This Video is "TWO" cute!

Have you seen this product before and thought "oh my, what will the come up with next" with all the enthusiasm of heart and soul?  So I am being a little sarcastic.  I have seen this product and rolled my eyes but I am now a changed woman.  BECAUSE I read the customer reviews!  Follow the link and then you read the reviews on this much needed kitchen gadget.

And then go change your underwear because you will pee your pants. 

 http://www.amazon.com/Victorio-Kitchen-Products-Banana-Slicer/dp/B001F5STWU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1345407076&sr=8-3&keywords=banana+slicer

Our San Francisco Trip

The Painted Ladies.  Tanners had us over for dinner (Full house reference)

China Town.  I bought a purse and we had lunch.

Grace Cathedral.  I love to visit Cathedrals anywhere I go.

Front Door to Grace Cathedral.

Giants Game!  It was chilly!

Disney Museum.  $20 a person!  But it was moderately interesting.

Disney's Oscar's.  The one in the middle bottom has 7 little ones next to it.  It's the one he got for Snow White.

The Palace of Fine Arts.  Really really pretty.  I dont know what it's purpose is, just a nice place to stroll.

Blazzing Saddles is the place you rent bikes from.  $9 dollars an hour and worth it! We biked across the bridge and rode into Sausalito, had lunch and rode the ferry back.

Crossing the bridge.

Lombard street.  We didn't drive down it, just walked it.

Muir Woods and Sasquatch.  Probably.

This area was called "the cathedral". 

Golden Gate.

Alcatraz.  That's the purse I bought in China Town.

Oh and this is back from when Jenny and the kids came up to visit.  Hailey took a liking to Thad.  I still have to watch my back around her.  I think she's still mad at me for hogging Thad all to myself. 

July

This is my favorite picture of my trip to Utah in July. (This and the fishy video).  It was just such a good trip!

The kids are gone

After a visit from Joy and the kids, the kids wrote on the side walk and drive way. It was a self portrait for some and Allie drew a picture on the side of the elevated part of the drive way. Any way, in view of that and Jenny's kids visit,here is my rendition of what happened.

Stay till May.

The pictures were in place
My granchildren's art and face
I loved to see each line
On the drive- way, they were mine
I could see them when I walked
I remembered where we talked

But, alas it didn't stay
For the rain washed them away
Now I long for pictures in that place
And I long to see their face
Some future time I know
I will waite for them to show

It's the fate of getting old
The visits too soon grow cold
I guess there isn't any way
To make them stay till May.

Utah fun

 Park City: Where even the bike racks are artsy and cool.

 Molly and Peter, our wonderful hosts. I love a fun afternoon that ends up at a yummy local restaurant.

 Grant, Hailey and Jack on the Park City trolly.

 The shoe tree in Park City. Now we just need to see Bubble Gum Alley

 We love Peter!  And yes, he is so active that my camera can't take his picture fast enough.

 The Bean museum. A must and I hear Joy, that you get to see it too! They had live animals on exhibit. A Horned Lizard- Mackay asked if it would shoot blood from its eyes. he thinks that is so cool.

Bridal Veil Falls. So much more fun than my original enthusiasm for it. I loved this picture with Peggy and Thad and tried to play around with my new software.  We had such a great trip back in May/June  and have enjoyed a lazy summer ever since.  (that's why I've been slow on the up-load)

Happy Fathers Day Grandpa! You are the Grandpa that each of our children are excited to walk beside, to play with and visit. You are wonderful! There can not be enough said about how much of an impact you have on each of our lives. Some of the best memories in the Robinson house come from time spent with Grandpa (and Grandma)! We love you.

What is Jenny saying?

Add your guesses...

Very touching

Molly, I think you'll like this one.  He's very musical.



I actually get to buy guns and knives at work.  Hehehe.

