Looooori's Blooooog

2009-12-31T09:02:00.002-07:00

In ten years I'm sure we've all done and had things happen to us that we'll never forget. I've been thinking of some of the stand outs in this decade of mine and thought I'd share my list. Here it is:

Lived in 5 states
25 roommates
Moved 11 times
3 jobs
Almost doubled my income since the start of decade
Owned 4 cars
4 fender benders
4 cruises
Visited 4 countries
Went to 21 states
2 cross country road trips
10 surgeries
Lost 30 lbs in 2 weeks. Gained it all back in 5 years
Found my style
Started wearing make up
Turned 30
Countless concerts
Went to prom
Went up a bra size
Performed in front of a few thousand people
5 funerals
2 banjos
Met all of my closest friends
Met my sister soul mate
Watched friend's hearts break
Watched friends fall in love
Held friends new borned babies
Found out God loves me no matter what
Felt the highest of highs and the lowest of lows
Never went to jail
Laughed all along the way

Here's to a new decade that will bring new adventures! CHEERS to you all!

Christmas Hangover

2009-12-26T02:25:00.004-07:00

Yup this is about how we all feel. Tyler crashed early tonight and Sari and I just had to take this picture of him. It about sums it all up today.

More Christmas blogging to come later. As for now, it's bed time and I'm about ready to crash myself.

Fun Back In Funeral

2009-12-20T23:34:00.003-07:00

No one puts the "fun" back in funeral than my mom, Clarene... AKA Lurlene. This last Monday, my dear Aunt passed away. She was ready, and honestly this was a blessing. Even though losing a loved one is always difficult no matter what.

This past Thursday evening we all gathered at a funeral home in Rigby, Idaho. After viewing my Aunt's body and saying a few words to her immediate family, my mom and I sat down. We were talking to my mom's brother's about our Aunt's husband and the way her treated her over the course of 60 yrs when all of the sudden the power went out in the town.

Yup, the power went out in a funeral home while we were talking about our deceased loved one. It was pitch dark and I'm sure dead spirits were wondering around that place like they owned it. I'll be honest and say it was a bit creepy to be in total darkness in a funeral home. I leaned toward my mom and said "If her body is gone when the power comes back on, then we got ourselves a murder mystery dinner." Yeah, we were trying to make "light" of the situation.

Now here's the kicker. After everyone was using their cell phones to see 2" in front of them, mom and I decided to leave. But not before she says, "Let's go home. This party is DEAD."

Yup, Lurlene said the party was D-E-A-D, dead. I almost couldn't believe she said it, but you know what, she is Clarene. The woman who says anything to anyone, no matter where she is. Even her own sister's funeral.

Moral of the story is this. We put the "fun" back in funeral.

Dreaming is Free

2009-11-02T15:31:00.003-07:00

I'm back on the dream blog'n. Check it out if you have nothing else to do. www.mydroolingmind.blogspot.com

BOO TIME

2009-10-30T15:41:00.005-06:00

I now know why you should never EVER let employees dress up for Halloween. It gives people a reason to act like r-tards for the day. I know, I know, I'm guilty of it too. However, I did not dress up as Pee Wee Herman and go to every single person in the office offering them gum and prancing around the office like they're in day care. What's even worse is that this bastard won the costume contest.

And another thing, why do parents need to bring their kids into the office. Personally, I don't care if you think your kid is the cutest Grim reaper or Superman in the world and feel the need to share that with your co-workers. Also, why should I feel obligated to give them candy. OK, I'm done venting.

Even though Halloween at work can be annoying, it can also be fun to dress up, which is what I did. I didn't win anything, but I had fun anyway. Next year I'm dressing up as one of the Golden Girls!

#1st place pumpkinProfessional Ping Pong Player

Nickname: Striker!

Sarah let me borrow this shirt. It says "I'm kind of AWESOME at ping pong".

Janelle as Pippi Longstockings

Megan as an 80's business woman. Note the matching pumps. Thank you D.I.!

And thank you Halloween 2009 for a great time. Now I have one more costume to add to my costume box.

Happy Marriage Day!

2009-10-29T22:15:00.006-06:00

My parents just celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Oct 25th. We planned a party for them and their 60 closest friends. Chris and I came home to put this all together. Carrie had to stay in MN, but she made some amazing invites and guest book. We had all of our 8mm film transferred to DVD and were able to surprise them with it at the party.

I must admit, when I picked up the film and watched it, I cried. It was so cool to see my parents walk out of the Idaho Falls temple as eternal companions and ready to start their lives together. I also realized that they were 2 kids who fell in love and wanted to share their lives together. For that, I am grateful for.

Gaylon & Clarene exiting the temple. (after Clarene tripped on the stairs and dad caught her)

I wanted to make some cool centerpieces, so I attempted to make paper picture lanterns

Me (Martha feak'n Steward) making lanterns

Coming together

The final work of art. (not so cool cause it was bright in the room, but you get the idea)

We dry cleaned mom's wedding dress and displayed it. Now, that was cool!

Their colors were black white and pink. (so hip for the time)

Family roasting the rents

40 yrs later and still HOT!

The family...minus Carrie. :(

It was a fun thing to throw together. I'm glad my bro suggested it. Since we have NEVER acknowledged their anniversary, EVER! It was nice to celebrate a big one for them. Like my mom says "who knows if we'll have a 41st, might as well celebrate the 40th".

Seriously, I'm so blessed to have the parents that I do. I love them so much. Looking through pictures, slides and movies during the past few months has been such a blessing for me. It's given me a chance to reflect on the great childhood that I had. I love my parents and am so glad they ahh.... did it so that they could bring 3 AMAZINGLY good looking kids into this world. I love them so much and am grateful for them every day. Congrats Gaylon and Clarene AKA Gaylord and Lurlene!!

Behind. WHOOPS!!

2009-10-05T20:01:00.005-06:00

I'm a bit behind in the blogging world. I'm waiting for most of the cool pictures so I can post it. BUT.... for my barfday weekend, Sarah, Rena and I went to Zion National Park. We camped, hiked, played cards and had so much fun! Here are some sneak peek pics. And yes, I went hiking and actually liked it. Just you wait for my Narrows pics. Their famazing!

Sari and I at the camp sight

Hiking blows!

But this is where we ended up at. Emerald Pools. Kinda worth it.

Stay tuned for more!

WTH Wednesday...

2009-09-09T13:28:00.008-06:00

Hi, my name is Nicole Richie. I just named my new baby boy Sparrow James Midnight Madden. That deserves a WTH and WTF!

Happy Birthday Tyler!

