which actually, if you think about it, is kinda ridiculous because I hate responsibility. And I will most likely forget about this until the next time it snows. But, you know, whateber.

So HEY! It's snowing! (When I say snowing, I mean icing.) And we've had TWO SNOW DAYS IN A ROW. Which is a record for us Texans. But the downside is that, for me(a homeschooler and an avid student), it just means that it's freezing cold outside and there's no dance. I don't exactly see that as a reason for celebration and I certainly won't be outside throwing ice pellets anytime soon.

On a brighter note, I found a website that is extremely inspiring. If you have any interest, go visit http://www.groundhog.org/groundhog-day/videos/ Maybe the next family trip will be to visit Phil? I certainly want to be part of the inner circle.

HAPPYGROUNDHOGDAY.

The NEWEST Addition.

Well, it's official. ASHLIE IS GETTING MARRIED! (aka I am getting married...since I am the only one who posts or even looks at this blog. haha.) Michael will have a brother, finally--and he is REALLY excited about it. And the Lohner name will become a middle name and replaced in its ultimate position by DANCE. Thought maybe marriage would get you out of a name that could create endless humor for everyone you tell it to at your expense? WRONG. At least I won't have to repeat myself when everyone asks my last name because there isn't anything offensive about saying Dance. (not that there is anything offensive about saying Lohner...I guess if you are just sensitive, what can you do?)

a few pictures from the important evening. also, the first real pictures we have taken together since we are both picture handicapped.

WOW. We are amateurs

So, my family is not very good at this thing. I think it is time for improvement. Maybe I should start by taking pictures...that would be good.

This summer...

1. Marcee, Mike, and Ashlie went to San Fransisco for Hoopla
2. Michael stayed at home and had a vacation from us
3. Corinne and Chandler went to ballet camp in Vermont for 2 weeks
4. Marcee and Ashlie went to Quebec City while the girls were at camp (SUCKERS!!)
5. Ashlie recorded 4 songs (with more to come) and is finishing up all of the editing business
6. We didn't use the boat enough
7. Brittni (our cousin) got married--the first of the Pearson grandchildren!
8. Matthew left on his mission--best decision he has made
9. Michael has been honing his XBox360 skills
10. and started piano lessons
11. Chandler turned 12 and finally moved out of her primary class at church!
12. We have consumed more soda and peanut butter crackers than is probably healthy
13. Michael dominated all of Ashlie's friends at water basketball
14. Corinne decided to be home schooled
15. Mike decided to stop working so much...and is so far unsuccessful

Things to look forward to...
1. Thanksgiving with the Pearsons!!!

among other things.

well, more info and pictures to come.

Right Back At It.