Today is Vic's birthday! Happy Birthday to you!
We called him Michael when he was little. Do any of you remember that? My mom always remembered him as Michael and had a hard time switching over to Vic.
We are proud of you Vic and hope this will be a blessed week.
I remember feeling that you were older that you acturally were. Hense, I left you to babysit your brothers and sisters probley earlier that most do. You went to Education week when you were 12 instead of 14-the recommended age. But you seemed to "get it" and you wanted to go. You were smart  (but hated to do homework). I am so glad you came to our family, and that you have one of your own. We seem to be going through this life experience pretty fast.
Love you  and are proud of you.
MOM

May

May is my favorite Month! I'm not talking about holidays, memories of my children's births, specific events or seasons. Just months. It's May. It just says "love me". Too many things happen this month for it to be just another page in my calendar.  It happens to be the month I graduated from College, got my Black Belt, and found my first home.  You are already thinking of other big events, aren't you? Happy Birthday to Paul, Vic, Aunt Bonnie & Grandma Jackson. Happy Anniversary to Peggy and Thad, Paul and Kristyn, and Vic and Molly (in that order)!  Happy Mother's Day and let's throw another holiday in just for fun - Memorial Day. There are play try-outs this month, and Father and Sons campouts.  School lets out, and I just might take a couple of weeks off and travel to Utah. Why not! (I'm sure there is a heart to say that as well). I might just get another niece or two this month. Adam goes home this month with our prayers for his Mother and their success.
 And Lucy's graduation day. Her beauty and life adds a depth to this month and gives us perspective to laugh, cry and be generally grateful for our lives.
Are there other things I've forgotten this month?  I think May can handle it!  If I ever have another girl, May would be a name at the top of our list.

This week in Utah

Hi Family,
Just wanted to say hello and hope you are having a good week.
I wanted to tell you about mine.
I got to watch Peter Thur and Fri. He is one ball of energy as you can imagine. His haircut makes him look like a little boy-no more toddler for him. It is really a drastic change.
He talks more and that's always great when you can communicate. I bought him some ducks and
that was fun. He was very good about taking care of them.They sure are a wet animal. Either they spill the water a lot or they pee a lot. Not sure which. Molly is having to take care of them now so she will soon be the expert. They have a pond in their back yard if you remember.

I was so pleased and honored to be given the "silver bowl" award on Wed. It is awarded to one person per county. It is sponsored by UNICEF. I was given this because of the dictionary project Rotary does every year.
It was in the local paper here Sunday. Don't know if it will be anywhere else.

I have finished my school for this semester. Onward and upward.
I have a guest speaker for Rotary tomorrow, the Lady is running for Senate in the State. She's pretty sharp.
Our neighbors have left on their mission. The Howards are gone for 6 months to the Indian territory and teaches them to set up gardens. Plus help in the wards.We collect the mail for them.
My flowers are looking very well this year. I have peas planted, that's all until we rototiller the ground.
Oh, another big thing. We are taking in two exchange students until they find another place. They are from Chezch(?) Republic and Brazil. Two boys. They will be here about a month and then move to a home that works out better, probably one with High School students. We are called a "welcoming" home. That will be in Aug.
Glad to hear from you. We remember you in our prayers.
Love you all
MOM

Sick as Dead Dogs....

...rotting in the desert surrounded by buzzards, dipped in rotten lard, fried to a crisp and molding over lava made of boogers sitting on top of rotten potatoes and a clogged Jackson toilet in the middle of the Hunger Games Cornicopia.

WE HAVE BEEN SO SICK! Since our benefit concert. Since BEFORE our benefit concert. It's been ridiculous. Honestly, I think we might have pneumonia. And being pregnant on top of it...and chasing Peter (who rode his bike for two hours straight last week--roughly 2.5 miles with 8,000 adventures along the way--I'm telling you...this kid could solve the world's energy crisis)...its been a DOOZIE.

So Vic has been sleeping in "Lucy's Room" for over a week so we can both get better sleep as we are both coughing, twitching, snoring, tossing and turning.

I have started closing the door of his room so I don't have to look at the mess. I even asked him yesterday if he could "please clean his room". That's when I felt like I had a teenage boy. Which kind of made me smile for a second. Just a second. But then I realized, I HAVE TO TELL MARLENE! I have to tell her that I hope she never gets sad thinking that her first baby, her little baby boy went and grew up on her. HE DIDN'T! He is still a little boy and always will be so don't be sad. You can come clean up after him and take care of him and hold him and ask him to clean up his room anytime you'd like!

I can't stop watching this...