2009-08-23T10:46:00.005-06:00

This week was my roommate's 4th birthday. His actual birthday was on Thursday, but on Saturday we had a party for him and gave him his presents. I was so excited to give him mine. When my brother was a little boy he had one and he loved it. I knew Tyler would love this same thing too. I had a friend's sister make him a Batman/Superman cape. It looked amazing and he loved it!!

We also made him a dino cake. This was Brandon's idea and Sarah and I were a bit skeptical with making this. But we all 3 pitched in and helped each other. Brandon baked it, cut out the pieces and made the eyes and toes. Sarah and I assembled it, frosted it and put the spikes on it. It was a huge hit and it looked so good! Thanks to Brandon's vision and his inspiration from watching way to many cake decorating shows.

Tyler & I on Friday night chill'n

Tyler, Mia and Dino

Dino the Cake

Batman running around in his cape

The best cape ever! (the other side is Superman)

It's been fun living with a little guy and realizing that I do like the kids and maybe, just maybe I'll have my own someday. If he/she is like Tyler, then I'll be happy! If not, then it will be just like me and that will be a huge problem for our society!

Looori's New Blog

2009-08-13T23:46:00.006-06:00

I'm starting another blog. If you're bored with this one, you'll love the new one. It will never be boring. It's called My Drooling Mind.

This blog might just give YOU nightmares!

How I feel...

2009-08-12T00:44:00.003-06:00

I don't have a kid but..

2009-07-23T23:44:00.004-06:00

The kid I live with is pretty cool! Tonight Tyler, my 3, almost 4yr old roommate told me that he was Darth Vader. He then told his mom "Darth Vader doesn't go to bed OR brush his teeth." After his mom (Sarah) got him to brush his teeth, he came up to me and said "I'm not Darth Vader anymore, so I can hug you".

I heart that kid. He makes me happy!

Loronics

2009-07-12T16:24:00.007-06:00

I have been looking through old pictures all day remembering all the cruises, themed parties, dancing, camping, birthdays and concerts. I then came across a video I had completely forgot about. It was taken during the year of surgeries I had a few years back. It reminded me of a thing we called "Loronics".

Loronics was a language I made up at a time when I couldn't close my mouth due to swelling from surgeries. Because my lips couldn't touch each other there were many letters I couldn't pronounce. Imagine if you couldn't pronounce your m's, p's,and b's. Do you know how many words have those letters in them? It's a lot!

Imagine not being able to say "please", "move", "table", "Dumbo", "Mississippi" and my most used word "bitch". Let me tell you it was a difficult task. So I made up Loronics. I substituted letters in place of those I couldn't pronounce. M's became n's. B's became d's or h's. P's were the hardest. I either ignored that the letter was in the word or substituted it with a n or a t, sometimes even a y. For example, the word "move" became "nove". The word 'Mississippi" became "nississitti" or "nissassnittni" and "bitch" became "hitch".

Here is an example of "Loronics". Please never take for granted the ability to talk normal. Just say'n!

Here is a glimpes of Loronics.

Obituary

2009-06-18T22:22:00.004-06:00

Spiderwave aka "Micro", age unknown, died June 18th just outside of his home. He was the youngest of 30 and is survived by most of them. "Micro" had a short but intense battle with cancer. (see previous post) He will be remembered by many, but missed by none.

I wish I could write more about "Micro's" life, but to be honest, he scared the shit out of me and I am forever devastated by his escape from the microwave. So behold....

Dead Micro

So here is the story. Yesterday our friend in the microwave was acting crazing. We think he was getting desperate to get out and was in panic mode. Well that was exactly what he was doing. Tonight I was getting water from the fridge. As I turned around I saw a big muther effing spider just an inch away from my face, hanging from the ceiling. I ran downstairs, grabbed some shoes, told Sarah to get her ass in the kitchen and help me.

I was so freaked out that I couldn't kill him and I made Sarah do it. We know it was him because he had a tan dot on his butt and the spider in the microwave had the same tan spot.

As his lifeless body dropped to the ground, we realized it was over. Our roommate for a few weeks had passed. In some sick way, I will miss him/her/it. However I am glad he/she/it got out and experienced freedom for a few short hrs...until we killed the beotch!

R.I.P. SPIDERWAVE

Our New Roommate!

2009-06-06T15:21:00.006-06:00

I guess after I moved in with the Lingwalls, and they loved me so much, they decided to get another roommate. His name is "Micro", he is African American, he likes to hide and then jump out and scare us. Micro has cancer and it's been really hard on all of us, but we hope he has a painless death.

See the black dot on the microwave.... that's "Micro" the spider. We would love to kill him, but he is in between the glass in the microwave and we can't get him out.

Micro up close

I'm afraid to cook anything in the microwave in fear that "Micro" will find a way out and onto my food! I'm also scared that "Micro" is a girl and is waiting for her babies to hatch so then we'll have a whole family of "Micro's".

How odd is that!!!

Monsoon 2009

2009-06-01T21:11:00.009-06:00

Tonight Looori and Lola (see previous post) decided to go for a long bike ride. Yes, we knew there was a 90% chance of rain and yes we knew we would probably run into some drops but we still ventured out. As we left, I told my roommates to come looking for us if we didn't return any time soon. So off Lola and I went!

We decided to ride over to DayBreak, which is a cool development where there is a lake and a few of my friends live. If I had to guess it's probably a 3-7 mile round trip ride. I ended up next to the new temple in Utah. (The Oquirrh Mtn Temple) My friends Liz & Steve live on the street of the temple, so I decided to drop by and see them. After spending a few minute there and stealing some water from them, I decided it was time to get going because some dark clouds were rolling in and I figured I'd be caught in it. Well little did I know it was a freak'n MONSOON!!!! I had just got out of their neighborhood and had about 2 more miles to go before I was home.

Seriously, this was a mess! It started down pouring and was windy. There I was, going against the wind, with the rain stabbing me in the face, arms and legs! I just kept on going because I had nothing better to do. Honestly, it was fun! I was literally laughing as I was riding through the rain and the many rain puddles. As I got closer to home, I saw Sarah's van driving around looking for me. I met her back at home and had her take some pics of Lola and I.

A big thanks to Sarah and Brandon for their concern and coming to look for me.

Looori & Lola coming in from the rain

You might not be able to tell, but yes I was soaked from head to toe! Absolutely SOAKED!!

After that trauma I had today, I think I'll do it all over again.....tomorrow!

