Look Alikes

No, You're Still Not Penelope Cruz
So after my post about Henry mistaking me for Penelope Cruz, I got to thinkin' (BTW: when you "get to doin'" anything, it's always an in' type of deal. Never a ing type of deal). So as I was sayin', I got to thinkin' "Who DO I really look like?" Then my friend Jeff pointed me to myheritage.com

It's a fun site where you can do serious things like build your genealogy trees or you can do more relevant things like morph your face with a celebrity's face or track down the celebrities you most closely resemble. You may think I used this site to so some family research, but you'd be wrong.

It's simple, you post pictures of yourself like so...

Then you wait for your matches to pull up. Do you want to see our matches? I'll do mine first. *Spoiler Alert* Jeremy's is hysterical! I want to keep you readers hooked so I'll give you a little teaser.... Jeremy closely resembles an 80's singing icon. Who happens to be a woman!!

Jen looks like:

Sara Jessica Parker 75%

(This is troubling for Jeremy since he aggressively hates her. Seriously, he looks for reasons to dislike her. Also, she was just voted America's most unsexy celebrity. This does not bode well for me, I'm afraid.)

Shiri Appleby 72%

(She's a cute girl, but I have no idea who she is)

Hayden Panettiere 71%

(What the what? The cheerleader? Save the whales girl? Although, the site posted a picture of her in her Disney, pre-jailbait career. I guess I look like a 10 year old?)

Summer Altice 71%

(I'm a little concerned she might be a porn star)

Hunter Tylo 71%

(Pretty, older former model, but she's starting to look a little drag queenish)

Nikki Cox 70%

(No comment)

Rebecca Romijn 70%

(There is no rhyme or reason for this match. Is it the bigger teeth?)

And now for the fun stuff. I present to you Jeremy's matches!

Jeremy looks like:

James Van der Beek 60%

(Dawson himself! Yay! What a surprise!)

Billy Sheehan 59%

(Not sure who he is, but his website states that Mr. Sheehan is to bass guitar what Jackie Chan is to kung fu movies. Who am I to question the internet?)

John Woo 59%

(Asian?! If you're surprised, this is only the first of the many Asians that Jeremy resembles)

Lou Reed 52%

(Cool, very cool. Maybe Jeremy resembles him in coolness?)

Apolo Anton Ohno 58%

(Asian number 2!)

Yasujiro Ozu 58%

(Japanese born director. Strangely enough, his bio claims that Mr. Ozu is to Japanese cinema what Billy Sheehan is to bass guitar.)

I saved the best match for Jeremy for last. Ladies and gentleman, I bring you....

Stevie Nicks 58%

(Former Fleetwood Mac and treadmill walker while singing 80's icon who so happened to maybe be a witch. This is stunning, but sort of understandable. I couldn't being myself to crop the bird or her hair or her stunning dress out of the picture)

Let The Lovin' Start

Since Valentine’s Day was just upon us, this post is dedicated to all things love…

Love and Lake Stench are in the Air

Valentines is over, but while it lasted it was wonderful! I don’t really love the holiday that much, but I do love that it starts the wind down of February, the most awful month of the year (Sorry Grandma Granny and Grandma Jo and President Lincoln).

This year Jeremy and I went all out…kind of. I made Jeremy this righteous “Wuffer” shirt. It’s super swell, so much that I think I’ll do them for the whole family!

"Wuffer" comes from Henry's attempt at pronouncing "Lover", the term of endearment Jeremy and I have for each other that actually started out as a joke.

Henry scored an Arby’s Hat and a Shrek Soundtrack from Grandma Jo. He snagged some candy and other fun things from school. We also got him some totally cool Vans shoes but Jeremy hates them.

Reese was given a cute denim jumper dress and some jammies from Grandma Jo and Grandpa Brent and we got her a soft lovie bunny. Her teachers and friends at school hooked her up with some rattles and teethers.

Jeremy gave me what every girl wants…. I did have a clear and streak free commute home though!

Then we had the most romantical lunch ever (his words, not mine). Where do you go for fine dining, food and atmosphere during the middle of the day? The Training Table, of course! You know it’s classy because pictures of food were right there on the menu and we used table phones to call in our order.

Whist at lunch, we had the most deep and profound discussion about snakes, Newman Georgia and his affinity for Sylvester Stallone Movies (he waited to drop that truth bomb on me 8 years into the marriage - what?)

But the Day-o-Love didn’t stop there. Well, actually it did. I guess what I meant to say was that the Day-o-Love didn’t START there. It actually started somewhere closer to 9:00 am. My good friend Lisa's hunky Brazilian husband sent us a huge box of heart shaped bagels! We love you Pedro! We actually did high pitched girl scream when Lisa brought them in.

