I AM the queen!

Does the cat need a bath?

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:01:00 +0000

Amelia thought so. She cornered the cat and took a mug with water in it, with a toothbrush, and gave the kitty a 'bath'. It was very funny, actually.

The Deal..

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:43:00 +0000

So here is the deal...I have lived in this house now for 18 months, I CAN NOT get organized! Cleaning up, putting stuff away, fine, but real down to the nitty gritty of organization, can't do it. No matter what I do, no matter what I try, especially with the kids, I can NOT get organized. Any suggestions?

Rigatoni

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:28:00 +0000

I made Rigatoni for dinner tonight. The simple act of making Rigatoni really makes me miss my Grandpa. He always made Rigatoni. If my memory serves me correct, he made it pretty much every time we visited him or when he came to our house. He canned (well in a jar) his own sauce and it was good. I don't think my canned Hunt's sauce is as good as his was, but it just made me remember him and reflect on him. Oddly enough, the anniversary of his death was just a few days ago. I love you Grandpa and always will miss you!

We caved...

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:04:00 +0000

and bought the WII..

Update on Wheel among other things.

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:33:00 +0000

We didn't make it..for the inquiring minds. However we did get to go to 2 tapings..that was fun. No camera's or phones allowed, therefore I have no pictures to share. That's about all for the update on Wheel..

Alexis just recently got contacts. That seems to be the biggest news around. If I were a good mom I would chronicle this event with pictures of her taking them out and putting them in. I have no batteries for my camera..and my sister need not comment!! So, when I remember to get batteries, I'll take pictures.

That's about all on the homefront at this time. NOthing to big and exciting. Just getting ready for school to start in 23 DAYS!!!!! I could not be MORE excited!!

I think..

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:00:00 +0000

I am crazy. Man, this whole Wheel thing has me so nervous. Matt keeps telling me to calm down..Every time I think about getting a call I invision how excited I'll be and I hope whom ever calls from Wheel has some good strong ear drums. However, on the flip side, I have nervous belly and I just keep thinking I can't have butterflies and knotted up tummy till mid-July..that might just kill me. Man, this waiting thing is making me nuts in the head, and probably giving me some ulcers. I just had to release it somewhere..so onward with waiting..hope we get the call..I'll let you know either way.

Follow up on Wheel of Fortune!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:41:00 +0000

Well, as luck would have it we made it through the entire audition without getting cut..so far. We now have to wait to see if we are lucky enough to receive 'that' phone call!! Matt and I did our best and whatever is meant to happen will! We are extremely excited about the chance to appear on Wheel and hope it comes! Being on Wheel has been a LIFELONG dream and goal of mine. I first tried out in LA when I was 12 for 'Teen Week'. I froze during the written and did not move on. I tried out again here in Vegas more that a decade ago, got through the first portion and got cut. Then, I went to the 'Wheelmobile' audition here in Vegas in April, got called up, but then was chosen to audition for 'Sweethearts Week' instead. I don't know, I'd rather play with Matt anyways. We do good as a team and he is fast on his feet! Hopefully, they see it that way too. I can't say enough nice things about the 'Wheel of Fortune' staff that was here today. They were all very nice and kind to us, except Bankrupting us for getting too MANY letters and chances. I think after about calling out 4 correct letters they would Bankrupt us so others had a chance to shine. Wish us luck and hopefully we'll tape with 'Wheel' in July!! I'll keep you all posted.

WHEEL OF FORTUNE!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:44:00 +0000

Wish Matt and I well...we are off for an audition for Wheel of Fortune "Sweethearts Week" tomorrow. We are both excited and nervous! Wish us luck and we'll let you know if we even make through the timed test..that will be our biggest hurdle.

Just the creme mom!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:19:00 +0000

Apparantly Amelia thinks that the only way to eat an oreo is to take the top off, throw that away, eat the creme, and throw the other part away...

On to the Fourth Grade...I have a FOURTH GRADER!!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:14:00 +0000

Eeekk...This means we have 2 more school years of Elementry..not so sure how I feel about Middle school. It gives me heartburn and palpations just thinking about it. I REMEMBER Jr. High, it sucked, every moment of it! I took a couple pictures of Alexis accepting her awards for the third grade year. Once again, the lighting was awful!

Alexis and Ms. Alger. We will miss her, she was fabulous. We were lucky to have wonderful teachers this year!