Cruise'n

2009-05-21T22:13:00.004-06:00

Lola my summer love

I'd like to introduce you to Lola. She is my sweet beach cruiser that my awesome dad got me a few years ago (THANKS GAYLORD)! Lola (who actually used to be named something else, but I forgot what it was) is all ready for the summer. She has her rubber filled with air, her rack is all shiny and she is ready to be my summer love!

Tonight Sarah, Dirk (Sarah's mtn bike), Lola and I went for a ride. I think Sarah and Dirk were embarrassed to be seen with Lola and Looori but we don't really care. But it might have been the fact that I was ringing my bell all the time and let me tell you that my bell sounds like THE most annoying door bell EVER!!! I love it!!

If anyone would like to go on a double date with Lola and I, please give us a ring!

Faces

2009-05-05T22:39:00.005-06:00

If you haven't read about Connie Culp and her recent face transplant, you should. http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/04/face.transplant.patient/index.html The story is amazing! As I read it, it brought back memories from my own 'transplant'. Not that I've been through what she has, but I do know how it feels to see a transformation.

This story touched me so much. Just knowing that this woman is regaining something that's normal and accepted is something to celebrate. It's amazing to know that doctors can help a woman, or anyone, feel normal again. Connie has been through more than I could ever handle, but she is a strong, amazing woman and I'm glad she came forward with her story.

Please take time to read about her story. It's one that is amazing and one that I can personally relate to.

2009-04-29T17:57:00.007-06:00

She is on the move again! My fawesome sister is moving away from the SLC.

Carrie, I'll miss you! It's been fun having you here for the past 10 months. I hope you find everything you need and want from your new adventure.

GOOD LUCK!!

Carrie & I chill'n with the slip-n-slide

Halloween Hobos!!

I won't lie, I think we are more adorable now! (click here)

And last but not least, all three Hanson kids!

Pick'n

2009-04-23T23:43:00.003-06:00

I should pick more often, banjo that is. I have thought about selling my banjo for several months now. The reason, I don't play him, he collects dust, and I could use the money. I have stopped picking and I feel like I have betrayed a dear friend.

This is a picture of me holding Vern, my banjo. Vern got his name after a man I taught on the mission. He lived in Claremore, Oklahoma and was a musician himself. I loved that man very dearly. Therefore, it was only fitting that I give my banjo his name. (R.I.P Vernon March)

After having a photo shoot with Koug and seeing Vern smile in the pictures, I realized I can't sell him. In fact, I need to play him more. So I thank Koug for taking these pictures and making me realize who the love of my life is. His name is Vern and he is mine.

Concert Part 2!

2009-04-10T00:55:00.003-06:00

Now THAT was a good concert! No fights for me. Just some good dancing, singing and enjoying my new favorite band, the Ting Tings! They rocked!! You know you are watching art when it's just a girl and a guy on stage doing their thing! It was pure art! If you haven't discovered the Ting Tings, I suggest you do it now! Katie White is a true artist and Jules (drummer) is a cool guy too!

On to the next one...Travis and then Franz Ferdinand!!!!! Who says I'm too old to be a groupie!

2009-04-09T00:04:00.006-06:00

I don't mean to be a douche, but even though I'm not a huge fan of Lily Allen. If I get front row and some punk ass 20 year old who 'claims' to be her #1 fan tries to plow me over to see her closer, I am NOT going to take it!! It's the principle people!!! I stood in line longer than you. I'm older than you, I'm prettier than you AND I'm smarter than you.

Thanks to Amy and Michelle, I have learned the key to keeping your place. You lock arms with those you are with and you spread your legs as far as they will go. I also added something I learned from basketball, BOX OUT!! Well guess what, I WON!! That tough drunk dyke didn't get past me!! She may have grabbed my ass and said nice things to me, but I still stood strong and WON!!! All I have to say is Lily who?

Thanks to Sari, I did not get in a fight. Even though my foul language was warranted for a punch in the nose, she held me back and made sure I made it home safe and sound. Now on to Thursday night... The Ting Tings!!!!

My roommate and BFF, who watches my back!

I'm not dead inside!

2009-04-05T22:14:00.006-06:00

Who ever said I don't have maternal instinct is totally mistaken. I've recently found out that I CAN cook and I DO love kids. I made dinner for a few of my friends tonight and I realized I can cook. I made baked pineapple chicken with brown rice and sauteed garlic asparagus. I now know what blanching is, and I also know that you can purchase caramelized ginger. (word of advice, you don't need a lot of ginger to go a long way!)

The final product

Rumor has it, it was good eat'n!

Last week, I asked my 3 year old roommate if he would like to watch a movie with me. So there we were, watching Kung Fu Panda on my couch and eating popcorn that Sarah made. Tyler is one of the coolest kids I've ever met. He is funny and repeats everything I say! His mom doesn't think that's so cool but who cares!

Funny story about Tyler tonight after dinner. The girls and I were in the dining room chatting and Tyler came in butt naked! He shook his little bum and then said 'I gotta pee'. He grabbed his little boy potty, dragged it out into the dining room and squatted right then and there! We all were laughing so hard that it made us cry. Damn I love that kid!

WTH Wednesday...

2009-03-25T23:01:00.004-06:00

This past weekend I was in Id-a-ho for my momma's surprise 60th birthday party. While we were out distracting mom before the party, we ran into a few typical and not so typical Id-a-ho people.

Crimped Mullet

Yup, that's a boa snake around his neck. He was petting it the whole time!

And to think I moved away from Id-a-HO 13 years ago! That could have been my mother AND father-in-law!!

I Think I Have a Problem!

2009-03-18T22:05:00.004-06:00

As a child I never played dress up. (that I can remember) I played in the dirt, ran away from the cows, picked the potatoes during 'spud harvest' and burned road kill. So it's no wonder that I'm now reaching into my inner childhood and am playing dress up. (Not THAT kind of dress up)

My Madonna Gig

Prom Queen

Carla Robinawitz (my 65 yr old gambler alter ego)

Roller Beotch

Latino gang

Is this normal? I guess this is better than actually being a roller derby chick, or in a Latino gang right?!

U Can Do It!

2009-02-20T23:58:00.004-07:00

I've moved! After living in the same location for 3.5 years, my yellow personality came out and needed something different. This something different is very different than what I'm used to but totally worth it. I'm living with my best friend, her kick ass husband and their adorable 3 year old! Granted, I have my own basement and space, but this is definitely a change! I'm excited about it and know I'll have fun.

I'll miss my Amy though. Her and I have lived together for almost 4 years and we've had so many fun times. We've also had our bad times too, but nothing we couldn't get past. I'll miss sticking condoms and cigarettes in her scriptures, karaoking at 9am on Sunday mornings, our cleaning frenzies and hosting many parties.

