We went raspberry picking with Taneev, Shad, Mike and Kara. The raspberries were so good, we put some on a chocolate cake for Pam's birthday. Next time we will have to try putting jam in between the layers, live and learn.




We went to the Michigan game yesterday and Mike and Kara were nice enough to let us go and sit on the first row with them!

Jackson has a ritual, it revolves around Nintendo. Every week he must play Madden college football (maybe it is something else I am not sure). He has to play Utah vs. whatever the team that week is and the same for Michigan. He is kind of a football nerd.

Quirks

Jacqueline tagged me yesterday... According to the rules I am supposed to link to her but since her blog is private I don't think I will. You can find the link on the side if you want to look.

Here are the rules: Link to the person that tagged you. Mention these rules on your blog. Tell 6 unspectacular quirks of yourself and tag 6 fellow bloggers.

1. I am deathly afraid of calling stores and asking them questions. Or even asking salesmen questions when I am at the store. It takes me a long time to build up the courage... if I even do.

2. I will read the first chapter or so of a book and then I read the last three or so. I cannot stand not knowing how it will end.

3. I am really really good at starting projects, finishing them is another question.

4. Birds seem to like flying at me. I don't know why but they just do. My parents always have birds build nests by their front door and sometimes it felt like a battle zone trying to get out of the front door.

5. I am terrified of getting shots. The last time I had to get them was in high school and my Dad offered money to my sisters and me for whoever could go the longest without crying. I was just fine until the nurse started to roll my sleeve up and then I started sobbing. Neither of my sisters cried.

6. I think I am a little obsessive compulsive, just ask anyone who has ever played Ticket to Ride with me. I either have to leave my trains in the bag or they have to be lined up next to each other in rows, I cannot stand to have them in a big pile.

I tag- Camille Parker, Camilla Owen, Lindsey Bullen, Caroline Klein, Missy McConkie, Rachel Nelson

Washington Post

About seven years ago I was on a bike ride to Mt. Vernon with my parents and my sisters when a photographer for the Washington Post stopped us and asked to take our picture. Today I was surfing the web when I came across an article printed last month in the Washington Post and our picture was with the article! Seven years later! I think it is so funny, I was a sophomore in high school when this picture was taken. Now I have been in the Deseret News, Detroit News and Washington Post. Sadly only one of those was not a Letter to the Editor... If you want to see the article you can go here.

Project

Just putting this out there for all you in the A2 area.  I think I am going to make these cute paper mache pumpkins if anyone is up for a craft night let me know.  It would be way more fun to do with company!

P.S. Does anyone else love how my posts go from politics to paper mache, random.

You call this a debate?

We are watching the Presidential debate right now and I can't help but think that this is weak. What I really want to see is something similar to the Prime Ministers Questions (where the Parliament gets to ask him questions, and can call them out on what they are saying and doing) , it would be way more fun to watch (it is on C-SPAN every Sunday night, it really is great). I want to have a third person in there telling us what really is fact, they are both so sure that what they are saying is "fact." Well at least they are being more respectful of each other than the candidates were at the Republican and Democratic Presidential debates, so far.

Mom and Dad's visit

This is what we do when Mom and Dad come to town...

We cleaned the carpets and re-painted the tables...

Fruit tart, pumpkin doughnuts and cider.

I don't know anyone who likes Halloween more than my Mom, she helped me make a cheese cloth ghost and bought me some cute decorations.


Jackson is studying most of the time now...

In the same book that gave us instructions on the ghost were instructions on how to make a jester collar for cats. I want to preface this by letting everyone know that we would never have taken the time to make these if we hadn't thought the cats would have a funny reaction to bells around their neck. It didn't disappoint.

Thanks Mom and Dad for all your help, we had a fun week.

Polls

You might have noticed our new polls on the side, I have had a lot of thinking time as of late (Jackson's test schedule is in full swing) and I have noticed a lot of people are getting very into the election (very good in my mind) but I wonder is everyone always this interested or is it the Presidential race that is bringing the politico out in everyone?  Personally I love politics, I always look forward to when I can sit down and have a good discussion/debate with my political friends. I find it interesting, does anyone else?