Congratulations Rielly!!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:04:00 +0000

Rielly "graduated" from Kindergarten and we are very proud of him. We are ALL excited for him to eat lunch at school and go all day in August. Here are some pictures of him at their celebration. Sorry the pictures are dark...the lighting was horrible.

They asked all the kids what they wanted to be when they grow up. This is Rielly telling the audience he would like to be a clown. I am not kidding...it was funny.

This is Ms. B and Rielly. She has been the greatest! We were very lucky and blessed to be able to have her as Rielly's teacher.

Amelia--

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:42:00 +0000

So, lately Amelia has a new word. It is "shhhh", she puts her finger over her mouth even. It is not even that she says the word, the problem is she only says it when I tell her "no". We'll roleplay. ME: Amelia stop throwing your toy. AMELIA:
'shhhhh'. ME: Amelia don't tell me to "shhh". AMELIA: 'Shh'. The "shhh" gets shorter the more she tries to get her point across. What is it with toddlers? Thanks for tuning in! :)

So, I am a SLACKER...

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:26:00 +0000

Ok, see mom, I posted!! Nothing real exciting here. We have been busy busy little bees. We repainted the kitchen and now I need to take those new batteries I bought and take a picture with my camera. (No need for comment Paula!) We are getting ready to remove carpet in the "living room", you know the little patch of carpet downstairs and put hardwood in. We are VERY excited for that. So, as soon as I get all that done I will take some pictures and post them. I guess I should finish our Dland trip, huh? I will after the fair. I will have fair pictures to post as well. I have 3 cakes to make this weekend, so I'll be back after Easter/fair. Wish me luck I am entering a cake in the fair..

Disneyland--Part 1

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:32:00 +0000

DISNEYLAND--PART 1

We took the kids and went to Disneyland for 3 days and had a great time. We were all fairly exhausted by the time we got home, but built tons of great memories. I hope the kids will always remember their first time at Disneyland. Amelia however, I don't think she will remember any of it. That will be interesting to find out in later years. I had this whole senerio played out in my head, that the kids would arrive on the grounds of Disneyland and say "WOW, COOL". You know all the "normal" reactions. We got, "ok".

So we started by going into Disneyland and first thing saw Mickey Mouse. The kids were so excited to have Mickey sign their autograph books. Amelia was not impressed, she freaked out. I thought I got a picture of Amelia freakin' out but I din't I guess. Sorry I could not share that with you, it was funny.

Then we met Minnie. Alexis was so, so excited to meet her and see her house. Amelia surprisingly like Minnie after our experience with Mickey.

We also ran into Goofy and Pluto. Goofy was, well, GOOFY! Had all of us laughing. THe kids approached him and wanted him to sign their books and he just started leisurely walking away. The kids just kind of looked at us with that "what is he doing" look and I said follow him, he's being "GOOFY"...Hahahahaha! I crack myself up. Then they said "oh", and followed him and Goofy was laughing and it was all good and fun.

Here are other pictures of Tigger and Pooh. We had fun with them. Tigger was a hoot and he made us laugh and laugh. Must of been having a good day, cause he was very funny.

This was a very cool ride. Buzz Lightyear ride was was fun. The ride is interactive, so you go through basically playing a big video game. You shoot out of these laser guns and shoot at the "enemies" targets and get points. As you walk out it tells you what rank you got based off your points range. Very fun ride and the kids loved it. I think it was probably one of their favorites.

Lex on Lightyear..

Rielly on Lightyear...

Matt, Lex, and Amelia on Lightyear...

I will post more later...Part 2 and maybe 3 coming shortly..

My Last Post

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:20:00 +0000

Apparantly I was misinformed and tried to email all of you based on the email Isent previous. It's all false. This does not change my mind on any abortion anything or my feelings on Obama. It doesn't change anything I previously wrote. However, I am ticked that I got sent misinformation. Thanks and sorry.

Quote of the Day....

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:46:00 +0000

"People may say wow that sucks, but at least they say wow" Ace of Cakes

Lynne Lougy

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:07:00 +0000

Our reason for going to Utah was not a fun one. Matt's mom was in a coma and passed away Friday, December 19. Here is her obituary..Thanks to all who offered support for Matt, it is not a fun or easy experience losing a parent.