I love how change brings new adventures and reminds us of the past adventures we've had! Cheers to the next 4 years!!! Just kidding Sarah, it will only be 3 years!

My Valentines!

2009-02-14T17:24:00.005-07:00

Why have just one Valentine when you can have all these! I may not have me a man, but I do have the best girlfriends.... and John a girl could ever ask for.

For those Valentines not pictured, I love you too!

2009-02-05T23:10:00.004-07:00

I'm simplifying my life by cleaning, organizing, and throwing unnecessary items away. I have a question though. Like many of you, I have hundreds of compact discs. I don't use them anymore because I have downloaded all of them on my Ipod. My question is this, do I keep the cds or do I throw them away?

I know that my puter could one day crash and I'd lose the music, but I have most of it on my Ipod. The cd's are just in my life to take up space and collect dust. Are we going to look at them in 10-20 years and have our my children ask what they are? I know many of our parents kept their 8-track tapes and now have no use for them, so do we do the same?

What would you do?

WTH Wednesday...

2009-02-04T00:36:00.005-07:00

This week's WTH says it all in the title of the article. "Surgeons remove healthy kidney through donor's vagina". This was an article I read on the CNN website.

It's one thing to donate your organs, but it's another to get your vagina involved in it. Just say'n!

WTH Wednesday...

2009-01-28T15:56:00.002-07:00

I will continue to steal this theme from Liz. Today's WTH is 1000 line item spreadsheets and data entry. I've been working on the same project since last Friday. All day....every day! WTH?!?!!

Free Psychic Reading

2009-01-25T15:38:00.004-07:00

I found something today that I just couldn't resist sharing with anyone who reads this. This is my kindergarten class picture. I was 6 years old and apparently knew how to predict my future.

I found a newspaper clipping from February 8, 1984. This was taken from the Jefferson Star, a small news paper in Rigby, Idaho where I grew up. The title of the article was 'Kindergarten children reveal plans to make their future spouses happy'. They pulled a few of us Kindergarten kids from class and the reporter asked us a few questions about our take on marriage.

The reporter started out by ask each of us what age we thought we should get married. Several of the kid said their late teens to early twenties. I on the other hand had to go against the norm and say something totally different. "Lori Hanson says she'll wait till age 51 because it would be older. She plans to start her family at 52. Doug (another kid) said he would marry Lori if she would ever catch up to him. Regardless of when they plan to get married they all want to make their spouses happy. Lori says she'll cook turkey dinner and clean the house for her husband."

I'm so excited to know that I have 21 more years of the single life and I can stop worrying about the marriage thing for now! My only concern is, who wants to marry a 51 year old who still wants kids and will cook a turkey dinner for him?

All I have to say now is, who needs a psychic reading when they can just listen to their inner 6 year old self!

WTH Wednesday!

2009-01-21T21:30:00.008-07:00

I stole this title from Liz. It's called 'What the Hell Wednesday'. This week's WTH moment is brought to you by paper cuts. Those SOB's hurt! I just don't understand why a piece of paper has the power to cripple ones fingers for days!

I currently have a few of them and am not happy about it. WTH!?

Son of a Bit@h!!

2009-01-18T23:33:00.004-07:00

The title is a quote from me today.

All those who know me, know I love fire. With the exception of seeing fire that looks like this. Let's just say I almost burnt the house down today. You know if I was scared of a flame, then it was a big deal.

Who knew a little tea light candle and a splash of water was the right mixture for a big flame. This picture is a little over the top, but the flame did go straight up like this and I swear it touched the ceiling. I think my roommates should take away the matches and candles I have in my room. Children should NOT be able to play with fire!

I'm glad the smoke detector worked, but my bladder control did not!

Blog it!

2009-01-12T23:12:00.003-07:00

Blogging is to much pressure sometimes. If I'm not busy getting hit by a car, jumping out of an airplane or changing my hair color then I'm spending my time looking at funny shiz online. This 'artist' is funny so I'm sharing it with you. Enjoy!

A Smashing Christmas Already!

2008-12-24T02:00:00.008-07:00

No better way to start Christmas break than to get in a car wreck! My poor car (less than 1 year old) has been in 2 wrecks, both of which were NOT my fault. The one that happened tonight was pretty good!!!

I went over to Michelle's to help her and Lingwall wrap gifts for their friends and family. We wanted to get some food, so I offered to drive. On our way home, we were driving in Michelle's neighborhood when we notice a 1995 Honda AKA Tank on the side of the road. I thought it was parked but OH NO... that Beotch was flipping an illegal U turn and didn't see me! I didn't have time to stopped and for a split second I thought I would plow right into her. However, for some reason I decided to try and avoid it. It didn't really help because as I turned the 'Tank' kept moving and smashed into the passenger side of my car. I couldn't stop and ended up plowing into....ok sliding into a shrub.

This wasn't the shrub, but I would feel so bad if I ran over a family of deer shrubs like this one! Anyway, our friendly Murray City cop showed up to scope out the damage. Unfortunately he was married so he wasn't scoping me out even though we offered him pizza, beer and Michelle's phone number.

I'm just thankful that my car still runs, no one was hurt except Michelle's shoulder which I'll be rubbing it for the next month to make up for using her as a air bag, and I'm thankful for insurance. Let's just hope her insurance is good to work with or else I'll sick Michelle on them!!

On a happier note, I wish you all a very merry Jesusmas and He wants all of you to drive safe and enjoy the holidays!

If I Had a Kid...

2008-12-16T22:25:00.003-07:00

He would be like this kid! This is Tyler and boy do I think he is the cutest thing ever! His mom told me today that he said something very funny. She was putting him in the car and she said to him 'Ty, you are funny'. He replied by saying 'No, You're funny, and so is Lori'!!

I was so shocked that he even remembered me! I've spend some time with him in the recent weeks and as a 3 year old, I didn't think he would remember much. Plus, his mom has the worst short term memory ever and I just thought he would be like her. So I almost teared up when she told me what he said today. So cute! I want to keep him!

That's him in the picture wearing my snow cap that everyone hates. Apparently he wasn't to happy I made him wear it.

One Ear Is Better Than No Ear!

2008-12-14T23:33:00.004-07:00

It's days like this when I wish I had 2 working ears. I seem to have developed a nice painful ear ache today. Being deaf in one ear is sometimes a great thing, but today is not that day. When the 'good ear' is not working, there is nothing I can do about it. Every noise sounds like I'm standing in a tunnel and can't hear much. On top of that, I have Tinnitus, so I have a constant ringing in my ear. This developed at the beginning of this year and I have slowly become used to it, but sometimes it keeps me awake at night.