A few years ago, I told Pedro that in the States it is customary to bring gifts to your girlfriends friends too on Valentine's Day. I hope he didn't think I was serious. No, wait I totally hope he does!

Not to be outdone, Sara and Kylee brought us yummy cookies from Schmit’s bakery. Even though I don’t show us enjoying them, know that we ate them and know that they were delicious.

Bedtime is a Rule NOT a Suggestion

Sometimes when your husband is out of town, your son knows that you are a pushover at bedtime. And sometimes that son stands at his bedroom door (from inside his room) and shouts to you that he has a surprise for you. And sometimes you tell him to come out and show you said surprise. Then this happens….

The New Awesome is..........

Loving Your Sister is the New Awesome

When it comes time to get Reesie down for the night, which is typically 2 hours before Henners goes down, he gets all upset. He truly does love being with her. We console him and let him know that he can see her the next day. This is usually followed up by at least 2 trips into her room so he can look at her sleeping. Here he is feeding her in the morning.

Before The Lovin' Starts

Not Even Close…But Thanks
Sunday night we had the Grammys on in the background. I was hoping to catch Amy Winehouse perform, but no, no no, I didn’t get a chance. However, When Morris Day and Time broke into Jungle Love (Ohwee, ohwee, oh) I was stunned. Mr. Day, what are you doing at the Grammys? And Herbie Hancock? Your presence only fueled a long running joke that my husband borrowed from the film Tommy Boy years ago.

But, these two random faces from the 80's are not my reason for blogging the Grammys. No, it was a Loreal commercial that brings us here today. Henry and Jeremy were snuggled watching commercials during the award show, when Henry said, “Look, Dad, she’s just like Momma.” This caught my attention because I was worried somehow Amy Winehouse had showed up and Henry had mistaken her for me. But no, I looked at the television and there was Penelope Cruz. Penelope Cruz you say? Yes, Penelope Cruz.

Now folks, don’t get me wrong here, I know I look nothing like the Latin beauty, but who am I to correct a small child? We all kind of laughed (maybe Jeremy laughed a little too hard for a little too long). But I hugged my child and thanked him from the bottom of my heart.


Miss Your Face
I miss one of my BFFs ever so dearly. Roslin and I used to see each other 4 days a week at work. Now, that she works from home (still for us, yay!) I only get to hear her voice. She’s one of the funniest gals I know and I always value her opinions and cherish our talks together. We used to sit at work in the same area and we were positioned so that we would only have to glance up and we would see each other. After about a year, we developed sort of a secret language that didn’t even need to be spoken. We could just look at each other and know what the other was thinking. And the strange thing is, that’s how we communicated a good deal of the day. Now that I’m back, I find myself looking over at her area, but there’s no Rozzie. (Think of The Office when Jim left and Pam found herself instinctively looking up at Jim empty desk).

So Rozzie and I have decided until we can webcam, we will take photos of ourselves pulling the faces that we know and send them to one another. It sounds all good, but when I actually took the photos of myself, I realized how dorky and sad I truly am. So, Rozzie, the following pictures are for you. If any of you other peeps out there want to download these to keep you company at work, feel free. But your co-workers might judge you for it. And folks, if we’re lucky, Rozzie will let me post her photos here and you will finally see who REALLY looks like Penelope Cruz.

Time Warp Commute
It’s simple, we live 35 minutes from our office. We can be at work at 7:30 am or at 8:10-8:15 am. We CANNOT be at work at 8:00 am. There is some time/space travel continuum at the Davis County – Salt Lake County lines. Who are we to fly (or speed excessively) in the face of science?

The Destroya
Jeremy, Reese and I heard a ruckus coming from Henry’s room Monday night. What was this ruckus you ask? Here it is….

When questioned about the noise, Henry was very, very cooperative. He said that Cera (his Triceratops Dinosaur) wrecked the train village on his train table. Apparently she also flung her body around and knocked over other dinosaurs, derailed a few trains and broke off all the trees at the stump. Hmm. Jeremy insists on further investigation. I say, Triceratops are well known for their temper.

*If you enjoyed this mystery story, be sure and stay tuned for other classics such as....

Who Dumped the Doritos on the Kitchen Floor?
Who's Been Eating Dog Food Again?
Who Locked All the Interior Doors in the House?
Why is There a Huge Puddle of Water in Front of the Fridge?

And the New Awesome is.........
Our Conservative Dogs are the New Awesome
That’s right, DOGS, plural. I was mistaken when I thought that Maxie was the only right-winged canine in our house. I guess Bat’s a member of the GOP too! Truthfully, I think he just follows Maxie’s lead when it comes to politics. Max is the top dog and he agrees with Bush's stance on capital spending. A few of you were intrigued to learn that our dogs had an affiliation. Don’t yours?

Here’s Maxie doing his best Dick Cheney impression.

Here’s Bat hoping that the camera is a chew toy.