Lynne Bates Curtis Lougy

Lynne was born on Oct. 5, 1946, to Elman Bates Curtis and Madelyn Huffman Curtis. Lynne returned home to her Heavenly Father on Dec. 19, 2008. Being a lifelong member of the LDS Church, Lynne married her loving husband, Dennis Leroy Lougy on June 25, 1965, in the Salt Lake Temple.

Lynne is a beloved daughter of our Heavenly Father who has given her life in charity and service to others. She is mother, sister, friend, missionary, musician, a poet, a tender heart and a warm smile. Lynne enjoyed being a grandmother to all the children, in and out of her family. She led music and told stories as sister friendly in primary. Of all the titles, sweetheart, sweetie pie, honey and dear, the dearest is loving wife.

Lynne is survived by her husband Dennis and her six children; Karen, Bryan (Nancy Cragun), Sherri (Sifa Mahe), Deanna, Matthew (Wendi Draude), April May. She is also survived by her eight younger brothers and sisters. Her joy was complete with 13 grandchildren.

We love you our special angel, sister friendly, sweetheart, mom, sister and grandma, you are loved tremendously and will be missed.

Funeral services will be held on Dec. 23, at 1 p.m. at the LDS Tooele 4th ward, on the corner of 200 South and 200 West. A viewing will be held prior to services at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers a donation can be given at Zions Bank in Tooele in Lynne B. Lougy’s name.

Condolences can be sent to www.SereniCare.com.

The Train

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:54:00 +0000

While in Utah, we decided it would be fun to take the kids to see the lights on Temple Square. Well, Northern Utah has this fabulous train that takes you from Nancy's area to SLC. We rode the train (Rielly was in heaven). We had lots of fun, unfortunately my camera died and Nancy's card rejected all the pictures we took at Temple Square. The train ride is all I have.

Holly, Amelia, Aunt Nancy, and Rielly. Freezing while waiting. It was COLD!

Nate, Alexis, Holly, Amelia, Rielly, Eric, and Lilly

Eric, Matt, Uncle Bryan, and Nate's back

The train

Finally riding the train, Lilly and Rielly.

Rielly, Alexis, Holly, and Eric

Pig tails for Amelia

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:50:00 +0000

We were all in SHOCK and amazement that Amelia actually let someone put her hair up. Nancy was able to do her hair. I won't lie and say it lasted all day, but it did last a good couple hours. We got pictures for proof.

The kids visit with Santa

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:37:00 +0000

While in Utah we went and visted with Santa. Aunt Nancy, her nephew Patrick, Alexis, Rielly, and Amelia. I think the kids thought this Santa was a bit 'interesting'. They had fun though.
Rielly AKA 'Ralphie'-As Santa put it.

Alexis and Santa

Amelia not liking Santa, AT ALL!

Rielly, AKA 'Ralphie' showing us the coloring book from Santa.

Patrick and Rielly completely crashed out on the ride home.

Amelia covering her face because she hates stormy weather..poor kid was traumatized from the summer storm we drove through.

More snow!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:32:00 +0000

The other snow was Wednesday, Dec 17. This one shut down the city. Mainly because there are not snowplows here and it snowed enough to cancel school. This is the only good picture I got. In the picture is my tree in my front yard, it is not real happy to be cold and covered in snow. The white dots is snow, not a bad camera.

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:24:00 +0000

Here are some pictures of the snow..this is from the first snow Monday, Dec 15.
THe snow was just starting here:

This is all we got-enough for Rielly to play in.

Rielly making a snowball.

Rielly looking at the snow in awe and amazement!

I PASSED STATS!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:35:00 +0000

This one was a nail bitter! Thanks for tuning in.

LET IT.....WHAT??

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:55:00 +0000

Yep, that's right, it's snowing!! Excitment for the kids, not so much for us that have to face the Las Vegas/California drivers. Heaven help us today!! It is beautiful and I don't miss it. However, it is a really nice change from the norm. But I will be happy for the sun again tomorrow or the next day! I will post pictures later after it accumalates a little more. Yes, it's sticking. Rielly will be so excited.

Haven't heard...

noreply@blogger.com (Wendi) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 03:30:00 +0000

ANYTHING! Still waiting on Michael's. Remember I talked about the infamous 'personality' test? Well apparantly all is well with that, they are STILL waiting on my background. All I can figure is that just what Wilton said, all the holiday hiring is backing up the background checkers. So, I'll let you all know, when I know. Still wish me some luck.