Since I'm complaining, I have another really annoying problem. When I listen to music on my headphones, I sometimes don't hear all the music. This is because some songs/artist split the music into both headphones. For example, if I have the left earphone in, I hear the words and the drums. Or I may hear the bass and the background singers. This can be extremely frustrating, but can also help me to appreciate the bass players and background musicians. Perfect example is the song 'California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas. If I put on the headphones, I hear the following: 'sky is gray......... walk on a winters day.........I'd be safe at home......L.A......... California dream'n......winters day'. It took me the longest time to make any sense of that, until I realized that there was more to the song than what I was hearing!! Who knew!!!!

Ok, so there is some good things with being deaf in one ear. The best is when I'm trying to sleep and there is noise around me. All I have to do is roll over and lay on my good ear. Another benefit is that I have developed 'selective hearing' and can block out what people are saying if I'd rather not listen to them.

So should I really be complaining about this ear ache? Maybe I'll go listen to some soothing 'sky is gray....winter's day' music!

Effing A Cotton, Effin A!

2008-12-08T23:11:00.007-07:00

I admit it, I have a fear of cotton! I know it's odd, but it's my fear. I remember when I watched this episode. It was like watching someone barf all over the floor. It made me sick and I had to close my eyes. I don't know what started this fear but I think it has to do something with all the surgeries I've had and the cotton I would have in my mouth. That gave me the chills just writing this down. GROSS!

My friends have not been the most supportive of this fear. In fact, my kind loving roommate shunned me just this evening. I needed to paint my toe nails and I ran out of the cloths that I use to remove the nail polish. I asked Amy if she would use some cotton and remove the polish from my toes. You would think Amy of all people would be so kind and help a sister out, but NOOOOO she would have nothing to do with it. Another time also included Amy. I came home one night to find an ass load of cotton balls in my bed! It was like seeing snakes crawl all over the place. WTF Amy, WTF!!! Oh, and how about just last Friday when I was helping Michelle decorate her Christmas tree. She came at me with a bag of cotton balls and I about shit myself!

People, I'm serious about this phobia. It 's real and I'm not the only one who has it. Please do me a favor and have some sympathy for me, OK!

I'm in Love.....with Music

2008-12-02T17:31:00.002-07:00

Christmas came early this year, and it came several times. Some of my favorite bands released new albums and there are a few more to come! I also discovered new musicians from one of the most FAMAZING movie soundtracks ever! Here is my list:

Snow Patrol
The Killers
Shiny Toy Guns (My favorite at the moment)
The Twilight Soundtrack (Seriously the best soundtrack ever) From this soundtrack, I found some great musicians!
Paramore (on Twilight soundtrack)
Blue Foundation (Also a Twilight) This band should be called 'Sex'. It's just sexy music and I love it!
Robert Pattinson (Twilight & Edward) This guy can't act (my opinion) but he CAN sing! He doesn't have anything released besides the one song on the soundtrack, but if you YouTube him, you'll hear more. His voice is so good!

Since I'm talking music, let me list a few of my old favorites that I've been listening to.

Smashing Pumpkins
Alanis Morissette
The Cranberries
Tori Amos
Michelle and Lowder singing Babs & Celine

Good music is the cure for a bad day, a good day and any ol' day. What's your cure all music?

GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE!!

2008-11-23T21:46:00.008-07:00

Tonight was our annual "Gobble, Gobble: Eat Til You Puke" night with the girls and John. John hosted this year which was FAMAZING!! His home is to die for and I think I'm moving in next week! It was a great night with great food. Michelle cooked the bird Mexican style and it was so tasty. Natalie brought her family tradition, Cinnamon pineapple, which sounds weird but actually is really good. Of course there were amazing rolls, stuffing, pie and taters! I think I speak for everyone when I say, "how do I teach myself to throw up?" Can't wait til next year!!

The Host & I

The 'Adult' table

The 'Kid' table

Amy, Me & Chris

The Koug & John

Liz, Looori & The Koug

I'm craving pie!

2008-11-14T00:07:00.005-07:00

Say goodbye to the Blondie and hello to the new Looori!

When I mentioned in September that I felt change was coming, I thought it meant jumping out of an airplane. Come to find out, that was not it! After seeing SJP in the 'Sex in the City' movie, I realized that I needed to change my hair color. This was the result!

P.S. The straight hair is NOT long term. I'm not so much a fan of straight hair. I feel that it takes away from my AMAZING personality. So if you see me, chances are it will be curly. But for tonight, it's straight. That and it will be going darker in a few weeks.

I heart change! ;)

Hot Night!!

2008-11-04T15:40:00.004-07:00

Last Thursday I was able to spend time with my favorite co-workers from UPS. Even though we all hated working there, so many good things came from our time there. I met some of my very best friends there. One of them even met their husband at UPS.

Many years ago John, Liz, Koug and I used to do what we called 'Hot Night'. Once a week, we would go to Koug's apartment and eat hot food and get in the hot tub. It was soon named 'Hot Night' because of the hot food, hot tub and hot us!! With all of our lives being so busy and full of changes in the past few years, we haven't done hot night in so long. Last Thursday was the Hot Night reunion! It was so much fun!

Our sweet homo made damn hot chili and by the time we were done eating it we were all naked. That was the hottest chili I've ever had!! I think I lost 5 lbs from sweating it out! All in all it was a great night catching up on lives and laughing about the stupidest things. I love you guys and can't wait to do more hot nights in the future!

I didn't have any recent photo's of all of us and as some of you can see, we have changed!! I'd like to say that we are Hotter now!!

2008-10-30T17:17:00.005-06:00

I don't really understand the process of death and why people are taken when they are. I do know that this morning a friend of mine from UPS passed away in her sleep. Martha was in her mid 20's and was an AMAZING woman. I remember when I met her she told me she already had 3 kids and she was only 22!! I could not understand why someone would get married so young and have so many kids by that age. Married at the young age of 16 to her soul mate, they had 5 kids together, the youngest being just 2 months old. Martha always said she wanted a whole village and was not done having kids!!!

Even though I only spent a few short years with her, I grew to love her so much. She was so much wiser and mature beyond her years and I think I now realize why. How amazing it was that she could bring 5 beautiful children to this earth. She accomplished more in her short 20 something years than some people do in 80 years.

We'll miss you Martha. Thank you for everything you did on this earth!

Ode To Cruisdee

2008-10-12T14:47:00.010-06:00

2003

2005

2006

2007

I miss Cruisdee!!

Rumors Holding Hands

2008-10-09T00:24:00.006-06:00

Rumors can damage people. They can also provide for hours and hours of non stop laughing. I heard a good rumor today and I just couldn't resist in sharing it! I was talking with a high school friend of mine tonight. I hadn't spoken with her for at least a year and were catching up on our jobs, families, and friends from back home in Rigby, ID.

She told me that one of our close friends from back home was rumored to be a Lesbian. I was a bit confused considering that this person is pregnant and I had spoken with her recently and never had the thought that she was lesbian. I asked the friend, who I was talking to tonight, where she heard such a rumor. She said that someone had seen this person on the 4th of July at the city park holding hands with another woman.

I busted out laughing because I was that other woman she was holding hands with! Her and I were at a small town 4th of July festivities and we thought it would be funny to hold hands and walk around. We knew we would get some looks and that rumors would start flying.

Now, I had completely forgotten about that day until tonight when my friend mentioned the story. I just love how a simple act of holding hands would turn into rumors of girl on girl action!

Once again, rumors can damage people..... but they can also be the source of hours of laughing!

Change Means Jumping!

2008-09-26T21:32:00.007-06:00

I have been thinking about change lately. I thought about joining the Coast Guard, the Navy, cutting my hair or even just joining a book club. But as luck would have it Carrie came to me with just the change I needed. I woke up this morning to a text message from her saying that she was thinking of jumping.... out of an airplane. I immediately called her and said "I'm in"!!

I went to work for a few hrs and didn't do much because I was so excited for the jump! Carrie met me out by my work and we headed out to Tooele. I'll be completely honest and say that I was not nervous. Mainly because there wasn't enough time to be nervous! This wasn't planned, it was just executed!

I'd give you all the details, but the pictures tell it all! Oh, and there is a video too, we'll try to post it on the blog for you to watch..... if you dare!

p.s. The rush from jumping out of the plane and falling 125 mph towards the earth was the most amazing feeling I've ever had. Well next to the feeling of serving a mission and seeing people's life change because of the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Love my goggles!

Sisters that skydive together, have big boobs together.

This is the best shot EVER!!!

We did the 'Gator' out of the plane. It's a backflip.

At this point I'm thinking, 'how do I breath with this much air shooting up my nose'.

Speechless

Notice the camera guy. I'm holding onto his ankles.

The not so Great Salt Lake.

My landing

Mom & Dad, we lived!!! We are your kick ass kids!

80's Prom 08

2008-09-20T22:45:00.008-06:00

Who knew turning 30 would be so much fun! One thing that I know for sure is that if dancing my way into the 30's is the way to start, then I'll continue to dance my way threw life. I also know that I have the best friends that could have entered into my life in my early 20's. They put so much work into this prom and it totally paid off!!

The weeks leading up to prom were actually hard for me. I am usually the one to help plan parties and know every detail. Not knowing a thing about this party was so hard. It was also hard not to be able to hang out with my friends the week of the prom. Every time I'd call Michelvis she would say she was busy doing prom stuff and couldn't talk, and if I was in the room with her or the other party committee members, they would whisper and tell me to cover up my good ear!

Prom seriously was totally awesome and rad! My date aka my brother, picked me up at 7:50. He gave me a dozen roses and we took some pictures. He then drove me, mom and Janelle to prom. Now who goes to prom with their mom in the back seat?!!! This wasn't your normal prom, so I guess we did. We stopped at the local 7 11 to get a drink. As I was walking out to the car, mom was talking to some drunk man and inviting him to the party. He asked if he could hug the birthday girl and she said yes. The man fondled me for a moment and then went into the store.

Arriving at prom, I saw several cars in the parking lot, a balloon arch and a host of people waiting at the entrance of the venue! All of them were dressed up in their best 80's prom outfit!! The room was filled with crate paper, pictures of me, a disco ball and off to the corner was a professional photographer with a prom themed background for pictures.

We spent so much time taking pictures and laughing at each others outfits. There was some amazing dancing to be had, with some minor costume malfunctions, and some good cookies and punch to go along with it!!

The highlights of the night were the following:

- Michelle's awesome homemade dress

-John showing up with a VHS recorder and announcing that this would be in the video yearbook

-Gaylord & Lurlene coming and dancing the night away (aka Mom & dad)

-My date ditching me on the first slow dance to dance with Frew. WTF!!!!???

-Dancing with Jason & Steve, both whom are married

-Being crowned prom queen

-Having Amy teach us the dance to "Thriller"

-Going to Belgium Waffle after prom and getting stared at

Thank you all who worked so hard on this party. Words can not express how much I love you girls for this. Thanks to DJ Issac, the warehouse staff, the cookie makers, photography crew, clean up crew, and all of those who attended. THANKS FOR MAKING THIS THE BEST 30TH BIRTHDAY EVER!!

I love you all!

Prom Queen, Prom Mom, Prom Sis

John the 'Yearbook Video boy'

Liz & Hot Steve
Prom Queen & Janelle

Prom Dad & Prom Mom

Can't have prom without someone throwing up!

Prom King & Queen

Professional photos will be posted soon.

P.S.

2008-09-16T21:41:00.005-06:00

I want to blog about the 80's prom that we had for my birthday last Saturday, but it's going to take some time to tell it all. So, I'll write about it this weekend when I'm back home. This picture is just a little peak at the event!

Right now Chris, Carrie and I are on a cross country trip and having so much fun. To see pictures and read about the trip, please visit my sister blog www.thecarriechronicle.blogspot.com

Looori

30 Lessons in 30 Years

2008-09-10T23:24:00.007-06:00

1.) Taking the short way out of my mom's stomach may have not been the best idea. She has the scares to prove it!

2.) Dog food doesn't taste good.

3.) Wearing make up is a good thing.

4.) Parents really do have our best interest in mind.

5.) My 4th grade teacher taught me that my sense of humor was a good thing and to use it often.

6.) Guardian angels are real. I met mine several times while lying in a hospital bed.

7.) Rubber cement and matches are a great way to keep a teenager busy while growing up in small town, Idaho.

8.) If you find good friends, don't do anything to loose them.

9.) I was born to play the banjo. Now I just need to practice at it.

10.) Just because my mouth was wired shut and I had a hole in my neck didn't mean I had to stop laughing.

11.) God don't make no junk!

12.) Serving a mission for 18 months was where I learned who I truly was and should be.

13.) Watching others make mistakes has helped me to not make the same mistakes.

14.) It's OK to cry.

15.) 2ply toilet paper is worth the extra money

16.) Kidney punching my sister when I was young was a stupid thing to do. Sorry Carrie.

17.) The biggest mistake I ever made was the same one that brought me closer to God.

18.) I wasn't adopted!

19.) Children can be so mean to other children, but adults can be even meaner to other adults.

20.) My family can be my friends too.

21.) Life doesn't always turn out the way I'd like it to, but it does turn out the way it should.

22.) I'm too pretty to do math.

23.) Almost dying sometimes doesn't make us change our lives, but trying to take our own life will.

24.) God will not fail us.

25.) Playing pranks on others with my mom is better than playing pranks ON my mom.

26.) Making short term goals has helped me in the long term.

27.) I should have studied harder in school.

28.) Being 30 and single isn't a curse, it's a blessing.

29.) Leaving my biggest mistake behind me in my twenties is going to be better than taking it with me into my thirties.

30.) I still have more lessons to learn!

Mother Pluckers Pluck for Jesus

2008-09-10T02:03:00.006-06:00

My internet search evolution. (all on YouTube)

Golden Girls, to listening to the sound track of 'Mission' by Ennio Morricone to watching Yo Yo Ma perform with Allison Krauss, back to Golden Girls Clips, to EFY soundtracks. This lead me to download a song by Peter Breinholt which reminded me of my mission.

I then went back to YouTube to listen to more Peter B. Followed by a trip back to clips of the Golden Girls. I was then reminded of a song that I loved called 'Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing'. I listened to several different versions of this song and found one that was played with the banjo. Leading me to where I am now. Holding my Banjo and trying to play 'Come Thou Fount' while trying not to wake up the neighborhood at 2:15 am.

Now if I could only learn to play the theme song to the 'Golden Girls'. I should go sleep now!

Roll Out The Red Carpet!!

2008-09-05T00:27:00.006-06:00

As I may or may not have mentioned, I'm turning 30 this year. (see birthday countdown to the right) A few years ago an idea was discussed to have prom for my 30th birthday!!! There couldn't be a better way to celebrate this than to have a prom. What's even better is that it's an 80's prom!!!!! I can't wait to dance the night away with my closest friends, family, Mexicans, Asians, and the gays!!

What makes this really amazing is that due to my stupidity as a teenager, I didn't make it to my high school prom and this is totally making up for it!!! I won't tell you why I didn't make it to prom due to my sweet parents reading this, but I would like to hear your prom stories if you have any good ones!!

Oh...and come to prom!!! www.theloriprom.blogspot.com

The Reason I Just Might Vote For Obama

2008-09-03T22:55:00.008-06:00

Amy Reynolds...and it has nothing to do with her gender. I first heard about her back in 1999 and was really not impressed with her political views. I'm glad Obama was wise enough to not have her vote for him. There is still hope for this conservative!!! P.S. I'm only voting for Obama to piss Amy off.

Sweet Feet

2008-08-30T01:14:00.006-06:00

I know I'm no Koug, but I snapped this picture of Adi tonight (well her feet anyway). Melvis says she has never seen me latch (no pun intended) onto a child like I do Adi, but for some reason I just like seeing this cute little baby! Maybe my eggs are dying or maybe my 18 year old mentality is catching up to my soon to be 30 yr old body. (don't forget my big 3 0 in just a few short weeks) Either way, kids are growing on me and I'm proud of it!!

There is just something about looking at a new face and wondering what they are thinking about. Probably Adi thinks I'm this crazy blonde, and saying to get the eff away from her! I hope Britta's sweet child isn't thinking the eff word already because then that means that I truly am the girl who teaches her kids 'bad words'. Side note: Her 2 other children refer to me as the one who 'teaches us bad words'! All I did was say the word 'douche'! How bad is that? It's a body wash, a cleansing product, and a term of endearment for me. Those kids will thank me one day.

ANYWAY!! I just wanted to thank Britta for letting me into her sweet families world. It's been good for me to be around such innocence and love. Thanks lady!!

Damn it Amy!!!

2008-08-28T00:26:00.005-06:00

Amy, why did we spend time online looking up spiders and comparing what the difference was between a Wolf spider and a Hobo spider? After you left the basement I was just minding my own business when I saw the carpet move. I said 'OH NO YOU DID'NT'!!! I quickly grabbed my flip flop and ran over to see what the H it was. I know it wasn't a Hobo, but the little bastard was a wolf spider. After I killed it, I sprayed the basement with my spider killer spray. Let's just hope that keeps them away for at least another week.

Pounced By a Koug!

2008-08-27T22:50:00.022-06:00

Koug tagged me on her blog. In some way I feel violated, but sometimes being violated is a good thing. So here I go! We were asked to Google images of the following.

Past Love:

R.I.P Ram Rod. This was my first Mazda 3 I owned. It was orange, had leather seats, and John's throw up on the ceiling. R.I.P.

My first name: Lori

I typed in the name 'looooori' and there were several pictures of Amy and Feltcher. I decided not to post that because I am not the 'sister wife' in that relationship. Therefore I post this one...

This reminds me of John Stamos. (For you Liz)

Middle name: Ann

I hate these types of pictures because I always think the people in the pictures are not dead and are going to crawl out of it and suck the breath out of me and then my lifeless body is left decomposing on the ground.

Last Name: MMMMMBOP!!

Ok, it's really Hanson

What am I doing now:

Well let's start off by what was I doing when I started this darn blog. I was watching...

and now I'm watching this...

My Age:

What does my age have to do with Jesus eating french fries and washing it down with some booze?!!!! Either way, I'm still 29 for ....well just look at the birthday booze counter at the top right hand corner. Wait a minute, Jesus + beer = 29!! I get it now!!! I just love it when He sends us a sign like that! Makes me love the Gospel even more! (p.s. I'm still sober, so don't be thinking Lori fell off the wagon ok!!)

My Favorite Treat:

and . It's truly orgasmic!

Place I would like to travel:

Loritab Heaven!!

My Favorite Color:

R.I.P Ram Rod

My Home Town:

Rigby, Idaho

Finding this picture under the words 'Rigby,Idaho' was like doing my genealogy. I finally have closure to why I liked the bottle so much.

My Favorite Vacation Spot:

Greece! Koug, you'll love it!!

My Favorite Food:

Who says this isn't food!!?? Hey, if I can't have a bottle full of Loritab as food, then I'll count Diet Coke as food!

My Favorite Animal:

Persian Cats!! We once had this cat named 'Buster' who was a Persian. He was the cutest thing ever. Even cutter than Dublin and Morley who I currently live with.

R.I.P Buster

Britta you were right, this was a long post! I still had a good time doing it though. Thanks for pouncing me Koug!! Now I'm going to tag some others. Melvis, Carrie and Reba. (Reba, it's about time you posted something!)

Meine Familie

2008-08-25T23:32:00.005-06:00

I heart this family! I don't say it that often, but I sure do think it every day. I love how we are all strong, unique individuals and help each other in ways that are not obvious to each other.

Even though our lives are turning out to be the way we DIDN'T plan, I think it has made us who we are and I love the way we are no matter what!

Property of the US GOVT, not for sale!

2008-08-19T23:35:00.008-06:00

Its days like this when I realize just how much I love the members of my family, especially my good ol' dad! Its also one of those days when I realize I wasn't adopted and yes, those are my REAL parents!

Let me first of all say that this was the first time I've been on the other side of the surgery process. Usually I was the one being cut up and my dad waiting for me in the waiting room. I now have a greater appreciation for what my family has gone through over 20 times with all the surgeries I've had in the past.

Today my dad went under the knife to have cancer removed from his prostate area. We arrived at the VA Hospital at 7am and waited over 6 hours to see him and it was a long 6 hours! The first thing I saw when I walked into his room was his smiling face. The first thing he said was 'when can I get some pain meds?' It was a proud moment to hear those sweet words from my father's mouth. Like daughter like father! I have taught him well! ( I also taught him that when the nurse asks what his pain level is, based on a 1 - 10 scale, that he always should add at least 2 numbers to what it really is. It gets you drugs faster!)

Later in the evening Mom, Chris, Carrie and I sat in dad's room just staring at him and chatted. These are moments that I have grown to love because there is bound to be some kind of crass conversation which ends up with Carrie saying how 'dysfunctional' we are and Chris being embarrassed by something that I have said!

As we were sitting there dad had to brag about his doctor telling him he had 'perfect anatomy'. I was kind of worried because this doctor was a female and who knows if she was referring to his internal anatomy or his external anatomy. Either way my mom grinned and shook her head in agreement!

The conversation then took a drastic turn towards choch talk. The definition of choch talk is any conversation that leads to the topic of sex or anyting to do with sex. Our dear older, more concerned brother asked dad about the nerves that were cut during the surgery and how this affects him. Dad then said something about maybe not being able to 'perform' or something like that. Carrie then tells mom, 'well mom, looks like it's time to get you a vibrator'. I piped in and told dad that sometimes a strap on can come in handy. He said, 'well there are surgeries to fix this, something to do with a pump.' This is where it explodes into choch talk. Mom proceeds to say something about holding the pump during the 'act' and decides to make the noises that one makes during the 'act'!

At this point Carrie is completely discusted and says how dysfunctional we are and Chris makes a comment about how he wished he had never asked about the procedure. I on the other hand am fully intrigued by this conversation and am so glad to know where I get my dirty-minded personality!

Don't worry, it's not over yet! As the conversation calms down, an awkward feeling enters the room and dad says "You'll have to start calling me shorty from now on"!! HA HA HA I won't even tell you what other nicknames that mom and I came up with. Chris and Carrie just shook their heads and looked kind of sick to their stomachs.

Now you all can understand a little bit more about where I got my amazing personality! I truly am a product of what happens when Gaylon and Clarene Hanson decided to do the 'act' and make a baby.

Serious note....I love my family with all my heart. Even though at times we get on each other's nerves (no pun intended). I am grateful for all of them and for the individual personalities they each have. Each one of them completes this 'dysfunctional' family making it a perfect dysfunctional unit (again, no pun intended). I'm also grateful for good doctors and a medical care system that helps our loved ones heal so we can be with each other longer on this Earth!

I love you family!

Somebody be love'n them some.....

2008-07-30T21:37:00.004-06:00

This is the best thing invented since McDonald's Diet Coke! If I'm ever in a bad mood, or need a 'fix', my Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys save the day. I'm not afraid to admit that it only took me 1 week to finish off a 2LB bag. I justify it by saying 'well I could be addicted to crack, porn, or collecting snow globes'. So I'm fine with scarfing down that much cereal in just 7 days. I'm now curious to know what ya'all are addicted to!

Signs & Friends

2008-07-26T01:41:00.013-06:00

It was a rocky road this week . I ran into.... I had to and . In the end I chose the right path

and I all for helping me.

Seriously, thank you all (you know who you are) for helping me. We all have rocks in our way and forks in our road, but if we follow the signs I think we can make it just one more day.

LAME!

2008-07-15T23:03:00.004-06:00

My blog page is boring! It needs help! Who has time during the day to make it look amazing, anyone? I'm to busy messing around with endless pages of sales reports, what's your excuse?

Betraying one red head for another.

2008-07-09T23:06:00.004-06:00

For those of you that do not know, I have long since been a big fan of Carrot top. I met him while living in Seattle. I was working at the airport and was working a flight that he was one. I even tried to win a date with him on 'Live with Regis and Kelly'.

I've now moved upped from the 'F' list to the 'D' list. That's 'My Life on the D-List' with Kathy Griffin. I could watch her all day long! I admit that I've spent hrs on end on You Tube watching clips of her and her comedy bits and am also recording her tv show and watch it faithfully.

Carrot Top, you had your chance with me and you blew it. If you would just take care of those eye brows, then we could date. Until then, I'm sticking with my girl Kathy!

A Dick Filled Weekend!

2008-07-06T18:29:00.006-06:00

This being my first blog, I decided to make it an eye catching one! This 4th of July weekend was one of the best ones I've had visiting my parents in Idaho. We spent the 4th in Menan, ID at the city park where the community has food, games and fun. I saw several people from high school as well as cousins I haven't seen in a long time. That night Chris and I drove to the top of a hill (where I smoked my first cigarette) overlooking the valley to watch the fireworks in Menan as well as Idaho Falls. It was so much fun.

Your probably asking why I have a picture of Dick Cheney. Well on Saturday mom, dad, Chris and I went with Uncle Dick, no not Cheney himself, but my dad's best friend Richard Chapman. We took Uncle Dick's river boat to the Snake River. We were going about 50 mph up the river in this jet boat and as we were coming around a corner, we saw 3 row boats right in our way. A man stood up, yelled at us to slow down while making some sort of waving motion. We slowed down as fast as we could and turned around to see Dick Cheney fly fishing and several of his secret service men surrounding him.

Yes, my family and I almost ran over ol' Dick with our boat. Whoops! Wouldn't that be a good story to tell the grand kids that their mom was involved in killing the VP of the United States. Even though I'm not a fan of him or his boss I still am glad we didn't injure him because it totally would have ruined the nice weekend I was having.

There you go people, Looooor's first blog. I hope you enjoyed it and I hope there will be several more.